Star of Darkness
@starofdarkness.bsky.social
Maker of music, writer, software dev. Able to spell and pronounce Tchoupitoulas.
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Hey, cisgender friends! Please read this.
In the coming days, you're going to see a lot of people speaking about and for trans people. They will, in all likelihood, be cisgender people, not transgender. The term below will help you understand what's really happening there, and why it's a bad thing.
In the coming days, you're going to see a lot of people speaking about and for trans people. They will, in all likelihood, be cisgender people, not transgender. The term below will help you understand what's really happening there, and why it's a bad thing.
Theory bite!
This is probably something that cis people would find useful, as much or more than trans people, because a lot of cis people participate in it in conversations about transness and trans folks ;3
This is probably something that cis people would find useful, as much or more than trans people, because a lot of cis people participate in it in conversations about transness and trans folks ;3
January 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Hey, cisgender friends! Please read this.
In the coming days, you're going to see a lot of people speaking about and for trans people. They will, in all likelihood, be cisgender people, not transgender. The term below will help you understand what's really happening there, and why it's a bad thing.
In the coming days, you're going to see a lot of people speaking about and for trans people. They will, in all likelihood, be cisgender people, not transgender. The term below will help you understand what's really happening there, and why it's a bad thing.
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“Play is how children learn; art is how adults play”
‘I don’t like being revered’: Brian Eno on art, AI, and why he hates talking about David Bowie
He’s worked with some of the biggest names in music, but his latest book claims there’s an artist in all of us. Brian Eno and co-author Bette Adriaanse discuss the myth of genius, and how to really un...
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
“Play is how children learn; art is how adults play”
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I repeat my resolution from last year - to write 10 new songs this year - as I didn't manage to finish even one in 2024. But the only way forward is to flex the creative muscles.
January 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I repeat my resolution from last year - to write 10 new songs this year - as I didn't manage to finish even one in 2024. But the only way forward is to flex the creative muscles.
Didn't Peter Watts already warn us about this kind of thing?
‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe research
Experts warn that mirror bacteria, constructed from mirror images of molecules found in nature, could put humans, animals and plants at risk of lethal infections
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Didn't Peter Watts already warn us about this kind of thing?
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But most of all, I regret that my actions have led to negative consequences for me
December 11, 2024 at 3:17 AM
But most of all, I regret that my actions have led to negative consequences for me
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extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely funny
December 9, 2024 at 10:33 PM
extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely extremely funny
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Trans journalists, particularly ones writing about trans issues, have been pushed out of the industry. It's why I started Assigned Media, and why I'm determined to grow and increase our capabilities.
A 🧵 about the "quiet purge" of trans voices, what to expect, and what I intend to do about it.
A 🧵 about the "quiet purge" of trans voices, what to expect, and what I intend to do about it.
December 9, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Trans journalists, particularly ones writing about trans issues, have been pushed out of the industry. It's why I started Assigned Media, and why I'm determined to grow and increase our capabilities.
A 🧵 about the "quiet purge" of trans voices, what to expect, and what I intend to do about it.
A 🧵 about the "quiet purge" of trans voices, what to expect, and what I intend to do about it.
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OKAY! So. Thanks to popular culture, when most people hear "pirate ship" they think of a big, intimidating, heavily armed vessel like a galleon or a man-of-war, like this commandeered Spanish vessel from season 2 of BLACK SAILS. 🏴☠️
December 4, 2024 at 3:58 AM
OKAY! So. Thanks to popular culture, when most people hear "pirate ship" they think of a big, intimidating, heavily armed vessel like a galleon or a man-of-war, like this commandeered Spanish vessel from season 2 of BLACK SAILS. 🏴☠️
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Well, it is that time of year again, folks. My annual holiday post, on the occasion of hearing the first Pachelbel Canon in D of 2024. Enjoy or enjoy again, and again, and again . . . www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxC1...
Pachelbel Rant from 2006 [Official High Quality Re-Post]
YouTube video by RobPRocks
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December 1, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Well, it is that time of year again, folks. My annual holiday post, on the occasion of hearing the first Pachelbel Canon in D of 2024. Enjoy or enjoy again, and again, and again . . . www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxC1...
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Atoms are binary. They are either intended to be hydrogen or helium. We can't just scrap this worldview just because of a handful of exceptions
November 28, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Atoms are binary. They are either intended to be hydrogen or helium. We can't just scrap this worldview just because of a handful of exceptions
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Dianne Feinstein three days after the 2004 election: "[Gay marriage] has been too much, too fast, too soon"
November 27, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Dianne Feinstein three days after the 2004 election: "[Gay marriage] has been too much, too fast, too soon"
It's fascinating that a skit that stretches one joke out for five minutes has been so enduring. But as Buck Dharma says, "Sometimes you just get carried along by the culture. You don’t really control it. We’re all riding the worm like in Dune. The worm knows where it’s going."
‘We’re All At the Mercy of the Cowbell Sketch’
Twenty-four years later, Blue Öyster Cult’s front man on the agony, ecstasy, and relief of the SNL favorite.
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:10 PM
It's fascinating that a skit that stretches one joke out for five minutes has been so enduring. But as Buck Dharma says, "Sometimes you just get carried along by the culture. You don’t really control it. We’re all riding the worm like in Dune. The worm knows where it’s going."
At the same time the Wright brothers were developing their airplane prototype, a Black inventor in Louisiana was developing another flying machine. His prototype disappeared en route to the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, but his patent was approved before the Wright brothers'.
Black inventor Charles Frederick Page created airship in Louisiana before the Wright brothers
Black inventor Charles Frederick Page created an airship in Pineville before the Kitty Hawk took flight. The U.S. Patent Office granted a patent on this aircraft before the Wright Brothers received th...
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November 25, 2024 at 10:53 PM
At the same time the Wright brothers were developing their airplane prototype, a Black inventor in Louisiana was developing another flying machine. His prototype disappeared en route to the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, but his patent was approved before the Wright brothers'.
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It fascinates me that mass shootings in New Orleans are never mentioned in the national news. Twelve people were shot at a parade this weekend, and 4 people in the French Quarter today.
November 21, 2024 at 7:58 PM
It fascinates me that mass shootings in New Orleans are never mentioned in the national news. Twelve people were shot at a parade this weekend, and 4 people in the French Quarter today.
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This is slightly mortifying to share but if it helps one person avoid this nightmare it’s worth it. thebloggess.com/2024/11/20/i...
I HAD A GUMMIE AND I DON’T KNOW IF I’M TOO HIGH OR IF I AM DEAD. (Spoiler: you’re too high.)
So. This is a post that will probably get me mocked and possibly should be titled, “Idiot woman fucked around and found out” because that’s probably what a lot of responses will b…
thebloggess.com
November 20, 2024 at 10:40 PM
This is slightly mortifying to share but if it helps one person avoid this nightmare it’s worth it. thebloggess.com/2024/11/20/i...
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I want to talk about the fear & anxiety that Queer people face, at the moment, with the rise of extreme right politics. Gay ppl have always been targeted by these extremists. But we survive.
I want to talk about a proud gay man, who heroically stood up & refused to back down to Fascism.
I want to talk about a proud gay man, who heroically stood up & refused to back down to Fascism.
November 20, 2024 at 5:38 AM
I want to talk about the fear & anxiety that Queer people face, at the moment, with the rise of extreme right politics. Gay ppl have always been targeted by these extremists. But we survive.
I want to talk about a proud gay man, who heroically stood up & refused to back down to Fascism.
I want to talk about a proud gay man, who heroically stood up & refused to back down to Fascism.
Remember when North Carolina passed a transgender bathroom bill and lots of companies said they would boycott the state in response?
Where are those companies now? **crickets**
Where are those companies now? **crickets**
November 20, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Remember when North Carolina passed a transgender bathroom bill and lots of companies said they would boycott the state in response?
Where are those companies now? **crickets**
Where are those companies now? **crickets**
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Something a little more recent than the Japanese internment camps, and one New Orleanians remember is Camp Greyhound in 2005.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Gr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Gr...
Camp Greyhound - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 20, 2024 at 3:22 AM
Something a little more recent than the Japanese internment camps, and one New Orleanians remember is Camp Greyhound in 2005.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Gr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Gr...
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For me, the most incredible artefacts from the ancient world are the letters people wrote on clay tablets and sent to one another over thousands of years in Mesopotamia, going back to more than 5,000 years ago.
They contain recognisable humanity, warmth and humour. Here's a thread of my favourites.
They contain recognisable humanity, warmth and humour. Here's a thread of my favourites.
November 17, 2024 at 11:14 AM
For me, the most incredible artefacts from the ancient world are the letters people wrote on clay tablets and sent to one another over thousands of years in Mesopotamia, going back to more than 5,000 years ago.
They contain recognisable humanity, warmth and humour. Here's a thread of my favourites.
They contain recognisable humanity, warmth and humour. Here's a thread of my favourites.
I feel compelled to observe that a "boring" boxing match is one in which neither athlete suffers enough neurological damage to collapse right then and there in front of the audience.
November 16, 2024 at 3:37 PM
I feel compelled to observe that a "boring" boxing match is one in which neither athlete suffers enough neurological damage to collapse right then and there in front of the audience.
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Here is RFK Jr. last year claiming that COVID-19 was “ethnically-targetted” and genetically engineered to spare “Jews and Chinese people”.
The man is a crank and conspiracy theorist - and will shortly lead the US Department of Health.
(📽️Credit: The Intellectualist via X)
The man is a crank and conspiracy theorist - and will shortly lead the US Department of Health.
(📽️Credit: The Intellectualist via X)
November 14, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Here is RFK Jr. last year claiming that COVID-19 was “ethnically-targetted” and genetically engineered to spare “Jews and Chinese people”.
The man is a crank and conspiracy theorist - and will shortly lead the US Department of Health.
(📽️Credit: The Intellectualist via X)
The man is a crank and conspiracy theorist - and will shortly lead the US Department of Health.
(📽️Credit: The Intellectualist via X)