Digital Iron
@gallironink.bsky.social
Admiral of a Ship Armada, she/her, 30s, neurodivergent, writer when the mood strikes me but enables everyone else. Loves Pokemon, One Piece, DnD, JTMusic and whatever strikes me.
Current Fixation: Batfam and Jason Todd.
FlightRising: IronPen #138161
Current Fixation: Batfam and Jason Todd.
FlightRising: IronPen #138161
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This just tells me English teachers should be much harsher at failing people for their bad literary comprehension skills if we’re going to keep having people name dystopian services after evil things from books that you’d think people would know are clearly evil.
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for "super premium" customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos | TechCrunch
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
techcrunch.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
This just tells me English teachers should be much harsher at failing people for their bad literary comprehension skills if we’re going to keep having people name dystopian services after evil things from books that you’d think people would know are clearly evil.
Is the 39 TRILLION in microtransaction fraud that Ubisoft's reporting actually true because that number is breaking my fucking brain if so. How the fuck can you generate $39T for digital pixels. Isn't that more than our nominal national gdp????
December 29, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Is the 39 TRILLION in microtransaction fraud that Ubisoft's reporting actually true because that number is breaking my fucking brain if so. How the fuck can you generate $39T for digital pixels. Isn't that more than our nominal national gdp????
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An artwork I completed as part of a secret santa event over on Flight Rising this year~
#digitalart #art #secretsanta #flightrising
#digitalart #art #secretsanta #flightrising
December 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
An artwork I completed as part of a secret santa event over on Flight Rising this year~
#digitalart #art #secretsanta #flightrising
#digitalart #art #secretsanta #flightrising
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We just wanted to say thank you! 💚✊
December 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
We just wanted to say thank you! 💚✊
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🦋 Welcome to Buesky! 🦋
It's long past time to leave the Nazi bar, and you'll have a much better time here. I updated this guide due to the influx of users fleeing Grok's new AI bullshit. Share widely for all the newcomers!
It's long past time to leave the Nazi bar, and you'll have a much better time here. I updated this guide due to the influx of users fleeing Grok's new AI bullshit. Share widely for all the newcomers!
December 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
🦋 Welcome to Buesky! 🦋
It's long past time to leave the Nazi bar, and you'll have a much better time here. I updated this guide due to the influx of users fleeing Grok's new AI bullshit. Share widely for all the newcomers!
It's long past time to leave the Nazi bar, and you'll have a much better time here. I updated this guide due to the influx of users fleeing Grok's new AI bullshit. Share widely for all the newcomers!
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Okay, artists. Twitter can now outright steal your work, and unsurprisingly, the ToS was updated to SPECIFICALLY allow for AI content theft.
Grok can remove watermarks. It can remove signatures.
You can no longer justify Twitter with "but my audience..."
They. Are. Stealing. Your. Work.
Grok can remove watermarks. It can remove signatures.
You can no longer justify Twitter with "but my audience..."
They. Are. Stealing. Your. Work.
December 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Okay, artists. Twitter can now outright steal your work, and unsurprisingly, the ToS was updated to SPECIFICALLY allow for AI content theft.
Grok can remove watermarks. It can remove signatures.
You can no longer justify Twitter with "but my audience..."
They. Are. Stealing. Your. Work.
Grok can remove watermarks. It can remove signatures.
You can no longer justify Twitter with "but my audience..."
They. Are. Stealing. Your. Work.
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PSA: any artists still using Twt…
Now anyone can edit your art with Grok and claim it as theirs.
Merry Christmas and Please Leave that Cesspit.
Now anyone can edit your art with Grok and claim it as theirs.
Merry Christmas and Please Leave that Cesspit.
December 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
PSA: any artists still using Twt…
Now anyone can edit your art with Grok and claim it as theirs.
Merry Christmas and Please Leave that Cesspit.
Now anyone can edit your art with Grok and claim it as theirs.
Merry Christmas and Please Leave that Cesspit.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Shadow Light Press contract is probably the most scary publishing contract I've ever seen.
jrmathewsauthor.com/blog-1/break...
jrmathewsauthor.com/blog-1/break...
Breakdown of just how insanely predatory that “Shadow Light Press” contract truly is - from a lawyer turned litrpg/progfantasy author — J.R. Mathews, Author
Hey everyone, J.R. Mathews here. Those of you that know me may know that I worked as a lawyer for 10 years before becoming a full-time author in this space. I primarily worked in criminal law, so I a...
jrmathewsauthor.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Shadow Light Press contract is probably the most scary publishing contract I've ever seen.
jrmathewsauthor.com/blog-1/break...
jrmathewsauthor.com/blog-1/break...
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Always amusing to see progression fantasy drama breaking out of containment. First Writers Beware, now Daniel Green talking about the Shadow Light Press debacle - www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0hR...
Seriously, their contract was terrible.
Seriously, their contract was terrible.
They Profit If the Author Dies?! Publishing Contract Controversy Explained
YouTube video by Daniel Greene
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Always amusing to see progression fantasy drama breaking out of containment. First Writers Beware, now Daniel Green talking about the Shadow Light Press debacle - www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0hR...
Seriously, their contract was terrible.
Seriously, their contract was terrible.
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I know this is 4 days old, but even if you didn't know about the evil contract Shadow Light Press binds their authors under, their website is almost certainly AI-generated copy, and one of their links leads to a Rickroll video. The red flags are actually Pennywise balloons.
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
New at #WriterBeware: I go in-depth on the most problematic clauses in that Shadow Light Press contract. This isn't just a publisher "beware": exposing bad contract language helps writers understand not just what they should avoid, but what they should demand. writerbeware.blog/2025/12/19/w...
Why These Contract Clauses Are Scary - Writer Beware
The clauses I’m going to discuss in this post come from the contract of Shadow Light Press, a publisher of fantasy and science fiction with deep ties to the LitRPG community. The contract stirred cont...
writerbeware.blog
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I know this is 4 days old, but even if you didn't know about the evil contract Shadow Light Press binds their authors under, their website is almost certainly AI-generated copy, and one of their links leads to a Rickroll video. The red flags are actually Pennywise balloons.
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
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New at #WriterBeware: I go in-depth on the most problematic clauses in that Shadow Light Press contract. This isn't just a publisher "beware": exposing bad contract language helps writers understand not just what they should avoid, but what they should demand. writerbeware.blog/2025/12/19/w...
Why These Contract Clauses Are Scary - Writer Beware
The clauses I’m going to discuss in this post come from the contract of Shadow Light Press, a publisher of fantasy and science fiction with deep ties to the LitRPG community. The contract stirred cont...
writerbeware.blog
December 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
New at #WriterBeware: I go in-depth on the most problematic clauses in that Shadow Light Press contract. This isn't just a publisher "beware": exposing bad contract language helps writers understand not just what they should avoid, but what they should demand. writerbeware.blog/2025/12/19/w...
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After buying it for $18.8 billion, Walgreens' new private equity owner has eliminated paid holidays for all hourly workers on Christmas and New Year's.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
December 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
After buying it for $18.8 billion, Walgreens' new private equity owner has eliminated paid holidays for all hourly workers on Christmas and New Year's.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
Last year, Walgreens had a CEO-to-Worker pay gap of 410 to 1.
Corporate greed that would make even Scrooge blush.
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“It’s [Citizen Lab] one of the few institutions that investigate cyberthreats exclusively in the public interest, and in doing so, it has exposed some of the most egregious digital abuses of the past two decades.”
Meet the man hunting the spies in your smartphone
Ronald Deibert and his research group, the Citizen Lab, have rigorously worked to unveil alarming digital threats for the past two decades. Now, he warns, this kind of work is under threat.
www.technologyreview.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
“It’s [Citizen Lab] one of the few institutions that investigate cyberthreats exclusively in the public interest, and in doing so, it has exposed some of the most egregious digital abuses of the past two decades.”
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What if you showed up at your hotel and they didn't have the room you reserved? Or there was a shower or toilet you couldn't use. This is common for people who use wheelchairs. Even 35 years after federal law said hotels must be accessible. My NPR story. www.npr.org/2025/12/24/n...
35 years after ADA, people with disabilities still find hotels unaccommodating
AN NPR survey finds that people with disability still find hotels unaccommodating, even 35 years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
www.npr.org
December 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
What if you showed up at your hotel and they didn't have the room you reserved? Or there was a shower or toilet you couldn't use. This is common for people who use wheelchairs. Even 35 years after federal law said hotels must be accessible. My NPR story. www.npr.org/2025/12/24/n...
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Democrats need to start paying people hundreds of thousands of dollars for saying Israel is bad
That is a LOT more lucrative than being good at swimming
Anti-trans demagogue and fifth place swimmer Riley Gaines earned $470,000+ last year from a conservative non-profit.
Notably, $420k was incentive-based.
A neat little window into the way the transphobic grift is being compensated.
I wonder what the per-post rate is?
Notably, $420k was incentive-based.
A neat little window into the way the transphobic grift is being compensated.
I wonder what the per-post rate is?
December 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Democrats need to start paying people hundreds of thousands of dollars for saying Israel is bad
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HIZZONER DIZZONER: As Adams exits, mayor leaves chaotic wake
“There is nothing in the annals of New York political history quite like the scandals that enveloped Adams…”
“Absurd coda to 4 years of chicanery…”
By @yoavgonen.bsky.social & @gregbsmithnyc.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/24/e...
“There is nothing in the annals of New York political history quite like the scandals that enveloped Adams…”
“Absurd coda to 4 years of chicanery…”
By @yoavgonen.bsky.social & @gregbsmithnyc.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/24/e...
Eric Adams Reigned Over a Run of Scandal Not Seen Since Boss Tweed
The mayor’s corruption indictment capped a string of criminal charges, FBI raids and abrupt resignations that destroyed his popularity and took down his crony-laden palace guard.
www.thecity.nyc
December 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
HIZZONER DIZZONER: As Adams exits, mayor leaves chaotic wake
“There is nothing in the annals of New York political history quite like the scandals that enveloped Adams…”
“Absurd coda to 4 years of chicanery…”
By @yoavgonen.bsky.social & @gregbsmithnyc.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/24/e...
“There is nothing in the annals of New York political history quite like the scandals that enveloped Adams…”
“Absurd coda to 4 years of chicanery…”
By @yoavgonen.bsky.social & @gregbsmithnyc.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/24/e...
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One of the late Obama scandals was his AG meeting with Bill Clinton briefly on a tarmac
December 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
One of the late Obama scandals was his AG meeting with Bill Clinton briefly on a tarmac
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ai podcasts and their audience
December 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
ai podcasts and their audience
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Woman Struggles To Put Down Bags While Holding Coffee Like Dog Trying To Fit Stick Through Door https://theonion.com/woman-struggles-to-put-down-bags-while-holding-coffee-like-dog-trying-to-fit-stick-through-door/
December 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Woman Struggles To Put Down Bags While Holding Coffee Like Dog Trying To Fit Stick Through Door https://theonion.com/woman-struggles-to-put-down-bags-while-holding-coffee-like-dog-trying-to-fit-stick-through-door/
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I am telling you that a large part of their dysfunction is that several Trump officials imagine themselves, constantly, as being in a social media sizzle reel where they display status and dominance over others. Their online personas are driving their actual behavior.
Kash Patel made the FBI buy a custom fleet of armored BMW X5 for him to ride around in. trib.al/9pBbwTB
Patel’s FBI spokesperson claimed—without evidence—that this is actually saving the American taxpayer money. The standard version of the X5 costs about $70,000.
Patel’s FBI spokesperson claimed—without evidence—that this is actually saving the American taxpayer money. The standard version of the X5 costs about $70,000.
December 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I am telling you that a large part of their dysfunction is that several Trump officials imagine themselves, constantly, as being in a social media sizzle reel where they display status and dominance over others. Their online personas are driving their actual behavior.
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Tempting you to grab BRIGHTWASH with some character art 👀
Both BRIGHTWASH and BRICK & BONE are part of Smashword’s huge year end sale! Come snag them both at 75% off and see what else you can find in the sale!
www.smashwords.com/sale
Both BRIGHTWASH and BRICK & BONE are part of Smashword’s huge year end sale! Come snag them both at 75% off and see what else you can find in the sale!
www.smashwords.com/sale
December 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Tempting you to grab BRIGHTWASH with some character art 👀
Both BRIGHTWASH and BRICK & BONE are part of Smashword’s huge year end sale! Come snag them both at 75% off and see what else you can find in the sale!
www.smashwords.com/sale
Both BRIGHTWASH and BRICK & BONE are part of Smashword’s huge year end sale! Come snag them both at 75% off and see what else you can find in the sale!
www.smashwords.com/sale
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ICYMI — Our thin-skinned president’s latest fascist late night ramblings, threatening the broadcast licenses of those who criticize him and using violent rhetoric towards Colbert
December 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
ICYMI — Our thin-skinned president’s latest fascist late night ramblings, threatening the broadcast licenses of those who criticize him and using violent rhetoric towards Colbert
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Hooray! @writingexcuses.bsky.social has been named one of the 12 best writing podcasts by Podcast Review. See the full list at podcastreview.org/list/best-wr...
December 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Hooray! @writingexcuses.bsky.social has been named one of the 12 best writing podcasts by Podcast Review. See the full list at podcastreview.org/list/best-wr...