Jen
@ladyjenpool.bsky.social
Librarian. Voracious reader and knitter. Oxford comma. Awkward panda. Deadpool stan. Daria-esque.
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look i think if your bomb ends up being uxo in lebanon it belongs to lebanon now
November 30, 2025 at 11:44 PM
look i think if your bomb ends up being uxo in lebanon it belongs to lebanon now
5 young friends go camping, find a staircase. One of them climbs it and vanishes. Years later the 4 get together, climb a staircase in the woods and end up in the house from hell.
The least likeable characters but a tightly written story about friendship and facing yourself and how trauma lingers
The least likeable characters but a tightly written story about friendship and facing yourself and how trauma lingers
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
5 young friends go camping, find a staircase. One of them climbs it and vanishes. Years later the 4 get together, climb a staircase in the woods and end up in the house from hell.
The least likeable characters but a tightly written story about friendship and facing yourself and how trauma lingers
The least likeable characters but a tightly written story about friendship and facing yourself and how trauma lingers
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I’ll put it this way: I have significantly more optimism that we can beat this particular set of fascists than I do that Dems will do what is necessary not to hand the country right back over to the next batch four year later
No value, no villain, no vision. Sounds like the tagline for the earnings call of a collapsing appliance retailer
November 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I’ll put it this way: I have significantly more optimism that we can beat this particular set of fascists than I do that Dems will do what is necessary not to hand the country right back over to the next batch four year later
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Capricorn: On the plus side, your death will prove that at least one cryptid is real.
November 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Capricorn: On the plus side, your death will prove that at least one cryptid is real.
That's why I downloaded LibreOffice and didn't look back.
Me: Word processing program I can use forever, please?
Microsoft: Monthly subscription?
Me: No, I want to own...
Microsoft: Monthly subscription it is.
Me: *sigh*
Microsoft: Save to OneDrive by default settings activated.
Microsoft: Monthly subscription?
Me: No, I want to own...
Microsoft: Monthly subscription it is.
Me: *sigh*
Microsoft: Save to OneDrive by default settings activated.
November 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
That's why I downloaded LibreOffice and didn't look back.
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As someone who works in the tech industry--absolutely.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
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tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM
As someone who works in the tech industry--absolutely.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
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If I were a ghost showing up during a seance, I'd probably keep apologizing for not being scary enough and then I'd somehow trip on an ottoman even though I would be incorporeal.
November 30, 2025 at 5:16 AM
If I were a ghost showing up during a seance, I'd probably keep apologizing for not being scary enough and then I'd somehow trip on an ottoman even though I would be incorporeal.
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Potential broad-spectrum antiviral. Shows efficacy against some of the worst shit. Utterly amazing news.
We're close to the world's first-ever broad-spectrum antiviral. In a breakthrough, researchers at the City University of New York have identified a promising path to the development of an antiviral that could be used to fight a wide range of deadly viruses, including future pandemic threats.
November 30, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Potential broad-spectrum antiviral. Shows efficacy against some of the worst shit. Utterly amazing news.
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Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
MIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce
Artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, across finance, health care and professional services, according to MIT's study.
www.cnbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Making banana bread for my spawn to take home with them tomorrow
November 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Making banana bread for my spawn to take home with them tomorrow
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This AP news story is incredible from front to back but I wanted to flag something super serious and wildly illegal that may have flown under the radar. It’s called parallel construction and it’s when intel is washed from spy agencies and used by local cops. apnews.com/article/immi...
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Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This AP news story is incredible from front to back but I wanted to flag something super serious and wildly illegal that may have flown under the radar. It’s called parallel construction and it’s when intel is washed from spy agencies and used by local cops. apnews.com/article/immi...
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Did you know that letters mailed to Santa go on the USPS Operation Santa page where you can read them, adopt one and send them their wished for gift? (Anonymity is protected all around) www.uspsoperationsanta.com
USPS Operation Santa® Program
Adopt a child's letter to Santa this holiday season with the USPS Operation Santa® program. Spread holiday cheer and help make a child's holiday wish come true.
www.uspsoperationsanta.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Did you know that letters mailed to Santa go on the USPS Operation Santa page where you can read them, adopt one and send them their wished for gift? (Anonymity is protected all around) www.uspsoperationsanta.com
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Like all "AI is going to steal everyone's job" articles, this is just nonsense. If this is true (and it's not), about 17 million workers in the US would be on the verge of being unemployed, *more than triple* the current rate, and I'm sorry, this is just obviously not going to happen.
MIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce
Artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, across finance, health care and professional services, according to MIT's study.
www.cnbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Like all "AI is going to steal everyone's job" articles, this is just nonsense. If this is true (and it's not), about 17 million workers in the US would be on the verge of being unemployed, *more than triple* the current rate, and I'm sorry, this is just obviously not going to happen.
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Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
Cat has the whole couch and decides to sleep like this.
November 29, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Cat has the whole couch and decides to sleep like this.
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These guys are great! I donate every year and may I suggest that some of the crafts they sell on behalf of the elders make great Christmas presents?
Time once again to rep my favorite place for giving: anelder.org - they supply food, firewood and supplies for traditional crafting to Navajo Elders. If you have the cash, please give these folks a hand.
November 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
These guys are great! I donate every year and may I suggest that some of the crafts they sell on behalf of the elders make great Christmas presents?
Did you know that letters mailed to Santa go on the USPS Operation Santa page where you can read them, adopt one and send them their wished for gift? (Anonymity is protected all around) www.uspsoperationsanta.com
USPS Operation Santa® Program
Adopt a child's letter to Santa this holiday season with the USPS Operation Santa® program. Spread holiday cheer and help make a child's holiday wish come true.
www.uspsoperationsanta.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Did you know that letters mailed to Santa go on the USPS Operation Santa page where you can read them, adopt one and send them their wished for gift? (Anonymity is protected all around) www.uspsoperationsanta.com
Everyone else has a winter coat on.
Me and my kid are only in sweatshirts. I just checked the weather. It's 34 degrees. We are a hardy breed.
Me and my kid are only in sweatshirts. I just checked the weather. It's 34 degrees. We are a hardy breed.
November 29, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Everyone else has a winter coat on.
Me and my kid are only in sweatshirts. I just checked the weather. It's 34 degrees. We are a hardy breed.
Me and my kid are only in sweatshirts. I just checked the weather. It's 34 degrees. We are a hardy breed.
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Discworld QOTD, from Interesting Times
“‘Am I alone in thinking, by the way, that it doesn’t add to the status of the University to have an ape on the faculty?’
‘Yes,’ said Ridcully flatly. ‘You are. We’ve got the only librarian who can rip off your arm with his leg. People respect that.’”
“‘Am I alone in thinking, by the way, that it doesn’t add to the status of the University to have an ape on the faculty?’
‘Yes,’ said Ridcully flatly. ‘You are. We’ve got the only librarian who can rip off your arm with his leg. People respect that.’”
Discworld QOTD, from The Color of Magic
November 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Interesting Times
“‘Am I alone in thinking, by the way, that it doesn’t add to the status of the University to have an ape on the faculty?’
‘Yes,’ said Ridcully flatly. ‘You are. We’ve got the only librarian who can rip off your arm with his leg. People respect that.’”
“‘Am I alone in thinking, by the way, that it doesn’t add to the status of the University to have an ape on the faculty?’
‘Yes,’ said Ridcully flatly. ‘You are. We’ve got the only librarian who can rip off your arm with his leg. People respect that.’”
Now reading The Staircase In The Woods by @chuckwendig.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Now reading The Staircase In The Woods by @chuckwendig.bsky.social
Me, on my way into a bookstore today: you are an adult. You have a budget.
Me in the bookstore: just one more can't hurt
Me paying for a stack of books: you motherfucker
Me in the bookstore: just one more can't hurt
Me paying for a stack of books: you motherfucker
November 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Me, on my way into a bookstore today: you are an adult. You have a budget.
Me in the bookstore: just one more can't hurt
Me paying for a stack of books: you motherfucker
Me in the bookstore: just one more can't hurt
Me paying for a stack of books: you motherfucker
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Minnesota Wild and FanDuel Sports Network are celebrating Native American Heritage Day today with a first-of-its-kind broadcast in the Ojibwe-language. Indigenous language speakers Maajiigoneyaash, Ombishkebines and Ginoonde will call the game between the Wild and Colorado Avalanche, MPR reported.
Ojibwe-language broadcast coming to Friday's Minnesota Wild game
Chato Ombishkebines Gonzalez, one of the announcers, told Cathy Wurzer about preparing for the professional hockey broadcast and what it means to be part of the experience.
www.mprnews.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Minnesota Wild and FanDuel Sports Network are celebrating Native American Heritage Day today with a first-of-its-kind broadcast in the Ojibwe-language. Indigenous language speakers Maajiigoneyaash, Ombishkebines and Ginoonde will call the game between the Wild and Colorado Avalanche, MPR reported.
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An experiment I recommend is putting your phone on silent on the other side of a room, or in a different room, from wherever you're watching a movie.
Each time you feel that twitch to check your phone? That's not the movie's fault. It's because they got you hooked and stole your attention span.
Each time you feel that twitch to check your phone? That's not the movie's fault. It's because they got you hooked and stole your attention span.
Oh my god. She's 1000% right. This makes so much sense.
(Credit: Saradoesbookstuff on insta)
(Credit: Saradoesbookstuff on insta)
November 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
An experiment I recommend is putting your phone on silent on the other side of a room, or in a different room, from wherever you're watching a movie.
Each time you feel that twitch to check your phone? That's not the movie's fault. It's because they got you hooked and stole your attention span.
Each time you feel that twitch to check your phone? That's not the movie's fault. It's because they got you hooked and stole your attention span.
Since my kid is not going to be able to be here for Christmas, they got their presents today. After the struggle of trying to get them to tell me something, anything about board games they would like, I settled on Gloom, Innovation and Smash Up. It was a success!
November 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Since my kid is not going to be able to be here for Christmas, they got their presents today. After the struggle of trying to get them to tell me something, anything about board games they would like, I settled on Gloom, Innovation and Smash Up. It was a success!