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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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Some people are more invested in the fetishisation of the book as an object and the act of reading as a cultural signifier than either the pleasure of reading or the pursuit of knowledge.
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Some people are more invested in the fetishisation of the book as an object and the act of reading as a cultural signifier than either the pleasure of reading or the pursuit of knowledge.
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Found this on the AO3 subreddit, and I'm about to let it change my whole life (or at least work really hard to internalize it wrt my writing).
October 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Found this on the AO3 subreddit, and I'm about to let it change my whole life (or at least work really hard to internalize it wrt my writing).
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Affirmations for every artist here!!!
June 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Affirmations for every artist here!!!
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“To turn off, go to Settings > Apps > Photos on iOS and turn off Enhanced Visual Search. On Mac, open Photos and go to Settings > General to do the same. You must do it on each of your Apple devices.”
Apple has opted iOS and MacOS users into an AI photo scanning feature which tries to extract landmarks from your photos called Enhanced Visual Search by default with little notice.
www.theregister.com/2025/01/03/a...
www.theregister.com/2025/01/03/a...
Apple opts everyone into having their Photos analyzed by AI
Homomorphic-based Enhanced Visual Search is so privacy-preserving, iPhone giant activated it without asking
www.theregister.com
January 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
“To turn off, go to Settings > Apps > Photos on iOS and turn off Enhanced Visual Search. On Mac, open Photos and go to Settings > General to do the same. You must do it on each of your Apple devices.”
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I don't want my fridge to have a camera or Wi-Fi. I don't want my dishwasher to be smart. I don't want my washing machine to text me.
In fact, I kinda miss knobs and dials and knowing big appliances would last 20 years and could still be repaired.
In fact, I kinda miss knobs and dials and knowing big appliances would last 20 years and could still be repaired.
January 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I don't want my fridge to have a camera or Wi-Fi. I don't want my dishwasher to be smart. I don't want my washing machine to text me.
In fact, I kinda miss knobs and dials and knowing big appliances would last 20 years and could still be repaired.
In fact, I kinda miss knobs and dials and knowing big appliances would last 20 years and could still be repaired.
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the cult of maximum efficiency is one of the worst things to happen to society. I can’t defend studying Latin or reading for pleasure or spending an hour at the park with my niece in a way that will satisfy shareholders. but they’re worth doing because they’re beautiful and good.
December 21, 2024 at 2:49 PM
the cult of maximum efficiency is one of the worst things to happen to society. I can’t defend studying Latin or reading for pleasure or spending an hour at the park with my niece in a way that will satisfy shareholders. but they’re worth doing because they’re beautiful and good.
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people who say “why do we need [fine arts, humanities degrees, mid-budget films] when they don’t make a ton of money?” are insufferable. why do we need chrysanthemums? why do we need bonfires or baleen whales or the color blue? we just do. we just do.
December 21, 2024 at 2:49 PM
people who say “why do we need [fine arts, humanities degrees, mid-budget films] when they don’t make a ton of money?” are insufferable. why do we need chrysanthemums? why do we need bonfires or baleen whales or the color blue? we just do. we just do.
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December 15, 2024 at 7:37 AM
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I'm just realising that it's okay to not draw and create every day and that "unproductive" days are completely normal and needed in order to preserve the joy of making art. I always feel bad when I take a day off but it prevents me from burning out myself.
December 9, 2024 at 8:37 AM
I'm just realising that it's okay to not draw and create every day and that "unproductive" days are completely normal and needed in order to preserve the joy of making art. I always feel bad when I take a day off but it prevents me from burning out myself.
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Not enough people know about the really cool bookmarking that you can do without ANY extra apps!!! First, subscribe to the moderation labels @bookmarks.bluecanary.dev and add the feed bsky.app/profile/book...
To bookmark, report a post to the "Bookmarks" moderator. And that's it! Its bookmarked.
To bookmark, report a post to the "Bookmarks" moderator. And that's it! Its bookmarked.
November 26, 2024 at 10:41 AM
Not enough people know about the really cool bookmarking that you can do without ANY extra apps!!! First, subscribe to the moderation labels @bookmarks.bluecanary.dev and add the feed bsky.app/profile/book...
To bookmark, report a post to the "Bookmarks" moderator. And that's it! Its bookmarked.
To bookmark, report a post to the "Bookmarks" moderator. And that's it! Its bookmarked.
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literally everyone I have ever respected at all has failed and failed and failed and failed before they succeeded (if they even ever did that by any standards but their own) so like what do I think makes me so fuckin special
November 29, 2024 at 7:36 PM
literally everyone I have ever respected at all has failed and failed and failed and failed before they succeeded (if they even ever did that by any standards but their own) so like what do I think makes me so fuckin special
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Make art that you think is fuckin sick as hell. Make the shit you never thought you could that you always wanted to see. Beat your insecurity to death and fight to become your own favorite artist.
November 26, 2024 at 5:18 AM
Make art that you think is fuckin sick as hell. Make the shit you never thought you could that you always wanted to see. Beat your insecurity to death and fight to become your own favorite artist.
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Apsara
November 24, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Apsara
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Small upcycling project from some time ago - my gloves were stained and I decided to salvage them this way. Super fun to do!
November 17, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Small upcycling project from some time ago - my gloves were stained and I decided to salvage them this way. Super fun to do!
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Someone just asked me for writing tips, and my gut level response was "all writing advice is fake, just read books you like and write as much as you can and eventually something will be good" but then I thought about it and I had some actual advice!
1. Read! Your work! Out loud!
1. Read! Your work! Out loud!
November 18, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Someone just asked me for writing tips, and my gut level response was "all writing advice is fake, just read books you like and write as much as you can and eventually something will be good" but then I thought about it and I had some actual advice!
1. Read! Your work! Out loud!
1. Read! Your work! Out loud!
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November 3, 2024 at 1:49 PM
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