Fiona Tribe
@fionatribe.bsky.social
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Fiona Tribe
@fionatribe.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Take me to your leader — WhiteOwl
Sitting quietly on a patio is a woman. She is making annatto - the red dye used to decorate the face and body during village ceremonies. Except there is no ceremony today. To her the day simply felt l...
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Take me to your leader: human becomings, non-Euclidean org design and lawn mowing.
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I’m having to very deliberately carve out large pockets of silence to avoid the anxiety “too much” causes.
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I’m having to very deliberately carve out large pockets of silence to avoid the anxiety “too much” causes.
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Everything at the moment is too complicated.
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Everything at the moment is too complicated.
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1) melatonin
2) breathing exercises
3) white noise machine
4) fan on
5) pajamas
6) special pillow
7) 90 minutes of screen time
2) breathing exercises
3) white noise machine
4) fan on
5) pajamas
6) special pillow
7) 90 minutes of screen time
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
1) melatonin
2) breathing exercises
3) white noise machine
4) fan on
5) pajamas
6) special pillow
7) 90 minutes of screen time
2) breathing exercises
3) white noise machine
4) fan on
5) pajamas
6) special pillow
7) 90 minutes of screen time
Her: “Okay, I’ve booked a tour for 10, then lunch, then the gallery for 4 before dinner at 8.”
Me: “Ooh, what’s down this laneway.”
My sister and I travelling together.
Me: “Ooh, what’s down this laneway.”
My sister and I travelling together.
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Her: “Okay, I’ve booked a tour for 10, then lunch, then the gallery for 4 before dinner at 8.”
Me: “Ooh, what’s down this laneway.”
My sister and I travelling together.
Me: “Ooh, what’s down this laneway.”
My sister and I travelling together.
LinkedIn will love that, Nick!
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
LinkedIn will love that, Nick!
Thanks for responding in detail. I agree strongly about the value of many eyes, and that replication isn’t the goal. My entire thesis was sealed, and participants de-identified. Ethics approval required it. The individual and their employer org (an architectural studio) refused consent otherwise.
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Thanks for responding in detail. I agree strongly about the value of many eyes, and that replication isn’t the goal. My entire thesis was sealed, and participants de-identified. Ethics approval required it. The individual and their employer org (an architectural studio) refused consent otherwise.
A new label is a new tool to think with. This is me trying to wrap my head around why people get so excited about the coining of a new term.
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 AM
A new label is a new tool to think with. This is me trying to wrap my head around why people get so excited about the coining of a new term.
The Sun is a thing. It’s also light. And warmth. When I say “I love the Sun on my face” I don’t mean the actual Sun.
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The Sun is a thing. It’s also light. And warmth. When I say “I love the Sun on my face” I don’t mean the actual Sun.
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95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
I need to go sit in a corner and think about this.
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I need to go sit in a corner and think about this.
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I’m operating at like 10% normal me and it’s not going well
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I’m operating at like 10% normal me and it’s not going well
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I think it’s pretty clear at this point that one of the main impacts of LLMs is to disrupt thinking: to make it so that far too many people never properly learn how to do it, and then to control the output so there are thoughts that people never learn how to think.
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I think it’s pretty clear at this point that one of the main impacts of LLMs is to disrupt thinking: to make it so that far too many people never properly learn how to do it, and then to control the output so there are thoughts that people never learn how to think.
Watched it. The tempo, cinematography, and acting — beautiful.
November 25, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Watched it. The tempo, cinematography, and acting — beautiful.
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was it accepted? no. but did i gain something from working on it? also no
November 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
was it accepted? no. but did i gain something from working on it? also no
Confuse and conquer?
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Confuse and conquer?
I’m standing up and applauding, Nick. That’s brilliant.
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I’m standing up and applauding, Nick. That’s brilliant.
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shout it from the rooftops!
casual reminder that saying you're interested in submissions from underprivileged and underrepresented writers falls a little flat when you're also charging folks to submit
literally just checked 25 journals I was going to submit to and every one of them charges a fee.
November 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
shout it from the rooftops!
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The end justifies the means. But what if there never is an end? All we have is means.
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The end justifies the means. But what if there never is an end? All we have is means.
The Edifice Complex is well worth a read.
November 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The Edifice Complex is well worth a read.
Architecture becoming the non-profession only the wealthy can afford to enter. www.dezeen.com/2025/11/24/a...
Architecture no longer considered a "professional degree" in USA
Students in the USA will receive lower loans under the terms of the One Big Beautiful Bill as architecture will not be considered a professional degree.
www.dezeen.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Architecture becoming the non-profession only the wealthy can afford to enter. www.dezeen.com/2025/11/24/a...