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AKA RefinedPlatinum. Creator of Refined Platinum and Refined Gold, both Overhaul and Coarse editions. Link to Refined Platinum! (No room to fit HG, check the pinned it's there!) https://www.pokecommunity.com/threads/refined-platinum-release-complete.534483

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RefinedPlat @refinedplat.bsky.social · Jan 18

Refined Platinum and Refined Gold are FEATURE COMPLETE
It's been a long road since 2021 and there's a little bit left to walk. But for now I have a massive update for you all!

Check them out right here!
Platinum
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Gold
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Platinum hack: - Refined Platinum Release [COMPLETE] - The PokéCommunity Forums

Notice: Current version is v6.0 as of 1/18/2025 Do you enjoy Platinum, but find it a little underwhelming? Wish you could spend a little more time with the cast and crew? Like the dex, but never feel...

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Stieven @stievenvdp.bsky.social · 20h

Oh hey, it’s #PortfolioDay … again.

The less typical diorama stuff this time, annotated... and the thumbnails are going to suck.

Diorama featuring a bunch of wildlife that lived there, daytime scene

Diorama featuring a bunch of wildlife that lived there, nighttime scene.

Skorpiovenator diorama detailing nesting behaviour and some ontogony

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Not the Governor of North Carolina; got the handle first @joshstein.bsky.social · 15h

“We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive…” is one of those statements that (if I were consulting on any of the ongoing or prospective lawsuits against OpenAI) I would snag as evidence of actual knowledge of the risks of their product.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 21h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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RefinedPlat @refinedplat.bsky.social · 11h

You need to do the Red Chain quest to begin with, read the documentation if you're confused

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 22h

6. There’s also little evidence to support Newsom’s justification. Hormone therapy is among the least expensive forms of prescription medication. Generic estradiol tablets often cost under $20 for a 90-day supply, and testosterone modestly higher, but still in the low-priced generic tier.

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Urtem @urtem.bsky.social · 21h

They are watching.

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Robert Komaniecki @komaniecki.bsky.social · 23h

Capitalism is a funny thing, because GenAI/LLM technology is considered successful not because of what it does, but because of its ability to attract venture capitalist investors

Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 3d

AI bubble now 17 times bigger than dot-com boom and four times larger than subprime crisis, per MW

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onion person @junlper.beer · 20h

yesterday on twitter, some of the biggest far right doxxing users were suspended and then elon musk caught wind, and reinstated them. get everyone you can off twitter. it is firmly a pro-doxxing-if-you’re-far-right platform

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1/2 Bit @pixelcat.wtf · 5d

Every time I see a friend starting a game multiple times in a row on steam this meme comes to mind

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FossilLad123 Open(3/3) @fossillad123.bsky.social · 19h

Happy #PortfolioDay!

My name's Hayden and stylized creature modeling is my specialty. I am eternally fascinated by creatures & animals of all varieties.

I'm available for commission work and looking for junior roles to grow my skills professionally!

[ #paleoart | #sciart | #3Dart | #art ]

render of a stylized Allosaurus annax model

it's colors are electric blue with yellow banding on a black base with various spots and curved lines

render of a stylized common thresher shark model

render of Fossil Fighters boneysaur Salada

a sculpted model

render of stylized Anchiornis model

colors are black with white on the feathers and tail. It sports a red mohawk like crest

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RefinedPlat @refinedplat.bsky.social · 14h

They're... literally in Solaceon Ruins and Iron Island?
Like
Lugia isn't even hidden she's just on the island. Ho-Oh isn't in the !? room he's in a normal basement.

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Lackofa @lackofa.bsky.social · 10d

This art is a year or two now but I'm still really proud of it. Pigeons!! I sell these lil guys as prints https://www.lackofa.com/shop

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 1d

In Mel Brooks parlance, don’t bother to meet with the piss boy, Mike Johnson

He’ll just waste your time while and get you all wet and messy

Speak with the guy who actually makes the decisions instead

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

TUR: Have you met with Mike Johnson?

JEFFRIES: No

TUR: Why not?

JEFFRIES: Donald Trump has not given him permission to meet, Katy and we know that until Donald Trump gives them permission to meet, they're going to continue to hide.

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RefinedPlat @refinedplat.bsky.social · 1d

The blue ones are matching because they are a couple :3

RefinedPlat @refinedplat.bsky.social · 1d

He's shy 😔

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Holly @pterosaur.bsky.social · 2d

tea kettle guys

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RefinedPlat @refinedplat.bsky.social · 1d

From a certain perspective the plot of Chrono Trigger is that you must destroy the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs which happens to kinda be Satan

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twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 2d

Perhaps @franzanth.bsky.social will appreciate the fact that the new Tamagotchi has a giant isopod character to raise:

An illustration of a Tamagotchi character that looks like a giant isopod. Sideview

An illustration of a Tamagotchi character that looks like a giant isopod. Front view.

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Natalia Jagielska @nataliajagielska.bsky.social · 2d

Nutty-fruity-type

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Alexia 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇲🇽👩🏻‍💻 @thealexiaelise.com · 2d

That’s a long winded way of saying they have the reasoning of a 12 year old.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

I interviewed one of these factory workers in Los Angeles. She gets paid three cents to sew a zipper, five cents for a collar, and seven cents to prepare the top part of a skirt.

This is how fast fashion brands like Fashion Nova can put "Made in USA" tags on dress shirts that retail for only $25

"Every day at 6 am, Bilma boards a bus that shuttles her to downtown Los Angeles’s Fashion District. When she reaches the garment factory an hour later, she starts working immediately, without punching in. Like thousands of other garment workers in the United States, Bilma’s wages aren’t tethered to the clock but rather to the quantity of operations she executes. Three cents for a zipper or sleeve, five cents for a collar, and seven cents to prepare the top part of a skirt before she passes it onto the next sewing operator in line. Assembling an entire dress earns her a mere 15 cents. Bilma toils away on garments primarily for fast-fashion labels such as Fashion Nova, Lulus, and Lucy in the Sky, who prioritize quickly stocking on-trend items over the quality of materials. These companies peddle things like $80 maxi dresses, $25 poplin dress shirts, and $5 crop tops, all modeled by beautiful people and bedecked with the tantalizing promise of low-cost glamor."

"This worker payment system, known as “piecework” in the garment industry, is how US-based manufacturers can sidestep labor laws that require companies to pay at least the minimum wage. Rather than compensating Bilma for the exhausting 12-hour shifts—a regimen that, according to LA County’s minimum wage requirement, should yield $202.80—her pay is determined by the individual tasks she performs, which can fluctuate daily. Despite her adept handling of hundreds of garments a day, Bilma’s earnings typically linger around $50 per day. That’s $300 weekly for the standard six-day grind and $350 if she opts for Sunday labor. Doing what she can with this modest income, Bilma spends $400 a month to live in a two-bedroom apartment with six other people, some of whom are day laborers. In this crowded arrangement, two occupants squeeze into each bedroom, while two more lay claim to the living room. Bilma sleeps in the corner of the bustling kitchen."

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RefinedPlat @refinedplat.bsky.social · 1d

Accounting for inflation the entire budget, combined, is less than Half-Life 2 (over 40M in 2004, over 67M in 2024 cash)

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🍉 HamOfJustice 🍉 @hamofjustice.bsky.social · 1d

centro's tera leak 2 coverage says 500m yen for SV DLC 2b for PLZA 3b for gen 10 which is about 3.3m / 13.2m / 20m dollars

which isn't nothing but it's 90s nintendo platformer money, not two open worlds money