Adel Chouadria

I haven't written anything in ages, but I can feel the itch to do so. What should I write about? Please reply with suggestions, even if far-flung.

Getting into tech for a while now, Knicks giving me a rollercoaster of emotions, Granblue Fantasy intensifies, been out of esports for > 2 years...

Columbia grad student with a green card and a pregnant US citizen wife, abducted by ICE because of his political organizing, and now his lawyers can't find him.

Hey, @schumer.senate.gov. This is your constituent. Bring him back home.

My #NBA not-super-hot take: the Blazers will make the playoff play-in round over the Suns and Mavs.

I say this after looking at how that group developed over the year (and is hitting its stride), and considering the Suns’ struggles and Mavs’ injuries.

Pinterest updated their terms of use and they're going to use all of the content you saved to train their AI.
Go to options > your privacy rights > disable GenAI
Please do it 🫠

Oh and mandatory:
- suffering from politically-induced existential dread, way more than usual. Been the case for as long as I recall reading about world history, but boy oh boy are we in the bad place now.

To specify:
- focusing on more computer science knowledge, backend. Still very cynical about “AI” hype.
- entire jaw hurt like hell before tooth removal
- somehow got t2k in Water GW in < a year of playing
- will post resume and samples within 30 days at worst if that’s my chosen course of action

News nobody asked for, but I haven’t been on SoMe much:

- still picking up tech skills
- got a tooth pulled today. Pain begone.
- playing a bit too much GBF (for ~a year). FFXIV playtime suffered greatly.
- still retired from esports journalism but may temporarily unretie for MSI (am local)

"Kind people aren't naive.
Don't mistake them for doormats. They've seen a lot and been through even more, yet they still choose to be examples of what's good.
But when pushed to the limit, they have no problem demonstrating the emotional strength & resilience they're fully capable of".- Vex King -

Esports truly ahead of the entertainment meta lol

At this point she could have an album where she recites the alphabet, and it’d still be a bestseller. (Good angle for friendship bracelets also having the alphabet on it I guess…)

We’re heading into dark times. This is how to be your own light in the Age of Trump Having studied authoritarian states for over a decade, I would never exaggerate the severity of the threat we now face. But an American kleptocracy is exactly where president-elect Trump and his backe...

‪“Do not accept brutality and cruelty as normal even if it is sanctioned. Protect the vulnerable and encourage the afraid. If you are brave, stand up for others. If you cannot be brave — and it is often hard to be brave — be kind.”
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social

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@jennysis.bsky.social votre mission, si vous l'acceptez...

Hol' up - even @benstiller.redhour.com is here to celebrate and commiserate w/ Knicks fans. The other site is becoming more useless by the day.

Especially nice given how bittersweet our recent free agency moves make me (us?) feel.

It’s an up-and-down trip in here, full of contradicting feelings at that. I miss seeing Randle and DiVincenzo, but quite happy with KAT.

At least we aren’t in the dark ages.

Many of us are echoing @timothysnyder.bsky.social's lesson in On Tyranny, "Do not obey in advance.”

A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:

STAND OUT

“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."

Same lol - although I appreciate the peace and quiet in here tbh

HAHA yes that's me :D

And alright! I'll have to check how things work, see how stuff like that is built, then build something. No timetable though, might take months, might take days ><

Chief Darkness Officer, he who absorbs all light. All will bow to his might (and offer treats as tribute).

I don't know of any, though maybe I should make one just to figure out the tech behind it. Alas, it'd have to wait quite a bit.

(Also, thanks again for the Princess Karthus commission from 10 years ago :P)

ANYWAYS! I OWE A SKETCH GIVEAWAY!

But realizing now I don't have a good random picker in mind since bluesky is new?

Anyone out there have a name picker for comments or favorites for giveaways? :) Help appreciated!

But maybe AMA? Almost anything goes.

Unsure how to keep people from going "why is this on my feed" after I repost something that folks might not expect. Or tackle an unfamiliar topic.

Much as I want to let thoughts fly, I can't help but default to silly replies instead. Anyway, this post won't see the light of day on Twitter.

I'm currently enjoying this reset of sorts over here.

What I am not enjoying is the feeling of not knowing what to post due to diverging interests.

Between esports, the NBA, gaming (GBF has consumed my time lately), the world (and people trying to make it a better place), IT/"AI", and more... idk.

That might call for a list.

Treats befitting of his regal floofiness have probably been offered as tribute, so I'm quite short of ideas. Now if they haven't...

Does he whisper the forbidden words "Boston Kreme"? Or some other equally forbidden words?

My dear friends，welcome to the bluesky where the bird wont b Xed.