Cecily Carver
@cecilycarver.bsky.social
I have a blog: cecilycarver.substack.com
Asked Nano Banana to generate a "Where's Waldo" image, hypothesizing that it would successfully imitate the illustration style/composition but forget to include Waldo. It did include Waldo in the resulting image — but prominently in the foreground
December 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Asked Nano Banana to generate a "Where's Waldo" image, hypothesizing that it would successfully imitate the illustration style/composition but forget to include Waldo. It did include Waldo in the resulting image — but prominently in the foreground
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Reposted by Cecily Carver
It's not that they don't believe women, it's that deep down they think the behavior is acceptable
September 18, 2023 at 5:13 AM
It's not that they don't believe women, it's that deep down they think the behavior is acceptable
Every so often I check to see if Claude can correctly do palindromes. Not quite there yet
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Every so often I check to see if Claude can correctly do palindromes. Not quite there yet
Wrote about a movie I love
Movies that shaped me: Napoleon
Perhaps no movie has left a deeper mark on my psyche than Abel Gance’s 1927 silent epic Napoleon. When I was an Edmonton teenager, a local video store inexplicably had a copy on VHS, the four-hour ver...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Wrote about a movie I love
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Very grateful for this piece from @thedextriarchy.bsky.social. I’ve seen so many viral posts from people I like who are presenting AI-generated text as some sort of admission or proof of how it is administered—which is actually similar to the logic of AI psychosis
www.theverge.com/x-ai/758595/...
www.theverge.com/x-ai/758595/...
Chatbots aren’t telling you their secrets
LLMs make things up — including about themselves.
www.theverge.com
August 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Very grateful for this piece from @thedextriarchy.bsky.social. I’ve seen so many viral posts from people I like who are presenting AI-generated text as some sort of admission or proof of how it is administered—which is actually similar to the logic of AI psychosis
www.theverge.com/x-ai/758595/...
www.theverge.com/x-ai/758595/...
Me when I'm losing the argument
August 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Me when I'm losing the argument
I hate the new Alexa voice. This woman has no gravitas
June 30, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I hate the new Alexa voice. This woman has no gravitas
The movie Pennies from Heaven (1981) really got under my skin, so I wrote about it.
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Facing the Music
Pennies from Heaven (1981)
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May 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The movie Pennies from Heaven (1981) really got under my skin, so I wrote about it.
open.substack.com/pub/cecilyca...
open.substack.com/pub/cecilyca...
I remember an ex boyfriend used to tell me about times at academic conferences when some of the men, including distinguished scholars, would split off and talk privately, with a frisson of transgression, about whether it was possible for women to truly be philosophers
April 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I remember an ex boyfriend used to tell me about times at academic conferences when some of the men, including distinguished scholars, would split off and talk privately, with a frisson of transgression, about whether it was possible for women to truly be philosophers
The motherland youtu.be/Mi_Ys_DaYpw?...
Growing Lentils
YouTube video by Canadian Food Focus
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April 10, 2025 at 5:42 AM
The motherland youtu.be/Mi_Ys_DaYpw?...
You never see a symphony audience happier than when they're playing The Planets (Holst)
March 28, 2025 at 4:27 AM
You never see a symphony audience happier than when they're playing The Planets (Holst)
Had two drinks and paid for a Bloomberg subscription
February 7, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Had two drinks and paid for a Bloomberg subscription
Playing the piano tonight for strangers for the first time in a very long time
January 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Playing the piano tonight for strangers for the first time in a very long time
The appearance of Tim Horton's in the USA is inexplicable. "Canadiana" is literally the only selling point.
January 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The appearance of Tim Horton's in the USA is inexplicable. "Canadiana" is literally the only selling point.
Okay, watching the Maria Callas Angelina Jolie movie
January 7, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Okay, watching the Maria Callas Angelina Jolie movie
Come on he's not THAT handsome, you are all just bored
December 11, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Come on he's not THAT handsome, you are all just bored
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One nice thing about being a Canadian living in the USA: I don't have to do Thanksgiving
November 21, 2023 at 8:23 PM
One nice thing about being a Canadian living in the USA: I don't have to do Thanksgiving
Possible to be a hetero woman without five layers of performativity
October 16, 2024 at 3:40 AM
Possible to be a hetero woman without five layers of performativity
Not really digging All Fours
September 2, 2024 at 9:40 AM
Not really digging All Fours
Came of age in the "lady" era, now in the "girlie" era, did/perpetrated the "dame" thing, resentful of all of them now
September 2, 2024 at 9:37 AM
Came of age in the "lady" era, now in the "girlie" era, did/perpetrated the "dame" thing, resentful of all of them now
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Now playing (09:50 AM PST):
"My Night at Maud’s" (1969)
By Éric Rohmer
Runtime: 110 min.
"My Night at Maud’s" (1969)
By Éric Rohmer
Runtime: 110 min.
August 30, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Now playing (09:50 AM PST):
"My Night at Maud’s" (1969)
By Éric Rohmer
Runtime: 110 min.
"My Night at Maud’s" (1969)
By Éric Rohmer
Runtime: 110 min.
Came across your information and was really impressed by your background. I think you would be an amazing fit for several roles here at
August 22, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Came across your information and was really impressed by your background. I think you would be an amazing fit for several roles here at
Went to see The Tale of Tzar Saltan. Ridiculous, enchanting
July 28, 2024 at 4:54 AM
Went to see The Tale of Tzar Saltan. Ridiculous, enchanting