Prince Fafo, First of His Name
@princefafo.bsky.social
not really a prince. Unabashedly progressive; “anti-corporatist” is my overarching philosophy.
“…the makers of AI aren’t damned by their failures, they’re damned by their goals.” I’m an AI hater too.
Great post about generative AI. Happy Holidays. Don't say I never gave you anything. anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
December 29, 2025 at 3:59 AM
“…the makers of AI aren’t damned by their failures, they’re damned by their goals.” I’m an AI hater too.
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Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
My Open Letter To That Open Letter About AI In Writing And Publishing
The tl;dr before you get into this post is this: the SFWA came out, said that some AI usage was okay enough in books for the authors of those books to not to be disqualified from winning a Nebula a…
terribleminds.com
December 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.
Cross-dysfunctional work teams. Is that a thing?
December 19, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Cross-dysfunctional work teams. Is that a thing?
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Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
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Imagine paying a large monthly fee to shop at a supermarket, then paying again for the actual groceries, then getting an extra charge months later because one ingredient in an item you bought came from a farmer associated with a different store.
This post is about healthcare.
This post is about healthcare.
November 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Imagine paying a large monthly fee to shop at a supermarket, then paying again for the actual groceries, then getting an extra charge months later because one ingredient in an item you bought came from a farmer associated with a different store.
This post is about healthcare.
This post is about healthcare.
Ooh, look what I remembered I can do - Settings > Moderation > Muted Words & Tags > nuzzi lizza and BAM - sweet blessed relief & not one further shit given!
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Ooh, look what I remembered I can do - Settings > Moderation > Muted Words & Tags > nuzzi lizza and BAM - sweet blessed relief & not one further shit given!
Today computers can write new computer programs in seconds, but fifteen years after buying my first iPhone, iOS still autocorrects my fucking name. Make it make sense.
November 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Today computers can write new computer programs in seconds, but fifteen years after buying my first iPhone, iOS still autocorrects my fucking name. Make it make sense.
Tears in my eyes
November 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Tears in my eyes
PSA: Start up your Web-enabled IoT cooking devices this weekend so a week from today you’re not explaining to your guests that there’s no turkey because AWS went down & Cloudflare ate your device updates.
November 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
PSA: Start up your Web-enabled IoT cooking devices this weekend so a week from today you’re not explaining to your guests that there’s no turkey because AWS went down & Cloudflare ate your device updates.
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yo mamma’s kerning so bad, all her hyperlinks say “dick here”
November 13, 2025 at 4:04 AM
yo mamma’s kerning so bad, all her hyperlinks say “dick here”
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I am utterly convinced that one of the great generational tasks set before us is to crush the societal impulse to be controlling and withholding, to tie strings to every gift, to means-test and gatekeep and tattle and scold. We must drive this stone-hearted shit out of public life.
If you want or need SNAP benefits, literally the only barrier should be...signing up.
"But what about fraud?" My sibling in red, white, and blue, THE PENTAGON HASN'T PASSED AN AUDIT IN YEARS AND MONEY IS FAKE. I don't care if too many people have food assistance.
"But what about fraud?" My sibling in red, white, and blue, THE PENTAGON HASN'T PASSED AN AUDIT IN YEARS AND MONEY IS FAKE. I don't care if too many people have food assistance.
November 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I am utterly convinced that one of the great generational tasks set before us is to crush the societal impulse to be controlling and withholding, to tie strings to every gift, to means-test and gatekeep and tattle and scold. We must drive this stone-hearted shit out of public life.
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Ferlinghetti, 2007.
October 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Ferlinghetti, 2007.
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Here is the alt text version. Sorry I didn't post it the first time
October 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Here is the alt text version. Sorry I didn't post it the first time
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A reminder......
October 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A reminder......
There’s a place — and a need — for everyone in the movement, even schmucks like David Brooks. Another banger from @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social.
I wrote about David Brooks discovering mass movements.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/shift-chan...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/shift-chan...
Shift Change at the Wheel Reinvention Factory
Even David Brooks is welcome in our movement.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
There’s a place — and a need — for everyone in the movement, even schmucks like David Brooks. Another banger from @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social.
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Trans rights are human rights.
I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
October 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Trans rights are human rights.
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Love this. Reminds me of that scene in the Sopranos when the goombas go ham on the statue protestors — sorry, paisan, you’re gonna have to take the L on this one!
Me: You don’t have Columbus Day off?
Wife: No.
13yo: What’s Columbus Day?
Wife: Indigenous people day.
13yo: oh, we have that off. Sorry you don’t mommy. Daddy, did you know Christopher Columbus sucked?
Me: :).
Wife: No.
13yo: What’s Columbus Day?
Wife: Indigenous people day.
13yo: oh, we have that off. Sorry you don’t mommy. Daddy, did you know Christopher Columbus sucked?
Me: :).
October 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Love this. Reminds me of that scene in the Sopranos when the goombas go ham on the statue protestors — sorry, paisan, you’re gonna have to take the L on this one!
It’s a big world & there’s room for everyone.
I guess this obligates you to rank the solo Joan version. I like this video where she's reading her children's book telling the song as her story, and her partner John Doe is standing by in support. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNgi...
Androgynous - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
YouTube video by Blackheart
www.youtube.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
It’s a big world & there’s room for everyone.
@volts.wtf had this topic on his Volts podcast a few years ago, about to enforce compliance when regulated companies don’t meet their obligations: You make SMITING the enforcement mechanism (not “aw gee, do better next time, here’s a $10 fine”) & then you SMITE. Smite smite smite!
The regime is acting this way because there are no consequences so it is clear that consequences—the development of them, the advocacy for them, the imposition on bad behavior—are the answer to our crisis.
October 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
@volts.wtf had this topic on his Volts podcast a few years ago, about to enforce compliance when regulated companies don’t meet their obligations: You make SMITING the enforcement mechanism (not “aw gee, do better next time, here’s a $10 fine”) & then you SMITE. Smite smite smite!