I remember when the Tea Party came to power, and the difference between how they were covered/talked about while they pushed Rs to the far right and how DSA/progressive candidates are pushing Ds to the left is STARK.

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I will never be a chill girl. I will always take a bite out of every moment. I will cheer and laugh and try and fumble and find magick on every space and place I can.

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She probably set that boundary for a VERY good reason, and him publicly complaining about his money not giving him the access he therefore feels entitled to means he might be the kind of guy who's part of the problem.

Aaron Bossig@aaronbossig.bsky.social · 2d ago

We do not need to have this conversation. Celebrity guests are allowed to set their own comfort level when interacting with fans and cons. This varies by celebrity, by con, and yes, it even varies by fan because some fans don’t understand boundaries. How much you paid is irrelevant.

Having opinions on fonts and layout design seems goofy until you attend 20+ industry conferences and see too many people fill slides with walls of tiny text few people can read or understand. And now AI slop posters. Graphic design matters.

at this point I would prefer a janky poster or advertisement made in Microsoft Word than whatever AI image generators keep cranking out

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Also for the #MtG deck swap I made my friend a deck box from scratch out of corrugated plastic (lining) and a white monster energy box (exterior):

We will having a meetup at LAcon in August.. August 29th in fact at 1:30 pm in the Santa Barbara room

My wife, a friend, and I had an #MtG deck trade where we each made decks for one of the others, and my wife made me a faux-UB Dune deck with "Chani" as the commander. It's all deserts and worms and it's GREAT, ilhsm!

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Clear plastic containers/zip pouches are ADHD aids for me. I had an opaque cardboard box that fits my posca markers like it was built for them but I picked up a transparent pouch at the Goodwill instead bc I need to SEE THINGS (esp art supplies)!

This is what we get when all intellectual endeavors is flattened to "content" that must be produced at increasing rates to suit bite-sized scroll-by "consumption." Social media reduces us all to No-Face from Spirited Away.

Meg@meganroseruiz.bsky.social · 5d ago

On Hank Green’s Chat GPT usage

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Not only that, but they've signaled they are willing to roll over for anyone with a large enough pot of money to threaten them with. Again, I ask: What is the point of you now?

John Lees@johnlees.bsky.social · 5d ago

Amnesty are about to learn the hard way that apologising to JKR and her TERF minions doesn't end their vendetta against you, only emboldens them to ramp it up.

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Surprised my wife with a couple's manicure a week and a half ago and WOW gel polish really is an improvement! Gosh!

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A very ROUND raccoon keeps visiting and I'm delighted every time (no babies this time,maybe they're old enough to split off):

I think I liked this better in concept than execution. Might scrub it clean and start over:

They asked me my AI policy I said it's just two words and the first one is fuck

Oof I'm STILL paying for it. Had to get a wrist brace AND break out my knee brace!

Sam Haney Press@samhainpress.bsky.social · 2w ago

Scrubbed the whole shower today, top to bottom, and I suspect my knees are going to make me regret it tomorrow...

Dessa. If it's solely soundtrack artists, Bear McCreary or Ramin Djawadi.

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If you could have any musician, past or present, compose a soundtrack for your life right now, who would it be?

I have discovered that Krylon spray (UV varnish) does work on tile without damaging the marker lines BUT somehow there is now a cat hair embedded on the octopus piece, even though I sprayed it OUTSIDE AWAY FROM THE CAT

I keep thinking about how often the mass layoffs in media, government and big companies, especially women and people of color, will lead to poorer outcomes for years because the people who would point out potential problems or blind spots were deemed non-essential, a "bad fit", and/or too expensive.

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