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On a good day, books, gaming & cats, on a bad day politics
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Moore: fools! you seek the smoking codex?
Moore: know ye not that the smoking codex is mere forgery?
Moore: the blustering claptrap of a flapdoodle?
Maxwell: that's what i was trying to say
Moore: SO WHERE IS IT, MAXWELL?
Maxwell: I
Maxwell: but
Moore: know ye not that the smoking codex is mere forgery?
Moore: the blustering claptrap of a flapdoodle?
Maxwell: that's what i was trying to say
Moore: SO WHERE IS IT, MAXWELL?
Maxwell: I
Maxwell: but
December 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Moore: fools! you seek the smoking codex?
Moore: know ye not that the smoking codex is mere forgery?
Moore: the blustering claptrap of a flapdoodle?
Maxwell: that's what i was trying to say
Moore: SO WHERE IS IT, MAXWELL?
Maxwell: I
Maxwell: but
Moore: know ye not that the smoking codex is mere forgery?
Moore: the blustering claptrap of a flapdoodle?
Maxwell: that's what i was trying to say
Moore: SO WHERE IS IT, MAXWELL?
Maxwell: I
Maxwell: but
Fucking hell, bad enough closing the Southend campus, forcing students in South Essex to make the choice of going to Colchester (which is a slog and a half) or hoping UEL has an equivalent course they aren't cutting. But cutting essential programs Pathways feels like spite.
In yet more devastating news, the VC has confirmed her plans to cut 80% of academic staff from Essex Pathways, our foundation year department. This would effectively close down all our existing foundation year programmes through the back door.
But it's not a done deal yet. Please share urgently.
But it's not a done deal yet. Please share urgently.
December 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Fucking hell, bad enough closing the Southend campus, forcing students in South Essex to make the choice of going to Colchester (which is a slog and a half) or hoping UEL has an equivalent course they aren't cutting. But cutting essential programs Pathways feels like spite.
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Waterstones & James Daunt have made their 100s of millions of £ off the backs of people creating books.
Humans that struggle to make a living as Waterstones insist on taking such big cuts of their books.
The least they could do as a company is fully support the future stability of human creativity
Humans that struggle to make a living as Waterstones insist on taking such big cuts of their books.
The least they could do as a company is fully support the future stability of human creativity
Shock as company with no morals would do something morally wrong
December 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Waterstones & James Daunt have made their 100s of millions of £ off the backs of people creating books.
Humans that struggle to make a living as Waterstones insist on taking such big cuts of their books.
The least they could do as a company is fully support the future stability of human creativity
Humans that struggle to make a living as Waterstones insist on taking such big cuts of their books.
The least they could do as a company is fully support the future stability of human creativity
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I had foolishly expected Bluesky to be less weird about people enjoying food than twitter was.
I was going to post a photo of the take out we ordered, but I was afraid blue resist accounts would find me.
December 6, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I had foolishly expected Bluesky to be less weird about people enjoying food than twitter was.
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wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
Seems like LLMs are even worse at architecture than they are at art. This is hilariously bad.
December 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Seems like LLMs are even worse at architecture than they are at art. This is hilariously bad.
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This is your occasional reminder that, if you like Neil Gaiman's stuff, but can't bring yourself to like it anymore for justifiable reasons, Tanith Lee is the author he is credibly accused of extensively cribbing from, and her work is on Audible, and AMAZING.
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This is your occasional reminder that, if you like Neil Gaiman's stuff, but can't bring yourself to like it anymore for justifiable reasons, Tanith Lee is the author he is credibly accused of extensively cribbing from, and her work is on Audible, and AMAZING.
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If you missed out big, BIG Black Friday sale, you can still catch a nice deal on any ICC book we have in stock!
Your support would be extra-appreciated right now, as we are shaking off the splash damage from the Baker & Taylor bankruptcy, and four figures in invoices will not be honored.
Your support would be extra-appreciated right now, as we are shaking off the splash damage from the Baker & Taylor bankruptcy, and four figures in invoices will not be honored.
If the snow hasn't caught up to you yet, December is in full force! ☃️
We've still got time for you to save 30% off EVERY BOOK (and ebook!) on the Iron Circus website until the 16th! Buying in advance gives us time to get it in the mail before the big day(s), so don't wait! 📦❄️
store.ironcircus.com
We've still got time for you to save 30% off EVERY BOOK (and ebook!) on the Iron Circus website until the 16th! Buying in advance gives us time to get it in the mail before the big day(s), so don't wait! 📦❄️
store.ironcircus.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
If you missed out big, BIG Black Friday sale, you can still catch a nice deal on any ICC book we have in stock!
Your support would be extra-appreciated right now, as we are shaking off the splash damage from the Baker & Taylor bankruptcy, and four figures in invoices will not be honored.
Your support would be extra-appreciated right now, as we are shaking off the splash damage from the Baker & Taylor bankruptcy, and four figures in invoices will not be honored.
If the trivial things mentioned here _really_ cause the insane levels of lag people experience then the game is even more of a disaster area than I assume.
December 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
If the trivial things mentioned here _really_ cause the insane levels of lag people experience then the game is even more of a disaster area than I assume.
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tapping the sign
December 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
tapping the sign
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I’ve seen the kind of people @kristadb1.bsky.social used to attract on Reddit so I’m not super surprised by what she’s getting here, but also I realized some of this (not all) is people on the Discover tab not understanding how social media works because I used to see this on Facebook.
December 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I’ve seen the kind of people @kristadb1.bsky.social used to attract on Reddit so I’m not super surprised by what she’s getting here, but also I realized some of this (not all) is people on the Discover tab not understanding how social media works because I used to see this on Facebook.
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"We're not making Sims 5 because we don't want our players to have to start over."
"EA is keen to retire Sims 4 and start over."
Like girl, which is it, I'm getting whiplash
"EA is keen to retire Sims 4 and start over."
Like girl, which is it, I'm getting whiplash
a woman with long black hair is wearing a necklace and a blue shirt .
ALT: a woman with long black hair is wearing a necklace and a blue shirt .
media.tenor.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
"We're not making Sims 5 because we don't want our players to have to start over."
"EA is keen to retire Sims 4 and start over."
Like girl, which is it, I'm getting whiplash
"EA is keen to retire Sims 4 and start over."
Like girl, which is it, I'm getting whiplash
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Here’s Judith Butler explaining what this movement is and always was, about five years ago.
December 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Here’s Judith Butler explaining what this movement is and always was, about five years ago.
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Busan installed a giant multi-story LED screen over Haeundae Beach... that plays a loop of AI-generated images of Haeundae Beach... that look nothing like Haeundae Beach.
The screen is not showing off Haeundae Beach, it is actively preventing people from looking at it to show them something worse.
The screen is not showing off Haeundae Beach, it is actively preventing people from looking at it to show them something worse.
December 3, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Busan installed a giant multi-story LED screen over Haeundae Beach... that plays a loop of AI-generated images of Haeundae Beach... that look nothing like Haeundae Beach.
The screen is not showing off Haeundae Beach, it is actively preventing people from looking at it to show them something worse.
The screen is not showing off Haeundae Beach, it is actively preventing people from looking at it to show them something worse.
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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Bum! ❤️ Photo from my collection, 1936.
December 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Bum! ❤️ Photo from my collection, 1936.
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People say they want to manufacture real things in America again BUT they complain that it’s “inappropriate” and “not productive” to talk about how we need lots of guillotines. Like make up your minds!
December 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
People say they want to manufacture real things in America again BUT they complain that it’s “inappropriate” and “not productive” to talk about how we need lots of guillotines. Like make up your minds!
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Do not steal books, I beg. Borrow from a library. Libraries lend e-books!
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Do not steal books, I beg. Borrow from a library. Libraries lend e-books!
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Stilted Gosherds of the great bog with their giant flightless charges- a main source of meat, eggs, leather and feather for the region. They also favor the wizards hood, in their own way, for protection against the spirits of the peat lands…
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Stilted Gosherds of the great bog with their giant flightless charges- a main source of meat, eggs, leather and feather for the region. They also favor the wizards hood, in their own way, for protection against the spirits of the peat lands…
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the gray feral cat outside will not pay attention to her and freya has decided she cannot go on
November 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
the gray feral cat outside will not pay attention to her and freya has decided she cannot go on
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Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
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i know i'm not the first to say it, but since talking to AI is basically trying to find the right words to trick a completely alien & amoral "intelligence" into doing what you want while it's actively trying to drive you insane, it's kind of equivalent to summoning a demon
I grew up hearing how even touching a ouija board could make the entire plot of the movie “The Exorcist” happen to you, so could churches maybe start saying the same about ChatGPT and the like?
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
i know i'm not the first to say it, but since talking to AI is basically trying to find the right words to trick a completely alien & amoral "intelligence" into doing what you want while it's actively trying to drive you insane, it's kind of equivalent to summoning a demon
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*taps sign* bsky.app/profile/this...
REMINDER: if you think your right-on lefty/socialist/communist/etc. politics justifies pirating books, well guess what? Most writers don't make a living wage from their books or writing work, and stealing from them makes you a class traitor.
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
*taps sign* bsky.app/profile/this...
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This fight over “should authors get paid for their work” debate boils down to this: many, MANY people do not see art as labor.
If art isn’t labor, then you don’t have to change your political views to justify piracy. Easy peasy!
If art isn’t labor, then you don’t have to change your political views to justify piracy. Easy peasy!
November 26, 2025 at 4:58 AM