Ariel in Seattle
@lakedesire.bsky.social
Elder millennial. I like Xena, Animorphs, StreetPass, CRT gaming, RPGs. they/them
Props to the middle-aged dad-looking dude in Fairwood (Renton, WA) with a "Fuck I.C.E. especially on Christmas" sign.
December 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Props to the middle-aged dad-looking dude in Fairwood (Renton, WA) with a "Fuck I.C.E. especially on Christmas" sign.
Reposted by Ariel in Seattle
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
Reposted by Ariel in Seattle
"Like Amazon Prime, but with human beings."
December 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"Like Amazon Prime, but with human beings."
What a conclusion to #Pluribus season 1! This show reminded me why I fell in love with television as an art form twenty-some years ago at the beginning of the "prestige TV" era. Along with Severance, Pluribus captured some of that magic I haven't felt with TV in several years.
December 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
What a conclusion to #Pluribus season 1! This show reminded me why I fell in love with television as an art form twenty-some years ago at the beginning of the "prestige TV" era. Along with Severance, Pluribus captured some of that magic I haven't felt with TV in several years.
I watched the first few seasons of #Survivor in the early 2000s, and came back in the modern era. It's been kind of samey. I fast-forward through the plotting. I went back to season 33 and WOW I'm on the edge of my seat the whole time. The 40-minute episodes are very bingeable.
December 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I watched the first few seasons of #Survivor in the early 2000s, and came back in the modern era. It's been kind of samey. I fast-forward through the plotting. I went back to season 33 and WOW I'm on the edge of my seat the whole time. The 40-minute episodes are very bingeable.
I'm really enjoying #Pluribus. I've been watching each episode twice. Prior shows I rewatched the episodes weekly were Star Trek Discovery, Mr. Robot, and Battlestar Galactica.
December 23, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I'm really enjoying #Pluribus. I've been watching each episode twice. Prior shows I rewatched the episodes weekly were Star Trek Discovery, Mr. Robot, and Battlestar Galactica.
#Pluribus episode #8 spoilers.
.
.
.
.
.
.
I was touched by the scene where Carol plots Raban's transition. She's free to write what she wants now.
.
.
.
.
.
.
I was touched by the scene where Carol plots Raban's transition. She's free to write what she wants now.
December 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
#Pluribus episode #8 spoilers.
.
.
.
.
.
.
I was touched by the scene where Carol plots Raban's transition. She's free to write what she wants now.
.
.
.
.
.
.
I was touched by the scene where Carol plots Raban's transition. She's free to write what she wants now.
Reposted by Ariel in Seattle
You Wouldn’t Download 60 Minutes
December 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
You Wouldn’t Download 60 Minutes
Reposted by Ariel in Seattle
the broad inability to leave a social media platform owned by a white supremacist and prolific manipulator of public perception really is one of the most discouraging data points right now
December 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
the broad inability to leave a social media platform owned by a white supremacist and prolific manipulator of public perception really is one of the most discouraging data points right now
Lately, I've been thinking a lot about 1000xRESIST.
December 21, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Lately, I've been thinking a lot about 1000xRESIST.
My kids haven't noticed yet that I canceled Disney+. So far they haven't asked why we are watching Home Alone or The Muppet Christmas Carol on VHS.
December 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
My kids haven't noticed yet that I canceled Disney+. So far they haven't asked why we are watching Home Alone or The Muppet Christmas Carol on VHS.
I was about to play but remembered I leant the Clair Obscur to a friend!
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won big at the game awards and dropped a huge update as a thank you, including a new area, complete with music, outfits, and enemies, a photo mode, 7 new languages, and performance improvements – it's now verified on Steam Deck. gameinformer.com/2025/12/11/c...
December 12, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I was about to play but remembered I leant the Clair Obscur to a friend!
Reposted by Ariel in Seattle
around 40 game developers affiliated with @videogameworkers.bsky.social have gathered outside the peacock theater, where the game awards will take place in a few hours, for a “the industry is dead” demonstration
December 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
around 40 game developers affiliated with @videogameworkers.bsky.social have gathered outside the peacock theater, where the game awards will take place in a few hours, for a “the industry is dead” demonstration
Reposted by Ariel in Seattle
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
If everyone in Hawkins was quarantined, where is Argyle? #StrangerThings
November 30, 2025 at 1:51 AM
If everyone in Hawkins was quarantined, where is Argyle? #StrangerThings
Rewatching #StrangerThings season 4. Running Up the Hill and the Hellfire Club are great but Hopper, Joyce, and Murray in Russia plot drags on and on. More Eleven flashbacks than I need.
November 25, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Rewatching #StrangerThings season 4. Running Up the Hill and the Hellfire Club are great but Hopper, Joyce, and Murray in Russia plot drags on and on. More Eleven flashbacks than I need.
I started season 2 of #GilmoreGirls and Rory just casually drops the r-word!? I am the same age as her, was much more boorish, and I didn't use that language in high school. ⊙﹏⊙∥
November 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I started season 2 of #GilmoreGirls and Rory just casually drops the r-word!? I am the same age as her, was much more boorish, and I didn't use that language in high school. ⊙﹏⊙∥
@emeraldcitycon.bsky.social I need help with buying kid tickets. Could you please help?
November 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
@emeraldcitycon.bsky.social I need help with buying kid tickets. Could you please help?
Reposted by Ariel in Seattle
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Reposted by Ariel in Seattle
I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists
The #GilmoreGirls subtitles on Netflix suck but sometimes they fill me in on the pop culture references I'm missing.
November 16, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The #GilmoreGirls subtitles on Netflix suck but sometimes they fill me in on the pop culture references I'm missing.
Sookie got amazing concert tickets. Lorelai gives them away without asking Sookie. At least Rory and Paris got to go on a date? #GilmoreGirls
November 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Sookie got amazing concert tickets. Lorelai gives them away without asking Sookie. At least Rory and Paris got to go on a date? #GilmoreGirls