Altragon
@altragon.bsky.social
She/her 🏳️⚧️
Chaos and destruction
Minors DNI
Opossum and 40k enjoyer
Follower of Dionysus
Chaos and destruction
Minors DNI
Opossum and 40k enjoyer
Follower of Dionysus
Pinned
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If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, you’re not in business.
You’re in organized crime.
You’re in organized crime.
The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, you’re not in business.
You’re in organized crime.
You’re in organized crime.
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PLEASE DON'T IGNORE THIS!
i've been losing momentum on my gender affirming surgery fundraiser lately, and im stuck at $2799/$9000 right now.
please share this if you can't donate, i really need this surgery to alleviate my dysphoria.
#trans #transcrowdfund #gofundme #surgery
i've been losing momentum on my gender affirming surgery fundraiser lately, and im stuck at $2799/$9000 right now.
please share this if you can't donate, i really need this surgery to alleviate my dysphoria.
#trans #transcrowdfund #gofundme #surgery
hey! i'm currently trying to get gender-affirming breast aug surgery, and i need a fair bit of help to get there. please help me out and donate or share this!
#trans #transcrowdfund #gofundme
gofund.me/ccdc2c783
#trans #transcrowdfund #gofundme
gofund.me/ccdc2c783
Donate to Help Lyra Sky Get Gender-Affirming Surgery, organized by Lyra Sky
Hi, I'm Lyra Sky. I'm a trans woman from New Jersey currently suffering from gende… Lyra Sky needs your support for Help Lyra Sky Get Gender-Affirming Surgery
gofund.me
November 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM
PLEASE DON'T IGNORE THIS!
i've been losing momentum on my gender affirming surgery fundraiser lately, and im stuck at $2799/$9000 right now.
please share this if you can't donate, i really need this surgery to alleviate my dysphoria.
#trans #transcrowdfund #gofundme #surgery
i've been losing momentum on my gender affirming surgery fundraiser lately, and im stuck at $2799/$9000 right now.
please share this if you can't donate, i really need this surgery to alleviate my dysphoria.
#trans #transcrowdfund #gofundme #surgery
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I remember Dawning Realization Month for the NFT people too. Think this is going to take much longer because of how wrapped up the whole economy is in this, but it really feels like it's happening.
Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
November 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I remember Dawning Realization Month for the NFT people too. Think this is going to take much longer because of how wrapped up the whole economy is in this, but it really feels like it's happening.
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Britain never did grow out of oppressing the Irish because the country generally feels like it *should* own us regardless of all that pesky war of independence stuff
This is madness.
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban, court told
Rooney has said she intended to use royalties from her work "to go on supporting Palestine Action."
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Britain never did grow out of oppressing the Irish because the country generally feels like it *should* own us regardless of all that pesky war of independence stuff
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We are actually doing something. DON'T STOP CALLING.
Morale at paypros call centers is in the toilet right now. It’s not just normal Black Friday stress, they’re being pounded. Corporate is pressuring bosses to end the paypros call campaigns. Source familiar w/ internals at MC stressed that folks should stand their ground but be kind to agents (1)
November 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We are actually doing something. DON'T STOP CALLING.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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I keep seeing people trying to play down the payment processor situation, saying it's only the extreme NSFW accounts getting sacked.
Well. One of the cutest SFW furry artist got banned from PayPal. What more proof do y'all need that we need to keep fighting the good fight?
Also go support Nakufin.
Well. One of the cutest SFW furry artist got banned from PayPal. What more proof do y'all need that we need to keep fighting the good fight?
Also go support Nakufin.
I'm devastated, if I don't find an alternative that works with argentinians I'm contemplating the worst, I can't do regular jobs, art was my job for around 15 years
I don't do nsfw even when people insist me to
my life was already crumbling and now I don't know what to do
I don't do nsfw even when people insist me to
my life was already crumbling and now I don't know what to do
November 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I keep seeing people trying to play down the payment processor situation, saying it's only the extreme NSFW accounts getting sacked.
Well. One of the cutest SFW furry artist got banned from PayPal. What more proof do y'all need that we need to keep fighting the good fight?
Also go support Nakufin.
Well. One of the cutest SFW furry artist got banned from PayPal. What more proof do y'all need that we need to keep fighting the good fight?
Also go support Nakufin.
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Welp, have an alternate version with some different payment processors given this...
bsky.app/profile/daff...
bsky.app/profile/daff...
July 24, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Welp, have an alternate version with some different payment processors given this...
bsky.app/profile/daff...
bsky.app/profile/daff...
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screw it imma start making propaganda posters to stop this dumb payment processing fascism. here's one
July 24, 2025 at 5:02 AM
screw it imma start making propaganda posters to stop this dumb payment processing fascism. here's one
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Guys, as a ex call center employee, this is fucking DESPERATION BEHAVIOR.
Pizza and ice cream once may be an entire year's planned discretionary budget for a team, they do NOT value them enough to provide common comfort. If their doing this? Their not just scared, their TERRIFIED.
Pizza and ice cream once may be an entire year's planned discretionary budget for a team, they do NOT value them enough to provide common comfort. If their doing this? Their not just scared, their TERRIFIED.
Spoke with a source who told me the call volume is so high, a call center for both Mastercard & Visa is bringing out pizza and ice cream so agents don’t quite amid the rush. Long waits are causing dropped calls.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Guys, as a ex call center employee, this is fucking DESPERATION BEHAVIOR.
Pizza and ice cream once may be an entire year's planned discretionary budget for a team, they do NOT value them enough to provide common comfort. If their doing this? Their not just scared, their TERRIFIED.
Pizza and ice cream once may be an entire year's planned discretionary budget for a team, they do NOT value them enough to provide common comfort. If their doing this? Their not just scared, their TERRIFIED.
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I think I kinda came to the acceptance stage that my youtube is just slowly going to die, even if its scary. My videos get less and less views and I just don't really want to go into clickbait to make it back. I really want BirdHaven to turn into something so I can stop worrying about this bullshit
November 28, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I think I kinda came to the acceptance stage that my youtube is just slowly going to die, even if its scary. My videos get less and less views and I just don't really want to go into clickbait to make it back. I really want BirdHaven to turn into something so I can stop worrying about this bullshit
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Always and forever grateful to my friends and supporters and people for leaving comments. 💜💜💜
June 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Always and forever grateful to my friends and supporters and people for leaving comments. 💜💜💜
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Who's gonna tell the chief resident that the screen is pixelated and she's gonna have to do the entire thing again?
November 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Who's gonna tell the chief resident that the screen is pixelated and she's gonna have to do the entire thing again?
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Spoke with a source who told me the call volume is so high, a call center for both Mastercard & Visa is bringing out pizza and ice cream so agents don’t quite amid the rush. Long waits are causing dropped calls.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Spoke with a source who told me the call volume is so high, a call center for both Mastercard & Visa is bringing out pizza and ice cream so agents don’t quite amid the rush. Long waits are causing dropped calls.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
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HEY! WE'RE PUSHING BACK AGAINST ITCH'S SHITTY ANTI-QUEER ANTI-PORN BEHAVIOR BY GETTING YOU MATURE QUEER ART
THIS BUNDLE IS HUGE
COME GET!!
THIS BUNDLE IS HUGE
COME GET!!
The Bundle With Benefits is now LIVE!
33 items are available for $10, with an extra 18 items available at a $15 tier! Contributors include @leaftilde.bsky.social, @beedokfern.bsky.social, @grumpy-tg.bsky.social, @ela-bambust.bsky.social, @autumnwolff.bsky.social, and more!
itch.io/b/3377/bundl...
33 items are available for $10, with an extra 18 items available at a $15 tier! Contributors include @leaftilde.bsky.social, @beedokfern.bsky.social, @grumpy-tg.bsky.social, @ela-bambust.bsky.social, @autumnwolff.bsky.social, and more!
itch.io/b/3377/bundl...
November 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
HEY! WE'RE PUSHING BACK AGAINST ITCH'S SHITTY ANTI-QUEER ANTI-PORN BEHAVIOR BY GETTING YOU MATURE QUEER ART
THIS BUNDLE IS HUGE
COME GET!!
THIS BUNDLE IS HUGE
COME GET!!
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People don't dislike Tim Sweeney nearly as much as they should.
Opposing Steam’s AI Disclosures, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney Says Game Stores Should Drop "the AI tag" Because "it makes no sense" When "AI will be involved in nearly all future production"
www.gamesradar.com/games/opposi...
#ai #gamedev #steam #epicgames #videogames #gaming
www.gamesradar.com/games/opposi...
#ai #gamedev #steam #epicgames #videogames #gaming
Opposing Steam's AI disclosures, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says game stores should drop "the AI tag" because "it makes no sense" when "AI will be involved in nearly all future production"
Steam has actually made AI disclosures even more prominent
www.gamesradar.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
People don't dislike Tim Sweeney nearly as much as they should.
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I owe 400 dollars to my college, and now I need to pay this off by the second week of December, or else Im going to lose my home and access to college!
Anything can help me get this fixed before the deadline!
#mutualaid #mutualaidrequest
paypal.me/dalpossum
www.ko-fi.com/arle_the_pos...
Anything can help me get this fixed before the deadline!
#mutualaid #mutualaidrequest
paypal.me/dalpossum
www.ko-fi.com/arle_the_pos...
November 24, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I owe 400 dollars to my college, and now I need to pay this off by the second week of December, or else Im going to lose my home and access to college!
Anything can help me get this fixed before the deadline!
#mutualaid #mutualaidrequest
paypal.me/dalpossum
www.ko-fi.com/arle_the_pos...
Anything can help me get this fixed before the deadline!
#mutualaid #mutualaidrequest
paypal.me/dalpossum
www.ko-fi.com/arle_the_pos...
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Figured I'd share this here but theres an account on twitter called A.Mikusa and theyve been posting ai generated content trained off of my art with insane success and profit, please share my story to get their account terminated- docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Mikusa document
This is my first time making an AI callout post, so I want to make sure to include as many details as possible so there isn’t any confusion. This situation has caused me so much distress, it’s drained...
docs.google.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Figured I'd share this here but theres an account on twitter called A.Mikusa and theyve been posting ai generated content trained off of my art with insane success and profit, please share my story to get their account terminated- docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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One of the fundamental "magic of the internet" moments I've always cherished is finding a tiny creator who demonstrates surprising talent. A cool song with barely any views, a great new artist with a dozen followers, etc.
The thrill is gone, replaced by doubt for "unverified" art thanks to genAI.
The thrill is gone, replaced by doubt for "unverified" art thanks to genAI.
Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 19, 2025 at 2:17 AM
One of the fundamental "magic of the internet" moments I've always cherished is finding a tiny creator who demonstrates surprising talent. A cool song with barely any views, a great new artist with a dozen followers, etc.
The thrill is gone, replaced by doubt for "unverified" art thanks to genAI.
The thrill is gone, replaced by doubt for "unverified" art thanks to genAI.
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Be careful who you boost. This shit should've been solved a long time ago, but we got bad actors who will use this to justify spying on us and hurt our 1st Amend. These types of folks supports KOSA, not the actual victims.
Policing speech and privacy will not protect kids. #SaveSpeech
Policing speech and privacy will not protect kids. #SaveSpeech
#SaveSpeech
if you've seen a video going around of Epstein survivors talking about their abuse, you need to be aware that video is promoting World-Without-Exploitation, an organization whose website supports legislation like KOSA, and advocates for the "Nordic model"
they are not your allies.
if you've seen a video going around of Epstein survivors talking about their abuse, you need to be aware that video is promoting World-Without-Exploitation, an organization whose website supports legislation like KOSA, and advocates for the "Nordic model"
they are not your allies.
November 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Be careful who you boost. This shit should've been solved a long time ago, but we got bad actors who will use this to justify spying on us and hurt our 1st Amend. These types of folks supports KOSA, not the actual victims.
Policing speech and privacy will not protect kids. #SaveSpeech
Policing speech and privacy will not protect kids. #SaveSpeech