[-] VoltasPistol 7 points 1 year ago

Mod here.

The thing that would help the most is if people actually, you know, posted stuff?

We haven't flocked back to Reddit, but it's difficult to remember to stop by when almost nothing changes day to day.

[-] VoltasPistol 6 points 1 year ago

What has Kanye ever done that's positive for Bipolar disorder? He made having a mental illness feel more terrifying (graphic depictions of being hauled into a mental hospital) and more isolating for people diagnosed with the disorder, not less. He even resists treatment and resists taking meds because he spouts the absolutely unfounded conspiracy theory that being medicated makes you less creative-- Which is utter, utter, utter DANGEROUS bullshit and a massive disservice to people like me who went unmedicated/under-medicated when I was younger and do you know what I did with all of that extra energy? I didn't use it to make art, I was too unstable to make art. Instead I had breakdowns and outbursts.

If you need a bipolar hero, look to Carrie Fisher. No, don't make her the sub's icon. Actually stop and learn from her, because upon diagnosis she was set realistic expectations for herself, she took her meds, and she began to give generously to mental health charities, gave her time and media advocacy for people with bipolar disorder, and was so charismatic and relatable when talking about the illness that mystifies normal people with gems like this:

Carrie once described her manic periods to the Los Angeles Times as “feeling like my mind’s been having a party all night long and I’m the last person to arrive and now I have to clean up the mess.”

Like damn, that is relatable as hell but isn't scary to normal people. It describes the struggle in a way that is managable, if challenging.

When I introduce myself and it comes around to disclosing my mental illness, all I need to say is, "You know, like Carrie Fisher" and you can see a lot of fear evaporate from people's faces. Like, they know that Carrie Fisher was a handful, but still a great person.

Meanwhile, Kanye is out there calling Bipolar Disorder a superpower, harassing his ex's new boyfriend, screaming at anyone who will listen that he's a genius, completely unable to disentangle his bipolar-induced psychosis from his own ego.

If you are new to having bipolar disorder, please go watch or read some stuff that Carrie Fisher has done and ignore Kanye. He's not here to help you, only himself.

[-] VoltasPistol 10 points 1 year ago

If someone snaps a photo of a subject in good light, because the photographer instinctively knows what will make a good photo, but the subject is just doing their normal everyday things? We still consider it accidental.

Remember that we're not looking for photos that were accidentally taken, like the camera was yeeted through the air and this was the last photo it captured before it shattered. That's not what Accidental means in our context.

It means a situation that was already happening, but the moment that a photographer caught just happened to resemble a painting from the 14th-16th centuries.

We draw the line at people purposely recreating Renaissance vibes with costumes, or people doing a pose that is heavily associated with certain Renaissance paintings, or elaborate lighting rigs used in professional photo studios made specifically to replicate the lighting in Rembrandt's work (for example).

If the photographer was trying to make the mother and child recreate an exact Renaissance pose, they're doing a terrible job at it, but the overall effect is Renaissance-like.

[-] VoltasPistol 8 points 1 year ago

Our reward circuits go off when someone mentions taking a rest.

Bee reward circuits go off for things that we would consider work.

Basically, the whole time they are face-first in a flower slurping up nectar and gathering pollen, the thing going through their tiny brains is "Fuck yeah I needed this".

If you gave a bee the day off the general sentiment would be "What the fuck man, this is bullshit, I demand you let me go and collect nectar right fucking now!"

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Feline Teatime (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago by VoltasPistol to c/cats

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/917201

Image Transcription:

[ A large table laid with rustic-looking breads and an ornate tea set is interrupted by the unexpected presence of a curious cat. The table covered with an undyed rough canvas-like table cloth and upon it lays broken pieces of fine white bread torn from unusually-shaped loaves in the background: Wide, flat, and disk-like but absolutely massive, as wide as seat cushions. They have decorative stamped impressions on them of saucer-sized spirals, making them look quite fancy. Some bread chunks are on a plate that matches the fancy tea set, other chunks rest directly on the cream-colored tablecloth in the foreground. There are two teacups, partially filled with tea, with their matching teapot slightly farther away from us. It is white porcelain with large gold flourishes painted on it with smaller black details-- An oddly expensive looking detail when compared to the rustic look of the room with uneven mud-colored stucco walls that are bare save for a window where blindingly bright morning light pours in, with rustic-looking clutter on the windowsill and the faint outline of a door on the opposite side. Surveying the scene is a white cat with black spots, it’s front paws cheekily resting on the tablecloth so we can only see it’s head, chest and paws peeking up from it’s hiding place. It’s expression seems unimpressed by the grand spread of food, but one paw is stretched slightly forward and tensed, and it’s eyes are fixated on the bread loaves, leaving the distinct impression that the cat does not intend to remain a passive observer much longer. ]

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Feline Teatime (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago by VoltasPistol to c/accidentalrenaissance

Image Transcription:

[ A large table laid with rustic-looking breads and an ornate tea set is interrupted by the unexpected presence of a curious cat. The table covered with an undyed rough canvas-like table cloth and upon it lays broken pieces of fine white bread torn from unusually-shaped loaves in the background: Wide, flat, and disk-like but absolutely massive, as wide as seat cushions. They have decorative stamped impressions on them of saucer-sized spirals, making them look quite fancy. Some bread chunks are on a plate that matches the fancy tea set, other chunks rest directly on the cream-colored tablecloth in the foreground. There are two teacups, partially filled with tea, with their matching teapot slightly farther away from us. It is white porcelain with large gold flourishes painted on it with smaller black details-- An oddly expensive looking detail when compared to the rustic look of the room with uneven mud-colored stucco walls that are bare save for a window where blindingly bright morning light pours in, with rustic-looking clutter on the windowsill and the faint outline of a door on the opposite side. Surveying the scene is a white cat with black spots, it’s front paws cheekily resting on the tablecloth so we can only see it’s head, chest and paws peeking up from it’s hiding place. It’s expression seems unimpressed by the grand spread of food, but one paw is stretched slightly forward and tensed, and it’s eyes are fixated on the bread loaves, leaving the distinct impression that the cat does not intend to remain a passive observer much longer. ]

[-] VoltasPistol 5 points 1 year ago

We probably wouldn't delete it, just leave a link at the top explaining we've migrated and lock it so it isn't accepting new posts.

I wouldn't want someone who submitted a treasured photo and got a bunch of positive feedback to lose it forever in the name of ruthless efficiency.

[-] VoltasPistol 7 points 1 year ago

We feel it's still too soon to make that choice but it's a possibility in the future.

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Adulation of A Pale Horse (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by VoltasPistol to c/accidentalrenaissance

Image transcription for the visually impaired:

[ A pale horse rears upwards. It has a cream-colored mane and is outfitted in highly ornamented riding gear in black, orange, and green. The horse's head is flung back dramatically, it's mouth grimacing against the bit in it's mouth, it's dirty yellow teeth bared. The bottom half of the horse is obscured by a tight-pressed crowd of casually-dressed people, their hands reaching towards the panicking animal, creating a sunburst-like effect, or perhaps like the foam of a crashing wave. It's long mane flies wildly in the breeze as it emerges from the sea of people around it. The sun beats down harshly in the foreground and most people in the crowd are wearing short sleeves that reveal suntanned arms, sunglasses and hats can be spotted in the crowd, in the very front people seem oblivious to the panicking animal, creating a sense of unease about how the next few moments will unfold. In the background, the tightly-packed crowd is cast in deep shade, pressed against a dirty and mildewed stucco wall, creating a pleasing contrast to the brilliant white form of the horse but also creates a sense of claustrophobia because it is not immediately apparent where people would escape to if the situation is not handled correctly. Barely visible to one side is a formally-pressed man in a black suit with a traditional riding helmet, he does not seem panicked. You can also barely see that the ride on the horse's back has not fallen off, their foot is still in the stirrup, suggesting this is all a part of some elaborate show and no one is in actual danger after all. ]

[-] VoltasPistol 5 points 1 year ago

It isn't personal preference, I'm trying to do what's best for my community, mobile and desktop users alike.

[-] VoltasPistol 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We setup on Blahaj because when we were trying to setup AccidentalRenaissance, we didn't know we were one letter over the arbitrary 20 letter limit on community names, and there wasn't even an error message for it, so we were pounding our heads against the wall trying to figure out why we couldn't setup anywhere on any server.

And we didn't make a big fuss about who we were either. We were just looking to setup an instance. Just some randos as far as anyone knew. So we asked for help.

The admins of Blahaj personally told us what the problem was and when I asked if it was an absolute limit they said it wasn't, and raised their limit. Just for us. Some random-ass strangers. They changed their server just so someone wouldn't have to shorten their name.

So that's how Blahaj scored AccidentalRenaissance.

Given how many actual Renaissance artists were legitimately, deeply, obsessively queer? Yeah, it fits.

[-] VoltasPistol 6 points 1 year ago

Forgive me for not knowing much about bots but.... Why would anyone bother having a bunch of bots subscribe to our Community?

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submitted 1 year ago by VoltasPistol to c/196
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submitted 1 year ago by VoltasPistol to c/main

We got over a thousand subscribers overnight, and it's still rising. I'm not going to complain because yay numbers go brrrrrrr, but our most popular post only has 370 upvotes so is it a glitch?

[-] VoltasPistol 7 points 1 year ago

That's absolutely uncanny,....

[-] VoltasPistol 6 points 1 year ago

That's big talk from the generation that unironically said "RAWR :3" to each other.

I was there.

Livejournal? Emo? "Lol I'm so Random"? Leet speak?? And we took it SO seriously. Peak "No mom it's not a phase".

We were criiiiiiinge.

I just remembered that brief trend where teenage boys were wetting their pants in order to look more vulnerable and soft, took selfies of themselves looking vaguely ashamed with a giant wet spot, and a lot of girls really seemed to like it??

And even if you weren't peak emo, Elder Millennials were wearing flannel and pretending to be just as jaded as Kurt Cobain because they were sad no one was playing POGs anymore, while Younger Millennials had skunk hair and that "greasy sk8r" look.

So what if Zoomers are embracing "Coastal Grandma" looks and TikTok dances? We can't really point fingers.

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submitted 1 year ago by VoltasPistol to c/main

Hi!

So I put in my username, my password, I watch the bright red login button go spinny for a couple moments, and then I get this screen, where it tells me I am Schrodinger's Logged In. Logged in, but also not logged in.

It seems to work in Chrome, but I very much prefer using Firefox for privacy reasons. :)

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Man with a Green Shroud (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago by VoltasPistol to c/accidentalrenaissance

Image Transcription:

[ A young and handsome man, with a reddish beard and long blond hair sleeps on a couch, wrapped in a green blanket. At first the photo appears as if he is standing with his eyes closed, saint-like, but closer inspection reveals that is is in fact napping on a grey sofa and the photographer snapped this photo by holding the camera above him. His form is almost entirely obscured by the deep folds of the green blanket, the only parts of the man which are visible is his face, a few fly-away strands of long blond hair escaping the place where the blanket has formed a hood, his reddish beard, and his bent left arm which rests in a loose fist on his chest. The lighting is soft and the scene feels vaguely religious, reminiscent of paintings showing a dead Christ before resurrection. ]

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Pomme d'Amour (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by VoltasPistol to c/accidentalrenaissance

Image Transcription:

[ A chaotic scene unravels as a dozen or more people sit, kneel, and lay down in a room that has been waterproofed with clear plastic tarp over a white and deep-red background. Tomatoes, tomato skins, and tomato pulp fly freely in every direction as attendees attempt to cover their eyes or flinch as tomato flies into their faces. Simultaneously, many try to fling tomatoes back. Most appear to be laughing with glee, though some appear to be taking their facefulls of tomato with a calm resignation. Everything is in soft focus and tinged with pastel hues. Everyone's white clothes are tinged slightly orange from the pulp as the cloth clings wetly to their skin, their hair matted to their heads-- There is hardly a single inch of the scene that does not contain some smear of tomato innards or a sticky tomato seed or two. Highlights of the image include a man on the right wearing a tall chef's hat hands upraised to shield his face as he twists away from us. A skinny young man wearing a red bandana on his head lounges with his bony legs facing us at the center of the picture, his face twisted into a puckered grin. Beside him kneels a young woman wearing a black halter top, her face obscured by wet locks of dark messy hair. Towards the back, a woman wearing a very large floppy red hat appears to be having tomato innards smooshed into her colorful headgear by a man who might be entirely nude, though the details are obscured by the chaos of the scene and the orangey, fleshy tint of everyone's formerly pristine white clothing. ]

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Onion Warehouse (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago by VoltasPistol to c/accidentalrenaissance

[ a man faces away from the viewer, hands on his hips, while in the foreground burlap bags full of onions are heaped high, the interior looks very old and is made primarily of wood ]

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The Peaks of Italy (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by VoltasPistol to c/accidentalrenaissance

[ A landscape photo featuring tall mountains jutting out from a rolling landscape under a darkly-lit sky, save for one shock of sunlight in the upper right corner where dark clouds have parted. The rolling hills and the foot of the mountains are richly hued, a deep green in some areas, a dull greenish brown in other areas, all the way to a rust orange in the section closest to us, where the bare earth is revealed, studded with smaller rocks. To the far right of the image is an outcropping of another mountain, bathed in deep shadow. ]

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Cupid of the Doves (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago by VoltasPistol to c/accidentalrenaissance

[ An unkempt individual with messy hair sitting on a park bench embraces two pigeons with their eyes closed and wings stretched out, two additional pigeons on either side seem startled and confused ]

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by VoltasPistol to c/pics@lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/575101

Image Transcription:

[ A Tibetian woman clutches what appears at first to be a bunch of small white flowers, but upon closer inspection, it’s the white plugs of PC power supplies dangling below her rough, well-muscled hands. She is wearing a yellow hat tied under her chin with a faded white scarf and has a traditional but ragged Tibetan-style jacket tied around her waist. It is sky blue with yellow trim. A pair of dark pink gloved hands reaches in from outside the frame ready to receive the PC parts, and a figure wearing a similar color bends over facing away from us in the upper right hand corner. Everyone appears to be standing on and among stacks of brown cardboard boxes. The background is unfocused but appears to be industrial scaffolding. ]

[-] VoltasPistol 7 points 1 year ago

We're not sure if we're in a place where we can really do that. On a technical or a financial level.

Thank you for giving us more info, though.

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