AltText Alex (he/him)

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🧑‍💻 Neurodivergent tinkerer ♿ Accessibility advocate 🤓 Terminally curious nerd Fan of: Cosmere, Wheel of Time, Critical Role You may want to mute #CriticalRoleSpoilers or #CosmereSpoilers I've heard Guido Scorza can protect us from bots

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Bluesky

Ist das dein Profil?Übernimm es — dann gehört dir lxreads.dirty.social.Profil übernehmen

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· 19h

This was a sweet coming-of-age story about an autistic teenager going to summer camp and learning to throw out her personal restrictions she's been hiding behind through most of high school. I liked that it has lots of love and supportive friendships, with surprising depth and novelty.

The cover of "Smash or Pass"

It depicts a feminine teenager with curly red hair wearing a pink top and jeans as she kisses a taller girl with her blond hair up in a ponytail. The blonde girl is wearing a volleyball uniform and holds a volleyball towards us, obscuring the lower half of the girls' faces. The background shows fluffy white clouds in a blue sky

Behind the redhead are the words "She's done playing by the rules"

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Jul 7

It's the wildest when they do 👇 this. As though the word "Soccer" isn't RIGHT THERE between the other words that are represented in the acronym?? 🙃

The blurb for the HBO docuseries "U.S. Against The World, Four Years with the Men's National Soccer Team":
An unprecedented look at the United States Men's National Soccer Team (USMNT) in the lead-up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America.

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Jul 4

Happy 4th y'all!

A pair of custom topsiders in red, white, and blue

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Jun 23

My pre-order of @mathewlreyes.bsky.social's book just arrived!!

Photo of a paperback of God's Own Country by Mathew L Reyes.
The cover features a pair of dirty hands cupped around a white church

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Sep 8

Fiiiiine

Photo of Alex's hand holding a large water bottle

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Aug 20

And 24 hours later… I finally get my nerd card in Violet 🤓

Screenshot of a diploma for completing the Pokémon Violet Pokédex.

It reads "Trainer LX, we hereby certify your achievement of completing the Pokédex. May this great feat be celebrated by all!" and it's "signed" Game Freak.

There's a Fuecoco, Sprigatito, and Quaxly in celebratory poses framing the words

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Jul 24

#LXTalksPol Pack it in AI fanboys, your president just banned LLM use in the government An LLM has literally no capacity to understand the "truth", which is why they're historically *awful* at acknowledging uncertainty about the reliability of their information www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Excerpt of the linked executive order, with one paragraph highlighted.

Sec. 3. Unbiased AI Principles. It is the policy of the United States to promote the innovation and use of trustworthy AI. To advance that policy, agency heads shall, consistent with applicable law and in consideration of guidance issued pursuant to section 4 of this order, procure only those LLMs developed in accordance with the following two principles (Unbiased AI Principles):

[begin highlight]
(a) Truth-seeking. LLMs shall be truthful in responding to user prompts seeking factual information or analysis. LLMs shall prioritize historical accuracy, scientific inquiry, and objectivity, and shall acknowledge uncertainty where reliable information is incomplete or contradictory.
[end highlight]

(b) Ideological Neutrality. LLMs shall be neutral, nonpartisan tools that do not manipulate responses in favor of ideological dogmas such as DEI. Developers shall not intentionally encode partisan or ideological judgments into an LLM’s outputs unless those judgments are prompted by or otherwise readily accessible to the end user.

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Jul 15

About to board my flight back to the "real world", which means my #WoTCon trip is finally coming to an end 🥺

Selfie of me (AltText Alex) sitting in an airport food court booth. I'm wearing a heavy black tee bearing the Latin phrase "Mundus Sine Ceasaribus", as well as a black KN95 mask below my tortoiseshell glasses as I smirk slightly with my eyes. My hair is styled in a messy brown wave across the top and there's still a hint of glitter on my throat

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Jul 15

I have this one 💖

A selfie of Melindhra and I (Alex) looking happy. Mel has glitter on her cheeks and is wearing a lightly-colorful patterned dress, while I'm wearing a silvery disco shirt without a single visibly-buttoned button. My badge is partially protecting my modesty, but the viewer can still see some glitter on my chest as I smile with my tongue out

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Jun 28

Test with alt from iPad

A black square with the word "Test" in white

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Jun 23

Here's the photo with alt

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Jun 3

This Discord app update today is… interesting 😅 Like I get that minimalism is in, but… this can't possibly be intentional

A mobile screenshot of the Discord settings main menu. There's 10 menu items, but none of them have their usual text labels, just an icon on the left, a biiiig gap of empty space, and a chevron on the right. The search bar at the top is also missing its label/placeholder text, as is the back button

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· May 13

A lovely cozy fantasy about a wandering fortune teller fleeing the path chosen for her, a gruff veteran searching for his lost daughter, his roguish friend looking to reform, a young baker curious for adventure (+1 semi-magical cat), and the family they forge along the way. 1/2 🧵

The cover of The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong
It features a woman and a black cat sitting on the steps of a traveling wagon, as the two look away from us towards the backdrop of mountains fading into the distance, with a small hillside town in the middle distance. The wagon is brightly painted in blue and red with yellow trim, and has several bright Chinese-style lanterns of the same colors, and is warmly lit by both the lanterns and a cozy campfire beside the wagon.
The title appears in golden yellow small-caps, accompanied by small golden twinkles

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· May 12

In honor of #WoTSelfieSunday, here's a shelfie I took last time I went to the bookstore

A selfie of me (Alex) standing next to a Barnes & Noble display shelf.
The visible book covers are The Ashfire King by Chelsea Abdullah, A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett, The Witch who Trades with Death, The Fireborne Blade by Charlotte Bond, Firebird by Juliette Cross, Cold Iron Task by James Butcher, Lightfall by Ed Crocker, and The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman.
I'm wearing a blue Aloha shirt patterned with various red flowers and green leaves, as well as a black KN95 mask below my tortoiseshell glasses as I smirk slightly with my eyes.

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· May 8

I have a co-watcher

A very fluffy orange tabby cat lying on his side

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Apr 24

Off to #JordanCon2025!! 🛫

A photo of Alex seated in an airplane. He's wearing a bright green shirt under a gray hoodie with a black KN95 mask and tortoiseshell glasses over his smiling eyes of indeterminate color. He also has swoopy brown hair buzzed short on the sides and isn't sure why he's been writing about himself in third person this whole time

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Apr 8

Today my cat was sleeping with his belly up for most of the afternoon 😅

Photo of a very fluffy mass of orange and white fur laying in the sun. It's not immediately distinguishable as a cat until you see the hind legs, both heels on the floor with toes raised in the air. From that reference point, we begin to realize that the expanse of white fur above them must be a belly, which we can follow to the left across 20 inches of fluff to identify two stripey forelegs hiding from view all but the chin of an orange tabby cat's face. His spine must be torqued at least 90 degrees, but he seems quite content

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Apr 1

Also, apparently she's @aurorabisme.bsky.social here

Screenshot of the linked YouTube comment:
I (@LXReads) said:
"I love that you picked up on Lan feeling it!

(BTW, are you on Bluesky? You've got quite a few fans over there)"

To which AuroraB (@AuroraBisMe) replied:
"He never cries!

I'm on Bluesky at @aurorabisme.bsky.social over there. I have to warn you though, it's completely desolate."

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Mar 25

#Yellowjackets 🐝🥩 #YellowjacketsSpoilers S3E7

Screenshot of a YouTube comment that says "My theory is that she's a teen girl and that's why she acts like a teen girl"

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Mar 11

The Chrome Web Store just made a policy update that extensions aren't allowed to touch affiliate links without clearly disclosing what they doing (and other stipulations, seen below) This is pretty clearly about the Honey situation 😅

Excerpt of a section from an email from the Chrome Web Store, that reads as follows:
What’s Changing?
The updated policy ensures that affiliate links are only included when they provide a direct and transparent benefit to users. This means that extensions cannot inject affiliate links when no actual value—such as a discount, cashback, or relevant offer—is being provided.

Under this policy, an extension must not add, modify, or replace affiliate links unless:

- The affiliate program is clearly disclosed on the Chrome Web Store listing, in the user interface, and before installation.
- User action is required before any affiliate link, code, or cookie is applied.
- The affiliate link is tied to a direct benefit for the user at that moment.

For example, an extension that finds and applies coupon codes must not insert an affiliate link if no coupon or discount is found. This prevents extensions from monetizing users without delivering a clear value in return.

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Mar 8

They sent an email back to me with a little more detail too!

Screenshot of an email I sent to Little Cinema asking whether there's going to be captions for the event, and their response, which follows:
"Hi Alex,
Thank you for reaching out. Yes, English closed captions/subtitles are available for this event.

To enable the closed captions or subtitles, click the button with the keyboard icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the player. Select the option you would like to enable from the choices in the menu.

For a better experience, we recommend making the video player full screen. Please forgive any inaccuracies with the automated real time transcription and translation. Captions may appear slightly before or after the video content plays."

[there's a screenshot showing that Ul inside their player, I've added alt for it in the next image]

"Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any other questions. Thank you and we hope you enjoy the event!"

A screenshot of the Little Cinema video player, with a red circle highlighting a keyboard icon on the right side of image, and a floating "Subtitles" menu above that, which shows several language choices as well as font size and font color options (it seems like it might scroll too, so there may be more options there)

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Mar 3

I need to see someone show up to one of their shows in this costume 😆

An illustration of the pokémon Volbeat. It's a chubby critter that looks a bit like a cross between a firefly and a ladybug, with long curly yellow and black antenna, a red scarf-like thing around it's head, and a little glowing yellow tail

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Feb 20

Yeahhh, I don't think this quiz understood my answers 😅

Your Result:
bran stark
you're a dreamer. your plans have always been rosy ones, because who wants to dream in monochrome? the thing is, dreaming is hard, and those who leap tend to fall, over and over. you're resilient, though, and you're allowed to whine as you drag yourself forward. you live inside your mind more and more these days. it's the place where you remake yourself. it's the place that reminds you what's important.

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Jan 28

Oh good, it achieved its purpose 🤭

A Spanish Letterboxd review:
Increíble, las actuaciones, las canciones, las locaciones, todo es increíble, no conozco nada de Francia, pero para mí es completamente como si le llevaran a la cultura, se nota que la directora sabía lo que necesitaba saber sobre Francia, 100% recomendada, lo mejor del 2025

Here's an English translation:
Incredible, the performances, the songs, the locations, everything is incredible, I don't know anything about France, but for me it's completely as if they were taking you into the culture, you can tell that the director knew what she needed to know about France, 100% recommended, the best of 2025

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Jan 26

I think I might've finally found lighting at home that doesn't leave intense glasses shadows 😅 #WoTSelfieSunday

A selfie of me wearing a slight smirk with one eyebrow raised.

I have light skin and dark brown hair swept up across the top and short on the sides, and I have a mustache and short scrubby chin hair. I'm wearing a pink and blue checkered shirt and dark brown tortoiseshell glasses.

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Jan 24

Current POV:

A large orange longhaired tabby cat sleeping on a white blanket leaning against a seatback. His face is surrounded by a mane of very long fluff. His front pavws are curled in, but his back paws are extended towards the camera revealing a little tufts of long white fur sticking out between his toes. His tail blends in with the long floof of his hindquarters as it's curled under his legs

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Jan 22

En español:

Conozca sus derechos ¡Por si se enfrenta con ICE!

¡Información importante sobre sus derechos durante interacciones con oficiales de ICE!

Manténgase informado para que pueda defender sus derechos con confianza, sin importar la situación.

#1: No tiene que abrir la puerta
ICE no tiene derecho a entrar a su hogar sin una orden válida firmada por un juez. Puede pedirles que pasen la orden por debajo de la puerta.

#2: Puede pedirles que se vayan
Si no tienen una orden y están dentro de su hogar, puede pedirles que salgan y dejar claro que no da tu consentimiento para un registro. En el lugar de trabajo, ICE no tiene derecho a entrar a áreas exclusivas para empleados sin permiso.

#3: Puede permanecer en silencio
La Quinta Enmienda protege el derecho a permanecer en silencio y a no incriminarse.

#4: No tiene que compartir información personal
No está obligado a proporcionar información personal como su estatus migratorio, lugar de nacimiento o antecedentes penales si se lo preguntan. Todo lo que diga o haga puede usarse en tu contra. No debe mentir.

Aviso Legal: Este documento es solo para fines informativos generales. Su contenido no es asesoramiento legal. Si necesita asesoramiento legal, comuníquese un abogado.

(Esta página tiene el mismo encabezado que la anterior)

#5: No tiene que firmar nada ni entregar documentos
No tiene ninguna obligación de firmar un documento sin hablar con un abogado.

#6: Tiene derecho a hablar con un abogado
Si lo detienen, puede pedir hablar con su abogado. ICE no proporciona abogados, así que trate de consultar uno con anticipación. Consulte la siguiente página para ver una lista de proveedores de servicios legales gratuitos.

Aviso Legal: Este documento es solo para fines informativos generales. Su contenido no es asesoramiento legal. Si necesita asesoramiento legal, comuníquese un abogado.

Haga un plan. Esté preparado.

El gobierno federal puede deportar a cualquier persona sin estatus migratorio legal y a personas con estatus (p. ej., residentes permanentes legales y titulares de visa) con ciertas condenas penales.

Asegúrese de tener copias de sus documentos importantes y guarde los originales en un lugar seguro

Consulte a un abogado antes de que ice llegue a su puerta

Haga un plan de familia. Identifique un cuidador de emergencia para sus hijos

Memorice al menos un número de teléfono de emergencia

Sepa quiénes son sus funcionarios electos. Considere guardar una exención de privacidad del DHS firmada en un lugar seguro para que puedan ayudar

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Jan 22

Reposted with alt text for those who need it

Know Your Rights When You Face ICE!

Important information about your rights during interactions with ICE officers!
Stay informed so you can assert your rights confidently, no matter the situation.

#1: You do not have to open the door
ICE does not have the right to enter your home without a valid warrant signed by a judge. You can ask them to slip the warrant under the door.

#2: You can ask them to leave
If they do not have a warrant and go inside your home, you can ask them to step outside and let them know you do not consent to a search. In the workplace, ICE does not have the right to enter employee-only areas without permission.

#3: You can stay silent
The 5th Amendment protects the right to remain silent and to not incriminate yourself.

#4: You do not have to share personal info
You are not obligated to provide personal information like your immigration status, place of birth, or criminal history if asked. Anything you say or do can be used against you. You should not lie.

Legal Disclaimer: This document is for general informational purposes only. Its contents are not legal advice. If you are in need of legal advice, please contact an attorney.

(This page has the same heading as the previous one)

#5: You do not have to sign anything or hand over documents
You do not have any obligation to sign any document without speaking to an attorney.

#6: You have the right to speak with an attorney
If you are detained, you can ask to speak to your attorney. ICE does not provide attorneys, so try to consult one in advance. See next page for a list of pro bono legal service providers.

Legal Disclaimer: This document is for general informational purposes only. Its contents are not legal advice. If you are in need of legal advice, please contact an attorney.

[At the top of this and the previous page there is a grayscale photo of two women wearing hijabs, a medium-brown-skinned man, and a pair of children. The five people are smiling as they look at one another]

Make A Plan. Be Prepared.

The federal government can deport anyone without lawful immigration status and people with status (e.g., lawful permanent residents and visa holders) with certain criminal convictions.

Make sure you have copies of your important documents and keep the originals in a safe place

Consult a lawyer before ice comes to your door

Make a family plan. Identify an emergency caretaker for your children

Memorize at least one emergency phone number

Know who your elected officials are. Consider keeping a signed DHS privacy waiver in a safe place so they can advocate on your behalf

[At the bottom are a cropped group of people, one of whom is holding a sign that says "No one is illegal"]

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Jan 19

This official statement from TikTok is… pretty vague. What does "go dark" mean to them? My understanding is this app is used by millions (billions?) of people outside of the US as well, are they going to take the app offline for them too? newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/tiktok...

Screenshot of the entire linked press release from TikTok. Under the heading "Statement on possible shutdown", it reads:
The statements issued today by both the Biden White House and the Department of Justice have failed to provide the necessary clarity and assurance to the service providers that are integral to maintaining TikTok's availability to over 170 million Americans.

Unless the Biden Administration immediately provides a definitive statement to satisfy the most critical service providers assuring non-enforcement, unfortunately TikTok will be forced to go dark on January 19.

AltText Alex (he/him)@lxreads· Jan 12

Early #WoTSelfieSunday because I'm a dork who gets excited by the moon being bright enough for sharp shadows! 🤓 (also, ignore the socks with sandals, I caught this as I was taking out the trash 😅)