Ruth 🏳️🌈
@paintedpigeon.bsky.social
public library worker | writer | artist | neurodivergent | no AI, no NFTs | totally not three pigeons in a trenchcoat
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Ruth 🏳️🌈
@paintedpigeon.bsky.social
· Apr 6
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As it's International Asexual Day, I'm promoting my resource guide to ace sci-fi again! Contents and resource key are below, come take a look at this link! And Happy Ace Day!
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Dog Must Make Split-Second Decision Whether To Kill Or Show Tummy To Visitor https://theonion.com/dog-must-make-split-second-decision-whether-to-kill-or-show-tummy-to-visitor/
February 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Dog Must Make Split-Second Decision Whether To Kill Or Show Tummy To Visitor https://theonion.com/dog-must-make-split-second-decision-whether-to-kill-or-show-tummy-to-visitor/
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This is a gorgeous thread, particularly if you are of the confidence-game inclined.
I just did the dumbest thing of my entire career to prove a much more serious point.
I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion
People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it
I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion
People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it
February 18, 2026 at 7:50 PM
This is a gorgeous thread, particularly if you are of the confidence-game inclined.
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I say this, every time i say it (which is far too fucking often), to myself as much as anyone else.
Like Kaba says, hope is a discipline, a practice. That doesn't mean "don't be sad," but rather using what you can to turn sadness, anger, frustration, even despair into something that drives change.
Like Kaba says, hope is a discipline, a practice. That doesn't mean "don't be sad," but rather using what you can to turn sadness, anger, frustration, even despair into something that drives change.
Please listen to me very carefully right now: Learn to take and celebrate small short wins, to build momentum and morale, or you and everyone you need to fight beside you will be burned out, demoralized, and demotivated before the next big opportunity comes along.
February 18, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I say this, every time i say it (which is far too fucking often), to myself as much as anyone else.
Like Kaba says, hope is a discipline, a practice. That doesn't mean "don't be sad," but rather using what you can to turn sadness, anger, frustration, even despair into something that drives change.
Like Kaba says, hope is a discipline, a practice. That doesn't mean "don't be sad," but rather using what you can to turn sadness, anger, frustration, even despair into something that drives change.
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NEW: IDW relaunches their #StarTrek comic flagship with a new Captain Seven series this September — plus more CELEBRATIONS one-shots, a Captain Raffi series, and more!
blog.trekcore.com/2026/02/idw-...
blog.trekcore.com/2026/02/idw-...
IDW Launching Two New STAR TREK Comic Series in September, Additional CELEBRATIONS One-Shots, and More!
IDW relaunches their STAR TREK comic flagship with a new Captain Seven series this September — plus more CELEBRATIONS one-shots, a Captain Raffi series, and more!
blog.trekcore.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:53 PM
NEW: IDW relaunches their #StarTrek comic flagship with a new Captain Seven series this September — plus more CELEBRATIONS one-shots, a Captain Raffi series, and more!
blog.trekcore.com/2026/02/idw-...
blog.trekcore.com/2026/02/idw-...
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"I am special, I am immune to The Algorithm, it will not change me"
you are not special and it will make you worse
you should leave
you are not special and it will make you worse
you should leave
This is a very interesting new paper in Nature about the role that feed algorithms on X play in influencing political attitudes.
No paywall: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
No paywall: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 18, 2026 at 8:04 PM
"I am special, I am immune to The Algorithm, it will not change me"
you are not special and it will make you worse
you should leave
you are not special and it will make you worse
you should leave
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Historical action! Victorian London! Fantasy! Body snatchers! Rats!
Find them all in "The Cadaver Princess."
"Like Dickens crossed with Poe" - Allen Steele
is.gd/BOOQ1L
#WritingCommunity #amWriting #amWritingfantasy #novels #writersLife
Find them all in "The Cadaver Princess."
"Like Dickens crossed with Poe" - Allen Steele
is.gd/BOOQ1L
#WritingCommunity #amWriting #amWritingfantasy #novels #writersLife
February 18, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Historical action! Victorian London! Fantasy! Body snatchers! Rats!
Find them all in "The Cadaver Princess."
"Like Dickens crossed with Poe" - Allen Steele
is.gd/BOOQ1L
#WritingCommunity #amWriting #amWritingfantasy #novels #writersLife
Find them all in "The Cadaver Princess."
"Like Dickens crossed with Poe" - Allen Steele
is.gd/BOOQ1L
#WritingCommunity #amWriting #amWritingfantasy #novels #writersLife
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Inspired by the Chinese New Year, I wanted to try my hand at drawing a fire horse in pixel art.
February 18, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Inspired by the Chinese New Year, I wanted to try my hand at drawing a fire horse in pixel art.
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Hegseth has made clear that he thinks he’s on a modern day crusade.
I just want to point out that’s Doug Wilson speaking at the Pentagon. Doug Wilson wants: the 19th amendment repealed, non-Christian religions outlawed, the death penalty for homosexuality, women barred from working or holding office, blasphemy laws, and one party theocratic rule.
February 18, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Hegseth has made clear that he thinks he’s on a modern day crusade.
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A cat convincing her friend that she only deserves the best and that missing the litter box once doesn’t define who she is.
February 18, 2026 at 7:58 PM
A cat convincing her friend that she only deserves the best and that missing the litter box once doesn’t define who she is.
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My autoimmune disease is progressive and terminal; it will make me blind, paralyze me completely, end my life. I have to constantly battle back against it, and I've been doing the bare minimum for years because of cost. I need more, and I need help.
Every single cent helps.
ko-fi.com/cknightwrites
Every single cent helps.
ko-fi.com/cknightwrites
Buy Charlie Knight a Coffee
Become a supporter of Charlie Knight today!
ko-fi.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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And a gentle but somewhat hysterical reminder that my Patreon pays for my medical care. Without it, I cannot live. I'm doing everything I can to give value back to you to in there with lots of tiers starting at only $3/month, so please take a look and see if any of them are right for you. Thanks!
February 16, 2026 at 9:55 PM
And a gentle but somewhat hysterical reminder that my Patreon pays for my medical care. Without it, I cannot live. I'm doing everything I can to give value back to you to in there with lots of tiers starting at only $3/month, so please take a look and see if any of them are right for you. Thanks!
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Show & Tell was fun when we were kids, but I've seen more than a few writers get caught up in what do to, when, and how. The Self-Editing Series on my Patreon is intended to empower you through working on your own book, so of course we needed a lesson on this!
www.patreon.com/posts/147657...
www.patreon.com/posts/147657...
Self-Editing for Show & Tell | Charlie Knight
Get more from Charlie Knight on Patreon
www.patreon.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Show & Tell was fun when we were kids, but I've seen more than a few writers get caught up in what do to, when, and how. The Self-Editing Series on my Patreon is intended to empower you through working on your own book, so of course we needed a lesson on this!
www.patreon.com/posts/147657...
www.patreon.com/posts/147657...
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There are folks who say "cheap" editors are a red flag. That we must be scamming if we arent charging standard rates.
My rates are how I start the fight for indie authors to get what you deserve—especially marginalized indies. Actually affordable professional edits.
cknightwritesediting.carrd.co/
My rates are how I start the fight for indie authors to get what you deserve—especially marginalized indies. Actually affordable professional edits.
cknightwritesediting.carrd.co/
CKnightWrites
Charlie Knight's Carrd
cknightwritesediting.carrd.co
February 17, 2026 at 2:52 PM
There are folks who say "cheap" editors are a red flag. That we must be scamming if we arent charging standard rates.
My rates are how I start the fight for indie authors to get what you deserve—especially marginalized indies. Actually affordable professional edits.
cknightwritesediting.carrd.co/
My rates are how I start the fight for indie authors to get what you deserve—especially marginalized indies. Actually affordable professional edits.
cknightwritesediting.carrd.co/
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Oh, we just got the official, final bill.
Oh, it's even worse than I thought.
Oh...please help if you can.
Oh. Oh no.
Oh, it's even worse than I thought.
Oh...please help if you can.
Oh. Oh no.
I can't believe this is up to 14% 😭 I know how terrible things are for everyone and so many causes deserve your attention. Asking for help is HARD, esp when everything I'm dealing with physically makes me such a burden. The help is mental as much as financial. Thank you.
ko-fi.com/cknightwrite...
ko-fi.com/cknightwrite...
Buy Charlie Knight a Coffee
Become a supporter of Charlie Knight today!
ko-fi.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Oh, we just got the official, final bill.
Oh, it's even worse than I thought.
Oh...please help if you can.
Oh. Oh no.
Oh, it's even worse than I thought.
Oh...please help if you can.
Oh. Oh no.
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Sorry your health insurance costs so much more this year, we needed to make fancy airplanes for illiterate dog-murderers
February 17, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Sorry your health insurance costs so much more this year, we needed to make fancy airplanes for illiterate dog-murderers
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Items that have all or most sizes in stock, with a lot of our top-selling sizes): #store
-crystal cluster skirt
-thistles skirt
-ocean cotton maxi skirt
-black petticoat
-dungeon delver button-up shirt
-gallery skirt
-butter cookies skirt
-ocean sunswept maxi dress
-hiss button-up shirt
-crystal cluster skirt
-thistles skirt
-ocean cotton maxi skirt
-black petticoat
-dungeon delver button-up shirt
-gallery skirt
-butter cookies skirt
-ocean sunswept maxi dress
-hiss button-up shirt
February 13, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Items that have all or most sizes in stock, with a lot of our top-selling sizes): #store
-crystal cluster skirt
-thistles skirt
-ocean cotton maxi skirt
-black petticoat
-dungeon delver button-up shirt
-gallery skirt
-butter cookies skirt
-ocean sunswept maxi dress
-hiss button-up shirt
-crystal cluster skirt
-thistles skirt
-ocean cotton maxi skirt
-black petticoat
-dungeon delver button-up shirt
-gallery skirt
-butter cookies skirt
-ocean sunswept maxi dress
-hiss button-up shirt
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People always ask, "What would you do if you were born in another time period?"
With my health the answer is almost always, "Die before kindergarten."
Medical progress is the real deal, buddies.
With my health the answer is almost always, "Die before kindergarten."
Medical progress is the real deal, buddies.
before antibiotics did people just die all the time from everything?
February 17, 2026 at 9:17 PM
People always ask, "What would you do if you were born in another time period?"
With my health the answer is almost always, "Die before kindergarten."
Medical progress is the real deal, buddies.
With my health the answer is almost always, "Die before kindergarten."
Medical progress is the real deal, buddies.
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My mother had been a Jesse Jackson delegate in '88. She said it was the first time a candidate truly spoke to her lived experience as a working class person and mother. He taught us to keep hoping for a better future.
February 17, 2026 at 6:21 PM
My mother had been a Jesse Jackson delegate in '88. She said it was the first time a candidate truly spoke to her lived experience as a working class person and mother. He taught us to keep hoping for a better future.
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The number of skeletons is ever-growing.
February 17, 2026 at 3:23 PM
The number of skeletons is ever-growing.
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Right-wing Heritage Foundation’s own data shows fewer than 100 noncitizens voted since 1982 (!!!)
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
February 16, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Right-wing Heritage Foundation’s own data shows fewer than 100 noncitizens voted since 1982 (!!!)
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
This is not a real problem. “The SAVE ACT is a Trojan horse to nationalize elections”: open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
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(5/11) Walmart, Whole Foods, and Kohls are switching to electronic shelf labels that can display dynamic prices. Kroger deployed them with Microsoft AI—a setup a 2024 Senate inquiry warned could enable “surge pricing” via facial recognition. (Kroger claims it will only lower prices.)
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
(5/11) Walmart, Whole Foods, and Kohls are switching to electronic shelf labels that can display dynamic prices. Kroger deployed them with Microsoft AI—a setup a 2024 Senate inquiry warned could enable “surge pricing” via facial recognition. (Kroger claims it will only lower prices.)
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(6/11) Uber tracks battery life. Former exec Keith Chen noted in 2016 that users with low battery are statistically more likely to accept surge pricing. Uber says it doesn’t use that data to set prices, but the correlation remains a point of regulatory scrutiny. www.npr.org/transcripts/...
This Is Your Brain On Uber
This week we feature Keith Chen, a behavioral economist at UCLA and the head of economic research at Uber. Keith explains why surge pricing makes us nuts and discusses our weird economic choices.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
(6/11) Uber tracks battery life. Former exec Keith Chen noted in 2016 that users with low battery are statistically more likely to accept surge pricing. Uber says it doesn’t use that data to set prices, but the correlation remains a point of regulatory scrutiny. www.npr.org/transcripts/...
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(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
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This makes me sick to my stomach.
(5/11) Walmart, Whole Foods, and Kohls are switching to electronic shelf labels that can display dynamic prices. Kroger deployed them with Microsoft AI—a setup a 2024 Senate inquiry warned could enable “surge pricing” via facial recognition. (Kroger claims it will only lower prices.)
February 17, 2026 at 5:09 PM
This makes me sick to my stomach.
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When is say "Generative AI harms small businesses," I mean it both on the sense that they steal our shit, and they hammer us with literal cyberattacks that knock us out for average people. Overnight, I received three different texts telling me that AH was offline.
I had to fix these manually.
I had to fix these manually.
February 17, 2026 at 3:04 PM
When is say "Generative AI harms small businesses," I mean it both on the sense that they steal our shit, and they hammer us with literal cyberattacks that knock us out for average people. Overnight, I received three different texts telling me that AH was offline.
I had to fix these manually.
I had to fix these manually.