Tarte Au Citron
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Here for the goss, reading interesting comments, and cute dogs.
Here for the goss, reading interesting comments, and cute dogs.
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Franchises we don't need any more of:
- Star Trek
- Star Wars
- The Avengers
Stop. Just stop.
- Star Trek
- Star Wars
- The Avengers
Stop. Just stop.
December 27, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Franchises we don't need any more of:
- Star Trek
- Star Wars
- The Avengers
Stop. Just stop.
- Star Trek
- Star Wars
- The Avengers
Stop. Just stop.
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Was talking to a new writer at an event. Afterwards an eminence griz of the field stopped me. "Did they talk to you about anything other than their book's plot or themselves?"
"No."
"There doesn't seem to be any there there for now, I think they need to bake some more," they muttered.
"No."
"There doesn't seem to be any there there for now, I think they need to bake some more," they muttered.
December 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Was talking to a new writer at an event. Afterwards an eminence griz of the field stopped me. "Did they talk to you about anything other than their book's plot or themselves?"
"No."
"There doesn't seem to be any there there for now, I think they need to bake some more," they muttered.
"No."
"There doesn't seem to be any there there for now, I think they need to bake some more," they muttered.
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unironically a good idea
December 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
unironically a good idea
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i have said it before and i'll say it again
if you must get a corgi, ask for the stupidest one in the litter. you'll thank me later
if you must get a corgi, ask for the stupidest one in the litter. you'll thank me later
I want my dogs full of love… no thoughts
December 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
i have said it before and i'll say it again
if you must get a corgi, ask for the stupidest one in the litter. you'll thank me later
if you must get a corgi, ask for the stupidest one in the litter. you'll thank me later
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Also, this information isn't in any training module... cuz I haven't published it yet! And there's no other way to learn this except in the archives where I read the panicked letters between Lougee and the IT department! There is *so much* history AI does not know! 🗃️
In the late 1970s, Carolyn Lougee of Stanford was doing early digital history work, creating a database of her research.
In 1980, Stanford's IT dept *erased* her database. #Oops. And they couldn't restore it.
(how do I know this? from a paper archive at Stanford. don't just worship the digital!) 🗃️
In 1980, Stanford's IT dept *erased* her database. #Oops. And they couldn't restore it.
(how do I know this? from a paper archive at Stanford. don't just worship the digital!) 🗃️
Also, the impermanence of the digital really bothers me. Sure, paper burns and libraries and archives are susceptible to fire, water, and neglect. BUT so much of the early Internet is gone and we're supposed to just ignore that.
We must continue to use analog communication alongside digital.
We must continue to use analog communication alongside digital.
December 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Also, this information isn't in any training module... cuz I haven't published it yet! And there's no other way to learn this except in the archives where I read the panicked letters between Lougee and the IT department! There is *so much* history AI does not know! 🗃️
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Sounds about right.
December 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Sounds about right.
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All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house.
This is where America is now
This is where America is now
December 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
All of these bootlegged copies of the 60 Minutes segment flooding my feed (saying, ‘Watch it quick! Before it disappears!’) makes me feel like I’m in the Soviet Union and just got some black market foreign newspaper I need to hide under a floorboard in my house.
This is where America is now
This is where America is now
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"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
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January 6 was like a much dumber version of Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch and yet a plurality of American voters were like, Yeah, let’s give that guy the nuke codes again. An absolutely world historical debacle of societal ignorance. I’ll never understand it.
December 18, 2025 at 4:47 AM
January 6 was like a much dumber version of Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch and yet a plurality of American voters were like, Yeah, let’s give that guy the nuke codes again. An absolutely world historical debacle of societal ignorance. I’ll never understand it.
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This obsessive need to give everything a backstory is starting to feel like nothing more than cowardice. Too scared to greenlight new ideas so let's just flog the ones that once worked to death
I do not want Gaston backstory, I do not need Gaston backstory, I reject Gaston backstory
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
Disney Developing Live-Action ‘Gaston’ Movie From Writer Dave Callaham And Producer Michelle Rejwan
Disney is in early development on a new live-action pic centered on the Beauty and the Beast character Gaston.
deadline.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This obsessive need to give everything a backstory is starting to feel like nothing more than cowardice. Too scared to greenlight new ideas so let's just flog the ones that once worked to death
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i had to leave the thread to tell you that prince william is the dumbest sellout of all. you’re ugly and you literally do nothing. you can’t bank on your looks and be a shit human. give me something, anything
November 28, 2024 at 6:08 AM
i had to leave the thread to tell you that prince william is the dumbest sellout of all. you’re ugly and you literally do nothing. you can’t bank on your looks and be a shit human. give me something, anything
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I cannot believe that this 53 year old beautiful gorgeous man looks younger than 43 year old, ugly bald old looking nasty looking beard Prince William
February 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I cannot believe that this 53 year old beautiful gorgeous man looks younger than 43 year old, ugly bald old looking nasty looking beard Prince William
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Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more...
🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍
🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍
December 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more...
🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍
🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍
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Awful, awful, news about Rob Reiner. That run of films from 1984 through 1992 is about as good a run as you get in mainstream Hollywood cinema.
December 15, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Awful, awful, news about Rob Reiner. That run of films from 1984 through 1992 is about as good a run as you get in mainstream Hollywood cinema.
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Have noticed people IRL being casually anti-Semitic of late in a way I don't ever remember before - dropping things like "oh, shur they control the media, I saw it on Facebook" etc, largely via right-wing propaganda. Wherever it comes from or whatever the reason, it's real and it's so, so dangerous.
December 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Have noticed people IRL being casually anti-Semitic of late in a way I don't ever remember before - dropping things like "oh, shur they control the media, I saw it on Facebook" etc, largely via right-wing propaganda. Wherever it comes from or whatever the reason, it's real and it's so, so dangerous.
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Minister O'Donovan appears to be a complete incompetent, far out of his depth, with no real understating at all of the technology he's attempting to regulate. It's just embarrassing. We're long past the time when you could just shove any old eejit into roles that need real expertise and knowledge
An age verification tool is being developed as part of the creation of a national digital wallet in a bid to keep children safe online.
Govt to develop tool to verify age of social media users
An age verification tool is being developed as part of the creation of a national digital wallet in a bid to keep children safe online.
www.rte.ie
December 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Minister O'Donovan appears to be a complete incompetent, far out of his depth, with no real understating at all of the technology he's attempting to regulate. It's just embarrassing. We're long past the time when you could just shove any old eejit into roles that need real expertise and knowledge
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You can’t “fix” X, The Everything App by going back and posting there because the owner has this thumb on the scale of the algorithm to promote the worst ideas and people. It’s not a viable solution, you have to let it go.
Dear Bluesky liberals. Come back to Twitter. Please. PLEASE.
December 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
You can’t “fix” X, The Everything App by going back and posting there because the owner has this thumb on the scale of the algorithm to promote the worst ideas and people. It’s not a viable solution, you have to let it go.
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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This will be remembered as the most pathetic moment in American history. What a needy fool.
December 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This will be remembered as the most pathetic moment in American history. What a needy fool.
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Watercolour painting of a cute doggie.
#dogs #dogsofbluesky #art #painting #watercolours #ArtAdventCalendar
#dogs #dogsofbluesky #art #painting #watercolours #ArtAdventCalendar
December 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Watercolour painting of a cute doggie.
#dogs #dogsofbluesky #art #painting #watercolours #ArtAdventCalendar
#dogs #dogsofbluesky #art #painting #watercolours #ArtAdventCalendar
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Casablanca
Ca2ablanca
Casablanca: Moroccan Nights
Casa & Blanca
Casablanca: Back to Rick’s
Casablanca 6: Renault’s Secret
Casablanca 7: Laszlo’s Revenge
Blanca
Casa 9
Casablanca X: Bad Times at The Blue Parrot
Ca2ablanca
Casablanca: Moroccan Nights
Casa & Blanca
Casablanca: Back to Rick’s
Casablanca 6: Renault’s Secret
Casablanca 7: Laszlo’s Revenge
Blanca
Casa 9
Casablanca X: Bad Times at The Blue Parrot
Netflix, which rarely carries a single movie from before 1980, wants you to know how thrilled they are to acquire that classic piece of franchise IP, Casablanca
December 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Casablanca
Ca2ablanca
Casablanca: Moroccan Nights
Casa & Blanca
Casablanca: Back to Rick’s
Casablanca 6: Renault’s Secret
Casablanca 7: Laszlo’s Revenge
Blanca
Casa 9
Casablanca X: Bad Times at The Blue Parrot
Ca2ablanca
Casablanca: Moroccan Nights
Casa & Blanca
Casablanca: Back to Rick’s
Casablanca 6: Renault’s Secret
Casablanca 7: Laszlo’s Revenge
Blanca
Casa 9
Casablanca X: Bad Times at The Blue Parrot
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When I’m on my dying breath I’mma hit y’all with an ‘I’ve seen enough!’ like I’m calling the results of an election
December 7, 2025 at 12:26 AM
When I’m on my dying breath I’mma hit y’all with an ‘I’ve seen enough!’ like I’m calling the results of an election