Marc Criley
@marcc.bsky.social
I write short stories & drabbles, am a member of Codex and SFWA, carry on about Alabama (especially Huntsville), Fossils, metal detecting, some ill-mannered feline co-residents, and genealogy from my perch on #CedarGapMtn.
https://kickin-the-darkness.com/
https://kickin-the-darkness.com/
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Lumping them together as “AI” gives readers the impression that a single class of tool is discerning novel protein structures, teasing subtle patterns out of mountains of LHC data, writing a student’s History 101 paper, and arguing a ketamine-addled billionaire could post up Shaq in his prime. No.
November 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Lumping them together as “AI” gives readers the impression that a single class of tool is discerning novel protein structures, teasing subtle patterns out of mountains of LHC data, writing a student’s History 101 paper, and arguing a ketamine-addled billionaire could post up Shaq in his prime. No.
A few months ago rendering a Reddit page on Firefox was taking upwards of 30 seconds, so I've kept a Chrome session active just for Reddit.
Today I happened to open a Reddit page on Firefox and it was just as snappy as Chrome.
Dunno what changed at Reddit or FF, but now I can shut down Chrome.
Today I happened to open a Reddit page on Firefox and it was just as snappy as Chrome.
Dunno what changed at Reddit or FF, but now I can shut down Chrome.
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A few months ago rendering a Reddit page on Firefox was taking upwards of 30 seconds, so I've kept a Chrome session active just for Reddit.
Today I happened to open a Reddit page on Firefox and it was just as snappy as Chrome.
Dunno what changed at Reddit or FF, but now I can shut down Chrome.
Today I happened to open a Reddit page on Firefox and it was just as snappy as Chrome.
Dunno what changed at Reddit or FF, but now I can shut down Chrome.
With Twinkle "No I am NOT in 'Big Coal's' pocket <cough><cough>" Cavanaugh gone, in a very non-Alabama twist the Alabama Public Services Commission (which regulates utilities in the state) is watching out for Alabama citizens when it comes to proposed power-sucking AI data centers.
‘No free rides for big tech’: Alabama PSC president cautions against data center push for power
Cynthia Lee Almond addressed Project Marvel in her letter, saying that the project would consume "more power and water than any site in our state's history."
www.al.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
With Twinkle "No I am NOT in 'Big Coal's' pocket <cough><cough>" Cavanaugh gone, in a very non-Alabama twist the Alabama Public Services Commission (which regulates utilities in the state) is watching out for Alabama citizens when it comes to proposed power-sucking AI data centers.
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There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
Sun's up, mmm hmm, looks okay
The world survives into another day
And I'm thinking about eternity
Some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me
The world survives into another day
And I'm thinking about eternity
Some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me
November 23, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Sun's up, mmm hmm, looks okay
The world survives into another day
And I'm thinking about eternity
Some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me
The world survives into another day
And I'm thinking about eternity
Some kind of ecstasy got a hold on me
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My column from Monday. For the cost of an incomplete 4,000-bed prison in Elmore, Alabama could have paid for five years of health insurance and peace of mind for 174,000 Alabamians.
But our leaders don’t care. Because Alabama government is not designed to help people. It’s meant to control them.
But our leaders don’t care. Because Alabama government is not designed to help people. It’s meant to control them.
Alabama can never spend enough money on a prison | Alabama Reflector
State leaders who prioritize punishment and control over the welfare of citizens will never see any money spent on walls and bars as wasted.
alabamareflector.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
My column from Monday. For the cost of an incomplete 4,000-bed prison in Elmore, Alabama could have paid for five years of health insurance and peace of mind for 174,000 Alabamians.
But our leaders don’t care. Because Alabama government is not designed to help people. It’s meant to control them.
But our leaders don’t care. Because Alabama government is not designed to help people. It’s meant to control them.
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People were arguing in my mentions today about whether the Earth is "round" when it's technically an irregular oblate spheroid and look "round" doesn't mean "absolutely perfect sphere" it means round. A soccer ball is round, a cantaloupe is round, a fluffy borb in winter is round, just go with it.
November 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
People were arguing in my mentions today about whether the Earth is "round" when it's technically an irregular oblate spheroid and look "round" doesn't mean "absolutely perfect sphere" it means round. A soccer ball is round, a cantaloupe is round, a fluffy borb in winter is round, just go with it.
The only episode of Dallas I ever watched. In the dorm room of a guy on our floor who had a TV in his room.
Larry Hagman, Linda Gray and Mary Crosby seen here in the "Who Done It?" episode of "DALLAS" dir. Leonard Katzman revealing the person who pulled the trigger was Kristin, J.R.'s scheming sister-in-law and mistress who shot him in a fit of anger, which aired #OnThisDay in 1980
📺 Lorimar Productions
📺 Lorimar Productions
November 22, 2025 at 4:22 AM
The only episode of Dallas I ever watched. In the dorm room of a guy on our floor who had a TV in his room.
I was today years old when I learned it's WesTley, not Wesley.
November 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I was today years old when I learned it's WesTley, not Wesley.
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Trump deciding he likes Zohran Mamdani the same month he decided he hates Marjorie Taylor Greene is certainly an unexpected turn of events lol
November 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Trump deciding he likes Zohran Mamdani the same month he decided he hates Marjorie Taylor Greene is certainly an unexpected turn of events lol
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Yellowhammer Fund granted over $275K in October to organizations that keep the work moving around Alabama. We would be remiss if we didn't show you the organizations chosen, and the impact they have in the community!
For our first spotlight, we have Margins: Women Helping Black Women! ✨💜
For our first spotlight, we have Margins: Women Helping Black Women! ✨💜
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Yellowhammer Fund granted over $275K in October to organizations that keep the work moving around Alabama. We would be remiss if we didn't show you the organizations chosen, and the impact they have in the community!
For our first spotlight, we have Margins: Women Helping Black Women! ✨💜
For our first spotlight, we have Margins: Women Helping Black Women! ✨💜
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good advice from YLE yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/i/179508318/...
November 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
good advice from YLE yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/i/179508318/...
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Message me to request whistles, or check out links to get you started on your own whistle operation!
linktr.ee/apwhistles
linktr.ee/apwhistles
November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Message me to request whistles, or check out links to get you started on your own whistle operation!
linktr.ee/apwhistles
linktr.ee/apwhistles
My wife told me about the dream she had last night. Mundane one involving a pickup turning into an RV.
It is now a drabble. 😁
It is now a drabble. 😁
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
My wife told me about the dream she had last night. Mundane one involving a pickup turning into an RV.
It is now a drabble. 😁
It is now a drabble. 😁
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Remarkable: Rep Chrissy Houlahan, one of the Dems that Trump called for executing, tells me her office literally filled out a Capitol Police threat report that listed "the president" as the person making the threat.
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
Trump’s Angry Tirade Calling for “Death” to Dems Just Backfired Badly
As Trump’s call for the execution of “seditious” Dems works against him, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, one of his targets, explains why she and other Dems are warning servicemembers against carrying out ille...
newrepublic.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Remarkable: Rep Chrissy Houlahan, one of the Dems that Trump called for executing, tells me her office literally filled out a Capitol Police threat report that listed "the president" as the person making the threat.
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
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while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Reskeet with a time you looked cool.
November 21, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Reskeet with a time you looked cool.
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“The world we are a part of now is difficult to accept, unimaginably difficult. I don’t know if I accept everything even now. I don’t know how I can. But acceptance moves past denial, and maybe there’s defiance in that, too.”
— @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social
The whole planet is now AREA X.
— @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social
The whole planet is now AREA X.
November 21, 2025 at 2:17 AM
“The world we are a part of now is difficult to accept, unimaginably difficult. I don’t know if I accept everything even now. I don’t know how I can. But acceptance moves past denial, and maybe there’s defiance in that, too.”
— @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social
The whole planet is now AREA X.
— @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social
The whole planet is now AREA X.
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I nominate KEY & PEELE for this vital role.
Yes yes, Nosferatu (2024), Frankenstein (2025), Werwulf in 2026
but now we need an Abbott and Costello equivalent to meet them all in 2027
but now we need an Abbott and Costello equivalent to meet them all in 2027
November 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I nominate KEY & PEELE for this vital role.
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Hi do you want stories about grief and mushrooms? Alien mushrooms?
A gutting story of love, loss, companionship and how far someone can go to cling to the ghost of a loved one. Fungi consciousnesses have always been an amazing metaphor for our lost connections with nature and with others.
by @lchanwrites.bsky.social in @clarkesworldmagazine.com
by @lchanwrites.bsky.social in @clarkesworldmagazine.com
And The Planet Loved Him by L Chan
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Hi do you want stories about grief and mushrooms? Alien mushrooms?
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Apple CEO Tim Cook used to quote MLK and fight for human rights. Today he dines at the White House with MBS, who ordered the death of a journalist. What happened to you, Tim?
November 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Apple CEO Tim Cook used to quote MLK and fight for human rights. Today he dines at the White House with MBS, who ordered the death of a journalist. What happened to you, Tim?