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@cosmictorches.bsky.social

writer, artist, gm. 28. they/them. totally normal about audio fiction.

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Don't Buy Starbucks! At any location, today and beyond, while workers are on ULP strike!

Don't Buy Starbucks! At any location, today and beyond, while workers are on ULP strike!

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.

Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

13.11.2025 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 14089    πŸ” 9108    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 870
SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems... SIMON: What? SHAPIRO: ...Or saying... SIMON: You imagine that? SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over. SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level. SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this. SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

David Simon, creator of β€˜The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

09.10.2025 04:42 β€” πŸ‘ 28985    πŸ” 9148    πŸ’¬ 340    πŸ“Œ 928
a flow-chart with 2 islands. "Do I need AI?" that flows into a final island saying "No"

a flow-chart with 2 islands. "Do I need AI?" that flows into a final island saying "No"

02.10.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 14716    πŸ” 5359    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 91

Can I just say how fucking ridiculous it is that queer and nsfw art is more heavily regulated than the fucking plagiarism machine destroying our planet that is genAI

24.07.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 17579    πŸ” 7726    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

game of thrones was a great series my favourite part of the sex assault scenes they put in every episode was when the characters would look at the camera and say β€œwe’re consenting actors, don’t do sex assaults in real life”

20.09.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 552    πŸ” 131    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

@trashxbucket.bsky.social

18.09.2025 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
A man excitedlylooking at text that says auditions are open, in the next panel, he is then upset or frowning because you must audition on a Discord server.

A man excitedlylooking at text that says auditions are open, in the next panel, he is then upset or frowning because you must audition on a Discord server.

Please stop making us join Discord servers specifically to audition for your project. 🫀
There are too many to keep up with.

15.09.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 101    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3
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Happy Meat Day

02.09.2025 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 272    πŸ” 105    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

my work would probably fire and/or sue me if I started making β€œdays since I found bad/outdated product on the shelves as a result of my coworkers’ laziness/negligence” posts here. but damn am I still tempted.

02.09.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Dennis looking into the camera with a wistful expression. His head is framed by a TV, behind him are swinging sharp objects, the TV is covered in blood. The rest of his body is drawn in warmer colour, there are reviews around him praising him and eyes watching him.

Dennis looking into the camera with a wistful expression. His head is framed by a TV, behind him are swinging sharp objects, the TV is covered in blood. The rest of his body is drawn in warmer colour, there are reviews around him praising him and eyes watching him.

β€œI did it!! Anouk, were you looking?”
#thirstpodcast #thepenumbrapodcast #podcast #fanart #tppfanart
If you like postapocalyptic gameshows and people suffering, listen to Thirst from @thepenumbrapod.bsky.social !! Also support the creators if you can!

25.08.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

damn, the hacker didn’t consider me important enough to attempt to scam πŸ˜” (I’m glad you got your account back!)

13.08.2025 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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reverse heist movie where a single snake has to chase all the priests back into ireland

09.08.2025 07:26 β€” πŸ‘ 13510    πŸ” 2663    πŸ’¬ 274    πŸ“Œ 167
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The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations β€œIn recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...

"Listen here, my good bitch. Writers have been using me long before the advent of AI."

04.08.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 126    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 8
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DIY > AI

01.07.2025 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 31570    πŸ” 13071    πŸ’¬ 102    πŸ“Œ 54

SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IS GOING TO HAPPEN

20.07.2025 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 223    πŸ” 86    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4

oh hey this is my 69th post #nice

18.07.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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it is done

18.07.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

made the mistake of putting my liked songs playlist on shuffle. a song off razia’s shadow came on, which means I obviously HAVE to listen to the entire album again. I have no choice!

18.07.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Two dogs, one black-and-gray and one brown, face the camera. They are on a grass lawn.

Two dogs, one black-and-gray and one brown, face the camera. They are on a grass lawn.

the lettuce fiends in question:

18.07.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

whenever I eat a salad I pick out the pieces I don’t want (wilted, too much stalk, etc.) and drop them for my dogs, and you would think I was tossing down rotisserie chicken with the way they react. those boys sure do love lettuce (for some reason).

18.07.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I second the recommendations for The White Vault and The Silt Verses! Those are two of the best horror podcasts out there (alongside TMA, Malevolent, etc.), in my humble opinion.

18.07.2025 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

water left in a glass overnight tastes bad because it gets haunted

16.07.2025 04:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6110    πŸ” 1198    πŸ’¬ 161    πŸ“Œ 107

The worst part about writing is the part where you have to come up with things.

Wait, no, it's the part where you have to write those things down.

Wait, no, it's the part where those things have to be good.

Wait, no -

13.07.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

submitted 4 auditions for a total of 11 different roles this week, all while working 6am shifts every day and preparing for the (re)start of my homebrew game. I am so tired! but! I am also happy with the work I’ve done!

13.07.2025 04:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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whoa!!

08.07.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

happy birthday!!!

08.07.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Keep in mind that the cuts to Medicaid don’t go into effect until late 2026 conveniently after the midterm elections. Do not be fooled. Vote these ghouls out. Show up and VOTE in the midterms.

03.07.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 14038    πŸ” 6271    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 110

yes, coward

30.06.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

do it, I dare you

30.06.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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at our
Ham School

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TIRED: β€œlearn to code!”
WIRED:

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