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they/them. 30s, queer weirdo / i have many obsessions / please feel free to yoink and improve upon any alt text I post / check out my bots: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ogqmwdmv2jnptani4oitrjfr/lists/3lmczrhwb3m2p

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skies (they/them) @skiesofpluto.bsky.social · 1d

i have added about a dozen more thermal stickers to the site. all tested, some converted to work in black in white. stickers.nekoweb.org

Thermal Stickers

a growing library of anti-fascist thermal sticker designs.

stickers.nekoweb.org

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 1h

yeah atms have a withdrawal limit

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1d

The DNC legit sent me two copies of an email with the subject line "You are not an ATM"

but guess what the email was about

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skies (they/them) @skiesofpluto.bsky.social · 1h

(i won't buy kitchen goods from amazon, lack of quality control means you don't even know if that shit is actually food safe)

skies (they/them) @skiesofpluto.bsky.social · 1h

we have a couple nice wooden boards for serving food, but we need a new 'slab for doing lots of chopping on'

skies (they/them) @skiesofpluto.bsky.social · 1h

yo does anyone know a good brand for functional cutting boards? not pretty, durable, large, machine washable?

we have a reeeal old thick plastic one that has served well, but i just noticed it's so scored up it feels soft and has surface bubbles >_< so i know what i'm getting my dad for his bday

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Unwoman @unwoman.com · 2h

The reality of this is why I have issues seeing hundreds of henchmen sacrifice themselves for a movie bad guy. Maybe that's always been Hollywood indulging evil rich dude fantasies.

ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 7h

www.bbc.com/news/article...

"I once met a former bodyguard of one billionaire with his own "bunker", who told me his security team's first priority, if this really did happen, would be to eliminate said boss and get in the bunker themselves. And he didn't seem to be joking."

Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we be worried?

The debate is ramping up about what happens if - or when - computer intelligence overtakes humans

www.bbc.com

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Its ruaa @itsmeio.bsky.social · 3h

The very least they could do for us urgently is to place a mental health doctor’s station every 100 meters across Gaza.

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skies (they/them) @skiesofpluto.bsky.social · 3h

im trying to find a good large-ish file and apparently imgflip has ai now 😖

skies (they/them) @skiesofpluto.bsky.social · 3h

this may be over-ambitious lmao. it is not easy to convert. but the concept works so well

skies (they/them) @skiesofpluto.bsky.social · 3h

i'm going to make the batman breaking a gun meme but it's for AI

and also try to make it work in b&w

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skies (they/them) @skiesofpluto.bsky.social · 3h

are there any recognizable symbols for AI besides the sparkle emoji?

(and unfortunately i think we lost that battle as soon as every big company rolled out their sparkle emoji AI updates to all our machines)

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skies (they/them) @skiesofpluto.bsky.social · 4h

going 'shh' and patting my face and reminding myself that not all anti-fascist protest media has to be copyleft. we work in coalition with people whose views don't 100% align with our own. etc.

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skies (they/them) @skiesofpluto.bsky.social · 22h

where do i get some good old fashioned wwii anti-fascist propaganda

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skies (they/them) @skiesofpluto.bsky.social · 4h

i should find some time to spend in the help with alt text tag again

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 1d

When we write or draw porn or erotica, we get banned from having a bank account and our livelihoods get seized even if we give it away for free.

When billionaires steal what we've written or drawn to churn out a slop-approximate of porn, they're allowed to charge for it.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 1d

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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stitch 🔞 @stitch.bsky.social · 1d

If you haven't checked it out yet, @adrierising.bsky.social and I dropped two episodes for #PagesAndPrejudice about kinktober, swerfs, and so much more!

Ep 48: spotify.link/5hhts0KqsXb
Ep 49: spotify.link/JU7sgZ9qsXb

E48: It's a Communal Fridge

spotify.link

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skies (they/them) @skiesofpluto.bsky.social · 4h

note to self, go back and find that post and add alt text cause it rocks

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 14h

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 5h

The Flytrap uses a company called Acta for this. For $2 you can access the one article you want to read that day.

alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 5h

NEWS OUTLETS
could you please offer an opportunity for me to buy an article a la carte

many times i don't want to subscribe because i don't want you to keep sending me shit. i do not want a continued relationship. but i would absolutely spend a nominal amount to read an article Right Now

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quiver of dildos | pie | ✨🚀 @piebutt.bsky.social · 6h

this shit really makes money not...sound....real

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 6h

OpenAI has pledged to spend $1 trillion in the next five years.

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cute slime bot @cuteslimebot.bsky.social · 2d

A grey slime blob with cute eyes, on a pink flower-patterned background.

skies (they/them) @skiesofpluto.bsky.social · 4h

thank u!

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The Dreaded Abighoul @popeguilty.bsky.social · 5h

Back on Twitter I used to occasionally post about how if you have conservative relatives they're spending their time immersed in propaganda designed to persuade them that your murder is not only a sad necessity but a wonderful thing, deserved and to be looked forward to

Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 5h

Now?

A mainstream Republican can spend 10+ hours a day immersed in that media, never really having to leave it.

They can make horrible shit their entire personality, the only thing they talk about, and spend all day every day immersed in it.

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Choco Spice @chocotaurnsfw.bsky.social · 1d

I had my little theory that the war on porn games/art/writing was, in part, to try to make AI scraping easier, but now I can add "it was astroturfing to take out the ethical, artisanal, actually artistic competition."

Alex Degen (Magic Serple 2025) @adactivity.bsky.social · 1d

This is cool after the war on everything called “porn” by platforms and payment processors. A machine that stole all your words can generate and sell “erotica” but you can’t haaa

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 1d

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

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skies (they/them) @skiesofpluto.bsky.social · 4h

hello

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 6h

Mmmm idk did Greek riot cops "scuffle" with doctors protesting poor public healthcare services or did Greek riot cops "fire volleys of pepper spray and used shields and batons to" brutalize doctors protesting poor public healthcare services?

Greek riot police scuffle with protesting doctors during hospital tour by PM Mitsotakis

Riot police have scuffled with medical staff at an Athens public hospital, after dozens of staff gathered to protest the state of public health services during a visit to the hospital by the country’s...

apnews.com

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