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Speculative Fiction Magazine Subscriptions @sffmagazines.bsky.social · 7h

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 8h

‘To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op’: Malala Yousafzai on growing up, getting cynical – and how getting high nearly broke her

The global icon of women’s education is ready to tell the full story of her turbulent recent life, from arguing with her parents to being ghosted by the statesmen who were once desperate to be seen with her

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23h

Important thread:

Lauren MacIvor Thompson @lmacthompson1.bsky.social · 23h

I am writing this because it has swiftly become crystal clear to me that many people have no idea what is happening or how this works. Here is a thread for non-academics to put into context what just happened to Dr. Mark Bray, a fellow historian.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 1d

What is the name of your least favorite child?

In what year did you abandon your dreams?

What is the maiden name of your father's mistress?

Nihilistic Password Security Questions

What is the name of your least favorite child? In what year did you abandon your dreams? What is the maiden name of your father’s mistress? At what...

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Data Bear 🏳️‍🌈 @dataandpolitics.net · 2d

South Korea has lost 858 terabytes of government data after a fire destroyed its government data center and there were no backups.

quasa.io/media/south-...

South Korea's Catastrophic Data Center Fire: 858 Terabytes of Government Data Lost Forever Due to No Backup

The fire has ignited calls for overhaul - stricter battery protocols, mandatory offsite backups, and lithium-ion audits worldwide.

quasa.io

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François Dominic Laramée, PhD 🇨🇦 @fdlaramee.bsky.social · 1d

Grima Wormbrain is saying the quiet part loud.

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François Dominic Laramée, PhD 🇨🇦 @fdlaramee.bsky.social · 2d

a) Hoffman ain't reliable, but he ain't boring.

b) I'd pay good money for boring right now.

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François Dominic Laramée, PhD 🇨🇦 @fdlaramee.bsky.social · 2d

Found several freelance clients, including one for whom I covered my last E3 in Los Angeles and with whom I kept working for almost a decade.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 3d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

François Dominic Laramée, PhD 🇨🇦 @fdlaramee.bsky.social · 2d

Found several freelance clients, including one for whom I covered my last E3 in Los Angeles and with whom I kept working for almost a decade.

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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 3d

PASSIVE AGGRESSION TRANSLATED

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François Dominic Laramée, PhD 🇨🇦 @fdlaramee.bsky.social · 3d

Streaky guy. Sometimes he'll lose his way for five weeks at a time. But when he's on, he's darn near superhuman.

François Dominic Laramée, PhD 🇨🇦 @fdlaramee.bsky.social · 3d

That, and napalm.

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François Dominic Laramée, PhD 🇨🇦 @fdlaramee.bsky.social · 3d

Today's loot is somewhat eclectic.

@courtney-floyd.com
@markwaddell.bsky.social
@badancient.bsky.social

The covers of four books: Enshittification by Cory Doctorow, Higher Magic by Courtney Floyd, Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World by Mark Waddell, and The Far Edges of the Known World by Owen Rees.

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François Dominic Laramée, PhD 🇨🇦 @fdlaramee.bsky.social · 4d

On my way to pick up my preorder (as well as, in all likelihood, an unreasonable number of other books) right now!

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Torsten Kathke @kathke.com · 4d

LLMs out to gaslight authors about their own writing.

Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 4d

And here we go. I never wrote this article, and yet it is cited here.

www.liberalbriefs.com/geopolitics/...

And of course, it sounds so plausible, I seriously checked whether I had forgotten it, or the footnote was slightly wrong.

#AIisnotresearch

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François Dominic Laramée, PhD 🇨🇦 @fdlaramee.bsky.social · 4d

Stop. Sanewashing. Fascism!

What, are you afraid that he's going to take away all your funding if you're not servile enough? Oh, about that...

NPR @npr.org · 4d

President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

Trump's power to deploy National Guard, explained

President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 4d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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François Dominic Laramée, PhD 🇨🇦 @fdlaramee.bsky.social · 4d

Le Roussel qui n'est plus un cadet connaît-il Gabrielle Destroismaisons?

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François Dominic Laramée, PhD 🇨🇦 @fdlaramee.bsky.social · 4d

I could see Giannis passing Shaq, but it would take a lot of things to go right.

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François Dominic Laramée, PhD 🇨🇦 @fdlaramee.bsky.social · 5d

I know one person who never speaks first on any topic, because if they did they might accidentally agree with what the other person is about to say.

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François Dominic Laramée, PhD 🇨🇦 @fdlaramee.bsky.social · 5d

Loved your interview on Writersdigest.com; will be getting the book as soon as I can! All the best.

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The home page of the Writer's Digest community, including the magazine, competitions, conference, online content, and more.

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François Dominic Laramée, PhD 🇨🇦 @fdlaramee.bsky.social · 5d

Never saw Titanic or Top Gun. Never owned a game console until the PS1, when I'd been working in gamedev for years. Never got into Michael Jackson, Madonna or Prince. Kind of culturally out to lunch, is what I'm saying.

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 6d

Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?

I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.

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François Dominic Laramée, PhD 🇨🇦 @fdlaramee.bsky.social · 5d

World, meet Trey Yesavage.

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François Dominic Laramée, PhD 🇨🇦 @fdlaramee.bsky.social · 5d

World, meet Trey Yesavage.

François Dominic Laramée, PhD 🇨🇦 @fdlaramee.bsky.social · 5d

Most of the decisions you've made before your thirtieth birthday can be reversed if they no longer work for you. I started a new career at 35, got a PhD at 48 and just finished writing my first novel in my fifties. Can't wait to see what comes next.

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 8d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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