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Eva Emiel
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Thoughts on art, design, tech and being human. Sometimes I draw and write stories. they/she/he

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Just so you know: if I ever have to show ID to access a social media platform I will simply not use that social media platform.
bsky.app Bluesky @bsky.app · 1d
v1.111 is live today!

We've upgraded our Age Assurance system to comply with upcoming laws in Australia and other regions, and to restore access to people over 18 in Mississippi.

Plus, we fixed some bugs and laid the groundwork for improved "who to follow" suggestions in the near future.
December 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
evaemiel.com
I suspect most people don't know where this is going because it feels odd that critiques on genAI use would in fact also use genAI's. And yet.
cfiesler.bsky.social Dr. Casey Fiesler @cfiesler.bsky.social · 4d
Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.

I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
The Psychological Impact of Digital Isolation: How AI-Driven Social Interactions Shape Human Behavior and Mental Well-Being Felix Eling 3697-3705 Apr 30, 2025 Education The Psychological Impact of Digital Isolation: How AI-Driven Social Interactions Shape Human Behavior and Mental Well-Being Felix Eling Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Gulu College of Health Sciences, Gulu City, Northern Uganda DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2025.90400265 Received: 13 March 2025; Revised: 22 March 2025; Accepted: 25 March 2025; Published: 30 April 2025 ABSTRACT The increasing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in social interactions has transformed how humans experience companionship, communication, and mental well-being. This review examines the psychological impact of AI-driven social interactions, focusing on virtual assistants, AI chatbots, and digital companions. It explores the benefits, risks, and ethical concerns associated with AI companionship. A systematic review methodology was employed, detailing inclusion criteria, databases searched, and analysis techniques. Findings suggest that while AI can offer emotional relief and support, over-reliance may disrupt real-world social bonding. Ethical concerns such as data privacy, emotional manipulation, and regulatory gaps are highlighted. The study underscores the need for balanced AI integration in human socialization. The study also addresses gaps in previous literature by examining AI’s influence on different demographic groups and cultural contexts.
December 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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kingsbookstore.bsky.social
me, begging, tears in my eyes: please. please just tell me what the book is about. the plot. please a book annotation on the cover, unfazed: A Subversive Masterpiece. A Deep And Touching Story. The New York Times Bestseller. Go Fuck Yourself
November 30, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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themountaingoats.bsky.social
re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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davidrvetter.bsky.social
You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
evaemiel.com
Essentialism is bad my friends, one way ticket to even more fascism.
moreperfectunion.bsky.social More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 22d
Researchers are now saying that AI can find correlations between facial characteristics and success on the job.

The Economist says that corporations would have a “strong incentive” to deploy this technology when looking at applicants.
November 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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So we're just seeing the tip of the iceberg with the psychological shit chatgpt is causing. This is going to take decades of people's lives to patch up, if it can be patched at all.
November 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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scottmccloud.bsky.social
A rare interview with the creators of the always-funny, always-brilliant, and *usually*-sexy—or occasionally anti-sexy—OGLAF!

Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
Talking Oglaf with Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne: 'We'd stay up all night drawing stuff to make each other laugh' - The Comics Journal
Other than some time off every year for Christmas, Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne have delivered a new Oglaf comic, skewering fantasy tropes with absolutely not safe for work humor, every week since 2008...
www.tcj.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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edentimm.bsky.social
theres posts going around to turn off the "rude poster" moderation in your settings, and I decided to also set everything else to "warn" (bc bsky had them auto set to "hide") and ive encountered some posts with these "warnings" that were so innocuous they made me laugh out loud
the advanced bluesky moderation page. I've turned most settings to "warn"because I'm surious so see what they consider "extreme" or "threats" and completely turned off the "rude" moderation, because it's stupid
November 7, 2025 at 4:21 AM
evaemiel.com
Only just getting started learning to be a therapist but the stuff in Theratpy feels pretty right to me. (if played up for entertainment value)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgoI...
THERATPY Episode 4: Session III
YouTube video by beetlerat
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
evaemiel.com
"Our forums are now read only because we have a new community space: join our Discord channel!"

hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate
November 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
evaemiel.com
Ah, the 'avocado toast' argument is back in force for a new generation. Lovely.
paleofuture.bsky.social Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Oct 31
“At the same time, more than half of Gen Z members say they are struggling to make ends meet, yet a majority buy themselves a small treat, such as a pastry, coffee, or sweet, at least once a week. That can lead to overspending…”

archive.ph/2TI8J
Why are young people spending so much money?
October 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
evaemiel.com
I used to think the bad guy in stories having the sole motivation of 'wanting to destroy the world' was just some shoddy writing but I guess reality has proven me wrong about that.
October 31, 2025 at 9:34 AM
evaemiel.com
I have now learned about the term deathist against my will and must inflict this upon others.
October 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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olivia.science
I am close to tears; they listened and made an english version apache.be/2025/10/24/b...

@apache.be you rule 🖤
October 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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bethanyblack.bsky.social
Keep seeing people saying “everyone wants a village but no one wants to be a villager” and I feel that’s so wrong. I think everyone to a degree wants to connect with the people around them but they don’t always know how.

I really struggle with social stuff, but I love being useful.
October 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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kanaratron.bsky.social
I'm still thinking about this show two years later.
A still from Scavenger's Reign. A man sits on the floor of a space capsule. An alien creature emerges from a porthole in front of him. A still from Scavenger's Reign. A landing capsule sits upon red soil with large white structures erupting from the ground. A still from Scavenger's Reign. Some characters explore an alien forest. A still from Scavenger's Reign. A character sits among alien vegetation.
October 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
evaemiel.com
A whole bunch of software systems that can't be used today because they require an online login. Reliance on an internet connection remains such a volatile point of failure, it's time we start building robust systems with fail safes again.
dhothersall.bsky.social Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · Oct 20
There's an AWS outage this morning impacting lots of services; it started around 07.30 UK time. People who use services like Alexa as their alarm clocks have just had a helpful reminder that using a device reliant on connectivity to carry out a task that doesn't need connectivity is not a good idea.
October 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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dimespin.bsky.social
Sleep is a biological necessity, and sleep deprivation has real physical, psychological, and social consequences that need to be taken seriously. The way our society treats it as slothful to sleep according to natural rhythms (including midday naps and variant chronotypes like night owls) is evil.
zachweinersmith.bsky.social Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · Oct 16
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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bestsloth.bsky.social
Blockety block block BLOCK!!!
October 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
evaemiel.com
And all of a sudden the future of Linux is bright.
tomwarren.co.uk Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · Oct 16
This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...
Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it
Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.
www.theverge.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
evaemiel.com
So many sentiments in this one that I share. Mostly re: the state of social media, but also: "I have spent a not insignificant number of hours writing some absolutely criminal CSS"
aworkinglibrary.com mandy brown @aworkinglibrary.com · Oct 13
Semi-regular reminder that wherever you’re reading this, it’s likely not where I wrote it. https://aworkinglibrary.com/writing/coming-home
Coming home
Into the gap.
aworkinglibrary.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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trans.bsky.social
the Prussian police reports on Karl Marx from 1853 prove that leftists have always had immense Disco Elysium dirtbag energy.
A portrait of Harry DuBois from Disco Elysium as Karl Marx. Excerpts from the 1853 Prussian Secret Police Report on Karl Marx are quoted. They all kind of read like fucked up Pokédex entries: 1. "In private life Marx is an extremely disorderly, cynical human being, and a bad host. He leads the existence of a real Bohemian intellectual." 2. "His large piercing fiery eyes have something demonically sinister about them. However, one can tell at first glance he is a man of genius and energy." 3. "Washing, grooming and changing his linen are things he does rarely, and he likes to get drunk." 4. "He is idle for days on end, but he will work night and day with tireless endurance when he has a great deal of work to do." 5. "He often stays up all night, and then lies down fully clothed on the sofa at midday and sleeps till evening, untroubled by the comings and goings of the whole world." - Prussian Police Report on Karl Marx, 1853
April 19, 2024 at 1:01 AM
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This is wild.
jacksapoch.bsky.social Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · Oct 8
NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
October 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
evaemiel.com
At this point I'm very willing to pay for one of the bluesky alternatives so I can be done with this place. A cooperative, self-sustaining social media platform would be very nice.
aliafonzy.blacksky.app Aveta👾🇭🇹 @aliafonzy.blacksky.app · Oct 6
Unfortunate update: Link reached out to BlueSky and got email back now on reason.

His appeal is denied. He will remain permanently banned on BlueSky’s side.

Here are the screenshots he just sent me as of 8:22 AM EST(my time)
A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team with the subject line “Bluesky Account Behavior” sent at 22:15. The email states that a Bluesky account controlled by the recipient, with the handle @spacelawshitpost.me, posted a reply with an image where the alt text reads: Charlie Kirk sitting in a white T-shirt that says “Freedom.” A negative consequence follows. The email indicates this post violates Community Guidelines regarding violent or threatening speech, specifically listing threats of violence or physical harm against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public, and incitement of self-harm or suicide.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ A screenshot of an email continuation from the Bluesky Moderation Team displaying a bulleted list of Community Guidelines violations. The first bullet point describes threats of violence or physical harm as including threats or encouragement of violence against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public. The second bullet point defines incitement of self-harm or suicide as content that encourages self-harm or suicide. The third bullet point explains wishes of harm as expressions of a desire for harm directed at a specific person or group. Below the bullets, a paragraph states that users may not use Bluesky to break the law or cause harm to others and that all users must be treated with respect. The next paragraph informs the recipient that as a result of these violations, your account has been taken down. A closing paragraph thanks the user for doing their part to keep Bluesky a welcoming and empowering place for all users and instructs them to email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz if they have questions or wish to appeal the decision. The email ends with the signature Bluesky Moderation Team.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ A screenshot of an email reply from a user with the initials AJ and profile picture to the Bluesky Moderation Team, sent at 08:01 with the subject line Re: Bluesky Account Behavior. The email states the user wants to appeal the decision, asserting there was no threatening or violent connotation behind their use of the image. The user explains that the Charlie Kirk post is not a threat but rather a reaction meme expressing disappointment, with no threat made and no incitement of violence. The user mentions they have attached multiple examples and explanations, specifically 12 images in total, demonstrating the use of the image as a reaction meme. Below this text is a blue hyperlink to a Bluesky post URL. At the bottom of the screenshot is an embedded image showing a Bluesky post from a user with the handle @britculpsapp.bsky.social with several emoji reactions and a repost indicator showing Bluesky Elder. The post text reads: how to explain: this has been used as a reaction image to spending $20 on doordashing wendy’s & isn’t a threat. The timestamp shows October 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team sent at 08:11 with the subject line Re: Bluesky Account Behavior addressed To: Hide My Email. The email reads: Hi there, Thank you for reaching out to appeal the takedown of your account on Bluesky. We have carefully reviewed your case, including the information you provided and the activity that led to the suspension of your account. After investigating, we have determined that your account activity was in violation of our community guidelines, specifically promoting hateful content or being disruptive to other users. We take these guidelines seriously to ensure a safe and respectful environment for all our users. As a result, we regret to inform you that your appeal has been denied, and your account will remain suspended. This decision is final and cannot be reversed. We understand that this may be disappointing news, but we must prioritize the well-being of our community and maintain a consistent enforcement of our policies. We encourage you to review our community guidelines to better understand the expectations we have for user behavior on our platform. Please do not create new accounts, since those will be taken down for ban evasion. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
October 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM