Scott Steensma
@scottsteensma.bsky.social
Librarian, writer, son of a cat-fancier. Published in Aurealis, ASM, Etherea, The Australian, The Age and elsewhere. Shortlisted for the Aurealis 2022 science fiction short story award. You can find me at stainlesssteelcat.com
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a molecule is a group of non-monogamous moles
December 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
a molecule is a group of non-monogamous moles
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My acquittances lost their daily labour, which was to ingest just as much writing as was set out by others — with a mix of self-interest and, otherwise, arbitrariness — and regurgitate the superficial contents without any real understanding, insight or creativity.
There are two jokes there.
There are two jokes there.
December 31, 2025 at 6:45 AM
My acquittances lost their daily labour, which was to ingest just as much writing as was set out by others — with a mix of self-interest and, otherwise, arbitrariness — and regurgitate the superficial contents without any real understanding, insight or creativity.
There are two jokes there.
There are two jokes there.
December 31, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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I think about this a lot
December 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I think about this a lot
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I'll admit I quit reading after "the genie can't be put back inside the bottle." In the case of ai, the genie costs tens of billions a year while granting wishes that produce a couple million in profit annually. So no, it is only with great effort and expense that this genie can survive at all.
December 29, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I'll admit I quit reading after "the genie can't be put back inside the bottle." In the case of ai, the genie costs tens of billions a year while granting wishes that produce a couple million in profit annually. So no, it is only with great effort and expense that this genie can survive at all.
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Chuck Wendig had a great response:
My Open Letter To That Open Letter About AI In Writing And Publishing
The tl;dr before you get into this post is this: the SFWA came out, said that some AI usage was okay enough in books for the authors of those books to not to be disqualified from winning a Nebula a…
terribleminds.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Chuck Wendig had a great response:
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"If you’re pushing slop or eating it, you wouldn’t read it anyway. You’d ask a bot for a summary and forget what it told you, then proceed with your day, unchanged by words you did not read and ideas you did not consider." anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
December 29, 2025 at 12:33 AM
"If you’re pushing slop or eating it, you wouldn’t read it anyway. You’d ask a bot for a summary and forget what it told you, then proceed with your day, unchanged by words you did not read and ideas you did not consider." anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
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"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—"
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
December 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—"
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
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(to the tune of "feliz navidad") denis villeneuve
December 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
(to the tune of "feliz navidad") denis villeneuve
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(daft punk One More Time voice) Auld Lang Syne
December 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
(daft punk One More Time voice) Auld Lang Syne
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In prison, Daniel writes, everyone needs a group of people, or a place where it’s safe to be who you really are and express the feelings you're otherwise forced to hide. His group is the Nerds.
In Prison, You Need a Group. Mine are the Nerds.
Our forward-thinking prison has allowed us to create the Nerd Room, where we don’t just gather as people who share common interests in gaming, sci-fi or anime — we’re family.
prisonjournalismproject.org
December 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
In prison, Daniel writes, everyone needs a group of people, or a place where it’s safe to be who you really are and express the feelings you're otherwise forced to hide. His group is the Nerds.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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If you post on here more than 20 times in one day the app should display a health bar showing how close you are to snapping
December 22, 2025 at 7:50 AM
If you post on here more than 20 times in one day the app should display a health bar showing how close you are to snapping
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I’m reminded of watching two old ladies ask a teenage goth for directions and she politely told them and when she was out of earshot one lady said “You know where you are with a goth”
Things are Terrible, but this isn't.
Be weird.
Be weird.
December 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I’m reminded of watching two old ladies ask a teenage goth for directions and she politely told them and when she was out of earshot one lady said “You know where you are with a goth”
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Look what just arrived!
December 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Look what just arrived!
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One day something will happen — a wedding, a graduation, a job promotion, Jake Paul getting knocked out, Andrew Tate getting knocked out the next day — and you’ll want the right outfit to celebrate. Buy that special outfit now, so you’re ready when that next unexpected moment arrives.
December 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
One day something will happen — a wedding, a graduation, a job promotion, Jake Paul getting knocked out, Andrew Tate getting knocked out the next day — and you’ll want the right outfit to celebrate. Buy that special outfit now, so you’re ready when that next unexpected moment arrives.
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Fuck normal PC cases, I want the eyesore gem case.
December 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Fuck normal PC cases, I want the eyesore gem case.
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Congrats to Australia, this is really cool!
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December 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Congrats to Australia, this is really cool!
report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
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The fact that This Is Spinal Tap and its sequel, The End Continues, were the first and last films Rob Reiner made is enough to make me cry by itself. The first was revolutionary, the last merely excellent, but they both had the enormous heart and nub of truth that characterised all his best films
December 17, 2025 at 6:47 AM
The fact that This Is Spinal Tap and its sequel, The End Continues, were the first and last films Rob Reiner made is enough to make me cry by itself. The first was revolutionary, the last merely excellent, but they both had the enormous heart and nub of truth that characterised all his best films
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In my opinion the only ethical use of AI in Larian games is summarising who I am and what the hell I’m supposed to be doing when I come back to the game six months later
December 17, 2025 at 1:40 AM
In my opinion the only ethical use of AI in Larian games is summarising who I am and what the hell I’m supposed to be doing when I come back to the game six months later
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Grandchildren Politely Decline David Cronenberg’s Bedtime Story Offer https://theonion.com/grandchildren-politely-decline-david-cronenbergs-bedtime-story-offer/
December 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Grandchildren Politely Decline David Cronenberg’s Bedtime Story Offer https://theonion.com/grandchildren-politely-decline-david-cronenbergs-bedtime-story-offer/
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Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork