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nicole ☆ 24 ☆ any prns carrd

[mint-mango]

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Image ID: a "meet the artist" meme.

Name: Nicole LVL (Age): 24 Pronouns: Any

Stats (in the style of DnD 5e): Strength: 8 Dexterity: 14 Constitution: 9 Intelligence: 17 Wisdom: 15 Charisma: 16 Likes: - screen printing - DS games - cosplay - dim sum (<33) - making mid-tier remixes of video game OSTs - crocheting

Dislikes: - bugs - seasonal allergies - bigots and/or fascists - fandom discourse - people without a sense of fun or whimsy Current Favorites (miscellaneous): - Project Diva - Doechii - UNDERTALE/deltarune - Ace Attorney - Pompompurin - Fall Out Boy Inventory: - ipad + apple pencil - mini sketchbook - wired earbuds - energy drink

[mint-mango]

franmaya!

[mint-mango]

franmayaaaaa <3

[mint-mango]

they're besties your honor

[mint-mango]

they were supposed to go on a double date but nick and edgeworth are late (¬_¬)

[fluoresensitives]

Personally I hate AI because it uses slave labor, is killing the planet and is making people stupid, but that's just me. The soulless art aspect is just one little piece of my grander disdain.

[castrolle]

wait how does AI use slave labor? Do you mean the human works that are stolen and not credited or compensated? Because technically under capitalism everything is exploited but there are varying degrees

[postillfastill]

Aside from the scraping, AI tech companies, including openAI/chatGPT, have outsourced training their models to countries in the global south, specifically Kenya in openAI's case. These workers are working in sweatshop conditions for less than 2 bucks USD per hour. I'm on mobile, but if you search 'openAI Kenya slave labor' and related keywords, you can find multiple articles about it.

[almostdefinitelydying]

Kenyan workers with AI jobs thought they had tickets to the future until the grim reality set in

Training AI takes a heavy toll on Kenyan workers, who say they earned $2 an hour to label and sift through gruesome content for American com

[brightlotusmoon]

[phidont]

Offering a new type of commission! Fashion Illustrations. I desperately miss doing these in class so I'm hoping to get to do more than just Hot Pants through this. That being said, I do think these are good for Jojo ocs especially

For these, I'm offering two styles: Custom Pose/Line Up and YCH

Custom Poses : $30+

Find them here!

Starts at one croquis (colored), goes up to 3 in a line up.

Examples:

YCH Pose : $20+

Find them here!

One croquis (colored) from a premade pose.

Poses:

Examples:

Find all my commission information here: Phido🥀 (@phido) | VGen

[splashtail]

omg yay snake game built into the web site for april fools day ^-^ . okay what about the transgender women and black users you ban so frequently and said you can for no reason at all

[sosbanfach64]

happy trans day of visibility to all the trans folks out there. to the dolls. to the trans people of colour. to the fat trans people. to the hairy trans people. to the trans mascs who present feminine and the fems who present masculine. to the trans people opressed by the binary present even within queer culture. to the trans people who feel dysphoria, and those who don’t. to the ones who aren’t out for their own safety. to the ones who aren’t out to themselves. to the trans people in warzones and facing genocide. to the trans people whose basic rights and humanity is constantly up for debate. to the ones that are still alive despite it all. happy trans day of visibility to you

[kimyoonmiauthor]

US Book ban on LGBTQIA books

The Nationwide Book Ban Bill Moves to the House: How to Take Action Now

The nationwide book ban bill, HR 7661, has progressed out of committee and into the House. Here's what you need to know to take action.

At least hit the shiny repost button if you're going to do nothing else. This should not stand.

Stop the bill dead in its tracks. LGBTQIA people have a right to be represented in books.

[tumblr]

Reblogs in a chain now get their own notes

The reblog chain is one of the things that makes Tumblr unlike anywhere else. All the notes on reblogs are attributed to the original post, no matter which branch people actually liked or reblogged. We want to keep encouraging conversations, and give contributors the recognition they deserve. 

Soon, you'll be able to like, reblog, or reply to any part of a reblog chain, and that note will go to that reblog's author. Each reblog will have its own counts, instead of one aggregated number from every version of the post. And yes, you’ll be able to like multiple posts in one chain.

If a reblog doesn't add anything, the love flows up to the last person in the chain who did. Your post doesn't lose notes just because people spread it quietly.

Past notes will stay on the original post — we're only changing what happens from here on out. Retroactively re-attributing all of them would be... a lot.

This is just the beginning. More changes are coming as we keep building this out – stay tuned!

[changes]

It’s very clear that you all have strong feelings about Tumblr and about this change. We hear you. The passion people have for how Tumblr works is one of the things that makes this place special.

As this rolls out over the next few days and you explore it, we’ll keep reading your replies and reblogs, so please keep sharing your questions, concerns, and ideas.

Your creativity has always been the heart of Tumblr, whether you’re the original poster or adding something brilliant in the reblogs, and nothing about this change is meant to limit that.

If you’d like to talk directly beyond the comments, leave a reply and we’ll follow up with as many of you as we can. We want to work with you to make Tumblr better.

[icannotgetoverbirds]

hey folks do we like this. reblog without commentary for reach

do we want this?

yes

no

Voting ended onMar 23

[mint-mango]

franmayaaaaa <3

[hello-intemet]

baby dan paint study

[mint-mango]

considering opening my online store again so i can finally clear most of this inventory out…?????? + put my screen prints up for sale????

[mint-mango]

hi long time no art

there was more going on than this but it's fine

[podcastwizard]

LIKES TO CHARGE REBLOGS TO CAST

[roxiefandoggoreblogs]

YES, YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT DISCORD'S AGE VERIFICATION

But while cancelling Nitro and boycotting Discord CAN be a form of protest, it sadly may not be effective. Why? Bc their hands are tied due to the recent trend in age verification bills worldwide.

Bad Internet Bills

All of the bad internet bills. One website.

This site helps send emails to your lawmakers to oppose certain Internet bills in the US, many of which would push age verification if passed HOWEVER, calling your lawmakers on the phone is most effective. If you're not in the US, you can still help by spreading the word. The only way to prevent age verification (On Discord and ALL other social media platforms) is to prevent the bills that are forcing it. Look at the site for more info

[daysleftofsecondterm]

Come on freaks let’s move

[amaditalks]

While there have been age verification laws put in place in other countries, in the US there are currently such laws in only three states, and I believe one is not in fact while there are appeals and lawsuits going on.

Discord is obeying in advance, which is the worst thing to do when dealing with encroaching authoritarianism.

And yes, age verification laws are a form of authoritarianism, using the power of government to quash free expression under a pretext, in this case the pretext of protecting children.

They have already started walking back the impact of their new rule and how it will be implemented, and that is a direct response to how many people have let them know that it's not OK. You have to keep doing that in addition to talking to your lawmakers about why age verification schemes are inherently dangerous without actually providing the claimed benefit, and that if children need to be protected from online content, that's the job of parents.