MagicBear

MagicBear

@magicbear.bsky.social

A bear of very little filter they/them

423 followers545 following1.3K posts

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Leaving the leaves is how you get fireflies! It is quite literally how the magic happens.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social

your yearly PSA: want to do something positive wrt the ecosystem while saving yourself a bunch of time and effort? skip the bagging and just rake leaves into a pile wherever convenient (bonus points if you do it under a tree). www.nps.gov/articles/000...

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SMUGGLE YOUR MATERIALS TO THE ARCHIVIST

Frank Cifaldi@frankcifaldi.bsky.social

Part of my literal job is to fly out to physical game studios to rescue and recover historical materials that might be endangered and put them in a permanent archive. @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social is a 501(c)3 publicly funded to do that, my DMs are open, and I'm free for the next couple weeks...

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God I am so fucking angry Queer folks, tell your stories. Mainstream, independent, comics, zines, games, shorts, novels, film, whatever your medium whatever your genre There are increasingly fewer platforms for them, so it is more important than ever to make sure they get out into the world

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okie uh its still v alpha and i am the messiest of bitches but i did put a good lotta care into making sure this whole set of things reflects my intent p accurately there is a lot that remains to be done (see the roadmap link) i am happy to accept contributions of any sort idk how well i'll do but!!

github.comGitHub - heartpunk/ufda: ufda: unspecified function describing automatonsufda: unspecified function describing automatons. Contribute to heartpunk/ufda development by creating an account on GitHub.

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This is an example of the type of glaring vulnerabilities that exist in the Seattle surveillance system, that SPD has lied about, and politicians are ignoring, as they demand MORE COPS MORE COPS MORE COPS Every unaccountable cop is just another massive risk of violence to everyone in the community

Mike Katz-Lacabe@mlacabe.bsky.social

Savannah police officer shared her Flock login with her husband, an ICE officer. License plate reader data will continue to be used for immigration enforcement and other purposes unless we decide to stop mass surveillance. gizmodo.com/cop-fired-fo...

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SCOOP: 'Tommy' from the now-viral exchange with Abdul El-Sayed is Thomas Teepell, a former staffer for Republican Senator Josh Hawley with close ties to Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht. He's the son of a former Bobby Jindal staffer whose consultant work was instrumental in getting Hawley elected.

thehandbasket.co'Tommy' from viral El-Sayed video is former Sen. Hawley staffer with Christian nationalist tiesThomas Teepell is the son of a former long-time Bobby Jindal staffer who's close to Sean Feucht.

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"the gays gained rights by voting for the homophobic democrats." no the democrats gained the votes of gay people when they started offering policy concessions, however slow and incremental. this also goes in reverse. offer incremental concessions to the right on trans issues and lose our support

Because pole is great for joint stability and I go to an explicitly disability-friendly studio, we have a special camaraderie around giggling as the bones slide back into place. now I think about it when my bones make loud sounds other times too, and it really makes the whole thing more pleasant ✨

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The Roads Have Eyes! 👁️ Turn on the Surveillance Layer in Map Options to see known license plate readers from Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions (Vigilant), Genetec, Axis Communications, Axon, Leonardo (ELSAG), Neology, Rekor, PlateSmart, Ubicquia, Verkada, and other outdoor surveillance cameras.

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Replying to @finallynoelle.bsky.social

Alt text included. My apologies for missing it on the original post but I was a mess reading it.

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It's ok to prioritize your own health. It's ok to tend to your own needs. It's ok to look like a weary potato. It's ok to wear a crown of ancient bones. It's ok to become the most haunting thing in a very haunted world.

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Does anybody in the Bay have a good housing lawyer they can recommend?

atomly@atomly.com

Our landlord lost our rent check last month and is now trying to evict us for unpaid rent. Where's Mao when you need him?

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Friends, sloppers can already analyze images to see what's in them. They aren't relying on image descriptions or alt text. Doing this is not just deliberately cruel to disabled folk, but a complete waste of time and makes you, rightfully, appear completely uninformed on both ai and accessibility.

Accessibility Awareness@a11yawareness.bsky.social

Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images. The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.

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do not make fat jokes. yes, even if they're about the worst fat guy in the world who bullies other fat people. it only re-normalizea and entrenches popular use of those jokes against *all* fat people. it really is that simple. and it's really not that hard

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hello, I am doing some research and would like to tap into the collective brains of BSKY: 1. can you share some genre or literary fiction magazines that have closed and the archive is NO LONGER ONLINE 2. the same but the archives remain online FOR NOW i would also appreciate RTs for awareness 💀

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Whistles work! New York, get some whistles.

Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com

In case you missed it last night: we are seeing reports all over the country of immigration surges and state violence. If you need whistles for your community, we will send you 100-3000 3d printed for free, and we will love doing it. 3dwhistles.com

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if you don’t keep up with the youth i want you to know they’ve renamed “tramp stamps” to “cake toppers” which feels like the first advancement for feminism in a long time

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Are you tired of AI slop taking over your feed and invading your personal space? TRY MAKING A ZINE ABOUT LINGUISTICS INSTEAD and winning a prize while you're at it! Prizes include books donated by a ton of fabulous writers (and also me). Deets and list of prizes in thread!

Lingthusiasm@lingthusiasm.com

Announcing the Linguistic Zine Challenge! Make or share a linguistics zine and tell us about it by the end of November, and you could win prizes! (oooh, prizes~~) Thread, or here's a link for the blog fans: lingthusiasm.com/post/8299478...

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Solidarity with New York City from Minneapolis. We stand with New Yorkers resisting ICE. Additionally, this afternoon, a neighbor was kidnapped by ICE on East Lake Street, so we must continue to stay vigilant here at home. 1/