Ruby Quail
@quail.bsky.social
pretty artist designer, and technologist with red hair, I make gay art and write code for @acmilabs.bsky.social,🏳️⚧️ girl, (she/her) https://rubyquail.design (also @rubyquaildesign elsewhere)
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Ruby Quail
@quail.bsky.social
· Oct 18
Hello all I'm Ruby, I'm a designer, technologist, and artist. I currently design, write code, and prototype for ACMI, and I have mostly generative digital art practice. I enjoy weird gender™️ and sci-fi stories as well as puzzle games. Felathea Aeortis In Sofia (FFXIV)
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i think it's useful to look at areas where the *tech* has gotten much better while tech *interactions* have gotten way worse. streaming has gotten worse, google search has gotten worse, digital cameras are leaps better. apple's silicone is so good it's threatening their user upgrade cycle
it’s so weird to look around and realize like, tech and media are materially worse than a decade ago
November 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
i think it's useful to look at areas where the *tech* has gotten much better while tech *interactions* have gotten way worse. streaming has gotten worse, google search has gotten worse, digital cameras are leaps better. apple's silicone is so good it's threatening their user upgrade cycle
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AUSTRALIAN AI: G’day! I’m Bonza, the LLM trained on dinky-di Aussie lingo! What can I do for you tod-
ME: Potato cake.
AUSTRALIAN AI: [sparks fly out of computer, explodes]
ME: Potato cake.
AUSTRALIAN AI: [sparks fly out of computer, explodes]
📢 Sovereign Australia AI wants to build a model that understands Australian culture and values. But does the country really need it?
👉 Report issues, make suggestions
👉 Report issues, make suggestions
‘Thongs aren’t underwear’: The case for an Australian ChatGPT
www.smh.com.au
November 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
AUSTRALIAN AI: G’day! I’m Bonza, the LLM trained on dinky-di Aussie lingo! What can I do for you tod-
ME: Potato cake.
AUSTRALIAN AI: [sparks fly out of computer, explodes]
ME: Potato cake.
AUSTRALIAN AI: [sparks fly out of computer, explodes]
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Requiring creative people to first play the lottery to ‘earn’ a chance to make stuff they want to make at a modest cost is a massively inefficient system.
November 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Requiring creative people to first play the lottery to ‘earn’ a chance to make stuff they want to make at a modest cost is a massively inefficient system.
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sometimes the little voice in my head still goes “sigh, i wish i could be a woman 😔” like girl catch up lol
November 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
sometimes the little voice in my head still goes “sigh, i wish i could be a woman 😔” like girl catch up lol
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The single most useful cooking app I use, Paprika, is on its annual sale
You give it links and it pulls and formats the recipe for you so you can save it and look at it in the future without ads or long narratives
I use it on my phone, so here’s the link apps.apple.com/us/app/papri...
You give it links and it pulls and formats the recipe for you so you can save it and look at it in the future without ads or long narratives
I use it on my phone, so here’s the link apps.apple.com/us/app/papri...
Paprika Recipe Manager 3 App - App Store
Download Paprika Recipe Manager 3 by Hindsight Labs LLC on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more games like Paprika Recipe…
apps.apple.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The single most useful cooking app I use, Paprika, is on its annual sale
You give it links and it pulls and formats the recipe for you so you can save it and look at it in the future without ads or long narratives
I use it on my phone, so here’s the link apps.apple.com/us/app/papri...
You give it links and it pulls and formats the recipe for you so you can save it and look at it in the future without ads or long narratives
I use it on my phone, so here’s the link apps.apple.com/us/app/papri...
I want my partner to cuddle me in bed because I’m sick and I have work in the morning but she’s staying up late playing planet zoo on my home theatre PC, and she won’t even make a dog zoo.
November 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I want my partner to cuddle me in bed because I’m sick and I have work in the morning but she’s staying up late playing planet zoo on my home theatre PC, and she won’t even make a dog zoo.
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To heal our divided nation I propose splitting Game of the Year awards into two categories:
- Game of the Year That’s 3D and You Use a Sword and/or Gun to Explode a Guy
- Game of the Year That’s Some Gay Bullshit Indie Meditation on Grief or Whatever
- Game of the Year That’s 3D and You Use a Sword and/or Gun to Explode a Guy
- Game of the Year That’s Some Gay Bullshit Indie Meditation on Grief or Whatever
November 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
To heal our divided nation I propose splitting Game of the Year awards into two categories:
- Game of the Year That’s 3D and You Use a Sword and/or Gun to Explode a Guy
- Game of the Year That’s Some Gay Bullshit Indie Meditation on Grief or Whatever
- Game of the Year That’s 3D and You Use a Sword and/or Gun to Explode a Guy
- Game of the Year That’s Some Gay Bullshit Indie Meditation on Grief or Whatever
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Here’s a full list of recent articles from respectable sources explaining how wonderful AI has been for companies, culture, the environment, human psychology, government, and cognitive development as well as how it has improved online discourse and everyone loves it:
November 30, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Here’s a full list of recent articles from respectable sources explaining how wonderful AI has been for companies, culture, the environment, human psychology, government, and cognitive development as well as how it has improved online discourse and everyone loves it:
You can not want to use AI for programming for purely aesthetic or moral reasons, its benefits aren’t strong enough to make a difference if you don’t enjoy using it.
November 30, 2025 at 4:09 AM
You can not want to use AI for programming for purely aesthetic or moral reasons, its benefits aren’t strong enough to make a difference if you don’t enjoy using it.
Sad men
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Sad men
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ah, here it is: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Sameness entices, but novelty enchants in fanfiction online - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Sameness entices, but novelty enchants in fanfiction online
www.nature.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:06 AM
ah, here it is: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
MIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce
Artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, across finance, health care and professional services, according to MIT's study.
www.cnbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
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"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
I’m pretty sure Pluribus is mid air over a shark right now, but I think I like it mostly because it’s a show about a woman, that doesn’t expect me to connect with her attraction to a man (something my brain just always struggles with and makes me feel massively wrong and broken every time)
November 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I’m pretty sure Pluribus is mid air over a shark right now, but I think I like it mostly because it’s a show about a woman, that doesn’t expect me to connect with her attraction to a man (something my brain just always struggles with and makes me feel massively wrong and broken every time)
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incredible quote lol
November 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
incredible quote lol
Sure a shitty billionaire buying out the met gala is gross, but I feel like fashion and fine art scenes also have plenty of shitty billionaires, like are we at the point where we’re getting shitty billionaire elitism, because that is kind of hilarious.
November 29, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Sure a shitty billionaire buying out the met gala is gross, but I feel like fashion and fine art scenes also have plenty of shitty billionaires, like are we at the point where we’re getting shitty billionaire elitism, because that is kind of hilarious.
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“AI is here to stay” from the visionaries who brought you “NFTs are the future.”
November 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
“AI is here to stay” from the visionaries who brought you “NFTs are the future.”
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Designers of ATproto! I want to host a design workshop/session at #AtmosphereConf2026
What would you like to see at such an event? Would you like to help? What can we do to make the Atmosphere better?
@aka.dad @renderg.host @zeu.dev @danhon.com
What would you like to see at such an event? Would you like to help? What can we do to make the Atmosphere better?
@aka.dad @renderg.host @zeu.dev @danhon.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Designers of ATproto! I want to host a design workshop/session at #AtmosphereConf2026
What would you like to see at such an event? Would you like to help? What can we do to make the Atmosphere better?
@aka.dad @renderg.host @zeu.dev @danhon.com
What would you like to see at such an event? Would you like to help? What can we do to make the Atmosphere better?
@aka.dad @renderg.host @zeu.dev @danhon.com
I think part of the dysphoria around my colleagues having kids is just envy in that with the trans stuff and disability, there is absolutely no way I could raise a kid and have a career, it’s great that some women can these days, but it’s definitely a privilege I don’t possess.
November 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I think part of the dysphoria around my colleagues having kids is just envy in that with the trans stuff and disability, there is absolutely no way I could raise a kid and have a career, it’s great that some women can these days, but it’s definitely a privilege I don’t possess.
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Special thanks to GOG for being so supportive of the project! HORSES preorders are now available on the store: www.gog.com/en/game/horses 🙏
November 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Special thanks to GOG for being so supportive of the project! HORSES preorders are now available on the store: www.gog.com/en/game/horses 🙏
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
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it's happening!!!
from now until the end of the day on Friday, November 28th (if it’s Friday anywhere, the sale’s still on!), all my pdf zines are 50% off, and print zines are 30% off!
wizardzines.com
from now until the end of the day on Friday, November 28th (if it’s Friday anywhere, the sale’s still on!), all my pdf zines are 50% off, and print zines are 30% off!
wizardzines.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
it's happening!!!
from now until the end of the day on Friday, November 28th (if it’s Friday anywhere, the sale’s still on!), all my pdf zines are 50% off, and print zines are 30% off!
wizardzines.com
from now until the end of the day on Friday, November 28th (if it’s Friday anywhere, the sale’s still on!), all my pdf zines are 50% off, and print zines are 30% off!
wizardzines.com
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A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
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i hope this email finds you well
November 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
i hope this email finds you well
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It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality