Cos!
@algernonentity.bsky.social
hi! i like birds // agender // they/them // neuroatypical // mancunian in glasgow // obsessed with film photography and #lomography // free palestine // fuck AI // no alt text, no follow, no rp
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all my socials are here: coscoldwater.carrd.co
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Cos!
@algernonentity.bsky.social
· Aug 16
hello! my name is Cos and i'm just some agender weirdo pushing 40. i'm into photography & #lomography, #art (fuck AI), music, sci fi and video games (esp sci fi).
i'm very mental, very neurodivergent, chronically ill and spend most of my days managing my symptoms. see my link in bio for more!
i'm very mental, very neurodivergent, chronically ill and spend most of my days managing my symptoms. see my link in bio for more!
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i don't want to have to second guess if every image is ai!! i don't want to edit with ai!! i don't wait to generate anything!!!! i don't want to talk to an ai chatbot!!! go away omg
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
i don't want to have to second guess if every image is ai!! i don't want to edit with ai!! i don't wait to generate anything!!!! i don't want to talk to an ai chatbot!!! go away omg
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Treating “Britain is too difficult, expensive and shit to live in” as a win is incredible
I'm not sure how much it is appreciated that there will be significant emigration coming. Those here on graduate visas coming to an end, the toughening up of skilled worker rules re. salaries/sponsorable roles and the 'earned settlement' changes to come. Lots of people are going to leave.
November 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Treating “Britain is too difficult, expensive and shit to live in” as a win is incredible
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Funny it's only the EXECUTIVES who keep saying "AI" is inevitable and will be in everything. When it's developers, coders, writers, artists, independent creators, and smaller studios run by those people, they're somehow shockingly AGAINST using plagiarismbots that can't code, write, or draw.
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Funny it's only the EXECUTIVES who keep saying "AI" is inevitable and will be in everything. When it's developers, coders, writers, artists, independent creators, and smaller studios run by those people, they're somehow shockingly AGAINST using plagiarismbots that can't code, write, or draw.
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Apparently the dude's also made such predictions as "PC gaming is dead" in 2006, "office meetings will be taking place in Second Life," and "all games will need Metaverse integration." So, y'know, his belief all games will use generative AI is a great sign.
November 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Apparently the dude's also made such predictions as "PC gaming is dead" in 2006, "office meetings will be taking place in Second Life," and "all games will need Metaverse integration." So, y'know, his belief all games will use generative AI is a great sign.
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"Epic CEO angry that customers want to be informed and will refuse to purchase products they feel were made unethically so wants to take that choice away". There, fixed it for you.
Epic CEO says AI disclosures like Steam's make "no sense" because AI will be involved in "nearly all" future game development
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1p7eh60/epic_ceo_says_ai_disclosures_like_steams_make_no/
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1p7eh60/epic_ceo_says_ai_disclosures_like_steams_make_no/
Epic CEO says AI disclosures like Steam's make "no sense" because AI will be involved in "nearly all" future game development
r/pcgaming
www.reddit.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
"Epic CEO angry that customers want to be informed and will refuse to purchase products they feel were made unethically so wants to take that choice away". There, fixed it for you.
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Felt like this when mortgage payments went up a few years ago - yes, it's horrible to now be paying an extra £200 a month, but that's been happening to renters year on year and there were no sadface articles on that, just "market forces" and "nobody has a right to live in a city"
This house tax pretending is making me more insane than usual because as a renter I’ve had to move every 1-3 years just as standard because rents always rise. And no one cares. House owners get a tiny fraction of that precarity and suddenly it’s the worst thing that’s ever happened
November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Felt like this when mortgage payments went up a few years ago - yes, it's horrible to now be paying an extra £200 a month, but that's been happening to renters year on year and there were no sadface articles on that, just "market forces" and "nobody has a right to live in a city"
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There are people on here who get a lot of praise for their funny alt text and I hate it because nothing in the alt describes the photo. They just think they're being funny and clever when they're actually just excluding people.
Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
November 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
There are people on here who get a lot of praise for their funny alt text and I hate it because nothing in the alt describes the photo. They just think they're being funny and clever when they're actually just excluding people.
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Yet another manifesto commitment watered down by Labour.
The climate crisis worsens every year, but the government continues to retreat.
Instead of action we see climbdowns, u-turns and backtracking. All while the world's biggest polluters celebrate and rake in the profit.
The climate crisis worsens every year, but the government continues to retreat.
Instead of action we see climbdowns, u-turns and backtracking. All while the world's biggest polluters celebrate and rake in the profit.
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Yet another manifesto commitment watered down by Labour.
The climate crisis worsens every year, but the government continues to retreat.
Instead of action we see climbdowns, u-turns and backtracking. All while the world's biggest polluters celebrate and rake in the profit.
The climate crisis worsens every year, but the government continues to retreat.
Instead of action we see climbdowns, u-turns and backtracking. All while the world's biggest polluters celebrate and rake in the profit.
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Tibetans: this is the mountain Chomolungma, Mother Goddess of the Earth
Imperial Britain: crikey that's a big one, let's name it after George Everest he's a top bloke
Imperial Britain: crikey that's a big one, let's name it after George Everest he's a top bloke
June 5, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Tibetans: this is the mountain Chomolungma, Mother Goddess of the Earth
Imperial Britain: crikey that's a big one, let's name it after George Everest he's a top bloke
Imperial Britain: crikey that's a big one, let's name it after George Everest he's a top bloke
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man whose political party is banned from pride events: I am really disturbed by the homophobic attack on my niece.
specifically because of the "my niece" part. The "homophobic attack" part i care very little for.
specifically because of the "my niece" part. The "homophobic attack" part i care very little for.
November 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
man whose political party is banned from pride events: I am really disturbed by the homophobic attack on my niece.
specifically because of the "my niece" part. The "homophobic attack" part i care very little for.
specifically because of the "my niece" part. The "homophobic attack" part i care very little for.
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It is IMO not possible to operate any kind of meaningful democracy when your national press is a joke and a travesty, but your mileage on that may vary. I think it’s incontestable that it is impossible to govern well and effectively, while being in hock to these pantomime clowns.
November 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
It is IMO not possible to operate any kind of meaningful democracy when your national press is a joke and a travesty, but your mileage on that may vary. I think it’s incontestable that it is impossible to govern well and effectively, while being in hock to these pantomime clowns.
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BOOK TITLE OF THE YEAR HANDS DOWN
Cover Reveal!
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
BOOK TITLE OF THE YEAR HANDS DOWN
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I suppose no media has reached out to Starmer’s niece and her wife for comment on their assault? No? I suppose they wouldn’t have anything interesting to say about their uncle’s government’s slashing of queer support? Okay cool, run another piece about Kier having a nice time at their wedding, cool.
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I suppose no media has reached out to Starmer’s niece and her wife for comment on their assault? No? I suppose they wouldn’t have anything interesting to say about their uncle’s government’s slashing of queer support? Okay cool, run another piece about Kier having a nice time at their wedding, cool.
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hehe Zack Polanski was a hypnotherapist, I chortle to myself as I wade through my inbox glancing at emails from every single service provider telling me they're terribly sorry but they simply must raise their prices again
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
hehe Zack Polanski was a hypnotherapist, I chortle to myself as I wade through my inbox glancing at emails from every single service provider telling me they're terribly sorry but they simply must raise their prices again
oooooh the guy who organised the last photowalk i went on has organised 2 more in glasgow, one on 20/12 and one in february. photowalks! i love them!
November 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
oooooh the guy who organised the last photowalk i went on has organised 2 more in glasgow, one on 20/12 and one in february. photowalks! i love them!
i want to play Video Game but it's not the time where i would usually play Video Game so instead i'll just sit here on bsky wishing i was playing Video Game
November 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
i want to play Video Game but it's not the time where i would usually play Video Game so instead i'll just sit here on bsky wishing i was playing Video Game
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real ones will know exactly why we changed our last name to coldwater #ProofOfConcept
November 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
real ones will know exactly why we changed our last name to coldwater #ProofOfConcept
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I consider myself lucky at my age that I've only been gay bashed twice tbh, still have the scar on my forehead from one. The idea it has ever been behind us is such a privileged, ignorant, irresponsible thing to say.
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I consider myself lucky at my age that I've only been gay bashed twice tbh, still have the scar on my forehead from one. The idea it has ever been behind us is such a privileged, ignorant, irresponsible thing to say.
so, choked on a drink a couple of days ago. coughed and spluttered violently, then spent yesterday coughing due to a sore throat. tested, no covid.
i wake up today with the sexiest voice i've ever had. like, if you've heard me irl you know my voice is about as sexy as a baby guinea pig
i wake up today with the sexiest voice i've ever had. like, if you've heard me irl you know my voice is about as sexy as a baby guinea pig
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
so, choked on a drink a couple of days ago. coughed and spluttered violently, then spent yesterday coughing due to a sore throat. tested, no covid.
i wake up today with the sexiest voice i've ever had. like, if you've heard me irl you know my voice is about as sexy as a baby guinea pig
i wake up today with the sexiest voice i've ever had. like, if you've heard me irl you know my voice is about as sexy as a baby guinea pig
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“We saw you across the heated mat and we fucking hate your vibe.”
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
“We saw you across the heated mat and we fucking hate your vibe.”
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CRIMINAL: please, I have a family
BATMAN: [starts beating the shit out of him even harder]
BATMAN: [starts beating the shit out of him even harder]
November 27, 2025 at 7:24 AM
CRIMINAL: please, I have a family
BATMAN: [starts beating the shit out of him even harder]
BATMAN: [starts beating the shit out of him even harder]
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I cannot stop laughing. This is so indicative of what's wrong with these AI people and how they view art
He ran into a wall where the "make art" button wasn't satisfying because it wasn't actually making good enough art, and instead of trying new things he just requests a stronger button
He ran into a wall where the "make art" button wasn't satisfying because it wasn't actually making good enough art, and instead of trying new things he just requests a stronger button
November 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I cannot stop laughing. This is so indicative of what's wrong with these AI people and how they view art
He ran into a wall where the "make art" button wasn't satisfying because it wasn't actually making good enough art, and instead of trying new things he just requests a stronger button
He ran into a wall where the "make art" button wasn't satisfying because it wasn't actually making good enough art, and instead of trying new things he just requests a stronger button
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It's a story as old as time itself.
People with a £2 million house complaining they can't afford an extra £5k a year. And then you read down the article and they're also whinging that their *second property* that they rent out, might be due for extra tax too!
Cry me a river.
People with a £2 million house complaining they can't afford an extra £5k a year. And then you read down the article and they're also whinging that their *second property* that they rent out, might be due for extra tax too!
Cry me a river.
‘I don’t live in a mansion. It’s a 1930s house’: Richmond residents react to council tax rise
‘I don’t live in a mansion. It’s a 1930s house’: Richmond residents react to council tax rise
Rachel Reeves’s new council tax surcharge on homes worth £2m or more earns mixed reception in well-heeled London borough
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:43 AM
It's a story as old as time itself.
People with a £2 million house complaining they can't afford an extra £5k a year. And then you read down the article and they're also whinging that their *second property* that they rent out, might be due for extra tax too!
Cry me a river.
People with a £2 million house complaining they can't afford an extra £5k a year. And then you read down the article and they're also whinging that their *second property* that they rent out, might be due for extra tax too!
Cry me a river.
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I would rather 50 people got benefits they didn't need than 1 went without food or shelter.
Hot take maybe but I actually don’t give a shit about benefit fraud.
I give a shit about multimillionaires and billionaires existing and not paying tax on their actual wealth.
I give a shit about multimillionaires and billionaires existing and not paying tax on their actual wealth.
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I would rather 50 people got benefits they didn't need than 1 went without food or shelter.