RLBartlett
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
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Hahaha, right?! Or what about mandatory disclosures for the discrepancy between the salaries of the CEO and their lowest paid worker? That would be so funny, right?! Let’s do it as a funny joke!!!
"Why stop at AI use? We could have mandatory disclosures for what shampoo brand the developer uses" — Epic boss Tim Sweeney says Steam should ditch its AI generated content disclosure. https://bit.ly/4a193vt
November 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Hahaha, right?! Or what about mandatory disclosures for the discrepancy between the salaries of the CEO and their lowest paid worker? That would be so funny, right?! Let’s do it as a funny joke!!!
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I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
I told someone I only watch chaotic cooking shows and they asked my recommendations, so here are three:
For a cooking show with strange challenges, try dropout's Gastronauts.
Comedians choose challenges for real life chefs to do, like asking for the heaviest meal or one that includes a word puzzle
For a cooking show with strange challenges, try dropout's Gastronauts.
Comedians choose challenges for real life chefs to do, like asking for the heaviest meal or one that includes a word puzzle
November 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I told someone I only watch chaotic cooking shows and they asked my recommendations, so here are three:
For a cooking show with strange challenges, try dropout's Gastronauts.
Comedians choose challenges for real life chefs to do, like asking for the heaviest meal or one that includes a word puzzle
For a cooking show with strange challenges, try dropout's Gastronauts.
Comedians choose challenges for real life chefs to do, like asking for the heaviest meal or one that includes a word puzzle
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Dan Levy openly says that Schitt's Creek would not have survived anywhere except the CBC because it was weird and took a season or so to find its feet... Just for reference if you wanna know the ROI on this approach to supporting creative things.
Canada made weird tv shows because it was all being done with government funded art grant money so they fell in this wacky middle ground between “shoestring budget” and “no expectation to generate shareholder value” which is really the best way to make art
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Dan Levy openly says that Schitt's Creek would not have survived anywhere except the CBC because it was weird and took a season or so to find its feet... Just for reference if you wanna know the ROI on this approach to supporting creative things.
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Wonder Woman's lasso, but instead of the truth, it makes anyone touching it say nice things about themselves, even if they don't mean it.
November 27, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Wonder Woman's lasso, but instead of the truth, it makes anyone touching it say nice things about themselves, even if they don't mean it.
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when contemplating whether to participate in news cycle chatter* it's good to ask "might I more fruitfully spend my keystrokes reminding people that wolves are cool and badass"
*not gonna call it "discourse" I'm reclaiming discourse for undergrad semioticians
*not gonna call it "discourse" I'm reclaiming discourse for undergrad semioticians
November 27, 2025 at 2:27 AM
when contemplating whether to participate in news cycle chatter* it's good to ask "might I more fruitfully spend my keystrokes reminding people that wolves are cool and badass"
*not gonna call it "discourse" I'm reclaiming discourse for undergrad semioticians
*not gonna call it "discourse" I'm reclaiming discourse for undergrad semioticians
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there comes a moment about five minutes after encountering a lost dog when you stop actively looking for a panicked owner and start to imagine a life with the dog. which makes the owner’s eventual appearance pretty bittersweet
November 27, 2025 at 3:10 AM
there comes a moment about five minutes after encountering a lost dog when you stop actively looking for a panicked owner and start to imagine a life with the dog. which makes the owner’s eventual appearance pretty bittersweet
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My final thought on the piracy discussion... probably... this time?
AO3 is Right. There.
It's not all werewolf fated mates or whatever you've heard.
There's a lot of stuff that just takes place in the same world as something you've heard of.
AO3 is Right. There.
It's not all werewolf fated mates or whatever you've heard.
There's a lot of stuff that just takes place in the same world as something you've heard of.
November 27, 2025 at 3:48 AM
My final thought on the piracy discussion... probably... this time?
AO3 is Right. There.
It's not all werewolf fated mates or whatever you've heard.
There's a lot of stuff that just takes place in the same world as something you've heard of.
AO3 is Right. There.
It's not all werewolf fated mates or whatever you've heard.
There's a lot of stuff that just takes place in the same world as something you've heard of.
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Media piracy pisses me off so fucking much. “I want to have this thing and it costs more than I want to pay and the first thing matters and the second doesn’t.” Shut the fuck up. Libraries are free and they rule and they have most of the stuff you want.
I imagine most of the people trying to claim that stealing indie ebooks is leftism simply have never had to worry about paying rent or for groceries but sorry, your desire for free luxury goods is outweighed by the material needs of their creators
November 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Media piracy pisses me off so fucking much. “I want to have this thing and it costs more than I want to pay and the first thing matters and the second doesn’t.” Shut the fuck up. Libraries are free and they rule and they have most of the stuff you want.
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Libraries aren't just books. They provide gathering places, free internet, and programs like story hours and classes and films. Using your library demonstrates to your local government its importance to your community and can affect funding decisions.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Libraries aren't just books. They provide gathering places, free internet, and programs like story hours and classes and films. Using your library demonstrates to your local government its importance to your community and can affect funding decisions.
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I work in an industry where I am allowed to make zero mistakes (made literally two in over twenty years -- the last one so minor there was uncertainty whether it happened at all but took a month investigating it) so to see a model with a 'only' 48% fail rate touted as gaining traction is bizarre
I work in an industry where I am allowed to make zero mistakes (made literally two in over twenty years -- the last one so minor there was uncertainty whether it happened at all but took a month investigating it) so to see a model with a 'only' 48% fail rate touted as gaining traction is bizarre
Found this absolute graph crime, where the dot that is lowest apparently has 48 % fail rate!?
#graphcrime #dataviz #ai
#graphcrime #dataviz #ai
November 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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I work in an industry where I am allowed to make zero mistakes (made literally two in over twenty years -- the last one so minor there was uncertainty whether it happened at all but took a month investigating it) so to see a model with a 'only' 48% fail rate touted as gaining traction is bizarre
I work in an industry where I am allowed to make zero mistakes (made literally two in over twenty years -- the last one so minor there was uncertainty whether it happened at all but took a month investigating it) so to see a model with a 'only' 48% fail rate touted as gaining traction is bizarre
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CDC website altered at Robert F. Kennedy's behest to reflect his belief that "all events depicted in the film Ghostbusters really happened."
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
CDC website altered at Robert F. Kennedy's behest to reflect his belief that "all events depicted in the film Ghostbusters really happened."
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Continuing to boost for my friends in Gaza, please share these posts and consider donating if you can! We need to help them retain visibility
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Continuing to boost for my friends in Gaza, please share these posts and consider donating if you can! We need to help them retain visibility
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From the new HBO documentary Thoughts & Prayers that looks into the impact of the $3 billion active shooter preparedness industry on schools and communities.
If you're not American/don't live in the US, I'm asking you to please not comment.
If you're not American/don't live in the US, I'm asking you to please not comment.
November 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
From the new HBO documentary Thoughts & Prayers that looks into the impact of the $3 billion active shooter preparedness industry on schools and communities.
If you're not American/don't live in the US, I'm asking you to please not comment.
If you're not American/don't live in the US, I'm asking you to please not comment.
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I’m just gonna say, I agree we need a better option than Amazon but can you not repost my books and tell people not to buy them off Amazon? Like wtf. I’m an indie author on disability.
Fuck off.
Fuck off.
November 26, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I’m just gonna say, I agree we need a better option than Amazon but can you not repost my books and tell people not to buy them off Amazon? Like wtf. I’m an indie author on disability.
Fuck off.
Fuck off.
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As an author, I don't make a whole lot of money, but at the same time I need to read a lot of books to stay aware of trends and support my fellow authors. Obviously if I spend all my profits on other people's books, I'm not coming out ahead!
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
As an author, I don't make a whole lot of money, but at the same time I need to read a lot of books to stay aware of trends and support my fellow authors. Obviously if I spend all my profits on other people's books, I'm not coming out ahead!
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
So: ways to read lots of indie books for cheap.
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Poetry Comics Month, Day 23: Infinite Senryu
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Poetry Comics Month, Day 23: Infinite Senryu
Forbes: "$28 Billion Hemp Industry Faces Extinction With Government Re-Opening"
The tobacco lobby: Heyyy besties. Now that vape shops are closing, let's chat
The tobacco lobby: Heyyy besties. Now that vape shops are closing, let's chat
I might have posted this before but I am still looking for a situation where this panel would be relevant as a reaction pic. I haven’t found it yet, so the search continues.
November 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Forbes: "$28 Billion Hemp Industry Faces Extinction With Government Re-Opening"
The tobacco lobby: Heyyy besties. Now that vape shops are closing, let's chat
The tobacco lobby: Heyyy besties. Now that vape shops are closing, let's chat
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The pressure to take drugs as a teenager was really overhyped, but it has NOTHING on the pressure to eat 100g of protein daily in my 30s.
November 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The pressure to take drugs as a teenager was really overhyped, but it has NOTHING on the pressure to eat 100g of protein daily in my 30s.
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There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
November 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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A reminder that writing books is hard, and if you find it difficult, it’s not because you’re bad at it, it’s because it’s hard.
November 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
A reminder that writing books is hard, and if you find it difficult, it’s not because you’re bad at it, it’s because it’s hard.