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Studios keep getting the license to amazing shoujo series, and then just stop after one season. But like, “I want to marry my stepsister” gets like … 5 seasons.
This is why Kyoto Animation is my favorite studio. They are for the girlies and they will give you a season 2 and also movie.
This is why Kyoto Animation is my favorite studio. They are for the girlies and they will give you a season 2 and also movie.
December 4, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Studios keep getting the license to amazing shoujo series, and then just stop after one season. But like, “I want to marry my stepsister” gets like … 5 seasons.
This is why Kyoto Animation is my favorite studio. They are for the girlies and they will give you a season 2 and also movie.
This is why Kyoto Animation is my favorite studio. They are for the girlies and they will give you a season 2 and also movie.
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This composition had eluded me for nearly a decade, but yesterday I was finally able to capture it. A train rolled through just as the Duquesne Incline was crossing over the tracks in #Pittsburgh, creating a picture perfect winter scene. It was worth the hours and hours I've waited over the years.
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This composition had eluded me for nearly a decade, but yesterday I was finally able to capture it. A train rolled through just as the Duquesne Incline was crossing over the tracks in #Pittsburgh, creating a picture perfect winter scene. It was worth the hours and hours I've waited over the years.
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Passed by an ad for the McDonalds dollar menu that said every item was “under $4”
That’s some Children of Men dystopian worldbuilding right there. The only person who should walk by a sign that says the dollar menu is now the $4 menu is Clive Owen in a movie. Maybe he should have a robot arm too
That’s some Children of Men dystopian worldbuilding right there. The only person who should walk by a sign that says the dollar menu is now the $4 menu is Clive Owen in a movie. Maybe he should have a robot arm too
December 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Passed by an ad for the McDonalds dollar menu that said every item was “under $4”
That’s some Children of Men dystopian worldbuilding right there. The only person who should walk by a sign that says the dollar menu is now the $4 menu is Clive Owen in a movie. Maybe he should have a robot arm too
That’s some Children of Men dystopian worldbuilding right there. The only person who should walk by a sign that says the dollar menu is now the $4 menu is Clive Owen in a movie. Maybe he should have a robot arm too
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Will continue to bang this drum: this is the system university admins are cramming into every aspect of education. This is the system we are told “isn’t going anywhere” so we all have to adjust to it.
New from 404 Media: ChatGPT told a violent stalker to continue running his misogynistic and threat-filled podcast despite the “haters,” and to visit more gyms to find women. The man stalked women in multiple states, including touching and following from work
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ChatGPT Told a Violent Stalker to Embrace the 'Haters,' Indictment Says
A newly filed indictment claims a wannabe influencer used ChatGPT as his "therapist" and "best friend" in his pursuit of the "wife type," while harassing women so aggressively they had to miss work a...
www.404media.co
December 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Will continue to bang this drum: this is the system university admins are cramming into every aspect of education. This is the system we are told “isn’t going anywhere” so we all have to adjust to it.
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Sorry, but if you're still posting Wrappeds after all the shit Sp*tify has been enabling then you deserve to be constantly reminded;
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New Spotify Wrapped Feature Shows How Much of Your Money Went to Funding AI Warfare Technology
Spotify released its popular annual year-end “Wrapped” feature which gives users a snapshot of their music and podcast listening trends along with a new feature that shows how much of their money went...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Sorry, but if you're still posting Wrappeds after all the shit Sp*tify has been enabling then you deserve to be constantly reminded;
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thehardtimes.net/music/new-sp...
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I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
July 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
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took this stance real early on, have been paying close attention, and i have yet to see a single thing that manages to challenge that opinion even a little bit, rather than solidifying it into diamond-hard conviction
I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
November 27, 2025 at 1:26 AM
took this stance real early on, have been paying close attention, and i have yet to see a single thing that manages to challenge that opinion even a little bit, rather than solidifying it into diamond-hard conviction
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Oh, that's where I know him from
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Oh, that's where I know him from
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stylish sweater boy knows a good aesthetic when he sees one.
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
stylish sweater boy knows a good aesthetic when he sees one.
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One of the best worldbuilding guides you can read is Tolkien's notes on translation, where he talks about the fact that *everything* you write is in practice being translated into English; is is no more anachronistic to use the word "September" than it is use the word "sword" or "house" or "hello".
Not sure how I feel when a book tells me that instead of "12 months" they have "10 arcs," which are each 40 days long, and they all have names like Blossomarc, Flamearc Snowarc,.... I appreciate the world building, but couldnt we have just kept the calendar the same?
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
One of the best worldbuilding guides you can read is Tolkien's notes on translation, where he talks about the fact that *everything* you write is in practice being translated into English; is is no more anachronistic to use the word "September" than it is use the word "sword" or "house" or "hello".
Dane Cook is a pedo groomer pos. But the “I Did My Best” joke and the “B&E” joke were just, so top tier
Don't tell me that Louis CK was never funny.
Louis CK was absolutely funny before his controversy and it's remarkable that after being backed into a corner, he went all in on unfunny racist and transphobic jokes.
It's FASCINATING how he stopped being funny overnight.
Louis CK was absolutely funny before his controversy and it's remarkable that after being backed into a corner, he went all in on unfunny racist and transphobic jokes.
It's FASCINATING how he stopped being funny overnight.
November 30, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Dane Cook is a pedo groomer pos. But the “I Did My Best” joke and the “B&E” joke were just, so top tier
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“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
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When Howard Dean was the Democratic frontrunner for President, he was disqualified, by the media, for yelling "Yeah!" once.
At some point we just have to admit that mainstream media sources are biased.
At some point we just have to admit that mainstream media sources are biased.
Remember in 2000 when Al Gore was repeatedly misquoted as having said he invented the internet and that was seen the eyes of many as disqualifying him from office? Simpler times. Today, Trump makes up lies equivalent to "I invented the internet" 30 times a week and no one bats an eye. Good job media
November 30, 2025 at 4:53 AM
When Howard Dean was the Democratic frontrunner for President, he was disqualified, by the media, for yelling "Yeah!" once.
At some point we just have to admit that mainstream media sources are biased.
At some point we just have to admit that mainstream media sources are biased.
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Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
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As someone who works in the tech industry--absolutely.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM
As someone who works in the tech industry--absolutely.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
The feeling of going to CompUSA as a kid to pick out a new computer game. I’ll be chasing that high forever.
November 16, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The feeling of going to CompUSA as a kid to pick out a new computer game. I’ll be chasing that high forever.
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It's been a few years, but I will not step across the threshold of a starbucks until their workers are organized and negotiated into working conditions they accept.
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:39 AM
It's been a few years, but I will not step across the threshold of a starbucks until their workers are organized and negotiated into working conditions they accept.
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People will be mad at me for saying this, but I think we have to do it. Nothing is more important for the future of this country, and indeed humanity, than the app that makes you schizophrenic and helps you forget how to learn. The juice is worth the squeeze.
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 5:52 AM
People will be mad at me for saying this, but I think we have to do it. Nothing is more important for the future of this country, and indeed humanity, than the app that makes you schizophrenic and helps you forget how to learn. The juice is worth the squeeze.
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Potion Stand Story ingredients list:
✨ magic
🎭 feelings
🔀 multiple endings
😑 some honestly unconscionable puns
🍋 lemons, for some reason?
available on itch! doodlemancy.itch.io/potion-stand...
✨ magic
🎭 feelings
🔀 multiple endings
😑 some honestly unconscionable puns
🍋 lemons, for some reason?
available on itch! doodlemancy.itch.io/potion-stand...
Potion Stand Story DX Trailer (OUT NOW!)
YouTube video by doodlemancy
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November 6, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Potion Stand Story ingredients list:
✨ magic
🎭 feelings
🔀 multiple endings
😑 some honestly unconscionable puns
🍋 lemons, for some reason?
available on itch! doodlemancy.itch.io/potion-stand...
✨ magic
🎭 feelings
🔀 multiple endings
😑 some honestly unconscionable puns
🍋 lemons, for some reason?
available on itch! doodlemancy.itch.io/potion-stand...
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So uh.
I've spent the last five years working on a book about grief, mourning, who is allowed to grieve and how, and where we go from here, and...
you can now preorder it!
I've spent the last five years working on a book about grief, mourning, who is allowed to grieve and how, and where we go from here, and...
you can now preorder it!
All My Dead Cats and Other Losses: Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning
Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning
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November 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
So uh.
I've spent the last five years working on a book about grief, mourning, who is allowed to grieve and how, and where we go from here, and...
you can now preorder it!
I've spent the last five years working on a book about grief, mourning, who is allowed to grieve and how, and where we go from here, and...
you can now preorder it!
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I have to imagine far-right Catholics are really struggling with the fact that they can now hear this stuff in English directly from the pope.
“How did you receive the foreigner? And did you receive him and welcome him or not?”
Pope Leo XIV challenges us to reflect on the moral cost of policies that target deeply-root immigrants and families.
Pope Leo XIV challenges us to reflect on the moral cost of policies that target deeply-root immigrants and families.
November 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I have to imagine far-right Catholics are really struggling with the fact that they can now hear this stuff in English directly from the pope.
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how the average straight couple looks when going out for dinner
October 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
how the average straight couple looks when going out for dinner
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American Right: WE HATE TRANS, GAYS, MUSLIMS, BLACKS, PROGRESSIVES, POORS, MEXICANS, DEMOCRATS, WHALES, THE ENVIRONMENT, LAWYERS, UNIVERSITIES, AND EVERYTHING ON TV
American Right-Wing Jews: Whooo! Yeah! You tell them!
American Right: BUT ESPECIALLY JEWS!
American Right-Wing Jews:
American Right-Wing Jews: Whooo! Yeah! You tell them!
American Right: BUT ESPECIALLY JEWS!
American Right-Wing Jews:
a man in a blue tank top is saying `` well i never '' while holding his chest .
ALT: a man in a blue tank top is saying `` well i never '' while holding his chest .
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October 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
American Right: WE HATE TRANS, GAYS, MUSLIMS, BLACKS, PROGRESSIVES, POORS, MEXICANS, DEMOCRATS, WHALES, THE ENVIRONMENT, LAWYERS, UNIVERSITIES, AND EVERYTHING ON TV
American Right-Wing Jews: Whooo! Yeah! You tell them!
American Right: BUT ESPECIALLY JEWS!
American Right-Wing Jews:
American Right-Wing Jews: Whooo! Yeah! You tell them!
American Right: BUT ESPECIALLY JEWS!
American Right-Wing Jews:
It’s like hitting 35 I realized being a misandrist is actually the correct take. Humans were meant to be a matriarchy and it was stolen from us.
October 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
It’s like hitting 35 I realized being a misandrist is actually the correct take. Humans were meant to be a matriarchy and it was stolen from us.