I say this as someone whose entire job is finding the narrow use cases in which AI is actually useful: All the fear about AI, all the reluctance to adopt it, is entirely legitimate, and a product of the fact that it's been foisted on the public with no consideration of its negative externalities.

So that's the lesson that pops up for me with AI stuff--when evaluating now, I look at whatever the focus is NOT on. This isn't to say AI won't eventually be good enough to smooth out everything, but right now it can't. The tells are outside what the video/image wants you to focus on.

Will tonight be the last time I turn off my writing music and briefly freak out at the noises that are actually my very quiet dishwasher running? Odds seem to be on the side of "no."

A quick revision, I thought. Surely tweaking the secondary character will only take a sentence or two...

"Ahhhh I have arrived on the Street of Sesame, on a sunny day turned cloudy . . . " Yes, folks, it's Beignet Blanc!

"When evening came, they needed to eat dinner, but every restaurant in the town was entirely booked. Finally, one host took pity on them and offered them a table on a patio that had been closed for the winter."

I'm the gourmet kitchen without a single fixture!

BCS parent co. is 501c3 nonprofit; donations are tax deductible. Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday! If you believe paying writers & First Readers a worthy cause, pls consider supporting us, recurring or one-time. THANK YOU. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/support-bcs/... 3/3

BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium ($125/mo). Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But less than 1% of BCS readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/3

I love it so much!

Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread

We need to identify burnout earlier! In issue 6 of READ BEFORE BURNING, I explain why that's so important, present the results of my research study into early warning signs of #burnout, and discuss ways to use those signs for early recognition / intervention. mindonthejob.com/blog/2025/11...

Last night, as I'm falling asleep: Fire alarm: *chirp* Me: *pulls it down, discovers it's old enough to drink* *tries to sleep, instead obsessively researches replacements* *puts down phone, imagines all the ways the house could burn down* (To be clear, this is only one of five in the house) 1/3

OREGONIANS!!! Due to new legislation passed this year, the Oregon Public Utility Commission is developing new guidelines for how to divide energy costs between residential & commercial customers. TELL THEM DATA CENTERS NEED TO PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE!!! apps.puc.state.or.us/docketpublic...

idiot guy: i'm like the wolf i'm stalking my prey alone through the forest and being raw as fuck even if i'm in a group i'm the alpha actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see

PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.

In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.) clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

PROBABLE H5N1 outbreak in Hillsboro area, multiple places are reporting sick/dying/dead geese. DO NOT TOUCH THEM. Report any sick/dying/dead geese here. www.dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/hea... #h5n1 #beaverton #hillsboro #oregon

Love these photos of Crater Lake and Oregon from @rhiannonheld.bsky.social www.flickr.com/photos/28429...

Hey, Portlandia, did you know about this?! allevents.in/beaverton/po... I am so lucky to be hanging out with Kate Elliott next Friday night! You could be too if you live nearby. Heck, I'm driving 5 hours for this awesomeness! Come out and see us! We'll chat, sign books. Don't miss it, OK?

spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"

If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread! Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)

If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”

In case you haven’t heard: Legit food banks in your local area get the most food for your donated dollar. You can buy one can of beans or one bag of pasta with $1. They can buy double, triple, quadruple that for the same $1. So look into food banks, and consider setting up a monthly donation.

Finished up my annotated vacation album of my trip to Crater Lake! For those who are new around the place or haven't caught one of my albums before, always scroll down to the captions. I talk about archaeology and also sometimes I just talk about random shit. www.flickr.com/photos/28429...

Finished up my annotated vacation album of my trip to Crater Lake! For those who are new around the place or haven't caught one of my albums before, always scroll down to the captions. I talk about archaeology and also sometimes I just talk about random shit. www.flickr.com/photos/28429...

Welp. Despite my attempt at an intricate series of hold-pausing, three Dungeon Crawler Carls are waiting for me at the library, sure to be unable to be renewed past their 3 weeks. *cracks knuckles* Challenge accepted.

I joined @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social 's fundraiser and am offering an advanced query class plus a recording of a Query 101 class to anyone who donates $20 or more. Plus two very rare opportunities for a query critique Please repost. teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants...

Did my intake to commence volunteering at a local food pantry this afternoon and let me tell you, after just half an hour of basic description of operations I now thoroughly get why they stress "please just give money, don't buy random food at retail and bring it in" over and over and over.

I know that this doesn’t apply to most of you, but please spread the word to anyone you know who DOES live with vertigo or someone who has vertigo. This is not the last thing I will get to tell you about from the vertigo arts project–-this is just the beginning of the cool stuff we’ve been doing.

Cozy mystery protagonist who is a doctor acting as coroner for a town too small to have a separate one: I was the head of the ER at the Seattle Hospital. Me: The...Seattle Hospital. Uh-huh.

We're at the scene of the crime of a vicious jack-o-lantern window cling murder! Who could have done this terrible thing? When questioned, two neighborhood cats saw nothing.

Monthly donation to the Oregon Food Bank set up!

food banks need monetary donations (that means MONEY) from people who have the means to give. if you can, make the donation monthly. this helps out the food bank more than one large donation.

...it's the fucking Furby human centipede, just in time for Halloween.

Ooh, if you're in the US, you can now enter a giveaway for an Enchanting the Fae Queen ARC (one of 50!) on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... Join my mischievous chaos queen and my stoic and noble hero for their madcap romantic adventures. :) "All's fae in love and war!" #romancelandia

The photo: The comments you will laugh at:

Oregonians, we need your help. ICE activity is increasing in our communities. If you see something, report it to PIRC's hotline (1-888-622-1510) and get your phone out to record it.

Updating my LEGO White House

Misheard lyrics: Hands up, Gabriela [hands off, Gabriela] I was really convinced that the singer was urging another woman to throw her hands up while dancing. You go, Gabriela, specifically! Enjoy that party! The rest of the randos on this dance floor can get lost!

Ugh what fresh hell (I had to have an account with them because they took rent payments for my last apartment complex)

Hello, folks looking me up after Orycon! Hopefully you have ended up here--with the world's worst timing, my website is down, and I can't troubleshoot until after the day job. Apologies! You can find all my books here: books2read.com/ap/RwOOJP/Rh...

Y’all here is a fun fact: Portland has a brand new volunteer organization called “operation inflation” that allows people to borrow inflatable costumes for protests. They just started a couple weeks ago and have like a 160 costume library (and counting because people keep donating).

My friends and I call it submissions Tetris

Operation aerial toy: Whiskers, activate! Begin Stage 1 crazy eyes! Tiniest blep, go, go, go!

Unscientific survey time: fellow thrifters! Have places been weirdly packed lately for you as well? I put it down to Halloween at first, but people's carts didn't seem to have costume- or decor-type stuff.

I'm crowdsourcing out of desperation so please be kind. I'm looking for 2 things for a friend. An adult residential ED program that has scholarships or can help offset cost. And while we look for that, a 🏳️‍🌈 friendly CPTSD therapist in the Loxahatchee, FL. Please help me save my best friend's life.

Unscientific survey time: fellow thrifters! Have places been weirdly packed lately for you as well? I put it down to Halloween at first, but people's carts didn't seem to have costume- or decor-type stuff.

I forgot to include the link in the original post, so I'm going to be a little spammy and post about this review again: www.readindiefantasy.com/book-recomme... So, this is my review of the novella Mistaken Captives, by @rhiannonheld.bsky.social, and I'm happy to recommend it. :) /nils