Virgofall 🔞
@virgofall.bsky.social
she/her | 30+ | multifandom w/XIV lean
Trying to get back on the self-care train.
Disabled and dealing with autistic burnout; occasionally talks about it
Trying to get back on the self-care train.
Disabled and dealing with autistic burnout; occasionally talks about it
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I'm not asking you to read our books (but I think they're awesome) or respect how we write (but you don't need to tell me to my face that you have bad taste), but I am asking you to think about us as colleagues who are going to get hit by the shit first, and to give a fuck when it happens to us.
December 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I'm not asking you to read our books (but I think they're awesome) or respect how we write (but you don't need to tell me to my face that you have bad taste), but I am asking you to think about us as colleagues who are going to get hit by the shit first, and to give a fuck when it happens to us.
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If you did not give a shit about it, or saw something out of the corner or your eye and was like, enh, whatever, who cares about downloading books from romance authors, they're all alike...
Just please, please think for a second.
Just please, please think for a second.
December 24, 2025 at 2:55 AM
If you did not give a shit about it, or saw something out of the corner or your eye and was like, enh, whatever, who cares about downloading books from romance authors, they're all alike...
Just please, please think for a second.
Just please, please think for a second.
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The news that AI was being trained on stolen works?
It was broken first about the BooksCorpus, on May 11 of 2021, and it was discussed in major news media thereafter. Romance authors talked about it. A lot.
The first archive they stole was largely romance.
arxiv.org/abs/2105.05241
It was broken first about the BooksCorpus, on May 11 of 2021, and it was discussed in major news media thereafter. Romance authors talked about it. A lot.
The first archive they stole was largely romance.
arxiv.org/abs/2105.05241
Addressing "Documentation Debt" in Machine Learning Research: A Retrospective Datasheet for BookCorpus
Recent literature has underscored the importance of dataset documentation work for machine learning, and part of this work involves addressing "documentation debt" for datasets that have been used wid...
arxiv.org
December 24, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The news that AI was being trained on stolen works?
It was broken first about the BooksCorpus, on May 11 of 2021, and it was discussed in major news media thereafter. Romance authors talked about it. A lot.
The first archive they stole was largely romance.
arxiv.org/abs/2105.05241
It was broken first about the BooksCorpus, on May 11 of 2021, and it was discussed in major news media thereafter. Romance authors talked about it. A lot.
The first archive they stole was largely romance.
arxiv.org/abs/2105.05241
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The news about Harlequin translators getting fired en masse?
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
December 24, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The news about Harlequin translators getting fired en masse?
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
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It is about this: because so many people do not give a shit about romance, shit gets tried in romance first.
You should pay attention to romance publishing news and care about it, because they will try that shit here first.
You should pay attention to romance publishing news and care about it, because they will try that shit here first.
December 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
It is about this: because so many people do not give a shit about romance, shit gets tried in romance first.
You should pay attention to romance publishing news and care about it, because they will try that shit here first.
You should pay attention to romance publishing news and care about it, because they will try that shit here first.
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So I am going to say something about romance as a genre.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
December 24, 2025 at 2:51 AM
So I am going to say something about romance as a genre.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
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All CECOT stories in the past few hours removed from Reddit (r/politics) for being "off-topic".
"All submissions to r/politics need to be explicitly about current US politics."
Reddit is being actively censored.
"All submissions to r/politics need to be explicitly about current US politics."
Reddit is being actively censored.
December 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
All CECOT stories in the past few hours removed from Reddit (r/politics) for being "off-topic".
"All submissions to r/politics need to be explicitly about current US politics."
Reddit is being actively censored.
"All submissions to r/politics need to be explicitly about current US politics."
Reddit is being actively censored.
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I want people to think more critically over AI and understand WHICH AI is the kind ruining our environment (it's genAI). AI in general has been around for decades and fear mongering over anything labeled "AI" is doing more harm than good. The AI that detects cancer isn't genAI.
December 23, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I want people to think more critically over AI and understand WHICH AI is the kind ruining our environment (it's genAI). AI in general has been around for decades and fear mongering over anything labeled "AI" is doing more harm than good. The AI that detects cancer isn't genAI.
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PSA for artists & commissioners:
PayPal is showing an optional post-invoice feedback form. Since feedback is shared with PayPal, many artists recommend not filling it out (especially NSFW artists).
Also: it’s safest to leave payment notes blank and avoid writing things like “art” or “commission.”
PayPal is showing an optional post-invoice feedback form. Since feedback is shared with PayPal, many artists recommend not filling it out (especially NSFW artists).
Also: it’s safest to leave payment notes blank and avoid writing things like “art” or “commission.”
December 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
PSA for artists & commissioners:
PayPal is showing an optional post-invoice feedback form. Since feedback is shared with PayPal, many artists recommend not filling it out (especially NSFW artists).
Also: it’s safest to leave payment notes blank and avoid writing things like “art” or “commission.”
PayPal is showing an optional post-invoice feedback form. Since feedback is shared with PayPal, many artists recommend not filling it out (especially NSFW artists).
Also: it’s safest to leave payment notes blank and avoid writing things like “art” or “commission.”
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I was using AI 15 years ago to laser bacteria and identify it just by the ions it left.
AI is a life-changing miracle
GenAI is a life-dulling embarrassment.
AI is a life-changing miracle
GenAI is a life-dulling embarrassment.
If we’re going to get really no quarter about genAI usage, I’m going to need people to learn the difference between AI and genAI real fast.
December 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I was using AI 15 years ago to laser bacteria and identify it just by the ions it left.
AI is a life-changing miracle
GenAI is a life-dulling embarrassment.
AI is a life-changing miracle
GenAI is a life-dulling embarrassment.
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Can be disabled on the artist's side. bsky.app/profile/cair...
ARTISTS! You can DISABLE this feature! Protect yourself and don't assume that you're safe if you're an sfw artist!
December 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Can be disabled on the artist's side. bsky.app/profile/cair...
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Apparently Paypal is now asking those who commissioned artists through invoices for feedback on the experience, Please never type anything, Its a trap. Just putting both yours and their accounts at risk of bans.
December 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Apparently Paypal is now asking those who commissioned artists through invoices for feedback on the experience, Please never type anything, Its a trap. Just putting both yours and their accounts at risk of bans.
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Commissions open for Christmas!
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December 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Commissions open for Christmas!
forms.gle/TiwjHetMqtYL...
forms.gle/TiwjHetMqtYL...
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trans kids should have access to healthcare. same as cis kids. ANYTHING that their parents and doctors think would have a positive impact. Not complicated.
December 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
trans kids should have access to healthcare. same as cis kids. ANYTHING that their parents and doctors think would have a positive impact. Not complicated.
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If you're not trans, I don't think I can fully explain how important this is.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
If you're not trans, I don't think I can fully explain how important this is.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
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"we need ai to come up with npc text" ffxiv players are currently bonding and paying tribute to a glitched lvl 1 mob with no name
December 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"we need ai to come up with npc text" ffxiv players are currently bonding and paying tribute to a glitched lvl 1 mob with no name
Happy XIV MSQ patch week. [ ] aside I'll be keeping quiet enough on this side.with regards to that specifically. My mental plate is already overloaded as it stands
December 19, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Happy XIV MSQ patch week. [ ] aside I'll be keeping quiet enough on this side.with regards to that specifically. My mental plate is already overloaded as it stands
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This news article makes me afraid as a disabled person to take any type of accessibility friendly thing because I feel like I'm just going to be looked on like I'm faking it even though I'm legally blind and have terrible motor skills
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines. on.wsj.com/3N6apva
They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines.
on.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:40 AM
This news article makes me afraid as a disabled person to take any type of accessibility friendly thing because I feel like I'm just going to be looked on like I'm faking it even though I'm legally blind and have terrible motor skills
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Y'all gonna start acknowledging the parallels yet?
Y'all gonna start defending art, intimacy, and sex as basic human expressions?
Y'all gonna start realizing that these deranged puritans don't have an ounce of goodwill in their bodies and literally just want to control every aspect of our lives?
Y'all gonna start defending art, intimacy, and sex as basic human expressions?
Y'all gonna start realizing that these deranged puritans don't have an ounce of goodwill in their bodies and literally just want to control every aspect of our lives?
![A screenshot of the first three paragraphs from Wikipedia's article on "Degenerate art" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degenerate_art).
It reads:
Degenerate art (German: Entartete Kunst) was a term adopted in the 1920s by the Nazi Party in Germany to describe modern art. During the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler, German modernist art, including many works of internationally renowned artists, was removed from state-owned museums and banned in Nazi Germany on the grounds that such art was an "insult to German feeling", un-German, Freemasonic, Jewish, or Communist in nature. Those identified as degenerate artists were subjected to sanctions that included dismissal from teaching positions, being forbidden to exhibit or to sell their art, and in some cases being forbidden to produce art.
Degenerate Art also was the title of a 1937 exhibition held by the Nazis in Munich, consisting of 650 modernist artworks that the Nazis had taken from museums, that were poorly hung alongside graffiti and text labels mocking the art and the artists.[1] Designed to inflame public opinion against modernism, the exhibition subsequently traveled to several other cities in Germany and Austria.
While modern styles of art were prohibited, the Nazis promoted paintings and sculptures that were traditional in manner and that exalted the "blood and soil" values of racial purity, militarism, and obedience. Similar restrictions were placed upon music, which was expected to be tonal and free of any jazz influences; disapproved music was termed degenerate music. Films and plays were also censored.[2]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fjyar4qi72ca4d54262prmt5/bafkreidrunh4pl7wusvh4btcxrswf4cfgzxdbvqhb2le7so5zntcboo5ja@jpeg)
December 17, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Y'all gonna start acknowledging the parallels yet?
Y'all gonna start defending art, intimacy, and sex as basic human expressions?
Y'all gonna start realizing that these deranged puritans don't have an ounce of goodwill in their bodies and literally just want to control every aspect of our lives?
Y'all gonna start defending art, intimacy, and sex as basic human expressions?
Y'all gonna start realizing that these deranged puritans don't have an ounce of goodwill in their bodies and literally just want to control every aspect of our lives?
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Guess who were the original storytellers?
Exactly, women
It's infuriating and funny to see the same old story repeating itself over and over again.
Exactly, women
It's infuriating and funny to see the same old story repeating itself over and over again.
Are these the same companies that told us the robot could do it?
December 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Guess who were the original storytellers?
Exactly, women
It's infuriating and funny to see the same old story repeating itself over and over again.
Exactly, women
It's infuriating and funny to see the same old story repeating itself over and over again.