3542 - I'm thankful for professional validation that, yeah, I am a pretty dang good editor (even if all I've ever done is technically freelance). #gratitude

I would really like it if every time a Republican says, "Look at all the bad things Biden did," reporters would respond with "But Biden isn't the president right now" every time.

A famous director made a short sci-fi film entirely out of generative AI. The results are probably what you'd expect, but what can we human writers learn from it? Today on the blog: www.adamheine.com/2026/07/crit...

Critiquing an AI-Generated Short Film

So the dude who created District 9 , Elysium , and Chappie  recently threw up a sci-fi short film on YouTube made entirely with AI. It's ab...

adamheine.com

3541 - With apologies for the vaguepost, I'm thankful I was able to push through a very powerful wall of fear to do a thing (esp. with the support of loved ones). #gratitude

Share a TV show you love with a catchy theme song/intro. There's a lot I could pick, but for me, nothing will ever top this one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hfO...

Cowboy Bebop - Opening - Tank! (HD - 60 fps)

YouTube video by Anime Guy

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e.c. myers@ecmyers.com · 2d ago

Share a TV show you love with a catchy theme song/intro:

Netflix would've canceled all Spider-Man movies two weeks ago.

e.c. myers@ecmyers.com · 2d ago

Since Spider-Man: Brand New Day has just made enough money to break box office records and is phenomenally popular and successful, Marvel is definitely going to announce layoffs at the end of the week, right?

Every blog I learned writing from is still out there, completely searchable. Many of them are still updating. MY blog is still updating. And that's just blogs. Reddits, Discords, authors on socials... We literally cannot and have never shut up about How To Write and Get Published.

Antony Johnston@antonyjohnston.bsky.social · 2d ago

Seeing complaints online that authors 'gatekeep' information…! Absolute nonsense. There is no industry or craft in the world which is so comprehensively written about, studied, and discussed as fiction writing, and every author I know welcomes new writers who are serious about giving it a go.

3540 - I'm thankful for the wide variety of helpful communities on the internet. #gratitude

This thread makes me suddenly very thankful that I raised all my kids on typing games. There are SO MANY good, free typing games online. There's absolutely no reason for schools not to include them in any computer curriculum.

Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 3d ago

I wonder if students today would be less likely to lean on AI for writing assignments if schools had made sure they could touch-type (at least 60wpm) before having them submit all their assignments online. 1/🧵

3539 - I'm thankful for the ability to have Critical Role in my ears to make long shopping trips more enjoyable. #gratitude

3538 - I'm thankful some of my kids can see how I deal with anxiety to help them with their own. #gratitude #MentalHealth

3537 - I'm thankful to share Spider-Man: A Brand New Day with friends and family. #gratitude

3536 - I'm thankful that my children get to grow up with a J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons) who is as good as or better than the J. Jonahs I grew up with. #gratitude

Planescape peeps, in case you haven't seen it: grimuar.pl/en/blizzardi... A large-scale fan-made expansion to Planescape: Torment! I haven't played yet but the trailer's already sold me!

Blizzard in Baator Launch – Act I Is Now Available! - Grimuar Sferowca

Greetings, Planewalkers! After more than two years of work, the first act of the Blizzard in Baator mod is finally available for download. We also...

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3535 - I'm thankful for another lovely deduction game, this one with a linguistics flair. This might be my favorite genre. jamwitch.itch.io/trevosa #gratitude

The Archives of Trevosa by jamwitch, AureliusWhitlock, Celia

Translate terms to untangle the history of a secret kingdom

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3534 - I'm thankful I finally checked something off of my to-do list that has been there for years—maybe more than a decade. (It took me 30 minutes, of course.) #gratitude

3533 - I'm thankful my girls are back home again after weeks away. #gratitude

3532 - I'm thankful I was able to run 15 minutes straight without injuring myself. #gratitude #old

3531 - I'm thankful for the time and motivation to do a little writing on the weekend. It's been a while. #gratitude

3530 - I'm for thankful for only two days left without my wife and daughters. #gratitude

A famous director made a short sci-fi film entirely out of generative AI. The results are probably what you'd expect, but what can we human writers learn from it? Today on the blog: www.adamheine.com/2026/07/crit...

Critiquing an AI-Generated Short Film

So the dude who created District 9 , Elysium , and Chappie  recently threw up a sci-fi short film on YouTube made entirely with AI. It's ab...

adamheine.com

The claim "farts do not cause unicorns" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that farts cause unicorns. QED, bitches.

The Volatile Mermaid@ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 2w ago

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3529 - I'm thankful for a nap in my enormous anxiety chair that my wife made for me. 😁 #gratitude

There are ways to trim your videogame development budget, and then there are *ways* to trim your videogame development budget.

3528 - I'm thankful that, while I was putting off some big things I need to do, I was able to do a bunch of little things I had also been putting off. #gratitude

3527 - I'm thankful my wife loves me, my clients like my work, and my friends like the Cypher games I'm putting together. Validation is a hell of a drug, and I'm here for it. #gratitude

3526 - I'm thankful that being open about my mental health and my story has helped others find hope and a path forward for their own. #gratitude

3525 - I'm thankful for a relaxing Sunday with a handful of Hades 2 runs. #gratitude

3524 - I'm thankful one of our newest cats has accepted me enough to sit on my lap without prompting. #gratitude