Tokoz Dragon
@tokozdragon.bsky.social
Cats, crafts, plants, horrors. Now with school ranting. Whatever you're expecting, it's probably more boring than that
It's a bit grey today, but I really enjoyed my walk
December 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
It's a bit grey today, but I really enjoyed my walk
Tubi has given me some kind of Steven Seagal-produced cop procedural (I also think maybe that was him in it too?), yeah, it's going about exactly as this expect a Seagal written/executive produced cop procedural to go.
December 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Tubi has given me some kind of Steven Seagal-produced cop procedural (I also think maybe that was him in it too?), yeah, it's going about exactly as this expect a Seagal written/executive produced cop procedural to go.
I know it's holiday pie when my throat closes up.
December 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I know it's holiday pie when my throat closes up.
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I'm legit terrified about how badly we're going to respond to the next pandemic
Everyone involved in the publication and promotion of this book should be embarrassed. It's not a "harsh truth" that COVID mitigation was a mistake, it's ghoulish and false.
"In Covid's Wake" Part 1: Lyin… - If Books Could Kill - Apple Podcasts
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 06/17/2025 · 58m
podcasts.apple.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I'm legit terrified about how badly we're going to respond to the next pandemic
I don't know about the pie this year. I'm addition to not having the mace, I had to can the apples because I ran out of space in the freezer, I didn't have any fresh nuts so I used the boozy pecans, they were out of the perry cider I use so I only had hard cider, the whiskey is old, just like.
December 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I don't know about the pie this year. I'm addition to not having the mace, I had to can the apples because I ran out of space in the freezer, I didn't have any fresh nuts so I used the boozy pecans, they were out of the perry cider I use so I only had hard cider, the whiskey is old, just like.
Well, the pies aren't going to have mace in them. I'm so angry at myself. I've been to the store for pie supplies three times this week and didn't realize I was out until now. And there's no way in hell I'm going to the store on Christmas Eve.
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Well, the pies aren't going to have mace in them. I'm so angry at myself. I've been to the store for pie supplies three times this week and didn't realize I was out until now. And there's no way in hell I'm going to the store on Christmas Eve.
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Thanks for sharing this document, @rweingarten.bsky.social.
I read it, and I believe it's inexcusably inadequate and will not prepare teachers or schools to confront the very real dangers of the "A.i." products pushed by your partners, including OpenAI.
A few thoughts for your consideration...
I read it, and I believe it's inexcusably inadequate and will not prepare teachers or schools to confront the very real dangers of the "A.i." products pushed by your partners, including OpenAI.
A few thoughts for your consideration...
Read about Commonsense Guardrails for Using Advanced Technology in Schools aiinstruction.org/sites/defaul...
aiinstruction.org
December 24, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Thanks for sharing this document, @rweingarten.bsky.social.
I read it, and I believe it's inexcusably inadequate and will not prepare teachers or schools to confront the very real dangers of the "A.i." products pushed by your partners, including OpenAI.
A few thoughts for your consideration...
I read it, and I believe it's inexcusably inadequate and will not prepare teachers or schools to confront the very real dangers of the "A.i." products pushed by your partners, including OpenAI.
A few thoughts for your consideration...
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The point of writing crap is not that you should barf out anything.
It's that you should be aware as you are writing it what the flaws are, and you need to get through it the first time, because the act of doing so informs you what is wrong.
It's that you should be aware as you are writing it what the flaws are, and you need to get through it the first time, because the act of doing so informs you what is wrong.
December 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The point of writing crap is not that you should barf out anything.
It's that you should be aware as you are writing it what the flaws are, and you need to get through it the first time, because the act of doing so informs you what is wrong.
It's that you should be aware as you are writing it what the flaws are, and you need to get through it the first time, because the act of doing so informs you what is wrong.
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The act of writing is *thinking*. If you do not allow yourself to think thoughts that feel wrong, you will never get a feel for what feels *right*.
December 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The act of writing is *thinking*. If you do not allow yourself to think thoughts that feel wrong, you will never get a feel for what feels *right*.
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My summary of Trump's loss in the National Guard case: If Trump wants to attack chicago, he's gotta send the Army *first* then say that the Army can't get it done... but first he has to prove that the Army is allowed to go in, without violating Posse Comitatus.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
www.supremecourt.gov
December 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
My summary of Trump's loss in the National Guard case: If Trump wants to attack chicago, he's gotta send the Army *first* then say that the Army can't get it done... but first he has to prove that the Army is allowed to go in, without violating Posse Comitatus.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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SFWA members and general SFF community:
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to [email protected] to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to [email protected] to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
December 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
SFWA members and general SFF community:
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to [email protected] to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to [email protected] to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
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"You MUST write every day" and here's why that's trash advice: danieljosolder.substack.com/p/writing-be...
December 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"You MUST write every day" and here's why that's trash advice: danieljosolder.substack.com/p/writing-be...
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they didn't need AI to make Silksong, it just needed some deeply insane guys to have a blank check for living expenses until their next thing was done, I think we should try doing more of that instead
December 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
they didn't need AI to make Silksong, it just needed some deeply insane guys to have a blank check for living expenses until their next thing was done, I think we should try doing more of that instead
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
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Therapists push back as the anti-trans group Therapy First has slipped its way into providing continuing education to medical professionals. @veraeikon.bsky.social provides original reporting for this story exclusively on Assigned Media.
Therapists Push Back on Anti-Trans Continuing Education — Assigned
Assigned Media investigates as the anti-trans organization Therapy First has begun offering continuing education to medical professionals.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Therapists push back as the anti-trans group Therapy First has slipped its way into providing continuing education to medical professionals. @veraeikon.bsky.social provides original reporting for this story exclusively on Assigned Media.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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It’s pretty sinister. The companies behind dating apps expressly don’t want users to find long-term relationships. If we find love, we use the apps less AND give them less of our data. 👀
I forgot most of these dating apps are pay to play. Capitalism gon have everybody lonely lmao
December 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
It’s pretty sinister. The companies behind dating apps expressly don’t want users to find long-term relationships. If we find love, we use the apps less AND give them less of our data. 👀
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I about lost my mind when a celebrity was like "yeah my 10M house had lost value and clearly wasn't a good investment anymore, so I just gave it back to the bank." He just... Walked away.
It's not working class people tanking markets.
It's not working class people tanking markets.
We have a saying in Spain, something like: "If you owe ten thousand to the bank, you got a problem. If you owe ten million, the bank has a problem".
December 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I about lost my mind when a celebrity was like "yeah my 10M house had lost value and clearly wasn't a good investment anymore, so I just gave it back to the bank." He just... Walked away.
It's not working class people tanking markets.
It's not working class people tanking markets.
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Tom’s homework is complete. Please enjoy Carol of the Bungers
December 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Tom’s homework is complete. Please enjoy Carol of the Bungers
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They put microplastics in all of nature that bore us. In our blood. Our brains. Our wombs. Out ballsacks.
"But how can we put microplastics in the soul?" they asked, and so ChatGPT was born.
"But how can we put microplastics in the soul?" they asked, and so ChatGPT was born.
December 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
They put microplastics in all of nature that bore us. In our blood. Our brains. Our wombs. Out ballsacks.
"But how can we put microplastics in the soul?" they asked, and so ChatGPT was born.
"But how can we put microplastics in the soul?" they asked, and so ChatGPT was born.
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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Also, just to wrinkle your brain a bit more.
Why Do Archivists Get Rid Of Things (And Enjoy It)?
Just because something is cool doesn’t mean it belongs in an archive.
contingentmagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Also, just to wrinkle your brain a bit more.
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They have made enormous headway. The central issue is that driving isn't _really_ a rule-based process; the rules are codifications of social mores but fundamentally driving around other people is about theory of mind and social negotiation, which ML is largely hopeless at; here's a thing I wrote.
Driving is a social process
Photo by Sangga Rima Roman Selia on Unsplash There is something very strange about automobiles. They are much faster and more dangerous than our brains are...
buttondown.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:19 AM
They have made enormous headway. The central issue is that driving isn't _really_ a rule-based process; the rules are codifications of social mores but fundamentally driving around other people is about theory of mind and social negotiation, which ML is largely hopeless at; here's a thing I wrote.
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I'm gonna be real: many many times when I've watched a sexy TV show and gone "oh wow, this is being surprisingly normal and positive about sex!" I later found out it was a Canadian production.
I have *never* thought that about HBO. If I'm uncomfortable and sad, I check to see if it's HBO.
I have *never* thought that about HBO. If I'm uncomfortable and sad, I check to see if it's HBO.
Heated Rivalry is a Crave production, from Canada. HBO is just a distributor. I really wish people would stop attributing anything in the production of this show to HBO.
Sounds like this set was run how they all should be. HBO once again leading the industry in intimacy directing.
December 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I'm gonna be real: many many times when I've watched a sexy TV show and gone "oh wow, this is being surprisingly normal and positive about sex!" I later found out it was a Canadian production.
I have *never* thought that about HBO. If I'm uncomfortable and sad, I check to see if it's HBO.
I have *never* thought that about HBO. If I'm uncomfortable and sad, I check to see if it's HBO.
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School Pizza + Black Panther History!
And may J Edgar rot in hell, tortured by devils wearing his victims’ faces forever.
youtu.be/40MvjFaTVzE?...
And may J Edgar rot in hell, tortured by devils wearing his victims’ faces forever.
youtu.be/40MvjFaTVzE?...
Making School Cafeteria Pizza from the 1980s & '90s
YouTube video by Tasting History with Max Miller
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM
School Pizza + Black Panther History!
And may J Edgar rot in hell, tortured by devils wearing his victims’ faces forever.
youtu.be/40MvjFaTVzE?...
And may J Edgar rot in hell, tortured by devils wearing his victims’ faces forever.
youtu.be/40MvjFaTVzE?...