Kate
@kateofthewillow.bsky.social
Translator, gamer, baker, cat mom. Married to @bododenden
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"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
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good morning, I have noticed that some of the critical responses to the Crave show Heated Rivalry have been, let's say, incomplete
sex scenes are craft! goddammit!
sex scenes are craft! goddammit!
Anatomy of a Sex Scene: Heated Rivalry Edition - Reading the End
Heated Rivalry, AKA the gay hockey show, has been getting a lot of buzz for its explicit(-ish) sex scenes, and a lot of that buzz has been coming from viewers and critics whose experience with the rom...
readingtheend.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
good morning, I have noticed that some of the critical responses to the Crave show Heated Rivalry have been, let's say, incomplete
sex scenes are craft! goddammit!
sex scenes are craft! goddammit!
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"Die Militärexperten (in der Schweiz) kommen zu dem Schluss, dass ein Abfluss von Daten aus den Palantir-Systemen technisch nicht verhindert werden könne."
Hmm. Das ist ja komisch. Denn die polizeilichen Palantir-Nutzer in Deutschland behaupten steif & fest das sei technisch ja gar nicht möglich. 🤔
Hmm. Das ist ja komisch. Denn die polizeilichen Palantir-Nutzer in Deutschland behaupten steif & fest das sei technisch ja gar nicht möglich. 🤔
Schweiz: Palantir-Software hat verheerende Risiken
Nach Risikoprüfung des Einsatzes von Palantir-Software in der Schweiz bekam der US-Konzern eine Absage, trotz jahrelanger Hofierung von Behörden und Armee. Den Eidgenossen sind die Risiken zu groß. Da...
netzpolitik.org
December 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"Die Militärexperten (in der Schweiz) kommen zu dem Schluss, dass ein Abfluss von Daten aus den Palantir-Systemen technisch nicht verhindert werden könne."
Hmm. Das ist ja komisch. Denn die polizeilichen Palantir-Nutzer in Deutschland behaupten steif & fest das sei technisch ja gar nicht möglich. 🤔
Hmm. Das ist ja komisch. Denn die polizeilichen Palantir-Nutzer in Deutschland behaupten steif & fest das sei technisch ja gar nicht möglich. 🤔
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tumblr just brought this to my attention (i have discovered the queer leftist catholic corner of tumblr and it is a delight), and i want to make sure @clairewillett.bsky.social knows about it too:
The Madonna di Montevergine, mother of LGBTQ Catholics
For queer Catholics, this icon of Mary is a reminder that her loving care and protection extends to all her children.
uscatholic.org
December 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
tumblr just brought this to my attention (i have discovered the queer leftist catholic corner of tumblr and it is a delight), and i want to make sure @clairewillett.bsky.social knows about it too:
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I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30
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I fucking love memes you can understand through the language barrier, holy shit
December 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I fucking love memes you can understand through the language barrier, holy shit
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I love companies being punished for replacing workers with AI. Gimme more
Duolingo announced it was going “AI-first” just over six months ago. Since then its stock is down 64%.
December 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I love companies being punished for replacing workers with AI. Gimme more
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Sabrina Carpenter made the White House delete their fuck ass tweet.
December 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Sabrina Carpenter made the White House delete their fuck ass tweet.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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after reading some video game related discussion online (I do not recommend doing this) I'd like to say that a lot of video game enjoyers really need to expand their horizons into also enoying other formats of art and media. like read a book. at least pop a movie on. anything
December 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
after reading some video game related discussion online (I do not recommend doing this) I'd like to say that a lot of video game enjoyers really need to expand their horizons into also enoying other formats of art and media. like read a book. at least pop a movie on. anything
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This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized.
December 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized.
Hysterical and useless!
alternatively
A creep! A weirdo!
alternatively
A creep! A weirdo!
December 3, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Hysterical and useless!
alternatively
A creep! A weirdo!
alternatively
A creep! A weirdo!
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This cross-pollination IS how new ideas happen. EVERY field needs humanistic thinking, that's why they call PhDs "Doctors of Philosophy"
Alt text for those who need it. This is amazing.
December 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This cross-pollination IS how new ideas happen. EVERY field needs humanistic thinking, that's why they call PhDs "Doctors of Philosophy"
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Vaccine for smallpox invented in in 1796. Vaccines for TB, diphtheria, scarlet fever, and whooping cough came out between 1921-1926. Polio in 1952, MMR (individually) by 1970.
Observe.
Observe.
Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
December 2, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Vaccine for smallpox invented in in 1796. Vaccines for TB, diphtheria, scarlet fever, and whooping cough came out between 1921-1926. Polio in 1952, MMR (individually) by 1970.
Observe.
Observe.
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the energy we all need to find within ourselves
there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
December 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
the energy we all need to find within ourselves
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#Oops: The seminal paper that has been used for 25 years to justify that the use of #Glyphosate is safe has been retracted.
▶️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Concerns were raised regarding the authorship of this paper, validity of the research findings…"
▶️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Concerns were raised regarding the authorship of this paper, validity of the research findings…"
December 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
#Oops: The seminal paper that has been used for 25 years to justify that the use of #Glyphosate is safe has been retracted.
▶️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Concerns were raised regarding the authorship of this paper, validity of the research findings…"
▶️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Concerns were raised regarding the authorship of this paper, validity of the research findings…"
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Once again proving computers work by fairytale logic, not IRL logic: you can defeat the Minotaur* with a riddle
*AI
*AI
Okay, this is deeply intriguing: adversarial poetry prompts have a significantly higher rate of jailbreak success on nearly every model the researchers tried. Guardian article: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI’s safety features can be circumvented with poetry, research finds
Poems containing prompts for harmful content prove effective at duping large language models
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Once again proving computers work by fairytale logic, not IRL logic: you can defeat the Minotaur* with a riddle
*AI
*AI
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you can tell this bubble is about to pop because they're talking like the NFT freaks did as the whole thing was collapsing around them. suddenly this is all about community and collaboration and respect for real artists and not 'lol get a real job losers'
"To every AI artist grinding prompts at 3 am: thank you" i am fucking crying you can't make this shit up
December 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
you can tell this bubble is about to pop because they're talking like the NFT freaks did as the whole thing was collapsing around them. suddenly this is all about community and collaboration and respect for real artists and not 'lol get a real job losers'
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every day I open this app and have to unfollow somebody because they’re like “oh I just use GenAi for [something that absolutely should not be done using LLMs]”
November 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
every day I open this app and have to unfollow somebody because they’re like “oh I just use GenAi for [something that absolutely should not be done using LLMs]”
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if you’re cold they’re cold
let your demons in
let your demons in
November 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
if you’re cold they’re cold
let your demons in
let your demons in
You're kidnapped. The characters from the last show you watched are coming to rescue you.
November 30, 2025 at 10:35 AM
You're kidnapped. The characters from the last show you watched are coming to rescue you.
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Flöre Schuberts Forelle vor mich hin als wär ich eine Waschmaschine.
November 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Flöre Schuberts Forelle vor mich hin als wär ich eine Waschmaschine.
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Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social I hope this finds you
November 29, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social I hope this finds you