DD_Prague
@dd-prague.bsky.social
From London to Prague. Humble servant to two cats.
Teaching, proofreading/editing.
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Teaching, proofreading/editing.
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“I wish to God you could pay more money.”
I wrote about F Scott Fitzgerald’s Christmas wish, and how his difficult final year led him to produce some of his best work: the irresistible, cynical, revealing and very funny Pat Hobby stories.
I wrote about F Scott Fitzgerald’s Christmas wish, and how his difficult final year led him to produce some of his best work: the irresistible, cynical, revealing and very funny Pat Hobby stories.
When F Scott Fitzgerald’s Christmas wish came true
The Pat Hobby stories about a washed-up writer in Hollywood were written to make money fast — they are also the final flowering of Fitzgerald’s eccentric genius
giftarticle.ft.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
“I wish to God you could pay more money.”
I wrote about F Scott Fitzgerald’s Christmas wish, and how his difficult final year led him to produce some of his best work: the irresistible, cynical, revealing and very funny Pat Hobby stories.
I wrote about F Scott Fitzgerald’s Christmas wish, and how his difficult final year led him to produce some of his best work: the irresistible, cynical, revealing and very funny Pat Hobby stories.
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May the light be invincible.
December 22, 2025 at 2:41 AM
May the light be invincible.
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i bet donald trump could beat anthony joshua in a boxing match. a lot of people are saying this.
December 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
i bet donald trump could beat anthony joshua in a boxing match. a lot of people are saying this.
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Americans - take that superfluous "s" that you add to Lego, and put it rightfully onto the end of Maths.
December 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Americans - take that superfluous "s" that you add to Lego, and put it rightfully onto the end of Maths.
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In Korean, if someone is being foolish you could ask them 니 머리는 장식이냐? It means “Is your head a decoration?”
December 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
In Korean, if someone is being foolish you could ask them 니 머리는 장식이냐? It means “Is your head a decoration?”
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In 2007, a clip went viral of a man being stopped on the street by a Guangzhou TV reporter. The man was asked about a sex scandal that was all over the news at the time and his reply has been a popular Chinese slang phrase for not getting involved ever since. He said “I’m just here to buy soy sauce”
December 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
In 2007, a clip went viral of a man being stopped on the street by a Guangzhou TV reporter. The man was asked about a sex scandal that was all over the news at the time and his reply has been a popular Chinese slang phrase for not getting involved ever since. He said “I’m just here to buy soy sauce”
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jimmy fallon: do you use chatgpt to make your wife cum?
sam altman: i cannot imagine making my wife cum...
jimmy fallon: ...without chatgpt, you mean?
sam altman: ...sure
sam altman: i cannot imagine making my wife cum...
jimmy fallon: ...without chatgpt, you mean?
sam altman: ...sure
December 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
jimmy fallon: do you use chatgpt to make your wife cum?
sam altman: i cannot imagine making my wife cum...
jimmy fallon: ...without chatgpt, you mean?
sam altman: ...sure
sam altman: i cannot imagine making my wife cum...
jimmy fallon: ...without chatgpt, you mean?
sam altman: ...sure
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I suspect billionaires and politicians support AI generated photos and video, just so they can claim that evidence of their past crimes is faked.
December 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I suspect billionaires and politicians support AI generated photos and video, just so they can claim that evidence of their past crimes is faked.
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Remember, the big argument for AI in the arts is that these “artists” have ideas, hundreds of ideas, thousands, all that was stopping them was the hoards of gatekeeping musicians, writers, illustrators… and not that they were lazy and didn’t want to put in the work.
November 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Remember, the big argument for AI in the arts is that these “artists” have ideas, hundreds of ideas, thousands, all that was stopping them was the hoards of gatekeeping musicians, writers, illustrators… and not that they were lazy and didn’t want to put in the work.
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“The makers of City on Fire and The Killing are on the phone demanding damages, Mr Tarantino, they say they have world’s smallest violin.”
Quentin Tarantino bashes ‘The Hunger Games’ for “ripping off” ‘Battle Royale’ on Bret Easton Ellis’ podcast:
“I do not understand how the Japanese writer didn’t sue Suzanne Collins for every f***ing thing she owns.”
“I do not understand how the Japanese writer didn’t sue Suzanne Collins for every f***ing thing she owns.”
November 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
“The makers of City on Fire and The Killing are on the phone demanding damages, Mr Tarantino, they say they have world’s smallest violin.”
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Ahahahahhahahhaha
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Ahahahahhahahhaha
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Many fuckwits think the earth is flat.
Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Many fuckwits think the earth is flat.
Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
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The feeling I felt watching was familiar but I couldn't place it for a few minutes....then I realised....I felt the way I feel when I'm at a party and Cards Against Humanity comes out.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The feeling I felt watching was familiar but I couldn't place it for a few minutes....then I realised....I felt the way I feel when I'm at a party and Cards Against Humanity comes out.
Some early snow in Prague.
November 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Some early snow in Prague.
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People who adore the LLM-machine, that by design has no concern for truth, must have no concern for truth
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
People who adore the LLM-machine, that by design has no concern for truth, must have no concern for truth
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It's not cosplay, it's fancy dress. Stop it.
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
It's not cosplay, it's fancy dress. Stop it.
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A former UK prime minister held responsible for tens of thousands of deaths while the US president calls for elected politicians to be hanged.
A jolt of a reminder that law and policy are ultimately about life and death.
And politicians are often not up to dealing with such things.
A jolt of a reminder that law and policy are ultimately about life and death.
And politicians are often not up to dealing with such things.
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A former UK prime minister held responsible for tens of thousands of deaths while the US president calls for elected politicians to be hanged.
A jolt of a reminder that law and policy are ultimately about life and death.
And politicians are often not up to dealing with such things.
A jolt of a reminder that law and policy are ultimately about life and death.
And politicians are often not up to dealing with such things.
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Catstanbul: inside the city where cats rule the streets & where the residents and tourists are their servants, as it should be. www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
Catstanbul: Inside the city where cats rule the streets
From Ottoman "cat sitters" to modern-day street guardians, Istanbul's bond with its cats runs centuries deep.
www.bbc.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Catstanbul: inside the city where cats rule the streets & where the residents and tourists are their servants, as it should be. www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
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One should always be suspicious when the state resists disclosure of documents.
And one should be more suspicious when the state suddenly purports to agree to the disclosure of documents.
And one should be more suspicious when the state suddenly purports to agree to the disclosure of documents.
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
One should always be suspicious when the state resists disclosure of documents.
And one should be more suspicious when the state suddenly purports to agree to the disclosure of documents.
And one should be more suspicious when the state suddenly purports to agree to the disclosure of documents.
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Christian Incest
United States, Census, 1930
United States, Census, 1930
November 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Christian Incest
United States, Census, 1930
United States, Census, 1930
"AI is not just a plagiarism machine; it’s a machine that sucks the personality out of any piece of writing or art."
I love and admire Ben for many reasons, and one of them is how perfectly he is able to distill the pathetic-ness of the right and instill hope and solidarity in everyone else around him.
Anyway, go read his interview with the biggest Spanish newspaper here: english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Anyway, go read his interview with the biggest Spanish newspaper here: english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Ben Collins, from ‘The Onion’: ‘The powerful have a revenge fantasy, it’s the revenge of the dorks’
The CEO of the leading US satirical website explains what to do when reality is crazy, and how he is trying to buy the website of a famous conspiracy theorist
english.elpais.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
"AI is not just a plagiarism machine; it’s a machine that sucks the personality out of any piece of writing or art."
She stole the catnip baggie.
November 17, 2025 at 11:13 AM
She stole the catnip baggie.
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If AI remade Taxi Driver
November 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
If AI remade Taxi Driver