Laurel Amberdine
@amberdine.bsky.social
Nerdy Catholic (OCDS). SF/F writer. Work at Locus Magazine. Agent: Eric Smith
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Stop Forcing A.I. into Fucking EVERYTHING!
December 24, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Stop Forcing A.I. into Fucking EVERYTHING!
Some Advent humor
December 22, 2024 at 3:38 AM
Some Advent humor
Just learned that in Isan, Thailand, Western foreigners are called “mangoes” and I can’t say I really mind that.
December 17, 2024 at 7:05 AM
Just learned that in Isan, Thailand, Western foreigners are called “mangoes” and I can’t say I really mind that.
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A gentle breeze rocks the house of cards.
December 14, 2024 at 1:40 AM
A gentle breeze rocks the house of cards.
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Whenever I see this come up, it reminds me of Twitter on Jan 6. There was the expected shock and outrage and a few jokes, and one little corner of LawyerTwitter going “Oh no you morons, stop incriminating yourselves!!!”
i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same
December 7, 2024 at 2:43 AM
Whenever I see this come up, it reminds me of Twitter on Jan 6. There was the expected shock and outrage and a few jokes, and one little corner of LawyerTwitter going “Oh no you morons, stop incriminating yourselves!!!”
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If you're ever told to be outraged about anything having to do with health insurance and the sole source of the outraged framing is the American Society of Anesthesiologists, just move on because you're being played like a fiddle by the major cause of out-of-network balance billing
Read a little bit more about this, and goddammit we're getting played you guys. The original link from the ASA is very dishonest. They are moving to the CMS standard for anesthesia billing. In other words, they are going to pay the same way they do for Medicare and Medicaid.
This is not to defend Anthem in any way, but that viral article about anesthesiologists is published by their cartel. There's a reason it's one of the highest paid specialties, and why a very common surprise medical bill is for an out of network anesthesiologist on an in-network surgery
December 5, 2024 at 3:51 PM
If you're ever told to be outraged about anything having to do with health insurance and the sole source of the outraged framing is the American Society of Anesthesiologists, just move on because you're being played like a fiddle by the major cause of out-of-network balance billing
I remember seeing Sweet at on a convention panel once, and there was a lot of talk about inspiration and what kinds of work artists like to do, but he was all "Nope, don't care what it is. You pay me, I'll paint it."
Artist Darrell Sweet sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/sweet_... died on this day, so here's some of his cover art. 1st: 'The Game of Fox and Lion' by Robert R Chase; 2nd 'A Case of Conscience' by James Blish:
December 5, 2024 at 10:32 PM
I remember seeing Sweet at on a convention panel once, and there was a lot of talk about inspiration and what kinds of work artists like to do, but he was all "Nope, don't care what it is. You pay me, I'll paint it."
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I will never, ever get over this.
December 3, 2024 at 5:49 PM
I will never, ever get over this.
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Issue 767 Table of Contents, December 2024 locusmag.com/2024/12...
Issue 767 Table of Contents, December 2024
The December 2024 issue of Locus magazine has interviews with Paolo Bacigalupi and Vajra Chandrasekera, a spotlight on artist Christine Mitzuk, and a spotlight on book subscription box service Illu…
locusmag.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Issue 767 Table of Contents, December 2024 locusmag.com/2024/12...
Post an Onion headline that lives in your head rent-free
December 2, 2024 at 5:06 AM
Post an Onion headline that lives in your head rent-free
In a rare alignment, the First Sunday of Advent *is* the first of December, so the “Advent” calendars are actually accurate this year. One less thing for me to annoyed about.
Until next year.
Until next year.
December 1, 2024 at 9:41 PM
In a rare alignment, the First Sunday of Advent *is* the first of December, so the “Advent” calendars are actually accurate this year. One less thing for me to annoyed about.
Until next year.
Until next year.
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Ok, so having a little sound design fun tonight. Need to get a better way of doing the audio into my phone but I like where this is going.
November 30, 2024 at 5:54 AM
Ok, so having a little sound design fun tonight. Need to get a better way of doing the audio into my phone but I like where this is going.
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I love me some good memes.
November 27, 2024 at 4:58 AM
I love me some good memes.
Here at Bluesky I’ve collected a bunch of lovely SF/F folks who generally don’t like religion, a bunch of Catholics, and a bunch of random strangers that seemed interesting.
I will now feel awkward about posting absolutely anything.
I will now feel awkward about posting absolutely anything.
November 27, 2024 at 4:30 AM
Here at Bluesky I’ve collected a bunch of lovely SF/F folks who generally don’t like religion, a bunch of Catholics, and a bunch of random strangers that seemed interesting.
I will now feel awkward about posting absolutely anything.
I will now feel awkward about posting absolutely anything.
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Every year I am politely puzzled by this American holiday which appears to just involve… eating dinner?
November 25, 2024 at 3:01 AM
Every year I am politely puzzled by this American holiday which appears to just involve… eating dinner?
Am I going to have to go back to using Linux again? Sure, there were some good times but it was a lot of hassle too. But all this AI garbage…
November 25, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Am I going to have to go back to using Linux again? Sure, there were some good times but it was a lot of hassle too. But all this AI garbage…
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(avoiding timeline suppression on other social media) are you a friend of... you know... the cerulean stratosphere
November 23, 2024 at 2:48 AM
(avoiding timeline suppression on other social media) are you a friend of... you know... the cerulean stratosphere
The energy I’m bringing to 2025
November 23, 2024 at 5:03 AM
The energy I’m bringing to 2025
One way I've found to add variety my feed is to follow non-Americans. Then I hear all about their crappy politicians instead of just my crappy politicians.
November 23, 2024 at 12:16 AM
One way I've found to add variety my feed is to follow non-Americans. Then I hear all about their crappy politicians instead of just my crappy politicians.
Nobody’s sure why my new baby immune system decided to attack my, uh, head, but steroids seem to have settled it down for tonight at least. I’m still a mess but grateful for what reprieve I can get.
Of course my sleep schedule is a joke now. Hello, Europe.
Of course my sleep schedule is a joke now. Hello, Europe.
November 22, 2024 at 9:37 AM
Nobody’s sure why my new baby immune system decided to attack my, uh, head, but steroids seem to have settled it down for tonight at least. I’m still a mess but grateful for what reprieve I can get.
Of course my sleep schedule is a joke now. Hello, Europe.
Of course my sleep schedule is a joke now. Hello, Europe.
Changed the font in my Kindle app and it’s like I’ve traveled to an alternate universe
November 20, 2024 at 2:30 AM
Changed the font in my Kindle app and it’s like I’ve traveled to an alternate universe
Because I love you, BlueSky, I will share my favorite picture from traveling in 2022: this sculpture of a winged iguana with two zombies fighting on its back, in the town square in Nuremberg
November 19, 2024 at 2:08 AM
Because I love you, BlueSky, I will share my favorite picture from traveling in 2022: this sculpture of a winged iguana with two zombies fighting on its back, in the town square in Nuremberg
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A colleague on Slack: "Is anyone else having trouble logging onto X?"
Me: "Technical or moral?"
Me: "Technical or moral?"
November 18, 2024 at 7:48 PM
A colleague on Slack: "Is anyone else having trouble logging onto X?"
Me: "Technical or moral?"
Me: "Technical or moral?"