Franwald
@franwald.bsky.social
Queer, crafty, geeky, humanist.
AuDHD, menopause, PCOS, mental health - knowledge is power.
AuDHD, menopause, PCOS, mental health - knowledge is power.
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"I know what you did last fall"
November 16, 2025 at 3:30 AM
"I know what you did last fall"
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mrw ur whispering instead of choosing a pebble
November 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
mrw ur whispering instead of choosing a pebble
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This is very niche, so scroll on by if it's not your thing, but I just had the thought, totally unbidden, "I enjoy being myself." It took a lot of therapy to get here! Thought I would share in case anyone is just starting to figure their shit out: you can and will like yourself someday.
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This is very niche, so scroll on by if it's not your thing, but I just had the thought, totally unbidden, "I enjoy being myself." It took a lot of therapy to get here! Thought I would share in case anyone is just starting to figure their shit out: you can and will like yourself someday.
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All the leaves on our ginkgo tree have fallen, carpeting our driveway in sunshine. Also, it took me ages before I could consistently type "ginkgo" correctly, so I am happy to have an excuse to use it today.
#FoundObjectArt #Gingko #Elephant
#FoundObjectArt #Gingko #Elephant
November 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
All the leaves on our ginkgo tree have fallen, carpeting our driveway in sunshine. Also, it took me ages before I could consistently type "ginkgo" correctly, so I am happy to have an excuse to use it today.
#FoundObjectArt #Gingko #Elephant
#FoundObjectArt #Gingko #Elephant
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One measure of how sick and unsafe people are is how many are making excuses and splitting hairs over pedophilia and child trafficking. This is a good time to take note, folks
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
One measure of how sick and unsafe people are is how many are making excuses and splitting hairs over pedophilia and child trafficking. This is a good time to take note, folks
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Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Gen AI doth remove commitment from art. Yf an artist ys committed to makinge somethinge trulye weirde, even shockinge, that artist doth neede to crafte the art, at everye steppe thinkinge, "Yes, Ich am drawinge a sexy C-3PO." Wyth Gen AI you kan make a sexy C-3PO wythout caringe, and that ys wrong.
November 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Gen AI doth remove commitment from art. Yf an artist ys committed to makinge somethinge trulye weirde, even shockinge, that artist doth neede to crafte the art, at everye steppe thinkinge, "Yes, Ich am drawinge a sexy C-3PO." Wyth Gen AI you kan make a sexy C-3PO wythout caringe, and that ys wrong.
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When you book a flight through major travel sites, a data broker owned by U.S. airlines will sell details about your flight—your name, credit card used, and where you’re flying to the government.
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
How to Opt-Out of Airlines Selling Your Travel Data to the Government
The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), owned by major U.S. airlines, collects billions of ticketing records and sells them to the government to be searched without a warrant. I managed to opt-out…
www.404media.co
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
When you book a flight through major travel sites, a data broker owned by U.S. airlines will sell details about your flight—your name, credit card used, and where you’re flying to the government.
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
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Last night I went to the Puca Festival in Trim, Ireland.
It's all fun and games until someone unleashes a giant demonic hare.
It's all fun and games until someone unleashes a giant demonic hare.
November 2, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Last night I went to the Puca Festival in Trim, Ireland.
It's all fun and games until someone unleashes a giant demonic hare.
It's all fun and games until someone unleashes a giant demonic hare.
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Because it’s cis kids.
The NHS will quite casually give cis kids whatever treatment they need, even PBs👇
No trials. No concerns about side effects. No moral panic.
The NHS will quite casually give cis kids whatever treatment they need, even PBs👇
No trials. No concerns about side effects. No moral panic.
November 2, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Because it’s cis kids.
The NHS will quite casually give cis kids whatever treatment they need, even PBs👇
No trials. No concerns about side effects. No moral panic.
The NHS will quite casually give cis kids whatever treatment they need, even PBs👇
No trials. No concerns about side effects. No moral panic.
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Only 29 asylum appeals have been made to the ECHR in the last 45 years you dimwit. For that non-existent benefit you would sacrifice the right to life, liberty, fair trial, freedom of expression, thought, religion, protection from torture, slavery, etc.
Fucking idiot.
Fucking idiot.
October 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Only 29 asylum appeals have been made to the ECHR in the last 45 years you dimwit. For that non-existent benefit you would sacrifice the right to life, liberty, fair trial, freedom of expression, thought, religion, protection from torture, slavery, etc.
Fucking idiot.
Fucking idiot.
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My thoughts on tomorrow. Though I stole the words from a smarter person (the history wizard) it’s still how I feel.
October 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
My thoughts on tomorrow. Though I stole the words from a smarter person (the history wizard) it’s still how I feel.
This is glorious.
Dancing Thru Grief - limited edition of 50. Now available as November’s Print.
November 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is glorious.
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BREAKING - President Obama:
"They never miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and blame DEI for every problem under the sun. You got a flat tire? Must be DEI. Your wife kicked you out? DEI. Who knew?"
"They never miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and blame DEI for every problem under the sun. You got a flat tire? Must be DEI. Your wife kicked you out? DEI. Who knew?"
November 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
BREAKING - President Obama:
"They never miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and blame DEI for every problem under the sun. You got a flat tire? Must be DEI. Your wife kicked you out? DEI. Who knew?"
"They never miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and blame DEI for every problem under the sun. You got a flat tire? Must be DEI. Your wife kicked you out? DEI. Who knew?"
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Facial recognition is one of the most pernicious technologies of recent times. It's not going to go away so every deployment must be highly regulated and transparent. This is surveillance state stuff.
November 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Facial recognition is one of the most pernicious technologies of recent times. It's not going to go away so every deployment must be highly regulated and transparent. This is surveillance state stuff.
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This is why humans are marvellous beings.
My friends:
“Not everyone understands his genius, but it’s real” 🔥
“Not everyone understands his genius, but it’s real” 🔥
November 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This is why humans are marvellous beings.
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Sigh, yes.
This four month old post somehow resurfaced and, ugh, the CV community really does have a lot to answer for. Just about the only use of CV is surveillance, and pretending the thrust of the technology is something more noble, more uninvasive, is nothing but deception.
This four month old post somehow resurfaced and, ugh, the CV community really does have a lot to answer for. Just about the only use of CV is surveillance, and pretending the thrust of the technology is something more noble, more uninvasive, is nothing but deception.
New paper hot off the press www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We analysed over 40,000 computer vision papers from CVPR (the longest standing CV conf) & associated patents tracing pathways from research to application. We found that 90% of papers & 86% of downstream patents power surveillance
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We analysed over 40,000 computer vision papers from CVPR (the longest standing CV conf) & associated patents tracing pathways from research to application. We found that 90% of papers & 86% of downstream patents power surveillance
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Computer-vision research powers surveillance technology - Nature
An analysis of research papers and citing patents indicates the extensive ties between computer-vision research and surveillance.
www.nature.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Sigh, yes.
This four month old post somehow resurfaced and, ugh, the CV community really does have a lot to answer for. Just about the only use of CV is surveillance, and pretending the thrust of the technology is something more noble, more uninvasive, is nothing but deception.
This four month old post somehow resurfaced and, ugh, the CV community really does have a lot to answer for. Just about the only use of CV is surveillance, and pretending the thrust of the technology is something more noble, more uninvasive, is nothing but deception.
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“Are you wearing the-“
“The poorly but enthusiastically sculpted Samhain turnip earrings I made a few years ago? Yeah, I am.”
“The poorly but enthusiastically sculpted Samhain turnip earrings I made a few years ago? Yeah, I am.”
October 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
“Are you wearing the-“
“The poorly but enthusiastically sculpted Samhain turnip earrings I made a few years ago? Yeah, I am.”
“The poorly but enthusiastically sculpted Samhain turnip earrings I made a few years ago? Yeah, I am.”
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Your reminder that people who knit and crochet are artists. Generally women whose work is devalued - artists all
October 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Your reminder that people who knit and crochet are artists. Generally women whose work is devalued - artists all
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Much talk in the media of the number of spoiled votes. Little talk of Catherine Connolly pulling in the largest personal mandate in the history of the Republic (and with some constituencies yet to report).
October 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Much talk in the media of the number of spoiled votes. Little talk of Catherine Connolly pulling in the largest personal mandate in the history of the Republic (and with some constituencies yet to report).
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“Before the election it promised to ‘remove indignities for trans people who deserve recognition and acceptance.’ But in government it has lined up alongside the Tories and Reform UK at the cruelty Olympics.” – @goodlawproject.org
https://bit.ly/43CpABH
https://bit.ly/43CpABH
91% of UK trans people don't trust the Labour Party, survey reveals
91% of trans respondents in a YouGov poll conducted between July and August, commissioned by the Good Law Project, said they distrust Labour.
www.attitude.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“Before the election it promised to ‘remove indignities for trans people who deserve recognition and acceptance.’ But in government it has lined up alongside the Tories and Reform UK at the cruelty Olympics.” – @goodlawproject.org
https://bit.ly/43CpABH
https://bit.ly/43CpABH