xan
@xancredible.bsky.social
I like things and talk about them. Or I don't like things and talk about them.
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this really isn’t an exaggeration
This man may be the most racist president this country has ever had, and twelve presidents owned slaves
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 4, 2025 at 11:31 AM
this really isn’t an exaggeration
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I don't care if a non-disabled person accesses a disability accommodation for the same reason I don't care if a child whose parents are rich gets free lunch at school. We don't need to means test being a kind person. I have better things to do with my time than be a cop over social services.
December 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I don't care if a non-disabled person accesses a disability accommodation for the same reason I don't care if a child whose parents are rich gets free lunch at school. We don't need to means test being a kind person. I have better things to do with my time than be a cop over social services.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
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I'm using Qobuz (and sometimes Apple Music) and it's very easy to port over and Qobuz pays artists more per track
help.qobuz.com/en/articles/...
help.qobuz.com/en/articles/...
December 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I'm using Qobuz (and sometimes Apple Music) and it's very easy to port over and Qobuz pays artists more per track
help.qobuz.com/en/articles/...
help.qobuz.com/en/articles/...
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ANYWAY
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
November 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
ANYWAY
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
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You gotta be silly, dude. At least a little bit. You gotta have a spring in your step and a smile in your heart or else none of this matters
November 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
You gotta be silly, dude. At least a little bit. You gotta have a spring in your step and a smile in your heart or else none of this matters
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If the phrase '90s audio drama musical' makes you go OOOOH! then please check out this campaign and contribute if you can!
I really want to live in a world with more cool, creative indie projects like this!!!💪
I really want to live in a world with more cool, creative indie projects like this!!!💪
Ok - 4 days left, 25% to go. It's doable but it won't be easy. I've been quite severely ill for the last month, and whilst I've been waiting for a treatment to keep me on my feet for more than a week, this campaign has almost passed.
So I'm asking for help. Please boost this if you can.
So I'm asking for help. Please boost this if you can.
PHANTOM PULSE - a 90s audio drama musical
PHANTOM PULSE is a rock audio drama about love, death, and everything in between from Lauren Shippen, creator of The Bright Sessions.
www.kickstarter.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
If the phrase '90s audio drama musical' makes you go OOOOH! then please check out this campaign and contribute if you can!
I really want to live in a world with more cool, creative indie projects like this!!!💪
I really want to live in a world with more cool, creative indie projects like this!!!💪
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I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.
December 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.
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The best part of a red-carpet is playing dress-up 🖤
December 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The best part of a red-carpet is playing dress-up 🖤
Man, I get that it's rough out there and you gotta make people learn about what you're doing somehow but 4 minutes of ads and self-promo before a 20min podcast episode is too much. I'll skip 15s ads, what makes you think I won't skip 4 minutes?
December 1, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Man, I get that it's rough out there and you gotta make people learn about what you're doing somehow but 4 minutes of ads and self-promo before a 20min podcast episode is too much. I'll skip 15s ads, what makes you think I won't skip 4 minutes?
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Just so we’re clear; if you use gen AI for your writing at all then I don’t care what themes the work contains or what point you are trying to make. Using gen AI tells me that you fundamentally cannot engage with or create art in any meaningful way and nothing you have to say to me has any value.
November 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Just so we’re clear; if you use gen AI for your writing at all then I don’t care what themes the work contains or what point you are trying to make. Using gen AI tells me that you fundamentally cannot engage with or create art in any meaningful way and nothing you have to say to me has any value.
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i know i'm adding to Promotional Noise, but it would be cool if you considered supporting artists who are trying to pay the bills rather than the mega-businesses when you can. so here's mine, and if you're a small artist, drop your links!
ko-fi.com/samikelsh/shop
#artshop #shopsmall #cuteart
ko-fi.com/samikelsh/shop
#artshop #shopsmall #cuteart
November 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
i know i'm adding to Promotional Noise, but it would be cool if you considered supporting artists who are trying to pay the bills rather than the mega-businesses when you can. so here's mine, and if you're a small artist, drop your links!
ko-fi.com/samikelsh/shop
#artshop #shopsmall #cuteart
ko-fi.com/samikelsh/shop
#artshop #shopsmall #cuteart
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I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
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today is ria's last day at her horrible job, which is great but does mean a significant drop in our income. today is also the black friday creator day at itch.io where you can get all of ria's books for sale if you feel like helping out a little: itch.io/s/168567/bla...
Black Friday Creator Day 2025 by Victoria Audley
A bundle by Victoria Audley, £10.50 for 5 games
itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 6:59 AM
today is ria's last day at her horrible job, which is great but does mean a significant drop in our income. today is also the black friday creator day at itch.io where you can get all of ria's books for sale if you feel like helping out a little: itch.io/s/168567/bla...
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psa: the time slot on this game has changed to every other saturday now to make it more accessible for other time zones
If you would like to have a great time playing D&D and do me a solid, you can book a seat at the table of my wonderful wife who is running a short campaign on StartPlaying for just $5 a session. Check out Vampire Heist here startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
Vampire Heist
A group of vampires discover some of their lost belongings in the British Museum's collection. The only way to get them back? Heist!
startplaying.games
November 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
psa: the time slot on this game has changed to every other saturday now to make it more accessible for other time zones
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Me, an atheist: Your holiness I stand ready to join the crusade against the demonic computers
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Me, an atheist: Your holiness I stand ready to join the crusade against the demonic computers
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After publishing this article, I've heard from many that CR seems to be using AI to produce dub CCs. Now, thanks to a slip-up CR had with episode 6 dub of The Banished Court Magician, we can say that with 100% certainty: Crunchyroll is using the AI service Ollang.com for its dub closed captions!
November 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
After publishing this article, I've heard from many that CR seems to be using AI to produce dub CCs. Now, thanks to a slip-up CR had with episode 6 dub of The Banished Court Magician, we can say that with 100% certainty: Crunchyroll is using the AI service Ollang.com for its dub closed captions!
This is my boyfriend hyping up my girlfriend. No matter if you're a new player or experienced, Ria's got you covered. Highly rec signing up!
If you would like to have a great time playing D&D and do me a solid, you can book a seat at the table of my wonderful wife who is running a short campaign on StartPlaying for just $5 a session. Check out Vampire Heist here startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
Vampire Heist
A group of vampires discover some of their lost belongings in the British Museum's collection. The only way to get them back? Heist!
startplaying.games
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This is my boyfriend hyping up my girlfriend. No matter if you're a new player or experienced, Ria's got you covered. Highly rec signing up!
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Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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“History shows us that the right to literacy came at a heavy cost…those oppressed recognized that literacy is liberation. To my students & to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write & think when others once risked their lives & died for the freedom to do so”
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
“History shows us that the right to literacy came at a heavy cost…those oppressed recognized that literacy is liberation. To my students & to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write & think when others once risked their lives & died for the freedom to do so”
The lecturer I've got for law has led a WILD life.
Got arrested in the US while working for a Canadian ambassador, in China while he did a study abroad interlude there. He also worked/studied (?) in India for a while.
Got arrested in the US while working for a Canadian ambassador, in China while he did a study abroad interlude there. He also worked/studied (?) in India for a while.
November 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The lecturer I've got for law has led a WILD life.
Got arrested in the US while working for a Canadian ambassador, in China while he did a study abroad interlude there. He also worked/studied (?) in India for a while.
Got arrested in the US while working for a Canadian ambassador, in China while he did a study abroad interlude there. He also worked/studied (?) in India for a while.
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