Cybre Rick @rick_777@cybre.space
- Donations
- https://ko-fi.com/rick_777
- Traits
- MX π²π½, nerd, snarky, playful πΊ, jester, Cyberpunk π
- Interests
- #AI, #scifi, #cyberpunk, #synthwave, #foss, #hackerculture, #bdsm, #erotica
- Gender
- he/they π³οΈββ§οΈ
Software dev by day, author by night.
#amwriting my first #scifi novel, donations welcome!
Plz msg b4 following.
Alt acct:
* @yuki
Joined May 2018
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@ajroach42 I'm Working on a #cyberpunk neo-noir novel! π΅οΈββοΈ
Tentative title is "Pandora Downloaded". It's about AIs, androids, a detective with a memory malfunction (brain implants screw you up) and a mysterious murder whose main culprit is a rogue android, in a "Blade Runner meets Ghost in the Shell" style.
Chapter 1 available here:
https://plume.mastodon.host/~/MidoriaFiles/pandora-downloaded-chapter-01-boot-sequence
Donations appreciated π , check my profile for details.
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Just realized I didn't write my #introduction yet! Does it count as #newaccount? π
Gen-Xer born in #Mexico; since kid I was a #computer #nerd and liked #anime and #scifi, so it was logical I'd eventually discover the #cyberpunk genre (#ghostintheshell, #akira, #neuromancer, #bubblegumcrisis, #parasitedolls, #lain...)
Aside from that I've done #opensource and #freesoftware; have gnu/#Linux on my PC and recently I discovered #decentralization.
Currently #amwriting a scifi novel about #AI and #androids.
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Eye contact, Cyberpunk, PG-13
My cyberpunk novel's commission is FINISHED!
Congrats to Matt Zeilinger for the hard work.
Ladies and gentlemen, the cover for "Pandora Downloaded"!
(EDIT: uploaded new image to fix a couple of mistakes)
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The internet has ushered in an era of unprecedented invasive surveillance. Commercial operators large and small spy on us in every way and sell and give away and leak our data to criminals, cops, spies, advertisers and stalkers.
This isn't because you're not paying for "the product," which makes *you* the product. Companies that *can* abuse you *do*.
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Lost instance shout out, plz boost.
Can anyone tell me what happened to lgbt.io? It's been non-operational for months now π’
Self, porsupah, you there?
Boosts welcome. 
Okay guys, just how many joined since the Musk takeover?
I want hard data. π€
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Asking for financial help, boosts welcome
#MutualAid Hey there, Iβm kind of in a pinch here, Iβm out of money for the week until I get paid, and Iβm actually slightly overdrafted on my account
I should be fine with supplies but I could really use some money to
- fill up that overdraft asap so fees donβt penalize me too much
- make sure that Iβ―can pay rent and afford food for the entirety of next month without falling back into overdraft
Donate if you can, but either way boosts also help a ton, so donβt hesitate to do at least that <3
PayPal: https://paypal.me/SiphonayAV
Ko-Fi (accepting card through stripe): https://ko-fi.com/Siphonay
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#feditips New users; PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE fill out your bio before you start following people!
I'm sure you are excited to get started, but please take a minute to let everyone know what you are about before you start following people. Look at some other people's bios for inspiration if you like like; but I can assure you that you will have a better time, and better interactions if you have something in your bio.
Maybe even consider writing a pinned intro post if you are feeling really motivated
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@sng @ljwrites The NFL had a similar problem for a long time: Black people were considered "not intelligent enough" and "couldnt think quick on their feet enough" to be lead quarterback. So starting quarterback positions would consistently be handed to White men who performed at half the rate.
Which meant half the wins.
Which meant half the fans.
Which meant half the money.
And *THEN* coaches started changing their tune.
But just barely
Wondering if a trans person, instead of becoming a green-faced buffoon when putting on THE MASK, will simply switch genders because Loki used to do that and would probably favor trans folks with his magic. π€
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"These aren't accidents, these are results." -- Tom Flood
Or as Jessie Singer points out, "accidents" seem random only because we solely look at the last person to make a mistake, not the design that made it easy for that mistake to become a fatality.
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2022/4/14/accidentally-on-purpose
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Boss: your leave request broke the system
Me: uh sigh
Boss: why do you want to take the specific week off in 2038
Me: for this exact reason
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Crowdfunding, hospitalization, unemployment rejection
So I talked before about how I was hospitalized on Sunday due to chest pain. While I don't have heart disease and have been given a prescription, I need to try to take it easy for this week and beyond. Also I have received news that I have been rejected from unemployment and am trying to appeal it. So I could use some help.
Please share, and pitch in to my Paypal, Venmo or Cashapp if you can.
Paypal: (deadname warning): paypal.me/farahth
Venmo: @FarahT
Cashapp: $Underwraps77
Thank you very much. β€οΈ
Considering switching from Firefox to #librewolf. Can anyone share their experiences?
Thoughts on donations in social media
I'm watching a friend ask for donations. She is a very kind person, and it shatters me to see her thank for every little donation given to her. Why? Because it's almost a day since she requested it, and donations haven't passed 20% of what she needs.
Even if your post gets 500 boosts, no more than 10 people donate, and of those, it's 1 or 2 who make the most contributions.
If 100 people donated $4 or $5 each, that would be HUGE. But usually it's 2 people donating $50 or $100.
Unfortunately "short-lived" is a characteristic of social media. So anyone seeking donations has to ask every day, again, and again.
The whole thing is mentally exhausting and emotionally heartbreaking.
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Neurodivergent Futures explores why so many neurodivergent people connect with many science fiction and fantasy works
https://www.imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/neurodivergent-futures #RepresentationMatters #Podcast
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There's never going to be good timing for this kind of stuff.
β My close friend needs some emergency help to keep her living situation stable.
She didn't put it in the info yet, but they are looking to take in her partner's teenager, who's currently living in an unsustainable situation with their mom. So this will help them become stable enough to do that.
Their GoFundMe is here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-help-a-disabled-artist-keep-her-home
She's disabled like me, with very similar pain issues, and ironically helped me with setting mine up as well, which I think helped her accept that asking for help is okay.
As she says any little helps, but if your struggling yourself, we'd both prefer it if you help yourself first. But maybe pass it on to someone you know can afford to part with some cash. π
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I made a new emoji. It's the opposite of 
Behold: 
I release this image as far into public domain as blobugh is, or CC0, or just-pirate-it-i-don't-care, whatever license is most applicable.
- Donations
- https://ko-fi.com/rick_777
- Traits
- MX π²π½, nerd, snarky, playful πΊ, jester, Cyberpunk π
- Interests
- #AI, #scifi, #cyberpunk, #synthwave, #foss, #hackerculture, #bdsm, #erotica
- Gender
- he/they π³οΈββ§οΈ
Software dev by day, author by night.
#amwriting my first #scifi novel, donations welcome!
Plz msg b4 following.
Alt acct:
* @yuki
Joined May 2018
