Emma Reid
@emusingemma.bsky.social
An artist, illustrator, crafter (and now voice actor?!) who once met Johnny Ball while dressed as a giant caterpillar. Neurodivergent. She/her
The Rocking Carol (Little Jesus Sweetly Sleep)
Home for the Holidays by Emmy the Great & Tim Wheeler
Home for the Holidays by Emmy the Great & Tim Wheeler
What is your favorite "Christian" Christmas song and what is your favorite "Secular" Christmas song?
I will probably always adore "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for Christian.
And "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" for secular.
I will probably always adore "O Come All Ye Faithful" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" for Christian.
And "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" for secular.
December 1, 2025 at 6:50 AM
The Rocking Carol (Little Jesus Sweetly Sleep)
Home for the Holidays by Emmy the Great & Tim Wheeler
Home for the Holidays by Emmy the Great & Tim Wheeler
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Streamins service UI is increasingly bad deliberately. It's dark UX patterning as access to show catalogues narrows.
If you let the user search, they will look for shows you no longer have (or never had).
The goal is to hijack that journey and force a show they'll feel is 'okay' in front of them.
If you let the user search, they will look for shows you no longer have (or never had).
The goal is to hijack that journey and force a show they'll feel is 'okay' in front of them.
is there a reason why every single paid streaming service UI has only gotten incredibly worse and less usable over time
November 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Streamins service UI is increasingly bad deliberately. It's dark UX patterning as access to show catalogues narrows.
If you let the user search, they will look for shows you no longer have (or never had).
The goal is to hijack that journey and force a show they'll feel is 'okay' in front of them.
If you let the user search, they will look for shows you no longer have (or never had).
The goal is to hijack that journey and force a show they'll feel is 'okay' in front of them.
I’ve been studying my own “personal curriculum” this autumn, and wondering if it was academically rigorous compared to university study… I’ve read 33 books in 12 weeks and written lots of essays, so I don’t think I need to worry!
At this point, our intro comp/first-year English course has been so heavily revised, it no longer includes a novel, or "extended reading" of any kind, no "specialized" or "historical" reading, mostly in-class assignments, no research essay...and we are still seeing a 40-50% rate of AI misconduct.
November 29, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I’ve been studying my own “personal curriculum” this autumn, and wondering if it was academically rigorous compared to university study… I’ve read 33 books in 12 weeks and written lots of essays, so I don’t think I need to worry!
Dreamed that the words leprosy and leprechaun were related, and I suppose I now need to check if that’s true!
November 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Dreamed that the words leprosy and leprechaun were related, and I suppose I now need to check if that’s true!
“She wants to be flowers but you make her owls…”
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
“She wants to be flowers but you make her owls…”
Well, that’s one way of displaying your wares on Vinted!
November 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Well, that’s one way of displaying your wares on Vinted!
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and a reminder that your worth isn’t measured by your possessions and that new stuff culture is the only way capitalism survives and thrives
Keep that ancient tv and fridge is it still works
Wear your clothes to disintegration, wear that sparkly top more than once
create things to feel joy
Keep that ancient tv and fridge is it still works
Wear your clothes to disintegration, wear that sparkly top more than once
create things to feel joy
November 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
and a reminder that your worth isn’t measured by your possessions and that new stuff culture is the only way capitalism survives and thrives
Keep that ancient tv and fridge is it still works
Wear your clothes to disintegration, wear that sparkly top more than once
create things to feel joy
Keep that ancient tv and fridge is it still works
Wear your clothes to disintegration, wear that sparkly top more than once
create things to feel joy
I know we like our stim toys, but including a rampant rabbit is taking it a bit too far!
November 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I know we like our stim toys, but including a rampant rabbit is taking it a bit too far!
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The existence of Poland and La La Land implies the existence of Dipsyland and Tinky Winky Land
November 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The existence of Poland and La La Land implies the existence of Dipsyland and Tinky Winky Land
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Anybody who is like “Piracy is activism!”—trust me, supporting your local library is about 1000% more effective activism, and it’s still free for you and authors still get paid!
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Anybody who is like “Piracy is activism!”—trust me, supporting your local library is about 1000% more effective activism, and it’s still free for you and authors still get paid!
You just died.
The sixth picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
Crushed by thread avalanche!
The sixth picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
Crushed by thread avalanche!
November 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
You just died.
The sixth picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
Crushed by thread avalanche!
The sixth picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
Crushed by thread avalanche!
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I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I feel you, ancient Mongolian ceramic hedgehog. I feel you.
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Most publishers (there are always exceptions) decide whether or not to buy a second book (or a third etc) based on how the previous book did. So when you pirate a book in most cases it’s less about the money you just stole from both author and publisher it’s about the future book you just killed.
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Most publishers (there are always exceptions) decide whether or not to buy a second book (or a third etc) based on how the previous book did. So when you pirate a book in most cases it’s less about the money you just stole from both author and publisher it’s about the future book you just killed.
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"you'll be visited by three spirits"
the three spirits:
the three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"you'll be visited by three spirits"
the three spirits:
the three spirits:
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"She wants to be flowers, but you make her owls. You must not complain, then, if she goes hunting."
O is for Owl Service from my linocut #folkhorroralphabet inspired by the 1967 novel by Alan Garner which he adapted from Welsh folklore. There’s a television series from 1969 which holds up surprisingly well.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"She wants to be flowers, but you make her owls. You must not complain, then, if she goes hunting."
It had to be done..,
November 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
It had to be done..,
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And lo, the ox and the ass did gaze upon the Holy Child and the ass did say “That’s a very snazzy onesie he’s got on, looks like the Lord’s going to be a trendsetter,” and the heavenly host sang on high “All praise to Boden and their Black Friday offers!”
November 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
And lo, the ox and the ass did gaze upon the Holy Child and the ass did say “That’s a very snazzy onesie he’s got on, looks like the Lord’s going to be a trendsetter,” and the heavenly host sang on high “All praise to Boden and their Black Friday offers!”
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oh, that's... that's not... you can't call it that
November 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
oh, that's... that's not... you can't call it that
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This is absolutely the type of hard hitting reporting I want to see in my local news. Dive deep. Tell us everything.
Walter de Staplecat, Simpkin IV, Teabag, Balthasar and Benny D Cat take the stage as we meet the college cats of Oxford. And, of course, Magdalen’s Ozymandias. Read on for our photo special. (Includes a cat map.) oxfordclarion.uk/college-cats...
College cats of Oxford
Once upon a time, we featured an image of Magdalen's kitten, Ozymandias, in our newsletter. We figured it might be a gentle contrast to our regular diet of planning and local politics.
The grey ball ...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This is absolutely the type of hard hitting reporting I want to see in my local news. Dive deep. Tell us everything.
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BLOG POST: An attempt to put into words my *feelings* about generative AI and why (a) I don't like being tricked into consuming it and (b) I just don't care about things that are made using it.
precastreinforced.co.uk/2025/11/21/a...
precastreinforced.co.uk/2025/11/21/a...
AI farts stink up your art
Purely as a matter of aesthetics, on an emotional, instinctive level, I reject the use of generative AI in the creative arts. When people were playing with Craiyon a few years ago, I found somethin…
precastreinforced.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 AM
BLOG POST: An attempt to put into words my *feelings* about generative AI and why (a) I don't like being tricked into consuming it and (b) I just don't care about things that are made using it.
precastreinforced.co.uk/2025/11/21/a...
precastreinforced.co.uk/2025/11/21/a...
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It’s a bit funny to me when folks accuse anti-AI artists of “gatekeeping.” My dude, Midjourney charges you $60 a month for images, while real artists remind you that you can make it for free and experience the joy of the process. So who’s really gatekeeping?
November 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
It’s a bit funny to me when folks accuse anti-AI artists of “gatekeeping.” My dude, Midjourney charges you $60 a month for images, while real artists remind you that you can make it for free and experience the joy of the process. So who’s really gatekeeping?
I enjoyed finding the dopamine-owl!
My brain’s not well at all today-depression, but I made this photo to try to lift my dark thoughts & have hidden a tiny owl in it. If you find it &/or your brain likes this image maybe let me know below? Connecting with other humans is another way to lift very low mood 🌿
November 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I enjoyed finding the dopamine-owl!