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naarna (she/they)

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🖤❤️ Fic writer (mostly Sheith). '84 edition. Bi. AuDHD. Discord Mod of the Prismic Energy Crystal Sheith Zine. I reblog what I like. Occasionally NSFW 🔞 || https://ko-fi.com/naarna #NaarnaWrites #ArtOfNaarna #NaarnasKitchen

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naarna (she/they) @naarna.bsky.social · May 16

Sheith fam, it's my birthday and I have small wish... I'm not the biggest account in our little fandom corner, but I want to use it to help. ❤️🖤

I know times are hard for many of us 😫, but several folks in our community struggle quite a bit to support themselves and/or their families.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 13m

Mother, I don’t have time for this. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Epitone black-and-white photo of a light skinned woman in a long will coat smiling with the camera and holding a petite shorthaired tabby cat in her arms.

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naarna (she/they) @naarna.bsky.social · 13m

yeah, I've asked my local IT expert friend for pointers (as a starting point for a total linux newbie)

I will still need to look into ways how to at least disable this shit on any windows 11 device I come across as a tech support, bc... just hell nope.

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cow tools daily @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social · 1h

BRAND NEW Far Side from Gary Larson just dropped

a jazz club named "Club Gombe" with a chimpanzee band going nuts on stage and more chimps hooting and hollering at the tables. one empty table has a card on it reading "reserved for Jane Goodall"

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Mali 💤 @ MCM G-24 💛 @sleepimali.bsky.social · Jun 20

Reposting with alt text since this is going around again!

Two panel comic in black and white. In the first panel, a bunny sits in the grass, surrounded by sparkles and flowers, on a white background. The second panel zooms in on the bunny's face and the background is black, with white text handwritten in all caps on it: "TOUCHING GRASS ISN'T ENOUGH, I NEED MONEY"

Signature: SLEEPIMALI (and the year the comic was made, 2023)

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PJ 🌻 @pierrejulian.bsky.social · 12h

I wonder when the “AI-first” companies realize this cancer is turning off their customers and turning away prospects, and start freeing themselves from slop. I want to see “GenAI free” labels on software packages, like we have “GMO free” labels for foods.

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Daniel Miller @danielmiller.net · 6h

"Hey copilot, how do I install Linux to replace you?"

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Aya Sakate @astralbelle.bsky.social · 3h

I'll make this quick.

I need meds.

So please help by sharing this post, checking out my store Sleepingseamstress.bigcartel.com
Or buying me a Kofi at ko-fi.com/ayasakate

Any little bit helps!

Sleeping Seamstress

Welcome to my plushie shop! My name is Aya, and I am a disabled indigenous creator making cute, soft friends for you and yours. My commissions are...

Sleepingseamstress.bigcartel.com

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titsay 𓆏 @titsay.bsky.social · 3h

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Pina ✨ ADHD Alien @adhd-alien.bsky.social · 2h

Remember when I came up with "buttons" to explain executive dysfunction just because I had an argument with my partner about getting things done?

I made an entirely new series for ADHD Awareness Month explaining motivation & ADHD. Coming next week 👀✨

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Comic showing a person with black hair and yellow antennae struggling to explain ADHD-related difficulties.
Panel 1: The character looks startled as another person enters cheerfully with a dog, saying, “Heyyy, I’m back!”
Panel 2: The person frowns, “You said you would clean up!” The character replies, “I wanted to eat breakfast first…”
Panel 3: The character adds, “But I couldn’t decide on what to eat, so I didn’t.” The other responds, “Well, now you know better. Next time just eat something.”
Panel 4: The character, frustrated, says, “Don’t say it like that! I already knew that!” The other person asks, “Then why can you do it NOW?”

Comic continuing the ADHD explanation using a stove metaphor.
Panel 1: A stove without buttons is shown. Text: “Because my brain is like a stove without any buttons. I know I have to cook, but how do I turn it on?”
Panel 2: The stove stays cold. Text: “Knowing the consequences doesn’t turn on the stove.”
Panel 3: Someone stands nearby; the stove lights up. Text: “When you’re next to me, it’s like you spawn a button for me. You are an outside source of buttons.”
Panel 4: The stove smokes slightly. The other person asks, “What can you do to get a button yourself?” The character replies, “Uhh… I’m not sure… Medication helps a bit.”

Comic concluding the “buttons and stove” metaphor for ADHD motivation.
Panel 1: The character explains, “ADHD is a disorder, it means serious impairment. You can do chores because you have to, right?” The other replies, “Well yeah, I have to.”
Panel 2: The character points to a vacuum cleaner. “That’s because you get buttons for all kinds of things.” The other says, “Look at all those buttons!”
Panel 3: The character shouts at papers, “I did so many pomodoros! WHY WON’T YOU TURN ON?!” Text: “I don’t get buttons for mundane tasks—it’s neurological, not motivational. You can’t just ‘motivate’ a stove to turn on.”
Panel 4: Surrounded by drawings, the character smiles. “I only get buttons for interesting tasks.” The other person says, amazed, “So many buttons!”

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naarna (she/they) @naarna.bsky.social · 1h

Will also have to look into how to deactivate that shit on any Windows 11 device I come across as tech support.

Because seriously, just nope.

naarna (she/they) @naarna.bsky.social · 1h

Just... no.

Anyone got any recs for an absolute Linux newbie to read or look into?

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 6h

This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...

Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it

Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.

www.theverge.com

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Trip Galey @trip.bsky.social · 9h

I have a PhD in narrative patterns and time with my tea this morning, so let’s talk about SCIENCE FANTASY!

Most people have heard of science fiction AND fantasy as separate genres, but science-fantasy as a genre has a more chequered history.

Things get fuzzy, so buckle in. 1/9

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ascalaphid @ascalaphid.com · 8h

of the many mysteries of the holy order of the mycangium one of the most hotly debated is how they can make such exquisite cheeses with those stupid little beetle hands

am ambrosia beetle monk offers you a cheese

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Dicks By Richard @dicksbyrichard.bsky.social · 2d

This little stegosaurus just wants to be your friend.

Day 14 of #cocktober

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naarna (she/they) @naarna.bsky.social · 12h

I'm counting "this week" as in the last seven days... 😊

Made Yeasted Pumpkin Bread rolls that were delicious.

And got notified that a book I preordered back in March will be sent out soon.

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Richard Fairgray @richardfairgray.bsky.social · 19h

Marching into adventure! Pre-order BOY'N'SEA now!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...

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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 17h

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A fluffy black and white cat runs out of the garden of a narrow blue fairy-tale-like cottage, meowing a greeting at his two humans at the end of a work day.
Tail held high, he leads them inside, updating them on all his feline news. (1)

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Cecilia Tan @ceciliatan.com · 22h

oooh. Bookmarking this! "How to turn off AI tools in Apple, Google, Microsoft, and more." Step-by-step instructions from Consumer Reports.

How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More via @ConsumerReports

AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

www.consumerreports.org

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Gremlin @tomatocages.bsky.social · 19h

in honor of giving blood today, allow me to re-share a #sheith urban fantasy au!

Shiro, a vampire with a grudge against his co-op board, places an ad for a roommate. Keith moves in - to the apartment, and Shiro's heart.
ao3.org/works/46236817

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nukes™ @nukkuler.bsky.social · 19h

hi chat,

please share something that made you happy this week. 💗

I could use some positive energy ~

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naarna (she/they) @naarna.bsky.social · 19h

Anyway, sweet dreams.

Keep believing the hasbara.

naarna (she/they) @naarna.bsky.social · 19h

Palestinians got shot during a peaceful protest march a couple of years ago. Palestinians get tortured, abused and whatnot in Israeli prisons (often jailed for made-up reasons), Israel basically has full access control over Gaza (air, sea, land).

And Israel funds Hamas.

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naarna (she/they) @naarna.bsky.social · 19h

Btw, no one wanted the Jews back then because of anti-semitism. Not because they were full.

Even the US turned them back, and the US had more than enough space and resources to take them in...

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naarna (she/they) @naarna.bsky.social · 19h

As you said, it's a complex problem, but not for the reason you think it is...

The British and French also made promises to the Arabs for territory there as well to get their forces, and then didn't care about the aftermath.

As I said, look up Ilan Pappe.

naarna (she/they) @naarna.bsky.social · 19h

So, no, Israel is NOT eliminating a threat. They poked a wounded animal to get a reason to start a war...

Sound familiar? About 80-ish or 90-ish years ago?

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