Paige Alexander
@paigetka.bsky.social
I don’t want to do many posts. I want to lurk and learn. I am an old lady living in a world that looks more and more like sci-fi. So many layers of nostalgia. Media-wise I miss Jack Paar,rabbit ears on the TV and I miss the Amazon of the early 00’s.
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I have written so many terrible songs, done so many mediocre paintings, tried and failed at making comics, I've performed burlesque and stand-up and read my own poetry in front of an audience. All that shit was just having fun and messing around! It's really good to do!
I deeply deeply believe that it’s critical to have creative outlets and curiosities and practices that are outside your True Creative Passion. This absolutely saved me when I was stuck in acute depression artblock purgatory and couldn’t draw
Your art can be anything. It can be related, like an animator drawing backgrounds instead, or it can be unrelated, like picking up an instrument. What's important is that you're still nourishing your soul because that's the source of all our creative energy. Finding things to love. (4/5)
December 5, 2024 at 8:40 PM
I have written so many terrible songs, done so many mediocre paintings, tried and failed at making comics, I've performed burlesque and stand-up and read my own poetry in front of an audience. All that shit was just having fun and messing around! It's really good to do!
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Today’s poem is called ‘An Update to My Privacy Policy’.
December 5, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Today’s poem is called ‘An Update to My Privacy Policy’.
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Bat on Roof Tile — Hōraku, early 19th century
Wood with inlays
3.4 x 3.4 x 3.0 cm
Wood with inlays
3.4 x 3.4 x 3.0 cm
December 5, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Bat on Roof Tile — Hōraku, early 19th century
Wood with inlays
3.4 x 3.4 x 3.0 cm
Wood with inlays
3.4 x 3.4 x 3.0 cm
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Tish Murtha, 1980s
December 5, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Tish Murtha, 1980s
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Eartha Kitt, 1954
December 5, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Eartha Kitt, 1954
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This snorkling pic showed up in my memories today. Indonesia.
The young adult whale shark was curious and as big as a bus. I was trying to catch the beautiful pattern of its skin.
The young adult whale shark was curious and as big as a bus. I was trying to catch the beautiful pattern of its skin.
December 6, 2024 at 5:54 AM
This snorkling pic showed up in my memories today. Indonesia.
The young adult whale shark was curious and as big as a bus. I was trying to catch the beautiful pattern of its skin.
The young adult whale shark was curious and as big as a bus. I was trying to catch the beautiful pattern of its skin.
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A Stanford misinformation expert billed the state of Minnesota $600 an hour for his services in submitting a brief containing multiple false citations. He contends that using AI to draft documents is a widespread practice.
Via @mnreformer.bsky.social
Via @mnreformer.bsky.social
Misinformation expert used AI to draft testimony containing misinformation about AI
A Stanford misinformation expert has admitted he used artificial intelligence to draft a court document that contained multiple fake citations about AI.
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 2, 2024 at 9:15 PM
A Stanford misinformation expert billed the state of Minnesota $600 an hour for his services in submitting a brief containing multiple false citations. He contends that using AI to draft documents is a widespread practice.
Via @mnreformer.bsky.social
Via @mnreformer.bsky.social
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Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions scored a major legal victory Monday with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state law that sparked weeks of protests and made the state the center of the national battle over union rights.
Unions score a major win in Wisconsin with a court ruling restoring collective bargaining rights
Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions scored a major legal victory Monday with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state law that sparked weeks of prote…
www.chicagotribune.com
December 2, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions scored a major legal victory Monday with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state law that sparked weeks of protests and made the state the center of the national battle over union rights.
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Growing wine grapes under solar panels can increase yields by 60%.
That seems like the definition of unalloyed good news
www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/29/a...
That seems like the definition of unalloyed good news
www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/29/a...
Agrivoltaics can increase grape yield by up to 60%
French agrivoltaics company Sun'Agri says that two of its facilities increased grape yields by 20% to 60% in 2024, compared to areas without solar panels. The PV modules helped regulate temperature fl...
www.pv-magazine.com
November 30, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Growing wine grapes under solar panels can increase yields by 60%.
That seems like the definition of unalloyed good news
www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/29/a...
That seems like the definition of unalloyed good news
www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/29/a...
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It is exhausting having to research and figure out everything from black plastics to best ventilation practices to COVID vaccine schedules, I know this is a wild idea but have we thought about creating publicly funded government bodies that could manage and regulate this stuff on our behalf
December 1, 2024 at 3:41 PM
It is exhausting having to research and figure out everything from black plastics to best ventilation practices to COVID vaccine schedules, I know this is a wild idea but have we thought about creating publicly funded government bodies that could manage and regulate this stuff on our behalf
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Jerry Stiller with son Ben in 1979
December 1, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Jerry Stiller with son Ben in 1979
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On @npr.org, I talked with Bellamy Pailthorp about Washington state’s climate law that caps emissions & invests in projects that improve people’s lives. It demonstrates that voters approve of local climate action when they see the benefits in their communities. 🔌💡 www.klcc.org/2024-11-28/w...
Washington state could be a blueprint for climate action
In Washington state this past election, voters upheld one of the most ambitious climate laws in the U.S., rejecting a voter initiative to repeal it. Climate activists hope this could be a blueprint.
www.klcc.org
November 30, 2024 at 6:25 PM
On @npr.org, I talked with Bellamy Pailthorp about Washington state’s climate law that caps emissions & invests in projects that improve people’s lives. It demonstrates that voters approve of local climate action when they see the benefits in their communities. 🔌💡 www.klcc.org/2024-11-28/w...
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Gitana dancer, Sevilla, Spain — Ormond Gigli, 1952
December 1, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Gitana dancer, Sevilla, Spain — Ormond Gigli, 1952
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Smoke break on the Chrysler building
📷 by Bettmann
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December 1, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Smoke break on the Chrysler building
📷 by Bettmann
📷 by Bettmann
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Robin Williams and his old roommate from The Julliard School, Christopher Reeve. Photographed circa 1977.
December 1, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Robin Williams and his old roommate from The Julliard School, Christopher Reeve. Photographed circa 1977.
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I wrote about UNION, the gripping and much-needed documentary about the Amazon Labor Union, and why it hasn't gotten a distribution deal (spoiler: Bezos has too much money/power). You can stream it on Gathr this weekend and you should! slate.com/culture/2024...
Amazon Doesn’t Want You to Stream This Gripping New Documentary. This Weekend, You Can.
Union won raves and an award at Sundance, but executives have been afraid to make it available. Now it is.
slate.com
November 29, 2024 at 2:18 PM
I wrote about UNION, the gripping and much-needed documentary about the Amazon Labor Union, and why it hasn't gotten a distribution deal (spoiler: Bezos has too much money/power). You can stream it on Gathr this weekend and you should! slate.com/culture/2024...
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Dr. Kathleen Carpenter (1891-1970), "the mother of freshwater ecology", was a pioneer freshwater scientist who wrote the first English textbook on freshwater ecology (Life in Inland Waters, 1928). Her book discusses foodweb interactions - and even mentions zebra mussel invasions. ...🧵1/n
November 29, 2024 at 3:10 AM
Dr. Kathleen Carpenter (1891-1970), "the mother of freshwater ecology", was a pioneer freshwater scientist who wrote the first English textbook on freshwater ecology (Life in Inland Waters, 1928). Her book discusses foodweb interactions - and even mentions zebra mussel invasions. ...🧵1/n
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“Seventy percent of the illegal weapons seized from criminals in Mexico come from your country. We do not produce these weapons, nor do we consume synthetic drugs. Tragically, it is in our country that lives are lost to the violence resulting from meeting the drug demand in yours”
Mexican President Claps Back at Trump Over Tariffs
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum threatened to implement retaliatory tariffs should Trump implement his proposed economic measures against Mexico.
www.rollingstone.com
November 27, 2024 at 12:55 AM
“Seventy percent of the illegal weapons seized from criminals in Mexico come from your country. We do not produce these weapons, nor do we consume synthetic drugs. Tragically, it is in our country that lives are lost to the violence resulting from meeting the drug demand in yours”
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and America as their turkey
This is a real tweet from vice president-elect JD Vance depicting himself as Trump’s wife.
November 29, 2024 at 1:15 AM
and America as their turkey