Schaffe
@loliryder.bsky.social
Screenwriter/Devotee of the Romcom. Ranter on the future of work. Lover of rhubarb. Settler on Mi'kma'ki. 🍉
Watched most of Gorky Park tonight (finishing it tomorrow because work). What an interesting film. Michael Apted was the director and no, I didn't imagine it, he did all those "28 Up" documentaries. I should find 63 Up and watch it.
January 8, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Watched most of Gorky Park tonight (finishing it tomorrow because work). What an interesting film. Michael Apted was the director and no, I didn't imagine it, he did all those "28 Up" documentaries. I should find 63 Up and watch it.
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More humility should be the order of the day. No one really knows how anything will turn out. So you might as well try to do your best and importantly to take constructive action where you can. Nothing else is within your control.
January 7, 2026 at 12:45 PM
More humility should be the order of the day. No one really knows how anything will turn out. So you might as well try to do your best and importantly to take constructive action where you can. Nothing else is within your control.
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Today is one of those days where I’m struck anew by how *bad* the internet has gotten. It’s almost unusable. Clouds, apps, advertising — nothing is where it should be and it’s nigh impossible sometimes to do basic tasks online.
January 6, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Today is one of those days where I’m struck anew by how *bad* the internet has gotten. It’s almost unusable. Clouds, apps, advertising — nothing is where it should be and it’s nigh impossible sometimes to do basic tasks online.
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This is really bad; Grok is now going into is third day of regularly producing nonconsensual deepfake pornography and nobody is doing anything about it. The "Mechahitler" and "white genocide" episodes were stopped much more quickly. I suppose this tells us all about relative priorities.
January 5, 2026 at 11:07 PM
This is really bad; Grok is now going into is third day of regularly producing nonconsensual deepfake pornography and nobody is doing anything about it. The "Mechahitler" and "white genocide" episodes were stopped much more quickly. I suppose this tells us all about relative priorities.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
Finally in bed 17 hours later and it feels like MAGIC.
The best thing about having to get up at 4am to take your kid to the airport on your first day back to work, is when you actually wake up at 2:50am and can't get back to sleep.
Sarcasm. This is sarcasm.
Sarcasm. This is sarcasm.
January 6, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Finally in bed 17 hours later and it feels like MAGIC.
On the upside, I've gotten the Genius in Spelling Bee before 9:30am.
This endless morning thing is insufferable, how do you all handle this?
This endless morning thing is insufferable, how do you all handle this?
The best thing about having to get up at 4am to take your kid to the airport on your first day back to work, is when you actually wake up at 2:50am and can't get back to sleep.
Sarcasm. This is sarcasm.
Sarcasm. This is sarcasm.
January 5, 2026 at 1:25 PM
On the upside, I've gotten the Genius in Spelling Bee before 9:30am.
This endless morning thing is insufferable, how do you all handle this?
This endless morning thing is insufferable, how do you all handle this?
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Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.
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The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
The best thing about having to get up at 4am to take your kid to the airport on your first day back to work, is when you actually wake up at 2:50am and can't get back to sleep.
Sarcasm. This is sarcasm.
Sarcasm. This is sarcasm.
January 5, 2026 at 7:44 AM
The best thing about having to get up at 4am to take your kid to the airport on your first day back to work, is when you actually wake up at 2:50am and can't get back to sleep.
Sarcasm. This is sarcasm.
Sarcasm. This is sarcasm.
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Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
January 5, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
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Two simple things will destroy the inevitability of “AI” and it’s:
- Having to pay for training data if it falls under copyright
- Making every company liable for anything the machine spits out just like a person would be
That doesn’t sound like a product we need to accept or else!
- Having to pay for training data if it falls under copyright
- Making every company liable for anything the machine spits out just like a person would be
That doesn’t sound like a product we need to accept or else!
I think any technology that dies as soon as accountability and copyright are involved is far from inevitable. In fact, I’d argue that people who find use out of so-called “AI” technology have the burden of trying to salvage anything from the wreckage.
Ex: Blockchain circa 2014-2020
Ex: Blockchain circa 2014-2020
June 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Two simple things will destroy the inevitability of “AI” and it’s:
- Having to pay for training data if it falls under copyright
- Making every company liable for anything the machine spits out just like a person would be
That doesn’t sound like a product we need to accept or else!
- Having to pay for training data if it falls under copyright
- Making every company liable for anything the machine spits out just like a person would be
That doesn’t sound like a product we need to accept or else!
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Just watched Juliet, Naked on tubi. Such a great little film, we hadnt seen it in a few years.
January 1, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Just watched Juliet, Naked on tubi. Such a great little film, we hadnt seen it in a few years.
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There’s an Arabic version of “every cloud has a silver lining” that translates to “no cows, no feeding them at dawn.” A Scots version is “today’s rain is tomorrow’s whisky.” And a Romanian phrase for looking on the bright side is un șut în fund, un pas înainte, or “a kick in the ass, a step forward”
December 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
There’s an Arabic version of “every cloud has a silver lining” that translates to “no cows, no feeding them at dawn.” A Scots version is “today’s rain is tomorrow’s whisky.” And a Romanian phrase for looking on the bright side is un șut în fund, un pas înainte, or “a kick in the ass, a step forward”
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THIS THIS THIS. ALL OF THIS
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
December 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
THIS THIS THIS. ALL OF THIS
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
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Moving into David Frum’s house to start an open-pit mine in his living room. Confident he won’t stand for “the country’s courts…inventing new obstacles to development.”
December 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Moving into David Frum’s house to start an open-pit mine in his living room. Confident he won’t stand for “the country’s courts…inventing new obstacles to development.”
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The days between Christmas and NYE are a vortex. I’m just out here vibing.
December 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The days between Christmas and NYE are a vortex. I’m just out here vibing.
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look we're all making a big bet on AI! and if it pays off as big as we hope, well, it's going to make a handful of people super rich and you're going to lose your job but get to watch mickey mouse fuck geralt from the witcher. if it doesn't pay off well then you get to pay for the bailouts
December 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
look we're all making a big bet on AI! and if it pays off as big as we hope, well, it's going to make a handful of people super rich and you're going to lose your job but get to watch mickey mouse fuck geralt from the witcher. if it doesn't pay off well then you get to pay for the bailouts
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A pair of happy hammerhead sharks
(ca. 1735 Edo period Japan)
(ca. 1735 Edo period Japan)
December 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A pair of happy hammerhead sharks
(ca. 1735 Edo period Japan)
(ca. 1735 Edo period Japan)
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My takeaway is that we have not been mean enough to the New York Times this year
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/a...
December 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My takeaway is that we have not been mean enough to the New York Times this year
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/a...
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Buttons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 28, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Buttons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.
Shout out to my kid and partner for upping their gift game this year. Last year was disappointing, ngl, but this year they were both so THOUGHTFUL. You love to see it (or be me, Christmas morning).
December 27, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Shout out to my kid and partner for upping their gift game this year. Last year was disappointing, ngl, but this year they were both so THOUGHTFUL. You love to see it (or be me, Christmas morning).
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thomas chatterton williams, whose main literary output is three memoirs of declining quality, and who has written the same essay ad nauseam for 10 years, nonetheless has a sinecure at the atlantic, a teaching job at an elite college, and a nice handful of prestigious fellowships
December 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
thomas chatterton williams, whose main literary output is three memoirs of declining quality, and who has written the same essay ad nauseam for 10 years, nonetheless has a sinecure at the atlantic, a teaching job at an elite college, and a nice handful of prestigious fellowships