Keith
@keith-on-reading.bsky.social
Yes, I'd rather be reading.
2025 📖 Goal (15/34)
2025 📖 Goal (15/34)
When Nintendo decides to join in, it'll be like when Tony Stark used the Infinity Stones to stop Thanos.
Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Square Enix demand OpenAI stop using their content to train AI
Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Square Enix demand OpenAI stop using their content to train AI
No more Spirited Away and Demon Slayer in Sora 2.
buff.ly
November 3, 2025 at 11:06 PM
When Nintendo decides to join in, it'll be like when Tony Stark used the Infinity Stones to stop Thanos.
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There are moments these days when I get angry at a corporation for *not* tracking my interests better.
You've got the data on every show we've ever watched on your app. Maybe pick one of them?
You've got the data on every show we've ever watched on your app. Maybe pick one of them?
October 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
There are moments these days when I get angry at a corporation for *not* tracking my interests better.
You've got the data on every show we've ever watched on your app. Maybe pick one of them?
You've got the data on every show we've ever watched on your app. Maybe pick one of them?
"Crown Vic 2" is the second in a series of short stories/novelettes/novellas from Lee Goldberg. If you're in need of a quick, fun read, this is definitely worth picking up. Can't wait to see more in this series from @leegoldberg.bsky.social
#bookreview #bookstagram #kindle #ereader
#bookreview #bookstagram #kindle #ereader
July 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"Crown Vic 2" is the second in a series of short stories/novelettes/novellas from Lee Goldberg. If you're in need of a quick, fun read, this is definitely worth picking up. Can't wait to see more in this series from @leegoldberg.bsky.social
#bookreview #bookstagram #kindle #ereader
#bookreview #bookstagram #kindle #ereader
@michaelastackpole.bsky.social
👋🏾 random question:
I think you used to have a basic story generator that was the size of a trifold brochure. You could roll dice, I believe, to help with crafting a story premise.
Does that sound familiar at all? 😅
👋🏾 random question:
I think you used to have a basic story generator that was the size of a trifold brochure. You could roll dice, I believe, to help with crafting a story premise.
Does that sound familiar at all? 😅
July 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM
@michaelastackpole.bsky.social
👋🏾 random question:
I think you used to have a basic story generator that was the size of a trifold brochure. You could roll dice, I believe, to help with crafting a story premise.
Does that sound familiar at all? 😅
👋🏾 random question:
I think you used to have a basic story generator that was the size of a trifold brochure. You could roll dice, I believe, to help with crafting a story premise.
Does that sound familiar at all? 😅
Bought this a few months back and honestly we need more fiction written like this.
bought this in-universe history of the galactic empire (by an actual historian) and it is actually pretty good
May 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Bought this a few months back and honestly we need more fiction written like this.
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Men will force unwanted AI product on the world rather than go to therapy
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta's chatbots will supplement your real friends: "The average American has fewer than 3 friends ... but has demand for ... 15 friends" (h/t x.com/romanhelmetg...)
May 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Men will force unwanted AI product on the world rather than go to therapy
I'm not seeing the wisdom of abandoning an entire continent when it comes to foreign policy engagement.
Did an AI programmed by China draft this executive order? www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
Trump Draft Order Would Drastically Overhaul U.S. State Department
The draft executive order to be signed by President Trump would eliminate Africa operations and shut down bureaus working on democracy, human rights and refugee issues.
www.nytimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I'm not seeing the wisdom of abandoning an entire continent when it comes to foreign policy engagement.
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The U.S. Senate is the only thing standing in the way of voter suppression. The SAVE Act will make it harder for citizens to vote without passports or birth certificates. Tell your senator to VOTE NO on the SAVE ACT. Flood the switchboard. Click the link and send a message: bit.ly/4hZ7BK7
April 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The U.S. Senate is the only thing standing in the way of voter suppression. The SAVE Act will make it harder for citizens to vote without passports or birth certificates. Tell your senator to VOTE NO on the SAVE ACT. Flood the switchboard. Click the link and send a message: bit.ly/4hZ7BK7
A lot of thriller books and movies are based on a premise that's nonsensical. "Yeah right, like they'd ever stop inspecting cruise ships. So theres no way a zombie virus would come to that isolated resort town."
www.huffpost.com/entry/vessel...
www.huffpost.com/entry/vessel...
HHS Lays Off All Full-Time Cruise Ship Health Inspectors Amid Illness Outbreaks: Report
Only a dozen Public Health Service officers have reportedly been left to handle current and future ship inspections, which totaled nearly 200 last year.
www.huffpost.com
April 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
A lot of thriller books and movies are based on a premise that's nonsensical. "Yeah right, like they'd ever stop inspecting cruise ships. So theres no way a zombie virus would come to that isolated resort town."
www.huffpost.com/entry/vessel...
www.huffpost.com/entry/vessel...
I absolutely love when you write to your Congressperson, you probably won't get a response. But you will, with certainty, be added to their mailing list. 🫠
April 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I absolutely love when you write to your Congressperson, you probably won't get a response. But you will, with certainty, be added to their mailing list. 🫠
"As another shopkeeper put it: Small-business owners like to make their own decisions and feel like they can live and die by them; the sweeping blanket tariffs are taking that ability out of their control."
Many U.S. shop owners feel like collateral damage in President Trump's trade war, on the hook to pay big new fees and long unable to manufacture in the U.S.
Between tariffs and survival, American business owners are doing alarming math
Many U.S. shop owners feel like collateral damage in President Trump's trade war, on the hook to pay big new fees and long unable to manufacture in the U.S.
www.npr.org
April 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
"As another shopkeeper put it: Small-business owners like to make their own decisions and feel like they can live and die by them; the sweeping blanket tariffs are taking that ability out of their control."
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I swear. Writing is the only discipline where we make people feel like failures for practising. How many songs does a violinist learn that never wind up in recital? How many studies do painters do? Acting exercises. Tennis for fun.
You're allowed to write without the intention of publishing.
You're allowed to write without the intention of publishing.
I wrote seven novels before Someone You Can Build A Nest In. I didn't just throw away drafts. There are some eras of my life and spirit that will go unpublished.
And that's okay, because they helped me become the writer I am. They weren't failure. They were education.
And that's okay, because they helped me become the writer I am. They weren't failure. They were education.
I have heard so many newer writers—including extremely good ones!—bemoan that they think they're a failure because they might have to throw out a half-finished draft and start over.
Throwing out a draft is
a) very very normal and
b) progress, not failure.
Throwing out a draft is
a) very very normal and
b) progress, not failure.
March 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I swear. Writing is the only discipline where we make people feel like failures for practising. How many songs does a violinist learn that never wind up in recital? How many studies do painters do? Acting exercises. Tennis for fun.
You're allowed to write without the intention of publishing.
You're allowed to write without the intention of publishing.
Also went ahead and renewed my subscription to @tampabaytimes.bsky.social while I'm at it. Been meaning to do it and now is the perfect time. #journalism #localnews #democracy
March 19, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Also went ahead and renewed my subscription to @tampabaytimes.bsky.social while I'm at it. Been meaning to do it and now is the perfect time. #journalism #localnews #democracy
My subscription to Wired lapsed last year. Renewed just now because of this.
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
My subscription to Wired lapsed last year. Renewed just now because of this.
@sentimentbot.bsky.social can you take a look at my profile?
March 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
@sentimentbot.bsky.social can you take a look at my profile?
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Histories wanted! Are you a recently terminated federal employee? Historians want to record your story! There's so much you know; let's get it on the record. You may record anonymously if you wish. www.oah.org/2025/03/04/f...
OAH | Federal Employees Oral History ProjectOAH | Federal Employees Oral History Project
www.oah.org
March 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Histories wanted! Are you a recently terminated federal employee? Historians want to record your story! There's so much you know; let's get it on the record. You may record anonymously if you wish. www.oah.org/2025/03/04/f...
Looking for thoughts/input from economists ( @dandrezner.bsky.social ? 🤞🏾)
I would assume Miran's argument makes no sense because, among other things, post-WWII growth was because of high gov't spending, manufacturing base, and high tax rates, all of which isn't here anymore or changing. Right?
I would assume Miran's argument makes no sense because, among other things, post-WWII growth was because of high gov't spending, manufacturing base, and high tax rates, all of which isn't here anymore or changing. Right?
March 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Looking for thoughts/input from economists ( @dandrezner.bsky.social ? 🤞🏾)
I would assume Miran's argument makes no sense because, among other things, post-WWII growth was because of high gov't spending, manufacturing base, and high tax rates, all of which isn't here anymore or changing. Right?
I would assume Miran's argument makes no sense because, among other things, post-WWII growth was because of high gov't spending, manufacturing base, and high tax rates, all of which isn't here anymore or changing. Right?
Starting a new collection of short stories this evening, courtsey of @amystuber.com
#booksky #amreading #shortstory
#booksky #amreading #shortstory
February 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Starting a new collection of short stories this evening, courtsey of @amystuber.com
#booksky #amreading #shortstory
#booksky #amreading #shortstory
"Ironically, some of those history books on civil rights might reference the deployment of the 101st Airborne to Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957 to protect Black students during the desegregation of a high school, a pivotal moment in civil rights history."
“At Fort Campbell Schools,
…teachers had to remove all bulletin boards that reference Black History Month and Black leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks, according to a source speaking to Clarksville Now on condition of anonymity.”
clarksvillenow.com/local/books-...
…teachers had to remove all bulletin boards that reference Black History Month and Black leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks, according to a source speaking to Clarksville Now on condition of anonymity.”
clarksvillenow.com/local/books-...
Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools - ClarksvilleNow.com
At an elementary school at Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, librarians are hard at work scrubbing the shelves for books that contain references to slavery, the civil rights movement...
clarksvillenow.com
February 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
"Ironically, some of those history books on civil rights might reference the deployment of the 101st Airborne to Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957 to protect Black students during the desegregation of a high school, a pivotal moment in civil rights history."
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If you read 1 book a month, you're a #reader.
If you read 1 book every other month, you're a reader.
If it takes you 6 months to read 1 book, you're a reader.
If it takes you a year to finish 1 book, you're a reader.
Whether audibook, comic, graphic novel, manga, etc., you are a reader. #booksky
If you read 1 book every other month, you're a reader.
If it takes you 6 months to read 1 book, you're a reader.
If it takes you a year to finish 1 book, you're a reader.
Whether audibook, comic, graphic novel, manga, etc., you are a reader. #booksky
February 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Corporations want control over your digital books, ending the concept of ownership
www.theverge.com/news/612898/...
www.theverge.com/news/612898/...
Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books
It’s bad if you like to keep ebook backup copies.
www.theverge.com
February 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Corporations want control over your digital books, ending the concept of ownership
www.theverge.com/news/612898/...
www.theverge.com/news/612898/...
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Do not mess with librarians. They let complete strangers borrow their books. For a living. Even the hardcovers. They are so much stronger than you know.
February 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Do not mess with librarians. They let complete strangers borrow their books. For a living. Even the hardcovers. They are so much stronger than you know.
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Libraries are great for the books, sure, but it's also nice to have a quiet and safe space to sit and think- a place where no one is trying to sell you anything.
February 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Libraries are great for the books, sure, but it's also nice to have a quiet and safe space to sit and think- a place where no one is trying to sell you anything.
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This is your reminder to
USE YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY
THERE'S BOOKS THERE
AND MOVIES
MUSIC
PUBLIC COMPUTERS W/ INTERNET
IT'S ALSO FREE
USE YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY
THERE'S BOOKS THERE
AND MOVIES
MUSIC
PUBLIC COMPUTERS W/ INTERNET
IT'S ALSO FREE
February 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This is your reminder to
USE YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY
THERE'S BOOKS THERE
AND MOVIES
MUSIC
PUBLIC COMPUTERS W/ INTERNET
IT'S ALSO FREE
USE YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY
THERE'S BOOKS THERE
AND MOVIES
MUSIC
PUBLIC COMPUTERS W/ INTERNET
IT'S ALSO FREE