Mrs Margaret Waldemar-Spoon
@jadisnoir.bsky.social
Obviously, that’s my nom de plume.
Translator NL and FR into EN-UK // feel free to reach out if you need a HUMAN translation
On a Grand Tour of life…
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Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
December 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
Buckle up, kids, it’s going to be a real wild ride.
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Buckle up, kids, it’s going to be a real wild ride.
Ribollita this evening.
December 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Ribollita this evening.
20 years of waiting for a robin to find our garden. One came a few years ago for a nanosecond. Today another flew in.
Was it Sam the daft blackbird that drew its attention?
Was it Sam the daft blackbird that drew its attention?
December 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
20 years of waiting for a robin to find our garden. One came a few years ago for a nanosecond. Today another flew in.
Was it Sam the daft blackbird that drew its attention?
Was it Sam the daft blackbird that drew its attention?
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I recently learned of this from an observing student - another student with a laptop using a chat bot to answer questions live in class.
What?! Excuse me?!
What?! Excuse me?!
December 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I recently learned of this from an observing student - another student with a laptop using a chat bot to answer questions live in class.
What?! Excuse me?!
What?! Excuse me?!
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Brilliant cartoon by Glen Le Lievre
December 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Brilliant cartoon by Glen Le Lievre
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Frank Hinder - Cyclists, Canberra 1945 (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne)
December 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Frank Hinder - Cyclists, Canberra 1945 (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne)
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December 20, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Examen 1 🍾
December 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Examen 1 🍾
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Jared Kushner’s firm means Saudi Arabia’s in too.
So America managed to transfer control of TikTok USA from foreign billionaires in east Asia to foreign billionaires in west Asia, and from Chinese ruling party-connected oligarchs to US ruling party-connected oligarchs.
Congrats?
So America managed to transfer control of TikTok USA from foreign billionaires in east Asia to foreign billionaires in west Asia, and from Chinese ruling party-connected oligarchs to US ruling party-connected oligarchs.
Congrats?
TikTok will now be owned by the Ellisons, Jared Kushner's firm, and Abu Dhabi's state investment fund.
TikTok U.S. Sale to Close Next Month: Oracle and Silver Lake Confirmed in Buyer Consortium
Abu Dhabi's state investment fund will also be a managing investor.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Jared Kushner’s firm means Saudi Arabia’s in too.
So America managed to transfer control of TikTok USA from foreign billionaires in east Asia to foreign billionaires in west Asia, and from Chinese ruling party-connected oligarchs to US ruling party-connected oligarchs.
Congrats?
So America managed to transfer control of TikTok USA from foreign billionaires in east Asia to foreign billionaires in west Asia, and from Chinese ruling party-connected oligarchs to US ruling party-connected oligarchs.
Congrats?
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Which words have given you happiness this year? I’d love to hear them.
(And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try.
twowords2.page.link/play)
(And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try.
twowords2.page.link/play)
December 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Which words have given you happiness this year? I’d love to hear them.
(And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try.
twowords2.page.link/play)
(And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try.
twowords2.page.link/play)
Waarom zijn onze noorderburen toch zo lui-huid?!
December 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Waarom zijn onze noorderburen toch zo lui-huid?!
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"The psychologist and cognitive scientist Iris van Rooij has argued that the emergence of AI “slop” across scholarly resources portends nothing less than “the destruction of knowledge”
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
"The psychologist and cognitive scientist Iris van Rooij has argued that the emergence of AI “slop” across scholarly resources portends nothing less than “the destruction of knowledge”
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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Storytellers: how the world’s oldest job became the hottest new corporate job title
Storytellers: how the world’s oldest job became the hottest new corporate job title
Big tech, retailers and compliance firms are hiring people to ‘own the narrative’. But what do they actually mean by that?
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Storytellers: how the world’s oldest job became the hottest new corporate job title
Headed to the alt Christmas market and came home with quince jam and a lovely calendar to mark all the excellent days you had in a year #hetbos
December 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Headed to the alt Christmas market and came home with quince jam and a lovely calendar to mark all the excellent days you had in a year #hetbos
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Are these the same companies that told us the robot could do it?
December 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Are these the same companies that told us the robot could do it?
Wow.
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, more young, child-free women are pursuing female sterilization, effectively eliminating their chances of unintended pregnancies.
With Rights and Resources Uncertain, They’re Seeking Sterilization
More young, child-free women are pursuing the permanent form of contraception.
nyti.ms
December 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Wow.
Why is everyone smoking again??
December 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Why is everyone smoking again??
It’s taken me 40+ years to finally make up for that awful day when my mum took me to her hairdresser and asked her to give me a short pixie cut.
Thanks to the pandemic I was finally able to get it back to a decent length and today it’s longer than it’s ever been. And under control.
Thanks to the pandemic I was finally able to get it back to a decent length and today it’s longer than it’s ever been. And under control.
December 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
It’s taken me 40+ years to finally make up for that awful day when my mum took me to her hairdresser and asked her to give me a short pixie cut.
Thanks to the pandemic I was finally able to get it back to a decent length and today it’s longer than it’s ever been. And under control.
Thanks to the pandemic I was finally able to get it back to a decent length and today it’s longer than it’s ever been. And under control.
Your future doctors and engineers, kids…
"Littlewood said he had created his own AI, drawing on the essays written by his company. This meant customers could have a university-level text in minutes.
We arranged for a former lecturer to mark an essay generated through the AI, claiming to be of a 2:1 standard."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
We arranged for a former lecturer to mark an essay generated through the AI, claiming to be of a 2:1 standard."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Essay cheating at universities an 'open secret' despite new law
An essay mill owner says he's made millions, while an ex-lecturer says he quit due to rife cheating.
www.bbc.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Your future doctors and engineers, kids…
Every day I am amazed at the stupidity of man.
A group of endangered “galaxy frogs” are missing, presumed dead, after trespassing photographers reportedly destroyed their microhabitats for photos.
‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats
Researcher in Kerala rainforest sounds alarm after being told frogs had died after being handled by humans
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Every day I am amazed at the stupidity of man.
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𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐲 𝐎𝐰𝐥. 💔
For the first time in 20 years, a bird species has disappeared from the country.
For the first time in 20 years, a bird species has disappeared from the country.
December 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐲 𝐎𝐰𝐥. 💔
For the first time in 20 years, a bird species has disappeared from the country.
For the first time in 20 years, a bird species has disappeared from the country.