mkerste
@mkerste.bsky.social
Musician, bookseller, day job haver, eschewer of detailed bios
I think the folks yelling "Go Birds" did too good a job. Them Birds have up and went.
November 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I think the folks yelling "Go Birds" did too good a job. Them Birds have up and went.
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AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
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Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
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really sad to see such an advanced case of houseface
they have to start issuing serious warnings for the young people, like with cigarettes
everyone always thinks Oh, my houseface will be different, when I’m old I’ll enjoy not leaving the upper attics & I certainly won’t be dead
yeah well. we’ll see
they have to start issuing serious warnings for the young people, like with cigarettes
everyone always thinks Oh, my houseface will be different, when I’m old I’ll enjoy not leaving the upper attics & I certainly won’t be dead
yeah well. we’ll see
August 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
really sad to see such an advanced case of houseface
they have to start issuing serious warnings for the young people, like with cigarettes
everyone always thinks Oh, my houseface will be different, when I’m old I’ll enjoy not leaving the upper attics & I certainly won’t be dead
yeah well. we’ll see
they have to start issuing serious warnings for the young people, like with cigarettes
everyone always thinks Oh, my houseface will be different, when I’m old I’ll enjoy not leaving the upper attics & I certainly won’t be dead
yeah well. we’ll see
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One of the biggest blunders (when well-intentioned) and betrayals (when not) in Democratic rhetoric over the years is their impenetrable insistence that what voters respond to is somebody who begins by finding common ground with their opponent, no matter who that opponent is or what that ground is.
August 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
One of the biggest blunders (when well-intentioned) and betrayals (when not) in Democratic rhetoric over the years is their impenetrable insistence that what voters respond to is somebody who begins by finding common ground with their opponent, no matter who that opponent is or what that ground is.
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the thing everyone is going to have to accept is that the post-trump period, whenever it comes, will not and cannot be a project of national unity, it must be a project of partisan project of renewal, in the same way that reconstruction and the new deal were partisan projects of renewal.
August 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
the thing everyone is going to have to accept is that the post-trump period, whenever it comes, will not and cannot be a project of national unity, it must be a project of partisan project of renewal, in the same way that reconstruction and the new deal were partisan projects of renewal.
So of course yes, just put Mahershala Ali in leather and have him slice up some vampires. But on the other hand...Who owns the Blade Runner IP? Can replicants be vampires?
Honestly, I haven't even seen Blade Runner, and now. I'm invested in knowing what kind of outfit they would wear to protect themselves from vampires, while keeping to the original motif.
July 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
So of course yes, just put Mahershala Ali in leather and have him slice up some vampires. But on the other hand...Who owns the Blade Runner IP? Can replicants be vampires?
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Media Matters shouldn't be paying for this at all. a big firm should be doing this pro bono. this is about basic press freedom.
and Elias, if they stand by their convictions, shouldn't be charging them. if they don't have the capacity to take the case for free, they shouldn't have taken it.
and Elias, if they stand by their convictions, shouldn't be charging them. if they don't have the capacity to take the case for free, they shouldn't have taken it.
July 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Media Matters shouldn't be paying for this at all. a big firm should be doing this pro bono. this is about basic press freedom.
and Elias, if they stand by their convictions, shouldn't be charging them. if they don't have the capacity to take the case for free, they shouldn't have taken it.
and Elias, if they stand by their convictions, shouldn't be charging them. if they don't have the capacity to take the case for free, they shouldn't have taken it.
What have I done in my life to be subjected to a Fall Out Boy cover band and a second cover band playing a Fall Out Boy tune (followed by the world's shittiest version of Come Together for some reason?)
July 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM
What have I done in my life to be subjected to a Fall Out Boy cover band and a second cover band playing a Fall Out Boy tune (followed by the world's shittiest version of Come Together for some reason?)
Trust me on this, and pardon the shitty pic, but live from Milwaukee's Summerfest, its Oates!
July 5, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Trust me on this, and pardon the shitty pic, but live from Milwaukee's Summerfest, its Oates!
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Every Trait Disqualifying ICE Agent From Previous Jobs Ideal For Current One
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June 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Every Trait Disqualifying ICE Agent From Previous Jobs Ideal For Current One
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Every single picture of Peter Thiel makes him look like the guy in a zombie film who's hiding that he was bitten.
June 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Every single picture of Peter Thiel makes him look like the guy in a zombie film who's hiding that he was bitten.
There have been many dumb claims that opposition to the Israeli government is anti-semitic. Also, as we know, MAGA claims to care about anti-semitism, but invokes it in bad faith to go after universities. With that in mind, this piece is refreshing.
June 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
There have been many dumb claims that opposition to the Israeli government is anti-semitic. Also, as we know, MAGA claims to care about anti-semitism, but invokes it in bad faith to go after universities. With that in mind, this piece is refreshing.
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BREAKING: George Santos has endorsed Andrew Cuomo.
June 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
BREAKING: George Santos has endorsed Andrew Cuomo.
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Zhoran Mandami at a cat adoption event in Long Island last December. Just sayin’ #NYCprimary
June 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Zhoran Mandami at a cat adoption event in Long Island last December. Just sayin’ #NYCprimary
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If you start The Shining at the same time as Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, you will not be able to hear the movie very well.
October 2, 2024 at 8:50 PM
If you start The Shining at the same time as Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, you will not be able to hear the movie very well.
Post a pic of when your pet was little.
June 20, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Post a pic of when your pet was little.
Important warning for all regarding the Supermoon:
June 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Important warning for all regarding the Supermoon:
My wife has wandered off to Def Leppard so left to my own devices...
June 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
My wife has wandered off to Def Leppard so left to my own devices...
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WIFE: At what age do boys stop being idiots?
ME *on the roof in my He-Man costume with my sword* BY THE POWER OF GRAYSKULL WHAT HONEY?
ME *on the roof in my He-Man costume with my sword* BY THE POWER OF GRAYSKULL WHAT HONEY?
June 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
WIFE: At what age do boys stop being idiots?
ME *on the roof in my He-Man costume with my sword* BY THE POWER OF GRAYSKULL WHAT HONEY?
ME *on the roof in my He-Man costume with my sword* BY THE POWER OF GRAYSKULL WHAT HONEY?
Which do I hate more, Drive or Dropbox? Hard to say, hard to say. Ask me when I'm not failing to upload a 10gb file over a very much fast enough connection.
June 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Which do I hate more, Drive or Dropbox? Hard to say, hard to say. Ask me when I'm not failing to upload a 10gb file over a very much fast enough connection.
Goes without saying, but put the replies in the Louvre without delay.
the president wont see your cheap dunks against jeffery epstein . But your friends who have ties to state sponsored pedophilia will
June 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Goes without saying, but put the replies in the Louvre without delay.
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hello? yes, that’s me. no, this is not a good time to talk about my car’s extended warranty. how did you even get this number this is a baseball
June 3, 2025 at 3:12 AM
hello? yes, that’s me. no, this is not a good time to talk about my car’s extended warranty. how did you even get this number this is a baseball
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April 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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