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Hi, I'm Alice 🌹 Watson, a: 🌈 #Queer, 🦜 #Poly, 🍳 #Pan, 🧠 #ActuallyAutistic, ⚛ #Atheist, ⚧️ #Enby #Tomboy in 🌲 #Seattle. 🙅🏼‍♀️ #NotAGirl

ALTs: a bunch
Founder: @AltAfterDark

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🥰 Yay:
🌈 #LGBTQ+
🔏 #DataPrivacy
🕵 #InfoSec
🧠 #Psychology
🔓 #Locksport / #Lockpicking
📸 #Photography

😸 #Cats
🦯 #Accessibility
🤘 #Punk
✅ #fedi22

🤬 Nay:
👮🏼‍♂️ #Fascism
💰 #Capitalism
🤡 #Bigots
🔫 #Guns

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alice@lgbtqia-space.mostr.pub

Profile Code

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Last Notes

2026-05-29 20:38:16 UTC

Watching the live Epstein survivors' testimonies right now.
The system didn't fail these 1000+ girls.
Trafficking these girls *was* the system.

2026-05-16 08:54:33 UTC

The "smarter" all the devices get, the smarter I feel for not buying them.

2026-05-08 21:37:40 UTC

It seems that as a species develops more emphasis on brains, it also produces more assholes.
Humans? Legendary assholes.
Dolphins? Assholes.
Cats are notorious for being jerks.
Dogs, ducks, geese, seagulls, crows...all have dickish individuals.
What're some species that would be least likely to solve a crossword puzzle, but still produce a significant percentage of assholes?
Like are there any shrimp out there that are just little fuckers?

2026-04-06 22:20:07 UTC

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@nprofile…7hwj eBay and auctions.

2026-03-28 19:19:26 UTC

#NoKings #Seattle
https://cdn2.miau.pub/media_attachments/files/116/308/400/050/853/370/original/d07556b53ea3fb34.jpg

2026-03-26 01:37:26 UTC

"Would you rather meet a man or a bear alone in the woods?"
Depends. What's the bear wearing?
"Nothing...it's a bear."
Ah, okay. Has it been drinking?

2026-03-25 21:24:19 UTC

🎵 I hate everything and I want to burn it all down 🎵
I got a delivery notification. Costco, the place I recently ordered my glasses from, had shipped a package to my abusive ex's house (who I used to share a Costco membership with).
I texted my ex, then drove over to get my package. They texted that I had no package there. UPS was known for leaving our packages is the wrongest of places, so I assumed by "read door" they meant the alleyway (again).
On the way, I stopped to get a critical medication from the pharmacy. My insurance declined it again, so I paid out of pocket again.
I got to my ex's place and looked all around the house and neighbors' houses (in the rain). My ex didn't answer the door, but I could see them inside as I walked past. I grabbed some very wet mail they'd left out for me while I was there.
I called and filed a missing package report. They were like "what about the delivery photo?". The delivery confirmation didn't have a photo.
I finally drove home.
I called Costco and they're like "your glasses aren't ready, so we didn't send you anything".
I text my ex "did *you* get any packages from Costco today?"
"Yes."
🤬
And didn't think to tell me before I spent my morning looking all around for a little $500 package? *sigh*
I decided to open the mail.
The first one was a soggy "benefits" report, showing my shitty insurance has covered $40 so far this year. 40-fucking-dollars. That's because they've covered a refill of my cheapest medication and a $16 lab...but none of my visits or other meds.
The second soggy piece of mail was from my "investment team" wishing me happy birthday.
I'm too poor to invest anything, and it's not my birthday.
🔥 Fuck today 🔥

2026-03-25 06:20:19 UTC

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@nprofile…j9f5 apparently not.
https://ieji.de/@anantagd/116288336094046951

2026-03-25 06:07:45 UTC

OMG I'm fucking dying here — who designed this house?? 🤣
https://cdn2.miau.pub/media_attachments/files/116/288/306/130/436/189/original/a7c2e6db59ca76e3.jpg

2026-03-24 20:23:02 UTC

#PSA: posting photos and videos of your kids online ensures they'll never be able to meaningfully opt out of privacy invasion.
80% of children have an online presence by age two, with parents sharing an average of 1,500 images before their fifth birthday. —2017, Northumbria University
By the age of 13, children have had an average of 1,300 photos and videos of themselves posted to social media by their parents. —2018, UK Children's Commissioner
#Privacy #DataPrivacy

2026-03-24 19:57:47 UTC

Flirting with bottoms to generate cryptographically strong passphrases.

2026-03-24 06:58:56 UTC

Goodnight Fedi 🩵
Sweet dreams 😘

2026-03-23 21:04:34 UTC

49 more love locks yesterday!
Which means over 500 in my collection now!
Which means over half way to the goal!
---
InB4 "Why do you steal love locks?"
1. The city considers them graffiti and abandoned property.
2. They cause damage to structures.
3. They rust away and become a hazard.
4. The city destroys them.
5. They're my friends, and I love them.
6. They're all going into a big museum art installation as a celebration of love and locksport.
#AlicePics #Locksport #Love #Locks
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2026-03-21 02:07:27 UTC

Ever had like 20 projects you want to do, so you end up spending the whole day posting shit on Fedi instead?
Asking for, uh, no reason 😅

2026-03-20 17:54:41 UTC

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@nprofile…cm0q or make them photosensitive instead of heat sensitive (is that a thing?)
@nprofile…4nrm

2026-03-20 06:40:31 UTC

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@nprofile…r9el I'd love to make a bot that just hits all the big LLMs and corporate "help" bots, and simply shuffles their answers to each other randomly, then randomly up or downvotes the replies.

2026-03-20 06:30:16 UTC

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The goal is to make corporate data less profitable.
Even stuff as simple as setting your birthdate to 1970-01-01 everywhere, adding [TEST] or [DELETED] as your name or account notes anywhere you don't need them to know your name.
Using plugins like AdNauseam to poison ad trackers (and cost them marketing dollars).
Using VPNs set to different locations.
Signing into data broker sites to "correct" outdated info (they'll often let you do that with little-to-no proof of identity, but will require your passport or state ID in order to delete your info). Bonus points if you correct it to someone else's info on their site that's similar to yours.
Only fill in required fields when you sign up for anything, but only provide correct info if it matters for you to use the service, otherwise provide plausible, but incorrect, data.
If you use LLMs anywhere, use the free tier and always vote thumbs up for bad answers and down for good ones. It wastes their resources and drives up their costs while making their training data worse.

2026-03-20 06:15:32 UTC

👏 Poison 👏 your 👏 data ☠️

2026-03-19 21:56:12 UTC

Hey @nprofile…4nrm, thanks for the follow request! Unfortunately there's not enough vibe on your profile to check, so...
If you could bring back one fashion trend of a bygone time, and make it popular again (and well into the future), what would it be?
I'd bring back the 80s punk trend of wearing dramatically mismatched clothing—especially textures, colors, and patterns. I already kinda do this with cargo jeans and fluffy pink sweaters, or sparkly heart earrings and steel spiked cuffs.
#CAPTCHAlice

2026-03-07 18:57:08 UTC

Friendly reminder that if you post images without alt-text, I won't see them, which means I won't boost them or leave cute replies either 😞
#AccessibilityMatters

2026-03-05 01:31:15 UTC

#Fediblock *.hf.space
It's a hugging face domain for AI projects, and it's currently being used to launch mutual aid scams.

2026-03-04 23:03:21 UTC

Well, I think I have a real shot at the Guinness world record for lockpicking.
I just ran a couple trials, and I was only a little short, but I also made a couple sloppy moves that cost me time.
I'll post a video once I optimize a few more things and practice some more.

2026-03-04 04:06:01 UTC

"""
EVERETT, #Washington — The City of #Everett has shut down its entire network of [68] #Flock license plate reader cameras after a Snohomish County judge ruled the footage those cameras collect qualifies as a public record.
The decision came after a Washington man filed public records requests seeking access to data captured by the cameras.
...
Franklin said if lawmakers pass legislation allowing cities to shield Flock data from public disclosure, Everett would consider turning the cameras back on. She said the city is not dismantling or removing the cameras in the meantime.
“Should we get a fix in Olympia that allows us to protect the data from public disclosure, then we can make the decision to turn them back on,” Franklin said.
"""
Sounds to me like there are 68 Flock cameras that aren't currently recording acts of vandalism to Flock cameras 💁🏼‍♀️
https://www.wltx.com/article/news/nation-world/everett-shuts-down-flock-cameras-judge-rules-footage-public-record
#FuckFlock #SurveillanceState

2026-03-01 20:42:27 UTC

Here's to all the kids who were born with non-default settings; to all you who put the effort in to figure yourselves out.
You're amazing and deserve to be celebrated.
I'm glad you're here 💝

2026-02-27 00:06:21 UTC

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Just to be explicit, that post was about how all the institutionalized/everyday/inherent sexism, racism, homophobia, bigotry, etc. is invisible to most folx until it directly impacts them.
Just like I don't see 99% of the racism that #BlackMastodon does until someone points an example out to me, and just like I would've told you that I don't know anyone who drives a red Ford Focus until I started driving one myself.
It's fucking everywhere...
And to those it affects, it's just the background noise of existing while black/queer/femme/disabled/neurodivergent, and so on.

2026-02-26 23:39:52 UTC

I'm not a car person, so I never really paid attention to car makes or models before. Sure, I knew that there were Hondas and Hyundais, but unless someone was actively pointing them out, I couldn't tell you which was which.
Then I became the owner of a little red Ford Focus, and I started driving it around.
Next thing I knew, I was spotting them *everywhere*. I'd come out of the grocer and there'd be identical ones parked on both sides of me! Hell, I eventually got a window decal so I could more easily tell which was mine 😋
A couple years ago I discovered I was lactose intolerant, and—bear with me, these stories are connected—I started keeping lactaid with me wherever I went (just to be safe). I started paying attention to just how much dairy was in things, and wow, spoiler: it's in like *everything* 😅
Over the past couple years, I've gotten pretty used to being lactose intolerant. I keep lactase handy, and I watch out for things with "too much dairy". It's just become background noise—like noticing other Ford Focuses (Foci?). It's just part of my life now.
A couple months ago I got propositioned by a creep in my hotel's lobby.
A couple weeks ago I had slurs yelled at me as I walked down the street with my mom.
A couple days ago someone told me to kill myself in a DM.
Every day, someone says "really? I don't see stuff like that here".

2026-02-26 06:08:21 UTC

#Trans folx in #Kansas given 1 day to surrender their (now invalid) IDs and driver's licenses to the state. As of tomorrow (Thursday), driving while trans is a class-B misdemeanor ($1000 fine and up to 6 months in jail).
The zero-grace-period execution means driving to turn in your license is a crime.
Oh yeah, this bill also enacted a bathroom bounty program allowing private individuals to sue trans folx for using the restroom.
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sends-letters-to-trans-people
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-advancing-anti-trans-bill
#AntiTrans #Authoritarianism #FuckTrump #FuckRepublicans #ProtectTransFolx

2026-02-26 04:44:43 UTC

I love out-playing my kid.
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2026-02-25 09:23:20 UTC

A follow-on to my "Nazi Sucker-punch Problem" post, to address the most common argument I get, which boils down to:
"""
Moderated registration won't stop Nazis, because they'll just pretend to be human to fool moderators, but it will stop normal people, who won't spend the effort to answer the application question or want to wait for approval.
"""
Okay, I'm going to try to use points that I hope are pretty acceptable to anyone arguing in good faith, and I'm going to expand the definition of Nazis to "attackers" and lump in bigots, trolls, scammers, spammers, etc. who use similar tactics.
Attackers: we can group attackers into two main types: dedicated and opportunistic. Dedicated attackers have a target picked and a personal motive—they hunt. Opportunistic attackers have an inclination and will attack if a target presents itself—they're scavengers. In my years of experience as an admin on multiple Fedi servers, most attackers are opportunistic.
Victims: when someone is attacked, they (and people like them) will be less likely to return to the place they were attacked.
In general: without a motive to expend more effort, humans will typically make decisions that offer the best perceived effort-to-reward ratio in the short-term (the same is true of risk-to-reward).
Why does any of this matter?
Because it all comes down to a fairly simple equation for the attackers: effort > reward. If this is true, then the opportunistic attackers will go elsewhere. If it isn't true, then their victims will go elsewhere.
How can we tip that scale out of the attackers' favor?
By making sure moderation efforts scale faster against attackers' behaviors than against normal users' behaviors.
- A normal user only has to register once, while an attacker has to re-register every time they get suspended.
- A normal user proves their normality with each action they take, while every action an attacker takes risks exposing them to moderation.
- A new user / attacker likely spends a minute or two signing up, while a moderator can review most applications in a matter of seconds. Yes, attackers can automate signups to reduce that effort (and some do, and we have tools to address some of that, but again, most attackers aren't dedicated).
- Reviewing an application is lower effort than trying to fix the damage from an attack. As someone who gets targeted regularly by attackers from open-registration servers, I'd personally rather skim and reject a page-long AI-generated application, than spend another therapy session exploring the trauma of being sent execution videos.
I believe this points to moderated registration being the lowest effort remedy for the problem of the Nazi Sucker-punch. So before we "engineer a new solution" that doesn't yet exist, we should exhaust the tools that are already available on the platform today. Yes, we could implement rate limits, or shadow bans, or trust networks, or quarantine servers, but we don't have those today, and even if we did, there's no evidence that those would be a better solution for Fedi than moderated signups.
Will it stop *all* the attackers? No. But it will stop most opportunistic attackers.
Will it deter *some* potential new users? Yes. But communities are defined by who stays, not by how many come through the door.
https://lgbtqia.space/@alice/115499829288185416

2026-02-21 06:52:23 UTC

Hey Fedi,
How are you doing today?
Everything okay? Do you need a hug?
I bet you could use a hug.
🫂

2026-02-21 03:47:06 UTC

I fixed my poor nails up. I was going for a "laser Pink Floyd" vibe.
https://cdn2.miau.pub/media_attachments/files/116/106/558/715/102/614/original/61b692d652abd6e8.jpg

2026-02-19 06:45:04 UTC

Hey @nprofile…v0j4, thanks for the follow request! Unfortunately there's not enough vibe on your profile to check, so...
What's one of the coolest things you own?
I have a puzzle lockbox that was handmade by one of my friends, then delivered from Australia by another friend. It has three weird locks on it, one of which was designed and built by said friend, and the bitting on the key is shaped like my name. It's pretty fucking cool. I also have an amtique 8-lever padlock that's stamped with "Mastodon" from circa the late 1800s.
#CAPTCHAlice

2026-02-04 08:13:13 UTC

Recently, I was thinking about why men¹ talk over women, and I think it's less a gender thing, and more of a...
"men¹ are taught to talk over anyone who doesn't talk more assertively than they do"
In my roles as an executive at several tech companies, the one negative feedback I got on almost every review was that I wasn't assertive enough in meetings with other execs. One male CEO even told me "you need to interrupt more, talk more—even if you don't know the answer. Otherwise they'll think you don't have anything to say". Which, honestly, churned my stomach.
The feedback was clear, if I wanted to succeed I needed to talk like the guys¹ in the boardroom—the same ones¹ who'd interrupt to ask a question I was already in the middle of explaining, who'd repeat a suggestion I'd just made—only louder, who'd make some cute comment that would derail my presentation, who'd explain my position back to me as though they'd just thought of it.
I needed to do that...and I needed to do it louder.
Otherwise men¹ weren't going to listen to me.
¹ not all men

2026-01-03 05:31:47 UTC

Today I rewatched Lethal Weapon with my girlfriend. The 80s definitely led me to believe that "buddy cop" was going to be a much more viable career path.
Also, "emotionally damaged young Mel Gibson" was hot. Emotionally damaged old Mel Gibson? Not so much (which is why I pirated it—fuck him).

2025-12-12 23:17:45 UTC

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If you have a screenshot of someone trying to scam you on Fedi, please share it (with alt-text) here.
I'd love to amass a big ol' collection of failed scam DMs so everyone can see what these look like.

2025-12-12 23:04:07 UTC

#PSA: If someone says they accidentally reported you, it's a scam.
If someone says you need to verify your Mastodon account, it's a scam.
If someone says you need to change the email address on your account, it's a scam.
If someone tries to lure you off-platform to Discord or Telegram, it's a scam.
If someone jumps into your replies or DMs with a mutual aid request.
If someone from mastodon.social sends you an unsolicited DM, it's a scam.
---
Telltale signs of a scam:
- wants you to move off-site
- wants you to change account settings
- wants you to click something
- unsolicited private interactions
- new account
- under ~20 followers and over ~5:1 follow ratio
- sense of urgency
- appeals to your compassion
- piggybacks on a trending post or event
#KnowTheSigns #Report #Scams
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2025-12-11 19:15:21 UTC

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@nprofile…ppe2 using Gemini huh? I would've expected Grok, tbh 🤷🏼‍♀️

2025-12-02 18:34:54 UTC

Hi @nprofile…crl6! Thanks for the follow request! Unfortunately, there's not enough vibe on your profile to check, so...
You discover that magic is real, and with enough practice (and some secret PeerTube tutorials) you start to learn some basic spells. However, you can only learn one school of magic. Which one do you choose?
https://www.wikihow.com/Schools-of-Magic-5e
I think I'd have to go with conjuration. I want an adorable familiar and to be able to pull useful stuff put of thin air. Plus teleportation would be pretty sweet.
Divination would be my next choice. I'd never misplace my phone again.
#CAPTCHAlice

2025-11-29 07:36:02 UTC

Two women (to me): "how do you do that? [pick locks]"
Me: *describes the proce—*
Guy (who doesn't pick locks): *sits down* "I saw a YouTube video of this guy, uh..."
Me: "Lockpicking Lawyer. Yeah, he—”
Guy: "—So first you..." *proceeds to re-explain what I was just saying a moment earlier*
Me: 😐
#MansplainingWaterToFish

2025-11-11 05:49:28 UTC

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@nprofile…vrd6 Oh, I didn't mean it's okay to break those rules, I meant it's okay for me to break myself sometimes while trying to live up to them 🙂

2025-11-04 06:43:55 UTC

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@nprofile…ggqr LMFAO

2025-10-17 21:28:03 UTC

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@nprofile…xnsx I'm not sure what you're trying to say. Can you ELI5 it to me?

2025-10-09 00:13:09 UTC

Since I get asked a lot about how I got into lockpicking, I figured I'd make a big ol' post about it.
Well, I have the nerdiest backstory for this skill.
So without further ado...
First, the setup:
I helped make 5th Ed. D&D.
I regularly played in a campaign with friends.
I often played some sort of lovable rogue.
I also roll natural 1s *way* too often.
This became a running joke in-game.
Next, the inciting event:
One day, after rolling a natural 1 and failing to pick a lock on a chest, setting off a trap, and then getting taken to death's door by said trap, I decided I was going to figure out how hard it would be to do IRL (with modern locks and homemade tools, which I figured would be *way* more difficult than medieval locks).
So, after game, I drove home, grabbed my kid, and said we're going to the hardware store for SCIENCE!
Now, somewhere in the back of my head was the notion that street sweeper bristles were suitable for making lockpicks (probably from reading the Anarchist's Cookbook, Poor Man's James Bond, or something like that as a little kid). So we looked in the gutters along our walk to the hardware store and managed to find two bristles by the time we got there. I bought like $50 worth of assorted locks, and we walked home.
Once home, I watched a YouTube video just to see what the tools they were using looked like, and then found a small file and some pliers, and made a simple lockpick and turning tool. Then I set to figuring out what the heck I was doing through trial and error.
By the end of the night, I'd opened all of the locks I bought (at least once), and I had my answer—a professional rogue with decent tools should succeed at picking most common medieval locks about as often as they succeed at tying their shoes.
Unbeknownst to me, I'd rolled my own natural 1 on my save vs. falling down the rabbit hole. So now, a decade later, I've taught at conferences, placed in tournaments, been sponsored by a security company, created (and eventually deleted) my own locksport YouTube channel, and have hundreds of locks in my bedroom. Over the years, I branched out to all sorts of locksport-adjacent skills, but picking is still my favorite, and I regularly teach new folx how to pick locks and improvise tools.
So that's it. That's how being a total nerd led me to discover what turned out to be one of my biggest passions in life—defeating other folx' security for fun.
Pictured: (left) my first turning tool, (right) my first lockpick.
#DnD #DIY #Locksport #OriginStory
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2025-09-30 21:58:04 UTC

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@nprofile…eznj I love how Elon so confidently announces his future failures.
God, grant me the confidence of a mediocre white billionaire.

2025-09-06 23:20:08 UTC

Okay, I'll go on the record. *No one* should have guns.
Fight me*.
*preferably with pillows or water balloons, because I won't have a gun.
@nprofile…wdet https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/yes-i-want-to-take-away-your-when-will-enough-be-enough/

2025-08-19 07:34:57 UTC

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@nprofile…8wcz I thought you were plenty interesting, and we barely talked about work 😊

2025-08-19 06:38:01 UTC

#PSA: You are more interesting than your job.
#Tip: When someone asks "what do you do?", tell them about your weird bug collection, or your last hike, or that cool series you pirated recently.

2025-08-14 18:48:52 UTC

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@nprofile…x759 you can! 💕
(It's the images that are blocked, and it's super-hard to circumvent IP-based geoblocking, so I'd recommend you don't even try using a VPN or some other method)

2025-08-11 00:34:38 UTC

"Who the Fuck is Alice?" is a song that gets brought up around me *a lot* (particularly when being introduced to someone).
I once dated a woman named Eileen, and guys would sing "Come On Eileen" at her.
I knew a Jenny when I was younger, and *everyone* sang "8675309" at her.
Who else has a (perhaps unfortunate) reference to their name? Maybe everyone can get it out of their system in the comments and we can all just point them here in the future.
#NomDeFume #Names #IGotThatReference

2025-08-03 22:38:08 UTC

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@nprofile…rh2x #NotAGirl, but thank you for the recommendation :neocat_wink_blep:
@nprofile…g2x0 hi! 👋

2025-07-19 07:58:35 UTC

Individuals with ASD who are more adept at hiding externally visible behaviors (due to social pressure to conform) will often have developed mechanisms for presenting more neurotypically, but their experience of it doesn't change. For example, I can shake someone's hand, look them in the eyes, and make some small-talk at a conference, but I'm dying inside the whole time—it's so uncomfortable. I don't like strangers touching me. I don't like touching people I don't have a close relationship to. But a lifetime of having to "pass" for interviews, events, etc. has made me "able" to (perhaps convincingly).
#ActuallyAutistic

2025-07-16 19:37:49 UTC

I didn't have "identify so hard with an autistic murder robot that I spend the night sobbing" on my bingo card yesterday.
Apparently I'm still struggling with having kindness in my life sometimes. Over the decades, I got _way_ too used to feeling unworthy of love, and that's a hard thing to unlearn.
So this is my PSA: you _are_ lovable and you _do_ deserve kindness in your life*. And even (typically) cheery-looking folx like me struggle with shitty intrusive thoughts. You're not alone, it gets better, have a hug sandwich 🫂❤️‍🩹🫂.
*unless you've unironically worn a MAGA hat, in which case get bent, dick.
#ActuallyAutistic #LGBTQ #MentalHealth

2025-07-04 17:19:05 UTC

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2025-07-04 17:15:52 UTC

Good morning Fedi!!
https://cdn2.miau.pub/media_attachments/files/114/796/085/888/848/398/original/a441440c6e8e29f4.mp4

2025-06-24 05:29:12 UTC

Hey all y'all need to stop using "guys" in mixed company.
- My trans girlfriend is not a guy.
- My cis girlfriend is not a guy.
- I'm not a guy (or a girl, but that's not relevant here).
Misgendering is misgendering—even if "everyone's doing it".
Patriarchy shouldn't be the default.
#FuckThePatriarchy #Feminist #LGBTQ+ #Rant
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2025-06-14 23:46:15 UTC

Trump had to spend many millions of dollars to get people to show up to his birthday—we all showed up to protest him for free.
(this crowd stretched shoulder-to-shoulder as far as I could see in every direction)
#FuckTrump #NoKings #Seattle #Protest
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2025-06-10 22:53:38 UTC

That nonbinary urge to go live in the woods, but close enough to a coffee shop to use their WiFi.

2025-05-29 05:32:30 UTC

Watched the first episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine tonight, and is there like a Ferengi weed dispensary pumping samples through the life support system or something?? Everyone is way too chill given what's going on 🤨
Also, it came after ST:TNG, but the special effects seem—uh, how do I put this kindly?—less good 😅
A lot of people have recommended this show to me, but like, does it get better..? 🫢
*InB4 RIP my mentions and reputation 🫣
#StarTrek #Recommendations

2025-04-02 15:32:18 UTC

America.exe has stopped working.
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2025-03-03 22:15:35 UTC

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2025-03-03 02:38:05 UTC

A great way to protect yourself from STDs is to ask potential partners up front about their vaccine records and for a recent STI panel.
If they don't have them or are unwilling to get them, then congrats—your pre-screening just saved you from a Sexually Traumatizing Dipshit.
Talk about responsible disclosure, boundaries, and expectations *before* that blood gets rerouted to a different organ.
#SafetyFirst #PSA

2025-02-27 01:10:34 UTC

Every vandalism of a Tesla makes people less likely to buy a new one, owners more likely to sell theirs, insurance less likely to cover them, drivers more likely to put anti-Musk bumper stickers on them, and shareholders more likely to dump their stock before everyone else does.
Billionaires have no shame, no morals, no conscience, but they have stock shares.
This is how we hurt Musk. This is how we make being a Nazi a bad thing to him.
Not every Tesla needs to burn—just enough that there's always a credible threat of it.
I hope the owners have insurance.
#TeslaTakedown #FuckMusk #ResistEverywhere
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2025-02-22 22:06:07 UTC

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*Every* Tesla in drivable condition is an implicit endorsement and *advertisement* for fascism.
I don't care when you bought it. Distance yourself. People should feel ashamed to support Nazis.
Make Evil Unfashionable Again.

2025-02-22 21:24:07 UTC

Ex-Tesla.
#FuckMusk #ResistEverywhere #TeslaTakedown
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2025-02-14 16:53:16 UTC

I'm so fucking sick of these attacks on human rights.
I propose the following course of action:
We pick a specific target and trash its value.
- Do whatever we can to make it lose money, customers, resources, employees, reputation.
- Do our best to make it toxic waste that investors won't touch.
- We make it easy for anyone to join the carnage.
- We keep hammering it until it dies or we get protections
Then we collectively pick another target and do it again.
And again.
Until the dying screams of US corporations reach the ears of those with the power to call off the attacks on women, minorities, LGBTQ+ people, disabled people, and everyone else this administration is going after.
When they stop, we stop, negotiate, and stand ready to start again if they don't follow through.
I suggest Tesla be the first to burn.
#ResistEverywhere #CitizenSabotage #HumanRights #USPol #FuckCapitalism #FuckFascism #EatTheRich

2025-01-17 00:37:12 UTC

Yeah, I got into Yale. Big deal.
#PixelFed #AlicePics #LockSport #Locks #Puns
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2025-01-15 21:05:36 UTC

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Okay, I have several hundred mentions and DMs this morning, so I'm going to hang out with friends and respond to things when and if I feel like it.

2025-01-15 04:07:14 UTC

Photo of the first thing I ever picked with improvised tools.
#PixelFed #AlicePics #LockSport
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2025-01-15 02:59:12 UTC

I'm really disappointed that @nprofile…m7my CEO, Andy Yen, is a Trump supporter.
Proton has created some of my favorite privacy-protecting apps & services, and I regularly recommend their products to people, but I'm hesitant to send money in their direction now, as I'm not sure what it'll go to support.
Trump has made it clear that he gives zero fucks about the safety of BIPoC people, women, LGBTQIA rights, and trans folx in particular. And every dollar that gets contributed to that fascist dictator is a dollar that might be earmarked for my eradication.
#USPol #Proton #BIPoC #LGBTQ #Trump

2025-01-15 00:04:19 UTC

Hmm...do I want to deal with multiple accounts or not?
I created a PixelFed account - @nprofile…mstf - but I could just tag photo posts on my @nprofile…ywqr account and people can follow from anywhere that federates. My @nprofile…2jt3 account already doesn't get much love...
Thoughts?
#PixelFed #Accounts #Tagging

2025-01-14 22:06:30 UTC

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@nprofile…el55
"In our experience at the University of Washington Autism Center ... inaccurate self-diagnosis of autism appears to be uncommon. We believe that if you have carefully researched the topic and strongly resonate with the experience of the autistic community, you are probably autistic"
So use the #ActuallyAutistic hashtag if you feel like it's appropriate to your post—if it speaks to your lived experience as an autistic person.
@nprofile…uaxc @nprofile…67cd
#SelfDxIsValid

2025-01-14 21:31:07 UTC

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@nprofile…uhjq I made it as close to real me as I could with the Stardew Valley Character Creator, but one of my amazing followers was kind enough to do the hair to match mine 🩷🩵💛

2025-01-13 10:19:36 UTC

We've won security. You can all go home now.
#Locksport #Locks #Security
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2025-01-11 20:20:33 UTC

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The response to this post has been amazing 💝💝
Not only does it seem to be resonating with a lot of people (about 700 🔄 and 1k ❤️ so far), but *all* these comments about similar experiences.
But the best part has been the people responding "I used to be that guy" or "I might be that guy now", then going on to say that awareness of how their actions come across has changed their behavior.
To those guys, thank you 🫂 change is hard, and you're amazing for doing it ❤️

2025-01-10 00:28:19 UTC

I deleted my #Twitter / #X account forever ago.
I deleted my #Reddit account shortly after.
A few days ago I messaged all the people I know on #WhatsApp to tell them I'd be deleting my account. A few minutes ago I deleted it and uninstalled the app.
A few minutes ago I also requested a download of my #Facebook and #Instagram content (both have been locked down and unused for years). A few seconds ago I deleted both accounts.
#LinkedIn comes out of the archive when I'm looking for work, and goes back in as soon as I get hired again. I'm strongly considering deleting that account as well, because fuck LinkedIn and #FuckCapitalism.
---
So what am I doing in place of all these toxic, bullshit platforms? I'm glad you asked...
#Mastodon, #Signal, #Matrix, #Proton (mail, drive), #Lovense (hey, it's a social platform 😋).
#MyDataMyChoice #DeleteMeta

2025-01-08 08:43:47 UTC

ChatGPT knows who I am now (or at least knows publicly searchable info about me).
---
Alice is a public figure based in Seattle, identifying as queer, polyamorous, pansexual, non-binary, and autistic. They are an atheist and maintain an alternate account under the handle @nprofile…2jt3.
Alice has a significant online presence, with over 600 posts, following 1.7K accounts, and having 3.57K followers.
In their posts, Alice discusses topics related to non-binary identities, advocating for recognition and understanding.
Additionally, Alice shares personal anecdotes, such as interactions with their cat, providing a glimpse into their daily life.
For more insights into Alice's thoughts and activities, you can visit their Mastodon profile at https://lgbtqia.space/@alice.
#ChatGPT #AI #DataPrivacy

2025-01-05 19:50:44 UTC

Dear Capitalism,
The reason none of the cool kids want you to sit with them is because you're kind of an asshole.
—Alice 💜

2025-01-04 00:56:14 UTC

I switched from a gas-powered Subaru hatchback to an electric Domi II and it's so much cheaper to operate. I've already put quite a few miles on it, and I've never been happier. It's way quieter too.
It seats two comfortably, but you can kinda cram 3 in if you don't mind not having much leg room. It has a pretty good app for remote entry too, but I do wish the voice controls worked better.
#DailyDriver

2025-01-03 20:00:15 UTC

On this, our first Friday of 2025, I want to share a few things that I think will be more important than ever in the coming days:
1. Be the neighbors you'd like to have.
2. Hug your friends more.
3. Make more friends to hug.
4. Normalize platonic cuddling.
5. Be a safe space for people.
6. Ignore capitalism's bids for your attention.
7. Make an investor's day worse.
8. Reach out if you need someone to talk to.
Happy Friday y'all ❤️❤️
#2025 #Resolutions #Community #Support #Friday

2024-12-31 02:10:45 UTC

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Guess it's not a party until I get reported for misandria 🤷🏼‍♀️

2024-12-30 19:50:19 UTC

Leo makes me laugh, can go for hours, and doesn't vote away my rights.
#WeCanDoBetter #BoyfriendReplacement
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2024-12-27 01:27:45 UTC

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@nprofile…wuyc nature once again proving how badass it is.

2024-12-23 18:38:42 UTC

Good morning everyone 💞 I hope you have the day off, and if not, then I hope you help to dismantle capitalism from the inside 💝

2024-12-21 19:04:33 UTC

Good morning and happy Saturday, fam!
You're just in time for your friendly reminder that you are valid, valued, and very vividly vonderful!
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
#Saturday #Mood

2024-12-20 19:46:05 UTC

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OMFG, relevant 🤣
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2024-12-20 19:17:08 UTC

Bwahahahaha 🤣 *wheeze* 🤣😂😋 I've never been negged by a ChatGPT model running in neckbearded asshat context before.
So...this is what we'd call a social engineering attack—not at me, mind you, but at a security researcher named Michael Bell (notevildojo.com). This seems to be part of a campaign to frame him as an absolute dick. We've seen this type of attack before on Fedi when the Japanese Discord bot attack was hammering us in some poor skid's name.
Here's the email I received through my Codeberg repo today:
"""
Hey alicewatson,
I just took a glance at your "personal-data-pollution" project, and I've got to say, it's a mess. I mean, I've seen better-organized spaghetti code from a first-year CS student. Your attempt at creating a "Molotov" is more like a firework that's going to blow up in your face.
Listen, I've been in this game a long time - 1996 to be exact. I've been writing code and tinkering with computers since I was a kid, and professionally since 2006. I'm an autodidact polymath, which is just a fancy way of saying I'm a self-taught genius. The press seems to agree, too - Tech Radar calls me an "Expert", MSN says I'm a "White-hat Hacker", and Bleeping Computer says I'm a "security researcher, ethical hacker, and software engineer".
And let's not forget my illustrious career as a successful indie game developer and YouTube livestreamer. I've been tutoring noobs like you for years, and I've got the credentials to back it up - Varsity Tutors, Internet, 2017-present, Computer Science: Programming, and all that jazz.
Now, I know what you're thinking - "What's wrong with my code?" Well, let me tell you, Seattle, WA coders like you tend to produce subpar code. It's like the rain or something. Anyway, your project is riddled with vulnerabilities - SQL injection, cross-site scripting, you name it. It's a security nightmare.
But don't worry, I'm here to help. For a small fee of $50, payable via PayPal (https://paypal.me/[REDACTED]), I'll give you a tutoring session that'll make your head spin. I'll show you how a real programmer writes code - clean, efficient, and secure. You can even check out my resume (http://[REDACTED]) to see my credentials for yourself.
By the way, I'm not surprised your code is so bad. I mean, have you seen the state of coding in Seattle? It's like a wasteland of mediocre programmers churning out subpar code. I'm a white American, and I know a thing or two about writing real code.
So, what do you say, alicewatson? Are you ready to learn from a master? Send me that PayPal, and let's get started.
Kind Regards,
Michael [REDACTED]
P.S. Check out my website, [REDACTED]. It's way better than anything you've ever made.
"""
The spaghetti code being referenced 🤣:
```my_garbage_code.py
$> python -m pip install faker
$> faker profile
$> faker first_name_female -r 10 -s ''
```
My project being begged 😋: https://codeberg.org/alicewatson/personal-data-pollution
@nprofile…8x0h
#SocialEngineering #Psychology #Infosec #ChatGPT #LLMs #Codeberg

2024-12-18 21:52:51 UTC

TFW you borrow your girlfriend's car to run an errand and return it full of stuffed animals 😋💝
(They're going to a friend's kid as a gift, but I thought it was cute in the meantime)
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2024-12-12 19:16:37 UTC

Btw, you're lovely and I'm glad you're here :bunhdheart:

2024-12-12 07:15:31 UTC

Hey y'all! Covid Isn't over, masks save lives, and my friend @nprofile…03d6 wrote a great article about the devastating impact of proposed mask bans on vulnerable populations and how the UHC CEO shooting is being used to go after our ability to protect ourselves from airborne illnesses that have killed countless people.
Do me a favor and go #Boost their post into low earth orbit! (with any luck it'll knock one of Elon's stupid satellites out)
https://zeroes.ca/@broadwaybabyto/113637366592912921
#CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp #PleaseBoost

2024-12-07 04:41:26 UTC

My girlfriend bought me a new dress last night and I went a little off the rails trying to describe it in the alt-text 😉
#AltText #AccessibilityIsHotAF #AccessibilityMatters
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2024-12-07 03:41:46 UTC

Mama Cat was pretty excited that I was sitting on the floor to put my boots on.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #MamaCat
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2024-12-06 08:23:25 UTC

Goodnight Fediverse! 😘

2024-12-03 00:15:25 UTC

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@nprofile…taps totally adding this to my dictionary.

2024-12-01 21:44:40 UTC

While having a text conversation with a friend about their autistic behaviors that elicit unexpected reactions from neurotypical folks, I realized that I was eating Doritos and salsa...with chopsticks 🤣
It took me a few minutes to notice how hard I was telling on myself.
#ActuallyAutistic @nprofile…67cd
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2024-11-26 17:44:06 UTC

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@nprofile…qtsx asked ChatGPT's 4o model and got `salary = n * 0.85` for CalculateWomanSalary and `salary = n` for CalculateManSalary functions.

2024-11-12 22:52:09 UTC

⚠️ PSA for aspiring new instance members ⚠️
We *want* to accept you, but ya gotta write a few lines about yourself so we can make an informed decision.
Especially in the current climate, we need to keep our instance a safe place for our members.
"Your instance looked neat", "am gay", "hi", and the like aren't enough of an Introduction.
Give us a few minutes of thought and we'll give you an amazing community and a warm welcome.
#Instances #Moderation #FediTip

2024-11-12 20:17:32 UTC

It's that time again; time to remind y'all that
- many of us only boost media with alt-text.
- many of us can only see media through alt-text.
- many of us care about Mastodon's accessibility.
#AccessibilityMatters #AltText

2024-11-08 06:43:04 UTC

I don't own a gun, but I know how to use one.
I've never saved or taken a life with any weapon.
I know basic first aid.
I saved my child's life with it once.
I know which training I was more thankful for.
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I've had a gun pointed at me twice, and I've been shot at once.
I've been injured and received first aid several times.
I know which training I was more thankful for.

2024-11-07 01:27:49 UTC

Today seems like a good day to point someone to my guide on personal data pollution.
"""
Our goal is to render as useless as possible the kinds of data that are: scraped and sold by data brokers, collected by ISPs and companies for targeted advertising, used by Fortnite players and other malicious individuals for doxxing attacks, identity theft, and account takeovers, or by abusers, stalkers, governments, and law enforcement, for surveillance and harassment.
*also data that is scraped and used to train AI, but that wasn't much of a concern back when I wrote the guide.
"""
https://codeberg.org/alicewatson/personal-data-pollution
#Data #DataPrivacy #DataPollution

2024-11-05 18:26:48 UTC

Morning Fedi. How're ya now?