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Valla-Ragna

@vallaragna.bsky.social
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Fiber artist, paleontologist, cartographer, reenactor, twitch steamer linktr.ee/vallaragna She/her 🏳️‍🌈

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psudonym @psudonym.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
breathe out a bit
psyduck floating in a lake at twilight, no text
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Norin 🦈 🔜 Nycc 3679? @mahoukarp.com · 23/09/2026
spoopy season is here 👻 #art #pokemon
Illustration of some ghost pokemon
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Orkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today is #HobbitDay because Bilbo and Frodo Baggins were both born on September 22nd. Normally we'd shire a hobbit pun or two but it might just feel like a tolkien gesture and we don't want to embarrass our elves. Anyway it's a good day to come and boromir #Tolkien books. 📚
A shelf of books by JRR Tolkien
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Valla-Ragna @vallaragna.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Mimikyu embroidery I finished last night. This is going up in my kofi shop. Silk hand embroidery on linen #embroidery #mimikyu #fiberarts
Embroidery of the Pokémon Mimikyu on white linen in a round hoop frame.
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Valla-Ragna @vallaragna.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
OK I'm actually crying. We made a difference.
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Andrej Spiridonov @andrejpaleo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Thank you for sharing this. Apparently the 3rd Edition of the Principles of Paleontology is freely downloadable. 🧪⚒️ #Geology #EvoBio #Paleobio
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Valla-Ragna @vallaragna.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It's been a really bad week mentally and everything seems to be fighting me. Really depressed that basically no one registered for the class on Saturday. Just feel useless.
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Cloudy🐈 @hellocloudy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
good soup vs evil soup
drawing of a black cat with a babushka headscarf stirring a pot of pumpkin soup with a wooden spoon she's holding with her teeth. she's surrounded by labeled pumpkin soup ingredients like garlic, ginger, hot pepper, pumpkin, coconut milk or cream, and garlic bread to serve with the soup.drawing of a black cat with a witch hat stirring a cauldron of some bubbly green concoction with a wooden spoon she's holding with her teeth. she's surrounded by various labeled ingredients like giant toad's eye, vampire tooth, mandrake root, ectoplasm, dragon's or wyvern's blood and spider's eggs (to sprinkle on top). It's a spooky redrawing of my pumpkin soup illustration.
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Valla-Ragna @vallaragna.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
My brain is currently eating itself and I should really sleep to stop it, but I'm just falling apart
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Valla-Ragna @vallaragna.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Super disappointed. Like devastated. I worked so hard for the dream and never realized it. And so many other things.
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Leigh @newbabyfly.schism.org · 16/09/2026
I have MS. I need a lumbar puncture on the 25th to confirm before starting treatment to prevent further nerve damage. It has a 1k upfront copay. That is HALF my pay for a month, and I'm the sole income for my fam of 3. I could really use help to keep on top of things! 🙏❤️ #mutalaid
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Leier Coyol @leier-coyol.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I haven't showed here in good detail the sinosauropteryx piece I did a couple of years ago, so here it is with also some pics of the works in progress #SciArt #AnimalArt #art #embroidery
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Natalia (娜塔莉) @wrycritic.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Life Saving Tip: If people go out of their way to warn you against a lab. Listen. Numerous people can't independently make up the same story. What happened to them WILL happen to you. The university won't protect you. "I can stand my ground" You can't. Your reputation & mental health aren't worth it
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Christina Belanger, Ph.D @belaforams.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m Eastern Register for the zoom link. I’ve heard they aren’t recording it and want to demonstrate interest via high attendance.
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jenny tightpants @jtp.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
welcome to 2020s tech. we got - pervert glasses - wiretap - wiretap - wiretap - wiretap - the button that does nothing - we outta ram - we outta hard drives - we outta graphics cards - ten trillion vibe coded apps that nobody uses - wiretap
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Rage Against the Miocene @organiccarbon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Remember that this behaviour is not isolated to the field; rather, abusers who abuse at home become particularly empowered during field work. We must make field work safer, and remove abusers from the entire sector. phys.org/news/2026-09...
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Four in five researchers report harmful interactions during geoscience fieldwork. A new survey suggests a path forward.
Fieldwork is a vital part of geoscience research, allowing scientists and students to directly observe, interact with and collect data about Earth processes that cannot be replicated in the lab.
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Valla-Ragna @vallaragna.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Having a bunch of feelings about an issue with someone in the friend group irl. Need to distance myself for a while to figure out how I want to tackle things because I'm hurt, but this person has been a good friend before. This isn't the first time I've been hurt though.
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Valla-Ragna @vallaragna.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Got the call from the shop about my car (it was having sensor issues) have to get the entire assembly replaced. There goes $1500 or so.... I'll live but things are going to be tight....
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
There’s a species of shark called the ninja lanternshark. It glows in the dark, like all lantern sharks. It’s called ninja because the scientist who discovered it was explaining her discovery to family at Thanksgiving and then her young cousin shouted “ninjas are cool, call it the ninja shark!”
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Claire E. Aubin @ceaubin.com · 04/09/2026
Almost every young woman academic I know (including myself) has been targeted and belittled, sexually or otherwise, at some point by a higher-ranking man. After the state of the job market, it’s probably the number two thing I warn prospective grad students about.
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Holy shiiiiiiit if you know anyone in North Carolina who may even know anyone who knows anyone who's been to an event by these people, get them to go get the rabies post-exposure prophylaxis shots RIGHT THE FUCK NOW, DO NOT WAIT, YOU CANNOT TREAT IT AFTER SYMPTOMS START
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
The title reads, "Suddenly Finding A New Obsession".
In the first panel we see Sarah, the protagonist, in front of her computer. She has a bored expression on her face.
In the second panel we zoom in on her face. She looks suddenly alert.
In the third panel we zoom in even closer on her face. Her eyes and mouth are wide open in intrigue.
In the fourth panel we zoom out and see Sarah in front of her computer again, but this time she is dressed in a frog costume, surrounded by frog toys, and has an "I heart frogs" poster behind her.
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Anthony (Tony) J. Martin @ichnologist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Excellent thread/rant by @andyfarke.bsky.social on the importance of recognizing the primary & cumulative sources of actual fossils used for "big data studies in paleontology: people who did/do field work & maintain collections.
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Dr. Scott Hartman - but not THAT kind of doctor @skeletaldrawing.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Have you ever wanted to visually compare the size of your favorite extinct animals? Now you can, as I'm launching an interactive size comparison tool on my website. Give it a try and let me know what you think: www.skeletaldrawing.com/compare/
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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Y'know, I had never really thought much about /why/ some marine ostracods have all those bumps and ridges on their shells. But, of course: I forgot about Baby Snail Attacks.
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Solar ☀️ dying under assignments @solarswitchback.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Posting my piece for @ishtarillustrated.bsky.social's volume 2! I originally had two pieces I was doing, but couldn't finish the other in time (For volume 3 perhaps 👀) but the one I do have was for The Discovery out of The Liar lorebook! #IshtarIllustratedVol2 #destiny2art ☀️
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marion | rust 💀 @mechanicalartery.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
🔶the beginning, part I🔶 for @ishtarillustrated.bsky.social #robotart #destiny2 #ishtarillustratedvol2
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 24/08/2026
Accretionary Arc xkcd.com/3285/
4-panel comic. (1) [Two people running] PERSON 1: They’re right behind us! PERSON 2 with ponytail: It’s OK! I have a plan. (2) [zoomed out view of group with weapons chasing first two people as they reach a small object on the ground] PERSON 2: This part of the continent used to be an island arc before it collided with North America. (3) [Person 1 looking behind as Person 2 hits buttons on small pillar sticking out of the Earth that makes a “beep beep” sound] PERSON 2: Just gotta access the control panel… Yes! It still works! Okay, full reverse! (4) [zoomed out view of map of east coast of North America. There is a jagged edge on the northeast, and an island with a jagged edge has separated from it.] FROM CONTINENT: *No!* FROM ISLAND: *HAH!*
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Scint-H ⭐️ phone artist @scintillant-h.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Another rainbow hit; in the final days of summer whipping out the pearl plating shells 🌈⚪️🏳️‍🌈 #Destiny2Art #ScintHArt #DestinyGhosts #Grom #Glint #Sundance #Felspring #WeWantDestiny3
[I.D.: Destiny 2 fanart with several Ghost characters, including two O.C. Ghosts. Felspring, Sundance, Glint, & Grom are floating out on a sunny blue sky day with the peaks of seaside hills and palm trees in the corner. Each Ghost has their usual shell shape but colored up in white with feint rainbow sheens to them. The artist's watermark and name, "scintillant-h", is in the corner with the extra statements of "Human Artist; no A.I.", as well as "bi, pan, or demi does not equal straight couple" & "my queer isnt your hetero explanation."/End I.D.]
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Sylenth @sylenth.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"On the path of the hushed tones, the cutting word will guide your unmaking."
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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The interactive "Ancient Earth" globe allows you to view the continents at varies stages from today back to 750 million years ago. You can even look for your home address in the search field to see where you would've lived back then. Source: buff.ly/2t1YUsQ
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Archive of Our Own (AO3) @archiveofourown.org · 20/08/2026
In response to recent questions, the #OTW has published a statement reaffirming our commitment to maximum inclusiveness of fanwork content. Read more at: otw-news.org/ycktfvuj
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Valla-Ragna @vallaragna.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It has been such a week. I'm so incredibly exhausted. Just once again holding out for the weekend.
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Mako @makoredeyes.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
I feel icky reblog my art and tell me you like it. I just called these Dinky Damiens on tumblr. Think we’re keeping that lmao. I like how they look all assembled together on a page #makodraws #damien-14 #destinyart #destiny2 #destinyoc #aotw
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𝕴svoc 🌿 @isvoc.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Time for #Smaugust week 3 🐉 Very noodly bunch with a healthy dose of winged! 💙 [ #dragon | #art | #sketchbook ]
Photo of a sketchbook spread with a serpentine, aquatic dragon. Also the controlled desk chaos trinkets. Everywhere.Photo of a sketchbook spread with a golden, long and whiskered dragon. Also the controlled desk chaos trinkets. Everywhere.Photo of a sketchbook spread with a dainty little forest dragon. Wyvern. Wingflapper. Also the controlled desk chaos trinkets. Everywhere.
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Valla-Ragna @vallaragna.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
So I've dealt with this a long time. My most recent therapist finally realized that freaking out on me when I mention it doesn't help and she has gained so much respect from me.
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Aunt Fancy @auntiefancy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Bamboo fabric is almost always just rayon. Rayon is made by using chemicals to turn cellulose into a goo and extruding it into a fiber, and the process is usually quite toxic. There's a lot I like about rayon as a fabric, but it's not really sustainable and you shouldn't pay a premium for bamboo.
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TenRowsOfTeeth @jmsaarenpaa.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Learning pattern design, you can buy stuff with this print from my rb. I want to see more colourful paleo art design, so gonna be the change I want to see. www.redbubble.com/i/throw-pill...
Marker drawing of ammonites and prehistoric sponges in pastel colours
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Valla-Ragna @vallaragna.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
A couple of finished knit items this week. The Lite Bright tee from Wool and Pine in a 5 color fade using yarn from Fiber Seed and a simple ribbed beanie using the Purl Soho pattern out of my handspun. #knitting #fiberarts
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Brian G. aka urbanbohemian 🪩🥂💖 @urbanbohemian.com · 12/08/2026
I'm so tired. 😑 A direct link to the setting (next to last from the very bottom): www.twitch.tv/settings/sec... And more details in their Account Settings FAQ: help.twitch.tv/s/article/tw...
From Twitch's Frequently Asked Questions

What are "generative AI content models," and what does it mean for my content to be used to train them?

Generative AI content models are AI tools that can help create or synthesize content outputs like text or images when given instructions or prompts because they are also trained on content. When you allow training, that means that your content may be used for future Gen AI model improvements. An example of what happens when you allow your content to be used for training a GenAI content model is that your audio might help refine models that create speech to text, which would help improve captions at Twitch but would also help improve captions across Amazon. From Twitch's Frequently Asked Questions

What exactly does opting out cover? What doesn't it cover?

If you opt-out and decide to not allow your channel content to train Generative AI content models, your streams, VODs, clips, stream chats, and pictures and text on your channel will not be used in future training of a model developed by Amazon whose purpose is to generate or synthesize text, audio, images, or video.

Opting-out of training generative AI content models does not opt you out of all AI or machine learning uses at Twitch. For example, Twitch will still run AutoMod, which helps keep our community safe, but does not retain your data and use it to produce content. Twitch may also still use your data to run AI-supported features, like captions, which automatically generate captions for your Clips but does not retain your stream or your clips to train a model that can generate new content.From Twitch's Frequently Asked Questions

If I opt out, will other AI-powered features like Captions or safety tools still work on my channel?

Yes. There are two important differences between Generative AI content models and AI-supported features at Twitch.

1) AI-supported features at Twitch do not retain your content and then use it to train models that create new videos, images, or text.

2) Twitch users have separate controls for many of the AI-supported features we're releasing. For example, streamers can turn on AutoMod and can adjust captions settings.From Twitch's Frequently Asked Questions

Why can't I opt-out of all AI uses at Twitch?

Where AI works to help you create content or to help viewers understand your content, you do have controls over how it is used, and you can manage those in your settings.

Other AI works differently. Some of it runs the service itself, the same way our servers and our code do. Some of it keeps the service secure. And some of it, like AutoMod, protects the whole community. Turning those off for one person would weaken safety and security for everyone else on the platform, so they are not individual settings.

What channel content (clips, chat, metadata, etc.) is eligible to be used for generative AI training?

Your stream and the stream's chat, your VODs, your Clips, Highlights, and any text or images on your Channel may be used. If you chat on someone else's stream, their opt-out preferences govern if that chat can be used for training.
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Valla-Ragna @vallaragna.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Embroidery based on Yoko-Senshi (on Tumblr)'s art. #embroidery #fiberarts
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 10/08/2026
Check your Cuisinart food processor blades! Recall from 2016: www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017...
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Cuisinart Food Processors Recalled by Conair Due to Laceration Hazard
Consumers should immediately stop using the food processor’s riveted blade and contact Cuisinart for a free replacement blade.
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
if I was a young person being told that the best our economic system can ever offer me is working longer and longer hours to live with more and more roommates and eat worse and worse food, I might start getting this crazy idea that we need a new economic system
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Valla-Ragna @vallaragna.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I miss Alberta
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Valla-Ragna @vallaragna.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I missed world embroidery day last week, but i wanted to post some of the embroideries I've done in the last year. (Mostly small pieces) #embroidery #fiberart The credits for the art are in the second post attached to this one.
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Kayleigh McKee 🟡, Blinded my a billion brilliant lights @ghaspey.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Tell Twitch to leave out AI at this link! Its seriously just a button click as long as ur signed into Twitch! twitch.uservoice.com/forums/92338...
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Mario Lanzas @mariolanzas.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
PALEO(PIXEL)ART 👾 I made some new designs to the collection 👾 can you recognize them all? 👀 #paleoart #pixelart #pokemon #kawaiisauruses #prehistoricanimals
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Valla-Ragna @vallaragna.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I'm losing the will to keep going. I can't seem to get a break. I don't know what else to cut. My job is not enough. Moving only held it off a few months. I don't know where else to go or what else to do.
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Chris Mah @echinoblog.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
#molluscmonday #fossilfriday
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Weird way to spell "People are going hungry"
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