Ash B 💗📚💗
@bookofoak.bsky.social
Soft for Izzy Hands and Astarion
Fannish, academic, progressive
She/they 🏳️⚧️
Fortyish
Profile pic by Queer Magneto
Fannish, academic, progressive
She/they 🏳️⚧️
Fortyish
Profile pic by Queer Magneto
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Showed this to my older child. The response:
“This works for art and music too. AI can’t produce anything great because it will never have imposter syndrome.”
“This works for art and music too. AI can’t produce anything great because it will never have imposter syndrome.”
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Showed this to my older child. The response:
“This works for art and music too. AI can’t produce anything great because it will never have imposter syndrome.”
“This works for art and music too. AI can’t produce anything great because it will never have imposter syndrome.”
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You're in a snowman building contest. Which ofmd character do you chose as your partner?
December 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
You're in a snowman building contest. Which ofmd character do you chose as your partner?
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3 new sticker designs available for the holiday season at 25% OFF!
Share them with someone who's just as festive as our beloved first mate ;)
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#shopOFMD #izzyhands
Share them with someone who's just as festive as our beloved first mate ;)
www.redbubble.com/people/hesik...
#shopOFMD #izzyhands
December 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
3 new sticker designs available for the holiday season at 25% OFF!
Share them with someone who's just as festive as our beloved first mate ;)
www.redbubble.com/people/hesik...
#shopOFMD #izzyhands
Share them with someone who's just as festive as our beloved first mate ;)
www.redbubble.com/people/hesik...
#shopOFMD #izzyhands
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I'm reading about these two Frenchmen who duelled again and again over a 19 year period and ended up very fond of each other, even having dinner together before their duels & writing letters to congratulate each other on personal triumphs.
LE STIZZY.
regencyredingote.wordpress.com/2018/02/23/t...
LE STIZZY.
regencyredingote.wordpress.com/2018/02/23/t...
The Nineteen-Year Duel
Yet again, truth proves itself so much stranger than fiction. There ended, during our favorite period, a duel between two Frenchmen which had been fought, in installments, for a period of nineteen …
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December 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I'm reading about these two Frenchmen who duelled again and again over a 19 year period and ended up very fond of each other, even having dinner together before their duels & writing letters to congratulate each other on personal triumphs.
LE STIZZY.
regencyredingote.wordpress.com/2018/02/23/t...
LE STIZZY.
regencyredingote.wordpress.com/2018/02/23/t...
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To every gentlebeard main who treats Izzy well in their fics: i love you
December 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
To every gentlebeard main who treats Izzy well in their fics: i love you
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Ben & the Ranger boys
December 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Ben & the Ranger boys
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As someone who's beta read for who knows how many great fanfic writers in this & other fandoms, I can confirm - from the outside looking in - that this is a crucial part of the process 🙃🙃
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
As someone who's beta read for who knows how many great fanfic writers in this & other fandoms, I can confirm - from the outside looking in - that this is a crucial part of the process 🙃🙃
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You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
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Conito bonito of the day... day 324
he's actually very famous, I hope he knows that
he's actually very famous, I hope he knows that
December 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Conito bonito of the day... day 324
he's actually very famous, I hope he knows that
he's actually very famous, I hope he knows that
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December 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Cooopeeeeer ❤❤❤ #ConONeill #CooperONeill
December 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Cooopeeeeer ❤❤❤ #ConONeill #CooperONeill
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You know I need you to be strong
And the day it is dark, as the night is long.
Feel like trash, you make me feel clean.
I'm in the black, can't see or be seen.
Ultra Violet
3,344 words on winter sads
archiveofourown.org/works/75398021
And the day it is dark, as the night is long.
Feel like trash, you make me feel clean.
I'm in the black, can't see or be seen.
Ultra Violet
3,344 words on winter sads
archiveofourown.org/works/75398021
December 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
You know I need you to be strong
And the day it is dark, as the night is long.
Feel like trash, you make me feel clean.
I'm in the black, can't see or be seen.
Ultra Violet
3,344 words on winter sads
archiveofourown.org/works/75398021
And the day it is dark, as the night is long.
Feel like trash, you make me feel clean.
I'm in the black, can't see or be seen.
Ultra Violet
3,344 words on winter sads
archiveofourown.org/works/75398021
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Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough
December 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough
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idk who needs to hear it but you and your problems are not a burden and there are people who love you and want you here with them even if you don't think it's true
December 8, 2025 at 3:39 AM
idk who needs to hear it but you and your problems are not a burden and there are people who love you and want you here with them even if you don't think it's true
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I have started the yaoi
that is about
the hockey
and which
you all told me
has
a lot of butts
I'm screaming
they are so cheesy
so dumb
and so naked
that is about
the hockey
and which
you all told me
has
a lot of butts
I'm screaming
they are so cheesy
so dumb
and so naked
December 8, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I have started the yaoi
that is about
the hockey
and which
you all told me
has
a lot of butts
I'm screaming
they are so cheesy
so dumb
and so naked
that is about
the hockey
and which
you all told me
has
a lot of butts
I'm screaming
they are so cheesy
so dumb
and so naked
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Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
Bemused that this is classed as hard mode.
Bemused that this is classed as hard mode.
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
Bemused that this is classed as hard mode.
Bemused that this is classed as hard mode.
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I talked with my friend crow yesterday
December 8, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I talked with my friend crow yesterday
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
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Every time a new app or site provides me with a "Wrapped" I think about the somewhat unsung Black woman who created it as part of an unpaid internship.
Before Spotify Wrapped Became A Cultural Phenomenon, A Howard Intern Helped Shape The Viral Tradition We Know Today | Essence
Jewel Ham’s internship-era concept helped transform Spotify’s year-end roundup into the interactive experience millions share today.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Every time a new app or site provides me with a "Wrapped" I think about the somewhat unsung Black woman who created it as part of an unpaid internship.
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The Trump Administration's cruelty towards the trans community truly knows no boundaries as a new scheme seeks to strip trans women of protection against rape in prison.
That's our top story to lead off your week in trans news at Assigned Media.
That's our top story to lead off your week in trans news at Assigned Media.
Trump Pushes State-Sponsored Rape of Incarcerated Queer People — Assigned
Leading Off: His latest lawless move defies an act adopted unanimously by Congress two decades ago. Anti-trans riders stripped from military spending bill. The week’s top story lines.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The Trump Administration's cruelty towards the trans community truly knows no boundaries as a new scheme seeks to strip trans women of protection against rape in prison.
That's our top story to lead off your week in trans news at Assigned Media.
That's our top story to lead off your week in trans news at Assigned Media.
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Flame is doing great! At 12, she still has a 5-foot vertical and can jump any fence. She says it’s because she eats a lot of bread.
December 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Flame is doing great! At 12, she still has a 5-foot vertical and can jump any fence. She says it’s because she eats a lot of bread.
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You might have seen that WaPo article on how "anti-DEI" initiatives may hurt men (esp. White men) the most. But beyond the schadenfreude, what lessons should we actually derive from this seemingly unintended consequence?
Anti-DEI's "What About the Men!" Problem
There's a WaPo article going around titled "Trump’s attack on DEI may hurt college men, particularly White men" The basic thrust of it is t...
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December 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
You might have seen that WaPo article on how "anti-DEI" initiatives may hurt men (esp. White men) the most. But beyond the schadenfreude, what lessons should we actually derive from this seemingly unintended consequence?