Bab @babbage@deadinsi.de

Accurate https://redd.it/bqgf53

My least favourite universal law is the one where the chance of people wanting me to socialise is inversely proportional to the number of spoons I have

You have permission to take a break.

Them: I'm okay with you being trans as long as it doesn't become your entire identity Me: https://redd.it/bqhnpt

hey you can be femme and still have facial hair thanks for coming that's all not taking any questions

the massive flaw of the "there is no ethical consumption under capitalism" argument is that responsible consumption is a matter of practice and applied intelligence, i.e. it needs practice, thus people who use it to argue that they don't need to put any effort into their own style of consumption under current circumstances are actively harming the outcome of any system resulting from overthrowing capitalism in advance, and they're also harming what Foucault would call heterotopias, i.e. those seeds of a new world sown in the one we live such as worker cooperatives

every little bit of money that flows into there heterotopias as in investment into a future where money is obsolete, and into the livelihoods of people trying to escape from this system using their skills

hence, the slogan "there is no ethical consumption under capitalism" is antithetical to any efforts of building a socialist, i.e. more ethical system of production and consumption, a less alienated one, it simply increases the level of alienation

When the cis live in their world without any knowledge of the internet.

ghosts should unionize

new meme format

A couple #hockey observations from #BOKCenter

The VIP seats are nice, but they attract spoiled assholes who drag their kids (who clearly don't want to be there) along (and then buy them vuvuzelas).

We're like, what, 8 years in on the "let's bring vuvuzelas to a hockey game" fad. LET IT DIE. Vuvuzelas work for soccer because the arenas are outdoors, not a giant box of steel and concrete. Acceptable winter sport noisemakers: Cowbell, ratchet, beating on the glass and floors, clackers.

so, what's my point here, what's the call to action?

nothing, really. unless you can hack into the site or you have an active account (i banned myself years ago), there's nothing to be done at this time.

i just want to spread the word, break the code of silence that characterizes ETI. it's time people knew about them, and it's time people went hunting for them, to root them out and drag these cockroaches into the light.

so, hello, internet. ETI exists. it's a place. it sucks.

today's Long Thread is going to be about one of the last true large bastions of nazi/terf scum on the internet. and i'm not talking about reddit or 4chan.

no.

today, i'm going to tell you about the End of the Internet (aka LUE). buckle up, kids

Finally taking a good look at commiss.io

PayPal/Ko-fi's cut on a $24 transaction is $1 (processing fees)

Commiss.io's cut would be around $2.32 with a free account (processing+site fees), and $1.12 with a $10/m pro account (just processing fees)

That's honestly enticing for an independat service that cares about helping artists make money, hosts commission-taking tools, and protects NSFW artists' interests

Ko-fi is now following suit and utterly and completely cracking down on adult content

DO NOT say suggestive/adult things in the comment fields of your PayPal/Ko-fi transactions

DO NOT directly, publicly link your PayPal/Ko-fi identities in your adult-oriented art posts

DO NOT keep a lot of money in your PayPal account. Transfer it to your bank often, where they can't seize it and take it from you

Artists and commissioners use good judgement, it's a balancing act from both sides

Recently a kid's come into my life, and my heart's really heavy for him. He's a black autistic 7th-grader who's getting bullied regularly, and the school's suspending him for it. Sounds like none of his teachers really give a damn about him. I'm so afraid for his future. This whole fucking system is stacked against him. He such a sweet kid, he gave me a huge hug as soon as we met. I want to help him but I don't know what to do.

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I got my refund through today. Their support is a bit slow and it's difficult to find out how to contact them to do this at all, so here's a guide for anyone else in the same boat:

all you trans folks of color are amazing and deserve all the best

Pedestal Magazine is taking submissions of poetry from May 6 – May 26 (2019) for their June 2019 issue. Payment is $50 per poem.

https://www.thepedestalmagazine.com/submissions/

Their current issue has some really good stuff in it, and I haven't read the whole thing yet. https://www.thepedestalmagazine.com/issues/issue-83/

Here are a couple of my favorites from their current issue so far:

Sara Backer – “Such Luck” https://www.thepedestalmagazine.com/sara-backer-such-luck/

Andrea Hollander – “Scorpion” https://www.thepedestalmagazine.com/andrea-hollander-scorpion/

#Cali #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

🚨 Hey fellow California folks! Fire season 🔥 is approaching, PLS take it seriously and have a plan of action/bugout bag ready. 🚨

-written list of numbers/contacts/addresses.
-physical road map(circle hospitals, hotels, food/water, & emergency shelters)
-DO NOT rely on main roads & highways, they may bottleneck & trap you.
-Non-perishable snacks
-3-days water
-flashlight
-meds
-can opener
-baby wipes
-pet food & disposable litter boxes
-Backup power pack