hmm. i’m too tired for cognitive tests today
January 7, 2026 at 8:52 PM
hmm. i’m too tired for cognitive tests today
It’s so fun how a few years ago I was all “I’ll start with a modest graphics card when I build my PC and upgrade later. I have a ton of old games to play :)” and ever since then the tech companies have not wanted to sell me a new GPU. On the bright side, I know the games I have aren’t slop!
January 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
It’s so fun how a few years ago I was all “I’ll start with a modest graphics card when I build my PC and upgrade later. I have a ton of old games to play :)” and ever since then the tech companies have not wanted to sell me a new GPU. On the bright side, I know the games I have aren’t slop!
Every day I get closer and closer to making a Threads account
December 31, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Every day I get closer and closer to making a Threads account
The trade paperback I checked out from the library earlier this week is still in my car because it’s too big for my little bag. AND it’s a new book so I HAVE to read it soon because it has a shorter loan period.
This isn’t even a hot take because I know people agree with me: trade paperbacks are too big and we NEED mass market paperbacks so we can throw them in a small bag for on-the-go reading
December 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The trade paperback I checked out from the library earlier this week is still in my car because it’s too big for my little bag. AND it’s a new book so I HAVE to read it soon because it has a shorter loan period.
I saw an ad earlier in which someone asked an AI chatbot what to say to a nosy relative’s inevitable questions, and I thought, that’s the sort of thing you brainstorm with your friends about. And they commiserate with you. Talk to them! The world of these AI ads always seems just profoundly lonely.
December 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I saw an ad earlier in which someone asked an AI chatbot what to say to a nosy relative’s inevitable questions, and I thought, that’s the sort of thing you brainstorm with your friends about. And they commiserate with you. Talk to them! The world of these AI ads always seems just profoundly lonely.
I think sometimes about AI usage in the workplace and the way some people describe it it sounds like you’re either a) making yourself an underpaid manager of an employee who sucks or b) making yourself your own assistant. Or worse, making someone else do those jobs because you don’t check the output
December 18, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I think sometimes about AI usage in the workplace and the way some people describe it it sounds like you’re either a) making yourself an underpaid manager of an employee who sucks or b) making yourself your own assistant. Or worse, making someone else do those jobs because you don’t check the output
I have to be honest, trying to write a book using generative AI sounds boring as hell because you have to do all the parts that suck (like editing and managing) but you don’t even get to do the fun part (writing). Why would you offload the fun parts and keep the editing? I don’t WANT to edit.
December 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I have to be honest, trying to write a book using generative AI sounds boring as hell because you have to do all the parts that suck (like editing and managing) but you don’t even get to do the fun part (writing). Why would you offload the fun parts and keep the editing? I don’t WANT to edit.
This isn’t even a hot take because I know people agree with me: trade paperbacks are too big and we NEED mass market paperbacks so we can throw them in a small bag for on-the-go reading
December 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
This isn’t even a hot take because I know people agree with me: trade paperbacks are too big and we NEED mass market paperbacks so we can throw them in a small bag for on-the-go reading
fetch my SMELLING SALTS goodness me what IF we lived in a world where you needed a REFERRAL to see a specialist
December 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
fetch my SMELLING SALTS goodness me what IF we lived in a world where you needed a REFERRAL to see a specialist
Still think it would be really funny if people started calling Phil Berger a yankee carpetbagger since he’s a Republican from New York
December 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Still think it would be really funny if people started calling Phil Berger a yankee carpetbagger since he’s a Republican from New York
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December 6, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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Important update: New plan is to give this up. Doing this during November has always been ridiculous, and for me especially this year. But I did try out Reedsy, so that’s fun! Might continue with it
great news: this hasn’t happened so far. terrible news: i’m behind on my word count
I'm going to get into trouble and do the Reedsy novel sprint this year. I'm extra excited because you can't copy and paste anything so that means if I do get the urge to write in a notebook or whatever I guess I have to just type it all in the middle of the night or something
November 28, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Important update: New plan is to give this up. Doing this during November has always been ridiculous, and for me especially this year. But I did try out Reedsy, so that’s fun! Might continue with it
I will say this: “Library” is not always the answer to book piracy. Sometimes a library will never get a book, whether that’s because of Amazon restrictions on availability or library pickiness or you’re the only patron who wants it. Sometimes the answer is: You don’t get to read this book right now
November 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I will say this: “Library” is not always the answer to book piracy. Sometimes a library will never get a book, whether that’s because of Amazon restrictions on availability or library pickiness or you’re the only patron who wants it. Sometimes the answer is: You don’t get to read this book right now
@thestorygraph.com I still think this is a good idea that cannot POSSIBLY go wrong
I think StoryGraph should introduce a feature where if someone actively rates a book 3.0 stars and then in their review says “2.5 stars rounded up” because they’re copying their GR (not mass importing) I get to personally edit their review to reflect their actual star rating and add a rude message
November 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
@thestorygraph.com I still think this is a good idea that cannot POSSIBLY go wrong
Reposted by Maureen
Frankenstein (2025)
November 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Frankenstein (2025)
great news: this hasn’t happened so far. terrible news: i’m behind on my word count
I'm going to get into trouble and do the Reedsy novel sprint this year. I'm extra excited because you can't copy and paste anything so that means if I do get the urge to write in a notebook or whatever I guess I have to just type it all in the middle of the night or something
November 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
great news: this hasn’t happened so far. terrible news: i’m behind on my word count
this is still happening
Not enough people are haters of the things I want to see haters' thoughts about and too many people are likers of the things I hate
November 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
this is still happening
Sometimes I wonder how you people see all these stuff you’re mad about and then I realize you’re not exclusively on the Following page
November 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Sometimes I wonder how you people see all these stuff you’re mad about and then I realize you’re not exclusively on the Following page
okay bluesky has got to be one of the dumbest social media platforms. everyone go back to tumblr where borzois get inexplicably flagged as potentially mature. it’s also stupid there but we know they aren’t doing it on purpose.
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
okay bluesky has got to be one of the dumbest social media platforms. everyone go back to tumblr where borzois get inexplicably flagged as potentially mature. it’s also stupid there but we know they aren’t doing it on purpose.
Hurts to see others living your dream (writing a bad book but other people think it’s good for some reason)
November 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Hurts to see others living your dream (writing a bad book but other people think it’s good for some reason)
I'm going to get into trouble and do the Reedsy novel sprint this year. I'm extra excited because you can't copy and paste anything so that means if I do get the urge to write in a notebook or whatever I guess I have to just type it all in the middle of the night or something
November 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I'm going to get into trouble and do the Reedsy novel sprint this year. I'm extra excited because you can't copy and paste anything so that means if I do get the urge to write in a notebook or whatever I guess I have to just type it all in the middle of the night or something
You might think that you eventually grow up and put away childish things but I tell you I spotted the Backstreet Boy IMMEDIATELY. Twelve-year-old girls are eternal.
Anyway now to finish reading the thread
Anyway now to finish reading the thread
If you go to their website, you'll see the D-level celebrities they've made clothes for, most of them conservative commentators, YouTubers, or professional combat sport athletes (also Alice Cooper and Ozzy Osbourne). I asked Dimitry if these people paid for their clothes. He wouldn't say.
October 31, 2025 at 2:51 AM
You might think that you eventually grow up and put away childish things but I tell you I spotted the Backstreet Boy IMMEDIATELY. Twelve-year-old girls are eternal.
Anyway now to finish reading the thread
Anyway now to finish reading the thread
Connections has the stupidest categories ever. Leopold Bloom isn't even a real person
October 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Connections has the stupidest categories ever. Leopold Bloom isn't even a real person
Reposted by Maureen
Instead of giving Stranger Things finale a theatrical release, how about just expanding the release of Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN? 🥺
October 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Instead of giving Stranger Things finale a theatrical release, how about just expanding the release of Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN? 🥺
I love going on Tumblr because I can go there and see the most amazing takes. Today they told me that jewelry isn’t art
October 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I love going on Tumblr because I can go there and see the most amazing takes. Today they told me that jewelry isn’t art