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getmisch

Went to ship a package the other day and the guy in the Post Office insisted on trying to pronounce my name. He did pretty great, considering the surprising twists I've heard. Said he takes pride in guessing people's pronounciations, told him he surprised me with his near-perfect guess.
#extra #consonants #mispronounce #pronounciation #surname #given #name #chosen #spelling #uncle #namesake #junior #third #fourth #inherit #moniker #Russian #grandparents #USA #immigrants #power the #UnitedStates

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DeepSeek’s Disruption: Geopolitics and the Battle for AI Supremacy | RUSI byteseu.com/733447/ #Additionally #africa #AI #Allies #Beijing #China #Chinese #Commentary #DeepSeek #Expanding #export #Finally #Geopolitics #Given #Jevons #microsoft #OpenAI #Paradox #RUSI #washington #Western

Bytes Europe · DeepSeek’s Disruption: Geopolitics and the Battle for AI Supremacy | RUSIDeepSeek’s breakthrough in AI efficiency challenges US dominance, disrupting global tech dynamics and shifting the balance of power in the AI race. The rise of DeepSeek signals a profound shift in the global AI landscape, challenging the foundations of US technological dominance. Until now, Washington’s AI strategy hinged on controlling access to high-performance computing and advanced semiconductors, enforcing export controls to constrain China’s innovation. DeepSeek’s ability to develop a powerful AI model with significantly lower computational costs upends this paradigm. The game has changed, and a new phase in the race for AI supremacy has begun. The US Bet on
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Hold My Chicken 🎉

I am a Fairly Old Person who's been hanging around various fandoms for a few decades. Socialist, queer, kinky, neurodivergent, somewhat disabled.

My main fannish interest right now is #StrayKids (#skz). I've been skz-posting so much that I decided to make a side account, @skrr, just for skz-posting. Older skz posts will stay on this account, and new skz posts will be on @skrr.

Other fannish hyperfixations (past and present, major and minor) include:
- #ModaoZushi & #TheUntamed (especially #WangXian and #JuniorQuartet)
- #TianGuanCiFu
- #StreetDanceOfChina
- #YiZhan RPF (Wang Yibo / Xiao Zhan)
- #WangYibo himself (I'm responsible for the @YiboSemiDaily image-posting bot)
- #WordOfHonor
- #LegendOfFei
- #Given manga and anime
- #DemonSlayer
- #BokuNoHeroAcademia
- #HunterXHunter
- #TheAdventureZone
- #JeevesAndWooster
- #OurFlagMeansDeath
- #DetroitBecomeHuman
- #AubreyMaturin
- #Temeraire
- #OxygenNotIncluded
- #TheSims4
- #TheLordOfTheRings
- #XenaWarriorPrincess

I don't actively post about these things much these days, but you might see them pop up occasionally.

I occasionally visit other social sites (tumblr, tiktok, reddit) and boost stuff there, but almost never post in those places.

My non-fannish interests include #permaculture, #urbanism, #tarot, #manicure art, #chickens, and fibre arts, especially #knitting.

Some of my old knitting patterns are on Ravelry:
:ravelry: ravelry.com/designers/lisa-ree

I'm one of the founders of blorbo.social.

My username is inspired by drunk Lan Zhan offering Wei Ying chickens as a courting gift, in The Untamed.

#introduction
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SherBeareth

New York Trusted This Company to #Care for the #Sick and #Elderly.

#Instead, It Left People #Confused and #Alone. 😶

Unchanged #diapers. Fees collected for #care #never #given. #NewYork #GuardianshipServices is often tasked with caring for the "#unbefriended," but records show more than a dozen cases where it failed to meet the needs of the most #vulnerable.

propublica.org/article/new-yor

ProPublicaNew York Trusted This Company to Care for the Sick and Elderly. Instead, It Left People Confused and Alone.Unchanged diapers. Fees collected for care never given. New York Guardianship Services is often tasked with caring for the "unbefriended," but records show more than a dozen cases where it failed to meet the needs of the most vulnerable.
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Hold My Chicken 🎉

#3GoodThings

🎸 Finished watching #Given with @mary. (I was very brave and decided not to inflict any more Stray Kids on them for today.) It was an excellent choice because of Aki being such a messy disaster in those last few episodes, I wanna slap him so hard and also pat his head gently & fix all his issues.

🏝️ #EXchangeIsland eeeeeeeee imagine me making so many dolphin noises

🧀 This poster for a Cheese Run that we saw in Degraves Street when having brunch

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Anime peeps, your ears please!

(furries, keep yours on)

I require new anime. My desire for awesome action, deep personalities, and general cuteness is at a critical level.

Sports, LGBTQIA, Sci-fi, post apocalyptic, allegorical and apocryphal, realism, I'm open to them all.

Lay down your favourites. Let's see what the general vibe is.

#anime#animerecommend#lgbtqia
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Carm

Uh, so, updated list of #BL dramas I've watched this year (so far):

#SemanticError
#ToMyStar
#TheNewEmployee
#OldFashionedCupcake
#TheDirectorWhoBuysMeDinner
#TheEndOfTheWorldWithYou
#CherryMagic (drama+movie)
#Given!
#StepByStepTheSeries
#MinatoShoujiCoinLaundry
#MyPersonalWeatherman
#TintedWithYou
#TheUntamed

I also started #WinterBegonia but I don't know if I'll finish it this year.

I probably should also make a list with not-bl dramas 🤔

#JapaneseBL#KoreanBL#jdrama
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