Jenny Schwartz
@jennyschwartz.bsky.social
Australian author of strangely hopeful fantasy & science fiction.
http://authorjennyschwartz.com/
Creator of Caldryn Parliament https://caldryn.com/
#scifi #fantasy #mystery #booksky
http://authorjennyschwartz.com/
Creator of Caldryn Parliament https://caldryn.com/
#scifi #fantasy #mystery #booksky
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![Comic: Typical Geologic core sample. [Cylindrical core sample with labels for difference sections from top to bottom] Topsoil, till, granite bedrock, bottomsoil, roof of subway car, floor of subway car, more granite, municipal water main [gouge in core sample], slightly different granite, piece of screaming spelunker’s forearm, cool crystals with no resale value, mangled fragments of drillbit from previous attempt, some boring intrusive rock that’s basically granite but has a name like “diorite” or “Andalite” that you always have to look up, netherrack, Balrog wing. [break between next chunk of core sample] Granite, topsoil, cement, floorboards, carpet, possessions of a confused and angry homeowner in the other hemisphere.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicffnydtpbb2x24cfbblv2qtcwbr37zyw44vtqx47ocj2a26b2j2u@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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@dennined.bsky.social thanks for reposting 😀
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
@dennined.bsky.social thanks for reposting 😀
Author thrills! I check KM Shea's FB page every now and then to see if she's returned to writing yet (with all hugs and hope that she's healing - that's the priority) and people were talking about books they're anticipating - including mine!!!
::swoons with joy::
We share readers!!!
#booksky
::swoons with joy::
We share readers!!!
#booksky
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Author thrills! I check KM Shea's FB page every now and then to see if she's returned to writing yet (with all hugs and hope that she's healing - that's the priority) and people were talking about books they're anticipating - including mine!!!
::swoons with joy::
We share readers!!!
#booksky
::swoons with joy::
We share readers!!!
#booksky
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LLMs make it much more difficult than in the past to distinguish sincere hard effort from automated boilerplate, so that it is harder to tell a sincere boss committed to helping you work better from one who is lazy and couldn't care less about you. There are similar dynamics for other situations.
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
LLMs make it much more difficult than in the past to distinguish sincere hard effort from automated boilerplate, so that it is harder to tell a sincere boss committed to helping you work better from one who is lazy and couldn't care less about you. There are similar dynamics for other situations.
I love these church interiors that show the buildings being lived in - dogs, kids, a woman reading during the sermon, chairs pulled up wherever
The Oude Kerk in Amsterdam, during a sermon. Love in this one how you can see light from the windows behind-above us making patterns on floor, column, walls. Genius of Emanuel de Witte, whose day is today.
November 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I love these church interiors that show the buildings being lived in - dogs, kids, a woman reading during the sermon, chairs pulled up wherever
If you didn't read my Christmas #scifi novella "Lost" last year, grab it early this year.
"Merry Christmas, son. Don't come home."
Having fought a war to save Earth, cyborg soldiers aren't welcome to return.
#booksky
"Merry Christmas, son. Don't come home."
Having fought a war to save Earth, cyborg soldiers aren't welcome to return.
#booksky
Lost: A Christmas Novella
Amazon.com: Lost: A Christmas Novella eBook : Schwartz, Jenny: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Macquarie Dictionary announces ‘AI slop’ as its word of the year, beating out Ozempic face
Macquarie Dictionary announces ‘AI slop’ as its word of the year, beating out Ozempic face
Term was up against a shortlist including Ozempic face, blind box, ate (and left no crumbs) and Roman Empire
AI slop is here, it’s ubiquitous, it’s being used by US president Donald Trump and now, it’s the word of the year.
The Macquarie Dictionary dubbed the term the epitome of 2025 linguistics, with a committee of word experts saying the outcome embodies the word of the year’s general theme of reflecting “a major aspect of society or societal change throughout the year”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Macquarie Dictionary announces ‘AI slop’ as its word of the year, beating out Ozempic face
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You're all coming with me down this rabbit hole.
It's a dustache.
It's a dustache.
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
You're all coming with me down this rabbit hole.
It's a dustache.
It's a dustache.
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Reposted by Jenny Schwartz
The river Thames has never been easier to enjoy, which is good news for tourists and Londoners alike
River boats are returning Thames transport to Tudor times
Though Henry VIII might be surprised by their green twist
econ.st
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The river Thames has never been easier to enjoy, which is good news for tourists and Londoners alike
I had never heard of the term "accountability laundering" but I like it. I suspect it's what is behind a lot of the push for AI. If the machine did it, who can be blamed? (tone for that question: sarcastic)
What is Accountability Laundering? It is the political practice of deliberately offloading or obscuring responsibility to avoid answering for one’s actions. #australia #auspol #anthonyalbanese theaimn.net/the-great-be...
The Great Betrayal: How the Albanese Government Perfected the Art of Accountability Laundering
They were elected on a promise of integrity. They vowed to be kinder, more transparent, and to govern for all Australians. The Albanese government presented itself as the antidote to a decade of Coali...
theaimn.net
November 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I had never heard of the term "accountability laundering" but I like it. I suspect it's what is behind a lot of the push for AI. If the machine did it, who can be blamed? (tone for that question: sarcastic)
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YOU COME FOR ME LIKE THIS ON MY OWN FEED?!? *attempts to close cupboard over mountain of rustic pottery*
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
YOU COME FOR ME LIKE THIS ON MY OWN FEED?!? *attempts to close cupboard over mountain of rustic pottery*
Rogues Lie is out in less than a week. Saturday!!!!!!!
Politics of the non-deadly (maybe), magical kind. Gremlin a bonus!
#booksky
Politics of the non-deadly (maybe), magical kind. Gremlin a bonus!
#booksky
Rogues Lie (Caldryn Parliament Book 3)
Amazon.com: Rogues Lie (Caldryn Parliament Book 3) eBook : Schwartz, Jenny: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Rogues Lie is out in less than a week. Saturday!!!!!!!
Politics of the non-deadly (maybe), magical kind. Gremlin a bonus!
#booksky
Politics of the non-deadly (maybe), magical kind. Gremlin a bonus!
#booksky
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The critically endangered Pale Yellow Doubletail orchid (Diuris flavescens) thrives in a NSW cemetery
#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #conservation #nature
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #conservation #nature
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Rare orchids and wattles thrive in old cemeteries
Australian cemeteries have become a safe haven for flora and fauna affected by urban expansion, including a rare orchid unique to a small patch of the NSW Mid North Coast.
www.abc.net.au
November 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The critically endangered Pale Yellow Doubletail orchid (Diuris flavescens) thrives in a NSW cemetery
#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #conservation #nature
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #conservation #nature
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Tonight's TV sorted!
See ya Monday! 👋
⭐Alan Davies
⭐Priscilla Presley
🎙️Tony Martin
🎡Wheel of Segments
#SamPangTonight | 8.40 Monday on Channel 10
⭐Alan Davies
⭐Priscilla Presley
🎙️Tony Martin
🎡Wheel of Segments
#SamPangTonight | 8.40 Monday on Channel 10
November 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Tonight's TV sorted!
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TIL we can use the waste brine from desalination plants to generate electricity, offsetting some of the power used by the plant www.earth.com/news/japan-a... 🧪
Asia's first 'osmotic power plant' generates electricity using only water, 24 hours a day
Japan launches Asia's first and only osmotic power plant, which generates energy 24 hours a day using salt water.
www.earth.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
TIL we can use the waste brine from desalination plants to generate electricity, offsetting some of the power used by the plant www.earth.com/news/japan-a... 🧪
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Groak [grohk]
(v.)
-Staring at someone while they eat, in the hope that they will offer you some food.
(n.)
-A wistful look on any article greatly desired.
Used in a sentence:
“The ambrosial redolence wafting from the delightsome smorgasbord had my pups groaking throughout the holiday repast.”
(v.)
-Staring at someone while they eat, in the hope that they will offer you some food.
(n.)
-A wistful look on any article greatly desired.
Used in a sentence:
“The ambrosial redolence wafting from the delightsome smorgasbord had my pups groaking throughout the holiday repast.”
November 23, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Groak [grohk]
(v.)
-Staring at someone while they eat, in the hope that they will offer you some food.
(n.)
-A wistful look on any article greatly desired.
Used in a sentence:
“The ambrosial redolence wafting from the delightsome smorgasbord had my pups groaking throughout the holiday repast.”
(v.)
-Staring at someone while they eat, in the hope that they will offer you some food.
(n.)
-A wistful look on any article greatly desired.
Used in a sentence:
“The ambrosial redolence wafting from the delightsome smorgasbord had my pups groaking throughout the holiday repast.”
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A metaphor for holiday family gatherings?
By studying relationships between distant objects, astronomers have reconstructed our solar system's early upbringing. Their conclusion: The Sun left its birthplace early, before its siblings could stir up much trouble. 🧪🔭
aasnova.org/2025/11/14/t...
By studying relationships between distant objects, astronomers have reconstructed our solar system's early upbringing. Their conclusion: The Sun left its birthplace early, before its siblings could stir up much trouble. 🧪🔭
aasnova.org/2025/11/14/t...
![The Hubble Space Telescope’s view of a collection of young stars still embedded within their natal nebula. [NASA, ESA, G. Duchene]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yiht2spe2sqm23m3iowdlhgz/bafkreif3a4zdlxhr4bjcqog3yfibo4jlhzezzjkmx3xuwivhzq35s3zs3m@jpeg)
November 23, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A metaphor for holiday family gatherings?
By studying relationships between distant objects, astronomers have reconstructed our solar system's early upbringing. Their conclusion: The Sun left its birthplace early, before its siblings could stir up much trouble. 🧪🔭
aasnova.org/2025/11/14/t...
By studying relationships between distant objects, astronomers have reconstructed our solar system's early upbringing. Their conclusion: The Sun left its birthplace early, before its siblings could stir up much trouble. 🧪🔭
aasnova.org/2025/11/14/t...
A baby magpie is outside my window telling Mum and Dad to feed it NOW! I wish they would. The lungs on this chick!
November 23, 2025 at 12:54 AM
A baby magpie is outside my window telling Mum and Dad to feed it NOW! I wish they would. The lungs on this chick!
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A very good boy! 🐾🐕😍
An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.
The Met 📷 by me
#Archaeology
An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.
The Met 📷 by me
#Archaeology
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
A very good boy! 🐾🐕😍
An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.
The Met 📷 by me
#Archaeology
An amazing c. 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian dog carved from ivory. This leaping dog opens and closes its mouth as if barking by using a lever below its chest.
The Met 📷 by me
#Archaeology
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since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI
Google says “we do not use your Gmail content for training our Gemini AI model.”
www.theverge.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
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The wonderful @victoriastrauss.com of Writer Beware reveals all the versions of the Famous Author scam. writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...
If a Famous Author Calls, Hang Up: Anatomy of an Impersonation Scam - Writer Beware
You open your email program one morning. The usual work stuff. Some spam (annoying that it got past your filters!). A couple of newsletters (maybe later). You sip your coffee, scroll down. Wait. What’...
writerbeware.blog
November 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The wonderful @victoriastrauss.com of Writer Beware reveals all the versions of the Famous Author scam. writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...
@boninox.bsky.social thanks for reposting 😀
November 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
@boninox.bsky.social thanks for reposting 😀
Blade Witch - a Thanksgiving #scifi novella
When an ex-diplomat & the Blade Witch's current annoyance insinuates his way into her journey home, & an orphan AI attempts to pick her storm cloud pocket, & bandits appear from a hypnofield, the Blade Witch has a cutting solution!
#booksky
When an ex-diplomat & the Blade Witch's current annoyance insinuates his way into her journey home, & an orphan AI attempts to pick her storm cloud pocket, & bandits appear from a hypnofield, the Blade Witch has a cutting solution!
#booksky
Blade Witch: A Science Fiction Holiday Novella
Blade Witch: A Science Fiction Holiday Novella - Kindle edition by Schwartz, Jenny. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Blade Witch: A Science Fiction Holiday Novella.
www.amazon.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Thank you! and done!
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 20, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Thank you! and done!