Sarah
@minniehopeless.bsky.social
Gàidhlig, knitting, cake, crofting. Gallons of tea.
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If you don’t use it, it WILL FAIL!
If someone says “I used AI” or “I asked ChatGPT”
Start using the phrase “oh you should be ashamed of that”
If we all come together we can make them FAIL.
If someone says “I used AI” or “I asked ChatGPT”
Start using the phrase “oh you should be ashamed of that”
If we all come together we can make them FAIL.
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
If you don’t use it, it WILL FAIL!
If someone says “I used AI” or “I asked ChatGPT”
Start using the phrase “oh you should be ashamed of that”
If we all come together we can make them FAIL.
If someone says “I used AI” or “I asked ChatGPT”
Start using the phrase “oh you should be ashamed of that”
If we all come together we can make them FAIL.
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Groundbreaking University of Stirling research is reshaping UK woodland creation, promoting natural colonisation and sustainable hybrid methods.
Stirling-led research transforms woodland creation across UK
www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Groundbreaking University of Stirling research is reshaping UK woodland creation, promoting natural colonisation and sustainable hybrid methods.
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I'm not saying that pop culture references are bad in books.
I'm saying that "Enya was playing at full pump in the club" for a fictional St Patrick's event probably required more research.
I'm saying that "Enya was playing at full pump in the club" for a fictional St Patrick's event probably required more research.
September 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I'm not saying that pop culture references are bad in books.
I'm saying that "Enya was playing at full pump in the club" for a fictional St Patrick's event probably required more research.
I'm saying that "Enya was playing at full pump in the club" for a fictional St Patrick's event probably required more research.
It's a very Monday sort of a Monday. Blergh.
September 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
It's a very Monday sort of a Monday. Blergh.
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Some thoughts on the links between the flags we fly and the songs we sang at school
open.substack.com/pub/braggb/p...
open.substack.com/pub/braggb/p...
Flags and Bangers
The construction - and deconstruction - of the national narrative
open.substack.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Some thoughts on the links between the flags we fly and the songs we sang at school
open.substack.com/pub/braggb/p...
open.substack.com/pub/braggb/p...
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"digital asbestos" is fantastic framing.
I'm going to be honest here, I think AI is going to do so much damage to the usable internet that even after it's inevitably crashes out, it's going to take years to disentangle from every space it's polluted, like digital asbestos it's gonna be time consuming effort and likely expensive venture.
I think AI is going to eventually tank in the longterm, but...
the only real way to combat this is single-interest communities. Forums, user comms, etc, with a barrier to entry. They become trustable knowledgebases. It's really the only way forward is to return to what worked best the first time
the only real way to combat this is single-interest communities. Forums, user comms, etc, with a barrier to entry. They become trustable knowledgebases. It's really the only way forward is to return to what worked best the first time
June 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
"digital asbestos" is fantastic framing.
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Remember, gang, mute whatever words and tags you need to in order to give yourself some equilibrium. Doomscrolling won’t help anything.
June 22, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Remember, gang, mute whatever words and tags you need to in order to give yourself some equilibrium. Doomscrolling won’t help anything.
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No exceptions. If you use Gen A I in any capacity whatsoever, you suck.
Yes, the way you're using it too. You're not special.
"She probably doesn't mean me"
I do.
Yes, the way you're using it too. You're not special.
"She probably doesn't mean me"
I do.
I've seen some vocally anti-AI people recently make an anti-AI post and be surprised there are still pro-AI people following them, and I can explain this;
most pro-AI people think they are somehow the exception. the way THEY are using it, SURELY you would take no issue!
well, we do. so fuck off.
most pro-AI people think they are somehow the exception. the way THEY are using it, SURELY you would take no issue!
well, we do. so fuck off.
May 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
No exceptions. If you use Gen A I in any capacity whatsoever, you suck.
Yes, the way you're using it too. You're not special.
"She probably doesn't mean me"
I do.
Yes, the way you're using it too. You're not special.
"She probably doesn't mean me"
I do.
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the era of neoliberalism is over, and realpolitik is dead. you have to grow a spine. you have to have morals. you have to have red lines. you have to develop a sense of right and wrong that is not based in pragmatism or law, but in your heart and empathy for your fellow man. then, we can win
June 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
the era of neoliberalism is over, and realpolitik is dead. you have to grow a spine. you have to have morals. you have to have red lines. you have to develop a sense of right and wrong that is not based in pragmatism or law, but in your heart and empathy for your fellow man. then, we can win
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I know your social media timeline is flooding you with things that make you feel hopeless and sad.
But I'm here to tell you that human beings are great. There are always, ALWAYS helpers. There is always hope. There is always joy.
You can go on.
But I'm here to tell you that human beings are great. There are always, ALWAYS helpers. There is always hope. There is always joy.
You can go on.
June 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I know your social media timeline is flooding you with things that make you feel hopeless and sad.
But I'm here to tell you that human beings are great. There are always, ALWAYS helpers. There is always hope. There is always joy.
You can go on.
But I'm here to tell you that human beings are great. There are always, ALWAYS helpers. There is always hope. There is always joy.
You can go on.
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Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Big stretch! Drink some water, have a snack, take your meds.
-Speaking of meds: needing them DOESN’T mean you’re broken.
-The tiny cryptids have learned about trampolines. Guess what they’re asking for.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
-Big stretch! Drink some water, have a snack, take your meds.
-Speaking of meds: needing them DOESN’T mean you’re broken.
-The tiny cryptids have learned about trampolines. Guess what they’re asking for.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
June 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Big stretch! Drink some water, have a snack, take your meds.
-Speaking of meds: needing them DOESN’T mean you’re broken.
-The tiny cryptids have learned about trampolines. Guess what they’re asking for.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
-Big stretch! Drink some water, have a snack, take your meds.
-Speaking of meds: needing them DOESN’T mean you’re broken.
-The tiny cryptids have learned about trampolines. Guess what they’re asking for.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
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I'm just an old lady BUT if someone demands purity of action or deeds, then that person is a) incredibly naive, b) incredibly privileged, or c) incredibly well-paid to sow discord.
Choose your 'thought leaders' & commentators very, very carefully.
Choose your 'thought leaders' & commentators very, very carefully.
June 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I'm just an old lady BUT if someone demands purity of action or deeds, then that person is a) incredibly naive, b) incredibly privileged, or c) incredibly well-paid to sow discord.
Choose your 'thought leaders' & commentators very, very carefully.
Choose your 'thought leaders' & commentators very, very carefully.
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Sometimes I think the “this is just a distraction” crowd just can’t handle the chaos, and that’s their way of cooping.
But this is our reality. All of it. We don’t get to pick one crisis at a time.
Walk and chew gum.
But this is our reality. All of it. We don’t get to pick one crisis at a time.
Walk and chew gum.
June 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Sometimes I think the “this is just a distraction” crowd just can’t handle the chaos, and that’s their way of cooping.
But this is our reality. All of it. We don’t get to pick one crisis at a time.
Walk and chew gum.
But this is our reality. All of it. We don’t get to pick one crisis at a time.
Walk and chew gum.
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Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Unclench your jaw, have a snack, take your meds.
-Keep trying. Sometimes that means feeling despair. But keep trying.
-The Cursed Object tried to slide down the bannister again. There was much wailing and calls for soothing snacks of jam.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
-Unclench your jaw, have a snack, take your meds.
-Keep trying. Sometimes that means feeling despair. But keep trying.
-The Cursed Object tried to slide down the bannister again. There was much wailing and calls for soothing snacks of jam.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
June 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Unclench your jaw, have a snack, take your meds.
-Keep trying. Sometimes that means feeling despair. But keep trying.
-The Cursed Object tried to slide down the bannister again. There was much wailing and calls for soothing snacks of jam.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
-Unclench your jaw, have a snack, take your meds.
-Keep trying. Sometimes that means feeling despair. But keep trying.
-The Cursed Object tried to slide down the bannister again. There was much wailing and calls for soothing snacks of jam.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
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Dear USA
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
June 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Dear USA
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Become ungovernable
June 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Become ungovernable
Big wants to learn to sing a few trad songs so I guess I'm brushing off some very rusty vocal skills and figuring this out?
June 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Big wants to learn to sing a few trad songs so I guess I'm brushing off some very rusty vocal skills and figuring this out?
Rediscovered my old tumblr account. Turns out I'm hilarious when I'm not really sleep deprived.
Those days might return. Maybe.
Those days might return. Maybe.
June 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Rediscovered my old tumblr account. Turns out I'm hilarious when I'm not really sleep deprived.
Those days might return. Maybe.
Those days might return. Maybe.
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In other big crafting news today, the big four sewing pattern companies have been sold to a liquidator, citing tariffs and the closure of Joann as factors, as well as softening in the craft market generally. craftindustryalliance.org/parent-compa...
Parent Company of the Big 4 Sewing Pattern Brands Sold to a Liquidator - Craft Industry Alliance
The legacy sewing pattern brands Simplicity, Butterick, McCalls, and Vogue, commonly referred to as the Big 4, have been sold to a liquidator.
craftindustryalliance.org
June 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
In other big crafting news today, the big four sewing pattern companies have been sold to a liquidator, citing tariffs and the closure of Joann as factors, as well as softening in the craft market generally. craftindustryalliance.org/parent-compa...
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TIL an ampersand is a squiggle joining up the e and t of et! 🤯
four. different. ampersands. !!!!
& they all illustrate the origin of the ampersand in the ligature of the latin conjunction “et” (“and”).
222050 • @folger.edu
& they all illustrate the origin of the ampersand in the ligature of the latin conjunction “et” (“and”).
222050 • @folger.edu
June 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
TIL an ampersand is a squiggle joining up the e and t of et! 🤯
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Even if "white British" will be a minority in the UK in 40 years - so what? Seriously, so what? What is so terrible about that? Make people spell out their horrors. Make them spell out the things they are supposedly not allowed to say. Make them own it.
June 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Even if "white British" will be a minority in the UK in 40 years - so what? Seriously, so what? What is so terrible about that? Make people spell out their horrors. Make them spell out the things they are supposedly not allowed to say. Make them own it.
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US companies increasingly advertising mineral suncreams here, don’t be fooled. Chemical sunscreens are safe and effective, the US is an outlier. www.npr.org/sections/hea...
Other countries have better sunscreens. Here's why we can't get them in the U.S.
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. and we need all the protection we can get. So why is it so hard to get newer, more effective ingredients approved here?
www.npr.org
June 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
US companies increasingly advertising mineral suncreams here, don’t be fooled. Chemical sunscreens are safe and effective, the US is an outlier. www.npr.org/sections/hea...
This Monday morning is brought to you by coffee and wilful optimism.
June 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
This Monday morning is brought to you by coffee and wilful optimism.
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So, I think it's time I begin, in detailed specifics, talking about the mess that is Unbound / Boundless as a book publisher, in essence stealing most of a years royalties from me and many other authors, as a result of poor financial decisions, and legal BS.
Please read and share this thread.
Please read and share this thread.
May 31, 2025 at 9:33 AM
So, I think it's time I begin, in detailed specifics, talking about the mess that is Unbound / Boundless as a book publisher, in essence stealing most of a years royalties from me and many other authors, as a result of poor financial decisions, and legal BS.
Please read and share this thread.
Please read and share this thread.