Malcolm F. Cross
@foozzzball.bsky.social
Lazy. Writes. Is known to write fiction. Is almost fictional. Sometimes furry.
Homepage: https://sinisbeautiful.com/
Patreon: http://patreon.com/MalcolmFCross
Raw live draft for writing/creativity/motivation advice: #HacksawDraft
Homepage: https://sinisbeautiful.com/
Patreon: http://patreon.com/MalcolmFCross
Raw live draft for writing/creativity/motivation advice: #HacksawDraft
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Malcolm F. Cross
@foozzzball.bsky.social
· Sep 15
For the sake of promoting my own work, my latest novel, Mouse Cage, and its first pages. More details here: sinisbeautiful.com/mouse-cage/
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Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
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How a Book is Made (1986)
by Aliki Brandenberg
by Aliki Brandenberg
January 2, 2026 at 6:14 PM
How a Book is Made (1986)
by Aliki Brandenberg
by Aliki Brandenberg
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This is a lovely review from a writer I respect a great deal. Wagging hard right now.
New post: “Review: The Analog Cat and Other Animals” https://giants-club.net/articles/review-analog-cat/
Short story collections have become rare in furry publishing. This one—full of whimsy, literary playfulness, and sixteen very diffe... https://giants-club.net/articles/review-analog-cat/
Short story collections have become rare in furry publishing. This one—full of whimsy, literary playfulness, and sixteen very diffe... https://giants-club.net/articles/review-analog-cat/
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
This is a lovely review from a writer I respect a great deal. Wagging hard right now.
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For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit against OpenAI reveals the chilling ChatGPT messages that drove a middle aged man to kill his 83-year-old mother.
trib.al
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 PM
For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
*Pinches bridge of nose/snout, depending on one's method of visualizing the author.*
I need to catch up on Patreon updates, I tell myself, only for events to drag my brain into running off on a rant about AI. I need to catch up on Patreon updates, I tell myself.
... I'll avoid the news for now.
I need to catch up on Patreon updates, I tell myself, only for events to drag my brain into running off on a rant about AI. I need to catch up on Patreon updates, I tell myself.
... I'll avoid the news for now.
January 3, 2026 at 9:48 AM
*Pinches bridge of nose/snout, depending on one's method of visualizing the author.*
I need to catch up on Patreon updates, I tell myself, only for events to drag my brain into running off on a rant about AI. I need to catch up on Patreon updates, I tell myself.
... I'll avoid the news for now.
I need to catch up on Patreon updates, I tell myself, only for events to drag my brain into running off on a rant about AI. I need to catch up on Patreon updates, I tell myself.
... I'll avoid the news for now.
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Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
January 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
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So yeah this shit should be illegal. www.reddit.com/r/confession...
From the confession community on Reddit
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January 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
So yeah this shit should be illegal. www.reddit.com/r/confession...
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Quick thread (🧵) on some thoughts churning around my head lately:
Neural networks do not think. They are mathematical functions. They are called ‘neural networks’ because simulated neurons resemble biological neurons in the same way a bicycle resembles a horse.
Neural networks do not think. They are mathematical functions. They are called ‘neural networks’ because simulated neurons resemble biological neurons in the same way a bicycle resembles a horse.
December 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Quick thread (🧵) on some thoughts churning around my head lately:
Neural networks do not think. They are mathematical functions. They are called ‘neural networks’ because simulated neurons resemble biological neurons in the same way a bicycle resembles a horse.
Neural networks do not think. They are mathematical functions. They are called ‘neural networks’ because simulated neurons resemble biological neurons in the same way a bicycle resembles a horse.
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"AI isn't going ANYWHERE! You better get USED to it!!"
"The technology that lets you undress photos of real children?"
"Y...yes"
"The technology that lets you undress photos of real children?"
"Y...yes"
call me crazy but it really feels like “World’s Richest Man Creates AI Chatbot That Generates Child Porn” would’ve been a huge international outrage requiring a governmental crackdown not even 24 months ago
January 2, 2026 at 8:35 AM
"AI isn't going ANYWHERE! You better get USED to it!!"
"The technology that lets you undress photos of real children?"
"Y...yes"
"The technology that lets you undress photos of real children?"
"Y...yes"
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The Online Safety Act was never fit for purpose, and never stood a chance. It misses the point and only has three real effects:
1) It encourages complacency
2) It distracts from the real issues
3) It costs a hell of a lot.
1) It encourages complacency
2) It distracts from the real issues
3) It costs a hell of a lot.
This does seem just a little bit bad! Idk the sort of thing you’d think politicians might distance themselves from or something!
January 2, 2026 at 11:11 AM
The Online Safety Act was never fit for purpose, and never stood a chance. It misses the point and only has three real effects:
1) It encourages complacency
2) It distracts from the real issues
3) It costs a hell of a lot.
1) It encourages complacency
2) It distracts from the real issues
3) It costs a hell of a lot.
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This set of observations is produced by my scrolling Reddit and otherwise listening to people talk about "how to write."
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
December 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This set of observations is produced by my scrolling Reddit and otherwise listening to people talk about "how to write."
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
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So when i see "Porsche made a beautiful animated ad" or "Apple shot their ident with props" it's like, yeah, duh. That's not a sign AI is going away, it's a sign that some brands see its toxic associations with mass market poverty consumption and want to position themselves as luxurious
December 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
So when i see "Porsche made a beautiful animated ad" or "Apple shot their ident with props" it's like, yeah, duh. That's not a sign AI is going away, it's a sign that some brands see its toxic associations with mass market poverty consumption and want to position themselves as luxurious
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As GenAI bubble bursts and it settles into its more long-term role in society, it'll be providing cheap, barely good-enough shit for the poor while the rich get the good, handmade stuff. Poor get chatbots, rich get doctors. Poor kids chatbots, rich kids teachers and strict screen time rules
December 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
As GenAI bubble bursts and it settles into its more long-term role in society, it'll be providing cheap, barely good-enough shit for the poor while the rich get the good, handmade stuff. Poor get chatbots, rich get doctors. Poor kids chatbots, rich kids teachers and strict screen time rules
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This Brazilian woman hates AI
December 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This Brazilian woman hates AI
Quick thread (🧵) on some thoughts churning around my head lately:
Neural networks do not think. They are mathematical functions. They are called ‘neural networks’ because simulated neurons resemble biological neurons in the same way a bicycle resembles a horse.
Neural networks do not think. They are mathematical functions. They are called ‘neural networks’ because simulated neurons resemble biological neurons in the same way a bicycle resembles a horse.
December 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Quick thread (🧵) on some thoughts churning around my head lately:
Neural networks do not think. They are mathematical functions. They are called ‘neural networks’ because simulated neurons resemble biological neurons in the same way a bicycle resembles a horse.
Neural networks do not think. They are mathematical functions. They are called ‘neural networks’ because simulated neurons resemble biological neurons in the same way a bicycle resembles a horse.
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This is a shit show & *dangerous*, as others have pointed out. I don't find the SFWA board convincing in their actions and I find their survey to be a way of passing the buck, at best. Also, we're going to find that the amateur nature of SF media will not be up to the task of parsing all of this 8/8
December 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
This is a shit show & *dangerous*, as others have pointed out. I don't find the SFWA board convincing in their actions and I find their survey to be a way of passing the buck, at best. Also, we're going to find that the amateur nature of SF media will not be up to the task of parsing all of this 8/8
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There's more to say about this open letter, unfortunately, but bear with me, because I think it's important. For example, this response in the File 770 comments by SFWA board member Jonathan Brazee. In essence, Underwood gives cover to SFWA and vice versa. But both their positions are crap. 1/?
December 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
There's more to say about this open letter, unfortunately, but bear with me, because I think it's important. For example, this response in the File 770 comments by SFWA board member Jonathan Brazee. In essence, Underwood gives cover to SFWA and vice versa. But both their positions are crap. 1/?
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Damon Knight: holy machine learning process! it seems that people don't AI slop being eligible for the nebula!
Knight: what to do?
Knight: i'll feed the question into the bat computer
Erin Underwood: never fear, erin underwood is here!
Knight: what to do?
Knight: i'll feed the question into the bat computer
Erin Underwood: never fear, erin underwood is here!
December 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Damon Knight: holy machine learning process! it seems that people don't AI slop being eligible for the nebula!
Knight: what to do?
Knight: i'll feed the question into the bat computer
Erin Underwood: never fear, erin underwood is here!
Knight: what to do?
Knight: i'll feed the question into the bat computer
Erin Underwood: never fear, erin underwood is here!
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Underwood: in the future, today's modern now-a-go-go writer will use AI for three different things, including idea generation, editing, traslaton, idea generation, cloot, advetismmming, vvooooyyu, gliii73m, anddd yuuu
Barker:
Barker: are you a bot
Underwood: [clipping through wall] i am not a bot
Barker:
Barker: are you a bot
Underwood: [clipping through wall] i am not a bot
December 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Underwood: in the future, today's modern now-a-go-go writer will use AI for three different things, including idea generation, editing, traslaton, idea generation, cloot, advetismmming, vvooooyyu, gliii73m, anddd yuuu
Barker:
Barker: are you a bot
Underwood: [clipping through wall] i am not a bot
Barker:
Barker: are you a bot
Underwood: [clipping through wall] i am not a bot
Going through some of my old non-fiction I rediscovered my comparison of Mickey Spillane's work and P.C. Hatter/Stacy Bender's 'parody' line-by-line rewrites. (Plagiarism, frankly.)
I'm toying with the idea of doing a more affectionate analysis/rewrite on something public domain or fair use.
I'm toying with the idea of doing a more affectionate analysis/rewrite on something public domain or fair use.
Comparison between the first chapter of Mickey Spillane’s ‘I, the Jury’ and P. C. Hatter’s ‘I, the Tribunal’
Introduction. Section 1 – Opening: Mike Hammer arrives at the murder scene: Section 2 – Mike expresses his bloodlust. Section 3 – Mike and Pat talk motives. Parody, tracing, and what I would have d…
sinisbeautiful.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Going through some of my old non-fiction I rediscovered my comparison of Mickey Spillane's work and P.C. Hatter/Stacy Bender's 'parody' line-by-line rewrites. (Plagiarism, frankly.)
I'm toying with the idea of doing a more affectionate analysis/rewrite on something public domain or fair use.
I'm toying with the idea of doing a more affectionate analysis/rewrite on something public domain or fair use.
Oh I love, LOVE, spotting typos in e-mails I'm sending to writing professionals five seconds after hitting 'send'. Love it.
December 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Oh I love, LOVE, spotting typos in e-mails I'm sending to writing professionals five seconds after hitting 'send'. Love it.
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Ed's on fuckin fire with this one
December 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Ed's on fuckin fire with this one
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Visage of a Vermin Vandal (Vermin Vandal Veritas)
When no one values you, how do you find value in yourself?
A new short story, now available to the public at my scribble scrapbook site ( scribbles.malcolmfcross.com/visage-of-a-... ) as well as my main site and on Patreon.
#CrossScribbles
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When no one values you, how do you find value in yourself?
A new short story, now available to the public at my scribble scrapbook site ( scribbles.malcolmfcross.com/visage-of-a-... ) as well as my main site and on Patreon.
#CrossScribbles
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Visage of a Vermin Vandal (Vermin Vandal Veritas)
(7400 words / 30-45 minute read) * Hartley stopped dead in the office corridor, staring at Rick’s arm. “Is that shit?” “Uh, no, sir.” Rick covered the stain with his hand. “It’s iodine. We had to clea...
scribbles.malcolmfcross.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Visage of a Vermin Vandal (Vermin Vandal Veritas)
When no one values you, how do you find value in yourself?
A new short story, now available to the public at my scribble scrapbook site ( scribbles.malcolmfcross.com/visage-of-a-... ) as well as my main site and on Patreon.
#CrossScribbles
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When no one values you, how do you find value in yourself?
A new short story, now available to the public at my scribble scrapbook site ( scribbles.malcolmfcross.com/visage-of-a-... ) as well as my main site and on Patreon.
#CrossScribbles
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Like telling Rage Against The Machine to remove the line 'Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me, Motherfucker,' from Killing in the Name Of.
December 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Like telling Rage Against The Machine to remove the line 'Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me, Motherfucker,' from Killing in the Name Of.