Hemidemisemiferal
@mfwebb.bsky.social
Screaming into the zeitgeist.
Literary, musical misc. Cats (also possums, deer, and bears). TNR.
She/her. 🇺🇸 🇨🇦
hookswaltz.blogspot.com
Literary, musical misc. Cats (also possums, deer, and bears). TNR.
She/her. 🇺🇸 🇨🇦
hookswaltz.blogspot.com
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Hemidemisemiferal
@mfwebb.bsky.social
· Jul 27
There's nothing to make you feel more like an impostor than realizing you've spent years misspelling the word impostor.
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White House Reclassifies Nursing As Hobby https://theonion.com/white-house-reclassifies-nursing-as-hobby/
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
White House Reclassifies Nursing As Hobby https://theonion.com/white-house-reclassifies-nursing-as-hobby/
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I’m still flabbergasted — and not a little bummed out — that we could write a long series of stories listing zillionaire after zillionaire who didn’t pay taxes for years and years — and basically nothing happened
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I’m still flabbergasted — and not a little bummed out — that we could write a long series of stories listing zillionaire after zillionaire who didn’t pay taxes for years and years — and basically nothing happened
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hey don't be so hard on yourselves; it delivered oceans of sensitive government and citizen data to billionaires
Musk’s DOGE Quietly Killed Off After Delivering Almost Nothing
The agency disbanded eight months ahead of schedule.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
hey don't be so hard on yourselves; it delivered oceans of sensitive government and citizen data to billionaires
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“stop using lithium-ion batteries for Rad Power Bikes e-bikes, model numbers RP-1304 and HL-RP-S1304” ebike peeps heads up
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“stop using lithium-ion batteries for Rad Power Bikes e-bikes, model numbers RP-1304 and HL-RP-S1304” ebike peeps heads up
I've lived in the PNW long enough now to recognize the precise mood that means it's time to increase the Seasonal Affective Disorder life hacks before I pull an Ishmael and start following funeral processions down the street.
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I've lived in the PNW long enough now to recognize the precise mood that means it's time to increase the Seasonal Affective Disorder life hacks before I pull an Ishmael and start following funeral processions down the street.
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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I know all the various defenses of piracy, and can agree with some of them (preservation is important!) but when it comes to books, there really ain't any excuse I buy. More than any other medium, authors directly rely on royalties from purchases. Every purchase gets them income, even from big pubs.
Do not steal books, I beg. Borrow from a library. Libraries lend e-books!
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I know all the various defenses of piracy, and can agree with some of them (preservation is important!) but when it comes to books, there really ain't any excuse I buy. More than any other medium, authors directly rely on royalties from purchases. Every purchase gets them income, even from big pubs.
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A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
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Trump's Pentagon threatens to recall Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, to active duty status in order to prosecute him - days after Trump criticized him and five other Democrats and said they could be executed for a video saying troops could refuse to obey illegal orders.
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Trump's Pentagon threatens to recall Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, to active duty status in order to prosecute him - days after Trump criticized him and five other Democrats and said they could be executed for a video saying troops could refuse to obey illegal orders.
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Making my master's no longer a professional degree. Wow.
“As part of the BBB the Dept of Education just proposed a reclassification of a professional degree and it means fewer students will qualify for the higher loan limits they need for grad school, ...excluded incl many fields dominated by women like healthcare, counseling, and social work."
Outrage over Trump’s bill reclassifying nursing as not a ‘professional degree’ for college students
Nursing organizations warn limiting access to student funding ‘threatens the very foundation of patient care’
www.yahoo.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Making my master's no longer a professional degree. Wow.
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Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
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Lol I was just about to make this connection bc they do make this pitch constantly and it says so much about them
People like sharing media! It's one of the main things about media! People watch bad movies on purpose just to enjoy shared context around media
People like sharing media! It's one of the main things about media! People watch bad movies on purpose just to enjoy shared context around media
the loss of shared context is also why i don’t know why they think we all want hyper-personalized tv shows and movies. i like being able to watch and discuss the same film!
November 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Lol I was just about to make this connection bc they do make this pitch constantly and it says so much about them
People like sharing media! It's one of the main things about media! People watch bad movies on purpose just to enjoy shared context around media
People like sharing media! It's one of the main things about media! People watch bad movies on purpose just to enjoy shared context around media
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I think the shortest version of why LLMs are an anti education technology is that education is fundamentally about making shared context to understand ourselves, each other, and the world
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
November 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I think the shortest version of why LLMs are an anti education technology is that education is fundamentally about making shared context to understand ourselves, each other, and the world
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
A movie that takes place where you're from.
Somehow I have never seen this, and I'm okay with that.
Somehow I have never seen this, and I'm okay with that.
November 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
Somehow I have never seen this, and I'm okay with that.
Somehow I have never seen this, and I'm okay with that.
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We have updated our Christmas offerings with some new treasures.
These are some of my creations that are currently available to bring some holiday magic to your gift giving or decor.
If you could help me find a home for them with a like or share, I'd be most grateful 🙏🇨🇦
#pottery #art #christmas
These are some of my creations that are currently available to bring some holiday magic to your gift giving or decor.
If you could help me find a home for them with a like or share, I'd be most grateful 🙏🇨🇦
#pottery #art #christmas
November 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
We have updated our Christmas offerings with some new treasures.
These are some of my creations that are currently available to bring some holiday magic to your gift giving or decor.
If you could help me find a home for them with a like or share, I'd be most grateful 🙏🇨🇦
#pottery #art #christmas
These are some of my creations that are currently available to bring some holiday magic to your gift giving or decor.
If you could help me find a home for them with a like or share, I'd be most grateful 🙏🇨🇦
#pottery #art #christmas
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GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository
www.animal-photo-references.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
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If I get 10,000 people to watch my horror doc then I can pay to finish my film Preacher Six. That is not too much to ask is it? Please repost. :)
👻 Would you swim in the most haunted lake in America? My horror documentary "Haunted Lake Lanier" is now on Amazon Prime — and it’s already getting under people’s skin. 🎬 Watch it now for $1.59 →
www.amazon.com/gp/video/det...
📣 Please retweet to keep indie film alive! #SupportIndieFilm
www.amazon.com/gp/video/det...
📣 Please retweet to keep indie film alive! #SupportIndieFilm
November 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
If I get 10,000 people to watch my horror doc then I can pay to finish my film Preacher Six. That is not too much to ask is it? Please repost. :)
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Happy Max Headroom Signal Hijacking Day to all who celebrate it
a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a microphone .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a microphone .
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Happy Max Headroom Signal Hijacking Day to all who celebrate it
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If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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5 things you shouldn’t 3D print at home, even though you can
(The food safety thing is the reason I didn't print bunches of my tea bag mug-hugger to mail to everyone. Though I'm super careful to keep him above the tea-line )
share.google/17Yr9GFSg21P...
(The food safety thing is the reason I didn't print bunches of my tea bag mug-hugger to mail to everyone. Though I'm super careful to keep him above the tea-line )
share.google/17Yr9GFSg21P...
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM
5 things you shouldn’t 3D print at home, even though you can
(The food safety thing is the reason I didn't print bunches of my tea bag mug-hugger to mail to everyone. Though I'm super careful to keep him above the tea-line )
share.google/17Yr9GFSg21P...
(The food safety thing is the reason I didn't print bunches of my tea bag mug-hugger to mail to everyone. Though I'm super careful to keep him above the tea-line )
share.google/17Yr9GFSg21P...