Ten Auroras Leaping
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They/Them, Mostly screams about cartoons but I'm working on something maybe?
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Never say I've never done anything for you
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Been watching the Charles Sturt University falcon cam for a couple months now and this shit is my soap opera
December 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Been watching the Charles Sturt University falcon cam for a couple months now and this shit is my soap opera
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Plex Submits $35 Bid For Warner Bros.
Plex Submits $35 Bid For Warner Bros.
LOS GATOS, CA—In an attempt to fend off growing competition from Paramount and Netflix, Plex CEO Keith Valory announced Monday that the streaming platform had submitted a $35 bid for Warner Bros. Disc...
theonion.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Plex Submits $35 Bid For Warner Bros.
"I didn't say that it's total bullshit I mean I absolutely AGREE with it but"
Vance has such contempt for his supporters, it's wild.
"How do you borrow a cup of sugar?"
"How do you borrow a cup of sugar?"
December 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
"I didn't say that it's total bullshit I mean I absolutely AGREE with it but"
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8 Dec 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- United Methodist pastor Rev. Phillipa Phaneuf of Rochester NY comes out mid-service: "I’m not becoming a woman, I’m giving up pretending to be a man." [Watch the vid]
Pastor, 51, Comes Out as Transgender During Emotional Church Service: I'm 'Truly Happy for the First Time in a Very Long Time'
A pastor came out as transgender during a recent church service in Rochester, N.Y. Rev. Phillipa Phaneuf made the announcement while wearing a stole with a rainbow pattern.
people.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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All of this is of course easily explained by the fact that actors were withholding work for AI protections independently of the videogame strike
But the inconsistency in whether the fans believe the SAG-AFTRA strike directly influenced these games’ casts or not is staggering.
But the inconsistency in whether the fans believe the SAG-AFTRA strike directly influenced these games’ casts or not is staggering.
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
All of this is of course easily explained by the fact that actors were withholding work for AI protections independently of the videogame strike
But the inconsistency in whether the fans believe the SAG-AFTRA strike directly influenced these games’ casts or not is staggering.
But the inconsistency in whether the fans believe the SAG-AFTRA strike directly influenced these games’ casts or not is staggering.
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(hoyo VAs get recast during the SAG strike)
Hoyo Fans: It can’t be because of the strike, Hoyo isn’t struck
(they learn the VAs are striking independently)
Hoyo Fans: So the strike is fake!
(VAs get recast after SAG’s strike)
Hoyo Fans: Well the strike ended months ago so it can’t be related?
Hoyo Fans: It can’t be because of the strike, Hoyo isn’t struck
(they learn the VAs are striking independently)
Hoyo Fans: So the strike is fake!
(VAs get recast after SAG’s strike)
Hoyo Fans: Well the strike ended months ago so it can’t be related?
a man with a beard is touching his forehead with his hand
Alt: Charlie Kelly rubbing his temples with an exasperated expression
media.tenor.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
(hoyo VAs get recast during the SAG strike)
Hoyo Fans: It can’t be because of the strike, Hoyo isn’t struck
(they learn the VAs are striking independently)
Hoyo Fans: So the strike is fake!
(VAs get recast after SAG’s strike)
Hoyo Fans: Well the strike ended months ago so it can’t be related?
Hoyo Fans: It can’t be because of the strike, Hoyo isn’t struck
(they learn the VAs are striking independently)
Hoyo Fans: So the strike is fake!
(VAs get recast after SAG’s strike)
Hoyo Fans: Well the strike ended months ago so it can’t be related?
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we all got cowed into avoiding "virtue signaling" as if the public affirmation of socially agreed upon ethical principles was somehow cringey instead of a significant part of what a "society" even is. now all there's left is vice signaling, and it's reshaping society.
December 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
we all got cowed into avoiding "virtue signaling" as if the public affirmation of socially agreed upon ethical principles was somehow cringey instead of a significant part of what a "society" even is. now all there's left is vice signaling, and it's reshaping society.
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So you say you're glad that he's frozen in there and we're out here. And that he's the sheriff. And that you're frozen out here. And you're in there. But oh, you just remembered - you're out here.
But what I really wanna know is... where's the caveman?
But what I really wanna know is... where's the caveman?
December 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
So you say you're glad that he's frozen in there and we're out here. And that he's the sheriff. And that you're frozen out here. And you're in there. But oh, you just remembered - you're out here.
But what I really wanna know is... where's the caveman?
But what I really wanna know is... where's the caveman?
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Nobody. I do not think you can eat chair
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Nobody. I do not think you can eat chair
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Giving parents the discretion not to vaccinate their kids is one of the strongest ways the state reinforces the parent-child relationship as one of ownership.
Your parents have the ability to decide whether you will die of preventable disease, because you are their property not a person.
Your parents have the ability to decide whether you will die of preventable disease, because you are their property not a person.
To be very clear: Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the children who get it.
RFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves
“Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.”
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Giving parents the discretion not to vaccinate their kids is one of the strongest ways the state reinforces the parent-child relationship as one of ownership.
Your parents have the ability to decide whether you will die of preventable disease, because you are their property not a person.
Your parents have the ability to decide whether you will die of preventable disease, because you are their property not a person.
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Adding to this by reminding people that buying games on GOG means you get DRM-free copies.
Basically DRM is a lock and DRM-free files can be backed up, copied, and install without requiring a log-in. JUST LIKE REGULAR PHOTOS AND MP3 FILES.
Basically DRM is a lock and DRM-free files can be backed up, copied, and install without requiring a log-in. JUST LIKE REGULAR PHOTOS AND MP3 FILES.
PSA for anyone who needs it:
You are still able to buy Yakuza 0 from GOG in its original form and this is the recommended way to play, the Director's Cut changes some things for the worse.
See here to learn what was changed:
www.avclub.com/yakuza-0-dir...
You are still able to buy Yakuza 0 from GOG in its original form and this is the recommended way to play, the Director's Cut changes some things for the worse.
See here to learn what was changed:
www.avclub.com/yakuza-0-dir...
Yakuza 0 Director's Cut makes a great game worse while erasing gaming history
Yakuza 0 Director's Cut is out on Dec. 8. The issue? Its changes are ill-considered, and it's replacing the original on digital storefronts.
www.avclub.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Adding to this by reminding people that buying games on GOG means you get DRM-free copies.
Basically DRM is a lock and DRM-free files can be backed up, copied, and install without requiring a log-in. JUST LIKE REGULAR PHOTOS AND MP3 FILES.
Basically DRM is a lock and DRM-free files can be backed up, copied, and install without requiring a log-in. JUST LIKE REGULAR PHOTOS AND MP3 FILES.
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Can't worm your way out of this one
December 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Can't worm your way out of this one
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"When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts."
Michael Ende - The Neverending Story
Michael Ende - The Neverending Story
![[photo of page from The Neverending Story]: "Whatever they please. When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts. That's why I sided with the powerful and served them - because I wanted to share their power.'
'I want no part in it!' Atreyu cried out.
'Take it easy, you little fool,' the werewolf growled.
'When your turn comes to jump into the Nothing, you too will be a nameless servant of power, with no will of your own. Who knows what use they will make of you? Maybe you'll help them persuade people to buy things they don't need, or hate things they know nothing about, or hold beliefs that make them easy to handle, or doubt the truths that might save them. Yes, you little Fantastican, big things will be done in the human world with your help, wars started, empires founded..."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreih4s2uzfh5jnzmrjlsrd4tgpjus7k4flyezj4q3a3c76mwrwy424q@jpeg)
December 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
"When it comes to controlling human beings there is no better instrument than lies. Because, you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts."
Michael Ende - The Neverending Story
Michael Ende - The Neverending Story
Hot take the "Dalmatians killed her mom" plot development of the Emma Stone Cruella movie is nowhere near as insane to me as the end-tease implying that Pongo and Perdita are siblings
December 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Hot take the "Dalmatians killed her mom" plot development of the Emma Stone Cruella movie is nowhere near as insane to me as the end-tease implying that Pongo and Perdita are siblings
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Please read this thread.
AI may improve but it will never elevate or surpass a human performance. It doesn't matter how much better the tech gets over time. Unfortunately, as many are aware & as this video does a great job of laying out, if "good enough" is ever *good enough* for the average viewer, we're all in trouble.
Another excellent video about AI and the broader problems beyond just "it sounds bad lol."
youtu.be/tl4mAIBA8jc
youtu.be/tl4mAIBA8jc
December 8, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Please read this thread.
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Holy shit, Spotify is fucking repugnant. I keep thinking I know how trash that platform is, and I keep being shocked all over again.
An old person, I just hoard MP3s. I buy ‘em with Bandcamp and stream from my hard drive with Plex.
An old person, I just hoard MP3s. I buy ‘em with Bandcamp and stream from my hard drive with Plex.
My girlfriend has spent countless hours setting up a home server filled with the music we own, painstakingly tagging albums and installing a way to listen to music outside the house.
Meanwhile Spotify now recommends fake AI bands. The real King Gizz band left the platform months ago.
Meanwhile Spotify now recommends fake AI bands. The real King Gizz band left the platform months ago.
December 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Holy shit, Spotify is fucking repugnant. I keep thinking I know how trash that platform is, and I keep being shocked all over again.
An old person, I just hoard MP3s. I buy ‘em with Bandcamp and stream from my hard drive with Plex.
An old person, I just hoard MP3s. I buy ‘em with Bandcamp and stream from my hard drive with Plex.
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I like that no matter who buys WB, we’re all just inherently losing
December 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I like that no matter who buys WB, we’re all just inherently losing
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remember: being able to "boycott" a company is a privilege. a lot of Disabled, BIPOC, queer and poor people can't just boycott a company cuz they provide services (like next day delivery) that give them accessibility they wouldn't have otherwise.
December 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
remember: being able to "boycott" a company is a privilege. a lot of Disabled, BIPOC, queer and poor people can't just boycott a company cuz they provide services (like next day delivery) that give them accessibility they wouldn't have otherwise.
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Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
December 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
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Oda don't got internet. Or sense (cough Watsuki).
December 8, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Oda don't got internet. Or sense (cough Watsuki).
hhhhhh goddammit dude
December 8, 2025 at 7:06 AM
hhhhhh goddammit dude
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As somebody who may or may not hate bad people on the same level as 50 Cent, watching the short documentary series "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" is a pretty damn sobering experience. There's a lot to the story I'd heard before, but it's still horrifying and heartbreaking. Some more words from me here:
A ★★★★ review of Sean Combs: The Reckoning (2025)
There's decades of music that's going to be really difficult to interact with after everything we know about Combs now. There's not much else to say other than, damn man, there are so many people who ...
boxd.it
December 8, 2025 at 5:04 AM
As somebody who may or may not hate bad people on the same level as 50 Cent, watching the short documentary series "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" is a pretty damn sobering experience. There's a lot to the story I'd heard before, but it's still horrifying and heartbreaking. Some more words from me here:
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December 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30