@jonathantlh.bsky.social
Back on twitter I was unable to write an interesting bio so I tried to be witty.
I wasn’t. This might be better and about as informative.
I wasn’t. This might be better and about as informative.
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So next time people wanna ask about why authors don’t talk about their personal finances online to strangers let’s all remember how strangers online behave to writers.
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
So next time people wanna ask about why authors don’t talk about their personal finances online to strangers let’s all remember how strangers online behave to writers.
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I really don’t think we can overstate the harm that the tech ethos of move fast and break things (followed by the unsaid “and then just move on”) has done beyond tech. Government, ngos, universities, public schools that have invited the folks who think like this in keep ending up gutted
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I really don’t think we can overstate the harm that the tech ethos of move fast and break things (followed by the unsaid “and then just move on”) has done beyond tech. Government, ngos, universities, public schools that have invited the folks who think like this in keep ending up gutted
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People who pirate books: “I just think art and literature should be FREE to everyone!”
Yes, I too would love to live in a world where art is accessible freely to all and yet artists are paid a living wage, but as this magical wagical pixie wixie land does not exist, please don’t steal from us.
Yes, I too would love to live in a world where art is accessible freely to all and yet artists are paid a living wage, but as this magical wagical pixie wixie land does not exist, please don’t steal from us.
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
People who pirate books: “I just think art and literature should be FREE to everyone!”
Yes, I too would love to live in a world where art is accessible freely to all and yet artists are paid a living wage, but as this magical wagical pixie wixie land does not exist, please don’t steal from us.
Yes, I too would love to live in a world where art is accessible freely to all and yet artists are paid a living wage, but as this magical wagical pixie wixie land does not exist, please don’t steal from us.
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Hey yall not what I wanted to do on my birthday but let it be clear
"Death of the artist" is all well & good but you cannot Seperate the art from the artist when the artist is still alive, a terf & every penny they recieve reinforces their beliefs & is used to actively harm Trans folks!
Let it Go!
"Death of the artist" is all well & good but you cannot Seperate the art from the artist when the artist is still alive, a terf & every penny they recieve reinforces their beliefs & is used to actively harm Trans folks!
Let it Go!
'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling says 'a ton' of fans are 'still with me' after trans remarks
J.K. Rowling addressed her controversial comments about transgender women on 'The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling' podcast, saying many 'Harry Potter' fans were 'grateful that I'd said what I said,' and ...
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November 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Hey yall not what I wanted to do on my birthday but let it be clear
"Death of the artist" is all well & good but you cannot Seperate the art from the artist when the artist is still alive, a terf & every penny they recieve reinforces their beliefs & is used to actively harm Trans folks!
Let it Go!
"Death of the artist" is all well & good but you cannot Seperate the art from the artist when the artist is still alive, a terf & every penny they recieve reinforces their beliefs & is used to actively harm Trans folks!
Let it Go!
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If you like cute cats with stupidly brilliant names, photographed amongst very pretty Oxford architecture, this article from @oxfordclarion.bsky.social is for you: oxfordclarion.uk/college-cats...
College cats of Oxford
Once upon a time, we featured an image of Magdalen's kitten, Ozymandias, in our newsletter. We figured it might be a gentle contrast to our regular diet of planning and local politics.
The grey ball ...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
If you like cute cats with stupidly brilliant names, photographed amongst very pretty Oxford architecture, this article from @oxfordclarion.bsky.social is for you: oxfordclarion.uk/college-cats...
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A lot of education discourse is at root an inability to decide whether the purpose of our education system is to 1) teach material and measure learning 2) reward students who work hard 3) separate the smart kids (destined for smart guy jobs) from the dumb kids (destined to serve the smart guys)
November 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A lot of education discourse is at root an inability to decide whether the purpose of our education system is to 1) teach material and measure learning 2) reward students who work hard 3) separate the smart kids (destined for smart guy jobs) from the dumb kids (destined to serve the smart guys)
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You can download this from Apple but not an NC-17 movie
This is Bad (source: network.fintechtakes.com/library/3d38...)
November 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
You can download this from Apple but not an NC-17 movie
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I love this. It's crazy, pretty much everyone I know, everyone I've ever talked to about it, craves some sort of more communal living. *Everyone.* And yet the US offers almost no models -- you have to build it from the ground up.
11 Women, 9 Dogs, Not Much Drama (and No Guys)
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August 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I love this. It's crazy, pretty much everyone I know, everyone I've ever talked to about it, craves some sort of more communal living. *Everyone.* And yet the US offers almost no models -- you have to build it from the ground up.
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I’ve been a little quiet lately... on purpose. Here’s why the quiet season matters ashley.dev/posts/the-qu...
Ashley Willis
I didn’t mean for this to be a quiet season. It wasn’t planned, it wasn’t marked on my calendar, and it certainly wasn’t framed in my mind as a stretch of inten...
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August 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I’ve been a little quiet lately... on purpose. Here’s why the quiet season matters ashley.dev/posts/the-qu...
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having thought about this for three days, my current status is:
what the FUCK are we doing trying to ban social media for kids and not banning AI use? we are literally telling them not to use the computer to talk to their real friends but instead to the imaginary technology monetisable 'friends'.
what the FUCK are we doing trying to ban social media for kids and not banning AI use? we are literally telling them not to use the computer to talk to their real friends but instead to the imaginary technology monetisable 'friends'.
this makes me suspect that one of the routes that AI companies are aiming at is targeting young people. anything that existed when you were a kid feels normal and indispensable. especially if you always used AI to write all your essays for you. and to comfort you when your parents were arguing.
August 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
having thought about this for three days, my current status is:
what the FUCK are we doing trying to ban social media for kids and not banning AI use? we are literally telling them not to use the computer to talk to their real friends but instead to the imaginary technology monetisable 'friends'.
what the FUCK are we doing trying to ban social media for kids and not banning AI use? we are literally telling them not to use the computer to talk to their real friends but instead to the imaginary technology monetisable 'friends'.
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chat do you think a POSTCARD COSTS DIFFERENT BASED ON TIME OF DAY?
how about DOES A FLAT RATE BOX COST DIFFERENT BASED ON ZIP CODE?
the answer to those is NO
so this is NOT A FUCKING CALCULATOR
stupid ass fucking lazy incompetent unusable shit
no wonder people with challenges don't use it
how about DOES A FLAT RATE BOX COST DIFFERENT BASED ON ZIP CODE?
the answer to those is NO
so this is NOT A FUCKING CALCULATOR
stupid ass fucking lazy incompetent unusable shit
no wonder people with challenges don't use it
July 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
chat do you think a POSTCARD COSTS DIFFERENT BASED ON TIME OF DAY?
how about DOES A FLAT RATE BOX COST DIFFERENT BASED ON ZIP CODE?
the answer to those is NO
so this is NOT A FUCKING CALCULATOR
stupid ass fucking lazy incompetent unusable shit
no wonder people with challenges don't use it
how about DOES A FLAT RATE BOX COST DIFFERENT BASED ON ZIP CODE?
the answer to those is NO
so this is NOT A FUCKING CALCULATOR
stupid ass fucking lazy incompetent unusable shit
no wonder people with challenges don't use it
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I love how it looks like the corvette is checking to see if the beetle is still sleeping 💤
July 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I love how it looks like the corvette is checking to see if the beetle is still sleeping 💤
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Maroussia Lévesque uses the term “analog privilege” to describe how the wealthy avoid being subject to & penalized by algorithmic decision making models. You know what rich people also do? Send their kids to private schools where they have low student-to-teacher ratios & aren’t forced to use GenAI.
This is a laundry list of rhetorical strategies to defend the adoption of a given technology for the purposes of advancing an ideology & economic regime: inevitability, unquestioning praise of “innovation,” buy-in from concerned stakeholders, assurances that partnership is not capitulation. 1/n
Today we launched the National Academy for AI Instruction with UFT, Microsoft, OpenAI & Anthropic to offer free, high-quality AI training to educators. Some of you have expressed legitimate reservations about AI and tech companies. I want to speak to you directly. 🧵
July 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Maroussia Lévesque uses the term “analog privilege” to describe how the wealthy avoid being subject to & penalized by algorithmic decision making models. You know what rich people also do? Send their kids to private schools where they have low student-to-teacher ratios & aren’t forced to use GenAI.
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June 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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We love a Derek Guy sartorial politics thread
Not true.
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
June 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
We love a Derek Guy sartorial politics thread
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Every solodev or microdev I know would love to hire and pay their dev friends, actually.
June 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Every solodev or microdev I know would love to hire and pay their dev friends, actually.
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This! “You can do it all yourself!” No! Begone, foul hobgoblin! I want to do the part I’m good at and work with people who are fairly compensated to do the parts they’re good at!
“But we’re democratizing creativity—“ fuck off into the sun, you’re merely encouraging dilettantes and mediocrity
“But we’re democratizing creativity—“ fuck off into the sun, you’re merely encouraging dilettantes and mediocrity
Every solodev or microdev I know would love to hire and pay their dev friends, actually.
June 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
This! “You can do it all yourself!” No! Begone, foul hobgoblin! I want to do the part I’m good at and work with people who are fairly compensated to do the parts they’re good at!
“But we’re democratizing creativity—“ fuck off into the sun, you’re merely encouraging dilettantes and mediocrity
“But we’re democratizing creativity—“ fuck off into the sun, you’re merely encouraging dilettantes and mediocrity
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an idle thought I've had at the back of my head for a while is that a lot of white collar/middle class jobs used to be legitimately fun and/or intellectually stimulating and/or ludicrously well paid and now they're few or none of those things, and we don't talk about that at all
April 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
an idle thought I've had at the back of my head for a while is that a lot of white collar/middle class jobs used to be legitimately fun and/or intellectually stimulating and/or ludicrously well paid and now they're few or none of those things, and we don't talk about that at all
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This is why you can’t praise Goldberg too much. Their cover story the week of the start of this fascist administration was this. “How progressives froze the American Dream”
March 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This is why you can’t praise Goldberg too much. Their cover story the week of the start of this fascist administration was this. “How progressives froze the American Dream”