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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026

This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead

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festivids @festivids.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Reminder: Festivids signups close this Friday at 11:59 PM UTC! Sign up at the AO3: archiveofourown.org/collections/... Learn more about signups: dw: festivids.dreamwidth.org/165456.html tumblr: www.tumblr.com/festivids/82...

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Jeannelle @jeannellewrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

books2read.com/enbykingarthur Muahahaha. (Thank you! Hello! I send the best possible vibes as we all get through this landscape together! Enjoy, it has a microraptor fossil on the cover!)

books2read.com

Available now at your favorite digital store!

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Jeannelle @jeannellewrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

October 6 WHEEEEEEE!

The back cover of a forthcoming book, 'Ochre, Quartz, or Ivy,; dark blue with summary text and an author photo.

The cover of a forthcoming book, 'Ochre, Quartz, or Ivy,', with a gray sky, a mountain, a raptor fossil and a deep lake.

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

"The Lovers" is now online on Youtube. An indie/crowdfunded Filipino short film by students brand-new to the animation industry. Directed by Alice Mao & Sophia Paez (Studio Heartbreak). >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUa2...

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AurumCalendula @aurumcalendula.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Save The Bullets, Baby! (a ClaireBell fanvid that premiered at Virtual TGIFemslash) archiveofourown.org/works/91134211 youtu.be/4pckALp1_1U

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Save The Bullets, Baby! | ClaireBell

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festivids @festivids.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Festivids season is here already, what? Nominations start August 31st! See the full schedule and recommend your fave small fandoms: on dw: festivids.dreamwidth.org/163532.html on tumblr: www.tumblr.com/festivids/82... on discord: discord.gg/AddKr9U9dt

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festivids @festivids.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Festivids 2026 is starting in September! If you're interested in volunteering to help make Festivids run better, check out our call for volunteers: on tumblr: www.tumblr.com/festivids/82... on dreamwidth: festivids.dreamwidth.org/163178.html

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💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · Festivids 2026 Call for Volunteers · Wild but true: Festivids starts in just about a month! We're still working out the exact dates around the fall holidays, but nominations will o…

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AurumCalendula @aurumcalendula.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Taste of You (a Be Her Resilience fanvid that premiered at Escapade 36.5) archiveofourown.org/works/90187221 youtu.be/QC02mW67KkQ

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Taste of You | Be Her Resilience

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AurumCalendula @aurumcalendula.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I Walk the Line (a The Unseen fanvid that premiered at World Wide Slash 2026) archiveofourown.org/works/88822406 youtu.be/cNYoUs05Z08

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I Walk the Line | The Unseen

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Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · 05/07/2026

Brand-new license announcement! MISS FORENSICS (NOVEL) by Jiu Nuan Chun Shen. The highly-requested #baihe / Chinese Girls’ Love romantic thriller about a hot-headed forensic doctor and the icy cold detective she must work alongside. #SevenSeasBaihe sevenseasentertainment.com/2026/07/04/s...

New License: Miss Forensics. Novel by Jiu Nuan Chun Shen. The highly-requested baihe/Chinese Girls’ Love novel finally makes its official English print debut! A suspenseful, romantic thriller about a forensic doctor and the cold detective she works with. Pre-orders Open Soon! Available 2027. ISBN: 979-8-90209-185-1. Print and Digital Editions. SevenSeasBaihe.com. © 酒暖春深（Jiu Nuan Chun Shen) / JJWXC / ©2027 SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT, LLC.

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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 23/06/2026

Prime Day who? Sorry, I'm too busy supporting my independent bookshop 😍⁠ Through the 26th, take 35% off all sale audiobooks (yep) with code BIGIMPACT at checkout. Every purchase benefits your indie bookshop of choice. Thanks for supporting them today and every day 💗

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 23/06/2026

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through 6/26, enjoy free standard shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

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pollyrepeat @pollyrepeat.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

My #VidUKon premiere for the "Unfinished Business" theme is a tiny scream of rage about the way Babylon 5 wrapped up the Talia/Susan relationship. youtu.be/PyKlj-RE0as?...

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pink cigarette | Babylon 5 fanvid

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sandalwoodbox.bsky.social @sandalwoodbox.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

A #TheWheelOfTime vid about Perrin focusing on his relationship with violence, nonviolence, the wolf inside him, and the people around him. youtu.be/lDSlNqKf8Ss I made this for #VidUKon 2026. AO3: archiveofourown.org/works/83433696

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Ready for the Storm | Wheel of Time fanvid | Perrin Aybara

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'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better @fairestcat.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I made a Cyd Charisse dance vid, and it closed out the Premieres show at VidUKon! Don't You Wanna Dance, starring Cyd Charisse and Cyd Charisse's legs. Guest starring Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and Ricardo Montalbán. archiveofourown.org/works/83482596

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Rhea314 @rhea314.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

New vid: Again (Karaoke Iko! | Lets Go Karaoke! adaptations), my premiere for VidUKon 2026 because I have lots of feelings about Satomi and Kyouji and telling a story across multiple media forms: archiveofourown.org/works/83364016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLye...

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Again [AMV] カラオケ行こ！ | Karaoke Iko! | Let's Go Karaoke!

YouTube video by Rhea 314

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marahsarie @marahsarie.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Because every show deserves a vid to this song, my VidUKon premiere was a Babylon 5 vid to Ke$ha's TiK ToK: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTj3... On AO3: archiveofourown.org/works/86073936

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Tik Tok || Babylon 5

YouTube video by marahsarie

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AurumCalendula @aurumcalendula.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The Analyst (a The Imperial Coroner fanvid that premiered at VidUKon 2026!) archiveofourown.org/works/83423741 youtu.be/_TvZfeGXH4w

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The Analyst | The Imperial Coroner

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AurumCalendula @aurumcalendula.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

This looks so neat! I hope they end up putting it on their international website too

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AurumCalendula @aurumcalendula.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

My Redemption (a Star Trek fanvid that premiered at WisCon 2026!) archiveofourown.org/works/85427051 youtu.be/-Aa8SaM3FOw

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My Redemption | Star Trek: Discovery & Star Trek: Section 31

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vidwiscon.bsky.social @vidwiscon.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Want to relive Vid Party asynchronously? Browse the links in our epic playlist docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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WisCon Vid Party 2026

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vidwiscon.bsky.social @vidwiscon.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Vid Party 2026 is ON! Saturday 5/23 at 8pm CST. Register for Wiscon to attend reg.wiscon.net Comment on Dreamwidth or email us to suggest vids or volunteer! wiscon-vidparty.dreamwidth.org/31303.html

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WisCon Online Registration

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Talia al Ghoul 🏳️‍⚧️ @usili.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Artemis II, both crew and capsule, all home and fully aboard.

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; left, Christina Koch, mission specialist; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, right, pose for a group photo after viewing the Orion spacecraft in the well deck of USS John P. Murtha, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.

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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 31/03/2026

not ‘shopped. not cropped. not stock. straight from the phone of stormwater inspector Lindsay Schiel snapped yesterday at a basin in Hudson.

vertical image of a still retention basin and sunlit sky. the sky is split starkly down the middle, clear on the left, gray clouds on the right, sun at the center. the cloud line is reflected perfectly on the basin surface below the horizon.

photo by Lindsay Schiel NEORSD

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AurumCalendula @aurumcalendula.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Where Love Goes (a ClaireBell fanvid that premiered at Escapade 36) youtu.be/FphYPxjMFXg archiveofourown.org/works/80200106

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Where Love Goes | ClaireBell

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AurumCalendula @aurumcalendula.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

One Woman Army (a multifandom fanvid that premiered at TGIFemslash 2026) youtu.be/JlSMdI4DRmM archiveofourown.org/works/79695571

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One Woman Army | Multifandom

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Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · 11/02/2026

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Thanks to your overwhelming support of our first #baihe (Girls' Love books originally written in Chinese) release, THE BEAUTY'S BLADE: MEI REN JIAN (NOVEL), we're pleased to launch a new label just for baihe! New licenses for the label will come soon 💖

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sandalwoodbox.bsky.social @sandalwoodbox.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed (wo)man! #Jeongnyeon is great & you should watch it! So many great costumes & theater feelings! Fanvid by me & @rhea314.bsky.social, #Festivids2025 Details: archiveofourown.org/works/78635771

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sandalwoodbox.bsky.social @sandalwoodbox.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Exploration. Discovery. Danger. A Steerswoman goes where she must. The Steerswoman book series doesn't have a TV show or movies (yet?) so I put this together from other sources! Highly recommend the books - they're a lot of fun! Details: archiveofourown.org/works/78622921 Happy #Festivids2025!

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AurumCalendula @aurumcalendula.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

The Chance (a Shetland fanvid made for cosmic_llin for Festivids 2025) youtu.be/yXDvQP77B64 archiveofourown.org/works/75846591

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The Chance | Shetland

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Margaret Owen @what-eats-owls.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

I turned this off *without* losing my sorted inboxes by doing the following: Gmail > Settings > General > Google Workspace Smart Features, click "Manage Workspace smart feature settings" Toggle off "Smart Features in Google Workspace", "Smart features in other Google products", and hit save

Screenshot of the first step of the instructions in the post

Screenshot correlating with the second step in the post

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AurumCalendula @aurumcalendula.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Going from Senator Warner's press release, I *think* what was blocked was a CRA resolution to overturn a rule introduced in June 2025. I'm not sure what the situation is re: H.R. 1834 that passed the house last week.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:

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Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨

ABI Bouhmaida
@forgoodcode
Every Windows 11 PC is now an Al
PC with Copilot at the center of
it all.
Here's how to get rid of Copilot
completely from your computer
(1/3)

ABI Bouhmaida
@forgoodcode
1/ Settings App
> Personalization
> Taskbar
> Other System Tray Icons
> Switch "Microsoft 365 Copilot App" Off
This hides Copilot from your
taskbar

$(9) ABI Bouhmaida @forgoodcode 2/ Press Win + R > Type in ‘regedit’ > Navigate to "HKEY _CURRENT_USER\ Software \ Policie s\Microsoft\ Windows" > Right-click on the "Windows" Key > New > Key > Name the new key "WindowsCopilot’ > Right-click on the new key EY > DWORD (32-bit) Value$ @forgoodcode
3/
> Name the value
"TurnOffWindowsCopilot’
> Double-click the name of the value
> Set the "Value Data" to 1
> Restart your computer
Congrats! Copilot is now completely
gone from your computer.
Hope this helps

@forgoodcode
3/
> Name the value
"TurnOffWindowsCopilot’
> Double-click the name of the value
> Set the "Value Data" to 1
> Restart your computer
Congrats! Copilot is now completely
gone from your computer.
Hope this helps

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Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · 11/11/2025

THE BEAUTY’S BLADE: MEI REN JIAN (NOVEL) Two powerful swordswomen face off in this enemies-to-lovers historical tale. The #baihe ( Girls’ Love / #yuri ) novel, available in English for the first time! Out today in print/digital! See RETAILERS section: sevenseasentertainment.com/books/the-be...

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douqi @douqi.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

helpful list of baihe translations by actual humans (self-identified) compiled by @/true0blue.bsky.social: baihehumantl.carrd.co

baihehumantl.carrd.co

Human translated Baihe

list of licensed baihe novels and fan translations that aren't AI/MTL

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Yiggybean Books + Gifts @yiggybean.com · 01/11/2025

Pre-orders for The Creator's Grace and At the World's Mercy are live! 🌙 Freebies only guaranteed for orders placed before December 1 2025. The Creator's Grace: yiggybean.com/produc... At the World's Mercy: yiggybean.com/produc...

promo image showing preorder details for two Rosmei titles: At the World's Mercy Vol 1 & 2 set, and The Creator's Grace Vol. 1.

There are images of the book covers and the freebies included. The 2 book set for At the World's Mercy is $48 USD, and The Creator's Grace is $24.

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Liz Shannon Miller @lizshannonmiller.com · 27/10/2025

friend shared this, immediately updated my settings

$Screenshot of text: unfuck google drive by shooting gemini Hey folks! Google is fucking you via sneaky enshittification again! Want the shit in your google drive to load instantly again, instead of taking for-fucking-ever? Open your gdrive (web OR app) Settings > Manage Apps Gemini was checked "use as default" (and i sure the fuck didn't set it that way, this was a silent push) Nuke that, and suddenly, folders that took up to a minute to populate and sort do so in a fraction of a second.$

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Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · 17/10/2025

Have you ordered your copy of THE BEAUTY’S BLADE: MEI REN JIAN (NOVEL) yet? The highly anticipated enemies-to-lovers romance—our first #baihe (Girls' Love) release—is available in a Regular Edition and a Crunchyroll Exclusive Edition! Pre-order yours now: sevenseasentertainment.com/books/the-be...

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AurumCalendula @aurumcalendula.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Until We Go Down (a Phantom (2023) fanvid that premiered at CONfabulation 2025) archiveofourown.org/works/72762846 youtu.be/bjUJ4HfyyKw

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Until We Go Down | Phantom

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Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · 29/08/2025

New danmei reveal! ✨ Check out the new dust jacket and cover for the Vol. 1 deluxe HC rerelease of THE SCUM VILLAIN’S SELF-SAVING SYSTEM: REN ZHA FANPAI ZIJIU XITONG by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (#MXTX)! #SevenSeasDanmei Pre-orders LIVE! Retailer links below: buff.ly/zbU0uAD

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AurumCalendula @aurumcalendula.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Just To Ask A Dance (a The Old Guard fanvid that premiered at DC Slash 2025) archiveofourown.org/works/68260496 youtu.be/c8Cs7JpgrDQ

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Just To Ask A Dance | The Old Guard

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