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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 14h

The other actor in the scene, Michael Massee ("Funboy" in the movie), was so devastated by what happened that he took a year off acting and refused to watch the film. He died of cancer on this day ten years ago.

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Kate Griffin @griffinkate.bsky.social · 18h

eBay users! Don't ignore today's email, even though it looks like a boring standard update to the User Privacy Notice. They want to use your data to train AI models. If you click the link over the words "the right to object", it takes you to a page with a toggle button letting you opt out.

Screenshot from a section of eBay UK's r User Privacy Notice.
It reads:
AI model training

When training, testing, and improving generative AI models, we rely primarily on publicly available data. Some public datasets may incidentally include personal data, and in some cases we may also use certain user personal data, such as information about your use of our Services, including the items you list, sell, view, or buy, where we determine it is necessary and proportionate for a specific use (for example, to train AI models that improve product recommendations). Prior to training, we take steps to mitigate potential privacy impacts, such as de-identifying the data or applying other privacy-preserving techniques. In some jurisdictions, the data used for training as described in this section is not considered personal data; where our AI training does involve personal data as defined under applicable law, including in the European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, the legal basis of our legitimate interest is set out in section 3.4.

See section 6 for more details on your rights. To learn more about specific training use cases and our processing of your personal data for generative AI training purposes, including the right to object to such processing for certain users, visit our Artificial Intelligence at eBay page.

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ari velazquez 🌯 @ari.velazquez.fyi · 21h

using it anywhere (yes, even code) is an instant signal to the kind of person you are. the kind of shit you’re willing to sweep under the rug in the name of personal convenience. it’s entirely irrelevant how good AI is at a task

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ari velazquez 🌯 @ari.velazquez.fyi · 21h

i dont give a shit how good claude is getting. it could output breath of the wild perfectly and it wouldn’t matter. what you’re telling me is you’re the kind of person who would press the button that gives you money but kills a random person you don’t know and i dont wanna fuck with you ever

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Randall @revuestarlight.net · 19/10/2026

they aint gonna post it here so: jun maeda (kanon, clannad, angel beats, heaven burns red) has throat cancer. he is not pursing active medical treatment. please, please send him an email if you can.

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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Merriam Webster out here fighting for its life

Merriam-Webster & @Merriam..•18h
'Goodbye' is an alteration of "God be with you."

Sean Kress• @SKress7514 • 16h
Do you have evidence to back this up? If so can you explain what "good night" , "good
morning" and "good evening" are alterations of?

Merriam-Webster & @Merriam..•15h
what

Sean Kress & @SKress7514 • 14h
I was genuinely asking the question because the only thing I find on the internet is that it is basically a slur from the original.... I assumed there was a better explanation for it than that as it seems a little unlikely given the good night, good morning etc haven't been slurred into something else too. Sorry if you saw that as offensive.

Merriam-Webster @ @Merriam...•14h S
It is not related to 'good night/ day/morning.'
The 'good' in those do not come from 'God.'

Sean Kress @ @SKress7514 • 14h
So the internet suggestion this it is just a slur is what you are basing that on too then?

Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Merriam-Webster's etymology follows established linguistic scholarship, not unverified internet suggestions of a "slur."
"Goodbye" is an alteration of "God be with you"; "good" in greetings like "good morning" has separate origins unrelated to "God."
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goo…
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/goodbye blog.oup.com/2022/02/if-god..
etymonline.com/word/good%20m
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Dennis D. @dennisdoubleday.bsky.social · 17/10/2026

That should certainly be the trigger for all governments in Europe to eliminate their dependence on MS, and, indeed, ALL US tech companies, because Apple and Google have bent the knee in other ways.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 17/10/2026

since California ballots are now out: prop 40 is the billionaire tax, and you should vote yes to stick it to them but both props 41 and 42 are designed to retroactively cancel the billionaire tax because they’re afraid they can’t beat it at the ballot box yes on 40, no on 41 and 42

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 17/10/2026

Fuck cancer sideways with a dried saguaro. All the hugs to Becky and her brother.

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Bits @bitshammer.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

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Morgan Johnson @poormojo.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

No joke. I think this is the most important video I have ever seen about mobile games. This guy breaks down how this game psychologically profiles you, and makes the game harder or easier in order to show you ads

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Radiant G🌈 @radiantg.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

We REALLY need fem VAs y’all. We have many auditions for the male characters & almost none for the rest. ISO -Japanese or other East Asian fem &/or nonbinary VAs -Indigenous fem VAs -Latina or Filipina VAs 🔁 Please RT! 🔁 #VoiceActress #VoiceActor #VoiceActing #VisualNovel #IndieGame #Monsterhearts

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War-Bird: CEO of Freedom @warbirdactual.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Reminder this also applies to Scott Cawthon and Five Nights at Freddy’s.

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 15/10/2026

Love love love Venba. I have never added something to my cart so fast as I did when that went live.

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Gina Helfrich @ginahelfrich.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I opt out every time, and you should, too. It’s optional.

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Vibe coded programs are extremely dangerous. You have no idea wtf the code is made to do, and neither does the person distributing it. Like sure, it could infect your PC or create backdoors, but also memory leaks, render files unusable, brick it so you can't boot, anything Do not install them

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 13/10/2026

I have $3.11 left in my bank account atm and would just like to eat. Please. 🙏🏼

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 13/10/2026

I have $3.11 left in my bank account atm and would just like to eat. Please. 🙏🏼

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 28/09/2026

My provincial gov't slashed my monthly disability income by $200, which is all I need for the month's groceries. I also want Immi's pawprints tattooed over my heart, and need special ink from Engrave Ink, which will be custom made with her cremains. Anything helps. 💜 ko-fi.com/kaldannan/go...

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gadzooksbazooka.bsky.social @gadzooksbazooka.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Here is a cartoon I did of Danny Trejo & Harvey Keitel. Fuck ICE. Pen and ink on paper.

Here is a cartoon I did of Danny Trejo & Harvey Keitel. The cartoon is a drawing of them saying: “Hi we’re Danny Trejo and Harvey Keitel, and we’re starring in a currently filming movie portraying ICE in a positive light. We should never know a moment’s peace for this, but we’re banking on the decades-long mass casual acceptance of ethical apathy toward actors starring in political propaganda like pro-war films and movies promoting fascist values to enrich our careers and boost our social status. It’s pretty fucked up, and it’d be a shame if people stopped letting this happen”. Pen and ink on paper.

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worm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

bobcat in a box

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 03/10/2026

He is the scrunkliest baby boy and I'm so glad you found each other.

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 02/10/2026

Because nothing could possibly go wrong with this. Nope. Not a thing. /extreme sarcasm

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 30/09/2026

Thank you, Bichon. 💜 Her absence is so loud.

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 30/09/2026

Thank you, Illius. 💜 It's been a really rough couple of weeks, to say the least.

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 30/09/2026

It's been two weeks since Immi died. Everything from the previous week's post persists, plus how surreal it feels to have years-entrenched habits clash with stark new reality. I still kiss the spot on the couch where her head last lay and tell her I love her before I go to bed. I miss her so much.

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 28/09/2026

Oh, lord. May your tea be copious and strong.

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 23/09/2026

Haughty 😭 🫂 At least she got the two more years I'd hoped for when she initially got her diabetes diagnosis. She saved my life both literally and figuratively, and I could do no less in return. I fought so hard for her, and I loved her just as hard. I don't even know what to do without her.

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 23/09/2026

I miss her waking me by pawing at the bedroom door and calling with her creaky meow that always cracked in the middle. I miss her waking me from our couch naps by smacking her right paw across my face. I miss her purrs, her snuggles, her kisses when she decided my face needed washing. I miss her.

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 23/09/2026

Any combination of those would mean she was still here. The only solace I can really take is that it happened at home where she was safe and comfortable instead of at the vet's office with its strangers and strange smells after travel stress. If anything, I would've asked the vet for a house call.

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 23/09/2026

No more need for pet nail clippers or nail grinder. No more need for slicker brushes, Equigroomer, fur trimmer, or pet shampoo. No more need for food bowls. No more need for puppy pads in front of the litterbox or bathroom door, or atop my desk chair. No more need to cover the PC keyboard at night.

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 23/09/2026

There are so many things I no longer need or need to do and I'm lost. No more wiping up food crumbs. No more sweeping loose litter. No more need for childproof latches on the under-sink cabinet doors. No more need to scan the floors with a light for vom or loose poop. No more need for lint rollers.

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 23/09/2026

I didn't realise how many times in a day I thought of her until she was gone: where she was, whether she was awake, whether she had food, how much water was in her drink bowl. I still glance at where the bowl was. No more schedule or structure has made a shambles of my sleep, such as it is.

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 23/09/2026

It's been one week since Immi died. Everything is pain and fog and very heavy dissociation. Been sleeping on the couch next to where she last lay. I often stop to kiss the spot where her head was while remembering her scent, her solidity, her soft fur, her purrs and snores. I miss my little girl.

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Ash @fishyash.com · 21/09/2026

Friendly reminder that Duolingo was initially concieved to trick people into translating articles for free, which they later used as training data for MTL algorithms. Duolingo's primary purpose has NEVER been about teaching you a language, even from the start! slate.com/technology/2...

If it doesn’t charge users and, so far, doesn’t serve them any ads, how does Duolingo make money? It tricks you into working as an unpaid translation service. At the end of some lessons, Duolingo will ask you if you want to practice by translating a real-world document. Which will turn out to be, say, a BuzzFeed article. By melding together enough stabs at this task from high-level Duolingo users, the app can render a surprisingly accurate translation. Which is worth good money. So far, Duolingo has contracts with BuzzFeed and CNN to translate stories from English into languages such as Spanish, French, and Portuguese. This service is already earning Duolingo hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, but von Ahn predicts he will be adding a raft of new clients soon. “The language translations market is huge,” he says. “It’s a $30 billion per year market.”

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 22/09/2026

I honestly have no idea. Hmm. I should check.

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404 Media @404media.co · 21/09/2026

A Microsoft executive called “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions,” and the “largest theft of labor in human history.” An internal Microsoft document said generative AI products have created a “doom loop” that is killing “the entire web.” www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...

404media.co

‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft

"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."

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Duck AI Slop!! @duckaislop.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Update, ai powered companions info and more screenshots aniimo.com/newslist/det... aniimo-game.wiki/systems/ai/ www.reddit.com/r/Aniimo/com...

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A New Way to Connect with Your Aniimo

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 21/09/2026

I still have the one I got in university...in 1992. The only reason I'm looking at replacing it is because I accidentally dropped the inner tub and it's too warped to fit in the cooker now. :(

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 18/09/2026

Love on her a lot for me, please. *hugs tight back*

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 18/09/2026

It's been two days since Immi died. It feels like forever because of how keenly aware I am of each minute. Please love on your pets extra for me, since I can no longer love on mine.

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 16/09/2026

This is the last picture I took of her a week ago. Billions of years of evolution and we came to exist together, which is a miracle, and she was my little miracle. She was my little girl. We were so tightly bonded. We had 17 years together, and she loved me as much as I loved her. I am not okay.

Picture of the upper half of a black cat with white muzzle, whiskers, chest, belly and paws lying on her side atop parquet flooring. She looks directly up at the camera with yellow-green eyes, and her ears are pricked up in attention.

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Kaldannan is too tired for this @kaldannan.myatproto.social · 16/09/2026

I thanked her for loving me and taking care of me. I apologised for not being there with her at the end. I did what I could for her with what I had, fighting my own health and poverty for her quality of life, living my life in 12-hour shifts between insulin doses and managing her food allergies.

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