Anton Hur
@antonhur.com
Translator, novelist, Korean citizen. TOWARD ETERNITY (HarperVia), <하지 말라고는 안 했잖아요?> (어크로스). Repped by Safae El-Ouahabi at RCW. He/him.
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Anton Hur
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My novel TOWARD ETERNITY is now available in paperback, *run* to your local bookstore to get a copy now!!! www.harpercollins.com/products/tow...
Vaporware is always 3-5 years away
Financial documents show Anthropic expects to break even in 2028, while OpenAI projects ~$74B in operating losses that year before turning a profit in 2030 (Berber Jin/Wall Street Journal)
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November 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Vaporware is always 3-5 years away
And then ask for more money
I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity
November 11, 2025 at 7:16 AM
And then ask for more money
If this makes Elmo launch a book club, I am leaving publishing
Help mom I’m being bullied by 87 year old novella writer Joyce Carol Oates again can you pick me up
November 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
If this makes Elmo launch a book club, I am leaving publishing
If you support Round House Books in Brixton (South London) now, I guarantee you they will pay back to the community 1000x in the coming years 💜✨
Also they carry, like, five billion of my translations. I asked them what was up with that and they were like, "We just sell lots of translations!" Aww
Also they carry, like, five billion of my translations. I asked them what was up with that and they were like, "We just sell lots of translations!" Aww
A SPACE FOR US ALL: help Round Table Books expand!
A bigger BOOKSHOP celebrating inclusive literature for all, with a cafe, bar, book events for kids and adults, community workshops + more!
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November 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
If you support Round House Books in Brixton (South London) now, I guarantee you they will pay back to the community 1000x in the coming years 💜✨
Also they carry, like, five billion of my translations. I asked them what was up with that and they were like, "We just sell lots of translations!" Aww
Also they carry, like, five billion of my translations. I asked them what was up with that and they were like, "We just sell lots of translations!" Aww
"He cited Anton Hur as 'a superstar translator' — one whose name has become synonymous with great translation, and thus helps drive sales."
Aww luff you guys 💜 @honfordstar.bsky.social
Aww luff you guys 💜 @honfordstar.bsky.social
Future of K-lit: Redefining cultural phenomenon on global stage - The Korea Times
Whether we like it or not, the next chapter of Korean literature may live onscreen. Korean literature, or K-lit, has emerged as a new global cultur...
www.koreatimes.co.kr
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
"He cited Anton Hur as 'a superstar translator' — one whose name has become synonymous with great translation, and thus helps drive sales."
Aww luff you guys 💜 @honfordstar.bsky.social
Aww luff you guys 💜 @honfordstar.bsky.social
So the guy who refuses to swear in a democratically elected congressperson for the past two months is promising to allow a vote on healthcare next month if Dems stand down
Oh wait he’s NOT promising this
Oh wait the Dems are STILL standing down
Oh wait he’s NOT promising this
Oh wait the Dems are STILL standing down
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
So the guy who refuses to swear in a democratically elected congressperson for the past two months is promising to allow a vote on healthcare next month if Dems stand down
Oh wait he’s NOT promising this
Oh wait the Dems are STILL standing down
Oh wait he’s NOT promising this
Oh wait the Dems are STILL standing down
My marriage is safe for now
What a weird thing to have to say, but
What a weird thing to have to say, but
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
My marriage is safe for now
What a weird thing to have to say, but
What a weird thing to have to say, but
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Oh, forgot to mention that if you want to read the first chapter of the new book, it's on the site for free:
us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Oh, forgot to mention that if you want to read the first chapter of the new book, it's on the site for free:
us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
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God the number of times I have been through this with the same damned bus of clowns in the senate. They need to go.
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
God the number of times I have been through this with the same damned bus of clowns in the senate. They need to go.
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thank you moderate Dems for paving the way for this to be replicated in thousands of households across America - real great political maneuverings ya got going on there. real mavericks.
I thought my new health insurance premium was going to be $350 per month until I got this letter informing me that it would be $1,228.28 PER MONTH. I CURRENTLY PAY $50. Is my math mathing? Is that.... a 2,356.42% increase?
2256.42%????
TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SIX POINT FORTY TWO PERCENT😩
2256.42%????
TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SIX POINT FORTY TWO PERCENT😩
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 AM
thank you moderate Dems for paving the way for this to be replicated in thousands of households across America - real great political maneuverings ya got going on there. real mavericks.
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“9월에 미국 조지아주에서 한국 사람들이 수갑 차고 끌려갔을 땐 국민들이 인권 침해라고 화냈잖아요. 우리나라에 있는 이주노동자들도 똑같은 인간이고 일터에서 엘리트들이고 한 집안의 가장인데 왜 이 목숨엔 사과하지 않냐고요."
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
“9월에 미국 조지아주에서 한국 사람들이 수갑 차고 끌려갔을 땐 국민들이 인권 침해라고 화냈잖아요. 우리나라에 있는 이주노동자들도 똑같은 인간이고 일터에서 엘리트들이고 한 집안의 가장인데 왜 이 목숨엔 사과하지 않냐고요."
The senate is an anti-democratic institution and it should be abolished. It only exists to make white people's votes count more than other people's.
Vibes among House Democrats and activists, "The Senate is the enemy"
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
The senate is an anti-democratic institution and it should be abolished. It only exists to make white people's votes count more than other people's.
America: It’s Toasted
November 9, 2025 at 4:36 AM
America: It’s Toasted
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“He knew his racist and sexist assertions would feature in [his obituaries]. Not even that could make him reconsider his beliefs, which only seemed to harden with criticism.” A recalcitrant bigot to the end.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:32 AM
“He knew his racist and sexist assertions would feature in [his obituaries]. Not even that could make him reconsider his beliefs, which only seemed to harden with criticism.” A recalcitrant bigot to the end.
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Some of the same people who say Mamdani just isn't qualified enough think the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana should be president
November 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Some of the same people who say Mamdani just isn't qualified enough think the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana should be president
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twink death is when podcast
November 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
twink death is when podcast
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Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Private equity = the enshittification-industrial complex
BlackRock just bought a utility provider in Minnesota for $6.2 billion. They claim that the deal will help transition Minnesota to clean energy, but critics say it’s about increasing shareholder profits. From James Baratta: trib.al/Vg4qIbx
BlackRock Just Bought a Minnesota Utility
On Friday, state regulators voted unanimously in favor of allowing private equity to take a Duluth-based utility holding company private. The Prospect takes you inside the room where it all went down.
trib.al
November 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Private equity = the enshittification-industrial complex
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I spoke to Donovan Hohn of @laphamsquarterly.bsky.social for their Moby Dick podcast. We talked about Chapter 4, my Queequeg and Ishmael fanfic (Quishmael for my fellow old Tumblr heads) and Melville’s unrequited love for Nathaniel Hawthorne.
www.laphamsquarterly.org/content/epis...
www.laphamsquarterly.org/content/epis...
Episode 17: Queequeg and Ishmael in Love (with Alexander Chee, Aaron Sachs, and Caleb Crain)
The latest episode of The World in Time.
www.laphamsquarterly.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I spoke to Donovan Hohn of @laphamsquarterly.bsky.social for their Moby Dick podcast. We talked about Chapter 4, my Queequeg and Ishmael fanfic (Quishmael for my fellow old Tumblr heads) and Melville’s unrequited love for Nathaniel Hawthorne.
www.laphamsquarterly.org/content/epis...
www.laphamsquarterly.org/content/epis...
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Alright- the entire boomer contingent of D politicians that GenX had to suffer through need to just pass on into the mist. They helped get us here, they’ve said repeatedly they’re not going to help us get out of it. Stop talking to them, stop inviting them to shit, stop asking them to speak up.
Asked if she would vote for Mamdani, Hillary Clinton replies: "I don't vote in this city; I am not involved in it." (She was a senator from New York.)
November 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Alright- the entire boomer contingent of D politicians that GenX had to suffer through need to just pass on into the mist. They helped get us here, they’ve said repeatedly they’re not going to help us get out of it. Stop talking to them, stop inviting them to shit, stop asking them to speak up.
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Easily the most transparent scam in history. Credit where credit is due, they are indeed Openly stealing as much money as possible.
Based on analysis of years of revenues, losses and funding, since 2023, OpenAI has taken in $28.6bn in cash and had $13.7bn in losses.
However, reports say OpenAI ended 1H 2025 with $9.6bn in cash - suggesting OpenAI's losses are billions higher than reported.
www.wheresyoured.at/where-is-ope...
However, reports say OpenAI ended 1H 2025 with $9.6bn in cash - suggesting OpenAI's losses are billions higher than reported.
www.wheresyoured.at/where-is-ope...
Where Is OpenAI's Money Going?
Soundtrack: Queens of the Stone Age - Song For The Dead
Editor's Note: The original piece had a mathematical error around burnrate, it's been fixed.
A few days ago, Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s rev...
www.wheresyoured.at
November 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Easily the most transparent scam in history. Credit where credit is due, they are indeed Openly stealing as much money as possible.
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We often forget how far we have come: Today almost 3/4 of EU electricity generation is from non-fossil energy sources.
It is not long ago that fossil fuels dominated the EU's electricity mix.
This year their share is approaching 1/4 of EU electricity generation.
Source is @ember-energy.org
It is not long ago that fossil fuels dominated the EU's electricity mix.
This year their share is approaching 1/4 of EU electricity generation.
Source is @ember-energy.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
We often forget how far we have come: Today almost 3/4 of EU electricity generation is from non-fossil energy sources.
It is not long ago that fossil fuels dominated the EU's electricity mix.
This year their share is approaching 1/4 of EU electricity generation.
Source is @ember-energy.org
It is not long ago that fossil fuels dominated the EU's electricity mix.
This year their share is approaching 1/4 of EU electricity generation.
Source is @ember-energy.org
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Another. Once upon a time there would have been consequences for a company that knowingly enabled this, including a consumer revolt.
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Another. Once upon a time there would have been consequences for a company that knowingly enabled this, including a consumer revolt.