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I made a thing! that plays music! with me introducing my new #podcast! @multitudespodcast.bsky.social !
#SmallJoys except they're actually BIG 😃 and coming soon to a podcast player near you ✨
#SmallJoys except they're actually BIG 😃 and coming soon to a podcast player near you ✨
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Normalize getting gifts "wrong."
I've had terrible gifts, even offensive ones (!!)
I may've avoided a few 'off' gifters, but I haven't cut anyone out of my life for it. And tbh some misfires have turned into hilarious shared memories.
I'd rather make a joyful mistake than hit soulless perfection.
I've had terrible gifts, even offensive ones (!!)
I may've avoided a few 'off' gifters, but I haven't cut anyone out of my life for it. And tbh some misfires have turned into hilarious shared memories.
I'd rather make a joyful mistake than hit soulless perfection.
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Normalize getting gifts "wrong."
I've had terrible gifts, even offensive ones (!!)
I may've avoided a few 'off' gifters, but I haven't cut anyone out of my life for it. And tbh some misfires have turned into hilarious shared memories.
I'd rather make a joyful mistake than hit soulless perfection.
I've had terrible gifts, even offensive ones (!!)
I may've avoided a few 'off' gifters, but I haven't cut anyone out of my life for it. And tbh some misfires have turned into hilarious shared memories.
I'd rather make a joyful mistake than hit soulless perfection.
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For reasons which will become apparent in January, I had occasion to search for and watch this lovely little clip, and thought I might share it to brighten your day too.
@multitudespodcast.bsky.social
#SmallJoys
@multitudespodcast.bsky.social
#SmallJoys
The Sound of Music-The Lonely Goatherd
YouTube video by Katrina Williams (Trina)
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
For reasons which will become apparent in January, I had occasion to search for and watch this lovely little clip, and thought I might share it to brighten your day too.
@multitudespodcast.bsky.social
#SmallJoys
@multitudespodcast.bsky.social
#SmallJoys
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My freshman year of college, I kept seeing ads for a caramel apple cheesecake pie at Marie Callender's and telling everyone how amazing it looked. On my birthday, my roommates surprised me by taking me to get the pie. Caramel. Apple. Cheesecake. Pie. It was magical.
We need some sweetness, so please regale me with a description of the best pie you've ever had 🥺
Here's a picture of a lemon pie I once made with salted meringue. It was not the best pie I ever had but it was delicious
Here's a picture of a lemon pie I once made with salted meringue. It was not the best pie I ever had but it was delicious
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 AM
My freshman year of college, I kept seeing ads for a caramel apple cheesecake pie at Marie Callender's and telling everyone how amazing it looked. On my birthday, my roommates surprised me by taking me to get the pie. Caramel. Apple. Cheesecake. Pie. It was magical.
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It’s maybe not the best pie but it was very good pie. Creamy lemon meringue pie and the lemon wasn’t overbearing. In a garden behind an Amsterdam museum/gallery. A cat jumped up on the table to say hi. Perfection. 10/10 no notes
We need some sweetness, so please regale me with a description of the best pie you've ever had 🥺
Here's a picture of a lemon pie I once made with salted meringue. It was not the best pie I ever had but it was delicious
Here's a picture of a lemon pie I once made with salted meringue. It was not the best pie I ever had but it was delicious
November 26, 2025 at 2:23 AM
It’s maybe not the best pie but it was very good pie. Creamy lemon meringue pie and the lemon wasn’t overbearing. In a garden behind an Amsterdam museum/gallery. A cat jumped up on the table to say hi. Perfection. 10/10 no notes
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SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE is warm, cozy, & out today. I hope you love it! 💗
The story: A cranky baker's erroneous obituary brings the woman who got away back into his life--& now he needs to convince her to stay.
The heat level: steamy!
The baked goods: plentiful!
www.harpercollins.com/products/sec...
The story: A cranky baker's erroneous obituary brings the woman who got away back into his life--& now he needs to convince her to stay.
The heat level: steamy!
The baked goods: plentiful!
www.harpercollins.com/products/sec...
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE is warm, cozy, & out today. I hope you love it! 💗
The story: A cranky baker's erroneous obituary brings the woman who got away back into his life--& now he needs to convince her to stay.
The heat level: steamy!
The baked goods: plentiful!
www.harpercollins.com/products/sec...
The story: A cranky baker's erroneous obituary brings the woman who got away back into his life--& now he needs to convince her to stay.
The heat level: steamy!
The baked goods: plentiful!
www.harpercollins.com/products/sec...
When 19 was 13 (I think?), they asked for chocolate cream pie for their bday. Being me, I tweaked the recipe I found in a 2000-era cookbook (gift). So: peanut butter-oreo crust; custard from a mix of semi- & dark chocolate, homemade whipped cream obvs. It eats, every year. Silky, rich, crunchy. Yum.
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
When 19 was 13 (I think?), they asked for chocolate cream pie for their bday. Being me, I tweaked the recipe I found in a 2000-era cookbook (gift). So: peanut butter-oreo crust; custard from a mix of semi- & dark chocolate, homemade whipped cream obvs. It eats, every year. Silky, rich, crunchy. Yum.
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We need some sweetness, so please regale me with a description of the best pie you've ever had 🥺
Here's a picture of a lemon pie I once made with salted meringue. It was not the best pie I ever had but it was delicious
Here's a picture of a lemon pie I once made with salted meringue. It was not the best pie I ever had but it was delicious
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
We need some sweetness, so please regale me with a description of the best pie you've ever had 🥺
Here's a picture of a lemon pie I once made with salted meringue. It was not the best pie I ever had but it was delicious
Here's a picture of a lemon pie I once made with salted meringue. It was not the best pie I ever had but it was delicious
lol
lmfao even
lmfao even
Exclusive: OpenAI has projected 220 million people will be paying for a basic ChatGPT subscription by 2030 as it follows Slack’s and Spotify’s business playbook.
Read more from Sri Muppidi 👇
https://thein.fo/4insfpg
Read more from Sri Muppidi 👇
https://thein.fo/4insfpg
OpenAI Projected at Least 220 Million People Will Pay for ChatGPT by 2030
To boost ChatGPT revenue, OpenAI is following a playbook enterprise apps Zoom and Slack have used to increase paid users. It’s hooking up most of its users—which now number more than 800 million—with ...
thein.fo
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
lol
lmfao even
lmfao even
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The more I think about this, the more it really, really, REALLY bothers me
We've reached a point where a text-based reference fabrication engine - comfortably the most effective machine liar we've ever invented - is being pushed by an ultra-polluting tech company and accepted by climate scientists
We've reached a point where a text-based reference fabrication engine - comfortably the most effective machine liar we've ever invented - is being pushed by an ultra-polluting tech company and accepted by climate scientists
Deeply absurd. This Google PDF published on a blog (arxiv, not peer reviewed) claims an LLM is "PhD level" but in most cases the MAJORITY of reference URLs were invalid or inaccessible.
A PhD sitting down and just fabricating >50% of sources = career ending
arxiv.org/abs/2511.11597
A PhD sitting down and just fabricating >50% of sources = career ending
arxiv.org/abs/2511.11597
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The more I think about this, the more it really, really, REALLY bothers me
We've reached a point where a text-based reference fabrication engine - comfortably the most effective machine liar we've ever invented - is being pushed by an ultra-polluting tech company and accepted by climate scientists
We've reached a point where a text-based reference fabrication engine - comfortably the most effective machine liar we've ever invented - is being pushed by an ultra-polluting tech company and accepted by climate scientists
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So thrilled to see ALTER EGO out in paperback today!
Eternally proud of this standalone sequel to SECRET IDENTITY, which was an immediate USA TODAY-bestseller, Anthony Award-nominee, and got rave reviews from all over.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Eternally proud of this standalone sequel to SECRET IDENTITY, which was an immediate USA TODAY-bestseller, Anthony Award-nominee, and got rave reviews from all over.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
So thrilled to see ALTER EGO out in paperback today!
Eternally proud of this standalone sequel to SECRET IDENTITY, which was an immediate USA TODAY-bestseller, Anthony Award-nominee, and got rave reviews from all over.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Eternally proud of this standalone sequel to SECRET IDENTITY, which was an immediate USA TODAY-bestseller, Anthony Award-nominee, and got rave reviews from all over.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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Not that this is going to get the traction of an entire government entity posting through it yesterday but Rad Power Bikes released a statement about yesterday’s warning here. press.radpowerbikes.com/258269-rad-p...
Rad Power Bikes' Response to CPSC Safety Statement
Rad Power Bikes firmly stands behind our batteries and our reputation as leaders in the ebike industry, and strongly disagrees with the CPSC's characterization of certain Rad batteries as defective or...
press.radpowerbikes.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Not that this is going to get the traction of an entire government entity posting through it yesterday but Rad Power Bikes released a statement about yesterday’s warning here. press.radpowerbikes.com/258269-rad-p...
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The upshot is that they fully cooperated with an investigation that found that their batteries are perfectly safe - findings which the government *did not dispute*, but the CPSC decided to issue a warning anyway because this admin thinks electric bikes are for sissies or whatever the fuck
November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The upshot is that they fully cooperated with an investigation that found that their batteries are perfectly safe - findings which the government *did not dispute*, but the CPSC decided to issue a warning anyway because this admin thinks electric bikes are for sissies or whatever the fuck
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I think it’s time to put this one back out into the ether, friends
Come and learn about how the tropes undergirding anti-Jewish hatred and conspiracy theories as they exist today came to be…
Come and learn about how the tropes undergirding anti-Jewish hatred and conspiracy theories as they exist today came to be…
The Antisemitism Post (tm)
Gotta get the history to know where the tropes live in the discourse today.
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I think it’s time to put this one back out into the ether, friends
Come and learn about how the tropes undergirding anti-Jewish hatred and conspiracy theories as they exist today came to be…
Come and learn about how the tropes undergirding anti-Jewish hatred and conspiracy theories as they exist today came to be…
Normalize getting gifts "wrong."
I've had terrible gifts, even offensive ones (!!)
I may've avoided a few 'off' gifters, but I haven't cut anyone out of my life for it. And tbh some misfires have turned into hilarious shared memories.
I'd rather make a joyful mistake than hit soulless perfection.
I've had terrible gifts, even offensive ones (!!)
I may've avoided a few 'off' gifters, but I haven't cut anyone out of my life for it. And tbh some misfires have turned into hilarious shared memories.
I'd rather make a joyful mistake than hit soulless perfection.
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Normalize getting gifts "wrong."
I've had terrible gifts, even offensive ones (!!)
I may've avoided a few 'off' gifters, but I haven't cut anyone out of my life for it. And tbh some misfires have turned into hilarious shared memories.
I'd rather make a joyful mistake than hit soulless perfection.
I've had terrible gifts, even offensive ones (!!)
I may've avoided a few 'off' gifters, but I haven't cut anyone out of my life for it. And tbh some misfires have turned into hilarious shared memories.
I'd rather make a joyful mistake than hit soulless perfection.
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A note to say @blackamazon.bsky.social and her colleagues warned about this sort of thing many years ago.
"The only thing revealed by this transparency is that social media companies do not give a f*ck about this."
Our attention is the product
There are tutorials in many languages on how to exploit that for profit, not just to stir the pot
AI makes it so easy to exploit now and everyone wins but you
Our attention is the product
There are tutorials in many languages on how to exploit that for profit, not just to stir the pot
AI makes it so easy to exploit now and everyone wins but you
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
www.404media.co
November 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
A note to say @blackamazon.bsky.social and her colleagues warned about this sort of thing many years ago.
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The late Shafiqah Hudson, aka @sassycrass.bsky.social, and @sotreu.blacksky.app were the ones who started #YourSlipIsShowing. I ask that you remember Shafiqah and Ra’il as the originators.
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The late Shafiqah Hudson, aka @sassycrass.bsky.social, and @sotreu.blacksky.app were the ones who started #YourSlipIsShowing. I ask that you remember Shafiqah and Ra’il as the originators.
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Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
A tech critic’s guide to holiday gift-giving
Maybe your grandma doesn’t need that Alexa smart speaker
disconnect.blog
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
For reasons which will become apparent in January, I had occasion to search for and watch this lovely little clip, and thought I might share it to brighten your day too.
@multitudespodcast.bsky.social
#SmallJoys
@multitudespodcast.bsky.social
#SmallJoys
The Sound of Music-The Lonely Goatherd
YouTube video by Katrina Williams (Trina)
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
For reasons which will become apparent in January, I had occasion to search for and watch this lovely little clip, and thought I might share it to brighten your day too.
@multitudespodcast.bsky.social
#SmallJoys
@multitudespodcast.bsky.social
#SmallJoys
Gentle reminder for those using regular degular browsers: you can get non-slopified google search results by adding “-ai” (after a space) to your query. It still works for me; I use Safari
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Gentle reminder for those using regular degular browsers: you can get non-slopified google search results by adding “-ai” (after a space) to your query. It still works for me; I use Safari
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NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, has died. She was 111.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
November 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, has died. She was 111.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
"I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021.
Geoff Bennett has more.
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This is an older article I still link to all the time because it continues to be so relevant. electricliterature.com/taylor-swift...
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This is an older article I still link to all the time because it continues to be so relevant. electricliterature.com/taylor-swift...
Yay! As a working author, I can’t afford to buy all the books
:sad trombone:
BUT
I can and will borrow from my beloved public library! Because (see:
bsky.app/profile/sgwo... 🤓)
C’est moi, bridging discourses since that last century 💁🏻♀️
:sad trombone:
BUT
I can and will borrow from my beloved public library! Because (see:
bsky.app/profile/sgwo... 🤓)
C’est moi, bridging discourses since that last century 💁🏻♀️
It’s Books We Love day! There are a ton of excellent titles to dig into, and I’m going to link the 8 books I wrote recommendations for in the thread below. apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Yay! As a working author, I can’t afford to buy all the books
:sad trombone:
BUT
I can and will borrow from my beloved public library! Because (see:
bsky.app/profile/sgwo... 🤓)
C’est moi, bridging discourses since that last century 💁🏻♀️
:sad trombone:
BUT
I can and will borrow from my beloved public library! Because (see:
bsky.app/profile/sgwo... 🤓)
C’est moi, bridging discourses since that last century 💁🏻♀️
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It’s Books We Love day! There are a ton of excellent titles to dig into, and I’m going to link the 8 books I wrote recommendations for in the thread below. apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It’s Books We Love day! There are a ton of excellent titles to dig into, and I’m going to link the 8 books I wrote recommendations for in the thread below. apps.npr.org/best-books/#...