Cassiel SparklePony ✨ Covid is Airborne 😷
@sparkleponycass.bsky.social
JtoE game translator. Mostly romance/VN. 16+ years pro translating! 1 puppy, 2 kitties. She/her, disabled, neurodivergent, queer. I 💖 UTA-PRI & YUMEKURO & BMC!! & bacon.
~somewhere in Aussieland~
~somewhere in Aussieland~
Pinned
A quick explainer:
I am here but not here. I have an energy-limiting disease and most days I use up my energy on the basics of existing. The rest I save for work.
On twitter I relied on notifs to keep track. Bluesky doesn't have that how I need it.
If you want me to see something, just ping me. 💗
I am here but not here. I have an energy-limiting disease and most days I use up my energy on the basics of existing. The rest I save for work.
On twitter I relied on notifs to keep track. Bluesky doesn't have that how I need it.
If you want me to see something, just ping me. 💗
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So saddened by the news that we have lost Alice Wong. It was an honor to know her and learn from her. May the lessons she shared continue to guide us for years to come.
November 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
So saddened by the news that we have lost Alice Wong. It was an honor to know her and learn from her. May the lessons she shared continue to guide us for years to come.
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Hi there, I'm a professional Graphic Designer and I make a comic in my free-time. It's called Hellhound and it's just about a guy trying, and sometimes failing, to figure out life. Oh and he's a wizard, so there's magic and monsters and stuff.
hellhoundcomic.thecomicseries.com/comics/1/#co...
hellhoundcomic.thecomicseries.com/comics/1/#co...
November 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Hi there, I'm a professional Graphic Designer and I make a comic in my free-time. It's called Hellhound and it's just about a guy trying, and sometimes failing, to figure out life. Oh and he's a wizard, so there's magic and monsters and stuff.
hellhoundcomic.thecomicseries.com/comics/1/#co...
hellhoundcomic.thecomicseries.com/comics/1/#co...
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![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreiayqa37f7kik7l7s7fbtfp2sir5ckb662ry2lylinyjrfa2rkvvka@jpeg)
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Wow, the live-action version of ballroom dance BL manga series "10 Dance" is coming to
@netflix.com - www.netflix.com/title/81759550
Read the manga in print and digital from
@kodansha.us - kodansha.us/series/10-da... and on
KMANGA too.
@netflix.com - www.netflix.com/title/81759550
Read the manga in print and digital from
@kodansha.us - kodansha.us/series/10-da... and on
KMANGA too.
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Wow, the live-action version of ballroom dance BL manga series "10 Dance" is coming to
@netflix.com - www.netflix.com/title/81759550
Read the manga in print and digital from
@kodansha.us - kodansha.us/series/10-da... and on
KMANGA too.
@netflix.com - www.netflix.com/title/81759550
Read the manga in print and digital from
@kodansha.us - kodansha.us/series/10-da... and on
KMANGA too.
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I made a random compliment generator today because I wanted to make something nice :)
Compliments 💖
You deserve to hear this
dr.eamer.dev
November 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I made a random compliment generator today because I wanted to make something nice :)
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This connection isn’t articulated often enough.
November 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This connection isn’t articulated often enough.
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I'm not ignoring a deadline. I'm hyper cognizant of it, I'm waking up in a cold sweat about it.
I'm not doing things I'd rather do than work. I'm desperately wanting to start doing work I love and am good at, but can't begin, and instead loading up a flash game that's all I can manage to do.
I'm not doing things I'd rather do than work. I'm desperately wanting to start doing work I love and am good at, but can't begin, and instead loading up a flash game that's all I can manage to do.
November 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I'm not ignoring a deadline. I'm hyper cognizant of it, I'm waking up in a cold sweat about it.
I'm not doing things I'd rather do than work. I'm desperately wanting to start doing work I love and am good at, but can't begin, and instead loading up a flash game that's all I can manage to do.
I'm not doing things I'd rather do than work. I'm desperately wanting to start doing work I love and am good at, but can't begin, and instead loading up a flash game that's all I can manage to do.
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God, a thousand times this.
That's the thing with dopamine being tied to task initiation - there's a set of gears that won't - CAN'T - engage in my brain, but none of my problems are with analysis.
I can be fully aware of all the necessary steps, and stressing about starting, and just... not.
That's the thing with dopamine being tied to task initiation - there's a set of gears that won't - CAN'T - engage in my brain, but none of my problems are with analysis.
I can be fully aware of all the necessary steps, and stressing about starting, and just... not.
November 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
God, a thousand times this.
That's the thing with dopamine being tied to task initiation - there's a set of gears that won't - CAN'T - engage in my brain, but none of my problems are with analysis.
I can be fully aware of all the necessary steps, and stressing about starting, and just... not.
That's the thing with dopamine being tied to task initiation - there's a set of gears that won't - CAN'T - engage in my brain, but none of my problems are with analysis.
I can be fully aware of all the necessary steps, and stressing about starting, and just... not.
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Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
Amazon has launched a new AI-driven translation service, Kindle Translate, for Kindle Direct Publishing authors 👇 #BookSky
Amazon launches AI translation service for indie authors
ebx.sh
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
UtaPri friends:
Is anyone interested in getting the QUARTET NIGHT Taboo Night XXXX Blu-ray who hasn't ordered yet?
I accidentally ordered Blu-ray instead of DVD for a friend and Animate won't cancel so... 😭
You can have either:
full Animate box set (15,400yen)
LE Blu-ray set only (10,450yen)
Is anyone interested in getting the QUARTET NIGHT Taboo Night XXXX Blu-ray who hasn't ordered yet?
I accidentally ordered Blu-ray instead of DVD for a friend and Animate won't cancel so... 😭
You can have either:
full Animate box set (15,400yen)
LE Blu-ray set only (10,450yen)
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
UtaPri friends:
Is anyone interested in getting the QUARTET NIGHT Taboo Night XXXX Blu-ray who hasn't ordered yet?
I accidentally ordered Blu-ray instead of DVD for a friend and Animate won't cancel so... 😭
You can have either:
full Animate box set (15,400yen)
LE Blu-ray set only (10,450yen)
Is anyone interested in getting the QUARTET NIGHT Taboo Night XXXX Blu-ray who hasn't ordered yet?
I accidentally ordered Blu-ray instead of DVD for a friend and Animate won't cancel so... 😭
You can have either:
full Animate box set (15,400yen)
LE Blu-ray set only (10,450yen)
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This is disability visibility.
Mamdani listened. He didn’t pander or talk over the disabled journalist.
He acknowledged his concerns and gave real responses about how he plans to fix them.
1 in 4 Americans has a disability, it’s a huge number of voters.
Don’t ignore us!
Mamdani listened. He didn’t pander or talk over the disabled journalist.
He acknowledged his concerns and gave real responses about how he plans to fix them.
1 in 4 Americans has a disability, it’s a huge number of voters.
Don’t ignore us!
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This is disability visibility.
Mamdani listened. He didn’t pander or talk over the disabled journalist.
He acknowledged his concerns and gave real responses about how he plans to fix them.
1 in 4 Americans has a disability, it’s a huge number of voters.
Don’t ignore us!
Mamdani listened. He didn’t pander or talk over the disabled journalist.
He acknowledged his concerns and gave real responses about how he plans to fix them.
1 in 4 Americans has a disability, it’s a huge number of voters.
Don’t ignore us!
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Zohran picked 「卓蘭」("excellent orchid") for his first name and「夸梅」("brilliant plum") for his middle name.
The orchid and the plum are among "The Four Noble Ones" in traditional Chinese art, the former symbolizing an indifference to fame and fortune, the latter an indomitable, incorruptible spirit.
The orchid and the plum are among "The Four Noble Ones" in traditional Chinese art, the former symbolizing an indifference to fame and fortune, the latter an indomitable, incorruptible spirit.
highlight of my day!!!! vote @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social vote @workingfamilies.org ❤️❤️❤️
November 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Zohran picked 「卓蘭」("excellent orchid") for his first name and「夸梅」("brilliant plum") for his middle name.
The orchid and the plum are among "The Four Noble Ones" in traditional Chinese art, the former symbolizing an indifference to fame and fortune, the latter an indomitable, incorruptible spirit.
The orchid and the plum are among "The Four Noble Ones" in traditional Chinese art, the former symbolizing an indifference to fame and fortune, the latter an indomitable, incorruptible spirit.
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I talk to the press professionally, I'm really, really, really good at it.
So please, please believe me when say you cannot turn this interview request into anything good, it will do only harm. Harm to you, harm to your child, harm to other children.
So please, please believe me when say you cannot turn this interview request into anything good, it will do only harm. Harm to you, harm to your child, harm to other children.
heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I talk to the press professionally, I'm really, really, really good at it.
So please, please believe me when say you cannot turn this interview request into anything good, it will do only harm. Harm to you, harm to your child, harm to other children.
So please, please believe me when say you cannot turn this interview request into anything good, it will do only harm. Harm to you, harm to your child, harm to other children.
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"Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has recalled several lots of lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsules, a generic form of Vyvanse.
The FDA classified the recall as Class II, indicating a low risk of serious health consequences but potential temporary or reversible effects."
The FDA classified the recall as Class II, indicating a low risk of serious health consequences but potential temporary or reversible effects."
As a headsup for anyone on Vyvanse, you should go check your lot numbers.
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
FDA Announces Nationwide Recall of ADHD Medication—Check Your Cabinets Now
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has recalled several lots lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsules, a generic form of Vyvanse, after testing found they failed to dissolve properly.
www.health.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
"Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has recalled several lots of lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsules, a generic form of Vyvanse.
The FDA classified the recall as Class II, indicating a low risk of serious health consequences but potential temporary or reversible effects."
The FDA classified the recall as Class II, indicating a low risk of serious health consequences but potential temporary or reversible effects."
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Meet your inner cat 🐾Please open thread scroll through, if you’d like to know your inner cat according to your birth month 🐈⬛
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Meet your inner cat 🐾Please open thread scroll through, if you’d like to know your inner cat according to your birth month 🐈⬛
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I truly can't stress this enough: No one's art is good enough to justify them being miserable to work with. Almost everyone I've worked with has been wonderful, but the handful of folks that weren't brought the whole team down by being egotistical, sexist, condescending, etc.
November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I truly can't stress this enough: No one's art is good enough to justify them being miserable to work with. Almost everyone I've worked with has been wonderful, but the handful of folks that weren't brought the whole team down by being egotistical, sexist, condescending, etc.
ugh, this shit is fucking creepy as fuck.
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 AM
ugh, this shit is fucking creepy as fuck.
Aussie friends:
anyone know of any good advocacy groups that could help a young friend whose Centrelink payments have suddenly been cut by 1/3 for spurious reasons?
He's in NSW, disabled, a Uni student and on AusStudy.
I tried googling places, but don't know who to trust.
#Centrelink #auspol
anyone know of any good advocacy groups that could help a young friend whose Centrelink payments have suddenly been cut by 1/3 for spurious reasons?
He's in NSW, disabled, a Uni student and on AusStudy.
I tried googling places, but don't know who to trust.
#Centrelink #auspol
November 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Aussie friends:
anyone know of any good advocacy groups that could help a young friend whose Centrelink payments have suddenly been cut by 1/3 for spurious reasons?
He's in NSW, disabled, a Uni student and on AusStudy.
I tried googling places, but don't know who to trust.
#Centrelink #auspol
anyone know of any good advocacy groups that could help a young friend whose Centrelink payments have suddenly been cut by 1/3 for spurious reasons?
He's in NSW, disabled, a Uni student and on AusStudy.
I tried googling places, but don't know who to trust.
#Centrelink #auspol
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We've just launched the first large, site-less (home, direct to participant) randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid, testing tirzepatide (a GLP-1 drug) vs placebo. Please help spread the word
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
Scripps Research scientists launch new digital clinical trial to test repurposed drug for long COVID symptom relief
www.scripps.edu
October 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We've just launched the first large, site-less (home, direct to participant) randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid, testing tirzepatide (a GLP-1 drug) vs placebo. Please help spread the word
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...
As an aphantasic I find this article so conflicting:
I have zero mental images, but an exceptionally good memory and sense of self, a vivid imagination, am exceedingly creative, and have spent most of my life living in the fantasy world in my head. It really is a huge spectrum.
archive.md/iMdvd
I have zero mental images, but an exceptionally good memory and sense of self, a vivid imagination, am exceedingly creative, and have spent most of my life living in the fantasy world in my head. It really is a huge spectrum.
archive.md/iMdvd
archive.md
October 31, 2025 at 9:49 AM
As an aphantasic I find this article so conflicting:
I have zero mental images, but an exceptionally good memory and sense of self, a vivid imagination, am exceedingly creative, and have spent most of my life living in the fantasy world in my head. It really is a huge spectrum.
archive.md/iMdvd
I have zero mental images, but an exceptionally good memory and sense of self, a vivid imagination, am exceedingly creative, and have spent most of my life living in the fantasy world in my head. It really is a huge spectrum.
archive.md/iMdvd
Japan friends in Tokyo, please hang out with my incredibly awesome friends and show them how awesome Tokyo is 🥰
Hey so uh @ironicaccount.bsky.social and I are in Tokyo for a year. What's up Japan-based pals 👋🏼
October 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Japan friends in Tokyo, please hang out with my incredibly awesome friends and show them how awesome Tokyo is 🥰
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I'm so glad this piece on #longcovid is being recognised. This is not just our story, it's the story of millions of people around the world. The depths of hell we've been to over the past three years can only really be described by reference to Greek mythology.
thesicktimes.org/2024/06/25/m...
thesicktimes.org/2024/06/25/m...
October 29, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I'm so glad this piece on #longcovid is being recognised. This is not just our story, it's the story of millions of people around the world. The depths of hell we've been to over the past three years can only really be described by reference to Greek mythology.
thesicktimes.org/2024/06/25/m...
thesicktimes.org/2024/06/25/m...
I was telling a friend about when I lived in Japan and had this mutual flirting thing with a guy at work for like 3 years, and she said "Cassiel, I had no idea you had this straight past XD"
and for some reason that made me laugh so hard 😆
Anyway yeah, I married a woman, but I love all genders! 🥰
and for some reason that made me laugh so hard 😆
Anyway yeah, I married a woman, but I love all genders! 🥰
October 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I was telling a friend about when I lived in Japan and had this mutual flirting thing with a guy at work for like 3 years, and she said "Cassiel, I had no idea you had this straight past XD"
and for some reason that made me laugh so hard 😆
Anyway yeah, I married a woman, but I love all genders! 🥰
and for some reason that made me laugh so hard 😆
Anyway yeah, I married a woman, but I love all genders! 🥰