Ålün
@alunbweird.bsky.social
He/him. Elder millenial. Cameras, cartoons, heavy metal, books, nerdy stuff. Liberty, human rights. British, European. Health professional. No Tories/TERFs/AI/Crypto chuds/other bastards. https://www.tideoptics.com/?ref=aevIv3XN discount code: ALUNB
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WE CAN MAKE THE INTERNET FUN AGAIN
THAT IS WITHIN OUR POWER
MAKE A WEBSITE
PUT ALL YOUR DUMB SHIT ON IT
SHARE IT
THAT IS WITHIN OUR POWER
MAKE A WEBSITE
PUT ALL YOUR DUMB SHIT ON IT
SHARE IT
I've slapped together approximately 173 pages of material that aims to teach programming a personal website with HTML and CSS to artists, animators, writers, music producers, etc.
F*ck It, Let's Make a Website Part 1 is now live ✨
Go here to read: bit.ly/filmawPartOne
More info below 👇
F*ck It, Let's Make a Website Part 1 is now live ✨
Go here to read: bit.ly/filmawPartOne
More info below 👇
June 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
WE CAN MAKE THE INTERNET FUN AGAIN
THAT IS WITHIN OUR POWER
MAKE A WEBSITE
PUT ALL YOUR DUMB SHIT ON IT
SHARE IT
THAT IS WITHIN OUR POWER
MAKE A WEBSITE
PUT ALL YOUR DUMB SHIT ON IT
SHARE IT
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As promised, I started scanning dad’s slides from Vietnam; so here’s a thread with some shots from the first couple boxes.
Hey folks, last weekend I talked a bit out my dad who was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam. He took his own life a couple years back; and in the aftermath, mom found boxes of slides he took during his two tours (mostly '67). I'm scanning the slides and will post the standouts in this thread.
December 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
As promised, I started scanning dad’s slides from Vietnam; so here’s a thread with some shots from the first couple boxes.
The Gunpla Club discord is running a Wing group build over the winter. Started my entry this evening: the MG Wing EW (same as ver Ka). It'll be getting a custom colour scheme but snapping it first to get an idea of where the separations are going to go. #gundam #gundamwing #groupbuild #mastergrade
December 6, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The Gunpla Club discord is running a Wing group build over the winter. Started my entry this evening: the MG Wing EW (same as ver Ka). It'll be getting a custom colour scheme but snapping it first to get an idea of where the separations are going to go. #gundam #gundamwing #groupbuild #mastergrade
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I hope this email never finds you. I hope a single shaft of light pierces the broken ceiling, giving life to saplings and ferns. I hope the old computer went dark years ago, and the office smells of moss and wild spores. I hope that you are free.
July 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I hope this email never finds you. I hope a single shaft of light pierces the broken ceiling, giving life to saplings and ferns. I hope the old computer went dark years ago, and the office smells of moss and wild spores. I hope that you are free.
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"The racial bias in these stats shows the damaging real-life impacts of letting police use facial recognition without proper safeguards in place."
- Charlie Whelton, Policy and Campaigns Officer
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
- Charlie Whelton, Policy and Campaigns Officer
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Home Office admits facial recognition tech issue with black and Asian subjects
Calls for review after technology found to return more false positives for ‘some demographic groups’ on certain settings
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
"The racial bias in these stats shows the damaging real-life impacts of letting police use facial recognition without proper safeguards in place."
- Charlie Whelton, Policy and Campaigns Officer
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
- Charlie Whelton, Policy and Campaigns Officer
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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A truly great idea. 10,000 ethical assets freely available.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
More coverage of our 10,000 Game Assets Pack, this time on Dexerto. We really do appreciate all the support everyone is giving this - basically it makes the last year of working on it full time worthwhile & spurs us on to create more assets!! www.dexerto.com/gaming/indie... #gamedev #indiedev
Indie studio releases 10k human-made game assets so devs “don’t turn to AI” - Dexerto
Indie creators got a boost as a new 10k human-made asset pack launched to help developers avoid relying on AI tools.
www.dexerto.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A truly great idea. 10,000 ethical assets freely available.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
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For any of you artists out there who are at a loss with the way things are going right now, just remember Mr. Rogers' words of wisdom.
I think, more than ever, these words from Mr. Rogers hold as true as the day he spoke them.
December 4, 2025 at 11:13 AM
For any of you artists out there who are at a loss with the way things are going right now, just remember Mr. Rogers' words of wisdom.
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We'll be responding to the consultation and calling for robust safeguards that limit how police can use this powerful technology that can ID any one of us.
Want to make an impact?
Click below to join us in responding to the consultation: action.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/182163/...
Want to make an impact?
Click below to join us in responding to the consultation: action.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/182163/...
I want to take the next step!
With the announcement of the public consultation around the use of facial recognition technology, add your name to let us know that you want to join us and take the next step to stop facial recognitio...
action.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 11:17 AM
We'll be responding to the consultation and calling for robust safeguards that limit how police can use this powerful technology that can ID any one of us.
Want to make an impact?
Click below to join us in responding to the consultation: action.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/182163/...
Want to make an impact?
Click below to join us in responding to the consultation: action.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/182163/...
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UPDATE 🚨
The govt have launched their long-awaited consultation on police use of facial recognition.
But they want to expand it to every town centre.
Why are they making this decision before the public has even had the chance to tell them what they think?
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
The govt have launched their long-awaited consultation on police use of facial recognition.
But they want to expand it to every town centre.
Why are they making this decision before the public has even had the chance to tell them what they think?
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
Facial recognition to be expanded in fresh crime crackdown
Critics called on the government to limit roll-out of facial recognition, but others have urged ministers to accelerate the expansion to ‘boost safety’
www.independent.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 11:17 AM
UPDATE 🚨
The govt have launched their long-awaited consultation on police use of facial recognition.
But they want to expand it to every town centre.
Why are they making this decision before the public has even had the chance to tell them what they think?
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
The govt have launched their long-awaited consultation on police use of facial recognition.
But they want to expand it to every town centre.
Why are they making this decision before the public has even had the chance to tell them what they think?
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
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If my mum can find it in her 76-year-old-devout-muslim heart to accept my nephew has transitioned and call her by her new name and preferred pronouns then so the fuck can the Girl Guides, the WI and everyone else.
December 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
If my mum can find it in her 76-year-old-devout-muslim heart to accept my nephew has transitioned and call her by her new name and preferred pronouns then so the fuck can the Girl Guides, the WI and everyone else.
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Okay I have one more.
December 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Okay I have one more.
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Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
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🚨 An investigation by The Times and Liberty Investigates has revealed that children have featured at least 1,600 times on live facial recognition systems used by the six forces that routinely use the technology.
Read the full story here 👇
libertyinvestigates.org.uk/articles/pol...
Read the full story here 👇
libertyinvestigates.org.uk/articles/pol...
Police forces use facial recognition to track children as young as 12 - Liberty Investigates
Campaigners question the inclusion of hundreds of children on facial recognition watchlists police use in street surveillance operations
libertyinvestigates.org.uk
December 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🚨 An investigation by The Times and Liberty Investigates has revealed that children have featured at least 1,600 times on live facial recognition systems used by the six forces that routinely use the technology.
Read the full story here 👇
libertyinvestigates.org.uk/articles/pol...
Read the full story here 👇
libertyinvestigates.org.uk/articles/pol...
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At a whopping £1.8 billion, Digital ID is costly to the taxpayer and our rights.
This divisive scheme wasn't on Labour’s manifesto. It’s the last thing this government should be embarking on during a cost of living crisis.
The whole thing needs to be binned.
www.theregister.com/2025/11/28/d...
This divisive scheme wasn't on Labour’s manifesto. It’s the last thing this government should be embarking on during a cost of living crisis.
The whole thing needs to be binned.
www.theregister.com/2025/11/28/d...
UK digital ID plan gets a price tag at last – £1.8B
: OBR says the scheme will cost £600M a year with no identified savings
www.theregister.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
At a whopping £1.8 billion, Digital ID is costly to the taxpayer and our rights.
This divisive scheme wasn't on Labour’s manifesto. It’s the last thing this government should be embarking on during a cost of living crisis.
The whole thing needs to be binned.
www.theregister.com/2025/11/28/d...
This divisive scheme wasn't on Labour’s manifesto. It’s the last thing this government should be embarking on during a cost of living crisis.
The whole thing needs to be binned.
www.theregister.com/2025/11/28/d...
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It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
December 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
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Grabbed this from the Oxfam charity bookshop in town this afternoon. Purely on the strength of the cover, tbh, but it's about the air racers of the 1920s which is an AMAZING subject.
December 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Grabbed this from the Oxfam charity bookshop in town this afternoon. Purely on the strength of the cover, tbh, but it's about the air racers of the 1920s which is an AMAZING subject.
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Reposting with Alt text (this one is too good to miss!)
December 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Reposting with Alt text (this one is too good to miss!)
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i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
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Oiling wood is always interesting, but the effect on this piece of wenge was truly amazing.
#woodworking #woodturning
#woodworking #woodturning
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Oiling wood is always interesting, but the effect on this piece of wenge was truly amazing.
#woodworking #woodturning
#woodworking #woodturning
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Boats leaving the port of Le Havre, France, ca. 1855
Gustave Le Gray
Gustave Le Gray
December 2, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Boats leaving the port of Le Havre, France, ca. 1855
Gustave Le Gray
Gustave Le Gray