Alexander Glass
@alexanderglass.bsky.social
Writing, reading, musicking and pondering.
Fix your hearts or die.
Fix your hearts or die.
There's no limit to the new things one can discover in Discworld. I just realised that the Dwarf name Stronginthearm has the same meaning as Fortinbras in Hamlet - fort in bras, strong in arm.
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
There's no limit to the new things one can discover in Discworld. I just realised that the Dwarf name Stronginthearm has the same meaning as Fortinbras in Hamlet - fort in bras, strong in arm.
I had no idea bodega cats got paid.
November 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I had no idea bodega cats got paid.
This is wonderful.
With due respect to Rilke for the second to last line, I wrote this after going for a walk in the forest whilst in the throes of despair.
November 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This is wonderful.
Someone once said: everyone says they want to write a book, but what most people mean is that they want to HAVE WRITTEN a book.
In other words, most people don't want to do the work.
'AI' is tempting for those people.
Real writers, though, are drawn to the work (in all its glory and frustration).
In other words, most people don't want to do the work.
'AI' is tempting for those people.
Real writers, though, are drawn to the work (in all its glory and frustration).
I don't use generative AI because as a writer of fiction, it offers me nothing useful creatively and nothing trustworthy when I do research. It's not worth the environmental impact. That it's been created by stealing my work and using it in breach of copyright law is a further but separate issue.
Hands up if you've never used Chat GPT ✋
(I feel like Dozer and Tank in The Matrix right now - at first I didn't use it because, rather ironically, I'm lazy and stubborn (peak Taurus energy there) - literally no, don't make me use the new thing I don't wanna. Now I'm glad I didn't 😅)
(I feel like Dozer and Tank in The Matrix right now - at first I didn't use it because, rather ironically, I'm lazy and stubborn (peak Taurus energy there) - literally no, don't make me use the new thing I don't wanna. Now I'm glad I didn't 😅)
November 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Someone once said: everyone says they want to write a book, but what most people mean is that they want to HAVE WRITTEN a book.
In other words, most people don't want to do the work.
'AI' is tempting for those people.
Real writers, though, are drawn to the work (in all its glory and frustration).
In other words, most people don't want to do the work.
'AI' is tempting for those people.
Real writers, though, are drawn to the work (in all its glory and frustration).
The great Tom Gauld.
November 8, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The great Tom Gauld.
Mark 8:36 (King James version): For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
November 8, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Mark 8:36 (King James version): For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
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When you want to eat the rich but you're on a strict budget
November 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
When you want to eat the rich but you're on a strict budget
If you eat anything in a dream, you will stay in the dream realm.
Packing for bed as if for a long journey, like a pharoah being buried with stuff they might need for a journey into the afterlife.
Drink.
Snacks.
Something to read.
Maybe I should add servants, and a change of underwear.
Drink.
Snacks.
Something to read.
Maybe I should add servants, and a change of underwear.
November 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
If you eat anything in a dream, you will stay in the dream realm.
Packing for bed as if for a long journey, like a pharoah being buried with stuff they might need for a journey into the afterlife.
Drink.
Snacks.
Something to read.
Maybe I should add servants, and a change of underwear.
Drink.
Snacks.
Something to read.
Maybe I should add servants, and a change of underwear.
November 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Packing for bed as if for a long journey, like a pharoah being buried with stuff they might need for a journey into the afterlife.
Drink.
Snacks.
Something to read.
Maybe I should add servants, and a change of underwear.
Drink.
Snacks.
Something to read.
Maybe I should add servants, and a change of underwear.
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He never really got over the break up with Heidi Klum did he?
October 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
He never really got over the break up with Heidi Klum did he?
Imagine:
Being a trillionaire,
But:
That trillion represents 2 million for each child who has died by your hand.
Being a trillionaire,
But:
That trillion represents 2 million for each child who has died by your hand.
November 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Imagine:
Being a trillionaire,
But:
That trillion represents 2 million for each child who has died by your hand.
Being a trillionaire,
But:
That trillion represents 2 million for each child who has died by your hand.
Okay, a confession: when I was a kid, I assumed Watership Down must be about some kind of naval disaster. The idea didn't grab me, so I put off reading it for at least a couple of years before I realised.
November 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Okay, a confession: when I was a kid, I assumed Watership Down must be about some kind of naval disaster. The idea didn't grab me, so I put off reading it for at least a couple of years before I realised.
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Every time a pop-up window in an application asks if I'd like to use the AI option it's like a waiter smoothly asking if sir would care to try the shit platter
November 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Every time a pop-up window in an application asks if I'd like to use the AI option it's like a waiter smoothly asking if sir would care to try the shit platter
🎵 We shall overCuom 🎶
November 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM
🎵 We shall overCuom 🎶
M|A|R|R|S - Pump Up The Volume (Official Video)
YouTube video by 4AD
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November 5, 2025 at 5:09 AM
This is going to be awesome. Starmer petting bodega cats and learning Spanish. And SMILING: a smile somewhere between Gordon Brown and Richard Nixon.
A former adviser to Keir Starmer and Tony Blair has urged the Prime Minister to reinvent himself as a 'social media star', warning that his cautious communication style is leaving voters cold
Keir Starmer told to ‘be a social media star’ in bid to win back voters
www.thenational.scot
November 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This is going to be awesome. Starmer petting bodega cats and learning Spanish. And SMILING: a smile somewhere between Gordon Brown and Richard Nixon.
This made me cackle
November 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
This made me cackle
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Can’t find the original post to credit for “assault with a deli weapon”, but it’s a masterpiece.
November 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Can’t find the original post to credit for “assault with a deli weapon”, but it’s a masterpiece.
I'm re-reading Watership Down.
Apparently Richard Adams first wrote it for his children.
Lordy - I hope they're all right.
Apparently Richard Adams first wrote it for his children.
Lordy - I hope they're all right.
November 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I'm re-reading Watership Down.
Apparently Richard Adams first wrote it for his children.
Lordy - I hope they're all right.
Apparently Richard Adams first wrote it for his children.
Lordy - I hope they're all right.
Quint Buchholz.
November 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Quint Buchholz.
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I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.
November 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.
A. This is genius. You don't dare raise your hopes too high, but he is good, he is good.
B. The bodega cat vote is in the bag for sure.
B. The bodega cat vote is in the bag for sure.
أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
November 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
A. This is genius. You don't dare raise your hopes too high, but he is good, he is good.
B. The bodega cat vote is in the bag for sure.
B. The bodega cat vote is in the bag for sure.
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This entire "the Dems need to abandon identity and focus on economics!" discourse is being driven by rich assholes who would melt down at the slightest hint of higher taxes on the wealthy or more welfare for the poor. Look how they're treating Mamdani! It's cynical bullshit all the way down.
November 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This entire "the Dems need to abandon identity and focus on economics!" discourse is being driven by rich assholes who would melt down at the slightest hint of higher taxes on the wealthy or more welfare for the poor. Look how they're treating Mamdani! It's cynical bullshit all the way down.
Me, I am here to see content I like. I follow people for that reason.
“As users ‘dislike’ posts, the system will learn what sort of content they want to see less of. This will help to inform more than just how content is ranked in feeds, but also reply rankings.”
Bluesky hits 40 million users, introduces 'dislikes' beta | TechCrunch
As users "dislike" posts, the system will learn what sort of content they want to see less of. This will help to inform more than just how content is ranked in feeds, but also reply rankings.
techcrunch.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Me, I am here to see content I like. I follow people for that reason.