NancyK
@decibelle5.bsky.social
Star Wars fan, handbell ringer, model horse collector. She/her.
"Science Fiction Book." Well, that's a new one. Not like I don't already have a few of those. 🤣 @scalzi.com
September 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
"Science Fiction Book." Well, that's a new one. Not like I don't already have a few of those. 🤣 @scalzi.com
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ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: distracted the drug dog because I had left cheese in my bag.
Dog shoved his whole head in my backpack and I said “Uh, I have cheese…?” and the handler sighed deeply and waved me on.
Dog shoved his whole head in my backpack and I said “Uh, I have cheese…?” and the handler sighed deeply and waved me on.
September 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: distracted the drug dog because I had left cheese in my bag.
Dog shoved his whole head in my backpack and I said “Uh, I have cheese…?” and the handler sighed deeply and waved me on.
Dog shoved his whole head in my backpack and I said “Uh, I have cheese…?” and the handler sighed deeply and waved me on.
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I just chatted with a nice man about books. Then I looked up his name.
Gonzo just asked me about my books.
If you need me, I’ll be dead.
Gonzo just asked me about my books.
If you need me, I’ll be dead.
August 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I just chatted with a nice man about books. Then I looked up his name.
Gonzo just asked me about my books.
If you need me, I’ll be dead.
Gonzo just asked me about my books.
If you need me, I’ll be dead.
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Don't trust "AI" and also realize that the push to have "AI" in everything happened because some tech people wanted to get rich and other tech people didn't want others to get rich without them, and now they've all spent too much money on a bad product and are trying to scramble out of the hole.
Columbia Journalism Review tested eight generative AI search tools and found their answers were wrong 60% of the time, and the paid ones actually fared worse than the free ones.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
AI search engines cite incorrect sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says
CJR study shows AI search services misinform users and ignore publisher exclusion requests.
arstechnica.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Don't trust "AI" and also realize that the push to have "AI" in everything happened because some tech people wanted to get rich and other tech people didn't want others to get rich without them, and now they've all spent too much money on a bad product and are trying to scramble out of the hole.
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You HAVE to celebrate good things. Even if they’re tiny and fragile and may blow away. In fact, you have to celebrate the fragile ones EVEN HARDER because who knows how many chances you get?
If you constantly think how it will all go wrong, if every triumph is met with “but…” you will burn out.
If you constantly think how it will all go wrong, if every triumph is met with “but…” you will burn out.
March 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
You HAVE to celebrate good things. Even if they’re tiny and fragile and may blow away. In fact, you have to celebrate the fragile ones EVEN HARDER because who knows how many chances you get?
If you constantly think how it will all go wrong, if every triumph is met with “but…” you will burn out.
If you constantly think how it will all go wrong, if every triumph is met with “but…” you will burn out.
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Travel, I love you but I hate the run-up.
March 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Travel, I love you but I hate the run-up.
Me, any time I travel anywhere. 🤣🫠
I’m traveling to a book festival this weekend and I absolutely know I will have a good time and enjoy it and meet cool people and be glad I went, but at the moment, I have a strong desire to cling to my bed and yell I DON’T WANNA
March 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Me, any time I travel anywhere. 🤣🫠
Today in impulse purchases I do not in any way regret: the Mara Jade lightsaber. 😍
March 13, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Today in impulse purchases I do not in any way regret: the Mara Jade lightsaber. 😍
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We can upload 3 minute videos now.
YOU KNOW THE RULE
YOU KNOW THE RULE
March 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
We can upload 3 minute videos now.
YOU KNOW THE RULE
YOU KNOW THE RULE
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I appreciate that Duolingo’s current lesson starts with “I am tired” and “I am not okay.”
March 10, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I appreciate that Duolingo’s current lesson starts with “I am tired” and “I am not okay.”
Today in "projects that took 45 minutes and 10 years," I finally got my Star Wars Micro Machine mini heads displayed.
March 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Today in "projects that took 45 minutes and 10 years," I finally got my Star Wars Micro Machine mini heads displayed.
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I went to see a really good band tonight. Great musicians.
Right up until they played Dixie for their closing number.
"This one's for two of my great-great grandfathers."
I walked out.
Right up until they played Dixie for their closing number.
"This one's for two of my great-great grandfathers."
I walked out.
February 22, 2025 at 6:07 AM
I went to see a really good band tonight. Great musicians.
Right up until they played Dixie for their closing number.
"This one's for two of my great-great grandfathers."
I walked out.
Right up until they played Dixie for their closing number.
"This one's for two of my great-great grandfathers."
I walked out.
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ME: The great thing about writing fantasy is that you can make stuff up!
ALSO ME: *spends twenty minutes reading about isopod pseudo-lungs to make sure it’s accurate*
ALSO ME: *spends twenty minutes reading about isopod pseudo-lungs to make sure it’s accurate*
February 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
ME: The great thing about writing fantasy is that you can make stuff up!
ALSO ME: *spends twenty minutes reading about isopod pseudo-lungs to make sure it’s accurate*
ALSO ME: *spends twenty minutes reading about isopod pseudo-lungs to make sure it’s accurate*
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I use "(gestures at the world)" but yeah
Who else has adopted "besides the fascism?" as their response to every casual "how are you?"?
February 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I use "(gestures at the world)" but yeah
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And as a corollary, it would be really nice if reviewers didn’t keep calling adult books written by women YA. I lost count of the times NETTLE & BONE got described as YA. The heroine is THIRTY. I wrote it for adults! It is fine if teens want to read it, but it’s not YA and that is FINE.
The YA publishing crisis isn’t that we need more mature YA books or a Mature YA label, it’s that we need more YA books published for teens of all ages and less YA books published as YA but also wanting to reach Adult audiences. Adults have plenty of books published for them.
February 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
And as a corollary, it would be really nice if reviewers didn’t keep calling adult books written by women YA. I lost count of the times NETTLE & BONE got described as YA. The heroine is THIRTY. I wrote it for adults! It is fine if teens want to read it, but it’s not YA and that is FINE.
Practice practice practice practice practice 😊🎶
February 7, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Practice practice practice practice practice 😊🎶
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I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️🌈💖
June 14, 2024 at 2:19 AM
I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️🌈💖
I would definitely read this.
One of these days I’m gonna write my science fiction novel where the spaceship maintenance is carried out by a colony of genetically modified naked mole rats cybernetically linked to their queen.
February 7, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I would definitely read this.
It's been a rough week, both personally and *waves hands*. But today I had this cutie face keeping me company.
January 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
It's been a rough week, both personally and *waves hands*. But today I had this cutie face keeping me company.
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Gritty continues to be a real one
January 22, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Gritty continues to be a real one
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Before the inauguration: Chop wood, carry water, support trans rights
After the inauguration: Chop wood, carry water, support trans rights
After the inauguration: Chop wood, carry water, support trans rights
January 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Before the inauguration: Chop wood, carry water, support trans rights
After the inauguration: Chop wood, carry water, support trans rights
After the inauguration: Chop wood, carry water, support trans rights
I have kept this image at the top of my photos folder for just this reason. It makes me smile.
January 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I have kept this image at the top of my photos folder for just this reason. It makes me smile.
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Sending joy, hope and positivity to the world!
January 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Sending joy, hope and positivity to the world!
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I worked in public health for 35 years. This is beyond stupid. Disease is a plane ride away. It’s not the time to disconnect.
WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw bit.ly/4hrbeJ7
January 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I worked in public health for 35 years. This is beyond stupid. Disease is a plane ride away. It’s not the time to disconnect.
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Resurfacing this old wisdom imparted by a sage internet denizen of yore, as we embark on this new Bluesky journey together:
January 17, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Resurfacing this old wisdom imparted by a sage internet denizen of yore, as we embark on this new Bluesky journey together: