keir
@keiraslan.bsky.social
Canadian in Glasgow 🇨🇦🏴
This will likely be a place for cat pics and Buddhism, with a side of lefty politics and feminism.
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keir
@keiraslan.bsky.social
· Oct 14
Being a person is hard and I for one do not get enough credit
I’ve just had the most 1am sort of private revelation which I will share with you before I delete it tomorrow.
In Buddhist spaces I kept running into people telling me “trust your body, listen to your body, your body doesn’t lie.”
In Buddhist spaces I kept running into people telling me “trust your body, listen to your body, your body doesn’t lie.”
December 16, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I’ve just had the most 1am sort of private revelation which I will share with you before I delete it tomorrow.
In Buddhist spaces I kept running into people telling me “trust your body, listen to your body, your body doesn’t lie.”
In Buddhist spaces I kept running into people telling me “trust your body, listen to your body, your body doesn’t lie.”
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Life is short and it is precious. A lot of us do not act accordingly.
December 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Life is short and it is precious. A lot of us do not act accordingly.
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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
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i made a helpful reference
September 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
i made a helpful reference
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somehow I only just learned this but last year they added Samsara to the Sims 4?
December 14, 2025 at 1:57 AM
somehow I only just learned this but last year they added Samsara to the Sims 4?
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
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Everyone is talking about how bad the flu is.
Media & healthcare facilities are pleading with people to get their flu shot.
To stay home when sick.
To wash their hands.
Very few are recommending masks. When we had mask mandates we eliminated an entire flu strain.
Mask up!
Media & healthcare facilities are pleading with people to get their flu shot.
To stay home when sick.
To wash their hands.
Very few are recommending masks. When we had mask mandates we eliminated an entire flu strain.
Mask up!
December 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Everyone is talking about how bad the flu is.
Media & healthcare facilities are pleading with people to get their flu shot.
To stay home when sick.
To wash their hands.
Very few are recommending masks. When we had mask mandates we eliminated an entire flu strain.
Mask up!
Media & healthcare facilities are pleading with people to get their flu shot.
To stay home when sick.
To wash their hands.
Very few are recommending masks. When we had mask mandates we eliminated an entire flu strain.
Mask up!
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the small language model arrived
December 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
the small language model arrived
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It's incredible this debate has even happened without seemingly a single mainstream British commentator noting that Scotland just made Scots and Gaelic official languages and *well over half* of Glaswegians speak Scots as their first language
This is a really appalling editorial error on BBC Question Time
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
December 12, 2025 at 9:15 AM
It's incredible this debate has even happened without seemingly a single mainstream British commentator noting that Scotland just made Scots and Gaelic official languages and *well over half* of Glaswegians speak Scots as their first language
The lil AI bot that’s scraping my data and filing it in my lil digital filing cabinet has just had to write down “werewolf erotica” with a weary sigh.
December 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The lil AI bot that’s scraping my data and filing it in my lil digital filing cabinet has just had to write down “werewolf erotica” with a weary sigh.
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Rage Against the Machine Learning
December 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Rage Against the Machine Learning
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don't get your news about trans issues from people who hate us. this is true generally, but especially when it comes to the analysis of legal judgements
December 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
don't get your news about trans issues from people who hate us. this is true generally, but especially when it comes to the analysis of legal judgements
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Herman Melville on moderates, all the way back in 1857:
May 27, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Herman Melville on moderates, all the way back in 1857:
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fiona apple is all of us.
December 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
fiona apple is all of us.
“I am sad today so I will go on BlueSky and read about the worst things happening in the world”
I need better options you guys
I need better options you guys
December 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
“I am sad today so I will go on BlueSky and read about the worst things happening in the world”
I need better options you guys
I need better options you guys
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He looks like he’s trying to stop his dog from leaving him
December 7, 2025 at 3:04 AM
He looks like he’s trying to stop his dog from leaving him
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
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During this ‘festive’ season, if you offer someone a drink and they say no thanks, please don’t say “oh go on, just one”. They might be in recovery and it’s hard enough at this time without peer (or any) pressure. Thanks
#ODAAT
#ODAAT
December 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
During this ‘festive’ season, if you offer someone a drink and they say no thanks, please don’t say “oh go on, just one”. They might be in recovery and it’s hard enough at this time without peer (or any) pressure. Thanks
#ODAAT
#ODAAT
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"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
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“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
It’s nearly two in the morning and I can hear every second arrow I have ever owned going kachink kachink directly into my chest. I should go to bed. Goodnight nerds.
December 3, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It’s nearly two in the morning and I can hear every second arrow I have ever owned going kachink kachink directly into my chest. I should go to bed. Goodnight nerds.