berserk du soleil
@aetataureate.bsky.social
just some white she/her older millennial. "a villain that fights by the book of arithmetic." not a professional account. i hate reply guys and will make it weird.
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hi i'm going issue a challenge for 2026! if you have $20+ that you can comfortably spare at some point, commission an artist to illustrate something for you. a calligraphy version of an inside joke. a caricature of a relative. your pet but as the king of spades idk. spot art for your website. &c &c
an unspoken part of virtually any social debate is that every single decision is yoked to how we already live. there is NO fat person who decides to take ozempic but who has never experienced fatphobia. that vacuum simply does not exist. there is NO "tradwife" who was not exposed to misogyny.
February 20, 2026 at 6:05 PM
an unspoken part of virtually any social debate is that every single decision is yoked to how we already live. there is NO fat person who decides to take ozempic but who has never experienced fatphobia. that vacuum simply does not exist. there is NO "tradwife" who was not exposed to misogyny.
I LOVE HIM
(a really nice photo shows a black cat sitting on the edge of a toilet tank. he has his head tilted back and i think he's thinking about jumping up onto something even higher.)
(a really nice photo shows a black cat sitting on the edge of a toilet tank. he has his head tilted back and i think he's thinking about jumping up onto something even higher.)
Forget Elf on the Shelf, how about Boy-let on the Toilet? 🙃
February 20, 2026 at 4:49 PM
I LOVE HIM
(a really nice photo shows a black cat sitting on the edge of a toilet tank. he has his head tilted back and i think he's thinking about jumping up onto something even higher.)
(a really nice photo shows a black cat sitting on the edge of a toilet tank. he has his head tilted back and i think he's thinking about jumping up onto something even higher.)
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growing up in the 90s I was led to believe that Angel Dust was going to be a much bigger concern
February 20, 2026 at 4:47 PM
growing up in the 90s I was led to believe that Angel Dust was going to be a much bigger concern
auschwitz vibes
(image shows a black and white floor plan of a gigantic facility crammed with rooms, most without windows, all very crowded with sixteen people each)
(image shows a black and white floor plan of a gigantic facility crammed with rooms, most without windows, all very crowded with sixteen people each)
Concerned about ICE's $45 billion plan to convert warehouses into immigration detention centers? This is what they'll look like inside. From ICE's plan for the Social Circle, GA facility. Each little dot: a person. www.socialcirclega.gov/home/showpub...
February 20, 2026 at 4:24 PM
auschwitz vibes
(image shows a black and white floor plan of a gigantic facility crammed with rooms, most without windows, all very crowded with sixteen people each)
(image shows a black and white floor plan of a gigantic facility crammed with rooms, most without windows, all very crowded with sixteen people each)
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This morning, I'm thinking about the city blocks I've lived on and their shapes and sizes. One time I technically did not live on a block, because our street dead-ended into a forest preserve.
Good morning! How are you? What's going on?
Good morning! How are you? What's going on?
February 20, 2026 at 2:15 PM
This morning, I'm thinking about the city blocks I've lived on and their shapes and sizes. One time I technically did not live on a block, because our street dead-ended into a forest preserve.
Good morning! How are you? What's going on?
Good morning! How are you? What's going on?
the last section of "sinners" is so good and devastating, but i'm watching a youtube video with a summary of the movie and am just really enjoying seeing the first parts again: the brothers, sammy playing music, the rich worldbuilding around their community. just as good and fun and fascinating
February 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
the last section of "sinners" is so good and devastating, but i'm watching a youtube video with a summary of the movie and am just really enjoying seeing the first parts again: the brothers, sammy playing music, the rich worldbuilding around their community. just as good and fun and fascinating
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Okay, this is behind a paywall and Wired has a great reputation, but this feels a little "Jews run the banks" to me. Blaming a marginalized group for the rampant cruelty and bigotry of Silicon Valley instead of the majority group that has been going full steam ahead on transphobia and antiblackness.
Gay men have long been rumored to run Silicon Valley. WIRED investigates. www.wired.com/story/inside...
Inside the Gay Tech Mafia
Gay men have long been rumored to run Silicon Valley. WIRED investigates.
www.wired.com
February 19, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Okay, this is behind a paywall and Wired has a great reputation, but this feels a little "Jews run the banks" to me. Blaming a marginalized group for the rampant cruelty and bigotry of Silicon Valley instead of the majority group that has been going full steam ahead on transphobia and antiblackness.
hi let's watch some VIDEOS
February 19, 2026 at 7:36 PM
hi let's watch some VIDEOS
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Gertie is such a joyful, confident little girl and just LOOK at those eyelashes!
February 19, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Gertie is such a joyful, confident little girl and just LOOK at those eyelashes!
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Video: Juniper the snow leopard cub slapping, chomping, and cheek-rubbing a cardboard tube.
[via John Ball Zoo]
[via John Ball Zoo]
February 19, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Video: Juniper the snow leopard cub slapping, chomping, and cheek-rubbing a cardboard tube.
[via John Ball Zoo]
[via John Ball Zoo]
good morning. i've been feeling a bit sick and unwell, my own fault, bc we got really delicious korean food that has ingredients i'm a little allergic to (wheat, dairy, garlic). it was worth it but also i am a baby.
how are you? what's good?? i'm playing "story of seasons grand bazaar"
how are you? what's good?? i'm playing "story of seasons grand bazaar"
February 19, 2026 at 4:27 PM
good morning. i've been feeling a bit sick and unwell, my own fault, bc we got really delicious korean food that has ingredients i'm a little allergic to (wheat, dairy, garlic). it was worth it but also i am a baby.
how are you? what's good?? i'm playing "story of seasons grand bazaar"
how are you? what's good?? i'm playing "story of seasons grand bazaar"
this has such an LLM whiff. "chatGPT, please brainstorm some contrarian talking points" "chatGPT, what do i write about when i peaked as a 24-year-old libertarian"
February 19, 2026 at 2:39 PM
this has such an LLM whiff. "chatGPT, please brainstorm some contrarian talking points" "chatGPT, what do i write about when i peaked as a 24-year-old libertarian"
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When you befriend as many crows as you can, that's called rooksmaxxing.
February 19, 2026 at 12:06 AM
When you befriend as many crows as you can, that's called rooksmaxxing.
like, to put a fine point on it, this research is something people SHOULD care about who are invested in LLMs doing well at any point. i was surprised to see that @arstechnica.com's "AI beat" is just press releases and gossip. that can often be fine!! but engaging, constructive stuff is right there!
new from me: a new preprint (meaning not peer reviewed) literature review and analysis of LLM research. these scientists split the observed errors into granular categories that they hope will help others continue studying the errors and mitigating them. www.popularmechanics.com/science/a703...
Scientists Found AI’s Fatal Flaw—The Most Advanced Models Are Failing Basic Logic Tests
Identifying vulnerabilities is good for public safety, industry, and the scientists making these models.
www.popularmechanics.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM
like, to put a fine point on it, this research is something people SHOULD care about who are invested in LLMs doing well at any point. i was surprised to see that @arstechnica.com's "AI beat" is just press releases and gossip. that can often be fine!! but engaging, constructive stuff is right there!
supportive AI journalism is starting to remind me of jury selection for death penalty cases. the people who will self select for that job are already ethically cooked.
February 18, 2026 at 8:40 PM
supportive AI journalism is starting to remind me of jury selection for death penalty cases. the people who will self select for that job are already ethically cooked.
this is SO interesting, and the demo pictures inside the theater in #KansasCity (right) make me think of the Brown Elephant thrift store in #Andersonville #Chicago (left) -- iconic
February 18, 2026 at 8:32 PM
this is SO interesting, and the demo pictures inside the theater in #KansasCity (right) make me think of the Brown Elephant thrift store in #Andersonville #Chicago (left) -- iconic
in general -- following developers you like is a great way to help continue to fund them. i LOVE crowdfunding as a way to preorder a game from someone whose work i love and whom i trust to deliver. (like five of my backs are just @hanakogames.bsky.social, the best crowdfunder in the game imo)
February 18, 2026 at 4:56 PM
in general -- following developers you like is a great way to help continue to fund them. i LOVE crowdfunding as a way to preorder a game from someone whose work i love and whom i trust to deliver. (like five of my backs are just @hanakogames.bsky.social, the best crowdfunder in the game imo)
stoked to back this game (i will follow meghna jayanth into hell) and their team also has cute social goals -- check out the kickstarter.
💫 2 STRETCH GOALS ACHIEVED 💫
Can you believe it? We’ve just gone past the first 48 hours of the All Will Rise #Kickstarter, and we’ve already unlocked the first two stretch goals! On to the next one: The River Goddess!
Link here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
#IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev
Can you believe it? We’ve just gone past the first 48 hours of the All Will Rise #Kickstarter, and we’ve already unlocked the first two stretch goals! On to the next one: The River Goddess!
Link here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
#IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev
February 18, 2026 at 4:54 PM
stoked to back this game (i will follow meghna jayanth into hell) and their team also has cute social goals -- check out the kickstarter.
hard to be further left than me, and i love technology so much. OP (cait) didn't explicitly mention the leftism of science funding so i will do that haha. the tech i cover is like, professors from 5 universities colliding particles together over 3 months at CERN. funded by MANY publics
every leftist i know is very excited about technology but unfortunately they want tech that improves society and makes people's lives easier and that's harder for wealthy prdophiles to build a trillion dollar industry bubble around
February 18, 2026 at 4:36 PM
hard to be further left than me, and i love technology so much. OP (cait) didn't explicitly mention the leftism of science funding so i will do that haha. the tech i cover is like, professors from 5 universities colliding particles together over 3 months at CERN. funded by MANY publics
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There is a world changing technological leap happening right now, and it's happening in green energy, and the right is desperately (and unsuccessfully) trying to stop it. But I guess that doesn't count
every leftist i know is very excited about technology but unfortunately they want tech that improves society and makes people's lives easier and that's harder for wealthy prdophiles to build a trillion dollar industry bubble around
February 18, 2026 at 4:16 PM
There is a world changing technological leap happening right now, and it's happening in green energy, and the right is desperately (and unsuccessfully) trying to stop it. But I guess that doesn't count
leg warmers are VERY knittable or crochetable and i've been thinking about them a lot! a good useful garment
I’m going to bring back leg warmers. It’s now or never.
February 18, 2026 at 4:05 PM
leg warmers are VERY knittable or crochetable and i've been thinking about them a lot! a good useful garment
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Happy Wednesday! For this week's giveaway, we're giving away two Steam codes for Puzzle Parasite, courtesy of Wrenfall. Enter to win:
Restart.run Is Giving Away Two Steam Codes for Puzzle Parasite | Restart
The game can be played solo and with a friend through cooperative multiplayer.
www.restart.run
February 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Happy Wednesday! For this week's giveaway, we're giving away two Steam codes for Puzzle Parasite, courtesy of Wrenfall. Enter to win:
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i see bluesky has not solved the "just opening up to vent at strangers" social problem. but this time around i am improved and can just block people instead of doing an extremely dumb argument
February 18, 2026 at 3:07 PM
i see bluesky has not solved the "just opening up to vent at strangers" social problem. but this time around i am improved and can just block people instead of doing an extremely dumb argument
i love devon! oh wow.
i adopted my bonded pair of cats in 2018, and they are each other's best friend, snuggle buddy, and wrestling playmate. they're so funny and sweet, and mine were also littermates, so they have similar body language at times despite looking very different. love bonded pairs!!
i adopted my bonded pair of cats in 2018, and they are each other's best friend, snuggle buddy, and wrestling playmate. they're so funny and sweet, and mine were also littermates, so they have similar body language at times despite looking very different. love bonded pairs!!
The shelter I volunteer with has a unique adoption situation right now and I'd be so grateful if people could share to anyone they know in Vermont who might be a good fit. This is Devon, and his story is a little complicated so please click this link to find out more! www.hsccvt.org/Cats#sl_embe...
February 18, 2026 at 12:49 AM
i love devon! oh wow.
i adopted my bonded pair of cats in 2018, and they are each other's best friend, snuggle buddy, and wrestling playmate. they're so funny and sweet, and mine were also littermates, so they have similar body language at times despite looking very different. love bonded pairs!!
i adopted my bonded pair of cats in 2018, and they are each other's best friend, snuggle buddy, and wrestling playmate. they're so funny and sweet, and mine were also littermates, so they have similar body language at times despite looking very different. love bonded pairs!!