Shweta Adhyam
@shwetaadhyam.bsky.social
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Seen a few folks astonished by my lack of support for ChatGPT and similar. Because AI, right?
Yeah, no. What we have right now is glorified autocorrect. Glorified autocorrect that takes the energy of an entire city to do what it does, plus half of Lake Erie to cool down while it's doing it.
Yeah, no. What we have right now is glorified autocorrect. Glorified autocorrect that takes the energy of an entire city to do what it does, plus half of Lake Erie to cool down while it's doing it.
December 27, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Seen a few folks astonished by my lack of support for ChatGPT and similar. Because AI, right?
Yeah, no. What we have right now is glorified autocorrect. Glorified autocorrect that takes the energy of an entire city to do what it does, plus half of Lake Erie to cool down while it's doing it.
Yeah, no. What we have right now is glorified autocorrect. Glorified autocorrect that takes the energy of an entire city to do what it does, plus half of Lake Erie to cool down while it's doing it.
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ADHD requires meds that are hard to get if you have ADHD.
Making them a controlled substance (no delivery, no one can help pick them up, only one month at a time) is debilitating.
Addiction is bad, yes, but under-medicating people has consequences too. (Ex increased traffic accidents)
Making them a controlled substance (no delivery, no one can help pick them up, only one month at a time) is debilitating.
Addiction is bad, yes, but under-medicating people has consequences too. (Ex increased traffic accidents)
December 14, 2024 at 1:26 AM
ADHD requires meds that are hard to get if you have ADHD.
Making them a controlled substance (no delivery, no one can help pick them up, only one month at a time) is debilitating.
Addiction is bad, yes, but under-medicating people has consequences too. (Ex increased traffic accidents)
Making them a controlled substance (no delivery, no one can help pick them up, only one month at a time) is debilitating.
Addiction is bad, yes, but under-medicating people has consequences too. (Ex increased traffic accidents)
Eddie Redmayne is the Jackal we all deserve, but I want to see his hyper-competence, dammitall, not his family life
... And don't even get me started on how badly-written Lashana Lynch's cop character is
... And don't even get me started on how badly-written Lashana Lynch's cop character is
December 11, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Eddie Redmayne is the Jackal we all deserve, but I want to see his hyper-competence, dammitall, not his family life
... And don't even get me started on how badly-written Lashana Lynch's cop character is
... And don't even get me started on how badly-written Lashana Lynch's cop character is
Clarion West provides writers all over the world with instruction and community, always with a focus on decolonisation. I'm exceedingly proud of the work we do and if you can support us in any way, I would be grateful
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December 3, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Clarion West provides writers all over the world with instruction and community, always with a focus on decolonisation. I'm exceedingly proud of the work we do and if you can support us in any way, I would be grateful
www.indiegogo.com/projects/cla...
#GivingTuesday
www.indiegogo.com/projects/cla...
#GivingTuesday
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Expecting people to wait 4 minutes to cross the street is delusional.
December 2, 2024 at 3:42 AM
Expecting people to wait 4 minutes to cross the street is delusional.
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Just a reminder to all the new folks that Neil Gaiman has been credibly accused of sexual assault by five different women, and is almost certainly working behind the scenes with his PR firm to bury the story.
Don’t let him. And don’t follow him. More here:
Don’t let him. And don’t follow him. More here:
The New Zealand allegations at the centre of a Neil Gaiman podcast investigation
A report on the facts presented in the podcast that is investigating the allegations against author Neil Gaiman.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 17, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Just a reminder to all the new folks that Neil Gaiman has been credibly accused of sexual assault by five different women, and is almost certainly working behind the scenes with his PR firm to bury the story.
Don’t let him. And don’t follow him. More here:
Don’t let him. And don’t follow him. More here:
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Hello new faces and old!
I'm Shane and I write fantasy fic that pivots around magic, monsters, and messy characters.
I have flash fiction forthcoming from Shacklebound Books and I'm currently working on my debut novel!
Would you please share to help me find like-minded friends?
I'm Shane and I write fantasy fic that pivots around magic, monsters, and messy characters.
I have flash fiction forthcoming from Shacklebound Books and I'm currently working on my debut novel!
Would you please share to help me find like-minded friends?
November 21, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Hello new faces and old!
I'm Shane and I write fantasy fic that pivots around magic, monsters, and messy characters.
I have flash fiction forthcoming from Shacklebound Books and I'm currently working on my debut novel!
Would you please share to help me find like-minded friends?
I'm Shane and I write fantasy fic that pivots around magic, monsters, and messy characters.
I have flash fiction forthcoming from Shacklebound Books and I'm currently working on my debut novel!
Would you please share to help me find like-minded friends?
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5. I believe people can write outside our identities, but if your character is marginalized in ways you aren't:
a. Do you think you're being noble? If yes, stop
b. Do you understand specifics? E.g. not just Indian but Gujarati? If no, stop
c. Do you have CLOSE friends from this group? If no, stop
a. Do you think you're being noble? If yes, stop
b. Do you understand specifics? E.g. not just Indian but Gujarati? If no, stop
c. Do you have CLOSE friends from this group? If no, stop
November 18, 2024 at 11:19 PM
5. I believe people can write outside our identities, but if your character is marginalized in ways you aren't:
a. Do you think you're being noble? If yes, stop
b. Do you understand specifics? E.g. not just Indian but Gujarati? If no, stop
c. Do you have CLOSE friends from this group? If no, stop
a. Do you think you're being noble? If yes, stop
b. Do you understand specifics? E.g. not just Indian but Gujarati? If no, stop
c. Do you have CLOSE friends from this group? If no, stop
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Clarion West Fundraiser Update:
Today's featured perk: A CW Instructor's Book Paired with Wine! Today's is Elizabeth Hand + Burgundy! Discover Wylding Hall in this beautiful signed, limited edition with a hand-selected wine pairing to go with your read.
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Today's featured perk: A CW Instructor's Book Paired with Wine! Today's is Elizabeth Hand + Burgundy! Discover Wylding Hall in this beautiful signed, limited edition with a hand-selected wine pairing to go with your read.
www.indiegogo.com/projects/cla...
November 16, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Clarion West Fundraiser Update:
Today's featured perk: A CW Instructor's Book Paired with Wine! Today's is Elizabeth Hand + Burgundy! Discover Wylding Hall in this beautiful signed, limited edition with a hand-selected wine pairing to go with your read.
www.indiegogo.com/projects/cla...
Today's featured perk: A CW Instructor's Book Paired with Wine! Today's is Elizabeth Hand + Burgundy! Discover Wylding Hall in this beautiful signed, limited edition with a hand-selected wine pairing to go with your read.
www.indiegogo.com/projects/cla...
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We've run 80,000 simulations and in every one of them cars ruin everything.
November 5, 2024 at 5:59 PM
We've run 80,000 simulations and in every one of them cars ruin everything.
Amazing question and thoroughly brilliant answer. Do yourselves a favour and read the whole thing!
I want to know if nuclear-powered bicycles would be disastrous or lead to war
November 4, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Amazing question and thoroughly brilliant answer. Do yourselves a favour and read the whole thing!
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So, time for not-election stuff: It's Native American Heritage Month and I'll be looking to share and reskeet any and all Indigenous creators I can find.
I'd also like fellow artists and writers to share their Native OC's! Let's get this goin'!
#art #writing #ocsky #writingcommunity #artcommunity
I'd also like fellow artists and writers to share their Native OC's! Let's get this goin'!
#art #writing #ocsky #writingcommunity #artcommunity
November 3, 2024 at 3:57 PM
So, time for not-election stuff: It's Native American Heritage Month and I'll be looking to share and reskeet any and all Indigenous creators I can find.
I'd also like fellow artists and writers to share their Native OC's! Let's get this goin'!
#art #writing #ocsky #writingcommunity #artcommunity
I'd also like fellow artists and writers to share their Native OC's! Let's get this goin'!
#art #writing #ocsky #writingcommunity #artcommunity
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Dr. Gebru tried to warn us, but too many people who should know better want to talk about whether LLMs can attain sentience (no) and become skynet (no) instead of talking about the real dangers that are not just possible but already here.
“Over the 3 million job, race and gender combinations tested, Black men fared the worst with the models preferring other candidates nearly 100% of the time.”
AI overwhelmingly prefers white and male job candidates in new test of resume-screening bias
Kyra Wilson, left, University of Washington doctoral student in the Information School and Aylin Caliskan, a UW assistant professor in the iSchool. (UW
www.geekwire.com
November 1, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Dr. Gebru tried to warn us, but too many people who should know better want to talk about whether LLMs can attain sentience (no) and become skynet (no) instead of talking about the real dangers that are not just possible but already here.
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Whatever I have to say about how cars ruin cities, @helenczerski.bsky.social has said more elegantly on Mastodon.
November 1, 2024 at 4:36 AM
Whatever I have to say about how cars ruin cities, @helenczerski.bsky.social has said more elegantly on Mastodon.
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I'm researching an article for Writer Beware on editing service Edioak and their new House of Pages promo venture, for which they seem to be soliciting a lot of authors. If they contacted you, I'd be interested in seeing what they sent. My email is beware@sfwa.org . Thanks!!
October 28, 2024 at 8:47 PM
I'm researching an article for Writer Beware on editing service Edioak and their new House of Pages promo venture, for which they seem to be soliciting a lot of authors. If they contacted you, I'd be interested in seeing what they sent. My email is beware@sfwa.org . Thanks!!
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I know it from being queer and trans, not Black, but... it sucks when the only / most common time your work is noticed is when someone else pisses people off enough that they are virtuously looking for a deserving target of their attention for the next 5 mins.
October 29, 2024 at 3:55 AM
I know it from being queer and trans, not Black, but... it sucks when the only / most common time your work is noticed is when someone else pisses people off enough that they are virtuously looking for a deserving target of their attention for the next 5 mins.
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We could, you know, build more public transport.
ten years have passed and we’re still being sold the fantasy of self-driving cars instead of getting on with building far better transit and bike lanes. i’m so tired of it all.
Ride-sharing robo-pods are the future of cities
We should be building fleets of these lightweight, low-cost electric vehicles
www.ft.com
October 28, 2024 at 5:27 PM
We could, you know, build more public transport.
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Savage Mind, an indie Philippine bookstore, was completely decimated by 15 feet of water from Typhoon Kristine. They need help rebuilding!
In the link are 18 romance stories written by Filipino authors, all for a minimum of $6. All proceeds go to Savage Mind. They're at $473 as of today.
In the link are 18 romance stories written by Filipino authors, all for a minimum of $6. All proceeds go to Savage Mind. They're at $473 as of today.
Romance readers! Reaching out to you all.
#RomanceClass has a new bundle and we're giving ALL proceeds to Savage Mind, an indie bookstore in Naga, to help them rebuild after Typhoon Kristine.
For minimum $6 (or higher amount you choose) #romancelandia
minavesguerra.gumroad.com/l/tropetasti...
#RomanceClass has a new bundle and we're giving ALL proceeds to Savage Mind, an indie bookstore in Naga, to help them rebuild after Typhoon Kristine.
For minimum $6 (or higher amount you choose) #romancelandia
minavesguerra.gumroad.com/l/tropetasti...
#RomanceClass Bundle: Our romance books for the benefit of Savage Mind Bookshop
#RomanceClass Bundle: Our romance books for the benefit of Savage Mind Bookshop#RomanceClass is a community of Filipino authors of romance in English. By purchasing this product, you get all the indiv...
minavesguerra.gumroad.com
October 27, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Savage Mind, an indie Philippine bookstore, was completely decimated by 15 feet of water from Typhoon Kristine. They need help rebuilding!
In the link are 18 romance stories written by Filipino authors, all for a minimum of $6. All proceeds go to Savage Mind. They're at $473 as of today.
In the link are 18 romance stories written by Filipino authors, all for a minimum of $6. All proceeds go to Savage Mind. They're at $473 as of today.
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This feels like a good time to share a thread of stories by African authors featured at @podcastle.org since Shingai and I took the helm. Read on for five powerful, vibrant, wonderful pieces of fantasy fiction. 🧵
October 27, 2024 at 11:28 AM
This feels like a good time to share a thread of stories by African authors featured at @podcastle.org since Shingai and I took the helm. Read on for five powerful, vibrant, wonderful pieces of fantasy fiction. 🧵
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To be a good man you have to, kind of paradoxically, reject patriarchal society's conception of a man.
I'd love to say this is easier than it is, but it just isn't.
I'd love to say this is easier than it is, but it just isn't.
October 27, 2024 at 3:15 PM
To be a good man you have to, kind of paradoxically, reject patriarchal society's conception of a man.
I'd love to say this is easier than it is, but it just isn't.
I'd love to say this is easier than it is, but it just isn't.
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Coming to the heart of this thread now: I cannot but help feel that the reason that these strategies proved so successful in this case was because they offered to people a very easy way of assuaging their guilt, without requiring them to make the effort of actually redistributing power.
October 26, 2024 at 11:09 AM
Coming to the heart of this thread now: I cannot but help feel that the reason that these strategies proved so successful in this case was because they offered to people a very easy way of assuaging their guilt, without requiring them to make the effort of actually redistributing power.
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We don't want support withdrawn from BIPOC writers, particularly other writers from the same demographic as retribution and punishment.
Please uplift and support writers from African countries. There are many writers living there who are doing incredible work!
That's all I got.
Please uplift and support writers from African countries. There are many writers living there who are doing incredible work!
That's all I got.
October 26, 2024 at 4:23 PM
We don't want support withdrawn from BIPOC writers, particularly other writers from the same demographic as retribution and punishment.
Please uplift and support writers from African countries. There are many writers living there who are doing incredible work!
That's all I got.
Please uplift and support writers from African countries. There are many writers living there who are doing incredible work!
That's all I got.