ELRIC, THE ETERNAL CHAMPION - 2026

I’m not sure what rock you have to live under to think people haven‘t been screaming about our First Nations not having clean water for ages now.

Tiffany Morris@tiffmorris.bsky.social · 13h ago

So apparently that HWA pro-AI newsletter also uses Indigenous water rights issues as a prop, trivializing the activism by Indigenous peoples to protect our water including specific anti-data centre actions. I guess they figured why not alienate Indigenous horror writers while they’re at it?

Happy to announce that preorders are now open for GODFLESH, my morbid, visceral pantheon novelette about dark gods, dark urges, and desires best left for the gods to enjoy between one another. Ft. GORGEOUS character art by @/shonyah over on tumblr! 🦷 tdcloud.itch.io/godflesh

Google is bad. On purpose.

By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net · 5h ago

When Google's users searched for airlines' toll-free phone numbers, Google directed them to phones that rang in the scammers' boiler room, where they were tricked into giving up their passport info and credit card numbers to boiler-room thieves: www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne... 20/

Reminder: ChatGPT first came online in November 2022. We’re attributing “inevitable” societal changes to a technology that has yet to see its first midterm election.

By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net · 4d ago

Neoclassical econ assumes rationality. The corollary of, "If you're so smart, why aren't you rich?" is "you're rich, so you must be very smart!" Thus, people assume that if powerful, well-compensated CEOs insist that "AI is changing everything," well then, *AI must be changing everything*. 1/

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our inaugural first year! We'll see you all at next year's market.

It's been a bit since I posted Katie's GoFundMe, but I finally scheduled her 6 month post op follow-up, which involves at least a check up and x-rays (not sure about bloodwork), but last time, the visit was close to $1000 with all three. Shares are always appreciated 💜🐾

Donate to Help Katie Beat Her Tumor with Radiation Treatment, organized by Kara Jorgensen

My dog Katie has been recently diagnosed with a soft tissue sarcoma … Kara Jorgensen needs your support for Help Katie Beat Her Tumor with Radiation Treatment

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The end goal for this, btw, is to make it so readers of BOUGH will have a downloadable Minecraft map available to them so they too can experience the world. Because I'm ridiculous. This is not just for my own reference. It was this or RPG Maker and coding makes me cry.

Alex, the Warrior of Write@authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 4h ago

Apparently I have the autism that means it's not enough to draw a map, i have to then take that map and make it in Minecraft. Anyway.

Apparently I have the autism that means it's not enough to draw a map, i have to then take that map and make it in Minecraft. Anyway.

FROM UNDER A POISONED BOUGH: A SUNDERED SKY is told across two POVs. Here's Ahelicia! Ahelicia is a House knight following in her late father's footsteps. There is nothing she wouldn't do for her Lady, for better or for worse—even if it spells her ruination. (Ahelicia by @catebees.bsky.social !)

FROM UNDER A POISONED BOUGH: A SUNDERED SKY is told across two POVs. Here's Lili! Lili is from the surface world and now lives in in Cirrun, the Empire in the sky. She believes the surface still exists and that she can go back. Perhaps she'll get her wish. (Lili by @catebees.bsky.social !)

I want it,,,,so badly. But I guarantee it'll sell out immediately lmfao

Alex, the Warrior of Write@authoralexharvey.bsky.social · 20h ago

Hatsune Miku commander deck 😩😩😩😩😩

Hatsune Miku commander deck 😩😩😩😩😩

If you oppose socialists more than fascists, I've got some news for you regarding which camp you likely fall into.

❤️ Gillian Green, publisher at Tor Bramble, told The Bookseller: “HM Wolfe has confirmed that Daggermouth was written entirely without AI. We stand behind our author, and we do not recognise third-party AI detection tools as a fair or reliable measure of authenticity when used on their own.”

Tor Bramble backs HM Wolfe after AI-detection claims over Daggermouth

Tor Bramble has backed HM Wolfe after the Atlantic reported that the author’s dystopian romance Daggermouth returned a 60% score in an analysis using the AI-detection tool Pangram.

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Ah the AQI is officially in the "my chest hurts when I go outside" zone that's. Cool. Cool cool cool.

Undertaker 🖤 Painted earlier this year 🤍 #eldenring #nightreign

Is this a good time to mention how Bluesky head of trust and safety Aaron Rodericks (when he's not suspending trans people for being uppity) goons to porn bots? Or should I wait until later to mention how Bluesky head of trust and safety Aaron Rodericks goons to pornbots?

You know what else taxpayers "subsidize" that they never use? Tanks and fighter jets. If our taxes can kill people we've never met, then surely they can *help* people we've never met.

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

happy there will come soft rains day to all those who partake

My god. I couldn't articulate it until this post. LLMs are the final form of expertise denial and devaluation. ChatGPT is the horseman of death - for the planet, for our expertise, for our selves.

Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com · 2d ago

Someone who has known me for decades (and is not a lawyer) recently told me his understanding of the birthright citizenship case is better than mine because I read it and many of the underlying historical sources with my own two lying eyes and HE had ChatGPT read it to him and so he's not biased

FROM UNDER A POISONED BOUGH: A SUNDERED SKY is told across two POVs. Here's Ahelicia! Ahelicia is a House knight following in her late father's footsteps. There is nothing she wouldn't do for her Lady, for better or for worse—even if it spells her ruination. (Ahelicia by @catebees.bsky.social !)

Good framing.

Kindergarten girls targeted for invasive exams by new GOP-led ballot measure

Washington State voters will decide the fate of a ballot initiative that would require girls from kindergarten through high school to undergo sex-verification testing before playing school sports — a ...

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screaming “there is good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it’s worth fighting for” until my throat bleeds

Dr Earhart Sampson PhD 🌎 🇨🇦 🇺🇲 🇲🇽 🇩🇰 🇺🇦@earhart.bsky.social · 3d ago

Massachusetts farm installs 832 solar panels above berry fields, and the berries grown underneath turned out sweeter and juicier and could change the future of American farming - The Economic Times share.google/GDGqQBgisqhG...

I love a lot of creators But i really need them to reflect on why they can defend AI in every artform BUT the one you work in Why is every other artform not as personal or heartfelt or needing human touch

We've survived the entirety of human history without data centres. We can't survive more than a few days without clean drinking water.

CARTOON OF THE DAY (if you know who made this let us know)

The laws have effectively pushed hundreds of millions of people away from regulated sites where sex workers can actually earn money to pirate sites and sites with illegal, unmoderated content. They're doing to porn what they did with abortion.

Happy to share this book cover I painted for @aspenulrich.bsky.social 💚

In case you missed it, The Chosen One Con is still on NetGalley!

Tru Skies@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com · last wk.

Not sure if you want to commit to a massive ARC of The Chosen One Con? I've added the first chapter to my website! Give it a read and see where the story begins: www.trudieskies.com/lost-in-the-... And if you want to read more, The Chosen One Con is on NetGalley and BookSirens!