Penny
@abstractslug.bsky.social
She/Her. Queer. Luddite (complimentary)
. Dumb bitch.
. Dumb bitch.
Pinned
Snapping another girls bra is the female equivalent of boys whipping each other with towels
Remember when Microsoft windows made operating systems instead of the torment panopticon 2.0?
December 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Remember when Microsoft windows made operating systems instead of the torment panopticon 2.0?
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thinking about how dancing baby was a harbinger
December 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
thinking about how dancing baby was a harbinger
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AI people are so fucking dumb they made a response to that post using homelander jesus christ it should be illegal to be this dumb
December 1, 2025 at 9:19 AM
AI people are so fucking dumb they made a response to that post using homelander jesus christ it should be illegal to be this dumb
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The fact that surgeons defend unnecessary/deferable surgeries on intersex children with "techniques have improved" shows how deeply amoral and devoid of ethics these people are. It wouldn't matter if you surgery was perfect it would still be a violation of human rights.
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The fact that surgeons defend unnecessary/deferable surgeries on intersex children with "techniques have improved" shows how deeply amoral and devoid of ethics these people are. It wouldn't matter if you surgery was perfect it would still be a violation of human rights.
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"Of the 83 cases that could be scrutinised – which related to procedures in Syd & Bris between 2018 & 2023 – nearly half featured cosmetic preferences as part of clinical deliberations, despite the children being too young to express their own wishes." #aushealth 1/2
www.smh.com.au/national/vic...
www.smh.com.au/national/vic...
‘He needs to be a boy’: Unnecessary surgeries being performed on intersex children
As Victoria prepares to ban unnecessary surgeries for intersex children, a new report says some hospitals appear to keep no records justifying surgeries.
www.smh.com.au
December 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
"Of the 83 cases that could be scrutinised – which related to procedures in Syd & Bris between 2018 & 2023 – nearly half featured cosmetic preferences as part of clinical deliberations, despite the children being too young to express their own wishes." #aushealth 1/2
www.smh.com.au/national/vic...
www.smh.com.au/national/vic...
I remember when we had a carbon tax and it worked really well at reducing emissions then we repealed it because we live in a country run by idiots
OH MY GOD thank you Chris - Australia's Safeguard mechanism is pretty much the same (and worse in many ways as its open to external carbon credits as well as 'in-scheme' ones)
We've seen ultra-polluters *being paid* more, even w/ rising emissions
australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-saf...
We've seen ultra-polluters *being paid* more, even w/ rising emissions
australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-saf...
December 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I remember when we had a carbon tax and it worked really well at reducing emissions then we repealed it because we live in a country run by idiots
Every house needs a *checks notes* ...coat bath?
December 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Every house needs a *checks notes* ...coat bath?
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How does a wolf start his gravy?
A roux
A roux
December 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
How does a wolf start his gravy?
A roux
A roux
I'm genuinely starting to wonder if something released hallucinogenic gas into the Microsoft HQ because this is so unhinged I don't know what to say
No issue of the Product Picnic this week (due to an overbooked flight, I'm AFB and hadn't brought my computer with me; I don't prewrite the newsletters to keep the content fresh).
Instead, enjoy this single curated link.
Instead, enjoy this single curated link.
“You heard wrong” - users brutually reject Microsoft's "Copilot for work" in Edge and Windows 11
Angry users are telling Windows giant that they’re “not a baby” and don’t need a chatbot “shoved” in their face.
www.windowslatest.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I'm genuinely starting to wonder if something released hallucinogenic gas into the Microsoft HQ because this is so unhinged I don't know what to say
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Started working on a tiny version of my Gate Crushers series, starting with the flag bearer.
Those epic scale minis are sooooo tiny, a real challenge to paint. Even had to use a magnifier to do my tiniest edge highlights and smallest glazes ever.
Anyway, hope you like that start, more to come ^^
Those epic scale minis are sooooo tiny, a real challenge to paint. Even had to use a magnifier to do my tiniest edge highlights and smallest glazes ever.
Anyway, hope you like that start, more to come ^^
November 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Started working on a tiny version of my Gate Crushers series, starting with the flag bearer.
Those epic scale minis are sooooo tiny, a real challenge to paint. Even had to use a magnifier to do my tiniest edge highlights and smallest glazes ever.
Anyway, hope you like that start, more to come ^^
Those epic scale minis are sooooo tiny, a real challenge to paint. Even had to use a magnifier to do my tiniest edge highlights and smallest glazes ever.
Anyway, hope you like that start, more to come ^^
The fact that surgeons defend unnecessary/deferable surgeries on intersex children with "techniques have improved" shows how deeply amoral and devoid of ethics these people are. It wouldn't matter if you surgery was perfect it would still be a violation of human rights.
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The fact that surgeons defend unnecessary/deferable surgeries on intersex children with "techniques have improved" shows how deeply amoral and devoid of ethics these people are. It wouldn't matter if you surgery was perfect it would still be a violation of human rights.
I don't think we talk enough about how psychology and psychiatry has been a tool for violence against women
December 1, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I don't think we talk enough about how psychology and psychiatry has been a tool for violence against women
December 1, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Ads for lawn care appliances are like "Does your lawn give your neighbours Norman Bates vibes? Because it should?"
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Ads for lawn care appliances are like "Does your lawn give your neighbours Norman Bates vibes? Because it should?"
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THIS JUST IN: YOU HAVE TO PUT EFFORT IN TO UNDERSTAND A COMPLEX SUBJECT. MORE AT 9
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Learning With AI Falls Short Compared to Old-Fashioned Web Search
In virtually all the ways that matter, getting summarized information from AI models was less educational than doing the work of search.
buff.ly
November 30, 2025 at 9:56 AM
THIS JUST IN: YOU HAVE TO PUT EFFORT IN TO UNDERSTAND A COMPLEX SUBJECT. MORE AT 9
This is why they want robot servants even if they cost far more than human employees
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
This is why they want robot servants even if they cost far more than human employees
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My contribution to the game difficulty debate is I made an SMB3 style platformer with a mode where dying simply pops you back up immediately on a flying cloud and with cheats beyond that
Just like I made a turn-based roguelike with a mode that gives you infinite lives, which also has a cheat menu
Just like I made a turn-based roguelike with a mode that gives you infinite lives, which also has a cheat menu
November 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
My contribution to the game difficulty debate is I made an SMB3 style platformer with a mode where dying simply pops you back up immediately on a flying cloud and with cheats beyond that
Just like I made a turn-based roguelike with a mode that gives you infinite lives, which also has a cheat menu
Just like I made a turn-based roguelike with a mode that gives you infinite lives, which also has a cheat menu
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Private equityyyyyyyyyyyyyy
November 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Private equityyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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3/4. En esta imagen se muestra el mismo campo estelar del Cometa C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) sin limpiar.
En solo 15 minutos de adquisición, contamos 1659 trazas de satélites (unos 400 individuales).
Sobran las palabras para describir la contaminación del espacio cercano.
En solo 15 minutos de adquisición, contamos 1659 trazas de satélites (unos 400 individuales).
Sobran las palabras para describir la contaminación del espacio cercano.
November 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
3/4. En esta imagen se muestra el mismo campo estelar del Cometa C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) sin limpiar.
En solo 15 minutos de adquisición, contamos 1659 trazas de satélites (unos 400 individuales).
Sobran las palabras para describir la contaminación del espacio cercano.
En solo 15 minutos de adquisición, contamos 1659 trazas de satélites (unos 400 individuales).
Sobran las palabras para describir la contaminación del espacio cercano.
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For decades: "people don't like [thing], and we just don't know why"
People: *explain why they dislike the thing*
Out of touch corpos: "truly a mystery. Pump more money into even more annoying advertising, that'll win them over!"
People: *explain why they dislike the thing*
Out of touch corpos: "truly a mystery. Pump more money into even more annoying advertising, that'll win them over!"
November 29, 2025 at 12:17 AM
For decades: "people don't like [thing], and we just don't know why"
People: *explain why they dislike the thing*
Out of touch corpos: "truly a mystery. Pump more money into even more annoying advertising, that'll win them over!"
People: *explain why they dislike the thing*
Out of touch corpos: "truly a mystery. Pump more money into even more annoying advertising, that'll win them over!"
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Caves of Qud
[observing someone’s obsessive passion project] wow i really like whatever’s wrong with that guy
November 29, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Caves of Qud
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There's talk of "victory of the nerds" but something got lost along the way. Time was "nerd" meant "enthusiast" (is "otaku" clearer?). US massmarket nerd-dom isn't for enthusiasts. Disney/Sony sells you a pipe of things you probably like. Enthusiasts don't want to like things, they want to love them
November 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
There's talk of "victory of the nerds" but something got lost along the way. Time was "nerd" meant "enthusiast" (is "otaku" clearer?). US massmarket nerd-dom isn't for enthusiasts. Disney/Sony sells you a pipe of things you probably like. Enthusiasts don't want to like things, they want to love them
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Turns out that if you say "But I have cis friends!" after offending one of them, they don't take it so well
November 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Turns out that if you say "But I have cis friends!" after offending one of them, they don't take it so well
He has unilateral authority to launch 700 nuclear weapons at any moment. I'm more concerned about that.
Psychologists warn that unchecked fear and paranoia can turn power dangerous. But the media avoids the central question – is Donald Trump psychologically fit to command the world’s most powerful military? #USPolitics #Trump #MediaFailure #Democracy #MentalHealth #GlobalSecurity
Trump is melting down: Is this the beginning of the end?
Mental health professionals are warning that Donald Trump’s behaviour poses serious risks to democratic governance and international security – yet the media largely looks away.
johnmenadue.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
He has unilateral authority to launch 700 nuclear weapons at any moment. I'm more concerned about that.