caluwen
@caluwen.bsky.social
UI/UX Engineer in coastal NC. Recovering weeaboo with occasional artistic tendencies.
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Stole this from the Cedar Cultural Center’s page since they aren’t here. ♥️♥️♥️
December 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Stole this from the Cedar Cultural Center’s page since they aren’t here. ♥️♥️♥️
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Also: if their actions were consistent with their rhetoric then they would proudly display a Machine Made label.
Which tells you they know this shit blows, and you hate it too, and there is literally no path to profitability on a project they burned hundreds of billions on already.
Which tells you they know this shit blows, and you hate it too, and there is literally no path to profitability on a project they burned hundreds of billions on already.
December 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Also: if their actions were consistent with their rhetoric then they would proudly display a Machine Made label.
Which tells you they know this shit blows, and you hate it too, and there is literally no path to profitability on a project they burned hundreds of billions on already.
Which tells you they know this shit blows, and you hate it too, and there is literally no path to profitability on a project they burned hundreds of billions on already.
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People have no idea how little it takes to move the needle a little bit for a writer. I didn’t know this, but it tracks with what I know.
Promote the Hell out of the things you love. The more obscure the better.
Promote the Hell out of the things you love. The more obscure the better.
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 AM
People have no idea how little it takes to move the needle a little bit for a writer. I didn’t know this, but it tracks with what I know.
Promote the Hell out of the things you love. The more obscure the better.
Promote the Hell out of the things you love. The more obscure the better.
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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This has been bothering me a lot lately, but on a broader scope. People are afraid to be original. Critiques are all the same, jokes are copy/pasted, opinions use a handful of buzzwords that don't actually describe anything. It's like drowning in a sea of masks that all wear the same face.
One of the producers on Guilty Gear Strive said it was basically impossible to source player feedback on balance changes online because nobody had original opinions and would just parrot what the most popular content creators said and so they had to rely on data and I think about that every day.
November 23, 2025 at 5:49 AM
This has been bothering me a lot lately, but on a broader scope. People are afraid to be original. Critiques are all the same, jokes are copy/pasted, opinions use a handful of buzzwords that don't actually describe anything. It's like drowning in a sea of masks that all wear the same face.
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DM: The orange fascist lurks in his lair, hunched behind his massive desk, revelling in his stolen power. His acolytes hiss at you as you approach. What does your human bard do --
MAMDANI: Active perception check.
DM: ...that's a natural 20
MAMDANI: Let's fucking go. <FLUTE TRILL>
MAMDANI: Active perception check.
DM: ...that's a natural 20
MAMDANI: Let's fucking go. <FLUTE TRILL>
November 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
DM: The orange fascist lurks in his lair, hunched behind his massive desk, revelling in his stolen power. His acolytes hiss at you as you approach. What does your human bard do --
MAMDANI: Active perception check.
DM: ...that's a natural 20
MAMDANI: Let's fucking go. <FLUTE TRILL>
MAMDANI: Active perception check.
DM: ...that's a natural 20
MAMDANI: Let's fucking go. <FLUTE TRILL>
Ordered a new bathroom vanity from the home improvement store last weekend. The estimated delivery date was the 19th. Every time I checked the store's app, it said "expected delivery: Nov 19"
By 6pm it hadn't kicked over to 'available' and I didn't receive an email. So I called the store.
By 6pm it hadn't kicked over to 'available' and I didn't receive an email. So I called the store.
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Ordered a new bathroom vanity from the home improvement store last weekend. The estimated delivery date was the 19th. Every time I checked the store's app, it said "expected delivery: Nov 19"
By 6pm it hadn't kicked over to 'available' and I didn't receive an email. So I called the store.
By 6pm it hadn't kicked over to 'available' and I didn't receive an email. So I called the store.
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Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
I chipped in this past weekend.
Blender is an integral part of my artistic toolbox now. There's so much more work to be done.
Blender is an integral part of my artistic toolbox now. There's so much more work to be done.
Did Blender help you this year? Help back! 🧡
If every active user contributed $5 this month, Blender would be funded for the entire year 2026. Professional 3D software. No subscriptions. No limits. Just your support.
Do your part. Donate today.
www.blender.org/news/give-ba...
#b3d
If every active user contributed $5 this month, Blender would be funded for the entire year 2026. Professional 3D software. No subscriptions. No limits. Just your support.
Do your part. Donate today.
www.blender.org/news/give-ba...
#b3d
November 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I chipped in this past weekend.
Blender is an integral part of my artistic toolbox now. There's so much more work to be done.
Blender is an integral part of my artistic toolbox now. There's so much more work to be done.
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Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
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whats up my fellow gamers
November 18, 2025 at 5:22 AM
whats up my fellow gamers
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thing about autism is if you work really hard for many years, you can learn through trial-and-error how to navigate social situations and interpersonal connections SO effectively that people don't really believe you're autistic anymore and resent you for not being perfect at nonverbal communication
November 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
thing about autism is if you work really hard for many years, you can learn through trial-and-error how to navigate social situations and interpersonal connections SO effectively that people don't really believe you're autistic anymore and resent you for not being perfect at nonverbal communication
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this is the way. also clip studio has ribbon brushes which is like one of the best digital art tools ive ever used on top of the brush engine just generally being better than photoshop's
I did it. After a year of using clip studio for my Patreon rewards and client projects I deleted photoshop after continuous used for the past 20 years (jfc)
Not only was the price insane, the ethics questionable, but it’s such a bloated piece of hardware it was crashing constantly
Not only was the price insane, the ethics questionable, but it’s such a bloated piece of hardware it was crashing constantly
November 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
this is the way. also clip studio has ribbon brushes which is like one of the best digital art tools ive ever used on top of the brush engine just generally being better than photoshop's
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
I... guess I am glad I was never a fan of the Metroid Prime series...
November 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I... guess I am glad I was never a fan of the Metroid Prime series...
Watched Inglorious Basterds on Sunday, finished watching the GDT Frankenstein last night.
I knew Harlander looked familiar, but I could not for the life of me figure out why until I looked at the cast list!
I knew Harlander looked familiar, but I could not for the life of me figure out why until I looked at the cast list!
November 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Watched Inglorious Basterds on Sunday, finished watching the GDT Frankenstein last night.
I knew Harlander looked familiar, but I could not for the life of me figure out why until I looked at the cast list!
I knew Harlander looked familiar, but I could not for the life of me figure out why until I looked at the cast list!
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"The mainstream understanding of AI is as an interefering piece of shit which doesn't work" pt II
www.askamanager.org/2025/11/the-...
www.askamanager.org/2025/11/the-...
November 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"The mainstream understanding of AI is as an interefering piece of shit which doesn't work" pt II
www.askamanager.org/2025/11/the-...
www.askamanager.org/2025/11/the-...
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omg he literally read The Player Of Games and just said "lets do that!!!!"
oo free robot with every crime
in a long life filled with saying stupid shit this is may be the stupidest shit he's ever said
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
omg he literally read The Player Of Games and just said "lets do that!!!!"
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that’s what I’ve been saaaayying maaan
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
that’s what I’ve been saaaayying maaan
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Every few weeks we gotta make posts like this”call your dem reps to tell them to not vote to allow Lord Killdude to shove people into a volcano” and then the dem reps go “we’ve made an amazing deal where Lord Killdude can have his volcano so long as he promises not to shove people into it”
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Every few weeks we gotta make posts like this”call your dem reps to tell them to not vote to allow Lord Killdude to shove people into a volcano” and then the dem reps go “we’ve made an amazing deal where Lord Killdude can have his volcano so long as he promises not to shove people into it”
All through school we US kids were told that we live in a representative democracy, not a direct democracy.
Because in a direct democracy regular people would need to spend all their time voting on individual issues.
Can we maybe like give that a shot though
Because in a direct democracy regular people would need to spend all their time voting on individual issues.
Can we maybe like give that a shot though
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
All through school we US kids were told that we live in a representative democracy, not a direct democracy.
Because in a direct democracy regular people would need to spend all their time voting on individual issues.
Can we maybe like give that a shot though
Because in a direct democracy regular people would need to spend all their time voting on individual issues.
Can we maybe like give that a shot though
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The Mamdani sign generator is an op to make us hate the iconography of a socialist win as quickly as possible by flooding the zone with absolutely unfunny nothing.
It is the weapon of our enemy and we do not need it. We will not use it.
It is the weapon of our enemy and we do not need it. We will not use it.
November 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The Mamdani sign generator is an op to make us hate the iconography of a socialist win as quickly as possible by flooding the zone with absolutely unfunny nothing.
It is the weapon of our enemy and we do not need it. We will not use it.
It is the weapon of our enemy and we do not need it. We will not use it.
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Already run into kids who, when seeing my wildlife photos, exclaim 'that's AI'
I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
November 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Already run into kids who, when seeing my wildlife photos, exclaim 'that's AI'