Mike B
@dabull1013.bsky.social
I strive to be an ally to people of color and LGBTQIA people. I’m not perfect. I enjoy movies, games, art, and music. He/him
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Funny how we all just “have to” accept AI as progress even if it’s janky and either has demonstrated no improvements to productivity or outright tanks it, but we never had to accept remote work despite every study showing it improves productivity AND workers lives.
Hmmmmm
Hmmmmm
November 12, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Funny how we all just “have to” accept AI as progress even if it’s janky and either has demonstrated no improvements to productivity or outright tanks it, but we never had to accept remote work despite every study showing it improves productivity AND workers lives.
Hmmmmm
Hmmmmm
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
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We have this man so many opportunities to prove us wrong and he inevitably disappoints us again and again. The decision below proves that he doesn't care about people. He cares about profits.
The price of tickets, the sponsorships, the amount folks pay for trailers, features and more... So yeah
The price of tickets, the sponsorships, the amount folks pay for trailers, features and more... So yeah
Apparently, Keighley doesn't have time to reply to @alyssamerc.bsky.social's request for comment, but he sure does have time to post about his latest business deal surrounding the awards on LinkedIn.
November 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
We have this man so many opportunities to prove us wrong and he inevitably disappoints us again and again. The decision below proves that he doesn't care about people. He cares about profits.
The price of tickets, the sponsorships, the amount folks pay for trailers, features and more... So yeah
The price of tickets, the sponsorships, the amount folks pay for trailers, features and more... So yeah
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There's a lot to break down here but I'll keep it brief.
Recognizing that just turning it off isn't enough you must not even support the thing to truly have an impact on the decision.
Playing the game(especially streamers) still gives value in the decision to use it.
Recognizing that just turning it off isn't enough you must not even support the thing to truly have an impact on the decision.
Playing the game(especially streamers) still gives value in the decision to use it.
The amount of people in the comment section who just dont care about ai voices or are making exceptions for them in X game they want to play makes me worried for the state of the industry.
We experienced this with the wizard game. When push comes to shove, we see a lot of allyship is performative.
We experienced this with the wizard game. When push comes to shove, we see a lot of allyship is performative.
November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
There's a lot to break down here but I'll keep it brief.
Recognizing that just turning it off isn't enough you must not even support the thing to truly have an impact on the decision.
Playing the game(especially streamers) still gives value in the decision to use it.
Recognizing that just turning it off isn't enough you must not even support the thing to truly have an impact on the decision.
Playing the game(especially streamers) still gives value in the decision to use it.
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Head's up indie authors wanting to participate in the Anthropic class action.
WriterBeware has noted the ads this post warns about, and has some goods links and information on Anthropic: writerbeware.blog/2025/10/31/t...
WriterBeware has noted the ads this post warns about, and has some goods links and information on Anthropic: writerbeware.blog/2025/10/31/t...
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Head's up indie authors wanting to participate in the Anthropic class action.
WriterBeware has noted the ads this post warns about, and has some goods links and information on Anthropic: writerbeware.blog/2025/10/31/t...
WriterBeware has noted the ads this post warns about, and has some goods links and information on Anthropic: writerbeware.blog/2025/10/31/t...
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a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
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hi it's my birthday AND my 7 year stream anniversary on thursday, and I'm doing a subathon to celebrate!
join me from 9am PT for up to 15 hours of Spyro Reignited, lots of silliness, perhaps too many sub goals, and more giveaways than you can shake a stick at!
✨ twitch.tv/elliejoypanic ✨
join me from 9am PT for up to 15 hours of Spyro Reignited, lots of silliness, perhaps too many sub goals, and more giveaways than you can shake a stick at!
✨ twitch.tv/elliejoypanic ✨
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
hi it's my birthday AND my 7 year stream anniversary on thursday, and I'm doing a subathon to celebrate!
join me from 9am PT for up to 15 hours of Spyro Reignited, lots of silliness, perhaps too many sub goals, and more giveaways than you can shake a stick at!
✨ twitch.tv/elliejoypanic ✨
join me from 9am PT for up to 15 hours of Spyro Reignited, lots of silliness, perhaps too many sub goals, and more giveaways than you can shake a stick at!
✨ twitch.tv/elliejoypanic ✨
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this poisonous obama-era dem mindset of "we need to work with the gop to get things done" has long proven ineffective and harmful to the american people. they want to fucking kill us and dems want to negotiate what method they're going to use
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
this poisonous obama-era dem mindset of "we need to work with the gop to get things done" has long proven ineffective and harmful to the american people. they want to fucking kill us and dems want to negotiate what method they're going to use
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I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
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I really don't enjoy plugging my ko-fi goal but we've been really struggling these past few months.
I had to take time off for dental and health reasons and because of it my husband had to cover my portion of the rent. Puff also has another blood panel next month ❤️
ko-fi.com/ashiirosee/g...
I had to take time off for dental and health reasons and because of it my husband had to cover my portion of the rent. Puff also has another blood panel next month ❤️
ko-fi.com/ashiirosee/g...
Support ashiirosee ❤️
Become a supporter of ashiirosee today!
ko-fi.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I really don't enjoy plugging my ko-fi goal but we've been really struggling these past few months.
I had to take time off for dental and health reasons and because of it my husband had to cover my portion of the rent. Puff also has another blood panel next month ❤️
ko-fi.com/ashiirosee/g...
I had to take time off for dental and health reasons and because of it my husband had to cover my portion of the rent. Puff also has another blood panel next month ❤️
ko-fi.com/ashiirosee/g...
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I've gone off antidepressants myself, and...holy shit, it's just beyond awful. Please send some support Shio's way, they're going to *really* need it.
If anyone asks. I'm not okay. I was going to say I'm okay not being on anti depressants but jfc the thoughts
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I've gone off antidepressants myself, and...holy shit, it's just beyond awful. Please send some support Shio's way, they're going to *really* need it.
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Tim Kaine (VA)
John Fetterman (PA)
Dick Durbin (IL)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
Jackie Rosen (NV)
Angus King (ME)
They do not support the concept of a fundamental right to healthcare. They sold the American people out. They must be primaried and stay gone.
Chuck Schumer too.
John Fetterman (PA)
Dick Durbin (IL)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
Jackie Rosen (NV)
Angus King (ME)
They do not support the concept of a fundamental right to healthcare. They sold the American people out. They must be primaried and stay gone.
Chuck Schumer too.
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Tim Kaine (VA)
John Fetterman (PA)
Dick Durbin (IL)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
Jackie Rosen (NV)
Angus King (ME)
They do not support the concept of a fundamental right to healthcare. They sold the American people out. They must be primaried and stay gone.
Chuck Schumer too.
John Fetterman (PA)
Dick Durbin (IL)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
Jackie Rosen (NV)
Angus King (ME)
They do not support the concept of a fundamental right to healthcare. They sold the American people out. They must be primaried and stay gone.
Chuck Schumer too.
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Not to be the fun police but I do hope people know that Arc Raiders does use generative AI for voice acting, and by supporting the game you're letting higher-ups know that this is an okay practice.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
November 8, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Not to be the fun police but I do hope people know that Arc Raiders does use generative AI for voice acting, and by supporting the game you're letting higher-ups know that this is an okay practice.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
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so hey, I know I am always advocating shop indie and small business. But we REALLY need to stay the fuck away from Walmart.
They're selling literal Nazi merch online.
This is the reality we are living in.
Jesus fuck.
I will be calling 1-800-WALMART
(1-800-925-6278) multiple times a day every day.
They're selling literal Nazi merch online.
This is the reality we are living in.
Jesus fuck.
I will be calling 1-800-WALMART
(1-800-925-6278) multiple times a day every day.
November 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
so hey, I know I am always advocating shop indie and small business. But we REALLY need to stay the fuck away from Walmart.
They're selling literal Nazi merch online.
This is the reality we are living in.
Jesus fuck.
I will be calling 1-800-WALMART
(1-800-925-6278) multiple times a day every day.
They're selling literal Nazi merch online.
This is the reality we are living in.
Jesus fuck.
I will be calling 1-800-WALMART
(1-800-925-6278) multiple times a day every day.
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Nothing but gratitude for all those helping us get the word out! Thank you @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social and everyone else who has helped spread the message. 💙
November 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Nothing but gratitude for all those helping us get the word out! Thank you @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social and everyone else who has helped spread the message. 💙
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The ACLU petition still hasn't reached it's signature goal? WHAT? That needs to change now. 200k signatures is nothing, let's GET IT. AT LEAST!
action.aclu.org/petition/mas...
action.aclu.org/petition/mas...
Mastercard: Sex Work is Work. End Your Unjust Policy.
Mastercard's new policy unfairly targets the adult content industry, making sex workers more vulnerable, especially Black trans women. It must be stopped.
action.aclu.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The ACLU petition still hasn't reached it's signature goal? WHAT? That needs to change now. 200k signatures is nothing, let's GET IT. AT LEAST!
action.aclu.org/petition/mas...
action.aclu.org/petition/mas...
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Finally found the ICE video that I fully could not watch and it was the man having the seizure while they pulled a child from his arms.
Countries are fake, borders are fake, nothing can justify this inhumanity. It’s all just for the abstract comfort of withering country clubbers and their pawns.
Countries are fake, borders are fake, nothing can justify this inhumanity. It’s all just for the abstract comfort of withering country clubbers and their pawns.
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Finally found the ICE video that I fully could not watch and it was the man having the seizure while they pulled a child from his arms.
Countries are fake, borders are fake, nothing can justify this inhumanity. It’s all just for the abstract comfort of withering country clubbers and their pawns.
Countries are fake, borders are fake, nothing can justify this inhumanity. It’s all just for the abstract comfort of withering country clubbers and their pawns.
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Going to add that the FNAF community is one of the most welcoming, least toxic communities I've ever interacted with, but yeah Cawthon is unapologetic for his views and donations which directly harms a large swath of that community.
Love you FNAF folks, but streamers please don't play/promote FNAF.
Love you FNAF folks, but streamers please don't play/promote FNAF.
Hey, friendly reminder that Scott Cawthon's donations to the GOP literally contributed to SNAP suspension and you shouldn't buy or stream Five Nights at Freddy's anything.
New poster for ‘FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDYS 2’ featuring the Withered Animatronics.
November 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Going to add that the FNAF community is one of the most welcoming, least toxic communities I've ever interacted with, but yeah Cawthon is unapologetic for his views and donations which directly harms a large swath of that community.
Love you FNAF folks, but streamers please don't play/promote FNAF.
Love you FNAF folks, but streamers please don't play/promote FNAF.
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The federal government is putting its full weight behind purging Black people from public life and the press and opposition party is silent as it does so.
“The Committee’s unfounded accusations, dependence on clearly compromised sources, and selective presentation of ‘evidence’ represent an unprecedented abuse of congressional power—designed not to find the truth, but to silence leadership that refuses to yield to political pressure.”
— GMU-AAUP
— GMU-AAUP
Congress Accuses GMU President of Lying About DEI Efforts
The GOP-led House Judiciary Committee accused George Mason University's president of lying about DEI practices and likely violating civil rights laws. He has denied the claims.
www.insidehighered.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The federal government is putting its full weight behind purging Black people from public life and the press and opposition party is silent as it does so.
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this is terrifying, what if he had a weapon? it's not easy to go first, you take all the harms.
someone went up to sarah mcbride in front of the u.s. congress, hurled her deadname at her loudly and called her a pedophile repeatedly, posted video of the exchange to x, and it is now going wildly viral
i will not share the video
but if you’re not speaking up about this, you’re hurting yourself
i will not share the video
but if you’re not speaking up about this, you’re hurting yourself
November 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
this is terrifying, what if he had a weapon? it's not easy to go first, you take all the harms.
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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There are no words for how evil this is
November 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
There are no words for how evil this is
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
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Bad AI supplanting human expertise is an issue that transcends any one field, but man—not many people on earth whose knowledge and dedication deserves respect like LIBRARIANS.
The long-running ideological war on libraries, education, and government workers is not separate from AI boosterism. It is the same ideological war on human knowledge and expertise. In some cases AI is being used to directly supercharge this effort:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Bad AI supplanting human expertise is an issue that transcends any one field, but man—not many people on earth whose knowledge and dedication deserves respect like LIBRARIANS.