This is not a drill.
There is a Rise plush now available for order!!
Please Note: Due to extended production time for this item, orders containing this product may require up to 8 weeks for delivery. If your o
Monterey Bay Aquarium

Origami Around
TVSTRANGERTHINGS
occasionally subtle

Kaledo Art

pixel skylines

tannertan36

ellievsbear
art blog(derogatory)
wallacepolsom
Alisa U Zemlji Chuda

izzy's playlists!

oozey mess
Show & Tell

Discoholic 🪩

No title available

Product Placement
Game of Thrones Daily

⁂
No title available

seen from United States

seen from United States

seen from United States
seen from Malaysia

seen from Türkiye

seen from United States
seen from Thailand

seen from United States
seen from Malaysia

seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from India
seen from Canada
seen from United States

seen from T1

seen from Malaysia

seen from United States
seen from United States

seen from United States
seen from Brazil
@bloodiedvoid
This is not a drill.
There is a Rise plush now available for order!!
Please Note: Due to extended production time for this item, orders containing this product may require up to 8 weeks for delivery. If your o
I don't like MCR because i'm emo, I like MCR BECAUSE IM AUTISTIC.
I like COMPLEX WORLD BUILDING and DEATH. I like superheros and dystopian societies. I like psychological horror and joy in self expression. I like obscure historical figures and political parody. and i like the music that inspired songs they dont even mention in the album blurbs. i'm just really fucking autistic
@honeynutqueer-ios
I really hate how my ADHD and Autism coexist some times.
Some times I need to take a break from special interests for a LONG TIME LIKE MONTHS TO YEARS so I can get that "new thing" happy chemical hit from the ADHD with things that are comfy and familair. As my ADHD will stop rewarding things the Autism finds comfy if it's too samey for too long.
and my autistic brain is just like "Actually, I remember everything about this in vivid detail, and what I don't, you will remember right before it happens anyway as things remind you." even years later.
My new favorite fact about the Artemis II mission is that Commander Reid Wiseman broke recovery protocol by sneaking Rise out of Integrity post splashdown and fully intends to keep him.
inspiration struck while i was watching the livestream
“But ultimately, we will always choose Earth. We will always choose each other.”
“Integrity from Earth, our single system, fragile and interconnected. We copy. Those of us that can are looking back.”
Artemis II is back in communication with us and watching everyone's reactions and how I feel myself just reminds me
Not me, all teary eyed hugging Clefairy as I wait out the LOS watching the Stream. <3
We love you too Integrity Crew!!
"as we continue to unlock the mysteries of the cosmos, i would like to remind you of one of the greatest mysteries on earth, and that's love. christ said the greatest command was to love, and he also said to love your neighbor as yourself. and so, as we prepare to go out of radio communication, we're still going to feel your love from earth. and to all of you down on earth, and around earth, we love you from the moon." - victor glover, just before artemis ii moved behind the moon and lost radio contact for the next hour
"as we continue to unlock the mysteries of the cosmos, i would like to remind you of one of the greatest mysteries on earth, and that's love. christ said the greatest command was to love, and he also said to love your neighbor as yourself. and so, as we prepare to go out of radio communication, we're still going to feel your love from earth. and to all of you down on earth, and around earth, we love you from the moon." - victor glover, just before artemis ii moved behind the moon and lost radio contact for the next hour
Even if you don't believe End to End Encryption will keep your chats safe from being read on the server where they are kept -
There is no reason not to use End to End Encryption anyway! It doesn't make your data more available!
Best case scenario, nobody reads your messages because they can only be decodes by a code thats on your and your buddies devices and nowhere else.
Worst case scenario? You annoy/inconvenience people who want to read them. Which is still better than leaving it all put in the open.
Instead of ruminating on negatives or the upcoming diagnostics, I have decided that my surprise seizure-like episode during Sleep @ the Seattle Show was because I am a threat to Draag that needed reconditioning and I'm embracing the fact the fictionalized torture actually broke the fourth wall and took me out.
Edit: Shout-out to my BFF @honeynutqueer-ios for screening/editing concert footage for me so I can still see stuff!
the steam deck has done wonders for the linux community, on par w/ estrogen
Alternatives to tech megacorps and Advice for protecting yourself online!
Operating System: Cinnamon Mint Linux
While Linux retains a bit of a bad rep in usability and compatibility, The Cinnamon Flavor of the Mint distribution is friendly, familiar, and has most if not all the features you would want installed, installed in one nice package! No creepy command line terminal prompts required here!
Nor is there forced AI companions
Not to mention it works well with Steam- more on that later.
Or if you're more savvy, there are ways to customize what exactly gets installed with the operating system.
There is an easy to follow along guide for installation, a large community that can answer complicated tech questions
More to the point, software compatibility with Linux is at an all time high, thanks to Steam and their work on the Proton Compatibility layer
For the most part it's just download the installation file for windows like normal but making sure add it to your steam library via the "add non-steam game" option first. You don't even need any Steam games.
Link: Download Linux Mint and read the Installation Guide here!
Can't bring yourself to completely switch for one reason or another? Plenty of folks have made tools & tutorials for debloating Windows 11 including the AI stuff.
Discord-Like Chat Service: Matrix Protocol Via the Element Client
Roles with customizable permissions? Spaces instead of servers? Rooms instead of channels? Ability to turn on End to End Encryption? It's all here!
Think of End to End encryption like a digital decoder ring attached to the physical device. Your device encodes a message, sends it to another device which decodes the message. Servers the messages could be stored on? Anyone who could intercept the message? All they'd get is digital gibberish.
The Matrix Protocol is a way to chat with people, without it all being ran by only a single company while the Element Client is the cleanest way for the everyday person to use it!
Simply create an account via their web app, keep the web app open as you sign into/verify other installations. (This allows you to use the same decoder ring on more than one device, as Element has a downloadable version for Windows and Android as least)
Don't vibe with Element or have a device that doesn't support Element? There are several clients to choose from, for all sorts of devices! They all work with the same account! Crazy, huh?
If you are savvy enough you could even host things yourself!
Link: Create your account on the Element Web App that can be used on any Matrix Client here!
Photoshop: GIMP - GNU Image Manipulator
Free, Open source, available for Mac/Windows/Linux and no Adobe harvesting your data, scrapping it with AI and trapping you in a subscription
Link: Check out the GNU Image Manipulator here!
3D Modeling / Animation: Blender
Like the above! Free, open source, and available for a variety of systems. Plenty of tutorials out there to get you started!
Link: Check out Blender here!
Friendly Reminders:
There is always a choice, just some are more well hidden than others.
You don't always need your smart device on you
You don't need to be on social media
If you are annoyed by some tech thing, chances are you aren't the only one and that somebody smarter already created a solution and / or alternative
Not everything in your home needs to be "smart" or "AI"
Be mindful of what you post. You aren't born online, every bit of data you put out there is an intentional choice. You can choose what parts are / are not digitized
Peer to Peer file sharing (your computer directly to friends computer) isn't illegal, learn how to safely cut out the middle man
A lot of the programs I listed above might lack some polish you're used too or be a little more finicky to use. They're made by passionate people to be used, not sold for profit, and are available to us for free.
Used media is cheap, a library card is free
Buying music (CDs, MP3s) allows you to listen to it offline on devices not connected to the internet, and give more money to artists
Passion projects are real, their budget for marketing usually isn't
Some Helpful Practices:
A band-aid over your laptop camera/mic will keep your lens safe but covered and the microphone muffled
Keep your passwords and other relevant information physically written down on a piece of paper stored in a safe location.
Buy a refillable visa gift card with cash to use for online purchases
Use Proton Mail for Government/Medical/School or anything that could have your real info in the e-mails/attachments
Use a separate email account with a fake name and [visa]gift card for all other accounts.
Make sure all accounts that don't need your real name, don't have your real name
Do not build your entire social life online
Build skills or hobbies offline, I play guitar.
Minimize the amount of devices in your home connected to the internet
Peer to Peer File sharing and a good old fashioned thumb drive/flash drive/USB stick to cut out whatever middle man of "the cloud" for storing and sharing data.
After set up, you can change the Microsoft account sign in to a local user account sign in
There are methods to de-google your phone
Delete everything off of, and close accounts you don't want. "But we know it isn't actually deleted!" Okay, and? Isn't deleting what you can better than not deleting anything?
Don't invite strangers into your safe digital spaces, create digital spaces just for strangers
This isn't a post for criminals, this is a post for people who feel hopeless in the current situations and out of their depth.
Even if you don't find anything useful in this post, please share it with friends or re-blog it, whatever, so more people can become aware that there is always an alternative.
Sincerely, a recovering cynic and reluctant artist