Connor
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I don't like how that bird is looking at me
He/him
He/him
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He was just a regular person, and that’s fine! So am I. So are you. So are most people. We do not deserve to be murdered by the state and our reputations slandered by fucking idiots, and that’s something most of us can agree on
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
He was just a regular person, and that’s fine! So am I. So are you. So are most people. We do not deserve to be murdered by the state and our reputations slandered by fucking idiots, and that’s something most of us can agree on
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I agree that we can’t make Alex Pretti a Benedictine monk because that’s a trap, but we can talk about the good things we did because people will see and hear them and think “I do those things too”
January 24, 2026 at 11:28 PM
I agree that we can’t make Alex Pretti a Benedictine monk because that’s a trap, but we can talk about the good things we did because people will see and hear them and think “I do those things too”
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living sainthood, in a real way, is walking out to do the ordinary, dangerous thing of insisting on your neighbor's dignity in a world that will kill you for it. holy holy holy
January 24, 2026 at 7:28 PM
living sainthood, in a real way, is walking out to do the ordinary, dangerous thing of insisting on your neighbor's dignity in a world that will kill you for it. holy holy holy
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Saw a lot of headlines saying "wikipedia is embracing ai" being tossed around tabloids, and I'm pretty sure they were maliciously written to make you feel a certain way about Wikipedia. What's actually happening is that wikipedia is demanding payment for data scraping and the corpos don't like that.
Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
Hoping that @molly.wiki can help explain.
January 15, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Saw a lot of headlines saying "wikipedia is embracing ai" being tossed around tabloids, and I'm pretty sure they were maliciously written to make you feel a certain way about Wikipedia. What's actually happening is that wikipedia is demanding payment for data scraping and the corpos don't like that.
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Begging leftists not to dismiss the crucial role of radical clergy in mass protest movements as happened so often during his first term. At every one of my most formative experiences, they’ve been there. The most brutal violence I’ve experienced at a protest was side by side with radical clergy.
January 11, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Begging leftists not to dismiss the crucial role of radical clergy in mass protest movements as happened so often during his first term. At every one of my most formative experiences, they’ve been there. The most brutal violence I’ve experienced at a protest was side by side with radical clergy.
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The thing I always come back to is how many people never despaired against longer odds, and how arrogant it would be to put myself above them.
January 7, 2026 at 10:12 PM
The thing I always come back to is how many people never despaired against longer odds, and how arrogant it would be to put myself above them.
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Pillars Of Eternity (2015)
Developed by Obsidian Entertainment.
Developed by Obsidian Entertainment.
December 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Pillars Of Eternity (2015)
Developed by Obsidian Entertainment.
Developed by Obsidian Entertainment.
The real Christmas miracle is the speed at which I moved to take the knife away from my wife before she lost a limb trying to open a package
December 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The real Christmas miracle is the speed at which I moved to take the knife away from my wife before she lost a limb trying to open a package
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This is such a misunderstanding of why writers, artists, and designers do research to begin with, which is to find something unexpected, not capture the average or find reference for the default.
And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit
And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit
Anyone who supports this is an embarrassment. "Instead of typing it out they'll generate their idea"? Are you insane?
Call yourself whatever you want but you aren't creatives, that's for sure.
Call yourself whatever you want but you aren't creatives, that's for sure.
December 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is such a misunderstanding of why writers, artists, and designers do research to begin with, which is to find something unexpected, not capture the average or find reference for the default.
And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit
And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit
I would love to watch a trailer for an animated adaptation of Hyperion. Doesn't even need to be a full film, just a trailer of some old 1970s Metal Hurlant-style sci-fi art. Don't even need to see the Shrike.
December 18, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I would love to watch a trailer for an animated adaptation of Hyperion. Doesn't even need to be a full film, just a trailer of some old 1970s Metal Hurlant-style sci-fi art. Don't even need to see the Shrike.
Pillars of Eternity Deadfire is a phenomenal game with a deep flaw running through its heart. Hugely wish there were more games like it, both in that series and completely separate from it.
December 9, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Pillars of Eternity Deadfire is a phenomenal game with a deep flaw running through its heart. Hugely wish there were more games like it, both in that series and completely separate from it.
M. Night Shyamalan's film Lady in the Water is the first of his movies that made me think he doesn't know how to tell a story.
December 6, 2025 at 2:58 AM
M. Night Shyamalan's film Lady in the Water is the first of his movies that made me think he doesn't know how to tell a story.
I wish Pillars of Eternity I and II had a greater influence. I wish Baldur's Gate 3 had tried to bite their style.
November 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I wish Pillars of Eternity I and II had a greater influence. I wish Baldur's Gate 3 had tried to bite their style.
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this is pretty solid spiritual advice tbh
“Be prudent, be wise, be careful that your use of AI does not limit your true human growth. Use it in such a way that if it disappeared tomorrow, you would still know how to think, how to create, how to act on your own, how to form authentic friendships.”
“Be prudent, be wise, be careful that your use of AI does not limit your true human growth. Use it in such a way that if it disappeared tomorrow, you would still know how to think, how to create, how to act on your own, how to form authentic friendships.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
this is pretty solid spiritual advice tbh
“Be prudent, be wise, be careful that your use of AI does not limit your true human growth. Use it in such a way that if it disappeared tomorrow, you would still know how to think, how to create, how to act on your own, how to form authentic friendships.”
“Be prudent, be wise, be careful that your use of AI does not limit your true human growth. Use it in such a way that if it disappeared tomorrow, you would still know how to think, how to create, how to act on your own, how to form authentic friendships.”
Every now and again I think about how I should branch out from my normal book choices but my wife just gave me the summary of the Pulitzer winning literary novel she just finished and I am just going to burrow happily deeper into my genre hole.
November 8, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Every now and again I think about how I should branch out from my normal book choices but my wife just gave me the summary of the Pulitzer winning literary novel she just finished and I am just going to burrow happily deeper into my genre hole.
@rangedtouch.bsky.social Listening to the new Shelved by Genre and I know it's been a while since he's read the books but has anyone pointed out to Austin that even if he only wears the Ring while recording, one episode will be more than Frodo's entire lifetime total?
November 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
@rangedtouch.bsky.social Listening to the new Shelved by Genre and I know it's been a while since he's read the books but has anyone pointed out to Austin that even if he only wears the Ring while recording, one episode will be more than Frodo's entire lifetime total?
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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In particular Aneesh Bhoopathy, from the design coop Forge, who designed the identity. A brilliant reminder to *employ human creatives!*
www.curbed.com/article/zohr...
www.curbed.com/article/zohr...
Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign Logo Looked Nothing Like a Campaign Logo
The bodega-influenced visual language of an outsider campaign.
www.curbed.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
In particular Aneesh Bhoopathy, from the design coop Forge, who designed the identity. A brilliant reminder to *employ human creatives!*
www.curbed.com/article/zohr...
www.curbed.com/article/zohr...
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basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
I've had two (2) alcoholic drinks and now I'm sitting alone in my kitchen eating grilled cheese and getting emotional thinking about Sam Vimes
November 2, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I've had two (2) alcoholic drinks and now I'm sitting alone in my kitchen eating grilled cheese and getting emotional thinking about Sam Vimes
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For those not fluent in Catholic: refusing the Monstrance is not denying prisoners the Eucharist, it is refusing Christ himself, since Christ is present in the Monstrance.
If Portland’s blow up animals are the right language for Portland, this is the right language for Chicago.
If Portland’s blow up animals are the right language for Portland, this is the right language for Chicago.
Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”
October 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
For those not fluent in Catholic: refusing the Monstrance is not denying prisoners the Eucharist, it is refusing Christ himself, since Christ is present in the Monstrance.
If Portland’s blow up animals are the right language for Portland, this is the right language for Chicago.
If Portland’s blow up animals are the right language for Portland, this is the right language for Chicago.
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fuck me!! that horse is big!!
Today is Quintidi the 5th of Vendémiaire in the year 234.
Vendémiaire is the month of vintage.
Today we celebrate horses.#JacobinDay
More information on horses
Vendémiaire is the month of vintage.
Today we celebrate horses.#JacobinDay
More information on horses
September 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
fuck me!! that horse is big!!
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Interesting regarding AI and Kpop Demon Hunters 1/2
September 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Interesting regarding AI and Kpop Demon Hunters 1/2
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