Because it apparently needs to be said: I have never fucking used the AI/LLM/chatbot/plagiarism machine and I never fucking will. If you use it, I think you're a bad person.
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I write things and like to walk in the woods. She/her #uglydogs The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains is OUT NOW!
I would like to propose the Taco Bell Principle When a person/institution Did A Problem, & IMMEDIATELY fesses up & takes proactive steps to solve it That's exactly what we want them to do? So how bout we let them live ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Sarah Taber@sarahtaber.bsky.social · 3w agoA quick word on Taco Bell: That's where we found the suspected lettuce, and it's not bc Taco Bell is gross. It's bc Taco Bell is REALLY GOOD at tracing product! Keeping track of exactly where they got their ingredients, & exactly what restaurants each shipment of ingredients went to!
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There are more people who've parlayed middling athletic prospects into profitable careers decrying the inclusion of trans women in sports than there are trans women in sports.
So many people in Spokane lost their homes yesterday and are still fighting for them today. It’s a very emotional Sunday in the panhandle with no rain in the forecast. Fire season is the worst. It destroys lives. This is a voting issue. Please vote appropriately. (Pssst that means no GOP).
The Spokesman is doing incredible reporting on this story. Follow them for critical info. @alexdugganreports.bsky.social www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
'Never seen it this bad': Thousands evacuated in north Spokane as wildfire crosses river into city
A wildfire driven by high winds jumped the Spokane River Saturday afternoon, burning homes and quickly moving into the Indian Trail Neighborhood.
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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.
My zucchini plants make me feel like Henry VIII. Why are you only making female flowers! What are you trying to accomplish! Give me a boyyyyyyyyy!!!
Nobody is ready for Alton Brown's review of Christopher Nolan's The Jungle.
Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them)@bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · last wk.So, is Hollywood gonna adapt The Jungle as the next big literary hit? Seems like a good time to take that on.
I once again have to send emails and I want to crawl into a well
I am at the Barnes and Noble in Bozeman signing and chatting, and if you are in Bozeman you should come say hi!
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Requesting your library acquire copies of a book is one of the best ways to uplift the authors you love.
Sunny Moraine@dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 2w agoIf you want to read a book and your library doesn’t have it, it is truly a massive favor to an author to request that the library acquire it. It really and truly is
Imagine being this rich and not having someone to grow you backyard tomatoes, one of the few shiningly perfect foods in this world. Seriously, what is the point of money?
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 2w agoAnother odd moment occurred when Musk insisted that work in the future would be "optional" because robots would do everything. Musk said people might still work in the future but compared it to people who grow their own backyard tomatoes. He said they could just go to the store for better tomatoes.
There's like 10 months to make me famous enough for lots of people to know that I put "a vampire taking all (my) blood away" into a novel that DOES NOT HAVE ANY VAMPIRES IN IT specifically because I was being annoying two years ago and I love stupid jokes.
I'm doing copyedits on this book right now and I am still so very proud of myself for getting this in there. Montana people, I hope you appreciate what I have done once 2 Tricky 2 Business (not its real name) is out in the world.
Reena@reenamccarty.bsky.social · last yr.I just turned this book in and the one line joke expanded a little and it's extremely funny. No one who is unfamiliar with Clearwater Junction is even going to realize it's a joke.
"I use chatgpt as a search engine" "I use minesweeper as a website browser" "I use the lego pirate ship when I want to boil an egg"
I don't know if Argentina is good at futbol, but they are pretty good at elementary judo.
Spain, I have work to do this afternoon. Please just get one in.
I don't want Spain to lose, but I DO want them punished for letting their keeper so far forward.
“Football reminds us of what we all have in common” uh, that we hate fifa?
"The Muppets' Odyssey" with Jason as Odysseus, Gonzo as Telemacus, Kermit as Menelaus, and Miss Piggy as Helen would fix everything currently wrong with the world. I don't know HOW, but I know it WOULD.
troyliss@troyliss.bsky.social · 3w agoThe only good thing to come out of the dipshit Odyssey discourse is that at one point I commented “if we’re worried about accuracy, then Jason Mantzoukas should be playing Odysseus,” and now I can’t get it out of my head 😄
one month. not gonna lie the anxiety is ANXIETYING today. what if no one buys my book? what if no one comes to my events? what if i burn myself out trying to move a needle i can’t move???????? but i have worked for this my whole life & i Knew that Halls would be The Book™️ so. also excited!
s. m. hallow@smhallow.bsky.social · 4w ago39 days. Have you preordered yet??? Have you downloaded the first chapter with my annotations??? Have you read it yet??? I’m sitting here like this just waiting
This lettuce is literally everywhere and usually it’s in contexts where no one knows/discloses it. Taco Bell is one of the only places doing the right, proactive thing here and misleading headlines are flipping things around making seem like they’re a site of danger instead.
val@trickycrayon.com · 3w agoThis framing is so disgusting and irresponsible. Yes, Taylor Farms supplies Taco Bell. THEY ALSO SUPPLY TONS OF OTHER RESTAURANTS AND GROCERY STORES. People will take "avoid Taco Bell" as the lesson which is NOT HELPFUL. www.wcvb.com/article/cycl...
Hey friends in the Midwest and northeast who aren't used to dealing with wildfire smoke - wear a mask, but also even being indoors will not protect you. Keep windows closed and run an air purifier! You can build a Corsi-Rosenthal box pretty cheap: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsi%E...
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Michael Lobel@mlobelart.bsky.social · 3w agoI was surprised at the bad air quality today - it's back to an AQI reading of about 180 - so you might want to consider wearing a mask if you can
It’s worth noting that Taco Bell identified the source before the FDA did, and promptly pulled it from their stores. The FDA didn’t even name the source until Taylor Farms outed themselves, and hasn’t issued a recall. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA.
Forbes@forbes.com · 3w agoTaylor Farms, which supplies major fast food and grocery chains, was identified as the possible source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak Thursday.
and yes, keep your "my friend, you forgot alt-text" reminder on, I have mine on and it's helpful
Mic@miclikemike.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe Accessibility option in the Settings menu.
