probably not a robot

Reform council spends £600k on eight free parking spaces for senior councillors | LBC The majority of staff, who will not be able to use the free parking facilities available to their senior colleagues, will still be expected to pay to park every day

£600k on eight free parking spaces, six reserved for Reform politicians, whilst removing free parking for junior Council staff.

Total snouts in troughs from Reform. www.lbc.co.uk/article/refo...

I was an early adopter for discord and I can be an early adopter somewhere else too

In general? In general, I think any process that runs in some datacenter somewhere, making use of stolen human creativity, harming communities, consuming/polluting fresh water, causing energy prices to go up while convincing various companies to reduce their workforces in favor of "AI" replacements, is just off the table ethically. This technology, so long as it's this monumentally destructive and wasteful, is an ethical black hole. I would delete Discord from my life with extreme prejudice the moment I get a sniff of "AI" polluting the experience. I really can't word it strongly enough. Not only would I make sure that not a single bit on my machine was comprised of Discord data, I would become an anti-Discord evangelist. People in my life would grow to hate me, so often would I remind them that Discord sold out to the fools who bought into the "monorail" that is "AI" sold to them by hucksters building out runway in front of a traveling plane that will never take off. They'll soon fall behind, that plane will fall into the ocean, and the bubble will explode. Don't make Discord a victim of such a transparently obvious grift.

Too much?

I will absolutely leave discord if they do this, just like I've dropped other software this past year. Did they forget everyone ditching Skype is how they built their userbase?

The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."

Sandwich at the Gates of Dawn / Incense and Salad Cream

Onion and Mustard Suite, Third Movement

I mean, are you surprised? :/

!! Thx so much. It's grown as I've made it & it'll never be ""completely"" finished bc the story continues, but it's mostly just amazing to see the sheer volume of writing in it. wish I could get it in front of some of the narra devs past & present just to go "Look how cool the thing you made is!!"😂

This is what pivoting right to "win" always accomplishes.

Would if I could 😭 any chance you'll be anywhere in Europe in the nearish future? Manchester would be nice, but yknow. Have backpack, will travel...

Do you think unbending Clippy until he was a long piece of metal would be painful for him. Or do you think it would cause him to feel a great sense of relief

Thinkin bout her (Chalco Yong)

i'm just. bro i cannot IMAGINE being given access to all of those assets and an IP this good and making a game so terrible and out of touch with what destiny IS that they couldn't have done a worse job On Purpose. i'm still horrified by gwynn's questline

i should point out that Thinktank is a WARMIND HEAVY FRAME?yknow the ones from Worthy? the incredibly gender laser beam guys that make great noises? anyway it's voiced by an american woman and complains about cats and tells you to eat more kale. and has nothing to do with any warmind, apparently.

screenshot from destiny rising, the mobile game. it's Yet Another currency in the game. text reads: SPI Coin Vendor Token A decentralized crypto currency popularized during the Golden Age. According to Mishra's current research, the process of generating this virtual currency is inextricably linked to the computing power of Exos' minds, random numbers from atmospheric noise, and self-aware, adaptive, and self-organizing cryptographic algorithms. Mishra has a keen interest in this virtual currency and is currently working with Thinktank in an attempt to recreate the massive trading networks of the past.

i'm sorry WHAT. destiny rising gets worse the longer i look at it

Hardback leatherbound handmade book in black with a burgundy spine. The title stamped into the spine in gold is "ENOUGH."

Spent a while struggling to name the collated o14 lore bookbinding project but the answer was obvious, really. that was all... #destiny #destinyart #bookbinding

Watercolour magpie illustration

Magpie - Watercolour on paper.

The scan and touch up, this painting gets the proper treatment!

Available as a print at www.inprnt.com/gallery/fion... to whatever places inprnt ships to (not just the UK :P)

Showed my gran and she cannot be convinced it's not real, incredible job. Looks so so cute.

Fundamental need to make a protest sign that's just LESBIANS AND GAYS SUPPORT THE MIGRANTS for this fucking "mass deportation tour" ukip are doing

#o14 lore #bookbinding project alllmost done. need to stamp the title into the spine. (don't mind the fluff, i was brushing out the pages.) leather quarter cover with a corded spine, mixed cotton papers & a lot of charcoal sketches and tea stains. not sure on pages but it's 70,000+ words #destinyart

What would improve GP care? Trans and non-binary people must be treated by their GP surgeries with respect, dignity and privacy, and without discrimination, in accordance with their rights. GP surgeries should ensure staff understand and know how to act in accordance with relevant legislation, and that all patients feel welcomed and respected. Trans and non-binary people should be protected from a loss of sex-specific healthcare (such as invitations for screening) if they change their gender. The practice of giving people a new GP record and NHS number when people change their gender marker should end. Instead, a single NHS record should include details of both biological sex and any change to gender identity. This should be done in a way that ensures privacy, dignity and respect, and allows clinicians to provide the right clinical care. The Department of Health and Social Care should also improve IT and screening systems to ensure trans and non-binary people don’t miss out on sex-based healthcare. The government should develop a new LGBT+ strategy. This should include steps to address the holistic needs of trans and non-binary adults. It should provide clarity on shared care arrangements and bridging prescriptions, and take action to cut long wait lists for gender dysphoria clinics and support people while they wait.

No, just no. The solution to changing an NHS gender marker is not to introduce a big pink triangle on our records. It is to make the database editing or the transfer process simple.

Black and white photo of two cats sitting on a bed in a sunny room. A shorthaired white cat with black spots sits on the left and a shorthaired black cat sits on the right, both of them looking toward the camera. The black one’s tongue is flipped up over its nose, caught in the action of licking!

A vintage mlem from my collection, 1967.

FELLOW RESIN FRIENDS (and any other art person who works in a medium that requires a respirator)

This is your reminder to swap out your mask filters.

You know you're overdue.

[ascends to mountain peak, sits in profound contemplation until sunset, rises to feet and cups hands at mouth to shout as the red-yellow circle of the sun gathers its terminal intensity and prepares to vanish into the horizon]

SAME

No spoilers, but Edge of Fate is an absolute fucking banger btw, no notes. Really, really loved it.

Hand bound book covered in green batik fabric, half light and half dark. There are brass corner protectors and the Drifter's twin snakes symbol is engraved into the cover.

Endpapers of the book. They're handmade paper, deep green and hand stamped (not by me!)

Drifter lore book finished! @beliyal.bsky.social came up with the list of stuff to include and I collated/formatted/bound it. 259 pages, not including blanks & endpapers. It's a birthday gift for a friend who loves Drifter but has read very little of his lore @destinythegame.bungie.net #destinyaotw

me: let’s do something productive

🧠: not today

me: why?

🧠: i’m overwhelmed

me: by what?

🧠: nothing. everything. i don’t know. what’s with all the questions