According to pro AI bros: 1. Mass copy right theft is okay 2. Same AI companies robbing artists turning into weapons manufacturers and causing genocides is okay 3. Our water, land and energy being destroyed by data centres is okay But criticising any of this is not okay because “AI IS THE FUTURE”

#LGBTQWriteAThon June 25: 🗡️⛈️🗺️📜🌶️

When I say that I am a Millennial of *precisely* the correct age to have had the goalposts moved on me *literally* every time I was just starting to be within reach of one... this is what I mean.

It was a funny sarcastic “I am the antifa algae saboteur” post which no one in their right mind would take seriously. However, this country is completely out of its right mind. Shut the Fuck Up Friday is now celebrated every day, walk with your god and your lawyer when shitposting.

Fucking hate how often NPR platforms AI shills. "Wouldn't it be great if everyone had an AI tutor?" NO. IT WOULD NOT. THEY CANNOT DO WHAT YOU IMAGINE THEY CAN DO. YOU NEED REAL HUMANS TO TEACH.

hey look maybe we all move one spot to the right. Socialists can be the new leftwing party, Democrats can be the new rightwing party, and Nazis can go into the motherfucking ocean.

HAPPY BOOK DAY!!!

I like seeing demanding Trump personally pay things back because seizing all assets of Trump, his family, his organization, is a key part of fixing this country.

Trump won't sign a bipartisan housing affordability bill, which sets restrictions on private equity ownership of homes. Why? He wants Congress to pass a racist voter suppression bill that's attempting to address a problem that doesn't exist. Meanwhile, he calls the affordability crisis a "hoax."

6. Finally, it doesn't matter what relationship it is, if it's an agent or an editor or a convention organizer, if the relationship is not working don't be afraid to leave. Some partnerships last a lifetime and others don't. This applies to your work too.

#WIPSnips June 22: From my rewritten prologue. File under: "When I say 'enemies-to-lovers', I fucking well mean the 'enemies' part".

Ffs stop using this shit

How we beat back the corporate takeover of America: 1. Break up corporate monopolies 2. Continue building union power 3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics Let’s keep working to unrig the system.

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS

Happy Solstice! I’m spending it my favorite way: outside, in a lovely setting, with some wine and a book. Blessings of the sun be with you all! ☺️☀️🌼

x 1 trillion

Our cognitive batteries are absolutely lower than they were. But instead of taking it as a sign that things are untenable, people are trying to do what we have always been expected to do. Personal responsibility our way through this isolation. It will not work and it enriches the worst humans.

This is why you shouldn't "just" use it for *anything*. I mean. There are other reasons. But those reasons -- the environment, the ethics, etc -- require people to give a damn about something outside themselves. I go to this one when I think a selfish reason might be more motivating.

#LGBTQWriteAThon June 21: This feels pretty well reflective of the sense of humor in this book. Dry, wry, teasing.

#WIPSnips June 21: Yeah, they're... they're not supposed to do that.

Saying this like a rosary at this point.

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GEE.

Okay well I only ugly cried like four times, that's actually pretty good for me

My parents got tickets for us to see Toy Story 5 tomorrow, as a joint Mom's birthday and Father's Day thing, so I'm now putting on Toy Story 3 while I do some props work for camp. I have never seen 3 or 4. I've avoided them bc I'm pretty sure 3 is gonna make me ugly cry.

#PretendPanel June 19: For drafting, tracking word count helps; for revisions, it's usually a checklist, either of major things that need fixing across whole arcs or going chapter-by-chapter. The @worldbuildcast.bsky.social Discord server has a community TrackBear for motivation & accountability.

Yuuuup. "Don't Engage, Just Block" is still very much the way to go around these here parts

#WIPSnips June 19:

Had a great first week of camp! One ImpossibleQuest down, five to go.

The good news and bad news from the American perspective is that we can absolutely turn this around - another American century (in partnership with a free EU) is an option. We just need to make good political decisions. And that's what has proved so challenging.

$150K per song but $3K per book. This is fine.

Me: I really need to get a hold on my non-essential spending. Also Me: These are my emotional support hair oils.

Can confirm; excellent remedy for cynicism, ennui, and other such troubles.

Oh gods, it is only the second day of camp, how am I already this sore 😭

#LGBTQWriteAThon D16: Depends on the project. I think they suit some but not others. I’ve recently decided to try adding them to the WIP to see if I like them for it, and I *think* the answer is yes.

Mmmay. I’ve checked the prep list eighteen times. I have three days’ worth of materials laid out on the floor. Backpack is packed. Radio & battery packs are charging. Props are in the box to go in the car. Lunchbox & water bottles stand ready. Schedule finalized. Messages sent to staff & performers.

So this is what I spent most of my Sunday working on. 😅 First day of camp is tomorrow. I... think I'm prepared for the whole week. Ish. But it's very fun that this is my job.

"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." —The Declaration of Independence

#SundaySnips June 14: Very tickled that Ellipsus has a perfect theme for this snippet.

#LGBTQWriteAThon June 14:

#WIPSnips June 14: In which it is absolutely a trap.

the knicks win, thus proving zohran mamdani has the mandate of heaven

I have been pretty spiky all week, and with good reasons, but I just saw my first fireflies of the summer, and that actually does make things better 💖

#LGBTQWriteAThon June 13: Despite feeling like the week was a chaotic mess, I did manage to finish chapter revisions. If I can manage to get the last few ephemera written by EOD tomorrow, I’ll actually hit my target for completing this draft.

It's not the phones. It's the sellers of the phones hoarding all the wealth and making living unaffordable for everyone else.

Goose meme: RECOVERED FOR WHO??

Dead serious, @jamestalarico.bsky.social @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social , this would KILL

What the Ellison family would own if Paramount buys Warner Bros: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central Cartoon Network And more... This is a rotten deal that the Trump regime has rubber stamped. State AGs must step in and block it.

Yessssssss let’s get biblical with this shit