Cat Lady Belvedia
@catladybel.bsky.social
Hi. I'm a librarian. More importantly, I have five cats. This is where I get political and talk LIS/Info Literacy. Fun and silly crap on Tumblr, cats on Insta. Belvedia on both.
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Cat Lady Belvedia
@catladybel.bsky.social
· Jan 13
Gonna do a fun little 10 facts about me thing.
1. I'm a Virgo and an Elder Millennial. I don't take either very seriously.
2. I currently live with my fiancé and our five cats. We are not having kids.
3. I'm perimenopausal. Yay.
4. I'm T2D and on Mounjaro. I've lost 60 lbs over the past two years.
1. I'm a Virgo and an Elder Millennial. I don't take either very seriously.
2. I currently live with my fiancé and our five cats. We are not having kids.
3. I'm perimenopausal. Yay.
4. I'm T2D and on Mounjaro. I've lost 60 lbs over the past two years.
Haunted seaside town every day
What's your vibe?
1. quiet mossy forest
2. bustling city bookstore
3. punk rock flea market
4. haunted seaside town
1. quiet mossy forest
2. bustling city bookstore
3. punk rock flea market
4. haunted seaside town
February 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Haunted seaside town every day
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What on earth did I just read
ICYMI: Fukushima's radioactive hybrid terror pig boom was driven by amorous mothers
Fukushima's radioactive hybrid terror pig boom was driven by amorous mothers
Genetic study finds domestic pigs’ year-round breeding sped gene flow into wild boar
Back in 2021, in the thick of pandemic mania, The Register gleefully reported that "radioactive hybrid terror pigs" were thriving in Japan's Fukushima exclusion zone.…
dlvr.it
February 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
What on earth did I just read
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How I feel about AI
February 12, 2026 at 12:35 PM
How I feel about AI
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Scot politics folk: How likely is it that Reform will get seats in Scotland this year? I've only just started looking at the polls but to be completely honest I haven't been looking into it until now.
February 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Scot politics folk: How likely is it that Reform will get seats in Scotland this year? I've only just started looking at the polls but to be completely honest I haven't been looking into it until now.
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How to write a book with A.I.
1. Don’t
1. Don’t
February 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
How to write a book with A.I.
1. Don’t
1. Don’t
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As a hobbyist writer who has published a story or two on Amazon, I was shocked when I checked in on kindle publishing discussion forums and understood how much shady shit is being done by people who approach it as a hustle. Like, gender-swapping a straight story to make gay and lesbian versions, etc
February 8, 2026 at 2:35 PM
As a hobbyist writer who has published a story or two on Amazon, I was shocked when I checked in on kindle publishing discussion forums and understood how much shady shit is being done by people who approach it as a hustle. Like, gender-swapping a straight story to make gay and lesbian versions, etc
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I don't really want to bother, but these numbers? this is just a war of attrition. Each book made $500 in the KU trenches. She expended zero effort writing them, and readers DIDN'T READ THEM.
February 8, 2026 at 1:48 PM
I don't really want to bother, but these numbers? this is just a war of attrition. Each book made $500 in the KU trenches. She expended zero effort writing them, and readers DIDN'T READ THEM.
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The whole article is repulsive but this passage is at the core of it. She has no interest in writing books, she wants to win some kind of competition that nobody entered
February 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The whole article is repulsive but this passage is at the core of it. She has no interest in writing books, she wants to win some kind of competition that nobody entered
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Soon does one learn the bitter lesson that humanity is never content just to differ from you and let it go at that. Never.
January 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Soon does one learn the bitter lesson that humanity is never content just to differ from you and let it go at that. Never.
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public libraries can play a role in popular resistance to the reduction of culture to bitstreams, but it’s important to remember that public libraries have a mandate to develop their collections, and that means regular weeding. this is why resource sharing (i.e. ILL) is essential. 📚
public libraries can play a role in popular resistance to the reduction of culture to bitstreams, but it’s important to remember that public libraries have a mandate to develop their collections, and that means regular weeding. this is why resource sharing (i.e. ILL) is essential. 📚
Most public libraries are culling their physical media because it doesn’t circulate. If you want libraries to hold something, you need to check it out. Public libraries can’t just be warehouses for physical media you might want someday. Use it or lose it.
When we talk about physical media, we are often only taking about personal collections but a big part of shunning the current digital ecosystem is supporting your local library. Not just for print books and periodicals but for movies, games and other medias too. Get. A. Library. Card.
December 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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public libraries can play a role in popular resistance to the reduction of culture to bitstreams, but it’s important to remember that public libraries have a mandate to develop their collections, and that means regular weeding. this is why resource sharing (i.e. ILL) is essential. 📚
public libraries can play a role in popular resistance to the reduction of culture to bitstreams, but it’s important to remember that public libraries have a mandate to develop their collections, and that means regular weeding. this is why resource sharing (i.e. ILL) is essential. 📚
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here are Ranganathan’s 5 Laws of Library Science.
1. Books are for use.
2. Every reader their book.
3. Every book its reader.
4. Save the time of the reader.
5. A library is a growing organism.
they can be read as a directive for technical efficiency. i read them as an ethical commitment. 📚
1. Books are for use.
2. Every reader their book.
3. Every book its reader.
4. Save the time of the reader.
5. A library is a growing organism.
they can be read as a directive for technical efficiency. i read them as an ethical commitment. 📚
December 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
here are Ranganathan’s 5 Laws of Library Science.
1. Books are for use.
2. Every reader their book.
3. Every book its reader.
4. Save the time of the reader.
5. A library is a growing organism.
they can be read as a directive for technical efficiency. i read them as an ethical commitment. 📚
1. Books are for use.
2. Every reader their book.
3. Every book its reader.
4. Save the time of the reader.
5. A library is a growing organism.
they can be read as a directive for technical efficiency. i read them as an ethical commitment. 📚
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The people who pressured Victoria Public Library to remove (ie ban) 47 books are pushing Victoria City Council to go further.
“iT’s nOt a BoOk BaN bEcaUse YoU cAn GeT iT fRoM thE pUbLiC LiBraRy!”
So what is it called when you can no longer get from in the public library? 🤔
victoriaadvocate.com/2025/10/23/1...
So what is it called when you can no longer get from in the public library? 🤔
victoriaadvocate.com/2025/10/23/1...
Request Sparks Book Removals at Victoria Public Library - The Victoria Advocate
The Victoria Public Library removed a large number of books from a list provided by the VPBC following the organization’s request.
victoriaadvocate.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:05 AM
The people who pressured Victoria Public Library to remove (ie ban) 47 books are pushing Victoria City Council to go further.
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h/t @robertfreundlaw.bsky.social
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
December 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
h/t @robertfreundlaw.bsky.social
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
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We have fascism. We have long covid and cognitive damage. And we have also destroyed structural motivation to do anything but deliver product and receive results. It began with standardized testing, and "AI" is just the nail in the coffin.
WE MUST FIGHT THIS.
Study must be meaningful.
WE MUST FIGHT THIS.
Study must be meaningful.
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 12:12 AM
We have fascism. We have long covid and cognitive damage. And we have also destroyed structural motivation to do anything but deliver product and receive results. It began with standardized testing, and "AI" is just the nail in the coffin.
WE MUST FIGHT THIS.
Study must be meaningful.
WE MUST FIGHT THIS.
Study must be meaningful.
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Truth coming out of her cup o’noodles to shame mankind
November 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Truth coming out of her cup o’noodles to shame mankind
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Hey, props to writers who got literally anything done this year.
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Hey, props to writers who got literally anything done this year.
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I contain multitudes
Oh
Oh shit
My multitudes containment system is failing, everyone retreat to a safe distance
Oh
Oh shit
My multitudes containment system is failing, everyone retreat to a safe distance
November 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I contain multitudes
Oh
Oh shit
My multitudes containment system is failing, everyone retreat to a safe distance
Oh
Oh shit
My multitudes containment system is failing, everyone retreat to a safe distance
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It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
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Use, and I cannot state this enough, libraries. UK/RoI authors get paid for library borrows. More than you'd think!
I’m just going to block anyone attempting to justify or excuse pirating books. Times are hard, yes, but absolutely NO ONE needs to steal books. Libraries exist. There are umpteen works legitimately in the public domain. You don’t need to take income from authors trying to scrape a living.
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Use, and I cannot state this enough, libraries. UK/RoI authors get paid for library borrows. More than you'd think!
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the vast majority of authors are not rich y’all, we often work multiple jobs or rely on other people’s incomes because this industry pays us shit. i have three different contracts with three different big five publishers and i don’t make anything NEAR a living wage. but i do work seven days a week!🫠
I did a thread a few weeks ago of "authors link your stuff" & one of my author friends who is one emergency away from being homeless had a massive spike in downloads on Anna's Archive from people *who follow me* complaining about how they are poor & should be allowed to steal from other poor people
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 AM
the vast majority of authors are not rich y’all, we often work multiple jobs or rely on other people’s incomes because this industry pays us shit. i have three different contracts with three different big five publishers and i don’t make anything NEAR a living wage. but i do work seven days a week!🫠
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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This is the actual existential risk AI poses. That we outsource all thinking to a gibberish machine until such a time as the ability to keep said gibberish machine’s lights on ceases to exist.
I don’t know what the answer is either. We’ve built a world that seems unsustainable from almost every angle.
I try to keep some historical perspective since every generation complains about change, but genAI does seem like a bad shift. What happens when most people simply don’t know anything?
I try to keep some historical perspective since every generation complains about change, but genAI does seem like a bad shift. What happens when most people simply don’t know anything?
My students don’t even bother to remove “ChatGPT said…” from their assignments half the time…
We are doomed.
We are doomed.
November 21, 2025 at 7:25 AM
This is the actual existential risk AI poses. That we outsource all thinking to a gibberish machine until such a time as the ability to keep said gibberish machine’s lights on ceases to exist.
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waymo ceo: we plan for fatal crashes and society will learn to accept them
roblox ceo: kids must be preyed upon and victimized as a necessary consequence of scale
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HEADS ON PIKES
roblox ceo: kids must be preyed upon and victimized as a necessary consequence of scale
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HEADS ON PIKES
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
waymo ceo: we plan for fatal crashes and society will learn to accept them
roblox ceo: kids must be preyed upon and victimized as a necessary consequence of scale
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HEADS ON PIKES
roblox ceo: kids must be preyed upon and victimized as a necessary consequence of scale
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HEADS ON PIKES