Windchime
@windchime77.bsky.social
Geek, gamer, reader, fangirl. Sometimes I write things.
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pfp: a wind chime against a white background
header: the N7 logo from the Mass Effect games
She/her
pfp: a wind chime against a white background
header: the N7 logo from the Mass Effect games
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Had to clamber over a barbed wire fence, rip my coat and trespass to get a photo of this folkloric monster pretending half-successfully to be a tree. I have no regrets.
February 5, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Had to clamber over a barbed wire fence, rip my coat and trespass to get a photo of this folkloric monster pretending half-successfully to be a tree. I have no regrets.
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Hey, there's that thing we all knew was coming.
If you were playing Fortnite, it's time to stop. These companies gotta get the message that there are just some things we won't tolerate just for the sake of entertainment.
If you were playing Fortnite, it's time to stop. These companies gotta get the message that there are just some things we won't tolerate just for the sake of entertainment.
🪄✨ BREAKING: #FortniteWinterfest 2025 Harry Potter crossover CONFIRMED!
Stay tune for more updates at tinyurl.com/56y9bxe4
Patch 39.11 December 18
#Fortnite #HarryPotter #FortniteSkin #WinterfestEvent
#FortniteCrossover #GamingTrends #HarryPotterFortnite #Baskingamer
Stay tune for more updates at tinyurl.com/56y9bxe4
Patch 39.11 December 18
#Fortnite #HarryPotter #FortniteSkin #WinterfestEvent
#FortniteCrossover #GamingTrends #HarryPotterFortnite #Baskingamer
December 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Hey, there's that thing we all knew was coming.
If you were playing Fortnite, it's time to stop. These companies gotta get the message that there are just some things we won't tolerate just for the sake of entertainment.
If you were playing Fortnite, it's time to stop. These companies gotta get the message that there are just some things we won't tolerate just for the sake of entertainment.
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epic will pay for every game that gets claimed this way so yes, you are still giving money to rowling (and by extension an international campaign against trans people) by claiming this
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
Hogwarts Legacy is now at the right price: $0
Epic Games partnered with The Game Awards to give away this week's free game on the Epic Games Store.
www.polygon.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
epic will pay for every game that gets claimed this way so yes, you are still giving money to rowling (and by extension an international campaign against trans people) by claiming this
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
there are other, better franchises - let this one go
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Users of Gen AI climb on the backs of actual creators and stick flags between their shoulder blades, treating them like territory. Us and our work are just ladders to them. The only work they really want to do is to climb over us and claim our talent and abilities as their own.
December 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Users of Gen AI climb on the backs of actual creators and stick flags between their shoulder blades, treating them like territory. Us and our work are just ladders to them. The only work they really want to do is to climb over us and claim our talent and abilities as their own.
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"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
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Remember when Amazon held a sale during Independent Bookstore Day in an effort to undercut indie bookstores?
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Remember when Amazon held a sale during Independent Bookstore Day in an effort to undercut indie bookstores?
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
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Other series I want more people to read is @tkingfisher.com ‘s Sworn Soldier series.
Yes yes it has trans rep and that’s cool but what’s COOLER is how the first book is a retelling of The Fall of the House of Usher and it fucks severely.
Yes yes it has trans rep and that’s cool but what’s COOLER is how the first book is a retelling of The Fall of the House of Usher and it fucks severely.
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Other series I want more people to read is @tkingfisher.com ‘s Sworn Soldier series.
Yes yes it has trans rep and that’s cool but what’s COOLER is how the first book is a retelling of The Fall of the House of Usher and it fucks severely.
Yes yes it has trans rep and that’s cool but what’s COOLER is how the first book is a retelling of The Fall of the House of Usher and it fucks severely.
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We’ve been nominated as a finalist in the 2025 Apple App Store Awards! 🎉
We’re being recognised in the Cultural Impact category for our work in building an inclusive book community.
The winners will be announced in the coming weeks.
We’re being recognised in the Cultural Impact category for our work in building an inclusive book community.
The winners will be announced in the coming weeks.
November 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
We’ve been nominated as a finalist in the 2025 Apple App Store Awards! 🎉
We’re being recognised in the Cultural Impact category for our work in building an inclusive book community.
The winners will be announced in the coming weeks.
We’re being recognised in the Cultural Impact category for our work in building an inclusive book community.
The winners will be announced in the coming weeks.
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An even better super duper fun fact? A certain alternative supports indie bookshops.
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
An even better super duper fun fact? A certain alternative supports indie bookshops.
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"This novel is not just for fellow plant biologists or anyone else fascinated by poisonous plants.. It’s hilarious and charming and heartbreaking."
Amelia Dudley reviews T Kingfisher's Hemlock & Silver:
newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/t-kingfisher...
@torbooksuk.bsky.social
@tkingfisher.com
#BookSky 💙 📚
Amelia Dudley reviews T Kingfisher's Hemlock & Silver:
newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/t-kingfisher...
@torbooksuk.bsky.social
@tkingfisher.com
#BookSky 💙 📚
November 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"This novel is not just for fellow plant biologists or anyone else fascinated by poisonous plants.. It’s hilarious and charming and heartbreaking."
Amelia Dudley reviews T Kingfisher's Hemlock & Silver:
newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/t-kingfisher...
@torbooksuk.bsky.social
@tkingfisher.com
#BookSky 💙 📚
Amelia Dudley reviews T Kingfisher's Hemlock & Silver:
newtownreviewofbooks.com.au/t-kingfisher...
@torbooksuk.bsky.social
@tkingfisher.com
#BookSky 💙 📚
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A small reminder from your feline friend 🐈⬛🤍
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
A small reminder from your feline friend 🐈⬛🤍
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
October 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
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I know if you have a video channel they will hide your stuff for "adult topics" or whatever, but absolutely everywhere else, this needs to stop, because people have muted terms for a freaking reason, and people saying "unalived" gets around them.
the forced self-censorship gibberish we all have to do on social media now is having a devastating effect on the way people communicate with each other. nobody in a healthy society is saying "unalived"
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 20, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I know if you have a video channel they will hide your stuff for "adult topics" or whatever, but absolutely everywhere else, this needs to stop, because people have muted terms for a freaking reason, and people saying "unalived" gets around them.
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If you intend to keep using Windows, you can remove the "AI" garbage and telemetry with Windows 11 Debloat.
It also works on Windows 10, because Windows 10 ALSO has Copilot.
It also works on Windows 10, because Windows 10 ALSO has Copilot.
GitHub - Raphire/Win11Debloat: A simple, lightweight PowerShell script to remove pre-installed apps, disable telemetry, as well as perform various other changes to customize, declutter and improve you...
A simple, lightweight PowerShell script to remove pre-installed apps, disable telemetry, as well as perform various other changes to customize, declutter and improve your Windows experience. Win11D...
github.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
If you intend to keep using Windows, you can remove the "AI" garbage and telemetry with Windows 11 Debloat.
It also works on Windows 10, because Windows 10 ALSO has Copilot.
It also works on Windows 10, because Windows 10 ALSO has Copilot.
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“The UK stands at a crossroads. Are we going to be a nation that respects its human rights obligations, or are we going to abandon them whenever the rightwing press demands it? First immigrants, then trans people – who next, Sir Keir?” – Jo Maugham (@goodlawproject.org)
https://goodlaw.social/icp3
https://goodlaw.social/icp3
European human rights chief warns against trans exclusion in the UK
Human rights commissioner calls on parliament to make sure guidance following the Supreme Court’s decision in April promotes inclusion.
goodlaw.social
October 15, 2025 at 6:17 AM
“The UK stands at a crossroads. Are we going to be a nation that respects its human rights obligations, or are we going to abandon them whenever the rightwing press demands it? First immigrants, then trans people – who next, Sir Keir?” – Jo Maugham (@goodlawproject.org)
https://goodlaw.social/icp3
https://goodlaw.social/icp3
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As discord suffers a massive data breach of people's personal data and ID documents congrats to the UK Government for bringing in the undercooked law that made it absolutely inevitable this would happen, repeatedly
October 9, 2025 at 8:33 AM
As discord suffers a massive data breach of people's personal data and ID documents congrats to the UK Government for bringing in the undercooked law that made it absolutely inevitable this would happen, repeatedly
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There's a lot of received wisdom about what motivates readers to preorder, but I've been wondering if cold hard data can back that up -- so I'm doing SCIENCE!
Got ~20 minutes to do a survey on your preorder habits (or non-habits)? forms.gle/RhfegAyrAWcM...
Please signal boost for sample size! 📖✨
Got ~20 minutes to do a survey on your preorder habits (or non-habits)? forms.gle/RhfegAyrAWcM...
Please signal boost for sample size! 📖✨
Reader Survey: What Drives Preorders?
Hello, and thank you for taking the time to participate in this survey! As an author, I've heard a lot of “received wisdom” about how preorders work for readers, what motivates someone to preorder, an...
forms.gle
October 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
There's a lot of received wisdom about what motivates readers to preorder, but I've been wondering if cold hard data can back that up -- so I'm doing SCIENCE!
Got ~20 minutes to do a survey on your preorder habits (or non-habits)? forms.gle/RhfegAyrAWcM...
Please signal boost for sample size! 📖✨
Got ~20 minutes to do a survey on your preorder habits (or non-habits)? forms.gle/RhfegAyrAWcM...
Please signal boost for sample size! 📖✨
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Any time a politician says we should leave the ECHR, the very next questions any interviewer should ask are
🚨Which human rights are you willing to lose personally
🚨Which methods of torture are you going to allow people to be sent to face
🚨Which family members would you be willing to lose
#r4today
🚨Which human rights are you willing to lose personally
🚨Which methods of torture are you going to allow people to be sent to face
🚨Which family members would you be willing to lose
#r4today
October 4, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Any time a politician says we should leave the ECHR, the very next questions any interviewer should ask are
🚨Which human rights are you willing to lose personally
🚨Which methods of torture are you going to allow people to be sent to face
🚨Which family members would you be willing to lose
#r4today
🚨Which human rights are you willing to lose personally
🚨Which methods of torture are you going to allow people to be sent to face
🚨Which family members would you be willing to lose
#r4today
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Hi, we are an alternative to Amazon-owned Audible 👋🏻 With us, you select the independent bookshop you want to support (we have 3,000+ partners across the globe), and we share profits from your purchase with them.
We're also employee-owned and a registered Social Purpose Corporation.
We're also employee-owned and a registered Social Purpose Corporation.
March 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Hi, we are an alternative to Amazon-owned Audible 👋🏻 With us, you select the independent bookshop you want to support (we have 3,000+ partners across the globe), and we share profits from your purchase with them.
We're also employee-owned and a registered Social Purpose Corporation.
We're also employee-owned and a registered Social Purpose Corporation.
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The language of non-consent around AI is really telling. "It's too late to be scared." "It's here whether we want it or not." "You'll have to learn to work with it." "You can't fight the inevitable."
All just variations of "you're not allowed to say no." Creepy technology made by creepy people.
All just variations of "you're not allowed to say no." Creepy technology made by creepy people.
‘It’s too late to be scared’: readers on the controversial rise of AI ‘actors’
‘It’s too late to be scared’: readers on the controversial rise of AI ‘actors’
The birth of AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood has caused a backlash in Hollywood and has sparked conversation from Guardian readers
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The language of non-consent around AI is really telling. "It's too late to be scared." "It's here whether we want it or not." "You'll have to learn to work with it." "You can't fight the inevitable."
All just variations of "you're not allowed to say no." Creepy technology made by creepy people.
All just variations of "you're not allowed to say no." Creepy technology made by creepy people.
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I got a DM for a free unicorn and took it in exchange for a post. Ponycycle did not get their moneys worth hahaha
September 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I got a DM for a free unicorn and took it in exchange for a post. Ponycycle did not get their moneys worth hahaha
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Pause your doomscrolling and listen to this story.
September 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Pause your doomscrolling and listen to this story.