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25 • she/her NB • bi furry who loves engineering & space • Autistic and proud of it • PFP🎨@smiggles.bsky.social‬, banner 🎨@kresendoe.bsky.social
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carnaroe.bsky.social
Encouraging
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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capsizedata.bsky.social
Lizard.

#furryart #graphicdesign #furry #merch
A square abstract design with sharp, geometric lines features a different species of lizard in each corner, just their heads, reflected symmetrically. The four species are named. Coleonyx variegatus bogerti, Brachylophus vitiensis, Ctenotus Robustus and Varanus cumingi. In the center is a circular cross, bearing the symbol of the design studio, a guiding star shape. Emanating outward from behind the cross are four abstract triangles with bisecting lines. The background is stark yellow while the lines and shapes are black.
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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riibrego.bsky.social
"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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dogman.neapolitanhusky.com
The noise that you hear when you place power lines and power plants in the original PC & Mac versions of Sim City 2000 is actually a recording of Will Wright going "zzztt!" It was meant to be a temporary placeholder, but everyone loved his silly noise so much it was kept instead.
m4rina.bsky.social maɾina • vgd @m4rina.bsky.social · Jul 4
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago

so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
2023 tweet screencap: the person asks "what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?"
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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ernie.tedium.co
If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.

www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Update November 22. We’ve updated this article after realising we contributed to a perfect storm of misunderstanding around a recent change in the wording and placement of Gmail’s smart features. The settings themselves aren’t new, but the way Google recently rewrote and surfaced them led a lot of people (including us) to believe Gmail content might be used to train Google’s AI models, and that users were being opted in automatically. After taking a closer look at Google’s documentation and reviewing other reporting, that doesn’t appear to be the case. Gmail does scan email content to power its own “smart features,” such as spam filtering, categorisation, and writing suggestions. But this is part of how Gmail normally works and isn’t the same as training Google’s generative AI models. Google also maintains that these feature settings are opt-in rather than opt-out, although users’ experiences seem to vary depending on when and how the new wording appeared. It’s easy to see where the confusion came from. Google’s updated language around “smart features” is vague, and the term “smart” often implies AI—especially at a time when Gemini is being integrated into other parts of Google’s products. When the new wording started appearing for some users without much explanation, many assumed it signalled a broader shift. We’ve revised this article to reflect what we can confirm from Google’s documentation, as it’s always been our aim to give readers accurate, helpful guidance.
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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lyealan.bsky.social
As an update: We're now out of water, and I don't have the money to get more water filters or bottles. I need a lot of help, at least until i know that I'll have a proper job
lyealan.bsky.social Ahmgerdr @lyealan.bsky.social · 3d
I know a lot of trans people need help right now, but if you can spare anything to help keep us fed it would do wonders, I don't make much anymore and it all goes to bills, so any aid is appreciated

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November 23, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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philsalv.bsky.social
In The Labyrinth of Time, entering the Ziggurat without a lantern is supposed to show a black screen. However, the developers put in the wrong filename for the black screen, so it fails to render, showing a black screen instead
A black screen, captioned "You walk into a dark place."
November 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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softtummybitch.bsky.social
251113
monthly for sevencreatures
a sphynx sits in front of a set of pet talk buttons, both forepaws holding one down. it repeats "bitch" over and over. they're giving a smug, toothy grin to the viewpoint.
November 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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dubiousdevil.bsky.social
*fires off a single fireball towards you that slowly tracks you*
*fires off a single fireball towards you that slowly tracks you*
*fires off a single fireball towards you that slowly tracks you*
*fires off a single fireball towards you that slowly tracks you*
September 18, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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mux.monster
i think if you use the word 'degenerate' or any offshoots of such while having any serious conversation about sex and adult topics you get auto-disqualified and get put in the doofus bin until you learn how to talk better
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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goop.monster
Still seeking housing leads, or resources for Phoenix area

Willing to join rehousing effort; I’ve got padding, but I’m unsure how far it will take me

I’ve got bad credit due to medical debt sell off

Lack consistent financial history

Unemployed but on leads atm

Can’t lease without guarantor
goop.monster Goop @goop.monster · 10d
Homeless @ end of month, despite end of year expectation;

must get started w/ PCP by month end to keep on vital medication.I pushed intake

I am in a state of emergency, this is a crisis to find housing, of any kind, anywhere

no family in NE can take me.

any leads help

ko-fi.com/gooptimes/go...
November 20, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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kavaeric.net
Untitled (comm for @shoji.knot.gay for their VN)

#art #furryart
Digital illustration of an anthro black cat and an anthro wolf seated in a transport jet of some sort. The surroundings are stylised to evoke a sense of motion. The cat is is dressed in orange clothes that are a hybrid of a prison uniform and flight suit. The wolf is dressed in a guard's uniform. The black cat is crying and leaning his head against the wolf, away from the window. The wolf is holding the cat by the back of the head and consoling them.
November 19, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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goop.monster
My heart is swelling, the goal has been met and I am ever grateful to all of you

I am still taking leads; AZ, home is ME but no family

I do have 1 current lease lead nearby; still requiring job, but I am in talks to work out what I can, applying to jobs in a crunch this weekend
goop.monster Goop @goop.monster · 10d
Homeless @ end of month, despite end of year expectation;

must get started w/ PCP by month end to keep on vital medication.I pushed intake

I am in a state of emergency, this is a crisis to find housing, of any kind, anywhere

no family in NE can take me.

any leads help

ko-fi.com/gooptimes/go...
November 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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kavaeric.net
Is there anyone in the US who can offer them a place to stay? I know their condition and when they say it's fatal without a roof over their head they're not joking
goop.monster Goop @goop.monster · 10d
Homeless @ end of month, despite end of year expectation;

must get started w/ PCP by month end to keep on vital medication.I pushed intake

I am in a state of emergency, this is a crisis to find housing, of any kind, anywhere

no family in NE can take me.

any leads help

ko-fi.com/gooptimes/go...
November 15, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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barilleon.com
The guy from the "Hit it, Joe!" photoplayer meme is starting his own nonprofit to preserve silent cinema technology:

www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
This instrument from the early cinema is disappearing. But not on Joe's watch
Joe Rinaudo is doing everything to ensure his passion for photoplayers, the self-playing pianos that scored silent movies, outlives him even as interest in the instrument has waned for a long time, wi...
www.latimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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rakkuguy.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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goop.monster
Homeless @ end of month, despite end of year expectation;

must get started w/ PCP by month end to keep on vital medication.I pushed intake

I am in a state of emergency, this is a crisis to find housing, of any kind, anywhere

no family in NE can take me.

any leads help

ko-fi.com/gooptimes/go...
November 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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antlervel.vet
I made a joke in my main Discord server about DOOM E1M1 being in a major key and @abigbagofkeys.sickonedude.com actually made it. Jesus fucking Christ listen to this hahahaha
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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kavaeric.net
So, as you folks may have saw we settled on Tidal as our replacement across the board; and those of us who are on Spotify are making or now have made the switch. We liked it for how easy it is to switch to from Spotify and overall how similar the UX is, although it has its own gaps.

Thoughts in 🧵
kavaeric.net Kavaeric @kavaeric.net · 13d
Current weekly group project with the close friend group is figuring out a good alternative to Spotify /and/ also how painless the transition can be made. So far good leads, though the transition proper will likely happen on the weekend for me
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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maxadisasta.bsky.social
Another quick peek at them.

Still a little drippy..

#furryart
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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wolf.observer
update
[photo of Rutabaga, a big tortoiseshell cat next to a 16" Surface Laptop, on the floor] Rutabaga has her kitty music back, with much better fidelity 5:00 PM Listening to Vivaldi having 4 seasons 5:01 PM When I plugged it in she came over, reached out her paws and started pressing keys 5:02 PM Photo of Rutabaga sent at 5:58 PM, asleep with her head on her paw, both on the palmrest of the laptop Rutabaga was playing with the buttons and watching what the screen does but now she is blissed out on KDFC! 6:07 PM
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
starra.bsky.social
They were too busy jacking off inside the cartridge, had to put a stop to it
mariobrothblog.bsky.social Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 10d
In the Nintendo Switch version of Super Mario Galaxy (but not Super Mario Galaxy 2), Mario and Luigi's right hands have been moved away and stored separately from their models for an unknown reason. It is theorized that this is somehow an attempt at optimization.
November 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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iskaudiir.bsky.social
I'm just $30 short of what I need to square away my utility payment this month, which is my biggest concern rn, but my roommate isn't able to help me with my loan payment this month either, so I'll ideally need another $80 before the 21st to avoid any late fees on that also uwu;
iskaudiir.bsky.social Isk @iskaudiir.bsky.social · 16d
Reh reh, just a quick update on things for this month! I'm only around $130 short for my goal as far as bills for the month go. I know it's a lot to ask, but it'd mean a lot to this beastie if you're able to help me finish it off!

Big thank you to everyone who's helped <3

ko-fi.com/iskaudiir
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November 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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monstermonger.bsky.social
PNW Cascade Range (but fantasy)

another little wip of another journal page
a scene of a hiker looking down into a deep valley, where two dragons are flying. the fields all around are vibrant gold, scarlet, and purple, and dotted with evergreen trees.
August 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM