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Karen Graubart @kbgraubart.bsky.social · 2d

Writing is literally finding these transitions, thinking through the big picture and the little, making sense of the events. The idea of handing off this process to AI is just shocking, and the fact that AI guys don't understand that suggests they do not understand much about art or writing.

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 3d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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can't think of a clever name @princessethanol.bsky.social · 3d

Mousehole

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 3d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

can't think of a clever name @princessethanol.bsky.social · 3d

No one big thing I can point to, but I've made new friendships and maintained older ones longer than I might've without it.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 4d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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neongrey @neongrey.bsky.social · 5d

all discourse aside, there is one machine with consciousness. it's printers. they are alive and conscious and they hate you and they'd take your arm clean off if you let them. never trust a printer.

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can't think of a clever name @princessethanol.bsky.social · 5d

Aaaagh?

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can't think of a clever name @princessethanol.bsky.social · 5d

My personal opinion on Taylor Swift is I quite liked some of the songs on 1989 and that's about it, but I am really intrigued by this latest album because I keep seeing variations on "I'm a fan but this is bad". But do I want to listen to it to see if it's that bad?

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Jens von Bergmann @jensvb.bsky.social · 9d

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Jamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · 5d

Genuinely love this. 10/10, thank you Tories, everything you do is a gift 👏👏👏

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DAVE! (like "Them!" but Dave) @daveexmachina.bsky.social · 6d

normal person: i just want a place to hang out with my friends
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following

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can't think of a clever name @princessethanol.bsky.social · 6d

Is it "you are a massive cunt"?

CNBC @cnbc.com · 6d

To shut down rude behavior instantly, try a simple yet powerful five-word response.

Use this 5-word phrase when someone is rude to you—it's like 'holding up a mirror,' says public speaking expert

When we encounter a rude person, our first instinct might be to fire back with a snarky comment. But that's not the right move, says public speaking expert John Bowe. Here's the perfect response to instantly shut down rude behavior.

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✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Professor of Halloweenery” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 6d

All i am asking for is a day where there is not a single thing happening and I dont think thats too much

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can't think of a clever name @princessethanol.bsky.social · 6d

Well, she owns a guitar.

Daily OC questions @dailyocs.bsky.social · 7d

Does your OC play an instrument? 🎵🎼🎸🎹🎷🥁🎻🎺

#dailyocs

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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 8d

That she's cool as fuck?

Leviathan @l3vlat4an
X.com
Greta Thunberg donned a keffiyeh with an
"AUTISM" T-shirt that included an image of a skeleton dual wielding automatic rifles before she left on her flotilla.
What do you think she was trying to convey with this t-shirt?
AUTISM

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matt’s slutty lil halloween name @windows98support.bsky.social · 8d

Turns out, 6 months was optimistic

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Commander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 8d

The Online Safety Act sure has made being online more dangerous.

The Verge @theverge.com · 8d

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

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can't think of a clever name @princessethanol.bsky.social · 9d

RIP

can't think of a clever name @princessethanol.bsky.social · 9d

It's a bit of a Thing at the moment, there's suggestions it could "revolutionise" stuff like processing benefit claims and I'm like that's not necessarily good.

There's a lot of scepticism in the comments of the internal 'news' postings about it though which is kind of nice to see.

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can't think of a clever name @princessethanol.bsky.social · 9d

I currently work for a government department and it's REALLY FUN seeing them do basically this for important things that could affect the livelihoods of ordinary people including some of society's most vulnerable

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can't think of a clever name @princessethanol.bsky.social · 10d

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can't think of a clever name @princessethanol.bsky.social · 10d

aAt

can't think of a clever name @princessethanol.bsky.social · 10d

Don't know why because I am Bad aAt Them but I decided to check out a dating app I saw advertised and I give it points for this:

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can't think of a clever name @princessethanol.bsky.social · 11d

Sitting, eating my lunch in the grounds of the cathedral while somewhere nearby but unseen an organ grinder is playing a rendition of 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life'

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Lee Harveryscary @valleyguitarist.bsky.social · 11d

Call me a prude if you want to, but I do think it's really weird to use your conference speech to list your favourite wanking euphemisms

Keir Starmer at the Labour party conference saying:
Painting a fence, running the raffle, cutting the half-time orange.

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Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · 11d

Me, reading entries from Roger's Profanisaurus to the family at Christmas:

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reni 🦌🫜 @reniadeb.com · 11d

truth coming out of her well to shame mankind

a frog holds itself upright while poking its upper body out of a manhole cover set in a pavement or road

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