Alma Alter
@almaalter.bsky.social
Constant unfinished businessperson, she/they, posts with greatest frequency when high or eager for love
Predictive piracy!
Jesus. This is just devastating. The entire generative AI field is going to destroyed in court.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
AI’s Memorization Crisis
Large language models don’t “learn”—they copy. And that could change everything for the tech industry.
www.theatlantic.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Predictive piracy!
I want to finish writing a complete-ass book that tells a good-to-read story all the way through, and get that thing published
what is the biggest writerly goal you are willing to cop to publicly? I would like to be nominated for a Lammy
January 17, 2026 at 1:47 AM
I want to finish writing a complete-ass book that tells a good-to-read story all the way through, and get that thing published
Dear shareholders,
After long years locked in a race to develop the first autonomous artificial intelligence capable of destroying humankind, in this quarterly report, we are thrilled to inform you that we are about to win.
After long years locked in a race to develop the first autonomous artificial intelligence capable of destroying humankind, in this quarterly report, we are thrilled to inform you that we are about to win.
January 10, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Dear shareholders,
After long years locked in a race to develop the first autonomous artificial intelligence capable of destroying humankind, in this quarterly report, we are thrilled to inform you that we are about to win.
After long years locked in a race to develop the first autonomous artificial intelligence capable of destroying humankind, in this quarterly report, we are thrilled to inform you that we are about to win.
Some days the feelings just perch all over my skin
January 8, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Some days the feelings just perch all over my skin
Some days the job is being mean to me and the geopolitics are unthinkably bad and it seems like the smart move is to quit and live in a nice cave
The other best option is weed
The other best option is weed
January 7, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Some days the job is being mean to me and the geopolitics are unthinkably bad and it seems like the smart move is to quit and live in a nice cave
The other best option is weed
The other best option is weed
Important update: I continue to prolong the last night of vacation with absolute denial.
Never sleep; never work.
Never sleep; never work.
January 5, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Important update: I continue to prolong the last night of vacation with absolute denial.
Never sleep; never work.
Never sleep; never work.
a Duolingo streak, but for coming
January 3, 2026 at 6:54 AM
a Duolingo streak, but for coming
When art can make you yearn the right way, with a sense that this world can be a place of beauty and infinite possibility, that art has done something magnificent
January 2, 2026 at 5:23 AM
When art can make you yearn the right way, with a sense that this world can be a place of beauty and infinite possibility, that art has done something magnificent
Happy new year, internet
May we bring each other some more joy in the days ahead
May we bring each other some more joy in the days ahead
January 1, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Happy new year, internet
May we bring each other some more joy in the days ahead
May we bring each other some more joy in the days ahead
My new year starts today. Why not?
Reminder to later-in-2026 self: fuck more; write more; whine less.
We can do this.
Reminder to later-in-2026 self: fuck more; write more; whine less.
We can do this.
December 31, 2025 at 7:50 AM
My new year starts today. Why not?
Reminder to later-in-2026 self: fuck more; write more; whine less.
We can do this.
Reminder to later-in-2026 self: fuck more; write more; whine less.
We can do this.
Okay, I started watching the #heatedrivalry hockey show and it is very fun so far.
Question: My bar for romance writing is pretty high. For a finicky reader who demands clear prose and interesting language, are the books worth reading?
Question: My bar for romance writing is pretty high. For a finicky reader who demands clear prose and interesting language, are the books worth reading?
December 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Okay, I started watching the #heatedrivalry hockey show and it is very fun so far.
Question: My bar for romance writing is pretty high. For a finicky reader who demands clear prose and interesting language, are the books worth reading?
Question: My bar for romance writing is pretty high. For a finicky reader who demands clear prose and interesting language, are the books worth reading?
To my great delight, The Lit Nerds have published my very short story "The Bureau Would Never."
I think it's a fun tiny read; I hope you will, too!
thelitnerds.com/2025/12/05/t...
I think it's a fun tiny read; I hope you will, too!
thelitnerds.com/2025/12/05/t...
The Bureau Would Never
by Alma Alter “Have we met?” she asks, fingernails—as always—perfect when she taps her lower lip in thought. Fooling neither of us, I say, “Certainly not.” New skins trick cameras, no…
thelitnerds.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
To my great delight, The Lit Nerds have published my very short story "The Bureau Would Never."
I think it's a fun tiny read; I hope you will, too!
thelitnerds.com/2025/12/05/t...
I think it's a fun tiny read; I hope you will, too!
thelitnerds.com/2025/12/05/t...
What a rare and perfect treat to just be a person, for a day, with pleasant people to be around and no obligations
November 24, 2025 at 7:15 AM
What a rare and perfect treat to just be a person, for a day, with pleasant people to be around and no obligations
Look, I'm sometimes a shitty person. I applaud when an uncrewed fuck-
humanity machine fails to take the skies. This is not mature behavior, but it's only unkind.
I am not shitty on purpose. Bombing people, treating them cruelly, removing their basic rights--these are the brutal acts of villains.
humanity machine fails to take the skies. This is not mature behavior, but it's only unkind.
I am not shitty on purpose. Bombing people, treating them cruelly, removing their basic rights--these are the brutal acts of villains.
June 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Look, I'm sometimes a shitty person. I applaud when an uncrewed fuck-
humanity machine fails to take the skies. This is not mature behavior, but it's only unkind.
I am not shitty on purpose. Bombing people, treating them cruelly, removing their basic rights--these are the brutal acts of villains.
humanity machine fails to take the skies. This is not mature behavior, but it's only unkind.
I am not shitty on purpose. Bombing people, treating them cruelly, removing their basic rights--these are the brutal acts of villains.
I've heard the first part of this story like five times in the last week. Is there any stunning wife Gavin Newsom *hasn't* tried to pick up?
As I’ve mentioned before, Gavin Newsom once tried to pick up my wife, and he’s basically Bill Paxton’s character in True Lies crossed with a beta version of Grok.
That’s why it pains me so much to report that he’s been absolutely perfect the past 24 hours or so.
Carry on, awful governor.
That’s why it pains me so much to report that he’s been absolutely perfect the past 24 hours or so.
Carry on, awful governor.
June 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I've heard the first part of this story like five times in the last week. Is there any stunning wife Gavin Newsom *hasn't* tried to pick up?
You ever see yourself and think, hey, we should fuck?
May 24, 2025 at 4:53 AM
You ever see yourself and think, hey, we should fuck?
As one woman, can confirm
(Although I certainly hope that there are other women whose one want is to be the glorious, triumphant knight)
(Although I certainly hope that there are other women whose one want is to be the glorious, triumphant knight)
April 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
As one woman, can confirm
(Although I certainly hope that there are other women whose one want is to be the glorious, triumphant knight)
(Although I certainly hope that there are other women whose one want is to be the glorious, triumphant knight)
Had a single Manhattan, in love with life, AMA
April 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Had a single Manhattan, in love with life, AMA
A turducken,
but it's Bluesky post, Twitter post, half a Tumblr post with bad resolution
but it's Bluesky post, Twitter post, half a Tumblr post with bad resolution
A turducken,
but it's butter brie, Stilton blue cheese, and smoked Gouda.
but it's butter brie, Stilton blue cheese, and smoked Gouda.
A turducken,
but it's egg tart, quiche, frittata.
but it's egg tart, quiche, frittata.
February 26, 2025 at 4:40 AM
A turducken,
but it's Bluesky post, Twitter post, half a Tumblr post with bad resolution
but it's Bluesky post, Twitter post, half a Tumblr post with bad resolution
Did we fuck? The first time, those four long years? Did we?
January 21, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Did we fuck? The first time, those four long years? Did we?
It's SO LATE, but I am still up because I just finished reading a good book, not because I am fucking an LLM, so I will call that a win (and hope my brain agrees in the morning when it's work time again)
January 16, 2025 at 9:44 AM
It's SO LATE, but I am still up because I just finished reading a good book, not because I am fucking an LLM, so I will call that a win (and hope my brain agrees in the morning when it's work time again)
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
Oh! Maybe I will be okay!
Oh! Maybe I will be okay!
January 5, 2025 at 5:37 AM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?
Oh! Maybe I will be okay!
Oh! Maybe I will be okay!
To my sorrow, today I learned that Pitbull is actually not inviting me to bring my girlfriends AND my boyfriend to the hotel
January 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
To my sorrow, today I learned that Pitbull is actually not inviting me to bring my girlfriends AND my boyfriend to the hotel
If you have a weird bathtub where the plug never quite works, one of those rubber or silicone bowl-covers will do an amazing job keeping the water in
So hey, let’s start off 2025 maybe making somebody’s life better in a small tangible way. What is a small practical thing—object, lifehack, whatever—that solved a small annoyance for you?
For me, did you know you can buy clips with elastic specifically to hold the corner of your fitted sheet on?
For me, did you know you can buy clips with elastic specifically to hold the corner of your fitted sheet on?
January 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
If you have a weird bathtub where the plug never quite works, one of those rubber or silicone bowl-covers will do an amazing job keeping the water in
The best sleepmaxxing is just making everyone else in the house wake up before you for once
The concept of “sleepmaxxing” is all over TikTok. It can include extreme measures, such as drinking a magnesium cocktail before bed or using a nasal dilator to “perfect” your breathing.
Not only are these strategies potentially unsafe for some people, experts say, but they’re most likely useless.
Not only are these strategies potentially unsafe for some people, experts say, but they’re most likely useless.
The dream of perfect sleep may be making you an insomniac
If you’re intent on making sleep happen, it probably won’t.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2024 at 11:21 PM
The best sleepmaxxing is just making everyone else in the house wake up before you for once