"What would you do if AI suddenly disappeared?" Nothing in my life would change for the worse. On the contrary, I'd make more money because readers wouldn't have to dig through Kindle AI slop to find my books. And I could build a high-end gaming PC again without paying out the ass for RAM and SSDs.

Mussmussmuss

(shocked Pikachu face)

Dorian Dawes@doriandawes.bsky.social · 9h ago

It is worth noting that the writer of that HWA newsletter telling people to embrace AI, has an AI based coaching app they are selling

At the very least, your contrarian screeds should be well-researched and approached seriously by its author. You do not have to host poorly edited and unfiltered ramblings whose arguments lie between Previously Debunked and Obvious Nonsense. That's for personal microblogs, not your org newsletter.

Girón: oh also, people are way too divided these days Girón: like, some people are pro something, other people are against that same thing Girón: and ai is just one more thing that you have to have an opinion on! Girón: everyone should stop having opinions on ai and just be pro ai!

Girón: oh no boo hoo hoo ai is bad, well maybe you didn't know this but you've already been forced to use ai constantly, against your will by the powers that be Girón: so maybe you should give up and learn to love the slop Girón: unless you like being a hypocrite

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god I love it when they tell on themselves how they never fucking go grocery shopping fucking ever either he makes his wife do it or eats out every day or some stupid shit #political

onion person@junlper.beer · 23h ago

suspiciously green bananas is sadly one of the funniest things i’ve read in awhile

The Fae: so we’re going to take you away from here and— Me: I accept! The Fae: and you won’t remember anything and you will not return for a century— Me: I ACCEPT HARDER

Well I mean SOMEONE had to season the primordial soup.

Derek Faraci@whwoolhat.bsky.social · 2d ago

Bet you didn't know that the Little Morton Salt Girl is an immortal being who existed before there was life on Earth.

if there's a cat in your house you gotta go bother 'em. hurry

"Free for subscribers" is one of those phrases that unreasonably niggles me and is everywhere. The service/product is available for a subscription fee. Fee and free sound very similar, but actually mean something quite different.

Do you like A Christmas Carol? Would you like a prequel to it (that is not that movie we have been seeing posters about?) You can listen to "Marley and Cratchit" here, narrated by Ian Stuart which who I imagined narrating it while I was writing it www.castofwonders.org/2015/12/epis...

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STAVE 1: THE MARVELOUS MACHINE In those days Jacob Marley was full of life and vigor. His smile shone so that anyone who saw him soon smiled widely in return. A moment in his presence would make one’s...

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Did you want to listen to "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything" read by an actual professional narrator? Here you go! Come for the superhero puns, stay for the rage and catharsis about ableism.

Cast of Wonders@castofwonders.org · 5d ago

Cast of Wonders 692: Laser Eyes Ain't Everything by @effies.bsky.social narrated by Jairus Durnett produced by Andrew Jack CW: ableism www.castofwonders.org/2026/07/cast...

1. Thank you 404 for reporting on this 2. This place advertised this as an available service, then pretended they didnt. 3. I have asked for them to remove our anthologies from their site as they clearly cannot be trusted with other people's work.

Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 5d ago

IMPACT: that company that was offering to buy books for AI companies’ training data — and probably destroy them in the process — says it will no longer offer this service following 404 Media’s exposure of it www.404media.co/ai-company-t...

Ha there just seems to be a steady stream of articles with genAI "thought leaders" saying "if people don't pay for our product then we will not have money to produce the product" as if this is some profound statement.

The Irish Times@irishtimes.com · 7mo ago

AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns

Hey! Do you want to hear "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", which is nominated for a Hugo, read by an actual professional reader? Here you go, it's on the awesome Cast of Wonders podcast!

Cast of Wonders@castofwonders.org · 5d ago

Cast of Wonders 692: Laser Eyes Ain't Everything by @effies.bsky.social narrated by Jairus Durnett produced by Andrew Jack CW: ableism www.castofwonders.org/2026/07/cast...

Thank you to everyone who reported abuse of this publication that was publishing many many many people's work without their permission after scraping Daily Science Fiction's archives. The site appears to be taken down now, and may it stay that way forever.

Beth Cato@bethcato.bsky.social · 6d ago

Hey! If you were published at Daily Science Fiction, be aware that a site called Science Fiction Weekly has stolen the entire story database & posted it on their site. All of my DSF stories are there without my permission. sciencefictionweekly.com

Looks like someone pirated Daily Science Fiction's entire output and posted them here, claiming to have author permission. At least a dozen authors to my knowledge have said they didn't grant permission. If you were published by DFS, you might wanna consider a Cease and Desist.

Especially since they say they'll take things down if you ask -- which they shouldn't need to say if they asked for permission in the first place -- and then give you no way to do so! You'll have to contact Cloudflare: www.cloudflare.com/trust-hub/re...

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If anybody was excited that Science Fiction Weekly is aiming to "revive" Daily Science Fiction, you should know they are straight-up lying about having gotten permission from writers to republish DSF stories on their website. (Yes, I have sent a DCMA takedown notice.)

They have several of my stories without permission, and crucially they say "get in touch" to get them taken down...but provide no method for doing so. GROSS.

Beth Cato@bethcato.bsky.social · 6d ago

Hey! If you were published at Daily Science Fiction, be aware that a site called Science Fiction Weekly has stolen the entire story database & posted it on their site. All of my DSF stories are there without my permission. sciencefictionweekly.com

This! Also! I 100% get the desire to do some fun little daily puzzles over breakfast or w/e. If thats all you want, there are others! Puzzmo! Thinky Dailies! Clues By Sam! The Daily Spell! The people running them appear to not be trying to destroy democracy, and the games are fun!

Bree (half of Kit Rocha)@mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 6d ago

you could literally just do the NYT crossword puzzle snuggled up on your couch and not talk about it and bluesky would never know. folks and their pathological need to make it everyone else's problem reveals their deep insecurity with their choices, imo.

you could literally just do the NYT crossword puzzle snuggled up on your couch and not talk about it and bluesky would never know. folks and their pathological need to make it everyone else's problem reveals their deep insecurity with their choices, imo.

OK I think that we have sorted out the emails not being received problem. If you didn't receive a confirmation email can you use this form to request a resend? submissions.diabolicalplots.com/Home/Request... And if you don't receive one after you fill that in, then you can query?

Diabolical Plots@diabolicalplots.com · 7d ago

Hello Diabolical Plots submitters! We have received a handful of reports that confirmation from our emails are not always arriving at your inbox. We are looking into the issue - if you wrote down your tracking number you can use that to check your status. If you didn't, let us work on it a bit.

Just got out of the Alamo where I watched DR. GOLDFOOT AND THE BIKINI MACHINE, a mystifying Vincent Price vehicle which was born when AIP decided to make a movie featuring both their beach party stars and their Edgar Allan Poe stars and made it a James Bond spoof for good measure. I had a blast

There's still a little over a week to read and vote! If you haven't already, I'd love it if you read my ragey satire, "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", which has been nominated for Best Short Story! www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1... bsky.app/profile/lawo...

Los Angeles Worldcon@laworldcon.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards voting is still open until Sunday, August 8 at 8 pm Pacific! Don't forget to submit your ballots if you're an Attending, Virtual, or WSFS member. If you don't have a membership yet, you can sign up through the #LAconV site now: lacon.org/register

Hello Diabolical Plots submitters! We have received a handful of reports that confirmation from our emails are not always arriving at your inbox. We are looking into the issue - if you wrote down your tracking number you can use that to check your status. If you didn't, let us work on it a bit.