Heather Flyte
@hbflyte.bsky.social
Existential strategist, PhD candidate, and all-around person.
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I love when my translators have questions. The splendid Mikael Cabon in France needs to know if a river in Written on the Dark flows into the sea or into another river: his word choice will be different.
When translators are careful it is a gift to an author AND a reminder to protect them from AI.
When translators are careful it is a gift to an author AND a reminder to protect them from AI.
January 29, 2026 at 1:28 PM
I love when my translators have questions. The splendid Mikael Cabon in France needs to know if a river in Written on the Dark flows into the sea or into another river: his word choice will be different.
When translators are careful it is a gift to an author AND a reminder to protect them from AI.
When translators are careful it is a gift to an author AND a reminder to protect them from AI.
Reposted by Heather Flyte
Don't use the tool of the oppressor!
(he said, writing this statement on a Windows 11 PC, but even so)
(he said, writing this statement on a Windows 11 PC, but even so)
Using gen. A.I. to make slop imagery to go with any anti-fascist statement isn't any sort of flex as it was developed and promoted by the billionaires pushing fascism.
Just fucking stop using it.
Just fucking stop using it.
January 29, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Don't use the tool of the oppressor!
(he said, writing this statement on a Windows 11 PC, but even so)
(he said, writing this statement on a Windows 11 PC, but even so)
Bari Weiss saying the "Wild West of social media" is not a naive statement about the supposed free flow of expression online, but a cynical denial of the corporate-driven idea machine that it actually is.
She knows what it really is. It's why we know her name.
She knows what it really is. It's why we know her name.
January 28, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Bari Weiss saying the "Wild West of social media" is not a naive statement about the supposed free flow of expression online, but a cynical denial of the corporate-driven idea machine that it actually is.
She knows what it really is. It's why we know her name.
She knows what it really is. It's why we know her name.
My favorite part of “no more snow days since y’all can work remotely”, is how it refuses to account for the time and energy to dig yourself out of the aforementioned snow.
That’s part of what the snow day is for, knuckleheads.
That’s part of what the snow day is for, knuckleheads.
January 26, 2026 at 1:20 PM
My favorite part of “no more snow days since y’all can work remotely”, is how it refuses to account for the time and energy to dig yourself out of the aforementioned snow.
That’s part of what the snow day is for, knuckleheads.
That’s part of what the snow day is for, knuckleheads.
That last quote is the gut punch and also unsurprising.
They were eventually allowed one phone call as a thanks for saving the agent’s life.
They used it to call their lawyer, who called their state representative, who ultimately got them released on the condition they tell people they were “treated kindly.”
They used it to call their lawyer, who called their state representative, who ultimately got them released on the condition they tell people they were “treated kindly.”
January 24, 2026 at 1:38 PM
That last quote is the gut punch and also unsurprising.
Friends, my Chainsaw Man mug is too big for my Zelda coasters. I appreciate your patience during this trying time.
January 22, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Friends, my Chainsaw Man mug is too big for my Zelda coasters. I appreciate your patience during this trying time.
Who out here is uploading avatars to their electric bill accounts?
January 22, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Who out here is uploading avatars to their electric bill accounts?
Is there an enewsletter platform that's not trying to squeeze unnecessary "AI" features into it's service?
January 16, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Is there an enewsletter platform that's not trying to squeeze unnecessary "AI" features into it's service?
If they don't wield the levers of power, then they should start throwing wrenches.
I love you all and am holding your hand as I say this:
Dems wield zero hard power levers
Dems wield zero hard power levers
it's kind of crazy that there's even any question that democrats are going to do anything about this
January 4, 2026 at 10:36 AM
If they don't wield the levers of power, then they should start throwing wrenches.
Thinking about the vast amount of free labor we have all done since the turn of the millennium that have enriched some of the worst people in the world.
Photos, art, music, writing - so much writing.
Photos, art, music, writing - so much writing.
December 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Thinking about the vast amount of free labor we have all done since the turn of the millennium that have enriched some of the worst people in the world.
Photos, art, music, writing - so much writing.
Photos, art, music, writing - so much writing.
Totally thought this was about the book by William Godwin and was going to offer that I split the difference in a short paper called "Caleb Williams is an Idiot" but that's not who this is about. Carry on.
I hope I never figure out whether I think that Caleb Williams is "good" or not.
December 29, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Totally thought this was about the book by William Godwin and was going to offer that I split the difference in a short paper called "Caleb Williams is an Idiot" but that's not who this is about. Carry on.
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The other thing about normalizing gAI use in higher ed is that we are teaching our students that they cannot trust their own creativity, their own thoughts and brains, their own skills without having it reshaped/shellacked/transmogrified by LLMs. We’re setting them up for failure and dependence.
December 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The other thing about normalizing gAI use in higher ed is that we are teaching our students that they cannot trust their own creativity, their own thoughts and brains, their own skills without having it reshaped/shellacked/transmogrified by LLMs. We’re setting them up for failure and dependence.
Do they define culture as "something everybody sees while they're scrolling to the thing they actually want to see"?
I never chose to engage with Morbius, the algorithm chose it for me. I guess that's culture now.
I never chose to engage with Morbius, the algorithm chose it for me. I guess that's culture now.
But like man, I can’t take seriously people who say Morbius had more cultural impact because of some memes. But people say this! Regularly!
December 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Do they define culture as "something everybody sees while they're scrolling to the thing they actually want to see"?
I never chose to engage with Morbius, the algorithm chose it for me. I guess that's culture now.
I never chose to engage with Morbius, the algorithm chose it for me. I guess that's culture now.
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The only thing ChatGPT ever does.
August 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The only thing ChatGPT ever does.
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This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
Congratulations to Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee, whose book In Covid's Wake has been recognized as:
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
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Google Gemini Pro: please generate a map of the western united states showing cities of over 250K population
December 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Google Gemini Pro: please generate a map of the western united states showing cities of over 250K population
I came over to my laptop to look up Star Trek Beyond on IMDb to see if it was Idris Alba playing the bad guy and that was an hour ago and I completely forgot I was watching the movie so I'm gonna go back and watch the movie #sidequests #adhd
December 21, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I came over to my laptop to look up Star Trek Beyond on IMDb to see if it was Idris Alba playing the bad guy and that was an hour ago and I completely forgot I was watching the movie so I'm gonna go back and watch the movie #sidequests #adhd
Reposted by Heather Flyte
Hey! Hi! Hello!
Our Kickstarter is... (drumroll, if you please) LIVE!
You can find it riiiiight
here: kickstarter.dotmeow.org
But what IS .meow?
Well!
Let us explain... with video!
Our Kickstarter is... (drumroll, if you please) LIVE!
You can find it riiiiight
here: kickstarter.dotmeow.org
But what IS .meow?
Well!
Let us explain... with video!
December 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Hey! Hi! Hello!
Our Kickstarter is... (drumroll, if you please) LIVE!
You can find it riiiiight
here: kickstarter.dotmeow.org
But what IS .meow?
Well!
Let us explain... with video!
Our Kickstarter is... (drumroll, if you please) LIVE!
You can find it riiiiight
here: kickstarter.dotmeow.org
But what IS .meow?
Well!
Let us explain... with video!
Why would you cite a source you've never even seen?
December 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Why would you cite a source you've never even seen?
I really want to use LibreOffice but the JDK requirement for using their database is giving me headaches.
Any alternatives to LibreOffice that's offline and not Microsoft?
Any clue as to how to get this damn Java shit to work?
Any alternatives to LibreOffice that's offline and not Microsoft?
Any clue as to how to get this damn Java shit to work?
December 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I really want to use LibreOffice but the JDK requirement for using their database is giving me headaches.
Any alternatives to LibreOffice that's offline and not Microsoft?
Any clue as to how to get this damn Java shit to work?
Any alternatives to LibreOffice that's offline and not Microsoft?
Any clue as to how to get this damn Java shit to work?
Reposted by Heather Flyte
Lmfao every AI defense piece is like "AYY I FUCKIN SUCK BRO HOPEFULLY THIS FUCKIN STEAL YOUR SHIT MACHINE WILL MAKE ME SUCK SLIGHTLY LESS OK"
December 14, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Lmfao every AI defense piece is like "AYY I FUCKIN SUCK BRO HOPEFULLY THIS FUCKIN STEAL YOUR SHIT MACHINE WILL MAKE ME SUCK SLIGHTLY LESS OK"
I always say Thank You when I ask Siri to set an alarm.
(this is the extent of my use, besides "Hey Siri, how many Lynel's are in Breath of the Wild?")
But today is the day that I am raining down expletives like brimstone on any Automated Service Simulator that asks me "How can I help you today?"
(this is the extent of my use, besides "Hey Siri, how many Lynel's are in Breath of the Wild?")
But today is the day that I am raining down expletives like brimstone on any Automated Service Simulator that asks me "How can I help you today?"
December 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I always say Thank You when I ask Siri to set an alarm.
(this is the extent of my use, besides "Hey Siri, how many Lynel's are in Breath of the Wild?")
But today is the day that I am raining down expletives like brimstone on any Automated Service Simulator that asks me "How can I help you today?"
(this is the extent of my use, besides "Hey Siri, how many Lynel's are in Breath of the Wild?")
But today is the day that I am raining down expletives like brimstone on any Automated Service Simulator that asks me "How can I help you today?"
This is just an ad for his drug company.
Why do we need middlemen to make drugs cheaper?
Other middlemen.
Billionaires are not your friends.
Why do we need middlemen to make drugs cheaper?
Other middlemen.
Billionaires are not your friends.
For all Universal HC/Single Payer/M4A advocates.
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
December 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This is just an ad for his drug company.
Why do we need middlemen to make drugs cheaper?
Other middlemen.
Billionaires are not your friends.
Why do we need middlemen to make drugs cheaper?
Other middlemen.
Billionaires are not your friends.
It should not be such a hassle to cancel a Dish Network account for someone who is dead.
December 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
It should not be such a hassle to cancel a Dish Network account for someone who is dead.
"Your Idol" is a better song than "Golden"
December 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"Your Idol" is a better song than "Golden"