ShapeShift's Keep

Wikipedia is worth $10/month because if it dies so does reliable knowledge. Cough up if you can -- it's cheaper, more interesting and morally superior to Netflix.

A printed set of World Book encyclopedias is $1200 and only captures info up to the window in time in which it was printed.

A few bucks a month can make sure a vital resource that's constantly updated and rigorously scoured for inaccuracies by benevolent pedants remains available to everyone.

Any age verification bill being pitched on “protecting kids” that aims to block VPNs is just admitting that this was never about protecting kids to begin with. As if they’re the ones installing/using VPNs, shut the fuck up

Youtube is full of ads, spotify is full of ads, tumblr is full of ads, pinterest is full of ads. Everything uses ai. Every new update makes the website/app worse. Youtube auto translates almost every video I want to watch. Sometimes pinterest only loads ads for me. Check out this new ai feature. Here's a new update that breaks ur laptop. Here's a new update that breaks ur phone. Why are u complaining about ur phone, just get the newest iphone lol. Join my patreon. Join my membership. Pay a monthly membership to get all features. Upgrade your membership to get even more features. Subscribe to netflix. Subscribe to disney. Subscribe to amazon. Subscribe to hulu. This content isn't available in ur country. This content was removed. This website was removed. This feature only exists for apple. U need to a WiFi connection to play this game. This app only exists for apple. U need an account. We need your email to finish creating this account. We need your number to finish creating your account. We need your id to finish creating your account. In order to delete your account please write an email. In order to delete your account you need a laptop. Oops our database was hacked and ur information was stolen. Ur data was sold from this random website u used once 10 years ago. Spam call. Spam call. Spam call.

1. Find your senator + phone number here maps.legis.wisconsin.gov

2. call them

"Hi, I'm <name>, A constituent from <Zip code> calling to tell <senator> to vote No on SB-130. "

I'm bad at figuring out what to say but like. say how you should be allowed privacy but you can't if vpn's are throttled

I've been using DoNotSpy11 (formerly DoNotSpy10) since the early days of Windows 10 and it has never failed me, it's very easy and user friendly, works on both Windows 10 and 11.

pxc-coding.com/donotspy11/

Here is a Reddit threat that explains how to disable Copilot in Windows, which I've just followed:

www.reddit.com/r/WindowsHel...

it's okay to want people to like your oc. validation and praise are very human needs. but here's the thing: if you don't love the shit out of your oc first- i mean you gotta be your oc's first and most important fan, to an almost unhinged degree- it's gonna be very hard for anyone else to do so

whole thing is a really good read; i screamed out loud when i read this part

As a white person, it really makes my ass itchy when I watch/listen to a person of color speak on an oppressive experience and white people absolve themselves in the replies with "As a white person, I..."

It's 🤡 not 🤡 about 🤡 you???

genuinely one of the best things an average person can do right now for creators trying to actually divest from X as a business platform is

1. share people's content, not just here but elsewhere
2. most importantly, find some way to support them monetarily if possible. Patr/Substar/kofi etc

What if long hair. But good morning everyone

Given the kinda replies that've been in my notifs all week:

Tap the sign meme saying “Using AI ironically is still using AI.”

Don’t make me tap the sign.

#gposerslewd | #gposersnsfw | #bposensfw

ok listen. i know no big platform is actually "safe" atm. Bluesky is run by shitheads, this place sucks too.

that being said, i need to fucking implore you, Twitter's unsafety is on a whole other level. there's "not safe" and then there's the actual wolf's den.

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Girl anyway.

We don’t accept less around here. Shine BRIGHTLY. Burn corneas. Let them wear sunglasses. Don’t you dare dull your shine to make space for mediocrity. You are here. You are THE moment. You work your ass off; you need them to know your presence is enough to shake a room.

Befriending people is a skill and you can learn how in these simple steps
1. Learn to smile genuinely
2. Let them speak and feel heard
3. Don’t abruptly change topics, segue gracefully
4. Laugh at yourself when you get awkward or if you misspeak
5. Apologize if they have a weird reaction to anything

lrp very important addendum, "learn to laugh at yourself" does not mean "relentlessly self-deprecate". a person that can accept their own foibles with grace is charming. a person that is always putting themselves down is exhausting

Samus #nsfwart

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Forspoken was good and people are WEIRD

If you like an artist's original work and characters vs. commissioned work: ko-fi and patreon donations are *the only way* to free up that artist's time to do more of it. Even small tips are really important. If even 20 people donated $5 to me right now, I'd still have $100. It adds up.

"protect the kids" my SISTER in CHRIST what the Fuck is censoring Wikipedia and banning porn going to do to protect them?

Please take a lesson out of your former colony's book, when we banned alcohol people died and just ended up getting it through illegal means.

According to @fightchatcontrol.bsky.social the vote for Chat Control, which was supposed to be today, has been tabled by Denmark.

But does mention that there is another vote in December and to stay vigilant. After all, there are still multiple countries in favour, so keep saying you don't want it!

I've contacted my senators today about KOSA! Have you?

Taps the sign

How amusing would it be that when contacting paypros, you say "there are people looking to use AI to make [Adult Content] for games, movies and books, and using you to fund them", how they'd feel about it after seeing the tweet image on OP's post?

ChatGPT has caused more problems for folks already.

And this is precisely, if not more so, why everyone is fighting the censorship nonsense...

#SaveSpeech

To advocate for AI is like telling the person who painted Mona Lisa that his art sucked while a machine made 1s and 0s to mimic it, looking nothing like it.

HUMANS can make art better than AI.

you ever just love your oc?
you ever just sit and ponder on the possibilities?
you ever just invest your soul into the art you make of them?
you ever just sigh and seek peace that you made them JUST for you?

"the pen is mightier than the sword" lame, jellyspined neoliberal platitudes. kill your enemies. kill them. do it for your children. die for them if you have to.