Jenn Frank
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Jenn Frank
@jennatar.bsky.social
· Apr 26
Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs.
at some point I set this anigif as my bsky profile header image just to see if it would be animated; it wasn't, obviously, but then I just left it there
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I cut my hair *after* a shower, which was the wrong order to do things
December 5, 2025 at 11:03 AM
I cut my hair *after* a shower, which was the wrong order to do things
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I had to write about Horses for @aftermath.site aftermath.site/horses-indie...
December 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I had to write about Horses for @aftermath.site aftermath.site/horses-indie...
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A few nights ago an acquaintance told me she'd done TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) for depression. Clinicians had checked which parts of her brain weren't lighting up. Then she'd mused aloud about TBIs and wondered how many people are walking around with various dead zones in their brains
“When participants used ChatGPT to draft essays, brain scans revealed a 47% drop in neural connectivity across regions associated with memory, language, & critical reasoning.
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
December 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A few nights ago an acquaintance told me she'd done TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) for depression. Clinicians had checked which parts of her brain weren't lighting up. Then she'd mused aloud about TBIs and wondered how many people are walking around with various dead zones in their brains
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“When participants used ChatGPT to draft essays, brain scans revealed a 47% drop in neural connectivity across regions associated with memory, language, & critical reasoning.
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“When participants used ChatGPT to draft essays, brain scans revealed a 47% drop in neural connectivity across regions associated with memory, language, & critical reasoning.
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
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NEW: AI chatbots used inaccurate information to change people’s political opinions, study finds www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
AI chatbots used inaccurate information to change people’s political opinions, study finds
A paper published in the journal Science found that chatbots become more persuasive when they share large amounts of information.
www.nbcnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
NEW: AI chatbots used inaccurate information to change people’s political opinions, study finds www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
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I'm begging any artists still using Twitter claiming it's integral to their work to just leave. It's been revealed the site works off a made up "credit score" from hell and punishes you for posting like a normal human being.
Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
December 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I'm begging any artists still using Twitter claiming it's integral to their work to just leave. It's been revealed the site works off a made up "credit score" from hell and punishes you for posting like a normal human being.
Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
Abandon Twitter for good. It's time. It's been time.
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Past work in content moderation or in tackling misinformation and disinformation could be grounds for rejection.
US will expand social media, work history vetting for H-1B visas
Past work in content moderation or in tackling misinformation and disinformation could be grounds for rejection.
bit.ly
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Past work in content moderation or in tackling misinformation and disinformation could be grounds for rejection.
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It’s not Christmas until you hear the nebulous synths of “Wonderful Christmastime” which sound like the final droning transmissions from a dead planet reverberating through space.
December 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It’s not Christmas until you hear the nebulous synths of “Wonderful Christmastime” which sound like the final droning transmissions from a dead planet reverberating through space.
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"why did you start a new website?"
December 1, 2025 at 4:05 AM
"why did you start a new website?"
telling 13-year olds about The Game to help take their minds off Six Seven
December 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
telling 13-year olds about The Game to help take their minds off Six Seven
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Oh, free money ran out a while ago. This is expensive money from investors desperate to recapture the ROIs of a decade ago.
The main threat to the AI bubble is probably that the power grid cannot support many more data centers.
The main threat to the AI bubble is probably that the power grid cannot support many more data centers.
November 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Oh, free money ran out a while ago. This is expensive money from investors desperate to recapture the ROIs of a decade ago.
The main threat to the AI bubble is probably that the power grid cannot support many more data centers.
The main threat to the AI bubble is probably that the power grid cannot support many more data centers.
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I am SURROUNDED by people who have somehow never seen Muppet Christmas Carol and I am FIXING IT
November 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I am SURROUNDED by people who have somehow never seen Muppet Christmas Carol and I am FIXING IT
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Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on Twitter can rapidly increase political polarization.
Just a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would’ve taken 3 years
www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Aside from all of us who wouldn’t stfu about it, WHO COULD’VE KNOWN?
Just a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would’ve taken 3 years
www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Aside from all of us who wouldn’t stfu about it, WHO COULD’VE KNOWN?
Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation
Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on Twitter can rapidly increase political polarization.
Just a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would’ve taken 3 years
www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Aside from all of us who wouldn’t stfu about it, WHO COULD’VE KNOWN?
Just a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would’ve taken 3 years
www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Aside from all of us who wouldn’t stfu about it, WHO COULD’VE KNOWN?
Q: "What exactly is Steam policy on mature content?"
A: "Nobody really knows. It's important to note that HORSES' ban has nothing to do with the recent restriction on adult content pushed by payment processors; this decision was solely in the hands of Steam's curatorial team."
A: "Nobody really knows. It's important to note that HORSES' ban has nothing to do with the recent restriction on adult content pushed by payment processors; this decision was solely in the hands of Steam's curatorial team."
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Q: "What exactly is Steam policy on mature content?"
A: "Nobody really knows. It's important to note that HORSES' ban has nothing to do with the recent restriction on adult content pushed by payment processors; this decision was solely in the hands of Steam's curatorial team."
A: "Nobody really knows. It's important to note that HORSES' ban has nothing to do with the recent restriction on adult content pushed by payment processors; this decision was solely in the hands of Steam's curatorial team."
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I helped a bit as a narrative consultant on HORSES working with a couple of the good folks at Santa Ragione. I hope you'll check it out, it's really like nothing else I've played before.
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I helped a bit as a narrative consultant on HORSES working with a couple of the good folks at Santa Ragione. I hope you'll check it out, it's really like nothing else I've played before.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I've been thinking about this: generally, about how skilled labor is being devalued, and particularly, about the way creative labor is rendered invisible (often by having someone else assume credit for it). @brandon.insertcredit.com wrote a nice thread about giving precise, granular credit yesterday
I just remembered to be mad at the fact that, I'm told, none of the people who worked on VTMB2 at Hardsuit before it was ripped from them by Paradox and shat out by The Chinese Room ended up being credited, only Special Thanksed. Who else wants to get mad
November 26, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I've been thinking about this: generally, about how skilled labor is being devalued, and particularly, about the way creative labor is rendered invisible (often by having someone else assume credit for it). @brandon.insertcredit.com wrote a nice thread about giving precise, granular credit yesterday
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I just remembered to be mad at the fact that, I'm told, none of the people who worked on VTMB2 at Hardsuit before it was ripped from them by Paradox and shat out by The Chinese Room ended up being credited, only Special Thanksed. Who else wants to get mad
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I just remembered to be mad at the fact that, I'm told, none of the people who worked on VTMB2 at Hardsuit before it was ripped from them by Paradox and shat out by The Chinese Room ended up being credited, only Special Thanksed. Who else wants to get mad
spent all day adjusting eq, effectively accomplishing nothing; not sure I want to do anything ever again
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
spent all day adjusting eq, effectively accomplishing nothing; not sure I want to do anything ever again
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The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
theintercept.com/2025/11/23/p...
theintercept.com/2025/11/23/p...
The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment.
theintercept.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:54 AM
The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
theintercept.com/2025/11/23/p...
theintercept.com/2025/11/23/p...
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Udo Kier's first and only post on Twitter 💯
March 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Udo Kier's first and only post on Twitter 💯