Violet Arrows
@violetarrows.bsky.social
She/her. Birding. Video games with easy/story modes. Cooking things I shouldn't be eating. Writing Fantasy Horror. Ranting. Mostly ranting.
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I’m bringing this back. 🪶
January 10, 2026 at 8:35 PM
I’m bringing this back. 🪶
Shit, I forgot to turn my wifi on and phone data off yesterday and just noticed it now. 😑
January 10, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Shit, I forgot to turn my wifi on and phone data off yesterday and just noticed it now. 😑
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Windows make all our buildings into human aquariums for the birds. They love to peep in and watch us work, it seems very entertaining for them.
January 9, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Windows make all our buildings into human aquariums for the birds. They love to peep in and watch us work, it seems very entertaining for them.
You'd think I wouldn’t be angry about $200 in fees to get out of the country considering how much the trip itself costs, but no, still mad.
January 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
You'd think I wouldn’t be angry about $200 in fees to get out of the country considering how much the trip itself costs, but no, still mad.
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It's a helluva time to be a high school US history educator, I'll tell you what
Weird to be commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Am Rev while living under a government that has a) sent armed troops to occupy cities perceived to be too rebellious, b) rendered largely irrelevant the representative branch of government, and c) claimed imperial right to rule other countries.
January 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM
It's a helluva time to be a high school US history educator, I'll tell you what
It's my weekend and I'm staying up playing Coral Island like I don't have to do adult stuff tomorrow like go submit my passport application (I'm gonna go to Japan this summer. It's wildly fiscally irresponsible, but bucket list and all that).
January 9, 2026 at 4:36 AM
It's my weekend and I'm staying up playing Coral Island like I don't have to do adult stuff tomorrow like go submit my passport application (I'm gonna go to Japan this summer. It's wildly fiscally irresponsible, but bucket list and all that).
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That separate category being a dumpster behind the worst Denny’s in town
Many fans are fearing for the future of the manga industry after an AI-generated title took the top sales spot on Japan's largest e-Book store. Some are arguing that AI slop derived from other artists' work should be segregated into a separate category.
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How an AI Manga Became a Bestseller on Japan’s Largest e-Book Store - Unseen Japan
How did a fully AI-generated manga hit number one in Japan? And what does its success portend for the future of the industry?
unseen-japan.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:27 PM
That separate category being a dumpster behind the worst Denny’s in town
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I realize that my presence is unnerving and sorry I don’t know how to stop.
January 8, 2026 at 7:31 PM
I realize that my presence is unnerving and sorry I don’t know how to stop.
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The @blackinaflash.bsky.social community is here at #AGDQ2026 and they are gearing up for Back to Black in February!
Pass by their community table next to the vendor alley to see how you can get involved in the community and hear the latest news!
gdq.gg/baf
Pass by their community table next to the vendor alley to see how you can get involved in the community and hear the latest news!
gdq.gg/baf
January 8, 2026 at 7:17 PM
The @blackinaflash.bsky.social community is here at #AGDQ2026 and they are gearing up for Back to Black in February!
Pass by their community table next to the vendor alley to see how you can get involved in the community and hear the latest news!
gdq.gg/baf
Pass by their community table next to the vendor alley to see how you can get involved in the community and hear the latest news!
gdq.gg/baf
Went outside for fresh air and a poor turkey vulture was having a hard time catching an updraft until it glided down into the grass next to me and looked disappointed like I had something to do with it.
January 8, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Went outside for fresh air and a poor turkey vulture was having a hard time catching an updraft until it glided down into the grass next to me and looked disappointed like I had something to do with it.
*lies on the floor and lets the motion lights turn off because no one has come through here in over an hour and there's nothing to do* Why was this a work week for non faculty.
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
*lies on the floor and lets the motion lights turn off because no one has come through here in over an hour and there's nothing to do* Why was this a work week for non faculty.
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Lots of great stuff in the #AGDQ collection on @theyetee.com , but hard not to crack up at this Mario Kart design by Glenn O'Neil
January 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Lots of great stuff in the #AGDQ collection on @theyetee.com , but hard not to crack up at this Mario Kart design by Glenn O'Neil
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Chatgpt! Is! Not! Confidential! Do! Not! Do! This! For! Fuck's! Sake!
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
But it’s “not intended for diagnosis or treatment.”
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January 7, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Chatgpt! Is! Not! Confidential! Do! Not! Do! This! For! Fuck's! Sake!
*cackles because the code for one of our consortium schools is FCK*
January 7, 2026 at 8:28 PM
*cackles because the code for one of our consortium schools is FCK*
You'd think that I could just absorb myself in work to distract myself from the horrors, but my current project is still looking at what people thought of their horrors 50/40/30/20 years ago instead of now. Good job everyone. You've learned absolutely nothing.
January 7, 2026 at 7:29 PM
You'd think that I could just absorb myself in work to distract myself from the horrors, but my current project is still looking at what people thought of their horrors 50/40/30/20 years ago instead of now. Good job everyone. You've learned absolutely nothing.
And my kindle won't turn on anymore. I just charged it. It's only 5 years old. Damn.
January 7, 2026 at 6:58 PM
And my kindle won't turn on anymore. I just charged it. It's only 5 years old. Damn.
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"But I like using it for grammar" - this is exactly what I'm talking about. We can't actually separate Grammarly AI from MechaHitler. It's all the same shit. Acting like one is fine and the other isn't is the problem. It's how we end up with genAI edtech.
January 7, 2026 at 3:35 PM
"But I like using it for grammar" - this is exactly what I'm talking about. We can't actually separate Grammarly AI from MechaHitler. It's all the same shit. Acting like one is fine and the other isn't is the problem. It's how we end up with genAI edtech.
I forgot about the wild animals that live *under* the campus and fell in a literal rabbit hole. 😭
January 6, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I forgot about the wild animals that live *under* the campus and fell in a literal rabbit hole. 😭
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Adult Collared Aracaris show striking contrast in shades of black, yellow, and maroon and develop deep serrations to the tomium—the cutting edge of the bill. We’ve expanded the species account with more details on appearance, complete with new multimedia! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...
Collared Aracari - Pteroglossus torquatus -
Birds of the World
Species accounts for all the birds of the world.
birdsoftheworld.org
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Adult Collared Aracaris show striking contrast in shades of black, yellow, and maroon and develop deep serrations to the tomium—the cutting edge of the bill. We’ve expanded the species account with more details on appearance, complete with new multimedia! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...
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This cat's ass is definitely sticking to the pan.
January 6, 2026 at 6:49 PM
This cat's ass is definitely sticking to the pan.
Brain: *ideas, ideas, ideas*
Me: Please stop unless you're truly out of burnout and I know you aren't.
Brain: *sad, foggy, exhausted ideas*
Me: This isn't any better.
Me: Please stop unless you're truly out of burnout and I know you aren't.
Brain: *sad, foggy, exhausted ideas*
Me: This isn't any better.
January 6, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Brain: *ideas, ideas, ideas*
Me: Please stop unless you're truly out of burnout and I know you aren't.
Brain: *sad, foggy, exhausted ideas*
Me: This isn't any better.
Me: Please stop unless you're truly out of burnout and I know you aren't.
Brain: *sad, foggy, exhausted ideas*
Me: This isn't any better.