not a raccoon
@tehgort.bsky.social
you gotta fight for your right to library
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tbh i see more hate directed at individual users of AI than I do at the billionaire VCs & corporations lighting money on fire to shove it down our throats.
which is stupid and wrong.
we're doing "shame ppl for not changing their lightbulbs instead of fighting fossil fuels companies" all over again
which is stupid and wrong.
we're doing "shame ppl for not changing their lightbulbs instead of fighting fossil fuels companies" all over again
August 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
tbh i see more hate directed at individual users of AI than I do at the billionaire VCs & corporations lighting money on fire to shove it down our throats.
which is stupid and wrong.
we're doing "shame ppl for not changing their lightbulbs instead of fighting fossil fuels companies" all over again
which is stupid and wrong.
we're doing "shame ppl for not changing their lightbulbs instead of fighting fossil fuels companies" all over again
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in case you missed it 👇
So...I wrote a release day blog post (finally) and uh, it might not be what you were expecting but I'm kind of Going Through It over here right now, so here goes nothing. www.cheriepriest.com/blog/getting...
Getting Naked on Main: It Was Her House First — The Haunt*
I’m not gonna lie: I’ve been putting this off. It’s not like I didn’t know I had a book coming out today, and it’s not that I had better things to do with my time than tell you, the reading public, ab...
www.cheriepriest.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
in case you missed it 👇
Got an ARC of @cheriepriest.com ‘s It Was Her House First, and it’s been a wonderful story during a truly horrendous week of car bills and heat domes and surprise work adventures. Her work never disappoints to thrill and create my favorite kinds of suspense.
June 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Got an ARC of @cheriepriest.com ‘s It Was Her House First, and it’s been a wonderful story during a truly horrendous week of car bills and heat domes and surprise work adventures. Her work never disappoints to thrill and create my favorite kinds of suspense.
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Once again I remind people that laws should not be your guiding heuristic on how you view or treat others.
Laws are built on the biased and often bigoted sensibilities of the powerful.
Empathy and basic decency (as defined in a way not dependent on anyone's legal status) are a better foundation.
Laws are built on the biased and often bigoted sensibilities of the powerful.
Empathy and basic decency (as defined in a way not dependent on anyone's legal status) are a better foundation.
April 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Once again I remind people that laws should not be your guiding heuristic on how you view or treat others.
Laws are built on the biased and often bigoted sensibilities of the powerful.
Empathy and basic decency (as defined in a way not dependent on anyone's legal status) are a better foundation.
Laws are built on the biased and often bigoted sensibilities of the powerful.
Empathy and basic decency (as defined in a way not dependent on anyone's legal status) are a better foundation.
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Really?? Another one??? (I promise I animated this before the fires)💀
January 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Really?? Another one??? (I promise I animated this before the fires)💀
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“Fundamentally, the engine of generative AI is fill-in-the-blanks, or what I like to call ‘autocomplete on steroids.’ Such systems are great at predicting what might sound good or plausible in a given context, but not at understanding at a deeper level what they are saying…”
Generative AI Still Needs to Prove Its Usefulness
The hype is fading, and people are asking what generative artificial intelligence is really good for. So far, no one has a decent answer.
www.wired.com
December 22, 2024 at 5:15 PM
“Fundamentally, the engine of generative AI is fill-in-the-blanks, or what I like to call ‘autocomplete on steroids.’ Such systems are great at predicting what might sound good or plausible in a given context, but not at understanding at a deeper level what they are saying…”
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US court orders Matt Mullenweg to stop being a dick. www.theverge.com/2024/12/10/2... #WordPress #OpenSource #OpenSores
WordPress parent company must stop blocking WP Engine, judge rules
A win for WP Engine.
www.theverge.com
December 11, 2024 at 10:36 PM
US court orders Matt Mullenweg to stop being a dick. www.theverge.com/2024/12/10/2... #WordPress #OpenSource #OpenSores
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I will never apologize for a post
December 13, 2024 at 7:21 PM
I will never apologize for a post
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This article by @bethhawkins.bsky.social is a relevant read today. www.the74million.org/article/amer...
America’s Most Popular Autism Therapy May Not Work — and May Seriously Harm Patients’ Mental Health
Applied behavior analysis has long been considered the gold standard. Now, people who have been through it are pushing back.
www.the74million.org
December 13, 2024 at 2:58 PM
This article by @bethhawkins.bsky.social is a relevant read today. www.the74million.org/article/amer...
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Is YOUR child texting about P.G. Wodehouse? Get to know the signs:
BRB = Bertie’s Rum Bother
LMAO = Lest Maiden Aunts Occur
JFC = Jeeves Favours Caution
BTW = Bold Tie Warnings
WTAF = Well Then, Augustus Fink-Nottle
STFU = Sir, That Fedora’s...Unfortunate
BRB = Bertie’s Rum Bother
LMAO = Lest Maiden Aunts Occur
JFC = Jeeves Favours Caution
BTW = Bold Tie Warnings
WTAF = Well Then, Augustus Fink-Nottle
STFU = Sir, That Fedora’s...Unfortunate
December 4, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Is YOUR child texting about P.G. Wodehouse? Get to know the signs:
BRB = Bertie’s Rum Bother
LMAO = Lest Maiden Aunts Occur
JFC = Jeeves Favours Caution
BTW = Bold Tie Warnings
WTAF = Well Then, Augustus Fink-Nottle
STFU = Sir, That Fedora’s...Unfortunate
BRB = Bertie’s Rum Bother
LMAO = Lest Maiden Aunts Occur
JFC = Jeeves Favours Caution
BTW = Bold Tie Warnings
WTAF = Well Then, Augustus Fink-Nottle
STFU = Sir, That Fedora’s...Unfortunate
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every day is a good day to buy your trans friend a pint of ice cream but today is an especially good day to buy your trans friend a pint of ice cream
December 4, 2024 at 1:26 PM
every day is a good day to buy your trans friend a pint of ice cream but today is an especially good day to buy your trans friend a pint of ice cream
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Happy Thanksgiving
November 28, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Happy Thanksgiving
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Also, for what it is worth, don’t cancel your totality plans because of the clouds!
My dad and I drove to Beatrice Nebraska for the total solar eclipse in 2017. The clouds were really threatening the whole day but we still managed these looks (photos from both of us):
My dad and I drove to Beatrice Nebraska for the total solar eclipse in 2017. The clouds were really threatening the whole day but we still managed these looks (photos from both of us):
April 6, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Also, for what it is worth, don’t cancel your totality plans because of the clouds!
My dad and I drove to Beatrice Nebraska for the total solar eclipse in 2017. The clouds were really threatening the whole day but we still managed these looks (photos from both of us):
My dad and I drove to Beatrice Nebraska for the total solar eclipse in 2017. The clouds were really threatening the whole day but we still managed these looks (photos from both of us):