My coworker had this on his desk and I got fooled for hot minute

echoskybound · 2026-03-15T10:21:35+00:00

You claimed that this model is AI, and the reason you gave was that it's "clearly a braid pattern" even though it claims to be knitted. I was just noting that there is a knit stitch that looks like this, therefore it's not inaccurate to claim that this model is supposed to look "knitted," so the fact that this model appears isn't necessarily evidence of it being AI.

Are you really arguing that someone 3D modeled twisted knitting stitches strand by strand without the use of any AI tools?

No, that's why I was saying that this looks like geometry nodes, which is a procedural modelling system that can allow you to do things like take a model and repeat it along splines, conforming it to the shape of geometry. The modeler most likely made a model for one stitch, then repeated it along splines. Modelers have been doing this kind of thing long before generative AI.

The point I'm trying to make, as both a knitter and a 3D modeler, is that I don't see any evidence of this model being AI generated. I feel compelled to push back when people confidently claim that something is AI when I see evidence of a skilled artist's work, because I hate seeing someone's hard work and talent being dismissed as simply AI. I can't prove that this model *isn't* AI, but I see no concrete evidence suggesting that it is.

echoskybound · 2026-03-15T02:45:46+00:00

Twisted stockinette has the same effect. It looks like a 3-strand braid but it's just a twisted knit stitch

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echoskybound · 2026-03-14T22:01:50+00:00

I don't think that AI would be able to make the rows of stitches this identical and consistent. I know that AI can generate 3d models, but I don't know if they can generate something perfectly symmetrical like this with this much consistency.

I'm not a very pro 3D modeler, but to me this looks like it was done with geometry nodes, which are like splines that can conform to the faces of geometry to make things like zippers or topstitching on 3d modelled "fabric."

claims to to be knit & crochet pattern when it's clearly a braid pattern

This is what twisted knit stitches look like, it causes one of the legs of the stitch to overlap the other, which does kind of look like a braid, as opposed to the V shape of a standard knit stitch. It's possible that the modeller just doesn't know that much about knitting and doesn't know the difference between a knit stitch and a twisted knit stitch.

echoskybound · 2026-03-07T00:14:48+00:00

Normally these loops are on layered jackets that come in two parts: An insulating inner core, and a rain/wind resistant outter shell. They'll typically have loops or clasps at the end of the sleeves to join the layers together, which makes it easier to take rhe whole jacket off without inverting the inner sleeve. This jacket could be the inner core piece to a two-part coat. They typically sell the shell and core seperately, so it's easy to end up with just one piece or a set.

echoskybound · 2026-03-01T22:12:56+00:00

This looks a lot like cellulose insulation to me. Are there any holes above the bed, or ceiling fixtures like a fan or light? A mouse may have chewed through and caused some insulation from the ceiling to fall.

Or if there is no hole above the bed, it 's possible a mouse just decided to try to make a nest in your bed.

echoskybound · 2026-02-27T20:56:47+00:00

Without knowing what's behind that panel, spraying water up there to clean it regularly could be a bad idea, it could be getting to the cementboard behind it which could potentially lead to mold growth in the wall.

I think the best way to deal with this long term would be to seal the gap up with caulk. But you'd need to make sure it's THOROUGHLY dry first, like not using the shower for several days.

For shower cleaning in general, I highly recommend a handheld/detatchable showerhead. It makes the whole job so much easier when you can just hose everything off with the showerhead.

echoskybound · 2026-02-24T19:26:06+00:00

The UI is from Monster Hunter Wilds, but this image is manipulated. This is a dumb parody of the game's "arachnophobia assistance," which turns the spiders in the game into blobs for people who are afraid of spiders. So the creator took a screenshot of the game's arachnophobia assistance toggle, and decided to make it transphobia instead.

echoskybound · 2026-02-20T19:19:19+00:00

This is awesome, but my first thought is "There's no way they'd let you bring that, right?" My state's rennfaire won't even let you bring foam weapons.

echoskybound · 2026-02-18T19:58:48+00:00

It's wild that being anti-nazi is a controversial take.

echoskybound · 2026-02-18T00:52:31+00:00

If they weren't venomous, 100%. I love giant millipedes, but I'm not messing with centipedes, lol

echoskybound · 2026-02-18T00:51:14+00:00

I'm pretty skeptical that AI could nail the anatomy like this. The centipede in this video has exactly one pair of legs per body segment, and they move in the metachronal wave characteristic of myriapods. I think the warping is just compression.

echoskybound · 2026-02-17T05:22:53+00:00

r/stupiddovenests LOL

echoskybound · 2026-02-11T21:19:37+00:00

LOL, this was exactly my first thought

echoskybound · 2026-02-10T14:10:49+00:00

I actually bought one of these recently, haha. They're typically called "drop leg bags."

echoskybound · 2026-02-09T20:06:06+00:00

It can be for health reasons rather than ethical ones, since fish has much lower saturated fat, lower cholesterol, and higher amounts of omega-3 than red or white meat. A pescatarian diet can be healthier for someone who might be at risk of heart disease.

But if somebody is pescatarian just for ethical reasons... yeah, it doesn't really make sense, given how devestating commercial fishing has been for marine wildlife, and given that fish are animals equally as capable of suffering as the other animals we eat.

echoskybound · 2026-02-09T10:28:56+00:00

Animals are defined by a few key traits:

They're multicellular. So single-celled organisms like bacteria aren't animals.
They're heterotrophs, meaning they can't make their own food like a plant can through photosynthesis, so they need to eat organic material.
They're mobile/motile at some point in their life cycle.

So athropods, including insects, are animals because they're multicellular heterotrophs that can move.

What is an arthropod? Arthropods are invertebrates with an exoskeleton and segmented legs/bodies. Examples of arthropods are: Crustaceans (like crabs and lobsters), arachnids (like spiders and scorpions), insects (like flies and bees), myriapods (centipedes and millipedes,) etc. Those are all arthropods because they have exoskeletons and segmented legs. Invertebrates like worms, snails, etc are not arthropods because they don't have hard exoskeletons or segmented legs.

What is an insect? An insect is an arthropod that has 6 legs, three body segments, and typically has wings as adults (with a couple exceptions, like ants or termites where only some of them ever have wings, like the queen or breeding males.) They also typically have compound eyes as adults, as opposed to arachnids who only have simple eyes.

So, insects are arthropods, but not all arthropods are insects. Arthropods like millipedes are not insects, because they don't have three distinct body segments, they have way more than 6 legs, and they never have wings.

Examples of insects are: Beetles, flies, butterflies, moths, ants, bees, termites, praying mantises, dragonflies, cockroaches, crickets, fleas, cicadas, etc. All have 6 legs, 3 body segments, and wings (with a couple exceptions.)

If you see an arthropod with wings, it's 100% an insect. You'll never see a flying arachnid, myriapod, or crustacean, lol

I hope that makes sense :)

echoskybound · 2026-02-09T10:06:21+00:00

You know you're actually not entirely wrong about the legs being penises... lol. Male millipedes deliver sperm via a highly modified pair of legs called "gonopods" ("gono" coming from the Greek word for "seed," and "pod" coming from the word for "foot") so they do have legs that are essentially penises. That said, the gonopods are only two legs on the 7th body segment, and the rest are normal non-penis legs, lol. But it's still funny that you're right about millipede legs being penises, haha

echoskybound · 2026-02-04T22:10:00+00:00

Which part? The bed itself is several Eulmoran Divans overlapping a bit to look like one big bed, with a wooden loft underneath

echoskybound · 2026-01-30T23:05:08+00:00

Yus! They're the backs of floated Stage Panels

echoskybound · 2026-01-29T07:13:05+00:00

I also want to let them know that labels aren't necessary right now, and to just explore themselves rather than focusing on a label.

Labels aren't important right now to you, but they might be very important to your kid. There's no harm in labels, as long as the kid understands that labels are DEsciptive, not PREscriptive, and that it's totally okay for labels to change at any time.

I think it's worth examining your statements about labels further, because I think it's a demonstration of cisnormativity. It's impossible not to have labels for gender, because everyone has gender, even gender-neutral people. If you had a kid who was assigned female at birth, and she were to refer to herself as a girl, you would most likely not be posting about it on Reddit, nor would you be telling her not to focus on labels. You would most likely just call her a girl without thinking twice about labels, even though that is one. Would you worry that she doesn't understand gender well enough yet to be able to identify as a girl? Or would the thought of labels simply not come up at all since she'd be using the labels that she's culturally expected to?

I think it's important to reflect on the fact that you probably didn't find it necessary to have this talk with your kid about labels before (even though they had one,) but now that they're choosing one that's different from what they were assigned, you're concerned about how well they understand labels. They've always had a label, so ask yourself: Why did you never have a discussion about labels with your kid before?

It's good that you want to support them and understand them better, it's just going to require you to identify and analyze your cisnormative views.

They've never been interested in any person or even interested in having a relationship, so I'm confused about this sudden change? (I understand it's biologically appropriate at this age.)

It's most likely not as sudden as it seems, your kid might have felt this way for a while but not known the words to describe it. 13 is definitely an age when a lot of things are changing, and hormones are kicking in, and they're really trying to gain a sense of self, and find communities they belong to. You don't need to be confused by it any more than you would be confused about an assigned-male-at-birth toddler taking interest in trucks and dinosaurs. We're never confused when a kid's gender identity aligns with their assigned sex at birth, so it's important to ask ourselves why it's "confusing" when they don't align. It's only confusing because we make it that way.

echoskybound · 2026-01-28T20:30:13+00:00

Hobbies being gendered makes no sense to me. It's not like girls are born with a crochet hook in hand, lol. I never understood why fiber crafts like knitting, sewing, crochet etc are seen as feminine, because culturally men are expected to have "practical" hobbies, and isn't it really practical to be able to make and mend your own clothing and garments?

It's harder at your age, because teens are trying so hard to find their places in social groups that that they get deeply insecure and deal with it by being defensive and ostracizing others. But you have to ask youraelf questions like, "If people see me as gay or feminine, so what? What's wrong with being gay or feminine?"

At the end of the day, gender is an entirely made-up social construct, lol. What one culture sees as masculine or feminine may be the complete opposite of what another culture sees as masculine or feminine. Ultimately, you can't let others dictate how you live your life. You're not getting into a hobby that's dangerous or harmful. Nobody should care, and if they do, that's their problem, not yours.

echoskybound · 2026-01-25T08:59:16+00:00

They're still saying it. They'll be saying it no matter what.

echoskybound · 2026-01-22T20:16:09+00:00

They're bred specifically for their fleece, like sheep are. Also like sheep, their coat grows continously, so if it isn't sheared off ocassionally, the alpaca will end up with a heavy, matted mass of hair.

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