Xenia
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YOU MUST TOUCH SOMETHING SOFT TO HAVE STRENGTH TO WIN A RIGHTEOUS BATTLE.
December 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
YOU MUST TOUCH SOMETHING SOFT TO HAVE STRENGTH TO WIN A RIGHTEOUS BATTLE.
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A WARRIOR FEARS NOTHING, NOT EVEN ASKING FOR HELP.
December 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A WARRIOR FEARS NOTHING, NOT EVEN ASKING FOR HELP.
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YOU MUST TAKE YOUR MEDICATIONS TO HAVE STRENGTH TO WIN A RIGHTEOUS BATTLE.
December 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
YOU MUST TAKE YOUR MEDICATIONS TO HAVE STRENGTH TO WIN A RIGHTEOUS BATTLE.
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I wave a tearful goodbye to my family before stepping into the robotaxi, which immediately drives down the boat ramp and disappears into the river
May 6, 2024 at 4:41 PM
I wave a tearful goodbye to my family before stepping into the robotaxi, which immediately drives down the boat ramp and disappears into the river
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It appears as though SFWA has had a very quick change of heart and is now back on the right side of this. Shouldn't have happened in the first place. New Nebula Awards eligibility rules for generated text are now:
December 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
It appears as though SFWA has had a very quick change of heart and is now back on the right side of this. Shouldn't have happened in the first place. New Nebula Awards eligibility rules for generated text are now:
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Very disappointed in the new Nebula Award eligibility information from SFWA that allows partially-generated works to be on the ballot. See 9.11.2.
www.sfwa.org/complete-neb...
This shouldn't be difficult. #noAI
www.sfwa.org/complete-neb...
This shouldn't be difficult. #noAI
December 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Very disappointed in the new Nebula Award eligibility information from SFWA that allows partially-generated works to be on the ballot. See 9.11.2.
www.sfwa.org/complete-neb...
This shouldn't be difficult. #noAI
www.sfwa.org/complete-neb...
This shouldn't be difficult. #noAI
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I'm very disappointed in SFWA's soft stance on LLM and the Nebulas. Any use of LLM, disclosed or not, should not be awards eligible. It's plagiarism and crap, period
December 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I'm very disappointed in SFWA's soft stance on LLM and the Nebulas. Any use of LLM, disclosed or not, should not be awards eligible. It's plagiarism and crap, period
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Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
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“try to avoid snacking after dinner” okay then I will starve to death in the night. good bye
December 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“try to avoid snacking after dinner” okay then I will starve to death in the night. good bye
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While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
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I understand that a lot of folks have been misled by fear-mongering and powerful regressive voices but it’s still astonishing to me that so many have fallen for the idea that oppressively policing other people’s gender identity and expression could in any way be part of an enlightened future.
December 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I understand that a lot of folks have been misled by fear-mongering and powerful regressive voices but it’s still astonishing to me that so many have fallen for the idea that oppressively policing other people’s gender identity and expression could in any way be part of an enlightened future.
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Jesse Hamm had the take to end all takes on children's media. "People who disdain writing ‘just for children’ fail to realize that those children will remember what they read, maybe for the rest of their lives. You’re not writing for permanent children; you’re getting an early start on adults.”
December 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Jesse Hamm had the take to end all takes on children's media. "People who disdain writing ‘just for children’ fail to realize that those children will remember what they read, maybe for the rest of their lives. You’re not writing for permanent children; you’re getting an early start on adults.”
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BCS of 2025! "Dark Creature, Dream Her" Charlie Valenti BCS #430: "The realms she had passed through had taught her to trust the signs she was given. Hunched over against the wind, staggering through snow, she struggled toward that ember." www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/dark... #BCSof2025
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Dark Creature, Dream Her by Charlie Valenti
Ahead, through the rush of the snowstorm, she saw a faint orange light. Crawl toward it. The realms she had passed through so far had taught her to trust the signs she was given. Hunched over against the wind, staggering through snow that reached her thighs, she struggled toward that glowing ember. Her face and fingers were numb, but she needed a place where she could regroup before she tried to find a way out.
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
BCS of 2025! "Dark Creature, Dream Her" Charlie Valenti BCS #430: "The realms she had passed through had taught her to trust the signs she was given. Hunched over against the wind, staggering through snow, she struggled toward that ember." www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/dark... #BCSof2025
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'bat shit' is definitely a good phrase for this administration.
Bat shit crazy.
US plans to start checking tourists social media.
It will be "mandatory" to hand over the social media info, including email addresses & phone numbers used in the last five years, as well as the names, addresses, numbers, & birthdays of family members.
news.sky.com/story/us-pla...
US plans to start checking tourists social media.
It will be "mandatory" to hand over the social media info, including email addresses & phone numbers used in the last five years, as well as the names, addresses, numbers, & birthdays of family members.
news.sky.com/story/us-pla...
US plans to start checking all tourists' social media
The potential social media mandate being proposed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would apply to anyone visiting, whether they require a visa or not.
news.sky.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
'bat shit' is definitely a good phrase for this administration.
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Having a talk with the kid about why I hate the Turing Test and tho I think many career developers agree with me it is still the pop culture go-to for measuring artificial intelligence when really it is a test of INTELLIGENCE MIMICKRY.
This has become a more important distinction in recent years!
This has become a more important distinction in recent years!
December 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Having a talk with the kid about why I hate the Turing Test and tho I think many career developers agree with me it is still the pop culture go-to for measuring artificial intelligence when really it is a test of INTELLIGENCE MIMICKRY.
This has become a more important distinction in recent years!
This has become a more important distinction in recent years!
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But if AI is so userful and everyone wants it, why does Microsoft have to cut its AI sales targets in half?
Microsoft drops AI sales targets in half after salespeople miss their quotas
Microsoft drops AI sales targets in half after salespeople miss their quotas
December 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
But if AI is so userful and everyone wants it, why does Microsoft have to cut its AI sales targets in half?
Microsoft drops AI sales targets in half after salespeople miss their quotas
Microsoft drops AI sales targets in half after salespeople miss their quotas
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I’m not so naïve to think that AI will go away when the AI bubble bursts (after all the Internet didn’t go away when the dot com bubble burst). But it is really sad that such an unreliable, unethical, and massively polluting technology is embraced by so many.
November 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I’m not so naïve to think that AI will go away when the AI bubble bursts (after all the Internet didn’t go away when the dot com bubble burst). But it is really sad that such an unreliable, unethical, and massively polluting technology is embraced by so many.
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📷 This week's #EarthFromSpace is #Copernicus Sentinel-2 image of a spectacular geological wonder in the Sahara Desert of Mauritania: the Richat Structure. 👇
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November 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
📷 This week's #EarthFromSpace is #Copernicus Sentinel-2 image of a spectacular geological wonder in the Sahara Desert of Mauritania: the Richat Structure. 👇
🔗 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
@esaearth.esa.int
🔗 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
@esaearth.esa.int
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re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
Phenom flash piece by Myna Chang! Go! Read!
“...and she smells like copper, like old pennies, eyes bloodshot, a bead of spit quivering on her upper lip, making a noise in the back of her throat like she’s purring and *shit* how is this happening to me…”
@mynachang.bsky.social @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social www.bloodhoneylit.com/fiction/toug...
@mynachang.bsky.social @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social www.bloodhoneylit.com/fiction/toug...
tough guys — Blood+Honey
by Myna Chang “She shoves my tie aside, taps a button mid-chest with the blade, tap tap tap . Who is this bitch? She’s grinning again, all teeth, and she smells like copper, like old pennies…”
www.bloodhoneylit.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Phenom flash piece by Myna Chang! Go! Read!
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There is something really wrong with people who need workers to be not just competent, but slavishly fake-happy. "Slavishly" used on purpose, bc that's where this grotesquerie comes from.
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
There is something really wrong with people who need workers to be not just competent, but slavishly fake-happy. "Slavishly" used on purpose, bc that's where this grotesquerie comes from.
We can only hope.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We can only hope.