Steve Jeffery 🍸😷📚
@zincstoat.uk
Steve, Nottingham, UK.
Protean Annotator in Tangential Studies
He/Him
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Typos, mistakes, misunderstandings all my own.
#NoAI - "Creativity gatekeeper who projects my existential crisis onto an emerging technology." 🤣
Protean Annotator in Tangential Studies
He/Him
Avatar by Ben @daisyowl.com
Typos, mistakes, misunderstandings all my own.
#NoAI - "Creativity gatekeeper who projects my existential crisis onto an emerging technology." 🤣
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Steve Jeffery 🍸😷📚
@zincstoat.uk
· Aug 25
Tremendously useful, particularly the advice for mobile search. The trick here is to follow the instructions properly, including visiting tenbluelinks.org *first*, then opening a new tab and performing a search.
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I have just been reminded of this, and let the record show that I did so, it is in HEMLOCK & SILVER, available wherever fine books are sold.
January 6, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I have just been reminded of this, and let the record show that I did so, it is in HEMLOCK & SILVER, available wherever fine books are sold.
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Because their reading comprehension skills are equal to their infosec skills
How did The Lord of the Rings end up so beloved by the right wing?
How did The Lord of the Rings end up so beloved by the right wing?
How did The Lord of the Rings end up so beloved by the right wing?
www.independent.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Because their reading comprehension skills are equal to their infosec skills
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I mean wasn’t that Andor?
instead of a fanboy the ideal creative director for lucasfilm is someone who doesn’t give a shit about star wars but does care about making good movies and TV
January 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
I mean wasn’t that Andor?
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First CES panel. Intuit CMO Thomas Ranese is proud of his company's integration with OpenAI, which involves giving AI read/write access to tax data. Since prompt injection attacks are unavoidable, I asked him who will be liable when customer data is exposed: Intuit, OpenAI, etc?
He had no idea.
He had no idea.
January 6, 2026 at 5:58 PM
First CES panel. Intuit CMO Thomas Ranese is proud of his company's integration with OpenAI, which involves giving AI read/write access to tax data. Since prompt injection attacks are unavoidable, I asked him who will be liable when customer data is exposed: Intuit, OpenAI, etc?
He had no idea.
He had no idea.
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every country in central and South America has their own very specific answer to the question “When has the United States ever engaged in imperialism”
KERNEN: Europeans are talking about it almost being like Vladimir Putin and Ukraine.
JEFF LANDRY: I disagree. When has the United States engaged in imperialism? Never. Europe has engaged in imperialism. The reason the Danish have Greenland is because of imperialism.
JEFF LANDRY: I disagree. When has the United States engaged in imperialism? Never. Europe has engaged in imperialism. The reason the Danish have Greenland is because of imperialism.
January 6, 2026 at 7:28 PM
every country in central and South America has their own very specific answer to the question “When has the United States ever engaged in imperialism”
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I Carry A Torch For You*
January 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I Carry A Torch For You*
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PSA: if you get an email out of the blue that is supposedly from me, offering to help you with marketing or other publisher services, or asking for money, it is not me, it is a scammer.
This is a very common scam now, one of the many scams aimed at aspiring and new writers.
This is a very common scam now, one of the many scams aimed at aspiring and new writers.
January 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
PSA: if you get an email out of the blue that is supposedly from me, offering to help you with marketing or other publisher services, or asking for money, it is not me, it is a scammer.
This is a very common scam now, one of the many scams aimed at aspiring and new writers.
This is a very common scam now, one of the many scams aimed at aspiring and new writers.
Oh well, that's cleared that up then. They're not completely mad, just useless.
www.theverge.com/tech/856149/...
www.theverge.com/tech/856149/...
No, Microsoft didn’t rebrand Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft’s Office website is confusing the internet
www.theverge.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Oh well, that's cleared that up then. They're not completely mad, just useless.
www.theverge.com/tech/856149/...
www.theverge.com/tech/856149/...
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Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
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The Duffer brothers realising a mysterious rock won't age like those pesky human children when they take 15 years to do 3 seasons of this spin-off
January 5, 2026 at 11:26 PM
The Duffer brothers realising a mysterious rock won't age like those pesky human children when they take 15 years to do 3 seasons of this spin-off
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#OTD in 1905, Baroness Orczy's 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘗𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘭 opened in London's West End (novel published later in 1905). Origin of the #superhero trope--creating the archetype of the "hero with a secret identity," a concept central to modern superhero fiction. A precursor to Zorro, Batman & more. #booksky
January 5, 2026 at 7:32 PM
#OTD in 1905, Baroness Orczy's 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘗𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘭 opened in London's West End (novel published later in 1905). Origin of the #superhero trope--creating the archetype of the "hero with a secret identity," a concept central to modern superhero fiction. A precursor to Zorro, Batman & more. #booksky
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Chaos Marauders is the perfect game for a snowy midwinter’s eve: my Skaven fire-throwers just accidentally set light to my entire orcish battle line and burned the whole place down. Toasty.
January 5, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Chaos Marauders is the perfect game for a snowy midwinter’s eve: my Skaven fire-throwers just accidentally set light to my entire orcish battle line and burned the whole place down. Toasty.
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I have a fully grimed up one I’d be happy to share/loan/give away as I have nowhere to keep it!
January 5, 2026 at 9:14 PM
I have a fully grimed up one I’d be happy to share/loan/give away as I have nowhere to keep it!
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January 5, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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Guys!
What newsletter service do you recommend?
Ethic and European would be preferred.
What newsletter service do you recommend?
Ethic and European would be preferred.
January 5, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Guys!
What newsletter service do you recommend?
Ethic and European would be preferred.
What newsletter service do you recommend?
Ethic and European would be preferred.
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Dodging spoilers feels nearly unavoidable in this day and age. But then one day, a coconut tree changed everything for me.
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paletteswap.site/dif...
January 5, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Dodging spoilers feels nearly unavoidable in this day and age. But then one day, a coconut tree changed everything for me.
paletteswap.site/dif...
paletteswap.site/dif...
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we've got some ICE shit going down in our little town today and it took like three minutes for a convoy of wine moms to start chasing them around town. normies hate this shit and are putting in the work
January 5, 2026 at 8:44 PM
we've got some ICE shit going down in our little town today and it took like three minutes for a convoy of wine moms to start chasing them around town. normies hate this shit and are putting in the work
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The @brokenfrontier.bsky.social Awards ballot for voting goes up tomorrow. Every year someone gets confused about this and mistakes the BF Awards for the “Me a Random Dude on Social Media” Awards and gets very upset that their faves aren’t on the list. Don’t be that guy (it’s always a guy).
January 5, 2026 at 6:54 PM
The @brokenfrontier.bsky.social Awards ballot for voting goes up tomorrow. Every year someone gets confused about this and mistakes the BF Awards for the “Me a Random Dude on Social Media” Awards and gets very upset that their faves aren’t on the list. Don’t be that guy (it’s always a guy).
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I’ve never found it tempting to use AI tools in teaching, because I deeply believe that teaching is worth doing as well as I can.
As @jbakcoleman.bsky.social and I wrote, “Every time a scientist abdicates their work to an AI tool, that is a tacit admission that the work is not worth being done by the scientist.”
Same goes for instructors.
Same goes for instructors.
You’ll have to read for the what happens next part, but I can tell you what will happen when parents and students realize profs have handed over expertise and teaching to chatbots.
January 5, 2026 at 8:07 PM
I’ve never found it tempting to use AI tools in teaching, because I deeply believe that teaching is worth doing as well as I can.
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#ttrpg people, do this!
anyway it's a new year, a year in which we plan* to release 4 (+ actually) issues, and so for the fifth year running I am on my hands & knees begging people to try sending us info about what they're working on, ideally 2-3 months before release
our inbox for all press releases is [email protected]
our inbox for all press releases is [email protected]
January 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM
#ttrpg people, do this!
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Tonight at 9 on BBC Two, dear friends, it's VICTORIAN MURDER CLUB!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
January 5, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Tonight at 9 on BBC Two, dear friends, it's VICTORIAN MURDER CLUB!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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I once made a dear friend pause Hudson Hawk because I could hear a whippoorwill and surely it must have been outside and not in a scene supposed in ITALY?!
#FilmSky, a quick question; what is the pettiest thing you have had to be annoyed at a film? I ask because I am watching The Gift from 2000, and the main character does divination with Zener Cards, which are not the same thing as Tarot at all. Why go for a more boring looking option?
January 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I once made a dear friend pause Hudson Hawk because I could hear a whippoorwill and surely it must have been outside and not in a scene supposed in ITALY?!
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Broccoli and Stilton Soup is #RecipeOfTheDay! I must tell you that this is best made with frozen broccoli, but if you’re using fresh, get enough to leave you a kilo just of florets, and roughly chop before cooking until soft. Do feel free to use any cheese you want! www.nigella.com/recipes/broc...
Broccoli and Stilton Soup
I use frozen broccoli; actually, frozen organic broccoli, if that makes you feel better. In fact, this is better when made with frozen, and certainly more convenient for an impromptu standby.
And ple...
www.nigella.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Broccoli and Stilton Soup is #RecipeOfTheDay! I must tell you that this is best made with frozen broccoli, but if you’re using fresh, get enough to leave you a kilo just of florets, and roughly chop before cooking until soft. Do feel free to use any cheese you want! www.nigella.com/recipes/broc...