BK Shipps 🐢
@diictodon.bsky.social
phd student at the university of washington. she/her 🌈
Amazing Valentine's Day gift from my beloved ❤️ Birds of the Mesozoic by Juan Benito and Roc Olivé
February 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Amazing Valentine's Day gift from my beloved ❤️ Birds of the Mesozoic by Juan Benito and Roc Olivé
no the fuck we are NOT making “LGBQ+” a thing and if I see any of you motherfuckers using that acronym it’s on sight
Marsha P. Johnson did not smash in the windshield of a police car for this
Marsha P. Johnson did not smash in the windshield of a police car for this
‼️ The National Park Service has REMOVED mentions of transgender people being involved with Stonewall. Not only did the remove the world "Transgender" but changed "LGBTQ+" to "LGBQ+".
The federal government is attempting to erase us and take away our history.
This pride, we riot.
The federal government is attempting to erase us and take away our history.
This pride, we riot.
February 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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When I asked a certain individual who they voted for, they told me:
"the winner"
Indeed, "the winner(s)" — those who will "win" at any and everyone else's expense, including yours and mine. I'm not looking forward to finding out just how great that expense will be, to put it mildly.
"the winner"
Indeed, "the winner(s)" — those who will "win" at any and everyone else's expense, including yours and mine. I'm not looking forward to finding out just how great that expense will be, to put it mildly.
Just gonna leave this here. (Not my text, see alt)
There is no tolerating intolerance.
There is no tolerating intolerance.
December 30, 2024 at 12:38 AM
When I asked a certain individual who they voted for, they told me:
"the winner"
Indeed, "the winner(s)" — those who will "win" at any and everyone else's expense, including yours and mine. I'm not looking forward to finding out just how great that expense will be, to put it mildly.
"the winner"
Indeed, "the winner(s)" — those who will "win" at any and everyone else's expense, including yours and mine. I'm not looking forward to finding out just how great that expense will be, to put it mildly.
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U.S. history be like that
to save Reconstruction you would have had to vote for a man who more or less personally carried out reprisals against Native American civilians
the real problem is that it is not understood that the failure of Reconstruction and the ascendancy of Jim Crow is a historical tragedy worth mentioning in the same sentence as the 1933 Weimar elections
January 31, 2025 at 6:59 AM
U.S. history be like that
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Gosh, I remember when we had an actual president instead of a loudmouth bully who won't take responsibility for his actions.
January 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Gosh, I remember when we had an actual president instead of a loudmouth bully who won't take responsibility for his actions.
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For No Reason in Particular Here's a Bunch of Games Where You Kill Nazis
hard-drive.net/hd/video-gam...
hard-drive.net/hd/video-gam...
For No Reason in Particular Here's a Bunch of Games Where You Kill Nazis
The Nazis are the most despicable scum to ever walk the face of the earth. Thankfully they were defeated in World War 2 and have…
hard-drive.net
January 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
For No Reason in Particular Here's a Bunch of Games Where You Kill Nazis
hard-drive.net/hd/video-gam...
hard-drive.net/hd/video-gam...
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Yes, this is the lab that hosts “drag and tag,” shark tagging research with drag queens that raises money for Florida LGBTQ youth.
We could sure use your support, and you get an amazing adventure out of it!
www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...
We could sure use your support, and you get an amazing adventure out of it!
www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...
January 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Yes, this is the lab that hosts “drag and tag,” shark tagging research with drag queens that raises money for Florida LGBTQ youth.
We could sure use your support, and you get an amazing adventure out of it!
www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...
We could sure use your support, and you get an amazing adventure out of it!
www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...
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FYI for everyone curious to know what sort of stuff has come of the group sessions with the Copyright Office folks have been doing for the last few years (me included!!): this 😌
Glad to see this step toward more good news!
Glad to see this step toward more good news!
AI prompt results aren’t protected by copyright, says US Copyright Office
AI prompt results aren’t protected by copyright, says US Copyright Office
AI prompts are different from Jackson Pollock’s paintings, apparently.
buff.ly
January 31, 2025 at 2:52 AM
FYI for everyone curious to know what sort of stuff has come of the group sessions with the Copyright Office folks have been doing for the last few years (me included!!): this 😌
Glad to see this step toward more good news!
Glad to see this step toward more good news!
Cannot stress enough that if you continue to defend the decision not to vote in 2024 you are not progressive and you have chosen not to have a seat at the big kids' table. You are actively supporting what is going on right now. The blood is on your hands.
January 31, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Cannot stress enough that if you continue to defend the decision not to vote in 2024 you are not progressive and you have chosen not to have a seat at the big kids' table. You are actively supporting what is going on right now. The blood is on your hands.
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The only moral choice if you are able is to join politics; whether its Union work, NGOs or working with a non Right Wing party.
I do something as simple as data entry; you can do introverted work. Its not as scary as you think.
But don't stand by.
Make the oligarchs fight for every inch.
I do something as simple as data entry; you can do introverted work. Its not as scary as you think.
But don't stand by.
Make the oligarchs fight for every inch.
January 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The only moral choice if you are able is to join politics; whether its Union work, NGOs or working with a non Right Wing party.
I do something as simple as data entry; you can do introverted work. Its not as scary as you think.
But don't stand by.
Make the oligarchs fight for every inch.
I do something as simple as data entry; you can do introverted work. Its not as scary as you think.
But don't stand by.
Make the oligarchs fight for every inch.
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begging devs who are making/want to make games about magic, witches, wizards, etc. to pleaseeee let hp go. is the attachment to hp worth hurting & losing out on the support of trans individuals? bc i know personally as soon as i see an hp mention, i’m immediately turned off & blocking anyone.
January 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
begging devs who are making/want to make games about magic, witches, wizards, etc. to pleaseeee let hp go. is the attachment to hp worth hurting & losing out on the support of trans individuals? bc i know personally as soon as i see an hp mention, i’m immediately turned off & blocking anyone.
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The @bostonglobe.com front page today.
January 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The @bostonglobe.com front page today.
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I'm so sorry I can't stop laughing. OpenAI, the company built on stealing literally the entire internet, is crying because DeepSeek may have trained on the outputs from ChatGPT. They're crying their eyes out. What a bunch of hypocritical little babies. Cry more, freaks.
www.ft.com/content/a0df...
www.ft.com/content/a0df...
January 29, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I'm so sorry I can't stop laughing. OpenAI, the company built on stealing literally the entire internet, is crying because DeepSeek may have trained on the outputs from ChatGPT. They're crying their eyes out. What a bunch of hypocritical little babies. Cry more, freaks.
www.ft.com/content/a0df...
www.ft.com/content/a0df...
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seeing a lot of folks talking about how conservative "pornography" bans are a pretense/prelude to targeting any & all queer or trans art, which is absolutely true
also: banning & criminalizing actual honest-to-god porn is fascist in itself. say that too!
also: banning & criminalizing actual honest-to-god porn is fascist in itself. say that too!
January 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
seeing a lot of folks talking about how conservative "pornography" bans are a pretense/prelude to targeting any & all queer or trans art, which is absolutely true
also: banning & criminalizing actual honest-to-god porn is fascist in itself. say that too!
also: banning & criminalizing actual honest-to-god porn is fascist in itself. say that too!
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I don’t care if you’re a relative, a fantasy novelist, or an elected official, transphobia is manufactured outrage and transphobe are trash.
None of America’s problems are cause by trans people. None.
But a LOT are caused by bigots.
None of America’s problems are cause by trans people. None.
But a LOT are caused by bigots.
January 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I don’t care if you’re a relative, a fantasy novelist, or an elected official, transphobia is manufactured outrage and transphobe are trash.
None of America’s problems are cause by trans people. None.
But a LOT are caused by bigots.
None of America’s problems are cause by trans people. None.
But a LOT are caused by bigots.
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Maybe when tech people focus on tech instead of their standing in society and political power they might make something that works instead of the ai garbage they’re trying to force on us now.
January 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Maybe when tech people focus on tech instead of their standing in society and political power they might make something that works instead of the ai garbage they’re trying to force on us now.
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GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository
www.animal-photo-references.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
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OpenAI: China stole our tech!!
Luddites: Oh weird how'd you make your tech in the first place
OpenAI: 😡
Luddites: Oh weird how'd you make your tech in the first place
OpenAI: 😡
January 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
OpenAI: China stole our tech!!
Luddites: Oh weird how'd you make your tech in the first place
OpenAI: 😡
Luddites: Oh weird how'd you make your tech in the first place
OpenAI: 😡
How do the people who effectively voted for trump "because of Gaza" feel now? Hopefully bad, but I know they're just going to continue to deny their part in choosing to make everything worse.
Middle East crisis live: displaced Palestinians blocked from returning home as Trump suggests ‘we just clean out’ Gaza
Middle East crisis live: displaced Palestinians blocked from returning home as Trump suggests ‘we just clean out’ Gaza
Return to northern Gaza blocked as Israel delays removal of troops; US president says Middle East neighbours should house more refugees
Israeli forces killed three people and injured at least 31 others trying to return to homes in south Lebanon where…
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
How do the people who effectively voted for trump "because of Gaza" feel now? Hopefully bad, but I know they're just going to continue to deny their part in choosing to make everything worse.
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No, I don't need a bloody copilot for this document, thank you.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
January 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
No, I don't need a bloody copilot for this document, thank you.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
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Hi! Quick note: The Onion accidentally posted a stock photo from a vendor with an AI generated image in it. We pulled the post down once we found that out. Our commitment to not using AI is very real. It's in the union contract to disclose it if we ever do. World is a slop minefield and we're sorry.
January 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Hi! Quick note: The Onion accidentally posted a stock photo from a vendor with an AI generated image in it. We pulled the post down once we found that out. Our commitment to not using AI is very real. It's in the union contract to disclose it if we ever do. World is a slop minefield and we're sorry.
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I'm just going to keep pointing out these small* moments of collective action until it starts to click with folks that if we stand together we have all of the power.
*this is actually a huge fricken deal, and it only took a couple clicks from a bunch of folks who collectively said No Fucking Nazis.
*this is actually a huge fricken deal, and it only took a couple clicks from a bunch of folks who collectively said No Fucking Nazis.
January 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I'm just going to keep pointing out these small* moments of collective action until it starts to click with folks that if we stand together we have all of the power.
*this is actually a huge fricken deal, and it only took a couple clicks from a bunch of folks who collectively said No Fucking Nazis.
*this is actually a huge fricken deal, and it only took a couple clicks from a bunch of folks who collectively said No Fucking Nazis.