were-duck
@were-duck.bsky.social
Queer poly nerd fannish bookish parent. Co-owner of my favorite bookstore. Madisonian for lyfe. they/them.
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"it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed"
This.
This right here.
I'm so, SO tired of having to scrutinize any piece of art that even remotely resembles genAI slop just to determine whether or not it's worth a second thought or any admiration.
This.
This right here.
I'm so, SO tired of having to scrutinize any piece of art that even remotely resembles genAI slop just to determine whether or not it's worth a second thought or any admiration.
Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed"
This.
This right here.
I'm so, SO tired of having to scrutinize any piece of art that even remotely resembles genAI slop just to determine whether or not it's worth a second thought or any admiration.
This.
This right here.
I'm so, SO tired of having to scrutinize any piece of art that even remotely resembles genAI slop just to determine whether or not it's worth a second thought or any admiration.
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AO3 is also down, so between the two our whole acronym is affected
November 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
AO3 is also down, so between the two our whole acronym is affected
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Let's.
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
November 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Let's.
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Here Alan Taylor shares @ajamesmccarthy.bsky.social's recent picture, spoiled by someone #photobomb -ing the Sun.
Andrew McCarthy regularly makes wonderful photos of the cosmos, and, not infrequently, amazing photos of the cosmos.
With this carefully arranged picture, he may have topped himself.
Andrew McCarthy regularly makes wonderful photos of the cosmos, and, not infrequently, amazing photos of the cosmos.
With this carefully arranged picture, he may have topped himself.
This is an insanely cool (actual) photo taken by photographer Andrew McCarthy of a skydiver buddy seen in silhouette against the distant sun. Full story, videos, and more here: www.instagram.com/p/DRBAaqLkvy...
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Here Alan Taylor shares @ajamesmccarthy.bsky.social's recent picture, spoiled by someone #photobomb -ing the Sun.
Andrew McCarthy regularly makes wonderful photos of the cosmos, and, not infrequently, amazing photos of the cosmos.
With this carefully arranged picture, he may have topped himself.
Andrew McCarthy regularly makes wonderful photos of the cosmos, and, not infrequently, amazing photos of the cosmos.
With this carefully arranged picture, he may have topped himself.
#mcr I need help reacting to something just saying is the mic cord hung up on their bone??? www.tumblr.com/infectiouspi...
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November 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
#mcr I need help reacting to something just saying is the mic cord hung up on their bone??? www.tumblr.com/infectiouspi...
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Many people dismissed the announcement Catholic hospitals will ban gender-affirming care nationwide under the assumption that there will be other options. In reality, Catholic hospitals make up as much 46% of options in some states. This map is 2020, prior to Trump’s assault on safety net hospitals.
November 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Many people dismissed the announcement Catholic hospitals will ban gender-affirming care nationwide under the assumption that there will be other options. In reality, Catholic hospitals make up as much 46% of options in some states. This map is 2020, prior to Trump’s assault on safety net hospitals.
Anyhow, goodnight to everyone but especially my shrimps
November 16, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Anyhow, goodnight to everyone but especially my shrimps
Truly needed the encouragement to keep writing at literally the exact moment the AO3 notification rolled in, someone loving a fic I wrote 16 years ago ;____; readers and commenters are the real MVPs out here.
November 16, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Truly needed the encouragement to keep writing at literally the exact moment the AO3 notification rolled in, someone loving a fic I wrote 16 years ago ;____; readers and commenters are the real MVPs out here.
For some reason this is definitely a @nicasio.bsky.social reaction pic
November 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
For some reason this is definitely a @nicasio.bsky.social reaction pic
Also just had someone randomly come up and tell me they love getting the sci fi subscription I curate and that I’ve been nailing it and gosh that’s a good feeling I’ll never get tired of. Sometimes the work I do does matter and makes someone’s day better!!!!
November 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Also just had someone randomly come up and tell me they love getting the sci fi subscription I curate and that I’ve been nailing it and gosh that’s a good feeling I’ll never get tired of. Sometimes the work I do does matter and makes someone’s day better!!!!
Today, Jane found the perfect sticker at @roomofonesownbooks.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Today, Jane found the perfect sticker at @roomofonesownbooks.bsky.social
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Best literary analysis ever
November 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Best literary analysis ever
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"But it's not only the letting go — there's also the rejoicing of how we can break the system that created the trauma and the division between us and the original caretakers of the land."
November 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"But it's not only the letting go — there's also the rejoicing of how we can break the system that created the trauma and the division between us and the original caretakers of the land."
I was out at the lovely @infamousfiddler.bsky.social ‘s gig last night and a guy at the bar asked me what my tshirt meant and I had to explain/admit that it’s just a shirt that a rockstar wore on stage once and I think it’s funny to wear it and it is not a reference to anything specific.
November 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I was out at the lovely @infamousfiddler.bsky.social ‘s gig last night and a guy at the bar asked me what my tshirt meant and I had to explain/admit that it’s just a shirt that a rockstar wore on stage once and I think it’s funny to wear it and it is not a reference to anything specific.
Hurting my own feelings straight off the bat today with a kinky fic idea ow
November 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Hurting my own feelings straight off the bat today with a kinky fic idea ow
Fuck. What a loss this is. Thank you for being an ancestor, Alice Wong.
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Fuck. What a loss this is. Thank you for being an ancestor, Alice Wong.
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I think most artists hit a point where they’re like, well if I can’t be the best artist, I shall be the most ME artist.
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I think most artists hit a point where they’re like, well if I can’t be the best artist, I shall be the most ME artist.
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Since we’re talking BUNNICULA I need everyone to know that the audiobook is read by Victor Garber and he truly out-gays himself. Harold and Chester absolutely come across as the fussy middle-aged couple they were obviously meant to be.
If you see this, post a vampire that isn’t Dracula.
October 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Since we’re talking BUNNICULA I need everyone to know that the audiobook is read by Victor Garber and he truly out-gays himself. Harold and Chester absolutely come across as the fussy middle-aged couple they were obviously meant to be.
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Midwest queer scholars: if you’re at this year’s MMLA at Marquette, I’m giving a paper on my mild obsession Bryher, the 20thc transmasc bajillionaire semi-known for being H.D.’s wife-guy, funding every Modernist ever, & saving people from nazis… www.midwest-mla.org/digital-prog...
November 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Midwest queer scholars: if you’re at this year’s MMLA at Marquette, I’m giving a paper on my mild obsession Bryher, the 20thc transmasc bajillionaire semi-known for being H.D.’s wife-guy, funding every Modernist ever, & saving people from nazis… www.midwest-mla.org/digital-prog...
Poly drama is so much worse/more annoying when you have kids fyi
November 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Poly drama is so much worse/more annoying when you have kids fyi
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that's so weird like there wasn't a big interest in an inconvenience store
Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: ‘When you lock things up…you don’t sell as many of them’
Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: 'When you lock things up…you don't sell as many of them’
Walgreens' CEO talked about the flip side of investing in increased security on a recent earnings call.
fortune.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
that's so weird like there wasn't a big interest in an inconvenience store
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Oedipus Family Therapy
This is a real flight school, teaching people to fly planes!!! Like????
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Oedipus Family Therapy
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How did they not call them Oroboreos?
oh wow that’s crazy
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
November 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
How did they not call them Oroboreos?