Zannah
@alopexstudios.bsky.social
Art and tiny things! Enby cat-parent who enjoys making and sharing stuff || They/Them || No AI/NFTs Linktree: https://linktr.ee/alopexstudios
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Watching my autistic child try to explain disassociating to my audhd child is very funny. She keeps telling him to just “make your brain go quiet, like go to the gray place” and he keeps going “I don’t know what you’re SAYING”. ADHD brains don’t have a quiet mode lol
October 5, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Watching my autistic child try to explain disassociating to my audhd child is very funny. She keeps telling him to just “make your brain go quiet, like go to the gray place” and he keeps going “I don’t know what you’re SAYING”. ADHD brains don’t have a quiet mode lol
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This is a big part of why I have been unable to land a job for the last 14 months.
There are a limited number of investment dollars in existence.
The ones that would be funding startups and Research are all getting poured into AI and data centers.
All I have left is Uber and gas is over $6/gal.
There are a limited number of investment dollars in existence.
The ones that would be funding startups and Research are all getting poured into AI and data centers.
All I have left is Uber and gas is over $6/gal.
AI is now the biggest investment in all of US history as a percentage of GDP.
Datacenter construction is up, all other construction is down.
"AI Is Squeezing Out the Rest of the Stock Market," reported WSJ 2 days ago.
We basically bet the whole economy on the most optimistic visions panning out.
Datacenter construction is up, all other construction is down.
"AI Is Squeezing Out the Rest of the Stock Market," reported WSJ 2 days ago.
We basically bet the whole economy on the most optimistic visions panning out.
Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint.
October 5, 2026 at 3:11 PM
This is a big part of why I have been unable to land a job for the last 14 months.
There are a limited number of investment dollars in existence.
The ones that would be funding startups and Research are all getting poured into AI and data centers.
All I have left is Uber and gas is over $6/gal.
There are a limited number of investment dollars in existence.
The ones that would be funding startups and Research are all getting poured into AI and data centers.
All I have left is Uber and gas is over $6/gal.
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You should be asking why Rockstar gets to do this and doesn't run into any issues with payment processors, while the rest of anyone drawing or writing "explicit content" on any platform have so much trouble getting paid
GTA 6 has received a rating of PEGI 18, revealing mentions of "decapitation," the ability for players to snort cocaine at any time, "scenes of sexual fetishes," and much more.
GTA 6 PEGI Age Rating Reveals Mentions of 'Decapitation' and Cocaine That Can Be 'Snorted' at 'Any Time'
bit.ly
October 4, 2026 at 7:37 PM
You should be asking why Rockstar gets to do this and doesn't run into any issues with payment processors, while the rest of anyone drawing or writing "explicit content" on any platform have so much trouble getting paid
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No, Pirating Harry Potter Does Not Make it Ethical.
Wonderful video by @jessiegender.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=69bY...
Wonderful video by @jessiegender.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=69bY...
J.K. Rowling Thinks You’ll Watch Harry Potter Anyway
YouTube video by Jessie Gender After Dark
www.youtube.com
October 5, 2026 at 3:11 PM
No, Pirating Harry Potter Does Not Make it Ethical.
Wonderful video by @jessiegender.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=69bY...
Wonderful video by @jessiegender.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=69bY...
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I can’t believe we’re back to medieval level conflicts like “local merchant princes attempt to bribe theologians and the Pope’s advisors so the Pope will issue a favorable proclaimation”
October 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I can’t believe we’re back to medieval level conflicts like “local merchant princes attempt to bribe theologians and the Pope’s advisors so the Pope will issue a favorable proclaimation”
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Great chance to post my all-time favorite headline
February 9, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Great chance to post my all-time favorite headline
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👌👌👌👌👌
This is what I like to see at craft markets no matter your subculture or hobby.
#fuckai #noai #fuckgenai #craftfair #fantasyfair
This is what I like to see at craft markets no matter your subculture or hobby.
#fuckai #noai #fuckgenai #craftfair #fantasyfair
June 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM
👌👌👌👌👌
This is what I like to see at craft markets no matter your subculture or hobby.
#fuckai #noai #fuckgenai #craftfair #fantasyfair
This is what I like to see at craft markets no matter your subculture or hobby.
#fuckai #noai #fuckgenai #craftfair #fantasyfair
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not coincidental that the highly-skilled labor is often exactly the kind of labor that's already systemically undervalued. domestic work (meal planning, emotional labor), admin work (note-taking, delegating, scheduling), some of the trades (home renovation, carpentry, etc)
October 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
not coincidental that the highly-skilled labor is often exactly the kind of labor that's already systemically undervalued. domestic work (meal planning, emotional labor), admin work (note-taking, delegating, scheduling), some of the trades (home renovation, carpentry, etc)
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every time i get suckered in by a "but what about all the useful stuff AI does in my life??" argument the useful stuff is either "something you could google in two seconds" or "highly-skilled labor you don't have and therefore can't fact check"
October 3, 2026 at 6:14 PM
every time i get suckered in by a "but what about all the useful stuff AI does in my life??" argument the useful stuff is either "something you could google in two seconds" or "highly-skilled labor you don't have and therefore can't fact check"
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Something AI is responsible for that doesn't get enough talk:
How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners.
How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners.
Yet again, the Game UI Database is being scraped to the point that it's getting knocked offline. Even Cloudflare's "I'm under attack" mode isn't working.
I just wanted to create a resource for real designers. I'm getting so fucking sick of this.
I just wanted to create a resource for real designers. I'm getting so fucking sick of this.
October 4, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Something AI is responsible for that doesn't get enough talk:
How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners.
How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners.
Customer today bemoaned that she only has one grandkid.
“Why does no one your age want to have kids?”
Keep in mind I’m 43, lol.
Me) It’s too expensive.
Her) Oh pshht, that’s no excuse. We’ll help!
I chose not to reply. She doesn’t know me, or my medical or financial situation. But wow, lady.
“Why does no one your age want to have kids?”
Keep in mind I’m 43, lol.
Me) It’s too expensive.
Her) Oh pshht, that’s no excuse. We’ll help!
I chose not to reply. She doesn’t know me, or my medical or financial situation. But wow, lady.
October 3, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Customer today bemoaned that she only has one grandkid.
“Why does no one your age want to have kids?”
Keep in mind I’m 43, lol.
Me) It’s too expensive.
Her) Oh pshht, that’s no excuse. We’ll help!
I chose not to reply. She doesn’t know me, or my medical or financial situation. But wow, lady.
“Why does no one your age want to have kids?”
Keep in mind I’m 43, lol.
Me) It’s too expensive.
Her) Oh pshht, that’s no excuse. We’ll help!
I chose not to reply. She doesn’t know me, or my medical or financial situation. But wow, lady.
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Wow. LOISH got accused of using Ai to make her art. I started following her on early deviantart. I remember first seeing her paintings in college. This is ridiculous, no one is safe. Artists Ive followed for actual decades are getting harassed because their work has been stolen and regurgitated.
October 2, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Wow. LOISH got accused of using Ai to make her art. I started following her on early deviantart. I remember first seeing her paintings in college. This is ridiculous, no one is safe. Artists Ive followed for actual decades are getting harassed because their work has been stolen and regurgitated.
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Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina.
And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*.
If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*.
If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
October 2, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina.
And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*.
If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*.
If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
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Sale ends October 6th
Grab the perfect read for romantic thriller lovers/Hobby Lobby haters while it's only 99¢! (TRUST ME is 3 years old and this is the first time it has been discounted to this price. Regularly $7.99 US $9.99 AU/CA).
Buy now: geni.us/Trust-Me
Grab the perfect read for romantic thriller lovers/Hobby Lobby haters while it's only 99¢! (TRUST ME is 3 years old and this is the first time it has been discounted to this price. Regularly $7.99 US $9.99 AU/CA).
Buy now: geni.us/Trust-Me
The perfect read for romantic thriller lovers/Hobby Lobby haters is only 99¢ for the 1st time!
At zero dark thirty, a team of SEALs is sent into a remote desert to rescue an abducted archaeologist, but the hostage isn’t ready to be saved...
Buy now: geni.us/Trust-Me
At zero dark thirty, a team of SEALs is sent into a remote desert to rescue an abducted archaeologist, but the hostage isn’t ready to be saved...
Buy now: geni.us/Trust-Me
October 2, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Sale ends October 6th
Grab the perfect read for romantic thriller lovers/Hobby Lobby haters while it's only 99¢! (TRUST ME is 3 years old and this is the first time it has been discounted to this price. Regularly $7.99 US $9.99 AU/CA).
Buy now: geni.us/Trust-Me
Grab the perfect read for romantic thriller lovers/Hobby Lobby haters while it's only 99¢! (TRUST ME is 3 years old and this is the first time it has been discounted to this price. Regularly $7.99 US $9.99 AU/CA).
Buy now: geni.us/Trust-Me
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Really need to scrape up $200 for living expenses. Just 8 pattern sales at the suggested price and we'll be covered! Can you be one of those critters for us today?
Here's a few of the shapes we have available!
Shares appreciated so much! Thank you 🐾
ko-fi.com/foxfirefantasy
#furryart #fursuit
Here's a few of the shapes we have available!
Shares appreciated so much! Thank you 🐾
ko-fi.com/foxfirefantasy
#furryart #fursuit
September 30, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Really need to scrape up $200 for living expenses. Just 8 pattern sales at the suggested price and we'll be covered! Can you be one of those critters for us today?
Here's a few of the shapes we have available!
Shares appreciated so much! Thank you 🐾
ko-fi.com/foxfirefantasy
#furryart #fursuit
Here's a few of the shapes we have available!
Shares appreciated so much! Thank you 🐾
ko-fi.com/foxfirefantasy
#furryart #fursuit
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In this op-ed, @emilymbender.bsky.social & I remind everyone that it's the BELIEF that these products are "superintelligent," enough to rely on them for this type of use, that almost rendered humanity extinct.
October 1, 2026 at 11:31 AM
In this op-ed, @emilymbender.bsky.social & I remind everyone that it's the BELIEF that these products are "superintelligent," enough to rely on them for this type of use, that almost rendered humanity extinct.
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I'm not sure if y'all saw a CNN report on how the US had almost started WW3 with China based on fabricated information generated by a chatbot, claiming that a Chinese vessel was carrying components of nuclear weapons.
That was an "existential threat" to humanity
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
That was an "existential threat" to humanity
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender
The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2026 at 11:31 AM
I'm not sure if y'all saw a CNN report on how the US had almost started WW3 with China based on fabricated information generated by a chatbot, claiming that a Chinese vessel was carrying components of nuclear weapons.
That was an "existential threat" to humanity
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
That was an "existential threat" to humanity
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Good job, California. 15 states to go.
No child should marry. A child who marries isn’t emancipated, her (and it’s usually a girl) new spouse becomes her guardian. If he abuses her, she cannot go to a domestic violence shelter. She cannot initiate a divorce. She can’t have her own money.
No child should marry. A child who marries isn’t emancipated, her (and it’s usually a girl) new spouse becomes her guardian. If he abuses her, she cannot go to a domestic violence shelter. She cannot initiate a divorce. She can’t have her own money.
California bans child marriage, even with parental permission
Supporters hail ban on child marriage and companion bill to address forced marriages as “most comprehensive framework” in the U.S.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 1, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Good job, California. 15 states to go.
No child should marry. A child who marries isn’t emancipated, her (and it’s usually a girl) new spouse becomes her guardian. If he abuses her, she cannot go to a domestic violence shelter. She cannot initiate a divorce. She can’t have her own money.
No child should marry. A child who marries isn’t emancipated, her (and it’s usually a girl) new spouse becomes her guardian. If he abuses her, she cannot go to a domestic violence shelter. She cannot initiate a divorce. She can’t have her own money.
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A thing I learned not too long ago is that when an LLM selects a token that leads it down an incorrect path (factually), it has no way to back up, or even know that it should back up, it's just on to the next likely bit. Literally every LLM is just posting their way through it. What an image.
The problem is even more fundamental. LLMs do not understand causation or logic. They only understand correlation. Which means, even with full token context, they will always have the chance to hallucinate.
September 29, 2026 at 10:17 PM
A thing I learned not too long ago is that when an LLM selects a token that leads it down an incorrect path (factually), it has no way to back up, or even know that it should back up, it's just on to the next likely bit. Literally every LLM is just posting their way through it. What an image.
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While I have you here, let me also link to an article I wrote years ago about how to talk to your daughters about sexual violence—without blaming them, shaming them, or restricting their freedoms.
What You Should Really Say to Your Daughter About Campus Sexual Assault
It’s not what you might imagine.
slate.com
September 29, 2026 at 5:53 PM
While I have you here, let me also link to an article I wrote years ago about how to talk to your daughters about sexual violence—without blaming them, shaming them, or restricting their freedoms.
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In many ways, the only thing boys need to learn are the lessons we already teach girls. They need to learn to be part of a community.
And if they understand that, then the lessons on consent and sexual violence come naturally.
And if they understand that, then the lessons on consent and sexual violence come naturally.
September 28, 2026 at 5:06 PM
In many ways, the only thing boys need to learn are the lessons we already teach girls. They need to learn to be part of a community.
And if they understand that, then the lessons on consent and sexual violence come naturally.
And if they understand that, then the lessons on consent and sexual violence come naturally.
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And the last one I’ll mention is for mothers to set boundaries in their own relationships with their sons.
The way he treats you is a model for how he treats all other women. If you succumb to the social pressure to make every sacrifice for him, he will expect the same of other women too.
The way he treats you is a model for how he treats all other women. If you succumb to the social pressure to make every sacrifice for him, he will expect the same of other women too.
September 28, 2026 at 5:06 PM
And the last one I’ll mention is for mothers to set boundaries in their own relationships with their sons.
The way he treats you is a model for how he treats all other women. If you succumb to the social pressure to make every sacrifice for him, he will expect the same of other women too.
The way he treats you is a model for how he treats all other women. If you succumb to the social pressure to make every sacrifice for him, he will expect the same of other women too.
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Another big one is teaching your son to see girls as equals. Instead of enrolling him in sex-segregated sports, introduce him to a co-ed team.
And help him foster his more “feminine” interests where we can be in mixed-sex spaces, making mixed-sex friend groups.
And help him foster his more “feminine” interests where we can be in mixed-sex spaces, making mixed-sex friend groups.
September 28, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Another big one is teaching your son to see girls as equals. Instead of enrolling him in sex-segregated sports, introduce him to a co-ed team.
And help him foster his more “feminine” interests where we can be in mixed-sex spaces, making mixed-sex friend groups.
And help him foster his more “feminine” interests where we can be in mixed-sex spaces, making mixed-sex friend groups.
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Teach your son to wait.
Teach him that other people are as important as he is.
Teach him to apologize and go back to the end of the line if he made an entitled decision.
Teach him that girls and women deserve respect in *all* scenarios—not just during sex.
Teach him that other people are as important as he is.
Teach him to apologize and go back to the end of the line if he made an entitled decision.
Teach him that girls and women deserve respect in *all* scenarios—not just during sex.
September 28, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Teach your son to wait.
Teach him that other people are as important as he is.
Teach him to apologize and go back to the end of the line if he made an entitled decision.
Teach him that girls and women deserve respect in *all* scenarios—not just during sex.
Teach him that other people are as important as he is.
Teach him to apologize and go back to the end of the line if he made an entitled decision.
Teach him that girls and women deserve respect in *all* scenarios—not just during sex.