Jess Irwin
@jj-irwin.bsky.social
Writer, librarian, folklore and mythology geek. Werewolf aficionado ("The game, or the creature?" "Yes.").
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yes, this would heal me
November 19, 2025 at 6:20 AM
yes, this would heal me
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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If you ever wonder why your artist friend is so pissed off whenever they see AI slop used instead of real, human-created art, it's exactly what you think:
How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
If you ever wonder why your artist friend is so pissed off whenever they see AI slop used instead of real, human-created art, it's exactly what you think:
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Tom Lehrer, the popular and erudite song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities, has died. He was 97. cnn.it/4mcSD5N
July 27, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Tom Lehrer, the popular and erudite song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities, has died. He was 97. cnn.it/4mcSD5N
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Honestly surprised to learn that Tom Lehrer just passed but this is the song of his that feels appropriate to the moment. In the pantheon of satirists. www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAE...
Tom Lehrer - We Will All Go Together When We Go
YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel
www.youtube.com
July 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Honestly surprised to learn that Tom Lehrer just passed but this is the song of his that feels appropriate to the moment. In the pantheon of satirists. www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAE...
At a Critical Role show. Likelihood of knowing someone in this crowd? High. Likelihood of actually spotting someone I know? Basically non-existent...
June 19, 2025 at 7:32 AM
At a Critical Role show. Likelihood of knowing someone in this crowd? High. Likelihood of actually spotting someone I know? Basically non-existent...
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The Evansville Press, April 10,1916
May 30, 2025 at 6:31 AM
The Evansville Press, April 10,1916
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So ecstatic to finally reveal the REAL HERO SHIT 2 cover! Behold: HARDER THAN IT LOOKS, kickstarting in June for Pride Month!!!!
January 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
So ecstatic to finally reveal the REAL HERO SHIT 2 cover! Behold: HARDER THAN IT LOOKS, kickstarting in June for Pride Month!!!!
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“The value of art is not how much it costs and how little effort it requires. It’s how much would you risk to be in its presence.”
- @realgdt.bsky.social, regarding AI
- @realgdt.bsky.social, regarding AI
October 30, 2024 at 4:20 AM
“The value of art is not how much it costs and how little effort it requires. It’s how much would you risk to be in its presence.”
- @realgdt.bsky.social, regarding AI
- @realgdt.bsky.social, regarding AI
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Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Watercolour painter (sips) GODDAMN IT this is my brush water again
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Watercolour painter (sips) GODDAMN IT this is my brush water again
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Marine biologist: there is not enough water in the cup to be suitable habitat for a shark
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Marine biologist: there is not enough water in the cup to be suitable habitat for a shark
Optimist: the cup is ½ full
Pessimist: the cup is ½ empty
Land and climate expert trained in counterfactuals: ok, how much water was in the cup yesterday? How much was in the cup last year? And how much was originally in the cup before humans started altering it for drinking purposes?
Pessimist: the cup is ½ empty
Land and climate expert trained in counterfactuals: ok, how much water was in the cup yesterday? How much was in the cup last year? And how much was originally in the cup before humans started altering it for drinking purposes?
September 2, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Watercolour painter (sips) GODDAMN IT this is my brush water again
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Watercolour painter (sips) GODDAMN IT this is my brush water again
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Room interior descriptions are a second-draft problem.
me, writing: I have never ONCE described an interior and I’m not going to start now
all characters will be faceless voices floating in a void AS GOD INTENDED
all characters will be faceless voices floating in a void AS GOD INTENDED
August 20, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Room interior descriptions are a second-draft problem.
Unforeseen issue: dance music in the airport cafe throwing off my estimate of how long a couple of rows of crochet works take me (/distract me)
August 20, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Unforeseen issue: dance music in the airport cafe throwing off my estimate of how long a couple of rows of crochet works take me (/distract me)
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Short version of this thread: novelty and creativity is not rare; it’s unfunded.
Every time I hear the “novelty and creativity is rare” line I get so angry I have to stand up and pace to calm down
August 11, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Short version of this thread: novelty and creativity is not rare; it’s unfunded.
And the expected UK weather (light drizzle) has finally put in an appearance. Ah well, sun was nice while it lasted :)
August 8, 2024 at 3:06 PM
And the expected UK weather (light drizzle) has finally put in an appearance. Ah well, sun was nice while it lasted :)
- I'll just pop back to the hotel to drop some things off. I'm sure I don't need a map, I know the way!
-"Overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer"
- strolls a block in the wrong direction
-"Overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer"
- strolls a block in the wrong direction
August 8, 2024 at 11:01 AM
- I'll just pop back to the hotel to drop some things off. I'm sure I don't need a map, I know the way!
-"Overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer"
- strolls a block in the wrong direction
-"Overconfidence is a slow and insidious killer"
- strolls a block in the wrong direction
Nothing quite as definitive for "you're on a different continent" as "the seagulls are making the wrong noise". Hi, Glasgow!
August 8, 2024 at 8:53 AM
Nothing quite as definitive for "you're on a different continent" as "the seagulls are making the wrong noise". Hi, Glasgow!
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book 3 thing that has been legitimately helping: write a huge list of
1) cool things that already exist in setting
2) cool things that could exist in setting
if you get stuck, refer to the list until you hit something that works with the scene
1) cool things that already exist in setting
2) cool things that could exist in setting
if you get stuck, refer to the list until you hit something that works with the scene
July 3, 2024 at 11:08 PM
book 3 thing that has been legitimately helping: write a huge list of
1) cool things that already exist in setting
2) cool things that could exist in setting
if you get stuck, refer to the list until you hit something that works with the scene
1) cool things that already exist in setting
2) cool things that could exist in setting
if you get stuck, refer to the list until you hit something that works with the scene
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this can be about whatever you want it to be about today
January 22, 2024 at 10:54 PM
this can be about whatever you want it to be about today
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I'm sorry but this is approximately the funniest and stupidest thing I've ever read. Guy writes sequel to Lord of the Rings, publishes it on Amazon, then SUES AMAZON AND THE TOLKIEN ESTATE, claiming that the Rings of Power series was infringing on his copyright.
www.theguardian.com/books/2023/d...
www.theguardian.com/books/2023/d...
Copyright claim against Tolkien estate backfires on Lord of the Rings fanfiction author
Demetrious Polychron ordered to destroy all copies of The Fellowship of the King after claiming Amazon prequel infringed his copyright
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2023 at 1:12 AM
I'm sorry but this is approximately the funniest and stupidest thing I've ever read. Guy writes sequel to Lord of the Rings, publishes it on Amazon, then SUES AMAZON AND THE TOLKIEN ESTATE, claiming that the Rings of Power series was infringing on his copyright.
www.theguardian.com/books/2023/d...
www.theguardian.com/books/2023/d...
Slowly cobbling together another social media presence after the third - fifth? - apocalyptic collapse.
Yes, I still miss the others. Particularly when I see their corpses shambling about, there-but-wrong. So... hi!
Yes, I still miss the others. Particularly when I see their corpses shambling about, there-but-wrong. So... hi!
October 24, 2023 at 12:39 AM
Slowly cobbling together another social media presence after the third - fifth? - apocalyptic collapse.
Yes, I still miss the others. Particularly when I see their corpses shambling about, there-but-wrong. So... hi!
Yes, I still miss the others. Particularly when I see their corpses shambling about, there-but-wrong. So... hi!