Shiny Vacation
@shinyvacation.northsky.social
🌸 Small Indie Dev
🌻 Retired VGM Radio DJ
🍁 Maddie's Mothman
❄️ Tired Day Job Haver (35, he/they)
http://shinyvacation.itch.io/hand-of-horzasha
🌻 Retired VGM Radio DJ
🍁 Maddie's Mothman
❄️ Tired Day Job Haver (35, he/they)
http://shinyvacation.itch.io/hand-of-horzasha
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i think @nogodsnomayors.com is the only ethical true crime podcast cuz instead of the crime being "Murder" its "Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud" and/or "Misappropriation of Public Funds"
February 12, 2026 at 8:18 PM
i think @nogodsnomayors.com is the only ethical true crime podcast cuz instead of the crime being "Murder" its "Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud" and/or "Misappropriation of Public Funds"
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Discord lied.
they’re now sending scanned IDs to persona, a third party company.
“facial scans will never leave your device” -discord lmao.
they’re now sending scanned IDs to persona, a third party company.
“facial scans will never leave your device” -discord lmao.
February 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Discord lied.
they’re now sending scanned IDs to persona, a third party company.
“facial scans will never leave your device” -discord lmao.
they’re now sending scanned IDs to persona, a third party company.
“facial scans will never leave your device” -discord lmao.
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You absolutely can have a meaningful conversation about AI on here, the real problem is that a certain cohort of white dudes are getting VERY uncomfortable with the meaning surfaced in those conversations
February 12, 2026 at 8:46 PM
You absolutely can have a meaningful conversation about AI on here, the real problem is that a certain cohort of white dudes are getting VERY uncomfortable with the meaning surfaced in those conversations
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February 10, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Speaking as someone who's heard and believes the stories of "what Ai can do that is good" I still do not think any of those benefits are worth embracing the tech at all. The environmental impact and concentration of power within the silicon valley set alone should make this untenable.
February 12, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Speaking as someone who's heard and believes the stories of "what Ai can do that is good" I still do not think any of those benefits are worth embracing the tech at all. The environmental impact and concentration of power within the silicon valley set alone should make this untenable.
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NEW: Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling and near the Whipple Federal Building -- headquarters of ICE's Operation Metro Surge -- establishing an occupation demanding 'land back' in the form of “returning Fort Snelling” to the Dakota people. [Video]
Indigenous Activists Occupy Land Near Fort Snelling, Plan to Stay Until 'Land Back' - UNICORN RIOT
Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling, establishing an occupation. Organizers demand land back in the form of "returning Fort Snelling" to the Dakota pe...
unicornriot.ninja
February 12, 2026 at 4:42 AM
NEW: Indigenous activists erected multiple tipis at Coldwater Spring outside Fort Snelling and near the Whipple Federal Building -- headquarters of ICE's Operation Metro Surge -- establishing an occupation demanding 'land back' in the form of “returning Fort Snelling” to the Dakota people. [Video]
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there are definitely some people who just don't understand and don't want to understand the technology but i think the predominant anti-AI position on bsky is that all the people who promote it love saying stuff like "have fun staying poor"
The predominent anti-AI position on bsky is that AI is useless, fake, shit and basically the same as NFTs, destined to collapse in months once everyone sees how poor it is. So anyone who suggests that it could improve or be useful to any boss in any situation in the future must be evil.
February 12, 2026 at 4:55 PM
there are definitely some people who just don't understand and don't want to understand the technology but i think the predominant anti-AI position on bsky is that all the people who promote it love saying stuff like "have fun staying poor"
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Everybody stop what you're doing and look at this cat I'm sitting
February 11, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Everybody stop what you're doing and look at this cat I'm sitting
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This is fucking awful, and awful that Bluesky are getting away with this
palestinian journalist posting on twitter that his bluesky account was immediately taken down purely because he was in gaza. all palestinian accounts are assumed to be spam.
![Tamer Nahed 𓂆🇵🇸
@Tamer_Alnoaizy
BlueSky is one of the worst platforms I have ever dealt with. Within seconds of creating a second account, after my first one was shut down just two days after it was created, my account was closed again. This happened despite the fact that I hadn’t posted anything or followed anyone. I was only in the process of adding a profile photo, yet I received an email claiming that my account was “spam” and that it was “causing harm.” What kind of logic is this?
The painful truth is that the account was shut down the moment it became clear it was created from inside Gaza. It seems we are no longer allowed to write or speak about what is happening to us here. They are not afraid of content itself, but of our voices and the reality we carry with us.
Millions are spent to silence these voices and to erase the truth. I am exhausted by this platform and by how our photos and videos, which document real suffering, are treated as “violations of community standards,” as if pain itself has become a crime.
What is happening is not simple moderation or policy enforcement. It is an attempt to erase our existence and bury the truth. And honestly, this is shameful and unbearably painful.
[the original poster has included two screenshots showing the email from bluesky admin informing him that his account has been taken down for being 'spammy, inauthentic or disruptive to users'. it's the standard boilerplate you get when they take moderation action.]
2:45 PM · Feb 10, 2026
https://twitter.com/Tamer_Alnoaizy/status/2021234178461704409](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2l6seozmjsqc4kfukjejat77/bafkreiga45xjdal6lfcqt2zmambaymeoelxafbrlt7fi2nmoahpbqj3cja@jpeg)
February 11, 2026 at 8:09 PM
This is fucking awful, and awful that Bluesky are getting away with this
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Love how colon cancer keeps killing people under 50 and yet insurance doesn't cover colonoscopy without cost-sharing until age 45.
I just paid $1,584 out of pocket for mine thanks to my deductible and copays
I just paid $1,584 out of pocket for mine thanks to my deductible and copays
February 11, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Love how colon cancer keeps killing people under 50 and yet insurance doesn't cover colonoscopy without cost-sharing until age 45.
I just paid $1,584 out of pocket for mine thanks to my deductible and copays
I just paid $1,584 out of pocket for mine thanks to my deductible and copays
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At least power and cement DO things. GenAI destroys communities so you can what, not have to write a shitty email on your own? Not have to pick up a pencil to get some “creative” validation? Make more annoying ads? Steal my shit? Again I say: fuck all the way off
February 11, 2026 at 9:53 PM
At least power and cement DO things. GenAI destroys communities so you can what, not have to write a shitty email on your own? Not have to pick up a pencil to get some “creative” validation? Make more annoying ads? Steal my shit? Again I say: fuck all the way off
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So it pisses me off tremendously how fucking unmoved so many people are about what is being done in Memphis and other places where these data centers are being built, sometimes with unlicensed turbines and shit. “Shame about that, anyway here’s me as a Miyazaki character”. Fuck off.
February 11, 2026 at 9:51 PM
So it pisses me off tremendously how fucking unmoved so many people are about what is being done in Memphis and other places where these data centers are being built, sometimes with unlicensed turbines and shit. “Shame about that, anyway here’s me as a Miyazaki character”. Fuck off.
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then in high school the cement plant across the street started burning tires in their cement kilns for some reason and I called the local news and got in trouble at school.
The rate of people getting cancer under 30 from my graduating class is insane.
I’m from one of the “expendable” communities
The rate of people getting cancer under 30 from my graduating class is insane.
I’m from one of the “expendable” communities
February 11, 2026 at 9:49 PM
then in high school the cement plant across the street started burning tires in their cement kilns for some reason and I called the local news and got in trouble at school.
The rate of people getting cancer under 30 from my graduating class is insane.
I’m from one of the “expendable” communities
The rate of people getting cancer under 30 from my graduating class is insane.
I’m from one of the “expendable” communities
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tbh I think one of the reasons I just can’t forgive AI use is my first political “thing” was when I was 12 and heard a power plant was going to be built near my school that was big enough to fuck with the weather and everyone thought it was so cute when I went to a town hall to ask them not to do it
February 11, 2026 at 9:48 PM
tbh I think one of the reasons I just can’t forgive AI use is my first political “thing” was when I was 12 and heard a power plant was going to be built near my school that was big enough to fuck with the weather and everyone thought it was so cute when I went to a town hall to ask them not to do it
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how bad do you have to fuck up to allow an exploit in fucking NOTEPAD
The AI features added to Notepad created a critical exploit vulnerable to loading a compromised txt file.
The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.
AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.
AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
AI-upgraded Notepad now exposes Windows users to critical exploit
A critical remote code execution vulnerability found in the AI-upgraded Windows 11 Notepad has fueled renewed criticism of Microsoft's forced AI feature creep.
cybernews.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:37 PM
how bad do you have to fuck up to allow an exploit in fucking NOTEPAD
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SHE REMOVED THEIR WEDDING PHOTO LMAOOOOOO
Oh she HATED his guts
Oh she HATED his guts
February 11, 2026 at 3:40 AM
SHE REMOVED THEIR WEDDING PHOTO LMAOOOOOO
Oh she HATED his guts
Oh she HATED his guts
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I think a lot of non-Jewish leftists on here think antisemitism isn't an issue bc it's not expressed the same way as it is on the right
But I've talked to other Jewish leftists on here & we're like...very aware of how quiet gentile mufos get re: posts about antisemitism. It's noticeable.
But I've talked to other Jewish leftists on here & we're like...very aware of how quiet gentile mufos get re: posts about antisemitism. It's noticeable.
Antisemitism is alive and well on the left. And if you're a leftist tempted to reply with a no-true-Scotsman "liberals not leftist" argument, consider that antisemitism is alive and well among both leftists and liberals and your comment does not help anyone.
February 11, 2026 at 5:50 AM
I think a lot of non-Jewish leftists on here think antisemitism isn't an issue bc it's not expressed the same way as it is on the right
But I've talked to other Jewish leftists on here & we're like...very aware of how quiet gentile mufos get re: posts about antisemitism. It's noticeable.
But I've talked to other Jewish leftists on here & we're like...very aware of how quiet gentile mufos get re: posts about antisemitism. It's noticeable.
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I believe this, but also I believe it will not slow AI adoption because the people making the decision to use AI are not the people who will have to do the increased work.
AI is best understood as an exercise in re-classifying skilled labor as unskilled labor, in order to pay less, to break unions
AI is best understood as an exercise in re-classifying skilled labor as unskilled labor, in order to pay less, to break unions
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
February 11, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I believe this, but also I believe it will not slow AI adoption because the people making the decision to use AI are not the people who will have to do the increased work.
AI is best understood as an exercise in re-classifying skilled labor as unskilled labor, in order to pay less, to break unions
AI is best understood as an exercise in re-classifying skilled labor as unskilled labor, in order to pay less, to break unions
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February 11, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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western game dev was here
February 11, 2026 at 6:48 PM
western game dev was here
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Help Mostafa
Children with bare feet are among tents destroyed by the wind and the storm, with no shelter to protect them from the cold and rain. They don't know where they will sleep tonight, and their lives are at risk. 😭😭💔💔 #gaza #palestine
February 11, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Help Mostafa
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what if, due to AI, in a couple of years the only people who have jobs are podcasters? that brings us to the obvious question: how are the rest of you going to get the money to pay for my podcasts? that's something you all need to be thinking about because i will not change my lifestyle.
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 11, 2026 at 6:56 PM
what if, due to AI, in a couple of years the only people who have jobs are podcasters? that brings us to the obvious question: how are the rest of you going to get the money to pay for my podcasts? that's something you all need to be thinking about because i will not change my lifestyle.
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time to force myself out of bed after reading about Israel vaporizing thousands of kids, seeing another car ICE smashed into that had a person in it, and watching Bondi spew shit with impunity because I’ve been laid off for a year and need to apply to more job ads despite knowing they’re likely fake
February 11, 2026 at 7:08 PM
time to force myself out of bed after reading about Israel vaporizing thousands of kids, seeing another car ICE smashed into that had a person in it, and watching Bondi spew shit with impunity because I’ve been laid off for a year and need to apply to more job ads despite knowing they’re likely fake