The Arkadian

Out now on Bandcamp - my debut album, "Nocturne". arkadyrose.bandcamp.com/album/nocturne

@RhinozzCode If you actually go to the ToS page, right at the top it gives you a link to the separate ToS for the EU/EFTA States/UK where it states that if you opt out, they will respect that. So over here in Europe we will, at least, still retain our opt-out.

2. yes, this appears illegal in the European Union under the AI Act. however, such laws don't exist in many jurisdictions, including the United States. other companies like Meta have implemented location-based policy: if you're in the EU you can opt out, but otherwise you cannot.

if you saw that notice about a Terms of Service update, this is the main clause it changed. it explicitly lets twitter use your posts and any attached media — including images, videos, and their audio — for the training of AI models like Grok. it will be in effect November 15.

@shiinareii Note that this change only applies to those outside the EU, EFTA States and the UK. Those of us in the EU/EFTA/UK will still have the opt-out thanks to GDPR.

@cypheroftyr Oh crikey. You so didn't need this. :-(

We’ve been deplaned. On the way back to the airport desk and something g needs to happen. An older lady was in tears as they made the announcement. I’m pretty damned close.

@Wowhead No, some of us just happen to be RPers who'd like to be able to have more control over our mounts and hover. And maybe we blood elf players would like to be able to ride our dragonhawks in the Dragon Isles for a change!

Normal flying is coming to the Dragon Isles in 10.2 after achieving Pathfinder! Could there be a link between players that prefer standard flying, and driving significantly under the speed limit on highways? We're just asking the questions. #warcraft #dragonflight

@duolingo Is ramp up challenge bugged? Level 1 lesson 2 just will not load for me. Been trying over and over and it just goes back to the start screen.

@ulvarart Orange for Krys maybe, to match his hair? :-)

@EveAinsworth Yup. Hit back in October, took multiple covid tests which were all negative. Still coughing, GP put me on beclamethasone and has ordered a spiro test and chest x-ray. It may not have been covid but it really behaved like covid.

Has anyone else had a horrible cough/virus that doesn’t seem to go? Not Covid, but producing horrible cough that seems to go and then comes back with a vengeance? It seems to be affecting several members of my family and friends atm

@raynerlucas @Cavalorn He is indeed. I've been a firm fan for well over 20 years. :-)

@thearkadian The algorithm is baffling and I have always switched my feed back to chronological despite Twitter's insistence otherwise. Although in fairness @Cavalorn is indeed a fine recommendation.

Another 13-hour chunk of my timeline missing. But hey, at least tweets have view counts now, which I suppose might let you estimate how many of your followers' timelines are also fucked up.

I bought a Russian advent calendar. Every time you open a window an oligarch falls out.

@Cavalorn Does that make me both the head of the household and the tribal chief then? :D

The head of the household carving the turkey is a throwback to olde pagan tymes when the tribal chief would apportion parts of the hunted animal according to rank and status (and *affirm* status in so doing)

"Not for the first time, the Venerable Bede was talking out of his arsehole." #Detectorists

at some point you'd expect russian billionaires would just switch to linux instead

@Vesperis_Art This is Derenly, my sin'dorei bard.

Throw me your OCs 👀👀👀

@Cavalorn Oh... and perhaps learn a new instrument. Can never have enough instruments. (@davidgerard would probably disagree....)

@Cavalorn Probably a language. I'm guessing the ones I'm already learning probably don't count, so: Swedish. Because I have a lot of Swedish friends and I'd like to know at least the basics to be able to visit Sweden and to talk to them in their own language.

If you were going to learn a new skill in 2023, such that you would have a basic level of competence in it by January 2024, what would it be?

yes, please do enlighten me. email me at smalldickenergy@getalife.com

@sindravania @megabeardo @theplasmasvgm @Gunderslam @Mustin @KatajunMusic @chunkstyle_mm @PrimeLegionVGM @TheTiberianSons I suspect you've got the wrong Twitter account - because it's not my music featured on your album. I'm quite curious who's using my online moniker as a recording name though. I'm at arkadyrose.bandcamp.com - and my music is rather different in feel....

The more being: @megabeardo @theplasmasvgm @Gunderslam @Mustin @KatajunMusic @chunkstyle_mm @thearkadian @PrimeLegionVGM @TheTiberianSons and more more!! #gamemusic #Castlevania #VGM

IT IS TIME! Announcing the impending release of the project I've been working on most of this year with a TON of VGM friends: Blood Curse - A Tribute to Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse! Releasing Dec. 10th to all major streaming and digital platforms! youtu.be/lvsV8JoQO9Q

@elonmusk Yes. Unless you intend running Twitter into the ground. Which, hey, congrats on that; you're doing a fine job. Keep going and Twitter should be dead by New Year.

Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.

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