Pamela M
@1morepage.bsky.social
Book person. Former board member of @aalitagents.bsky.social and former chair of its Copyright Committee. I advocate for human authors.
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The destruction doesn't make for a photo-op like tearing down the East Wing of the White House or bulldozing the Rose Garden, but it's every bit as bad. Generations of American children learned to spell and count, learned the Preamble to the Constitution, from watching shows produced by the CPB.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The destruction doesn't make for a photo-op like tearing down the East Wing of the White House or bulldozing the Rose Garden, but it's every bit as bad. Generations of American children learned to spell and count, learned the Preamble to the Constitution, from watching shows produced by the CPB.
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"The Generals," 1961-62, by Venezuelan-American artist Marisol buffaloakg.org/artworks/k19...
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
"The Generals," 1961-62, by Venezuelan-American artist Marisol buffaloakg.org/artworks/k19...
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Where’s Congress?
January 3, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Where’s Congress?
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Why do I have to read an Irish paper for a feature about this?
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Why do I have to read an Irish paper for a feature about this?
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IS IT PROOFREADING?
December 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
IS IT PROOFREADING?
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Yes, please.
December 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Yes, please.
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We don't need an elf on the shelf because we've got a
December 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We don't need an elf on the shelf because we've got a
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And the deathless song itself. Never fails to put a smile on my face.
D.R.I.N.K.
YouTube video by The Jazz Butcher - Topic
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December 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
And the deathless song itself. Never fails to put a smile on my face.
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Thought for the day…
“The repetitive reproduction of the past brings about the slow cancellation of future.”
“The repetitive reproduction of the past brings about the slow cancellation of future.”
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“The repetitive reproduction of the past brings about the slow cancellation of future.”
Pause & reflection have become revolutionary acts in an AI driven culture that valorizes “the eternalisation of present” via suspension of temporality.
www.thephilosophicalsalon.com/the-aestheti...
“The repetitive reproduction of the past brings about the slow cancellation of future.”
Pause & reflection have become revolutionary acts in an AI driven culture that valorizes “the eternalisation of present” via suspension of temporality.
www.thephilosophicalsalon.com/the-aestheti...
December 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Thought for the day…
“The repetitive reproduction of the past brings about the slow cancellation of future.”
“The repetitive reproduction of the past brings about the slow cancellation of future.”
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December 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
readers! tantor is running a 50% discount holiday promotion on audiobooks, including mine—so if you’ve been curious @ UPCOUNTRY, this northern gothic is all wintry vibes🌨️
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“It is a curious fact that some of the very people who are ostensibly convinced of the inevitability of AI nonetheless lack the confidence you would think accompanied such conviction & instead seem bent on exerting their power & wealth to make certain that AI is imposed on society.”
In this short essay, @lmsacasas.bsky.social provides a useful checklist for recognizing the Borg complex, and for
deconstructing “manufactured inevitability.” A sort of guide for responding to the “banality of evil” as wonderfully captured by Arendt.
open.substack.com/pub/theconvi...
deconstructing “manufactured inevitability.” A sort of guide for responding to the “banality of evil” as wonderfully captured by Arendt.
open.substack.com/pub/theconvi...
December 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
“It is a curious fact that some of the very people who are ostensibly convinced of the inevitability of AI nonetheless lack the confidence you would think accompanied such conviction & instead seem bent on exerting their power & wealth to make certain that AI is imposed on society.”
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My plan is this — let Congress members buy their insurance in the same way they are proposing for others.
Rand Paul: "My plan is this -- let people on the Obamacare market, which is about 4% of America, a small number of people, let them buy their insurance through Costco, Sam's Club, Amazon ... "
December 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
My plan is this — let Congress members buy their insurance in the same way they are proposing for others.
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oh my!
I have lost the will to live a little so hopefully theyre slightly coherant. Need to go buy some cheesecake before I check them. I also added better hare pictures
December 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
oh my!
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accidentally did more washing than I have drying space
December 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
accidentally did more washing than I have drying space
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Indiana Jones & the Archive of Truth (2877). A descendent of the eponymous hero hunts down a long-lost, early 21st century artefact believed to be the last ever object created by an actual human. Is the object's existence a fairy tale, as the World AI Police insist, or is there more to the myth?
December 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Indiana Jones & the Archive of Truth (2877). A descendent of the eponymous hero hunts down a long-lost, early 21st century artefact believed to be the last ever object created by an actual human. Is the object's existence a fairy tale, as the World AI Police insist, or is there more to the myth?
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It's just an amazing novel, isn't it?
December 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
It's just an amazing novel, isn't it?
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Your periodic reminder of the observations made by the now deceased OpenAI whistleblower, Suchir Balaji:
“None of the four factors seem to weigh in favor of ChatGPT being a fair use of its training data.”
“None of the four factors seem to weigh in favor of ChatGPT being a fair use of its training data.”
When does generative AI qualify for fair use?
suchir.net
December 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Your periodic reminder of the observations made by the now deceased OpenAI whistleblower, Suchir Balaji:
“None of the four factors seem to weigh in favor of ChatGPT being a fair use of its training data.”
“None of the four factors seem to weigh in favor of ChatGPT being a fair use of its training data.”
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“Lost in talk of copyright wars & an over-simplified copyright versus tech narrative, is the fact that there’s a great deal of common interest & agreement. Indeed, the age of information would be arid (& uninformative) in the absence of either information or modes for distributing & accessing it.”
The Fair Use Tango: A Dangerous Dance with [Re]Generative AI Models
By Neil Turkewitz
medium.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
“Lost in talk of copyright wars & an over-simplified copyright versus tech narrative, is the fact that there’s a great deal of common interest & agreement. Indeed, the age of information would be arid (& uninformative) in the absence of either information or modes for distributing & accessing it.”
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I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
What a thrill: @thebookmaven.bsky.social put Charlotte Wood's STONE YARD DEVOTIONAL on LA Times' Best Books list for 2025! "riveting prose about how humans beat back despair" www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
The 15 best books of 2025
Why our top picks of the year were about serial killers, silence and the enduring grace of the written word, according to The Times' reviewers.
www.latimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
What a thrill: @thebookmaven.bsky.social put Charlotte Wood's STONE YARD DEVOTIONAL on LA Times' Best Books list for 2025! "riveting prose about how humans beat back despair" www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
"floating fur loofah" for @secondmentions.bsky.social
For some people, safeguarding mental health looks like regular hikes, daily meditation practices or joining a book club. For KQED's Rae Alexandra, it’s monitoring the habits of local animals for hijinks, middle fingers at humanity and, well, fluffy butts.
The Bay Area Animals That Made 2025 More Tolerable | KQED
Otters and reptiles and bunnies, oh my! Local animals did the most in 2025. Let’s honor their contributions.
www.kqed.org
December 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"floating fur loofah" for @secondmentions.bsky.social
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A strange voice from far away said,
“PRESENTING THE GREATEST TOAD IN ALL THE WORLD!”
“PRESENTING THE GREATEST TOAD IN ALL THE WORLD!”
November 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
A strange voice from far away said,
“PRESENTING THE GREATEST TOAD IN ALL THE WORLD!”
“PRESENTING THE GREATEST TOAD IN ALL THE WORLD!”
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December 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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