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Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 9h

"Republicans are operating in good faith..." 🙄

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Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 9h

"And he's on the third diaper change for today."

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Philo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 3d

We had a good run

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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 3d

Good evening. "Jerry Chen" was a 27-month sociological experiment studying Poster's Madness conducted by Quinnipiac University. We are now complete with our study; thank you for your time.

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Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 1d

Year of the Linux desktop? 😩

Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 1d

Has any harassing mob ever successfully been reasoned with? It simply is beyond their levels of self-awareness.

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Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 1d

How does that hoop construction make any sense? 🤔 He'd be spinning around in whatever direction the hoop is traveling in.

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Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 1d

No I haven't. I made a simple point about how being a harassing mob which obsessively camps on every unrelated post made by a designated "bad guy" target is completely stupid and unproductive, and is not going to get you anything you want. Whether you choose to listen or not is up to you.

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Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 1d

Why are you crashing out over somebody calmly saying that posting harassment and demands on a post of a mooncake isn't a good idea? This is why everybody is tuning your side out. You're showing the emotional maturity of a pack of moody middle-schoolers.

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Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 4d

a cartoon of a judge sitting at a table saying " i 'll allow it "

ALT: a cartoon of a judge sitting at a table saying " i 'll allow it "

media.tenor.com

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Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 4d

They're going all in on demagoguery, even more than before if that's even possible.

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Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 4d

Nice to see the fluffy cloud in action again.

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Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 4d

Why didn't you capitalize Tiramisu? Show some respect for the best dessert before I re-post you to all my totally sane followers.

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Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 4d

It's interesting how the "Bluesky is way less toxic than X" crowd went on to form the most toxic unrelenting swarm of abuse without a hint of self-awareness. Something about social media in general is breaking people's brains.

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Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 4d

lol what? I made my points in a civil manner and you crashing out over them and being insulting is silly.

Also interesting thing to say to me while you're some anon account with no real name or profile pic.

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Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 4d

a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair with his hands in the air

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair with his hands in the air

media.tenor.com

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Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 4d

Few artists created time-lapses of their process and nobody is obligated to provide one to others. Not providing one doesn't prove anything. Are we really going to start acting like we "know" for sure something is fake and the "proof" is a time-lapse wasn't provided? This is very anti-artist.

Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 4d

I read it as trolling. Anyway I have said multiple times it probably is AI. My point is that A) people aren't as good at telling as they think they are, B) tossing around accusations and expecting proof ("Id love to see the timelapse!") is so cringe and the opposite of "defending artists".

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Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 4d

That's cool because the video referenced a paper which reached the same conclusion, that people are having increasing difficulty with this. Your response is some variation on "well they're all dumb but not me!" which is definitely what smart people with high levels of self-awareness and honesty say.

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Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 4d

"Okay. Glad you agree it's a coincidence lol." is me reacting as if I think you don't agree?

Unrelatedly, I noticed you have a similar number of followers and following, which is a pattern I've seen from many bots. We're in agreement that's just a coincidence, right?

Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah some of the time. Other times people can't at all.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0h_...

Artists VS AI Slop - Can you tell the difference?

YouTube video by 2kliksphilip

www.youtube.com

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Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 4d

lol that second one is something 😹

Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 4d

Yes, extorted. 🙄

Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 4d

Is it time to cancel Technology Connections for his inappropriate musings on LED technology? Many people saying this.

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Allen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 4d

I wonder if you also think Kamala would've extorted Zelenskyy out of 500 billion USD in rare earth minerals at a time when he's most vulnerable and needs help. Obviously Trump's sadism and opportunism is pathological and that shows up in everything he does, including Gaza.

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