Mishell Baker
@mishellbaker.bsky.social
Author of the Arcadia Project trilogy etc. Terminal cancer, incurable optimist. Currently 18% novelist 25% dungeon master 52% vidyagamer 5% Linux learner
Enjoy life. Be someone you would love. Make things better.
Enjoy life. Be someone you would love. Make things better.
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My goal is to be the profile you still check when you can't deal with the rest of social media.
"That’s why “targeted support is needed to help families return home,” Carmona added."
But the article doesn't tell us how we can provide that support :(
Anyone know of a place I could donate?
But the article doesn't tell us how we can provide that support :(
Anyone know of a place I could donate?
Once known for its trees and community, Altadena is now a test of who – and what – gets to return from disaster. https://capitalbnews.org/altadena-fire-rebuild-investors-buy-homes/
As Altadena’s Trees Fell, So Did the Roots of a Black LA Neighborhood
Once known for its trees and community, Altadena is now a test of who – and what – gets to return from disaster.
capitalbnews.org
January 13, 2026 at 5:28 PM
"That’s why “targeted support is needed to help families return home,” Carmona added."
But the article doesn't tell us how we can provide that support :(
Anyone know of a place I could donate?
But the article doesn't tell us how we can provide that support :(
Anyone know of a place I could donate?
I was nodding along with the post until you threw that last sentence.
Excuse me? You're trying to guilt US for focusing on things we can actually control?
Read one book on metal health and/or productivity. Stop blaming the helpless for your failures.
Excuse me? You're trying to guilt US for focusing on things we can actually control?
Read one book on metal health and/or productivity. Stop blaming the helpless for your failures.
January 13, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I was nodding along with the post until you threw that last sentence.
Excuse me? You're trying to guilt US for focusing on things we can actually control?
Read one book on metal health and/or productivity. Stop blaming the helpless for your failures.
Excuse me? You're trying to guilt US for focusing on things we can actually control?
Read one book on metal health and/or productivity. Stop blaming the helpless for your failures.
Love that metaphor.
January 13, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Love that metaphor.
That still of the book and apples was enough to make me watch the video. It takes a LOT to get this old lady to watch a video.
January 13, 2026 at 5:15 PM
That still of the book and apples was enough to make me watch the video. It takes a LOT to get this old lady to watch a video.
Reposted by Mishell Baker
Got a password reset notification from Instagram? You’re not alone.
A bug has allowed an external party to request password reset emails for other users.
Read our blog for why you should care, and how to protect yourself…
https://proton.me/blog/instagram-leak
A bug has allowed an external party to request password reset emails for other users.
Read our blog for why you should care, and how to protect yourself…
https://proton.me/blog/instagram-leak
Instagram leak: Password reset emails and how to stay safe | Proton
Unsolicited password reset emails worry Instagram users amid breach rumors. What we know on the alleged Instagram leak and how to stay safe.
proton.me
January 13, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Got a password reset notification from Instagram? You’re not alone.
A bug has allowed an external party to request password reset emails for other users.
Read our blog for why you should care, and how to protect yourself…
https://proton.me/blog/instagram-leak
A bug has allowed an external party to request password reset emails for other users.
Read our blog for why you should care, and how to protect yourself…
https://proton.me/blog/instagram-leak
Reposted by Mishell Baker
New progress demo for Project Shadowglass is out! There's even a Discord channel now :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZIc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZIc...
Shadowglass 3D Audio & Archery first look! (NewGame+ 2026 demo)
YouTube video by Starhelm Studios
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:54 PM
New progress demo for Project Shadowglass is out! There's even a Discord channel now :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZIc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZIc...
So don't give up on having a positive impact on the world because you think it MUST come with haters. Don't run for office, maybe, or go heavy on Angry Words Activism. Those things are important, but not *everyone* has to do them to help.
There are quiet, gentle ways, even for famous people.
There are quiet, gentle ways, even for famous people.
January 13, 2026 at 5:05 PM
So don't give up on having a positive impact on the world because you think it MUST come with haters. Don't run for office, maybe, or go heavy on Angry Words Activism. Those things are important, but not *everyone* has to do them to help.
There are quiet, gentle ways, even for famous people.
There are quiet, gentle ways, even for famous people.
Just saw another post saying this so I must affirm again that you do not *have* to have haters to be living life right or making an impact. There are gentle ways to make the world better. Folks like Mr. Rogers and Dolly Parton have a very low ratio of haters.
January 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Just saw another post saying this so I must affirm again that you do not *have* to have haters to be living life right or making an impact. There are gentle ways to make the world better. Folks like Mr. Rogers and Dolly Parton have a very low ratio of haters.
Excellent setup!
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Excellent setup!
Chatbots already fake emotion, with disturbing results. Chatbot "girlfriends," and "therapists" who help write suicide notes.
January 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Chatbots already fake emotion, with disturbing results. Chatbot "girlfriends," and "therapists" who help write suicide notes.
Sadly common mentality. What can we do?
January 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Sadly common mentality. What can we do?
I did it to precognitively honor you
January 13, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I did it to precognitively honor you
I need to be transparent that I am not here for quid pro quo.
If you want to see my posts, follow me. If I want to see your posts, I follow you.
If you want to interact with me, @ me, regardless of our follow situation, and I will respond (if only to tell you why I don't wish to respond).
If you want to see my posts, follow me. If I want to see your posts, I follow you.
If you want to interact with me, @ me, regardless of our follow situation, and I will respond (if only to tell you why I don't wish to respond).
January 13, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I need to be transparent that I am not here for quid pro quo.
If you want to see my posts, follow me. If I want to see your posts, I follow you.
If you want to interact with me, @ me, regardless of our follow situation, and I will respond (if only to tell you why I don't wish to respond).
If you want to see my posts, follow me. If I want to see your posts, I follow you.
If you want to interact with me, @ me, regardless of our follow situation, and I will respond (if only to tell you why I don't wish to respond).
I unfollow folks who post much of any of the following stuff that triggers me in various ways:
- Anime/manga, difficult parenting, frequent cries for help/money, fearmongering, ragebait, references to suicide (joking or otherwise), having anything I despise in their BIO including pop culture stuff
- Anime/manga, difficult parenting, frequent cries for help/money, fearmongering, ragebait, references to suicide (joking or otherwise), having anything I despise in their BIO including pop culture stuff
January 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I unfollow folks who post much of any of the following stuff that triggers me in various ways:
- Anime/manga, difficult parenting, frequent cries for help/money, fearmongering, ragebait, references to suicide (joking or otherwise), having anything I despise in their BIO including pop culture stuff
- Anime/manga, difficult parenting, frequent cries for help/money, fearmongering, ragebait, references to suicide (joking or otherwise), having anything I despise in their BIO including pop culture stuff
- People of other backgrounds who give me insight into their experiences so I can make better decisions for equity etc.
- Artists whose styles/subject matter I like
This is pretty much the list.
- Artists whose styles/subject matter I like
This is pretty much the list.
January 13, 2026 at 4:49 PM
- People of other backgrounds who give me insight into their experiences so I can make better decisions for equity etc.
- Artists whose styles/subject matter I like
This is pretty much the list.
- Artists whose styles/subject matter I like
This is pretty much the list.
- People I am so close to that I genuinely NEED to know everything they think and feel and do (this is a single digit number of people).
- Writing/publishing types that are heavy on theory/process/wise/funny life observation and LIGHT on self promo
- Writing/publishing types that are heavy on theory/process/wise/funny life observation and LIGHT on self promo
January 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
- People I am so close to that I genuinely NEED to know everything they think and feel and do (this is a single digit number of people).
- Writing/publishing types that are heavy on theory/process/wise/funny life observation and LIGHT on self promo
- Writing/publishing types that are heavy on theory/process/wise/funny life observation and LIGHT on self promo
- People who post in an intelligently and analytically optimistic way, either linking to helpful resources or informing about ways to make things better.
- People who post about (or create) weird niche interests of mine.
- People who post about (or create) weird niche interests of mine.
January 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM
- People who post in an intelligently and analytically optimistic way, either linking to helpful resources or informing about ways to make things better.
- People who post about (or create) weird niche interests of mine.
- People who post about (or create) weird niche interests of mine.
The lower my follow count is, the less likely I am to miss posts of yours that don't contain filtered words. Also, the more realistic people are about expecting a followback.
So here is whom I follow:
So here is whom I follow:
January 13, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The lower my follow count is, the less likely I am to miss posts of yours that don't contain filtered words. Also, the more realistic people are about expecting a followback.
So here is whom I follow:
So here is whom I follow:
Since there isn't much I can do from bed I have been pruning my follows. Here is some insight into how I decide whom to stay following:
TL/DR: I don't want to miss your posts
TL/DR: I don't want to miss your posts
January 13, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Since there isn't much I can do from bed I have been pruning my follows. Here is some insight into how I decide whom to stay following:
TL/DR: I don't want to miss your posts
TL/DR: I don't want to miss your posts
Reposted by Mishell Baker
Today I attended a training with 1000+ people who want to be more engaged and do more to protect our neighbors together. Previously worked in electoral politics for 20 years and I’ve never seen a groundswell like this for anything.
Our city group chat went from ~40 to nearly 600 since Wednesday
Our city group chat went from ~40 to nearly 600 since Wednesday
January 11, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Today I attended a training with 1000+ people who want to be more engaged and do more to protect our neighbors together. Previously worked in electoral politics for 20 years and I’ve never seen a groundswell like this for anything.
Our city group chat went from ~40 to nearly 600 since Wednesday
Our city group chat went from ~40 to nearly 600 since Wednesday
One of my biggest pet peeves in sci fi (even my beloved Horizon games) is the assumption that giving a machine high enough intelligence will somehow automatically give it cortisol, serotonin, adrenaline, dopamine, oxytocin, etc.
Emotions are only "in the brain" because of our fleshy bits. Sorry.
Emotions are only "in the brain" because of our fleshy bits. Sorry.
January 13, 2026 at 4:17 PM
One of my biggest pet peeves in sci fi (even my beloved Horizon games) is the assumption that giving a machine high enough intelligence will somehow automatically give it cortisol, serotonin, adrenaline, dopamine, oxytocin, etc.
Emotions are only "in the brain" because of our fleshy bits. Sorry.
Emotions are only "in the brain" because of our fleshy bits. Sorry.
Hey, don't look at the expiring jug of milk that is me! Have you checked your local tavern for adventurers?
January 13, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Hey, don't look at the expiring jug of milk that is me! Have you checked your local tavern for adventurers?
AI, not having brain chemistry, will never feel emotion or suffer pain. But it is feasible that being programmed by humans to "self-repair" and also to "improve itself" will cause it to autonomously take control of systems in ways that are dangerous to humans to "save" itself, so yes, a danger.
A pioneer of AI has now issued a warning that, because bots are showing signs of self-preservation, humans need to be ready to pull the plug: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/30/ai-pull-plug-pioneer-technology-rights
AI showing signs of self-preservation and humans should be ready to pull plug, says pioneer
Canadian computer scientist Yoshua Bengio warns against granting legal rights to cutting-edge technology
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:12 PM
AI, not having brain chemistry, will never feel emotion or suffer pain. But it is feasible that being programmed by humans to "self-repair" and also to "improve itself" will cause it to autonomously take control of systems in ways that are dangerous to humans to "save" itself, so yes, a danger.
"Pickpockets are so much harder to detect now!!"
"We are so much more efficient at hogging vital resource!"
"We are so much more efficient at hogging vital resource!"
Every so often some Reasonable Guy posts "AI haters look silly because they haven't kept up with how good it is now" and I just do not care! The only ways it interacts with my life are grift, slop, layoffs and violation. It helps you code faster, OK that must be nice for you, enjoy your groceries
January 13, 2026 at 4:05 PM
"Pickpockets are so much harder to detect now!!"
"We are so much more efficient at hogging vital resource!"
"We are so much more efficient at hogging vital resource!"