madi
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madi
@madiwinfield.bsky.social
· Dec 21
we need a word for an irish goodbye except you tell one person you’re leaving so the party doesn’t think you’ve been kidnapped
to whatever kind soul refunded a single ticket to the Wake Up Dead Man screening in the last five minutes: thank you so much I owe you a life debt
November 2, 2025 at 6:39 AM
to whatever kind soul refunded a single ticket to the Wake Up Dead Man screening in the last five minutes: thank you so much I owe you a life debt
I'm losing my voice from a bad cold rn, and literally every 5 minutes I have to stop myself from humming
July 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I'm losing my voice from a bad cold rn, and literally every 5 minutes I have to stop myself from humming
"Horwitz, who was born in Munich in 1984, is the child of a Holocaust survivor. 'I grew up with this idea that I could always go to the U.S. if the Nazis came back,' they told me. That no longer seems like an option."
Opinion | There’s a Name for What Trump Is Doing to Trans People: Denationalizing
The message is that we are a threat to the nation. The subtext is that we are not of this nation.
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March 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"Horwitz, who was born in Munich in 1984, is the child of a Holocaust survivor. 'I grew up with this idea that I could always go to the U.S. if the Nazis came back,' they told me. That no longer seems like an option."
life hack: gain back the hour you lost to daylight savings by flying to a different time zone
March 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM
life hack: gain back the hour you lost to daylight savings by flying to a different time zone
"It’s possible that with the loss of the monoculture and the spread of individual media spheres, TV has also lost its ability to broadly move society — on tolerance, politics or anything else. Progress, in the era of binge TV and TikTok, might now come pointillistically, bubble by bubble."
TV Imagines a Transgender-Tolerant Society. Can It Make One a Reality?
Sitcoms have a history of ushering in social progress and building acceptance. But in a time of backlash and fragmented audiences, that may be harder.
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March 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"It’s possible that with the loss of the monoculture and the spread of individual media spheres, TV has also lost its ability to broadly move society — on tolerance, politics or anything else. Progress, in the era of binge TV and TikTok, might now come pointillistically, bubble by bubble."
mild take: the chiefs aren’t corny and opportunistic, they’re midwest earnest
February 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
mild take: the chiefs aren’t corny and opportunistic, they’re midwest earnest
“Before 1977, most doctors wouldn’t even tell patients that they had cancer, for fear that they would give up all hope.”
When ‘Cancer’ Gets in the Way of Treatment
Some oncologists suggest that, for certain early cancers not at risk of spreading, the term “cancer” should be avoided.
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January 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
“Before 1977, most doctors wouldn’t even tell patients that they had cancer, for fear that they would give up all hope.”
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"this other LLM is cheaper" isn't actually good, given the actual problem of theft, putting people out of work and not actually being any good at what it does, but I will admit I am here for Sam Altman having a really, really bad day.
January 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
"this other LLM is cheaper" isn't actually good, given the actual problem of theft, putting people out of work and not actually being any good at what it does, but I will admit I am here for Sam Altman having a really, really bad day.
how i know i watched snl too early: i JUST got the chronic joke in lazy sunday
January 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
how i know i watched snl too early: i JUST got the chronic joke in lazy sunday
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mahomes might be the first player i’ve ever seen make an injury fun. he can’t really turn on his ankle so he just has to pinewood derby his ass downfield
December 25, 2024 at 6:13 PM
mahomes might be the first player i’ve ever seen make an injury fun. he can’t really turn on his ankle so he just has to pinewood derby his ass downfield
we need a word for an irish goodbye except you tell one person you’re leaving so the party doesn’t think you’ve been kidnapped
December 21, 2024 at 4:39 AM
we need a word for an irish goodbye except you tell one person you’re leaving so the party doesn’t think you’ve been kidnapped
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In light of the Coca Cola Christmas ad: a few excerpts from my first piece about AI art in 2022. I talked about the tech industry's co-opting of "accessibility" and what how something born of exploitation can't be used ethically.
November 19, 2024 at 11:47 PM
In light of the Coca Cola Christmas ad: a few excerpts from my first piece about AI art in 2022. I talked about the tech industry's co-opting of "accessibility" and what how something born of exploitation can't be used ethically.
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There's something I need people to understand.
The studio that made this released some numbers. They had to produce 85 minutes of footage to find 15 usable seconds for this ad.
The machine that creates moving images out of nothing has a failure rate of 340:1 and the best 15 seconds... is this.
The studio that made this released some numbers. They had to produce 85 minutes of footage to find 15 usable seconds for this ad.
The machine that creates moving images out of nothing has a failure rate of 340:1 and the best 15 seconds... is this.
November 20, 2024 at 9:12 PM
There's something I need people to understand.
The studio that made this released some numbers. They had to produce 85 minutes of footage to find 15 usable seconds for this ad.
The machine that creates moving images out of nothing has a failure rate of 340:1 and the best 15 seconds... is this.
The studio that made this released some numbers. They had to produce 85 minutes of footage to find 15 usable seconds for this ad.
The machine that creates moving images out of nothing has a failure rate of 340:1 and the best 15 seconds... is this.
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This is lovely and true but it's wild how many posts here are now "wow! I had no idea a social network could help me socialise digitally". We are beaten dogs, barely used to being treated with dignity online
The novelty of finding interesting people on here you don’t know through mutuals and feeds is something I haven’t had the pleasure of doing on twitter in quite some time. Enjoying this!
December 1, 2024 at 10:47 PM
This is lovely and true but it's wild how many posts here are now "wow! I had no idea a social network could help me socialise digitally". We are beaten dogs, barely used to being treated with dignity online
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I made a calendar where every month is also a crossword, and you can get one today!
Introducing the 2025 Crossword Calendar:
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Introducing the 2025 Crossword Calendar:
crosswordcal.com/products/202...
2025 Crossword Calendar
What if every month was a crossword? The 2025 Crossword Calendar is a folding wall calendar where each month's grid doubles as an American-style crossword puzzle, with one letter to write in each day'...
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November 19, 2024 at 4:03 PM
I made a calendar where every month is also a crossword, and you can get one today!
Introducing the 2025 Crossword Calendar:
crosswordcal.com/products/202...
Introducing the 2025 Crossword Calendar:
crosswordcal.com/products/202...
do I remember how to post my own thoughts
November 15, 2024 at 5:06 AM
do I remember how to post my own thoughts