Ozzy
@karohemd.bsky.social
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Update to my life situation blog post: Dates for help with benefits applications and the meeting with repair contractors.
It's still a long process with no income but at least things are moving.
karohemd.dreamwidth.org/2368074.html
Donations: paypal.me/karohemd
Please reskeet and thank you!
It's still a long process with no income but at least things are moving.
karohemd.dreamwidth.org/2368074.html
Donations: paypal.me/karohemd
Please reskeet and thank you!
Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the wee donkey! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Line of Duty to return for seventh series, BBC confirms
Adrian Dunbar, Vicky McClure and Martin Compston will all reprise their roles in the hugely popular drama.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the wee donkey! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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If you haven't watched the original House of Cards - and especially if you haven't watched the original but have seen the US remake - do yourself a favour and get hold of it somehow.
November 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
If you haven't watched the original House of Cards - and especially if you haven't watched the original but have seen the US remake - do yourself a favour and get hold of it somehow.
It was broadcast in Germany in summer of '92, just after I'd started my translation degree which included British studies. It was fortunately broadcast in "dual channel" format (you could either choose the bad German dub in stereo or the original audio in mono) so in addition to gripping drama, 1/2
The first episode of House of Cards was broadcast on this day in 1990.
November 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It was broadcast in Germany in summer of '92, just after I'd started my translation degree which included British studies. It was fortunately broadcast in "dual channel" format (you could either choose the bad German dub in stereo or the original audio in mono) so in addition to gripping drama, 1/2
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A cycling influencer nominated for a list of top 100 women cyclists said she has declined the honour due to the decision not to include trans women.
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Woman refuses Cycling UK award over trans women being left out - BBC News
Claire Sharpe says she disagrees with Cycling UK only naming biological women in their top 100 list.
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A cycling influencer nominated for a list of top 100 women cyclists said she has declined the honour due to the decision not to include trans women.
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
Claire Sharpe, a cycling coach from Bristol, said: "If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of" 👏🏻
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I'm live on Twitch!
Does Into The Radius 2 - !mermaids - Now I have a machine gun too. Hohoho.
twitch.tv/grey_area
Does Into The Radius 2 - !mermaids - Now I have a machine gun too. Hohoho.
twitch.tv/grey_area
November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I'm live on Twitch!
Does Into The Radius 2 - !mermaids - Now I have a machine gun too. Hohoho.
twitch.tv/grey_area
Does Into The Radius 2 - !mermaids - Now I have a machine gun too. Hohoho.
twitch.tv/grey_area
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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The Butcher of the Forest by @premeemohamed.com is the the kind of book that makes me wish I was better at more succinctly talking about books instead of just a generic “I loved this!”
I did love it though. It evoked a lot of pain and the bittersweet relief following an anxiety attack.
Read it.
I did love it though. It evoked a lot of pain and the bittersweet relief following an anxiety attack.
Read it.
November 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The Butcher of the Forest by @premeemohamed.com is the the kind of book that makes me wish I was better at more succinctly talking about books instead of just a generic “I loved this!”
I did love it though. It evoked a lot of pain and the bittersweet relief following an anxiety attack.
Read it.
I did love it though. It evoked a lot of pain and the bittersweet relief following an anxiety attack.
Read it.
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it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
Oh
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
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There’s a guy repeatedly posting an absolutely vile GenAI image of the orange emperor eating burgers and I’ve blocked him now but please, for the love of all that is holy, could we not?
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
There’s a guy repeatedly posting an absolutely vile GenAI image of the orange emperor eating burgers and I’ve blocked him now but please, for the love of all that is holy, could we not?
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If you're reading for 2025 awards nominations I actually have something for once.
A BLACK MILE TO THE SURFACE appeared in the June issue of Swords & Sorcery Magazine and I'd love it if you read it
swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/a-black-mile...
A BLACK MILE TO THE SURFACE appeared in the June issue of Swords & Sorcery Magazine and I'd love it if you read it
swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/a-black-mile...
A Black Mile To The Surface – Swords & Sorcery Magazine
swordsandsorcerymagazine.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
If you're reading for 2025 awards nominations I actually have something for once.
A BLACK MILE TO THE SURFACE appeared in the June issue of Swords & Sorcery Magazine and I'd love it if you read it
swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/a-black-mile...
A BLACK MILE TO THE SURFACE appeared in the June issue of Swords & Sorcery Magazine and I'd love it if you read it
swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/a-black-mile...
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Been playing Stardew Valley again, so I just accidentally bought a pomegranate and a red cabbage in Tesco because I needed them for my community centre
November 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Been playing Stardew Valley again, so I just accidentally bought a pomegranate and a red cabbage in Tesco because I needed them for my community centre
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It was always Tuesdays when Sharon felt like she just couldn't get her hair to do what it ought to
The Penanggalan will be joining the shop roster very soon and very much relying on my coming up with good search terms for her
The Penanggalan will be joining the shop roster very soon and very much relying on my coming up with good search terms for her
![model of a traditional The penanggalan or penanggal - a nocturnal vampiric entity from Malay ghost myths. It takes the form of a floating disembodied woman's head, with its organs and entrails trailing from its neck. From afar, the penanggalan is said to twinkle like a ball of flame, similar to the will-o'-the-wisp phenomenon.
The penanggalan belongs to a constellation of similar mythological entities that can be found under different names across different regions of Southeast Asia; these regional variations all share in common that they are characterized by a disembodied head of a woman, with organs and innards hanging from its neck. Alongside the penanggalan, there is the Ahp (Khmer: អាប) in Cambodia; the Kasu (Lao: ກະສື, pronounced [ka.sɯ̌ː]) in Laos; the Krasue (Thai: กระสือ, pronounced [krā.sɯ̌ː]) in Thailand and much of Southeast Asia; the Kuyang (pronounced [ku.jaŋ]), Leyak (Indonesian pronunciation: [le.ak]); the hantu polong of the Temuan; the Ma lai (Vietnamese: ma lai) in Vietnam; and the Manananggal in the Philippines.
The name penanggalan derives from the word tanggal, meaning "to remove or take off", because its form is that of a floating disembodied woman's head, with its organs and entrails trailing from its neck.
Though commonly referred to in its native languages as a ghost, the penanggalan cannot be readily classified as a classical undead being. Rather, it is a witch that developed the ability to take such a form through meditation in a vat of vinegar. The creature is, for all intents and purposes, a living human being during daytime or at any time when it does not detach itself from its body. The penanggalan often hunts at night for menstruation/blood from birth. It also hunts for pregnant women and young children.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:syjx4yg6eyqcv6ahy7eko3zr/bafkreifdf6sqjx5m7h522e2u7kodzvbsogrjbgmyhjyojjwp72tgjt4v2y@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It was always Tuesdays when Sharon felt like she just couldn't get her hair to do what it ought to
The Penanggalan will be joining the shop roster very soon and very much relying on my coming up with good search terms for her
The Penanggalan will be joining the shop roster very soon and very much relying on my coming up with good search terms for her
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Cool! Now do landlords, the true scalpers.
Reselling gig and other tickets above face value to be banned by government
Ministers say they will tackle sites offering music, theatre and sport tickets at above face value.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Cool! Now do landlords, the true scalpers.
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Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
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People stress me out with how much they misunderstand "alt text is contextual".
It doesn't mean you put the context of the image in the alt text. It doesn't mean you skimp on the alt text, either.
It means the alt text is going to change depending on where and why you post the image.
It doesn't mean you put the context of the image in the alt text. It doesn't mean you skimp on the alt text, either.
It means the alt text is going to change depending on where and why you post the image.
The main point of alt text is to say what the point of the image is in context. So that someone who can see it will get the same meaning as someone who is relying on a screen reader for alt text.
And because of that, where you're sharing the image will very probably change what you say it means.
And because of that, where you're sharing the image will very probably change what you say it means.
October 29, 2024 at 1:09 AM
People stress me out with how much they misunderstand "alt text is contextual".
It doesn't mean you put the context of the image in the alt text. It doesn't mean you skimp on the alt text, either.
It means the alt text is going to change depending on where and why you post the image.
It doesn't mean you put the context of the image in the alt text. It doesn't mean you skimp on the alt text, either.
It means the alt text is going to change depending on where and why you post the image.
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AI is like this giant fucking boat we all were forced to get on, and it's a boat they stole, and also it barely floats, and also it's not going anywhere good. So it either takes us somewhere we hate, or it fucking sinks, so either way, fuck AI.
So if AI succeeds loads of people lose their jobs as they're replaced by AI, and if AI fails, loads of people lose their jobs as the economy crashes?
It’s amazing how this story has gone from 0 to 60 in UK press. There’s been no mainstream coverage to date but this morning the story is leading BBC News site & bulletins.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
AI is like this giant fucking boat we all were forced to get on, and it's a boat they stole, and also it barely floats, and also it's not going anywhere good. So it either takes us somewhere we hate, or it fucking sinks, so either way, fuck AI.
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Wouldn’t it be great if someone OTHER than racists got pandered to once in a while? Why do they get all the pandering? Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a society where the “concerns” of people who AREN’T semi-literate piss-blooded wife-beaters were treated as a priority?
November 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Wouldn’t it be great if someone OTHER than racists got pandered to once in a while? Why do they get all the pandering? Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a society where the “concerns” of people who AREN’T semi-literate piss-blooded wife-beaters were treated as a priority?
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Have you ever paid for an in-game Pokémon with real-world money? Have you sold one for cash? Whether that be on places like eBay, or just within fan communities, or as a kid on the playground? Wanna talk about it for a Kotaku story? Hit me up here or at kshepard@kotaku.com! RTs appreciated.
a cartoon pikachu is holding a stack of money in its paws .
ALT: a cartoon pikachu is holding a stack of money in its paws .
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Have you ever paid for an in-game Pokémon with real-world money? Have you sold one for cash? Whether that be on places like eBay, or just within fan communities, or as a kid on the playground? Wanna talk about it for a Kotaku story? Hit me up here or at kshepard@kotaku.com! RTs appreciated.
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Oh look this is relevant again
It is 2005, the internet is a distributed network of servers designed so that no one outage can take down the entire network
It is 2025, the internet relies on three companies, problems with any one of which can cripple a significant proportion of the global economy
It is 2025, the internet relies on three companies, problems with any one of which can cripple a significant proportion of the global economy
there’s a major AWS outage going on right now that’s taken down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, Perplexity, Roblox, and lots more of the internet. US-EAST-1 is down and impacting a lot of services that rely on AWS www.theverge.com/news/802486/...
November 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Oh look this is relevant again
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Today I saw three kids -- boys, maybe 12, 13, 14 years old -- riding bikes, and they were holding fishing poles and one had a bucket, and they said "hello!" as they passed. Then I, a Normal Adult, yelled after them, "Looking for Ray Brower down by the train tracks?" and they uhh rode away faster.
November 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Today I saw three kids -- boys, maybe 12, 13, 14 years old -- riding bikes, and they were holding fishing poles and one had a bucket, and they said "hello!" as they passed. Then I, a Normal Adult, yelled after them, "Looking for Ray Brower down by the train tracks?" and they uhh rode away faster.
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Much exposition in tonight's SW Rebel Twilight game. Meanwhile I doodled a lot of random stuff.
Thanks to @fenrisgames.com @huwbowen.bsky.social @dozy139.bsky.social @zos93.bsky.social @torenielsen.bsky.social
Thanks to @fenrisgames.com @huwbowen.bsky.social @dozy139.bsky.social @zos93.bsky.social @torenielsen.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Much exposition in tonight's SW Rebel Twilight game. Meanwhile I doodled a lot of random stuff.
Thanks to @fenrisgames.com @huwbowen.bsky.social @dozy139.bsky.social @zos93.bsky.social @torenielsen.bsky.social
Thanks to @fenrisgames.com @huwbowen.bsky.social @dozy139.bsky.social @zos93.bsky.social @torenielsen.bsky.social
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The Salvation Army are a hate group. Do not forget that this winter.
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Salvation Army are a hate group. Do not forget that this winter.
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"don't unpack yer suitcase, Paddington" - Labour
November 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"don't unpack yer suitcase, Paddington" - Labour