Sarah W
@sandrayln.bsky.social
Reader, programmer, part-time editor,
Horse mom, dog mom, lover of cats,
On an average day, very very tired.
Horse mom, dog mom, lover of cats,
On an average day, very very tired.
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i worked on the mechanics for this !! this is what ive been doing when im not working on wizards btw
A new edition of Toon: The Cartoon Roleplaying Game is coming to BackerKit! In this hilarious RPG, you'll become any human, creature, or inanimate object you can think of . . . or make up. Characters will fall down – but they'll never die. Sign up for project notifications today!
bit.ly/toon2ebk
bit.ly/toon2ebk
December 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
i worked on the mechanics for this !! this is what ive been doing when im not working on wizards btw
*narrows eyes*
I get the spirit behind the recaps and the joy in sharing them. But YouTube is telling me my personality type based on what I watched and asking me to taste how well its guess was, and Discord says I have too many things set to private for it to give me a recap.
I get the spirit behind the recaps and the joy in sharing them. But YouTube is telling me my personality type based on what I watched and asking me to taste how well its guess was, and Discord says I have too many things set to private for it to give me a recap.
December 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
*narrows eyes*
I get the spirit behind the recaps and the joy in sharing them. But YouTube is telling me my personality type based on what I watched and asking me to taste how well its guess was, and Discord says I have too many things set to private for it to give me a recap.
I get the spirit behind the recaps and the joy in sharing them. But YouTube is telling me my personality type based on what I watched and asking me to taste how well its guess was, and Discord says I have too many things set to private for it to give me a recap.
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Glad to pay my $30 in taxes for USPS. I pay more in taxes for other services that benefit Americans far less.
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Glad to pay my $30 in taxes for USPS. I pay more in taxes for other services that benefit Americans far less.
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Every single person who has honestly asked for someone to explain something like they’re five is smarter than every person who honestly issued a “Prove me wrong” challenge.
December 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Every single person who has honestly asked for someone to explain something like they’re five is smarter than every person who honestly issued a “Prove me wrong” challenge.
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HFS
A few of my film restoration buddies told me this was coming. Great to see it finally announced. The original, 1977 theatrical version of Star Wars restored for the 50th anniversary. Can't wait to see it in IMAX! gizmodo.com/star-wars-or...
It's Official: The Original Theatrical Cut of 'Star Wars' Is Coming Back to Theaters
Lucasfilm is celebrating the film's 50th anniversary on February 17, 2027, in the best possible way.
gizmodo.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
HFS
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More than anything else classism is that if you lose your company half a million you get fired, but if Zuck loses Meta 77 billion he gets paid $28 million.
Meritocracy doesn't fail due to DEI, if fails becaues we can't ever let a rich nimrod suffer consequences for any level of screwup.
Meritocracy doesn't fail due to DEI, if fails becaues we can't ever let a rich nimrod suffer consequences for any level of screwup.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
More than anything else classism is that if you lose your company half a million you get fired, but if Zuck loses Meta 77 billion he gets paid $28 million.
Meritocracy doesn't fail due to DEI, if fails becaues we can't ever let a rich nimrod suffer consequences for any level of screwup.
Meritocracy doesn't fail due to DEI, if fails becaues we can't ever let a rich nimrod suffer consequences for any level of screwup.
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This is going to sound conspiratorial, but it is serves the LLM techbros for the 'em-dash = AI' lay-belief to persist.
While em-dashes are diagnostically unreliable, it undermines the legitimacy of real writing/scholarship. And when real can't be discriminated from false, the false can thrive.
While em-dashes are diagnostically unreliable, it undermines the legitimacy of real writing/scholarship. And when real can't be discriminated from false, the false can thrive.
I don't doubt this—but it does bug me that em-dashes are used as a heuristic to spot LLM-generated text.
Fortunately I can point to my 2020 doctoral thesis and show that I was overusing and abusing ems well before el el ems.
Fortunately I can point to my 2020 doctoral thesis and show that I was overusing and abusing ems well before el el ems.
The US National Security Strategy seems to be—at least in part—written/edited by AI.
There are hallmark AI em dashes in nearly every other paragraph — shocking but unsurprising.
There are hallmark AI em dashes in nearly every other paragraph — shocking but unsurprising.
December 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM
This is going to sound conspiratorial, but it is serves the LLM techbros for the 'em-dash = AI' lay-belief to persist.
While em-dashes are diagnostically unreliable, it undermines the legitimacy of real writing/scholarship. And when real can't be discriminated from false, the false can thrive.
While em-dashes are diagnostically unreliable, it undermines the legitimacy of real writing/scholarship. And when real can't be discriminated from false, the false can thrive.
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By blocking a molecule that pushes the immune system into overdrive, a vaccine protects mice from life-threatening anaphylaxis
Experimental vaccine prevents dangerous allergic attack for a year
By blocking a molecule that pushes the immune system into overdrive, a vaccine protects mice from life-threatening anaphylaxis
www.newscientist.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:57 AM
By blocking a molecule that pushes the immune system into overdrive, a vaccine protects mice from life-threatening anaphylaxis
Adulthood involves far too much going forth and doing battle with institutional failure.
Today's foe is the pharmacy, who got a prescription called in for me at 5 pm and despite the app telling me twice that they started filling it... Had not.
Today's foe is the pharmacy, who got a prescription called in for me at 5 pm and despite the app telling me twice that they started filling it... Had not.
December 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Adulthood involves far too much going forth and doing battle with institutional failure.
Today's foe is the pharmacy, who got a prescription called in for me at 5 pm and despite the app telling me twice that they started filling it... Had not.
Today's foe is the pharmacy, who got a prescription called in for me at 5 pm and despite the app telling me twice that they started filling it... Had not.
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The *actual* old school revival we need in RPGs is that glorious post Vampire pre D20/Magic period when everyone was putting out stuff like In Nomine, Unknown Armies and Underground.
December 4, 2025 at 2:49 AM
The *actual* old school revival we need in RPGs is that glorious post Vampire pre D20/Magic period when everyone was putting out stuff like In Nomine, Unknown Armies and Underground.
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I Know What You Did Last Sumer
Students and staff at Trinity College Dublin have produced the world's first film in the ancient - and dead - Sumerian language
Watch: TCD debuts world's first film in ancient Sumerian
Students and staff at Trinity College Dublin have produced the world's first film in the ancient - and dead - Sumerian language.
www.rte.ie
December 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I Know What You Did Last Sumer
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I'm begging any artists still using Twitter claiming it's integral to their work to just leave. It's been revealed the site works off a made up "credit score" from hell and punishes you for posting like a normal human being.
Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
December 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I'm begging any artists still using Twitter claiming it's integral to their work to just leave. It's been revealed the site works off a made up "credit score" from hell and punishes you for posting like a normal human being.
Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
...Yeah, this is definitely a sinus infection.
December 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
...Yeah, this is definitely a sinus infection.
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Solo Blades writing game? YES.
Be on the lookout.
Be on the lookout.
🔪TOMORROW on ITCH 🔪
BLADES MEETS BANDIT 🔥 SCORE MEETS SEVERED SONNET ⚡ A solo+ poetry RPG set in the back alleys of Doskvol
BLADES MEETS BANDIT 🔥 SCORE MEETS SEVERED SONNET ⚡ A solo+ poetry RPG set in the back alleys of Doskvol
December 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Solo Blades writing game? YES.
Be on the lookout.
Be on the lookout.
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
Cool, cool. Thanks, brain. Appreciate the random nightmare about being caught in a volcanic eruption that's definitely not going to have me in an off mood all day.
December 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Cool, cool. Thanks, brain. Appreciate the random nightmare about being caught in a volcanic eruption that's definitely not going to have me in an off mood all day.
God, I hate shopping for cooking tools. It's always "here are my top five! This one is the most expensive and the best! This one is the budget option at 3% cheaper! If you hate yourself, go buy this option! They are all dishwasher safe, but only use the dishwasher if you hate your investment!"
December 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
God, I hate shopping for cooking tools. It's always "here are my top five! This one is the most expensive and the best! This one is the budget option at 3% cheaper! If you hate yourself, go buy this option! They are all dishwasher safe, but only use the dishwasher if you hate your investment!"
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Andrew has no garters O_o
The King has officially stripped his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of his prestigious Order of the Garter and Royal Victorian Order honours
King strips Andrew of Garter and Royal Victorian Order honours
The King has officially stripped his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of his prestigious Order of the Garter and Royal Victorian Order honours. Charles directed that Andrew’s titles should be “cance...
wp.me
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Andrew has no garters O_o
It is 37 and drizzling, and I don't wanna.
December 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
It is 37 and drizzling, and I don't wanna.
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87% of executives sitting at their desk writing prompts like "a picture of my wife coming back with the kids"
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
87% of executives sitting at their desk writing prompts like "a picture of my wife coming back with the kids"
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"Rolling two six-sided dice (2d6) gives results from 2 to 12 with a bell curve distribution. Seven being the most common result, two and twelve being the least common. But what if one could do this with a single die?"
The Eleven-Faced Die That Emulates Two Six-sided Dice
Rolling two six-sided dice (2d6) gives results from 2 to 12 with a bell curve distribution. Seven being the most common result, two and twelve being the least common. But what if one could do this …
hackaday.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"Rolling two six-sided dice (2d6) gives results from 2 to 12 with a bell curve distribution. Seven being the most common result, two and twelve being the least common. But what if one could do this with a single die?"
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If you edit CSV files a bunch, Modern CSV is so nice. It's much more lightweight than Excel and intuitive.
Visually it's very utilitarian, does not feel like a macOS app but is close enough given its other strengths.
www.moderncsv.com
Visually it's very utilitarian, does not feel like a macOS app but is close enough given its other strengths.
www.moderncsv.com
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CSV file editor application for Windows, Mac, and Linux with powerful editing tools and large file viewing. Edit CSV files for free today.
www.moderncsv.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
If you edit CSV files a bunch, Modern CSV is so nice. It's much more lightweight than Excel and intuitive.
Visually it's very utilitarian, does not feel like a macOS app but is close enough given its other strengths.
www.moderncsv.com
Visually it's very utilitarian, does not feel like a macOS app but is close enough given its other strengths.
www.moderncsv.com