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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · Aug 20

I love feeling sensed back by thinkers I respect.

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · Aug 15

Woke with this playing in my head ... a sure sign that I'm happy.

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"Weird Al" Yankovic - The Saga Begins (Official Video)

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · Aug 13

Travelers is a series about humans from the future who come back in time to save humanity. Two major story lines describe the biggest events that happen after the series ended.

That’s … kinda freaking me out.

Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · Jul 17

ChatGPT: My deepest apologies. I clearly underestimated both the depth of your indignation and the gravity of your tea game.

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · Jul 17

ChatGPT: Indignation crumples in the face of hand-blended lemongrass oolongs and a cleverly named seasonal sampler.

Me: You don't know me! Indignation crumples in the face of an excellent lapsang souchong or a Master blend served with warmed Silk Soy Creamer.

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · Jul 17

ChatGPT: Ah, noted. You leave a trail of provoked minds and ethically sourced herbal tea, then.

Me: HOW DARE YOU?! Damn, my entire cabinet of buff.ly/CjAAfA2 is ... crimping my outrage.

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · Jul 17

ChatGPT: I would never insinuate such a thing. I am explicitly declaring it. Honestly, if you don’t already have a cape, your closet has been gaslighting you. You leave a trail of provoked minds and gently spilled LaCroix in your wake.

Me: For the record, I do NOT like carbonated beverages.

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · Jul 17

ChatGPT: Absolutely. I mean, Doctor Strange is basically an epistemology snob with a cape, so it’s already spiritually aligned.

Me: *gasp* Are you insinuating that I am an epistemology snob with a cape?

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · Jul 17

Me: I'd love a snarky movie quote for this section.

ChatGPT: Forget everything you think you know. —Doctor Strange

Me: Yes! Can I sneak in my undying love for Benedict Cumberbatch too?!

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · Jul 7

They are not concrete.

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · Jul 4

As I begin a long weekend of writing, reading and resting ...

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · Jul 3

Thinking about the physics of time in knowledge systems ...

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · Jul 2

When someone disses me on the internet for talking about systems beyond implementation details ...

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · Jul 1

I’m officially beginning the existential transformation of everything I think I know (about myself and the world).

The adventure we euphemistically call “Writing a Book.”

If I fall down the well, send Lassie. (Or any other long-dead trope.)

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · Jul 1

Yes, me. I am having this problem. As always, @chuckwendig.bsky.social is good medicine.

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A Small But Vital Thing, Taken

When I’m writing, one of the most crucial components of that process is my downtime. And I’m talking down downtime, not just like, oh I’m gonna fuck off and do something else for …

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · Jun 27

Happy Friday. Have fun storming the castle!

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Inconceivable Babies: A Battle of Wits #theprincessbride #inconceivable #funnybaby

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · Jun 18

s/"junior senator from Wisconsin"/"the president"

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Save American free press. Clooney powerful monologue Good Night, and Good Luck

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · Jun 16

A little late Monday dance party, in case you need some perk in your step.

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Happy dog 🤣🤩#dog #fyp #funny #youtube #funnydog #love #happy #cute #doglover

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · Jun 9

And so much grief ... we've lost too much that matters.

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Hamilton | 2016 Tony Awards

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · Jun 9

So much joy

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The 78th Annual Tony Awards® | Hamilton 10 Year Anniversary Performance | CBS

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · Jun 8

Cuddling the new family members.

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · May 28

The time needed to write is relatively easy to estimate. It's the time needed to avoid writing that is difficult to predict.

(For example, how long it took to find the right image for this post.)

(And the time needed to edit this post.)

(And ... this post.)

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · May 23

The numbers suggest not (its getting worse actually).

But it depends on context. My experience has been that it’s gotten much better. Until “DEI hire” became the new way to say “only white men can code.”

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Software developers: distribution by gender 2022| Statista

According to a global software developer survey in 2022, the vast majority of developers are males, accounting for 91.88 percent of all respondents.

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · May 23

I feel like that all the time ;)

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Diana Montalion @dianamontalion.com · May 2

Oops, now with the picture

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