Rivqa Rafael @rivqa.bsky.social · 13hOne of the more inconsequential impacts of AI on me personally is a real reluctance to share any creative work. I've been getting into photography recently but do I want to post any of my pictures? What's the point of art that isn't shared, though? 041
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelAda Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 14hDelightful also to hear real eagle noises. In movies eagles are always dubbed with hawks, since hawks found fierce and eagles sound like adorable squeakers. 211134255
Rivqa Rafael @rivqa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This month's fundraiser closes tomorrow. Ibtissam's leg is thankfully healing well, but Jana just burned her leg while cooking for the family, and I'm worried about infection in the conditions where the family is living. Please chip in and/or share if you can. 000
Rivqa Rafael @rivqa.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I don't want to alarm anyone but we're getting close to the end of the month and this campaign still has a way to go 000
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026saw this on Instagram and it so perfectly encapsulated my rage 455541671
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelBruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 14/09/2026"If LLMs were a toy, they’d be taken off the shelves. If LLMs were a drug, they would be banned." And Zitron argues the end-of-humanity stuff is as overblown as more or less every other AI company promise, which ... scans, actually 38135
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 14/09/2026SUGGESTIONS: - Stop making the same mistake repeatedly - Please www.reuters.com/legal/litiga... www.theguardian.com/environment/... 1368
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelAsher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“You can’t “communication skill” your way out of a housing shortage” ~ @drmarcususg on TikTok 34010
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelBethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 08/09/2026What is consciousness? What is sentience? These are philosophical question that have been asked since the dawn of time. How lucky we are to live in a time where 7 people in Northern California realised the answer is “being able to predict the most statistically significant next word in a sentence” 0815267
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelK (she/her/dr) @kkinsf.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I'm reading this as now people have to worry if their therapist is wearing an apple watch. I wouldn't want it to summarize what I said to any clinician treating me so I assume my patients won't want that either, at least not without their explicit consent! Ripe for inadvertent HIPAA violations. 051
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelKathryn Tewson @kathryntewson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The first two bullet points in the first screenshot seem to contradict each other. The audio "flows into a protected buffer" but isn't recorded? What's flowing, then? 5329458
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 08/09/2026I missed this while I was off socials: 09236
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelSonia Sulaiman @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Ahem. *gets up to podium* I have a book. You can buy it from me. It’s really good. Very good book. Lots of words. Short stories inspired by Palestinian folklore. Queer, and many people say the words are beautiful. Please buy. soniasulaiman.com/product/mune...soniasulaiman.comMuneera and the Moon: Stories Inspired by Palestinian FolkloreThere was…and there was not. In these stories inspired by Palestinian folklore, a daughter of darkness, a djinn, pours out her soul to the moon. Time travelers discover that the battle of Meg… 35640
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelS.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Sydney (and Australia) writer peeps: we're trying our hand at putting on a con for speculative fiction writers. Tickets will be live soon. scribes.com.au/consyderation/ Please share. 0137
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelStandplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 07/09/2026 4432156
Rivqa Rafael @rivqa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Some of you know that I'm part of a collective fundraising for a growing of families in Gaza. Last month was the poorest response we've had in a while, but it's a new month now and that means a new PayPal pool link. Please donate and/or share if you can. www.paypal.com/pools/c/9shoYR4NHipaypal.comTo Gaza with LoveWe are a collective based in and around Gadigal land, raising money for 6-8 families in Gaza. Over the last 12-18 months, each of us has formed strong relationships with each of 'our' families - we c... 127
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelViolet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Describing his views as "anti-immigrant" is pretty mild IMO. 1172
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026VACCINES CAUSE ADULTS 4593129
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelCharles (Cy) Payseur @cypayseur.bsky.social · 20/08/2026TELL ME YOUR 🏳️🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️🌈 OUT IN JULY 2026!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's June's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/quicksiprevi...patreon.comSome Queer Short SFF - June 2026 | Charles PayseurHi all! I’m still a mess in general but the show continues, this month with works from June—and there are quite a few, thanks in large part 204842
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelCapt. Eden Jackson 🏴☠️ Pirate Vtuber @queerbuccaneer.gay · 27/08/2026Hey yo any trans folks who wanna learn some Graphic Design basics of me up. I can't find you work, but I can teach you the basics and point you in the right direction. 22919
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelRobin Rimbaud - Scanner @scannerdot.com · 27/08/2026Farewell today to the high priestess of polka dots, Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama (1929-2026). Her work was unforgettable and for her, a means to survival. It’s playful, psychedelic, compulsive, beautiful and slightly unsettling all at once. Into infinity and beyond Yayoi! 🔴🟡⚫️ 483624711
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelAsher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Current patient consent requirements and procedures are “not fit for purpose” for the artificial intelligence juggernaut now arriving in healthcare, a national conference on AI issues in radiation and radiation oncology has heard 2157
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelChristina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Hello, book people! I am the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for sci-fi, fantasy, horror, romantasy, and speculative books coming out in 2027! If you have an adult or YA SFF/H book out next year (or publicist), share the link/info here! 106600414
Rivqa Rafael @rivqa.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Frogstomp by silverchair, but I'm of an age where cassette is more significant (Everything Changes by Take That) 030
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelMichelle Manus @michellemanus.com · 15/08/2026This thread up and down. There is no "perfect" victim, and so much of how readers respond to certain portrayals, insisting they're "wrong", is a perpetuation of that perfect victim myth that is so harmful to all those who have experienced SA and respond differently than people believe they should. 111944
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelKatie (the other one) @kayfabegamergirl.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Thinking, as I often do, about this tumblr post 1354861889
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelNathalie Lawhead @alienmelon.bsky.social · 02/08/2026please enjoy my post featuring a bunch of tools to navigate the age of AI! 👉 because the machine must break (true empowerment in the age of AI tools) - www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/bec... anti-AI tools, AI protection, and data pois*ning projects. there's so much! #SoloDev #IndieDev #IndieWebnathalielawhead.combecause the machine must break (true empowerment in the age of AI tools) 616980
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelGin Valentine @chekhovsgundam.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Everything was beautiful and nothing fit 0222
Rivqa Rafael @rivqa.bsky.social · 13/08/2026This gut punch in poem form (and Bogi's other excellent posts) are more than worth a few bucks 254
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 12/08/2026I'm going to keep saying this until it's rote practice: If you are in official connection with let alone in charge of an archive of data, if is your professional & moral responsibility to secure that archive, as a backup or otherwise, against just such an emergency, so we're not Hoping some kid did. 121979852
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelJennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Major COVID study that fueled vaccine skepticism retracted over 'misinformation' www.scientificamerican.com/article/majo...scientificamerican.comMajor COVID study that fueled vaccine skepticism retracted over ‘misinformation’This study was originally published in 2024 and was criticized as being misleading by other scientists at the time 15622
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelTansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · 10/08/2026If you love my cozy fantasy Regency Teacup Magic series, the latest book in the series is out this week! Pre-order Saucers & Sorcery before Saturday and I'll send you a bonus story scene about Basil the hedgehog! mailchi.mp/tansyrr/sauc... 2186
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelSophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Your bad art is better than AI slop. 72107204764
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelJessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The TikTok girlies are referring to Amanda Palmer as “steampunk Ghislaine Maxwell” and damn 693975870
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelKaren K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 06/08/2026it's always odd when "you should expose yourself to more diverse ideas" always means a certain kind of conservatism instead of like, Indigenous art, new fusion foods, math paradoxes, or the Dvorak keyboard layout 159115362684
Rivqa Rafael @rivqa.bsky.social · 06/08/2026'You can't get [this condition] in [that body part]' while Googling same 030
Reposted by Rivqa Rafaelliz duck-chong @lizduckchong.bsky.social · 06/08/2026The survey closes this weekend! If you haven’t filled it out yet, we’d love to hear from you ☺️ 01014
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelTalia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 06/08/2026Well. 4552136
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelBogi Takács / WE'RE HERE ToC announced! @bogiperson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Google Docs leaks private information - www.reddit.com/r/IndieDev/c...reddit.comFrom the IndieDev community on Reddit: A player found out the ACTUAL name of my game's upcoming character from the Google Search AI - I had never told the name to anyone.Explore this post and more from the IndieDev community 261068600
Rivqa Rafael @rivqa.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Has anyone made a 'maybe the real horror' joke about this newsletter business or 020
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelAyo @darrylayo.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Guys like this don’t realize that they are the freak 1023141062573
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelCheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Sorry to harp on this, but these CEOs keep bringing up the idea of a "public square" and I don't think they've ever been to a public square. I don't have the right to talk to anyone in a real-life public square! People get to tell me to go away. 128545
Rivqa Rafael @rivqa.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Literally used to me until I got off my high horse and had supportive friends to help me learn how to have fun 160
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelNathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 02/08/2026really cool to see the guardian get in on hater week 813111
Reposted by Rivqa RafaelKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 30/07/2026The major problem with this breezily depoliticised headspace is that it is specifically the speed, scale and geographic concentration of data centre demand growth that tends to make it specifically consume fossil fuels over renewable energy 56316