Ian Nathaniel Cohen
@incspotlight.bsky.social
Author of THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE BLACK FLAG | Current WIP: THE SHERWOOD GAMBIT | former (?) film/comic review blogger | unrepentant punster | he/his/him
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November 23, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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To life, to life, l'chaim!
L'chaim, l'chaim, to life!
Life has a way of confusing us,
Blessing and bruising us
Drink, l'chaim, to life!
L'chaim, l'chaim, to life!
Life has a way of confusing us,
Blessing and bruising us
Drink, l'chaim, to life!
November 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
To life, to life, l'chaim!
L'chaim, l'chaim, to life!
Life has a way of confusing us,
Blessing and bruising us
Drink, l'chaim, to life!
L'chaim, l'chaim, to life!
Life has a way of confusing us,
Blessing and bruising us
Drink, l'chaim, to life!
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Turns out this was all much ado about nothing and Google isn’t using your Gmail to train AI and if wanna turn all that stuff back on you can get your spam filters back
Looks like the article has been updated to suggest maybe they misread the policy.
I see people complaining that this also disabled their spam filters, though I still see new messages showing up in spam so it's still working fine for me after disabling things.
I see people complaining that this also disabled their spam filters, though I still see new messages showing up in spam so it's still working fine for me after disabling things.
[Correction] Gmail can read your emails and attachments to power "smart features"
Did you know that Gmail can use your emails and attachments for its smart features? Here's how to check your settings.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Turns out this was all much ado about nothing and Google isn’t using your Gmail to train AI and if wanna turn all that stuff back on you can get your spam filters back
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I make Star Wars & other nerd culture content on YouTube for fun & not for a living.
November 22, 2025 at 6:40 AM
I make Star Wars & other nerd culture content on YouTube for fun & not for a living.
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Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
November 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
Is this a Thanksgiving movie?
November 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Is this a Thanksgiving movie?
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Is it just me or do other Long Covid suffers read headlines like this one and think:
“No shit Sherlock! Welcome to the party. We’ve been telling you this for yearsssss.”
Followed immediately by gratitude for scientists investigating Long Covid to someday lead to treatments.
“No shit Sherlock! Welcome to the party. We’ve been telling you this for yearsssss.”
Followed immediately by gratitude for scientists investigating Long Covid to someday lead to treatments.
November 22, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Is it just me or do other Long Covid suffers read headlines like this one and think:
“No shit Sherlock! Welcome to the party. We’ve been telling you this for yearsssss.”
Followed immediately by gratitude for scientists investigating Long Covid to someday lead to treatments.
“No shit Sherlock! Welcome to the party. We’ve been telling you this for yearsssss.”
Followed immediately by gratitude for scientists investigating Long Covid to someday lead to treatments.
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DONT FALL FOR MTG’S BULLSHIT SHE IS STILL A VIOLENT ANTISEMITE WHO BLAMES JEWS FOR EVERYTHING WRONG IN THE WORLD A FULLY ENDORSES GREAT REPLACEMENT THEORY
Also, she fully believes a cabal of worldwide Jewish pedophiles control the government. She just thinks Trump has become compromised by them. Or possibly was secretly compromised the entire time.
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
DONT FALL FOR MTG’S BULLSHIT SHE IS STILL A VIOLENT ANTISEMITE WHO BLAMES JEWS FOR EVERYTHING WRONG IN THE WORLD A FULLY ENDORSES GREAT REPLACEMENT THEORY
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I’m telling you, Missouri….
November 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I’m telling you, Missouri….
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BREAKING:
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says police responded to her home tonight in response to a bomb threat. Slotkin wasn't at home at the time.
This is two days after Trump said Slotkin and other Democrats committed "seditious conspiracy, punishable by death."
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says police responded to her home tonight in response to a bomb threat. Slotkin wasn't at home at the time.
This is two days after Trump said Slotkin and other Democrats committed "seditious conspiracy, punishable by death."
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
BREAKING:
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says police responded to her home tonight in response to a bomb threat. Slotkin wasn't at home at the time.
This is two days after Trump said Slotkin and other Democrats committed "seditious conspiracy, punishable by death."
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says police responded to her home tonight in response to a bomb threat. Slotkin wasn't at home at the time.
This is two days after Trump said Slotkin and other Democrats committed "seditious conspiracy, punishable by death."
“We do not accept Public Domain works.”
So…I can’t publish my Robin Hood novel with @draft2digital.bsky.social?
So…I can’t publish my Robin Hood novel with @draft2digital.bsky.social?
November 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
“We do not accept Public Domain works.”
So…I can’t publish my Robin Hood novel with @draft2digital.bsky.social?
So…I can’t publish my Robin Hood novel with @draft2digital.bsky.social?
I have an idea for a comic book series.
A mysterious figure approaches aspiring chefs, given them a bunch of chicken and other ingredients, as well as an address for the people they're going to cook it for.
I call it 100 PULLETS.
A mysterious figure approaches aspiring chefs, given them a bunch of chicken and other ingredients, as well as an address for the people they're going to cook it for.
I call it 100 PULLETS.
a close up of a cartoon chicken with large eyes and a red crest .
Alt: a close up of a cartoon chicken with large eyes and a red crest .
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I have an idea for a comic book series.
A mysterious figure approaches aspiring chefs, given them a bunch of chicken and other ingredients, as well as an address for the people they're going to cook it for.
I call it 100 PULLETS.
A mysterious figure approaches aspiring chefs, given them a bunch of chicken and other ingredients, as well as an address for the people they're going to cook it for.
I call it 100 PULLETS.
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Additional Tip:
Gmail is being a pissy crybaby and will dump all your promotions and social emails into your inbox, I ended up with 24,000 of them.
Before switching off the setting, go in and clean out your social and promotions tabs because those will go away once you turn off smart features.
Gmail is being a pissy crybaby and will dump all your promotions and social emails into your inbox, I ended up with 24,000 of them.
Before switching off the setting, go in and clean out your social and promotions tabs because those will go away once you turn off smart features.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 21, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Additional Tip:
Gmail is being a pissy crybaby and will dump all your promotions and social emails into your inbox, I ended up with 24,000 of them.
Before switching off the setting, go in and clean out your social and promotions tabs because those will go away once you turn off smart features.
Gmail is being a pissy crybaby and will dump all your promotions and social emails into your inbox, I ended up with 24,000 of them.
Before switching off the setting, go in and clean out your social and promotions tabs because those will go away once you turn off smart features.
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Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
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Scientists recently combined DNA of a cheetah with the DNA of a crab.
Things went sideways real fast.
Things went sideways real fast.
November 20, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Scientists recently combined DNA of a cheetah with the DNA of a crab.
Things went sideways real fast.
Things went sideways real fast.
Did you know Sean Connery was originally going to play a secret agent in a series other than the James Bond films?
It was going to be called “I Shpy.”
It was going to be called “I Shpy.”
a man in a white shirt and tie looks down at something
Alt: a man in a white shirt and tie looks down at something
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Did you know Sean Connery was originally going to play a secret agent in a series other than the James Bond films?
It was going to be called “I Shpy.”
It was going to be called “I Shpy.”
Only as part of a disguise. Otherwise, Robin Hood has brown hair.
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Only as part of a disguise. Otherwise, Robin Hood has brown hair.
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the ai generated summaries beside my books on the zon are going to make me scream ...
***I*** WROTE A SUMMARY. YOU DO NOT NEED TO REWRITE MY SUMMARY.
I WROTE A VERY ACCURATE SUMMARY THAT TOOK ME A LOT OF STRESS AND TIME. DO NOT READ THE ROBOT'S SUMMARY OF *MY* BOOK OH MY GOSH
***I*** WROTE A SUMMARY. YOU DO NOT NEED TO REWRITE MY SUMMARY.
I WROTE A VERY ACCURATE SUMMARY THAT TOOK ME A LOT OF STRESS AND TIME. DO NOT READ THE ROBOT'S SUMMARY OF *MY* BOOK OH MY GOSH
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
the ai generated summaries beside my books on the zon are going to make me scream ...
***I*** WROTE A SUMMARY. YOU DO NOT NEED TO REWRITE MY SUMMARY.
I WROTE A VERY ACCURATE SUMMARY THAT TOOK ME A LOT OF STRESS AND TIME. DO NOT READ THE ROBOT'S SUMMARY OF *MY* BOOK OH MY GOSH
***I*** WROTE A SUMMARY. YOU DO NOT NEED TO REWRITE MY SUMMARY.
I WROTE A VERY ACCURATE SUMMARY THAT TOOK ME A LOT OF STRESS AND TIME. DO NOT READ THE ROBOT'S SUMMARY OF *MY* BOOK OH MY GOSH
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Genuinely obscene that after encouraging multiple suicides, OpenAI is allowed to have any influence at all on education.
End your partnership with OpenAI now, @rweingarten.bsky.social @aft.org.
End your partnership with OpenAI now, @rweingarten.bsky.social @aft.org.
Just reading through this new OpenAI "teen literacy blueprint document." A few things jumped out. 1) document mentions multiple times that rigorous instruction must be protected but also seems to be suggesting/1
cdn.openai.com/pdf/openai-t...
cdn.openai.com/pdf/openai-t...
cdn.openai.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Genuinely obscene that after encouraging multiple suicides, OpenAI is allowed to have any influence at all on education.
End your partnership with OpenAI now, @rweingarten.bsky.social @aft.org.
End your partnership with OpenAI now, @rweingarten.bsky.social @aft.org.
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One of the cruelest tricks society played on creative people was planting the idea that being proud of your work is somehow unseemly and egotistical.
You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!
You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!
November 20, 2025 at 12:54 AM
One of the cruelest tricks society played on creative people was planting the idea that being proud of your work is somehow unseemly and egotistical.
You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!
You made a thing! You like it! You SHOULD be proud of it. Brag all you want!
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Voter registration groups (and even election officials) often are outside naturalization ceremonies to welcome new citizens
Citizenship ceremonies are one of the most joyous celebrations of America that you can find. 100% patriotism vibes from people who believe in the American dream. So no surprise that these ghouls would cancel them.
Leaning in to “Let’s just be assholes” ithacavoice.org/2025/11/feds...
November 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Voter registration groups (and even election officials) often are outside naturalization ceremonies to welcome new citizens
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An incredibly important issue. Read it
Data on race and ethnicity has put us on the cusp of breakthroughs in treating kidney failure, which disproportionately affects Black Americans. But the Trump administration has halted that data collection as part of its war on supposed "DEI." Important new story from @laylaayanna.bsky.social
The Trump Admin’s War on Data Is Compromising Major Health Advancements for Black Americans
Thanks to a 2009 medical breakthrough, researchers could be on the precipice...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
An incredibly important issue. Read it
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I always knew it existed, but it’s distressing to see people begging for the equivalent of foot bindings for their minds and hearts, and using LLMs as the excuse.
Imagine not realizing how much great writing has been birthed from the irreconcilable need to tell someone or something to eat shit.
Imagine not realizing how much great writing has been birthed from the irreconcilable need to tell someone or something to eat shit.
Saw a post today that advised writers to stop writing as if a human will read it and start writing for an LLM that will be summarising.
As someone who really enjoyed trying to develop a peculiar but readable authorial voice, I find this incredibly depressing.
As someone who really enjoyed trying to develop a peculiar but readable authorial voice, I find this incredibly depressing.
November 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I always knew it existed, but it’s distressing to see people begging for the equivalent of foot bindings for their minds and hearts, and using LLMs as the excuse.
Imagine not realizing how much great writing has been birthed from the irreconcilable need to tell someone or something to eat shit.
Imagine not realizing how much great writing has been birthed from the irreconcilable need to tell someone or something to eat shit.
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I warned that private equity taking over Walgreens would be bad for workers.
This is the private equity playbook: they hollow out businesses, cheat their workers, and drive them into the ground.
Red Lobster, Toys "R" Us, and Joann Fabrics. Who’s next?
This is the private equity playbook: they hollow out businesses, cheat their workers, and drive them into the ground.
Red Lobster, Toys "R" Us, and Joann Fabrics. Who’s next?
Report: Walgreens cuts hourly workers’ pay for 6 major holidays
The hourly employees will only be paid if they work on those holidays.
www.whio.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I warned that private equity taking over Walgreens would be bad for workers.
This is the private equity playbook: they hollow out businesses, cheat their workers, and drive them into the ground.
Red Lobster, Toys "R" Us, and Joann Fabrics. Who’s next?
This is the private equity playbook: they hollow out businesses, cheat their workers, and drive them into the ground.
Red Lobster, Toys "R" Us, and Joann Fabrics. Who’s next?
What scenes are the hardest and easiest for you to write?
Hardest: a lengthy scene of a character by themselves without anyone to play off of, or lengthy descriptions. Also, writing dialogue for kids.
Easiest: dialogue, battle scenes, banter.
Hardest: a lengthy scene of a character by themselves without anyone to play off of, or lengthy descriptions. Also, writing dialogue for kids.
Easiest: dialogue, battle scenes, banter.
What scenes are the hardest and easiest for you to write?
Hardest for me: Drawn out battle scenes. Takes me forever to write because I'm trying to keep the action going.
Easiest: Dialogue. I trained on Gilmore Girls, Tolkien and Buffy lmao. Dialogue is my jam.
Hardest for me: Drawn out battle scenes. Takes me forever to write because I'm trying to keep the action going.
Easiest: Dialogue. I trained on Gilmore Girls, Tolkien and Buffy lmao. Dialogue is my jam.
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 AM
What scenes are the hardest and easiest for you to write?
Hardest: a lengthy scene of a character by themselves without anyone to play off of, or lengthy descriptions. Also, writing dialogue for kids.
Easiest: dialogue, battle scenes, banter.
Hardest: a lengthy scene of a character by themselves without anyone to play off of, or lengthy descriptions. Also, writing dialogue for kids.
Easiest: dialogue, battle scenes, banter.