Y. Balloo
@whyballoo.bsky.social
New Yorker with a MetroCard collection
Banner by @rachelgeorge
Banner by @rachelgeorge
Pinned
Y. Balloo
@whyballoo.bsky.social
· Oct 12
"We cannot ask tourists to come across the world to see the Statue of Liberty then discard the words written on it." @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Reposted by Y. Balloo
Zohran is already making Regular People's lives harder...
January 3, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Zohran is already making Regular People's lives harder...
First photo walk of 2026 was frigid but still delightful
January 3, 2026 at 2:37 AM
First photo walk of 2026 was frigid but still delightful
Reposted by Y. Balloo
came across this meme of a Detroiters episode I haven’t seen and as a person who eats 3 hot dogs for lunch literally every day I think I have to sue Tim Robinson
January 2, 2026 at 8:27 PM
came across this meme of a Detroiters episode I haven’t seen and as a person who eats 3 hot dogs for lunch literally every day I think I have to sue Tim Robinson
Reposted by Y. Balloo
Elon Musk's accomplishments over the last year include starving thousands of people to death (and laughing about it) and creating Hitler AI that undresses children (and laughing about it). Is it time to do something about billionaires yet?
January 2, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Elon Musk's accomplishments over the last year include starving thousands of people to death (and laughing about it) and creating Hitler AI that undresses children (and laughing about it). Is it time to do something about billionaires yet?
Reposted by Y. Balloo
added a "general spam" label to @labeler.hailey.at which for now is set up to just flag the julie spam...
January 2, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Reposted by Y. Balloo
Reposted by Y. Balloo
it’s stupid to not use ai just because it can induce psychosis and generate child porn. it’s like saying you’re hungry when there’s a hot dog on the ground outside that induces psychosis and generates child porn
January 2, 2026 at 4:10 PM
it’s stupid to not use ai just because it can induce psychosis and generate child porn. it’s like saying you’re hungry when there’s a hot dog on the ground outside that induces psychosis and generates child porn
Reposted by Y. Balloo
Reposted by Y. Balloo
I cannot emphasize enough that the attempts to anthropomorphize an algorithm is a fundamental act of journalistic malpractice and an intentional act to shield the people responsible for this. It's fucking shameful.
Musk's Grok AI bot is fixing safeguard 'lapses' after posting of sexualized images of children
Musk's Grok AI bot is fixing safeguard 'lapses' after posting of sexualized images of children
Users on X raised concerns over explicit content of minors being generated using Musk's Grok tool.
cnb.cx
January 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I cannot emphasize enough that the attempts to anthropomorphize an algorithm is a fundamental act of journalistic malpractice and an intentional act to shield the people responsible for this. It's fucking shameful.
Reposted by Y. Balloo
People logging back into Bluesky for the first time in a year
October 16, 2025 at 2:58 AM
People logging back into Bluesky for the first time in a year
Reposted by Y. Balloo
there are endless headlines about "grok apologizes" or "grok says it will be fixed" after it generated CSAM using pictures of minors and zero headlines about "grok being shut down" or "musk and xAI in big legal trouble" and I think something fundamental has broken here
January 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM
there are endless headlines about "grok apologizes" or "grok says it will be fixed" after it generated CSAM using pictures of minors and zero headlines about "grok being shut down" or "musk and xAI in big legal trouble" and I think something fundamental has broken here
Reposted by Y. Balloo
This is why they want us talking about day care centers and $500 boots.
January 2, 2026 at 7:37 PM
This is why they want us talking about day care centers and $500 boots.
Reposted by Y. Balloo
Yellow 2120 is his name, and I will represent the bear pro bono.
Black bear living underneath California house shows no sign of budging as homeowner mulls legal action
Black bear living underneath Altadena house shows no sign of budging as homeowner mulls legal action
The 550-pound black bear has taken up residence in the crawlspace underneath Ken Johnson's home in California for a month.
www.cbsnews.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Yellow 2120 is his name, and I will represent the bear pro bono.
Reposted by Y. Balloo
*werner herzog voice* hamburger will never help you
January 2, 2026 at 4:41 PM
*werner herzog voice* hamburger will never help you
Reposted by Y. Balloo
A delicious takedown of AI, plus encouragement to be my weirdest self? Oh hell yes!
Writers, this one's a must-read:
Writers, this one's a must-read:
All righty -- this year's writerly resolution is live, should you care to read it. The tl;dr is it's actually quite an optimistic read, so hopefully it'll give you some juice to kick open the new year and put words to stories that need to be told.
Writer Resolution 2026: Wield The Weapon That Is You
It’s never precisely easy to be a writer — professional or otherwise. I mean, it’s easy in the sense of, hey, anybody can open a word processor and start (fiercely or methodically…
terribleminds.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:48 PM
A delicious takedown of AI, plus encouragement to be my weirdest self? Oh hell yes!
Writers, this one's a must-read:
Writers, this one's a must-read:
Reposted by Y. Balloo
call me crazy but it really feels like “World’s Richest Man Creates AI Chatbot That Generates Child Porn” would’ve been a huge international outrage requiring a governmental crackdown not even 24 months ago
January 2, 2026 at 7:06 AM
call me crazy but it really feels like “World’s Richest Man Creates AI Chatbot That Generates Child Porn” would’ve been a huge international outrage requiring a governmental crackdown not even 24 months ago
Boosting this because it's one of my all time favorite fantasy reads - a remarkable world and dark compelling mystery, it's harrowing and beautiful.
It's also a big inspiration in a lot of homebrew D&D adventures I run.
It's also a big inspiration in a lot of homebrew D&D adventures I run.
2.- The Helm of Midnight (The Five Penalties #1), by @marinalostetter.bsky.social (pub by @torbooks.bsky.social)
January 2, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Boosting this because it's one of my all time favorite fantasy reads - a remarkable world and dark compelling mystery, it's harrowing and beautiful.
It's also a big inspiration in a lot of homebrew D&D adventures I run.
It's also a big inspiration in a lot of homebrew D&D adventures I run.
Reposted by Y. Balloo
Folks, she brought a whole plate of spaghetti to the broadcast center to do her headshot. She then houses that spaghetti.
Mattia sips on an espresso during his.
Truly the heroes we need during these times.
Mattia sips on an espresso during his.
Truly the heroes we need during these times.
January 2, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Folks, she brought a whole plate of spaghetti to the broadcast center to do her headshot. She then houses that spaghetti.
Mattia sips on an espresso during his.
Truly the heroes we need during these times.
Mattia sips on an espresso during his.
Truly the heroes we need during these times.
Reposted by Y. Balloo
Reposted by Y. Balloo
in retrospect, the iphone's sales pitch of "everything in one device" should have been interpreted as a threat
January 2, 2026 at 1:58 PM
in retrospect, the iphone's sales pitch of "everything in one device" should have been interpreted as a threat
Reposted by Y. Balloo
me seeing an article about the 25 Hottest and Most Popular Celebrities: haha who are any of these people?
me seeing a screenshot of a horrible post by CeleriusAvignon8888, Based Viscount of the New Bayesian Duchy of Pure Reason: oh it's this fuckin guy again
me seeing a screenshot of a horrible post by CeleriusAvignon8888, Based Viscount of the New Bayesian Duchy of Pure Reason: oh it's this fuckin guy again
August 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
me seeing an article about the 25 Hottest and Most Popular Celebrities: haha who are any of these people?
me seeing a screenshot of a horrible post by CeleriusAvignon8888, Based Viscount of the New Bayesian Duchy of Pure Reason: oh it's this fuckin guy again
me seeing a screenshot of a horrible post by CeleriusAvignon8888, Based Viscount of the New Bayesian Duchy of Pure Reason: oh it's this fuckin guy again
Reposted by Y. Balloo
delighted to report that NO OTHER CHOICE is an absolute heater
if i get raptured during the middle of NO OTHER CHOICE i’m going to be so mad
September 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
delighted to report that NO OTHER CHOICE is an absolute heater
Reposted by Y. Balloo
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
Reposted by Y. Balloo
my family airs their grievances with one another in a sort of white trash rendition of Rashomon
December 30, 2025 at 5:45 AM
my family airs their grievances with one another in a sort of white trash rendition of Rashomon