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Michael Tamblyn

@mtamblyn.bsky.social

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Kobo CEO with zero chill. Chaotic good, anti-fascist, bi-coastal Canadian bookseller ereader-purveyor - unsupervised & unofficial https://www.michaeltamblyn.com

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Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · Jan 8

Welcome to the BlueSky Refugee Centre for Displaced Threads #BookPeople. On your left, blankets. On your right, warm beverages. Pick up your cat or dog on your way to the soft chairs and sofas. The person with the clipboard will take your reading preferences so we can get you with the right group.

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Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · 13h

Nick’s transformation into Dwight Schrute is coming along nicely.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · 13h

Affiliate sales have become a significant revenue line.

Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · 13h

Love that! Thank you!

Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · 13h

I am looking forward to writing styles becoming exuberantly idiosyncratic to show your message wasn't polished by AI.

Before: "I hope this email finds you well"
After: "No daisies on your grave yet, friendo? Scrape your eyes across this missive. Woof!"

Predict that, super-autocomplete.

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Nunsense & Shenunigans @annaleehq.bsky.social · 13h

AANTIFA C-suite demonstrating advanced rioting

I love how they lead by example

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · 13d

Hi kids. Here is today’s Lesson from Totalitarians, brought to you by “The Unquiet Ghosts: Russians Remember Stalin” by Adam Hochschild, as highlighted on my Kobo Libra Colour

Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · 15d

The fix is ready, but we are giving everything a rigorous testing across our past and current ereaders to make sure everything goes smoothly. It will get a gradual roll-out starting hopefully mid-October. 2/2

Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks for reaching out! The issue was limited to some of the older models, so Libra 2 should not be affected. But if you want to be really really safe, our next update coming out before end of October eliminates the issue entirely. 1/2

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 16d

IT IS TIME.

It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers

First published on October 9, 2009, this classic by Colin Nissan is our most-read article of all time. We’re celebrating the 16th anniversary of th...

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Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · 16d

What @profgalloway.com was to the fall of WeWork - doing the math over and over and it never adding up - there’s a good chance @edzitron.com is going to be the same for AI.

Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 16d

Had a great time talking to @parkermolloy.com about my work on the AI bubble

www.readtpa.com/p/the-man-ca...

The Man Calling Bullshit on the AI Boom

Ed Zitron built a massive following by saying what tech journalists won't: that generative AI is an unsustainable bubble propped up by hype and bad math.

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Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · 17d

People of the Book: I’m at Frankfurt Book Fair this year. We don’t have a booth. We do throw an absolutely kick-ass party - the best at the fair. Because dark times call for German cover bands and an open bar. Want to come? DM me.

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Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · 17d

We’re making more right now so we’ll be ready for you!

Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · 20d

I flipped you a DM - check your DM inbox?

Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · Sep 5

Doing read-it-later really well is no joke. The combination of paywalls and constantly evolving don't-scrape-me techniques has made it an increasingly tricky problem. Fortunately, @instapaper.com is the best in the business 👍

Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · Sep 5

That's just called a succession of excellent choices. You can't stop winning!

Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · Sep 4

As we say here at Kobo HQ -> "Kobo: Read anything on the thing that is the best thing to read things on". (And yes, it's time to switch.)
www.express.co.uk/life-style/s...

Kindle rival gets a big free update that has Amazon beaten - time to switch?

Amazon's Kindle may be the market leader but rival Kobo offers more functionality for UK bookworms.

www.express.co.uk

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · Sep 4

In 1900, 31% of all deaths were children under the age of 5. Today it’s 0.7%. Vaccines, medications, and modern science are the reason why. Trust the science, it’s been proven to work safely and efficiently time and time again.

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Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · Sep 2

Yeah!!! 👍

Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · Sep 2

Dusted off an old mastodon login - I reached out. Hopefully we can give him a hand.

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Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · Sep 2

I'm not on mastodon, but if they hit me up directly, I'm sure we can help them out.

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Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · Aug 29

Happy Skynet Day to all who celebrate 🤖

Dates in Movies @datesinmovies.bsky.social · Aug 29

Aug 29th 1997 - Skynet become self aware.

📽️📅 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

3 Screenshots from the movie "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991): First, a man in a suit sits in a clinical, white-walled room watching a TV monitor that displays a woman in a white tank top sitting at a table across from another man; the subtitle reads "- I'm sure it feels real to you. - On August 29, 1997...". Second, a close-up of the TV monitor shows the same woman and man in the interview room, with the subtitle "anyone not wearing two-million sunblock is gonna have a real bad day. Get it?". Third, the terminator is driving a car through a desert looking at a passenger with the subtitle "The computer becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29."

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Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · Aug 26

I wish I had the kind of power you imagine I have 😂 Hang in there!

Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · Aug 22

Filling my never-ending love of validation, @nymag.com's the Strategist said nice things about Kobo Libra Colour, calling it the best "smaller all-digital notebook" ☺️. And that was without even delving into its sumptuous ereader-ness or its Seattle-free adorability ❤️

nymag.com/strategist/a...

A Digital Notebook for Every Type of Notetaker

Never lose your notes again.

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Michael Tamblyn @mtamblyn.bsky.social · Aug 21

My solemn promise to the Kobo marketing team is that I never ever talk about what may or may not be happening in the future, only the endless awesome now. Sorry!

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · Aug 20

Frog Sauna is the name of my next band

Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · Aug 20

have never clicked a headline so fast www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Nature headline "I invented a life-saving frog sauna." Photo of said frogs in said sauna

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