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Lydia M. Rivers

@lydiarivers.bsky.social
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♿️ Writer; Editor; Dyslexic; Quiet™️ Current: Assistance Animals & Accessibility Study w/ Tufts University Ongoing: Anime Herald Editor-At-Large; Grassroots Accessibility Advocate

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Lydia M. Rivers @lydiarivers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Still finding settings for illegible AI clutter I missed after OS27 updates🤪 Soon they’ll be self-hiding and I will have to apologize to every Linux fanboy I’ve ever met
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
when ai leaves u behind
7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2: 
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4: 
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6: 
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy. 
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”
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Lydia M. Rivers @lydiarivers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Here are instructions for how to get the screen-obscuring OS27 AI overlays out of Scrivener...Seriously you guys I'm starting to feel as if I'm being texted dick pics by my boss, how do I make it stop without losing access to the apps I need to live lol www.literatureandlatte.com/blog/scriven...
literatureandlatte.com
Scrivener and AI: Why Do I See AI Prompts in My Scrivener Projects on Mac? - Literature & Latte
Seeing AI icons in Scrivener on Mac? That's Apple Intelligence built into macOS Sequoia and Tahoe. Scrivener itself contains no AI features.
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Great Plains ADA Center @greatplainsada.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Continuing to share valuable #BackToSchool resources! Check out this helpful collection of assistive technology ideas for back-to-school success from Able Newspaper ablenews.com/accessible-t... #AssistiveTechnology #StudentsWithDisabilities #AccessibleEducation
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Accessible Tools for Back-to-School Success - Able News at The Viscardi Center
With students returning to school as summer comes to an end, back-to-school shopping has begun. However, for parents of students with disabilities or special needs shopping involves much more than buy...
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Lydia M. Rivers @lydiarivers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
for whoever needs help muzzling Siri’s AI integration in OS27, this guide shows how. Apple didn’t make it entirely impossible…yet. Autocorrect is still an absolute nightmare 🤷 The TTS model is still unstable 🤷 but security updates are nice I guess… discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-250...
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Turn off Apple Intelligence in macOS 27
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Anime Herald @animeherald.com · 12/08/2026
We're preparing to ship out Anime Herald Magazine #2 as we speak! This is a special book, with so many amazing articles. Order today to get yours in the first shipment and support anime journalism. Details: hera.fyi/ahmag2info Print: hera.fyi/buyahmag2 Digital: hera.fyi/buyahmag2dig #anime #books
Cover art for Anime Herald Magazine #2, which features Hera in a grey floral yukata deciding between two masks, at a Japanese summer festival
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Great Plains ADA Center @greatplainsada.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Recent episode of The Sunday Story on @npr.org features the Gang of 19 protests in 1978 #DisabilityHistory
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Great Plains ADA Center @greatplainsada.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
The April 2026 issue of our free e-newsletter, The ADA Report, is available now! Get the latest regional and national ADA news. Be sure to subscribe and have it delivered to your inbox. To read the full issue, visit conta.cc/4txGXys
Screenshot of the April 2026 issue of the Great Plains ADA Center e-newsletter, The ADA Report with the headline "Update: DOJ Extends Compliance Deadline Dates for Title II Entities to Meet Requirements for Web & Mobile App Accessibility"
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Lydia M. Rivers @lydiarivers.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Gorgeous English language run of Mushishi Collector’s Edition from @kodansha.us ! Unfortunate font choices were made for translator‘s and author’s notes (I can’t read them to comment), but the overall quality is amazing. Have some bad pictures
The cover of Mushishi Collectors Edition, a manga, in English. Cover features main character Gin in watercolor painting amidst ghostly botanical and protozoan type creatures whilst tipping a sake cup filled with luminescent liquid.A picture of a page in Mushishi Collector’s Edition in English. The scene depicts ancient Japanese wilderness in full watercolor pigments. Featured in the painting is a man with a jar on his back, tromping through waist high vegetation whilst chasing a rainbow that artistically stands out amidst a moody twilit sky.A picture of a 2 page spread in Mushishi Collector’s Edition in English. The scene depicts ancient Japanese wilderness in full watercolor, along with a montage of mushi and characters that appeared in the manga. Ginko, the main character is prominently featured in profile, smoking his iconic mushi repellent cigarette.A picture of a page in Mushishi Collector’s Edition in English, depicting translators notes in what for me is an illegible font. A machine copy of the text is as follows—but I can’t verify accuracy. 

Watahaki, p. 421
means something like "otonspiter"(綜吐士)inJapanese.
Hitotake, p. 422
Hitotake means something like
“human mushroom”(人茸). Compare with words for common
mushroom varieties, such as shita
(椎茸)of maitake(舞茸).
Matagi, p.454 Matagi (X 5) are traditional winter hunters of Japan's Tohoku region who hunt deer and
bear.
Sakabu, p. 454
This is possibly a regional variation of the word sakebu (P4,5%; cry).
Household altar, p. 454 The household shrine, or kamidana (*#*), is a miniature Shinto altar found in many Japanese homes. They are used to enshrine a type of charm known as an ofuda (tED #L), people typically setting out daily offerings of rice, water, salt, and sake before it. Other items such as seasonal fruits may also serve as offerings.
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Lydia M. Rivers @lydiarivers.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
”What do we lose when we outsource the drafting phase? We lose thinking…Do not lose the writing muscle, or the ability to wrestle with your thoughts.” Ethics aside, this is exactly why I refuse to use LLMs. Even as a chronically ill dyslexic. Especially as one. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/10/o...
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I write to find out what I think - The Boston Globe
I understand the allure of using AI to draft an essay. But if I did that, what would be the point?
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Anime Herald @animeherald.com · 17/02/2026
This is our EIC, talking plainly about the harms GenAI does to many smaller publications, including ours. Needless to say, Anime Herald does not, and will never support or condone the slop generators.
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Lydia M. Rivers @lydiarivers.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I didn’t think I could appreciate Douglas Adams’ absurdism any more than I already did, but this decade has learned me all kinds of things
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Chase | Commissions... Open!! @chaseburns.art · 06/01/2026
I finally read through all of @animeherald.com's new magazine and it was awesome! It's so great to physically hold and flip through such a thing, and I love the focus on animanga culture history.
a digital illustration of the anime herald's mascot, hera, reading the magazine. it's drawn to resemble illustrations in old anime magazinesa photo of the anime herald magazine
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Samantha Ferreira Is Back On Her Book Bullshit @sam-animeherald.northsky.social · 12/11/2025
"What led to the great data loss of the 2020s?" "Well, you see, some dipshit had a great idea to allow emojis - those little faces that nobody uses anymore - in filenames. Suddenly, you had defining works named '😭❤️😭😭😭" or "💃💃💅" meaning that the filenames lost all meaning."
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Lydia M. Rivers @lydiarivers.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Free thyself (and thy screen space). I switched to primary Mac user after it became difficult to exorcise Microsoft’s AI bunk and tame Edge’s proliferation thru systems, especially after onerous price hikes for 360. Cancelled my sub and now I only use Windows for gaming. Open Office works well.
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Lydia M. Rivers @lydiarivers.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
16 pages of excellent translator notes in the first volume of #Noragami 🥰 please pass on my love to Alethea and Athena Nibley, @kodansha.us
A photo of the cover of Noragami omnibus volume one, english version, physical copyA photo of a page of English language translator notes found in Noragami omnibus, volume one, physical copy
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Samantha Ferreira Is Back On Her Book Bullshit @sam-animeherald.northsky.social · 26/09/2025
I've looked into the international shipping costs for AH Mag and it looks like it's a combination of tariffs and Shopify's shipping partner getting a taste Costs to ship a magazine with the specs outlined by our estimates to Halifax are about $24.88 CAD, or $17.85 USD $35 CAD comes to $25.11 USD
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Anime Herald @animeherald.com · 25/09/2025
We have an update on Anime Herald Magazine today! 💖 We're excited to share our (near-) final cover and logo, as well as news that folks who order will get a free bonus with their magazine. 🥰 Link: hera.fyi/ahmagissue1up2 #anime #magazine #zines
Cover visual for Anime Herald Magazine Issue #1, which depicts Hera - a red-haired woman in a grey suit with a red tie, walking out of a convenience store - Anna Drees - while carrying an ice cream cone and carrying a bag full of of snacks.
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Geek Grammy @geekgrammy.com · 25/09/2025
As I'm sitting here watching the UPS tracker get closer to my house, I'm struck by how much different things have become since I was a kid. Gather 'round, children, and let Grammy tell you a story of The Olden Days. 1/
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Lydia M. Rivers @lydiarivers.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
At some point UI designers need to decide if they are going to use mysterious glyphs for their drop-down menus, or standard language words. Cramming in both on every line leads to illegible cluttering. It is not cute. Better yet, give people an option to select which works best!
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
😱 & TRUE!
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Lydia M. Rivers @lydiarivers.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
I love it. ❤️ I’d add a slight correction to the one about gatekeepers being able to ask about tasks—that’s only true if it’s not “obvious” that a dog is a service dog. See Q7. I got stopped about my vested/labeled dog so much due to these kinds of misinterpretations proliferating through media.
ada.gov
Frequently Asked Questions about Service Animals and the ADA
This document provides guidance and answers about the ADA’s service animal provisions.
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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Cedar Waxwings checking out a Pokeberry bush. These birds love Pokeberries, which are poisonous to humans but are used to make a natural dye.
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Lydia M. Rivers @lydiarivers.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Crunchyroll used to have the best subs in the industry until Funi-Sony got their paws on them, in both formatting and thoroughness. Their localizations were great too. No jelly donuts. Now they’re feeding us AI??? If I were the original creators I’d be losing my mind.
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Samantha Ferreira Is Back On Her Book Bullshit @sam-animeherald.northsky.social · 30/06/2025
It's been about a half a day since we hit this, and it still hasn't fully sunk in. I'm genuinely grateful to everybody who backed us this month, and helped to make this happen. 💖💖 Happy Pride, everyone.
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Anime Herald @animeherald.com · 30/06/2025
Looking Back on Protoculture Addicts 15 Years Later: Red Bard covers the history of Protoculture Addicts, which currently stands as the longest-running anime magazine in North America. They examine the publication's founding, its partnership with ANN, and its settling into dormancy.
hera.fyi
Looking Back on Protoculture Addicts 15 Years Later
15 years after its last issue was published, Protoculture Addicts is still North America’s longest running anime magazine.
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
My service dog Anjelika makes it possible for me to do things that I could not do without her assistance. Here she is exhausted after spending the day with me in DC. I’m so grateful that I have her in my life and I was able to do this trip. This bill cannot pass. I did everything I could to stop it.
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Lydia M. Rivers @lydiarivers.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
These guys again. A universal anything concerning disability is pure fantasy. It’s appalling they’re trying to sell it as science when it’s just a socioeconomic, political and cultural erasure-laden shortcut.
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Great Plains ADA Center @greatplainsada.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Important article about proposed changes to disability survey methods that could result in significant undercounting of Americans with disabilities. Learn more in this Health Affairs piece.
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Lydia M. Rivers @lydiarivers.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Just got minimal edits back on a piece I thought would be slashed full of holes and bathed in red ink. I was sure it would be wrapped around a brick and hurled through my window with the words TRY AGAIN written in bold sharpie. It belonged in the dumpster, I thought…it was even praised?
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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
A Cedar Waxwing figuring out where to fly to next as this current location has nothing to eat. Cedar Waxwings are very fond of berries, but in the summer months they will hunt down insects, catching them on the wing.
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Tommy Siegel @tommysiegel.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
(we also respect kingfishers and kinglets)
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Samantha Ferreira Is Back On Her Book Bullshit @sam-animeherald.northsky.social · 15/06/2025
Oh hey, that's me.
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Samantha Ferreira Is Back On Her Book Bullshit @sam-animeherald.northsky.social · 12/06/2025
We can do it - let's see if we can break our biggest-ever donation of $555 that we made last year 💖
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Mike Saccone @mikesaccone.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
A yellow warbler singing in the thick vegetation near the Cedar Avenue Bridge over the Minnesota River 📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm (ISO 1100, f6.3, 1/1000s) 🪶 #birds #birdphotography
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Anime Herald @animeherald.com · 03/06/2025
Anime Herald's June subscription drive is officially on. This month, we're matching the first $750 we raise with a donation to the Trevor Project. 🥰 Back us today to support independent anime journalism and help LGBTQIA+ youths. 💖 Details: hera.fyi/funding2025 Patreon: hera.fyi/patreon
Anime Herald June Subscription Drive

Current Funds: $431/month
Our Goal: $500/month
Subscriptions Needed To Get there: 14
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Lydia M. Rivers @lydiarivers.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
It’s the year 2025 and @tumblr.com finally stopped plastering flashing gifs on their login page. Clap clap. In exchange, the rest of the UI looks like meta and X got together and had a stressed-out child. 😬 of course it’s just as illegible as those for me now, pity.
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Mike Saccone @mikesaccone.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
An indigo bunting chattering away in tall grass near Pennyfield Lock along the C&O Canal. 📷 #Nikon #Z8 + Nikkor 180-600mm 🪶 #birds #birdphotograpy
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Great Plains ADA Center @greatplainsada.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Recent court decision out of the Fifth Circuit - unreasonable delays in processing an accommodation request violates an employers' ADA obligations www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/un...
jdsupra.com
Unreasonable Delay in Granting Accommodation Can Violate ADA | JD Supra
When an employee requests an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this sets into motion an interactive process intended to...
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Lydia M. Rivers @lydiarivers.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
I really miss the days when we were *only* exposed to ads on tv, at the movies, in the periodicals, on the radio, and when traveling down the road… I especially miss the days when design layouts had standards.
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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
This male Marsh Wren was working on weaving a nest in the cattails. These birds will build several nests and only use one for nesting; the empty nests serve as decoys for predators.
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Owlcat Games @owlcatgames.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
We are announcing our new project — Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy! Take on the mantle of an Inquisitor and uncover the secrets of the Calixis Sector in an upcoming turn-based CRPG! Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3710600/... Pre-order: darkheresy.owlcat.games
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Lydia M. Rivers @lydiarivers.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
A shot of dopamine from @owlcatgames.bsky.social today. They not only announced the release date for Rogue Trader’s Lex Imperialis but 2 more DLCs, AND dropped the new WH40K game that is already in development?! No kickstarter—congrats I am so excited!
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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Two-week-old Sandhill Crane colts wait for Dad to rustle up some grub (which could literally be grubs.)
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Samantha Ferreira Is Back On Her Book Bullshit @sam-animeherald.northsky.social · 20/05/2025
OK so I have a lot to say and honestly, this is going to be somewhat long and rambly. But last night, we announced that we'll be launching Anime Herald Magazine - a print edition of our publication that will hopefully give more avenues to pay folks fairly. Preorders are up at shop.animeherald.com
Cover visual for Anime Herald Magazine that depicts publication mascot Hera, walking out of a convenience store - "Anna Drees" - which is like a Lawson, on a small city block. She's smiling and looking toward the sky as she carries a bag of snacks and a vanilla ice cream cone.
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Lydia M. Rivers @lydiarivers.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
@owlcatgames.bsky.social ‘s Rogue Trader soundtrack does crazy things to my brain and all of them are good
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Samantha Ferreira Is Back On Her Book Bullshit @sam-animeherald.northsky.social · 18/05/2025
I've been wearing a mask since the start of COVID - I haven't gotten con crud since. Wear a good mask. Make your life, and the lives of those around you, easier
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Lydia M. Rivers @lydiarivers.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Wheelchair broke on a Friday night. 🤣😭 Glad I have indoor work to do on this fine spring weekend
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Lydia M. Rivers @lydiarivers.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Getting capitalism to up the value on human labor is the only way to curb AI without discrimination. Trying to go through and broadly dictate which uses are morally ok, when, is how barriers happen. I propose this as a writer and dyslexic whose anon handles have included scientific names for trees
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Anime Herald @animeherald.com · 12/05/2025
The Master of Mecha: Shoji Kawamori Talks With Anime Herald: Seth Burn talks with legendary anime creator and mechanical designer Shoji Kawamori. They discuss his work on the Macross franchise, designing for the Diaclone robots that became Transformers, and more. #anime #interview #macross
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The Master of Mecha: Shoji Kawamori Talks With Anime Herald
"I’m not the type of person to work closely, hand-in-hand with any one person for an extremely long period of time. I feel that my role is more to go into a technical or vocational school or university and teach aspiring animators or illustrators how to come up with original concepts and ideas."
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