Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialA.Ghost Pasquella 👻🎃 @agpasquella.bsky.social · 21hPrivatization = You Pay More 18760
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialwintertorta🍰 @wintertorta.bsky.social · 07/09/2026a reminder 🪄 #illustration 34112074961
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialalix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026every time i get suckered in by a "but what about all the useful stuff AI does in my life??" argument the useful stuff is either "something you could google in two seconds" or "highly-skilled labor you don't have and therefore can't fact check" 10705138
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 04/10/2026pls stop asking chatbots what they "think" and then adding it to your articles or posting it for giggles 340476
mratliff.bsky.social @mratliff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Going through and putting away our new Reality Fracture cards and saw that Jace really should have remembered his own lessons. 100
mratliff.bsky.social @mratliff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Is there anything that makes you feel old quite like getting an email about a milestone school reunion? It can't have been that long since I graduated college. That only just happened. 010
mratliff.bsky.social @mratliff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I have been excited enough about Reality Fracture that I actually went to my first prerelease event. I went in expecting to fully lose every single game because I am not that serious a player. I actually won 4 out of 7. That only equated to 1 out of 3 rounds, but I did get a prize pack so a win. 180
mratliff.bsky.social @mratliff.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Our DnD party has discovered the absolute best trait that a fantasy character could have: always being a comfortable temperature. 030
mratliff.bsky.social @mratliff.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I usually give her an accurate ETA in case it's gonna be a while, and ask her to try not to wreck the house while I'm out. Cats are like teenagers after all. 110
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialAnne Kirn @houseofdarkly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Just for the record, furries and trans people are extremely cool and also just regular folks, and I do not understand people who think anything else, because they are patently, dangerously wrong 0217
mratliff.bsky.social @mratliff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I'm sorry but "All AI generated assets will be replaced on release if estimated revenue can at least fund it" is a really bad look on your Steam page. I'm extraordinarily sympathetic to indie devs. I mostly play indies! But you can figure out how to get real art or placeholders. 010
mratliff.bsky.social @mratliff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Oh you did not just tell me you would transfer me and then hang up on me. I recognize that call centers are a thankless job, but either you or the previous person I talked to lied to me so...not sure what you expect me to do with this situation other than call back angry at the next person. 100
mratliff.bsky.social @mratliff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I know it's the most ridiculous thing, but I'm super disappointed that a show I've been wanting to see live for 20 years is -finally- near me, and when I went to buy tickets it's almost $200 for two objectively not good seats. I can't justify that cost, so I still can't go to it. 130
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialbubbe yaga @ellearmageddon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026you cannot defeat fascism by ceding anyone’s bodily autonomy. 0618213
mratliff.bsky.social @mratliff.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Thrift Shop really is a banger, isn't it? Or whatever the kids these days say. It's a good song. 010
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialJulia Lepetit @julialepetit.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I made a beginners guide to voting and finding out about candidates for those who feel overwhelmed. Hope it helps! Vote in every election. youtube.com/shorts/e-1rS...youtube.comWe Can’t Make the Same Mistakes AgainYouTube video by Secret Sleepover Society 3476124
mratliff.bsky.social @mratliff.bsky.social · 19/09/2026tl;dr I have a spreadsheet where I track my ebooks because I'm like that. I had been linking to the book's information on Goodreads because I want to have a way to quickly remember what the heck a book is. But I want to move away from Goodreads. Any suggestions on other book based databases? 480
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialEllen Rose @icklenellierose.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Use of AI taints everything else around it. For instance, the more I look at this Tomb Raider salad, the more I wonder if this was an AI asset that won’t end up in the final game. Someone could have made it, but it just looks uncanny to me now I know they used it *somewhere*. 2630340
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.social🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 16/09/2026Trans rights is inherently a bodily autonomy issue. Just like abortion rights is. We can't have gender equity or reproductive freedom without trans rights. Full stop. You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it. 6673032111
mratliff.bsky.social @mratliff.bsky.social · 15/09/2026As a Certified Film Nerd, I run into this a lot. There are classic movies I think everyone could enjoy (All About Eve for example). But others are difficult things only certain types of people can love. Others are actually kind of boring and bad and I still can't figure out why they're classics. 100
mratliff.bsky.social @mratliff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Listen, I absolutely loathe limited time and exclusive content/merchandise. I don't understand why you would turn away people with money they want to give you in exchange for goods and services. On the other, apparently the way to get me to be a hypocrite is to do an old-school She-Ra collab. 110
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialEric Ravenscraft @lordravenscraft.bsky.social · 10/09/2026you will never, in your entire life, make as much money as the people who are incapable of coming up with ideas like "Miss Piggy flirts with Ryan Gosling" or "Pedro Pascal tries not to laugh at Fozzy's dumb jokes" make in a year 341735416
mratliff.bsky.social @mratliff.bsky.social · 13/09/2026"As I'm sure you've already guessed, you need to put the mop in the guillotine." "Ah, the oldest trick in the book." This old stream of an even older FMV game is making me laugh too much for this late at night. www.youtube.com/live/Va-BPv5...youtube.comGoosebumps: Escape From Horrorland 🎃 JEFF GOLDBLUM NO 🧛♂️ | Hallowstream IVYouTube video by Outside Xtra 010
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The Salt Lake Tribune is a 150+ year-old newspaper that went the nonprofit route several years ago. It now brings in $13MM in revenue vs $12MM in expenses. Enough to support a robust news operation. This is the way for metro news orgs. www.cjr.org/first_person... 1499137
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialJohn Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Almost every right wing conspiracy and tech fever dream falls apart after asking just one “*how*?” None survive asking it three times. The fact that US press is incapable of using this single word is why we’re here. 10557127
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I remain convinced that the most effective response to a politician or a pundit who's pushing transphobia is "I'm not sure why you're obsessed with other people's genitals but it's really creepy" 954240848
mratliff.bsky.social @mratliff.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I mean, I was going to do other things tomorrow but apparently IdrA is coming back to SC2 for a Blizzcon match so... I guess I'm watching that instead. 000
mratliff.bsky.social @mratliff.bsky.social · 09/09/2026"He'd cry, but he has not learned to cry yet." I'm sorry but how is that sentence so dang powerful even by itself? 010
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 09/09/2026I do not believe that these guys are about to summon a world-ending superconsciousness from Nvidia graphics cards. But they either believe they can or want me to believe they believe they can. So I think "fuck them" is the only rational response 262028458
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialCatherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The thing is, even within the lifespan of the mainstream internet, things used to work a LOT more smoothly That was one of the huge arguments FOR mainstreaming the internet Now nothing is smooth. It’s crammed full of monetized barriers between user & task to boost stats & keep eyeballs locked in 3400118
mratliff.bsky.social @mratliff.bsky.social · 09/09/2026It's start to get really annoying that every shopping website is just a Temu now. I never want your "marketplace" crap, I want to buy from the retailer itself. I wonder if there's stats showing the only marketplace sales are people who don't realize it's a third party seller... 020
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialandy™ @andylevy.net · 08/09/2026werner herzog on AI filmmaking (from here www.indiewire.com/features/int...) 8379822144
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialDiane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 08/09/2026Status report, "Still On #Sale!" dep't: Young #wizards! In a universe that's diverse. Inclusive. And free of, uh, deeply toxic personality issues and magacorporate entanglements. 😏Buy the 9-volume box set direct from the author and save! ebooks.direct/products/you... #ebooks (& feel free to repost!)ebooks.directYW New Millennium 9-Volume Box SetOur New Millennium Editions box sets are optimized for each of the devices appearing under the price listing. Please click on one to choose the format you prefer.The New Millennium Editions of So You ... 112469
mratliff.bsky.social @mratliff.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Anybody want a Trans pride scarf? I need a project to kickstart me back into loom knitting so I can remember how nice it is to have a hobby. (I'm only half joking, but also, I've never used this yarn before and I'm not a pro...so you know, lower your expectations). 031
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 08/09/2026A new version of ChatGPT is about to drop. Academics like @alexhanna.bsky.social and Emily Bender have been pointing out for literal years that these scare tactics about how powerful and scary AI is actually work as marketing. At this point, being this gullible is a choice. 7722216
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialAlison Lührs @alisontheperson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026static.klipy.comHomestar Runner: Todaybor Day is Labor Day!ALT: Homestar Runner: Todaybor Day is Labor Day! 3356160
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialThe Latest Kate @thelatestkate.bsky.social · 07/09/2026⸙࿔*:・༄˖° 21961819
mratliff.bsky.social @mratliff.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I'm so excited, check out my custom tokens from @sophiaharpherx.bsky.social for my Obyra deck! She absolutely nailed the theme I was going for. I love them so much. These are my first commissioned tokens ever, and every step was awesome <3 032
mratliff.bsky.social @mratliff.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I'm in a hurry, and I'm next in line at a big box store behind a guy getting one thing. The sales person is legit walking him through downloading the store app to get some extra points. Stores - do not do this. Never do this. 010
mratliff.bsky.social @mratliff.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I know exactly why it will never happen, but what I wouldn't give for the ability to block YouTube channels from appearing in my searches. Like, "I want some music but since I blocked those slop channels I don't have to wade through junk to find it." 100
mratliff.bsky.social @mratliff.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I love when I point out something that's leading to physical harm to real people and some dude on the internet makes a joke about how a woman with strong opinions must be bitter over being divorced. My dude, I feel sorry for your partner. Also my spouse totally agrees with me so 🤷♀️ 010
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialAliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 01/09/2026"[AI] made me a worse programmer. It made me depressed. Because I stopped doing the hard work, I stopped learning, I stopped growing, I stopped being the one making the software." 7276118
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialThey Might Be Giants @tmbg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-tQ...youtube.comThey Might Be Giants - Flood EPK promoYouTube video by ParticleMen 313915
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialMicah @rincewind.run · 01/09/2026a remarkably effective life hack: just be nice to people it's incredible how much goodwill people will extend to you if you're pleasant to them 7353351054
Reposted by @mratliff.bsky.socialAnna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026It was bad in 2022, when medical issues exacerbated by the hostility at work made me leave. It’s worse all the time. Show up for your local libraries. Get involved with the boards. Shout down the bigots. Demand protection for the freedom to read and for librarians doing their jobs. 4339163