Ivia Relle

As we wind down from dragon age day, i do just want to take a moment for it.

Because it was just us this year. Its not the first time its been like that, but we all know it’s different this year.

But there was still a ton of fun, joy, creativity, and excitement. Because Dragon Age is ours ❤️

Alexis Henderson's House of Hunger was fun.

thank you it has been a beautiful journey that i am so proud of. long ago i recognized folks thought my art was a joke, and while one path would be to change myself, i decided to choose self love and make the world come to me. some day i hope my work is seen as a shift in the way we see erotic art

also, Spotify doesn't pay royalties at all for tracks with less than a thousand streams.

and sometimes if an album gets a sudden surge of fan interest, Spotify deems it "unusual listening activity" and just removes the album, as happened to my last EP.

The image is of a comic. Panel one depicts Santa Claus. He says, "Have you been naughty or nice?" Panel two depicts a happy dog. He says, "I am ALWAYS a good boy." Santa responds "Very nice!" Panel three depicts Santa again. He says "...And you?" Panel four depicts an orange cat climbing a Christmas tree, turning his head to look back at Santa.

As some of you are aware, part of Dragon Age day was to thank the DA Devs for all the hard work they put into the series we love so much.

This is also the first DA Day where we have no DA team, as they were laid off earlier this year.

So let's make an effort to support their new projects!🧵

A drawing of a colorful snow leopard looking up at an aurora. The caption reads, "Please be patient with your anxious mind; it's trying to keep you safe."

Maybe it's making things worse, but at least it's trying.

#mentalhealth #anxiety

A quoted tweet from a user named Sam that reads: "How Twitter is rigged Type in all caps because you're excited? Lowers your reputation. Include links? Your score goes down. It's like the Credit Score system from Hell. And given Cisgender is treated as a slur & MAGA boosted, you can guess what's categorized as 'offensive'" The tweet they quoted is from user SADIQ and reads: "Tweepcred is X's reputation system Based on your behavior, you get a tweepcred score It determines your reach Break the algo rules, you score goes down and your reach disappears What are the rules of the X algo tho? Glad you asked." SADIQ includes a photo of Twitter's algorithm code that calculates a user's reputation. SADIQ continues: "Post 'offensive text'? 80% reach reduction Offensive username? 80% reach reduction All caps tweet? That's seen as 'shouting. Major penalization. Include links? Yup, penalized"

I'm begging any artists still using Twitter claiming it's integral to their work to just leave. It's been revealed the site works off a made up "credit score" from hell and punishes you for posting like a normal human being.

Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.

It's not about if Horses is good or if you like it, it's about the world we're in where a few companies have control over who gets to make money and which artists get to continue working.

Stores can stock whatever they want, but if you don't understand the broader picture you shouldn't speak.

the HORSES affair is a startlingly low bar to cross to see if people actually care about protecting games from censorship of upsetting themes because it's far tamer and has way more moral clarity than a lot of stuff that doesn't get banned. but it's also very clarifying to see who can't cross it

I do hope the new Toby cover will make people stop spreading the rumor that the series is over. Some authors take a ten year break without those rumors starting up. I miss one year because I'm changing publishers and everyone's eager to report my demise.

This is 100% true. A guy paid a million dollars JUST to write the first book about it. Techbros were absolutely convinced it was world-changing.

An easy way to explain luddites:

Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.

And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.

That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.

America is a country that will test UBI hundreds of times, get the same radically positive results each time, and still look at it askance, but will also put untested robotaxis on the road because a billionaire threw a shit fit.

How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?

when Michael Phelps was dominating US swimming there was endless coverage of all his genetic advantages. His wingspan, the way his body processed lactic acid, on and on and on. Nobody, not one person, floated the idea of kicking him out of the sport for genetic advantages

cannot recommend highly enough turning off gmail's smart features. it means emails no longer segment into UPDATES and PROMOTIONS, etc, which is terrifying at first, but ultimately I think maybe automatically sending mail into the "I Don't Read It" zone is worse.

chart of child mortality in history, roughly 48% for all societies across the globe…until the 20th century, where it plummets to 4%

Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.

You know the bubble is in good shape when iHeartRadio, the biggest and least scrupulous radio company, says "Absolutely not."

A few people might be still using it and making it seem more popular than it is, but the rest of us know it's garbage and our refusal to use it is working. Hold the line.

This year we're doing Whamutopia. Every time you hear Last Christmas you have to have a mulled wine at your earliest convenience and toast George Michael, because he was a lad

A sticker image from Neko Atsume 2 showing Guy Furry with a sundae surrounded by lots of hearts and sparkles and celebratory banners and a four leaf clover, with one sticker reading "Happy Birthday".

December 2 is my birthday. I don't like to make a big deal of it, and this still isn't an important numbered one, so anyone wanting to wish me congratulations or good luck in the next year can do so on this thread so I can turn off notifs and peek in as my willingness to be perceived allows. 🤣😭

If you'd like some good news on AI, the last few weeks have seen execs across multiple industries strive to hide AI usage labeling on their products because, as many of us have said FOR YEARS, the audience that *doesn't* want AI is substantial and we will reject your product whole hog for using it.

Everyone is getting upset about the data centers. They pollute a lot and use a lot of energy and will eventually be very ugly/huge vacant buildings. And I understand being mad about that. Until you consider the state of the lazer tag industry at this moment, and how much help that sector needs.

This explains something that has always mystified me about drivers who rail against bike lanes and transit. Why WOULDN'T you want people to have options not to drive? It would make your own driving better! But they don't just want good traffic, they want to reinforce the NORM of driving

Eligible patients urged to get vaccinated as flu hospitalisations double in one week The surveillance centre is projecting significant pressures on healthcare services in the coming weeks.

The HSE has advised all eligible people to get vaccinated against flu immediately, as hospitalisation from influenza has doubled in just one week.

The surveillance centre is projecting significant pressures on healthcare services in the coming weeks. jrnl.ie/6890143

I take one tablet daily, the only reminder that I'm living with HIV. It keeps my viral load undetectable, meaning that I can't pass HIV on. I can expect a normal lifespan. One of the greatest challenges is stigma, due to a lack of knowledge. HIV has changed. #WorldAIDSDay

"There's a male loneliness epidemic."

Maybe, but it's absolutely self-inflicted cause you see this and go "hell yeah that's the way."

AI is NOT inevitable. Keep not using it. Uninstall Copilot from your computer. Refuse to use programs bogged down with it. Complain loudly about it when they shove it into the programs you use. We can starve the slop machines.

Listening to Last Christmas because it is an all-time banger and George didn't die on Christmas Day for you to disrespect his memory by participating in Whamageddon

Noooo not a winter storm Wednesday. Not already. I beg of you. We'll get so much later, can't we not do this yet?