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Zuzu (she/they)
@ladymephistopheles.bsky.social
Geek. cat person. theatrologist. translator. book enjoyer. part-time crafter. full-time sleeper. Almost, at times, the Fool.
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As you may know, I have stopped using Twitter, and have decided to reproduce some of my more memorable threads here for posterity. Here’s one I hold wrote after a particularly engaging swordfighting lesson.

Buckle up, swordfighting fans, because I *have* studied my Agrippa!

[BIG ASS THREAD]
a man reading a book to a young boy
Alt: a man reading a book to a young boy
media.tenor.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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I am living for the sumo wrestlers having fun playing tourists while preparing for the sumo tournament in London
October 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who came Into the Deep with us. You have been a wonderful audience, and it's been a tremendous pleasure to join voices with yourselves, @homefreeguys.bsky.social, and Sean Dagher! ❤️

#TheLongestJohns #HomeFree #IntoTheDeep #LiveMusic #FolkMusic #Shanty
October 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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'Tower of Babel' is short for 'Tower of Babybel'
August 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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August 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Cartoon: JaNear! JaFar! :)
August 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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I'm in a music video! :D Just for a short moment, but i'm there x)

That concert at the Cutty Sark was amazng, btw. definitely worth flying over to the UK.

youtu.be/m6jCXn-o2g8?...
Pull Down Below | The Longest Johns
YouTube video by The Longest Johns
youtu.be
August 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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I don't 'refuse to use' AI, I just don't use AI; in the same way that I don't shoplift, or plagiarise other people's books - it requires no effort of will, it's just not something I would think of doing
Bizarrely framed article about the people (all women) who ‘refuse to use AI’. And a #philosophy professor who says “The moment to opt out of #AI has already passed”. Oh well. That’s that then. 🤷‍♂️ #AIEthics www.bbc.com/news/article...
The people refusing to use AI
Worried about the environment and the loss of skills, some people are resisting the rise of AI.
www.bbc.com
May 6, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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January 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Posting this again because a lot of people said they found it helpful! Guide to ALT text: www.perkins.org/resource/how...
April 19, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Good ol' Lord Nevermore continues to be relevant
It’s easy to forget amidst a rising tide of synthetic text, but language is not actually about strings of words, and language scientists would do well not to chain themselves to models that presume so

Malinowski (1922) on Large Language Models ideophone.org/malinowski-1...
December 6, 2024 at 10:39 AM
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BOOOO NOOOO BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK!!! This image is fake. Let’s not let fake science accounts thrive on Bluesky!!!
The Helix Nebula captured by NASA'S Hubble space telescope
November 22, 2024 at 7:38 AM
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Your reminder that it's now No-vember, so don't!
November 1, 2024 at 12:14 PM
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Temperature Scales xkcd.com/3001
October 22, 2024 at 12:17 AM
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According to Hans Zimmer his original idea for the wildebeest stampede was an orchestra of Zulu warriors, but he went normie Western since Zulu traditionally only use their bodies, feet and shields as accompaniment with no other instruments, but Hansi I would pay 💰💰💰to hear that original concept
October 21, 2024 at 4:43 AM
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The Voyage Tour Part 2 has begun! Come and get y'all's tickets!
www.thelongestjohns.com/live

#TheLongestJohns #Colorado #LiveMusic #Gigs #FolkMusic #SeaShanty
September 21, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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Fall colors are not just pretty. They are an evolved series of metabolic actions to conserve nitrogen and other nutrients. Breaking down chlorophyll to export N exposes the living leaf cells to sun damage. Red and yellow pigments serve to protect the leaf cells from bleaching by the sun.
September 16, 2024 at 3:17 PM
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August 21, 2024 at 10:51 AM
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Appropriate on this 70th anniversary of the publication of Fellowship of the Ring to be giving my first talk on the Digital Tolkien Project at a non-Tolkien conference.
July 29, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Hate having to be a responsible adult. Why can't I be irresponsible for once?
July 16, 2024 at 12:16 PM
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Closeup because you should see space in these eyes. 🐍✨
July 11, 2024 at 11:59 PM