Rachael
@rendicott.bsky.social
Writer, artist, mother. See my work at https://rachaelendicott.wixsite.com/my-site-1
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In conclusion, I think misuse of ChatGPT is as much a symptom of a society in decline as it is a cause. If kids felt an education would actually benefit them in material ways, they wouldn't cheat. This is a sign that the kids have read the room and, by and large, already given up.
June 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
In conclusion, I think misuse of ChatGPT is as much a symptom of a society in decline as it is a cause. If kids felt an education would actually benefit them in material ways, they wouldn't cheat. This is a sign that the kids have read the room and, by and large, already given up.
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Random+ anecdotal, but I wonder how much of the rampant cheating in academia rn is the availability of ChatGPT and how much is our culture already bending to accommodate fascism. I briefly taught school in an authoritarian regime 20 yrs ago +cheating was endemic even w/o AI bc effort didn't matter
June 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Random+ anecdotal, but I wonder how much of the rampant cheating in academia rn is the availability of ChatGPT and how much is our culture already bending to accommodate fascism. I briefly taught school in an authoritarian regime 20 yrs ago +cheating was endemic even w/o AI bc effort didn't matter
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This! Been making comics for 15yrs and I am deeply aware that the only person who is gonna get the experience I want out of what I create is me. Sounds like a problem but is actually a GREAT excuse to put every queer character/dynamic into it that I've found lacking in the media I grew up with.
You never have the experience the artist intended for you. The art, filtered through your perception, is changed and made unique to you.
When art makes its message too tight, there's no space for you.
When art makes its message too tight, there's no space for you.
April 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
This! Been making comics for 15yrs and I am deeply aware that the only person who is gonna get the experience I want out of what I create is me. Sounds like a problem but is actually a GREAT excuse to put every queer character/dynamic into it that I've found lacking in the media I grew up with.
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Resharing this older, horrible thing. Happy Easter!
April 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Resharing this older, horrible thing. Happy Easter!
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Ben Franklin on vaccination. (via Mic: www.mic.com/articles/109...)
April 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Ben Franklin on vaccination. (via Mic: www.mic.com/articles/109...)
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this is actually the energy i want from straight romances of every genre!!! she should be a merciless highwayman with a tortured past and he should be sliding his glasses bashfully up his nose as he tends her wounds
I think I'd read a lot more dark romance if the women were the violent psychopaths and their boyfriends were helpless little dweebs tethering them to their humanity
March 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
this is actually the energy i want from straight romances of every genre!!! she should be a merciless highwayman with a tortured past and he should be sliding his glasses bashfully up his nose as he tends her wounds
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THE WHITE DRAGON (1978)
Acrylic on Masonite - 20" X 30"
Although this is the third book in the series, this was my first Pern cover, and I was determined to create the dragons as faithfully to Anne McCaffrey's description as possible. 1/4
Acrylic on Masonite - 20" X 30"
Although this is the third book in the series, this was my first Pern cover, and I was determined to create the dragons as faithfully to Anne McCaffrey's description as possible. 1/4
March 29, 2024 at 3:38 PM
THE WHITE DRAGON (1978)
Acrylic on Masonite - 20" X 30"
Although this is the third book in the series, this was my first Pern cover, and I was determined to create the dragons as faithfully to Anne McCaffrey's description as possible. 1/4
Acrylic on Masonite - 20" X 30"
Although this is the third book in the series, this was my first Pern cover, and I was determined to create the dragons as faithfully to Anne McCaffrey's description as possible. 1/4
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i cannot express the depths to which you must have sunk, the purity of your vileness, if you're too evil for mitch fucking mcconnell
Why McConnell voted NO on RFK: "I'm a survivor of childhood polio... I will not condone the re-litigation of proven cures, and neither will millions of Americans who credit their survival and quality of life to scientific miracles."
February 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
i cannot express the depths to which you must have sunk, the purity of your vileness, if you're too evil for mitch fucking mcconnell
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Webcomic creators - ComicFury needs our help! ComicFury is basically the last of the old-school webcomic hosting sites and the mod Kyo needs more financial support if he's going to continue. If you host on ComicFury, I encourage you to support Kyo at patreon.com/comicfury or ko-fi.com/comicfury! 🐊📖
February 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Webcomic creators - ComicFury needs our help! ComicFury is basically the last of the old-school webcomic hosting sites and the mod Kyo needs more financial support if he's going to continue. If you host on ComicFury, I encourage you to support Kyo at patreon.com/comicfury or ko-fi.com/comicfury! 🐊📖
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This bill in OK is exactly what Project 2025 threatened: to make all pornography illegal, and criminalize the people who make it, using a WILDLY broad definition of pornography, which would include any book with sex in it.
We're talking jail time for romance authors.
oksenate.gov/press-releas...
We're talking jail time for romance authors.
oksenate.gov/press-releas...
Deevers Introduces Slate of Legislation to Restore Moral Sanity in Oklahoma | Oklahoma Senate
OKLAHOMA CITY — Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, announced on Tuesday a bold slate of eight legislative measures aimed at restoring moral sanity in Oklahoma.
oksenate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This bill in OK is exactly what Project 2025 threatened: to make all pornography illegal, and criminalize the people who make it, using a WILDLY broad definition of pornography, which would include any book with sex in it.
We're talking jail time for romance authors.
oksenate.gov/press-releas...
We're talking jail time for romance authors.
oksenate.gov/press-releas...
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we made snake pretzels ToT
February 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
we made snake pretzels ToT
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To our American friends who may now be struggling to find health information on US websites: Please check out the Public Health Agency of Canada's website for helpful resources, updated dashboards & practical health tips.
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canada.ca/en/public-he...
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canada.ca/en/public-he...
February 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
To our American friends who may now be struggling to find health information on US websites: Please check out the Public Health Agency of Canada's website for helpful resources, updated dashboards & practical health tips.
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canada.ca/en/public-he...
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canada.ca/en/public-he...
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Hayao Miyazaki's short guide to watercolor painting -- we put this translation together a couple of years ago
February 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Hayao Miyazaki's short guide to watercolor painting -- we put this translation together a couple of years ago
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HELL YEAH
Update from the copyright office about AI use
designtaxi.com/news/427308/...
designtaxi.com/news/427308/...
US Copyright Office Deems AI Works Need Human Creativity To Be Protected - DesignTAXI.com
AI can generate, but only humans can create. The US Copyright Office clarifies that the human touch remains essential for copyright protection.
designtaxi.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
HELL YEAH
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Just what publishing needs rn
February 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Just what publishing needs rn
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My Murder Ballerinas are with their editor, time to work on the Tango Lesbians. #murderballet #toohottotango
January 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
My Murder Ballerinas are with their editor, time to work on the Tango Lesbians. #murderballet #toohottotango
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Never grocery shop without masking. It makes good health sense AND good anti-panopticon sense.
"Kroger has partnered with Microsoft to install facial-recognition technology in stores to identify individual customers, which could allow individual shoppers to see prices calibrated specifically for them.
The next shopper might pay a different amount based on their profile."
bit.ly/4gYUoBo
The next shopper might pay a different amount based on their profile."
bit.ly/4gYUoBo
Automation in Retail Is Even Worse Than You Thought
New technology is not just making shopping more challenging for workers and consumers—it’s poised to rip off the most vulnerable.
bit.ly
January 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Never grocery shop without masking. It makes good health sense AND good anti-panopticon sense.
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THE meme of 2025 for me.
January 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
THE meme of 2025 for me.
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Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
January 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
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We're going to make it through this 🩷💙
Let's turn our fear and rage into community action.
Let's turn our fear and rage into community action.
January 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We're going to make it through this 🩷💙
Let's turn our fear and rage into community action.
Let's turn our fear and rage into community action.
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This is a hard era. But I'm buoyed today by the lessons so many emphasize:
* Picking a lane and working in community is how we make a difference
* Joy is vital, art is critical
* It's unhelpful to be aware of and outraged by every horrible thing
Sometimes, we'll despair. But these truths will help
* Picking a lane and working in community is how we make a difference
* Joy is vital, art is critical
* It's unhelpful to be aware of and outraged by every horrible thing
Sometimes, we'll despair. But these truths will help
January 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This is a hard era. But I'm buoyed today by the lessons so many emphasize:
* Picking a lane and working in community is how we make a difference
* Joy is vital, art is critical
* It's unhelpful to be aware of and outraged by every horrible thing
Sometimes, we'll despair. But these truths will help
* Picking a lane and working in community is how we make a difference
* Joy is vital, art is critical
* It's unhelpful to be aware of and outraged by every horrible thing
Sometimes, we'll despair. But these truths will help
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I will be aggressively focusing on the things that bring me joy for the foreseeable future. So much so that it may seem delusional. I don’t care. It’s joy all the time here.
January 21, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I will be aggressively focusing on the things that bring me joy for the foreseeable future. So much so that it may seem delusional. I don’t care. It’s joy all the time here.