prettyarbitrary
@prettyarbitrary.bsky.social
Just a small Cthulhu.
Original writing and blog: https://www.prettyarbitrary.org
Fanfic: https://archiveofourown.org/users/PrettyArbitrary
18+ only please. NSFW & dark content may occur without warning.
Original writing and blog: https://www.prettyarbitrary.org
Fanfic: https://archiveofourown.org/users/PrettyArbitrary
18+ only please. NSFW & dark content may occur without warning.
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on this sunday-est of sundays, syllabus-ing for a new term
you're not alone against the oligarch agenda of cognitive deskilling, data capture, surveillance, and bias:
we've got assignment ideas, memes, recommended readings, o' captain speeches, syllabus policies, and so much more against-a-i.com
you're not alone against the oligarch agenda of cognitive deskilling, data capture, surveillance, and bias:
we've got assignment ideas, memes, recommended readings, o' captain speeches, syllabus policies, and so much more against-a-i.com
AGAINST AI -
against-a-i.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:59 PM
on this sunday-est of sundays, syllabus-ing for a new term
you're not alone against the oligarch agenda of cognitive deskilling, data capture, surveillance, and bias:
we've got assignment ideas, memes, recommended readings, o' captain speeches, syllabus policies, and so much more against-a-i.com
you're not alone against the oligarch agenda of cognitive deskilling, data capture, surveillance, and bias:
we've got assignment ideas, memes, recommended readings, o' captain speeches, syllabus policies, and so much more against-a-i.com
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Shoehorning my fanfic's cast into that awkward erzatz-nuclear-family dynamic that many authors seem to think is what "found family" means specifically to make it weird when they fuck
January 3, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Shoehorning my fanfic's cast into that awkward erzatz-nuclear-family dynamic that many authors seem to think is what "found family" means specifically to make it weird when they fuck
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Tolkien's musings on reconciling the idea of inherently evil people with Christian ethics may not have borne fruit, but I confess the idea of goblins as unfathomably wise and ancient creatures who were old when the Sun and Moon were young who just CHOOSE to be awful gremlins has a certain zip to it.
January 4, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Tolkien's musings on reconciling the idea of inherently evil people with Christian ethics may not have borne fruit, but I confess the idea of goblins as unfathomably wise and ancient creatures who were old when the Sun and Moon were young who just CHOOSE to be awful gremlins has a certain zip to it.
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"How can you write pornographic fanfic if you're asexual?", we ask, as though your average allosexual fanfic author DOES have first-hand experience with getting railed by a werewolf with a two-foot cock.
January 4, 2026 at 6:34 AM
"How can you write pornographic fanfic if you're asexual?", we ask, as though your average allosexual fanfic author DOES have first-hand experience with getting railed by a werewolf with a two-foot cock.
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So everyone plz raise a toast to your local emergency services of the gas/water/electric variety, who do immensely important work to avert disaster and at all hours including over holidays and in horrible weather.
And pour one out for eighty yr old gas pipes that should be comprehensively replaced
And pour one out for eighty yr old gas pipes that should be comprehensively replaced
January 4, 2026 at 12:59 PM
So everyone plz raise a toast to your local emergency services of the gas/water/electric variety, who do immensely important work to avert disaster and at all hours including over holidays and in horrible weather.
And pour one out for eighty yr old gas pipes that should be comprehensively replaced
And pour one out for eighty yr old gas pipes that should be comprehensively replaced
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Reminder for everyone operating at situationally-diminished capacity.
January 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Reminder for everyone operating at situationally-diminished capacity.
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At least we don’t live in a world of staggering class disparity in which a tech magnate attempts to quash left-wing sentiment using sexualized artificial intelligence!
How 2026 was depicted in the sci-fi classic 'Metropolis' (1927)
January 2, 2026 at 11:57 AM
At least we don’t live in a world of staggering class disparity in which a tech magnate attempts to quash left-wing sentiment using sexualized artificial intelligence!
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Keep trying in the coming days. They're intermittently down with the enthusiasm that people want the fuck off those broker lists. Might not work right now, but they'll be back.
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Keep trying in the coming days. They're intermittently down with the enthusiasm that people want the fuck off those broker lists. Might not work right now, but they'll be back.
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If you draw muscly people and need reference photos?
May i humbly suggest watching Turkish oil wrestling.
May i humbly suggest watching Turkish oil wrestling.
January 1, 2026 at 7:45 PM
If you draw muscly people and need reference photos?
May i humbly suggest watching Turkish oil wrestling.
May i humbly suggest watching Turkish oil wrestling.
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Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.
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Gem. Mosaic. Ring.
A lesson I learned at Madaba Institute for Mosiac Art & Restoration is that the smaller a mosaic is, the more skill it takes, and more expensive it its. Sure, gold is valuable and all but that mosaic is going to be worth much MUCH more.
A lesson I learned at Madaba Institute for Mosiac Art & Restoration is that the smaller a mosaic is, the more skill it takes, and more expensive it its. Sure, gold is valuable and all but that mosaic is going to be worth much MUCH more.
Part 38 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
9th Century Byzantium Ring
9th Century Byzantium Ring
January 1, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Gem. Mosaic. Ring.
A lesson I learned at Madaba Institute for Mosiac Art & Restoration is that the smaller a mosaic is, the more skill it takes, and more expensive it its. Sure, gold is valuable and all but that mosaic is going to be worth much MUCH more.
A lesson I learned at Madaba Institute for Mosiac Art & Restoration is that the smaller a mosaic is, the more skill it takes, and more expensive it its. Sure, gold is valuable and all but that mosaic is going to be worth much MUCH more.
I still miss LJ--even more these days, with so few good options for community & interaction. Dreamwidth is still there, but so many folks I knew have gone.
But for those interested, Snowflake Challenge starts today on DW! It's a blogging & friending event. snowflake-challenge.dreamwidth.org
But for those interested, Snowflake Challenge starts today on DW! It's a blogging & friending event. snowflake-challenge.dreamwidth.org
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snowflake-challenge.dreamwidth.org
January 1, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I still miss LJ--even more these days, with so few good options for community & interaction. Dreamwidth is still there, but so many folks I knew have gone.
But for those interested, Snowflake Challenge starts today on DW! It's a blogging & friending event. snowflake-challenge.dreamwidth.org
But for those interested, Snowflake Challenge starts today on DW! It's a blogging & friending event. snowflake-challenge.dreamwidth.org
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Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
January 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
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haven't posted this here yet: magpie study
November 15, 2024 at 2:49 PM
haven't posted this here yet: magpie study
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With SCREEN Act and KOSA on the legislative block this week, there couldn't be a better time for Fight's "Stop Online ID Checks" Week of Action.
Today's action: Share and sign the petition.
Find out more here: www.stoponlineidchecks.org
Today's action: Share and sign the petition.
Find out more here: www.stoponlineidchecks.org
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
With SCREEN Act and KOSA on the legislative block this week, there couldn't be a better time for Fight's "Stop Online ID Checks" Week of Action.
Today's action: Share and sign the petition.
Find out more here: www.stoponlineidchecks.org
Today's action: Share and sign the petition.
Find out more here: www.stoponlineidchecks.org
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This hit me straight in the feels
December 6, 2025 at 2:32 AM
This hit me straight in the feels
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Y'all the latest episode of the #Kilauea #eruption just went CRAZY. It looks like pressure built up enough to explode out the ground around the two existing vents (first few seconds), leading to a massive surge in lava fountaining.🌋🤯
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
December 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Y'all the latest episode of the #Kilauea #eruption just went CRAZY. It looks like pressure built up enough to explode out the ground around the two existing vents (first few seconds), leading to a massive surge in lava fountaining.🌋🤯
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
USGS Live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
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For the record: you call the police non-emergency line and ask whether they have an officer who coordinates tracking people who are at elevated SWAT risk (and if so, ask to be transfered to them). If not, ask to speak to the captain of the SWAT unit.
I have an entire script I give to T&S people for making the "please don't murder me just because the internet says so" call. It *has* gotten better in the last decade or so: more and more police departments in the US are enacting anti-SWAT policies, especially in the larger cities.
May 20, 2024 at 10:02 PM
For the record: you call the police non-emergency line and ask whether they have an officer who coordinates tracking people who are at elevated SWAT risk (and if so, ask to be transfered to them). If not, ask to speak to the captain of the SWAT unit.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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Just dropped this elsewhere, so boosting, since the illegal-orders discussion is back in the news: there's some great GI Rights Hotline postcards and leaflets for printing and distributing, but here's one with the absolute basic message and phone number as a label template.
I've seen a bunch of people sharing leaflet and postcard-sized versions of the GI Rights Hotline info, but I haven't seen any templates designed for label printing, so 30 seconds with the Avery template maker made the simplest possible version with the absolute basics (to be seen from a distance).
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Just dropped this elsewhere, so boosting, since the illegal-orders discussion is back in the news: there's some great GI Rights Hotline postcards and leaflets for printing and distributing, but here's one with the absolute basic message and phone number as a label template.
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With the help of Pillowfort users, we're at 63% of the way to our funding goal for November! Help support a NSFW-friendly independent platform and help keep Pillowfort running: pillowfort.social/donations
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
With the help of Pillowfort users, we're at 63% of the way to our funding goal for November! Help support a NSFW-friendly independent platform and help keep Pillowfort running: pillowfort.social/donations