Leiv
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Leiv ⚔ 31 ⚔ Writer/Teacher/Translator ⚔ He/Him ⚔ 18+ only. Eng/JP/Est
"Love is a sacrament best taken kneeling." - Oscar Wilde
"Love is a sacrament best taken kneeling." - Oscar Wilde
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Anyway Merry Christmas from the Christmas tree on my toilet paper
December 4, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Anyway Merry Christmas from the Christmas tree on my toilet paper
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Postcard from my collection, no date.
December 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Postcard from my collection, no date.
Spool seeing the sights in our new city in Vietnam. God what a trip. Longest travel for me by far.
December 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Spool seeing the sights in our new city in Vietnam. God what a trip. Longest travel for me by far.
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25 Birds (2017)
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
December 3, 2025 at 7:02 AM
25 Birds (2017)
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
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Tucson residents fought back against Amazon’s secretive plans to build a data center in the desert — and won.
But now, in a blatant attempt to override the City Council and the will of the people, Amazon and the project’s developer is pushing ahead anyway.
But now, in a blatant attempt to override the City Council and the will of the people, Amazon and the project’s developer is pushing ahead anyway.
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Tucson residents fought back against Amazon’s secretive plans to build a data center in the desert — and won.
But now, in a blatant attempt to override the City Council and the will of the people, Amazon and the project’s developer is pushing ahead anyway.
But now, in a blatant attempt to override the City Council and the will of the people, Amazon and the project’s developer is pushing ahead anyway.
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Somewhere in a Roman brickyard, around 1800 years ago, a fresh tile was drying ahead of firing - until a dog trotted straight across it.
Centuries later, the tile has made it into a museum: not because of an emperor, but thanks to one dog who accidentally walked his way into history.🧵1/2
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Centuries later, the tile has made it into a museum: not because of an emperor, but thanks to one dog who accidentally walked his way into history.🧵1/2
📷me
December 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Somewhere in a Roman brickyard, around 1800 years ago, a fresh tile was drying ahead of firing - until a dog trotted straight across it.
Centuries later, the tile has made it into a museum: not because of an emperor, but thanks to one dog who accidentally walked his way into history.🧵1/2
📷me
Centuries later, the tile has made it into a museum: not because of an emperor, but thanks to one dog who accidentally walked his way into history.🧵1/2
📷me
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it's worse than that: the machines could crank out a larger volume of shittier cloth *and* didn't require a lot of training to operate
so instead of paying the same workers the same price for more cloth, they got a bunch of orphaned kids to work the machines
so instead of paying the same workers the same price for more cloth, they got a bunch of orphaned kids to work the machines
An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
December 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
it's worse than that: the machines could crank out a larger volume of shittier cloth *and* didn't require a lot of training to operate
so instead of paying the same workers the same price for more cloth, they got a bunch of orphaned kids to work the machines
so instead of paying the same workers the same price for more cloth, they got a bunch of orphaned kids to work the machines
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nah, i'm pretty sure it's the killing people part that's the worst
The worst part about the boat strikes - regardless of who ordered what and besides the ultimate tragedy of lives lost - is they’re forever a stain on the professionalism and dignity of the United States military.
They’re an insult to every American who ever sacrificed to do the right thing.
They’re an insult to every American who ever sacrificed to do the right thing.
December 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
nah, i'm pretty sure it's the killing people part that's the worst
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apple slice coin purse!
December 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
apple slice coin purse!
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I know Banana Fish wasn't the only series with an AI dub slapped onto it, but part of me wonders if the reason why they selected Banana Fish specifically as one of the test beds was because Banana Fish is early foundational gay media and thought it would have fewer viewers and no one would catch it.
December 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I know Banana Fish wasn't the only series with an AI dub slapped onto it, but part of me wonders if the reason why they selected Banana Fish specifically as one of the test beds was because Banana Fish is early foundational gay media and thought it would have fewer viewers and no one would catch it.
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After a "double-tap" strike was ordered to kill survivors of an initial attack on a so-called "drug boat," the White House has tried to gaslight the American people by fabricating their own reality. This spin is the latest in a pattern of denial and distortion at the highest levels of government.
Double-Tap Gate: A Case Study in Gaslighting
We’re all trapped in Trump’s fabricated world and need to pull ourselves up out of it.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
After a "double-tap" strike was ordered to kill survivors of an initial attack on a so-called "drug boat," the White House has tried to gaslight the American people by fabricating their own reality. This spin is the latest in a pattern of denial and distortion at the highest levels of government.
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The Trump administration is now threatening to cut off federal SNAP funding to Democratic-leaning states.
December 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The Trump administration is now threatening to cut off federal SNAP funding to Democratic-leaning states.
Getting a massive nosebleed on a 15 1/2 hour flight and desperately trying to get what I can out of my clothes
Watched flow and cried
Spool is traveling as well as he can. I hate this long haul flight tho aaaa
Watched flow and cried
Spool is traveling as well as he can. I hate this long haul flight tho aaaa
December 2, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Getting a massive nosebleed on a 15 1/2 hour flight and desperately trying to get what I can out of my clothes
Watched flow and cried
Spool is traveling as well as he can. I hate this long haul flight tho aaaa
Watched flow and cried
Spool is traveling as well as he can. I hate this long haul flight tho aaaa
the flight was delayed beyond capability to travel this morning due to weather... so we are flying out tomorrow and I'm spending one more day and night at my mom's house. Being able to repack bags in a less chaotic way is actually kinda nice and it means spool can adjust to the travel changes
November 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
the flight was delayed beyond capability to travel this morning due to weather... so we are flying out tomorrow and I'm spending one more day and night at my mom's house. Being able to repack bags in a less chaotic way is actually kinda nice and it means spool can adjust to the travel changes
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“There was only a pine tree, three pebbles and some dry grass.”
November 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
“There was only a pine tree, three pebbles and some dry grass.”
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churu chomps
November 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
churu chomps
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November 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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chat are we cooked
November 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
chat are we cooked
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There is a direct correlation between how fake your job is and how much value you see in AI
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
There is a direct correlation between how fake your job is and how much value you see in AI