Slade Watkins
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hey, side note: I am finally in a place where I can travel a bit. work sometimes subsidizes a lot of it, and i'm pretty free to work from wherever. if any bsky mutuals want me to come visit, like this post and maybe we can work something out! i'd love to come hang for a couple days or something :)
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 AM
hey, side note: I am finally in a place where I can travel a bit. work sometimes subsidizes a lot of it, and i'm pretty free to work from wherever. if any bsky mutuals want me to come visit, like this post and maybe we can work something out! i'd love to come hang for a couple days or something :)
now that I live in Ohio, i have to get a new state ID. apparently it is as fucking obnoxious to get here as it is in NY. glad to see bureaucracy is alive and well elsewhere too.
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
now that I live in Ohio, i have to get a new state ID. apparently it is as fucking obnoxious to get here as it is in NY. glad to see bureaucracy is alive and well elsewhere too.
@nixostorme.bsky.social sent me a Pokémon card on TCG Pocket yesterday and I cried. So that's about how well my life is going right now.
November 25, 2025 at 6:10 AM
@nixostorme.bsky.social sent me a Pokémon card on TCG Pocket yesterday and I cried. So that's about how well my life is going right now.
would have loved to work uninterrupted and have Beau use the nice comfy pad we got him. however... Beau decided my workspace is actually his so that's fine
November 20, 2025 at 2:16 AM
would have loved to work uninterrupted and have Beau use the nice comfy pad we got him. however... Beau decided my workspace is actually his so that's fine
All I need to do at work today is file a couple reports I couldn't finish earlier this week, and the system we use to generate said reports is actively fighting against me this morning. I see how it is. Why are you like this?
November 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
All I need to do at work today is file a couple reports I couldn't finish earlier this week, and the system we use to generate said reports is actively fighting against me this morning. I see how it is. Why are you like this?
Hi, whoever got into my *verified* Instagram account and decided they were going to post to it: first off, that's insane. And secondly, your information will be sent to law enforcement. Cheers!
November 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Hi, whoever got into my *verified* Instagram account and decided they were going to post to it: first off, that's insane. And secondly, your information will be sent to law enforcement. Cheers!
So if Steam Frame is SteamOS (Arch Linux)-based, I wonder if that means Linux will finally have some decent VR support? We'll see, I suppose. Will keep an eye on this. store.steampowered.com/sale/steamfr...
Steam Frame
VR and non-VR gaming
store.steampowered.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
So if Steam Frame is SteamOS (Arch Linux)-based, I wonder if that means Linux will finally have some decent VR support? We'll see, I suppose. Will keep an eye on this. store.steampowered.com/sale/steamfr...
found out none of us actually have to work today because our team is a bit ahead!! so i’m cuddling with my cat under the blankets because my anxiety is really bad and i’m having an extremely rough time right now. you win some, you lose some i guess :(
November 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
found out none of us actually have to work today because our team is a bit ahead!! so i’m cuddling with my cat under the blankets because my anxiety is really bad and i’m having an extremely rough time right now. you win some, you lose some i guess :(
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Hell yeah!! 👏🏻
New Mexico is now officially the first state to offer free child care to all residents.
Under the program all families, regardless of income, can get their child care fees covered.
Proponents say the program will help the economy, improve education, and boost child welfare.
Under the program all families, regardless of income, can get their child care fees covered.
Proponents say the program will help the economy, improve education, and boost child welfare.
November 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Hell yeah!! 👏🏻
my first EVER concert, and it was my favorite artist of all time—Halsey. words cannot describe the euphoria i felt throughout. middle school me was screaming the songs like there was no tomorrow. this was truly a healing experience. (1/2)
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November 3, 2025 at 5:27 AM
my first EVER concert, and it was my favorite artist of all time—Halsey. words cannot describe the euphoria i felt throughout. middle school me was screaming the songs like there was no tomorrow. this was truly a healing experience. (1/2)
"That was even more delayed than that one person yelling 'slut!'" -my friend
November 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"That was even more delayed than that one person yelling 'slut!'" -my friend
now that it's Halloween, i can finally reveal my master plan: stealing all of the couches from JD Vance.
October 31, 2025 at 11:48 PM
now that it's Halloween, i can finally reveal my master plan: stealing all of the couches from JD Vance.
she just found out about the JD Vance couch thing and is too stunned to speak
October 31, 2025 at 10:44 PM
she just found out about the JD Vance couch thing and is too stunned to speak
wrote an entire video script that would do way better for something like GameXplain or even converting into a written article than it would for me in my personal capacity. i think i may need to go back to the drawing board.
writers block sucks!
writers block sucks!
October 31, 2025 at 7:53 PM
wrote an entire video script that would do way better for something like GameXplain or even converting into a written article than it would for me in my personal capacity. i think i may need to go back to the drawing board.
writers block sucks!
writers block sucks!
went from an MVNO to T-Mobile proper just to see if i’d like it and bc my friends have been recommending it for years.
for a good six hours they lost my phone number to the ether. every other carrier it has been an instant swap. it was anxiety inducing because this number is attached to EVERYTHING
for a good six hours they lost my phone number to the ether. every other carrier it has been an instant swap. it was anxiety inducing because this number is attached to EVERYTHING
October 22, 2025 at 6:06 AM
went from an MVNO to T-Mobile proper just to see if i’d like it and bc my friends have been recommending it for years.
for a good six hours they lost my phone number to the ether. every other carrier it has been an instant swap. it was anxiety inducing because this number is attached to EVERYTHING
for a good six hours they lost my phone number to the ether. every other carrier it has been an instant swap. it was anxiety inducing because this number is attached to EVERYTHING
i don't work on mondays so this AWS outage doesn't really affect me there. it does however affect my ability to entertain myself so maybe i'll meditate and take a nap ☺️
October 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
i don't work on mondays so this AWS outage doesn't really affect me there. it does however affect my ability to entertain myself so maybe i'll meditate and take a nap ☺️
maybe it's the alcohol talking but what if we all just had basic respect for one another and didn't treat each other like worthless pieces of shit when we disagree? just a thought!!
October 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
maybe it's the alcohol talking but what if we all just had basic respect for one another and didn't treat each other like worthless pieces of shit when we disagree? just a thought!!
i'm drunk, someone needs to take my phone away
October 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
i'm drunk, someone needs to take my phone away
i just want everyone to know, I did get an Apple Watch Ultra 3. i did not need ALL of the features of the Ultra 3. i got it anyway because of its display size and the bands are nicer. however, it does feel like a brick on my wrist so...
October 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
i just want everyone to know, I did get an Apple Watch Ultra 3. i did not need ALL of the features of the Ultra 3. i got it anyway because of its display size and the bands are nicer. however, it does feel like a brick on my wrist so...
Just to be abundantly clear, just because the CEO of bluesky is transphobic and has directed moderation to engage in actively transphobic behavior doesn't mean I support it. I will do anything for my LGBTQIA+ siblings. Full stop.
We gotta stop this hate before it becomes worse. It's bullshit.
We gotta stop this hate before it becomes worse. It's bullshit.
October 16, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Just to be abundantly clear, just because the CEO of bluesky is transphobic and has directed moderation to engage in actively transphobic behavior doesn't mean I support it. I will do anything for my LGBTQIA+ siblings. Full stop.
We gotta stop this hate before it becomes worse. It's bullshit.
We gotta stop this hate before it becomes worse. It's bullshit.
Friend/housemate came home from work while I was in the office working, and I was on the verge of a breakdown because today was a disaster. The first words out of my mouth were "Hi. Just one more minute. ONE MORE MINUTE!"
I was genuinely lightheaded, never been that flustered!
I was genuinely lightheaded, never been that flustered!
October 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Friend/housemate came home from work while I was in the office working, and I was on the verge of a breakdown because today was a disaster. The first words out of my mouth were "Hi. Just one more minute. ONE MORE MINUTE!"
I was genuinely lightheaded, never been that flustered!
I was genuinely lightheaded, never been that flustered!
If this is true, then I hope it serves as a lesson to everyone that anything to do with AI is *extraordinarily* untrustworthy right now and needs a heck of a lot longer to develop. We're talking decades upon decades. abc7ny.com/post/adelphi...
Adelphi student sues university over allegations he used AI to write essay
Adelphi University says an AI detection software flagged 19-year-old Orion Newby's work and claims the paper was "too advanced" for the first-year student.
abc7ny.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:14 AM
If this is true, then I hope it serves as a lesson to everyone that anything to do with AI is *extraordinarily* untrustworthy right now and needs a heck of a lot longer to develop. We're talking decades upon decades. abc7ny.com/post/adelphi...