barbex 🌈 🚫AI
@barbex.bsky.social
writing, reading, gaming, fanfic. occasional raging. not acting my age since before the internet. angry engineer. feminist. german she\her. 🔗 AO3/barbex, on tumblr: the960writers, the-wip-project, barbex, on threads: @barbarabecc
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It's true, it's so fucking true. The first thing outta the holster when these jokers try to square up is how looooong their little prompt took them to write.
Like a 12-year-old on DeviantArt. This drawing took me THREE DAYS, so you better comment!
Like a 12-year-old on DeviantArt. This drawing took me THREE DAYS, so you better comment!
AI art guys try to sell the tech as a great time-saver/labor-equalizer but also insist it requires LOTS of skill and work. It’s a funny negotiation that gets to the emptiness in how some people see art. Hyper outcome-focused but unsure of how to measure that artistic outcome except by time invested.
November 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
It's true, it's so fucking true. The first thing outta the holster when these jokers try to square up is how looooong their little prompt took them to write.
Like a 12-year-old on DeviantArt. This drawing took me THREE DAYS, so you better comment!
Like a 12-year-old on DeviantArt. This drawing took me THREE DAYS, so you better comment!
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It’s #LaunchDay for the ANTIFA LIT JOURNAL, VOLUME 2: HUNGRY WORK, a collection by talented, brave creators willing to stand up to fascists’ threats. Order yours now! bit.ly/AV2HW And register for the Anti-Fascist Write-athon here: bit.ly/AFWa
November 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It’s #LaunchDay for the ANTIFA LIT JOURNAL, VOLUME 2: HUNGRY WORK, a collection by talented, brave creators willing to stand up to fascists’ threats. Order yours now! bit.ly/AV2HW And register for the Anti-Fascist Write-athon here: bit.ly/AFWa
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Art is an act of hope. Writing is an act of rebellion. The world will always need more stories--from real human beings, not bullshit plagiarism machines. Every book is a love story from the author, and every reader is fighting the war against cruelty, ignorance, and hopelessness. We are fighting.
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Art is an act of hope. Writing is an act of rebellion. The world will always need more stories--from real human beings, not bullshit plagiarism machines. Every book is a love story from the author, and every reader is fighting the war against cruelty, ignorance, and hopelessness. We are fighting.
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This is why you have to love the work. When publishing and fortune kick you in the face, the page will still be there for you. When all you get are nos, the story will be your yes. You can't count on sales or marketing money, but you can count on the feeling of flow, of creation, the joy of art.
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This is why you have to love the work. When publishing and fortune kick you in the face, the page will still be there for you. When all you get are nos, the story will be your yes. You can't count on sales or marketing money, but you can count on the feeling of flow, of creation, the joy of art.
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I feel like evacuating a city of 14 million because they are going to run out of water should be a bigger story regardless of where it is.
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I feel like evacuating a city of 14 million because they are going to run out of water should be a bigger story regardless of where it is.
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Not to mention that Youtube and sites like Drawabox are very much free online resources to learn art at your pace. Any piece of paper and writing implement are good to go for traditional art anytime?
Art hasn't been this freely accessible in a long time, and they say we're gatekeeping???
Art hasn't been this freely accessible in a long time, and they say we're gatekeeping???
November 21, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Not to mention that Youtube and sites like Drawabox are very much free online resources to learn art at your pace. Any piece of paper and writing implement are good to go for traditional art anytime?
Art hasn't been this freely accessible in a long time, and they say we're gatekeeping???
Art hasn't been this freely accessible in a long time, and they say we're gatekeeping???
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unclear to me why i haven't seen a single elected calling for impeachment today 🤷
We've all said this for years, but it's absolutely essential: he must be impeached and removed from office. Any "leader" who's not on board with that is no leader at all.
Insanity
November 21, 2025 at 5:16 AM
unclear to me why i haven't seen a single elected calling for impeachment today 🤷
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I feel like the last couple decades of "is representation good or not?" discourse missed more important questions of "how fragile is representation?", "what do we do when multiple industries eliminate it as an intentional move against us?" and "how can we sustain queer artists when shit goes south?"
"According to the report, [...]during the 2024-25 television season, queer characters increased across platforms by 4%, bringing the total to 489. However, the Thursday report found that 41% of those characters will not return." www.thewrap.com/glaad-where-...
Nearly Half of All LGBTQ+ Characters Will Disappear From TV Next Season, GLAAD Study Finds
The 2024-25 TV season recorded 489 queer characters across broadcast, cable and screenings, but cancellations and plot find a deep decline to come
www.thewrap.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I feel like the last couple decades of "is representation good or not?" discourse missed more important questions of "how fragile is representation?", "what do we do when multiple industries eliminate it as an intentional move against us?" and "how can we sustain queer artists when shit goes south?"
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As it's tradition, I suppose I may ask for shares on my birthday~ ⭐
Some of my favorite works from this year, which was much more focused on Seelys than before.
I can't tell what's in story for my creative hobbies. Maybe some animation, mini painting or trying gamedev again ?
Some of my favorite works from this year, which was much more focused on Seelys than before.
I can't tell what's in story for my creative hobbies. Maybe some animation, mini painting or trying gamedev again ?
November 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM
As it's tradition, I suppose I may ask for shares on my birthday~ ⭐
Some of my favorite works from this year, which was much more focused on Seelys than before.
I can't tell what's in story for my creative hobbies. Maybe some animation, mini painting or trying gamedev again ?
Some of my favorite works from this year, which was much more focused on Seelys than before.
I can't tell what's in story for my creative hobbies. Maybe some animation, mini painting or trying gamedev again ?
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Not now unexpected structure in the solar system’s Kuiper belt!
November 20, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Not now unexpected structure in the solar system’s Kuiper belt!
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Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
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Selling NSFW art gets you kicked out of every major payment processor but doing actual sex trafficking doesn't >.>
Rich people really can get away with any and everything
Rich people really can get away with any and everything
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Selling NSFW art gets you kicked out of every major payment processor but doing actual sex trafficking doesn't >.>
Rich people really can get away with any and everything
Rich people really can get away with any and everything
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"The publisher, Quentin Wilson, said in an email on Tuesday that the episode was...upsetting for the production and design teams that worked hard on the books."
Yeah? Work harder. This output is an insult to the authors, the industry, and frankly anyone with eyes.
Yeah? Work harder. This output is an insult to the authors, the industry, and frankly anyone with eyes.
What an appalling choice by the publisher to submit gen AI covers for their authors' books to a CONTEST, and I'm glad the awards pushed back against the use of gen AI and disqualified them. Heartbroken for the authors who didn't know, though.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/b...
These Books Were Judged by Their A.I. Covers, and Disqualified
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"The publisher, Quentin Wilson, said in an email on Tuesday that the episode was...upsetting for the production and design teams that worked hard on the books."
Yeah? Work harder. This output is an insult to the authors, the industry, and frankly anyone with eyes.
Yeah? Work harder. This output is an insult to the authors, the industry, and frankly anyone with eyes.
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I've said in the past that I don't write for skimmers. If you skip past something and get confused, well Mr. Policeman, I gave you all the words.
So I'm certainly not going to write for scrapers and summarizers either 🤷♀️
So I'm certainly not going to write for scrapers and summarizers either 🤷♀️
Saw a post today that advised writers to stop writing as if a human will read it and start writing for an LLM that will be summarising.
As someone who really enjoyed trying to develop a peculiar but readable authorial voice, I find this incredibly depressing.
As someone who really enjoyed trying to develop a peculiar but readable authorial voice, I find this incredibly depressing.
November 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I've said in the past that I don't write for skimmers. If you skip past something and get confused, well Mr. Policeman, I gave you all the words.
So I'm certainly not going to write for scrapers and summarizers either 🤷♀️
So I'm certainly not going to write for scrapers and summarizers either 🤷♀️
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listen to this king. a team with low morale is ineffective. relatedly, a team with high morale is effective. also relatedly: we are going to win
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
listen to this king. a team with low morale is ineffective. relatedly, a team with high morale is effective. also relatedly: we are going to win
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Thread. “AI is patching up the holes in conspiracy theories and so making them seem more reasonable, making them easier to spread and more resilient to collapse” was not on my bingo card.
AI relieves the pressure of cognitive dissonance. That’s … not great.
AI relieves the pressure of cognitive dissonance. That’s … not great.
Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Thread. “AI is patching up the holes in conspiracy theories and so making them seem more reasonable, making them easier to spread and more resilient to collapse” was not on my bingo card.
AI relieves the pressure of cognitive dissonance. That’s … not great.
AI relieves the pressure of cognitive dissonance. That’s … not great.
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electrons
I laughed at loud. These people are so pathetic; our enemies are numbskulls. They will kill us all and still not know hs physics.
COWEN: The stupidest question possible: Why don’t we just make more GPUs?
ALTMAN: Because we need to make more electrons.
conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/sam...
COWEN: The stupidest question possible: Why don’t we just make more GPUs?
ALTMAN: Because we need to make more electrons.
conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/sam...
November 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
electrons
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Human brains produce new ideas every second of every day. Sit down with a tiny child and ask them to explain something they're doing and you will hear half a dozen of them. Ideas are what humans *do*. The idea is by far the easiest part of any creative process.
But the point (there is a point) is, people fetishise the idea over the hard work of plotting and character development and research and internal consistency and just writing the fucker, because the Idea is the sparkly magic bit.
And this is what makes them put value in the AI prompt.
And this is what makes them put value in the AI prompt.
November 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Human brains produce new ideas every second of every day. Sit down with a tiny child and ask them to explain something they're doing and you will hear half a dozen of them. Ideas are what humans *do*. The idea is by far the easiest part of any creative process.
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Makes my stomach hurt every time I see it, knowing not one cowardly, feckless piece of garbage journalist colleague spoke up for her. Not one.
Why should I pay attention to any of these desperate social climbing gizzards when they allow that, and so much else?
Why should I pay attention to any of these desperate social climbing gizzards when they allow that, and so much else?
can’t stop thinking about “quiet piggy” and what an uproar that would’ve caused in any other news environment
November 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Makes my stomach hurt every time I see it, knowing not one cowardly, feckless piece of garbage journalist colleague spoke up for her. Not one.
Why should I pay attention to any of these desperate social climbing gizzards when they allow that, and so much else?
Why should I pay attention to any of these desperate social climbing gizzards when they allow that, and so much else?
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lol people need to stop getting okey doked by people who would GLADLY sacrifice your well being to make a buck.
MTG is no different than the man she pledged allegiance to. She's no longer getting the spoils of her loyalty and this is her revenge tour.
MTG is no different than the man she pledged allegiance to. She's no longer getting the spoils of her loyalty and this is her revenge tour.
I'd be really curious if someone better versed in feminist theory wrote about what's happening on the right. Because between Greene, Mace, and Bobert, we've got this bloc forming of women who seem tired of serving a patriarchy of sex criminals. And their rhetoric is starting to lean that direction.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I was called a traitor by a man that I fought for 6 years for. I gave him my loyalty for free. I've never owed him anything. Let me tell you what a traitor is -- a traitor is an American that serves foreign countries."
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
lol people need to stop getting okey doked by people who would GLADLY sacrifice your well being to make a buck.
MTG is no different than the man she pledged allegiance to. She's no longer getting the spoils of her loyalty and this is her revenge tour.
MTG is no different than the man she pledged allegiance to. She's no longer getting the spoils of her loyalty and this is her revenge tour.
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Absolutely egregious from the people who bought the three oldest magazines in SFF and are attempting to convert them into a giant funnel of monetizable IP
This postscript is so telling of what trying to negotiate with MRM is like. Massive respect for Scott in sticking to his principles and not allowing them to bully or gaslight him into signing. I'm disgusted that this is still happening to authors. No market is worth this.
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Absolutely egregious from the people who bought the three oldest magazines in SFF and are attempting to convert them into a giant funnel of monetizable IP
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As they say, every accusation is a confession. The man is a pig.
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 AM
As they say, every accusation is a confession. The man is a pig.
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