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They/Them. Former DJ. Writer. Gamer/GM. I'm thinking too much about everything and passing the rants on to you!
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It took me a while, but the summary for Episode 2 of Mobius Trip: "The Clown Car" is now posted on the Songs from the Cage Wiki. I'm super proud of it, though I'll probably have to make a "clown lingo" reference page eventually.
songsfromthecage.wikioasis.org/wiki/%22The_...
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sure yeah, can't even make a stick figure without fucking up and no one at the company gives enough of a shit to even give it another pass but go ahead and take my money so i can use this lazy shit technology every day too
September 19, 2026 at 5:44 AM
sure yeah, can't even make a stick figure without fucking up and no one at the company gives enough of a shit to even give it another pass but go ahead and take my money so i can use this lazy shit technology every day too
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I assume anyone who points out how small the trans population is doesn’t know any trans people & I guess that’s what it takes to care? Because if you know even ONE trans person, like a person in your life, how can you think about that person and conclude it’s okay if they get thrown under the bus?
September 19, 2026 at 4:42 AM
I assume anyone who points out how small the trans population is doesn’t know any trans people & I guess that’s what it takes to care? Because if you know even ONE trans person, like a person in your life, how can you think about that person and conclude it’s okay if they get thrown under the bus?
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The time to push candidates toward more progressive policies is NOT after they get in office. It’s before. We have to look out for everybody. That may include a type of person that is not in your life!
September 19, 2026 at 4:40 AM
The time to push candidates toward more progressive policies is NOT after they get in office. It’s before. We have to look out for everybody. That may include a type of person that is not in your life!
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A fine excuse to share this yet again.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the it's my book they will walk if I tell them to
YouTube video by Tom Cardy
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September 19, 2026 at 3:22 PM
A fine excuse to share this yet again.
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TWENTY ONE YEARS AGO. TWENTY ONE.
September 19, 2026 at 3:36 PM
TWENTY ONE YEARS AGO. TWENTY ONE.
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This is why I think it's so important to push back against the personification of LLMs.
If a person shoots someone while wearing a hand puppet, they can't claim the hand puppet did the murder.
If a person shoots someone while wearing a hand puppet, they can't claim the hand puppet did the murder.
Referring to the harm as being caused by LLMs, when it is caused by people, actually serves to exonerate the people as if they did not make explicit decisions.
September 19, 2026 at 1:30 PM
This is why I think it's so important to push back against the personification of LLMs.
If a person shoots someone while wearing a hand puppet, they can't claim the hand puppet did the murder.
If a person shoots someone while wearing a hand puppet, they can't claim the hand puppet did the murder.
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This sign is killing it btw
September 19, 2026 at 3:43 PM
This sign is killing it btw
If your argument can be addressed and defeated by the plot of Star Trek: Insurrection, it's probably a lame argument.
It’s very simple and it’s been said over and over but I guess it needs saying continuously: if you deem one group too small to have equal rights you are enabling fascism, not fighting it. The people saying Dems are GREAT on trans rights are not paying attention and/or saying stuff like this.
September 19, 2026 at 4:21 PM
If your argument can be addressed and defeated by the plot of Star Trek: Insurrection, it's probably a lame argument.
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Remember when Jake Tapper dug in his heels to defend Fox News when Obama dared to move them to the second row of the press room?
Well, now that the roles have reversed, I'm sure that Fox News will -- come on, stop laughing, let me finish
Well, now that the roles have reversed, I'm sure that Fox News will -- come on, stop laughing, let me finish
September 19, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Remember when Jake Tapper dug in his heels to defend Fox News when Obama dared to move them to the second row of the press room?
Well, now that the roles have reversed, I'm sure that Fox News will -- come on, stop laughing, let me finish
Well, now that the roles have reversed, I'm sure that Fox News will -- come on, stop laughing, let me finish
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“a military unit is only as erect as its most flaccid member” - sun tzu
September 19, 2026 at 11:39 AM
“a military unit is only as erect as its most flaccid member” - sun tzu
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JOing before I go to bed every night in hopes they’ll send me home from the starvation boat that’s been at sea for a year and a half
NEWS: The Pentagon has announced mandatory low-testosterone screenings for male troops 30 and older, including screening for symptoms such as “reduced libido, loss of spontaneous morning erections, erectile dysfunction,” and other symptoms.
September 19, 2026 at 1:03 AM
JOing before I go to bed every night in hopes they’ll send me home from the starvation boat that’s been at sea for a year and a half
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All things considered, If I had known every single dumb joke I've ever made was going to get taken 100% seriously by thousands and thousands of people, I would have at least tried to make them funnier.
September 19, 2026 at 1:16 AM
All things considered, If I had known every single dumb joke I've ever made was going to get taken 100% seriously by thousands and thousands of people, I would have at least tried to make them funnier.
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I’m gonna keep saying it.
It‘s not purity tests. Or trans people. Or Black, disabled or queer people that got us Trump.
It’s cishet white guys.
you sound like a fool suggesting otherwise.
It‘s not purity tests. Or trans people. Or Black, disabled or queer people that got us Trump.
It’s cishet white guys.
you sound like a fool suggesting otherwise.
September 18, 2026 at 1:06 PM
I’m gonna keep saying it.
It‘s not purity tests. Or trans people. Or Black, disabled or queer people that got us Trump.
It’s cishet white guys.
you sound like a fool suggesting otherwise.
It‘s not purity tests. Or trans people. Or Black, disabled or queer people that got us Trump.
It’s cishet white guys.
you sound like a fool suggesting otherwise.
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Watching them cheerfully abandon all the issues they harassed our lives with years ago (while professing never to have cared about them in the first place) is killing me.
Republicans are now telling us to stop eating meat because it's too expensive. What the f*ck is this new timeline and how can I escape it?!?
September 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Watching them cheerfully abandon all the issues they harassed our lives with years ago (while professing never to have cared about them in the first place) is killing me.
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Being forty is when you show up at the convention with grapes, cherry tomatoes, and watermelon instead of three packs of Oreos.
September 18, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Being forty is when you show up at the convention with grapes, cherry tomatoes, and watermelon instead of three packs of Oreos.
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"what if the democrats become labour on trans rights" is the nightmare scenario for trans people in the united states and avoiding that is why I think we need to continue pushing back on dems who waver as hard as possible
This point, from my recent interview with @perrybaconjr.bsky.social for TNR, is so crucial. Trans people are desperate for relief from the relentless Republican attacks impacting all of us.
When Democrats move right, they signal relief may not be coming, and that engenders a lot of despair.
When Democrats move right, they signal relief may not be coming, and that engenders a lot of despair.
September 18, 2026 at 5:57 PM
"what if the democrats become labour on trans rights" is the nightmare scenario for trans people in the united states and avoiding that is why I think we need to continue pushing back on dems who waver as hard as possible
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"We nearly did 99 Luftballoons with AI" is a great illustration of the actual danger, not that it's going to think for itself and go rogue but that it's a million miles away from that level of sophistication and people are still this eager to outsource human decisions to it
September 18, 2026 at 7:37 PM
"We nearly did 99 Luftballoons with AI" is a great illustration of the actual danger, not that it's going to think for itself and go rogue but that it's a million miles away from that level of sophistication and people are still this eager to outsource human decisions to it
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Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming https://theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nefarious-plot-to-undergo-years-of-m-1850433563/
September 18, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming https://theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nefarious-plot-to-undergo-years-of-m-1850433563/
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On one hand, AI might cause nuclear annihilation in the dumbest way possible. But on the other hand, it is semi-almost-useful at making lists. Gotta take the bad with the good!
so we just nearly started a war with china (a nuclear state) because of genAI use
September 18, 2026 at 9:31 PM
On one hand, AI might cause nuclear annihilation in the dumbest way possible. But on the other hand, it is semi-almost-useful at making lists. Gotta take the bad with the good!
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I submit this as another.
September 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I submit this as another.
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It's so funny that Mamdani is doing *exactly* what the abundance types are calling for -- competent government in service of constituents' quality of life -- but they can't embrace him because their billionaire donors hate Muslims.
It's pretty damn impressive how much ground Mayor Mamdani has been able to cover after only nine months in office on a wide range of basic quality-of-life issues in NYC.
I was reading through the numbers this morning, and they're kinda astonishing.
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I was reading through the numbers this morning, and they're kinda astonishing.
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September 18, 2026 at 5:38 PM
It's so funny that Mamdani is doing *exactly* what the abundance types are calling for -- competent government in service of constituents' quality of life -- but they can't embrace him because their billionaire donors hate Muslims.