Had my first interaction with an ai receptionist. It was for a local medical office. It was very convincing with fake typing sounds. It felt like a gross deception. It felt like they were trying to fool me. It feels like something is being taken away. Like we aren't worthy of human attention. 🧵
November 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Had my first interaction with an ai receptionist. It was for a local medical office. It was very convincing with fake typing sounds. It felt like a gross deception. It felt like they were trying to fool me. It feels like something is being taken away. Like we aren't worthy of human attention. 🧵
Just imagining if we had real social safety nets, how many people would be pursuing their cool creative dreams and what a wonderful place we'd live in. People wouldn't be so mean because they wouldn't be so stressed and we'd have so much cool art and businesses.
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Just imagining if we had real social safety nets, how many people would be pursuing their cool creative dreams and what a wonderful place we'd live in. People wouldn't be so mean because they wouldn't be so stressed and we'd have so much cool art and businesses.
I loved these books, but they arent for the faint of heart. I read the Sparrow and couldn't understand why there was a sequel. Then I read Children of God and it was like a lightbulb went off and I suddenly saw the beautiful breadth of the story and the full circle of it.
Take some advice from @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social: You should read Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow. Then you should read Children of God.
Mary Doria Russell’s Children of God Is a Perfect Sequel - Reactor
Cadwell Turnbull on the triumph and tragedy of Mary Doria Russell's first contact novel.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I loved these books, but they arent for the faint of heart. I read the Sparrow and couldn't understand why there was a sequel. Then I read Children of God and it was like a lightbulb went off and I suddenly saw the beautiful breadth of the story and the full circle of it.
Men: they fuck up the entire world, but cant admit to any of it. Classic.
November 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Men: they fuck up the entire world, but cant admit to any of it. Classic.
Witcher s4: I just found out the REAL real reason Emyr wants Ciri and I screamed. What. What! WHAT!
November 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Witcher s4: I just found out the REAL real reason Emyr wants Ciri and I screamed. What. What! WHAT!
It only rook me ten years, but I've finally watched Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 2 and my main thought is this: Gale is a Mary Sue. I dont remember if there's a better explanation in the books but all of sudden, he's like special forces and maybe a pilot? Pffffft.
November 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
It only rook me ten years, but I've finally watched Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 2 and my main thought is this: Gale is a Mary Sue. I dont remember if there's a better explanation in the books but all of sudden, he's like special forces and maybe a pilot? Pffffft.
Hear ye, hear ye, let it be known throughout the land that Stitch Fix is on my shit list! And their ai customer service bot isn't doing them any favors.
November 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Hear ye, hear ye, let it be known throughout the land that Stitch Fix is on my shit list! And their ai customer service bot isn't doing them any favors.
Here's the thing, even if people could use SNAP to buy "frivolous" things, I dont care! It's not a blank check. They have a limited amount to spend and if they spend it unwisely, so what? I'd rather give people money they might spend unwisely than let people go hungry. It's as simple as that.
November 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Here's the thing, even if people could use SNAP to buy "frivolous" things, I dont care! It's not a blank check. They have a limited amount to spend and if they spend it unwisely, so what? I'd rather give people money they might spend unwisely than let people go hungry. It's as simple as that.
The big news from S4 of The Witcher isnt a new actor playing Geralt, it's the apparent cuts to the wig budget.
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The big news from S4 of The Witcher isnt a new actor playing Geralt, it's the apparent cuts to the wig budget.
I can accept that "colorways" is/was an industry term, but I simply cannot accept it being used more widely by society at large. I put my foot down!
October 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I can accept that "colorways" is/was an industry term, but I simply cannot accept it being used more widely by society at large. I put my foot down!
Can we just please make it standard for women's shoes to have at least a little cushion and arch? My feet cramp just trying on shoes these days.
October 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Can we just please make it standard for women's shoes to have at least a little cushion and arch? My feet cramp just trying on shoes these days.
I didn't know the president could just demolish the Whitehouse anytime he wanted. 🤷♀️
October 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I didn't know the president could just demolish the Whitehouse anytime he wanted. 🤷♀️
The absolute last thing I want is a computer I have to talk to. Can you imagine an office setting where everyone is speaking to their computer to accomplish things? And the computer isn't even voiced by Majel Barrett!
October 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The absolute last thing I want is a computer I have to talk to. Can you imagine an office setting where everyone is speaking to their computer to accomplish things? And the computer isn't even voiced by Majel Barrett!
It is incredibly pathetic to put ones own face on money.
October 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It is incredibly pathetic to put ones own face on money.
Dear websites: no one wants your app! Just make your website good. Jfc.
September 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Dear websites: no one wants your app! Just make your website good. Jfc.
Did you know if you drop cheese on your phone, it thinks it's your hand?
September 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Did you know if you drop cheese on your phone, it thinks it's your hand?
You know there was also a school shooting today.
September 11, 2025 at 4:32 AM
You know there was also a school shooting today.
The US is so big that "around the US" is way too vague of a statement to even answer the question.
Would it work to do a round trip by car (bookstore-to-bookstore) around the US instead of taking the plane?
(Maybe I am extremely underestimating the distances in the US...)
(Maybe I am extremely underestimating the distances in the US...)
September 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The US is so big that "around the US" is way too vague of a statement to even answer the question.
Wow The Bear season 3 really was just vibes.
September 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Wow The Bear season 3 really was just vibes.
Guys, you know how we're always thinking "haven't conservatives read the "first they came" poem? No. No they actually haven't. And they definitely grow up with it stuck on the fridge where they're reminded every day.
September 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Guys, you know how we're always thinking "haven't conservatives read the "first they came" poem? No. No they actually haven't. And they definitely grow up with it stuck on the fridge where they're reminded every day.
Dear Universe, I promise that if I win the lottery, I will create a housing community for homeless parents and the LGBTQ community. Free meals and childcare too! I'll also do other good things with it, but I just dont know the specifics right now. Thank you.
September 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Dear Universe, I promise that if I win the lottery, I will create a housing community for homeless parents and the LGBTQ community. Free meals and childcare too! I'll also do other good things with it, but I just dont know the specifics right now. Thank you.
White men are the perpetrators of most violent crimes BY FAR. So if anyone should lose rights due to the actions of their demographic, it's them. (I do not believe anyone should have their rights taken away. Just saying: logic.)
September 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
White men are the perpetrators of most violent crimes BY FAR. So if anyone should lose rights due to the actions of their demographic, it's them. (I do not believe anyone should have their rights taken away. Just saying: logic.)
I got a mean stink eye, and I'm not afraid to use it.
September 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I got a mean stink eye, and I'm not afraid to use it.
Just thinking, maybe one reason rural people are so afraid of cities is because they feel safe in their cars and are suspicious of people who are not in cars. Like I dont think its the rural bus riders who are afraid of cities.
September 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Just thinking, maybe one reason rural people are so afraid of cities is because they feel safe in their cars and are suspicious of people who are not in cars. Like I dont think its the rural bus riders who are afraid of cities.
Wyden's tactics in this hearing are looking like shit. Ihmo.
September 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Wyden's tactics in this hearing are looking like shit. Ihmo.