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i’m morbidflight pretty much everywhere including old hellsite | she/her, pls no real names for me / blm/trans rights/trust women
apropos of nothing, I've been thinking about william faulkner's nobel prize speech a lot lately. I should read it again. "He writes not of the heart but of the glands." link: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/liter...
there's a part 2 to this thought I promise.
there's a part 2 to this thought I promise.
February 15, 2026 at 2:35 AM
apropos of nothing, I've been thinking about william faulkner's nobel prize speech a lot lately. I should read it again. "He writes not of the heart but of the glands." link: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/liter...
there's a part 2 to this thought I promise.
there's a part 2 to this thought I promise.
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The NYU Game Center's hiring! A senior, tenure-track professor post for an experienced game designer, artist or industry pro with a notable body of creative work. Experience finishing games and mentoring/teaching more important than any kind of academic credential!
gamecenter.nyu.edu/were-hiring-...
gamecenter.nyu.edu/were-hiring-...
We're Hiring! Join the NYU Game Center Faculty as an Associate Professor! - NYU | Game Center
Description Associate or Full tenure professor position for the NYU Game Center New York University, Tisch School of the Arts Position Overview The NYU Game Center is seeking applicants to join its fa...
gamecenter.nyu.edu
February 11, 2026 at 10:42 PM
The NYU Game Center's hiring! A senior, tenure-track professor post for an experienced game designer, artist or industry pro with a notable body of creative work. Experience finishing games and mentoring/teaching more important than any kind of academic credential!
gamecenter.nyu.edu/were-hiring-...
gamecenter.nyu.edu/were-hiring-...
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Another useful guide from your friends at Buckinghamshire Archives
February 10, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Another useful guide from your friends at Buckinghamshire Archives
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"prohibition in the united states" has this time lapse map that switches from folksy banjo music to ominous industrial sci-fi for the 15 seconds when alcohol was illegal nationwide
February 9, 2026 at 12:13 AM
"prohibition in the united states" has this time lapse map that switches from folksy banjo music to ominous industrial sci-fi for the 15 seconds when alcohol was illegal nationwide
i try not to be but i'm kind of just a hater nowadays (about gen ai)
February 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
i try not to be but i'm kind of just a hater nowadays (about gen ai)
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Grok users prompted the AI chatbot to identify victims from redacted Epstein Files images. Of 31 requests reviewed, Grok generated images for 27, spanning 18 images and one video. X did not respond to requests for comment on Grok's behaviour by time of publication. www.youtube.com/shorts/dhD8O...
Grok Users Are Attempting To Identify Epstein Victims
YouTube video by Bellingcat
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Grok users prompted the AI chatbot to identify victims from redacted Epstein Files images. Of 31 requests reviewed, Grok generated images for 27, spanning 18 images and one video. X did not respond to requests for comment on Grok's behaviour by time of publication. www.youtube.com/shorts/dhD8O...
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It would be difficult to overstate the influence of Fobazi Ettarh's work on a generation of library workers. Sending love to all in her orbit.
Join me in supporting her family in this difficult time.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Join me in supporting her family in this difficult time.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Honoring the life of Fobazi Ettarh: Funeral & other costs, organized by Ysabel Gerrard
NEW UPDATE
Dear readers,
This isn’t the update I was … Ysabel Gerrard needs your support for Honoring the life of Fobazi Ettarh: Funeral & other costs
www.gofundme.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:42 PM
It would be difficult to overstate the influence of Fobazi Ettarh's work on a generation of library workers. Sending love to all in her orbit.
Join me in supporting her family in this difficult time.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Join me in supporting her family in this difficult time.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
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Kind of an awkward PSA because I've had some artist mutuals recommend these sites/tools, but
"ai image detection" tools are snake oil, and I feel like nobody bothered to scrutinize them.
So I opened photoshop cs6, drew a smiley face, and uploaded it to the "accurate" detector:
"ai image detection" tools are snake oil, and I feel like nobody bothered to scrutinize them.
So I opened photoshop cs6, drew a smiley face, and uploaded it to the "accurate" detector:
February 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Kind of an awkward PSA because I've had some artist mutuals recommend these sites/tools, but
"ai image detection" tools are snake oil, and I feel like nobody bothered to scrutinize them.
So I opened photoshop cs6, drew a smiley face, and uploaded it to the "accurate" detector:
"ai image detection" tools are snake oil, and I feel like nobody bothered to scrutinize them.
So I opened photoshop cs6, drew a smiley face, and uploaded it to the "accurate" detector:
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I wrote about some of the unreasonable requests I've gotten as a candidate for library jobs, and how employers might make the interview process less dehumanizing. acrlog.org/2026/02/05/m... 📚
Making the Academic Librarian Interview Less Painful - ACRLog
To be unexpectedly unemployed in the U.S. is to be in a state of desperation. If you haven’t been out of work lately, it’s a particularly challenging time. The labor market is cooling, and people are ...
acrlog.org
February 5, 2026 at 11:31 PM
I wrote about some of the unreasonable requests I've gotten as a candidate for library jobs, and how employers might make the interview process less dehumanizing. acrlog.org/2026/02/05/m... 📚
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everybody should check out @direkris.itch.io's You Are Jeff Bezos (direkris.itch.io/you-are-jeff...), which is my favorite illustration of how obscene this amount of wealth is (and doubles as a prime example of how "games" can be more than pure entertainment)
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
everybody should check out @direkris.itch.io's You Are Jeff Bezos (direkris.itch.io/you-are-jeff...), which is my favorite illustration of how obscene this amount of wealth is (and doubles as a prime example of how "games" can be more than pure entertainment)
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The UFW (United Farm Workers) seeks an Internal Organizing Coordinator (bilingual required) to be based in Santa Rosa, CA. Details can be found at: unionjobs.com/listing.php?... #1u #UnionStrong @ufw.bsky.social @ufwfoundation.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 7:57 PM
The UFW (United Farm Workers) seeks an Internal Organizing Coordinator (bilingual required) to be based in Santa Rosa, CA. Details can be found at: unionjobs.com/listing.php?... #1u #UnionStrong @ufw.bsky.social @ufwfoundation.bsky.social
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In an ideal world, the general public shouldn't have to watch execution videos in slow-mo, at multiple angles, and scour the Internet for more evidence.
We should be able to trust officials and journalists to do it, but we've had to become a society of war investigators.
We should be able to trust officials and journalists to do it, but we've had to become a society of war investigators.
It's obviously good that citizens with smartphones can create multiple records of these shootings and undercut propaganda and government lies about them. But I find it a little deranging that being an informed news consumer in 2026 requires watching what are essentially snuff videos in slow-mo.
January 25, 2026 at 7:41 PM
In an ideal world, the general public shouldn't have to watch execution videos in slow-mo, at multiple angles, and scour the Internet for more evidence.
We should be able to trust officials and journalists to do it, but we've had to become a society of war investigators.
We should be able to trust officials and journalists to do it, but we've had to become a society of war investigators.
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Our analysis at @bellingcat.com on the killing of Alex Pretti breaks down the video evidence.
He never reached for his gun.
Agents sprayed/tackled him while his hands were up.
He was disarmed before he was shot.
The first shot came from an agent firing at him.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
He never reached for his gun.
Agents sprayed/tackled him while his hands were up.
He was disarmed before he was shot.
The first shot came from an agent firing at him.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
Alex Pretti: Analysing Footage of Minneapolis CBP Shooting - bellingcat
Bellingcat has analysed video of the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. The footage appears to contradict statements made by the Department of Homeland Security.
www.bellingcat.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Our analysis at @bellingcat.com on the killing of Alex Pretti breaks down the video evidence.
He never reached for his gun.
Agents sprayed/tackled him while his hands were up.
He was disarmed before he was shot.
The first shot came from an agent firing at him.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
He never reached for his gun.
Agents sprayed/tackled him while his hands were up.
He was disarmed before he was shot.
The first shot came from an agent firing at him.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
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Another thing I learned in the town hall is that the events in Minneapolis are being well-documented because of the thousands of people who trained to become legal observers after the murder of George Floyd
We are observers, not protestors. We show up to document and film the atrocities ICE is committing. Using 5 year olds as bait. Kidnapping senior citizens. Breaking down doors without warrants. Murdering poets and nurses. Media has all of that information because *observers* were there to document it
January 25, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Another thing I learned in the town hall is that the events in Minneapolis are being well-documented because of the thousands of people who trained to become legal observers after the murder of George Floyd
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I don't do the whole "remember to breath/remember to hydrate" self-care thing but I do think anyone whose mental health is shaky or on the precipice at the moment should get completely off social media immediately
I can't post about current events because they have led me to some of the darkest, most violent thoughts I've ever had
January 9, 2026 at 9:15 PM
I don't do the whole "remember to breath/remember to hydrate" self-care thing but I do think anyone whose mental health is shaky or on the precipice at the moment should get completely off social media immediately
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Should go without saying:
Game devs working in mobile (could be you, colleagues, friends etc?) should check on what kind of permissions your app asks for vs. truly needs.
Don't let someone in your company casually decide to sell player locations to authoritarian governments... for a few bucks!
Game devs working in mobile (could be you, colleagues, friends etc?) should check on what kind of permissions your app asks for vs. truly needs.
Don't let someone in your company casually decide to sell player locations to authoritarian governments... for a few bucks!
I should follow this up with another facet since it's related to games.
Unity's ad system (+ its 2022 acquisition Iron Source) can & will report your rough location (~zipcode granularity) if you allow a game to "communicate w/ devices on local network."
Breakdown: timsh.org/tracking-mys...
Unity's ad system (+ its 2022 acquisition Iron Source) can & will report your rough location (~zipcode granularity) if you allow a game to "communicate w/ devices on local network."
Breakdown: timsh.org/tracking-mys...
January 8, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Should go without saying:
Game devs working in mobile (could be you, colleagues, friends etc?) should check on what kind of permissions your app asks for vs. truly needs.
Don't let someone in your company casually decide to sell player locations to authoritarian governments... for a few bucks!
Game devs working in mobile (could be you, colleagues, friends etc?) should check on what kind of permissions your app asks for vs. truly needs.
Don't let someone in your company casually decide to sell player locations to authoritarian governments... for a few bucks!
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The Academic Work Tracker spreadsheet is now updated with 2026 dates! If you don't already, 2026 is a great time to start treating your academic work like the wage job where you are paid to work a certain amount of hours that it actually is: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Academic Work Tracker Template v2.3 (2026)
docs.google.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The Academic Work Tracker spreadsheet is now updated with 2026 dates! If you don't already, 2026 is a great time to start treating your academic work like the wage job where you are paid to work a certain amount of hours that it actually is: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Pass it on! Tenured, associate professor position in Black and Latinx Studies--reopened until Jan 5. Includes research budget, summer salary, great program, colleagues, students in NYC. cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
Jobs | City University of New York
cuny.jobs
December 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Pass it on! Tenured, associate professor position in Black and Latinx Studies--reopened until Jan 5. Includes research budget, summer salary, great program, colleagues, students in NYC. cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
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Tiny blog post: I got annoyed at webpages getting a minor point in game history wrong for no clearly obvious reason, so I wrote up my research on *why* it's wrong in addition to what the right answer should be www.mistys-internet.website/blog/blog/20...
It's Not Called Watchy; or, Solving a Minor Video Game Mystery - The Future Is Now
Flexing the brevity muscle today with a short post to set the record straight on a weird video game history quirk I spotted online. For reasons that …
www.mistys-internet.website
December 23, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Tiny blog post: I got annoyed at webpages getting a minor point in game history wrong for no clearly obvious reason, so I wrote up my research on *why* it's wrong in addition to what the right answer should be www.mistys-internet.website/blog/blog/20...
i'm sorry, that last repost is quietly devastating. worth a read for sure though
December 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
i'm sorry, that last repost is quietly devastating. worth a read for sure though
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When the AI boom began, copywriters were singled out as one of the jobs most vulnerable to AI. Now, three years later, I wanted to hear from workers on the frontlines of the industry, to hear what had actually taken place on the ground.
For many, it was even worse than they'd feared.
For many, it was even worse than they'd feared.
"I was forced to use AI until the day I was laid off." Copywriters reveal how AI has decimated their industry
Copywriters were one of the first to have their jobs targeted by AI firms. These are their stories, three years into the AI era.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
When the AI boom began, copywriters were singled out as one of the jobs most vulnerable to AI. Now, three years later, I wanted to hear from workers on the frontlines of the industry, to hear what had actually taken place on the ground.
For many, it was even worse than they'd feared.
For many, it was even worse than they'd feared.
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, Microsoft’s Copilot and other models are befuddling students, researchers and archivists by generating “incorrect or fabricated archival references,” according to ICRC, which runs some of the world’s most used research archives. #AI #libraries
AI Slop Is Spurring Record Requests for Imaginary Journals
The International Committee of the Red Cross warned that artificial intelligence models are making up research papers, journals and archives
www.scientificamerican.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, Microsoft’s Copilot and other models are befuddling students, researchers and archivists by generating “incorrect or fabricated archival references,” according to ICRC, which runs some of the world’s most used research archives. #AI #libraries
so wow dropped housing last reset, and it's been a surprisingly vibrant feature for me and a lot of my guild. this is tied up with a lot of other, complex thoughts i have about how games feel like some of the last uniquely creative spaces online out there. i miss the internet of my youth.
December 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
so wow dropped housing last reset, and it's been a surprisingly vibrant feature for me and a lot of my guild. this is tied up with a lot of other, complex thoughts i have about how games feel like some of the last uniquely creative spaces online out there. i miss the internet of my youth.
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Philadelphia and the world, may I have your attention?
@tomandlorenzo.bsky.social's massive, detailed, fascinating profile of the Philly icon that is Harlow published this morning in the @inquirer.com's brand-new weekend edition:
www.inquirer.com/life/a/harlo...
@tomandlorenzo.bsky.social's massive, detailed, fascinating profile of the Philly icon that is Harlow published this morning in the @inquirer.com's brand-new weekend edition:
www.inquirer.com/life/a/harlo...
Harlow's still here
Fifty years ago, Harlow was the queen of Philadelphia nightlife, Jack Kelly’s girlfriend, and the city's most famous transgender woman. Today, she’s ready to tell her story.
www.inquirer.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Philadelphia and the world, may I have your attention?
@tomandlorenzo.bsky.social's massive, detailed, fascinating profile of the Philly icon that is Harlow published this morning in the @inquirer.com's brand-new weekend edition:
www.inquirer.com/life/a/harlo...
@tomandlorenzo.bsky.social's massive, detailed, fascinating profile of the Philly icon that is Harlow published this morning in the @inquirer.com's brand-new weekend edition:
www.inquirer.com/life/a/harlo...