Sebastian - CarnivalSeb
@carnivalseb.bsky.social
A dandy & a feminist, founder of Lamplight Circus. He/him pronouns.
I post a lot more on insta. Same handle as here.
Meet you there?
I post a lot more on insta. Same handle as here.
Meet you there?
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"Disability organisations reiterate the call for the Government to stop all Centrelink payment penalties and end the Targeted Compliance Framework following another alarming report from the Commonwealth Ombudsman about the harms within the mutual obligations system" dana.org.au/call-to-end-...
Call to end Centrelink penalties and Targeted Compliance framework - Disability Advocacy Network Australia
Disability organisations reiterate the call for the Government to stop all Centrelink payment penalties and end the Targeted Compliance framework following another alarming report from the Commonwealt...
dana.org.au
December 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
"Disability organisations reiterate the call for the Government to stop all Centrelink payment penalties and end the Targeted Compliance Framework following another alarming report from the Commonwealth Ombudsman about the harms within the mutual obligations system" dana.org.au/call-to-end-...
in the Octopus's Garden in the shade Cthulhu waits, dead but dreaming
December 12, 2025 at 2:49 AM
in the Octopus's Garden in the shade Cthulhu waits, dead but dreaming
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The appeal of stuff like cassette futurism has morphed over the past few years for me from childhood nostalgia to a very genuine desire for tactile, reliable, functionality over flashy, futuristic aestheticism that seems to only make things more difficult
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The appeal of stuff like cassette futurism has morphed over the past few years for me from childhood nostalgia to a very genuine desire for tactile, reliable, functionality over flashy, futuristic aestheticism that seems to only make things more difficult
y'know, this whole 67 meme is absolutely going to get a little geriatric revival in 42 years time in 2067, and then another one in 53 years when this year's 14 year olds start hitting 67 years of age
the brainrot will stay with them and make them feel young
the brainrot will stay with them and make them feel young
November 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
y'know, this whole 67 meme is absolutely going to get a little geriatric revival in 42 years time in 2067, and then another one in 53 years when this year's 14 year olds start hitting 67 years of age
the brainrot will stay with them and make them feel young
the brainrot will stay with them and make them feel young
Samsonite make great luggage.
The one issue I've found so far is that every time I have a haircut the cases get a lot harder to lift.
The one issue I've found so far is that every time I have a haircut the cases get a lot harder to lift.
November 9, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Samsonite make great luggage.
The one issue I've found so far is that every time I have a haircut the cases get a lot harder to lift.
The one issue I've found so far is that every time I have a haircut the cases get a lot harder to lift.
Ninja Turtles:
✔️ Live in New York
✔️ Travel through sewer pipes
✔️ Are turtles
Mario Mario
✔️ Lives in New York
✔️ Travels through sewer pipes
❌ Crushes turtles
They could meet, and it could get chaotic.
✔️ Live in New York
✔️ Travel through sewer pipes
✔️ Are turtles
Mario Mario
✔️ Lives in New York
✔️ Travels through sewer pipes
❌ Crushes turtles
They could meet, and it could get chaotic.
October 18, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Ninja Turtles:
✔️ Live in New York
✔️ Travel through sewer pipes
✔️ Are turtles
Mario Mario
✔️ Lives in New York
✔️ Travels through sewer pipes
❌ Crushes turtles
They could meet, and it could get chaotic.
✔️ Live in New York
✔️ Travel through sewer pipes
✔️ Are turtles
Mario Mario
✔️ Lives in New York
✔️ Travels through sewer pipes
❌ Crushes turtles
They could meet, and it could get chaotic.
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Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
October 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
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Ivor (3) was watching me charge something up using a USB C cable, and he asked if he could plug it in, and I said sure, and he asked which way up it goes, and I was able to proudly say “IVOR IT DOES NOT MATTER WHICH WAY UP IT GOES AND THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF HUMAN PROGRESS”
October 10, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Ivor (3) was watching me charge something up using a USB C cable, and he asked if he could plug it in, and I said sure, and he asked which way up it goes, and I was able to proudly say “IVOR IT DOES NOT MATTER WHICH WAY UP IT GOES AND THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF HUMAN PROGRESS”
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Naoise's brother is asking Irish people to please contact the government #Speirgorm
October 10, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Naoise's brother is asking Irish people to please contact the government #Speirgorm
Military culture is so cute.
You've got your special velcro patches to decorate your backpack, you've got your favorite coin & a game where you & your friends always carry it to show eachother, you've got your paracord friendship bracelets...if it weren't for all the homicide this would be adorable.
You've got your special velcro patches to decorate your backpack, you've got your favorite coin & a game where you & your friends always carry it to show eachother, you've got your paracord friendship bracelets...if it weren't for all the homicide this would be adorable.
October 4, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Military culture is so cute.
You've got your special velcro patches to decorate your backpack, you've got your favorite coin & a game where you & your friends always carry it to show eachother, you've got your paracord friendship bracelets...if it weren't for all the homicide this would be adorable.
You've got your special velcro patches to decorate your backpack, you've got your favorite coin & a game where you & your friends always carry it to show eachother, you've got your paracord friendship bracelets...if it weren't for all the homicide this would be adorable.
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You know what else is on sale right now that you really need to play?
Cloudpunk
A game that embraces the hope side of cyberpunk. Not letting you forget that as shitty as things are people are still people (even if they are sapient robots), and that we can work together for something better
10/10
Cloudpunk
A game that embraces the hope side of cyberpunk. Not letting you forget that as shitty as things are people are still people (even if they are sapient robots), and that we can work together for something better
10/10
Save 65% on Cloudpunk on Steam
A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the pac...
store.steampowered.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:22 AM
You know what else is on sale right now that you really need to play?
Cloudpunk
A game that embraces the hope side of cyberpunk. Not letting you forget that as shitty as things are people are still people (even if they are sapient robots), and that we can work together for something better
10/10
Cloudpunk
A game that embraces the hope side of cyberpunk. Not letting you forget that as shitty as things are people are still people (even if they are sapient robots), and that we can work together for something better
10/10
If we exclude the denim overalls, which of course the brothers wear because they're plumbers, the combined colour scheme of Mario and Luigi's outfits is green, white & red.
Between the two of them, they're wearing the Italian flag.
#MarioBrothers
Between the two of them, they're wearing the Italian flag.
#MarioBrothers
September 18, 2025 at 6:42 AM
If we exclude the denim overalls, which of course the brothers wear because they're plumbers, the combined colour scheme of Mario and Luigi's outfits is green, white & red.
Between the two of them, they're wearing the Italian flag.
#MarioBrothers
Between the two of them, they're wearing the Italian flag.
#MarioBrothers
With the advent of Vibe Coding we have, in effect, created the world's first Program Pessimiser.
September 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
With the advent of Vibe Coding we have, in effect, created the world's first Program Pessimiser.
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To describe the current state of the world as a daily show of deepening horrors is a massive understatement.
However, I read something today that I think more people should see and read.
I hope she doesn't mind my me sharing it here.
I'd rather be an X-Men by @gailsimone.bsky.social
However, I read something today that I think more people should see and read.
I hope she doesn't mind my me sharing it here.
I'd rather be an X-Men by @gailsimone.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
To describe the current state of the world as a daily show of deepening horrors is a massive understatement.
However, I read something today that I think more people should see and read.
I hope she doesn't mind my me sharing it here.
I'd rather be an X-Men by @gailsimone.bsky.social
However, I read something today that I think more people should see and read.
I hope she doesn't mind my me sharing it here.
I'd rather be an X-Men by @gailsimone.bsky.social
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September 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Every trans person who transitions later in life is a gift to the community.
Your example tells those still waiting: it’s not too late and you are not alone.
Your example tells those still waiting: it’s not too late and you are not alone.
September 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Every trans person who transitions later in life is a gift to the community.
Your example tells those still waiting: it’s not too late and you are not alone.
Your example tells those still waiting: it’s not too late and you are not alone.
Sherlock Holmes is a canon historical figure in Star Trek.
Sherlock Holmes is a canon historical figure in Batman.
The first Robin has the surname 'Grayson'.
Mr. Spock's mother has the surname 'Grayson'.
Are Spock & Amanda descendants of the Boy Wonder as well as descendants of Holmes?
Sherlock Holmes is a canon historical figure in Batman.
The first Robin has the surname 'Grayson'.
Mr. Spock's mother has the surname 'Grayson'.
Are Spock & Amanda descendants of the Boy Wonder as well as descendants of Holmes?
September 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Sherlock Holmes is a canon historical figure in Star Trek.
Sherlock Holmes is a canon historical figure in Batman.
The first Robin has the surname 'Grayson'.
Mr. Spock's mother has the surname 'Grayson'.
Are Spock & Amanda descendants of the Boy Wonder as well as descendants of Holmes?
Sherlock Holmes is a canon historical figure in Batman.
The first Robin has the surname 'Grayson'.
Mr. Spock's mother has the surname 'Grayson'.
Are Spock & Amanda descendants of the Boy Wonder as well as descendants of Holmes?
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Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
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The U.K.'s scramble to find an effective age verification method underscores that there isn't one, & politicians around the world must take that seriously– especially those pondering similar laws in the U.S., EFF’s Paige Collings writes for @TheRegister.com. www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/...
EFF: UK Online Safety Act is about censorship, not safety
opinion: US policymakers should take heed, says the Electronic Frontier Foundation
www.theregister.com
August 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The U.K.'s scramble to find an effective age verification method underscores that there isn't one, & politicians around the world must take that seriously– especially those pondering similar laws in the U.S., EFF’s Paige Collings writes for @TheRegister.com. www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/...
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Can't stress enough how there's never been a movement against censorship of adult media this widespread or getting this much attention. We have a real chance to get something done so keep going with me
August 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Can't stress enough how there's never been a movement against censorship of adult media this widespread or getting this much attention. We have a real chance to get something done so keep going with me
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There is a lot of disagreement about what qualifies as a "burner phone," but learning to put together a device that protects your most sensitive data from surveillance and seizure by govts and law enforcement is good, actually.
Missed my Burner Phone 101 workshop at the Brooklyn Public Library?
Here’s the companion write-up, with discussion highlights and updated slides: rebeccawilliams.info/burner-phone...
Here’s the companion write-up, with discussion highlights and updated slides: rebeccawilliams.info/burner-phone...
Burner Phone 101
Hosted by the Brooklyn Public Library, this Burner Phone 101 workshop introduced participants to phone-related risk modeling, privacy-protective smartphone practices, the full spectrum of burner phone...
rebeccawilliams.info
August 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
There is a lot of disagreement about what qualifies as a "burner phone," but learning to put together a device that protects your most sensitive data from surveillance and seizure by govts and law enforcement is good, actually.
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Anyway, if you want a little 10 minute game break, playing a little story about leaving the world behind because being true to yourself in isolation feels preferable to constantly fighting to be seen, maybe give They Live Here Now a little play
Maybe it'll give you some feels when you need them
Maybe it'll give you some feels when you need them
They Live Here Now by EnbyKaiju
Would you give up everything to be you?
enbykaiju.itch.io
August 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Anyway, if you want a little 10 minute game break, playing a little story about leaving the world behind because being true to yourself in isolation feels preferable to constantly fighting to be seen, maybe give They Live Here Now a little play
Maybe it'll give you some feels when you need them
Maybe it'll give you some feels when you need them
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🎮 Retro games shaped generations. But many are vanishing.
Some, like educational games by Yaakov Kirschen, who died on April 14, were almost lost forever.
Journalist @kirkman.bsky.social explains why preserving niche software matters: blog.archive.org/2025/05/07/v...
🕳️ #VanishingCulture
Some, like educational games by Yaakov Kirschen, who died on April 14, were almost lost forever.
Journalist @kirkman.bsky.social explains why preserving niche software matters: blog.archive.org/2025/05/07/v...
🕳️ #VanishingCulture
May 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🎮 Retro games shaped generations. But many are vanishing.
Some, like educational games by Yaakov Kirschen, who died on April 14, were almost lost forever.
Journalist @kirkman.bsky.social explains why preserving niche software matters: blog.archive.org/2025/05/07/v...
🕳️ #VanishingCulture
Some, like educational games by Yaakov Kirschen, who died on April 14, were almost lost forever.
Journalist @kirkman.bsky.social explains why preserving niche software matters: blog.archive.org/2025/05/07/v...
🕳️ #VanishingCulture
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