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I’m a chemistry professor & a hearing person learning ASL (so I can support D/hh students). I like cats and playing Destiny 2 an unreasonable amount. I only RT images with alt text. If I like your un-alt-texted art I may add a description in a reply (she)
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"This story doesn't need a sandworm"
This is almost always wrong. Arguably, EVERY story benefits from adding a huge subterranean worm with quasi-mystical or semi-supernatural powers, or equivalent (similar to Moby Dick).
Obviously the bigger the worm, the more literary quality it adds.
This is almost always wrong. Arguably, EVERY story benefits from adding a huge subterranean worm with quasi-mystical or semi-supernatural powers, or equivalent (similar to Moby Dick).
Obviously the bigger the worm, the more literary quality it adds.
what is your least favorite piece of writing advice and why? 👀
December 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"This story doesn't need a sandworm"
This is almost always wrong. Arguably, EVERY story benefits from adding a huge subterranean worm with quasi-mystical or semi-supernatural powers, or equivalent (similar to Moby Dick).
Obviously the bigger the worm, the more literary quality it adds.
This is almost always wrong. Arguably, EVERY story benefits from adding a huge subterranean worm with quasi-mystical or semi-supernatural powers, or equivalent (similar to Moby Dick).
Obviously the bigger the worm, the more literary quality it adds.
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Bari Weiss is innovating entire new dimensions of failure. She's failing in ways hitherto unconceived of. A pioneer of failology. A faileontologist. Whole career is a Fail Mary. She's beyond the fail. The Daily Fail. She's on the quest for the Holy Fail. Making tomato and Fail Salad.
December 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Bari Weiss is innovating entire new dimensions of failure. She's failing in ways hitherto unconceived of. A pioneer of failology. A faileontologist. Whole career is a Fail Mary. She's beyond the fail. The Daily Fail. She's on the quest for the Holy Fail. Making tomato and Fail Salad.
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“Here’s your meal, full of delicious lead” I don’t want it. No thank you. “Well, what about if we just use lead in the cooking process? You can’t even taste the lead in the final meal” I’m leaving. “You’re being childish. Soon everyone will be cooking with lead” have you fucking listened to yourself
December 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
“Here’s your meal, full of delicious lead” I don’t want it. No thank you. “Well, what about if we just use lead in the cooking process? You can’t even taste the lead in the final meal” I’m leaving. “You’re being childish. Soon everyone will be cooking with lead” have you fucking listened to yourself
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watching a docu abt a guy with terminal cancer who volunteered to get mummified by researchers and they say “4 months after this interview he lost his battle with cancer”
and like. ok. but if u end up in the egyptian royal afterlife w/ a bafta winning docu made about it i’m p sure u won the war
and like. ok. but if u end up in the egyptian royal afterlife w/ a bafta winning docu made about it i’m p sure u won the war
December 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
watching a docu abt a guy with terminal cancer who volunteered to get mummified by researchers and they say “4 months after this interview he lost his battle with cancer”
and like. ok. but if u end up in the egyptian royal afterlife w/ a bafta winning docu made about it i’m p sure u won the war
and like. ok. but if u end up in the egyptian royal afterlife w/ a bafta winning docu made about it i’m p sure u won the war
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So my chime card is -$254 in the hole because I had to do that to get my insulin …I really need help repaying that before my disability is loaded onto it so I don’t lose part of my rent money. Any help at all would be amazing!! $BlueEyedAshh or BlueEyedAshh or @/AshleySpend 💸💕
December 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM
So my chime card is -$254 in the hole because I had to do that to get my insulin …I really need help repaying that before my disability is loaded onto it so I don’t lose part of my rent money. Any help at all would be amazing!! $BlueEyedAshh or BlueEyedAshh or @/AshleySpend 💸💕
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Pope Leo I have the solution for you and it’s to call Whoopi Goldberg and make the third one and pay these adorable old ladies for the rights to their story, I know you saw the other two, I know you watch movies
The three octogenarian nuns broke out of a nursing home to go back to live in their convent, sparking a dispute with their church superior. Both sides have appealed to the Vatican for a resolution.
Austrian nuns await word from the Vatican on whether they can stay in their convent
The three octogenarian nuns broke out of a nursing home to go back to live in their convent, sparking a dispute with their church superior. Both sides have appealed to the Vatican for a resolution.
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December 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Pope Leo I have the solution for you and it’s to call Whoopi Goldberg and make the third one and pay these adorable old ladies for the rights to their story, I know you saw the other two, I know you watch movies
As I was drifting off to sleep at 1 am I had the sudden realization that I could, in that moment, name more people who had gone to the moon and not landed (Collins, Lovell, Haise, Swigert) than who had walked on the moon (Armstrong, Aldrin, Shepard)
December 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
As I was drifting off to sleep at 1 am I had the sudden realization that I could, in that moment, name more people who had gone to the moon and not landed (Collins, Lovell, Haise, Swigert) than who had walked on the moon (Armstrong, Aldrin, Shepard)
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Ah, so the feeling is mutual. Nice.
For fans of the “Avatar” franchise, the latest sequel will be delightfully familiar. But “the bad news for anyone not already on board: This film has no interest in you,” David Sims writes:
‘Avatar’ Wants to Please Only the Fans
“Fire and Ash” is a thrilling installment to a franchise that’s given up on attracting newcomers.
bit.ly
December 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Ah, so the feeling is mutual. Nice.
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this is still my take on the Epstein files destroying what’s left of Bill Clinton, by the way
it’s not even a sacrifice, it’s like a Free Gift With Purchase
December 20, 2025 at 5:10 AM
this is still my take on the Epstein files destroying what’s left of Bill Clinton, by the way
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No no I said I'm a member of the Anti-DefORmation League. I'm a card-carrying hyperbolic 3-manifold topologist
February 5, 2024 at 11:52 PM
No no I said I'm a member of the Anti-DefORmation League. I'm a card-carrying hyperbolic 3-manifold topologist
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the epstein files as rick owens fall/winter 2024
December 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
the epstein files as rick owens fall/winter 2024
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The war on vaccines is a war on child mortality on the side of death, & everyone who did anything to aid and facilitate RFK Jr's rise to authority over vaccine rules has a hand in the future rise in child deaths. Widespread vaccination for a time was a pinnacle of human achievement, undone by fools
December 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The war on vaccines is a war on child mortality on the side of death, & everyone who did anything to aid and facilitate RFK Jr's rise to authority over vaccine rules has a hand in the future rise in child deaths. Widespread vaccination for a time was a pinnacle of human achievement, undone by fools
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Me: I think I might be the chosen one.
Morpheus: it’s absolutely not you. We’re not even going to look into the possibility.
Morpheus: it’s absolutely not you. We’re not even going to look into the possibility.
December 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Me: I think I might be the chosen one.
Morpheus: it’s absolutely not you. We’re not even going to look into the possibility.
Morpheus: it’s absolutely not you. We’re not even going to look into the possibility.
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Learn how to sign DIWALI, HANUKKAH, CHRISTMAS, & KWANZAA in ASL .
#ASL #Deaf #DeafEducation
youtu.be/yJJnw1GNLn4?...
#ASL #Deaf #DeafEducation
youtu.be/yJJnw1GNLn4?...
Tutorial: ASL Winter Holidays for Beginners | Easy-to-Memorize ASL
YouTube video by Learn ASL with Destiny
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December 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Learn how to sign DIWALI, HANUKKAH, CHRISTMAS, & KWANZAA in ASL .
#ASL #Deaf #DeafEducation
youtu.be/yJJnw1GNLn4?...
#ASL #Deaf #DeafEducation
youtu.be/yJJnw1GNLn4?...
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If you would like to learn ASL from a Deaf native signer, this is a very good account to follow. Her videos are short & clear & she explains the concept behind the signs.
This one is for YULE & WINTER SOLSTICE
#ASL #Deaf #DeafEd
youtu.be/W2tAaXgpOCg?...
This one is for YULE & WINTER SOLSTICE
#ASL #Deaf #DeafEd
youtu.be/W2tAaXgpOCg?...
How to sign Yule / Winter Solstice in American Sign Language (ASL)
YouTube video by The Sign Polyglot
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
If you would like to learn ASL from a Deaf native signer, this is a very good account to follow. Her videos are short & clear & she explains the concept behind the signs.
This one is for YULE & WINTER SOLSTICE
#ASL #Deaf #DeafEd
youtu.be/W2tAaXgpOCg?...
This one is for YULE & WINTER SOLSTICE
#ASL #Deaf #DeafEd
youtu.be/W2tAaXgpOCg?...
I just learned of this book’s existence and I am so excited to read it 😍 I wish I could preorder it but that’s not available yet so I’m signed up to be notified when preorders start
December 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I just learned of this book’s existence and I am so excited to read it 😍 I wish I could preorder it but that’s not available yet so I’m signed up to be notified when preorders start
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I am taking the opportunity to once again remind you of the time Naomi Wolf thought Apple invented time machines run by vaccines
December 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I am taking the opportunity to once again remind you of the time Naomi Wolf thought Apple invented time machines run by vaccines
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Once again a reminder: We can have trans rights, bodily autonomy, gender nonconformity, and freedom of expression, or we can have none of these things.
There’s no third option.
There’s no third option.
In addition to this administration trying to kill kids, and they're also coming for our binders? OUR BINDERS.
December 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Once again a reminder: We can have trans rights, bodily autonomy, gender nonconformity, and freedom of expression, or we can have none of these things.
There’s no third option.
There’s no third option.
What a gut-punch of a headline
Student Who’s Been In 3 School Shootings Starting To Think This Might Be About Him https://theonion.com/student-whos-been-in-3-school-shootings-starting-to-think-this-might-be-about-him/
December 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
What a gut-punch of a headline
Life goals
Orbital drawings: clear.
Calculations: organized.
Lewis structures: cromulent.
Calculations: organized.
Lewis structures: cromulent.
December 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Life goals
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I don't want gen AI in my browser
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
December 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I don't want gen AI in my browser
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
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Yes! The future is not already settled. In fact, actual serious people (not tech bros or acolytes) are majorly calling into question every aspect of "AI" on a deep level. I compiled 18 pages worth of links to help resist "AI is inevitable" propaganda: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
December 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Yes! The future is not already settled. In fact, actual serious people (not tech bros or acolytes) are majorly calling into question every aspect of "AI" on a deep level. I compiled 18 pages worth of links to help resist "AI is inevitable" propaganda: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
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This story has been corrected
December 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This story has been corrected