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I've been thinking a lot about a point @doctorow.pluralistic.net made 2 weeks ago: AI - the bubble = plugins. Now I'm asking: what can we writers do with this framing? *Should* we talk about plugins?
Vibechecking "AI is plugins"
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Vibechecking "AI is plugins"
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just came across this incredible picture of Terry Pratchett
October 1, 2026 at 5:17 PM
just came across this incredible picture of Terry Pratchett
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It all started on this day. Thank you for a wonderful twenty years.
October 1, 2026 at 10:31 PM
It all started on this day. Thank you for a wonderful twenty years.
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I wrote about being chronically single, and about visiting a psychic to find out what's broken about me. she had some interesting things to say! johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/the-most-u...
The Most Unlovable Man in New York City
On being chronically single and my visit to the love psychic
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com
September 30, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I wrote about being chronically single, and about visiting a psychic to find out what's broken about me. she had some interesting things to say! johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/the-most-u...
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This is the master key to deciphering contemporary debates about free speech. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se...
September 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
This is the master key to deciphering contemporary debates about free speech. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se...
Reading The Last Continent now (had to skip Interesting Times) and I thought the whole Wizards series was doomed to bore. Glad I've seen myself wrong. If I'd read it sooner it definitely would've influenced my thesis LMAO #Discworld
September 26, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Reading The Last Continent now (had to skip Interesting Times) and I thought the whole Wizards series was doomed to bore. Glad I've seen myself wrong. If I'd read it sooner it definitely would've influenced my thesis LMAO #Discworld
I'm Sam Vines and I'm a Posting bastard
An account with this avatar was just blocked.
September 25, 2026 at 9:12 AM
I'm Sam Vines and I'm a Posting bastard
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It's a walkable town, St. Andrews, as all university towns are—which must come as a shock to the crowd who find out that people actually live here.
It's a walkable town, St. Andrews, as all university towns are—which must come as a shock to the crowd who find out that people actually live here.
September 24, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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It's a walkable town, St. Andrews, as all university towns are—which must come as a shock to the crowd who find out that people actually live here.
It's a walkable town, St. Andrews, as all university towns are—which must come as a shock to the crowd who find out that people actually live here.
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I was told by one of my tutors back in April that St. Andrews would put out a policy on using genAI in teaching, and here it is. *On first skim* there is nothing that tips me off, but I'm sure others will find some bits worth questioning.
I was told by one of my tutors back in April that St. Andrews would put out a policy on using genAI in teaching, and here it is. *On first skim* there is nothing that tips me off, but I'm sure others will find some bits worth questioning.
st-andrews.ac.uk
September 24, 2026 at 9:54 AM
st-andrews.ac.uk/policy/acade...
I was told by one of my tutors back in April that St. Andrews would put out a policy on using genAI in teaching, and here it is. *On first skim* there is nothing that tips me off, but I'm sure others will find some bits worth questioning.
I was told by one of my tutors back in April that St. Andrews would put out a policy on using genAI in teaching, and here it is. *On first skim* there is nothing that tips me off, but I'm sure others will find some bits worth questioning.
The thesis is in with absolutely zero help from the editor
September 24, 2026 at 8:13 AM
The thesis is in with absolutely zero help from the editor
walking into the bar for that neck oil, the bartender says what kinda neck oil and i says that fruity kirkland signature over there with a slimline t, the way he woulda loved it
September 21, 2026 at 7:56 PM
walking into the bar for that neck oil, the bartender says what kinda neck oil and i says that fruity kirkland signature over there with a slimline t, the way he woulda loved it
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Rough Draft vs Final Draft
September 3, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Rough Draft vs Final Draft
Well-Known Fact™: There are only three RPGs provably known to exist: Final Fantasy 7, Persona 5, and Expedition 33. Any other game being marketed as an RPG is a psy-op
September 8, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Well-Known Fact™: There are only three RPGs provably known to exist: Final Fantasy 7, Persona 5, and Expedition 33. Any other game being marketed as an RPG is a psy-op
this twitter(.)now shit is a social experiment i do not want to be a part of
September 2, 2026 at 1:37 PM
this twitter(.)now shit is a social experiment i do not want to be a part of
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Using AI to evaluate which of a website's 3475 partners to accept cookies from
August 25, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Using AI to evaluate which of a website's 3475 partners to accept cookies from
I'm scouting for people who would be interested in a collaborative #worldbuilding project with me, if such an opportunity was available. The premise? Let's say: A #Discworld adjacent satirical fantasy world that strives to pick up where Pratchett left off.
August 25, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I'm scouting for people who would be interested in a collaborative #worldbuilding project with me, if such an opportunity was available. The premise? Let's say: A #Discworld adjacent satirical fantasy world that strives to pick up where Pratchett left off.
holy shit, TWO skongs
Psssst, wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/2870250/...
Layers Deep on Steam
Explore a non-linear Southern Gothic-inspired world. Find upgrades and use them to expand your combat and exploration capabilities. Get lost in a dense atmospheric and dangerous map full of enemies an...
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August 21, 2026 at 12:05 AM
holy shit, TWO skongs
Belief (in general); they start it by trying to reinvent Philomena Cunk from first principles. When that doesn't work, they attempt an Adam Curtis pastiche which collapses in on itself. 1/2
okay but what's the *funniest* thing Channel 4 could make a documentary denying the existence of? I'm gonna vote... trees
August 19, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Belief (in general); they start it by trying to reinvent Philomena Cunk from first principles. When that doesn't work, they attempt an Adam Curtis pastiche which collapses in on itself. 1/2
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Where AI *does* produce value, that value is comparable to a *plug-in*, a new feature for your word processor or image/sound/video-editing package that might help you do your job somewhat better, or it might not.
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August 19, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Where AI *does* produce value, that value is comparable to a *plug-in*, a new feature for your word processor or image/sound/video-editing package that might help you do your job somewhat better, or it might not.
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Maybe it seems weird that AI bosses won't stop rending their garments about the terrible potential of their bots, from the jobspocalypse that'll ensue when AI does our jobs, to the impending moment when the word-guessing programs learn too many words, wake up and turn us into paperclips.
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August 19, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Maybe it seems weird that AI bosses won't stop rending their garments about the terrible potential of their bots, from the jobspocalypse that'll ensue when AI does our jobs, to the impending moment when the word-guessing programs learn too many words, wake up and turn us into paperclips.
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Moments before sunshine breaks under the pressure of being played and then fucking clown honking you like it's some kind of sick joke
August 13, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Moments before sunshine breaks under the pressure of being played and then fucking clown honking you like it's some kind of sick joke
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Oh, so thaaaaaaat's why there's a bajillion Blue Lagoons in Glasgow
Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: Model collapse; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2026/08/12/i...
#Pluralistic
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Inside: Model collapse; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2026/08/12/i...
#Pluralistic
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August 12, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Oh, so thaaaaaaat's why there's a bajillion Blue Lagoons in Glasgow