If ai were suddenly banned the mean number of toes would go up
C. Robert Cargill@crobertcargill.bsky.social · 47m agoIf Ai was suddenly banned, I would simply have one less thing to bitch about on Bluesky.
Alexandra Lanes
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Languages trains trans poly kinky sf liberal law geek she/her
C. Robert Cargill@crobertcargill.bsky.social · 47m agoSaying goodnight to partners over video call does mean the traditional parting can become “Goodnight, love you, how do I make this stop”
A Corbynite, a Starmerite, and a Blairite walk into the bar and the barkeep says "Hi Andy"
There was a very brief shower of rain, and then it went away again. But the temperature is much more British summer today, and for that I am definitely thankful.
The Archive but it's a videogame from 1998.
Why are some abbreviations written with a slash? Notably “A/C” for air conditioning, but I’ve also seen “M/C” for machine and “F/W” for firewall.
“Why do you want this job?” “I like being able to eat”
Max P III@blackballer.bsky.social · 2d agoIts embarrassing how many grown ass adults live in these fantasies where people work for some nonsense like the artificial cultures oligarchs manufacture over survival.
Coming up with a post-hoc theory section when your results are weird:
De mortuis nil nisi bonum dicendum est. Let nothing be said of the dead but good. As attributed to Noel Coward (and doubtless others), I'll go with 'He's dead. Good.'
"I don't understand why you, a fantasy writer, don't appreciate the value of making bargains with the fae."
John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 2d agoEvery now and then someone takes a run at me along the lines of "I don't understand why you, a scifi writer, don't appreciate 'AI'," and I'm all, motherfucker, it's *because* I'm a science fiction writer I have the positions I have, how many times do we have to fucking yell "torment nexus," my dude
When I die I hope people express their emotions about it as strongly as they like. Roast me with the hottest flames if you think my memory deserves it, and let none tell you it’s disrespectful or unkind. For my part, while I’m alive, I’ll try to be a person who doesn’t deserve the fire.
Ben Goldacre@bengoldacre.bsky.social · 2d agoSad to see people posting on social media negatively about Rod Liddle, who died yesterday. If I have disagreed with you very strongly in life - and you die - I hope I'll be either silent, or kind.
OTD 2258: Mr Morden asks, “What do you want?” Midway through its first season, #Babylon5 reveals Signs and Portents and suddenly soars The promise of what could be The threat of its best character becoming the very worst. And so it begins… In 232 years’ time, today. 1/12
I regularly have dreams where I scratch some part of me too much and reveal what is underneath the surface of my skin. Weirdly it always seems to be composed of grains of wheat like sugar puffs.
Why would someone call themselves a feminist and yet be friends with someone like Liddle?
Alexandra Lanes@ajlanes.bsky.social · 2d agoBecause he's in their "set": journalists, commentators, and campaigners who all know each other, go to the same sorts of events. It's not about opinions, it's about whether you're One of Them or not.
If you see this, quote the energy you bring to bsky.
Extraordinary Attorney Woo: Woo Young Woo's Whoa!
Alt: Woo Young Woo, a Korean woman with short black hair, moves her hands down to calm someone with the words “Woah woah”
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ᚅᚓᚃ ᚆᚐᚔᚏᚇᚑ ᚃᚆᚑ ᚇᚔᚄ@ciara2001.eurosky.social · 2d agoIf you see this, quote the energy you bring to BlueSky
An artificially inflated chest can create an “aero fairing.” Do they check the men's peloton for oestrogen supplements?
VELO@velo-velo-velo.bsky.social · 3d agoBra boosters are causing a clothing controversy at the Tour de France Femmes Reports suggest teams are urging the UCI to implement checks for riders illegally 'bra-maxxing' for aero advantage in advance of Tour de France Femmes TT: bit.ly/4ciEwcy
Should the clap clinic have canned applause on the tannoy?
"Welcome to our Gander reveal party" "Don't you mean gender reveal party" "No" *Dozens of geese burst out of a cake. Ominous honking fills the air. There are no genders only chaos*
Living an ADHD life and I feel like I’ll probably become really successful in the last 10 minutes before it’s over
Currently waiting for my brain to wake up. Feels like this may be a slow process today.
As I've put it on countless occasions: the solution to small boats is big boats.
Karen@valkyriekaren.bsky.social · 3d agoAny PM who really wanted to stop small boat crossings would: - open immigration centres in France to help asylum seekers get their paperwork in order and apply before travelling to the UK - charter a bunch of ferries to bring people over safely in groups Save lives & hamstring the criminal gangs!
It is interesting just how many things currently depend on a single UK supplier.
The Heraldry Society@theheraldrysociety.bsky.social · 5d agoA notice from The Heraldry Society concerning William Cowley the UK's last commercial parchment and vellum maker.
If they weren't prepared for this extremely predictable response they shouldn't have released the report in the first place. Releasing it, knowing what the TERFs' tactics are, and then retracting it with a public apology saying they were wrong to call them anti-rights is far worse than doing nothing