bucolic dirtbag
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whitney they/her, going to art school in my 40s to legitimize my hobbies
Art can be found at boldfashioned.com
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bucolic dirtbag
@boldfashioned.com
· Oct 17
There’s some finishes I’ll get to this weekend but I did create my dream S/S 94 Westwood inspired gown.
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I think someone should redacted redacted redacted openai redacted sam altman redacted redacted with a redacted and anyone defending them with a redacted
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I think someone should redacted redacted redacted openai redacted sam altman redacted redacted with a redacted and anyone defending them with a redacted
Watching Krull because I had a powerful yearning for practical special effects.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Watching Krull because I had a powerful yearning for practical special effects.
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Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
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No one at the rap battle will wait for me to type my prompts
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
No one at the rap battle will wait for me to type my prompts
I got the first layer of my background down, despite realizing the tv speaker in my painting space is atrocious.
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I got the first layer of my background down, despite realizing the tv speaker in my painting space is atrocious.
Bravely working on art even though I have not successfully achieved the melancholic, gothic, ethereal, but noise playlist my heart wanted for this project.
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Bravely working on art even though I have not successfully achieved the melancholic, gothic, ethereal, but noise playlist my heart wanted for this project.
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Tattoos ought to be HSA/FSA eligible as mental health expenses.
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Tattoos ought to be HSA/FSA eligible as mental health expenses.
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Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.
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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
maybe i am going insane
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Me for most of this: aww so sweet
Me at the end: fucking lmao
Me at the end: fucking lmao
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Me for most of this: aww so sweet
Me at the end: fucking lmao
Me at the end: fucking lmao
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My friend Emily Walton wrote a book about racial exclusion, studying the place where we live, the Upper Valley of NH/VT. Pretty wild to read a study of the place you live! Anyway, out tomorrow, very well done with lots of data and interviews. www.amazon.com/Homesick-Rac...
Homesick: Race and Exclusion in Rural New England
Homesick: Race and Exclusion in Rural New England [Walton, Emily] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Homesick: Race and Exclusion in Rural New England
www.amazon.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
My friend Emily Walton wrote a book about racial exclusion, studying the place where we live, the Upper Valley of NH/VT. Pretty wild to read a study of the place you live! Anyway, out tomorrow, very well done with lots of data and interviews. www.amazon.com/Homesick-Rac...
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I only care about Jacob Elordi when he looks like monster. I saw a pic of him normal and it was like seeing Beast as a human guy, get out of here
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I only care about Jacob Elordi when he looks like monster. I saw a pic of him normal and it was like seeing Beast as a human guy, get out of here
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the only good thing about genAI is that it got me to really love seeing bad art, because I know a person put in time and effort, made themselves vulnerable by showing it to others, and is trying to improve. I value that more than anything now
November 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
the only good thing about genAI is that it got me to really love seeing bad art, because I know a person put in time and effort, made themselves vulnerable by showing it to others, and is trying to improve. I value that more than anything now
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Cannot make this up.
November 24, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Cannot make this up.
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"The lives of the Black artists who make up Black excellence were shaped by the institutions of the past century, which were rooted in a belief in a common public good and a deep appreciation for the history of artistic craft. We are living through the destruction of all that."
You all MUST READ this piece by Kaitlyn Greenidge about the power of art to “exist outside of a tech lord’s algorithm.”
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-...
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-...
The Artist Who Reminds Us that Another Way Is Possible
The late artist Abigail McGrath cultivated a creative life for herself filled with freedom, joy, and a commitment to beauty. In an age of authoritarianism and algorithms, it’s a kind of life worth pro...
www.harpersbazaar.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
"The lives of the Black artists who make up Black excellence were shaped by the institutions of the past century, which were rooted in a belief in a common public good and a deep appreciation for the history of artistic craft. We are living through the destruction of all that."
Aughra from the Dark Crystal remains the absolute pinnacle of character design for me.
November 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Aughra from the Dark Crystal remains the absolute pinnacle of character design for me.
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I wish the creators of children’s shows understood that all the children want is to be a little bit frightened.
November 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I wish the creators of children’s shows understood that all the children want is to be a little bit frightened.
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Turns out this was all much ado about nothing and Google isn’t using your Gmail to train AI and if wanna turn all that stuff back on you can get your spam filters back
Looks like the article has been updated to suggest maybe they misread the policy.
I see people complaining that this also disabled their spam filters, though I still see new messages showing up in spam so it's still working fine for me after disabling things.
I see people complaining that this also disabled their spam filters, though I still see new messages showing up in spam so it's still working fine for me after disabling things.
[Correction] Gmail can read your emails and attachments to power "smart features"
Did you know that Gmail can use your emails and attachments for its smart features? Here's how to check your settings.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Turns out this was all much ado about nothing and Google isn’t using your Gmail to train AI and if wanna turn all that stuff back on you can get your spam filters back
Being insufferable and sending my colorist pictures of Helen Frankenthaler paintings as inspiration
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Being insufferable and sending my colorist pictures of Helen Frankenthaler paintings as inspiration
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sorry to Wizard of Oz post, but I was raised on the Midwestern cut of the film where Oz is in black and white and Kansas is in color so that we would be discouraged from flights of fancy and excited to return to farm work
November 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
sorry to Wizard of Oz post, but I was raised on the Midwestern cut of the film where Oz is in black and white and Kansas is in color so that we would be discouraged from flights of fancy and excited to return to farm work
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Community isn’t something you show up to consume. It requires you to contribute, collaborate, and commit-create.
If you want community, you have to be community.
#craftivism
If you want community, you have to be community.
#craftivism
November 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Community isn’t something you show up to consume. It requires you to contribute, collaborate, and commit-create.
If you want community, you have to be community.
#craftivism
If you want community, you have to be community.
#craftivism
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“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
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There has been a noticeable reticence in left and liberal circles to voice full-throated support for pornography, even as it's become increasingly clear what the open end goals of the censorship movement are
In a lot of ways other leftists chose this path folks. They shrugged and didn’t care when Patreon banned a ton of hypnosis and TF creators, or when YouTube started their ASMR crackdown. Now it’s coming for queer porn creators, more and more. Who will stand up?
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
There has been a noticeable reticence in left and liberal circles to voice full-throated support for pornography, even as it's become increasingly clear what the open end goals of the censorship movement are