Toby
@quietvertigo.bsky.social
37~. Likes: Games, art, music, animals. | Equality. Choice. Love. he/they. Canadian.
Bigots, bots, scrapers, and engagement farmers get blocked.
Bigots, bots, scrapers, and engagement farmers get blocked.
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Very pleased with my new boots.
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Very pleased with my new boots.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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Someone defending their ability to love Harry Potter without supporting JK Rowling saying “if Toriyama was on the Epstein list, people could still love Dragon Ball”
1) that’s a hell of a hypothetical to suggest
2) based on how people reacted to Neil Gaiman this last year, I don’t know if I agree.
1) that’s a hell of a hypothetical to suggest
2) based on how people reacted to Neil Gaiman this last year, I don’t know if I agree.
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Someone defending their ability to love Harry Potter without supporting JK Rowling saying “if Toriyama was on the Epstein list, people could still love Dragon Ball”
1) that’s a hell of a hypothetical to suggest
2) based on how people reacted to Neil Gaiman this last year, I don’t know if I agree.
1) that’s a hell of a hypothetical to suggest
2) based on how people reacted to Neil Gaiman this last year, I don’t know if I agree.
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GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository
www.animal-photo-references.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
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Nov 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- Maine sues 5 conservative school districts who have banned trans student athletes from competing in the right sports in violation of state law.
Maine sues 5 school districts for refusing to comply with trans-inclusive policies - LGBTQ Nation
The suit alleges the school districts' discriminatory policies have led to threats of harm for students.
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Nov 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- Maine sues 5 conservative school districts who have banned trans student athletes from competing in the right sports in violation of state law.
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Apple and Google have immense power to shape what content is available on our smartphones. When they cave to government pressure to remove certain apps, politicians get to shape how we communicate.
We should be in control of what happens on our own phones — not the government or corporations.
We should be in control of what happens on our own phones — not the government or corporations.
Your Smartphone, Their Rules: How App Stores Enable Corporate-Government Censorship | ACLU
Big Tech Oligopoly helps the Trump Administration crack down on free speech
www.aclu.org
November 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Apple and Google have immense power to shape what content is available on our smartphones. When they cave to government pressure to remove certain apps, politicians get to shape how we communicate.
We should be in control of what happens on our own phones — not the government or corporations.
We should be in control of what happens on our own phones — not the government or corporations.
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Under new NHS puberty blocker trial protocols, trans youth are being subjected to more than 50 assessments, intrusive exams, and over 13 hours of intrusive testing - just to access lifesaving healthcare
It demands young people re-live distress & undergo intimate examinations
#ConversionPractices
It demands young people re-live distress & undergo intimate examinations
#ConversionPractices
Trans Young People Face 50+ Tests and Hours of Intrusive Assessments in the PATHWAYS Puberty…
The publication of the PATHWAYS puberty blocker trial protocols reveals how trans young people are required to complete more than fifty…
medium.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Under new NHS puberty blocker trial protocols, trans youth are being subjected to more than 50 assessments, intrusive exams, and over 13 hours of intrusive testing - just to access lifesaving healthcare
It demands young people re-live distress & undergo intimate examinations
#ConversionPractices
It demands young people re-live distress & undergo intimate examinations
#ConversionPractices
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Izzy trying very hard to pose for the camera
November 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Izzy trying very hard to pose for the camera
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The death penalty grew out of this country’s brutal practice of lynching.
When lynching became politically and socially unpalatable, the death penalty became the state sanctioned alternative.
No one should be killed by the state. The time to end the racist, unjust, and cruel death penalty is NOW.
When lynching became politically and socially unpalatable, the death penalty became the state sanctioned alternative.
No one should be killed by the state. The time to end the racist, unjust, and cruel death penalty is NOW.
November 20, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The death penalty grew out of this country’s brutal practice of lynching.
When lynching became politically and socially unpalatable, the death penalty became the state sanctioned alternative.
No one should be killed by the state. The time to end the racist, unjust, and cruel death penalty is NOW.
When lynching became politically and socially unpalatable, the death penalty became the state sanctioned alternative.
No one should be killed by the state. The time to end the racist, unjust, and cruel death penalty is NOW.
Friendly note, if you're wandering around housing districts, and you see someone else's garden patch in need of tending, you can do that. #ffxiv
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Friendly note, if you're wandering around housing districts, and you see someone else's garden patch in need of tending, you can do that. #ffxiv
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What do you mean there's straight people yaoi?
November 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
What do you mean there's straight people yaoi?
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Dottie was hired on the basis of her motor
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November 17, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Dottie was hired on the basis of her motor
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This is a true response (among the hundreds of similar such educational posts) when I jokingly asked why Canada didn't have any superheroes.
"Ever hear of Wolverine and Deadpool?! Oh and Superman was created by a Canadian. Maybe read a comic for once instead of idiotic social media posts."
:)
"Ever hear of Wolverine and Deadpool?! Oh and Superman was created by a Canadian. Maybe read a comic for once instead of idiotic social media posts."
:)
November 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This is a true response (among the hundreds of similar such educational posts) when I jokingly asked why Canada didn't have any superheroes.
"Ever hear of Wolverine and Deadpool?! Oh and Superman was created by a Canadian. Maybe read a comic for once instead of idiotic social media posts."
:)
"Ever hear of Wolverine and Deadpool?! Oh and Superman was created by a Canadian. Maybe read a comic for once instead of idiotic social media posts."
:)
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Very important factor to this
November 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Very important factor to this
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Shout out to the Fortnite leaks server for not being evil about this like I suspect many other leakers and people who believe the game can do no wrong will be
November 2, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Shout out to the Fortnite leaks server for not being evil about this like I suspect many other leakers and people who believe the game can do no wrong will be
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
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My husband’s ballot came in the mail. Mine did not. I looked into why and…
I was purged from the voting roll.
PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION.
I was purged from the voting roll.
PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION.
October 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
My husband’s ballot came in the mail. Mine did not. I looked into why and…
I was purged from the voting roll.
PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION.
I was purged from the voting roll.
PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION.
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BY THE WAY
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
October 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
BY THE WAY
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
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🚨Jim Carrey’s fresh out of fucks, and we are here for it!
October 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
🚨Jim Carrey’s fresh out of fucks, and we are here for it!
October 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Yes, the dragonfly was drawn with this very brush. 🧐🔍
Yes, the dragonfly was drawn with this very brush. 🧐🔍
October 3, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Yes, the dragonfly was drawn with this very brush. 🧐🔍
Yes, the dragonfly was drawn with this very brush. 🧐🔍