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Lauren McG
@laurenmcg.bsky.social
Editor, critter enthusiast
Local car dealership commercial voice: When you see our prices, you'll think we're NUTS
December 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
And on running anti-abortion candidates in places that had just voted in favor of protecting abortion
December 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I bought it because you said so and it's truly SO SO GOOD. One of my favorite reads this year.
(Fun fact, I bought your books bc Ann Leckie said so. Who needs algorithms when you can simply follow people with Taste?)
December 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Oh also to add: You're right about the nonretractable claws, but unfortunately some owners with DECLAW their kinks. So not every owner you see is getting scratched, but that comes at the animal's expense. (For those who don't know, declawing is an amputation, not a nail trim!)
December 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
He is!! On both hands, though
December 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Also, I tend to describe the carnivore/carnivoran distinction as "annoying," so Ellen really nailed that explanation lol
December 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Oh, he'll be so glad you like them! Rugen is very proud of hims socks.
December 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Rugen is with you! He's partial to cream cheese.
December 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Who's going to play the bird??
December 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I agree this could be rewritten more clearly, but I think that comma helps establish your first interpretation ("It's not exactly right to say I'm interested in politics") and rule out a reading that applies "exactly" to "politics" ("I'm interested in something slightly different from politics").
December 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Especially after rereading your essay on feminism, I'm struck by all the replies to OP of "He must secretly mean white men!" As though the misogyny is a palatable cover for "real" bigotry. HF surely has all kinds of ill intentions, but we don't have to add anything here to make it worth fighting
December 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
How about "That's fine, more for me, omnomnom"? Really though, I can sympathize with people who had bad experiences in grammar or math, but it's not fun to hear that people hate the thing you're passionate about! (I mostly edit math textbooks, so I get this too)
December 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
As an editor, I don't get questions so much as apologies. The best I can do is tell people that I won't judge their grammar unless they pay me.
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
We're all just doing our best. It's usually safe to assume AI is fucking up
November 30, 2025 at 12:13 AM
"ang" means "the" in Filipino* & the rest of the search terms would be the same in Tagalog as is in English. The AI isn't making gibberish, it's generating Filipino because it interpreted your input as Filipino
*Per Google translate—might also be Tagalog, sorry I don't know the relationship/history
November 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I took care of my sister's cat, Becky, for a week. We tried out a lot of long names in that time but landed on Becorino Romano
November 18, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Also "Hi! We're medical professionals who checked that weird mole. But we can also keep trying to sell you Botox and fillers, as a treat?"
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
They have the same number of bunny ears as the average AI-generated bunny
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM