Scribbler Hackit
@scribblerhackit.bsky.social
Bookworming. Writing. Losing sleep over the state of the world.
Author of THE MYRIAD OF SIMON HANSEN, a meandering, egghead gay romance(?) set in a Dublin bookshop in the 90s.
https://myriadofsimonhansen.com/
Author of THE MYRIAD OF SIMON HANSEN, a meandering, egghead gay romance(?) set in a Dublin bookshop in the 90s.
https://myriadofsimonhansen.com/
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We can all agree we DON’T want engineers and doctors not learning their stuff and relying on biased computing instead, yeah? 😭
"Millions of students cant do their homework because ChatGPT is offline" is a horrifying headline to see because if we dont fix this shit ASAP we're going to have an entire fucking generation that has no actual educations.
Engineers and Doctors who have to pull up ChatGPT to do even the basic shit.
Engineers and Doctors who have to pull up ChatGPT to do even the basic shit.
November 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
We can all agree we DON’T want engineers and doctors not learning their stuff and relying on biased computing instead, yeah? 😭
Defended both that heinous demon as well as t'other heinous demon who walks among humankind as "Andrew Tate". In a stroke.
It's not "Days since Trump showed his rotted heart" but minutes. Seconds. Y'all are gonna need a bigger chalkboard.
It's not "Days since Trump showed his rotted heart" but minutes. Seconds. Y'all are gonna need a bigger chalkboard.
Just so we're clear: President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the killing of Washington Post opinion columnist Jamal Khashoggi, saying "things happen.” www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
The de facto Saudi ruler was branded a pariah in 2018 after the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Now, U.S.-Saudi relations are approaching a high point.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Defended both that heinous demon as well as t'other heinous demon who walks among humankind as "Andrew Tate". In a stroke.
It's not "Days since Trump showed his rotted heart" but minutes. Seconds. Y'all are gonna need a bigger chalkboard.
It's not "Days since Trump showed his rotted heart" but minutes. Seconds. Y'all are gonna need a bigger chalkboard.
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My bus driver just called out the people watching videos on speaker and I think we should make him mayor
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
My bus driver just called out the people watching videos on speaker and I think we should make him mayor
I truly feel like a freak for always finding the woods to be the most comforting of places, even at night. And yet I totally love folktales too. 🤷♂️
Readers, as you may know, I love Epping Forest, and have written a book about how woodlands have haunted our human imagination for as long as we have been able to think. Well, my pre-schooler is currently refusing to go into Epping Forest “because of creatures like the Gruffalo”...
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I truly feel like a freak for always finding the woods to be the most comforting of places, even at night. And yet I totally love folktales too. 🤷♂️
MC is a reflexive liar who will withhold key facts about himself or even outright dissemble to protect his privacy. It's connected to his trauma and trust issues, but still. It's a gamble if people can forgive this--or trust him in return.
What's the biggest flaw in your main character? #WritingPrompt
November 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
MC is a reflexive liar who will withhold key facts about himself or even outright dissemble to protect his privacy. It's connected to his trauma and trust issues, but still. It's a gamble if people can forgive this--or trust him in return.
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The first episode of The Clangers was originally broadcast on this day in 1969.
November 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The first episode of The Clangers was originally broadcast on this day in 1969.
THIS. THIS right here is what GenAI sloppers can't ever have or revel in: the joy and memory and meaning attached to the creative process, which is partly what gives the creation itself worth to both creator and those seeing it later. ❤️
It was great to finally see a Hoopoe for the first time, I caught this one flicking up cockroaches to swallow!
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
#birds #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
November 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
THIS. THIS right here is what GenAI sloppers can't ever have or revel in: the joy and memory and meaning attached to the creative process, which is partly what gives the creation itself worth to both creator and those seeing it later. ❤️
For those who love reading about close kin giving grumpy men the middle finger before running off to live their best lives, have I got a book for you... myriadofsimonhansen.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
For those who love reading about close kin giving grumpy men the middle finger before running off to live their best lives, have I got a book for you... myriadofsimonhansen.com
This whole "15 is different from 8" thing is really shaking me up rn. Those people are ghouls who ease the path for abusers, full stop. A grown man on you at 15 is *terrifying*.
November 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This whole "15 is different from 8" thing is really shaking me up rn. Those people are ghouls who ease the path for abusers, full stop. A grown man on you at 15 is *terrifying*.
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The thing I despise is inhumanity. It’s not really a political position, it’s an existential one. But if your political party manoeuvres itself into a place where it practises and promotes inhumanity, I will despise you.
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The thing I despise is inhumanity. It’s not really a political position, it’s an existential one. But if your political party manoeuvres itself into a place where it practises and promotes inhumanity, I will despise you.
If only. Too bad (as SF writers have grieved for years), techbros are techbros precisely because they lack the human and critical-thought chips that allow them 1. to interact with art normally and 2. care enough to even try. Instead they think slop is the same as creating (exhibit a).
What if the techbros viewed every Black Mirror episode as the warning they were meant to be instead of a marketing idea?
November 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
If only. Too bad (as SF writers have grieved for years), techbros are techbros precisely because they lack the human and critical-thought chips that allow them 1. to interact with art normally and 2. care enough to even try. Instead they think slop is the same as creating (exhibit a).
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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Honestly have no idea what some people get out of using AI for writing. Just had all the parts of a story idea click into place and it’s such a satisfying feeling. Why the hell would anyone want to outsource creativity?
November 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Honestly have no idea what some people get out of using AI for writing. Just had all the parts of a story idea click into place and it’s such a satisfying feeling. Why the hell would anyone want to outsource creativity?
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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It's not something I aspire to as such, but I would like to go to my grave having never been the kind of person where, when ppl hear you had a heart attack, have reactions varying from quiet unspoken relief to laughter and fire emojis
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
It's not something I aspire to as such, but I would like to go to my grave having never been the kind of person where, when ppl hear you had a heart attack, have reactions varying from quiet unspoken relief to laughter and fire emojis
Looking back, for long form, I'd say 30% to 40%, so a significant amount.
How much of your writing occurs during the revision process? Before I started planning a few chapters ahead at a time, a lot. Now it’s a marginal amount #writingq #WritingCommunity
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Looking back, for long form, I'd say 30% to 40%, so a significant amount.
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The "AI" situation is like when your parents bought you some really ugly shit, but it cost a lot so you're wearing it whether you like it or not, mister
November 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The "AI" situation is like when your parents bought you some really ugly shit, but it cost a lot so you're wearing it whether you like it or not, mister
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The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
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Publishing tends to feel very appeal-to-tradition, and I truly believe it's led to stagnation in what is available to readers, while also shutting out marginalized authors.
I am just one person. In private, a lot of my fellow authors are frustrated with the industry but are afraid to speak out. 2/
I am just one person. In private, a lot of my fellow authors are frustrated with the industry but are afraid to speak out. 2/
November 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Publishing tends to feel very appeal-to-tradition, and I truly believe it's led to stagnation in what is available to readers, while also shutting out marginalized authors.
I am just one person. In private, a lot of my fellow authors are frustrated with the industry but are afraid to speak out. 2/
I am just one person. In private, a lot of my fellow authors are frustrated with the industry but are afraid to speak out. 2/
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🏺 Look at this gorgeous Iron Age jug from Cyprus whose spout is formed by another jug held by a tiny woman!
#Matriarcha
#Matriarcha
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
🏺 Look at this gorgeous Iron Age jug from Cyprus whose spout is formed by another jug held by a tiny woman!
#Matriarcha
#Matriarcha
Why humanities edu matters: Just saw several posts in a row in my feed of people "verifying" facts using Chat or Google's AI overview.
D'fck?
(Instant block bc there's already enough misinfo on social media ffs)
D'fck?
(Instant block bc there's already enough misinfo on social media ffs)
November 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Why humanities edu matters: Just saw several posts in a row in my feed of people "verifying" facts using Chat or Google's AI overview.
D'fck?
(Instant block bc there's already enough misinfo on social media ffs)
D'fck?
(Instant block bc there's already enough misinfo on social media ffs)
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"people in cities hate farms and the rural way of life" wrong. People in cities hate leaf blowers
November 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
"people in cities hate farms and the rural way of life" wrong. People in cities hate leaf blowers
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 18181999:
"Write what you know" is limiting advice, which leads to limited writing. Instead, know what you're writing about. That means due diligence: good research, wide reading, specialist help and advice if you need it. Stay curious. Try new ideas. No limits.
"Write what you know" is limiting advice, which leads to limited writing. Instead, know what you're writing about. That means due diligence: good research, wide reading, specialist help and advice if you need it. Stay curious. Try new ideas. No limits.
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 18181999:
"Write what you know" is limiting advice, which leads to limited writing. Instead, know what you're writing about. That means due diligence: good research, wide reading, specialist help and advice if you need it. Stay curious. Try new ideas. No limits.
"Write what you know" is limiting advice, which leads to limited writing. Instead, know what you're writing about. That means due diligence: good research, wide reading, specialist help and advice if you need it. Stay curious. Try new ideas. No limits.
Trad-pubbed my tenth? short story under another name, but also indie-pushed MYRIAD 1 and 2 out into the world under this nom de plume. My most personal work ever, being semi-autobiographical.
Just feel relieved. Reception barely matters.
Just feel relieved. Reception barely matters.
People are doing year wrap-ups already (give December a chance, people!) buuuut I'm curious -- What's the thing that's most dear to you that you've published this year and why?
November 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Trad-pubbed my tenth? short story under another name, but also indie-pushed MYRIAD 1 and 2 out into the world under this nom de plume. My most personal work ever, being semi-autobiographical.
Just feel relieved. Reception barely matters.
Just feel relieved. Reception barely matters.