Elaine Cuyegkeng
@ecuyegkeng.bsky.social
SF writer, contains a murmuration of haunted places. Published in Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women; Podcastle; Strange Horizons, Lackington's and The Dark. She/her. Repped by Jennie Goloboy
So this happened: carlbrandon.org/awards/
I'm honoured that, five years after it was first published in Black Cranes, "The Genetic Alchemist's Daughter" has won the 2020 Carl Brandon Parallax Award for Short Form Category.
I'm honoured that, five years after it was first published in Black Cranes, "The Genetic Alchemist's Daughter" has won the 2020 Carl Brandon Parallax Award for Short Form Category.
Carl Brandon Society Awards
About the Awards The Carl Brandon Parallax Award is given to works of speculative fiction created by a self-identified person of color. This Award includes a $1000 cash prize. The Carl Brandon Kind…
carlbrandon.org
April 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
So this happened: carlbrandon.org/awards/
I'm honoured that, five years after it was first published in Black Cranes, "The Genetic Alchemist's Daughter" has won the 2020 Carl Brandon Parallax Award for Short Form Category.
I'm honoured that, five years after it was first published in Black Cranes, "The Genetic Alchemist's Daughter" has won the 2020 Carl Brandon Parallax Award for Short Form Category.
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We love our indie, DIY, and grassroots publishers! We see so much work from lesser-known publishers and authors & our readers and our reviewers love to discover those little-known gems. Submission guidelines for reviews here: locusmag.com/aboutlo...
February 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
We love our indie, DIY, and grassroots publishers! We see so much work from lesser-known publishers and authors & our readers and our reviewers love to discover those little-known gems. Submission guidelines for reviews here: locusmag.com/aboutlo...
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Dear workers who have not previously organized in a hostile workplace:
1) Do not use your company's messaging system to talk to your coworkers
2) Do not use company hardware (laptops, phones) to talk to your coworkers.
3) Do not sign up to receive organizing msgs with your company email address
1) Do not use your company's messaging system to talk to your coworkers
2) Do not use company hardware (laptops, phones) to talk to your coworkers.
3) Do not sign up to receive organizing msgs with your company email address
February 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Dear workers who have not previously organized in a hostile workplace:
1) Do not use your company's messaging system to talk to your coworkers
2) Do not use company hardware (laptops, phones) to talk to your coworkers.
3) Do not sign up to receive organizing msgs with your company email address
1) Do not use your company's messaging system to talk to your coworkers
2) Do not use company hardware (laptops, phones) to talk to your coworkers.
3) Do not sign up to receive organizing msgs with your company email address
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This is the fundraiser for Keffy Kehrli's in-laws and it has been kind of stuck! I think a lot of the people in the SFF community haven't seen it yet, so I am boosting again - please spread the word.
My family is struggling in the wake of my dad's decline. Any help - even a signal boost - would be deeply appreciated.
#family #funeral #cancer
gofund.me/32c629ec
#family #funeral #cancer
gofund.me/32c629ec
Donate to Assist the Durham Family with Funeral Expenses, organized by Alexander Durham
My name is Alexander Durham - son of Michael and Sharlene Durham.
… Alexander Durham needs your support for Assist the Durham Family with Funeral Expenses
gofund.me
December 30, 2024 at 2:44 AM
This is the fundraiser for Keffy Kehrli's in-laws and it has been kind of stuck! I think a lot of the people in the SFF community haven't seen it yet, so I am boosting again - please spread the word.
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I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. The Luddites weren’t anti-tech. Many were operators of complex looms that were absolutely a form of tech. The question they asked was ‘If technology does not benefit most people, provide nourishment for their minds or bodies, what’s the point?’
“And so I think that there will be two paths: there’ll be the neo-luddite path, and then there’ll be everyone else, most of the planet, who thinks the music’s really good and enjoys it.”
‘We have to adapt or die’: Daniel Bedingfield says AI is music’s future
Exclusive: Gotta Get Thru This singer argues that ‘neo-luddites’ risk being left behind as technology develops
www.theguardian.com
August 3, 2024 at 3:27 PM
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. The Luddites weren’t anti-tech. Many were operators of complex looms that were absolutely a form of tech. The question they asked was ‘If technology does not benefit most people, provide nourishment for their minds or bodies, what’s the point?’
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"Luddism was a working-class movement opposed to the political consequences of industrial capitalism. The Luddites wanted technology to be deployed in ways that made work more humane and gave workers more autonomy. The bosses, on the other hand, wanted to drive down costs and increase productivity."
November 25, 2023 at 4:07 PM
"Luddism was a working-class movement opposed to the political consequences of industrial capitalism. The Luddites wanted technology to be deployed in ways that made work more humane and gave workers more autonomy. The bosses, on the other hand, wanted to drive down costs and increase productivity."
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Many smart people have been saying this for decades, but the Internet really must become a public utility.
No idea how to make that happen (children's lit professor and ELA educator here), but the part that bothers me is that a few people grew rich off the creative work & thought of millions.
No idea how to make that happen (children's lit professor and ELA educator here), but the part that bothers me is that a few people grew rich off the creative work & thought of millions.
October 13, 2023 at 7:26 PM
Many smart people have been saying this for decades, but the Internet really must become a public utility.
No idea how to make that happen (children's lit professor and ELA educator here), but the part that bothers me is that a few people grew rich off the creative work & thought of millions.
No idea how to make that happen (children's lit professor and ELA educator here), but the part that bothers me is that a few people grew rich off the creative work & thought of millions.
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Hey, all. Julie Rehmeyer has made it easy to donate Blue Sky invite codes to folks in the disability community for whom Twitter was a crucial support. If you have extras you can drop them here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
BlueSky Invites for the Chronic Illness Community
Please fill out this form if you're the chronic illness community and you'd like to either (1) donate invite codes or (2) request an invite.
docs.google.com
September 30, 2023 at 11:16 PM
Hey, all. Julie Rehmeyer has made it easy to donate Blue Sky invite codes to folks in the disability community for whom Twitter was a crucial support. If you have extras you can drop them here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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"ChatGPT is not a necessity for human life, and yet we are literally taking water to feed a computer."
Critics Furious Microsoft Is Training AI by Sucking Up Water During Drought
Some people in Iowa are mad that Microsoft used a ton of water to train AI while Iowa has been in a drought caused by climate change.
futurism.com
September 26, 2023 at 3:55 PM
"ChatGPT is not a necessity for human life, and yet we are literally taking water to feed a computer."
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A tech startup worth millions remixing and monetizing my work without permission or compensation while I, the author, have to work two jobs to afford health insurance and pay off my medical debt is peak capitalism
Fifteen of my books are apparently being used to train AI without my permission using the Books3 dataset. Fucking hell.
These 183,000 Books Are Fueling the Biggest Fight in Publishing and Tech
Use our new search tool to see which authors have been used to train the machines.
www.theatlantic.com
September 25, 2023 at 9:16 PM
A tech startup worth millions remixing and monetizing my work without permission or compensation while I, the author, have to work two jobs to afford health insurance and pay off my medical debt is peak capitalism
Michael Flanagan watched Succession and said: but what if you handed those terrible people over *to me?* youtu.be/yvuAWVzP6wI?...
September 15, 2023 at 7:22 PM
Michael Flanagan watched Succession and said: but what if you handed those terrible people over *to me?* youtu.be/yvuAWVzP6wI?...
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Game devs are tired. Writers are tired. Comic book creators are tired. Musicians are tired. Actors are tired. Every industry that produces media you love has been ravaged by a parasitic executive class who want to starve creators to feed some shitcunt's desire for a seventh house
September 14, 2023 at 7:01 PM
Game devs are tired. Writers are tired. Comic book creators are tired. Musicians are tired. Actors are tired. Every industry that produces media you love has been ravaged by a parasitic executive class who want to starve creators to feed some shitcunt's desire for a seventh house
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Over the next two weeks, Apex is doing a push for new subscribers. We need 300 new subscribers to be able to keep publishing issues at the size we currently are. If we don't get that, then beginning in January we have to cut back. Read all the nitty gritty here: apex-magazine.com/apex-blog/it...
It's Not a Sub Drive but It's a Sub Drive - Apex Magazine
If we gain zero new subscribers over the next two weeks, then beginning with the January 2024 issue, each issue will have 16,000 words of original fiction, one essay, one reprint, two interviews (one ...
apex-magazine.com
September 11, 2023 at 1:39 PM
Over the next two weeks, Apex is doing a push for new subscribers. We need 300 new subscribers to be able to keep publishing issues at the size we currently are. If we don't get that, then beginning in January we have to cut back. Read all the nitty gritty here: apex-magazine.com/apex-blog/it...
Thank you, @escritorasdeurras.bsky.social for publishing both audio and text for the Spanish translation of The Genetic Alchemist's Daughter ❤️❤️❤️
¡Tenemos capítulo nuevo! El nº77, un relato de ciencia ficción escrito por Elaine Cuyegken y traducido por Carla Bataller.
Podéis leer el texto completo en nuestra página web y escucharlo en iVoox o en Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0Xuw...
Podéis leer el texto completo en nuestra página web y escucharlo en iVoox o en Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0Xuw...
September 10, 2023 at 4:50 AM
Thank you, @escritorasdeurras.bsky.social for publishing both audio and text for the Spanish translation of The Genetic Alchemist's Daughter ❤️❤️❤️
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I'm going to send a comment to the copyright office.
Here's my suggestion for those sending comments: a small part of what you're doing is showing the copyright office how many people are against each side.
But that's not the most important part.
Here's my suggestion for those sending comments: a small part of what you're doing is showing the copyright office how many people are against each side.
But that's not the most important part.
US Copyright Office wants to hear what people think about AI and copyright - https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/29/23851126/us-copyright-office-ai-public-comments
US Copyright Office wants to hear what people think about AI and copyright
People have until October 18th to comment.
www.theverge.com
August 30, 2023 at 3:18 PM
I'm going to send a comment to the copyright office.
Here's my suggestion for those sending comments: a small part of what you're doing is showing the copyright office how many people are against each side.
But that's not the most important part.
Here's my suggestion for those sending comments: a small part of what you're doing is showing the copyright office how many people are against each side.
But that's not the most important part.
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With submissions about to open, we'd like to assure everyone that the blast shields have been repaired and there will be no repeat of that "clouds of ash that turns your ears inside out" incident. Promise!
Can't wait to see what comes in through the portal when @escapepod.bsky.social opens up again!
September 1, 2023 at 1:41 AM
With submissions about to open, we'd like to assure everyone that the blast shields have been repaired and there will be no repeat of that "clouds of ash that turns your ears inside out" incident. Promise!
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i realize i need some stories focusing on hope, recovery, building. readers, writers, what do you know? what books? shorts etc? skeet this skyppl, i need some hope
August 30, 2023 at 9:09 PM
i realize i need some stories focusing on hope, recovery, building. readers, writers, what do you know? what books? shorts etc? skeet this skyppl, i need some hope
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We have until Oct 18th to submit comments about LLMs ("AI") to the US copyright office. You can make a comment here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
August 30, 2023 at 5:54 PM
We have until Oct 18th to submit comments about LLMs ("AI") to the US copyright office. You can make a comment here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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"... SOME of the bots involved in scraping data for training have been identified and can be blocked. (Others may still be secret or operate without respect for the wishes of a website’s owner.) Here’s how.” neil-clarke.com/block-the-bo...
Block the Bots that Feed “AI” Models by Scraping Your Website – Neil Clarke
neil-clarke.com
August 23, 2023 at 11:53 PM
"... SOME of the bots involved in scraping data for training have been identified and can be blocked. (Others may still be secret or operate without respect for the wishes of a website’s owner.) Here’s how.” neil-clarke.com/block-the-bo...
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This entire thread is well worth reading, but the sheer scale of work that goes into sifting through slush at a magazine like F&SF bears repeating. Expecting infallible investigations into prospective authors as well is just deeply unrealistic.
If it's not on the page, how much due diligence is reasonable to expect for a venue receiving 2k subs/month in search of egregious sociopolitical affiliations/opinions before issuing an acceptance? And research was done. But what was found was a long history of publication. Who failed to stop that?
August 23, 2023 at 9:38 PM
This entire thread is well worth reading, but the sheer scale of work that goes into sifting through slush at a magazine like F&SF bears repeating. Expecting infallible investigations into prospective authors as well is just deeply unrealistic.
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So I'm in contact with Sheree over at F&SF. We're talking about options/optics and I really feel like I need to impress upon y'all how unhelpful this need for instant self-satisfying and public ramifications is to the ultimate resolution of issues in a way that in this case keeps a Black woman safe.
August 23, 2023 at 7:16 PM
So I'm in contact with Sheree over at F&SF. We're talking about options/optics and I really feel like I need to impress upon y'all how unhelpful this need for instant self-satisfying and public ramifications is to the ultimate resolution of issues in a way that in this case keeps a Black woman safe.
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A must-read thread for folks who are freaking out about F&SF stuff.
I hope people stop screaming at Sheree, who is one of the all-around best people in publishing.
I hope people stop screaming at Sheree, who is one of the all-around best people in publishing.
So I'm in contact with Sheree over at F&SF. We're talking about options/optics and I really feel like I need to impress upon y'all how unhelpful this need for instant self-satisfying and public ramifications is to the ultimate resolution of issues in a way that in this case keeps a Black woman safe.
August 23, 2023 at 8:17 PM
A must-read thread for folks who are freaking out about F&SF stuff.
I hope people stop screaming at Sheree, who is one of the all-around best people in publishing.
I hope people stop screaming at Sheree, who is one of the all-around best people in publishing.
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!!! Sign up to be notified when the Kickstarter for this super cool Ukrainian SFF anthology launches! Many stories, both translated from Ukrainian and written originally in English.
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Coming soon: Embroidered Worlds
An anthology of fantastic stories from Ukraine and the Diaspora
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August 22, 2023 at 5:10 PM
!!! Sign up to be notified when the Kickstarter for this super cool Ukrainian SFF anthology launches! Many stories, both translated from Ukrainian and written originally in English.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...