Jane Espenson
@janeespenson.bsky.social
TV Writer: Buffy, Firefly, Battlestar Galactica, Gilmore Girls, Once Upon a Time, Artful Dodger, Foundation, Fallout...
““Maybe some very intelligent people never make mistakes at the supermarket…But a lot of people in my region do.” Amazing quote from this article.
A “veggie burger” ban nobody wanted is becoming one Brussels might actually pass.
How a ‘veggie burger’ ban nobody wanted became one Brussels might actually pass
A fringe amendment to protect meaty vocabulary has become a test of Europe’s loyalty to tradition and its waning appetite for food innovation.
www.politico.eu
November 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
““Maybe some very intelligent people never make mistakes at the supermarket…But a lot of people in my region do.” Amazing quote from this article.
Reposted by Jane Espenson
"The first sighting of a pine marten in Studland, Dorset, in more than a century!" swanage.news/rare-and-end...
November 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"The first sighting of a pine marten in Studland, Dorset, in more than a century!" swanage.news/rare-and-end...
Reposted by Jane Espenson
I just finished this today. Excellent book by @qntm.org I highly recommend it!
There Is No Antimemetics Division - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I just finished this today. Excellent book by @qntm.org I highly recommend it!
If fatuous but famous people are doing things, you get no points for posting, "Okay, I'll bite, who are they?" Yes yes, you're very fancy for not knowing, but I'm not going to make it my problem to explain things to you.
November 22, 2025 at 6:43 AM
If fatuous but famous people are doing things, you get no points for posting, "Okay, I'll bite, who are they?" Yes yes, you're very fancy for not knowing, but I'm not going to make it my problem to explain things to you.
All the attachments? Like, the contents of files that we send?
Google just changed its settings so that it is reading all of your mail, and all of the attachments to your mail, in order to train its LLM. It does not ask your consent. If you turn it off your inbox becomes unusable.
I'm enraged but I don't know what to do.
I'm enraged but I don't know what to do.
November 22, 2025 at 6:31 AM
All the attachments? Like, the contents of files that we send?
Reposted by Jane Espenson
Google Gemini is a reliable source on health and health related affairs
November 18, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Google Gemini is a reliable source on health and health related affairs
Frilly underpants, always a crowd-pleaser.
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Frilly underpants, always a crowd-pleaser.
Reposted by Jane Espenson
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
Reposted by Jane Espenson
"doodidees" = blueberries with the consonant cluster simplified and onsets substituted with [d], both very common features of child language acquisition. Any SLP or preschool teacher could tell you that, but sure, we need to "leverage AI" to figure it out.
November 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
"doodidees" = blueberries with the consonant cluster simplified and onsets substituted with [d], both very common features of child language acquisition. Any SLP or preschool teacher could tell you that, but sure, we need to "leverage AI" to figure it out.
Reposted by Jane Espenson
Thanks for the lovely chat!
New episode of State of the Arts! Des Doyle chats with writer/director/producer Steven S. DeKnight about breaking in on Buffy, working on Angel, Smallville & Dollhouse & creating Spartacus.
@stevendeknight.bsky.social @desdoyle.bsky.social
Listen here: www.filmireland.net/state-of-the...
@stevendeknight.bsky.social @desdoyle.bsky.social
Listen here: www.filmireland.net/state-of-the...
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Thanks for the lovely chat!
Reposted by Jane Espenson
Dice that double as miniatures.
Someone in the TTRPG accessory business could make a -killing- with this.
Someone in the TTRPG accessory business could make a -killing- with this.
Part 140 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
Roman anthropomorphic dice in the form of squatting figures. The silver dice work much like conventional dice, with their various sides numbered with 1 to 6 dots. 1st century CE
Roman anthropomorphic dice in the form of squatting figures. The silver dice work much like conventional dice, with their various sides numbered with 1 to 6 dots. 1st century CE
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Dice that double as miniatures.
Someone in the TTRPG accessory business could make a -killing- with this.
Someone in the TTRPG accessory business could make a -killing- with this.
Reposted by Jane Espenson
“Dozens of cyclists took to the streets on Sunday to buy out everything food vendors were selling — many impacted by immigration arrests across the city — in an effort to keep community business owners afloat.” www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Cyclist group, Cyclingxsolidarity, helping food vendors impacted by immigration operations
The cycling group is on a mission to support businesses struggling to make a profit as federal agents continue to detain undocumented immigrants.
www.cbsnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
“Dozens of cyclists took to the streets on Sunday to buy out everything food vendors were selling — many impacted by immigration arrests across the city — in an effort to keep community business owners afloat.” www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Reposted by Jane Espenson
THE FAILED CARTOGRAPHER (Palindrome)
Demand a hill, at solid nadir….
Damn it!
One morn,
I saw I was in Rome,
not in Madrid,
and I lost all I had named....
Demand a hill, at solid nadir….
Damn it!
One morn,
I saw I was in Rome,
not in Madrid,
and I lost all I had named....
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
THE FAILED CARTOGRAPHER (Palindrome)
Demand a hill, at solid nadir….
Damn it!
One morn,
I saw I was in Rome,
not in Madrid,
and I lost all I had named....
Demand a hill, at solid nadir….
Damn it!
One morn,
I saw I was in Rome,
not in Madrid,
and I lost all I had named....
Reposted by Jane Espenson
So… I just keep loading and unloading the dishwasher until I die?
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
So… I just keep loading and unloading the dishwasher until I die?
Reposted by Jane Espenson
Art school problems
November 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Art school problems
All those try hard supposedly Shakespeare-writing monkeys are FIRED. Get these fish on the job. I want King Lear on my desk by Monday.
November 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
All those try hard supposedly Shakespeare-writing monkeys are FIRED. Get these fish on the job. I want King Lear on my desk by Monday.
I like a savory, not a sweet, breakfast. But don't worry, I follow it up with a breakfast dessert.
November 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I like a savory, not a sweet, breakfast. But don't worry, I follow it up with a breakfast dessert.
Reposted by Jane Espenson
"phishing" is right there
November 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
"phishing" is right there
Reposted by Jane Espenson
Every time you make fun of a website name on a TV show or movie I just need you to know some poor person fought for their life with Clearances to even be able to use that
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Every time you make fun of a website name on a TV show or movie I just need you to know some poor person fought for their life with Clearances to even be able to use that
Reposted by Jane Espenson
Reposted by Jane Espenson
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
Reposted by Jane Espenson
One time I spent five minutes at lunch drawing a reverse centaur and it became one of my most retweeted pieces of art. I resented that so I deleted it but now it can be free again because not enough people follow me on here for it to go big
April 28, 2023 at 2:34 PM
One time I spent five minutes at lunch drawing a reverse centaur and it became one of my most retweeted pieces of art. I resented that so I deleted it but now it can be free again because not enough people follow me on here for it to go big
There is No Antimemetics Division is FANTASTIC. Intricate, fun, thought-provoking. So good!
Oooh! I’ve been waiting for this one to arrive! I hear good sci-fi rumblings about this one.
November 17, 2025 at 6:29 AM
There is No Antimemetics Division is FANTASTIC. Intricate, fun, thought-provoking. So good!
Reposted by Jane Espenson
The golden age of diversity and democracy in Oz.
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The golden age of diversity and democracy in Oz.