Alex Burns
@afburns.bsky.social
Professional editor, sometime writer. he/him
They're going to act like sacrificing an upper manager or two and reducing goon concentrations is the reasonable position. It's not.
January 26, 2026 at 10:24 PM
They're going to act like sacrificing an upper manager or two and reducing goon concentrations is the reasonable position. It's not.
I was looking forward to picking up Set a Watch digitally, but.
January 26, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I was looking forward to picking up Set a Watch digitally, but.
Nobody with Bovino's haircut should be suggesting that poor choices are punishable by death.
January 26, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Nobody with Bovino's haircut should be suggesting that poor choices are punishable by death.
Argh, the despair of thinking you had tortilla chips but are actually out.
January 23, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Argh, the despair of thinking you had tortilla chips but are actually out.
Increasingly obvious that a lot of people are concerned only with the visibility of the brutality and not the brutality itself. Totally healthy society.
January 22, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Increasingly obvious that a lot of people are concerned only with the visibility of the brutality and not the brutality itself. Totally healthy society.
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In honor of Magica Riot making it to the finals, I'm doing an Itch sale/bundle! For the rest of the month, you can get any ebook or audiobook in the Magica Riot series so far for 25% off, or pick up *everything* for $32. Only on Itch. A great chance to complete the set! itch.io/s/179142/mag...
January 21, 2026 at 9:39 PM
In honor of Magica Riot making it to the finals, I'm doing an Itch sale/bundle! For the rest of the month, you can get any ebook or audiobook in the Magica Riot series so far for 25% off, or pick up *everything* for $32. Only on Itch. A great chance to complete the set! itch.io/s/179142/mag...
At that delightful stage of my sinus infection where I’m mostly okay for hours and then suddenly have to hack up an entire lung.
January 21, 2026 at 8:51 PM
At that delightful stage of my sinus infection where I’m mostly okay for hours and then suddenly have to hack up an entire lung.
I haven’t heard anything about Knight of the Seven Kingdoms but I really enjoyed the first episode.
January 21, 2026 at 8:48 PM
I haven’t heard anything about Knight of the Seven Kingdoms but I really enjoyed the first episode.
Ah, this looks great!
📖 Infinite diversity in infinite combinations!
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#StarTrek #Sourcebook #ttrpg
January 21, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Ah, this looks great!
I love that they included a Brikar in Starfleet Academy but they could have put them in literally any other outfit. They clearly just used the original Prodigy character model sheet when Rok-Tahk was in her slave outfit.
January 21, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I love that they included a Brikar in Starfleet Academy but they could have put them in literally any other outfit. They clearly just used the original Prodigy character model sheet when Rok-Tahk was in her slave outfit.
Based on the inspiration quotes that appear in the background monitors at Starfleet Academy, the ships' systems are just always listening and recording everything everyone says, not just official logs? That's pretty weird, Starfleet!
January 20, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Based on the inspiration quotes that appear in the background monitors at Starfleet Academy, the ships' systems are just always listening and recording everything everyone says, not just official logs? That's pretty weird, Starfleet!
"It's not stopping"
"Might as well get used to it"
Pro-AI rhetoric definitely has a running theme! It's pretty weird! And reminiscent of certain other terrible things!
"Might as well get used to it"
Pro-AI rhetoric definitely has a running theme! It's pretty weird! And reminiscent of certain other terrible things!
January 20, 2026 at 5:51 PM
"It's not stopping"
"Might as well get used to it"
Pro-AI rhetoric definitely has a running theme! It's pretty weird! And reminiscent of certain other terrible things!
"Might as well get used to it"
Pro-AI rhetoric definitely has a running theme! It's pretty weird! And reminiscent of certain other terrible things!
While stuck at home sick I’ve watched almost half of Frieren, it’s great.
January 19, 2026 at 5:14 AM
While stuck at home sick I’ve watched almost half of Frieren, it’s great.
Had plans to play Star Trek tomorrow but I had to go get sick.
January 18, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Had plans to play Star Trek tomorrow but I had to go get sick.
Just build more houses you fucking freaks.
President Trump will issue a plan next week for letting Americans tap their 401(k)s for a down payment on a home, a senior White House official said Friday.
Trump Plan Would Let Americans Use 401(k)s for Down Payments on Homes, Official Says
President Trump will issue a plan next week for letting Americans tap their 401(k)s for a down payment on a home, a senior White House official said Friday.
on.wsj.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Just build more houses you fucking freaks.
I've only gotten to watch the first episode of Starfleet Academy, but I liked it fine? I don't really know what the complaints are about. It's not perfect, but I had a good time with it. Looking forward to more.
January 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM
I've only gotten to watch the first episode of Starfleet Academy, but I liked it fine? I don't really know what the complaints are about. It's not perfect, but I had a good time with it. Looking forward to more.
Every fiction writer has literally hundreds of characters running around in our heads at any given time. Chatbots are lathing brains smooth as an android’s bottom.
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 14, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Every fiction writer has literally hundreds of characters running around in our heads at any given time. Chatbots are lathing brains smooth as an android’s bottom.
Don’t need overly elaborate ID methods for officers if you don’t have officers.
January 14, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Don’t need overly elaborate ID methods for officers if you don’t have officers.
Honestly pretty weird to not have contempt for Congress.
January 13, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Honestly pretty weird to not have contempt for Congress.
When the entirety of someone's guiding philosophy is to make other people mad, the worst thing you can tell them is that you're not mad at them.
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
When the entirety of someone's guiding philosophy is to make other people mad, the worst thing you can tell them is that you're not mad at them.
"Only the most unhinged users of our site can use it"
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
Grok, Elon Musk’s AI tool, has switched off its image creation function for the vast majority of users after widespread outcry over its use to create sexually explicit and violent imagery.
It comes after Musk was threatened with fines, regulatory action and reports of a possible ban on X in the UK. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:43 PM
"Only the most unhinged users of our site can use it"
Saw a really neat paint station that Green Stuff World is making, but the tariff charge is almost as much as the station itself.
January 9, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Saw a really neat paint station that Green Stuff World is making, but the tariff charge is almost as much as the station itself.
Word's irritating little magic chatbot icon overlaps the red track changes mark in the margin, so you can't see where changes have been made if you're in Simple Markup mode.
January 9, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Word's irritating little magic chatbot icon overlaps the red track changes mark in the margin, so you can't see where changes have been made if you're in Simple Markup mode.
Useless, each and every one.
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
www.independent.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Useless, each and every one.