Power metal rendition of Northwest Passage blasting out the stereo, trees everywhere, ferry docking, must be time to throw my phone in the sea for the next ten days. BYE, INTERNETTTTTT SEE YOU LATER
I'm weirdly finding that as I get older, it's easier to learn new skills, which is the opposite of what I thought was supposed to happen. I don't think we're giving enough credit to a lifetime of built skills. When new skills have overlap w/existing ones it greases the wheels for the new.
Laufey would like you to know that cats also chase their tails😹 #cats
Hey remember when Nanowrimo said "sure why not" to allowing AI slop in their process and then immediately died after 20 years of operation oh, no reason, was just thinkin' about it
Hey, folks. There's a @gofundme.com set up for artist Andy Fish, who is going through a very tough fight with two forms of cancer. He and his wife, cartoonist Veronica Fish (my Blackwood series cohorts) could use some help during this very tough time. I'm donating, hope you can. tinyurl.com/4wa86a6c
Donate to Help Andy Fish’s Fight Against Two Cancers, organized by Gina Gabianelli
Help Andy’s Fight Against Two Cancers Meet my cousin Andy Fish, father … Gina Gabianelli needs your support for Help Andy Fish’s Fight Against Two Cancers
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Suddenly it makes sense. *They think we're using it.* I know people like to feel normal, but that's a leap, right there. It's why their arguments only make sense to them - they're arguments that would convince them, not us. They think we're using this shit, so they can't figure out why we hate it.
Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · yesterdayGuys like this don’t realize that they are the freak
Can I even put into words how fun it is to finally link people to the page where they can preorder our book after five years of work? I can’t. It’s impossible. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/835977...
Seacritters! The Hunt for the Jigamaree by Kate Milford: 9781536220681 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A beloved New York Times best-selling fantasy writer and an indie adventure cartoonist join ranks to helm a wry, high-seas graphic series unlike any other! Welcome aboard the sloop Rodentia, where pi...
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We just added 15 more artists to the Hire Human Artists directory! 💪 We're working our way through the current batch of 100 as fast as we can! #HHA
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Zionist propaganda doesn't work mostly because it is so clumsy and utterly stupid that the average person just feels their intelligence is being insulted.
Adorable! I didn't know they did that!
Luca@lucagalletti.bsky.social · yesterdayAmara the giant anteater with her new pup. ❤️ TT: TanganyikaWildlifePark
Okay this is some horrific dystopian nightmare s#!t right here...
the Mountain Goats@themountaingoats.bsky.social · yesterdayBMW when Sony called with the idea: oh thank you kind sirs. we are but a struggling start-up desperate for funds. just trying to make cars that we hope people enjoy, good sirs. thank you for believing in us. of course we will advertise your fine film. to all our drivers
I swear to God, part of the problem of literacy is that we make kids read SO MANY books like this. Of course they’re going to associate reading with misery! We put them in a Skinner box and shock them when they read, what did people THINK would happen?
Nick Harkaway@nickharkaway.com · yesterdayHaving ranted about school curriculum books, I’ve just seen my son’s summer reading list, and all I can say is “I was right”. A more depressing collection would be tricky to assemble. Are we actively trying to convey to kids the idea that reading is dismal and arduous?
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Wakerobin Hollow novella series launch!
Book one of a cozy fantasy adventure series, set in a furry version of the Great Smoky Mountains.
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I am still angry anyone LET me read, let alone TOLD me to read, Bridge To Terabithia and Where the Red Fern Grows.
Kingfisher & Wombat@tkingfisher.com · yesterdayI swear to God, part of the problem of literacy is that we make kids read SO MANY books like this. Of course they’re going to associate reading with misery! We put them in a Skinner box and shock them when they read, what did people THINK would happen?
"they didn't die OF cyclospora, they died WITH cyclospora" incoming
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2d agoBreaking News: Two deaths in Michigan have been linked to cyclospora. Both people who had the parasite also had underlying health issues.
The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.
The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor
The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.
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The show From doesn't make any sense because if a bunch of millenials were suddenly trapped in an evergreen town with free electricity, no rent and zero taxes they would be SO HAPPY. Night monsters? Pfff student debt was scarier.
From Bell: Boyd Stevens Rings Bell
ALT: From Bell: Boyd Stevens Rings Bell
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Using lists of three is not an "AI tell." It's a common trait in human writing because our brains biologically want to make sure there's always one thing to marry, one thing to fuck, and one thing to murder.
never thought short form video would be able to capture a type of humor i can only describe as “the far side-esque” but this comes close.