Ruby Quail
@quail.bsky.social
pretty artist designer, and technologist with red hair, I make gay art and write code for @acmilabs.bsky.social,🏳️⚧️ girl, (she/her) https://rubyquail.design (also @rubyquaildesign elsewhere)
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Ruby Quail
@quail.bsky.social
· Oct 18
Hello all I'm Ruby, I'm a designer, technologist, and artist. I currently design, write code, and prototype for ACMI, and I have mostly generative digital art practice. I enjoy weird gender™️ and sci-fi stories as well as puzzle games. Felathea Aeortis In Sofia (FFXIV)
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RIP Alice Wong, author, #HumanRights activist, disabled warrior and fierce with it! Farewell @sfdirewolf.bsky.social
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If you haven't heard of Alice Wong, here's an interview from earlier in 2025 on her receiving a 2024 MacArthur ‘genius’ award.
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www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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If you haven't heard of Alice Wong, here's an interview from earlier in 2025 on her receiving a 2024 MacArthur ‘genius’ award.
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www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Disability advocate Alice Wong on resistance in the new year: ‘Life is a dumpster fire, but I’m not alone’
The activist, who received a 2024 MacArthur ‘genius’ grant, reflects on a moment that changed her life – and why she finds hope in sci-fi
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
RIP Alice Wong, author, #HumanRights activist, disabled warrior and fierce with it! Farewell @sfdirewolf.bsky.social
😢
If you haven't heard of Alice Wong, here's an interview from earlier in 2025 on her receiving a 2024 MacArthur ‘genius’ award.
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www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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If you haven't heard of Alice Wong, here's an interview from earlier in 2025 on her receiving a 2024 MacArthur ‘genius’ award.
🏆
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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but that works best when other options exist and the others don’t really exist at all.
what irritates me a lot is that with the massive shortcomings included, DAV still has better inclusion than basically any AAA RPG… BG3 included. sigh
what irritates me a lot is that with the massive shortcomings included, DAV still has better inclusion than basically any AAA RPG… BG3 included. sigh
November 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
but that works best when other options exist and the others don’t really exist at all.
what irritates me a lot is that with the massive shortcomings included, DAV still has better inclusion than basically any AAA RPG… BG3 included. sigh
what irritates me a lot is that with the massive shortcomings included, DAV still has better inclusion than basically any AAA RPG… BG3 included. sigh
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People used to throw rocks at you until you died for this kind of stuff
The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power: on.nbc10.com/7XM8xrf
People can text with Jesus on a controversial new app. How does it work?
Artificial intelligence app Text With Jesus lets users chat with biblical figures and it is raising debate over faith and technology.
on.nbc10.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
People used to throw rocks at you until you died for this kind of stuff
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just realized these are all games about women. I will talk about girl games ONLY
psa that I *am* open to coming on end of the year podcasts to talk about misericorde 2, silksong, and consume me. and even another game I’m reviewing at this very moment.
November 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
just realized these are all games about women. I will talk about girl games ONLY
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i don't like strict-hierarchy violence machine as the scrappy good guys. much of the time the protagonists aren't even making decisions!
i do like tall girl raised by birds shows up to a whole fucked-up planet and unfucks it on her own by plugging random alien junk she finds into her spacesuit
i do like tall girl raised by birds shows up to a whole fucked-up planet and unfucks it on her own by plugging random alien junk she finds into her spacesuit
November 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
i don't like strict-hierarchy violence machine as the scrappy good guys. much of the time the protagonists aren't even making decisions!
i do like tall girl raised by birds shows up to a whole fucked-up planet and unfucks it on her own by plugging random alien junk she finds into her spacesuit
i do like tall girl raised by birds shows up to a whole fucked-up planet and unfucks it on her own by plugging random alien junk she finds into her spacesuit
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“Hey everyone! We made the ‘AI version of a dead loved one’ from the infamous Black Mirror episode ‘Don’t make AIs of dead loved ones….’ “
November 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
“Hey everyone! We made the ‘AI version of a dead loved one’ from the infamous Black Mirror episode ‘Don’t make AIs of dead loved ones….’ “
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On top of everything, if someone makes an AI of me and I'm old and sweet and look like I'm about to knit a scarf instead of young, surly and semi-hot, I will haunt them so much that after they die, I'll haunt their AIs until they go insane and self-descruct
November 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
On top of everything, if someone makes an AI of me and I'm old and sweet and look like I'm about to knit a scarf instead of young, surly and semi-hot, I will haunt them so much that after they die, I'll haunt their AIs until they go insane and self-descruct
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Look. We're living in a post-Gamergate world and Riyadh knows it. Simple as.
The Saudis are buying Electronic Arts in a massive $55 billion deal — but why would they want a games publisher?
This week @nathangrayson.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Saudi Arabia uses games to try to improve its image.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/302_...
This week @nathangrayson.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Saudi Arabia uses games to try to improve its image.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/302_...
November 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Look. We're living in a post-Gamergate world and Riyadh knows it. Simple as.
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Call of Duty isn't even hiding the fact that loads of its calling cards and other unlockables are AI generated this year.
For one of the biggest video game franchises in the world this is pretty disgusting...
For one of the biggest video game franchises in the world this is pretty disgusting...
November 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Call of Duty isn't even hiding the fact that loads of its calling cards and other unlockables are AI generated this year.
For one of the biggest video game franchises in the world this is pretty disgusting...
For one of the biggest video game franchises in the world this is pretty disgusting...
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anyway. we are living through a broad failure of network literacy. we need Sesame Street for the social internet and also still for reading and counting
November 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
anyway. we are living through a broad failure of network literacy. we need Sesame Street for the social internet and also still for reading and counting
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for the record, ”I don’t want Following, I want Discover but chronological instead of an algorithm, Facebook gives me that but Bluesky won’t because they have an agenda,” is the network take that broke me
November 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
for the record, ”I don’t want Following, I want Discover but chronological instead of an algorithm, Facebook gives me that but Bluesky won’t because they have an agenda,” is the network take that broke me
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I hate that AI has made me approach cute animal videos with an air of suspicion. I resent having to harden my heart to the possibility of an unlikely friendship between a very large dog and a very small one
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I hate that AI has made me approach cute animal videos with an air of suspicion. I resent having to harden my heart to the possibility of an unlikely friendship between a very large dog and a very small one
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I'd love a fourth estate that didn't think this was a fucking game
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I'd love a fourth estate that didn't think this was a fucking game
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Why would Nora Ephron's son do this to me?
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Why would Nora Ephron's son do this to me?
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Hey people if you’ve been wanting to get off Spotify but don’t know how or what to do after, i wrote this guide for @fightforthefuture.org - with tiered steps from alt-casual to ultimate DIY nerd!
How To Ditch Spotify and Support Music in the Age of AI Slop
There’s no shortage of reasons to quit Spotify in 2025. Artists and fans have been departing the platform in droves because they’re fed up with the company paying artists virtually nothing, using algo...
touchgrass.fightforthefuture.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Hey people if you’ve been wanting to get off Spotify but don’t know how or what to do after, i wrote this guide for @fightforthefuture.org - with tiered steps from alt-casual to ultimate DIY nerd!
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In Super Mario Galaxy, the stars on the letters of the logo spell "u r mr gay", while for the movie it says "he mr gay". This is because you are watching Mario, not playing him.
November 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In Super Mario Galaxy, the stars on the letters of the logo spell "u r mr gay", while for the movie it says "he mr gay". This is because you are watching Mario, not playing him.
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generally im also very kind about this stuff but god i get frustrated sometimes. i empathize a lot with not wanting to be Visible. i know the dangers of being visible. but you cannot internalize that shit. you cannot let the people who want you dead for being trans dictate your self-image.
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
generally im also very kind about this stuff but god i get frustrated sometimes. i empathize a lot with not wanting to be Visible. i know the dangers of being visible. but you cannot internalize that shit. you cannot let the people who want you dead for being trans dictate your self-image.
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in the world of ai being forced down throats it's nice to remember a bunch of strings can make fabric just with my hands and a little machine
November 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
in the world of ai being forced down throats it's nice to remember a bunch of strings can make fabric just with my hands and a little machine
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For years, people argued that there's no point in taking climate action unless China is onboard. I'm at a COP30 event where Chinese government officials and renewable industry reps are outlining the fast-paced renewable energy transition and long-term carbon neutrality plan. The story has flipped.
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
For years, people argued that there's no point in taking climate action unless China is onboard. I'm at a COP30 event where Chinese government officials and renewable industry reps are outlining the fast-paced renewable energy transition and long-term carbon neutrality plan. The story has flipped.
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Let me just say that Valve really knows their audience by picking these two as poster children for the Steam Machine:
store.steampowered.com/sale/steamma...
store.steampowered.com/sale/steamma...
November 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Let me just say that Valve really knows their audience by picking these two as poster children for the Steam Machine:
store.steampowered.com/sale/steamma...
store.steampowered.com/sale/steamma...
It’s transgender awareness week, please be aware that we’re out here, and we’re scared, we could use some good news, economic stability and respect, healthcare, and a good home cooked meal.
November 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
It’s transgender awareness week, please be aware that we’re out here, and we’re scared, we could use some good news, economic stability and respect, healthcare, and a good home cooked meal.
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happy transgender awareness week 💜
to celebrate, please remain aware of my desire for a job and/or freelance work
to celebrate, please remain aware of my desire for a job and/or freelance work
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
happy transgender awareness week 💜
to celebrate, please remain aware of my desire for a job and/or freelance work
to celebrate, please remain aware of my desire for a job and/or freelance work
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Every teacher, administrator, etc that did not immediately act to stop this should be charged as an accessory to the distribution of CSAM and should lose basically everything they have.
A middle school boy created deepfake AI CSAM of his fellow classmate, a 13 year old girl. The girl pleaded with the school but they did nothing and instead put her on a bus with the perpetrator. She ended up hitting him and was expelled but nothing happened to the boy.
www.wsaw.com/2025/11/12/g...
www.wsaw.com/2025/11/12/g...
Girl, 13, expelled for hitting classmate who made a deepfake porn image of her, lawyers say
A 13-year-old student was expelled from a Louisiana middle school after hitting a male classmate who she said created and shared a deepfake pornographic image of her, according to her family’s lawyers...
www.wsaw.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Every teacher, administrator, etc that did not immediately act to stop this should be charged as an accessory to the distribution of CSAM and should lose basically everything they have.
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in retrospect the metoo movement did not go too far and in fact should have been given spanish inquisition levels of power and authority
November 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
in retrospect the metoo movement did not go too far and in fact should have been given spanish inquisition levels of power and authority
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had my feelings temporarily hurt by this video, which is always a sign of a point well made lol
I have worked harder on this than on any previous video. I'm going to bed now. Goodnight 🌱❤️
youtu.be/pLYD3CG-5BQ
youtu.be/pLYD3CG-5BQ
November 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
had my feelings temporarily hurt by this video, which is always a sign of a point well made lol