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@dilutedheartbt.bsky.social
fake russian, real gamer.
she/they, mom, chronic illness/chronic pain, queer and bi. living that rural life out in the mountains.
Do not auto follow back or expect me to. My following feed is for the things *I* want to see. No popularity contests here.
she/they, mom, chronic illness/chronic pain, queer and bi. living that rural life out in the mountains.
Do not auto follow back or expect me to. My following feed is for the things *I* want to see. No popularity contests here.
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In fact, folklore is resplendent with stories of simple heroes who defeat seemingly omnipotently powerful beings by simply convincing them to make themselves small and containable, and then simply pressing the stopper closed. Maybe we need more stories to meet this moment. And better readers.
December 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In fact, folklore is resplendent with stories of simple heroes who defeat seemingly omnipotently powerful beings by simply convincing them to make themselves small and containable, and then simply pressing the stopper closed. Maybe we need more stories to meet this moment. And better readers.
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Why is it that tech and AI boosters keep saying "you can't put the genie back in the bottle" when making arguments about AI's supposed inevitable dominance? Did they not read the story? The genie does, indeed, go back in the bottle. Maybe we should start there.
December 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Why is it that tech and AI boosters keep saying "you can't put the genie back in the bottle" when making arguments about AI's supposed inevitable dominance? Did they not read the story? The genie does, indeed, go back in the bottle. Maybe we should start there.
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I'm sure that there will come a time when some company somewhere makes an AI product that I will trust to do something more ambitious than create a spreadsheet.
But I doubt, I very much doubt, that there will ever come a time when an AI can do what humans do better than we do it.
But I doubt, I very much doubt, that there will ever come a time when an AI can do what humans do better than we do it.
December 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I'm sure that there will come a time when some company somewhere makes an AI product that I will trust to do something more ambitious than create a spreadsheet.
But I doubt, I very much doubt, that there will ever come a time when an AI can do what humans do better than we do it.
But I doubt, I very much doubt, that there will ever come a time when an AI can do what humans do better than we do it.
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Translators work hard to make sure that the translated words, sentences, paragraphs, chapters, etc, not only convey the author's meaning, but also the author's *style.*
Translators are alchemists. They are artists, and poets, and researchers, and editors. They are magicians and wizards.
Translators are alchemists. They are artists, and poets, and researchers, and editors. They are magicians and wizards.
December 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Translators work hard to make sure that the translated words, sentences, paragraphs, chapters, etc, not only convey the author's meaning, but also the author's *style.*
Translators are alchemists. They are artists, and poets, and researchers, and editors. They are magicians and wizards.
Translators are alchemists. They are artists, and poets, and researchers, and editors. They are magicians and wizards.
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AND ANOTHER THING, WHILE I'M AT IT:
ENOUGH WITH THESE BULLSHIT CLAIMS THAT AI CAN REPLACE HUMAN TRANSLATORS!!!
Translation is *not* the science of finding the perfect definition of a word from a foreign language and putting that definition into the text.
Translators translate, of course. But!
ENOUGH WITH THESE BULLSHIT CLAIMS THAT AI CAN REPLACE HUMAN TRANSLATORS!!!
Translation is *not* the science of finding the perfect definition of a word from a foreign language and putting that definition into the text.
Translators translate, of course. But!
December 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
AND ANOTHER THING, WHILE I'M AT IT:
ENOUGH WITH THESE BULLSHIT CLAIMS THAT AI CAN REPLACE HUMAN TRANSLATORS!!!
Translation is *not* the science of finding the perfect definition of a word from a foreign language and putting that definition into the text.
Translators translate, of course. But!
ENOUGH WITH THESE BULLSHIT CLAIMS THAT AI CAN REPLACE HUMAN TRANSLATORS!!!
Translation is *not* the science of finding the perfect definition of a word from a foreign language and putting that definition into the text.
Translators translate, of course. But!
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This is great, "Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death," a story where Isaac Chotiner interviews the guy who administers the lottery from "The Lottery"
archiveofourown.org/works/733964...
archiveofourown.org/works/733964...
Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death - Anonymous - The Lottery - Shirley Jackson [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
December 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This is great, "Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death," a story where Isaac Chotiner interviews the guy who administers the lottery from "The Lottery"
archiveofourown.org/works/733964...
archiveofourown.org/works/733964...
Got certified as a caregiver for a disabled family member
Maintained friendships long distance for another year
Wrote story ideas down and expanded on some of them
Learned a new recipe so i can share the food former roommate introduced me to with my family
Maintained friendships long distance for another year
Wrote story ideas down and expanded on some of them
Learned a new recipe so i can share the food former roommate introduced me to with my family
Quote this with what you have accomplished in 2025, no matter how big or small
Reading & writing has kept me alive this year.
Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author.
Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track.
Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io
And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...
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Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author.
Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track.
Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io
And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...
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December 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Got certified as a caregiver for a disabled family member
Maintained friendships long distance for another year
Wrote story ideas down and expanded on some of them
Learned a new recipe so i can share the food former roommate introduced me to with my family
Maintained friendships long distance for another year
Wrote story ideas down and expanded on some of them
Learned a new recipe so i can share the food former roommate introduced me to with my family
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Neat!
The Trans-Neptunium world 78799 Xewioso, which is about 500-600 km in diameter and orbits beyond Neptune, got in front of a star and folks in Japan using the 3.8m Seimei Telescope filmed it happening in real-time.
Watch as the star blinks on-off-on as the object moves in front of it.
🔭
The Trans-Neptunium world 78799 Xewioso, which is about 500-600 km in diameter and orbits beyond Neptune, got in front of a star and folks in Japan using the 3.8m Seimei Telescope filmed it happening in real-time.
Watch as the star blinks on-off-on as the object moves in front of it.
🔭
年の瀬ですが、太陽系の果ての天体が星を隠す瞬間の撮影に成功しました！
12月26日(おととい)、国内最大の光学望遠鏡『せいめい望遠鏡』を使用して、カイパーベルト天体(78799) Xewiosoによる恒星掩蔽の観測に世界で初めて成功しました！
円内の恒星が一瞬で隠され見えなくなり、その後出現している様子をご覧ください。
動画は等倍速で再生。
©︎ 京都大学岡山天文台/ 東京大学
12月26日(おととい)、国内最大の光学望遠鏡『せいめい望遠鏡』を使用して、カイパーベルト天体(78799) Xewiosoによる恒星掩蔽の観測に世界で初めて成功しました！
円内の恒星が一瞬で隠され見えなくなり、その後出現している様子をご覧ください。
動画は等倍速で再生。
©︎ 京都大学岡山天文台/ 東京大学
December 28, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Neat!
The Trans-Neptunium world 78799 Xewioso, which is about 500-600 km in diameter and orbits beyond Neptune, got in front of a star and folks in Japan using the 3.8m Seimei Telescope filmed it happening in real-time.
Watch as the star blinks on-off-on as the object moves in front of it.
🔭
The Trans-Neptunium world 78799 Xewioso, which is about 500-600 km in diameter and orbits beyond Neptune, got in front of a star and folks in Japan using the 3.8m Seimei Telescope filmed it happening in real-time.
Watch as the star blinks on-off-on as the object moves in front of it.
🔭
Gotta love boxes of chocolate that don’t tell you what’s what, so you carefully cut each open before eating so you can avoid the nuts, only to somehow miss the nut bc it was to one side so now you’re carefully monitoring your anaphylaxis to see if the ER is needed 🙃
December 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Gotta love boxes of chocolate that don’t tell you what’s what, so you carefully cut each open before eating so you can avoid the nuts, only to somehow miss the nut bc it was to one side so now you’re carefully monitoring your anaphylaxis to see if the ER is needed 🙃
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From the Firefox for web devs account over on mastodon, re AI / LLM features
mastodon.social/@firefoxwebd...
mastodon.social/@firefoxwebd...
December 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
From the Firefox for web devs account over on mastodon, re AI / LLM features
mastodon.social/@firefoxwebd...
mastodon.social/@firefoxwebd...
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If you can't help, a reboost from my 2100 followers would be amazing. Thank you!
My street medic wishlist. In case anyone wants to be nice to me this Christmas. #MutualAid #Activism
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Check out my list on Amazon
www.amazon.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
If you can't help, a reboost from my 2100 followers would be amazing. Thank you!
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Adverts should be representative of traditional British families
October 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Adverts should be representative of traditional British families
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i might never finish the big mermay picture i’ve been working for three years, but i did make a cute li’l sticker of my merpiggy, Iridessa.
May 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
i might never finish the big mermay picture i’ve been working for three years, but i did make a cute li’l sticker of my merpiggy, Iridessa.
Blessed Beltane to those who observe, and happy International Labor Day to everyone in this capitalist hellscape!
May 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Blessed Beltane to those who observe, and happy International Labor Day to everyone in this capitalist hellscape!
So I’m a big ol’ coward and have a huge phobia of bugs and arachnids so it’s panic inducing to head to bed and find three bees in my bedroom. Of course i ask my siblings to help get them out and my lil sis started to do it before remembering faer allergic 😅
March 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
So I’m a big ol’ coward and have a huge phobia of bugs and arachnids so it’s panic inducing to head to bed and find three bees in my bedroom. Of course i ask my siblings to help get them out and my lil sis started to do it before remembering faer allergic 😅
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He loves it when we make it a little cave
February 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
He loves it when we make it a little cave
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Thread.
I had a walk today and thought about the relationship between civility, discomfort, and abuse.
Some of you know that “civility” is one of my hard “ugh” triggers. This thread will explain why.
Some of you know that “civility” is one of my hard “ugh” triggers. This thread will explain why.
January 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Thread.
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sharks in submarines
January 15, 2025 at 2:38 AM
sharks in submarines
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great thread full of resources
Btw artists if you want to help combat AI slop sneaking into your research I am begging you to STOP relying on Pinterest for reference gathering. Familiarise yourself with the free online collections of museums of which there are several and how to search them effectively
January 8, 2025 at 7:54 AM
great thread full of resources
Favorite Ghibli film
January 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Favorite Ghibli film
#PokemonGO always looking for new friends to exchange gifts with, or do some raids
Friend code: 903368670736
Friend code: 903368670736
January 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
#PokemonGO always looking for new friends to exchange gifts with, or do some raids
Friend code: 903368670736
Friend code: 903368670736
This is such a dogshit take. You SHOULD make a conscious choice to follow people or not, but for fucks’ sake people, curate your feeds to show what you actually WANT to see, not to fluff others’ feelings of importance.
HChoosing not to follow back can signal a belief that you’re above your followers. It suggests their opinions don’t hold weight in your world. Social media is about connection, not superiority. Let’s remember: engagement should be mutual, not one-sided. #SocialMediaDynamics
January 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This is such a dogshit take. You SHOULD make a conscious choice to follow people or not, but for fucks’ sake people, curate your feeds to show what you actually WANT to see, not to fluff others’ feelings of importance.
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Blocked and reported this account cuz ewwww not just arrogant and ignorant but saw them posting Holocaust denialism nonsense in another person's thread.
December 26, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Blocked and reported this account cuz ewwww not just arrogant and ignorant but saw them posting Holocaust denialism nonsense in another person's thread.
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AI bot accounts are infesting the #gaming space on Bluesky. Fight them by using and sharing this blocklist.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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December 26, 2024 at 1:16 PM
AI bot accounts are infesting the #gaming space on Bluesky. Fight them by using and sharing this blocklist.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...