Rebecca M.
@chocoholicbec.bsky.social
Bookworm, singer, nerd, spoonie, ND, Jewish, useless bisexual. Tired leftist. History lover. White, cis, she/her.
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Love to see the Sedgwick County Zoo putting out a good explainer on why GenAI slop videos of animals are a problem & how to identify them! It’s succinct, easy to read, and doesn’t shame people for not knowing better. A+ useful link to share with family and friends.
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
The Reality of AI Animal Content – Sedgwick County Zoo
If you spend any time on social media, you’ve probably seen them – bears bouncing on trampolines, apes caught on doorbell cameras, or “rescued” wild animals acting in ways that seem too good to be…
scz.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Love to see the Sedgwick County Zoo putting out a good explainer on why GenAI slop videos of animals are a problem & how to identify them! It’s succinct, easy to read, and doesn’t shame people for not knowing better. A+ useful link to share with family and friends.
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
scz.org/blog/the-rea...
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this is so incredibly embarrassing. why on earth would you ask an LLM to generate fake archival resources when you could instead use a Victorian antiquarian
Folks might not know a lot of people are getting *very* upset that the materials they request are not available in the libraries/archives they're requesting from.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
We're getting lots here at the Library of Virginia: requests of documents likely surfaced by large language models that *do not exist*.
I wish a notice like this wasn't necessary.
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
December 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
this is so incredibly embarrassing. why on earth would you ask an LLM to generate fake archival resources when you could instead use a Victorian antiquarian
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it intensely angers me every time I open a book PDF in Acrobat and the software reminds me that I’m reading a Long Document and gee, wouldn’t I prefer a summary instead
I am not a first grade child who requires the easy-reader version of big kid books, demon machine
I am not a first grade child who requires the easy-reader version of big kid books, demon machine
Tech bros shocked that normal human beings enjoy thinking
December 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
it intensely angers me every time I open a book PDF in Acrobat and the software reminds me that I’m reading a Long Document and gee, wouldn’t I prefer a summary instead
I am not a first grade child who requires the easy-reader version of big kid books, demon machine
I am not a first grade child who requires the easy-reader version of big kid books, demon machine
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Absolutely buzzing over this new video of a rarely seen giant squid
December 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Absolutely buzzing over this new video of a rarely seen giant squid
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not sure how to square ‘no one person can be reasonably expected to pay for every media subscription’ with ‘sorely underpaid writers need to make a living’ but my inclination is not to locate that problem with any of the broke ass people on either end of the complaint
December 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
not sure how to square ‘no one person can be reasonably expected to pay for every media subscription’ with ‘sorely underpaid writers need to make a living’ but my inclination is not to locate that problem with any of the broke ass people on either end of the complaint
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What grinds my gears is when ppl point out “hey you got some antisemitism in your antiZionism” and instead of being like “shit, thanks, lemme read some sources on that trope so I can avoid it” the response is often “fuck off Zionist shill” regardless of the politics of the person pointing it out
antizionism isn’t inherently antisemitism but a hell of a lot of antisemites use antizionism as cover and way too many antizionists fall for it over and over again
As much as I want us to guard against characterizing criticism of Israeli policy as inherently antisemitic man it really fucking sucks that there are so many pro-Palestinian voices out there who truly could not spot Good Ole Fashioned Judenhaß if it bit them on the ass
December 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
What grinds my gears is when ppl point out “hey you got some antisemitism in your antiZionism” and instead of being like “shit, thanks, lemme read some sources on that trope so I can avoid it” the response is often “fuck off Zionist shill” regardless of the politics of the person pointing it out
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So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
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It is December which means that it is once again time to share that the Yiddish word for marshmallow is “shney-kishele,” literally LITTLE SNOW PILLOW
December 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It is December which means that it is once again time to share that the Yiddish word for marshmallow is “shney-kishele,” literally LITTLE SNOW PILLOW
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"Emperor Tiddles! We have just received a report! The Earthman yet lives!"
"WHAT? GORDON'S ALIVE?"
"WHAT? GORDON'S ALIVE?"
Searching for a new litterbox and dying laughing at this cat who looks like a toilet astronaut.
December 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
"Emperor Tiddles! We have just received a report! The Earthman yet lives!"
"WHAT? GORDON'S ALIVE?"
"WHAT? GORDON'S ALIVE?"
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My cat, an idiot: Those ornaments look exactly like my toys. Why can’t I play with them?
Me, pinnacle of animals: That felt frog wearing a top hat is to celebrate The Lord
Me, pinnacle of animals: That felt frog wearing a top hat is to celebrate The Lord
December 3, 2023 at 1:13 AM
My cat, an idiot: Those ornaments look exactly like my toys. Why can’t I play with them?
Me, pinnacle of animals: That felt frog wearing a top hat is to celebrate The Lord
Me, pinnacle of animals: That felt frog wearing a top hat is to celebrate The Lord
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Had a dream last night that was the usual mess, but at the end, I was watching a giant polar bear walk toward me, carrying a volcano like a snailshell on its back.
“Welp,” I said to the person next to me, “that’s either a god or a Pokemon.”
“Welp,” I said to the person next to me, “that’s either a god or a Pokemon.”
December 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Had a dream last night that was the usual mess, but at the end, I was watching a giant polar bear walk toward me, carrying a volcano like a snailshell on its back.
“Welp,” I said to the person next to me, “that’s either a god or a Pokemon.”
“Welp,” I said to the person next to me, “that’s either a god or a Pokemon.”
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you know that internet funny person you have an intense parasocial relationship with? they told me you'd be great friends or even lovers if you ever actually meet
August 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
you know that internet funny person you have an intense parasocial relationship with? they told me you'd be great friends or even lovers if you ever actually meet
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One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.
December 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.
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choo choo, motherfucker
December 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
choo choo, motherfucker
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"That's the thing about learning. You get to keep it "
From Hemlock and Silver by @tkingfisher.com
From Hemlock and Silver by @tkingfisher.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"That's the thing about learning. You get to keep it "
From Hemlock and Silver by @tkingfisher.com
From Hemlock and Silver by @tkingfisher.com
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Frank Sinatra almost got into a fist fight with Bing Crosby on the set of High Society to defend the dignity of Louis Armstrong, who was added to the production due to Sinatra’s advocacy. It’s not hard to find PSAs for tolerance that Sinatra filmed!
December 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Frank Sinatra almost got into a fist fight with Bing Crosby on the set of High Society to defend the dignity of Louis Armstrong, who was added to the production due to Sinatra’s advocacy. It’s not hard to find PSAs for tolerance that Sinatra filmed!
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I fucking love memes you can understand through the language barrier, holy shit
December 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I fucking love memes you can understand through the language barrier, holy shit
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did… did the dog write this recipe
December 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
did… did the dog write this recipe
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It only took four of us making a two-minute public comment about the library at the city council meeting for the councilors to restore the funding the mayor’s office had cut.
I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.
December 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It only took four of us making a two-minute public comment about the library at the city council meeting for the councilors to restore the funding the mayor’s office had cut.
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A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
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This is so accurate it causes me mild physical pain.
December 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This is so accurate it causes me mild physical pain.
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🎶And I can see you
Your bronze shield shining in the sun
Your hair all black and a nifty little kilt on
i can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of Sumer have gone🎶
Your bronze shield shining in the sun
Your hair all black and a nifty little kilt on
i can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of Sumer have gone🎶
December 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🎶And I can see you
Your bronze shield shining in the sun
Your hair all black and a nifty little kilt on
i can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of Sumer have gone🎶
Your bronze shield shining in the sun
Your hair all black and a nifty little kilt on
i can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of Sumer have gone🎶
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Since becoming a parent I have not, in fact, understood the parents who say “if you were a parent you’d understand” about vaccine hesitancy. Being in charge of this fragile little miracle has me saying things like “give her all the vaccines. Turn this baby into a pincushion” to doctors
December 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Since becoming a parent I have not, in fact, understood the parents who say “if you were a parent you’d understand” about vaccine hesitancy. Being in charge of this fragile little miracle has me saying things like “give her all the vaccines. Turn this baby into a pincushion” to doctors