@spiderryder.bsky.social
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It feels like 90% of the "Men Left Behind" arguments boil down to "We used to have all the things and now we only have most of the things and that is discrimination against us because other people are allowed a few things."
August 7, 2026 at 9:31 PM
It feels like 90% of the "Men Left Behind" arguments boil down to "We used to have all the things and now we only have most of the things and that is discrimination against us because other people are allowed a few things."
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You want boys to do a thing girls do, whether it's reading books or washing their butts, you gotta stop teaching them that things can be "for girls," and therefore inferior/for inferior people.
Nothing else will work—except of course pushing women and girls out.
Nothing else will work—except of course pushing women and girls out.
August 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
You want boys to do a thing girls do, whether it's reading books or washing their butts, you gotta stop teaching them that things can be "for girls," and therefore inferior/for inferior people.
Nothing else will work—except of course pushing women and girls out.
Nothing else will work—except of course pushing women and girls out.
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THIS.
People educated enough in the specific subject to pull the data together don’t need LLMs; people without the knowledge to weed data from the bullshit are at the mercy of the LLM.
They’re obsequious Dunning-Kruger machines. Designed to flatter midwits and the technologically obsolete.
People educated enough in the specific subject to pull the data together don’t need LLMs; people without the knowledge to weed data from the bullshit are at the mercy of the LLM.
They’re obsequious Dunning-Kruger machines. Designed to flatter midwits and the technologically obsolete.
So, ok, a thing about telling yr audience "i use AI for my info gathering/research but then I look over it and fix any errors" is that you unfortunately told me youve outsourced your knowledge base on this subject to the machine, and therefore I have no reason to believe you CAN catch those errors
July 31, 2026 at 10:56 PM
THIS.
People educated enough in the specific subject to pull the data together don’t need LLMs; people without the knowledge to weed data from the bullshit are at the mercy of the LLM.
They’re obsequious Dunning-Kruger machines. Designed to flatter midwits and the technologically obsolete.
People educated enough in the specific subject to pull the data together don’t need LLMs; people without the knowledge to weed data from the bullshit are at the mercy of the LLM.
They’re obsequious Dunning-Kruger machines. Designed to flatter midwits and the technologically obsolete.
It’s worth working through the thread for the argument and analysis. I’ve got How to Kill a Language on my TBR list.
The arguments against language reclamation haven't changed much in the nearly 20 years I've been working in this field:
"It costs too much."
"People are choosing to abandon their languages, so let them."
"They have no practical use."
"It's just sentimental nostalgia."
Fuck All That, a thread:
"It costs too much."
"People are choosing to abandon their languages, so let them."
"They have no practical use."
"It's just sentimental nostalgia."
Fuck All That, a thread:
Sometimes It’s O.K. to Let a Language Die
When cultural preservation comes at the expense of speakers’ decisions, sometimes it's O.K. to let a language die.
www.newyorker.com
July 30, 2026 at 11:02 AM
It’s worth working through the thread for the argument and analysis. I’ve got How to Kill a Language on my TBR list.
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auntie spyder got the chips
July 14, 2026 at 11:06 PM
auntie spyder got the chips
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I think this quote really demonstrates for me something that is quite weird and hard about watching reactions to sector redundancies while precarious - because I am expected to do exactly this next year. And no one seems to find it a problem.
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"The idea that people will be able to hold it together and deliver a term of teaching before they vanish off into the horizon, is bizarre, spiteful and naive as well.”
The Times HE's punchy account of Exeter University's #BonfireOfTheHumanities & what one academic describes as "existential terror".
The Times HE's punchy account of Exeter University's #BonfireOfTheHumanities & what one academic describes as "existential terror".
‘I thought we were safe’: shock at Exeter’s humanities ‘gamble’
Leading department being in the firing line shows how changing student preferences are fundamentally reshaping universities
www.timeshighereducation.com
June 30, 2026 at 7:47 AM
I think this quote really demonstrates for me something that is quite weird and hard about watching reactions to sector redundancies while precarious - because I am expected to do exactly this next year. And no one seems to find it a problem.
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Midyear’s Day, Shire Year 1419:
Aragorn son of Arathorn—the crowned King of Gondor and sceptred King of Arnor—weds Lady Arwen Undómiel in Minas Tirith. It’s 39 years since they plighted troth in Lórien; 88 since he was born; and 2,778 years since her own birth in Rivendell.
Aragorn son of Arathorn—the crowned King of Gondor and sceptred King of Arnor—weds Lady Arwen Undómiel in Minas Tirith. It’s 39 years since they plighted troth in Lórien; 88 since he was born; and 2,778 years since her own birth in Rivendell.
June 30, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Midyear’s Day, Shire Year 1419:
Aragorn son of Arathorn—the crowned King of Gondor and sceptred King of Arnor—weds Lady Arwen Undómiel in Minas Tirith. It’s 39 years since they plighted troth in Lórien; 88 since he was born; and 2,778 years since her own birth in Rivendell.
Aragorn son of Arathorn—the crowned King of Gondor and sceptred King of Arnor—weds Lady Arwen Undómiel in Minas Tirith. It’s 39 years since they plighted troth in Lórien; 88 since he was born; and 2,778 years since her own birth in Rivendell.
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Hey are we at "socialize all the losses" yet
Investors are selling off AI-related stocks as doubts are starting to surface over whether the massive spending on AI is worth the investment or whether "it's one big bubble." n.pr/4wc0WE9
Is AI 'one big bubble?' Behind the tech selloff
Investors are selling off AI-related stocks as doubts are starting to surface over whether the massive spending on AI is worth the investment or whether "it's one big bubble."
n.pr
June 23, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Hey are we at "socialize all the losses" yet
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A wildlife rehab center collected the dead ducks to conduct necropsies.
What Killed The Ducks In The Reflecting Pool? Here’s What We Know
A wildlife rehab center collected the dead ducks to conduct necropsies.
www.forbes.com
June 23, 2026 at 2:40 PM
A wildlife rehab center collected the dead ducks to conduct necropsies.
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It’s out!!! Late on posting this but this new chapter and the volume it’s published in is out now! Shout out to Hilary Lehmann and @chrissieplastow.bsky.social for their great editorial work and to @dominicmachado.bsky.social @foodoriented.bsky.social amongst others who read this whole before!!
May 25, 2026 at 11:47 PM
It’s out!!! Late on posting this but this new chapter and the volume it’s published in is out now! Shout out to Hilary Lehmann and @chrissieplastow.bsky.social for their great editorial work and to @dominicmachado.bsky.social @foodoriented.bsky.social amongst others who read this whole before!!
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Millions of copyrighted songs were fed to AI music generators - now there's proof
Suno and rivals are being sued for $150k per song. A sum that would bankrupt these companies and set an important precedent.
Suno and rivals are being sued for $150k per song. A sum that would bankrupt these companies and set an important precedent.
Millions of Copyrighted Songs Were Fed to AI Music Generators – Now There's Proof
Millions of copyrighted songs trained AI music generators, and new searchable databases from The Atlantic now confirm which tracks were used.
www.gadgetreview.com
June 17, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Millions of copyrighted songs were fed to AI music generators - now there's proof
Suno and rivals are being sued for $150k per song. A sum that would bankrupt these companies and set an important precedent.
Suno and rivals are being sued for $150k per song. A sum that would bankrupt these companies and set an important precedent.
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I'm more and more fascinated by the notion that all written works desire or need a visual adaptation. The notion that film/TV is the final form of all ideas
What’s your white whale tv/film adaptation that needs to happen
Trying to do a daily dumb little prompt to not think about The Horrors
June 6, 2026 at 2:44 PM
I'm more and more fascinated by the notion that all written works desire or need a visual adaptation. The notion that film/TV is the final form of all ideas
I love everything about this: youtube.com/shorts/1jMKo...
humans are beautiful 🖤 #popmusic #newmusic
YouTube video by MEEK
youtube.com
June 5, 2026 at 5:39 PM
I love everything about this: youtube.com/shorts/1jMKo...
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Only bollards can deliver this much happiness.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
June 2, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Only bollards can deliver this much happiness.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
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Have you, like me, spent the last 26 years worrying if the Canadian Potato Museum STILL has the display of various potato diseases with potatoes in little coffins? Stop worrying. I checked today. Still there.
May 26, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Have you, like me, spent the last 26 years worrying if the Canadian Potato Museum STILL has the display of various potato diseases with potatoes in little coffins? Stop worrying. I checked today. Still there.
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"everyone" = men with money
May 25, 2026 at 3:41 PM
"everyone" = men with money
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hot take: women are less likely to use AI because we’re quick to clock flattery as a tool of manipulation
Literall every article, especially those written by men, was like this, where at the end I realised oh it’s because they flatter you
May 2, 2026 at 6:20 PM
hot take: women are less likely to use AI because we’re quick to clock flattery as a tool of manipulation
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This Is Just To Say
I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update
and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize
Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying
I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update
and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize
Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying
April 20, 2026 at 8:35 PM
This Is Just To Say
I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update
and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize
Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying
I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update
and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize
Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying
I was not expecting that. #ncis #allgoodthings
March 25, 2026 at 12:59 AM
I was not expecting that. #ncis #allgoodthings
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fans of Southern gothic horror, “The Toll” by @cheriepriest.com has the Kindle edition on sale for cup of coffee money today ($2.99) www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
The Toll
Amazon.com: The Toll eBook : Priest, Cherie: Books
www.amazon.com
March 14, 2026 at 1:24 PM
fans of Southern gothic horror, “The Toll” by @cheriepriest.com has the Kindle edition on sale for cup of coffee money today ($2.99) www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
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Pro AI is an instant block.
"I just use Claude to refine my drafts so-"
Fuck off. Block.
You don't use the plagiarism engine of fascism for anything and frankly, any writer who uses it isn't a writer and just a disappointment.
"I just use Claude to refine my drafts so-"
Fuck off. Block.
You don't use the plagiarism engine of fascism for anything and frankly, any writer who uses it isn't a writer and just a disappointment.
March 7, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Pro AI is an instant block.
"I just use Claude to refine my drafts so-"
Fuck off. Block.
You don't use the plagiarism engine of fascism for anything and frankly, any writer who uses it isn't a writer and just a disappointment.
"I just use Claude to refine my drafts so-"
Fuck off. Block.
You don't use the plagiarism engine of fascism for anything and frankly, any writer who uses it isn't a writer and just a disappointment.
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This. All of this. It is so exhausting to be continually reminded, even in things we do for enjoyment, that being a woman means we just don't fucking matter.
“There is a direct line, though not all can see it, from this kind of “Har Har, girls are the worst!” to misogyny in the workplace, violence against women, and the lack of equality for women and girls around the world.”
Losing My Perspicacity, February 24, 2026
The line from Trump's locker room jokes about the USA women to sexism, misogyny, and violence
losingmyperspicacity.beehiiv.com
February 24, 2026 at 9:58 PM
This. All of this. It is so exhausting to be continually reminded, even in things we do for enjoyment, that being a woman means we just don't fucking matter.
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Enjoy your Caturday 🐾
February 21, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Enjoy your Caturday 🐾