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So a free tool called GLAZE has been developed that allows artists to cloak their artwork so it can't be mimicked by AI art tools.

AI art bros are big mad about it.

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Oh yes my five moods. Lovey, sad, clown, sleepy, about to commit a crime and giving hints

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ANTI-CAPITALIST AFFIRMATIONS

i am allowed to spend my time creating things, even if they are not beautiful.

there is no such thing as a "real job." all forms of work are real and valid.

there is nothing that i need to accomplish to be worthy. i am already worthy.

doing nothing is good for my soul.

i am not defined by what i produce.

my worth cannot be measured by my paycheck, my job title, or a list of professional or academic achievements.

i do not need to monetize my hobbies, it is enough to spend time doing something i love.

i will not let society decide what success looks like. i can define what successful life looks like for me.

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In highschool I wrote a story about a middle-generation of stellar travelers. Their parents were born on earth and left as children, and the middle generation will not live long enough to see their destination. They live their entire lives on the ship and I wrote about them trying to find their place in everything. They will never know blue skies and warm beaches and open fields with warm breezes. They’ll never know birdsong or crickets or frogs. They’ll never hear the rain on the roof of a dreary day. I never could find the right way to end the story. I wanted it to be a happy ending, but I didn’t know how to do it.

I realize now that it was a book about me dealing with depression before I even knew it. Looking back at how blatant the projecting was, it’s obvious now. It wasn’t then.

In the story, the middle-generation people are lost. They’re apathetic. They’re just a placeholder. The only job they have is to keep the ship running, have kids, and die. As the middle generation of people began becoming adults, suicide rates were skyrocketing. Crime and drug rates were jumping. This generation was completely apathetic because they felt that they had no use.

In the story, a small group of people in the middle-generation create the Weather Project. They turn the ship into a terrarium. They make magnificent gardens and take the DNA of animals they took with them and recreate them and they make this cold, metal spaceship that they have to live their entire lives on into a home. They take what little they have and they break it and rearrange it into something beautiful. They take this radical idea and turn the ship into a wonderful jungle of trees and birds and sunshine.

And I realize now how much it reflects my state of mind as I transitioned from a child into an adult while dealing with depression. You always hear “it gets better” and “when you’re older things will be easier” and I was so sick of waiting for it to get better. I was in the middle-generation stage. And I was sick of it. I was so sick of waiting.

When I was in highschool I didn’t know how to end the story. I didn’t know how to have a happy ending. I didn’t have the life experience then to finish the story in a meaningful way. I didn’t know how to make it better for these middle-generation characters.

But now that I’m older, I’m learning. That if you sit and wait for things to get better, it never will. You have to take your life and break it apart and rearrange it into something beautiful. You have to make the cold metal ship into the garden that you deserve. You have to make your own meaning. You have to plant your own garden.

You have to teach yourself that being happy is not a radical idea.

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babe are u okay ur crying about closeness lines over time by olivia de recat again

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stede and aziraphale having a good time while ed and crowley are fighting for their lives 😔

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The trailer for the Barbie movie is legit so good and I've been thinking up how to do a husbands version of it since it came out, and then it hit me: Post party shenanigans!

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Hey, at least this time there is no how-to guide to stalking me with my personal info :)

At least not so far.

I submitted a dream to this blog but then when it was posted, the admin reblogged it adding my personal information and instructions on how to go after me.

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Shoutout to the time my partner and I got so excited to see Ea-Nasir's hate mail in person that we failed to notice the Code of Hammurabi next to it

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There’s a lot of excellent examples of the difference between a million and a billion, but here’s my new personal favorite from a conversation I had today:

A million minutes ago was April 2021, the height of the COVID pandemic.

A billion minutes ago was November 121 CE, the height of the Roman Empire.

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A Poor Attempt lol

Hi guys!  Just wanted to share along a small library of Interactive Fiction titles that’re collected into a small simple place lol

There’s titles that use engines from all over the place! Here’s the link And here’s a small sneak peek

I’d really appreciate it if you guys would share the link around! I wanna see the list grow

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I hate Tumblr's drafting tool on app. So. Much.

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I know this show isn't even airing anymore but I'm watching it now and there is something that just stuck to me and I need to talk about it. I just... Hate what they did to Orduño's character in 1x04(?), and by extension, Jimena and Ruy's plotline.

Like, the first thing we see of Orduño in the series is him mistreating Ruy, if I remember correctly because of his father/lowborn status + him getting too close to Jimena (Ordoño's betrothed). Since then we have many scenes showing that he's constantly trying to get his father's approval or Jimena's affections, is loyal to the just prince who has taken him under his wing no matter what (being Alfonso the only one who actually listens to him), and the only times his efforts are acknowledged are when he is merely useful as a political pawn. Despite his first impression, the path he had been taking is quite easy to relate or sympathize. Damn, I was rooting for him much more than I have ever rooted for Ruy, who is supposed to be the main character (but then again almost everyone is more interesting than Ruy shhhh-)

But then the drunken scene with Jimena happens. There was just so much potential in there! To deepen even more those characters, their relationship and the drama! Imagine, Orduño sees Jimena's handkerchief with Ruy's blood in it and starts to cry, asking out aloud things like "what Ruy has that he doesn't, why nothing he does is ever enough" — in such a display of doubt / sensitivity / vulnerability that he would never allow himself to show in front of his betrothed when sober. I think it would catch Jimena so off guard, it would be very interesting to see how their relationships and characters would develop from this interaction/confession — something that could even, maybe, make Jimena doubt about her own feelings, creating some drama to this storyline, which, to be honest, has been quite bland since the beginning. Three birds with one stone! So simple, cute, and effective!

But no, let's make Orduño assault Jimena, because he's one of the villains, we need to remind the public that he's a bad guy, lest they forget about it!!!! It'll be useful when Ruy supports Sancho, so that people don't root for Alfonso who is supported by this evil man 😴 we can't have ""villain"" figures unless they are plain characters and try to have their way with an innocent good girl at some point after all.

Though there is something else that adds another layer to this problem and makes my blood boil even more. While all of this is happening, Ruy is sleeping with one of the Emir's daughters. Can you see what is being implied here, whether it is accidental or not? Ruy kills people, wins a battle, and is rewarded with a passionate night with a random noble lady who had been showing interest in him because he has the power of being the main character, Jimena not even a second thought. At the same time, however, Jimena tries to prevent her father from abusing her mother, seeks infanta Urraca to protect her friend who is being sexually assaulted, stands loyal to her affections for Ruy, and is being punished for it by none other than her own betrothed! Just how disturbing is that!?

If there is someone out of the two of them who actually could/deserves to have some quality time with a romantic prospect, it is Jimena with Orduño, the couple that in fact has a right to behave romantically towards each other, by society's standards. Ruy is just the crown Prince's squire, normally that noblewoman shouldn't even look his way, no wonder it seems next episode it will generate some problems for them (judging by the synopsis, haven't watched). I don't know, it all just sounds like a cheap isekai harem anime bullshit to me. All the feminist undertone they were trying to create in Urraca's storyline was just thrown in the trash.

Anyway, I'm still enjoying the show, I suppose, despite all of this. They also could have used more Urraca though. Not call this show El Cid, since Ruy is almost a side character in what was supposed to be his own show. Focus on what matters, which is the court intrigue / politics. Stuff like that.

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when capcom does similiarities in aa sprites between mentors and students and family members its such a small detail but also very cute

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I picked a wrong option and now I think I accidentally skipped an entire scene on chapter 7 of The Golden Rose 😭 I've already restarted the whole game twice because I clicked wrong, just to think about doing it again has me feeling like my shoulder is falling off my body 😭 Did I really skip a scene with the twins??? I mean, thinking logically the best course of action would indeed stay hidden from the guards, but damn if I wouldn't put my MC's safety and mission in risk just to have another dialogue piece with the Theers. 😭 WHY CHOICE/HOSTED GAMES DO NOT HAVE A SAFE SYSTEM LIKE THE DEMOS DO??????? 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Sorry, I need to talk about my pAiN somewhere. I'm very much in love with The Golden Rose by the way. But damn the lack of save system 😭