@elqiao.bsky.social
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Concurrently terrifying and erotic
Goodnight
Goodnight
June 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Concurrently terrifying and erotic
Goodnight
Goodnight
omg I was literally thinking about the cdrama yesterday and how I cried more than I've ever cried for a drama during this part
oh oh oh no sorry ONE MORE THING i have to tell you about hikago, and that's this:
After the manga/show became popular, professional Go clubs in Japan and Korea started leaving an empty seat at their official Go tournaments for Fujiwara no Sai <3
After the manga/show became popular, professional Go clubs in Japan and Korea started leaving an empty seat at their official Go tournaments for Fujiwara no Sai <3
a cartoon of a man in a white robe standing in a field of tall grass
ALT: a cartoon of a man in a white robe standing in a field of tall grass
media.tenor.com
May 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
omg I was literally thinking about the cdrama yesterday and how I cried more than I've ever cried for a drama during this part
my inbox is every brand possible hyperventilating about christmas in 3 days and it's very tonedeaf because I already told my sister no need for xmas presents, but I am low key starting to hyperventilate about my trip in 2 weeks instead
December 22, 2024 at 4:26 PM
my inbox is every brand possible hyperventilating about christmas in 3 days and it's very tonedeaf because I already told my sister no need for xmas presents, but I am low key starting to hyperventilate about my trip in 2 weeks instead
going through the process of deleting old tweets and somehow I made like 300k at some point
November 17, 2024 at 7:25 AM
going through the process of deleting old tweets and somehow I made like 300k at some point
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No, thank you for letting me go off.
August 25, 2024 at 1:01 AM
No, thank you for letting me go off.
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You can tell who did and who did not moderate IRC/phpBB/whatever back in the day, because all of us who did learned the true shape of online group culture:
your culture is the shittiest person you don't ban
your culture is the shittiest person you don't ban
yeah, it is entirely possible to have a Normal Functional Discord!
I have to tell you, it's been a little depressing seeing all the "never join the Discord" shit going around. My little Bohemian art/poetry/support server is awesome, and I don't even want to share it here anymore.
June 26, 2024 at 12:46 AM
You can tell who did and who did not moderate IRC/phpBB/whatever back in the day, because all of us who did learned the true shape of online group culture:
your culture is the shittiest person you don't ban
your culture is the shittiest person you don't ban
TBH I'm surprised how few people remember Hurricane Sandy - they had buses replacing the subway & it was an incredible mess, even though far fewer people than usual were even attempting to travel.
I often wonder to what degree the astonishingly huge capacity of subways has percolated out from transit nerd circles. NYC subways can quite easily hold 2000 people per train! Like, Aaron's point would still pretty much hold if there were five thousand people taking the train and fifty in ubers
June 2, 2024 at 9:01 PM
TBH I'm surprised how few people remember Hurricane Sandy - they had buses replacing the subway & it was an incredible mess, even though far fewer people than usual were even attempting to travel.
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Current estimates say that every prompt you give a generative "AI" system— not each session, every PROMPT— is like pouring a 16 oz bottle of water onto the ground.
This is a fact that goes somewhere in every talk i give, now, & i always see audience members looking it up… and then looking horrified
This is a fact that goes somewhere in every talk i give, now, & i always see audience members looking it up… and then looking horrified
Annoyed by articles that go into great detail about what companies say they're doing with so-called "A.I." but do not ask what companies are doing about the technology's ecological impact.
Better Siri is coming: what Apple’s research says about its AI plans - https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/5/24147995/apple-siri-ai-research-chatbot-creativity
May 5, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Current estimates say that every prompt you give a generative "AI" system— not each session, every PROMPT— is like pouring a 16 oz bottle of water onto the ground.
This is a fact that goes somewhere in every talk i give, now, & i always see audience members looking it up… and then looking horrified
This is a fact that goes somewhere in every talk i give, now, & i always see audience members looking it up… and then looking horrified
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If you never watch live sports, you can't understand how insane the marketing for online sports gambling is right now. Imagine tuning in to a local news broadcast, and having the meteorologist spend 10 minutes talking about different ways to bet on today's weather, and which weather bet will pay off
The amount of money and effort currently being invested in trying to addict young people to gambling in the USA can only be compared to when Philip Morris actively targeted 10 year olds to have active customers for the next 40
"why are men so stupid they do cryptocurrency and sports gambling" i feel like im losing my fucking mind. there was a multiyear advertising campaign for all of this shit, directly targeted at young men, on every platform ever created!!!
April 17, 2024 at 3:27 PM
If you never watch live sports, you can't understand how insane the marketing for online sports gambling is right now. Imagine tuning in to a local news broadcast, and having the meteorologist spend 10 minutes talking about different ways to bet on today's weather, and which weather bet will pay off
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Lynn discussed her decision to have an openly gay character in her strip, and that decision’s consequences, in her interview in Hogan’s Alley #1. You haven’t read this interview? Well, grab another cup of coffee and settle in: www.hoganmag.com/blog/the-lyn...
March 26, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Lynn discussed her decision to have an openly gay character in her strip, and that decision’s consequences, in her interview in Hogan’s Alley #1. You haven’t read this interview? Well, grab another cup of coffee and settle in: www.hoganmag.com/blog/the-lyn...
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In Lynn Johnston’s “For Better or for Worse,” supporting character Lawrence Poirier came out on March 26, 1993. (It might not seem like a big deal nowadays, but it was a seismic event on the comics pages of the 1990s.) That coming-out sequence:
March 26, 2024 at 1:47 PM
In Lynn Johnston’s “For Better or for Worse,” supporting character Lawrence Poirier came out on March 26, 1993. (It might not seem like a big deal nowadays, but it was a seismic event on the comics pages of the 1990s.) That coming-out sequence:
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- spend years learning Chinese
- spend some more years learning to read inscriptions on cauldrons
- read inscriptions on cauldrons
- they say “this is my cauldron”
- spend some more years learning to read inscriptions on cauldrons
- read inscriptions on cauldrons
- they say “this is my cauldron”
There's a lovely and horrible museum caption in the National Museum of Ireland about a grad student who spent 10 years trying to decipher the runes on an elk horn, only to discover that it says "This is an elk horn."
February 3, 2024 at 6:03 AM
- spend years learning Chinese
- spend some more years learning to read inscriptions on cauldrons
- read inscriptions on cauldrons
- they say “this is my cauldron”
- spend some more years learning to read inscriptions on cauldrons
- read inscriptions on cauldrons
- they say “this is my cauldron”
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That's just science.
Let Michigan be a constant reminder that if you want your football team to win, first you must end gerrymandering, expand abortion rights and legalize weed.
January 22, 2024 at 7:53 PM
That's just science.
I know this is a year after the original Discourse but I was talking to my BIL (programmer) and my sister (stats PhD, teaches R to undergrads) about how apparently people don't learn about file folders anymore
me @ my sister: but remember how you kept all your anime in a SINGLE folder in 2001!!!
me @ my sister: but remember how you kept all your anime in a SINGLE folder in 2001!!!
January 4, 2024 at 4:35 PM
I know this is a year after the original Discourse but I was talking to my BIL (programmer) and my sister (stats PhD, teaches R to undergrads) about how apparently people don't learn about file folders anymore
me @ my sister: but remember how you kept all your anime in a SINGLE folder in 2001!!!
me @ my sister: but remember how you kept all your anime in a SINGLE folder in 2001!!!
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i love when characters fall in love with all the grace of a cat being given a bath
December 20, 2023 at 12:10 AM
i love when characters fall in love with all the grace of a cat being given a bath
I've woven one scarf and I'm like YEAH I can plan BLANKETS
December 13, 2023 at 10:46 PM
I've woven one scarf and I'm like YEAH I can plan BLANKETS
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Order stuff from Amazon? Want the person who delivered your most recent package to get an extra $5 in pay from Amazon?
Here ya go: amzn.to/3TnMZ5H
(Basically just search Amazon for “thank my driver” while you’re logged in.)
(Amazon could/should just pay more but okay.)
Here ya go: amzn.to/3TnMZ5H
(Basically just search Amazon for “thank my driver” while you’re logged in.)
(Amazon could/should just pay more but okay.)
December 13, 2023 at 3:27 PM
Order stuff from Amazon? Want the person who delivered your most recent package to get an extra $5 in pay from Amazon?
Here ya go: amzn.to/3TnMZ5H
(Basically just search Amazon for “thank my driver” while you’re logged in.)
(Amazon could/should just pay more but okay.)
Here ya go: amzn.to/3TnMZ5H
(Basically just search Amazon for “thank my driver” while you’re logged in.)
(Amazon could/should just pay more but okay.)
I'm glad my building has a catsitting favor system set up because I enjoy seeing other people's cats AND apartments
December 8, 2023 at 12:56 AM
I'm glad my building has a catsitting favor system set up because I enjoy seeing other people's cats AND apartments
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The answer to the question a lot of New Yorkers may start to ask tonight is: Deputy mayors do not succeed to the NYC mayoralty in case of a vacancy. The city's public advocate, Jumaane Williams, moves up.
November 10, 2023 at 9:14 PM
The answer to the question a lot of New Yorkers may start to ask tonight is: Deputy mayors do not succeed to the NYC mayoralty in case of a vacancy. The city's public advocate, Jumaane Williams, moves up.
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A #halloween cartoon for the Guardian
October 29, 2023 at 9:15 AM
A #halloween cartoon for the Guardian
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Such a perfect specimen of idol boy photo I could not help but share; everytime I look at it it brings me peace
October 8, 2023 at 10:54 PM
Such a perfect specimen of idol boy photo I could not help but share; everytime I look at it it brings me peace
I'm happy but surprised my library trusts me enough to keep lending me books even though one of my books is overdue by 2 weeks. I will return this trust!! this 3 day weekend's sole goal is to finish so I can return it tuesday
October 7, 2023 at 6:38 PM
I'm happy but surprised my library trusts me enough to keep lending me books even though one of my books is overdue by 2 weeks. I will return this trust!! this 3 day weekend's sole goal is to finish so I can return it tuesday
only took me jury duty to finish the library book I've had out for, mm, 2 months
August 14, 2023 at 10:57 PM
only took me jury duty to finish the library book I've had out for, mm, 2 months
me 🤝 my idol on fangirling. hello.
August 12, 2023 at 6:41 PM
me 🤝 my idol on fangirling. hello.