Malus, the Bruised Apple 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@malus.bsky.social
Cranky feminist, dilettante cook, and sometimes writer. Professional know-it-all. Dragon Age is my default setting. Ace/Aro/NB, she/they
Had my entire family together for Thanksgiving, all 5 of us: me, kids, and kids' partners/spouses, all of us neurodivergent and queer as hell. My little basket of mixed nuts (affectionate). We went to Dennys (our custom), laughed like fiends, ate too much, and tipped like lunatics.
It was good.
It was good.
November 29, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Had my entire family together for Thanksgiving, all 5 of us: me, kids, and kids' partners/spouses, all of us neurodivergent and queer as hell. My little basket of mixed nuts (affectionate). We went to Dennys (our custom), laughed like fiends, ate too much, and tipped like lunatics.
It was good.
It was good.
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild (marine edition)
Dolphins
Sea Otters
Seals
Whales
Sea urchins
Dolphins
Sea Otters
Seals
Whales
Sea urchins
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Deer
Horses (yes! 😀)
Rabbits
Snakes
Bald Eagles
Deer
Horses (yes! 😀)
Rabbits
Snakes
Bald Eagles
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Coyotes
Beavers
Raccoons
Tūī
Cougar
Coyotes
Beavers
Raccoons
Tūī
Cougar
November 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild (marine edition)
Dolphins
Sea Otters
Seals
Whales
Sea urchins
Dolphins
Sea Otters
Seals
Whales
Sea urchins
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Deer
Horses (yes! 😀)
Rabbits
Snakes
Bald Eagles
Deer
Horses (yes! 😀)
Rabbits
Snakes
Bald Eagles
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Coyotes
Beavers
Raccoons
Tūī
Cougar
Coyotes
Beavers
Raccoons
Tūī
Cougar
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
November 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Deer
Horses (yes! 😀)
Rabbits
Snakes
Bald Eagles
Deer
Horses (yes! 😀)
Rabbits
Snakes
Bald Eagles
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There are only five pieces left in Nib's collection, so if you want these goods, you should get em now!
www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
November 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
There are only five pieces left in Nib's collection, so if you want these goods, you should get em now!
www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
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I am a dev and I dislike AI because
•it cannot operate without stolen data
•it does not work reliably
•it lies all the time
•it is terribly inefficient
•it pollutes
•it is/was oversold
•the biggest frauds champion it
•the people behind it are psychos
none of these are unreasonable complaints
•it cannot operate without stolen data
•it does not work reliably
•it lies all the time
•it is terribly inefficient
•it pollutes
•it is/was oversold
•the biggest frauds champion it
•the people behind it are psychos
none of these are unreasonable complaints
November 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I am a dev and I dislike AI because
•it cannot operate without stolen data
•it does not work reliably
•it lies all the time
•it is terribly inefficient
•it pollutes
•it is/was oversold
•the biggest frauds champion it
•the people behind it are psychos
none of these are unreasonable complaints
•it cannot operate without stolen data
•it does not work reliably
•it lies all the time
•it is terribly inefficient
•it pollutes
•it is/was oversold
•the biggest frauds champion it
•the people behind it are psychos
none of these are unreasonable complaints
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Again, the people who think that SNAP & EBT recipients should only be allowed staple foods (rice, beans, veggies & meats) have no idea how much time, labor & money it takes to make those foods shelf stable so that they dont rot & go to waste.
All that while working full time & maintaining a home.
All that while working full time & maintaining a home.
November 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Again, the people who think that SNAP & EBT recipients should only be allowed staple foods (rice, beans, veggies & meats) have no idea how much time, labor & money it takes to make those foods shelf stable so that they dont rot & go to waste.
All that while working full time & maintaining a home.
All that while working full time & maintaining a home.
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I wanna get back to just sketchbook posting more.. feel like ive lost that want to just document and post things. Way I use the internet is so much different nowadays and its kinda sad.
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I wanna get back to just sketchbook posting more.. feel like ive lost that want to just document and post things. Way I use the internet is so much different nowadays and its kinda sad.
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Okay and now a thread of things MY SHOPMATES made that would make great gifts.
Vavia's made these fluttering bisexuals and they are handmade lampwork artisinal glass and DIVINE at $46.
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
Vavia's made these fluttering bisexuals and they are handmade lampwork artisinal glass and DIVINE at $46.
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
Vavia's Fluttering Bi | Peculiarity Shop
These earrings from Vavia are gorgeous and sparkly, featuring lampwork in bi pride colors! Components: Lampwork from SoulShine Studio & other glass, silverplate, base metal charms, sterling earwir...
www.peculiarityshop.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Okay and now a thread of things MY SHOPMATES made that would make great gifts.
Vavia's made these fluttering bisexuals and they are handmade lampwork artisinal glass and DIVINE at $46.
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
Vavia's made these fluttering bisexuals and they are handmade lampwork artisinal glass and DIVINE at $46.
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Eve 6
Fall Out Boy
The Who
Jonathan Coulton
Dessa
Eve 6
Fall Out Boy
The Who
Jonathan Coulton
Dessa
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
L7
Marilyn Manson (it was the 90s)
Sawyer Brown
Chavelle
Insane Clown Posse
L7
Marilyn Manson (it was the 90s)
Sawyer Brown
Chavelle
Insane Clown Posse
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Leonard Cohen
The Cure
Moonspell
Nevermore
Florence + The Machine
Leonard Cohen
The Cure
Moonspell
Nevermore
Florence + The Machine
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Eve 6
Fall Out Boy
The Who
Jonathan Coulton
Dessa
Eve 6
Fall Out Boy
The Who
Jonathan Coulton
Dessa
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If you're worried whether cooking stuffing inside a turkey will poison your guests just go heavy on the strychnine and guarantee it.
...or am I misunderstanding the question?
...or am I misunderstanding the question?
November 28, 2025 at 12:10 AM
If you're worried whether cooking stuffing inside a turkey will poison your guests just go heavy on the strychnine and guarantee it.
...or am I misunderstanding the question?
...or am I misunderstanding the question?
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There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
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Happily sharing the upcoming Veilguard livestream featuring an awesome cast of folks!
I was writer-on-call for a bunch of @willynilly123.bsky.social 's recording sessions. He brought tons of life and care to Lucanis and Thedas!
I was writer-on-call for a bunch of @willynilly123.bsky.social 's recording sessions. He brought tons of life and care to Lucanis and Thedas!
The Veliguard cast is doing a live autograph signing after our livestream Q&A on 12/4.
🥁Shameless Self Promotion🥁
Lucanis- streamily.com/zach-mendez
Rook (Jeff)- streamily.com/jeffberg
Harding - streamily.com/AliHillis
Emmerich- streamily.com/nickboraine
Neve- streamily.com/jessicaclark
🥁Shameless Self Promotion🥁
Lucanis- streamily.com/zach-mendez
Rook (Jeff)- streamily.com/jeffberg
Harding - streamily.com/AliHillis
Emmerich- streamily.com/nickboraine
Neve- streamily.com/jessicaclark
November 26, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Happily sharing the upcoming Veilguard livestream featuring an awesome cast of folks!
I was writer-on-call for a bunch of @willynilly123.bsky.social 's recording sessions. He brought tons of life and care to Lucanis and Thedas!
I was writer-on-call for a bunch of @willynilly123.bsky.social 's recording sessions. He brought tons of life and care to Lucanis and Thedas!
Gentle friends, please join me in celebration, as I have achieved what many dream of, and few attain:
I now weigh what my drivers license says I do 😂
I now weigh what my drivers license says I do 😂
November 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Gentle friends, please join me in celebration, as I have achieved what many dream of, and few attain:
I now weigh what my drivers license says I do 😂
I now weigh what my drivers license says I do 😂
Dragon Age Origins and Dragon Age 2
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Dragon Age Origins and Dragon Age 2
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I am going to be thinking of this as the Quintessential LA Joke for years now.
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I am going to be thinking of this as the Quintessential LA Joke for years now.
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This platform is full of nerds with a conscience: we recognize ecocide-plagiarism-psychosis machines for the radioactive snake oil they are.
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 7:22 AM
This platform is full of nerds with a conscience: we recognize ecocide-plagiarism-psychosis machines for the radioactive snake oil they are.
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one reason I don’t think teachers can be replaced by AI videos & quizzes is so much of teaching is inherently social
sometimes you’ll say something to a student one-on-one & it’ll literally be the exact thing you told the class, the exact words, but it doesn’t click until you say it to them alone
sometimes you’ll say something to a student one-on-one & it’ll literally be the exact thing you told the class, the exact words, but it doesn’t click until you say it to them alone
November 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
one reason I don’t think teachers can be replaced by AI videos & quizzes is so much of teaching is inherently social
sometimes you’ll say something to a student one-on-one & it’ll literally be the exact thing you told the class, the exact words, but it doesn’t click until you say it to them alone
sometimes you’ll say something to a student one-on-one & it’ll literally be the exact thing you told the class, the exact words, but it doesn’t click until you say it to them alone
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people who think teaching can be done via video or ai or worksheet or packet or whatever have literally no idea what teaching is.
one reason I don’t think teachers can be replaced by AI videos & quizzes is so much of teaching is inherently social
sometimes you’ll say something to a student one-on-one & it’ll literally be the exact thing you told the class, the exact words, but it doesn’t click until you say it to them alone
sometimes you’ll say something to a student one-on-one & it’ll literally be the exact thing you told the class, the exact words, but it doesn’t click until you say it to them alone
November 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
people who think teaching can be done via video or ai or worksheet or packet or whatever have literally no idea what teaching is.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
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Want to read my books for free? Easy.
Get them from a library. I get paid, you're supporting the ecosystem, and you get to read them in print. Everyone wins.
Instead, my work has been stolen over 50,000 times (!) on pirate sites.
Get them from a library. I get paid, you're supporting the ecosystem, and you get to read them in print. Everyone wins.
Instead, my work has been stolen over 50,000 times (!) on pirate sites.
I posted a buy link here to "A Magical Inheritance" a few days ago, and 24 of you immediately went to Anna's Archives and fucking stole it from me.
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
🖕
Yes, stole it.
I do not get paid for your download there because YOU ARE STEALING FROM ME.
🖕
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Want to read my books for free? Easy.
Get them from a library. I get paid, you're supporting the ecosystem, and you get to read them in print. Everyone wins.
Instead, my work has been stolen over 50,000 times (!) on pirate sites.
Get them from a library. I get paid, you're supporting the ecosystem, and you get to read them in print. Everyone wins.
Instead, my work has been stolen over 50,000 times (!) on pirate sites.
Anders is my videogame boyfriend. Our love is pure.
I have said it before. I will say it again: If you want a fake boyfriend, play Dragon Age/Mass Effect/Baldur's Gate 3 like the rest of us!
one of the more bleak aspects of ai chatbots is it’s starting to blow up real marriages
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Anders is my videogame boyfriend. Our love is pure.
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I have said it before. I will say it again: If you want a fake boyfriend, play Dragon Age/Mass Effect/Baldur's Gate 3 like the rest of us!
one of the more bleak aspects of ai chatbots is it’s starting to blow up real marriages
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I have said it before. I will say it again: If you want a fake boyfriend, play Dragon Age/Mass Effect/Baldur's Gate 3 like the rest of us!
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