The Doctor (Commissions open)
@lucidillusions.in
Mad (ex) Scientist (Ph.D, IIT Bombay)
He/Him
Camera and Beyond
Perversely Subversive and Absurd
I love Books, Bowie and the Beatles
📍Bombay 🇮🇳
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https://ko-fi.com/lucidillusions | lucidillusions.darkroom.com | patreon.com/lucidillusions
He/Him
Camera and Beyond
Perversely Subversive and Absurd
I love Books, Bowie and the Beatles
📍Bombay 🇮🇳
Check my 📸 Feed
https://ko-fi.com/lucidillusions | lucidillusions.darkroom.com | patreon.com/lucidillusions
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I love writing short stories, so commission me to write something — it can be a gift to self or for a loved one!
I could write a Slice of Life or an Eldritch Horror, you decide ^_^
𝐩.𝐬. 𝟒 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐲 𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
💸💕 #SelfPromo #BNMS #ReaderSky #WriterSky #Share
I could write a Slice of Life or an Eldritch Horror, you decide ^_^
𝐩.𝐬. 𝟒 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐲 𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
💸💕 #SelfPromo #BNMS #ReaderSky #WriterSky #Share
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say it ain't so
the bots *aren't* achieving consciousness through the inherent virtues of a mid-2000s style threaded forum?
idk what to believe
the bots *aren't* achieving consciousness through the inherent virtues of a mid-2000s style threaded forum?
idk what to believe
Moltbook was peak AI theater
The viral social network for bots reveals more about our own current mania for AI as it does about the future of agents.
www.technologyreview.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:16 PM
say it ain't so
the bots *aren't* achieving consciousness through the inherent virtues of a mid-2000s style threaded forum?
idk what to believe
the bots *aren't* achieving consciousness through the inherent virtues of a mid-2000s style threaded forum?
idk what to believe
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At this point, Bridgy Fed provides full functionality across the bridge, except for the ability to follow unbridged users.
The only thing missing is a client that cleans up all of this to make it feel more native 🤔
The only thing missing is a client that cleans up all of this to make it feel more native 🤔
Low-key, it's *my* most-requested feature, but I know a lot of y'all have wanted this as well
We're excited to launch our most-requested Bridgy Fed feature: being able to interact with unbridged users!
Starting today, when people interact with you on the other side of the bridge, you'll get a notification over DM along with a "respond" link, where you can like, repost, reply, or block.
Starting today, when people interact with you on the other side of the bridge, you'll get a notification over DM along with a "respond" link, where you can like, repost, reply, or block.
February 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
At this point, Bridgy Fed provides full functionality across the bridge, except for the ability to follow unbridged users.
The only thing missing is a client that cleans up all of this to make it feel more native 🤔
The only thing missing is a client that cleans up all of this to make it feel more native 🤔
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Well, that’s one way of giving me an idea for a story. An underground network of witches you can hire to curse or hex a target sounds like a cool television show. #sff #SpecFic #SpecLit #witch #spell #spells #WriteSky #WriterSky #WritingCommunity
www.vice.com/en/article/e...
www.vice.com/en/article/e...
Etsy Witches Say Spell Casting Is No Longer Welcome on the Platform
For years, you could hire someone on Etsy to curse an evil ex, protect your home, or manifest better luck. Well, until now.
www.vice.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Well, that’s one way of giving me an idea for a story. An underground network of witches you can hire to curse or hex a target sounds like a cool television show. #sff #SpecFic #SpecLit #witch #spell #spells #WriteSky #WriterSky #WritingCommunity
www.vice.com/en/article/e...
www.vice.com/en/article/e...
Mudixi running away, and a perfect video by @thewire.in
(also love it that they are back on bsky to share these videos)
(also love it that they are back on bsky to share these videos)
February 10, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Mudixi running away, and a perfect video by @thewire.in
(also love it that they are back on bsky to share these videos)
(also love it that they are back on bsky to share these videos)
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NO! NO! NO!
By Mananiya Productions
By Mananiya Productions
February 10, 2026 at 1:25 PM
NO! NO! NO!
By Mananiya Productions
By Mananiya Productions
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Every now and again you realise how silly filmmaking is and we get paid for it.
Shooting an intense scene today with a seated crowd of extras. Finished a take, after watching the playback, the 1st AD comes out yelling: "Guys stop falling asleep during the take!"
Shooting an intense scene today with a seated crowd of extras. Finished a take, after watching the playback, the 1st AD comes out yelling: "Guys stop falling asleep during the take!"
February 10, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Every now and again you realise how silly filmmaking is and we get paid for it.
Shooting an intense scene today with a seated crowd of extras. Finished a take, after watching the playback, the 1st AD comes out yelling: "Guys stop falling asleep during the take!"
Shooting an intense scene today with a seated crowd of extras. Finished a take, after watching the playback, the 1st AD comes out yelling: "Guys stop falling asleep during the take!"
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OddCouples i.e two different birds in one capture
I must 'egretfully share some egrets with the feed :)
#BirdsOfBlueSky #Photography #Nature #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin #Birds
I must 'egretfully share some egrets with the feed :)
#BirdsOfBlueSky #Photography #Nature #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin #Birds
February 10, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OddCouples i.e two different birds in one capture
I must 'egretfully share some egrets with the feed :)
#BirdsOfBlueSky #Photography #Nature #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin #Birds
I must 'egretfully share some egrets with the feed :)
#BirdsOfBlueSky #Photography #Nature #WildlifePhotography #EastCoastKin #Birds
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Thanks @nachthexxe.bsky.social for finding the prettiest frame for the god's derpiest art birb.
😂
The original piece has migrated to a new home
#Art #BirdArt #Birds
😂
The original piece has migrated to a new home
#Art #BirdArt #Birds
December 23, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Thanks @nachthexxe.bsky.social for finding the prettiest frame for the god's derpiest art birb.
😂
The original piece has migrated to a new home
#Art #BirdArt #Birds
😂
The original piece has migrated to a new home
#Art #BirdArt #Birds
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Two nights ago I dreamt I was sharing a smoothie with Saddam Hussein. Then last night I dreamt my eyes' strength had returned, at least enough to read one book so I chose the Ramayana (new Goldman & Goldman translation).
It's a fiesta inside the Singh noggin. All are welcome!
It's a fiesta inside the Singh noggin. All are welcome!
February 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Two nights ago I dreamt I was sharing a smoothie with Saddam Hussein. Then last night I dreamt my eyes' strength had returned, at least enough to read one book so I chose the Ramayana (new Goldman & Goldman translation).
It's a fiesta inside the Singh noggin. All are welcome!
It's a fiesta inside the Singh noggin. All are welcome!
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Huh. A Bollywood teevee version of Little Women. #DesiWatch
Haq Se - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Huh. A Bollywood teevee version of Little Women. #DesiWatch
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Don’t mind me. Just here for an hour to do some #BirdOfTheDay peeking. Hope everyone has been behaving 😁 #photography #EastCoastKin
February 10, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Don’t mind me. Just here for an hour to do some #BirdOfTheDay peeking. Hope everyone has been behaving 😁 #photography #EastCoastKin
Need.
February 10, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Need.
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Low-key, it's *my* most-requested feature, but I know a lot of y'all have wanted this as well
We're excited to launch our most-requested Bridgy Fed feature: being able to interact with unbridged users!
Starting today, when people interact with you on the other side of the bridge, you'll get a notification over DM along with a "respond" link, where you can like, repost, reply, or block.
Starting today, when people interact with you on the other side of the bridge, you'll get a notification over DM along with a "respond" link, where you can like, repost, reply, or block.
Launch: Interact with Unbridged Replies & Mentions
Last year, we launched a feature for Bridgy Fed that sent a DM of an hourly digest of interactions that we couldn't bridge back to your native platform. While that gave you visibility into interaction...
blog.anew.social
February 10, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Low-key, it's *my* most-requested feature, but I know a lot of y'all have wanted this as well
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Can I be normal and just enjoy listening to Spanish? No, I must instead think about the may ways Spanish can be shaped by the locality in which it emerged
February 10, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Can I be normal and just enjoy listening to Spanish? No, I must instead think about the may ways Spanish can be shaped by the locality in which it emerged
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"For many of us who carry Puerto Rico in our hearts, there are certain words that are impossible to swallow. When we read a description of Puerto Rico as a 'territory' or 'commonwealth,' we know the speaker is uncomfortable with the reality that Puerto Rico is a colony & that the US is a colonizer."
At the Super Bowl, Bad Bunny challenged the meaning of ‘America’
The Puerto Rican star’s vision of American identity moved beyond colonial tropes to span an entire hemisphere
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:06 PM
"For many of us who carry Puerto Rico in our hearts, there are certain words that are impossible to swallow. When we read a description of Puerto Rico as a 'territory' or 'commonwealth,' we know the speaker is uncomfortable with the reality that Puerto Rico is a colony & that the US is a colonizer."
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An AI-powered app trained on grimoires, which tends to glitch and hallucinate (obviously)
I should compile the 7 into a collection on @patreon.com -- or maybe into an e-book, especially since the 8th one got accepted and will be published in 2 months :)
#WritingCommunity
I should compile the 7 into a collection on @patreon.com -- or maybe into an e-book, especially since the 8th one got accepted and will be published in 2 months :)
#WritingCommunity
February 10, 2026 at 10:10 AM
An AI-powered app trained on grimoires, which tends to glitch and hallucinate (obviously)
I should compile the 7 into a collection on @patreon.com -- or maybe into an e-book, especially since the 8th one got accepted and will be published in 2 months :)
#WritingCommunity
I should compile the 7 into a collection on @patreon.com -- or maybe into an e-book, especially since the 8th one got accepted and will be published in 2 months :)
#WritingCommunity
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For today's #WIPSnips word “liquid”, here's a snip from the first Witchcraft 101 story I wrote (now with a half dozen stories in an ever growing series.)
Read it here: ss.lucidillusions.in/shortstory/2...
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WritersLift #AmWriting #BookSky #CozyHorror
Read it here: ss.lucidillusions.in/shortstory/2...
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WritersLift #AmWriting #BookSky #CozyHorror
February 10, 2026 at 10:05 AM
For today's #WIPSnips word “liquid”, here's a snip from the first Witchcraft 101 story I wrote (now with a half dozen stories in an ever growing series.)
Read it here: ss.lucidillusions.in/shortstory/2...
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WritersLift #AmWriting #BookSky #CozyHorror
Read it here: ss.lucidillusions.in/shortstory/2...
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WritersLift #AmWriting #BookSky #CozyHorror
I mentioned I got 2 rejections this week, on insta stories, and that I should look for other magazines to send them out to.
3 friends replied that I should send them to @blaft.bsky.social 😁
3 friends replied that I should send them to @blaft.bsky.social 😁
February 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I mentioned I got 2 rejections this week, on insta stories, and that I should look for other magazines to send them out to.
3 friends replied that I should send them to @blaft.bsky.social 😁
3 friends replied that I should send them to @blaft.bsky.social 😁
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In time for Valentine's Day! This new zine from @kuzhalimanickavel.bsky.social combines literal translations of Tamil love song lyrics with jelly recipe instructions and disturbing romantic collages! Subscribe to Post-Prandial Riot on Patreon to get an early copy! www.patreon.com/posts/love-s...
"Love Songs & Aspic" by Kuzhali Manickavel | Post Prandial Riot
Get more from Post Prandial Riot on Patreon
www.patreon.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:17 PM
In time for Valentine's Day! This new zine from @kuzhalimanickavel.bsky.social combines literal translations of Tamil love song lyrics with jelly recipe instructions and disturbing romantic collages! Subscribe to Post-Prandial Riot on Patreon to get an early copy! www.patreon.com/posts/love-s...
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At 1pm, we announce the resistance. And the zombies. And the aliens. And the punching racists in the face.
February 10, 2026 at 3:36 PM
At 1pm, we announce the resistance. And the zombies. And the aliens. And the punching racists in the face.
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ICYMI, my story about what a capitalist city on Mars might look like if it were possible and not a musky scam. 'This story is fiction; oligarchs cannot make a human city on Mars be anything other than the scammy propagandistic dream of technofascist longtermism.'
My 2019 short story 'The Song Between Worlds', about the paths of a 1 percenter space tourist & an indigenous worker crossing in a Martian city, is republished in @issuesinst.bsky.social for @imaginationasu.bsky.social's Future Tense series, w/ a brief new intro by me:
The Song Between Worlds
Indrapramit Das takes us to a future Mars full of wealthy space tourists to explore how tourism commodifies culture.
issues.org
February 10, 2026 at 3:43 PM
ICYMI, my story about what a capitalist city on Mars might look like if it were possible and not a musky scam. 'This story is fiction; oligarchs cannot make a human city on Mars be anything other than the scammy propagandistic dream of technofascist longtermism.'
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A Moment of Zen to start your day:
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Inst. (MBARI) documented an encounter with Stygiomedusa gigantea, the giant phantom jelly.
The Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) named "Doc Ricketts" captured this video at a depth of 990 meters (3,200 feet) in Monterey Bay.
Hypnotic!
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Inst. (MBARI) documented an encounter with Stygiomedusa gigantea, the giant phantom jelly.
The Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) named "Doc Ricketts" captured this video at a depth of 990 meters (3,200 feet) in Monterey Bay.
Hypnotic!
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
A Moment of Zen to start your day:
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Inst. (MBARI) documented an encounter with Stygiomedusa gigantea, the giant phantom jelly.
The Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) named "Doc Ricketts" captured this video at a depth of 990 meters (3,200 feet) in Monterey Bay.
Hypnotic!
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Inst. (MBARI) documented an encounter with Stygiomedusa gigantea, the giant phantom jelly.
The Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) named "Doc Ricketts" captured this video at a depth of 990 meters (3,200 feet) in Monterey Bay.
Hypnotic!
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All I can remember as Fifa approaches is the increase in number of domestic violence during the games while you have thousands of videos on YouTube criticising fangirls and not one has the courage to talk about men who love sports destroying lives and public property
February 10, 2026 at 2:20 PM
All I can remember as Fifa approaches is the increase in number of domestic violence during the games while you have thousands of videos on YouTube criticising fangirls and not one has the courage to talk about men who love sports destroying lives and public property
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If he disappears, you'll have passed an occasion of establishing a precedent for stamping fascism out on basically the easiest setting (an idiot with no short term memory). Then what will you do when a determined, healthy tyrant shows up? Just thought and prayers?
February 10, 2026 at 11:25 AM
If he disappears, you'll have passed an occasion of establishing a precedent for stamping fascism out on basically the easiest setting (an idiot with no short term memory). Then what will you do when a determined, healthy tyrant shows up? Just thought and prayers?
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I understand the impulse of wishing Trump would just die, but it's the 2nd worse way out of this (1st is not getting out of it). It's an admission that neither your political system nor your people can get rid of the 1st authoritarian that pops out, even if he's stupid and weak
February 10, 2026 at 11:21 AM
I understand the impulse of wishing Trump would just die, but it's the 2nd worse way out of this (1st is not getting out of it). It's an admission that neither your political system nor your people can get rid of the 1st authoritarian that pops out, even if he's stupid and weak