I am a little paranoid about this subject, but apart from: few interactions despite large numbers of followers (presumably also bots); an interest in everything; no typos and; a propensity for going mad when called out; are there any tells for chatgpt bot accounts?

@jenstden.bsky.social Did you see this?

My presentation on the history of African speculative fiction at Flights of Foundry a few hrs ago went surprisingly well. Didn't have as much time to prepare as I'd have liked & it was at 6am in the morning for me but it went smoothly + there was a good turnout so that's nice. 3 more events to go!

Season 4 of #StarTrekVoyager is so much darker than the previous 3 seasons that I find myself not wanting to revisit the majority of the episodes, especially since I watch it to unwind before bed. Tho’ I like 7 of 9, I still regret the destruction of the Kes character, for many reasons.

I acknowledge that there is very little I can do about the bombardment of Gaza, let alone the multitude of griefs and horrors assailing our world. At this point in my life, I am lucky enough to be on a government old age pension and to live in social housing… 1/3

Bartleby needs my bosses old cure all a bucket of Guiness and 20ml B vitamin syrup #TheArchers

Results: The CANVAS Network is a national platform that monitors vaccine safety after they are approved for use The purpose of these safety surveillance studies is to find out how often health problems occur after immunizations canvas-network.ca/results/ #Vaccines #Health #COVID #Influenza #Canada

I am on the second Richard Osman Thursday murder club book, and I like it even more than the first, but… He keeps talking about these old people. I thought they must at least be in their 80s. They are in their 70s! They are babies! What is wrong with this man?!

I am reading a novel from the library. In it, a character says, “…me and the cavalry...” Someone has taken their pencil and put a line through “me.” Oh, my giddy aunt.

A lovely review of a small, new café I love. (I CRAVE her Spanish omelettes, and her baked goods are sublime.) www.tiktok.com/@nomsmag/vid... #CasbahDeVancouver #VancouverEats #VancouverCanada #FrenchAlgerianFood

Ah, this beautiful song. Reminds me of my dad. youtu.be/r-Vwg0btWaM @palehorse.bsky.social

Please go forth and tell some artists, photographers, writers and other creative people that you love what they do! #birds #SciArt 🌿

Academia.edu has just lost its appeal for a whole hell of a lot of contributors. #Alt4MePlease #IntellectualProperty #AI #Academia

TV tonight: an essential record of the Covid contracts scandal

What a beautiful sight in my back yard. #Wasps #Hymenoptera 🐙 #SmallBeauties

A thing I would like, @bsky.app? A feed for viewing ONLY the original posts on a person’s profile page, with her reposts in another feed. Sometimes I just want to know what a given person is saying today, but if I have to scroll through lots of reposts I lose heart, being apparently of feeble heart.

The theme for this today's #BlueSkyArtShow is #angles. #architecture #landscape #urban #cityscape #skyline #photography #travel #eastcoastkin #photographersunited #PhotographyOfBlueSky #PhotographersOfBlueSky#wildatheartphotography

UPDATE Thank you all for your interest in Brigit, Poet of the Powerful Voice. I now declare the workshop full! Hurrah! I look forward to working with those of you who are coming. Thank you for supporting my work. 🔥

UPDATE Thank you all for your interest in Brigit, Poet of the Powerful Voice. I now declare the workshop full! Hurrah! I look forward to working with those of you who are coming. Thank you for supporting my work. 🔥

The idea that it’s okay to have sex with someone but it’s not okay to like them, or to let them know that you like them, saddens me. It’s not a new idea, but what a reflection it is on our world. #TheArchers

I hate to say it, but a lot of the time I can’t tell who is talking: Rúarí, Paul, or Ben. #TheArchers

If there is a great upswelling of grief when Brian dies, as with Jenny, I will eat my hands. #TheArchers

Thank you, Ger! And you rightly point to a perfect example of the poetry you will find there. #BrigitPoetry #Imbolc #BrigidOfIreland

I don’t worry about after I die. It’s the before that gets to me. Just as some expect heaven, I believe my molecules will continue, but I will not. I don’t care about leaving a legacy or if people remember me. I’m concerned with how we treat each other while we're alive.

It’s the hashtag belonging to the mutual fun and crazy discussions around a well dramatized BBC radio show, set within an English farming village, with complex characters and relationships, that addresses current agricultural and socio-economic issues 🧡 It’s been going since the 50’s…💪🙏 #TheArchers

That was a lovely today, with Jim and Fallon, especially. #TheArchers

A belated announcement of my online workshop at the end of the month. I loved how the 1st event went & want to continue the exploration online on 28 Sept (free). Learn about the goddess Brigit & her connection to the voice. Let's work with her to find our own. 1/2 #BrigidGoddess #Poetry #PaganSky

Texas Sage from my garden. Fully in bloom due to all the rain we've had lately. #smallbeauties

Roe deer in field next to mine. They often come in the garden. #Smallbeauties

“And then remember this. The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear.”-Nemik, 5 BBY

I wish that more people would use the hashtag #SmallBeauties. It is a joy to capture ideas or images that bring a flash of beauty into the moment and share them with other folk. It’s also a joy to see what other people have captured. Come on, friends. Show me your small beauties, your gentle joys. 🪷

I love this song. Northern Skies by I Am Kloot. #SmallBeauties youtu.be/wlmMumA0CMU

How do you say to your brother, when he is sick and nearing death, that you want to hold him like when he was a baby, and let him cry till he falls asleep?

Anyway, this was a great interview with the lovely actor who plays Rex. #TheArchers youtu.be/u91mrU4_NeQ?...

We don’t all share the same internet. The personalised algorithm has siloed us into parallel worlds

I am grateful that in the midst of frantically trying to get things done, I have the joy of 2 of my nephews coming over today to play games with me. It is an especial privilege as they are now in their 20s and it's rather hard to get on their dance cards. #SmallBeauties

Opened the rest of the beans to date. Aren’t they lovely? Brought from England several generations ago in a friend’s family. I’ve enjoyed the green beans. Let’s see how these cook up — once I’ve saved next year’s plantings.

Clarrie getting the same money as at the dairy, her boss being lovely and the work being a doddle might just be the best thing to happen in #TheArchers for a long time.

My little kitchen garden is my friend.

Just caught up on yesterdays #TheArchers. Wow. Tom is an absolute prick. Not a big surprise but a big demonstration.

I believe in the transformative power of literature: how it connects the head and the heart. It connects us to the author, even those long dead, to the words on the page that speak to us as if by magic. And how it, ultimately, connects us to ourselves and the world around us.

Some people’s free speech is more equal than others it seems

This is a lanky shrub which volunteered in my garden. The #hummingbirds love it. Anyone know it’s name? 🌿 #Plants #PlantIDPlease!

Y'all should be following independent photojournalists. Not just for their dramatic photographs, which abound. But, because they're on the frontlines of culture and politics. Stuff that you can't read about in major news outlets? They're out shooting it every day. Follow: @madisonswart.bsky.social

well that's disheartening

The power of metaphor.