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A handsome bugbear reading quite a few books
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Today marks the UK release* of @tkingfisher.com's latest book Snake-Eater, which (depending on how you define it) is her 50th book of fiction! In honor of this milestone I wanted to do a little retrospective of her 50 books
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Today marks the UK release* of @tkingfisher.com's latest book Snake-Eater, which (depending on how you define it) is her 50th book of fiction! In honor of this milestone I wanted to do a little retrospective of her 50 books
I can’t bring myself to read Bury Me In The Midnight Soil at any decent pace and I can’t put my finger on it. It is at times unique, it’s clearly queer, but it drags. I think because I often find vampire fiction tiresome. Not the book’s fault, probably mine.
November 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I can’t bring myself to read Bury Me In The Midnight Soil at any decent pace and I can’t put my finger on it. It is at times unique, it’s clearly queer, but it drags. I think because I often find vampire fiction tiresome. Not the book’s fault, probably mine.
The frustrating post of this is the lack of discernment between nearly decade old machine learning algorithms often home brewed by a company to do a job a human cannot, and the rise of generative AI and large language models that have much worse accuracy.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
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“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The frustrating post of this is the lack of discernment between nearly decade old machine learning algorithms often home brewed by a company to do a job a human cannot, and the rise of generative AI and large language models that have much worse accuracy.
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FYI,
#RomanceCon is run by Mischief Management whose founder and CEO is Melissa Anelli. She’s the author of Harry, a History, was a cohost on the Pottercast, and is still the webmaster of The Leaky Cauldron, which posted about the Wizarding World attraction on July 9th of this year.
#Romancelandia
#RomanceCon is run by Mischief Management whose founder and CEO is Melissa Anelli. She’s the author of Harry, a History, was a cohost on the Pottercast, and is still the webmaster of The Leaky Cauldron, which posted about the Wizarding World attraction on July 9th of this year.
#Romancelandia
July 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
FYI,
#RomanceCon is run by Mischief Management whose founder and CEO is Melissa Anelli. She’s the author of Harry, a History, was a cohost on the Pottercast, and is still the webmaster of The Leaky Cauldron, which posted about the Wizarding World attraction on July 9th of this year.
#Romancelandia
#RomanceCon is run by Mischief Management whose founder and CEO is Melissa Anelli. She’s the author of Harry, a History, was a cohost on the Pottercast, and is still the webmaster of The Leaky Cauldron, which posted about the Wizarding World attraction on July 9th of this year.
#Romancelandia
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Litigation as intimidation and continuation of abuse. Sexual predation is always wrong -- there's no carve-out for tolerating violent men simply because we value their art.
(Or if we agree with their political ideology/voting record, as I discussed last week re Al Franken abusing *8* accusers.)
(Or if we agree with their political ideology/voting record, as I discussed last week re Al Franken abusing *8* accusers.)
Fuck that guy, eternally. Link within to Lila Shapiro's definitive @nymag.com piece. Using this link because some folks might not be aware that NG is **suing** one of the survivors of his alleged abuse. something something "ally" something something "feminism" www.vulture.com/article/neil...
July 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Litigation as intimidation and continuation of abuse. Sexual predation is always wrong -- there's no carve-out for tolerating violent men simply because we value their art.
(Or if we agree with their political ideology/voting record, as I discussed last week re Al Franken abusing *8* accusers.)
(Or if we agree with their political ideology/voting record, as I discussed last week re Al Franken abusing *8* accusers.)
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IF YOU ARE IN ONE OF THESE DISTRICTS PLEASE MAKE A CALL RIGHT NOW
DOES NOT MATTER IF YOUR VOICE SHAKES
CALL AND SAY YOU OPPOSE BBB
Scripts here: 5calls.org
DOES NOT MATTER IF YOUR VOICE SHAKES
CALL AND SAY YOU OPPOSE BBB
Scripts here: 5calls.org
July 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
IF YOU ARE IN ONE OF THESE DISTRICTS PLEASE MAKE A CALL RIGHT NOW
DOES NOT MATTER IF YOUR VOICE SHAKES
CALL AND SAY YOU OPPOSE BBB
Scripts here: 5calls.org
DOES NOT MATTER IF YOUR VOICE SHAKES
CALL AND SAY YOU OPPOSE BBB
Scripts here: 5calls.org
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He proposes releasing some ICE prisoners to labor on farms where the employers will “own them” and be responsible for them.
Historians have spent decades meticulously proving the straight line between slavery and modern capitalism’s concept of the laborer—or we could just let them say it.
Historians have spent decades meticulously proving the straight line between slavery and modern capitalism’s concept of the laborer—or we could just let them say it.
The camp is to filter out workers for Trumps new Slavery policy where he sells them to businesses.
He says so in this video
Make Americans Slaves Again
He says so in this video
Make Americans Slaves Again
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
He proposes releasing some ICE prisoners to labor on farms where the employers will “own them” and be responsible for them.
Historians have spent decades meticulously proving the straight line between slavery and modern capitalism’s concept of the laborer—or we could just let them say it.
Historians have spent decades meticulously proving the straight line between slavery and modern capitalism’s concept of the laborer—or we could just let them say it.
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May 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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May 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
HAPPENING NOW: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was just taken into custody while protesting outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center
May 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
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Basically traps AI crawlers and sends them down an "infinite maze" of static files with no exit links, where they get stuck and thrash around for months. Once trapped, the crawlers can be fed gibberish data, aka Markov babble, which is designed to poison AI models arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers that ignore robots.txt
Attackers explain how an anti-spam defense became an AI weapon.
arstechnica.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Basically traps AI crawlers and sends them down an "infinite maze" of static files with no exit links, where they get stuck and thrash around for months. Once trapped, the crawlers can be fed gibberish data, aka Markov babble, which is designed to poison AI models arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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It’s weird to me that scholars keep writing that John Singer Sargent was a very private man who left no evidence of his sexuality when his sketches are like the definition of being horny on main, 19th century style.
May 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It’s weird to me that scholars keep writing that John Singer Sargent was a very private man who left no evidence of his sexuality when his sketches are like the definition of being horny on main, 19th century style.
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If six months ago you'd told me that in autumn 2025 I'd have to go to Canada to get my annual COVID vaccine but I wouldn't do it because coming back through immigrations was too risky for someone who had criticized the government, I would have looked at you like you were having a stroke.
In what proportions is our new NIH Director a flaming ignoramus vs. a brazen liar?
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NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya on mRNA tech:
"The next step is [to halt] the mRNA platform itself... the manufacturer has no idea what dose they're giving, no idea where it goes in the body, and whether they are producing off-target antigens"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:q25tg5qy6kzwtuecpe6b4shw/bafkreie7wm23po34vcypd5357s2a2dgav7bhdzypwmkdjgb7jxsfijjf2y@jpeg)
April 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
If six months ago you'd told me that in autumn 2025 I'd have to go to Canada to get my annual COVID vaccine but I wouldn't do it because coming back through immigrations was too risky for someone who had criticized the government, I would have looked at you like you were having a stroke.
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“Children will go hungry. And they don’t have to."
Meals-to-You sends boxes with five days’ worth of meals directly to low-income households during the summer, when kids didn’t have access to free lunch. Then DOGE swept in, and everything came to a halt.
Meals-to-You sends boxes with five days’ worth of meals directly to low-income households during the summer, when kids didn’t have access to free lunch. Then DOGE swept in, and everything came to a halt.
One of the Most Effective Programs to Reduce Child Hunger Is Caught in DOGE Limbo
Jeremy Everett, who piloted the initiative at Baylor University, is working hard to make sure kids get fed this summer. The clock is ticking.
www.texasmonthly.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:47 AM
“Children will go hungry. And they don’t have to."
Meals-to-You sends boxes with five days’ worth of meals directly to low-income households during the summer, when kids didn’t have access to free lunch. Then DOGE swept in, and everything came to a halt.
Meals-to-You sends boxes with five days’ worth of meals directly to low-income households during the summer, when kids didn’t have access to free lunch. Then DOGE swept in, and everything came to a halt.
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March 29, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Cloture has met the 60 votes to pass in the senate with the help of at least 9 Democrats: Schumer, Fetterman, Hassan, Cortez Masto, Durbin, Gillibrand, Shaheen, Schatz, and Peters.
They sold out our country to Trump and Elon. They're traitors to democracy.
They sold out our country to Trump and Elon. They're traitors to democracy.
March 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Cloture has met the 60 votes to pass in the senate with the help of at least 9 Democrats: Schumer, Fetterman, Hassan, Cortez Masto, Durbin, Gillibrand, Shaheen, Schatz, and Peters.
They sold out our country to Trump and Elon. They're traitors to democracy.
They sold out our country to Trump and Elon. They're traitors to democracy.
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We know what to do next time we're at the booth, Illinois.
Fucking embarrassment.
Fucking embarrassment.
The final tally to advance the CR is 62-38.
The Democrats who voted for cloture, giving Donald Trump everything he wants:
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gillibrand (NY)
Hassan (NH)
Peters (MI)
Schatz (HI)
Schumer (NY)
Shaheen (NH)
The Democrats who voted for cloture, giving Donald Trump everything he wants:
Cortez Masto (NV)
Durbin (IL)
Fetterman (PA)
Gillibrand (NY)
Hassan (NH)
Peters (MI)
Schatz (HI)
Schumer (NY)
Shaheen (NH)
March 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
We know what to do next time we're at the booth, Illinois.
Fucking embarrassment.
Fucking embarrassment.
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Tesla just plummeted nearly 12% in a day! Looks like people are finally waking up to Elon’s false promises and how he cares more about politics than making good products. I still say $25 is a realistic valuation, so we have a long way to go from the 129 P/E this morning.
March 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Tesla just plummeted nearly 12% in a day! Looks like people are finally waking up to Elon’s false promises and how he cares more about politics than making good products. I still say $25 is a realistic valuation, so we have a long way to go from the 129 P/E this morning.
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The Crawler's home when not vibing in the tower tunnel.
March 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The Crawler's home when not vibing in the tower tunnel.
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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️
March 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️
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I'm extra salty today, because my chronically ill, disabled, immunocompromised, elderly father, looked at me with haunted eyes and said, "And what happens if my Social Security just stops coming?"
And I wanted to burn the whole fucking world down. That he's living in fear is SO FUCKING WRONG.
And I wanted to burn the whole fucking world down. That he's living in fear is SO FUCKING WRONG.
March 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I'm extra salty today, because my chronically ill, disabled, immunocompromised, elderly father, looked at me with haunted eyes and said, "And what happens if my Social Security just stops coming?"
And I wanted to burn the whole fucking world down. That he's living in fear is SO FUCKING WRONG.
And I wanted to burn the whole fucking world down. That he's living in fear is SO FUCKING WRONG.
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We've been, correctly, beating them up for not doing anything. Today they did something and they deserve credit. Nice job, Dems. More, please.
1. Today, Senate Democrats showed spine, and killed a national transgender sports ban bill via filibuster.
Not a SINGLE Democrat voted for cloture.
S. Baum writes about what happened today, including some of the speeches.
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Not a SINGLE Democrat voted for cloture.
S. Baum writes about what happened today, including some of the speeches.
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Senate Dems Show Spine, And National Sports Ban Bill Dies
The failed legislation reflects a wider effort to disallow trans women (or anyone suspected of being a trans woman) from women’s sports and spaces.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:53 AM
We've been, correctly, beating them up for not doing anything. Today they did something and they deserve credit. Nice job, Dems. More, please.
I just have to DNF so many books these days. I can’t even tell what the plot is or the setting, these books are so meandering or vague. I feel like I can’t trust anyone’s recs anymore.
March 4, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I just have to DNF so many books these days. I can’t even tell what the plot is or the setting, these books are so meandering or vague. I feel like I can’t trust anyone’s recs anymore.