Lexi Charles
@lexicharles.bsky.social
Author (academic/nonfiction 📚) by day, aspiring author (fiction) by night. Bibliophile, dog mom, and certified smarty pants.
A strong month of summer #reading, with a mix of #fantasy, #romance, #classics, and contemporary. What are you reading in August? #booksky #amreading #StoryGraph
1. We—@eduede.bsky.social, @mjcrockett.bsky.social, Kevin Gross, and I—have a new preprint on the arXiv today, based on ideas that emerged during an @sfiscience.bsky.social workshop in November 2024: The unintended consequences of large language models as a labor-augmenting technology in science.
The unintended consequences of large language models as a labor-augmenting technology in science
As a labor-augmenting technology, large language models (LLMs) have the potential to accelerate scientific activity across the research pipeline. But even if LLMs perform on par with human experts at ...
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Evidently, the new meme trend among #AI stans is to scan your iris and run it through a program in order to generate some pretty slop. I am simply begging you all not to do this. 🤦♀️
Ryan Reynolds' Facepalm: Hopeless Andrew Paxton Moment
ALT: Ryan Reynolds' Facepalm: Hopeless Andrew Paxton Moment
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I'm kinda irritated that DH decided he'd rather watch Project Hail Mary before reading the book, but I'm super proud of myself for avoiding any spoilers. #adulting ✨️
108. Readers of a certain age, this one's for you. Online book club (Ungovernables shout out) is discussing it this week. Very old school #historical #romance, much head-hopping, much abs. 😄 #booksky
People who think Emily Wilson is being mean have clearly never presented a paper at an academic conference
The library e-mailed to say I need to renew my library card. 📚
Forrest Gump's Iconic Run
ALT: Forrest Gump's Iconic Run
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Was looking for a niche romance recommendation to complete my @smartbitches.bsky.social Summer Romance Bingo and, wow, Reddit is undefeated for awful and problematic recs. 😅
Academic publishing says: Hold my beer
Marie 🇨🇦⚜️@blammarie.bsky.social · 2w agoThe people in the music industry consistently say “wait, what the fuck” when they find out how some parts of the publishing industry works, and I feel like this isn’t acknowledged enough Like yeah, all corporations suck, but publishing has a particular flavour of sucking
103. Never have the words "my little Gräuben" sounded so creepy. 😄 The story drags at times, not my favorite Verne but glad we read it. #audiobook #booksky #classicbooks 📚
104. A dip into some #truecrime #reading. Found this one interesting but also... frustrating? #booksky 📚
Breakfast for dinner? Hercule and Achilles Poirot are on the case. 😄 📚🔍
Read parts of three different books already today and life is feeling good. #booksky #amreading 📚
Woman Singing in Alpine Meadow
ALT: Woman Singing in Alpine Meadow
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Wonder how much FIFA pays to keep Shakira on retainer. #WorldCup
89. Thanks to #NetGalley and Ace for the ARC of 'Til Quest Do Us Part. A lighthearted read full of magic and romance. Out in December! #TilQuestDoUsPart #romance #fantasy #booksky ❤️📚
TFW you walk into a cafe and two authors whose books are at home on your TBR pile are there having coffee together. 😅 #booksky #ATL
Homer Simpson Retreats into a Bush
ALT: Homer Simpson Retreats into a Bush
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Me every time I see someone say, "Messi is THIRTY-NINE years old." 😅
Skeleton Falling
ALT: Skeleton Falling
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England undefeated at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. 😬
In other news, absolutely surreal to know that Mick Jagger and Lionel Messi are about 20 minutes from my house right now. 😄
The English are going to be absolutely insufferable if this result holds up. 😅⚽️ #worldcup
I really enjoyed this one-- worth picking up while it's on sale! #booksky
Danielle (TBQ)@thebookqueen.bsky.social · 3w ago$2.99 ✦ The Gilded Heiress by Joanna Shupe Anastasia but set in New York City’s Gilded Age. Age gap. Con artist + aspiring singer who is secretly from a wealthy family. Historical Romance (MF) amzn.to/3SY1dfu Bookshop bookshop.org/a/111397/978... Kobo click.linksynergy.com/deeplink?id=...
97. Thanks to #NetGalley and @avonbooks.bsky.social for this ARC of #QueenofLombardStreet. A dual romance with an upstairs/downstairs dynamic, plus interesting insights into the history of women in finance. Out in October! #booksky #romance #historical
rip to sam neill, who, along with laura dern, jeff goldblum, and an animatronic velociraptor, was responsible for my bisexual awakening
I would love to live in a country where political parties simply refuse to let rapists on their ticket. 🤷♀️