Interesting read from one of the best writing teachers I know: @jongingerich.bsky.social thedispatch.com/article/amer...

Why Some Americans Want to Be Disabled

On the rise of luxury identities.

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A little publicity for my debut novel, We Make You Feel Sane. mailchi.mp/457e4449ae45...

Got a special delivery in the mail yesterday. Congratulations @drphilipskiba.bsky.social on the release of your new book. Check it out: www.amazon.com/We-Make-You-... #newreleases #books #author

Luke was a dear friend, and one of the best physicians I ever knew. When my sainted 90 year old grandmother was visiting me in chicago, she needed to see a doctor. There was literally only one person I would let see her: @stephensportsmd.bsky.social www.instagram.com/p/DZ-0HzhPPE...

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Cheers buddy

Padraic Maroney@abookbypadraic.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Got a special delivery in the mail yesterday. Congratulations @drphilipskiba.bsky.social on the release of your new book. Check it out: www.amazon.com/We-Make-You-... #newreleases #books #author

As a guy who is *constantly* being auto-invited to review papers *completely* outside my wheelhouse, I’m cosigning on this.

Michael Okun@michael-okun.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇

Baked Crunchy Cheese Cheetos belong in the dairy section of the food pyramid. I will not be taking questions at this time.

I have no words. “Sometimes you have to break a few eggs…” cannot possibly be a moral or ethical framework to justify threatening children’s lives.

ProPublica@propublica.org · 2mo ago

NEW: Regulators have linked Mark McAfee’s raw dairy farm to more than a dozen recalls and outbreaks that left hundreds of people ill. “I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital,” McAfee said. “But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer.”

This whole thread.

Kathleen Bachynski@bachynski.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“When it comes to discussions of consciousness, we need to regard text as a deepfake medium…it is vastly easier to generate a plausible simulacrum of a conversation between two conscious beings than it is to develop a computer program that is conscious &has a genuine desire to communicate w/a human”

I had a funny memory of my mom this morning. I was in college, and we were listening to the radio. Alanis Morissette’s “you oughta know“ came on. Mom listened for a minute. Then she looked at me and said, “boy, talk about sour grapes.“

I play the opening lick of St. Thomas all the time, without even thinking about it, on my guitar. The way he took a step back to work on himself and his music before returning to the public eye was inspirational.

rudetuesday@rudetuesday.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Sonny Rollins was very much here. sonnyrollins.com

Reskeet with a favorite picture of yourself

emceekayvee@emceekayvee.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Reskeet with a favorite picture of yourself

This is my favorite post today!

Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦@watershedlab.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I thought it tasted off - almost like it was fermenting. On April 1 my 10yo replaced my listerine with a mixture of electrolytes, salt, pepper, maple syrup, and food colouring. She told me yesterday. Anyway, I have one 10yo for sale.

I’m watching the Counting Crows documentary. Their first 2 records were big for me. The doc is good! But this skeet is not about the Crows. It’s about the fact that every time Cyndi Lauper comes on, I love her more.

A great, short primer on the varieties of Ebola.

Stefan Pöhlmann@snpoehlm.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🧪 Filoviruses are among the most lethal viruses known to infect humans. Yet despite decades of research, major questions about their ecology, evolution, host range, and potential for wider geographic spread remain unresolved. ➡️A thread on Ebola, Marburg, and related filoviruses.

This Norm the Fox. He is very sneaky, works the edges of the yard, and does not like to pose within reach of my 24-60mm lens. I’m now ordering a proper zoom.

This is the correct take.

TFW your book appears in Barnes & Noble and the first review is five stars, even if it appears to have been cut off 😂

Yes. Finally.

Nathan Kalman-Lamb@nkalamb.bsky.social · 3mo ago

UC Berkeley Law creates new AI policy that bans AI for "conceptualizing, outlining, drafting, revising, translating, or editing any work submitted for credit" or exams because "thinking remains the sine qua non of good lawyering (and of a quality legal education)." That's what I'm talking about.

UC Berkeley Law creates new AI policy that bans AI for "conceptualizing, outlining, drafting, revising, translating, or editing any work submitted for credit" or exams because "thinking remains the sine qua non of good lawyering (and of a quality legal education)." That's what I'm talking about.

TFW your book appears in Barnes & Noble and the first review is five stars, even if it appears to have been cut off 😂

Don't let anyone tell you how to live your life.

I don’t know what happened to my algorithm, but Instagram keeps trying to sell me switch blades, like I’m in an extra in a bad production of Grease!

You’re never gonna believe this one weird trick. Here’s me reading my new book on the *front* of my phone.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3mo ago

The so-called “purse Kindle” is a tiny device that snaps to the back of a smartphone so you can read on the go. It has gone viral on social media for its interesting design and its potential to help you read more. Our Wirecutter writer put it to the test: nyti.ms/4wFhtBh

My books have only sold several thousand copies. My novel may only sell in the hundreds. However, I can promise every word is 100% my own work. I sweat over every syllable. A Nobel laureate complaining about the economics of writing and resorting to AI slop is embarrassing.

That guy Maks@callmesipo.bsky.social · 3mo ago

With disgust I learned Olga Tokarczuk uses AI to help with writing her latest novel - article in Polish, my translation of relevant bit in posts below mycompanypolska.pl/artykul/olga...

In order of importance Brother Robert by Annye Anderson, Johnson's stepsister, as she's the only one who actually knew him. Then Escaping the Delta by Elijah Wald for musical context and Up Jumped The Devil by Bruce Conforth and Gayle Dean Wardlow for the most readable biography.

It’s book release day! If you’ve enjoyed my scientific and sports writing, check my debut novel, We Make You Feel Sane. It’s replete with strange adventures, bizarre love triangles, and a lot of laughs. Now at Amazon, and everywhere else worldwide. www.amazon.com/We-Make-You-...

We Make You Feel Sane

We Make You Feel Sane [Skiba, Philip] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. We Make You Feel Sane

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It’s book release day! If you’ve enjoyed my scientific and sports writing, check my debut novel, We Make You Feel Sane. It’s replete with strange adventures, bizarre love triangles, and a lot of laughs. Now at Amazon, and everywhere else worldwide. www.amazon.com/We-Make-You-...

We Make You Feel Sane

We Make You Feel Sane [Skiba, Philip] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. We Make You Feel Sane

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Writers and artists and creatives of all sorts: reply with a link to one of your works, if you'd like. And feel free to tell us about it. Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some human beings.

Fender, Gibson, Gretsch, Rickenbacker, Martin, Guild.

madeline odent@oldenoughtosay.com · 3mo ago

what are the Six Genders? wrong answers only