DB Powell
@dbpowell.bsky.social
She/they. 🇨🇦 FR<>EN translator. Wannabe writer. Animal lover. Wrestling fan. Reading challenge creator. Night owl. Yeet genAI into the sun.
Today, I caught up on my freelance invoicing. Or if you prefer, I quantified my procrastination, and it's sobering.
October 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Today, I caught up on my freelance invoicing. Or if you prefer, I quantified my procrastination, and it's sobering.
A little jealous, I'll admit. This would be fun, although it would interfere with popcorn consumption.
The treadmill screening of ‘THE LONG WALK’ took place, where every person had to walk on a treadmill faster than 3MPH for the whole movie.
If they stopped, they were escorted out of the theater.
If they stopped, they were escorted out of the theater.
September 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A little jealous, I'll admit. This would be fun, although it would interfere with popcorn consumption.
Did something today that feels both bold and chickenshit, oddly enough. Let's see what happens.
September 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Did something today that feels both bold and chickenshit, oddly enough. Let's see what happens.
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Shit @rusty.todayintabs.com nailed it www.todayintabs.com/p/we-need-to...
July 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Shit @rusty.todayintabs.com nailed it www.todayintabs.com/p/we-need-to...
2 revolutionaries who wore crosses.
Ozzy: Prince of Darkness. Raised millions for charity in his last days.
Hogan: "Say your prayers and eat your vitamins." Unrepentant racist and fascist supporter until the end.
Live so mourners don't have to caveat their grief.
Ozzy: Prince of Darkness. Raised millions for charity in his last days.
Hogan: "Say your prayers and eat your vitamins." Unrepentant racist and fascist supporter until the end.
Live so mourners don't have to caveat their grief.
July 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
2 revolutionaries who wore crosses.
Ozzy: Prince of Darkness. Raised millions for charity in his last days.
Hogan: "Say your prayers and eat your vitamins." Unrepentant racist and fascist supporter until the end.
Live so mourners don't have to caveat their grief.
Ozzy: Prince of Darkness. Raised millions for charity in his last days.
Hogan: "Say your prayers and eat your vitamins." Unrepentant racist and fascist supporter until the end.
Live so mourners don't have to caveat their grief.
Yup
At what point will the convenience of tech be outweighed by the need to habitually check anything you look at is real.
June 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Yup
One's probably obvious. As for the rest...
Maybe not even just one...
Happy Sunday 🤘🏼
June 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
One's probably obvious. As for the rest...
Funny that, how common sense is always on your side.
May 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Funny that, how common sense is always on your side.
Silver lining: translation is the area of genAI least used by authors. Hey authors/publishers: this is one more reason to feature the names of your translators prominently. Same goes for designers and editors and so on. Otherwise, my $ stays in my pocket, just in case. #humanxl8 #saynotogenAI
so half the authors out there want nothing whatsoever to do with genAI for anything for any reason. of those who do use genAI, over 70% hide the fact that they're using it
oh, really.
insights.bookbub.com/how-authors-...
oh, really.
insights.bookbub.com/how-authors-...
How Authors are Thinking About AI (Survey of 1,200+ Authors)
We surveyed more than 1,200 authors to learn how they're thinking about generative AI as it relates to their work. Here's what they had to say.
insights.bookbub.com
May 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Silver lining: translation is the area of genAI least used by authors. Hey authors/publishers: this is one more reason to feature the names of your translators prominently. Same goes for designers and editors and so on. Otherwise, my $ stays in my pocket, just in case. #humanxl8 #saynotogenAI
I just broke up with my dog's vet. Fingers crossed the new place lives up to its reviews!
May 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I just broke up with my dog's vet. Fingers crossed the new place lives up to its reviews!
After a 20-ish week hold at the library, I finally got to read for myself what all the fuss is about. Someone You Can Build a Nest In by @wiswell.bsky.social. Shesheshen is an absolute delight! #booksky 📚💙
May 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
After a 20-ish week hold at the library, I finally got to read for myself what all the fuss is about. Someone You Can Build a Nest In by @wiswell.bsky.social. Shesheshen is an absolute delight! #booksky 📚💙
That thread perfectly encapsulates why I feel such visceral revulsion when I come across genAI anything. Keep it away from me.
That look you get from generative AI imagery is 100% the new aesthetic of fascism
May 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
That thread perfectly encapsulates why I feel such visceral revulsion when I come across genAI anything. Keep it away from me.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".
May 2, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".
Poor customer service drives a perimenopausal woman mad. I get a call from an automated system. It asks what language I prefer, then puts me on hold for the next representative. Said representative does not speak the language I selected and says I was never on hold. 🤬🤬🤬💀💀💀
April 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Poor customer service drives a perimenopausal woman mad. I get a call from an automated system. It asks what language I prefer, then puts me on hold for the next representative. Said representative does not speak the language I selected and says I was never on hold. 🤬🤬🤬💀💀💀
Impeccable. No notes.
The Canadien Government has made an ad for the coming election, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative! #Canada2025
Honest Government Ad | Canada Election 2025 🍁
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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April 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Impeccable. No notes.
A pretty apt metaphor for Canadian sentiment about the US in general these days #elbowsup
The funny thing is Target really thought they were special and irreplaceable in people’s lives and this has been a tough lesson for them.
The divergence here from two companies with *very* similar customer bases is pretty wild, you do not see this sort of thing happen at scale very often.
April 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A pretty apt metaphor for Canadian sentiment about the US in general these days #elbowsup
Just finished @tkingfisher.com's The Twisted Ones. There are very few authors with such a knack for creating and sustaining a creepy atmosphere 💀 And making me worry about a fictional dog 🐕 Chef's kiss - highly recommend! #amreading #booksky 📚💙
March 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Just finished @tkingfisher.com's The Twisted Ones. There are very few authors with such a knack for creating and sustaining a creepy atmosphere 💀 And making me worry about a fictional dog 🐕 Chef's kiss - highly recommend! #amreading #booksky 📚💙
So, if anyone sees Carissa Orlando out in the wild, tell her The September House is my favourite #hauntedhouse story of all time. Now, on to T. Kingfisher s The Twisted Ones, which should be a great creepy, gory old time #amreading #booksky 📚💙
March 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
So, if anyone sees Carissa Orlando out in the wild, tell her The September House is my favourite #hauntedhouse story of all time. Now, on to T. Kingfisher s The Twisted Ones, which should be a great creepy, gory old time #amreading #booksky 📚💙
Please please please please please, let this narrator be reliable. I will be so disappointed if this is all in her head #amreading #booksky 📚💙
March 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Please please please please please, let this narrator be reliable. I will be so disappointed if this is all in her head #amreading #booksky 📚💙
I'm two sentences into the first chapter (after reading the prologue), and I'm already in love with the writing of Carissa Orlando's September House. This should be another fun read #AmReading #BookSky 📚💙
March 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I'm two sentences into the first chapter (after reading the prologue), and I'm already in love with the writing of Carissa Orlando's September House. This should be another fun read #AmReading #BookSky 📚💙
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“When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch.”
― Bette Davis
Happy International Women's Day
― Bette Davis
Happy International Women's Day
March 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch.”
― Bette Davis
Happy International Women's Day
― Bette Davis
Happy International Women's Day
Audiobook: The Reformatory by @tananarivedue.bsky.social
Ebook: September House by Carissa Orlando
Ebook: September House by Carissa Orlando
If you see this, quote it with what you're reading this weekend!
I'm finishing up Poul Anderson's The Broken Sword (history/saga-type storytelling is catnip for me), and excited to crack open Amal el-Mohtar's The River Has Roots next.
I'm finishing up Poul Anderson's The Broken Sword (history/saga-type storytelling is catnip for me), and excited to crack open Amal el-Mohtar's The River Has Roots next.
March 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Audiobook: The Reformatory by @tananarivedue.bsky.social
Ebook: September House by Carissa Orlando
Ebook: September House by Carissa Orlando
Just finished Heavenly Tyrant by @xiranjayzhao.bsky.social. A masterful exploration of society and power dynamics, wrapped in action goodness perfect for this child raised on Grendizer. Glorious cover art as always. And one heck of a cliffhanger!
March 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Just finished Heavenly Tyrant by @xiranjayzhao.bsky.social. A masterful exploration of society and power dynamics, wrapped in action goodness perfect for this child raised on Grendizer. Glorious cover art as always. And one heck of a cliffhanger!
Right, so... who's going to pick up the mantle of "leader of the free world"? 👀 👑 🌎
February 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Right, so... who's going to pick up the mantle of "leader of the free world"? 👀 👑 🌎
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by @claymcleod.bsky.social. Many horror novels rely on your imagination, like the monster under your bed. What is terrifying about this story is how little suspension of disbelief is required. It is bleak, it is tense, it is gory, and it is a phenomenal read.
February 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by @claymcleod.bsky.social. Many horror novels rely on your imagination, like the monster under your bed. What is terrifying about this story is how little suspension of disbelief is required. It is bleak, it is tense, it is gory, and it is a phenomenal read.