Romana the Xth
@thenextromana.bsky.social
they/she. older than I look. endlessly curious about this crazy thing called the Human Condition.
original RPG (tabletop/LARP) found here: ko-fi.com/thenextromana
original RPG (tabletop/LARP) found here: ko-fi.com/thenextromana
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GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository
www.animal-photo-references.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
What I want to know is, why isn't anyone working on a way to turn kudzu (or any other invasive plant, i.e. blackberries in the PNW) into plastic? It wouldn't have to last more than a use or two, and then the trash would biodegrade. Wins all around!
January 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What I want to know is, why isn't anyone working on a way to turn kudzu (or any other invasive plant, i.e. blackberries in the PNW) into plastic? It wouldn't have to last more than a use or two, and then the trash would biodegrade. Wins all around!
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Hey, cisgender friends! Please read this.
In the coming days, you're going to see a lot of people speaking about and for trans people. They will, in all likelihood, be cisgender people, not transgender. The term below will help you understand what's really happening there, and why it's a bad thing.
In the coming days, you're going to see a lot of people speaking about and for trans people. They will, in all likelihood, be cisgender people, not transgender. The term below will help you understand what's really happening there, and why it's a bad thing.
Theory bite!
This is probably something that cis people would find useful, as much or more than trans people, because a lot of cis people participate in it in conversations about transness and trans folks ;3
This is probably something that cis people would find useful, as much or more than trans people, because a lot of cis people participate in it in conversations about transness and trans folks ;3
January 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Hey, cisgender friends! Please read this.
In the coming days, you're going to see a lot of people speaking about and for trans people. They will, in all likelihood, be cisgender people, not transgender. The term below will help you understand what's really happening there, and why it's a bad thing.
In the coming days, you're going to see a lot of people speaking about and for trans people. They will, in all likelihood, be cisgender people, not transgender. The term below will help you understand what's really happening there, and why it's a bad thing.
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I fucking hate TERFs and they aren't welcome in my spaces.
Repost if you also hate TERFs.
Repost if you also hate TERFs.
I fucking hate TERFs and they aren't welcome in my spaces.
Repost if you also hate TERFs.
Repost if you also hate TERFs.
I fucking hate TERFs and they aren't welcome in my spaces.
Repost if you also hate TERFs.
Repost if you also hate TERFs.
January 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I fucking hate TERFs and they aren't welcome in my spaces.
Repost if you also hate TERFs.
Repost if you also hate TERFs.
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I don’t want to be one of those creators accused of inserting a thinly veiled fetish into their work. I would like to be known for my obvious, observable, unveiled fetishes.
January 22, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I don’t want to be one of those creators accused of inserting a thinly veiled fetish into their work. I would like to be known for my obvious, observable, unveiled fetishes.
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Quick note about resistance that I really needed to hear
January 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Quick note about resistance that I really needed to hear
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What does this mean?
That the medical privacy of trans youth has no protections.
That ideologues in hospitals can play politics with kids personal medical data and there will be no consequences.
That trans Americans are second class citizens.
That the medical privacy of trans youth has no protections.
That ideologues in hospitals can play politics with kids personal medical data and there will be no consequences.
That trans Americans are second class citizens.
BREAKING: The Trump Administration has dropped charges against Dr. Eithan Haim, a former resident at Texas Children's Hospital who allegedly accessed and shared private, protected information about children receiving gender-affirming care.
www.chron.com/news/article...
www.chron.com/news/article...
Charges dropped against Texas doctor accused of sharing pediatric records
Dr. Eithan Haim, a former resident at Texas Children's Hospital, was charged with violating patient privacy laws to expose transgender care.
www.chron.com
January 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
What does this mean?
That the medical privacy of trans youth has no protections.
That ideologues in hospitals can play politics with kids personal medical data and there will be no consequences.
That trans Americans are second class citizens.
That the medical privacy of trans youth has no protections.
That ideologues in hospitals can play politics with kids personal medical data and there will be no consequences.
That trans Americans are second class citizens.
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Get up and seize the means of seratonin production, comrade!
January 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Get up and seize the means of seratonin production, comrade!
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Trying to find a happy medium between not knowing anything that's happening in the world and being pissed off all the time
November 17, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Trying to find a happy medium between not knowing anything that's happening in the world and being pissed off all the time
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Honor his memory by doing something strange, unraveling a riddle within yourself, and working on your favorite projects.
January 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Honor his memory by doing something strange, unraveling a riddle within yourself, and working on your favorite projects.
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This is a beautiful tribute.
January 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is a beautiful tribute.
Adulthood
a poem by Steph Stark
The time has come
Once again
To wash the clothes
To wash the dishes
Why are there always dishes?
Why is there always laundry?
a poem by Steph Stark
The time has come
Once again
To wash the clothes
To wash the dishes
Why are there always dishes?
Why is there always laundry?
January 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Adulthood
a poem by Steph Stark
The time has come
Once again
To wash the clothes
To wash the dishes
Why are there always dishes?
Why is there always laundry?
a poem by Steph Stark
The time has come
Once again
To wash the clothes
To wash the dishes
Why are there always dishes?
Why is there always laundry?
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them: wow ur a linguist i better watch my grammar
linguists:
linguists:
The American Dialect Society Word of the Year: RAWDOG
To rawdog: taking on life without the usual protection, preparation, or comfort. Whether it’s diving into a challenge unprepared or skipping the safety net, rawdogging is about embracing risk, stone-cold sobriety, and rolling with it. #LSA2025
To rawdog: taking on life without the usual protection, preparation, or comfort. Whether it’s diving into a challenge unprepared or skipping the safety net, rawdogging is about embracing risk, stone-cold sobriety, and rolling with it. #LSA2025
January 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
them: wow ur a linguist i better watch my grammar
linguists:
linguists:
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Just want to point out what great science communication happens on Watch Duty, the writer using jargon and defining it as he goes. Using the jargon communicates full detail to the more expert audience, and defining it assists newcomers. This kind of multilevel writing is essential to good #scicomm.
January 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Just want to point out what great science communication happens on Watch Duty, the writer using jargon and defining it as he goes. Using the jargon communicates full detail to the more expert audience, and defining it assists newcomers. This kind of multilevel writing is essential to good #scicomm.
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Dear video game devs
We’re not interested in games looking “hyper-realistic”
We’re interested in them being fun to play, cheap enough to actually buy on a regular salary, and not so large that the console can only store 7 at a time
Thanks
Gamers
We’re not interested in games looking “hyper-realistic”
We’re interested in them being fun to play, cheap enough to actually buy on a regular salary, and not so large that the console can only store 7 at a time
Thanks
Gamers
January 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Dear video game devs
We’re not interested in games looking “hyper-realistic”
We’re interested in them being fun to play, cheap enough to actually buy on a regular salary, and not so large that the console can only store 7 at a time
Thanks
Gamers
We’re not interested in games looking “hyper-realistic”
We’re interested in them being fun to play, cheap enough to actually buy on a regular salary, and not so large that the console can only store 7 at a time
Thanks
Gamers
Leagues. Under the sea.
After so long, it’s still possible to watch Airplane! and spot a new joke you’d never noticed.
Robert Stack on car radio on his way to the control tower.
“Keep them at 20,000… No. Feet.”
What did they think? Inches? Miles per hour? Amazing. Every time, new jokes.
Robert Stack on car radio on his way to the control tower.
“Keep them at 20,000… No. Feet.”
What did they think? Inches? Miles per hour? Amazing. Every time, new jokes.
January 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Leagues. Under the sea.
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Douglas Adams warned you about Genuine People Personalities 45 years ago you bozos
Hell. You are describing hell. Nobody wants an “interactive and engaging” dishwasher. They just want their dishes cleaned. www.forbes.com/sites/bernar...
March 29, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Douglas Adams warned you about Genuine People Personalities 45 years ago you bozos
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Mount Hood, Oregon 🌫️
January 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Mount Hood, Oregon 🌫️
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Universal Basic Income will likely significantly reduce suicide rates according to this huge study: "Those receiving [the cash] had a 61% lower risk of being a suicide victim than non-beneficiaries. The results were more pronounced among women and young individuals."
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
!["The results were miraculous.
'We used the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort (76,532,158 individuals) subset, linked to administrative mortality datasets in Brazil. To the best of our knowledge, this is the largest cohort ever created to study health-related outcomes. We evaluated the impact of the Brazilian Cash Transfer Program on suicide outcomes over a 12 year follow-up [2004-15] and observed that those receiving Bolsa Familia had a 61% lower risk of being a suicide victim than non-beneficiaries. The results were more pronounced among women and young individuals. These results demonstrate that economic interventions, such as Conditional Cash Transfers, contribute to the reduction of suicide, presumably by reducing poverty-driven hardship.'"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:weypikbrwodr2fsanloqjx6s/bafkreifpku2je255nrka7qe5iv5i3g2fyzba4of52acw777ypycjekd4m4@jpeg)
December 22, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Universal Basic Income will likely significantly reduce suicide rates according to this huge study: "Those receiving [the cash] had a 61% lower risk of being a suicide victim than non-beneficiaries. The results were more pronounced among women and young individuals."
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
January 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
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Big win! The Fish & Wildlife Service will expand Okefenokee Refuge by up to 22,000 acres, protecting it from a proposed titanium mine. Nearly 30,000 public comments showed how special Okefenokee is to people everywhere. Thank you to everyone who spoke up!
January 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Big win! The Fish & Wildlife Service will expand Okefenokee Refuge by up to 22,000 acres, protecting it from a proposed titanium mine. Nearly 30,000 public comments showed how special Okefenokee is to people everywhere. Thank you to everyone who spoke up!
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Its truly insane how many journalists writing about these anti trans laws don't point this out.
I need you to understand something very clearly. Protections for trans people are already the letter of the law.
Taking them away literally requires undoing both the equal protections clause and the civil rights act
Taking away trans rights takes away *everyone's* rights, the very moment its done
Taking them away literally requires undoing both the equal protections clause and the civil rights act
Taking away trans rights takes away *everyone's* rights, the very moment its done
January 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Its truly insane how many journalists writing about these anti trans laws don't point this out.
It has occurred to me that, for most species on this planet, an individual being held in human captivity is likely to have a longer, healthier life than one running free. The only species of which this is consistently not true is… humans.
January 4, 2025 at 6:02 AM
It has occurred to me that, for most species on this planet, an individual being held in human captivity is likely to have a longer, healthier life than one running free. The only species of which this is consistently not true is… humans.
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January 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM