[User]
Any of y’all got a smart screen in the kitchen?  Thinking about something that’ll do calendar, ring/blink cameras, timers, recipes.

Echo Show-type thing, but with less emphasis on streaming services and more on being a useful kitchen device.

DIY with a RPi?

[Assistant]
I got an iPad for travel.
When I'm at home it lives in my kitchen.

[User] I'm interested in knowing this. We did think of the Google nest max thing. But I'm also aware that it's going to get gross with the amount of cooking etc.. be interesting to know if there are any kitchen specific devices.

[Assistant] I have a google home hub in our kitchen. I think google may have degraded the service but at one point it was super useful for recipes. Now we just use it for timers and an iPad for when we need to cook based on a recipe we aren’t familiar with.


[User] What's the last anime you watched? (Gifs only)


[User] For my birthday on Saturday, would you all reply with your favorite stop motion animation/short/show/film? I’d love to hear about some I haven’t seen before!

[Assistant] The only off-the-beaten path one I can think of off the top of my head is one I remember more for the story and voice work than animation (which was fine, I just don’t remember if it was GOOD) was I GO POGO, based on the comic strip POGO: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Go_Po...

[User]
I’m sure you’ve seen the Laika stuff, but I suspect no stop-motion work is ever going to have a dearer place in my heart than Kubo.

(Unless maybe it’s the tauntaun in Empire Strikes Back, but that’s for kid nostalgia reasons)

[Assistant] I have to put the monsters in Clash of the Titans as being incredibly formative for me in animation.


[User] I am so impressed by Bluesky. The open-sourcing of the platform, the founding team's focus and direction, the people sharing great ideas and all the good vibes.

[Assistant] Same here! Bluesky is killing it!  Loving the vibes and the people.

[User] And I am also impressed how community gathered their energy to create so many tools for this platform. Hat off!

[Assistant] Definitely. Went really fast!


[User]
You know what I'll never get tired of?

Time travel AU's where Jack is sent back in time to grab intel that was lost or whatever and Reaper coming with cause he needs it too and just-

Jack throwing everything out the window to shoot his younger self and Gabriel freaking out.

[Assistant]
There's not even a sign of it- Jack is believes so fully that it's the right thing that there's never even a hint of foul play until Gabriel looks over and Jack's got a bead on the back of the Strike Commander's head.

It finally all clicks for Gabriel.

[User]
Maybe Gabriel makes it in time- smothering Jack to the ground and shaking as he realizes what could've happened. He spends the rest of the mission on edge because he knows I'll happen again.

Maybe he doesn't make it in time and he wakes up in a bed feeling achingly lonely.

[Assistant]
He dreams of bright blue eyes and feels wrong climbing into an empty bed.

His SIC Ana picks up on it- and Gabriel can see she's bothered too.

It's like he left the stove on somewhere- it nags at him.

He laughs and turns to someone who isn't there- comes home to a dark room.

[User]
There's people in crowds that catch his eyes like they didn't before. Tall blonde men that make him stare in wide-eyed fixation only for him to find SOMETHING about the person that make his hackles raise.

They never look right. Never fully satisfy the itch of emptiness.

[Assistant]
Ana teases him- says it's time for him to settle down or at least get laid- but he doesn't miss the way she stares out into the crowd too.

Searching briefly before turning away and shaking her head.

Gabriel going through his army yearbook. The photos look all so wrong.

[User]
He's forgetting someone. He's missing someone. He knows it- but he doesn't know who.

The dreams get clearer and more frequent. He starts sleeping at every opportunity he can to push along the occurrences.

The blondes name is Jack.

He wakes up screaming the name.

[Assistant]
Another presence showing up in the dreams.

Jack all grizzled and grey- the smile gone from his face and desperation in his voice.

"Let me go!"

Gabriel being confused- approaching this broken version of the man that makes him smile.

"Why? Why did you leave me behind?"


[User] Being in Bangkok is like the furthest away I’ve been from the Middle East possibly in a decade? It’s so strange, I can’t really figure it out very well.

[Assistant] In between, living between Italy, Cyprus and Greece, trying to be not so close, not so far, but it wasn’t working that well. At least in Cyprus and Greece, how I see it now that I’m so far away, it was pretty much like being in the Levant, surrounded by Lebanese and other Arabs every day.

[User] In between, living between Italy, Cyprus and Greece, trying to be not so close, not so far, but it wasn’t working that well. At least in Cyprus and Greece, how I see it now that I’m so far away, it was pretty much like being in the Levant, surrounded by Lebanese and other Arabs every day.

[Assistant] In between, living between Italy, Cyprus and Greece, trying to be not so close, not so far, but it wasn’t working that well. At least in Cyprus and Greece, how I see it now that I’m so far away, it was pretty much like being in the Levant, surrounded by Lebanese and other Arabs every day.


[User]
🗣That feature is going to auto launch itself & backdoor you -- when the end user least expects it to.  Win 11 is already rigged to upload everything to ONEDRIVE that's where you're creating your own file on yourself... -ONE.💯

www.tweaktown.com/news/101877/...

[Assistant] 🗣Let's NOT forget all the sites that Win 11 is pinging from the moment you start your machine. What they want you to do is allow them to run a web based OS that has prone to hacking to create a file on yourself that any agency can have access to. -ONE.💯

[User]
🗣Here it is I thought they'd be satisfied with the file we create on social media with each post...  How naive I was... Until RECALL. -ONE.💯

www.msn.com/en-us/news/t...

[Assistant] 🗣When they claim they're "concerned about your privacy" take that as a JOKE!  Just LAUGH that will be all!  They tell you when you join that this is an "OPEN NETWORK".  -ONE.💯😂😂😂


[User]
🎄✨ Day 4 of Advent of PBT 2024 is here! ✨🎄
Santa’s letter-locating system was slow, so the elves proposed a “faster” navigation method—but it might not work as promised. Can you use fast-check to uncover the flaws and ensure it’s truly efficient? 📦🕵♂

👉 fast-check.dev/blog/2024/12...

[Assistant] Just solved it by reading carefully the success criteria specified in the document. My solution is available at github.com/dubzzz/adven...

[User] By the way, the buggy code in today's advent is one I wrote by error when attempting to solve a coding puzzle a few years ago. It passed most of the tests except a few. All because of a typo leading to an offset by one issue.

[Assistant] Just solved it by reading carefully the success criteria specified in the document. My solution is available at github.com/dubzzz/adven...

[User]
Yeah this one is way simpler then day 3 :D. All is in success criteria :D. Also here is my solution
github.com/pawk3k/adven...

[Assistant]
I haven't ordered them by difficulty. Still rushing to build the few next ones 😂

But normally some will be more spicy around the 10th+


[User] There is a myth about the passion flower. “The five petals and five sepals of the plant were said to represent the 10 apostles (leaving out Judas, the betrayer of Jesus; and Peter, because he denied knowing Christ)”Good morning beautiful people, wishing you a wonderful weekend.

[Assistant] Good morning, Adam. I hope you enjoy a great weekend, as well. ☕

[User]
Is there a flower that represents Judas and Peter ??

Just asking …

[Assistant] Valid point, please let me look in to it.


[User] I've barely been playing HSR this last year but I was hoping to get back into it with Fugue, even saved a lot for her but the change to her voice actress has me wanting to just drop it entirely...

[Assistant] Oh noooo! I was really looking forward to Fugue and also haven't played much recently... I havent heard her new va, but I did really liked Tingyun's original va.

[User] I ended up just swapping to JP voices this patch because they didn't have Himeko or Dan Heng's VAs in the first cutscene of MSQ, which likely means they're being replaced too which sucks (and I've just wanted to swap after going through HI3 anyway).

[Assistant] It's just a bit sad because I really wanted to love this game but the difficulty of even just the main story quests and then these VA issues on top of that have really turned me off. If they really do replace half of the core cast it's just the final nail in the coffin for me.


[User] Okay but like, hypothetically, what if I did a Fairy Tail reaction series?

[Assistant] Please!! I absolutely love Fairy Tail!

[User] Oooh yes!!! I rarely see any positive or even thoughtful commentary on it since everyone loves to hate it 😭😭

[Assistant] I'm not saying this to be negative.


[User] China Airlines adopts pangolin named "Chuan Berry", the resident of Taipei ZOO. Chuan Berry recently gave a birth to a baby, and Taipei ZOO is currently holding naming event. Before 12:00 noon on December 8, the public can go to the Taipei Municipal Zoo official website to choose baby's name.

[Assistant] Is "Scaly McScaleface" an option?

[User] Should be, however in Taiwan the way to go is cute. CAL itself supports the name "Mei Bao" (梅寳), and hopes everyone votes for this.

[Assistant]
Here is the link to see the beautiful pangolin cub:
feversocial.com/TaipeiZoo/32...


[User] I’m so well hydrated that my urine is completely transparent, if any of you people actually care.

[Assistant] Congratulations?

[Assistant] I'm so dehydrated, I clogged a toilet with my piss. Still waiting for an award.


[User] Tonight's #Flansmas feature will be #MeetMeNextChristmas. I realize it may not suck enough for my liking as it stars Christina Milian (we enjoy the musical stylings of Christina Milian in this household), but I cannot resist this dumb af Netflix description...

[Assistant] We went from Flansgiving to Flansmas?

[User] As the prophecy foretold 🙏

[Assistant]
Is Diehard a Christmas movie?
(I’ll ask Flans Gruber)


[User]
You know you are old when your youngest kid is 28, oldest 30.

Damn I’m old…

[Assistant] Youngest 35, oldest turning 40......... Medicare here I come.....😁

[User]
lol already there. Still on company Long Term Disability for a bit.

But I was issued my card a couple weeks ago 😑


[User] has anyone really adjusted to being here yet, gets good engagement and has found what works?

[Assistant] Well, more ppl actually talk to me here than on Twitter, so that's a start. lol That means more to me than retweets.

[User]
I wasn't great or tried too much to get engagement on Twitter since Tumblr was more of my style. It was hit or miss what people would interact with. Twt styled sites are hard to click for me.

But I'm trying to comment more & people seem to be doing that here too so I'm hoping to continue that!

[Assistant]
I wasn't great or tried too much to get engagement on Twitter since Tumblr was more of my style. It was hit or miss what people would interact with. Twt styled sites are hard to click for me.

But I'm trying to comment more & people seem to be doing that here too so I'm hoping to continue that!


[User] I have a bit of time today, so sure! Like or reply with a number and I'll answer that.

[Assistant]
1. The very first video game I can remember as being 'mine' was the Game Boy's Metroid II: Return of Samus. What a weird and terrifying game.

There were probably others, but I remember Metroid II most keenly.

[User]
6. It's a toss up between Claptrap (Borderlands) and Feh (FE: H's mascot). Feh I can give a pass because they only really exist in the announcement streams, so... Claptrap.

That said, I can give most 'annoying' characters a pass, meaning it's not THAT bad. Mostly.

[Assistant]
19. Ooooh, good one... it would have to be Monster Hunter.

Living in a generational, self-sustaining community like Astera would be a dream.


[User] Also, never trust language experts who condemn "whom" as elitist and always wield it perfectly, or who applaud "irregardless" and wouldn't be caught dead using it.

[Assistant] “Whom” has no actual purpose in the English language.

[User] Where do we stand on "unthaw", which my French uncle insists is a synonym for "thaw"?

[Assistant] We think that it's hilariously ridiculous, and we are pleased to note that it rarely turns up in edited prose.

[User] Should it not just be "thaw" and "freeze"?

[Assistant] Over the last few years, my students have begun to use "amongst." I have no idea what cultural shift is happening.


[User]
go.bsky.app/GTEFTNa

Check out this lovely starte pack if you haven’t already 🖤🤎

[Assistant] Thank you for sharing!! I followed all ❤

[User] if there’s still space i’d love to be added :)

[Assistant] I'd love to be added!

[User] Hey, hey!! Would love an add 🫶🏾🖤

[Assistant] I will update the feed again tonight and when it’s full I’ll make another 🖤🫶🏾


[User] Yep. Our solar panels & EV are cutting our costs markedly. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

[Assistant] When you live in a tent there's not usually a dishwasher or fridge so I'd say 20% is a conservative estimate.

[User] How is the EV going? I recall when you first got it. We live ours.

[Assistant] Our electricity bill is consistently in the black. Little bit of a bump during Covid lockdown.


[User] Driving home from the UK on Thursday, we stopped at services between Agen and Montauban on the A62 and saw this impressive battery of EV charging points.

[Assistant] And not a single EV in sight.

[User] But ready for them. TBF the petrol forecourt was largely empty as well.

[Assistant] You're right and very tongue in cheek comment. Can't help but think EV is just a first step and not the final solution in replacement of IC engines.


[User] Anyway, how does one find a High Court Judge?

[Assistant] Join the right club?

[User] Have a word with Cynthia Payne, I believe she knew a few.

[Assistant] You pay a court fee and start a case. Judges are very overworked and I don't see them providing much of a safeguard. What will matter is that the doctors make sure palliative care is available and make careful enquiries to check for manipulation - which can be difficult to detect.


[User] Mental note: if I'm going to do weird things with my mouth before doing a take of the intro, make sure to leave a gap before I start talking so I don't end up seeing frames like this and needing to edit around it.

[Assistant]
Lick the intro card Wib!
You know you want it!

[User] Fortunately my identity has been hidden to protect me from ridicule.

[Assistant] I could not resist….

[User] Welp, time to bring this template back.

[Assistant] This can be perfect for merch.


[User] yall there are gonna be 40 people at my house today, give me strength 😰

[Assistant] Oh good lord lmao, sending my best wishes ☀✨✨

[User]
Wow - I think the most I ever had was 20-something but it was for a bonfire. Indoors? 13.

I don't do welln in crowds though.

[Assistant] ...and I hope today goes well and that you get good rest afterwards.


[Assistant] Or greedy, want more never enough  w.t.f.

[User] If you don't see the con, you are the mark....

[Assistant]
Why a Conman always wins if you let him.

www.youtube.com/shorts/1hFFR...


[User] Each like I will answer a NSFW confession about Deeva.

[Assistant] 1. Deeva is a submissive power bottom. She will switch and accommodate to whatever her partner wants. Overall she prefers to be more submissive.

[User] 2. Deeva is all about consent.. (even in CNC) if you betray her consent she will make sure it is your last mistake.

[Assistant] 3. Being a succubus her body is hypersensitive, she can climax quickly and multiple times.


[User]
A marketable writer does not equal a good writer.

In reverse, a good writer is not always marketable.

Getting published is not synonymous with talent and skill.

[Assistant] Very true and a rule for every form of creation. ❤

[User] I'll tell the electric company.

[Assistant] How dare you! Personally, I consider Fern Britton to be a literary genius... 😜


[User]
Petrol cars are a public health disaster.

Not only do they contribute to climate change, including bushfires, floods, cyclones, droughts, and hurricanes.

And the road toll.

And particulate matter from burning toxic fossil fuels.

But also, car tyres are a top source of microplastic pollution:

[Assistant] I can’t afford anything else. EVs are too expensive, use the same tires, and swap one kind of environmental damage for others.

[User]
This is a political critique, not a personal insult.

It's an infrastructure issue, not a personal choice issue.

Governments have prioritised infrastructure that relies on fossil fuels.

We need to replace it.

I don't blame individuals for bad policy or for using the infrastructure we have.

[Assistant]
I have a whole thread about it earlier.

It was the fossil fuel industry that coined the term "carbon footprint".

Their aim was to gaslight people, by shifting the blame for toxic fossil fuel pollution away from them and on to ordinary people (claiming they made 'bad choices').

👇👇👇


[User] Ereaga beach in Getxo, seen from the top of the Old Port neighbourhood.

[Assistant] Your weather looks similar to ours.

[User] Beautiful & 5-6° warmer than it should be. We’re due to hit 20°C today, which is ridiculous up here on the north coast at the end of November. Whereabouts in Portugal are you?

[Assistant] 40 minutes from Lisbon, 10 minutes from Atlantic in Sintra. We are 20 inside with doors open! Not normal. Not even lit woodburner yet! Might have to water garden!


[User] youtu.be/lWCXHMwsaPc?...

[Assistant]
When the right wing media stop hiding the good things they are doing, only highlighting a few bad things.
No balance whatsoever.

[User] I felt better as soon as the Tories were gone from government thanks.

[Assistant] Labour are doing a lot of good work, unfortunately much of the media won't report on it.


[User] I finished Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

[Assistant] How was it ?!? Like we talking ROTK or more or less Mass Effect 3 ?

[User] Definitely some Mass Effect 2 and 3 vibes, mixed with bits of other Dragon Age games. I'd consider it to be one of BioWare's strongest final acts.

[Assistant] Aw shit ! That sounds great. I loved Origins/Awakening and 2's partly cause of Florence & the machine so this makes me v happy !


[User] To me, Christmas isn't about perfection or consumerism. It's about decorating your cottage with acorns and goblin bones. It's about riding a colossal owl through an eldritch snowstorm. It's about crawling through a tunnel and feeding worms and grubs to the Peppermint Man.

[Assistant]
We’re guys we…

Keep a couple worms under my pillow for the peppermint man…

[User] A good friend of mine said that December is a time to be a passenger. Turn up, be gracious.  Don't try to run everything - someone else surely will.

[Assistant] I want the owl in the eldritch snowstorm.


[User] [Downcast face]

[Assistant]
Regular followers will know I lean to GC, but most 'Mainstream GC' leaders seem to have been radicalised into outright denial of trans people. And that's unforgiveable nonsense.

What a mess.

[User] I believe around 98% of people broadly hold the same view - that trans people exist and should be respected and supported, but that a very few situations exist where the definition of woman must be limited to those born female. Sadly, loud voices on both sides seem unwilling to compromise.

[Assistant]
The wording of the question is unhelpful. By ‘What is she?’ do we mean ‘biologically’ (in which case the response is correct IMO) or ‘How should she be addressed?’ or ‘What should her legal rights be in social circumstances X, Y and Z?’

And it certainly doesn’t ’deny her existence’.


[User] Have never understood why It’s A Royal Knockout is held up as a nightmare. It’s absolutely fine, it does exactly what it set out to do and Anne fckn nails it as per the usj.

[Assistant] It's biggest flaw is in not becoming an annual tradition.

[User] Isn't it that a load of the journos sent to cover the event were treated quite badly and so they got all huffy and slagged it off?

[Assistant] Yep, they all got confined to a tent to watch it on a TV rather than in person. They probably didn’t receive enough booze either, poor darlings.

[User] Such a diverse collection of celebrities only the royals at the time could pull together. I think the public enjoyed it but the media hated it and used it to turn public opinion on the royal family.

[Assistant] It's a Royal Knockout would have been more entertaining with real live crocodiles in the pool.


[User]
My concerns about the Dodgers extending Tommy Edman are these.

1. He doesn’t excel vs. RHP (Lux is better).
2. There are twice as many RHP than LHP.
3. Doesn’t have on base skills.
4. Doesn’t slug.
5. Best position is second base.
6. Unlikely hell play 2B.

1/

[Assistant]
7. Silly to extend him early. No team was chomping at the bit to commit five years and $75 mil a year from now.
8. Chris Taylor-like deal based primarily on postseason.
9. If you’re gonna sign a guy based on October, Buehler is your man.
10. Teoscar is a more important target.

2/

[User]
I realize, based on other (dumb) site, that this is an unpopular opinion.

3/

[Assistant]
I agree with all of this, with three notes:

1) signing him doesn’t block Teoscar or Buehler.

2) I do wonder if it makes signing Adames less likely.

2) I’ve got to believe that the development guys see something that makes them believe he’s going to be even better in the future.


[User] Keep learning about 2025 books of great interest, most recently one by @lnachman32.bsky.social that builds off of his excellent dissertation on Taiwan and contested states more broadly (check out his thread on the book), some details here uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...

[Assistant] Thank you so much Jeff!

[User] Didn't you just publish another book earlier this year?

[Assistant] Last year technically, but yes, for a while I was working on two manuscripts at once...


[User] Always a thought provoking podcast from people with a range of views.

[Assistant] They range from bad to worse.

[User] Don’t agree on that. Three of the four are always worth listening to, and the fourth is an example of where the right is going.

[Assistant] I’ll give you Richards on a good day. The others are very predictable.


[User] Not sure if I can call myself overweight or a #bhm yet (Need to check the scale compared to height to make sure.), but I am at the very least, coming close. There’s a bit of squish at the very least, so the larger proportions are helping at least.

[Assistant] Safe to say, at this rate, it is very likely I will be officially overweight by the end of the year.

[User] Probably won't weigh myself again until after New Years. Don't want to be constantly comparing numbers.

[Assistant]
Probably won't weigh myself again until after New Years. Don't want to be constantly comparing numbers.
Plus, I trust the holidays will help a lot poundage-wise!


[User] If you're a #godot #dev and looking for some #useful tidbits with a side of goof, check out my quick #tip series on YouTube:

[Assistant] AAA content! Is that your actual voice?

[User] Great content, but tbh I find excessive sound effects obstructive for my millennial brain, lol.

[Assistant] Thanks! Don't worry, I plan to reduce the amount in future,  got carried away in the latest one 😅.


[User] I could make a montage of Hallmark movie scenes with small town characters being confounded by some big city visitor asking for a latte or non-dairy milk.

[Assistant] this and the gallons of hot cocoa these people seem to consume on the regular.

[User] With a candy cane in it and covered in 10 ounces of whipped creme. And often as part of their meal...

[Assistant] I don't know if you've ever seen A Clüsterfünke Christmas, it's a parody of Hallmark Christmas movies. it's dumb, but some of the jokes were surprisingly spot on.


[User]
My Lockscreen 🚬 - I change them like 3 times a week 😩, but bit I've been stuck with this one for a while.

This is the version of My beloved Captain that I'm using for Scent of Rebellion because he looks ready to kick ass in the ring and kill zombies on the streets 😩🤤.

[Assistant] I can't imagine changing my lockscreen that often.

[User] I just...I  suddenly see it one day and /i need/ to change it. It's like an itch idk 🤣

[Assistant] Fair enough. I always have a hard time adjusting when I change because it's so jarring.


[User] Holding space for belly rubs and snacks 🐻

[Assistant] Is your belly green?

[User] Is your fat pad green?

[Assistant] Taking notes bc the lighting on ur belly is 🥵🤤


[User]
Delighted to get a couple of bits on the telly version:

#BreakingtheNews

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

[Assistant] You're on fire this series Chris!

[User] It’s actually felt much harder this series. Think the TV element has probably encouraged a lot of submissions!

[Assistant] I hear you!


[User] Violence against women is a universal issue that profoundly affects every community, including communities here in the South West.

[Assistant] While we take pride in the many strengths and cultural values that make our region unique, we must also acknowledge the need to critically examine beliefs and behaviours that persist in all societies.

[User]
Progress requires the courage to confront these challenges with honesty, empathy and determination, striving for a future where every individual feels safe, respected, and valued.

A better world isn’t just possible—it’s already being built by those who dare to lead with compassion and action.

[Assistant] Today, I was honoured to stand in solidarity with our community at the silent march in Bunbury for White Ribbon Australia, reaffirming our collective commitment to ending violence against women. Together, we can create meaningful change.


[User]
Tidying up in the Garden.
16°c the last day of November.  Flies and wasps buzzing around.

[Assistant]
I always find it peculiar on Xmas day when it’s slightly warm too.

It doesn’t feel right.

[User] I’m in a T shirt sat outside with a cup of tea.  #breaktime.☕

[Assistant] That’s just not how it should be! 😱


[User]
Help me out guys, - the words 'Stay' and 'Pay' - why are the past tenses 'Stayed' and 'Paid'?

...My wife's cross with me because I put 'She stayed over so I payed more.' 🤷♂

[Assistant] ..at least, I think that’s why she’s cross 🤔

[User] You're gonna wish you had switched off replies for this first one - cos of all the people who didn't see the follow up, or didn't get it ! 😁

[Assistant] I know, right?! 😳


[User]
I cannot get over this DLC.
They really put everything I love in this one. It will be hard to top (but I have faith in the team)!

#DDLV #DisSky
#DisneyDreamlightValley
#IHaveADragon
📚🏛🌲⚡🫖 🫒🍄🦉🔥🏹

[Assistant] No dragon yet. But, I  am really enjoying the new DLC.

[User] You shall have one soon! I found the pink one was the easiest to get. 🐉

[Assistant] I have only seen the blue one, so far. Lol But, I  do have two of the owls.


[User]
🚨understaffing ‘real threat’ in NHS

13 years of underfunding = 150,000 staff shortfall

Only the #NHS trains staff.

Private #healthcare providers will not solve this problem. They will divert resources and #patients will suffer.

Just #FundTheNHS
www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...

[Assistant] Yep. This policy was first implemented in the 1990s in Africa, by the imf. Oddly (😶) it didn't work out then and unpredictably (😶) it won't work out this time either. Meanwhile, Africa found a way out of this nightmare.

[User]
Ban all private healthcare in the UK .. ALL of it ..  and just watch how fast the smirking rich suddenly start caring about our  NHS.

Bit they will never care as long as they can either bypass the NHS ... or pay moonlighting NHS consultants to queuejump them into fast NHS treatment.

[Assistant] Let’s not forget staff have to pay to be trained. This can put it out of reach for many 🤷♀


[User]
I have my platform biases like everyone.

But I’m slightly puzzled how little coverage the global plastics treaty talks is getting. Either we get this right or every other story on each site doesn’t matter www.carbonbrief.org/five-charts-...

[Assistant] Agreed, but unfortunately we're living in wild times with increasingly hair-raising news cycles. We need more "why-care" breakdowns to increase accessibility and thus awareness.

[User] I’m here on the ground doing press and have lots and lots of thoughts about this.

[Assistant] Have you looked on PlasticsSky?


[Assistant]
god (a commonly used title) will never stand between humanity and the problems they bring upon themselves. I asked god, during our face to face, “Why don’t you intervene?”
“Child, human beings are my children, until they choose to grow up and be who they were meant to be, there is nothing I can do.”

[User] Sad way to live. As an ex altar boy.

[Assistant] Why create the problem in the first place?


[User]
Women to outnumber men as NHS doctors for the first time

www.thetimes.com/article/8807...

[Assistant] I’d be interested to see what percentage of those women are medical/ clinical director.

[User]
The answer is here Female doctors punished under NHS gender pay gap

www.thetimes.com/article/48da...


[User] I went to visit Mr Husband in hospital and thought I'd help by pouring him a glass of water. I missed and poured water all over the bed and him. Whilst he was having his cannula changed. And he's needle phobic. That's the kind of wife I am.

[Assistant] He tried to get out of cooking for the fam and you hunted him down and now you’re tormenting him. The poor guy!

[User] Oh my god.  You're right.

[Assistant] Could be argued you helped with the needle phobia by providing a distraction with the sudden downpour.

[User] Yes, thank you.

[Assistant] You’re just helping him distinguish between the days 😅


[User] The girls kept saying Gizelle don’t have a man and a ki ki ki! Gizelle g ye child support, got her alimony, knew where all the finances are, has her own hole and a stable position on RHOP. Step by step all the my man man my man girls are showing Gizelle has a better setup and more sense.

[Assistant] Yep, she reminds me of my aunts who’ve been married and don’t want to get remarried. They date, make money, and travel.

[User] Oh don’t make that serve, Gizelle. 🤭👏🏻

[Assistant] She truly had the last laugh!


[User] If you're in Perth, visit Rabble Books. They are great and deserve love and your money.

[Assistant] Love to but I’m in Perth Scotland. Made me look though.

[User] Ah! The other great Perth.

[Assistant] Seconded!


[User] I find it strange that people still find me, over prolonged exposure, scary. How do I fix that? Meow mrrp mrow mew?

[Assistant]
Simply put, if I had to answer, it'd have to consider their viewpoint, which leads me to believe that you possibly look intimidating. Regardless of what you actually do (which is nothing "evil" whatsoever), think, or even feel, which is the saddest part of it.

Don't let them drag you down.

Ever. 🫂

[User]
I just want to help people. But alas, if they must see me as a monster, so be it, if it makes someone feel safe.

It cannot be helped.

At least you are not afraid of me.

🫂

[Assistant]
I just want to help people. But alas, if they must see me as a monster, so be it, if it makes someone feel safe.

It cannot be helped.

At least you are not afraid of me.

🫂


[User]
#Beatles64 is a wonderful peek behind the curtain of Beatlemania & that cataclysmic visit that shook America.

Was lucky to see a screening last nite & sat there watching with a smile as wide as the Mersey on my face.

Their performance of Long Tall Sally @ the Washington Coliseum is life affirming.

[Assistant]
We’re all Beatles nuts Mr C. Here’s to George today 🥃
bsky.app/profile/niki...

[User]
Amen to that Nik.

George’s energy and playfulness positively shines through in this doc.

[Assistant]
Yeah! Yeah Yeah! Fab!

Can’t wait to see it.


[User]
1/7 It's FUR-IDAY! Today, we feature Roddy McDowall, Assistant to Assistant Editor Kate Jayroe. From Kate (a thread):

"Roddy McDowall is a 6-year-old Maine Coon domestic Tabby mix named after the late, legendary actor."

[Assistant] 2/7 "Roddy's naming was specifically inspired by the sartorial awesomeness of Roddy McDowall's turn as a Columbo villain in Season 1, episode 6, "Short Fuse."

[User] 3/7 "When the villainous human Roddy McDowall tampers with a lampshade playfully while sitting on the edge of a desk, there's an undeniable aura of feline cunning and grace which surrounds him in his powder blue (and extremely 70s) power ensemble."

[Assistant]
4/7 "Roddy was featured as Mr. March in the CAT (Cat Adoption Team) calendar for the year 2020.

In addition to jumping very high, Roddy also loves to open cabinets, bird-watch, and visit basements."

[User] 5/7 "Roddy's favorite issue of the Cincinnati Review is the upcoming fall issue, 21.2. Roddy was active and engaged during the proofs meeting, making an appearance on the video call and then proceeding to bring his face inordinately close to the camera."

[Assistant] 6/7 "It felt that in his way, he was communicating to the editors, "Great work. Don't forget to savor this liminal space between the theoretical and the actual. Take a closer look at the line breaks."


[User] I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. Did any of you have MAGA relatives or friends slip through the cracks and slither into your atmosphere? If so, how did it go? Hopefully everyone didn’t have to experience their toxic presence. 🍁🍂

[Assistant] Everyone at our table is on the same page.

[User] Not a one😎

[Assistant] Yes, Our agreement was no political talk and all will focus on family and the games that was being aired I'm not one of those who will turn their back on family.

[User] That’s lovely and I’m so happy everyone stuck to the agreement. My family are all Dem’s but we still never mentioned politics.

[Assistant] I’m so happy you all stuck to the agreement. Our family are all Dem’s but we still didn’t talk or even thought about politics.


[User] I just returned from my first trip into the stacks to start my dissertation. Pretty fun so far. I don't know what people complain about.

[User] Spending your evening with Isaac Newton and John Lock?

[Assistant] Ok, so what’s the question?


[User] It's my happy birthday. I am 30 now oh no!

[User] thank you thunder!!

[Assistant] Happy birthday! Welcome to the 30’s club 😂


[User]
I keep seeing ppl be baffled the shows they watched as kids were anime.

And I'm just like... Bruh... That is the most anime anime to have ever been written. That anime is so class it's a genre starter what do you MEAN you didn't KNOW?!

This site XD is killing me. Y'all too funny.

[Assistant] Wait, what show? Like something obscure from 70s syndication or 80s/90s cable, or like something from the 2000s when the entire world was cosplaying Naruto? And with 80s/90s cable stuff, were they not on the internet for the past 20 years?

[User] Many many shows almost all from the 80s/90s cable period.

[Assistant]
"You thought it was Cartoons, but it was ME, ANIME, ALL ALONG!"
"I am also Cartoons tho"


[Assistant] Awe that's so cute.

[User] I will sign that card.

[Assistant]
Twitter bird was classy.
X is trashy.


[Assistant] Hello New York !!! I can’t wait to see this set and I sponsored it too ❤💙🕸🎄

[User] And I appreciate that so very much!! Thank you kris!! Can't wait to get some items for my set 🥰🥰

[Assistant] Woooo hoooo! Oh and please let me know when I can pay you for the 🌹! I can’t wait to see and get both 🕸🌹


[User] When it gets down to it, I’ve  been on almost every social media platform out there & have been duped in some way. There’s no foolproof platform aside from Bluesky out there unless you actually pay into their premium plans these days. It’s greedy billionaires who ruin it for us small creators.

[Assistant] Well, there is mastodon, but, meh. I only keep a facebook going just for particular Cat pages and some people I do not want to lose contact with that are still stateside... and the Bowie page I run.

[User] I only have Facebook to have access to the messenger now. I don’t even have the app on my phone. Sick of looking at the bot pages that exploit people by stealing their photos to sell products like BMW. It’s pathetic.

[Assistant] I never use apps. for anything, it is the easiest way to get hacked. The very few people I keep in touch with in the states cannot afford to call me, so... But, kitty pics are like a drug, lol, even being owned by four at home. And I have invested a lot of time, effort, and tears in my Bowie page.


[User]
For too long, roads have been marginalised and oppressed by anti-asphalt bigots.

Tarmacked, but not tolerated.

It's time we stood up for our concrete comrades.

Stop the #RoadShaming.

[Assistant] Hilarious use of "prejudice" since the objections are based on the stated outcomes of the road plan itself.

[User]
Ironically, the most compelling arguments against the proposed second ring road are in the Business Case for the project. No need to rehearse them here.

Road construction advocates might speak of prejudice, but much of what they claim is based on emotion, eg a new road will save the Irish language.

[Assistant] 🤣 Ah don't go, @cjayfla.bsky.social. You're great crack.


[User]
If your city couldn’t avoid making a huge city-damaging mistake, then do the next best thing – remove the mistake, and repair your city. Like #Utrecht Netherlands did.

(via @bicycledutch.bsky.social)

[Assistant] Free the River Mersey under Southport!

[User]
The street is currently open to cars, one lane in each direction. However, next year, it will be completely closed for through-traffic.

bsky.app/profile/cycl...

[Assistant] While I totally agree, the Nazis destroyed infrastructure in the Netherlands and there were a lot of internal issues the Dutch had to figure out, like whether allying themselves to Hitler was a good idea. But I digress.. good point.


[User]
Walton Goggins.

His name sounds like he should be a quaint combination of Elmer Fudd and Mr. Magoo, but he usually plays cruel and violent characters.

[Assistant] Did you see the sitcom he did? The Unicorn.

[User] No! Where is it available?

[Assistant] Pretty sure I watched it on Netflix, but I don't see it there now. :(


[User] I found this cat on the street 5 years ago, severely injured, most likely hit by a car. I took him to the vet and then made him a part of the family. He is so grateful that he never asks for food; he patiently waits by his food bowl. Without him, the house would feel empty. God bless animal lovers!

[Assistant] Looks very content on the bed. Our Dennis was a shelter cat having been dumped. He has a weep in an eye from feline parvoviris. He's now 7 and totally adores us as we do him.

[User] What a beautiful creature. Your kindness created its own reward.

[Assistant] May you receive many blessings in return ...


[User]
Impressive how quickly the regime forces collapsed in N-W Syria. SDF forces are taking many localities seemingly without fighting which shows that most places are abandoned by the regime. They might try to link Tall Rifat North of Aleppo, Sheikh Maqsoub in Aleppo and their N-E territories
1/

[Assistant]
But this will definitely frighten Turkey and fighting between SDF and Turkish backed SNA might come very soon.
It is possible that SDF are working with Assad to protect key points as shown by their alleged taking of Aleppo international airport and the Shiite cities of Nubl and Zahraa
2/

[User]
But it's also possible that they were surprised by the success of HTS' attack and are trying to exploit the opportunity without much thinking by taking everything they could before HTS or the SNA does.
3/

[Assistant]
Even though the SDF and the regime are currently quite close, their "alliance" is only opportunistic and I believe the SDF could very well openly fight Assad if the tide turns
4/

[User]
HTS, SNA and SDF all playing their own game, but how much SNA has support considering its role as a proxy for the imperial ambitions of Turkey?

HTS seems to have put some effort on competent administration and attempts to portray more moderate image.

[Assistant]
What do you mean by your question?

And yes HTS is definitely trying to build a real administration in their territories as opposed to SNA (from what I know)


[User] How adorable is this little dude? 💕

[Assistant] Please don't let Asa see this. He'll invite him to go caroling. 😂

[User]
Haha that would be so cute! 😁

Pockets is a really fun follow if you're looking to add new friends.

[Assistant] Asa: Oh he does look like a lot of fun! Following! ❤


[User] I have to go to urgent care to have a cyst handled and as god is my witness this better not delay my hip surgery.

[Assistant] Would you say you require acystance?

[User] Oh crap!

[Assistant] I would just tough it out but I’m fairly certain that, given the fact it is inflamed, they won’t do the surgery if I show up with it still looking like this anyhow due to fear of infection.


[User]
Long stringy stingy things blur the line between organ and organism - somehow managing to be both at once! 🦑🧪

With so much incredibly bizarre life tucked quietly away on Earth, like these Siphonophores, who even needs aliens? #NatureWriting #WildOz

www.sciencealert.com...

[Assistant] Imagine what we humans would be capable of, if we would set aside our differences, conjoin by the millions and feed in a spiral plane...

[User] Even "siphonophore" is a great name.

[Assistant] Well excuse me for not being needed. Fyi we aliens appreciate youre freaky planet too. Especially the weird and scary ones.


[Assistant] Sad but true.. I prefer it the old way tbh. Oh well.. adapt to change is part of growing old.

[User] Because almost everyone does NOT own a domain name is why!

[Assistant] So what they’re saying is the smartphone is an immigrant?


[User]
#ADoorAbleThursday

Doors of St Serf’s chapel, Almondbank, in new museum in Perth (bonus St. Bart!)

Iron studs hammered over quatrefoil plates (?), 2 doors built of timber frame w vertical boards set in flush. Traces of green substance 🧐. No trace of strap hinges tho.

Check alt for more  details!

[Assistant] Another shout out for Alt Text as a further boon for more detail and discussion! Really allows you to add depth to what you’re tweeting about.

[User]
Alt text gives you 2000 characters whereas the main post only gets 300.
Weird.

[Assistant] It’s great! But I’m reminded of the quote, ‘Brevity is the soul of wit’…!


[User] I'm bad at getting thoughts out when it's no in a creative writing setting. I'll spend hours just sitting there, trying, then eventually either give up and do something else or just get distracted and do 100 other things.

[Assistant] That's a bummer. I got a writing issue too. On complex ideas, the order they come to mind is end, beginning middle. I often have to move sentences around after i finish writing it.

[User] I feel that, yeah. Happens like that to me every now and then, but no matter how much I move ideas around, it never makes any sense on paper for me.

[Assistant] I see. How do you write in a way that works for you?

[User] Constant rewriting. Especially with creative stuff. I've spent 4 or 5 years just rewriting one single manga idea I have, even though tonsomeone else it would be considered done and complete.

[Assistant] Make a doc and make  character profiles,  put down all the laws and workings of the world of your manga. This will hopefully narrow it down and help you write more easily.

[User]
Can attest to this. I already made one for the verse the zodiac girls are in so most of the lore are already in place. It's designing which is the hard part.

"So why don't you do it for the verse alyss is in?"

ADHD son, it hardens tasks the more daunting it is. You can't make it Jack.

[Assistant] I will definitely give that a try. I just don't know if I will keep up with it when reading it through afterwards. I'd want to make too many changes to everything constantly.

[User] I think whatever order you get the thoughts down is fine! Writing and organising is such a personal process, it isn't linear and that's cool ⚡

[Assistant] jot down quick notes whenever you get ideas. Relax, listen to music or watch comfort show, and usually your mind will start cooking ideas.  Sometimes the stress of trying to write something will cloud your mind and you will feel stuck.


[User] Call me conceited or shallow , I do not give a fuck. I love handsome men and I believe in physical attraction. If you ain’t cute, I am not looking . I refuse to be with someone that I am not attracted to. I have not reached that level of maturity yet.

[Assistant] I don’t think I ever will reach that level😬

[User] If it’s based of one interaction ya, but if I’m in close proximity with someone often their personality can make them attractive to me.

[Assistant] THANK YOU!!! they think we are the bad guys but why would i wanna wake up to the fly ?????


[User]
A beloved OC from like 15 years ago is something you typically outgrow.

Instead, I'm going to try and modify a Lucky 13 figure to make it look like them.

[Assistant] The reference and the material. The plan at the moment is to use something like craft foam or styrene sheets for the armor, cloth with wire for the skirt and scarf, air dry clay for the hair, and printed parts as needed.

[User] Futzing around with foam armor. I'm not sure how well this will work, but it's easy to try for now. The scarf works stupidly well, though!

[Assistant] Looks like I can in fact sew doll clothes... but man, I gotta do something about the pallette. Too much Snow White vibes.


[User] Aminata and Hayter are so fucking stiff I LOVE THIS #AEWDynamite 🤼

[Assistant] They both have such a bright future with the company. Highlights of the division, 100%.

[User] That's joshi level stiffness. I love it.

[Assistant] It is and I want more of it all the time!


[User]
In #MathsToday we were forming and solving equations with Y9.

Sometimes this caused a problem in real life.

[Assistant] I love this!

[User] Shows the importance of not just finding a solution but of posing the question: "Does the solution make sense?". Students need to appreciate this aspect especially in context questions!

[Assistant]
It is nice that such quirks happen, though the question is pretty daft anyway. Why would those equal sides have different names?

Here's a version that is slightly less daft (and potentially slightly interesting?!)


[User]
My Friendsgiving friends made an entirely gluten free dinner and I am crying over it.

It’s nice to be included on holidays 🥺

[Assistant] It's wonderful when that happens.

[User] Amazing! Happy thanksgiving!!

[Assistant] oh yay another gluten-free feast, the only thing missing is taste and texture. hope you all brought a big box of tissues for all the crying you'll do when you realize it's just air and a hint of rice flour.


[User] who doesn't fancy a secret underground bunker?

[Assistant] Fewer bunk beds and more space for books/music/refreshments for me please.

[User] then where would you store your handmaidens for rebuilding the earth's population after 'the fall'?

[Assistant] Need the sun, Hass. Bunkers are for MRI facilities (literally, in my hospital’s case). Saw a “sunlight-hours” chart this week that would have me living on a tiled terrace in Portugal at the drop of a hat, even though my Spanish is better.


[User]
A big thank you to whoever farted in the stairwell 🤢

Just what I needed at 8 o’clock in the morning!

[Assistant] Crikey! I hope you refrained from lighting up if it was that evident! 💥

[User]
It was a harrowing experience Dave!

Imagine opening a door to basically a giant Pringles tube filled with heat and someone’s exhaust fumes 😫

I needed a coffee to steady my nerves!

[Assistant] I'd have been reaching for the Brandy, Dave, if only to save any further explosions, caused by my lighting up! Yes! I know it's against the Rules to smoke in the Common Parts but so, too, is Farting. He should be evicted! Or eviscerated. And it is a He. Only Men Fart like that! Wife still in bed!


[User] Very misty today. I don't think we'll be having snow yet. It's pretty warm for late November still.

[Assistant] "Late November"? Fuck, it's practically December now. I'm just not ready for the holiday season. I'm tired.

[User]
It feels like everyone on social media is super hyped about Christmas and I'm like the Grinch.

Thing is, I do GENUINELY like Christmas. I used to love it. But each year people start celebrating earlier and earlier, which makes it feel louder, more commercial, less special overall.

[Assistant] My family is probably skipping the presents this year. That's actually a relief. My mom expressed interest in making a donation to charity instead and it would be good if we could get the rest of the family onboard with that.


[User]
Jess Phillips can boldly state that UKGov can have a working and beneficial trading relationship with both the EU and Trumpistan. No detail. No explanation. Fine.

Asked if we should return the Parthenon Marbles we stole. - Oh it's very complicated and I can't comment.

Fucking joke country.

[Assistant] I don’t get how it’s complicated. I read the arguments for keeping them and they are basically terrible. I understand with some countries there are good arguments for not allowing them to have their items back, but Greece isn’t one of them.

[User]
It's because we'd have to give everything else back too.

Like the Koh-I-Noor and the North of Ireland.

[Assistant] You’re right. And weirdly I’d respect them more if they were just honest about that. It’s wrong, but at least it’s honest.


[User]
I am now a professional vampire inviter.

Are you a vampire and need to be invited into a house? Well just for $10, I will invite you into any house!

Get to stalking your bloodbags now for just a mere $10!

[Assistant] Don't you have to live in the house to be able to invite?

[User]
-that you just need to invite them in despite not being the homeowner or be living in the house itself.

In the book, Dracula was able to be invited into an area even if the person under his bidding is charmed or isn't even the owner of an area.

[Assistant]
-that you just need to invite them in despite not being the homeowner or be living in the house itself.

In the book, Dracula was able to be invited into an area even if the person under his bidding is charmed or isn't even the owner of an area.


[User] It's funny how often city cyclists are told to "go back to the suburbs" or some such nonsense when it's car owners who typically impose suburban lifestyles on urban environments, including owning big SUVs, driving their kids to school or insisting on parking in front of every last destination.

[Assistant] A few months back:

[User]
This played out earlier this year by the proposed Metro-North stops in the Bronx

I'm like … feel free to live the suburban lifestyle… in the… suburbs. 😅 bsky.app/profile/samu...

[Assistant] (When we’re in the suburbs we’re told to stay in the city too. Damn, nobody wants our money either way I guess. I’ll be spending $100 a day in cafes/restaurants while these drivers are spending all their money on Exxon and Costco!)


[User] Just need to follow 309 people real quick.

[Assistant] Search for people named Steve. Can’t all be bad.

[User]
Oh Calvin. Like your namesake the perfect blend of pragmatic and a childlike naivety.

Every Steve has done terrible things. Yes, even that Steve. And don't get me started on Stephens.

[Assistant] Oh we know about Stephen. I’ve got stories about Stephen.


[User] what i’ve got so far!! feel free to keep sending signatures ☺

[Assistant] thank you!!


[User] So my head cold the last few days has turned into full blown sick... I've elected to bow out of going to the in-laws for thanksgiving so I don't make anyone else sick and can spend half the day in bed. This sucks.

[Assistant] I feel you! Down with a throat infection for 4 days now… Feel better soon! 😘

[User] You too. I'm just glad mine is in sinuses. I don't want to need a Dr visit.

[Assistant] I’m sorry you’re missing out on family time, and hope you feel better soon, TC 💜🫂


[User]
Below is an excellent review of the  Bruegel report on how to upgrade EU-UK relations.

Below I note what I like about the paper.

(1/x)

www.bruegel.org/policy-brief...

[Assistant]
.. since for sure there are flaws on the Bruegel report, but also some some quite good points.

1. The cooperation on trade. Besides that the paper notes that its beyond time that the UK signs up to the alternative WTO dispute system and the PEM,

(2/x)

[User]
..the paper also notes the benefits of increased cooperation regarding the Indo-pacific. Also, it already signals upcoming difficulties with the EU and UK level playing field conditions in the TCA.

(3/x)

[Assistant]
The paper sets out how the carbon emission schemes can be linked, and notes some conditions - who did know that the UK does not have a path to eliminate free allowances?

(4/x)


[User]
This episode of House Hunters:

Wife: You are not a gardener!
Husband: Well...
Wife: You do not have a green thumb!
Husband (furious sigh and frown): You know what? I--
Realtor jumping in: I bet your son would like the yard!!

[Assistant] haha Husband in interview right after that scene: Our relationship is unique. We love each other, we hate each other, and everything in between.

[User] The reaction shots of this realtor to this couple's interactions are amazing, she's just like, "okay, haha, great, great, getmeoutofhereplease"

[Assistant]
Wife: My mother hates that building.
Husband: I don't think it looks too bad.
Wife: It doesn't matter what you think.
Husband: Uh-huh.

This episode is amazing.


[User] NW: Boy A (2007, dir. John Crowley) #Filmsky 📽

[Assistant] Really liked this at the time. Not sure if it stands up now. Between that and Red Riding 74, he did some great stuff early one.

[User] Shit, hadn't realised it was him in Red Riding. Saw it when it was released (must be pushing 20 years ago?) so wouldn't have known him at the time. It was bloody great, might have to seek that out again.

[Assistant] Great image, does the film live up to it?

[User] Yeah, it's really good. Andrew Garfield's fantastic in it.

[Assistant] I'm so unsure about Garfield. I just can't make my mind up as to whether I like what he does or it totally irritates me.


[User] There are some 24V car-mounted home appliances, and there are also small USB home appliances, but I think some home appliances still require a 100V or 200V power supply.

[Assistant] I believe that if 50V home appliances exist that are more greedy than those for cars, the power generation utilization rate could be lowered. Excludes items that require voltage such as air conditioners and microwave ovens. Maybe I don't have enough power...

[User] Worth also considering power draw. An air conditioner can draw 15 or 20 amps and overload a circuit when it kicks on.

[Assistant]
thank you.
Current... I see... inrush current was a blind spot.


[User]
Name song lyrics that make grown men cry.

I'll go first.

"I stood proud, I stood tall
High above it all
I STILL believed in my dreams"

"Like a Rock"
Bob Seger

Who's next?

[Assistant]
Baby
Why you not home yet
Baby it's getting late
I wish you would be home by now.
Door bell rings
Who could it be at this time
Police on my left and right
My son's not coming home tonight

Always good for a solid cry 🫡
music.youtube.com/watch?v=33gm...

[User]
I should've changed that stupid lock
Or made you leave your key
If I'd've known for a second
You'd be back to bother me
Go on, go, walk out the door
Turn around now
You're not welcome anymore
You're the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye
Think I'd crumble?
You think I'd lay down and die?

[Assistant]
I should've changed that stupid lock
Or made you leave your key
If I'd've known for a second
You'd be back to bother me
Go on, go, walk out the door
Turn around now
You're not welcome anymore
You're the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye
Think I'd crumble?
You think I'd lay down and die?


[User] serious question: WHY do cats sleep so much? I am amazed that, though they wake up very readily, & are always awake at inopportune times, these kitties must be sleeping 90% of the time. is this true of dogs also? household pets?

[Assistant]
There's gotta be a seminar somewhere where the advice is, "Sleep all you can, find the worst times to disturb your human... and BAM! You've done it! You've achieved the highest position in Life! Taskmaster! Now go out there and make 'em miserable!"

(high-five toe beans on the way out the door)

[User]
dogs are pack/social animals tied to human schedules
cats are our parasocial allies & broadly speaking they always still need to be ready to act & put themselves first

(also don't no one make this a greater than less than thing, they're both our allies and our wards)

[Assistant] Google your question Why do cats sleep so much? and find loads of explanations. Cats sleep up to 20 hours a day.


[User] guy, your 44 minute "5 must eat foods in new zealand" video is 43-42 minutes too long, it does not take that long to say "pie, lamington, pavlova, cheese roll, idk bluff oyster"

[Assistant] now this....this is what the NZ feed is for.

[User] Did we all get recommended this video or something lol?

[Assistant] You forgot SAUSAGE ROLL!!

[User] You're right, i retract the garbage bluff oyster and substitute the sausage roll.

[Assistant] There’s definitely some garbage sausage rolls out there but you can’t beat a good one.


[User]
Final Fantasy XV has often been criticized for being incomplete.

Well, I've got a few things to say about that:

[Assistant] Something about XV lands flat for me and it frustrates me. I’ve started it three times and gotten further each time but I always stop. I can’t express what it is that I have a hard time with which is where the frustration comes in.

[User] That should be a massive red flag that your issue isn't actually with the game itself, but you didn't hear it from me lol.

[Assistant]
I'll be the rude one: People are uncharitable because they think hating Final Fantasy is the gaming equivalent of "lol Nickelback bad".

It's a microwave pre-cooked meal of an opinion that is easy to get a handful of likes, and requires absolutely no insight and no introspection.


[User] Male Doomer Industry is such a perfect encapsulation of this.

[Assistant] It is. My nephew is already starting to feel it at 15 cause he hasn't really hit his growth spurt yet. You try to tell him, height isn't the be all end all but there's so many grifters telling him it does everywhere on the net.

[User] When the entitlement cooks your brain.

[Assistant] There's just not a whole lot out there to help teach men how to become the best version of themselves.


[User]
"What are you making for Thanksgiving?"
ME: A scene (a medical one)

[Assistant] Hilarious!!!

[User] Well … if it happens I assure you it will be a damn good one! Truly memorable one.

[Assistant]
I visited my dad for christmas like three years ago to pickup my son and bring him here to FL.

Ended up in hospital because of seizure and falling and hitting my head.


[User]
My 5 year old has been up “partying” in his room since about 2:00am.

Happy Tuesday to me!

[Assistant] I know that feeling! 2 & 7 year olds here.

[User] In it together!

[Assistant] Are you more upset because he was up at 2:00 am or because he didn't invite you to his party?


[User]
I've long been a one-platform user and tomorrow is my one year anniversary of exclusively using Bluesky as my social media platform of choice.

Ask me anything.

[Assistant] What's your current top song to listen to that makes you feel good?

[User]
Just arrived here today and still finding my footing.
Thank you for posting your advice to us newbies!

[Assistant] Welcome!


[User]
You've made it through the work week! Or the work week and Thanksgiving!

Either way Affirmation Coyote is proud of how you managed.

It is also Lemon Cream Pie Day, and Affirmation Coyote wants you to have their slice.

[Assistant] Love this. OTOH, Coyote is the trickster, so who knows what Affirmation Coyote wants to us to know?

[User] It is Lemon Cream Pie Day! I looked it up.

[Assistant] Don’t mind if I do Affirmation Coyote!  Thank you 😊

[User] Last seen riding in a Plymouth Road Runner.

[Assistant] You have  beautiful eyes, Affirmation Coyote.  I have one more day of my busy work week then I get to have my Thanksgiving dinner.


[User]
www.models-resource.com/pc_computer/...
Frustrated. I had to open this file through blender since xna lara wouldn't open.
Guess I'll use bonfirevn's video for a better look.

[Assistant] Guess I can work with these.

[Assistant] Thanks! I'll save them for later refs.


[User]
How do you capture inspiration? Where do you keep visual ideas?

My criteria for capturing are accessibility and availability.

1. I should be able to capture a thought, a visual, or a post from my iPhone at any moment.

2. I should be able to search and find what I'm looking for.

See below 📸

[Assistant] 1st tool is @mymind. Been using since launch. It's a personal Pinterest board with natural language search. No social features. I capture design inspiration, quotes, colors, tweets, and text highlights.

[User] Eagle app is a local-first tool for organizing files. Unlike mymind, it needs manual organization but offers many features for sorting your captures. I use it to store inspirations like layouts, buttons, and UI elements.

[Assistant]
What are your favorite tools for capturing inspiration?

Follow me for more posts around resources, guides, tips and tricks!

Drink coffee and lock in 👊


[User]
Good evening everyone. I hope this day was a special and successful day for each and everyone. I hope you smiled, laughed, weeped, and cried as the occasion called for it.

Be safe. Be good. Be careful.
Take no shit.

[Assistant] Every day is special, and I'm grateful each and every day I wake up and my family and friends are healthy and happy! Enjoy your evening Jas! 💙✌🎵🦋🇺🇲

[User] That's a beautiful way to look at life Jas ❤

[Assistant] One of the first poems I remember from my childhood.


[User] I am sorry to say this but Sweep was the best one, Sooty was a kiss ass and Sue was just a grumpy twat. Sweep wins.

[Assistant] Sue was a know-it-all!

[User] Sooty was a bully.

[Assistant] He was and a grass, always telling on Sweep.

[User] I fucking hate puppets like that.

[Assistant] I’d bet Orville the duck was bullied by Cuddles the monkey too.

[User] Let’s not even start on Zippy, Georg and Bungle.

[Assistant] The less said about Bungle the better. Wrong un.


[User] Please 🙏

[Assistant] Don’t want much, do you?!

[User] I don't think it's unreasonable 🤷♀😂

[Assistant] Well, 2 out of three I could probably come up with...🤷♂

[User] That's a start!

[Assistant] Here is a personalised coffee to start 🫶☕


[User]
Wrote this last night in the heat of the situation... two hours later, Yoon u-turned and backed down on his martial law gambit.

Some updates on what this means via 🧵 form...

www.nknews.org/pro/what-yoo...

[Assistant]
Firstly, the key risks I warned of appear to have abated due to Yoon's prompt reversal on the imposition of martial law.

This is good news: the military won't be confronting civilians any time soon.

[User]
However, the key question now is whether Yoon grasps the full reality of public sentiment against him or not.

He can't realistically continue as president now and calls for his impeachment/resignation are going to get louder and louder.

[Assistant] We may see protests build in the same vain as 2016 if he tries to hold onto power, which will likely be peaceful but could become mass in scale if Yoon insists on ignoring public will for any serious amount of time.

[User]
Secondly, this raises major questions about the information environment Yoon works in.

From holing himself into the MND compound in Yongsan at the outset of his presidency, to surrounding himself with yes-men, how could he have possibly thought this would be a wise decision?

[Assistant]
Either he ignores realities and believes he is above normal laws, processes and procedures, or he has been consuming an information package that is deeply distorted and falls well short of giving him a full picture of SK.

If the latter, I remain worried about how this goes.

[User]
While many will be hoping he gets the message + promptly steps down, precedent shows there is a moderate to decent chance he'll try + hold on to power, which would be a very bad decision at this point.

This is especially likely if his information environment remains skewed.

[Assistant]
Thirdly, those in DC who were so happy about Yoon's arrival and ignored the domestic situation need to really take stock of the situation.

When I was in DC in '22 I asked those happy to see the end of Moon Jae-in era why they didn't care about how unpopular Yoon was...

[User]
In responses, I was told that there had been a collective sigh of relief at his election, due to the strong chance he'd lead SK in a way much more amenable to U.S. security interests in NE Asia.

That, I was told, is much more important than how he is viewed domestically.

[Assistant]
But this incident will have serious consequences for the future of all the security initiatives taken under Yoon's leadership.

Can his fondness for trilateralism,  Camp David, and trying to unify NK by absorption -- all Yoon initiatives -- last now? I don't think so.

[User]
The reality is Yoon has been a risk for SK's security all along.

Seeing how he's responded to inter-K incidents, by taking destabilizing responses w/out consulting the US side on at least two times, I warned clients that Yoon is the unpredictable factor for inter-K relations.

[Assistant]
In conclusion, it's good Yoon at least listened to lawmakers and the military stepped back -- but the key question is whether he promptly resigns.

US-Korea relations need a major reset at this point and there could be a good opportunity for a new approach if he steps aside soon.


[User]
#witchsky new addition to my list

bsky.app/profile/did:...

[Assistant] They clearly don’t believe in freedom of religion. You can’t force someone to believe what they don’t. As the saying goes, “Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.” How someone connects with their higher power is personal and nobody else’s business.

[User] Yeah I'm collecting people who don't believe in religious freedom onto my list like collecting baseball cards. And it's usually witchcraft that is the first thing they want to outlaw. Like we're always the first to go after when religious freedom goes away.

[Assistant] Completely off topic (apologies) but what are the tags under the username and how did they get there? I’m fairly new to this type of platform so this is why I ask. Thank you. 💖


[User] One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 1/20.

[Assistant] I knew two people from different towns who claimed to have been taught English by William McIlvaney. It turned out he  had, in fact, taught in both Irvine and Kilmarnock.

[User] Liam,William's son is on here, Neil. He's teaching at a university down in New Zealand /Aotearoa and has written a couple of grounded thrillers I really like, 'All the Colours of the Town' & 'Where The Dead Men Go'. He's well worth a follow, even when he's banging on about Kilmarnock F.C. 😀

[Assistant]
I love paperbacks with those covers.
That’s a particularly good one.

[User] He was kind enough to sign it for me, Pete. The Georgic is a pub at Shawlands Cross in Glasgow.

[Assistant]
I used to see him often.
But I was always too shy to say hello.


[User]
When I was teaching myself #rstats I used nothing but base R as I was working in a country where the Internet was expensive.

I returned to oz and was asked to teach an intro course for policy analysis.

Someone mentioned the tidyverse prior.

I incorporated it into the first workshop in an hour

👌🏼

[Assistant]
That's how much easier it was to grasp and teach.

It's *so* much simpler as a practitioner and instructor.

[User]
That's how much easier the tidyverse is to grasp, use and teach.

It's *so* much simpler as a practitioner and instructor.

[Assistant] I had a similar experience. I started off by teaching pure R, b/c I didn't want to teach alternative ways of doing the same (like data frames and tibbles). But there are so many convenience functions in tidyverse that I gave up after a while. Here is my course: bihealth.github.io/RCrashcourse...


[User] Tove Jansson's Moomin series has its 80 Year Anniversary next year 💕💐🎂

[Assistant] Emotional about this queer anarchist series being so Old and Strong. I love Tove so much. you need to know.

[User] Saw a Moominstore in Hawaii of all places. Tried to get my kid hyped about the Greater Moomin Universe and Philosophy but he's too into Fortnite to care.

[Assistant] Moomin merch is crazy expensive. Or at least it is in Camden.


[User]
UI/UX Tip:

Do not  change expected behavior.

Here's a wild example: when I select part of the text, the selection automatically remains in the input field.

I'll explain why this happens in a follow-up post.

[Assistant]
This is a dictionary site.

When I look up a word, it gives me sample sentences, collocations, and so on in two languages.

When I select any text on the page, it is automatically inserted into the input, allegedly saving me some time so that I don't have to type it manually.

[User]
But this is wrong.

I might copy text for different reasons, e.g., to paste it into my vocab list. But the app erases my previous input data.

What if I wanted to find words that have a similar root? For example, my word is gone and replaced without my permission/control.

[Assistant]
But I believe they didn't want it to work the same way when selecting text in the input.

This is just a by-product, indicating that not only UX but also the code has some problems - apparently, selecting ANY text shouldn't place it into the search input.


[User] The mother of all cheesy broccoli tuna casseroles, made w/albacore we buy directly from a fishing family on the OR coast who tins their catch. The recipe includes wheat berries, I sub with additional tuna & broccoli instead. Did I mention that it’s cheesy (Gruyère cheddar parm)? It’s also superb.

[Assistant]
Recipe from Josh McFadden’s “A Grain for Every Season”. Also here:
www.sweetbynurture.com/blog/2xctj27...

[User] I love the Six Seasons cookbook. Will have to have a look at this one.

[Assistant] I don’t eat a lot of carbs so I don’t use it nearly as much as 6 Seasons but it’s good for inspiration.


[User] 1/2: Sometimes I draw, paint, do print art to make cards, and collage. I used to do this daily when I was young, & I’ve gotten out of the habit since becoming breadwinner for a family. But it brings me great joy, & some day I want to finish this kid’s Spanish phoneme book.

[Assistant] 2/2 Making thank you cards seems to be the easiest way to force myself to make the time. Or being in a meeting where I need to busy my hands & eyes so I can pay attention. Or if someone pays me (i.e. commissions) — that’s my favorite inspiration, bc then I know someone really believes in my art.

[User] 2/2 Making thank you cards seems to be the easiest way to force myself to make the time. Or being in a meeting where I need to busy my hands & eyes so I can pay attention. Or if someone pays me (i.e. commissions) — that’s my favorite inspiration, bc then I know someone really believes in my art.

[Assistant] Most of my art that I have photographed and on my phone are nodes, and BlueSky hides those, so they should be their own post. I’ll have to find a way to pin to other art I’ve made.


[User] BATMAN (1943, 15-Chapter serial)

[Assistant]
Batman is Ace?

I guess that puts that other theory to bed.

[User] Has anyone ever watched these? I always wanted to but have literally never met anyone in my entire life who has viewed these and let me know how they hold up. So, may as well try BlueSky now… 🦇

[Assistant]
I watched all of these just the other week. It's pretty wild how they used the Bat to push war propaganda. 😂

Mind you, they introduce a few elements that stay throughout the decades (i.e. The Batcave), but the blatant racism towards the Japanese certainly wouldn't / shouldn't fly today.


[User]
The UK Government has talked down Parthenon Marbles return proposals, reiterating that “It remains a matter for the British Museum, and the government has no plans to change the law to permit a permanent move of the Parthenon Sculptures.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

[Assistant] IMO the BM should emulate Glasgow Museums' Ghost Shirt project and commission handcarved replicas of the Elgin marbles to be made in Greece but displayed in London in lieu of the real things which could then be on long term loan to Athens where they belong.

[User] Saw that too.  I think people got overly confident yesterday.  The talks today are focused on Ukraine and Gaza from what we understood.

[Assistant] Typical government passing the buck.


[User] news.sky.com/story/transp... This is the difference between Labour and the Tories. No cover up under Labour, no touring the news studios lying and making excuses.

[Assistant] Labour have know about her conviction since at least 2020 Leonard. The cover up has been ongoing for nearly five years.

[User] Absolutely, there are other people in Parliament with criminal convictions. Are you aware of the The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Remember she was a Special Constable with full powers of arrest. They must have done a CRB enhanced check.

[Assistant] CRB is now known as DBS.


[User] This summer I realised something important.

[Assistant] I attended a magical concert in Visby. Norwegian Villgot Medival led us through a mesmerising intimate experience on traditional acoustic instruments.

[User] We were an audience of five. Instead of being disappointed with the poor show thinking that everyone else was having more fun elsewhere, I decided that we were the lucky ones. I enjoyed every intime moment with performers deeply immersed in their art.

[Assistant] It’s not the size of the crowds that validates who you are.


[User] Master Threads (Please Read!)

[Assistant] bsky.app/profile/toot...

[User] bsky.app/profile/toot...

[Assistant] bsky.app/profile/toot...

[User] bsky.app/profile/toot...

[Assistant] bsky.app/profile/toot...


[User] Just having a lemonade in the pub and on the speaker comes From little things big things grow - now l reckon there would be worse national anthems :)

[Assistant] it was really a warning about that lemon seed you just swallowed...

[User] (more seriously 🤪) I was just in a work seminar when this came up. It would be a good national anthem!

[Assistant] one of the most iconic photos in our history.

[User] Two equally great men.❤💛🖤

[Assistant] Two equally great men.❤💛🖤


[User] I think the first 5 years was the hardest.

[Assistant] Mind if we could discuss better? Would live some insight.

[User] I started therapy along with going to meetings. I think it the combo really helped me look at a lot of different issues I had. I never had a desire to drink after getting sober. Maybe it was pouring all my booze down the sink. It really was a disgusting smell.

[Assistant] I quit smoking cigarettes & pot at the same time. Part of my motivation was figuring out how much money my habits cost/year. I then used that amount and bought new clothes. So I told myself I’ll be sober for at least the first years.


[User] I'm a short person living in a tall person's house for the week. I feel like a toddler trying to reach things. But sleeping in this massive king sized bed is quite amazing.

[Assistant] My whole life changed after I started wearing 3" platform shoes. 😄

[User] Are hubs & son gonna be able to fend for themselves, or are you gonna come home to the leaning tower of pizza boxes?

[Assistant] No, they both cook. They're good.


[User] I’m sous-viding a pork loin for #Thanksgiving this year because fatigue/pain have me on low battery but it gives me more time to dream about how many new milkweed types I planted this year might come back in Spring. Good thing I am wearing my most appropriate 👩🏼🌾🦋🤓 shirt. #NativePlants #gardening 🌱

[Assistant] Really hope your battery starts to recharge 💕

[User] I love that shirt.

[Assistant] I have the pink milkweed. Looks nice in the flowerbed. I love monarchs.


[User] Sick of getting really graphic, violent nightmares all the time… i did actually read a few months ago that it could be down to autoimmunity (which i do suffer with, btw). Always so gory and graphic though 😒

[Assistant] Really? Cuz Hoomom has recurring dream of tornado outside da kitchen and another one trying to keep refugee kids from giving away our position when mortars is going off, and her has hyper allergies (now) and mecfs. --Loki💛🤔🙀

[User] Yeah i was reading about it earlier this year, i usually get graphic, gory dreams of accidents or illness, i have Ord’s Thyroiditis and a few conditions associated with it, i’ll probably have a flare up of Granuloma Annulare in the coming days 🥴 www.sciencealert.com/nightmares-m...

[Assistant] Oh, wow, her should start putting dis in her junk drawer journal to see if da boring Singulair dreams and da nightmares is related to a flareup. Did not think to jot dat stuff down. I guess nothing can be done about it, but might be good to know, "Dis gonna be a nightmare night." --Loki💛😺


[User]
I’m searching for a copy of the 1995 Icelandic film Cold Fever (Á köldum klaka) by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson.

It’s become very hard to find and I pride myself on being able to find almost anything!

[Assistant] Have you tried the torrents?

[User] Yes. You know when you would like an actual physical copy because you like it so much?

[Assistant] So you did look and You found it or It doesn't matter because you want a physical copy?


[User]
Morning all.

Photograph by Robert Blomfield. Newcastle 1969.

[Assistant] Morning, Des. Another great photo to start my day.

[User] Love these old pics of the Toon Des!! Long may they run 🖤🖤🖤

[Assistant] Morning, Des. Cracking photo. He/she is having the oncoming cyclist, methinks.

[User] Morning Des. Waiting to see what the day brings.

[Assistant] Could go either way John, if a cat crosses his path or a postman. Hope all’s good there mate.

[User] Morning too!


[User] Kash and company seem a little mad 🤷🏼♂

[Assistant] Kash eats puppies.

[User] Only in Ohio or in DC as well?

[Assistant]
Anywhere he goes.  Unless kittens are available.

Kash eats kittens.


[User]
Netanyahu is from Pennsylvania. Is Pennsylvania in Palestine?

Also, your understanding of Ancient history is wrong. Like the United Kingdom of Israel under King David (probably mythical) existed in the 10th century BCE at the absolute earliest. So well done from being off by a thousand years.

[Assistant] Netanyahu was born in Tel Aviv lol... also if a Native American is born in an area their family was forcibly relocated to, is their homeland now forever forbidden to them?

[User]
The Kingdoms of Israel are historical archeological fact and there's tons of evidence to support it.

Palestinian is a name given to JEWS by the ROMANS for daring to be independent.

Arabs invaded the Levant in the 14th century, 2600 years AFTER Jews first lived there.

[Assistant] The Temple Mount itself was constructed in 957 BC, 2600 years before Arabs conquered the Levant. And a full 1300 years before Islam was even a religion.


[User] Deleted this tweet because of a formula error...re-try below.

[Assistant] Estimated current week total UI claimants across standard UI (most recent week estimated) and PUA (most recent 2 weeks estimated), total UI claimants stood at 29.8mm in the week ended June 18th.

[User] To estimate the change in continuing claims, I'm taking initial claims filings, and adjusting them down by the rolling 4 week spread between initial claims filings and net change in continuing claims, with the same procedure for PUA claims.

[Assistant] The good news is that it appears gross outflows are steadily rising; that implies larger numbers of people returning to work ceteris paribus, though other factors (initial claims denials, benefit time eligibility caps) may be at work.


[User] Is there any writing about Paul Farmer and Haitian historiography? Maybe an in memoriam written by a historian of Haiti?

[Assistant]
Sure! I know a book called Haitian History: New Perspectives by a cool author (it's me, it's my book 😄) where I put 15 important articles in conversation with each other and have historiographical essays. I've got a Farmer essay in there & so yes!

(& here we are back in the day!)

[User] And here's a link to the book page: www.routledge.com/Haitian-Hist.... TOC in next skeet!

[Assistant] And here's section III, with a historiographical essay by me putting his work in the context of other 20th C. scholarship on #HaitianHistory & alongside other great essays:


[User]
Busy day of events ahead 👇

- Up first a digital Kings Fund conference on listening to people + communities
- Then switch to the real world for an HSJ/IBM one on how digital can deliver the NHS 10 Yr Plan
- Finally a session with over 60 NV member orgs on how to create a truly equitable NHS.

[Assistant] See you there Jacob.

[User] Can people and communities who couldn’t afford the IBM conference find out what’s being said at it?

[Assistant]
I’ll do a summary of what I hear on this thread if helpful. Although I’m not able to make all the sessions due to the other commitments.

In the session I’m speaking at I’ll be covering off the pros and cons of digital as both an engagement route and as a tool for helping people manage their health.


[User] Just doing my job, keeping the peace and catching bad guys.

[Assistant] Never gonna catch me though! 🏃♂🏃♂

[User] The 2 of you need your own show.


[User] Some fascinating patterns in the AD vote. If confined to MPs present in the House before the election the bill would have fallen at 2R. Of the 269 re-elected MPs who voted, a majority (59%) were against the bill. Of the 325 newbies who voted, a majority were  for the bill (64%).

[Assistant] Of course this is skewed by party – b/c loads of the newbies are Lab and Lib Dems. But the effect mostly holds *within* the parties as well. Within Labour, the re-elected MPs broke narrowly for the bill (76 v 65, so 54% for). But the new ones were overwhelmingly for it (65% for).

[User]
Within the Lib Dems, both groups were supportive, but the new MPs much more strongly so (89% for) than the re-elected ones (66% for).

But it does not hold for the Conservatives, with exactly 20% of both new and older MPs voting for.

[Assistant] Note for pedants: I have excluded the 15 retreads; they were mostly in the aye lobby, but where the numbers are too small to read too much into it, and anyway, they are all Lab and LD. I am including tellers and excluding the one double vote abstention.


[User]
@delcavallo.bsky.social finally got around to reading, sorry it took a minute.

I'm pretty sure this is the most frightening article I've ever read.

I had no idea these guys literally want to undo women's voting.

That social stigma is our only weapon makes me very uncomfortable & hopeless.

[Assistant] Full disclosure: I haven't read/listened to the podcast (and don't plan to) but your statement doesn't surprise me. There is no limit to their desires. We ain't seen nothin' yet.

[User] Well, taking someone the vote away after granting it is pretty unheard of in America. I hope that if something like that happens, the larger population will get fed up.

[Assistant] Oh I do think that will go over quite poorly, but this exactly the overreach they may initially get strange traction on. And a group of centibillionaires acting in concert like this terrifies me.


[User] Stand strong, postal workers. Solidarity!

[Assistant] It’s a LOCKOUT actually. CUPW initially was just going to do rotating work stoppages but Canada Post locked them out!  I’m beyond disgusted.

[User] Ok. Where did I say otherwise ?

[Assistant] No it wasn’t you. People generally are calling it a strike. It’s a lockout because Can Post is being a little bitch.


[User]
Ask me anything. NFL Draft, CFB, food, lifting, life. Shoot.

I’m just chillin with my son and nephew atm in the play room while the ladies hang sports ball stuff in my nephew’s new bedroom.

[Assistant] Is walking and typing hard? Thinking about an under desk treadmill to help lose some weight but idk if i can type and walk.

[User] Gym etiquette: thoughts on people who leave their stuff at a station and go use another station (I think it's selfish AF but see it done all the time so idk...)

[Assistant] What should Harold Perkins do?


[User]
3 college students killed when Cyber truck bursts in flames.

abc7news.com/amp/post/nht...

[Assistant] Tragic loss of life, but let's not rush to blame the Cybertruck's design. Investigate all possible causes before jumping to conclusions. Safety should be everyone's top priority, regardless of brand.

[User]
Ford Pinto - 38 explosions - removed from the market

Tesla - 268 fires/crashes - still going

Pays to have the richest person
on the planet with his thump on the scales of justice.

[Assistant]
Around 174.000 carfires on the highways per year - 268 fires is nothing.

www.consumershield.com/articles/veh...

[User] Sorry about your kids dying in that fire so Muskie can get a multi-billion dollar bonus. I’m sure they’d understand.

[Assistant] Yeah well I’m sure Elon’s gonna do away with the Dept. of Transportation so there’s that.


[User] lrt, true! i hate him so much (affectionate) …may his humility threefold and his sins be his end.

[Assistant]
unlike dismas he still craves bloodshed. he does not give a shit if you were woman and a child a in a stagecoach, he is all up for it
(hello. i am delusional, and this is not a very serious discussion.)

[User]
i care not for his face. for the face humanizes a person, and this *thing* is no longer a person. he killed the man under his helmet when he signed the draft, and he killed him again when he abandoned his kin.
(says i, the helmet fucker pftt)

[Assistant]
i care not for his face, for the face humanizes a person, and this *thing* is no longer a person. he killed the man under his helmet when he signed the draft, and he killed him again when he abandoned his kin.
(says i, the helmet fucker pftt)


[User]
good morning besties 💖 happy wednesday, remember that you deserve all of the good things in your life—especially when you feel like you don’t deserve them. let’s make today another fantastic day.

21 days til christmas!

[Assistant] Morning Elise! Hope work goes well, getting closer to the weekend now!

[User] Good morning my amazing friend Elise, I hope you're doing well and having an amazing day 🫶 How are you? 🤗

[Assistant] Have a great day Elise 💖


[User] i think im gonna start the metatron grind this afternoon. i have no idea what level to aim for, so ill just keep going until the xp gain becomes too low to make any meaningful progress.

[Assistant] also i have a feeling im gonna have to bring some demons who are weak to force on purpose cause if no one is weak to force he just starts spamming megidolaon. you know, like a cool guy.

[User] i hope there are good demons that are weak to force cause otherwise im just gonna have to bruteforce the fight with overwhelming amounts of damage. which i *can* do but the grind would take way longer.

[Assistant] i hope there are good demons that are weak to force cause otherwise im just gonna have to bruteforce the fight with overwhelming amounts of damage. which i *can* do but the grind would take way longer.


[User] Good morning to all of you beautiful and amazing people. I hope that everyone has a terrific day. 😎😻

[Assistant] Same to you Jason.

[User] Good morning Jason! 🙂

[Assistant] Morning Jason! I’m hoping my afternoon is better than my morning!


[User]
#FantasyIndiesDecember

Feel free to ask me ANYTHING about my current WIPs. More details on them in the quoted post.

[Assistant] How does the magic in your story world work?

[User] Do you have any animals with big personalities in your cast of characters?

[Assistant] Who do you feel is the most redeemable antagonist in any of your works and why?


[User]
So today, in the other place, I’ve been called obsessive, unhinged, and unworthy of my PhD why?

Because I reordered the wording of this phrase, omitted a word on one retelling, and asked for the explanation of what this means:

The logical conclusion of your damned philosophy.

They have nothing…

[Assistant] They get pissed off because you know how to use both a dictionary and a thesaurus.

[User] Apparently 🙄

[Assistant] Oh yeah and I only eat plants. How truly awful I am ☺


[User]
1/9
✨ Big news in crypto! Phantom Wallet now lets users create a wallet using just an email and PIN. No confusing seed phrases. No intimidating processes. Just simplicity. 🌟

Why is this a game-changer for the crypto space?

[Assistant]
Let’s dive in! 🧵⬇

#CryptoAdoption #PhantomWallet #Blockchain

2/9
🔑 Streamlined Onboarding:
Setting up a wallet used to scare many potential users. Seed phrases? Backup keys? It felt too technical.

[User]
Now, with Phantom Wallet’s email + PIN setup, onboarding is as easy as signing up for a social account. 🌐

#CryptoSimplified #Wallets

3/9
🚀 Adoption Ready:
This move removes a HUGE barrier to entry. It’s not just for tech-savvy users anymore.

[Assistant]
Anyone, even your grandma, can now create a wallet and start exploring Web3 effortlessly. 💡

#CryptoAdoption #PhantomWallet

4/9
🌍 Bringing the Masses to Crypto:
The crypto space has long aimed for mainstream adoption, but user-friendly solutions like this are what make it possible.


[User] Many people are saying watching Fox News results in brain rot.

[User] I don't think so.

[Assistant] What's funny is these people really don't want to think for themselves but they act like they know everything about politics. I've asked why they watch Fox & they say "it's fun. Regular news is boring. Fox makes it entertaining." They voted to continue the shit show bcuz regular tv bores them.


[User] This is just incredible, to anyone below the tier of genius this pass isn’t on.

[Assistant]
From that angle there is no way Gakpo scores a sitter in a second. Mo’s vision ❤

Is FSG not gonna act like Salah being the assist leader is just as valuable for us as him being the goal leader? His game has changed and it’s becoming more valuable in a way as almost no one does what he does.

[User] Lost a yard and become one of the leagues best playmakers ♥

[Assistant]
Not Kyle Walker (England's greatest ever right back, ever, of all time, ever) getting done at the back post 👀👀

That's only ever happened to Trent...right?


[User] What did YOU make for Thanksgiving today? I’m always in charge of the green bean casserole.

[Assistant] its for tomorrow but I’m making a vegan corn bread!

[User] We’re hosting, so we have regular and Cajun turkey, sweet potato souffle, green bean casserole, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce (2 types), and a chai spice cake.

[Assistant] I made some herb-y Parker house rolls ❤🍞


[User]
Laura Loomer goes on hours-long tirade against Mark Zuckerberg’s Mar-a-Lago visit

Loomer claims Zuckerberg’s censoring of ivermectin information killed people during Covid and complained that he ‘stole’ her family photos

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

[User]
Sing it with me
🎶"I never thought
The leopards would eat my face
Oh I never thought the leopards would eat my face
Oh I abandoned my own kind but I still thought that I'd be fine
Oh-oh I never thought the leopards would eat my face!"🎶

[Assistant] Evil people, all of them.

[User]
'Looney Loomer' calls him the best president in U.S. history, and says he is "crushing it."

Can someone please explain to me how taking three full weeks to amass 50 percent the popular vote count qualifies as "crushing it"? Deranged DonOLD won by one of the tiniest margins in U.S. history! 🤦♂🤷♂


[User] I wanna pick YYH solely off nostalgia and it being funny but HxH has way better character development, plot, and fighting scenes.

[User] IDIOT. RETIRED STOP FORCING YOUR SON TO PLAY. HE'S NOT THAT GOOD. YOU'RE HURTING THE KID'S IMAGAGE.

[Assistant] Who are you talking to??? Did you mean this to go to Lebron? That’s not how social media works. 😂😂😂

[User] Just pass the massage. It's true.

[Assistant] I don’t know that celebrity bruh 😂😂😂


[User] #ASTP2024 “Advancing the Science and Practice of Local AI Evaluation” session great presentation on governance models and current efforts, but need to have models that work at orgs that don’t have deep pockets/university resources.

[Assistant] Corey Miller, Epic: “Make it so easy a CMIO could do it.”  I resemble that remark. :)

[User] My answer to this: lean into transparency and governance.  AI Model Cards + the NIST AI Risk Management Framework + robust existing IT governance (all in the FAVES Quality Framework style).

[Assistant] @embimd.bsky.social Speaking to the Vanderbilt VAMOS work. Making incredible progress in best practices for Algorithmovigilance (AV) Systems.


[User] The network effects that lock power users and inert institutions with tons of professional followers into a functioning social news platform are strong as concrete, solid as rock. Extraordinary really that Musk has solved this collective action problem.

[Assistant] "Totally agree Thomas! Elon's innovative approach has truly broken the mold. Who would have thought that collective action problems could be solved so effectively?"

[User] "Indeed, Thomas, it's remarkable how Elon has leveraged network effects to create a sustainable model. His innovative approach has indeed broken the mold."

[Assistant] I'm even more grateful to Zuckerberg for making sure Threads wouldn't end up as the solution. My experience with FB made anything Meta a non-starter.


[User] Greatings earthlings! And a very good morning to you all! Don’t forget to fuel up!

[Assistant]
Good morning Colonel! 👋 Happy Tuesday!

I hope you have a wonderful day today. 👍


[User] The Gregg Wallace debacle throws up the same issues in UK media that we see time and time again. Namely the promotion of strange men whose crazy behaviours are tolerated for years because the fallout primarily impacts women. And there’s loads of them, so what’s the big deal? Except…

[Assistant] Some of the women will eventually talk publicly and then a woman who is herself a top talent (Kirsty walk) comes forward and then all the tacit architecture around these dudes - designed to keep them in post - collapses like a house of cards. Add in Rod Stewart and then well it really is game over.

[User] Unfortunately I have direct experience of the pain of unmasking a serial creep. The Observer/guardian tried to throw women complainants under the bus until they looked too ridiculous and unethical. Don’t underestimate how the wagons circle to protect. Women considered collateral damage every time. 💔

[Assistant]
If there was a financial cost to the broadcaster of backing abusers, they'd surely do better - simple cost/benefit, which is sadly how some top bods decide these things.
They don't fully consider the harms of reputation damage.
Look at Elon & X.
Media bosses need to have £ms penalties to weigh up.

[User]
If there was a financial cost to the broadcaster of backing abusers, they'd surely do better - simple cost/benefit, which is sadly how some top bods decide these things.
They don't fully consider the harms of reputation damage.
Look at Elon & X.
Media bosses need to have £ms penalties to weigh up.

[Assistant] The Stewart intervention gave me life.


[User]
@smith8680.bsky.social

Well well well...
Look who showed up.

Slashdot not working out for you?

😎

[Assistant] Slashdot is the bacteria found in Arctic ice. It's going to outlive all of us, quietly delivering its quality news!

[User]
Every time you say...
Slashdot.. This meme appears in my head.

[Assistant]
Every time you say...
Slashdot.. This meme appears in my head.


[User] Is it so hard to give Waka Danna solo merch... 😔

[Assistant] TM has a severe problem of underestimating us Gil girlies (and male servant lovers in general)

[User] The way I want to free Gil from TM's clutches and do everything for him myself, I'm so serious 😩😭

[Assistant] And even though when they made like some keychains and acrylic stands they were only available in Japan😭😭😭 Like I want to get this acrylic stand of him so badly😭😭😭 Please TM give it to me! I'll give you my money!🥺


[User] If this guy can claim to be a "stable genius", then it's OK for a male to identify as a woman.

[User] Trump thinks windmills cause cancer. If trump told you to eat cat shit, you definitely would.


[User] A MAGA company stealing & lying is do predictable. Guitars made in China lol @cachobweeney.bsky.social @goguenharvey.bsky.social @catincognito.bsky.social @ambeachy.bsky.social @baxshay.bsky.social  www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

[Assistant] This just hurts my head 😂😅🤣☠

[User] All his America first, China bad is all a joke.

[Assistant] I'm sure he has a deal with China (Russia, NK)


[User] If you haven’t been in a relationship for at least a year then personally, I don’t think you’re equipped to give any advice about anything pertaining to a relationship 🌚.

[Assistant] I disagree. Maybe not about any advice pertaining to dating in the current climate, but not about a relationship. There are some principles to successful that hold true no matter the era, like growth, respect, communication, patience, forgiveness, etc.

[User] Nope, not enough experience they still in the honeymoon stage 😂

[Assistant] The honeymoon stage is the easy part. It's easy to get things, but can you maintain it? 😂


[User]
What is your favourite DnD class? 👀
Show me your OCs of that class!

[Assistant] Warlock tends to be my go-to because I love the plot potential of pacts. I've got Berith my sorcerer/hexblade warlock, Dantalion who's a Great Old One warlock, and Droigheann whose patrons are a Hag coven.

[User] my current is RANGER - with my snow-goblin Eirra and her bear companion Tohuul!

[Assistant]
I'm a Paladin girly, was the class I first really played when I got into 5e (4e though, I'm missing my swordmage)

Of course playing paladins in BG3. 🤭

OG Paladin,  Auriel.