Shred VII
@shredstervii.bsky.social
He/She/They/Whatever | Early 30’s | Armchair Game Dev | https://twitch.tv/shredster_vii/
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It is looking increasingly likely that Ana - probably the person most involved in organizing protests against payment processor censorship recently - is getting hit by retaliation by those organizations.
Friend tried to donate to my Throne, flagged by fraud detection at Bank of America — bank identified the transaction as specially for “giantess voretuber Ana Valens”
I suspect I faced those Patreon / Ko-fi dings b/c financial institutions have me, specifically, on record as a high risk recipient!
I suspect I faced those Patreon / Ko-fi dings b/c financial institutions have me, specifically, on record as a high risk recipient!
November 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
It is looking increasingly likely that Ana - probably the person most involved in organizing protests against payment processor censorship recently - is getting hit by retaliation by those organizations.
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March 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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I like how Jimmy Carter ultimately did a mid job as president but he is always in everyone’s top 10 bc he was a really good, honest, and normal guy
November 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I like how Jimmy Carter ultimately did a mid job as president but he is always in everyone’s top 10 bc he was a really good, honest, and normal guy
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dear trans siblings: you can improve your mental health 10x by just not being on twitter!
No, flexing your transition progress on transphobes isnt a dub, nor is ratio'ing them or debating them. You are just exposing yourself to horrid stuff for no reason. You deserve better :v
No, flexing your transition progress on transphobes isnt a dub, nor is ratio'ing them or debating them. You are just exposing yourself to horrid stuff for no reason. You deserve better :v
November 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
dear trans siblings: you can improve your mental health 10x by just not being on twitter!
No, flexing your transition progress on transphobes isnt a dub, nor is ratio'ing them or debating them. You are just exposing yourself to horrid stuff for no reason. You deserve better :v
No, flexing your transition progress on transphobes isnt a dub, nor is ratio'ing them or debating them. You are just exposing yourself to horrid stuff for no reason. You deserve better :v
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on that note, i really don't want to live in a world where the boundaries of creative expression is something that's defined by disney or nintendo or mastercard, and neither should you
November 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
on that note, i really don't want to live in a world where the boundaries of creative expression is something that's defined by disney or nintendo or mastercard, and neither should you
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since mastercard and visa want to police what you are able to buy with your own money people should start labeling porn as Visa/Mastercard Compliant in order to make sure their brand is heavily associated with only the pornography that they allow you to purchase
November 16, 2025 at 2:18 AM
since mastercard and visa want to police what you are able to buy with your own money people should start labeling porn as Visa/Mastercard Compliant in order to make sure their brand is heavily associated with only the pornography that they allow you to purchase
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Stop payment processors from censoring games!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
November 16, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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In other words, because my art can be considered anime, and I draw D&D characters, my financial information could get flagged by MasterCard's AI and I'll lose everything. PayPal, Ko-fi, my bank account- everything.
It's not about porn.
It's not about porn.
MasterCard is marketing its new MasterCard Threat Intelligence platform to issuers & acquirers. A source familiar w/ MasterCard’s internal operations told me MTI is flagging anime, VTubing, adult content, tabletop, video games as potentially “high fraud risk”
fintechmagazine.com/news/how-is-...
fintechmagazine.com/news/how-is-...
How is Mastercard Preventing Payment Fraud at Scale?
Announcing Threat Intelligence at Money 20/20 US, Mastercard showcases its latest technology in preventing fraud, combining insights from Recorded Future
fintechmagazine.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:13 AM
In other words, because my art can be considered anime, and I draw D&D characters, my financial information could get flagged by MasterCard's AI and I'll lose everything. PayPal, Ko-fi, my bank account- everything.
It's not about porn.
It's not about porn.
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Malcolm Ingram is trying to re-release Small Town Gay Bar, a really valuable documentary from the 00s about...well, small town gay bars in Mississippi. They have to rebuy all music rights etc.
10 days left, they're at 20k of 53k. Please give em a shout.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/163...
10 days left, they're at 20k of 53k. Please give em a shout.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/163...
small town gay bar redux
‘small town gay bar’ is a documentary about two bars in the Deep South fighting for diversity in the face of adversity
www.kickstarter.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Malcolm Ingram is trying to re-release Small Town Gay Bar, a really valuable documentary from the 00s about...well, small town gay bars in Mississippi. They have to rebuy all music rights etc.
10 days left, they're at 20k of 53k. Please give em a shout.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/163...
10 days left, they're at 20k of 53k. Please give em a shout.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/163...
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I'm taking EVERYTHING from you, GIVE me your phone. I'm taking over Victoria Secret, I'm taking over Best Buy, the News is MINE and EVERYONE ELSE CAN LEAVE! YOU SEE THAT PLANET!? I'M TAKING IT TOO!
November 16, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I'm taking EVERYTHING from you, GIVE me your phone. I'm taking over Victoria Secret, I'm taking over Best Buy, the News is MINE and EVERYONE ELSE CAN LEAVE! YOU SEE THAT PLANET!? I'M TAKING IT TOO!
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
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Libraries purchase books. When you see a book at the library, it isn’t “free”
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
November 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Libraries purchase books. When you see a book at the library, it isn’t “free”
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
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I did the difficult work so no one else had to:
"Anime" only shows up once in the Epstein emails, and it's only in a description of Edward Snowden.
"Anime" only shows up once in the Epstein emails, and it's only in a description of Edward Snowden.
November 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I did the difficult work so no one else had to:
"Anime" only shows up once in the Epstein emails, and it's only in a description of Edward Snowden.
"Anime" only shows up once in the Epstein emails, and it's only in a description of Edward Snowden.
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LP, LP, ➜, LK, HP. I went back redid my Homer Akuma. This time with synched mouth and tweaks.
November 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
LP, LP, ➜, LK, HP. I went back redid my Homer Akuma. This time with synched mouth and tweaks.
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I'm still kind of skeptical of how "voluntary" this really is + this is still effectively an eu-wide AV law, so.
Do keep callin'.
Do keep callin'.
🇪🇺✅ SUCCESS: We've prevented mandatory #chatcontrol through the back door!🎉 A big win & THANKS to everyone! 🙏
But ⚠️: Anonymity-breaking age checks & "voluntary" mass scanning are still planned. The fight continues next year!
https://chatcontrol.eu
But ⚠️: Anonymity-breaking age checks & "voluntary" mass scanning are still planned. The fight continues next year!
https://chatcontrol.eu
November 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I'm still kind of skeptical of how "voluntary" this really is + this is still effectively an eu-wide AV law, so.
Do keep callin'.
Do keep callin'.
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RE: https://digitalcourage.social/@echo_pbreyer/115552704979606876
Looks like we’re safe for now, but the fight continues 💪
EU citizens: your voice matters, don’t let up!
Looks like we’re safe for now, but the fight continues 💪
EU citizens: your voice matters, don’t let up!
🇪🇺✅ SUCCESS: We've prevented mandatory #chatcontrol through the back door!🎉 A big win & THANKS to everyone! 🙏
But ⚠️: Anonymity-breaking age checks & "voluntary" mass scanning are still planned. The fight continues next year!
https://chatcontrol.eu
But ⚠️: Anonymity-breaking age checks & "voluntary" mass scanning are still planned. The fight continues next year!
https://chatcontrol.eu
November 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
RE: https://digitalcourage.social/@echo_pbreyer/115552704979606876
Looks like we’re safe for now, but the fight continues 💪
EU citizens: your voice matters, don’t let up!
Looks like we’re safe for now, but the fight continues 💪
EU citizens: your voice matters, don’t let up!
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🇪🇺✅ SUCCESS: We've prevented mandatory #chatcontrol through the back door!🎉 A big win & THANKS to everyone! 🙏
But ⚠️: Anonymity-breaking age checks & "voluntary" mass scanning are still planned. The fight continues next year!
https://chatcontrol.eu
But ⚠️: Anonymity-breaking age checks & "voluntary" mass scanning are still planned. The fight continues next year!
https://chatcontrol.eu
November 15, 2025 at 8:12 AM
🇪🇺✅ SUCCESS: We've prevented mandatory #chatcontrol through the back door!🎉 A big win & THANKS to everyone! 🙏
But ⚠️: Anonymity-breaking age checks & "voluntary" mass scanning are still planned. The fight continues next year!
https://chatcontrol.eu
But ⚠️: Anonymity-breaking age checks & "voluntary" mass scanning are still planned. The fight continues next year!
https://chatcontrol.eu
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Best thing you can do is contact your MP and sign this petition, they are set to debate it on 15 December 2025.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Repeal the Online Safety Act
We want the Government to repeal the Online Safety act.
petition.parliament.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Best thing you can do is contact your MP and sign this petition, they are set to debate it on 15 December 2025.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
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Across the country, Starbucks workers are on an Unfair Labor Practice strike for a fair first contract, and I know which side I’m on. Baristas make Starbucks an extraordinarily wealthy company. They are entitled to their fair share of that wealth and to benefits and fair treatment on the job.
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Across the country, Starbucks workers are on an Unfair Labor Practice strike for a fair first contract, and I know which side I’m on. Baristas make Starbucks an extraordinarily wealthy company. They are entitled to their fair share of that wealth and to benefits and fair treatment on the job.
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@b0tster.yeag.gay is one of those inspiring artists that make you believe in yourself to achieve such projects through your own hands, since they inspire a lot of people who are doing indie projects wether animation or games, in the age of AI bros there's still hope for human crafted works
Congrats to @b0tster.yeag.gay for her spectacular work on the upcoming Glitch Karts video game
November 15, 2025 at 9:29 PM
@b0tster.yeag.gay is one of those inspiring artists that make you believe in yourself to achieve such projects through your own hands, since they inspire a lot of people who are doing indie projects wether animation or games, in the age of AI bros there's still hope for human crafted works
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"can we please make the game on the assumption that whoever is playing has decided to so" has always got me blank stares at work unforch
it's certainly been frustrating to see devs say more and more "sorry guys but we need to make our games shout out every thing and handhold every last point so that someone who doesn't give a fuck about it can sleepwalk through it"
like why pander to people who, essentially, do not like your work?
like why pander to people who, essentially, do not like your work?
November 15, 2025 at 5:42 AM
"can we please make the game on the assumption that whoever is playing has decided to so" has always got me blank stares at work unforch
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this, THIS is the sort of shit that makes me excited about vtuber things
⭐ WIP Stop-Motion VTuber Update ⭐
The model now adjusts posture depending on the last key pressed, for example if they press B, they lean a bit to the right, and A, they stay leaned to the left
Additionally the model can now use the D-Pad and the buttons at the same time
The model now adjusts posture depending on the last key pressed, for example if they press B, they lean a bit to the right, and A, they stay leaned to the left
Additionally the model can now use the D-Pad and the buttons at the same time
November 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
this, THIS is the sort of shit that makes me excited about vtuber things
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BY THE WAY
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
October 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
BY THE WAY
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
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And one of this year's best came out in the first few days of the year - BladeChimera feels like an off-brand Shin Megami Tensei metroidvania. Which is funny as it's by the makers of the OFFICIAL Shin Megami Tensei metroidvania that never (officially) made it out of Japan.
BLADECHIMERA on Steam
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
store.steampowered.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
And one of this year's best came out in the first few days of the year - BladeChimera feels like an off-brand Shin Megami Tensei metroidvania. Which is funny as it's by the makers of the OFFICIAL Shin Megami Tensei metroidvania that never (officially) made it out of Japan.
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Fully in favour of more leaving microsoft. I'm especially optimistic about the steam machine basically being a PC running linux, making it potentially the entry point for many MANY people.
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Fully in favour of more leaving microsoft. I'm especially optimistic about the steam machine basically being a PC running linux, making it potentially the entry point for many MANY people.