Mira
@miraphorism.bsky.social
a menace and a magpie. queer. fandom, libraries, law, and miscellany. I say fuck a lot. I am 30 or 40 years old etc. not a professional account.
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2026 basically
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
2026 basically
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Reposting the end of a very good thread on Canada’s Public Lending Right program (getting money from your book being in libraries) just to make reading through it easier, scroll up to the top!
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It's weird to say, but my publisher (who's American) never told me to register for the public lending right
I found out via fellow Canadian authors back on old twitter. So if you know a Canadian with a book out in the past year, maybe tell them to go here?
publiclendingright.ca
I found out via fellow Canadian authors back on old twitter. So if you know a Canadian with a book out in the past year, maybe tell them to go here?
publiclendingright.ca
The Public Lending Right (PLR) Program
It pays to have your books in Canada’s libraries! Learn more about the Public Lending Right Program
publiclendingright.ca
February 18, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Reposting the end of a very good thread on Canada’s Public Lending Right program (getting money from your book being in libraries) just to make reading through it easier, scroll up to the top!
bsky.app/profile/gret...
bsky.app/profile/gret...
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“I believe that the foundation we created with Search Party, first for finding dogs, will end up becoming one of the most important pieces of tech and innovation to truly unlock the impact of our mission. You can now see a future where we are able to zero out crime in neighborhoods," the email read.
Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs
Ring's CEO told staff the feature is “first for finding dogs,” indicating a plan to expand.
www.404media.co
February 18, 2026 at 2:54 PM
“I believe that the foundation we created with Search Party, first for finding dogs, will end up becoming one of the most important pieces of tech and innovation to truly unlock the impact of our mission. You can now see a future where we are able to zero out crime in neighborhoods," the email read.
it's definitely fine to be using gen AI in confidential contexts as long as you have a strict data policy internally and your agreement with the vendor protects your data though
Microsoft said the bug meant that its Copilot AI chatbot was reading and summarizing paying customers' confidential emails, bypassing data protection policies.
Microsoft says Office bug exposed customers' confidential emails to Copilot AI | TechCrunch
Microsoft said the bug meant that its Copilot AI chatbot was reading and summarizing paying customers' confidential emails, bypassing data protection policies.
techcrunch.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:56 PM
it's definitely fine to be using gen AI in confidential contexts as long as you have a strict data policy internally and your agreement with the vendor protects your data though
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Microsoft said the bug meant that its Copilot AI chatbot was reading and summarizing paying customers' confidential emails, bypassing data protection policies.
Microsoft says Office bug exposed customers' confidential emails to Copilot AI | TechCrunch
Microsoft said the bug meant that its Copilot AI chatbot was reading and summarizing paying customers' confidential emails, bypassing data protection policies.
techcrunch.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Microsoft said the bug meant that its Copilot AI chatbot was reading and summarizing paying customers' confidential emails, bypassing data protection policies.
okay I got my tom bihn bag and I had ordered one of their mystery bags with it and I would genuinely been happy with any wild assortment of colors or patterns bc I am gonna use it for travel but they did their best to match it to the purple bag I bought and I really appreciate that level of thought.
February 18, 2026 at 12:08 AM
okay I got my tom bihn bag and I had ordered one of their mystery bags with it and I would genuinely been happy with any wild assortment of colors or patterns bc I am gonna use it for travel but they did their best to match it to the purple bag I bought and I really appreciate that level of thought.
broken clocks etc
Turkey's Erdogan says Israel's recognition of Somaliland benefits nobody reut.rs/4rriY38
Turkey's Erdogan says Israel's recognition of Somaliland benefits nobody
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Israel's recognition of the breakaway Republic of Somaliland would not benefit Somaliland or the region.
reut.rs
February 18, 2026 at 12:01 AM
broken clocks etc
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Today is the first day of Ramadan, the first day of Adar, Lunar New Year and Mardi Gras.
This means that for one reason or another, the majority of humans on the planet have a reason to eat fried food, and that is beautiful.
This means that for one reason or another, the majority of humans on the planet have a reason to eat fried food, and that is beautiful.
Ramadan Mubarak!
Kung Hei Fat Choi!
Laissez bon temps rouler!
Hodesh Adar tov!
Y'ALL
⭐
Kung Hei Fat Choi!
Laissez bon temps rouler!
Hodesh Adar tov!
Y'ALL
⭐
February 17, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Today is the first day of Ramadan, the first day of Adar, Lunar New Year and Mardi Gras.
This means that for one reason or another, the majority of humans on the planet have a reason to eat fried food, and that is beautiful.
This means that for one reason or another, the majority of humans on the planet have a reason to eat fried food, and that is beautiful.
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Not saying I think about the structural problems with A Song of Ice and Fire too much, but the other day I had a dream that 'The Winds of Winter' came out, and that it had an entirely new set of POV characters: historians trying to piece together how the war *really* ended a thousand years later.
February 17, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Not saying I think about the structural problems with A Song of Ice and Fire too much, but the other day I had a dream that 'The Winds of Winter' came out, and that it had an entirely new set of POV characters: historians trying to piece together how the war *really* ended a thousand years later.
kind of hating the package setup at the new place. I get home after the main office has closed and before security arrives.
February 17, 2026 at 11:54 PM
kind of hating the package setup at the new place. I get home after the main office has closed and before security arrives.
trying to figure out why literally everything is annoying me rn and just gotta look at the calendar
February 17, 2026 at 11:18 PM
trying to figure out why literally everything is annoying me rn and just gotta look at the calendar
it's truly wild to see the same ftc that has my tiny law library association jackboot stepping over antitrust threats going after the chamber of commerce lol
February 17, 2026 at 10:36 PM
it's truly wild to see the same ftc that has my tiny law library association jackboot stepping over antitrust threats going after the chamber of commerce lol
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libs getting the chamber of commerce in the national divorce, sure, why not, welcome aboard
www.reuters.com/world/us-cou...
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February 17, 2026 at 8:38 PM
libs getting the chamber of commerce in the national divorce, sure, why not, welcome aboard
www.reuters.com/world/us-cou...
www.reuters.com/world/us-cou...
I really wanted to travel internationally in my 40s but I'm starting to think I should renew my stupid annual pass bc the closest I'm getting to Greece in this economy is the food and wine festival at Epcot.
February 17, 2026 at 10:33 PM
I really wanted to travel internationally in my 40s but I'm starting to think I should renew my stupid annual pass bc the closest I'm getting to Greece in this economy is the food and wine festival at Epcot.
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with apologies to mike primavera
February 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
with apologies to mike primavera
I was in my "laws should fucking mean things" bag today in class making my students research bad executive orders across party lines. I hate legal instruments being used in ways they shouldn't be used.
February 17, 2026 at 8:51 PM
I was in my "laws should fucking mean things" bag today in class making my students research bad executive orders across party lines. I hate legal instruments being used in ways they shouldn't be used.
one of my most toxic opinions is that highly specialized and localized lawmaking is the behavior of medieval city-states and I don't know if we should really be trying to encourage that in our municipalities
February 17, 2026 at 8:44 PM
one of my most toxic opinions is that highly specialized and localized lawmaking is the behavior of medieval city-states and I don't know if we should really be trying to encourage that in our municipalities
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Centuries-old immortal but also you just like, have a job. "Did you know Charlemagne?" No, man I was working on a boat for like a hundred years. "Did you meet Winston Churchill?" *why would I have met Winston Churchill*
February 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Centuries-old immortal but also you just like, have a job. "Did you know Charlemagne?" No, man I was working on a boat for like a hundred years. "Did you meet Winston Churchill?" *why would I have met Winston Churchill*
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there was a good bit in the Highlander TV show when his girlfriend finds out he's immortal and keeps asking him about famous historic figures and he has to be like, "yeah I didn't know that guy, I was in France then" and I think that's funny, too.
imagine if you were a vampire that lived for 100s of years but you just had a regular guy's memory. Like a normal person. "What was Venice like in the 14th century" Ahhh, I don't...I don't fucking remember. There was a guy, Vincenzo? Maybe that was the 15th century. Wait, did I live in Venice?
February 17, 2026 at 4:46 PM
there was a good bit in the Highlander TV show when his girlfriend finds out he's immortal and keeps asking him about famous historic figures and he has to be like, "yeah I didn't know that guy, I was in France then" and I think that's funny, too.
I'm on a fucking cursed train this morning. Took five full minutes for the door to open after it changed position twice on the platform. now it's been sitting here another five minutes and just opened the doors for more passengers. is the guy up front alive??
February 17, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I'm on a fucking cursed train this morning. Took five full minutes for the door to open after it changed position twice on the platform. now it's been sitting here another five minutes and just opened the doors for more passengers. is the guy up front alive??
every time I start to take a look at universal standard I just feel like the styles are too fucking shapeless and unflattering for that money
February 16, 2026 at 11:19 PM
every time I start to take a look at universal standard I just feel like the styles are too fucking shapeless and unflattering for that money
Area Eldest Daughter Reacts With "Oh no! Anyway."
Area Dad Suffers Massive Nothing To Worry About https://theonion.com/area-dad-suffers-massive-nothing-to-worry-about-1819571358/
February 16, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Area Eldest Daughter Reacts With "Oh no! Anyway."
kind of wish I'd taken the metro today bc I'm eepy and need the walk and don't want to drive. thought it was gonna rain tho.
February 16, 2026 at 10:04 PM
kind of wish I'd taken the metro today bc I'm eepy and need the walk and don't want to drive. thought it was gonna rain tho.
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normally in japan they have to blur this kinda stuff out
Good morning! Please enjoy this ad for cream pies...by McDonald's
February 16, 2026 at 9:46 PM
normally in japan they have to blur this kinda stuff out
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Writing a fix-it AU for a fandom who's just experienced The Horrors is like how I imagine it was being a medieval innkeeper during a blizzard or something
Yes good people come and sit by my fire nothing can hurt you here
Yes good people come and sit by my fire nothing can hurt you here
February 16, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Writing a fix-it AU for a fandom who's just experienced The Horrors is like how I imagine it was being a medieval innkeeper during a blizzard or something
Yes good people come and sit by my fire nothing can hurt you here
Yes good people come and sit by my fire nothing can hurt you here