Alec Foisy
@hobbestiger.bsky.social
Aspiring voice actor and writer. He/him. Aroace. Autistic. Interests include animation and biology.
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You know if you start your advertisement of an indie animation project by making fun of another indie animation project I’m definitely not supporting your project at all. y’all just show me your project and make it your own not like “this is better then thin show so you should watch it!”
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 AM
You know if you start your advertisement of an indie animation project by making fun of another indie animation project I’m definitely not supporting your project at all. y’all just show me your project and make it your own not like “this is better then thin show so you should watch it!”
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So fun fact the new Vine app being anti-ai is so they can use it to train AI without doubling up on AI content. 'tis in the terms of service 🫠
November 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
So fun fact the new Vine app being anti-ai is so they can use it to train AI without doubling up on AI content. 'tis in the terms of service 🫠
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since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI
Google says “we do not use your Gmail content for training our Gemini AI model.”
www.theverge.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
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y'know, if tech companies weren't so fired up to call every single thing "AI" it would be a lot easier to distinguish "ML spam filter that is well-sandboxed and tuned on your emails" from "giant context and IP-eroding foundation model that makes people paranoid and unhappy"
since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
November 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
y'know, if tech companies weren't so fired up to call every single thing "AI" it would be a lot easier to distinguish "ML spam filter that is well-sandboxed and tuned on your emails" from "giant context and IP-eroding foundation model that makes people paranoid and unhappy"
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when we say "you gotta be yourself" we mean like. emotionally, spiritually, inwardly. we don't mean "skip your meds" or "there's no such thing as a faux pas"
November 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
when we say "you gotta be yourself" we mean like. emotionally, spiritually, inwardly. we don't mean "skip your meds" or "there's no such thing as a faux pas"
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there's the perennial "don't change yourself for other people's expectations or comforts" which is of course the way to be
but you gotta balance it out with "if you are too challenging to be around then no one will want to be around you"
but you gotta balance it out with "if you are too challenging to be around then no one will want to be around you"
November 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
there's the perennial "don't change yourself for other people's expectations or comforts" which is of course the way to be
but you gotta balance it out with "if you are too challenging to be around then no one will want to be around you"
but you gotta balance it out with "if you are too challenging to be around then no one will want to be around you"
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Yeah, only one would use it to stalk or start uncessary drama. And it's bad if you have stress and anxiety.
ClearSky sucks. All it does is make people feel miserable. Stop using it.
November 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Yeah, only one would use it to stalk or start uncessary drama. And it's bad if you have stress and anxiety.
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Please do not try to get Nintendo to remove the "Mexican stereotypes" from their advertising art again.
Explore new worlds. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, only in theaters April 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Please do not try to get Nintendo to remove the "Mexican stereotypes" from their advertising art again.
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If you're not off Twitter by now, what the hell are you even doing?
Elon Musk is very explicitly altering the X algorithm to show people content that aligns with his far-right worldview.
If you're still posting there and think you can win hearts and minds or something, this is what you're up against. You're never going to win a rigged game.
If you're still posting there and think you can win hearts and minds or something, this is what you're up against. You're never going to win a rigged game.
November 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
If you're not off Twitter by now, what the hell are you even doing?
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Me after every social interaction
November 21, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Me after every social interaction
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One of the cool things about being a scientist is that the answer "I don't know" to a question is actually super exciting and not embarrassing at all. It means you get to try and FIND OUT, either through literature search, asking a colleague, or deciding you want to determine the answer empirically
The actual secret to why I know stuff is that I ask a question any time I don’t understand literally anything. I don’t care how simple it is. Anybody who makes fun of you for asking a simple question likely doesn’t know the answer either
November 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
One of the cool things about being a scientist is that the answer "I don't know" to a question is actually super exciting and not embarrassing at all. It means you get to try and FIND OUT, either through literature search, asking a colleague, or deciding you want to determine the answer empirically
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Some may see it as "Oh, they must hate me." But most of the time it's "I don't want to see their name/avatar on this platform".
November 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Some may see it as "Oh, they must hate me." But most of the time it's "I don't want to see their name/avatar on this platform".
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Don't feel bad if you have to block people for your own mental health sake.
November 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Don't feel bad if you have to block people for your own mental health sake.
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One of the cruelest tricks society played on creative people was planting the idea that being proud of your work is somehow unseemly and egotistical.
You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!
You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!
November 20, 2025 at 12:54 AM
One of the cruelest tricks society played on creative people was planting the idea that being proud of your work is somehow unseemly and egotistical.
You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!
You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!
Bullying someone for criticizing Smiling Friends is so rich coming from the same fanbase who claims Vivziepop can't take criticism.
I'm done.
I've been bombarded with harassment all night.
I've been called a transphobe, a ragebaiter, the problem with Bluesky and so much other garbage and my attempts to distract myself have been impeded by more harassment.
I'm sorry I don't like your stupid fucking series.
I've been bombarded with harassment all night.
I've been called a transphobe, a ragebaiter, the problem with Bluesky and so much other garbage and my attempts to distract myself have been impeded by more harassment.
I'm sorry I don't like your stupid fucking series.
November 20, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Bullying someone for criticizing Smiling Friends is so rich coming from the same fanbase who claims Vivziepop can't take criticism.
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once again prefacing a rant with "not siding with paypal because fuck them" but i cannot stress enough that the word "commission" being used is not enough to get your account terminated. "commission" is a very normal business/financial term. it'd be like terminating farmers for saying "tractor".
November 20, 2025 at 12:43 AM
once again prefacing a rant with "not siding with paypal because fuck them" but i cannot stress enough that the word "commission" being used is not enough to get your account terminated. "commission" is a very normal business/financial term. it'd be like terminating farmers for saying "tractor".
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As always, today is a great day to support artists, writers, creators of all sorts. If you have the means, buy a book, sign up for someone's Patreon, commission an art piece. It's also a lovely day to leave a nice comment, post a short review, spread the word about someone's work. Everything helps.
November 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
As always, today is a great day to support artists, writers, creators of all sorts. If you have the means, buy a book, sign up for someone's Patreon, commission an art piece. It's also a lovely day to leave a nice comment, post a short review, spread the word about someone's work. Everything helps.
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lol I fucking knew that little shit wasn't to be trusted.
Avoid the new Vine like a plague, they just want a pure dataset to scrape.
Avoid the new Vine like a plague, they just want a pure dataset to scrape.
November 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
lol I fucking knew that little shit wasn't to be trusted.
Avoid the new Vine like a plague, they just want a pure dataset to scrape.
Avoid the new Vine like a plague, they just want a pure dataset to scrape.
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Especially if you're trans, a woman, or both (Rebecca Sugar, Dana Terrace, Vivienne Medrano, Gooseworx)
I'm not gonna claim this never happens to cis boys but we all understand that part of this is misogynistic in nature, right?
I'm not gonna claim this never happens to cis boys but we all understand that part of this is misogynistic in nature, right?
Gooseworx, the mind behind The Amazing Digital Circus, literally warns about the inherent danger about it because of people like this
September 29, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Especially if you're trans, a woman, or both (Rebecca Sugar, Dana Terrace, Vivienne Medrano, Gooseworx)
I'm not gonna claim this never happens to cis boys but we all understand that part of this is misogynistic in nature, right?
I'm not gonna claim this never happens to cis boys but we all understand that part of this is misogynistic in nature, right?
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"it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed"
This.
This right here.
I'm so, SO tired of having to scrutinize any piece of art that even remotely resembles genAI slop just to determine whether or not it's worth a second thought or any admiration.
This.
This right here.
I'm so, SO tired of having to scrutinize any piece of art that even remotely resembles genAI slop just to determine whether or not it's worth a second thought or any admiration.
Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed"
This.
This right here.
I'm so, SO tired of having to scrutinize any piece of art that even remotely resembles genAI slop just to determine whether or not it's worth a second thought or any admiration.
This.
This right here.
I'm so, SO tired of having to scrutinize any piece of art that even remotely resembles genAI slop just to determine whether or not it's worth a second thought or any admiration.
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The amount of people I see harassing real artists and even wildlife photographers with accusations of AI is genuinely disheartening, and sadly this is just the beginning
November 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The amount of people I see harassing real artists and even wildlife photographers with accusations of AI is genuinely disheartening, and sadly this is just the beginning
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The worst thing AI has done to culture in just a couple years is not that people think AI generated things are real, but that they now think real things are AI generated
November 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The worst thing AI has done to culture in just a couple years is not that people think AI generated things are real, but that they now think real things are AI generated