Not Dead Yet!

30+ yr old Ace/Aro nerd. They/Them. Autistic. No time, no energy, all of the Ideas.

[sexy-people-contests-2026]

THIS IS HOW I FIND OUT THE MAN WITH THE YELLOW HAT HAS A NAME????

AND IT’S *TED SHACKLEFORD*???

-signed,

a very distressed preschool teacher

I forgot until the contest tbh

[loosescrewslefty]

Seven Favorite Characters of All Time Poll

Eda from The Owl House

Pure Vanilla from Cookie Run Kingdom

Yor from SpyxFamily

Octus from Sym-Bionic Titans

Monica from Secrets of the Silent Witch

Clark Kent/Superman from My Adventures With Superman

Midna from Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Voting ended onJun 12

Got tagged by @starsfic so here's my wall of shame. XD feel free to pay it forward if you'd like!

[odyver]

alright I've got to do some quick math to explain attitudes towards AI to my boss.

we're looking to create an AI policy, and when we were talking about this, my boss (older millennial) was genuinely shocked to hear that younger people do not (seem) to view AI positively (a la the recent commencement speakers being booed)

please rb for larger sample size!

Question 1/3

What is your age, and do you feel AI is a net positive or net negative in our lives today?

under 18, AI is a net positive

under 18, AI is a net negative

18-29, AI is a net positive

18-29, AI is a net negative

30-45, AI is a net positive

30-45, AI is a net negative

46-60, AI is a net positive

46-60, AI is a net negative

over 60, AI is a net postive

over 60, AI is a net negative

Voting ended onJun 11

[odyver]

Question 2/3

How often do you visit or interact with museums/archives (whether in person or online)?

Frequently (multiple times per month)

Often (multiple times per year)

Occasionally (a couple times per year)

Rarely (once every couple of years)

Never :(

Voting ended onJun 11

[odyver]

Question 3/3

If you saw a museum was using AI in exhibits, marketing, research, etc., would you be more or less inclined to visit that museum?

under 18, more inclined

under 18, less inclined

18-29, more inclined

18-29, less inclined

30-45, more inclined

30-45, less inclined

46-60, more inclined

46-60, less inclined

over 60, more inclined

over 60, less inclined

Voting ended onJun 11

Thank you for helping with this data collection. Please rb for as big a sample as possible!

🫶

[macmanx]

[loosescrewslefty]

I know a few people have already pointed out the skelly by the train tracks, but I am MORE more confused and concerned about the two in the tree directly above it.

[tieflingkisser]

[loosescrewslefty]

....I kinda want to know what the measurement of a banana is now.

[nelsonakis]

They've got AO3 on Paralives

[probablysomethingtm]

Lmao we have to fucking destroy this company are you fucking kidding me with this shit

Google Search as you know it is over | TechCrunch

Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and

[probablysomethingtm]

Remember that xkcd about how Google searches are shit now? What if we made them even worse for no reason?

[probablysomethingtm]

I will vote for any candidate who promises to go scorched fucking earth on every tech company. Break every single one of them up into companies based around a single product and then split those in thirds. Weaponize existing antitrust laws to the hilt and pass the most draconian versions of them ever seen on this planet. Nationalize google search specifically. Pass consumer privacy protections strict enough to kill the data harvesting industry for good. Make all of these fuckers go bankrupt for this rent-seeking shit

[probablysomethingtm]

[loosescrewslefty]

Reminder that duckduckgo is a perfectly workable alternative to google which protects your privacy and allows you to easily opt out of ai tools; https://duckduckgo.com/

[crashed-n-confused]

I hope they add custom pronouns at some point in early access 🧐 I need my neos

[loosescrewslefty]

Good news then! They already HAVE Custom Pronouns!

You have the choice of Female, Male, Nonbinary, and the ellipses I circled here allows you to input custom pronouns! Also, the base bodies in Paralives are gender-neutral, so you won't get the wonky looks that attempting to put an article of clothing that the game tries to tell you is only for female bodies on men (or vice-versa) gets you in Other Games. All clothes are for all bodies.

[faoiltearna]

aj plays sims video and paralives dev response

yesterday (19 may 2026) aj plays sims's posted a video reacting to the paralives gameplay stream. aj's video was about the fact that the all the plants in the environment move so much that it's triggering motion sickness and preventing even being able to watch the video without having to pause to let the nausea pass

in the video, and the comments, some very good points are raised about motion sickness, potential over-stimulation by the constant movement of all the plants (trees, taller grasses, bushes), and possible lag on lower end machines. the addition of a toggle or something to reduce or stop the movement of the plants altogether was discussed as a possible solution to this issue

today, alex of the paralives team reached out to aj with this response:

this is how you value your playerbase! you show you're listening and you do something about it quickly. this close to early access and it's already taken care of! if you're wondering about adding paralives to your game library, let this give you that little extra nudge to do so. the dev team are listening to our feedback already, and are doing something about it

[loosescrewslefty]

Which Storyteller will you be Choosing first for Paralives?

Ricardo

Maxence

Stella

Can't Choose Yet/Waiting on the Game to Decide

Voting ended onMay 26

[nelsonakis]

The inflation is crazy

[loosescrewslefty]

Sadly, this is fairly accurate.

[kindreddarling]

I'm going to play the hell out of this game. I'm about to be sick off myself. 😂 I legit had to pause and take a moment when I saw the train car is the household selection screen. So creative and charming! And the size of the world... yes! 🥹🥰

[susurrusilously]

I need everyone to know that if I go MIA in the next weeks/months, this is why

Look at all the freedom! There are so few limits! I can make so many thiiiiiiiings!

[folkling]

This alone is enough for me to be excited about Paralives! Being able to build stairs directly in front of doors is a game changer. Hurry up May 25th!

[shymagnolia]

so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

[shymagnolia]

okay so i just got my dream job??? a week after applying to it?? and now i’m thinking….maybe this is the good luck post

[flagellant]

…..not even six hours later i got an offer of a well paying full time long-term job with free room and board in queens in nyc, allowing me independence and a way to escape an abusive situation and an unhealthy environment

likes charge reblogs cast, folks, this is the good luck post

[coffee-or-hot-cocoa]

i need all the help i can get for finals

[finnglas]

Hey so

the last time I reblogged this post right before I got a great job, in a permanent work-from-home position, with benefits, retirement, and a salary literally 3x what I was making before, doing something I really like. 

So you know. 

This might be the real one, y’all.

[avhira]

I could use some luck

[soap-lady]

I need luck and good health. Please.