ε manning (he/they)
@esmanning.bsky.social
Computational Linguist. Also a fan of cross-stitching, cats, purple things, public transit, and not getting covid.
aka Emma, Ember, Epsilon
aka Emma, Ember, Epsilon
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1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
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Never forget the reason for the season (Earth tilting on axis)
December 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Never forget the reason for the season (Earth tilting on axis)
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"AFK" is an old chatroom acronym for "away from keyboard", describing stepping away from the virtual to attend to the real
but 10yo tells me kids these days use it to describe people who have spaced out of real conversation to type in their phones,
which makes it a brand-spanking new contronym!
🐦🐦🐦
but 10yo tells me kids these days use it to describe people who have spaced out of real conversation to type in their phones,
which makes it a brand-spanking new contronym!
🐦🐦🐦
November 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
"AFK" is an old chatroom acronym for "away from keyboard", describing stepping away from the virtual to attend to the real
but 10yo tells me kids these days use it to describe people who have spaced out of real conversation to type in their phones,
which makes it a brand-spanking new contronym!
🐦🐦🐦
but 10yo tells me kids these days use it to describe people who have spaced out of real conversation to type in their phones,
which makes it a brand-spanking new contronym!
🐦🐦🐦
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November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
First 5(!) episodes out now! www.youtube.com/@FeltSideUp/...
hello if there are Blood on the Clocktower fans here check out my friends' new channel, Felt Side Up! Trailer and first short out now, full episodes coming soon! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH9i...
Welcome to Felt Side Up!
YouTube video by Felt Side Up
www.youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
First 5(!) episodes out now! www.youtube.com/@FeltSideUp/...
hello if there are Blood on the Clocktower fans here check out my friends' new channel, Felt Side Up! Trailer and first short out now, full episodes coming soon! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH9i...
Welcome to Felt Side Up!
YouTube video by Felt Side Up
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
hello if there are Blood on the Clocktower fans here check out my friends' new channel, Felt Side Up! Trailer and first short out now, full episodes coming soon! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH9i...
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"flipping a house" means something different from "flipping the House" means the same as "flipping seats" means something different from "flipping chairs"; language is wonderful
September 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"flipping a house" means something different from "flipping the House" means the same as "flipping seats" means something different from "flipping chairs"; language is wonderful
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a hazard of being Jewish is that it doubles the amount of time each year you spend taking psychic damage from year numbers (what do you mean it's almost 5786 already)
August 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
a hazard of being Jewish is that it doubles the amount of time each year you spend taking psychic damage from year numbers (what do you mean it's almost 5786 already)
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The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
July 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
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Presenting the BRAND-NEW season - @dimension20.bsky.social On a Bus! 🚌
DM'd by Katie Marovitch, and as players: Aabria Iyengar, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Jasmine Bhullar, and Mark Mercer!
DM'd by Katie Marovitch, and as players: Aabria Iyengar, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Jasmine Bhullar, and Mark Mercer!
July 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Presenting the BRAND-NEW season - @dimension20.bsky.social On a Bus! 🚌
DM'd by Katie Marovitch, and as players: Aabria Iyengar, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Jasmine Bhullar, and Mark Mercer!
DM'd by Katie Marovitch, and as players: Aabria Iyengar, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Jasmine Bhullar, and Mark Mercer!
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I have found my new personal anthem thanks to @esmanning.bsky.social, this is EXCELLENT www.youtube.com/watch?v=iucc...
Fuck It I'm A Flower
YouTube video by Crying Day Care Choir - Topic
www.youtube.com
July 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I have found my new personal anthem thanks to @esmanning.bsky.social, this is EXCELLENT www.youtube.com/watch?v=iucc...
discovered today that iOS emojis are so devoted to a Specific Hair Length as the signifier of gender neutrality that they use it for the gender neutral elf even though the man elf has long hair
April 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
discovered today that iOS emojis are so devoted to a Specific Hair Length as the signifier of gender neutrality that they use it for the gender neutral elf even though the man elf has long hair
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AI alignment papers be like…. learning from human preferences is important for language models to match human needs and to align with human and social values. in this paper, we *generate synthetic data and use fancy simulations* to align LLMs with human values
April 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
AI alignment papers be like…. learning from human preferences is important for language models to match human needs and to align with human and social values. in this paper, we *generate synthetic data and use fancy simulations* to align LLMs with human values
I just did this! I hate making phone calls but it was nice to be able to leave a "thank you more of this please" message
I think one of the most important things Sen. Booker is doing today is testing the hypothesis, "will the electorate respond positively to Democrats having spines?" So if you live in NJ, please please call his office and tell him the answer is "yes".
April 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I just did this! I hate making phone calls but it was nice to be able to leave a "thank you more of this please" message
happy trans day of I just did my taxes please clap
March 31, 2025 at 10:47 PM
happy trans day of I just did my taxes please clap
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reminder that tomorrow (march 31st) is trans day of snack. if you are cis, your job is to feed a nearby trans person. if you are trans, you are invited to post your cash sharing application links and handles in order to facilitate this #tdov
March 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
reminder that tomorrow (march 31st) is trans day of snack. if you are cis, your job is to feed a nearby trans person. if you are trans, you are invited to post your cash sharing application links and handles in order to facilitate this #tdov
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
March 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
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openai’s new ghibli “generator” is explicitly an intentional attempt at humiliation of a prominent objector
openai is culturally fascist as well as functionally fascist
it’s not an accident
openai is culturally fascist as well as functionally fascist
it’s not an accident
March 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
openai’s new ghibli “generator” is explicitly an intentional attempt at humiliation of a prominent objector
openai is culturally fascist as well as functionally fascist
it’s not an accident
openai is culturally fascist as well as functionally fascist
it’s not an accident
I've had so much practice over the last couple years exercising restraint and not yelling at every internet stranger posting generated slop but the 'ghibli' images are REALLY testing me
March 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I've had so much practice over the last couple years exercising restraint and not yelling at every internet stranger posting generated slop but the 'ghibli' images are REALLY testing me
hello internet please enjoy my new favorite petunia photo
March 16, 2025 at 12:48 AM
hello internet please enjoy my new favorite petunia photo
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When we say "AI" is a conservative force, this is definitely what we're talking about. Under this admin (and the conservative institutions that cowtow to it), the racism that's baked in is a feature, not a bug.
March 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
When we say "AI" is a conservative force, this is definitely what we're talking about. Under this admin (and the conservative institutions that cowtow to it), the racism that's baked in is a feature, not a bug.
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Bullshitting news site accuses a pro-Palestinian scholar of terrorism.
The site keeps the identities of its staff private. Okay...
The site keeps the identities of its staff private. Okay...
Yale Scholar Banned After A.I. News Site Accuses Her of Terrorist Link
The deputy director of a liberal project at Yale Law School was put on leave over allegations that she is linked to Samidoun, a group the U.S. government has said funds terrorists.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Bullshitting news site accuses a pro-Palestinian scholar of terrorism.
The site keeps the identities of its staff private. Okay...
The site keeps the identities of its staff private. Okay...
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Just as an observation about the risks of small on device “helper” AI models, the ios AI email summarizer told me my mom has cancer today (she does not). That was a bad few seconds.
March 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Just as an observation about the risks of small on device “helper” AI models, the ios AI email summarizer told me my mom has cancer today (she does not). That was a bad few seconds.
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At the playground with the 5yo.
Daddy: You can lie on this hammock here if you want.
M: I did a poo on my monkey in the night.
D: What?! Really??
M: No! You said I can lie on here.
#lexical #ambiguity #linguistics
Daddy: You can lie on this hammock here if you want.
M: I did a poo on my monkey in the night.
D: What?! Really??
M: No! You said I can lie on here.
#lexical #ambiguity #linguistics
March 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
At the playground with the 5yo.
Daddy: You can lie on this hammock here if you want.
M: I did a poo on my monkey in the night.
D: What?! Really??
M: No! You said I can lie on here.
#lexical #ambiguity #linguistics
Daddy: You can lie on this hammock here if you want.
M: I did a poo on my monkey in the night.
D: What?! Really??
M: No! You said I can lie on here.
#lexical #ambiguity #linguistics