Alch
@alchtheartist.bsky.social
Writer/Artist/tech nerd. Under construction.
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
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lol you'll never convince me a huge part of the reluctance isn't that there's no legal way to make UBI white-only.
Lotta white people in this country are happy to lose as long as nobody Black or brown wins.
Lotta white people in this country are happy to lose as long as nobody Black or brown wins.
I wish more people didn't get mad because "why can't I have $1000 a month for nothing!"
And instead went "why not universal basic income?"
And instead went "why not universal basic income?"
December 3, 2025 at 7:49 AM
lol you'll never convince me a huge part of the reluctance isn't that there's no legal way to make UBI white-only.
Lotta white people in this country are happy to lose as long as nobody Black or brown wins.
Lotta white people in this country are happy to lose as long as nobody Black or brown wins.
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Corporations have shit the bed on streaming so bad they made a political cartoon from The Onion unironically correct:
December 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Corporations have shit the bed on streaming so bad they made a political cartoon from The Onion unironically correct:
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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Seems like Crunchyroll is really going for using AI so I think I will be looking for an alternative way to watch anime and I encourage fellow Crunchyroll subscribers to do the same unless they reverse these decisions.
At least two people have brought up Zeta Gundam's dub on Crunchyroll having used AI closed captions for a while.
I've been rewatching Zeta Gundam dubbed on my phone for a while on the CR app (the PS5 app doesn't seem to offer closed captions). Tried to capture with my laptop camera here.
Line is "Haman, what's keeping you? The AEUG fleet has encircled Gryps II." Been like this for some time.
Line is "Haman, what's keeping you? The AEUG fleet has encircled Gryps II." Been like this for some time.
December 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Seems like Crunchyroll is really going for using AI so I think I will be looking for an alternative way to watch anime and I encourage fellow Crunchyroll subscribers to do the same unless they reverse these decisions.
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It’s 2050 and a teen girl is torrenting a .tar.gz file of all the consciousnesses of all the tech bros who uploaded themselves into the cloud in a bid for immortality and modding them into The Sims 4
August 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
It’s 2050 and a teen girl is torrenting a .tar.gz file of all the consciousnesses of all the tech bros who uploaded themselves into the cloud in a bid for immortality and modding them into The Sims 4
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here's an updated guide on how to remove all of the AI from Firefox
November 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
here's an updated guide on how to remove all of the AI from Firefox
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'Tis the season once again!
Around this time of year, people who strung their Christmas lights the wrong way start wandering into hardware stores looking for what they later find out is often called a "suicide cable."
Around this time of year, people who strung their Christmas lights the wrong way start wandering into hardware stores looking for what they later find out is often called a "suicide cable."
December 1, 2025 at 3:58 AM
'Tis the season once again!
Around this time of year, people who strung their Christmas lights the wrong way start wandering into hardware stores looking for what they later find out is often called a "suicide cable."
Around this time of year, people who strung their Christmas lights the wrong way start wandering into hardware stores looking for what they later find out is often called a "suicide cable."
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In case you were wondering where to send your thoughts on the AI "dub" of Banana Fish, you can do so here.
Be polite--and I *mean* that--but so long as you're polite, feel free to let them know exactly how you feel about the AI "dub."
Be polite--and I *mean* that--but so long as you're polite, feel free to let them know exactly how you feel about the AI "dub."
That I can do.
Search Prime Video for the title (I went with Banana Fish), then click on Details, and scroll past the Cast page to "Send Us Feedback."
Search Prime Video for the title (I went with Banana Fish), then click on Details, and scroll past the Cast page to "Send Us Feedback."
November 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
In case you were wondering where to send your thoughts on the AI "dub" of Banana Fish, you can do so here.
Be polite--and I *mean* that--but so long as you're polite, feel free to let them know exactly how you feel about the AI "dub."
Be polite--and I *mean* that--but so long as you're polite, feel free to let them know exactly how you feel about the AI "dub."
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Probably way too old to be making memes, but it felt relevant.
November 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Probably way too old to be making memes, but it felt relevant.
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AI-generated assets
November 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
AI-generated assets
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I should do this. I never have. Not once in my life.
And every year get hit by the taxes wrecking ball.
Take the advice that I don't.
And every year get hit by the taxes wrecking ball.
Take the advice that I don't.
FREELANCER TIP: THE 25% RULE!
The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!
The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!
Just calculated how much I will have to pay in self-employment taxes since I've never been a contract employee before and
Oh my god?????
This is awful?????
The US government finds a new way to devastate me every day 🫠
Oh my god?????
This is awful?????
The US government finds a new way to devastate me every day 🫠
November 30, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I should do this. I never have. Not once in my life.
And every year get hit by the taxes wrecking ball.
Take the advice that I don't.
And every year get hit by the taxes wrecking ball.
Take the advice that I don't.
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Can't get over how accurately this meme describes my excursions to the Bethesda UK office:
November 29, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Can't get over how accurately this meme describes my excursions to the Bethesda UK office:
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I try to avoid binary thinking, but...
There are only two types of people in the world.
"I had to suffer, so should they."
Or "I had to suffer, and I will work to help others so they don't have to."
There are only two types of people in the world.
"I had to suffer, so should they."
Or "I had to suffer, and I will work to help others so they don't have to."
November 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I try to avoid binary thinking, but...
There are only two types of people in the world.
"I had to suffer, so should they."
Or "I had to suffer, and I will work to help others so they don't have to."
There are only two types of people in the world.
"I had to suffer, so should they."
Or "I had to suffer, and I will work to help others so they don't have to."
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Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
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NEw black Friday sales be like BUY TWO AND YOU PAY FOR BOTH OF THEM 🤗❤️
November 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
NEw black Friday sales be like BUY TWO AND YOU PAY FOR BOTH OF THEM 🤗❤️
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I love when this stuff comes up every once in a while to remind people just how much nobody in corporate/studio wants you to own anything.
This was an easy bullshit thing you could see a mile away. Just like crypto, just like NFT, and just like the push for current genai and other LLM projects.
This was an easy bullshit thing you could see a mile away. Just like crypto, just like NFT, and just like the push for current genai and other LLM projects.
DivX and Circuit City would also offer 'DivX Gold' discs (or convert existing ones to Gold) too that would have unlimited plays - at the studios' discretion.
November 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I love when this stuff comes up every once in a while to remind people just how much nobody in corporate/studio wants you to own anything.
This was an easy bullshit thing you could see a mile away. Just like crypto, just like NFT, and just like the push for current genai and other LLM projects.
This was an easy bullshit thing you could see a mile away. Just like crypto, just like NFT, and just like the push for current genai and other LLM projects.
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@crunchyroll.com I've unsubbed to your service and encourage others to do the same until you cease your AI usage.
November 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
@crunchyroll.com I've unsubbed to your service and encourage others to do the same until you cease your AI usage.
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This shit is why I'm getting less and less work on anime and having to scramble to ask around with YouTubers for help letting me do their CCs just to pay my damn rent. There's enough anime to caption out there that I should not be fucking struggling.
After publishing this article, I've heard from many that CR seems to be using AI to produce dub CCs. Now, thanks to a slip-up CR had with episode 6 dub of The Banished Court Magician, we can say that with 100% certainty: Crunchyroll is using the AI service Ollang.com for its dub closed captions!
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
This shit is why I'm getting less and less work on anime and having to scramble to ask around with YouTubers for help letting me do their CCs just to pay my damn rent. There's enough anime to caption out there that I should not be fucking struggling.
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happy turkey day
November 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
happy turkey day
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City Hunter Omnibus Volume 1: (Manga) by Tsukasa Hojo $1.99
Genres: Manga, Seinen, Shounen
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Genres: Manga, Seinen, Shounen
#books #booksky #ad
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November 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
City Hunter Omnibus Volume 1: (Manga) by Tsukasa Hojo $1.99
Genres: Manga, Seinen, Shounen
#books #booksky #ad
amzn.to/4iszwnG
Genres: Manga, Seinen, Shounen
#books #booksky #ad
amzn.to/4iszwnG
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Telling people to 'live within their means' is pissing me off. People are living in tents, vehicles, and shelters while working full time jobs.
You can't out-budget an economy that turns basic necessity into a luxury.
Stop saying that shit to people.
You can't out-budget an economy that turns basic necessity into a luxury.
Stop saying that shit to people.
November 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Telling people to 'live within their means' is pissing me off. People are living in tents, vehicles, and shelters while working full time jobs.
You can't out-budget an economy that turns basic necessity into a luxury.
Stop saying that shit to people.
You can't out-budget an economy that turns basic necessity into a luxury.
Stop saying that shit to people.