vass
@vass.bsky.social
they. vass on dreamwidth, vassraptor on tumblr, vassl formerly on twitter.
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Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
January 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
fic rec for my fellow melburnians past and present: archiveofourown.org/works/756362...
#footscraygoose - Chapter 1 - Anonymous - Original Work [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
December 27, 2025 at 10:16 AM
fic rec for my fellow melburnians past and present: archiveofourown.org/works/756362...
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Gonzo is canonically non binary so yeah checks out.
December 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Gonzo is canonically non binary so yeah checks out.
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2025 Headline of the Year nominee (February)
December 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
2025 Headline of the Year nominee (February)
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2025 Headline of the Year nominee (June)
December 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
2025 Headline of the Year nominee (June)
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you and your partner should get regularly tested for ADHD even if you're monogamous
December 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
you and your partner should get regularly tested for ADHD even if you're monogamous
flamingo plants
Pink Ghost Pipe plant at my hometown, Logy Bay, #Newfoundland Canada. Ghost Pipes are most commonly white, but some have pink or even red colouration. Pic from a couple of years ago, in August.
#wildflower #flower #botany #plants #fungifriends
#wildflower #flower #botany #plants #fungifriends
December 23, 2025 at 1:11 AM
flamingo plants
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having blusky's set to make you click-through to see anything flagged as "adult content" is great, because it's like a little surprise present.
90% of the time its an anime girl in a bikini
the remaining 10% someone is trying to insert an entire washing machine into their ass
90% of the time its an anime girl in a bikini
the remaining 10% someone is trying to insert an entire washing machine into their ass
December 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
having blusky's set to make you click-through to see anything flagged as "adult content" is great, because it's like a little surprise present.
90% of the time its an anime girl in a bikini
the remaining 10% someone is trying to insert an entire washing machine into their ass
90% of the time its an anime girl in a bikini
the remaining 10% someone is trying to insert an entire washing machine into their ass
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everyone go get A Stranger in Olondria + Tender and also Earth Logic + Air Logic and then go get Fire Logic + Water Logic at full price; I PROMISE they're worth it
and At the Mouth of the River of Bees while you're at it!
and At the Mouth of the River of Bees while you're at it!
[Spelled coupon wrong 4 times writing this (How?!?)]
25% off a bunch of our books from now until year end using code
SBP25
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25% off a bunch of our books from now until year end using code
SBP25
smallbeerpress.com/not-a-journa...
indiepubs.com/collections/...
December 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
everyone go get A Stranger in Olondria + Tender and also Earth Logic + Air Logic and then go get Fire Logic + Water Logic at full price; I PROMISE they're worth it
and At the Mouth of the River of Bees while you're at it!
and At the Mouth of the River of Bees while you're at it!
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but it's time to move the Zooper Doopers to the freezer.
December 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but it's time to move the Zooper Doopers to the freezer.
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The livestream video of our Opening Night performance is now available to watch, you can still buy pay-what-you-can tickets here - tix.blueroom.org.au/Events/The-L...
Ignore the dates listed on the website, the streaming link is available from 12-26 December.
Enjoy!
Ignore the dates listed on the website, the streaming link is available from 12-26 December.
Enjoy!
December 16, 2025 at 4:27 AM
The livestream video of our Opening Night performance is now available to watch, you can still buy pay-what-you-can tickets here - tix.blueroom.org.au/Events/The-L...
Ignore the dates listed on the website, the streaming link is available from 12-26 December.
Enjoy!
Ignore the dates listed on the website, the streaming link is available from 12-26 December.
Enjoy!
16. wrong country for AOL. not sure what mixed tape is. what i call cursive might not count. i have used a paper map and srnt a postcard this year, and used a dictionary *today*.
December 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
16. wrong country for AOL. not sure what mixed tape is. what i call cursive might not count. i have used a paper map and srnt a postcard this year, and used a dictionary *today*.
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A (quite) young movie lover said to me recently, "Not everybody can afford a DVD player," and I said "How much do you think a DVD player costs?"
He said, "I don't know, like $500?"
Those of us who advocate physical media are maybe not doing the best job of messaging.
He said, "I don't know, like $500?"
Those of us who advocate physical media are maybe not doing the best job of messaging.
December 13, 2025 at 4:15 AM
A (quite) young movie lover said to me recently, "Not everybody can afford a DVD player," and I said "How much do you think a DVD player costs?"
He said, "I don't know, like $500?"
Those of us who advocate physical media are maybe not doing the best job of messaging.
He said, "I don't know, like $500?"
Those of us who advocate physical media are maybe not doing the best job of messaging.
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What a great idea! Sign me up.
Full Alt Text of this wonderful idea for 2026 Public Library Treasure Hunt.
December 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
What a great idea! Sign me up.
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Australia’s TGA has added the new Comirnaty LP.8.1 COVID-19 vaccine, targeting the LP.8.1 variant.
It’s recommended annually for adults 18–64 who aren’t severely immunocompromised and is free for all residents.
Pfizer says it’s now available.
It’s recommended annually for adults 18–64 who aren’t severely immunocompromised and is free for all residents.
Pfizer says it’s now available.
New jab for new COVID-19 variant: Australians can now access additional vaccine
The federal health department says regular COVID-19 vaccinations are "the best way" to maintain protection.
www.sbs.com.au
December 11, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Australia’s TGA has added the new Comirnaty LP.8.1 COVID-19 vaccine, targeting the LP.8.1 variant.
It’s recommended annually for adults 18–64 who aren’t severely immunocompromised and is free for all residents.
Pfizer says it’s now available.
It’s recommended annually for adults 18–64 who aren’t severely immunocompromised and is free for all residents.
Pfizer says it’s now available.
jill of the jungle (1992). 13yo!vass was puzzled about why the animation of her climbing up a vine in that outfit was so detailed
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archive.org/details/msdo...
December 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
jill of the jungle (1992). 13yo!vass was puzzled about why the animation of her climbing up a vine in that outfit was so detailed
archive.org/details/msdo...
archive.org/details/msdo...
Hi Name,
We’d love you to share your feedback about your recent experience at Shop Location.
yeah? well i'd love if corporations never emailed customers requesting feedback ever again, but we don't always get what we want
We’d love you to share your feedback about your recent experience at Shop Location.
yeah? well i'd love if corporations never emailed customers requesting feedback ever again, but we don't always get what we want
December 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Hi Name,
We’d love you to share your feedback about your recent experience at Shop Location.
yeah? well i'd love if corporations never emailed customers requesting feedback ever again, but we don't always get what we want
We’d love you to share your feedback about your recent experience at Shop Location.
yeah? well i'd love if corporations never emailed customers requesting feedback ever again, but we don't always get what we want
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This hit me straight in the feels
December 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
This hit me straight in the feels
leopards: "when we originated this policy, we thought *we* would be the ones biting people's faces"
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Making mental health crisis worse’: Young Nationals warn regional children will be cut off from family by social media ban
Exclusive: President of National party’s youth branch says many children in regional and remote areas rely on social media to stay connected
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
leopards: "when we originated this policy, we thought *we* would be the ones biting people's faces"
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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h/t @robertfreundlaw.bsky.social
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
December 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
h/t @robertfreundlaw.bsky.social
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
i just realised something funny. @rahaeli.bsky.social, i'm sure you already knew this. but. like every other australian who started using dreamwidth the year it went into open beta, i've had my account for exactly 16 years.
December 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
i just realised something funny. @rahaeli.bsky.social, i'm sure you already knew this. but. like every other australian who started using dreamwidth the year it went into open beta, i've had my account for exactly 16 years.
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some years ago at a meeting an academic said to me 'in the west, craft has come to mean "hobby"' and it genuinely destroyed my understanding.
until then i simply did not know that in industrialised economies the act of production had become classified simply as 'something we do for fun'
until then i simply did not know that in industrialised economies the act of production had become classified simply as 'something we do for fun'
28:55. Quilting time. Lizard leaps through history with a pretty good set of stepping stones, so that's ok. Having worked in JoAnn's, the square footage argument is fair. The analysis of "for fun" sewing vs "for necessity" sewing is on point. Except that quilts have always been BOTH.
November 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
some years ago at a meeting an academic said to me 'in the west, craft has come to mean "hobby"' and it genuinely destroyed my understanding.
until then i simply did not know that in industrialised economies the act of production had become classified simply as 'something we do for fun'
until then i simply did not know that in industrialised economies the act of production had become classified simply as 'something we do for fun'
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild
zaglossus bruijnii (echidna)
macropus giganteus (roo)
vanellus miles (plover)
gymnorhina tibicen tyrannica (magpie)
isopedella victorialis (huntsman)
all in the last couple of years, all locally
zaglossus bruijnii (echidna)
macropus giganteus (roo)
vanellus miles (plover)
gymnorhina tibicen tyrannica (magpie)
isopedella victorialis (huntsman)
all in the last couple of years, all locally
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild
Snowflake moray eel
Velvet ant
Chincoteague ponies and foals
Harbor seals
Ring necked duck
Snowflake moray eel
Velvet ant
Chincoteague ponies and foals
Harbor seals
Ring necked duck
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild
Moose
Wolves
Pikas
Puffins
Grizzlies
Moose
Wolves
Pikas
Puffins
Grizzlies
November 29, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild
zaglossus bruijnii (echidna)
macropus giganteus (roo)
vanellus miles (plover)
gymnorhina tibicen tyrannica (magpie)
isopedella victorialis (huntsman)
all in the last couple of years, all locally
zaglossus bruijnii (echidna)
macropus giganteus (roo)
vanellus miles (plover)
gymnorhina tibicen tyrannica (magpie)
isopedella victorialis (huntsman)
all in the last couple of years, all locally
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I am amazingly proud to have inspired this
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I am amazingly proud to have inspired this