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They never tell you that the dishes are made of stardust, too.
I'm made of stardust, but I still have to do chores.
November 23, 2025 at 2:47 AM
They never tell you that the dishes are made of stardust, too.
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much of this stems from a gross misunderstanding of writing as “the act of sitting down to write”. writing is the 10,000 other things that you do before you sit down. it is light cast through a window hitting the far wall, it is the memory of that time you saw that one bird, it is the act of living
People who aren’t writers think writer’s block is at least as big and real a problem as I thought quicksand would be, as a child.
AI can help authors beat writer’s block, says Bloomsbury chief
Publisher last week reported jump in revenue in academic and professional arm thanks to AI licensing deal
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
much of this stems from a gross misunderstanding of writing as “the act of sitting down to write”. writing is the 10,000 other things that you do before you sit down. it is light cast through a window hitting the far wall, it is the memory of that time you saw that one bird, it is the act of living
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"I will revenge my injuries; if I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear." - Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Remembering the incredible work of the late great Bernie Wrightson on his birthday 🖤
Remembering the incredible work of the late great Bernie Wrightson on his birthday 🖤
October 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
"I will revenge my injuries; if I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear." - Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Remembering the incredible work of the late great Bernie Wrightson on his birthday 🖤
Remembering the incredible work of the late great Bernie Wrightson on his birthday 🖤
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My sealife #pixelart set is nearly at 1000! Only 10 more to go! Anyone got any good suggestions for the last pieces to add to the set? <3
September 9, 2025 at 7:39 AM
My sealife #pixelart set is nearly at 1000! Only 10 more to go! Anyone got any good suggestions for the last pieces to add to the set? <3
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
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so disappointing how many ppl I see preemptively convincing themselves they can't learn a thing w/o giving it a real effort over time bc they think natural aptitude is the defining factor of skill acquisition. the only diff btwn them & the ppl who can do the thing is that the latter just kept trying
August 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
so disappointing how many ppl I see preemptively convincing themselves they can't learn a thing w/o giving it a real effort over time bc they think natural aptitude is the defining factor of skill acquisition. the only diff btwn them & the ppl who can do the thing is that the latter just kept trying
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Crab-like creatures are famed for having evolved five times in evolutionary history. But anteaters have evolved at least 12 times--in half the evolutionary span. Cool story by @jakebuehler.bsky.social for @science.org
‘Things keep evolving into anteaters.’ Odd animals arose at least 12 separate times
Findings speak to the dramatic impact ants and termites can have on mammalian evolution
www.science.org
July 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Crab-like creatures are famed for having evolved five times in evolutionary history. But anteaters have evolved at least 12 times--in half the evolutionary span. Cool story by @jakebuehler.bsky.social for @science.org
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excerpts from the life of a man in the Japanese manual for a Sony Discman, who is having a VERY BAD DAY
July 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
excerpts from the life of a man in the Japanese manual for a Sony Discman, who is having a VERY BAD DAY
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it's humbling to do a skill we're not trained for, doesn't come naturally to us, likely won't ever be pro in. deepens our respect for and the need for other people. part of why I find helping people make hobby games healthy is they stray from their comfortable core lane more than pro settings let us
July 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
it's humbling to do a skill we're not trained for, doesn't come naturally to us, likely won't ever be pro in. deepens our respect for and the need for other people. part of why I find helping people make hobby games healthy is they stray from their comfortable core lane more than pro settings let us
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@sharkeatsman.bsky.social @joshhamrick.bsky.social @klawdd.bsky.social Howdy! Yesterday I bashed Fighting Lion into Doom2 & thought y'all'd like to see it. Klawdd's talk on game feel was inspiring. (Not sure yet if Zdoom can handle friction on bounces.) Thanks for all the fun memories!
July 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
@sharkeatsman.bsky.social @joshhamrick.bsky.social @klawdd.bsky.social Howdy! Yesterday I bashed Fighting Lion into Doom2 & thought y'all'd like to see it. Klawdd's talk on game feel was inspiring. (Not sure yet if Zdoom can handle friction on bounces.) Thanks for all the fun memories!
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among the things we apparently need to do a better job of going forward - as a society, it seems - is communicating the basic conceit of what learning is and why we value it. a problem that we in higher ed share with our K-12 colleagues
June 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
among the things we apparently need to do a better job of going forward - as a society, it seems - is communicating the basic conceit of what learning is and why we value it. a problem that we in higher ed share with our K-12 colleagues
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I gotta say I find a lot of AI discourse around higher ed very confusing. "if ChatGPT can write your essays is college even worth it?" did people think math teachers were assigning problem sets because *they* couldn't figure out the answers?
June 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I gotta say I find a lot of AI discourse around higher ed very confusing. "if ChatGPT can write your essays is college even worth it?" did people think math teachers were assigning problem sets because *they* couldn't figure out the answers?
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How i read this one, every time
February 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
How i read this one, every time
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Re-sharing with Alt Text cuz it deserves to be read/heard by all.
![That's probably the most famous scene in the movie, the campfire scene.
I know. He said, "You can't punch a horse." I said, "You'll never see it again." I kept saying, "You're absolutely right. It's out!" Then, when he left, I crumpled up all his notes, and I tossed it in the wastepaper basket. And John Calley, who was running [production at] Warner Bros. at the time, said, "Good filing." That was the end of it. You say yes, and you never do it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zoz6t27crop73apwwcuyeiih/bafkreigqwfdulfb42h36y7r6fzsxac6vzsgdx4t2pqhly6to5w2vz4oavq@jpeg)
June 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Re-sharing with Alt Text cuz it deserves to be read/heard by all.
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THE GUARDIAN LEGEND
COMPILE 1989
NES
COMPILE 1989
NES
June 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
THE GUARDIAN LEGEND
COMPILE 1989
NES
COMPILE 1989
NES
@prostatepuncher.bsky.social hope you're well, my friend
June 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
@prostatepuncher.bsky.social hope you're well, my friend
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For my first @salonnewsroom.bsky.social piece, I wrote about how freaks for the em dash (me, and possibly you) will not stand by and cede our precious punctuation to AI www.salon.com/2025/06/11/a...
AI can’t have my em dash
Gen Z and AI have pulled a divisive punctuation mark into the spotlight.
www.salon.com
June 12, 2025 at 2:20 AM
For my first @salonnewsroom.bsky.social piece, I wrote about how freaks for the em dash (me, and possibly you) will not stand by and cede our precious punctuation to AI www.salon.com/2025/06/11/a...
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A friend showed me a demo for a rhythm beat-em-up game called "Dead as Disco" that lets you import your own music (with adjustable game speed to suit the BPM)!
So naturally as an FFXIV player, there was only one option:
So naturally as an FFXIV player, there was only one option:
June 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A friend showed me a demo for a rhythm beat-em-up game called "Dead as Disco" that lets you import your own music (with adjustable game speed to suit the BPM)!
So naturally as an FFXIV player, there was only one option:
So naturally as an FFXIV player, there was only one option:
@ladonnapietra.bsky.social Hi! I hope you’re well. But you gotta see this one:
June 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
@ladonnapietra.bsky.social Hi! I hope you’re well. But you gotta see this one:
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