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Mathew Gallagher

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MA Creative Writing Graduate (w/ Dist.) @ NTU. Occasional photographer. Enjoyer of RPGs and FF14.

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exwife-of-frankenstein on tumblr:

Youtube is full of ads, spotify is full of ads, tumblr is full of ads, pinterest is full of ads. Everything uses ai. Every new update makes the website/app worse. Youtube auto translates almost every video I want to watch. Sometimes pinterest only loads ads for me. Check out this new ai feature. Here's a new update that breaks ur laptop. Here's a new update that breaks ur phone. Why are u complaining about ur phone, just get the newest iphone lol. Join my patreon. Join my membership. Pay a monthly membership to get all features. Upgrade your membership to get even more features. Subscribe to netflix. Subscribe to disney. Subscribe to amazon. Subscribe to hulu. This content isn't available in ur country. This content was removed. This website was removed. This feature only exists for apple. This app only exists for apple. U need to a WiFi connection to play this game. U need an account. We need your email to finish creating this account. We need your number to finish creating your account. We need your id to finish creating your account. In order to delete your account please write an email. In order to delete your account you need a laptop. Oops our database was hacked and ur information was stolen. Ur data was sold from this random website u used once 10 years ago. Spam call. Spam call. Spam call.

#IM GOING INSANE #NOTHING WORKS NOTHING

exwife-of-frankenstein on tumblr: Youtube is full of ads, spotify is full of ads, tumblr is full of ads, pinterest is full of ads. Everything uses ai. Every new update makes the website/app worse. Youtube auto translates almost every video I want to watch. Sometimes pinterest only loads ads for me. Check out this new ai feature. Here's a new update that breaks ur laptop. Here's a new update that breaks ur phone. Why are u complaining about ur phone, just get the newest iphone lol. Join my patreon. Join my membership. Pay a monthly membership to get all features. Upgrade your membership to get even more features. Subscribe to netflix. Subscribe to disney. Subscribe to amazon. Subscribe to hulu. This content isn't available in ur country. This content was removed. This website was removed. This feature only exists for apple. This app only exists for apple. U need to a WiFi connection to play this game. U need an account. We need your email to finish creating this account. We need your number to finish creating your account. We need your id to finish creating your account. In order to delete your account please write an email. In order to delete your account you need a laptop. Oops our database was hacked and ur information was stolen. Ur data was sold from this random website u used once 10 years ago. Spam call. Spam call. Spam call. #IM GOING INSANE #NOTHING WORKS NOTHING

I would laugh if this wasn't so true 😭

19.10.2025 11:42 πŸ‘ 6075 πŸ” 2399 πŸ’¬ 87 πŸ“Œ 211

It's got enough room for me & the whole squad βš”οΈ

12.07.2025 01:31 πŸ‘ 15889 πŸ” 6813 πŸ’¬ 145 πŸ“Œ 87

Got called ancient today by a teenager. I'm 31 😭

18.02.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

REMEMBER: All the "Don't use em-dashes" "don't use rule of three" advice because it makes your writing "look like AI" is because they stole actual writers work, and their "predict the next thing" stuff just simulates what WE FUCKING DO. Keep writing well. Use every style and trick you have. Fuck AI.

03.07.2025 19:43 πŸ‘ 7803 πŸ” 3019 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 67
A humidifier on the sink in front of a bathroom mirror. The combination of small "on" and "full" lights above a wide curved vent make a pleasant smiling face and on the back of the humidifier, which can be seen in the mirror, another wide curved air vent and the two screws holding it together above it make a horrified face.

A humidifier on the sink in front of a bathroom mirror. The combination of small "on" and "full" lights above a wide curved vent make a pleasant smiling face and on the back of the humidifier, which can be seen in the mirror, another wide curved air vent and the two screws holding it together above it make a horrified face.

Me whenever I have to communicate with other human beings #anxiety

17.02.2026 06:19 πŸ‘ 9143 πŸ” 2658 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

Leftover pizza lunch πŸ₯°

15.02.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Jay - from East Mids.

15.02.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon lizard is smiling with the word lizard below it Alt: a cartoon lizard is smiling with the word lizard below it
10.02.2026 17:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah you’ve gotta finish it!

08.02.2026 12:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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02.02.2026 11:18 πŸ‘ 12586 πŸ” 4517 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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I refuse to let this stay in my head

03.02.2026 03:25 πŸ‘ 914 πŸ” 387 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1
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Sample of "Flash (Final Fantasy XIII)" from 'Pianoschlacht IV Live Recording' album releasing February 4, 2026 via MONOMUSIK.
monomusik-shop.com?pid=189957413

Benyamin Nuss (piano)
Koichiro Muroya (violin)
Takahiro Yuki (cello)

🎞️ MONOMUSIK

01.02.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The image shows the Last Story's two protagonists stood before a monolith featuring gothic christain iconography.

The image shows the Last Story's two protagonists stood before a monolith featuring gothic christain iconography.

The Last Story turns 15 today. Very underrated Wii JRPG from Sakaguchi and MistWalker, and had Uematsu on composing duty.

28.01.2026 00:59 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Things have been awkward for me for a hot min. commissioning me would help me out quite a bit, tbqh πŸ˜…

24.01.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think you might be on to something there.

22.01.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Carer pet peeve:

People who stand in front of lift doors while waiting for the lift to arrive, and then expect thanks for moving out of the way.

22.01.2026 12:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Saying it in Switzerland of all places, where more than half the people speak some form of German.

22.01.2026 10:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
No. YOU NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME? said Death, help-

No. YOU NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME? said Death, help-

from Terry Pratchett's Hogfather

21.01.2026 05:10 πŸ‘ 1639 πŸ” 355 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3

Q: How do I unlock Sunglasses Macron?
A: It's very difficult to unlock Sunglasses Macron in the course of a normal game because it requires a specific and unlikely sequence of events. While default Macron is ruler of France, the USA must choose the monarchy path and then lay claim to Greenland.

20.01.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 1130 πŸ” 275 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 5

Throw away the freaking spy robots in your house.

19.01.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 586 πŸ” 400 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A workflow diagram: Have great idea
Finish project
Start project
Tell everyone
The finish project is missed out.

A workflow diagram: Have great idea Finish project Start project Tell everyone The finish project is missed out.

Morning

17.01.2026 08:31 πŸ‘ 2807 πŸ” 904 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 186
Tumblr post: [guy whose bedtime is approaching fast] I need to write one billion words right now. and draw everything that has ever existed.

Tumblr post: [guy whose bedtime is approaching fast] I need to write one billion words right now. and draw everything that has ever existed.

This. Fuck, this so often

16.01.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 9009 πŸ” 3524 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 89

Filled this out, it's a really quick and easy survey to tell Discord no AI.

10.01.2026 06:04 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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brooooOOooo....

#ffxiv #ff14

09.01.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 3032 πŸ” 1332 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 4
An illustration with 2 parts: Krile looking uncertain while walking through Treno at the top and Miayli holding Krile hand with tears in their eyes at the bottom

An illustration with 2 parts: Krile looking uncertain while walking through Treno at the top and Miayli holding Krile hand with tears in their eyes at the bottom

A home I could have loved, the "me" I could have been

#ffxiv #ff14

09.01.2026 11:06 πŸ‘ 2197 πŸ” 843 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
The Atari 2600 gaming console came into the world in 1977 powered by an eight-bit processor that ran at 1.19MhZ, and just 128 bytes of RAM – but that’s apparently enough power to beat ChatGPT at chess.

So says infrastructure architect Robert Caruso, who over the weekend posted the results of an experiment he conducted to β€œpit ChatGPT against the Atari 2600’s chess engine (via Stella emulator) and see what happens.”

ChatGPT confused rooks for bishops, and repeatedly lost track of pieces

The Atari 2600 gaming console came into the world in 1977 powered by an eight-bit processor that ran at 1.19MhZ, and just 128 bytes of RAM – but that’s apparently enough power to beat ChatGPT at chess. So says infrastructure architect Robert Caruso, who over the weekend posted the results of an experiment he conducted to β€œpit ChatGPT against the Atari 2600’s chess engine (via Stella emulator) and see what happens.” ChatGPT confused rooks for bishops, and repeatedly lost track of pieces

"GenAI is the futu--

06.01.2026 03:31 πŸ‘ 1898 πŸ” 748 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 67
β€œBe kind, be involved, believe in your art,” he said. β€œAt a time when people tell you art is not important, that is always the prelude to fascism. When they tell you it doesn’t matter, when they tell you a fucking app can do art you say, if it’s that important, why the fuck do they want it so bad? The answer is because they think they can debase everything that makes us a little better, a little more human. And that, in my book, and in my life, includes monsters.”

β€œBe kind, be involved, believe in your art,” he said. β€œAt a time when people tell you art is not important, that is always the prelude to fascism. When they tell you it doesn’t matter, when they tell you a fucking app can do art you say, if it’s that important, why the fuck do they want it so bad? The answer is because they think they can debase everything that makes us a little better, a little more human. And that, in my book, and in my life, includes monsters.”

Love this from Guillermo del Toro

05.01.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 19136 πŸ” 7525 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 76
A California Blue Telecaster stood next to a bright Red Stratocaster.

A California Blue Telecaster stood next to a bright Red Stratocaster.

Spent today restoring Red. Fret polish, board oiled. Had to remove all the other metal and replace them with new parts and pickups. Sounding and feeling like a whole new guitar. Somehow I managed to successfully solder everything correctly πŸ˜…

03.01.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This, so much! I’ve met a lot of people who spend years writing and rewriting this one book they had an idea for instead of just … letting it go and writing the next thing.

In my opinion this is the first hurdle on the way to becoming a professional writer, and it’s one that many stumble on.

27.12.2025 15:02 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
A stylized painting of Krile cupping a floating set of mirages in the shape of Erenville, Gulool Ja, Wuk Lamat, and Koana riding horses. Between them are twinkles of stars of different designs.

A stylized painting of Krile cupping a floating set of mirages in the shape of Erenville, Gulool Ja, Wuk Lamat, and Koana riding horses. Between them are twinkles of stars of different designs.

πŸ’«πŸŽ πŸŽ‡ carousel of tural πŸŽ‡πŸŽ πŸ’«
#ffxiv

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE‼️‼️‼️

02.01.2026 04:39 πŸ‘ 2895 πŸ” 1274 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 4