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Razak/Madoc @razakwolf.bsky.social · 42m

Rules are never rules when you have enough money

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 16h

California just banned employers from forcing workers to pay a debt, fee, or penalty to leave their job.

Bosses have increasingly been trapping workers with debts incurred in training and other exploitative fees.

Now that's illegal in the nation's biggest state.

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Avon DeRussate @avondeer.bsky.social · 1h

Mood..

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Video Games Out of Context 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 @indiegamesooc.bsky.social · 14h

Okami

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Avon DeRussate @avondeer.bsky.social · 1h

It is counter-intuitive isn't it?

It follows poverty rather than heath. As fascism always tends to.

I suspect the less you have, the easier it is to be sold the line others are jumping the queue to take what little you have.

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NightEyes DaySpring @nighteyes.bsky.social · 13h

Apparently when an individual writes erotica, that's a problem and payment processors don't want people to see that. As an example, my adult books are still delisted on Itch.

Apparently if a big tech company AI writes it, that's an innovation.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 15h

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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Avon DeRussate @avondeer.bsky.social · 1h

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Avon DeRussate @avondeer.bsky.social · 1h

"Reform voters more likely to live in areas with health problems, study suggests"

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Reform voters more likely to live in areas with health problems, study suggests

Study by experts at Imperial College London and published by BMJ looked at health data and voting figures from last year’s general election

www.independent.co.uk

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Hans, Faffing 🐺🐕‍🦺 @hansfaffing.bsky.social · 1h

making out with hans leaving you with a rubbery gooey snout. Right now a pink cat snout to match even!

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Stargazer @stargazerbp.bsky.social · 1d

Its Time for me to post My Species guide, written by my evil stream of consciousness! the rest will be posted as comments!

#furry #art #bug #insect

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Avon DeRussate @avondeer.bsky.social · 11h

"another way of opting out of taking responsibly for my failures"

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Avon DeRussate @avondeer.bsky.social · 11h

They use the fallout from COVID transmission mitigation precautions as an excuse for everything all the time here too. It is maddening.

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Wayne C Spencer @kidgalactus.bsky.social · 7d

Monster Month Day 7 -Mindflayer

Starts with a worm. Swims right up the nose, eats the brain, hollows you out and sets up shop. Before long, there ain't no 'you' anymore. What's left is all mind and malice, and not much else.
Illithid, they call themselves.

#monstermonth #dnd #art #mindflayer

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Steve "Whistling Joe" Everett @whistlingjoe.bsky.social · 18h

Great White Egret vs Grey Heron - certainly not friends! @rspbminsmere.bsky.social

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Avon DeRussate @avondeer.bsky.social · 14h

Beautiful

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Jules de Valois, Vampire Lord @lucianlupin.bsky.social · 15h

What kind of spooky season would it be if I didn't introduce this sanguine cervine~?

Say bonjour to the eccentric and powerful vampire lord Jules de Valois my darlings, though do be careful admiring this towering elk, there isn't much of him that *won't* wind up making you his adoring thrall~♥️

A tall elk vampire with brown fur and flowing hair that becomes strawberry blonde near the ends, bejewelled antlers, piercing red eyes and sharp vampiric fangs. He wears a classical loose white dress shirt which shows his fluffy chest, dark pants which ride up the waist, and large black boots, all covered by a large black fur cloak, with a dark red lining within. He holds a bloodstone-tipped cane, and beckons the viewer closer.

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Avon DeRussate @avondeer.bsky.social · 14h

I miss those

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Rallicat @rallicat.fun · 14h

When I find a donut..... 😜

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Avon DeRussate @avondeer.bsky.social · 16h

Still sexy

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Vivian Magadori 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ⚢ @listentocrass.lesbian.cat · 17h

The Labour Party will look at this obvious sign that people are starving for left-wing and progressive values in this country and think "actually we need to get more racist"

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 17h

The Green surge is breaking limits! 😲

Together, we can make hope normal again! 💚

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Bison @bisonrimant.fr · 23h

Hello #PortfolioDay !

I'm a woodcarver from France. I'm sculpting animals, anthropomorphic ones or weird creatures.

You can find my work on my website, but also ... on DOOM II !

My DOOM II portfolio mod :

www.moddb.com/mods/museumwad

My website :

bisonrimant.fr

Woocarved weird creature with one eye, small tentacles as a motuh, curvy horns, a robre, and a duck on its head.

Anthropomorphic octopus wearing a dress. It has a frog taking shelter on a book on its head. Its holding a basket in its tentacle arms. The base is like dark waters, where, among bulrush, a sword emerge. On the handle, a kingfisher sits.

A sculpture of an anthropomorphic crow with a hooded cape. Its hand is on the pommel of its sword, wich is attached at its side. On the other arm, a squirrel is climbing. Beside its feets, a cat sits.

An anthropomorphic goose weraing plate armor. It' holding a shield and a mace. On the mace, red robin sits.

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Avon DeRussate @avondeer.bsky.social · 19h

Why don't they grant approval for the new Chinese embassy, but in the period between granting permission and the construction starting reroute all the fibreoptic, electric and other infrastructure around the property?

Then tell the Chinese they are free to move in.

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DazToons ORDER BITFLIP NOW (link in bio) <3 @daztoons.bsky.social · Jul 31

Whoops.

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Avon DeRussate @avondeer.bsky.social · 19h

WTF? Evri actually delivered a package?

Avon DeRussate @avondeer.bsky.social · 19h

Evri...that makes my shudder.

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