Cos!
@algernonentity.bsky.social
hi! i like birds // agender // they/them // neuroatypical // mancunian in glasgow // obsessed with film photography and #lomography // free palestine // fuck AI // no alt text, no follow, no rp
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Cos!
@algernonentity.bsky.social
· Aug 16
hello! my name is Cos and i'm just some agender weirdo pushing 40. i'm into photography & #lomography, #art (fuck AI), music, sci fi and video games (esp sci fi).
i'm very mental, very neurodivergent, chronically ill and spend most of my days managing my symptoms. see my link in bio for more!
i'm very mental, very neurodivergent, chronically ill and spend most of my days managing my symptoms. see my link in bio for more!
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a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
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I'd be quite happy to see Starmer go, but when you have Streeting and Mahmood being presented as the most viable alternatives it doesn't exactly bode well for the future. Seems guaranteed that the attacks on marginalised communities we have seen already will be ramped up.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Prime Minister will fight any attempt to replace him, friends say
Allies of the prime minister are worried his job might be under immediate threat.
www.bbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I'd be quite happy to see Starmer go, but when you have Streeting and Mahmood being presented as the most viable alternatives it doesn't exactly bode well for the future. Seems guaranteed that the attacks on marginalised communities we have seen already will be ramped up.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I've been trying to find the polite way to say "hey absolutely we should be alarmed about the targeting of trans people but we also should also talk about how cis and trans PoC are the targets in mind bc the people who think trans women aren't women also think WoC in general aren't women"
Just in case you thought this was about trans athletes. This was solely about creating a fascist and racist gender bureaucracy over what constitutes being feminine enough to be considered a woman.
They're targeting cis women who may be intersex and banning them from sport.
They're targeting cis women who may be intersex and banning them from sport.
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I've been trying to find the polite way to say "hey absolutely we should be alarmed about the targeting of trans people but we also should also talk about how cis and trans PoC are the targets in mind bc the people who think trans women aren't women also think WoC in general aren't women"
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"Wow, Tom, my guy, AI stuff gets to you, eh?"
Yeah, imaginary Skeeter, it does!
My son wants to do music. Between rounds of games w/ friends, he practices his Chopin on the keyboard we got him.
My daughter, though going into sciences, draws. Really well!
I'm kind of an artist myself.
Yeah, imaginary Skeeter, it does!
My son wants to do music. Between rounds of games w/ friends, he practices his Chopin on the keyboard we got him.
My daughter, though going into sciences, draws. Really well!
I'm kind of an artist myself.
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"Wow, Tom, my guy, AI stuff gets to you, eh?"
Yeah, imaginary Skeeter, it does!
My son wants to do music. Between rounds of games w/ friends, he practices his Chopin on the keyboard we got him.
My daughter, though going into sciences, draws. Really well!
I'm kind of an artist myself.
Yeah, imaginary Skeeter, it does!
My son wants to do music. Between rounds of games w/ friends, he practices his Chopin on the keyboard we got him.
My daughter, though going into sciences, draws. Really well!
I'm kind of an artist myself.
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
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"AI is a tool."
No. Empirically not. A tool empowers people; helps people. It solves an extant problem. Generative AI in creative mediums is being used as a cudgel that diminishes and eliminates people, and the only "problem" being solved is fiscal.
Stop validating it, even in passing.
No. Empirically not. A tool empowers people; helps people. It solves an extant problem. Generative AI in creative mediums is being used as a cudgel that diminishes and eliminates people, and the only "problem" being solved is fiscal.
Stop validating it, even in passing.
November 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"AI is a tool."
No. Empirically not. A tool empowers people; helps people. It solves an extant problem. Generative AI in creative mediums is being used as a cudgel that diminishes and eliminates people, and the only "problem" being solved is fiscal.
Stop validating it, even in passing.
No. Empirically not. A tool empowers people; helps people. It solves an extant problem. Generative AI in creative mediums is being used as a cudgel that diminishes and eliminates people, and the only "problem" being solved is fiscal.
Stop validating it, even in passing.
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On the other hand, I cannot do my job effectively if a writer isn't there to explain their reasoning for the lines and where it came from to a director, who then translates that into vocal technique to the actor. This is a very collaborative process that requires human interaction and intention.
If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
November 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
On the other hand, I cannot do my job effectively if a writer isn't there to explain their reasoning for the lines and where it came from to a director, who then translates that into vocal technique to the actor. This is a very collaborative process that requires human interaction and intention.
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We are all, at best, temporarily abled.
Yall real silent about disability injustices because most of you don’t see disability as a thing that can happen to you.
We are “aww those poor people”. Meanwhile disability can happen to anyone at any moment and those injustices you ignored? They become your experiences too
We are “aww those poor people”. Meanwhile disability can happen to anyone at any moment and those injustices you ignored? They become your experiences too
November 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We are all, at best, temporarily abled.
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The thing that strikes me about replacing voice actors with AI slop is that, in the scope of a big AA/AAA production it barely saves money? These people aren't even full time. It's immizerating people because immizerating people is your goal, nothing more.
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The thing that strikes me about replacing voice actors with AI slop is that, in the scope of a big AA/AAA production it barely saves money? These people aren't even full time. It's immizerating people because immizerating people is your goal, nothing more.
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ik i keep harping on that @maitlis.bsky.social, @jonsopel1.bsky.social, @lewisgoodall.com podcast.
here’s emily maitlis in 2017 claiming that primary school children are getting sex change operations.
this is not something that happens. it’s certainly not journalism. it’s straight-up propaganda.
here’s emily maitlis in 2017 claiming that primary school children are getting sex change operations.
this is not something that happens. it’s certainly not journalism. it’s straight-up propaganda.
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
ik i keep harping on that @maitlis.bsky.social, @jonsopel1.bsky.social, @lewisgoodall.com podcast.
here’s emily maitlis in 2017 claiming that primary school children are getting sex change operations.
this is not something that happens. it’s certainly not journalism. it’s straight-up propaganda.
here’s emily maitlis in 2017 claiming that primary school children are getting sex change operations.
this is not something that happens. it’s certainly not journalism. it’s straight-up propaganda.
so some nice folks are sending me a 25 iso 35mm film to test and like. i'm at a loss. the slowest speed film i've ever used is 80. i have no idea at all what to do with a 25 iso film
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
so some nice folks are sending me a 25 iso 35mm film to test and like. i'm at a loss. the slowest speed film i've ever used is 80. i have no idea at all what to do with a 25 iso film
i, for one, did not!
yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
i, for one, did not!
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if you don’t hire VO actors you don’t get to make them laugh, which is one of the great joys in life
November 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
if you don’t hire VO actors you don’t get to make them laugh, which is one of the great joys in life
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My last word on the matter
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My last word on the matter
honestly if they undo the ridiculous "uk through the lens of an american whose only prior exposure to britain was the episode of friends where they met richard branson running a market stall for comedy purposes" thing i'd be into it, but it seems unlikely.
'V for Vendetta' TV series is in the works at HBO and DC
James Gunn will exec produce
(via Variety)
James Gunn will exec produce
(via Variety)
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
honestly if they undo the ridiculous "uk through the lens of an american whose only prior exposure to britain was the episode of friends where they met richard branson running a market stall for comedy purposes" thing i'd be into it, but it seems unlikely.
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credits that include the names of everyone who worked on the game at any point
November 11, 2025 at 4:32 AM
credits that include the names of everyone who worked on the game at any point
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One of the funner moments from my South Africa trip occurred when these two little borbs decided to chase each other on the edge a lagoon.
(They're Black Crakes, btw.)
(They're Black Crakes, btw.)
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
One of the funner moments from my South Africa trip occurred when these two little borbs decided to chase each other on the edge a lagoon.
(They're Black Crakes, btw.)
(They're Black Crakes, btw.)
Song of the day: Genesis - Land of Confusion
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Song of the day: Genesis - Land of Confusion
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you can't just bring back austin powers. the franchise wrote itself into a corner after he volunteered to stay behind forever in the shagadelic dimension to save foxxy and vanessa. they already brought him back once without explaining how he escaped from fembot island, the audience won't buy it
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
you can't just bring back austin powers. the franchise wrote itself into a corner after he volunteered to stay behind forever in the shagadelic dimension to save foxxy and vanessa. they already brought him back once without explaining how he escaped from fembot island, the audience won't buy it
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If you ever use the men's toilets in a pub, bar or venue, you would understand this is unfortunately not an unpopular opinion at all
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
If you ever use the men's toilets in a pub, bar or venue, you would understand this is unfortunately not an unpopular opinion at all
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I'm at the dentist, and they've put an artsy print of a molar next to a bunch of lilies on a small table and it feels like I'm at a funeral for a tooth
November 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I'm at the dentist, and they've put an artsy print of a molar next to a bunch of lilies on a small table and it feels like I'm at a funeral for a tooth
i'm very hungry but dinner time isn't until like 5ish
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
i'm very hungry but dinner time isn't until like 5ish
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welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
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While I never want to go through what they have suffered it is flatly incorrect to believe that next of kin always knows what's best for you.
Lets not forget how Joe Cox was murdered by a radicalised fascist only for her husband to set up a 'be nice to MPs' foundation.
Lets not forget how Joe Cox was murdered by a radicalised fascist only for her husband to set up a 'be nice to MPs' foundation.
November 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
While I never want to go through what they have suffered it is flatly incorrect to believe that next of kin always knows what's best for you.
Lets not forget how Joe Cox was murdered by a radicalised fascist only for her husband to set up a 'be nice to MPs' foundation.
Lets not forget how Joe Cox was murdered by a radicalised fascist only for her husband to set up a 'be nice to MPs' foundation.