Redshift
@redshiftsinger.bsky.social
🍊🏴☠️ Crew for life baby.
Ex-twit. Singer, keytarist, plant nerd etc.
30+, Any pronouns
Ex-twit. Singer, keytarist, plant nerd etc.
30+, Any pronouns
Can’t, I’m getting my kicks on Route 66
Can’t, we're living it up at the Hotel California.
Can’t. I’m wanted, dead or alive.
February 18, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Can’t, I’m getting my kicks on Route 66
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Okay, I admit not everything can be related to sports, but boy, writing can, hear me out
There's a thing called chronic training load, and slowly increasing it, and maintaining a relatively high CTL, is a key way that human beings adapt to get better
There's a thing called chronic training load, and slowly increasing it, and maintaining a relatively high CTL, is a key way that human beings adapt to get better
Also, please forgive me for ALWAYS ranting about this but:
You can't really write good stuff out of thin air. You DO need to READ.
Yes, I get and champion the Three Morning Pages, the Shitty First Draft, the 15-30 Minutes Writing Sprint, BUT you DO need to read.
Read to improve your writing.
You can't really write good stuff out of thin air. You DO need to READ.
Yes, I get and champion the Three Morning Pages, the Shitty First Draft, the 15-30 Minutes Writing Sprint, BUT you DO need to read.
Read to improve your writing.
February 18, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Okay, I admit not everything can be related to sports, but boy, writing can, hear me out
There's a thing called chronic training load, and slowly increasing it, and maintaining a relatively high CTL, is a key way that human beings adapt to get better
There's a thing called chronic training load, and slowly increasing it, and maintaining a relatively high CTL, is a key way that human beings adapt to get better
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its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further
March 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further
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People also forget that reality TV really kicked off in earnest during a huge Hollywood writers’ strike.
That just feels important to remember for some reason!
That just feels important to remember for some reason!
February 18, 2026 at 3:30 PM
People also forget that reality TV really kicked off in earnest during a huge Hollywood writers’ strike.
That just feels important to remember for some reason!
That just feels important to remember for some reason!
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and i think the example of washington — whose peer, in this regard, is frederick douglass — is a reminder that artifice and performance are important parts of democratic society, and that the contempt for virtue signaling is corrosive. virtue is meant to be signaled!
February 18, 2026 at 4:29 PM
and i think the example of washington — whose peer, in this regard, is frederick douglass — is a reminder that artifice and performance are important parts of democratic society, and that the contempt for virtue signaling is corrosive. virtue is meant to be signaled!
Oh joy, barometric migraine decided to kick off right when I have to drive in a snowstorm to get lunch and the city is once again failing to adequately maintain the roads.
February 18, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Oh joy, barometric migraine decided to kick off right when I have to drive in a snowstorm to get lunch and the city is once again failing to adequately maintain the roads.
“People who call AI ‘clanker’ really just wanna use racial slurs real bad”
Actually I’m pretty sure that the people who wanna say racial slurs real bad just say actual racial slurs.
Actually I’m pretty sure that the people who wanna say racial slurs real bad just say actual racial slurs.
February 18, 2026 at 6:51 PM
“People who call AI ‘clanker’ really just wanna use racial slurs real bad”
Actually I’m pretty sure that the people who wanna say racial slurs real bad just say actual racial slurs.
Actually I’m pretty sure that the people who wanna say racial slurs real bad just say actual racial slurs.
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LLMs are a force multiplier for the already existing Brandolini's Law:
"The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it."
"The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it."
We note that LLM boosters have a structural advantage over LLM critics because they can use LLMs to produce content in volume and overwhelm the critics, who are stuck typing stuff manually. This does not make their arguments any more credible.
February 18, 2026 at 9:57 AM
LLMs are a force multiplier for the already existing Brandolini's Law:
"The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it."
"The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it."
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Seeing guys claim that AI is *already* intelligent and capable of original thought really gives the game away. It’s not about waiting for the technology to miraculously become better, it’s about convincing you it’s something that it’s not
February 18, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Seeing guys claim that AI is *already* intelligent and capable of original thought really gives the game away. It’s not about waiting for the technology to miraculously become better, it’s about convincing you it’s something that it’s not
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short story markets these days are ruined by the inundation of AI slop submissions, forcing a lot of them to have slim windows of subs, etc. Which, sadly, didn't use to be the case. You used to be able to submit to magazines year round
& now, it seems, the slopalanche is destroying open source too
& now, it seems, the slopalanche is destroying open source too
Open-source game engine Godot is drowning in 'AI slop' code contributions: 'I don't know how long we can keep it up'
Projects like Godot are being swamped by contributors who may not even understand the code they're submitting.
www.pcgamer.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:06 PM
short story markets these days are ruined by the inundation of AI slop submissions, forcing a lot of them to have slim windows of subs, etc. Which, sadly, didn't use to be the case. You used to be able to submit to magazines year round
& now, it seems, the slopalanche is destroying open source too
& now, it seems, the slopalanche is destroying open source too
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Always look at the words they use. It's always a narrative about being left behind, never a value proposition. That's because there isn't one. LLMs are Clippy crossed with predictive text: two things you traditionally switch off if you want to get any actual work done.
Sorry to get radical but I don’t think it’s my job or yours to embrace, accept, understand - and certainly not to use - the thing being sold to us as AI. I don’t like any part of it, so I won’t. I’m missing out? Good, that’s what I want. You’re worried about me missing out? That’s fuckin weird, man.
February 18, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Always look at the words they use. It's always a narrative about being left behind, never a value proposition. That's because there isn't one. LLMs are Clippy crossed with predictive text: two things you traditionally switch off if you want to get any actual work done.
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Same applied in the UK during covid. Overnight they created clinical centres across the country in car parks, sports centres and school grounds. So why can't they do exactly the same to save the NHS and get people treated?
They literally have the power to do it, we just saw it happen!
They literally have the power to do it, we just saw it happen!
February 18, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Same applied in the UK during covid. Overnight they created clinical centres across the country in car parks, sports centres and school grounds. So why can't they do exactly the same to save the NHS and get people treated?
They literally have the power to do it, we just saw it happen!
They literally have the power to do it, we just saw it happen!
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Hey so this is important. Amazon is removing ALL erotica and new queer books from its Amazon associates program, which seems to be a first step towards delisting these books a la itchio.
This includes my book, your books, and the books you like to buy.
This is bad news, and we can expect worse
This includes my book, your books, and the books you like to buy.
This is bad news, and we can expect worse
This feels like a REALLY BIG DEAL. I personally don't buy from Amazon if I can help it, but when I Heart SapphFIC promotes my 🪐📚books, I for sure include their link.
#censorship #lgbtq+ #sapphicfiction #booksky #writersky
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How IHS is Responding to Terrifying Changes at Amazon
#censorship #lgbtq+ #sapphicfiction #booksky #writersky
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How IHS is Responding to Terrifying Changes at Amazon
How IHS is Responding to Terrifying Changes at Amazon - I Heart SapphFic
How IHS is Responding to Terrifying Changes at Amazon - TB here. This is going to be a long post, but it's worth reading. The gist of it is that Amazon is up to a bunch of terrifying nonsense, and IHS...
iheartsapphfic.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Hey so this is important. Amazon is removing ALL erotica and new queer books from its Amazon associates program, which seems to be a first step towards delisting these books a la itchio.
This includes my book, your books, and the books you like to buy.
This is bad news, and we can expect worse
This includes my book, your books, and the books you like to buy.
This is bad news, and we can expect worse
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Do you know someone (perhaps an older person?) who would love a senior cat who needs to be an only pet in a home? This isn't my shelter, but a neighboring rescue. Tiny is a 13-year-old Ragdoll. I believe her owner died. She needs to be your one and only. Hermiston, Oregon #cats
February 18, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Do you know someone (perhaps an older person?) who would love a senior cat who needs to be an only pet in a home? This isn't my shelter, but a neighboring rescue. Tiny is a 13-year-old Ragdoll. I believe her owner died. She needs to be your one and only. Hermiston, Oregon #cats
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I am more and more convinced that when cis people want to debate whether trans people get human rights, the only correct response is "I don't treat whether or not people get human rights as a debate topic or hang around people who do" followed by leaving.
February 18, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I am more and more convinced that when cis people want to debate whether trans people get human rights, the only correct response is "I don't treat whether or not people get human rights as a debate topic or hang around people who do" followed by leaving.
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Open borders create more safety than closed ones, and most of the benefits of safety are downriver from being the sort of people who keep their borders open, thereby avoiding the terrible dangers inherent to being the sort of people who would keep their borders closed.
The more of these fascist atrocities I see, the more I become an immigration maximalist. Let everyone in, give everyone work permits/green cards. Make it possible to get citizenship within a few months. Make it as easy as getting a driver's license.
February 18, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Open borders create more safety than closed ones, and most of the benefits of safety are downriver from being the sort of people who keep their borders open, thereby avoiding the terrible dangers inherent to being the sort of people who would keep their borders closed.
I save time by not wasting it asking glorified predictive text to make up a summary-shaped object that’s probably wrong or incomplete in some important ways.
If I can’t know what’s hallucinated and what’s not (because it’s research, which by definition means seeking out knowledge about something that I don’t currently have), I have to verify everything and I save zero time/lose time…OR at some point I save the time by just not verifying.
February 18, 2026 at 1:50 PM
I save time by not wasting it asking glorified predictive text to make up a summary-shaped object that’s probably wrong or incomplete in some important ways.
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Well, at least a LITTLE good news.
“The Food and Drug Administration reversed course and told Moderna it would review its application for a new flu vaccine… The FDA will now review the product in adults 50 to 64 through a regular pathway, and adults over 65 via accelerated approval with a requirement to run a post-marketing study.”
FDA reverses course, agrees to review Moderna’s flu vaccine
The FDA reversed course and told Moderna it would review its application for a new flu vaccine, the company announced Wednesday.
www.statnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Well, at least a LITTLE good news.
Thrift-shop score: the best possible cardigan for sneaky Battle Jacket cosplaying at work.
February 18, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Thrift-shop score: the best possible cardigan for sneaky Battle Jacket cosplaying at work.
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Absolutely correct, and like 99% of the time you can answer any of it with “this was the status quo for years (sometimes decades) and you didn’t have any issue with it then.” Because this is an entirely manufactured moral panic
So much anti-trans discourse is nothing but “What about (made-up bullshit about trans people?)”and you do not have to indulge this or treat it like a legitimate argument.
February 18, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Absolutely correct, and like 99% of the time you can answer any of it with “this was the status quo for years (sometimes decades) and you didn’t have any issue with it then.” Because this is an entirely manufactured moral panic
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Fun fact:
The USA has a higher GDP per capita than Canada, but individual Canadians are wealthier than individual Americans.
It's been that way for a long time.
The USA has a higher GDP per capita than Canada, but individual Canadians are wealthier than individual Americans.
It's been that way for a long time.
Wealth per Adult by Country 2026
Data on wealth per adult by country, providing insights into individuals' financial well-being in different nations.
worldpopulationreview.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Fun fact:
The USA has a higher GDP per capita than Canada, but individual Canadians are wealthier than individual Americans.
It's been that way for a long time.
The USA has a higher GDP per capita than Canada, but individual Canadians are wealthier than individual Americans.
It's been that way for a long time.
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The concentration camps will not only be for immigrants, documented or otherwise. They already aren't.
They won't only be for brown and Black people.
The targets will keep expanding. It will not end.
The only way it will is if we stop it. Both in and out of the system. There is no other way.
They won't only be for brown and Black people.
The targets will keep expanding. It will not end.
The only way it will is if we stop it. Both in and out of the system. There is no other way.
February 17, 2026 at 10:49 PM
The concentration camps will not only be for immigrants, documented or otherwise. They already aren't.
They won't only be for brown and Black people.
The targets will keep expanding. It will not end.
The only way it will is if we stop it. Both in and out of the system. There is no other way.
They won't only be for brown and Black people.
The targets will keep expanding. It will not end.
The only way it will is if we stop it. Both in and out of the system. There is no other way.
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My wife said AI in Outlook has started to send summary notes about emails and the summaries are longer than the emails and full of wrong info lol. "I got a 5 word email from my coworker that said 'Lunch will be at 1' and the summary said 'Your lunch meeting is now at 11' lmaoo
you know what would be a great way to market the AI technology you really want me to use but which I have thus far refused to touch?
what if you used it to imply that my emails are poorly written, in real time as I'm writing them, even though I'm consciously trying to avoid sounding like AI?
what if you used it to imply that my emails are poorly written, in real time as I'm writing them, even though I'm consciously trying to avoid sounding like AI?
February 17, 2026 at 8:07 PM
My wife said AI in Outlook has started to send summary notes about emails and the summaries are longer than the emails and full of wrong info lol. "I got a 5 word email from my coworker that said 'Lunch will be at 1' and the summary said 'Your lunch meeting is now at 11' lmaoo
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Only deeply sick societies spend obscene amounts on chains, cages, walls, and all-seeing cameras as opposed to stuff that fosters beauty, joy, health, people who can think, and a natural world capable of sustaining it all.
February 15, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Only deeply sick societies spend obscene amounts on chains, cages, walls, and all-seeing cameras as opposed to stuff that fosters beauty, joy, health, people who can think, and a natural world capable of sustaining it all.
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“I asked ChatGPT” yeah well I asked my autistic friend whose pattern recognition gives her borderline prophetic accuracy even though no one ever listens to her because she’s awkward and has bad timing and says the wrong thing and has no control over her body or volume or brain or
February 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM
“I asked ChatGPT” yeah well I asked my autistic friend whose pattern recognition gives her borderline prophetic accuracy even though no one ever listens to her because she’s awkward and has bad timing and says the wrong thing and has no control over her body or volume or brain or