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quick mouse doodle during Math class 

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my friends r so talented. rb if ur friends are talented

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I think every computer user needs to read this because holy fucking shit this is fucking horrible.

So Windows has a new feature incoming called Recall where your computer will first, monitor everything you do with screenshots every couple of seconds and "process that" with an AI.

Hey, errrr, fuck no? This isn't merely because AI is really energy intensive to the point that it causes environmental damage. This is because it's basically surveilling what you are doing on your fucking desktop.

This AI is not going to be on your desktop, like all AI, it's going to be done on another server, "in the cloud" to be precise, so all those data and screenshot? They're going to go off to Microsoft. Microsoft are going to be monitoring what you do on your own computer.

Now of course Microsoft are going to be all "oooh, it's okay, we'll keep your data safe". They won't. Let me just remind you that evidence given over from Facebook has been used to prosecute a mother and daughter for an "illegal abortion", Microsoft will likely do the same.

And before someone goes "durrr, nuthin' to fear, nuthin to hide", let me remind you that you can be doing completely legal and righteous acts and still have the police on your arse. Are you an activist? Don't even need to be a hackivist, you can just be very vocal about something concerning and have the fucking police on your arse. They did this with environmental protesters in the UK. The culture war against transgender people looks likely to be heading in a direction wherein people looking for information on transgender people or help transitioning will be tracked down too. You have plenty to hide from the government, including your opinions and ideas.

Again, look into backing up your shit and switching to Linux Mint or Ubuntu to get away from Microsoft doing this shit.

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I made a Grimm clock for my graphics class the other day. I drew him on procreate and turned him into a vector on Adobe Illustrator. Laser cut that baby onto a vinyl and boom! I'm not a clock maker by any means, I just did what my teacher told me 💀 Still, I'm pretty proud on how he turned out :)

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The neurodivergent urge to do this

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Birthday boy off to get his cake 🎂

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According to the company’s website, “Baking Pitchfest 2024” offers a product edition geared toward baking brands founded and owned by people of color across the U.S., and a bakery edition, which focuses on people of color-owned bakeries in the Northeast and Washington state. “Half mentorship, half competition, Baking Pitchfest is an accelerator program designed to foster greater inclusivity and creativity in the baking world by providing equitable opportunities for People of Color entrepreneurs,” the website states, adding that winners will receive financial support, mentorship, and exposure. But the initiative has generated outrage amongst conservatives online, who have blasted the competition eligibility rules as discriminatory against white people.

One X user critical of King Arthur Baking’s contest posted an email she received from the company in response to her complaining. “Helping build joyful, equitable communities that celebrate diversity is an important part of who we are as a company,” the email states, later adding: “We love baking with anyone and everyone. Our simple expectation is that everyone show respect for one another.”

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here you go professor. several pages of home brewed bullshit. as opposed to the chatgpt-brewed bullshit you're used to these days. i hope u enjoy it i worked very hard on it ❤️

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which one of u was going to tell me that tea tastes different if u put it in hot water?

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Fandom: Metaphor: ReFantazio Characters/Pairing: Louis Guiabern/Cirsium Zorba Rating: T Warnings: None Wordcount: 1713 Other Tags: Injury Recovery, Bathing/Washing, Makeup, Pre-Canon, Ambiguous Relationships, Insecurity, Power Dynamics, Military Inaccuracies, Not Beta Read, Metaphor Rarepair Flash Fest (Metaphor: ReFantazio), Unresolved Sexual Tension, Metaphor: ReFantazio Spoilers, Fantasy and Fictional Setting Racism, Body Image, Canon Compliant Summary: “It’s progressing well. Scarring ought to be minimal once the spell has run its course,” Lord Louis says, as the threads of light unravel and fade away. Even after he’s redressed the wound and stood from the bed, he does not put his gloves back on, instead taking one of the cloths left on the nightstand and dipping it in the basin of soapy water. Zorba’s throat tightens “My Lord, surely it’s beneath your dignity to—” “I have known indignity, Zorba.” — Louis's forces take heavy casualties in a fight against a human, leaving Zorba injured and bedbound. Louis sees to his lieutenant's well-being. For the Metaphor Rarepair Flash Fest rerun.

the rarepair flashfest had a rerun so i ended up writing some ruizoru instead of anything i actually planned for finish for it so come get your uhhhhh intricate rituals

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Metaphor: ReFantazio Exhibition Pamphlet - Louis Design Comments

Louis

Tribe: Clemar Full Name: Louis Guiabern

Called the greatest hero of the Royal Army, a commissioned officer who became a nobleman at an exceptionally young age. His talents set him apart from normal people as both a soldier and a sorcerer, and, furthermore, as a tactician, his ingenuity and grasp of psychology is exceptional. He values rationality, and while his stance of promoting subordinates based solely on ability with no regard for tribe or origin is scorned by his senior officials, he's gathered a great deal of support from radicals, and now holds great influence exceeding that of a single officer. When the King's magic activates, he becomes one of the leading candidates to become the next king alongside the Sanctist leader Forden.

Comments from Creators:

Louis was a character designed in the early stages of development, so I went in with the approach of wanting to create an extremely straightforward "nemesis." Starting from the basis of shoujo manga-like aestheticism*, I drew him while being conscious of his white-based outfit, like a symbol of authority, and his silhouette. The protagonist's white outfit has the nuance of "something pure that will be filled with color from now on", but conversely, Louis's outfit has the image of "shining brightly by himself."

(Metaphor: ReFantazio Character Designer Shigenori Soejima)

(*the word for "aestheticism", 耽美 (tanbi), in context of shoujo manga, refers basically inextricably to the precursor to what would become BL/yaoi, and was how the first of what would be considered BL magazines like JUNE and ALLAN defined themselves. it's the loan word that became danmei, as tanbi works spread to chinese fandom in the 80s and 90s.)

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Me leaving comments on fics.

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shoutout to the brief civil war that went down on the balatro subreddit today

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WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS

WHO IS USING THIS

AN APP??? THEY HAVE A FUNCTIONING WEBSITE

THE LAST FUNCTIONING WEBSITE

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Hey students, here’s a pro tip: do not write an email to your prof while you’re seriously sick.

Signed, a person who somehow came up with “dear hello, I am sick and not sure if I’ll be alive to come tomorrow and I’m sorry, best slutantions, [name]”.