# signal boost (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover signal boost. Page: Feed: --- ## [Thought I hit “save as draft” on a post and accidentally hit “queue” so now I will live the rest of…](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/825426186245128192) _2026-08-20 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ Thought I hit "save as draft" on a post and accidentally hit "queue" so now I will live the rest of my life in fear that a thing I thought I wasn't going to post is going to post itself 12 hours after I decided it wasn't worth phrasing that way. ## [Hey so I love a good shit show as much as the next person, but we need to talk for a quick second…](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/825413110275915776) _2026-08-19 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ Hey so I love a good shit show as much as the next person, but we need to talk for a quick second about accessibility in EGL fashion. So, as one of your local mobility-aid-using lօlitas, I'm going to say something. There are two kinds of people who are allowed to have an opinion about what kind of shoes a disabled person is allowed to wear in an EGL coordinate. Those people are the disabled… ## [DO NOT PLACE PREORDERS FOR PRODUCT FROM A BRAND NEW COMPANY ON KICKSTARTER.](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/825345367678812160) _2026-08-19 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ Can I get a refund? The funds that you pledged to a project went directly to the creator to help them with bringing their creative idea to life. If the creator has already used the funds to pay for project costs, they may not be in a position to offer refunds. Remember, backing a project on Kickstarter is not the same as buying an existing item in a store, and as such receiving a reward in return… ## [#some day#to do#my dreaaaaamssss](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/825335655277248512) _2026-08-19 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ 20dollarlolita : 20dollarlolita : I just want to say that the most expensive fashion drawing book I have was about $100. I'm pretty confident that, if you've paid a manufacturer to sample and eventually make a run of your design, your overseas manufacturer is going to charge more than that for a remake on a sample they made. The best books I use of for learning the basics of how to do a fashion… ## [This has broken EGL Community containment and hit the mainstream tumblr fashion people and so I need…](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/825259125431746560) _2026-08-18 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ 20dollarlolita : 20dollarlolita : I just want to say that the most expensive fashion drawing book I have was about $100. I'm pretty confident that, if you've paid a manufacturer to sample and eventually make a run of your design, your overseas manufacturer is going to charge more than that for a remake on a sample they made. The best books I use of for learning the basics of how to do a fashion… ## [Point number 3: if you don’t know how to draw something, you either need to learn, or you need to…](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/825238843554955264) _2026-08-17 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ 20dollarlolita : I just want to say that the most expensive fashion drawing book I have was about $100. I'm pretty confident that, if you've paid a manufacturer to sample and eventually make a run of your design, your overseas manufacturer is going to charge more than that for a remake on a sample they made. The best books I use of for learning the basics of how to do a fashion flat are How to… ## [I just want to say that the most expensive fashion drawing book I have was about $100. I’m pretty…](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/825211446764961792) _2026-08-17 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ I just want to say that the most expensive fashion drawing book I have was about $100. I'm pretty confident that, if you've paid a manufacturer to sample and eventually make a run of your design, your overseas manufacturer is going to charge more than that for a remake on a sample they made. The best books I use of for learning the basics of how to do a fashion flat are How to Draw Fashion Flats:… ## [In these stressful times I would just like everyone to stop, breathe, and appreciate these stock…](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/824528303142649856) _2026-08-10 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ In these stressful times I would just like everyone to stop, breathe, and appreciate these stock images from Bodyline acc464 . ## [(untitled)](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/824502886916636672) _2026-08-09 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ 20dollarlolita : ## [(untitled)](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/824352705312112640) _2026-08-08 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ ## [CLI-first decentralized compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tLrvpQ9KrGfJ) _2026-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Run and pay spare GPUs from the CLI — transcode, coinpay (DID+escrow), infernet (AI). ## [I asked The Cave and they said that not only do they not keep track of who pawned what, they also…](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/823949694929715200) _2026-08-03 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ 20dollarlolita : Did you sell a Nintendo Wii to The Cave in the greater Sacramento area? I just bought one and it’s got like 400 family photos on it. Personally, all my family photos from like 2003-2014 are locked on some inaccessible hard drive that’s probably been lost or thrown away, so if anyone had my family photos from 2006, I’d like to at least see them before… ## [Did you sell a Nintendo Wii to The Cave in the greater Sacramento area?](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/823130996616609792) _2026-07-25 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ 20dollarlolita : I just bought one and it’s got like 400 family photos on it. Personally, all my family photos from like 2003-2014 are locked on some inaccessible hard drive that’s probably been lost or thrown away, so if anyone had my family photos from 2006, I’d like to at least see them before they’re deleted. If this is your vacation to Yosemite, your dog, your… ## [It’s my favorite game.](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/822542597166891008) _2026-07-19 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ It’s my favorite game. \[related \] Shoe circle and the great thing I came home to under the cut: Autonomous vacuum making life easier. ## [For the record, this was the depop description:](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/822268166671646720) _2026-07-16 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ 20dollarlolita : If anyone knows the social media of the person who just sold on depop the most absolutely trashed AP heels that the world has ever seen, please let them know that I have them. I maintain my stance that egl fashion doesn’t lose value, it only changes the type of value. I will buy some, uh, whatever you call this, AP shoes for $5 that I’d never pay full price for.… ## [If anyone knows the social media of the person who just sold on depop the most absolutely trashed AP…](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/822229672303706112) _2026-07-15 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ If anyone knows the social media of the person who just sold on depop the most absolutely trashed AP heels that the world has ever seen, please let them know that I have them. I maintain my stance that egl fashion doesn’t lose value, it only changes the type of value. I will buy some, uh, whatever you call this, AP shoes for $5 that I’d never pay full price for.… ## [Do not trust a brand that thinks that Kickstarter is for selling pre-orders or event tickets.](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/821805847946690560) _2026-07-11 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ Do not trust a brand that thinks that Kickstarter is for selling pre-orders or event tickets. Do not purchase a product from a platform that is based on the idea that the people who give money to the fundraiser might not ever see their rewards. If someone is trying to do pre-order sales through kickstarter, you need to decide if they are just stupid or if they are trying to deceive you. ## [Guess what is coming back for round 2](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/821337299096862720) _2026-07-05 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ 20dollarlolita : OKAY. SO. A) We’re talking about weaving looms, not loom knitting. Clarification of terms: weft is the horizontal yarn that you weave over and under the warp threads. Warp is both a noun, the vertical threads that the loom holds so the weft can be woven through it, and a verb, the process of putting the warp threads on the loom. “Two harness weave” is a fast way… ## [Hey babylitas, quick tip here:](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/821325959669088256) _2026-07-05 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ Hey babylitas, quick tip here: Wearing an undershirt under everything you possibly can will save you a lot of laundry time or dry cleaning bills. Mens undershirt cost less than women’s and they’re long. Tuck them into your petticoat so your petti waistband isnt getting sweaty and yellowing. Armpit guards are good for the ops and blouses where you just flat can’t wear an… ## [Questions I wish I’d put on this originally](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/819458664376287232) _2026-06-15 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ 20dollarlolita : Since it’s been a year since Joann closed, I’m trying to get some data about how people are shopping for sewing supplies. Local sewing store questionnaire Here’s a google form with a lot of questions on it. If you don’t have the time, here’s a tumblr poll with one question on it. I’m really interested in the results but I don’t actually… ## [33%. 1/3rd of y'all. Have said that, if you run out of thread, you will just grab a completely,…](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/819419851480252416) _2026-06-14 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ 20dollarlolita : Since it’s been a year since Joann closed, I’m trying to get some data about how people are shopping for sewing supplies. Local sewing store questionnaire Here’s a google form with a lot of questions on it. If you don’t have the time, here’s a tumblr poll with one question on it. I’m really interested in the results but I don’t actually… ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Yxl52VRSDG5C) _2026-06-14 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [Since it’s been a year since Joann closed, I’m trying to get some data about how people are shopping…](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/819356093735223296) _2026-06-14 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ 20dollarlolita : Since it’s been a year since Joann closed, I’m trying to get some data about how people are shopping for sewing supplies. Local sewing store questionnaire Here’s a google form with a lot of questions on it. If you don’t have the time, here’s a tumblr poll with one question on it. I’m really interested in the results but I don’t actually… ## [Some fun things to note from the final “do you want to say anything else?” section](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/819274475540496384) _2026-06-13 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ 20dollarlolita : Since it’s been a year since Joann closed, I’m trying to get some data about how people are shopping for sewing supplies. Local sewing store questionnaire Here’s a google form with a lot of questions on it. If you don’t have the time, here’s a tumblr poll with one question on it. I’m really interested in the results but I don’t actually… ## [I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. We need a “This is absolutely NOT mature content”…](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/817873898994597888) _2026-05-28 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ bundibird : I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. We need a “This is absolutely NOT mature content” feedback button on posts. You can report a post as missing a community label. We should also be able to report posts as having a comminity label when they dont fucking need one. ## [Holy fucking fuck y'all](https://20dollarlolita.tumblr.com/post/817786582863085568) _2026-05-27 · Budget, Offbrand, DIY_ 20dollarlolita : 20dollarlolita : An Open Letter to Murmures Dr Rubans Hey, Murmures, we need to talk. However, since I’m restricted from your comments section, I can’t talk on your platform, so we’re going to talk on mine. This letter is coming from a genuine place of concern. You’ve been putting a lot of effort into launching your new brand, and I want to applaud you for… ## [Signal Boosts for Winter 2026](https://blog.ncase.me/signal-boost-winter-2026/) _2026-02-15 · Nicky's Blog!_ More links to stuff that I found valuable or interesting this season! (Previously: Signal Boosts for Autumn 2025 ) 😻 Crowdfunding a queer top-level domain (ENDS FEB 16!) ↪ 🎥 Videos Montréal cyberpunk Kafkomedy short film ↪ Indie Indonesian furry animator-musician ↪ "Your kid might date an AI" + interview with the founder of Hinge ↪ A new, up-and-coming math channel! ↪ THIS HOUSE HAS GOOD BONES ↪… ## [Vitamin D & Omega-3 may have a larger effect on depression than antidepressants](https://blog.ncase.me/on-depression/) _2026-01-28 · Nicky's Blog!_ (content note: scientific discussion of depression & suicide) "Too Long; Didn't Read" Summary: Exactly what the title says. Longer Summary: The "effect size" of the best antidepressants on depression, vs placebo, is around 0.4. ( On average ; some people respond much better or much worse.) This is like going from a C to a C+ . In contrast: the effect size of 1500 mg/day of "≥60% EPA" Omega-3… ## [a human poem on humans liking AI poems over human poems](https://blog.ncase.me/poem/) _2026-01-07 · Nicky's Blog!_ Oh! To compete! With an autocomplete! In a recent RCT \[1\] They found that good ol' GPT Could beat! A human like me. Oh! Dare I ask! At what special human task! Poetry, and humans guessed worse than chance, at the test of who's human, and confessed to like AI above the rest: Obsolete! A human like me. Oh! What a shame! Who's the scapegoat I shall blame! The masses, their dumb asses? Postmodern… ## [Connect your past, present & future, with lines on a graph](https://blog.ncase.me/lines-on-a-graph/) _2026-01-01 · Nicky's Blog!_ So you have a Dream. Like all worthy Dreams, it may take years or decades to achieve. Alas, the human motivation system can’t learn from rewards with a year-long delay. So, you're instead advised to “trust the process”, and convert your long-term goal into regular short-term micro-goals: Write a novel ⇒ write 500 words a day. Cure your social phobia ⇒ talk with one stranger a day. Get married in… ## [Signal Boosts for Autumn 2025: much ado about the Algorithm](https://blog.ncase.me/signal-boost-autumn-2025/) _2025-10-30 · Nicky's Blog!_ Hey folks! Things are still in the works. In the meantime, here's some recent-ish stuff I found valuable, and I hope you do too. 💖 (Sorry this post is, uh, over 10,000 words. Guess I'm making up for not posting a Signal Boost in almost a year!) Much ado about The Algorithm 🎙️ An interview series with experts on this new algorithmic era ↪ 😑 New study: It's probably not the algorithm's fault, we… ## [My 1st Vlog! Digital puppet, AI "Therapy", Mental health meta-meta-analysis](https://blog.ncase.me/aug-2025-vlog/) _2025-08-29 · Nicky's Blog!_ Hello, y'all classy blog/rss feed readers! I got something new for you today — my first vlog! Okay this isn't actually my first first vlog, but it's my first in over 10 years? I want to experiment more with video — (more fun for me & you, makes it easier to showcase simulations & animated explainers, larger audience reach, Video Killed The Everything Else Star) — so, here's a vlog, where I am a… ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fKsIsOhfYkxN) _2025-08-28 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [Show & Tell July 2025: AI Therapist, AI Clone, Wargames for Peace](https://blog.ncase.me/show-and-tell-2025-07/) _2025-07-15 · Nicky's Blog!_ (⏱️ ~25 min read ) Hello, distinguished Blog Readers! Sorry for the, uh, 7-month silence. In the last seven months I: did a 10-week AI Safety "research bootcamp" , dealt with legal/border hassles (all resolved now), went on vacation, and in-between I got my ass kicked by ADHD. Here's a photo from my vacation, starring my travel plushies, Capyccino & Sacabambackpack: Anyway — in this month's "Show… ## [✨ITS HERE, ITS QUEER & WAITING 4 U✨🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈](https://whatsuptyler.tumblr.com/post/786239397812207616) _2025-06-13 · Who’s This Tyler?_ not-mjmarlowe : ✨ITS HERE, ITS QUEER & WAITING 4 U✨🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Age gap, one night stand turns into more Yearning + angst Foul mouthed trans top 🥵 Horny as fuckkkkk but poetic 😌 Grab it here: The Burn of a Bourbon Soaked Cherry - Kindle edition by Marlowe, MJ. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. ## [Saturday Night](https://whatsuptyler.tumblr.com/post/786148876865388544) _2025-06-12 · Who’s This Tyler?_ asshole-rebel-psycho : Saturday Night sitting outside thinking of you. ## [Father Isaias Flores from Pray For Him is asexual!](https://whatsuptyler.tumblr.com/post/786088548971495424) _2025-06-11 · Who’s This Tyler?_ aspeccharactersoftheday : Father Isaias Flores from Pray For Him is asexual! ## [Reminder to Request Queer Books from your Local Library](https://whatsuptyler.tumblr.com/post/786058205617913856) _2025-06-11 · Who’s This Tyler?_ makingqueerhistory : If you're panicking about the state of the world, one of the easiest ways to make a difference right now is engaging with your library. There is a reason that libraries are targetted by fascists. They are sites of immesurable power. Both just on their own, and also because of their patrons. So first step is, if you haven't, sign up for a library card ASAP. Next, find out how… ## [she res on my urrection till i come. (back. (from the dead))](https://whatsuptyler.tumblr.com/post/785997859176742912) _2025-06-10 · Who’s This Tyler?_ s1xseasonsandamov1e : she res on my urrection till i come. (back. (from the dead)) ## [How I feel working on the timelines of any writing project:](https://whatsuptyler.tumblr.com/post/785967574802382848) _2025-06-10 · Who’s This Tyler?_ indoorghost : How I feel working on the timelines of any writing project: ## [(untitled)](https://whatsuptyler.tumblr.com/post/785907183196979200) _2025-06-09 · Who’s This Tyler?_ leonardospoetry : ## [thecollectibles: Turquoise Dreams by Axel Sauerwald](https://whatsuptyler.tumblr.com/post/785877076040400896) _2025-06-09 · Who’s This Tyler?_ thecollectibles : Turquoise Dreams by Axel Sauerwald ## [Super quick WIP update today even though I haven’t done an update in a few days, but my Hot Wet…](https://whatsuptyler.tumblr.com/post/785845774054506496) _2025-06-09 · Who’s This Tyler?_ Super quick WIP update today even though I haven’t done an update in a few days, but my Hot Wet Queer Summer Jam project has now reached 6.2K!! Not a bad start for the first ~week of the jam, and not unhappy with that I’ve written so far 😎 progress on this weird swampy (sub)urban fantasy continues ## [Pre-orders are now LIVE for HALLOWED BE HER FLESH (epub & PDF) over on itch 🧡✨](https://whatsuptyler.tumblr.com/post/785816454236864512) _2025-06-08 · Who’s This Tyler?_ emrynbird : emrynbird : ALT Pre-orders are now LIVE for HALLOWED BE HER FLESH (epub & PDF) over on itch 🧡✨ This is a cosmic horror romance set in 1570s Spain following a freshly excommunicated woman whose faith is challenged when she meets a horrifying yet beautiful celestial entity… Out March 28th: https://emrynbird.itch.io/hallowed-be-her-flesh And she is OUT!!! Check out this illustrated 56K… ## [Signal Boosts for Nov 2024](https://blog.ncase.me/signal-boosts-nov-2024/) _2024-11-30 · Nicky's Blog!_ (⏱️ ~10 min read ) Another month, another collection of shiny objects (stuff I found in the the past month that were valuable/inspiring). See also, previous Signal Boosts for Oct/Sep , Aug/July , June , May 🩸 Kurzgesagt gets to the bottom of a science myth ↪ 😭 Paper: AI poems are now "more human than human" ↪ 🇺🇸 U.S. Election-related analysis ↪ 👄 The Substance ↪ 🩸 Kurzgesagt gets to the… ## [Signal Boosts for Sept & Oct 2024](https://blog.ncase.me/signal-boosts-oct-2024/) _2024-10-27 · Nicky's Blog!_ (⏱️ ~8 min read ) Once again I got swamped with work so I missed last month's Signal Boost / Links post, so here's a two-fer, for all the stuff I recommend that I found last & this month. Previous months' Signal Boosts: July/Aug 2024 , June 2024 , May 2024 This month's Signal Boosts: 🐦 Trans furry hyperpop conlang musical mockumentary ↪ 👋 DynamicLand is back, bay-beeeee ↪ 🍞 "I put a toaster in… ## [Research Notes-dump for Oct 2024](https://blog.ncase.me/research-notes-oct-2024/) _2024-10-03 · Nicky's Blog!_ Hi! This is a "share your work" notes-dump, for some independent research projects I'm doing in AI Alignment/Safety. Alas, this means this post will be more wordy, sloppy & technical than my usual "explain it like I'm 12" style. Sorry! Should any of these bear fruit, I'll share the fruit's juice in more accessible packaging. (If any of these ideas inspire you to do some research of your own, feel…