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Zoë Blade
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Zoë Blade
@zoeblade
Musician, writer, programmer. Analysis & synthesis. ∞ Makes music for @ContraPoints & @Hbomberguy. Writes firmware for @TSLnow. patreon.com/zoeblademusic
In a small room on TERF Island
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    Zoë Blade
    @zoeblade
    Aug 22, 2024
    New video: The Softsynth Used in 1980s Arcade Games youtube.com/watch?v=h6h5sk…
    I'm sitting in front of an Atari ST and some modular synthesisers, in the cosy little nook that is my studio.  An overlaid title reads "The Softsynth Used in 1980s Arcade Games"
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    Zoë Blade
    @zoeblade
    Jun 11, 2022
    Still thinking about that one good child psychologist, who actually kept abreast of pop culture.
    To paraphrase a lot of text: a child kept drawing monsters, so his parents took him to some psychologists.  He thankfully ended up seeing the one psychologist there who was up on pop culture, who instantly recognised the monsters as popular fictional characters.  She looked at his drawings and said "Wait a goddamn second, I know these monsters!"  The child's mother then looked at her as if she was somehow in on this private nightmare world.  It's a cute anecdote that doesn't give me much faith in adults, except one.  Then there's another, similar anecdote involving someone's obsession with biblical angels, which again she recognised.
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    Zoë Blade
    @zoeblade
    Sep 24, 2022
    Yes.
    "How do people who 'hate small talk' plan on being in sustained meaningful relationships?  What are you gonna do, 'hi, honey, I'm home.  Do you think free will truly exists?"
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    Zoë Blade
    @zoeblade
    Apr 5, 2021
    In my experience, a lot of “gender critical” transphobes define their womanhood through suffering, and then get suspicious that trans women can be relieved to be recognised as women.
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    Dr Eleanor Janega
    @GoingMedieval
    Apr 4, 2021
    Replying to @stavvers
    I honestly think this is the thing. They are miserable and feel they had no choice in the matter because it is "natural" so they are furious that anyone might be circumventing that and experiencing joy. They want to force people to experience their pain.
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    Zoë Blade
    @zoeblade
    Jul 3, 2021
    Just mixed down some tracks for the next episode of ContraPoints. 😊
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    Zoë Blade
    @zoeblade
    Jun 25, 2020
    Reminder that a lot of the synth pioneers were women: (With artwork by @monosilabo_art. And yes, you can print this for classrooms.)
    Drawings of, and brief information about: Daphne Oram, Elaine Radigue, Delia Derbyshire, Wendy Carlos, Laurie Spiegel, Suzanne Ciani, Doris Norton, Bjork, Imogen Heap
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    Zoë Blade
    @zoeblade
    Jul 23, 2019
    This comic is still the best explanation I've seen of what privilege is: rnz.co.nz/news/the-wirel…
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    Zoë Blade
    @zoeblade
    Aug 7, 2021
    Replying to @ContraPoints
    “It’s like Cain and Abel” :Blank stare: “It’s like the evil eye” :Blank stare: “It’s like Spongebob and Squidward” Ooooh, why didn’t you say so?
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    Zoë Blade
    @zoeblade
    Jun 11, 2022
    Replying to @zoeblade
    I'm glad this is resonating with so many people! Since figuring out I'm #ActuallyAutistic, I've written a few articles that you might find interesting or useful:
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    Zoë Blade
    @zoeblade
    Aug 2, 2019
    Apparently this is real? 😬
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    Human Mel
    @melhuman
    Aug 1, 2019
    Tonight's debate going well
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    Zoë Blade
    @zoeblade
    Jan 22, 2019
    Replying to @ContraPoints
    It seems really revealing that the words "trap", "hooker", and "jailbait" suggest women and girls are maliciously luring innocent men, who apparently see themselves as metaphorical fish.
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    Zoë Blade
    @zoeblade
    Sep 24, 2022
    Replying to @zoeblade
    (And, no, I don't think it exists.)
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    Zoë Blade
    @zoeblade
    Oct 23, 2018
    When people compare the Trump administration to Nazi Germany, we're not comparing it to the 1940s, when people knew what was happening. We're comparing it to the 1930s, when it was creeping.
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    Zoë Blade
    @zoeblade
    Apr 27, 2023
    Replying to @ContraPoints
    “Don’t make me tap the sign!”
    A graph showing “the number of left-handed people” in the US increasing as bigotry against them decreased during the 1910s through to 1960s.
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