Avid Beader
@avidbeader.bsky.social
Statistically older than you. Mostly VLD. 🖤❤ #Sheith forever❤🖤 Banner art by Mishydraws. Avidbeader on AO3 and just about everywhere. Masterthread of my fics: https://bsky.app/profile/avidbeader.bsky.social/post/3jybwv3eett2z
I…may actually get this #Sheith fic finished in time for the #heysweetheart event at @ficwip.bsky.social!
February 13, 2026 at 11:06 PM
I…may actually get this #Sheith fic finished in time for the #heysweetheart event at @ficwip.bsky.social!
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a little while ago I learned that the mod of this wonderful bang has passed away. one of her friends linked the obituary. if you were also participating, would you get in touch so we can keep each other updated?
The Small Fandom Bang is looking for artists! This year's round has 33 fics across 36 fandoms. Art can be illustrations, a fanmix, video, icons, or graphics.
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See the list of fandoms
smallfandombang.dreamwidth.org/341656.html
Artist sign-up
smallfandombang.dreamwidth.org/339336.html
February 13, 2026 at 10:53 PM
a little while ago I learned that the mod of this wonderful bang has passed away. one of her friends linked the obituary. if you were also participating, would you get in touch so we can keep each other updated?
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What happens when Andrew King, a people pleasing autistic who cares about everyone, ends up fake dating an infamous a**shole hockey player with a reputation to burn through people and money like there’s no tomorrow? Find out when Seal the Deal comes out on May 13th, 2026.
💜: a.co/d/0cqybCpx
💜: a.co/d/0cqybCpx
February 13, 2026 at 4:42 PM
What happens when Andrew King, a people pleasing autistic who cares about everyone, ends up fake dating an infamous a**shole hockey player with a reputation to burn through people and money like there’s no tomorrow? Find out when Seal the Deal comes out on May 13th, 2026.
💜: a.co/d/0cqybCpx
💜: a.co/d/0cqybCpx
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How I feel about AI
February 12, 2026 at 12:35 PM
How I feel about AI
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This is a scam. If you see this, DON'T click it.
February 12, 2026 at 7:34 PM
This is a scam. If you see this, DON'T click it.
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This is a really great thread
I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
February 13, 2026 at 4:03 AM
This is a really great thread
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You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
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I did a couple sheith future baby bits in my sketchbook and I need to share this specific baby doodle bevause its too cute
February 12, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I did a couple sheith future baby bits in my sketchbook and I need to share this specific baby doodle bevause its too cute
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i've been thinking about putting together a collection of templates and examples around stuff like this to help people who know they don't like it but aren't sure how to express their concerns. i sent this one to my kid's teacher
I ended up drafting an email that didn't really lean on research specific to grade school education, but expressed my concerns in the most basic terms.
I removed the personal details and have shared it as a template here for folks who might find it useful:
bit.ly/TeacherEmail...
I removed the personal details and have shared it as a template here for folks who might find it useful:
bit.ly/TeacherEmail...
![Dear [TEACHER],
I want to make sure we're on the same page for the rest of the year, because I was surprised and disappointed to hear that you uploaded student projects to ChatGPT.
We have always found [SCHOOL] to be a place that encourages students to express themselves creatively, to be responsible and aware of how their actions affect others, and to be intellectually honest – doing their own work, rather than copying from others.
I know ChatGPT has been heavily marketed as an educational tool, but everything about it is the opposite of those values. AI tools are built by training models on stolen work. They have huge and terrible environmental costs, because their data centers generate enormous amounts of pollution and are cooled with drinking water. They're also incredibly dangerous: tools like ChatGPT have taught children how to start fires and even encouraged them to commit suicide.
And in a classroom setting, it teaches students that a machine can express their ideas better than they can. I told [ CHILD ] I was interested in seeing what they had to draw, and my heart sank when they told me "but I can't draw that pretty." Children deserve to draw what they imagine.
These environmental, ethical, and pedagogical concerns are why I don't want [ CHILD ] to use AI tools (or for you to use them on their behalf). For the same reasons, I respectfully ask that you stop using them in your classroom.
If you do plan to use AI this year, please send home a permission slip requesting consent. There are important privacy concerns when you upload student work into a for-profit service like ChatGPT.
Thank you,
[ PARENT ]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:c2xl6zaxo623jzbjb43urymd/bafkreiesldew7oebm4hg2gymd4cftvwmrpbdw6m7eil2buiphw7db4ror4@jpeg)
February 12, 2026 at 4:21 PM
i've been thinking about putting together a collection of templates and examples around stuff like this to help people who know they don't like it but aren't sure how to express their concerns. i sent this one to my kid's teacher
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January 5, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Commission me or subscribe!
Canon/OC/Furry OK
Any ships OK
Self/Yumeship OK
Problematic content OK
Will design your OCs
Fast delivery! Years of experience w hundreds of completed commissions so far
Contact via DM or email at eliot.drawings at gmail dot com
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Canon/OC/Furry OK
Any ships OK
Self/Yumeship OK
Problematic content OK
Will design your OCs
Fast delivery! Years of experience w hundreds of completed commissions so far
Contact via DM or email at eliot.drawings at gmail dot com
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Oh NOOOOOOOO. Did someone scrape their work without permission, credit, nor recompense to create and sell a cheaper knock off of your work and replace and/or devalue your work with that theft? That must SUCK SO MUCH.
Google says its flagship AI chatbot, Gemini, has been inundated by “commercially motivated” actors who are trying to clone it by repeatedly prompting it.
Google says attackers used 100,000+ prompts to try to clone AI chatbot Gemini
Google says private companies and researchers are trying to copy Gemini’s capabilities by repeatedly prompting it at scale.
nbcnews.to
February 12, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Oh NOOOOOOOO. Did someone scrape their work without permission, credit, nor recompense to create and sell a cheaper knock off of your work and replace and/or devalue your work with that theft? That must SUCK SO MUCH.
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The AI features added to Notepad created a critical exploit vulnerable to loading a compromised txt file.
The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.
AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.
AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
AI-upgraded Notepad now exposes Windows users to critical exploit
A critical remote code execution vulnerability found in the AI-upgraded Windows 11 Notepad has fueled renewed criticism of Microsoft's forced AI feature creep.
cybernews.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The AI features added to Notepad created a critical exploit vulnerable to loading a compromised txt file.
The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.
AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.
AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
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#sheith family Valentine's Day fic ideas: if you've got 'em, send 'em my way as I just realized Saturday is Valentine's Day. Yes we could send the boys out to a really fancy restaurant and hotel again but maybe… something else? Or in a different city/galaxy? I'm open to ideas.
February 12, 2026 at 12:42 PM
#sheith family Valentine's Day fic ideas: if you've got 'em, send 'em my way as I just realized Saturday is Valentine's Day. Yes we could send the boys out to a really fancy restaurant and hotel again but maybe… something else? Or in a different city/galaxy? I'm open to ideas.
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
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Global Shop can now ship to US again ^^
I forgot to mention that my shop is back online LOL
🇺🇸 US Shop: lightningstrikesart.com
🌎 Global Shop: lightningstrikesart.co
🇺🇸 US Shop: lightningstrikesart.com
🌎 Global Shop: lightningstrikesart.co
February 11, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Global Shop can now ship to US again ^^
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Colorful artwork that demands attention 👏
Artist Sophia Yeshi ties together apparel and art in a beautiful way for people to connect through the design of her PWHL Black History Celebration logo. Get yours now in the PWHL Shop - bit.ly/4rJJhBe
📺 youtu.be/_n5eoCcCfgE
Artist Sophia Yeshi ties together apparel and art in a beautiful way for people to connect through the design of her PWHL Black History Celebration logo. Get yours now in the PWHL Shop - bit.ly/4rJJhBe
📺 youtu.be/_n5eoCcCfgE
Behind the Black History Celebration Logo with Sophia Yeshi
YouTube video by The PWHL
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Colorful artwork that demands attention 👏
Artist Sophia Yeshi ties together apparel and art in a beautiful way for people to connect through the design of her PWHL Black History Celebration logo. Get yours now in the PWHL Shop - bit.ly/4rJJhBe
📺 youtu.be/_n5eoCcCfgE
Artist Sophia Yeshi ties together apparel and art in a beautiful way for people to connect through the design of her PWHL Black History Celebration logo. Get yours now in the PWHL Shop - bit.ly/4rJJhBe
📺 youtu.be/_n5eoCcCfgE
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Looking for an mm romance between an autistic people pleaser who cares about everyone and an a**hole hockey player who cares about no one?
Seal the Deal is coming May 13th, with trope reveal this Friday February 13th. I hope you’re ready
🏒 💜: a.co/d/037iYWp1
#mmromance #queerbooksky #wipwednesday
Seal the Deal is coming May 13th, with trope reveal this Friday February 13th. I hope you’re ready
🏒 💜: a.co/d/037iYWp1
#mmromance #queerbooksky #wipwednesday
February 11, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Looking for an mm romance between an autistic people pleaser who cares about everyone and an a**hole hockey player who cares about no one?
Seal the Deal is coming May 13th, with trope reveal this Friday February 13th. I hope you’re ready
🏒 💜: a.co/d/037iYWp1
#mmromance #queerbooksky #wipwednesday
Seal the Deal is coming May 13th, with trope reveal this Friday February 13th. I hope you’re ready
🏒 💜: a.co/d/037iYWp1
#mmromance #queerbooksky #wipwednesday
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Google is handing over personal user data to ICE without due process. The urgency to exit the Panopticon grows by the day.
theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
Google Fulfilled ICE Subpoena Demanding Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers
Amandla Thomas-Johnson didn't know how much information ICE requested in a subpoena now. Google never gave him a chance to fight it.
theintercept.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Google is handing over personal user data to ICE without due process. The urgency to exit the Panopticon grows by the day.
theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
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February 10, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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Johannesburg’s Nyamakop Studios turns African artifact repatriation into a bold heist game.
Protagonist Nomali and a crew of ordinary citizens reclaim 70 real-life artifacts taken during the colonial era.
The 30-person dev team includes people from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Protagonist Nomali and a crew of ordinary citizens reclaim 70 real-life artifacts taken during the colonial era.
The 30-person dev team includes people from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Video game 'reloots' stolen artefacts, by reclaiming works of art from Western museums
www.france24.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Johannesburg’s Nyamakop Studios turns African artifact repatriation into a bold heist game.
Protagonist Nomali and a crew of ordinary citizens reclaim 70 real-life artifacts taken during the colonial era.
The 30-person dev team includes people from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
Protagonist Nomali and a crew of ordinary citizens reclaim 70 real-life artifacts taken during the colonial era.
The 30-person dev team includes people from Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
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Hey y'all.
A South African dev released a blackity black game during BHM and it's currently getting the usual suspects in the reviews.
Imma grab this up myself anyway, but can we all be some chums and help push the racists out of the reviews? 🙂
A South African dev released a blackity black game during BHM and it's currently getting the usual suspects in the reviews.
Imma grab this up myself anyway, but can we all be some chums and help push the racists out of the reviews? 🙂
“Please enjoy the museum”:
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
February 10, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Hey y'all.
A South African dev released a blackity black game during BHM and it's currently getting the usual suspects in the reviews.
Imma grab this up myself anyway, but can we all be some chums and help push the racists out of the reviews? 🙂
A South African dev released a blackity black game during BHM and it's currently getting the usual suspects in the reviews.
Imma grab this up myself anyway, but can we all be some chums and help push the racists out of the reviews? 🙂
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So I think everyone knows what Chuck E. Cheese is but for non-parents who don't know what LifeTouch is, it's the company that for decades has had a near-monopoly on school pictures.
Finding out that top execs from both LifeTouch and Chuck E. Cheese are in the Epstein files has pissed me off in a way that I didn’t think was still possible.
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
So I think everyone knows what Chuck E. Cheese is but for non-parents who don't know what LifeTouch is, it's the company that for decades has had a near-monopoly on school pictures.
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they can't use chatbots or auto-responses to deal with paper mail. they can throw it away, but it can still be a problem.
you can buy single stamps at your local post office. 😎
source for address/phone number is discord's own site:
discord.com/company-info...
you can buy single stamps at your local post office. 😎
source for address/phone number is discord's own site:
discord.com/company-info...
February 10, 2026 at 5:52 AM
they can't use chatbots or auto-responses to deal with paper mail. they can throw it away, but it can still be a problem.
you can buy single stamps at your local post office. 😎
source for address/phone number is discord's own site:
discord.com/company-info...
you can buy single stamps at your local post office. 😎
source for address/phone number is discord's own site:
discord.com/company-info...