Elsa
@modstgodds.bsky.social
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good [people] to do nothing.” (Edmund Burke)
I am here to read mainly. Occasionally share posts.
I am here to read mainly. Occasionally share posts.
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Yes! This is so important! Machine Learning is doing wonderful things like mapping Martian craters and analyzing microbe genomes. LLMs are a very specific form & it’s them doing these huge amounts of harm. I also sometimes say “Gen AI”
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Yes! This is so important! Machine Learning is doing wonderful things like mapping Martian craters and analyzing microbe genomes. LLMs are a very specific form & it’s them doing these huge amounts of harm. I also sometimes say “Gen AI”
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
when I mean both LLMs and art generators; I try to never say AI
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I have for some time now told crows the story of my friend Marissa who tells stories to crows, and here at last is a story about that.
New story this morning! The Crow's Second Tale in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social ! www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-... This is one of my stories that is 100% not autobiographical except the part that is, which is that I tell stories to crows too, just in case.
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Crow’s Second Tale by Marissa Lingen
So Kiris knew, even at the age of five: no one should only know one story. Not even a crow, like in the song. And if she was the only one who had spotted the problem, she felt down to her five-year-ol...
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I have for some time now told crows the story of my friend Marissa who tells stories to crows, and here at last is a story about that.
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For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says. n.pr/47hcegr
Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says
For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.
n.pr
October 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says. n.pr/47hcegr
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"The U.S. government has been shut-down since Donald Trump stepped back into office" should be the Democrats' catch-phrase.
The government has effectively been shut down for months as Trump has destroyed checks and balances, usurped the power of the purse from Congress, and unleashed an authoritarian nightmare throughout the country.
Why would any Democrat vote for any continuing resolution that allows this to continue?
Why would any Democrat vote for any continuing resolution that allows this to continue?
October 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
"The U.S. government has been shut-down since Donald Trump stepped back into office" should be the Democrats' catch-phrase.
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This only happens to you once
September 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This only happens to you once
Inventing the Renaissance! Ada Palmer is more known as a sci fi author but this is one of those "Change Your Worldview" books. portersquarebooks.com/book/9780226...
September 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Inventing the Renaissance! Ada Palmer is more known as a sci fi author but this is one of those "Change Your Worldview" books. portersquarebooks.com/book/9780226...
September 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Inventing the Renaissance! Ada Palmer is more known as a sci fi author but this is one of those "Change Your Worldview" books. portersquarebooks.com/book/9780226...
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“A small group of malevolent plutocrats—the Kochs, Murdoch, Musk, and the Texas trio—have collectively impeded efforts to act on the climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, or both".
— Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces That Threaten Our World by Michael Mann, Peter Hotez
— Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces That Threaten Our World by Michael Mann, Peter Hotez
September 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
“A small group of malevolent plutocrats—the Kochs, Murdoch, Musk, and the Texas trio—have collectively impeded efforts to act on the climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, or both".
— Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces That Threaten Our World by Michael Mann, Peter Hotez
— Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces That Threaten Our World by Michael Mann, Peter Hotez
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If you are wondering whether or not you can get a COVID vaccine, wonder no more…
🧪#MedSky
🧪#MedSky
September 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
If you are wondering whether or not you can get a COVID vaccine, wonder no more…
🧪#MedSky
🧪#MedSky
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I’ve excitedly preordered many books in my life, but maybe never more than this one! I’ve been telling people about it incessantly since being lucky enough to read a draft. It’s a wild & gorgeous book about being shaped by others, the power of collectivity to defeat plagues, & change. Preorder it!
Hey hey hey! My new novel Everybody's Perfect is available to preorder with a release date of June 30th 2026! (I'm linking to Amazon but you can preorder it from anywhere good books are sold) www.amazon.com/Everybodys-P...
Everybody's Perfect
Everybody's Perfect - Kindle edition by Walton, Jo. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Everybody's Perfect.
www.amazon.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I’ve excitedly preordered many books in my life, but maybe never more than this one! I’ve been telling people about it incessantly since being lucky enough to read a draft. It’s a wild & gorgeous book about being shaped by others, the power of collectivity to defeat plagues, & change. Preorder it!
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August 28, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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🌀Spiders and ghosties and two-headed bears? It’s a spoopy explosion at Silly Bunny Toys!
August 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
🌀Spiders and ghosties and two-headed bears? It’s a spoopy explosion at Silly Bunny Toys!
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Resign or impeach him.
Three senior CDC leaders who resigned told The Post they were asked to participate in an unscientific vaccine recommendation process that they believe could harm the health of Americans.
CDC leaders who resigned said RFK Jr. undermined vaccine science, risking lives
As the CDC reels from the firing of its director, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Fox News the agency is “in trouble and we need to fix it.”
www.washingtonpost.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Resign or impeach him.
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@r-emrys.bsky.social dives into the potentially world-changing ideas in "Braiding Sweetgrass," in which botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer offers a path to completely rethinking our relationship with nature and ecology
reactormag.com/asking-permi...
reactormag.com/asking-permi...
Asking Permission for the Harvest: Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass - Reactor
A book about changing the future by rethinking our place in the world.
reactormag.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
@r-emrys.bsky.social dives into the potentially world-changing ideas in "Braiding Sweetgrass," in which botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer offers a path to completely rethinking our relationship with nature and ecology
reactormag.com/asking-permi...
reactormag.com/asking-permi...
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#store
after a year of trying and failing, my canadian storefront is closing. but let’s go out with a bang! almost everything on my canadian storefront is currently 50-90% off so if you like comfortable, cute, ethically made clothing, especially midi skirts and crop tops, please check it out!
after a year of trying and failing, my canadian storefront is closing. but let’s go out with a bang! almost everything on my canadian storefront is currently 50-90% off so if you like comfortable, cute, ethically made clothing, especially midi skirts and crop tops, please check it out!
August 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
#store
after a year of trying and failing, my canadian storefront is closing. but let’s go out with a bang! almost everything on my canadian storefront is currently 50-90% off so if you like comfortable, cute, ethically made clothing, especially midi skirts and crop tops, please check it out!
after a year of trying and failing, my canadian storefront is closing. but let’s go out with a bang! almost everything on my canadian storefront is currently 50-90% off so if you like comfortable, cute, ethically made clothing, especially midi skirts and crop tops, please check it out!
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As of 2025, @naomikritzer.bsky.social has joined an exclusive club of only 21 authors who have earned at least four Hugo Awards in the prose categories (novel, novella, novelette, short story, or series).
It's the same number of wins that Heinlein managed.
It's the same number of wins that Heinlein managed.
August 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
As of 2025, @naomikritzer.bsky.social has joined an exclusive club of only 21 authors who have earned at least four Hugo Awards in the prose categories (novel, novella, novelette, short story, or series).
It's the same number of wins that Heinlein managed.
It's the same number of wins that Heinlein managed.
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New level of impostor syndrome: unlocked!
The full list (in order of receiving their fourth prose Hugo): Heinlein, Fritz Leiber, Poul Anderson, Harlan Ellison, Niven, LeGuin, Zelazny, Asimov, Connie Willis, Bujold, Haldeman, GRRM, Resnick, Swanwick, Vernor Vinge, Gaiman, Ted Chiang, N.K. Jemisin, Martha Wells, Ursula Vernon, & Naomi Kritzer
August 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
New level of impostor syndrome: unlocked!
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Birds are dinosaurs
August 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Birds are dinosaurs
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August 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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I assume the Trump regime is extremely concerned about this display of "antisemitism" on the part of ::checks notes:: the people of Israel.
Hundreds of thousands of people are on the streets of Tel Aviv to protest against Netanyahu.
August 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I assume the Trump regime is extremely concerned about this display of "antisemitism" on the part of ::checks notes:: the people of Israel.
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Listen, you can’t break the Trump cult, but they are the minority.
We need a sustained presence of Democrats in rural spaces to talk to their neighbors and run for office. Seats go uncontested for decades.
Hate gerrymandering? Get Democrats on every ballot and every race. We have to run to win.
We need a sustained presence of Democrats in rural spaces to talk to their neighbors and run for office. Seats go uncontested for decades.
Hate gerrymandering? Get Democrats on every ballot and every race. We have to run to win.
August 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Listen, you can’t break the Trump cult, but they are the minority.
We need a sustained presence of Democrats in rural spaces to talk to their neighbors and run for office. Seats go uncontested for decades.
Hate gerrymandering? Get Democrats on every ballot and every race. We have to run to win.
We need a sustained presence of Democrats in rural spaces to talk to their neighbors and run for office. Seats go uncontested for decades.
Hate gerrymandering? Get Democrats on every ballot and every race. We have to run to win.
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before a few days ago, only 1 person i follow was posting they caught covid
today i counted 4
mask up, y'all.
today i counted 4
mask up, y'all.
After a slow start, the U.S.’s summer COVID-19 wave is now clearly taking off, with cases increasing nationwide according to all metrics.
Read this week's full COVID-19 trends report from @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social: bit.ly/4lj3sCC
Read this week's full COVID-19 trends report from @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social: bit.ly/4lj3sCC
August 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
before a few days ago, only 1 person i follow was posting they caught covid
today i counted 4
mask up, y'all.
today i counted 4
mask up, y'all.
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💯💯💯
Many ancient homes all over the world had no private kitchens/food prep spaces, period! Especially if you were poor!
This is why the discovery of a largely-intact "fast food" shopfront in Pompeii was such a huge deal, a few years ago. These places rarely survive the passage of time.
Many ancient homes all over the world had no private kitchens/food prep spaces, period! Especially if you were poor!
This is why the discovery of a largely-intact "fast food" shopfront in Pompeii was such a huge deal, a few years ago. These places rarely survive the passage of time.
July 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM
💯💯💯
Many ancient homes all over the world had no private kitchens/food prep spaces, period! Especially if you were poor!
This is why the discovery of a largely-intact "fast food" shopfront in Pompeii was such a huge deal, a few years ago. These places rarely survive the passage of time.
Many ancient homes all over the world had no private kitchens/food prep spaces, period! Especially if you were poor!
This is why the discovery of a largely-intact "fast food" shopfront in Pompeii was such a huge deal, a few years ago. These places rarely survive the passage of time.
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Regardless of what anyone's opinions on this topic are, I strongly recommend the letters of Margherita Datini, the wife of one of the most renowned merchants of late 14th and early 15th-century Italy. It's a treasure trove of info, especially the insane amount of work needed to run a household.
July 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Regardless of what anyone's opinions on this topic are, I strongly recommend the letters of Margherita Datini, the wife of one of the most renowned merchants of late 14th and early 15th-century Italy. It's a treasure trove of info, especially the insane amount of work needed to run a household.
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“When you truly understand one thing - a hawk, a juniper tree, a rock - you will begin to understand everything.” - Ellen Meloy (from Eating Stone: Imagination and the Loss of the Wild)
July 24, 2025 at 7:19 AM
“When you truly understand one thing - a hawk, a juniper tree, a rock - you will begin to understand everything.” - Ellen Meloy (from Eating Stone: Imagination and the Loss of the Wild)