Jess
@automatonowl.nz
Autistic, bipolar, agender. They/them. 🏴
Aotearoa
Formerly bigflamingjess on twitter.
Aotearoa
Formerly bigflamingjess on twitter.
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Whenever I say this, people get Really Mad, but it's true. Same of any other art, too. You have to read the book, watch the film, see the painting, listen to the song, whatever.
I'm sorry, but watching a video about it on YouTube is not enough. You have not experience the art.
I'm sorry, but watching a video about it on YouTube is not enough. You have not experience the art.
"you have not played the game unless you've played the game" is one of my more annoying but unshakable opinions
the whole "don't play the game, just watch a video on youtube that will explain its story to you" is so disheartening because the issue of accessibility is genuinely really important but it's always just people who want to be spoon-fed nicely quantifiable information
November 23, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Whenever I say this, people get Really Mad, but it's true. Same of any other art, too. You have to read the book, watch the film, see the painting, listen to the song, whatever.
I'm sorry, but watching a video about it on YouTube is not enough. You have not experience the art.
I'm sorry, but watching a video about it on YouTube is not enough. You have not experience the art.
Always make sure you have non-alcoholic drinks to offer that aren't water too. As someone who doesn't drink, it's a real bummer when water is the only option.
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Always make sure you have non-alcoholic drinks to offer that aren't water too. As someone who doesn't drink, it's a real bummer when water is the only option.
You also have to have data left on your phone too. If you can't afford to top up until the next day, too bad I guess.
No wonder Minister Collins has moved to Repeal the Plain Language Act, and NZ Government is sidelining its #Accessibility Charter. NZ Govt wants to Hide Information!
I can't read a QR code. 20% of NZers are digitally excluded and with the telcos dropping 3G network phones that %ge may grow.
#NZpol
I can't read a QR code. 20% of NZers are digitally excluded and with the telcos dropping 3G network phones that %ge may grow.
#NZpol
These guys are dangerous idiots. It's tiresome enough already having to read, and re-check, the labels on everything that I eat, and now they want to have me scan a QR code to get to that information.
November 22, 2025 at 6:53 AM
You also have to have data left on your phone too. If you can't afford to top up until the next day, too bad I guess.
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nvidia's stock is rising beyond all estimates, something bubbles famously do not do, so calm down everyone
JUST IN: Nvidia's strong earnings beat Wall Street estimates, a positive signal for the AI boom and economy.
What AI bubble? Nvidia's strong earnings signal there's more room to grow
Computer chip maker Nvidia is at the head of the artificial intelligence revolution. Its results are a positive sign of where markets — and the economy — could go next.
nbcnews.to
November 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
nvidia's stock is rising beyond all estimates, something bubbles famously do not do, so calm down everyone
CW: Child abuse
Just because your parents didn't physically abuse you doesn't mean your trauma is any less valid. Physical abuse is one of many ways to mentally, and emotionally abuse somebody, and just because it didn't happen to you doesn't mean you're not traumatized.
Just because your parents didn't physically abuse you doesn't mean your trauma is any less valid. Physical abuse is one of many ways to mentally, and emotionally abuse somebody, and just because it didn't happen to you doesn't mean you're not traumatized.
November 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
CW: Child abuse
Just because your parents didn't physically abuse you doesn't mean your trauma is any less valid. Physical abuse is one of many ways to mentally, and emotionally abuse somebody, and just because it didn't happen to you doesn't mean you're not traumatized.
Just because your parents didn't physically abuse you doesn't mean your trauma is any less valid. Physical abuse is one of many ways to mentally, and emotionally abuse somebody, and just because it didn't happen to you doesn't mean you're not traumatized.
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The thing that makes me possibly the maddest is when adults have their bullshit moral panic bigotry about whatever issue and they start going after children first. They do it with fat kids, and brown kids, and trans kids. You exploitative harmful assholes, pick on someone your own size
November 19, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The thing that makes me possibly the maddest is when adults have their bullshit moral panic bigotry about whatever issue and they start going after children first. They do it with fat kids, and brown kids, and trans kids. You exploitative harmful assholes, pick on someone your own size
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Got Firefox offering me a summary of an article about AI slop. -_-
November 15, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Got Firefox offering me a summary of an article about AI slop. -_-
None of the Allied nations joined WWII out of a sense of morality. The UK declared war because Germany invaded Poland. The USSR joined because Germany invaded them. Japan attacked the US first, and the US entering the war in Europe was 'cause Hitler decided to start swinging his dick at them.
November 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
None of the Allied nations joined WWII out of a sense of morality. The UK declared war because Germany invaded Poland. The USSR joined because Germany invaded them. Japan attacked the US first, and the US entering the war in Europe was 'cause Hitler decided to start swinging his dick at them.
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writing it "f*ck" sickens me. a coward's curse. say fuck or find a different word. get that nasty starfish asshole out of my sight
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 AM
writing it "f*ck" sickens me. a coward's curse. say fuck or find a different word. get that nasty starfish asshole out of my sight
Only one month left until Paralives comes out. I've had that game on my wishlist for years now, I'm so excited.
November 9, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Only one month left until Paralives comes out. I've had that game on my wishlist for years now, I'm so excited.
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Capitalism requires ableism. A capitalism that did not punish people based on their perceived devotion to productivity would be rudderless and ineffectual; the point is to wield structural inequality to create an underclass that scares everyone else into working beyond reasonable limits.
this actually still fucking sucks because it’s still mocking disability and framing it as punishment. this dem influencer account posts shit like this regularly, and it sucks that some of my oomfies still follow it
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present Karma?
November 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Capitalism requires ableism. A capitalism that did not punish people based on their perceived devotion to productivity would be rudderless and ineffectual; the point is to wield structural inequality to create an underclass that scares everyone else into working beyond reasonable limits.
I say this on the regular, but can we please stop caring so much about big awards shows? Small ones can be really cool, but the big ones like the grammys are purely advertising.
November 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I say this on the regular, but can we please stop caring so much about big awards shows? Small ones can be really cool, but the big ones like the grammys are purely advertising.
The cast list for the Odyssey is painfully white. Also, why is Matt Damon playing Odysseus when there's other actors in the cast who'd do a way better job?
November 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The cast list for the Odyssey is painfully white. Also, why is Matt Damon playing Odysseus when there's other actors in the cast who'd do a way better job?
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Ban Americans from replying to things in Discover when they haven’t read bios and don’t realise not everyone is in the US
October 31, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Ban Americans from replying to things in Discover when they haven’t read bios and don’t realise not everyone is in the US
Saw Bugonia tonight, and I'm really not sure what point the movie was trying to make. It's not a bad movie, I'm just really not sure what the writer was trying to say.
October 31, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Saw Bugonia tonight, and I'm really not sure what point the movie was trying to make. It's not a bad movie, I'm just really not sure what the writer was trying to say.
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“Five arrested in Louvre jewel heist” is Enid Blyton’s best yet
October 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM
“Five arrested in Louvre jewel heist” is Enid Blyton’s best yet
I can't say I'm surprised.
Just caught up with the Anglican schism wng.org/sift/conserv... you might think a split in one of the worlds major religions might be bigger news
Conservative Anglicans break with Church of England
WORLD is a news organization producing Biblically sound, daily coverage of global, national, and cultural current events.
wng.org
October 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I can't say I'm surprised.
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You are supporting Israel: right to The Hague. You are not expelling the Israeli ambassador: right to The Hague, right away. Trading too much with Israel: Hague. Only a little: Hague. You deploy liaison officer to Israel? Believe it or not, The Hague.
October 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
You are supporting Israel: right to The Hague. You are not expelling the Israeli ambassador: right to The Hague, right away. Trading too much with Israel: Hague. Only a little: Hague. You deploy liaison officer to Israel? Believe it or not, The Hague.
Bit stormy in Wellington today. Not featured: the thunder that's making my flat shake.
October 28, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Bit stormy in Wellington today. Not featured: the thunder that's making my flat shake.
Is it lore if it's happening currently? One of my uncles, the only one I like on that side of the family has lived in a tent in the bush in Byron Bay for 20ish years. Currently he's got a habit of adopting abandoned joeys. Definitely likes animals more than people.
I don't need the lore behind your favorite posters... tell me about your uncles
October 25, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Is it lore if it's happening currently? One of my uncles, the only one I like on that side of the family has lived in a tent in the bush in Byron Bay for 20ish years. Currently he's got a habit of adopting abandoned joeys. Definitely likes animals more than people.
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Have either Luxon or Hipkins visited areas hit by extreme weather events the last couple days?
It seems pretty horrific, with a couple of towns reportedly about to run out of water if power isn't restored to water infrastructure soon. Feels like there should be more attention on this?
It seems pretty horrific, with a couple of towns reportedly about to run out of water if power isn't restored to water infrastructure soon. Feels like there should be more attention on this?
October 24, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Have either Luxon or Hipkins visited areas hit by extreme weather events the last couple days?
It seems pretty horrific, with a couple of towns reportedly about to run out of water if power isn't restored to water infrastructure soon. Feels like there should be more attention on this?
It seems pretty horrific, with a couple of towns reportedly about to run out of water if power isn't restored to water infrastructure soon. Feels like there should be more attention on this?
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Yes, the actor who takes a role in any Harry Potter work is telling you that they are a bigot - let's not couch it - and that they aren't safe people to invite to LGBT+ events, spaces, or interact socially with LGBT+ people, and you should protect LGBT+ people from them in future.
October 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Yes, the actor who takes a role in any Harry Potter work is telling you that they are a bigot - let's not couch it - and that they aren't safe people to invite to LGBT+ events, spaces, or interact socially with LGBT+ people, and you should protect LGBT+ people from them in future.
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What’s your favorite media by trans artists? The weirder and more niche the better. I want suggestions!
October 22, 2025 at 8:10 AM
What’s your favorite media by trans artists? The weirder and more niche the better. I want suggestions!