meliorationale
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Monthly Halloween 84
December 1990
December 1990
December 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Monthly Halloween 84
December 1990
December 1990
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sorry I'm late! I have at last broken my silence on Pantone's Color of the Year johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/cloud-danc...
'Cloud Dancer': A Measured Response
Regarding Pantone's decision, and so on, and so forth
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
sorry I'm late! I have at last broken my silence on Pantone's Color of the Year johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/cloud-danc...
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when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
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“they want us isolated because it's easier to sell us shit…Us arguing about that is a design decision…We could be lonely together, but instead we’re arguing about who is loneliest.”
this week's post is about why all of us dream of throwing our phones into the abyss.
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/you-loneli...
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/you-loneli...
You Loneliness Was a Design Decision Made by Your Enemy
or: they want us isolated because it's easier to sell us shit
margaretkilljoy.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“they want us isolated because it's easier to sell us shit…Us arguing about that is a design decision…We could be lonely together, but instead we’re arguing about who is loneliest.”
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Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
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If you want to give/get signed books by me for the holidays, you can place an online order with Hyperbole Bookstore (a family-owned indie) in College Station, TX hyperbolebookstore.com and ask for signature via their email contact for the Murderbot books, Witch King, Queen Demon, anything in print.
Hyperbole Bookstore
A family-owned independent bookstore in College Station, TX
hyperbolebookstore.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
If you want to give/get signed books by me for the holidays, you can place an online order with Hyperbole Bookstore (a family-owned indie) in College Station, TX hyperbolebookstore.com and ask for signature via their email contact for the Murderbot books, Witch King, Queen Demon, anything in print.
Truth Coming Out of Her Well (1896)
truth coming out of her cup noodles to shame mankind
November 28, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Truth Coming Out of Her Well (1896)
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Our Black Friday deal just dropped! Discount code BFCM25 at bossfightbooks.com for 20% off your order.
November 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Our Black Friday deal just dropped! Discount code BFCM25 at bossfightbooks.com for 20% off your order.
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Seeing dudes try to step to the menswear guy makes me understand better the mentality of the regular Street Punks who keep hassling Kiryu in Act 3 of every Yakuza game when hes got all the abilities unlocked
October 13, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Seeing dudes try to step to the menswear guy makes me understand better the mentality of the regular Street Punks who keep hassling Kiryu in Act 3 of every Yakuza game when hes got all the abilities unlocked
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"don't pay attention to any of that frivolous humanities education, STEM all the way - what, do you think you can hack a computer with poetry or something?"
apparently, yes
apparently, yes
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"don't pay attention to any of that frivolous humanities education, STEM all the way - what, do you think you can hack a computer with poetry or something?"
apparently, yes
apparently, yes
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"...I am a hater, which is a kind of integrity."
"...I am more than a critic: I am a hater."
"I am here to be rude, because this is a rude technology, and it deserves a rude response."
EVERY LINE IS A GEM.
1/
"...I am more than a critic: I am a hater."
"I am here to be rude, because this is a rude technology, and it deserves a rude response."
EVERY LINE IS A GEM.
1/
I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
November 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"...I am a hater, which is a kind of integrity."
"...I am more than a critic: I am a hater."
"I am here to be rude, because this is a rude technology, and it deserves a rude response."
EVERY LINE IS A GEM.
1/
"...I am more than a critic: I am a hater."
"I am here to be rude, because this is a rude technology, and it deserves a rude response."
EVERY LINE IS A GEM.
1/
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SEGA ~$14 PS5 games sale extended on VGP buff.ly/XPBJZmb
-Persona 3 Reload
-Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth
-Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Persona 5 Strikers (PS4/Switch) $3.56/$7.12
All VGP deals buff.ly/B2wm2B6 #ad
-Persona 3 Reload
-Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth
-Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Persona 5 Strikers (PS4/Switch) $3.56/$7.12
All VGP deals buff.ly/B2wm2B6 #ad
November 19, 2025 at 1:17 AM
SEGA ~$14 PS5 games sale extended on VGP buff.ly/XPBJZmb
-Persona 3 Reload
-Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth
-Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Persona 5 Strikers (PS4/Switch) $3.56/$7.12
All VGP deals buff.ly/B2wm2B6 #ad
-Persona 3 Reload
-Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth
-Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Persona 5 Strikers (PS4/Switch) $3.56/$7.12
All VGP deals buff.ly/B2wm2B6 #ad
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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A friend found this on a car parked in Naarm last night, I have never coveted anything more in my entire life
November 16, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A friend found this on a car parked in Naarm last night, I have never coveted anything more in my entire life
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I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
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The union is asking that you not patronize any Starbucks, even ones that aren't unionized, for the duration! Time to find your new favoriteocal coffee shop. To donate to their strike fund: sbworkersunited.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The union is asking that you not patronize any Starbucks, even ones that aren't unionized, for the duration! Time to find your new favoriteocal coffee shop. To donate to their strike fund: sbworkersunited.org
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do you guys know about the jawbone of St Anthony
November 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
do you guys know about the jawbone of St Anthony
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Sandwich case a wrap as hero found not guilty; jury determines government’s case a turkey, claims ICE testimony didn’t cut the mustard
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Sandwich case a wrap as hero found not guilty; jury determines government’s case a turkey, claims ICE testimony didn’t cut the mustard
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
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TWO WEEKS UNTIL DEMONSCHOOL
November 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
TWO WEEKS UNTIL DEMONSCHOOL
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Normal people are just sick to fucking death of the cruelty and meanness
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
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Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Normal people are just sick to fucking death of the cruelty and meanness
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.