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Attackers explain how an anti-spam defense became an AI weapon.
love that energy
as we are rapidly approaching pride month, here’s an obligatory reminder!
AROMANTIC PEOPLE
ASEXUAL PEOPLE
AND AROACE PEOPLE
ALL BELONG IN THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY
I WILL REMOVE EVERY BONE IN YOUR BODY IF YOU SAY OTHERWISE
personally I am of the opinion that vegans who are like “the way our food system currently works under capitalism on a large scale is exceptionally cruel to all animals including humans and is not sustainable, so I’m doing what I can to make the most ethical choices available to me about what I eat and encourage others to do the same” are generally very reasonable people who I agree with in spades. but vegans who seem to think human beings are not themselves animals who are ultimately also part of the food chain but instead some kind of other paternalistic higher entity that can never engage in ethical and sustainable hunting practices (and especially the fringe I’ve seen who think other carnivorous animal predators are also evil and need to be eliminated) are people I regard as foolish at best if not actively anti-indigenous and racist
Pro tip: don't move furniture in June when you have POTS and live in a swamp
“knowing how to write effective AI prompts will be a valuable skill in the future” and what if I skip all that and write the email myself in under 30 seconds drawing from my very own biological database of language and rhetoric (my brain)?
you don't even have a dog
@identifying-planes-in-posts ?
Piper PA-23 Aztec
Okay but HOW is the plane?
having a little swim 🤗💦🏖️🐬
Okay but WHERE is the plane?
Freeport, Bahamas, January 30, 2004
Okay but WHY is the plane?
Engine failure at low altitude (all four occupants uninjured)
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
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 :(
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
Thank you for helping with this data collection. Please rb for as big a sample as possible!
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I think everyone who calls themself cripplepunk should take a moment to listen to the voices of amputees and people who have spinal chord injuries. I so often see parapalegia and lower limb amputations specifically listed as like barely disabilities, people assume they cause minimal to no pain or impairment and that people with those conditions are endlessly supported. It's really not difficult to find content creators who have these disabilities who talk about them in great detail and learn about the real barriers they create. I recommend Para Tara for learning about parapalegia, Sarah Todd Hammer for information about paralysis affecting the upper limbs, and while she's not currently posting videos Footless Jo has some great videos about her below-the-knee leg amputation and living with phantom pain. Feel free to add more recommendations for resources, especially if you have experienced an SCI or amputation yourself. I personally don't have either so my recommendations are based on limited knowledge.
I’ve had an SCI for 10 years (C3 incomplete) and I’ve noticed this belief among able-bodied and non-SCI disabled people alike, and it’s incredibly frustrating. Lots of people think SCI means you have an easy disability, which is easily understood and taken seriously. Paraplegics are barely even disabled. All people with SCI should be quiet and let other disabilities have attention because we’ve had all the attention for ages (yes, I have genuinely been silenced in disability support groups because having an SCI meant I was privileged over other disabled people). So here is a very brief overview of how SCI affects the body, because lots of people think paraplegia= barely disabling, that walking post-SCI= not disabled anymore, and most people have no idea what it’s like to have an SCI:
- Paralysis obviously: weakened or absent muscle function below the level of injury. It can be zero movement of any kind, or weakness. Incomplete SCIs are very common, so partial paralysis is common. Personally, all of my paralyzed muscles have some amount of movement and I can walk very abnormally and with mobility aids for short distances. Some of my muscles are 1/5, most are 2/5 or 3/5, and some are 4/5. I didn’t have complete return of motor function anywhere below my injury, but it does happen to some people. For reference, here’s a brief description of strength grading for SCIs: 1/5= flickers of movement (visible twitches or feeling a slight muscle contraction when touching the muscle), 2/5= movement but too weak to move against gravity, 3/5= movement strong enough to move against gravity, 4/5= markedly weak, 5/5= normal strength. If you’ve ever had a broken bone and been in a cast for 6 weeks, the weakness and stiffness you felt immediately when the cast came off is what a 4/5 SCI muscle feels like. Most people have never experienced muscle weakness equivalent to even 3/5 SCI strength.
- Paralysis of trunk and arm/hand muscles: this is poorly understood by many. Trunk paralysis makes balancing extremely difficult. I can’t sit up unsupported, so I need a supportive backrest all the time or I’m leaning on my arms. Quadriplegics can have total paralysis below the neck, or may have some arm movements but not others. Hand paralysis with working arms or only triceps paralysis is common. Any hand-related task is difficult. Triceps paralysis makes pushing a wheelchair difficult. Many disabled people talk about “pushing through,” “borrowing spoons from tomorrow,” “paying for it later,” and similar statements. With paralysis, we simply cannot do that. We cannot go to that place that our wheelchairs can’t go. We cannot get ourselves into that inaccessible car. I can’t count the times where someone has suggested I do something and just plan to rest later.
- Paralysis of the diaphragm and other breathing muscles: common in quads. Paralysis of trunk muscles (specifically those little muscles around your ribs) affects breathing as well. High-level quads (C1-C2) often need ventilators 24/7.
- Spasticity: involuntary contraction of paralyzed muscles. May be general tightness/rigidity, clonus, or other abnormal involuntary movements or posturing. It’s not painful for me, but I’m sure it can be for some. Spastic muscles move with an extreme amount of force. I’ve had a leg spasm and shoot out and hit something hard enough to break bones in my feet. Injuries above T12 typically cause spastic paralysis, while injuries below typically cause flaccid paralysis.
- Loss of sensation: below level of injury. For me, this is impaired but not completely absent sensation below C3 (base of the neck). I don’t always feel pain, so I’ve burned, cut, and bruised myself without realizing. I also have trouble with non-painful sensations, so I might not notice if I’ve bumped or dropped something or if my pants are sliding down or whatever.
- Temperature dysregulation: we’re really prone to heatstroke because we don’t sweat as much. We often feel extremely cold or hot when it’s just slightly cool or warm.
- Circulation problems: low blood pressure (orthostatic or all the time).
- Autonomic dysreflexia: occurs in people with SCIs above T6, due to any sort of below-injury stimulus (bladder full, need to poop, stubbed toe, etc.). Causes various weird autonomic symptoms like sweating, goosebumps, fast heart beat, pounding headache, flushing, and high blood pressure. Can cause extreme high blood pressure leading to strokes and death.
- Skin breakdown: common in SCIs. We have partial or absent sensation in our skin below our injuries. We don’t have that feeling to tell us if we’re sitting in a way that’s pinching something or if we’ve been in the same position for too long and need to adjust. Sitting in one position for too long reduces circulation and makes the skin breakdown, causing pressure sores. This is managed with special cushions, long periods (months, often) of bed rest, specialized wound care, and surgeries. People with SCI often die of pressure sore complications.
- Neurogenic bladder: people with SCI have bladder dysfunction. We almost always use catheters to empty our bladders. Intermittent cathing (inserting a single-use catheter for a few minutes several times a day) is common. Suprapubic catheters (permanent catheters surgically placed in the belly) are also popular. Some people (like me) have a Mitrofanoff channel, which is a surgical procedure to make intermittent cathing easier, where a tube is made to connect the bladder to the belly. Others have a urostomy. These are major surgeries. UTIs are common. It’s not unusual for someone with an SCI to have 10-15+ per year. Infections and kidney damage are common causes of death in SCI. Incontinence is common.
- Neurogenic bowel: people with SCI also have bowel dysfunction. We almost always do a daily/every other day bowel program. This may involve manual evacuation, digital stimulation, rectal suppositories, and/or transanal irrigation or large volume enemas. Some people get a colostomy or other surgical procedures. Incontinence is common.
- Sexual dysfunction: absent or reduced sensation, orgasms, erections, etc. The nerves that control bladder, bowel, and sexual function are all at the very base of the spine, so basically 100% of people with SCI have these issues.
- Osteoporosis: typically below level of injury due to lack of standing/walking, but milder bone weakness also occurs in walking SCIs.
- Chronic fatigue and chronic pain: lots of reasons and presentations in SCI. Positioning issues, weak muscles poorly supporting joints, overuse injuries, and lots of other stuff. All extremely common for us.
- Neuropathic pain: this occurs due to the nerve damage from SCI. Can be mild or extreme and totally debilitating. Can improve with time, but may not completely resolve or improve at all.
- Psychological consequences: PTSD is common among people with acquired SCI. Acquiring an SCI is a near-death experience.
Like I said, I’m a walking quad. For me, this means I walk inside my home with a marked gait abnormality and I fall often. I walk short distances (<1000 feet total, usually) outside of home with leg braces and crutches. I primarily use a manual wheelchair for mobility. I catheterize my bladder 6 times per day with an intermittent catheter via my Mitrofanoff channel, which takes about 5-10 minutes each time. I do my bowel program daily using a combination of manual evacuation and transanal irrigation, which takes about an hour every day. I depend on lots of expensive special equipment to stay alive- manual wheelchairs (primary and a backup), AFOs, forearm crutches, a special mattress topper to prevent pressure sores, a standing frame to stretch my spastic legs, 200 single-use catheters per month, bowel irrigation system, the list is endless. Neurogenic bladder and bowel alone are seriously disabling, and paralysis even more so. I’m quite severely disabled even as an ambulatory quadriplegic who doesn’t have the same degree of accessibility limitations due to being in a wheelchair 100% of the time. This isn’t to say that SCI is the most disabling disability ever or to otherwise compare SCI to others unfairly, just to provide accurate information about a poorly-understood disability.
If you’ve read this far, thank you. SCI is not well understood by non-SCI folks, and I appreciate it every time someone decides to learn about us.
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There are multiple chapters that are set in hospitals where the characters are attempting to recover from injuries that never fully heal. I must once again stress that my experience in WWI was perfectly normal.
There is a giant horrible mudplain full of unrecoverable and perfectly preserved dead bodies that the characters have to walk through in a land where the air is poisoned gas, and on a compLETELY UNRELATED NOTE: WWI WAS TOTALLY FINE AND NORMAL!!
Uh??? Tolkien did not claim that???
"One has indeed personally to come under the shadow of war to feel fully its oppression; but as the years go by it seems now often forgotten that to be caught in youth by 1914 was no less hideous an experience than to be involved in 1939 and the following years. By 1918, all but one of my close friends were dead."
He talked about how WWI affected his writing all the time, he was not in denial for how it affected??? Am I missing something????
https://www.tolkiensociety.org/blog/2017/09/tolkien-as-war-novelist-another-way-of-dealing-with-trauma-through-writing/
what Tolkien was adamant about, which has been confusing people for several decades now, is that he wasn't writing about World War Two
He was also very clear that he was not writing allegory. Now, some people are not very clear on what allegory means. "Allegory" and "symbols" are not the same thing. Allegory is a type of symbolism, but there are a lot of ways of doing symbolism that aren't allegory ... and a lot of people are kind of fuzzy on that. The way allegory is most commonly used in literary and religious analysis is that there is a direct, almost 1:1 correspondence between the literary figure and what it is standing in for.
So, for example, Pilgrim's Progress is an allegory of Christian salvation. It's sort of a novel? There are characters who do stuff? but also they are very one-dimensional. The main character is a guy named Christian--yes, really!--who is journeying from his hometown ("the city of destruction") to the Celestial City (heaven). There is not much subtlety to it. It is pretty much what it is. There is no slippage, no playing around with the theme, no places where the symbolism is ambiguous. John Bunyan, the author, is hitting you over the head every step of the way with the Meaning That You Are Supposed To Be Getting From The Story.
Not all allegories are that crude or simplistic; the Narnia books are also allegory for Christianity. They have a lot more subtlety to them and a lot more nuance, and there's a lot of stuff in there that isn't allegorical, but on the crucial matters there is still a 1:1 correspondence. Aslan is Jesus. He's not like Jesus, he's not a character that has some similarities to Jesus or takes themes from the stories of Jesus, he is Jesus.
Tolkien is not doing allegory. Tolkien is taking the material of his life--his faith, his experiences in WWI, his linguistic and historical knowledge, his favorite books--and using them as the building blocks of his story. The themes and imagery and symbols draw heavily from all of that, the characters and settings draw heavily from all of that, but they are too complex to be allegorical. There's a lot of symbolism! It's not allegory.
So, for example, let's take the Dead Marshes referenced above. Does the experience of walking through this muddy wasteland with corpses all around that are rotting but still look like people draw from Tolkien's WWI battlefield experience of dead bodies in the trenches? Of course it does! but there are also a lot of differences. These dead are not from the current war, they are from a previous one--they are a reminder of old conflicts, of the ways the systems and powers of the current war have not come out of nowhere, there is history here. There is meaning that is not drawn from the Somme. And they are also drawing from literary references Tolkien was familiar with--primarily William Morris. Modern readers don't get the references because we have generally not read The House of the Wolflings, but that doesn't mean that the references aren't there.
So people read Tolkien's insistence that he didn't write allegory, and take that to mean that he's saying there isn't symbolic and thematic references. And that isn't what he meant! And also, we focus so much on the thematic references to WWI and Christianity, and we miss most of the other references, which makes it seem like Tolkien's only drawing on WWI, when he's actually doing something more complex.
they're still terming random transfems as i type this i see which does make quite a statement doing this today specifically
watched three girls who reblogged its new blog mutual aidpost (made literally 15 minutes ago) already disappear from its notifs. transfems are not included in their pride :/
QUITE the statement to be nuking transfems at the current accelerated pace right at the start of pride month like this, isn't it
This post is no more than two days old as of June 3rd, 2026. All of these blogs were nuked in two days or less.
Jonathan Joss was an Indigenous, gay man who was murdered on the first day of Pride month as well as Indigenous History Month. He died protecting his trans husband. Homophobia and racism aren’t marks of the past, and this is a heart breaking reminder of that.
Praying for a safe journey back to the spirit world, Uncle ❤️🩹🦅
Today is the anniversary of the death of Jonathan Joss (King of the Hill, Parks and Rec). Jonathan Joss was an Indigenous, gay man who died protecting his transgender husband, on the first day of Pride month. Today we remember him and how he protected his family.