kim
@okstaples.bsky.social
🖋️🎵🏴🌈 small queer writer with sick taste in shirts
I wonder what it's like to feel cold
July 13, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I wonder what it's like to feel cold
Boss move of the day: Was at a family wedding this weekend, and when we came to write in the guest book my cousin and his wife pulled out RUBBER STAMPS OF THEIR OWN FACES to sign it with
June 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Boss move of the day: Was at a family wedding this weekend, and when we came to write in the guest book my cousin and his wife pulled out RUBBER STAMPS OF THEIR OWN FACES to sign it with
Does anyone know if there's a way to block Anthony Fantano from appearing in any search results on any platform ever please
June 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Does anyone know if there's a way to block Anthony Fantano from appearing in any search results on any platform ever please
Why have I, a person who is allergic to almonds, come to Bakewell
June 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Why have I, a person who is allergic to almonds, come to Bakewell
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So, I think it's time I begin, in detailed specifics, talking about the mess that is Unbound / Boundless as a book publisher, in essence stealing most of a years royalties from me and many other authors, as a result of poor financial decisions, and legal BS.
Please read and share this thread.
Please read and share this thread.
May 31, 2025 at 9:33 AM
So, I think it's time I begin, in detailed specifics, talking about the mess that is Unbound / Boundless as a book publisher, in essence stealing most of a years royalties from me and many other authors, as a result of poor financial decisions, and legal BS.
Please read and share this thread.
Please read and share this thread.
Why do the announcements on Northern trains sound like the last recorded communications from 1960s astronauts before the rocket exploded
May 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Why do the announcements on Northern trains sound like the last recorded communications from 1960s astronauts before the rocket exploded
Pitchfork will be like "truly unique and amazing album, could be genre-defining, will no doubt propel the artist to timeless fame" then give it a 7.1
May 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Pitchfork will be like "truly unique and amazing album, could be genre-defining, will no doubt propel the artist to timeless fame" then give it a 7.1
Perhaps I am asking for a lot by expecting pizza restaurants, which specialise in the cooking and serving of pizza, to have implements in their kitchens that can actually cut pizza
May 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Perhaps I am asking for a lot by expecting pizza restaurants, which specialise in the cooking and serving of pizza, to have implements in their kitchens that can actually cut pizza
"tech neck wrinkles" oh my god shut upppppp
May 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"tech neck wrinkles" oh my god shut upppppp
Will I get kicked off the client's GPT if I press enter on this, do we think
May 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Will I get kicked off the client's GPT if I press enter on this, do we think
I have never known anyone who is pro LGBTQ rights ever, ever push for legislation designed to actively hurt people, that's all I'm saying
April 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I have never known anyone who is pro LGBTQ rights ever, ever push for legislation designed to actively hurt people, that's all I'm saying
Is there a way I can sip coffee continuously all day without ingesting an absurd amount of caffeine
April 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Is there a way I can sip coffee continuously all day without ingesting an absurd amount of caffeine
Tiktok just recommended I buy products from the (incredibly small and niche) workplace of someone who ghosted me, so that's quite enough social media for today, cheers
April 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Tiktok just recommended I buy products from the (incredibly small and niche) workplace of someone who ghosted me, so that's quite enough social media for today, cheers
Add Blerp To Your Stream
April 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Add Blerp To Your Stream
They should call them everywhere bagels bc that's where all the fucking poppyseeds go
March 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
They should call them everywhere bagels bc that's where all the fucking poppyseeds go
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AI disruption: "programmers and writers: occupations where the job from start to finish is as close as possible to what AI excels at: nice, clean, linear and sequential tasks, exam-style questions and essay assignments. both jobs also have high rates of contracting or freelancing."
My thoughts below
My thoughts below
In which @jburnmurdoch.ft.com concludes that AI might soon take his job.
I reckon he’s got a while yet!
www.ft.com/content/471b...
I reckon he’s got a while yet!
www.ft.com/content/471b...
Why hasn’t AI taken your job yet?
[FREE TO READ] New research shows ChatGPT’s inability to cope with ‘messy’ multitasking is still protecting some human workers
www.ft.com
March 28, 2025 at 9:29 AM
AI disruption: "programmers and writers: occupations where the job from start to finish is as close as possible to what AI excels at: nice, clean, linear and sequential tasks, exam-style questions and essay assignments. both jobs also have high rates of contracting or freelancing."
My thoughts below
My thoughts below
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The Ones Who Sprint Towards Omelas
March 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The Ones Who Sprint Towards Omelas
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23andMe has filed for bankruptcy to sell itself, which means any data they hold about you is going to change hands soon. If you're worried about your privacy don't rush in and delete your account - scramble it first. This way, any residual data they retain after deletion will be useless too 🧵
March 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
23andMe has filed for bankruptcy to sell itself, which means any data they hold about you is going to change hands soon. If you're worried about your privacy don't rush in and delete your account - scramble it first. This way, any residual data they retain after deletion will be useless too 🧵
Today: Wrote 600 words, went to the garden centre, made pesto, bought and ate an indulgent cookie, finished reading a book I've been at for a few weeks and started a new one, literally living the dream tbh!!
March 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Today: Wrote 600 words, went to the garden centre, made pesto, bought and ate an indulgent cookie, finished reading a book I've been at for a few weeks and started a new one, literally living the dream tbh!!
You deserve kindness, you dumb fuck
March 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
You deserve kindness, you dumb fuck
Forbidden white chocolate Magnum
March 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Forbidden white chocolate Magnum
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Anyway, if MailOnline are going to stick their story behind a paywall then I'm going to make mine available for free for 24 hours. So have a read, stick this in your WhatsApp group, and just help me spread the word about where to get the real thing.
www.londoncentric.media/p/harry-pott...
www.londoncentric.media/p/harry-pott...
Harry Potter and the unpaid tax bill
A London Centric investigation reveals one of the capital's most garish gift shops owes hundreds of thousands of pounds in unpaid taxes — and uncovers its mysterious owners.
www.londoncentric.media
March 13, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Anyway, if MailOnline are going to stick their story behind a paywall then I'm going to make mine available for free for 24 hours. So have a read, stick this in your WhatsApp group, and just help me spread the word about where to get the real thing.
www.londoncentric.media/p/harry-pott...
www.londoncentric.media/p/harry-pott...
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Gordon Ramsey: I ordered steak tartare and you've brought me an omelette?
waiter: yeah, chef's a minotaur, he doesn't like doing steak
GR: jesus christ, can I speak with him?
[waiter starts to gather up his ball of string and disappears into the catacombs]
GR: *whispers* fuck me
waiter: yeah, chef's a minotaur, he doesn't like doing steak
GR: jesus christ, can I speak with him?
[waiter starts to gather up his ball of string and disappears into the catacombs]
GR: *whispers* fuck me
March 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Gordon Ramsey: I ordered steak tartare and you've brought me an omelette?
waiter: yeah, chef's a minotaur, he doesn't like doing steak
GR: jesus christ, can I speak with him?
[waiter starts to gather up his ball of string and disappears into the catacombs]
GR: *whispers* fuck me
waiter: yeah, chef's a minotaur, he doesn't like doing steak
GR: jesus christ, can I speak with him?
[waiter starts to gather up his ball of string and disappears into the catacombs]
GR: *whispers* fuck me
One of you could have told me the new Gladiators has a 6ft6in lad with floppy hair named Apollo
February 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
One of you could have told me the new Gladiators has a 6ft6in lad with floppy hair named Apollo
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