Craig 'VI' Slee: VALIS, right?
@mrvi.cold-albion.net
Cripple. Writer of Stuff and Things. A dream of Cold Albion. I write and talk about disability, ableism, magic, myth and story. 🥟 Some sort of wizard. Here since 2023.
Mastodon Profile: https://loci.onl/@mrvi | Website: http://cold-albion.net/fyi/
Mastodon Profile: https://loci.onl/@mrvi | Website: http://cold-albion.net/fyi/
So as UK person my only concession to Thanksgiving was buying 20 Chicken McNuggets and peeling the coating off most of them to piecemeal feed it to my cat who is just too damn cute
November 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
So as UK person my only concession to Thanksgiving was buying 20 Chicken McNuggets and peeling the coating off most of them to piecemeal feed it to my cat who is just too damn cute
I know its WaPo but fuck off with your 'AI' 'freebies'. You're worse than any pusher of drugs as a detriment to society
November 8, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I know its WaPo but fuck off with your 'AI' 'freebies'. You're worse than any pusher of drugs as a detriment to society
Man this cat is ridiculous. We joked we could call him Lemmy, because he purrs like a motor, for maybe half an hour, settled on Sid because Obsidian. Have been using Sid yesterday and today -- little response. Partner says maybe Sid isn't right? Calls him Lemmy & he immediately meows & trots over.
October 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Man this cat is ridiculous. We joked we could call him Lemmy, because he purrs like a motor, for maybe half an hour, settled on Sid because Obsidian. Have been using Sid yesterday and today -- little response. Partner says maybe Sid isn't right? Calls him Lemmy & he immediately meows & trots over.
He loves his blanket
October 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
He loves his blanket
Kitty update. Litter trained already. Loves the furry winter blanket we use in winter so much he licks it while making biscuits (we think he's trying to nurse?). To our great rejoicing did a massive crap half the size of his body, which we had been worrying about. Totally black toe beans
October 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Kitty update. Litter trained already. Loves the furry winter blanket we use in winter so much he licks it while making biscuits (we think he's trying to nurse?). To our great rejoicing did a massive crap half the size of his body, which we had been worrying about. Totally black toe beans
Better view of Nameless Black Void Friend.
October 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Better view of Nameless Black Void Friend.
So a friend heard rumours of a stray kitten going in and out of shops. Posted "Is this your cat notices" etc, but they have 3 cats of their own. So we are babysitting a beautiful unchipped, unsnipped Nameless Black Void until Monday, when, if no-one has replied to the posts, we shall Vet checkup.
October 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
So a friend heard rumours of a stray kitten going in and out of shops. Posted "Is this your cat notices" etc, but they have 3 cats of their own. So we are babysitting a beautiful unchipped, unsnipped Nameless Black Void until Monday, when, if no-one has replied to the posts, we shall Vet checkup.
Posted without comment, in case anyone needs it.
October 6, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Posted without comment, in case anyone needs it.
@faineg.bsky.social out here getting name checked as "Trump critic" in international news. Bluesky has the juice etc etc
September 9, 2025 at 3:34 AM
@faineg.bsky.social out here getting name checked as "Trump critic" in international news. Bluesky has the juice etc etc
Post a perfect album from the
90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam
Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
I was very much a rock and metal kid, and aside from the general dance vibe of the 90s, wasn't fussed by it. Then this came along in '94, blew my socks off, and I've been a THE PRODIGY fan ever since.
90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam
Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
I was very much a rock and metal kid, and aside from the general dance vibe of the 90s, wasn't fussed by it. Then this came along in '94, blew my socks off, and I've been a THE PRODIGY fan ever since.
September 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Post a perfect album from the
90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam
Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
I was very much a rock and metal kid, and aside from the general dance vibe of the 90s, wasn't fussed by it. Then this came along in '94, blew my socks off, and I've been a THE PRODIGY fan ever since.
90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam
Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains
I was very much a rock and metal kid, and aside from the general dance vibe of the 90s, wasn't fussed by it. Then this came along in '94, blew my socks off, and I've been a THE PRODIGY fan ever since.
So I am of course by no means a massive Guardian fan, but man, sometimes the editorialisng in the liveblogs is SO biting. Ooof.
August 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
So I am of course by no means a massive Guardian fan, but man, sometimes the editorialisng in the liveblogs is SO biting. Ooof.
So I expanded on a bluesky post a little, wrote a blog and x-posted it to facebook, which I rarely use. Friend shared it and someone *really* didn't get on with it. But having to explain daimons being used in something which is Ancient Greek related, & that they are not a WH40K thing makes me sad
July 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
So I expanded on a bluesky post a little, wrote a blog and x-posted it to facebook, which I rarely use. Friend shared it and someone *really* didn't get on with it. But having to explain daimons being used in something which is Ancient Greek related, & that they are not a WH40K thing makes me sad
Yes, I was up at 5am and on Bluesky/atproto. Didn't even notice this. Self-hosting allows insomniacs to be too powerful!
July 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Yes, I was up at 5am and on Bluesky/atproto. Didn't even notice this. Self-hosting allows insomniacs to be too powerful!
How I feel about people treating LLMs as actual humanesque entities, instead of a series of prompts designed to hack human sociality responses for profits.
July 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
How I feel about people treating LLMs as actual humanesque entities, instead of a series of prompts designed to hack human sociality responses for profits.
Clicking on any profile or profile pic gets me the error in the image. Firefox Desktop 140.04/Windows. No problems on Chrome or FF Mobile/Andr. NB: Am on a self-hosted PDS. Also works fine using custom-appview.deer-social.pages.dev with did:web:bsky.zeppelin.social.
With FF extensions off, & on.
With FF extensions off, & on.
July 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Clicking on any profile or profile pic gets me the error in the image. Firefox Desktop 140.04/Windows. No problems on Chrome or FF Mobile/Andr. NB: Am on a self-hosted PDS. Also works fine using custom-appview.deer-social.pages.dev with did:web:bsky.zeppelin.social.
With FF extensions off, & on.
With FF extensions off, & on.
Needs to be some kind soul out here running an account posting Relevant John Constantine/HELLBLAZER panels. The alt-text burden would be too high for my crippled arse, but...
July 8, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Needs to be some kind soul out here running an account posting Relevant John Constantine/HELLBLAZER panels. The alt-text burden would be too high for my crippled arse, but...
And it WILL BE SO AGAIN. Because there are billions worldwide who understand, in the words of Octavia Butler: 'God is Change'.
And that understanding CANNOT be beaten. No matter what the folks making it worse may think. Change cannot be arrested, deported, or murdered.
It is like the Great Wave
And that understanding CANNOT be beaten. No matter what the folks making it worse may think. Change cannot be arrested, deported, or murdered.
It is like the Great Wave
July 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
And it WILL BE SO AGAIN. Because there are billions worldwide who understand, in the words of Octavia Butler: 'God is Change'.
And that understanding CANNOT be beaten. No matter what the folks making it worse may think. Change cannot be arrested, deported, or murdered.
It is like the Great Wave
And that understanding CANNOT be beaten. No matter what the folks making it worse may think. Change cannot be arrested, deported, or murdered.
It is like the Great Wave
I don't know whether this is something @adapalmer.bsky.social, but given that fellow I hope you didn't get this advice from an old man...
June 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I don't know whether this is something @adapalmer.bsky.social, but given that fellow I hope you didn't get this advice from an old man...
D getting absolutely cherished:
Us:
Us:
June 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
D getting absolutely cherished:
Us:
Us:
So, earlier I got a follow from a user who seemed to be an artist. Nice videos of painting process. OK, I'll follow back. Then, they tried to pull the "Muse Scam" on me via DM -- first time I've had it happen here, but just so folks aware this is a thing.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
![Screenshot of Bsky DM, using deer.social. User @caseyart01 atempting a paint your image sacam. Them:
"Hey there! 👋 Thanks for the follow! How are you doing today?I was browsing through Bluesky earlier today and came across your page. I absolutely love your profile picture—it’s amazing! If you're open to it, I’d love to turn it into a painting for an art project I'm working on for a client. He loves unique images that can be transformed into artwork, and your profile picture really caught his eye. Of course, you’ll be credited for it, and you’ll also get paid for the work when I post it on my page. Let me know if you’d be interested!"
Me: "See, I was gonna give you the benefit of the doubt, then you did this: [link to malwarebytes article about the scam https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/04/instagram-scam-promises-money-in-exchange-for-your-image]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sdtpgdjns5srrarx2k6md4bj/bafkreieqczxonj7wpdolvelpbzq5x2rh5ind3kyvssoh6wqlqvq2pxuwiy@jpeg)
June 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
So, earlier I got a follow from a user who seemed to be an artist. Nice videos of painting process. OK, I'll follow back. Then, they tried to pull the "Muse Scam" on me via DM -- first time I've had it happen here, but just so folks aware this is a thing.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
My favourite depiction of the mad wizard Merlin, aka Myrddin Wyllt / Merlinus Silvestris, by Alan Lee, now with alt-text.
March 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
My favourite depiction of the mad wizard Merlin, aka Myrddin Wyllt / Merlinus Silvestris, by Alan Lee, now with alt-text.
You don't. You download to the Kindle app. Which is not the Download to USB option
February 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
You don't. You download to the Kindle app. Which is not the Download to USB option
Fast work by @skywatch.blue here! Your work is so appreciated.
January 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Fast work by @skywatch.blue here! Your work is so appreciated.