Shrub Dryad
@shrubdryad.bsky.social
Enthusiast, writer/artist/musician, mom, occasional YouTuber and streamer. she/her
Wellbeing for all!
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Shrub Dryad
@shrubdryad.bsky.social
· Oct 1
The Devil Went Down to Broadway: A Musical Essay
YouTube video by Shrub Dryad
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The coolest thing I've ever made was a music video where I sang a filk of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" over footage from Sweeney Todd, Little Shop of Horrors, and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. All three stories have the same message: you can't make a deal with the devil, because he cheats.
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Spellcheck tried to change 'drives to gigs' to 'drives gigs'. Yes, thank you, I am a Victorian cabbie and that's what I meant. It's a ha'penny to Baker Street, to a gentleman like yerself.
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Spellcheck tried to change 'drives to gigs' to 'drives gigs'. Yes, thank you, I am a Victorian cabbie and that's what I meant. It's a ha'penny to Baker Street, to a gentleman like yerself.
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good thread about dudes whose grift is “we’re visionaries!” when they’re really clown-grade hustlers
The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
good thread about dudes whose grift is “we’re visionaries!” when they’re really clown-grade hustlers
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yo, Cameo is doing a Black Friday 20% off sale, and it's coming out of their cut, which is cool of them, so now would be the perfect time to order a Cameo from me if you'd like one, sale ends December 2nd www.cameo.com/prozd
SungWon Cho - Personalized videos on Cameo
SungWon Cho on Cameo! Cameo lets you request a personalized video message for any occasion.
www.cameo.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
yo, Cameo is doing a Black Friday 20% off sale, and it's coming out of their cut, which is cool of them, so now would be the perfect time to order a Cameo from me if you'd like one, sale ends December 2nd www.cameo.com/prozd
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Weird Al
Randy Rainbow
Novelty cover bands
Local coffee shop acts
My friends
Weird Al
Randy Rainbow
Novelty cover bands
Local coffee shop acts
My friends
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
The String Cheese Incident
The String Cheese Incident
The String Cheese Incident
Phish
The String Cheese Incident
The String Cheese Incident
The String Cheese Incident
The String Cheese Incident
Phish
The String Cheese Incident
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to:
Kendrick Lamar
Freezepop
Lucky boys confusion
They might be giants
Postal service/death cab for cutie
Kendrick Lamar
Freezepop
Lucky boys confusion
They might be giants
Postal service/death cab for cutie
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Weird Al
Randy Rainbow
Novelty cover bands
Local coffee shop acts
My friends
Weird Al
Randy Rainbow
Novelty cover bands
Local coffee shop acts
My friends
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"oh, you research literature? you must get to read all the time, how fun!"
*me, going through every single (digital) issue of an 18th century daily newspaper to make a spreadsheet listing number of advertisements and the portion of them that were for books*
*me, going through every single (digital) issue of an 18th century daily newspaper to make a spreadsheet listing number of advertisements and the portion of them that were for books*
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"oh, you research literature? you must get to read all the time, how fun!"
*me, going through every single (digital) issue of an 18th century daily newspaper to make a spreadsheet listing number of advertisements and the portion of them that were for books*
*me, going through every single (digital) issue of an 18th century daily newspaper to make a spreadsheet listing number of advertisements and the portion of them that were for books*
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AI slop. it's what's for dinner. Thanks tech overlords! Keep looking in the mirror while you sing the song about your utopian genius!
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
AI slop. it's what's for dinner. Thanks tech overlords! Keep looking in the mirror while you sing the song about your utopian genius!
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I have often seen masculinity, conventional version, as a constant renunciation, in return for corrosive power. All the things you're not allowed to like, enjoy, do, say, wear, but (metaphorically speaking) this straitjacket comes with a gun.
So many men go through life like that. You can play poker because it's right-coded, you can't enjoy fruity alcoholic drinks because they're women-coded, you can't lick an ice cream cone because it's gay-coded. All day, every day, choosing and judging things based on coding for narrow norms.
November 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I have often seen masculinity, conventional version, as a constant renunciation, in return for corrosive power. All the things you're not allowed to like, enjoy, do, say, wear, but (metaphorically speaking) this straitjacket comes with a gun.
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Finally all of the inner senshi are complete!
It will be a while before starting the outers
It will be a while before starting the outers
November 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Finally all of the inner senshi are complete!
It will be a while before starting the outers
It will be a while before starting the outers
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Of course I enjoyed Wicked Part 2 but "I ask forgiveness for the things I've done you blame me for" may be the worst apology I've ever heard
November 26, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Of course I enjoyed Wicked Part 2 but "I ask forgiveness for the things I've done you blame me for" may be the worst apology I've ever heard
See the followup comment for a minor correction about which lines are who, but anyway, awesome.
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
See the followup comment for a minor correction about which lines are who, but anyway, awesome.
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when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG mr.funkys0ul
IG mr.funkys0ul
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
when trying on pants, do this in the store. then tell the sales associate "the menswear guy told me to do this."
IG mr.funkys0ul
IG mr.funkys0ul
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I'm researching the silent 1914 Wizard of Oz films and one of them has a Minecraft cat
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I'm researching the silent 1914 Wizard of Oz films and one of them has a Minecraft cat
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oh man, is THIS why people aren’t watching video essays anymore?
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
oh man, is THIS why people aren’t watching video essays anymore?
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they had goth baddies in the 17th century as evidenced by the fact that a woman named Caterine Morte had a skull coat of arms
November 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
they had goth baddies in the 17th century as evidenced by the fact that a woman named Caterine Morte had a skull coat of arms
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if you're still writing using the hero's journey, your mind is closed to all the possibilities
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
if you're still writing using the hero's journey, your mind is closed to all the possibilities
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GARAMA!
pattern by Ami_amour (Instagram)
pattern by Ami_amour (Instagram)
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 AM
GARAMA!
pattern by Ami_amour (Instagram)
pattern by Ami_amour (Instagram)
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Elphaba: Like a seed dropped
Me: Probably by a penguin
Elphaba: by a skybird
Me: FUCK
Me: Probably by a penguin
Elphaba: by a skybird
Me: FUCK
November 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Elphaba: Like a seed dropped
Me: Probably by a penguin
Elphaba: by a skybird
Me: FUCK
Me: Probably by a penguin
Elphaba: by a skybird
Me: FUCK
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People say, "nobody wants AI in video games," but that's not true.
There's definitely a group of people who would love AI in their video games, but unfortunately, none of them are willing to pay for art, so that's not going to translate into sales.
There's definitely a group of people who would love AI in their video games, but unfortunately, none of them are willing to pay for art, so that's not going to translate into sales.
November 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
People say, "nobody wants AI in video games," but that's not true.
There's definitely a group of people who would love AI in their video games, but unfortunately, none of them are willing to pay for art, so that's not going to translate into sales.
There's definitely a group of people who would love AI in their video games, but unfortunately, none of them are willing to pay for art, so that's not going to translate into sales.
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This is a huge win that you might have missed last week: we successfully pressured airlines to shut down their data broker, which was selling passenger data to the government without a court order. I'm going to keep at it until other industries to follow suit.
After 404 Media's months-long reporting and pressure from lawmakers, the data broker owned by the U.S.’s major airlines will now shut down a program in which it sold access to hundreds of millions of flight records to the government and let agencies track peoples’ movements without a warrant.
November 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This is a huge win that you might have missed last week: we successfully pressured airlines to shut down their data broker, which was selling passenger data to the government without a court order. I'm going to keep at it until other industries to follow suit.
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In LucasArts adventure games, the protagonist is often given the chance to say "I'm selling these fine leather jackets." This is a subtle reference to jackets, the popular upper body garment.
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
November 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
In LucasArts adventure games, the protagonist is often given the chance to say "I'm selling these fine leather jackets." This is a subtle reference to jackets, the popular upper body garment.
This thread is so good aghhh ❤️
A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
November 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This thread is so good aghhh ❤️
Look, it's not my fault that "Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc" is the funniest possible answer, okay
if you were gonna get a tramp stamp of a line from a horror movie what would you get?
November 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Look, it's not my fault that "Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc" is the funniest possible answer, okay