lucas
@octopustimemachine.bsky.social
stuck in a perpetual loop of relearning that in fact some of my best writing comes from going on long walks, exercise and creative sustenance? fuck off!
December 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
stuck in a perpetual loop of relearning that in fact some of my best writing comes from going on long walks, exercise and creative sustenance? fuck off!
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the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
Amtrak reports Mardi Gras service among most successful ever https://mynbc15.com/news/local/amtrak-provides-boost-to-mobile-businesses
Amtrak's Mardi Gras service boosts Mobile tourism with higher than expected ridership
Amtrak says the new Mardi Gras service that connects Mobile to New Orleans is one of the most successful services ever launched and it's on track to double the
mynbc15.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
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Me: bud can you stop eating grass please
My dog, who has no concept of “eating,” only the constant exchange of sustenance and energy among all living things, not least of which, the unassuming blade of grass, which in its humility, communes directly with the sun: 🙂 ?
My dog, who has no concept of “eating,” only the constant exchange of sustenance and energy among all living things, not least of which, the unassuming blade of grass, which in its humility, communes directly with the sun: 🙂 ?
September 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Me: bud can you stop eating grass please
My dog, who has no concept of “eating,” only the constant exchange of sustenance and energy among all living things, not least of which, the unassuming blade of grass, which in its humility, communes directly with the sun: 🙂 ?
My dog, who has no concept of “eating,” only the constant exchange of sustenance and energy among all living things, not least of which, the unassuming blade of grass, which in its humility, communes directly with the sun: 🙂 ?
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Over at @niemanlab.org, I take aim at Grokipedia and introduce a new photo of myself to the internet.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/ai-w...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/ai-w...
AI will probably force you to gate your content
"Grokipedia seems to be working at a level beyond even aggregation — and, most daunting of all, it's run by the world's richest man."
www.niemanlab.org
December 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Over at @niemanlab.org, I take aim at Grokipedia and introduce a new photo of myself to the internet.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/ai-w...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/ai-w...
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are we still on about em dashes and ai. imo human writers should just use the em dashes even harder. we should be out here pummeling out those em dashes like we're emily dickinson
December 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
are we still on about em dashes and ai. imo human writers should just use the em dashes even harder. we should be out here pummeling out those em dashes like we're emily dickinson
the following feed is v smart, and it's refreshing to see new things regarding presentation/ux from media, seems clear Verge is invested in serving its audience on multiple other fronts (e.g. ethics statement).
i mean, not true but also it turns out a lot of people read those articles because unbiased help sorting through what gadgets are a good buy is valuable! if you don't like them we have following features on the homepage so you can customize your feed
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
the following feed is v smart, and it's refreshing to see new things regarding presentation/ux from media, seems clear Verge is invested in serving its audience on multiple other fronts (e.g. ethics statement).
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work on the creative project that pays me money and that i am under contract for and that people like????? no thanks, im busy thinking about my creative project that im kind of bad at and somehow costs me money and that nobody asked for
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
work on the creative project that pays me money and that i am under contract for and that people like????? no thanks, im busy thinking about my creative project that im kind of bad at and somehow costs me money and that nobody asked for
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the ghost that haunts my house keeps bragging that he can go inside the microwave while it’s on, like i care
November 4, 2025 at 2:31 AM
the ghost that haunts my house keeps bragging that he can go inside the microwave while it’s on, like i care
it turns out that, buried deep in the Etsy terms of service, all witches are bound by (and cannot supersede) the Ancient Curses.
one of the most powerful happening to be the Ms world series drought.
gonna need even stronger magic next year and I believe we'll find it #Mariners
one of the most powerful happening to be the Ms world series drought.
gonna need even stronger magic next year and I believe we'll find it #Mariners
October 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
it turns out that, buried deep in the Etsy terms of service, all witches are bound by (and cannot supersede) the Ancient Curses.
one of the most powerful happening to be the Ms world series drought.
gonna need even stronger magic next year and I believe we'll find it #Mariners
one of the most powerful happening to be the Ms world series drought.
gonna need even stronger magic next year and I believe we'll find it #Mariners
absolutely gutted but also used to extreme sorrow, Go Mariners. Can't wait to watch a good ass team run it back all next summer.
October 21, 2025 at 3:18 AM
absolutely gutted but also used to extreme sorrow, Go Mariners. Can't wait to watch a good ass team run it back all next summer.
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“We often say that death is the great unifier as it’s the one thing that we all have in common. But sometimes, I look around and wonder if even the after-life is segregated.”
Extremely poignant piece from Saeed Jones.
Extremely poignant piece from Saeed Jones.
“And then it came, the realization that—at least in my mind—79 years old was so young for a famous rich white woman in America like Diane Keaton and that 78 years old was practically a miracle for a black trans woman like Miss Major.”
Diane Keaton, Miss Major, D'Angelo...
Who gets to live a "long" life in America?
open.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
“We often say that death is the great unifier as it’s the one thing that we all have in common. But sometimes, I look around and wonder if even the after-life is segregated.”
Extremely poignant piece from Saeed Jones.
Extremely poignant piece from Saeed Jones.
being a Mariners fan is so surreal lol
October 11, 2025 at 5:25 AM
being a Mariners fan is so surreal lol
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Crying screaming throwing up
Normal feelings as a Mariners fan
Normal feelings as a Mariners fan
Mina, how we feeling?
October 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Crying screaming throwing up
Normal feelings as a Mariners fan
Normal feelings as a Mariners fan
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Some stories about my friend Kaleb, on the occasion of his funeral:
channel-6.ghost.io/its-just-dif...
channel-6.ghost.io/its-just-dif...
IT'S JUST DIFFERENT VALLEYS, THAT'S ALL
Kaleb Horton has departed this life, and for those left behind there is nothing that reconciles any part of what’s happened with what should’ve happened. He had a family, grieving now. He had friends,...
channel-6.ghost.io
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Some stories about my friend Kaleb, on the occasion of his funeral:
channel-6.ghost.io/its-just-dif...
channel-6.ghost.io/its-just-dif...
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RT if you agree that the deli should let me take a bath in the everything seasoning at the bottom of the bagel rack
October 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
RT if you agree that the deli should let me take a bath in the everything seasoning at the bottom of the bagel rack
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i thought this was really good memoriesofthefuture.substack.com/p/living-in-...
Living in a Synthetic Society
We need a sociology of AI interaction to describe and understand our weird future
memoriesofthefuture.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
i thought this was really good memoriesofthefuture.substack.com/p/living-in-...
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this came about because I love the em dash and wanted to make something with it that AI couldn't lol
I wrote about living with the chronic, debilitating anxiety that made me a "problem child" as kid, about trying to understand what anxiety is an adult, and how I discovered that it might be like prayer johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/line
line———
Anxiety as script, shape, and destiny
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
this came about because I love the em dash and wanted to make something with it that AI couldn't lol
me to any piece of technology:
does that thing have any merle haggard on it?
does that thing have any merle haggard on it?
August 24, 2025 at 5:44 AM
me to any piece of technology:
does that thing have any merle haggard on it?
does that thing have any merle haggard on it?
people of NYC: it'd be really nice if it was more affordable to live and have families in the city we love
these morons: what the people really need is tax breaks for the ultra wealthy and memes
these morons: what the people really need is tax breaks for the ultra wealthy and memes
Imagine being this embarrassing and proud of it.
![Screenshot of tweet with a photo of a doofus and an aging ghoul named Cuomo:
From: Jason Levin @iamjasonlevin
I'm making memes for the mayor.
Yes, actually.
I made a meme for Andrew Cuomo that hit 5M+ views.
Tonight I met with Cuomo and his team to talk about marketing strategy.
Here's how I plan to save NYC with memes alone:
[THREAD]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:oowadmoqzsurleedpzoi2jgg/bafkreift7lgggjj4zeiwfcyvbm25ca5xabvybb7mitdxbh2llfrmmvouca@jpeg)
August 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
people of NYC: it'd be really nice if it was more affordable to live and have families in the city we love
these morons: what the people really need is tax breaks for the ultra wealthy and memes
these morons: what the people really need is tax breaks for the ultra wealthy and memes
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Hello. I wrote a nice long essay about AI and this very strange moment where we're constantly told we're living in the dawn of a strange new future but the only thing that's actually clear is that everyone feels pretty unmoored and uncertain. I hope you'll read it
AI Is a Mass-Delusion Event
Three years in, one of AI’s enduring impacts is to make people feel like they’re losing it.
www.theatlantic.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Hello. I wrote a nice long essay about AI and this very strange moment where we're constantly told we're living in the dawn of a strange new future but the only thing that's actually clear is that everyone feels pretty unmoored and uncertain. I hope you'll read it
nobody told me when i signed up to be a human it would be this hard
August 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
nobody told me when i signed up to be a human it would be this hard
nothing like having a good cry in a Waffle House
August 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM
nothing like having a good cry in a Waffle House
recession indicator? someone not normally a bastion of frugality started openly using a DIY gravity bong
July 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
recession indicator? someone not normally a bastion of frugality started openly using a DIY gravity bong