A spooky Midwinter’s tale 🌻
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Zelensky arrived in Kupyansk, which Putin claims is "under Russian control."
December 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Zelensky arrived in Kupyansk, which Putin claims is "under Russian control."
Ooh!
December 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Ooh!
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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On your deathbed, you will probably not be thinking, "at least I totally owned those trolls on social media," and if you are it's unlikely there will be anyone there to hold your hand as you go
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
On your deathbed, you will probably not be thinking, "at least I totally owned those trolls on social media," and if you are it's unlikely there will be anyone there to hold your hand as you go
OMG I've rewatched the Stargate shows so many times so this is ridiculously exciting news :D
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
OMG I've rewatched the Stargate shows so many times so this is ridiculously exciting news :D
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A reminder: AI is a bad translator--it will give you in a pinch the meaning (if it doesn't get hopelessly confused) , but i will not create something that reads like a book.
That's why we have professionals.
(And everyone who's reread ai translations knows that it's faster going to rewrite them)
That's why we have professionals.
(And everyone who's reread ai translations knows that it's faster going to rewrite them)
"Amazon propose une traduction par IA pour les livres Kindle auto-édités"
Bon, je n'en peux plus de soupirer. 🙃
Bon, je n'en peux plus de soupirer. 🙃
Amazon offers AI translation for self-published Kindle books
AI translation is coming to your Kindle.
www.theverge.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
A reminder: AI is a bad translator--it will give you in a pinch the meaning (if it doesn't get hopelessly confused) , but i will not create something that reads like a book.
That's why we have professionals.
(And everyone who's reread ai translations knows that it's faster going to rewrite them)
That's why we have professionals.
(And everyone who's reread ai translations knows that it's faster going to rewrite them)
Our cats did not observe the end of daylight-saving time this morning
November 2, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Our cats did not observe the end of daylight-saving time this morning
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It is very important to be effervescent in joy, to ward-off the easy, recursive path of despair.
November 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
It is very important to be effervescent in joy, to ward-off the easy, recursive path of despair.
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I see people who have “friends” that treat them like shit and it makes me so very sad
you are worth more than that nonsense! you can find people to hang out with who aren’t shitheads to you. I believe in you
you are worth more than that nonsense! you can find people to hang out with who aren’t shitheads to you. I believe in you
October 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I see people who have “friends” that treat them like shit and it makes me so very sad
you are worth more than that nonsense! you can find people to hang out with who aren’t shitheads to you. I believe in you
you are worth more than that nonsense! you can find people to hang out with who aren’t shitheads to you. I believe in you
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Weekly VibeCast: Nor’easter post-mortem, a reminder about avoiding social media hype accounts, plus the details on a beautiful stretch of weather ahead. www.patreon.com/posts/141213...
October 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Weekly VibeCast: Nor’easter post-mortem, a reminder about avoiding social media hype accounts, plus the details on a beautiful stretch of weather ahead. www.patreon.com/posts/141213...
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Researchers pointed a satellite dish at the sky for 3 years and monitored what unencrypted data it picked up. The results were shocking: They obtained thousands of T-Mobile users' phone calls and texts, military and law enforcement secrets, much more: www.wired.com/story/satell... 🧵👇
Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...
www.wired.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Researchers pointed a satellite dish at the sky for 3 years and monitored what unencrypted data it picked up. The results were shocking: They obtained thousands of T-Mobile users' phone calls and texts, military and law enforcement secrets, much more: www.wired.com/story/satell... 🧵👇
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Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
October 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
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God I hate that this has become the standard internet advice for anyone who witnesses something traumatic.
October 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
God I hate that this has become the standard internet advice for anyone who witnesses something traumatic.
Everything is so utterly stupid
October 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Everything is so utterly stupid
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🎃It’s the launch of the #UNCANNY HALLOWEEN COUNTDOWN🎃
A brand new mini-case every day here until #Halloween!
Today’s nugget of terror is Case 1: Mrs Murphy Says Hello👋
Go to the #Uncanny podcast feed for an extended audio version and exclusive trailer for the upcoming brand new #Uncanny series!
A brand new mini-case every day here until #Halloween!
Today’s nugget of terror is Case 1: Mrs Murphy Says Hello👋
Go to the #Uncanny podcast feed for an extended audio version and exclusive trailer for the upcoming brand new #Uncanny series!
October 1, 2025 at 6:57 AM
🎃It’s the launch of the #UNCANNY HALLOWEEN COUNTDOWN🎃
A brand new mini-case every day here until #Halloween!
Today’s nugget of terror is Case 1: Mrs Murphy Says Hello👋
Go to the #Uncanny podcast feed for an extended audio version and exclusive trailer for the upcoming brand new #Uncanny series!
A brand new mini-case every day here until #Halloween!
Today’s nugget of terror is Case 1: Mrs Murphy Says Hello👋
Go to the #Uncanny podcast feed for an extended audio version and exclusive trailer for the upcoming brand new #Uncanny series!
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Saw someone say, “Stop hoarding books, we don’t need paper books anyway” and I can’t express how misguided this is. Online libraries disappear, digital books can be altered, and with Big Tech seeking to destroy history and literacy, print media has never been more essential.
October 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Saw someone say, “Stop hoarding books, we don’t need paper books anyway” and I can’t express how misguided this is. Online libraries disappear, digital books can be altered, and with Big Tech seeking to destroy history and literacy, print media has never been more essential.
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A great piece that hasn’t aged a day since 1941.
Play the game the next time you’re in a room full of people. I’ve played it. I think for some people it’s almost a reflex. “Which one of you would call the Gestapo on me, and which would watch, relieved, as I was taken from my home in the night?”
Play the game the next time you’re in a room full of people. I’ve played it. I think for some people it’s almost a reflex. “Which one of you would call the Gestapo on me, and which would watch, relieved, as I was taken from my home in the night?”
Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
harpers.org
October 2, 2025 at 12:36 AM
A great piece that hasn’t aged a day since 1941.
Play the game the next time you’re in a room full of people. I’ve played it. I think for some people it’s almost a reflex. “Which one of you would call the Gestapo on me, and which would watch, relieved, as I was taken from my home in the night?”
Play the game the next time you’re in a room full of people. I’ve played it. I think for some people it’s almost a reflex. “Which one of you would call the Gestapo on me, and which would watch, relieved, as I was taken from my home in the night?”
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In food history, we notice how super-refined foods--gelatin, vienna sausage, white bread--lose class and become horrifying once they become industrialized. Suddenly, fingermarks in bread dough demonstrate skill, not clumsiness.
Post-chatGPT, I'm feeling this about writing. Smoothness feels gross.
Post-chatGPT, I'm feeling this about writing. Smoothness feels gross.
October 1, 2025 at 3:05 AM
In food history, we notice how super-refined foods--gelatin, vienna sausage, white bread--lose class and become horrifying once they become industrialized. Suddenly, fingermarks in bread dough demonstrate skill, not clumsiness.
Post-chatGPT, I'm feeling this about writing. Smoothness feels gross.
Post-chatGPT, I'm feeling this about writing. Smoothness feels gross.
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Stream Hundreds of Hours of Studio Ghibli Movie Music That Will Help You Study, Work, or Simply Relax: "My Neighbor Totoro," "Spirited Away" & More
Stream Hundreds of Hours of Studio Ghibli Movie Music That Will Help You Study, Work, or Simply Relax: My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away & More
The Boy and the Heron, the latest feature from master animator Hayao Miyazaki, opened in Japan this past summer. In that it marks his latest emergence from his supposed 'retirement,' we could label it...
www.openculture.com
September 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Stream Hundreds of Hours of Studio Ghibli Movie Music That Will Help You Study, Work, or Simply Relax: "My Neighbor Totoro," "Spirited Away" & More
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I’m an Autistic classically trained chef and I wrote a food aversion acceptance cookbook and guide titled COLOR TASTE TEXTURE, that’s all about finding out what works for specific sensory needs and how to customize food for them. It’s useful for all ages, no cooking experience necessary.
Color Taste Texture by Matthew Broberg-Moffitt: 9780593538593 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
An accessible family cookbook that offers solutions rather than tricks to empower the food-averse, autistic, and picky eater, with 46 recipes. This much-needed cookbook combines tips and techniques.....
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I’m an Autistic classically trained chef and I wrote a food aversion acceptance cookbook and guide titled COLOR TASTE TEXTURE, that’s all about finding out what works for specific sensory needs and how to customize food for them. It’s useful for all ages, no cooking experience necessary.
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More people should be talking about this.
September 26, 2025 at 5:29 AM
More people should be talking about this.
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Zelenskyy listening to Trump's speech at UN. We are all a little bit Zelenskyy 😁
September 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Zelenskyy listening to Trump's speech at UN. We are all a little bit Zelenskyy 😁
So I’m lying carefully in bed (had flu and covid shots today) and listening to Andy Serkis reading, The Two Towers. Sam and Frodo have just caught sight of Sméagol in the moonlight. And then Sméagol spoke. Absolute chills. I was not prepared for just how very, very good he is
September 23, 2025 at 2:40 AM
So I’m lying carefully in bed (had flu and covid shots today) and listening to Andy Serkis reading, The Two Towers. Sam and Frodo have just caught sight of Sméagol in the moonlight. And then Sméagol spoke. Absolute chills. I was not prepared for just how very, very good he is