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SciEditor—Adrienne Montgomerie @scieditor.ca · 23h

Should this be termed GABA gender assigned by airline) or GABGA (gender assigned by gate attendant)? File under "more impotent noise as their republic crumbles"

Riki Wilchins @rikiwilchins.bsky.social · 1d

17 Oct 2025 -- Trump admin is going to make airlines guess the gender of international traveler who present passports with an "X" designation because US Customs and Border Protection will still require a binary input into its systems. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

President will now force airlines to guess passengers' genders if they have X gender markers - LGBTQ Nation

US customs will no longer accept X gender markers in their system despite people still having those passports.

www.lgbtqnation.com

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SciEditor—Adrienne Montgomerie @scieditor.ca · 23h

Multiply that by # reports x thousands of workers = $ millions wasted/yr, per HBR.
"This can look like polished presentation slides, eloquent report summaries, and even decent code, but on closer inspection, the work can be missing key context and is ultimately unhelpful."

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SciEditor—Adrienne Montgomerie @scieditor.ca · 23h

#EditorsPreventThis Workers spend ~2 hr/incident trying to make useful sense of AI crap ("slop") they're given. It leaves them annoyed & confused; resentful of the wasted time & thinking colleagues who generated it incompetent (Harvard Business Review).
gizmodo.com/workslop-ai-... HT @Geoff Hart

'Workslop': AI-Generated Work Content Is Slowing Everything Down

AI slop has infiltrated the workplace, costing companies time and money.

gizmodo.com

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SciEditor—Adrienne Montgomerie @scieditor.ca · 1d

I'm with Neil on this one: it's hard to imagine this saving a full signature of space

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SciEditor—Adrienne Montgomerie @scieditor.ca · 1d

I'm coming over to borrow your scissors – to open these scissors

Tight clamshell plastic packaging on a pair of scissors

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SciEditor—Adrienne Montgomerie @scieditor.ca · 1d

But for real: why cut them?!

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SciEditor—Adrienne Montgomerie @scieditor.ca · 2d

How insulting to we tourism oppressors paying them!

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SciEditor—Adrienne Montgomerie @scieditor.ca · 2d

Even the nest LLMs ("AI") are making up as much as 20% of their answers, so beware of 1–9. But #10 they're pretty good at! Just use a "compare docs" for a quick check for shenanigans.

Erin Brenner (she/her) @ebrenner.bsky.social · 3d

Been wanting to try genAI but loathe to put your client work into an AI tool? Editor Marcella Fecteau Weiner has some ideas for you: www.marcellaweiner.com/editing-with...
#AmEditing #FreelanceEditing

Using AI Without Uploading a Thing — Marcella Fecteau Weiner | Editor

Learn 10 safe ways editors can use AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude to improve editing workflows without uploading client files.

www.marcellaweiner.com

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SciEditor—Adrienne Montgomerie @scieditor.ca · 2d

Editors & proofreaders & typesetters used those dots! 😭😭😭

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SciEditor—Adrienne Montgomerie @scieditor.ca · 3d

I recognized a couple of editors on the team & thank @ivacheung.com for her work, and others who aren't on this platform.

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SciEditor—Adrienne Montgomerie @scieditor.ca · 3d

I've been reading through this excellent resource, adding readings to all my editing courses. Don't let the "accessibility" tag make you think this isn't for all readers. It is! A great guide to clear and effective communication (aka "plain language"). accessible.canada.ca/creating-acc...

CAN-ASC-3.1:2025 – Plain Language - Accessibility Standards Canada

accessible.canada.ca

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Erin Brenner (she/her) @ebrenner.bsky.social · 9d

Fast, cheap work often sacrifices quality, especially in writing and editing. If quality matters, this edition of The Writing Resource explains why trying to have it all is a trap for clients and professionals. www.righttouchediting.com/20...

Why You Can’t Have Fast, Good, and Cheap - Right Touch Editing

When you have to choose two options from "fast, good, and cheap," what do you get?

www.righttouchediting.com

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SciEditor—Adrienne Montgomerie @scieditor.ca · 8d

Book publishing—where almost 85% of the workers do not identify as "male" and pay has about equalized overall. Results of the 2024 Canadian Book Publishing Industry Salary Survey publishers.ca/2024-salary-...

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SciEditor—Adrienne Montgomerie @scieditor.ca · 9d

Deloitte is refunding the final payment due to "substandard work," but still says the AI errors and fabrications "in no way impact or affect the substantive content, findings and recommendations in the report". An editor could have caught this for them! www.financialexpress.com/world-news/d...

Deloitte admits to using AI in $440k report, to repay Australian govt after multiple errors spotted

Deloitte will partially refund the Australian government after its AI-assisted welfare review report contained multiple errors.

www.financialexpress.com

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Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS @kokedit.bsky.social · 16d

#Researchers everywhere, including my #authors around the world, here is an article about how to determine whether a #journal is #predatory and is one that you do not want to submit your articles to. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Hat tip to Ivan Oransky: tinyurl.com/4z9btkrd

www.tandfonline.com

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SciEditor—Adrienne Montgomerie @scieditor.ca · 10d

On-demand training (prerecorded)

Erin Brenner (she/her) @ebrenner.bsky.social · 15d

Join my 90-minute webinar to learn how to improve readability in nonfiction texts, user directions, and websites. Discover what readability is, how to measure it, and editing strategies. Don't miss this opportunity to advocate for your readers! zurl.co/wbr22
#EditorTraining #EditingForReadability

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SciEditor—Adrienne Montgomerie @scieditor.ca · 16d

Connecting the quotes in your writing to WHICH of the given references each is from is what makes a citation. Just listing them isn't enough. scieditor.ca/2024/09/chec...

Checklist for Citations and References – Right Angels and Polo Bears

scieditor.ca

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcc.bsky.social · 16d

brb asking my publisher for an edition of Because Internet that makes the dialup screech as you open it, like a novelty birthday card, and gradually heats up the longer you read it

Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 16d

no no the publishing industry is doing fine, why do you ask

A screenshot from Publisher's Lunch:
Jennifer L. Armentrout and Hellmann's
In a promotion designed for BookTok enjoyment, Jennifer L. Armentrout’s just-published THE PRIMAL OF BLOOD AND BONE is available in a special, limited-edition "garlic-scented copy, infused with Hellmann’s Garlic Aioli to create a one-of-a-kind, Craven-proof book." They explain: "This exclusive edition is printed with garlic-infused ink, designed to ward off Armentrout’s bloodthirsty monsters, the Craven. While humans may dread garlic breath, Hellmann’s has cleverly transformed this social faux pas into an unexpected – and delicious – form of supernatural protection."

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Erin Brenner (she/her) @ebrenner.bsky.social · 18d

Got AI? Better get a human editor too. @madamgrammar.bsky.social explains why: www.poynter.org/commentary/2...
#BizTips #WritingTips

AI is everywhere. Editors should be, too. - Poynter

Human oversight is the only safeguard against AI’s errors, blind spots and fabrications reaching the public

www.poynter.org

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YGK Rogue City🍁 @ygkrogue.bsky.social · 18d

If you know how to read and it's not too inconvenient, look at this:
thewalrus.ca/trc-introduc...

The Stark Reality Ten Years after the Truth and Reconciliation Report | The Walrus

“We have to wonder: should we just abandon ‘reconciliation’ altogether?”

thewalrus.ca

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SciEditor—Adrienne Montgomerie @scieditor.ca · 20d

In this day and age, explaining to my "law in publishing" students the difference between non-copyrightable "facts" and "the 'fact that' someone said xyz means that xyz words are not copyrightable" is proving challenging. #facts

SciEditor—Adrienne Montgomerie @scieditor.ca · 22d

I would like this, please. My dentist is awesome, surely she should add this service!

WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 23d

This is Annie. She is a dental therapy dog. Her job is to help patients experiencing anxiety by providing emotional support. While dentists go through years of schooling to treat patients Annie is able to lower their blood pressure and reduce anxiety just by being there. 14/10 (TT: funny.bunny9215)

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SciEditor—Adrienne Montgomerie @scieditor.ca · 22d

I mean, I'm looking for things that make me go for a walk...

SciEditor—Adrienne Montgomerie @scieditor.ca · 22d

I stopped habitually checking my mailbox beside my entry door ~2 years ago. Without home delivery, I might think to check it quarterly; or, more likely, only when someone calls to tell me they sent snail mail — much like my personal email box is out of mind. How about you? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Liberal government instructs Canada Post to end home delivery, close some post offices | CBC News

With Canada Post on track to lose $1.5 billion in 2025 and contract discussions between the union and the corporation stalled, the federal government is embarking on a modernization plan it says will ...

www.cbc.ca

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SciEditor—Adrienne Montgomerie @scieditor.ca · 24d

Picked this book up because it was available. Adored Oona Out of Order; recall if often. Acts of Violet, also by Margarita Montimore was almost as good.

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