Pardon the mess.

She/They. Old. 99% reblogs, 1% my own stuff. Please don't repost my stuff. I try to keep it SFW, but sometimes things slip between the cracks.

[alfalfasalads]

So I know my tumblr is a mess and a half (I even forget to tag sometimes), so here's a handy dandy pinned post:

Some of y'all might know me as afalfasalads, or Clippy , and I like writing, drawing, and designing OC's as a hobby. You'll mostly find fancharacters here, as I get kinda cagey about my personal OC's.

Here's my art/content/"stuff I make" tag. It'll be mostly drawings, but sometimes I feel like writing, and while it's been literally years, sometimes I join game jams.

Thank you for not reposting my stuff/ claiming my stuff as your own without my consent.

Everything else is mainly reblogs. I mainly reblog whatever sparks joy for me. I keep my space mainly SFW, but there's occasionally a few cursed posts or two that might slip in.

Also, if I have ever blocked you on tumblr, discord, or any other platform, kindly leave me alone. :)

[herpsandbirds]

GET ABSOLUTELY SHRIMPED!!!

[viily]

so sad forever twitter killed bot api thing because fiskbot has been like crucial to my grammar vocabulary essence development

[viily]

like i am constantly referencing this thang

[encephalodyspareunia]

some other gems from fisk bot

and my personal all-time favourite:

[dankxsinatra]

[roxylalonde]

[transsexualgriffith]

i love sibling estrangement as horror. Only one person in the entire world has been through what youve been through and they deny it . Awesome

[artistformerlyknownasbutttrumpet]

i was training a young person at work, and she referred to sexual assault as "SA" out loud, and i immediately was like, "no, it's sexual assault, call it what it is," bc idgaf if the algorithm overlords have taught y'all that you should fear direct language, how tf do any of you expect to ever address real issues with any amount of seriousness if you can't even say the words? imagine an advocate looking a sexual assault survivor in the eyes and asking "did he grape you?" it's absolutely fucking absurd, but these young interns and new hires are coming into an environment where we deal with survivors of all different kinds of abuse, and they're coming with the mindset that the words are as bad as the actions, and that makes them shitty at the job and look juvenile af

i HATE self-censorship for a lot of reasons, but being in crisis work makes it even more frustrating. who are you censoring for? like i am being so fr, WHO are you censoring for? have you even thought it through? people who have been raped know that they have been raped. if someone attempts suicide or is grieving someone who did, saying "sewer slide" isn't going to protect them from any of the feelings. a murder victim's family isn't going to feel better bc you said "unalived" instead of murdered. if anything, it's just extremely invalidating and othering. it's saying "what happened to you is so bad that i won't even say the word," which is NOT trauma-informed care. you are not protecting survivors/victims when you self-censor. the ONLY things you protect when you self-censor are the puritanical ideologies that are being encouraged by rich fascists who want your money and obedience

say the fucking words, guys. just say the goddamn words before i go insane!!!

[snailspotter]

You need to do another Daily Snail Hall of Fame. I’ve been waiting

YOU'RE RIGHT YOU'RE RIGHT I'M SORRY. Allow me to present...

the daily snail hall of fame, vol 2

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

*hallmark greeting card* i save memes to send to u

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

comprehend my message

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

still kinda losing it over this mother's day card (unedited)

THANKS MOM

[ozempicofficial]

[klapollo]

I heavily recommend getting very good at spotting Meta glasses. Like I'm talking so good all you need is a glance. Otherwise, I would go about public life bearing in mind that more and more people are wearing expensive camera glasses that can record you without you realizing.

[klapollo]

How to Tell If Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses (2026 Guide)

Learn how to identify smart glasses through visual cues, behavioral patterns, and recording indicators. Handle privacy concerns with this pr

Smart Glasses Are Here. Can You Identify Their Hidden Cameras?

Ready or not, the smart glasses future is upon us.

5 Ways To Tell If Someone's Recording You With Smart Glasses - BGR

With smart glasses, there are concerns around being recorded. Fortunately, you can watch for indicator lights and certain movements as a way

Here are some basic primers. If someone is wearing what look like Meta glasses, they usually have a small circular camera in the outer corners of the lenses, like the one on your phone.

I would also regularly check their own product pages so you're on top of what the models look like. They tend to have larger frames, but come in a variety of shapes and colors.

Shop AI Glasses: Meta, Ray-Ban & Oakley Sunglasses

Shop every style. Every color. Prices from $299 to $499. Browse Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta AI glasses and sunglasses to find your pair.

[klapollo]

This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby

The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film p

A new hobbyist developed app warns if people nearby may be wearing smart glasses, such as Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses, which stalkers and harassers have repeatedly used to film people without their knowledge or consent. The app scans for smart glasses’ distinctive Bluetooth signatures and sends a push alert if it detects a potential pair of glasses in the local area.

The app comes as companies such as Meta continue to add AI-powered features to their glasses. Earlier this month  The New York Times reported Meta was working on adding facial recognition to its smart glasses. “Name Tag,” as the feature is called, would let smart glasses wearers identify people and get information about them from Meta's AI assistant, the report said.

[ozarkthedog]

I am against Meta and everything they stand for but I’m curious if peoples’ opinions would change about someone wearing them as a disability aid?

[viridian-dagger]

Not necessarily, because Meta has military contracts (source 1, source 2, source 3), is testing surveillance tech on their own employees and their customers (source 4, source 5), and there are at least two class action lawsuits against them for privacy violations (source 6, source 7, source 8). There is also some sketchy stuff about workers being forced to review material, which may or may not be used without the customer's permission, that is sensitive, graphic, and/or pornographic (source 9).

The American Foundation for the Blind has said that "The Ray-Ban Meta glasses are an accessibility tool only by coincidence. That makes them more affordable and, in many ways, unaware of the needs of users with reduced vision" although they do have seemingly positive views on Meta Glasses as a whole. (source 10). It also seems like their marketing push as accessibility devices began last year (source 11).

But to add even more into the nonsense, Meta is now toying around with adding a "limit" to the functionality of their glasses unless their users pay for more access (source 12). AND, as stated above, Meta has officially added facial recognition code in their glasses and only admitted it after being called out, which is basically the death of privacy as we know it (source 13, source 14, source 15). And oh look another lawsuit because of it (source 16) THAT THEY LOST (source 17)!

Long story short: I don't begrudge someone using them as a disability aid overall, but ultimately both their privacy and other people's privacy are being disregarded by Meta and that is not and should not be acceptable by any means.

I understand there is no ethical consumption under capitalism but there is a level of personal responsibility someone has to take when using them if they truly truly need them, such as opting out of sharing information, not filming strangers without permission, not posting footage of strangers online, opting out of facial recognition if possible, etc.

Disabled people deserve assistive technology AND privacy rights, and Meta is not the solution.

[tysonfurybattlepass]

public defenders get behind me. i’ll defend you this time

[tysonfurybattlepass]

“so you like criminals?” I LIKE THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL.

[aspiringsorceress]

One of worst things copaganda ever perpetuated is the rhetoric that if you aren't guilty of breaking the law, you shouldn't value your personal privacy against the state's surveillance and interrogation. That only guilty people hire lawyers when talking to police.

[tilthat]

TIL in 1896 a temporary, one-day city was named in Texas called Crush, where two locomotives were to be smashed head-on for purposes of spectacle. It was, for a few hours, the 2nd largest city in TX with 40k attendees. The collision caused engine boilers to explode, resulting in death and injuries.

via reddit.com

[justthesource]

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crush,_Texas

[mangonetics]

you could just do shit back then

[pyomorphic]

texas is still like this

[tyrannosaurus-rex]

[snowriddenwolf]

[starlightxraven]

Nobody needs AI to search the Internet, court says in ruling against Google

Google AI Overview court loss in Germany could spell doom for AI search industry.

[appalachian-werewolf]

"Google AI Overview court loss in Germany could spell doom for AI search industry."

It fucking better.

[mrsjdavis]

Like to charge, reblog to cast?

[romanpaulov]

Lolo the Pallas's cat had two kittens! The cutest fluffy troublemakers of Novosibirsk Zoo 😈

Two manul kittens — zero peace and quiet! 😈

This spring, Lolo the Pallas’s cat gave birth to two cubs, and they have become real fluffy troublemakers!

Games, chases, somersaults, and all kinds of mischief — these floofs seem ready to play, tumble, and conquer new heights all day long!

Mom Lolo does her best to keep up with her little troublemakers and happily joins in their games. But when the kittens get a bit too wild, she has her own very special way of reminding them who’s in charge in this family 😁

What is it? Watch our new video to find out!

[theshitpostcalligrapher]

Jun(i)e B. GONE Sale

ty for the name @androbutchninja , but here it is! I was going through it through the majority of spring, so this spring cleaning sale is now a pride month sale!

Once a year, I rotate out a bunch of prints that are older (not representative of current designs), unpopular, or just kinda stale. I update the inventory numbers to reflect what I got on hand and when they're gone they're gone!

Everything on this list is 20% off, here's what's leaving the shop:

Keep writing (8 remaining)

Friends, Mutuals, Countrymen (4 remaining)

I have love in me (9 remaining)

everyone wants to build... (11 remaining)

The Cephalopod's Prayer (5 remaining)

Fanfiction Moment: oh/OH (28 remaining)

Yikes: 3 variations. (10 book of hours style, 7 book of kells style, 3 woodcut style remaining)

Turbo Illegal (4 remaining)

Own a Musket for Self Defense (12 remaining)

[theshitpostcalligrapher]

THE SALE ENDS IN A WEEK

remaining prints still available:

YIKES: one left, the book of kells style

Own a musket for self defense: 4 left

oh/OH: 12 left

[achillesinhighheels]

janicemascarenhass via IG

[theplantqueer]

[ID: Janice, a brazilian artist, drifting in the street with their wheelchair, with sparks flying out behind them and a whole rig of speakers modded onto the chair. The back of the chair says "Chillwave cripple punk". They're in a brown halterneck and ripped jeans, with braids and metal pieces attached like arm braces. /end ID]

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

Sam Handwich.

[sufficientlylargen]

If Pikiwedia says it it must be true.

[zooperdoopers]

I made Pikiwedia real. Works for any Wikipedia page. Use this wisely :)‌

[sufficientlylargen]

Oh, wary dell vone

[zooperdoopers]

Goodmorning to the Anthropic Claude AI training scraper that suddenly decided to request 660 thousand pages (exactly the number I had remaining on the starter plan) and brought Pikiwedia down. 

Sudden switch from diverse user agents like chrome, safari, messenger preview to Just Claudebot. I'm not even mad though, this is maybe the funniest thing possible, because I've inadvertently poisoned their training data with thousands of fucked up articles with normal urls. 

Pikiwedia perseveres, back up with a better robots.txt. I hope Anthropic has a gery vood time with Pikiwedia's data :))