[User] I'll be a B9 main to the end, but I also love the idea of Yue Qingyuan getting his at the end of the day... maybe he goes just super Saiyan and the 10k arrows aren't enough to take him out... or even better, he comes back as a Ghost King to avenge his Xiao Jiu 😈

[Assistant] Imagine Bingge kills YQY as usual, and goes on with the rest of his plan, thinking it's all going smoothly... and then there's suddenly a famine at the edge of his empire. Then a plague. Strange, is someone conspiring against him? But whom...? And slowly, things just get worse...

[User] There's also something poetic and ethereal about ghostly power YQY taking care of post-Water Prison SJ, who is just so traumatized and worn out he doesn't have the energy to be afraid of what YQY's become.

[Assistant] Qi-ge will make sure no one ever hurts him ever again... whether anyone else's still around is another question 🙃


[User]
Wait what?

Not against this, just never even considered it. But I never read the books past the first.

[Assistant] I think they're just joking.

[User] If they are, it would be so me to completely miss the sarcasm 🤦♂

[Assistant] You get the joke they're making, right?

[User] I don’t think so now 😅

[Assistant] It's a trans joke. They're saying Dune is about being trans, jokingly.

[User]
Oh, I thought you meant there was something else that was the joke.

I take some things too seriously…


[User]
After watching 9 classic versions of #AChristmasCarol, I can now assuredly say: #MickeysChristmasCarol is still the best Christmas Carol. ☺

(But, surprisingly to me, I now also stan the 1951 version, #Scrooge.)

[Assistant] Where does the Muppet version rank?

[User]
I'm afraid to answer that. 🫣 I know how beloved that one is, but I'm afraid I just don't share other people's love of the Muppets in general.

But it's the favorite one of @lukemiddup.bsky.social, my co-host on the Christmas Carol podcast episodes I'm (re-)watching all these for!

[Assistant] Scrooge was such an asshole for playing that joke, although having read Dickens biography I'm convinced it's the sort of thing he would have done.


[User]
To all stalkers exploring the Zone in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — Patch 1.0.1 is here.

Thanks for your passion and support since the release, it is really important to us.

For full details on Patch 1.0.1 read our Steam Blog: store.steampowered.com/news/app/164...

[Assistant] Could be better if the temporary instalation of patch didn't need so much space, 141 Go...

[User] Thank YOU, GSC, for creating one of the best open-world experiences of all time, especially under dangerous circumstances.

[Assistant] Amazing game, for anyone, never mind how and when you did it. Really everything I'd hoped for!


[User]
Part 1 of 5: Immigration – A Contentious Debate
Immigration is a hot-button issue. It’s clear that many in the country are unhappy with the current numbers. Whether it’s the influx of undocumented migrants or the tragic conditions they face, there’s widespread dissatisfaction with the status quo.

[Assistant]
Part 3 of 5: Toward Acceptance
The British public might be more accepting of migration if it were managed well and seen as beneficial. Ensuring refugee status isn’t abused is key. We need a comprehensive review of our immigration process, which is currently failing.

[User]
Part 4 of 5: A New Approach
Consider an amnesty for all undocumented migrants to process and register them efficiently. This would create a clean slate. We also need formal processes for asylum and citizenship applications through registration points abroad.

[Assistant]
Part 5 of 5: Fairness and Accountability
Those entering through official channels should feel welcomed, while unofficial entries face scrutiny. Companies hiring undocumented workers must face fines. Timely processing is essential to avoid citizenship limbo and ensure fairness.


[User] 1| The civil war in Syria is one of the worst humanitarian disasters in recent history. What began in 2011 as peaceful protests against the Assad regime quickly escalated into a complex conflict with numerous actors involved.

[Assistant]
3| Initially peaceful, parts of the opposition armed themselves to defend themselves against state repression.
Numerous states intervened in the conflict, including Russia, Iran, Turkey and various Western countries. They supported various groups in the struggle for power.

[User] 4| The central conflict is between the Assad regime, which is trying to hold on to power with the support of Russia and Iran, and a heterogeneous opposition that wants to topple the regime.

[Assistant]
6| The conflict also has ethnic and religious dimensions. For example, Kurdish militias are fighting for more autonomy, while Sunni and Shiite militias are fighting each other.
The interests of various major powers in the region have further exacerbated the conflict.

[User]
7| Russia and Iran support the Assad regime, while Turkey and some Arab states support the opposition.
This war has destabilized the entire Middle East region and contributed to an increase in terrorism.

[Assistant] 8| A lasting solution to the conflict is currently not in sight. The various actors continue to pursue their own interests and an end to the violence seems unlikely.


[User]
This sounds like a brilliant initiative: big bounties for tax evasion and corporate whistleblowers.

So much grift and graft goes under the radar in the UK because it's quite literally "more than my job's worth" for employees to report it.

But put in place the right incentives, and... bingo!

[Assistant] Excellent, do the right thing, help your country and get enough money to retire in style!

[User]
Would need to have an addendum stating that anyone who was in any way involved with the graft in the first place automatically cannot claim a bounty.

(Otherwise you can imagine some people committing fraud or tax evasion, doing a little prison, and collecting megamillions for dobbing themselves in.

[Assistant]
But sometimes such insiders are the ONLY ones who could blow their whistles.

Any decision on a bounty needs to take involvement into account but I'd be wary of making it an absolute bar.


[User] It's dumb b*tch o'clock. The Harris campaign was the worst campaign this genius has ever witnessed. People who understood that Kamala was the obvious better option did the ONE F*CKING JOB THEY HAD TO DO. 92% of black women didn't struggle to get it done. But it's Kamala's fault and the Dems' fault.

[Assistant] PSA to everyone. If you come at me with this single digit IQ L take, I'm gonna assume you love being told you're f*cking stupid or you're a masochist.

[User] IDGAF about what morons think of me. I'm 45. I've lived half my life, and I'm closer to the end than the beginning. America just elected a f*cking bumbling nazi f*ckface who can't string a proper sentence together. So if your L take is that both sides are the same, keep those thoughts in your brain.

[Assistant]
Seriously! The internet is a vast space full of people. Go find your squad and f*ck off.

Progress takes time. Progress is slow. Everytime a conservative wins, they undo the small progress that society has achieved. But both parties are the same. Mkay.


[User]
@davidwondrich.bsky.social

My sterling silver jigger from Watson Company.

Made of solid silver and goldplated on the inside. The cups are supposed to measure 1 oz. and 2 oz. but are closer to 25 ml/55 ml in reality (close enough I guess).

Possibly from between 1920-1955. What do you think?

[Assistant] I find a great variation between the volumes old jiggers are supposed to contain and the ones they actually contain. Nive jigger, though.

[User] Also, it has a weird monogram on it "AGW". The most probable conclusion I have come to as to what it means is "AG" for "silver" and "W" for Watson.

[Assistant] What do you think of it @davidwondrich.bsky.social?


[User] Apparently I can only play Shadow Generations when I'm tired out of my mind. I need to go to bed. Kingdom Valley is awesome.

[Assistant] Gotta get up in 3 hours. But don't regret my playtime.

[User] Hope you get good rest in that time.

[Assistant] Thanks. You too.


[User]
I'm on Bluesky because the idea of a government running Twitter terrifies me. Threads feels like I'm playing games with an algorithm and Mastodon intimidated me.

"Pick a server"? Wtf does that mean.

Now the OG Trial is over I've no excuses left I must abandon the Twitter platform.

[Assistant] Everytime I see one of those 1 like = 1 answer posts I'm just gonna answer the next question.

[User] I hear that- I left when it was confirmed Elon was going to purchase… but I didn’t use it that much so it wasn’t so difficult for me.

[Assistant] I should add- I left because I didn’t like the dude. I had no idea he would turn it into such a garbage can.


[User]
This Storch unit need to bound with other units. Look, it is written in the manual 👇
They recommend with starlings but other replikas are know to be also compatibles.

[Assistant] (Don’t take me too seriously)

[User]
(But it is in the manual)
🤷🏻♀

[Assistant] (I always follow the manual)


[User]
You know Pete Hegseth really must have a problem with drinking if 10 current and former Fox News colleagues are concerned about him.

Yikes.

[Assistant] He got into Jeanine's stash.

[User] wow. when the skulk of foxes call you out...

[Assistant] He and Ronny Jackson should totally see who has the higher alcohol tolerance.

[User] This clown has some GLARING mental health issues. Perfect candidate to have to make split second decisions in the middle of the night after an evening bender. Jesus.

[Assistant] And they would have no reason to lie about Hegseth. Definitely concerning for a prospective Defense Secretary who will be under a lot of pressure in this position. He needs to withdraw immediately.


[User] In honour of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a long-awaited thread with my reflections on accessibility services at European airports and airlines ✈🩼

[Assistant] I travel a lot for work and leisure, and I happen to have what is commonly called an “invisible disability”. Navigating airports is difficult for me, so I often request special assistance services. I’ve noticed that their quality varies greatly across the continent.

[User]
Paris, Orly. Travelling with Vueling Airlines in 2023 to Porto, Portugal.

9/10, hands down the best disability assistance I ever received. They really went above and beyond and made me feel safe and respected. Lost one point for a VERY long wait for the assistance agent (over 1 hour).

[Assistant]
Cologne, Germany. Travelling with Ryanair in 2024 to Sofia, Bulgaria.

2/10, no private waiting area & this was the one time I needed a wheelchair, so I had to lie down on metallic chairs in front of everyone. Very long wait and absolute bare minimum help. The agent was nice, and that’s about it.


[User]
I bought 40 holiday cards. I don’t even know 40 people, and there’s a postal strike.

I can’t be trusted in the sparkly aisles at Costco.

[Assistant] In our household "this is why we can't get ahead" gets thrown around in this sort of situation ;)

[User] Maybe one year I’ll run out of time or money and have lots of new friends and be super happy I already purchased all these cards? 🤷🏻♀

[Assistant] You could make friends in the Costco check-out! Save on stamps, lol.

[User] Random acts of cardness. Or something. That could actually be fun… just randomly hand out holiday cards to strangers! ✨🎅🏻

[Assistant] Why the hell not! In these times it's what we need :)


[User]
Enviously happy for Sharks fans this year.
2016 was the last season I felt unconditional hockey happiness. The years since have only come with incrementally bigger cocktails of disappointment, rage and apathy.

[Assistant] Remember when the best podcast had “excited” in their title? It was a good 24 months…

[User] Fun times. I’ll never forget 20 goal Conor Brown and Zack Hyman growing into his truck skates.

[Assistant] You should have been a fan of the California Seals. Add "lonely" to your list.


[Assistant] I get it.   4th from last?

[Assistant] Facts! It's a pic of PC specs for work 😂


[User]
⭐PART 1⭐

💝WHAR IS MUTUAL AID? 💝
Mutual aid is effort done by the day to day person to fill in gaps where the govt fails. Mutual aid is many things and any support, small or big, it all matters.

Mutual aid can be fundraising, creating initiatives(like comm gardens, menstrual product distr, etc)

[Assistant]
A good link with Basic info on mutual aid

www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...

[User]
⭐PART 2⭐
All mutual aid looks different as the needs of each community differs. Mutual aid is learning to understand and respect the experiences of others so you can be better support. Mutual aid is simple on the surface but be aware, a lot of internal learning and unlearning has to take place.

[Assistant]
⭐PART 3⭐

To participate in mutual aid is to put your perceptions of marginalized ppl aside. You learn to listen and set your ego aside. Because you don't know what marginalized ppl need if you aren't sharing that experience. Learning to listen and learn in paramount to effective efforts.


[User] Been watching The Rings of Power and it’s an excellent show. Making me get into the Lord of the Rings lore again.

[Assistant] Season 2 was even better IMO.

[User] Just started it!

[Assistant] I gotta watch that plus the movies. I'm too intimidated by the book 😭


[User] You know what, why not. I've seen a few people bouncing this one around. I can have a little #nsfw meme. As a treat.

[Assistant]
1. Vhas is typically dominant. He's what he likes to call a "finesse" dom-- hedging on the definition of seduction being "convincing someone to do something they already want to do".

On VERY rare occasion, he'll submit to someone he trusts with his very life. Very, very rare occasion. Hella rare.

[User]
3. It depends. If Vhas sets his mind to taking his time and drawing things out, he can usually go for at least a couple hours.

If he's put into a bit of a feral frenzy, however, his first round is a couple minutes-- with almost zero recuperation time for the next round.

[Assistant] 5. Pay attention to him. Show obvious interest. Maintain eye contact. Make him feel like he has your undivided attention. Flirt first-- he might be a slut, but he refers to himself as "an ethical slut" and doesn't put a move on until he sees clear evidence that you want him first.

[Assistant] 9. Vhas doesn't have a single favorite place because that place changes with the kink or vibe he's craving the most at any given time. Sometimes it's his office chair. Sometimes it's a bed. Sometimes it's outdoors. Sometimes it's a crowded dancefloor. Sometimes it's a stage.

[User]
10. Yes. Numerous times.

Often by design.

A couple times by accident.

[Assistant]
11. He's whatever he needs to be. He can be silent or he can snarl and growl and moan.

Mostly he's talkative.

[User] 12. Yes-- bondage gear, and the occasional form of magically enhanced crystals and other apparatuses that vibrate on command.

[Assistant]
14. It varies. Sometimes it's once a week. Sometimes it's once or twice a day. Depends on who he's around and how comfortable they are.

Ideally he wants sex daily.

[User]
15. Mostly, Vhas just wants to be satisfying in bed.

Not satisfied-- satisfying.

Good sex can make the world disappear for a bit. Vhas enjoys the thought of being the one to provide that release.

[Assistant] 16. Vhas is mostly straight. He can appreciate the aesthetics of other men, and is comfortable with men involved in group sex, but generally prefers women.


[User] When people say "Why can't we build anything like [nice impressive building/monument] any more?", this is the answer: we can - of course we can, and faster and better than before, even without the use of mass slave labour and terrifying body counts. It's silly to suggest otherwise.

[Assistant] And it's the fact that we can do amazing things when we put our minds to it that gives me hope for the future. The problem is the "when we put our minds to it" bit - there are problems facing the planet that we need to put our minds to, and sharpish. But none the less, we can.

[User] I'm a mistress and I'm in search of a slave. Interested persons should check my bio and PM me.

[Assistant] "Why don't we?" is more to the point. I suppose the answer is that business and digital technology are the new major religions.


[User]
stealing this! Like last time reposts also count towards the likes.

I have another one coming soon for an OC ship but I actually have to talk to a friend to get the answers sorted so 😭

[Assistant]
1. I'll like first.
Why am I on bluesky? Started out of necessity-- I need reach if I want to make it as an artist but also I began to enjoy it here and met a lot of cool people! (Its also a dream of mine to share my ocs!)
tl;dr: Came for the fame, stayed for the peeps.

[User]
2. Any other social media.
Nope! Except discord, unfortunately. I do post most my art here though!

[Assistant] 3. Still posting on Twitter? Nope. Basically never did. Funnily enough, it was actually a delusion about. Elon Musk buying Twitter being the end of the world (before he even spoke about buying it kinda you!) that made me never post there 😭 bro cooked.


[User]
How extremely sad.

www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...

[Assistant] Oh what a tragic time for the family. Those are both huge losses.

[User] Their poor whānau.

[Assistant] That's really sad. My condolences to the family and those around them.

[User] WHAT!? That poor family :(

[Assistant] Agh, that’s awful 😢

[User] What a brutal week for that family.

[Assistant] So very sad for the family.


[User]
Guys, there will be an election in 2 years and in 4 years.

Anyone telling you otherwise is trying to scare you for no reason.

[Assistant] Or, has learned from history… and from what happens in other countries when oligarchs take over.

[User] The question is if it will be a fair and honest election.

[Assistant] What about Project2025?


[User] Yes, my current favorite wrestler is Drew McIntyre. Yes, I can ALSO be a fan of CM Punk too, and be excited about his storylines in WWE. 🙃

[Assistant] Their HIAC match is definitely up there with match of the year contenders. Drew has had an incredible list these past few years.

[User] I haven't watched too much wrestling this yeah, sadly, but that HIAC match is MY match of the year this year. 🙈 Yeeeessss, and it only gets better from here, for both Drew and Punk, and I'm genuinely so happy for both of them!! 🥰

[Assistant] Same! Drew has worked so hard. And I love seeing Punk happy where he is now.


[User]
Ubisoft has confirmed it’s ending support for its first-person shooter XDefiant, and shutting down its studios in San Francisco and Osaka, Japan, and downsizing in Sydney, Australia.

vgc.news/news/followi...

[Assistant] It's a solid game but marred by terrible hit detection/net code, and simply not as imaginative or fresh as The FINALS.

[User] Sad to hear 😔 I think it had a chance until MWIII launched and addressed most of the gameplay issues COD MP players had with MWII.

[Assistant] Well that lasted long...


[User] It’s time to get behind Canada’s NDP. I’m exhausted with the rhetoric of Pierre Poilievre and the Liberals are finished. There is another strong choice for Canadians who want a change and a political leader who gets it. Keep the foot on the pedal, @jagmeetsingh.ca — progressives are counting on you.

[Assistant] Not with his leadership. He is not strong enough for the world stage.

[User] I wouldn't vote NDP federally with Singh at the helm even at gunpoint.  And Angus (who isn't running this time around) went after the PM's mother - disgraceful.  I loved them years ago but they stooped to cheap shots and misinformation to gain seats. I will, however, vote for them provincially.

[Assistant]
😂😂😂

Now, back to reality:


[User] 🍼 Why can’t we remember being babies? Turns out, your brain was too busy growing and wiring itself to bother with memories! 🤯✨ It’s called infantile amnesia, and it’s why your first birthday is just a blurry cake-filled mystery. 🎂💭 What’s your earliest memory? 🌟

[Assistant] Playing with my First Peoples friends in Glasgow, MT. I must have been 3 y/o.

[User] The alarm going off.

[Assistant]
I was about two, and I was leaning backwards in a chair, something I'd been told not to do. I fell over and cut my head open on a phone jack (some people will know).

But, what I remember about the incident is being at the ER, being held down by several adults as they put stitches in my head.

[User] 3. Minor house fire when cloth nappies (diapers) that were drying on a rack near an open fire got bumped into the flames. (This memory is enhanced by the distinct smell of burning cotton & the sound of panicked parents!)

[Assistant] At about 3,  I remember our military base daycare. I took naps with my older sister, lying head to foot. I also remember the playground - pulling a wagon with other children riding in it. And the smell - when visiting a daycare, the smell brings me right back.


[User]
Proposal for a sequel to House starring a ketamine-addicted genius Veterinarian named Stable.

Hollywood, my DMs are open.

[Assistant] Sponsored by Ivermectin?

[User] Every week he finds a decent person and calls them a traitor and then tries to put them to sleep.

[Assistant] Sounds a lot like the premise of “Dave”.


[User]
PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. AND WRITE THE PAPER EXACTLY LIKE THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE ASKING YOU TO DO. I've included the chapters from the readings.
This option requires you to describe and defend a philosophical position on the existence of one or both of two kinds of possible...

[Assistant] gods - a creator deity, and a moral deity. There are many arguments and theory in the assigned readings you can choose from, or you can attempt to develop a theory of your own. Your theory should answer ALL of the following questions: Does one or more gods, which either created the cosmos or...

[User] ...are a source of perfect moral guidance (or both) exist? If so, what arguments support the claim that such a thing exists? If not, what do you take to be the best argument in support of such a thing, and why does this argument fail? Your theory must specify which of the three types of gods it...

[Assistant] ...is concerning: 1) god who created the cosmos, 2) god who is a source of moral guidance for humans, or 3) god who is both of these things. You can include other details about the god in question if you wish, but your argument must focus on and address one of these core qualities. You must...


[User] When we’re sitting in our rocking chairs reminiscing about BlueSky (subsequently bought by Musk, called Y, and vandalised) I’ll keep repeating “and there was that day @iandunt.bsky.social put me in his starter pack and my followers went from 10k to 15k in 24hrs.”

[Assistant] And I cursed his very name, that same day!

[User] I need to get on a Starter Pack 😭

[Assistant] And I’ll keep repeating this… bsky.app/profile/iand...


[User]
Sorry to announce but I’m going on a hiatus until some time in February. I’ve burnt myself out tbh, and with working full time + the holiday season + other stuff, it hasn’t helped me in the slightest.
(1/2)

[Assistant]
I’ll see y’all in a few months. Until then, I’m going to be putting my Patreon on pause, and will resume it once I’m back.

Take care.
-Atonal
(2/2)

[User] Take care of yourself. I hope you enjoy the holidays!

[Assistant] Take care atonal!! Taking care of yourself is more important than content and even helps to improve it!!


[User] The thing that infuriates me about the crypto dweeb eating the banana art is that $6.2m could have been spent on educational scholarships or paying off medical debt or something constructive, not some twat eating an old banana.

[Assistant] Well didn’t the money go to fund art?

[User] You could say that about all the oligarchs' billions too. The robber barons of an earlier age had the decency of setting up public libraries and other socially useful stuff. Can't see the present lot do anything like that.

[Assistant] They’re too busy funding disinformation services to increase their wealth.


[User] Guess what I’m heading to see tonight?! 🩷💚

[Assistant] Enjoy, it’s an absolute delight!! 💚💖

[User]
So aesthetic but I have no idea how to answer your question!

Also the Maid was great!!

[Assistant] The book covers and your sweater together are a sight for sore eyes.


[Assistant] Any brutally sweet housing legislation on the agenda?

[User] Nothing I can talk about publicly yet 🙂

[Assistant]
SB827?? Is it back from the dead??!

 ;)


[User] Breaking news for fans of #Vera : The 2 episodes of the very last series will be broadcast on January 1st and 2nd.  And the behind the scenes documentary Farewell Pet will air on the 3rd.

[Assistant] I hope it will be shown in Australia soon too. Eagerly await.

[User] Something brilliant to look forward to in the New Year! Also favouritest birthday card from back in May… 🥰🕵♀💌

[Assistant] I don’t know if I can handle any more bad news on this side of the pond.


[User] Thanksgiving desserts. I made a gingerbread cheesecake and a torta Caprese with hazelnuts. And I made a salted caramel sauce to go with both.

[Assistant] Um, I want to be that old lady next door your bring treats to!

[User] I found you on Blue Sky just to see how your Thanksgiving desserts turned out. Those look amazing!

[Assistant] Thank you!


[User]
I wonder how many people there will be left working in education if this doesn’t stop? TAs have an horrendous time too. Something needs doing.

www.itv.com/news/2024-11...

[Assistant] We know of 3 young female teachers who have left the profession in the past 2 years due to pressures.

[User] It's certainly not what it was when I started out. Social services, specialist education, health and police support have all been decimated over the last few years. Schools are told it's all their responsibility now because other services can't pick things up. We're a catch all with no resources.

[Assistant] Yes Child Mental Health services have always had long waiting lists and I understand 18 months to 2 years is commonplace now.

[User] Even longer in some areas.

[Assistant] And with services having to prioritise children with suicidal ideation, there are no resources for early intervention.


[User] Blog post about containerd plugin framework has been posted! d.mcg.dev/blog/contain...

[Assistant] Thanks!

[User]
Weirdly, the link was 404 for me.

This one worked.

d.mcg.dev/blog/contain...

[Assistant] Clicking on the embedding should work now too, odd that they ended up with a different link like that. Seems the embedding got the link from an earlier draft and didn't get updated.


[User]
I stare at my OC's empty ask blog on Tumblr that I created like 2 years ago and I get the urge to actually use it... it would be funny maybe... mmhhh :(

I mean, look at that title and bio. I love Xhevat. I wish I would actually do stuff with him.

[Assistant] - I made him for a game I wish to make at some point, as a little secret you can find if you know how to.

[User] - I made him for a game I wish to make at some point, as a little secret you can find if you know how to.

[Assistant] - I made him for a game I wish to make at some point, as a little secret you can find if you know how to.

[User] - I made him for a game I wish to make at some point, as a little secret you can find if you know how to.

[Assistant] I say "in-between dimension like the void in games" because it's not a specific game's void. It's a sort of interdimensional void. I know that doesn't really follow game logic, but that's just kinda how I imagine he is able to be "in every game", by always existing everywhere at the same time.


[User] With Arcane having come to an end recently, we unfortunately witness the resurgence of the loud part of the LOL fanbase, the ones who can't help but point out just how much they loathe the game they're playing 24/7 (of their own volition [hopefully]) and in fact, themselves.

[Assistant] My honest sympathy for anyone trapped in self-destructive cycles and tendencies, but there's a special kind of obnoxious you have to be if you can so profoundly despise everything about a hobby you yourself choose to spend time on and then be so eloquently and unsolicitedly vocal about all the time.

[User]
"So, how do you like to spend your free time?"
"Oh you know, I like to read, and I am one of the despicable creatures who subject their life to playing LoL... I am aware of my shortcomings and I solemnly swear I will do my utmost to not let that dark side of my life taint you or your loved ones"

[Assistant] This aggressive-sounding rant was brought to you by "I have yet to meet a single person who actually just enjoys playing that game and it's very confusing to me."


[User] The blue flannel won for today 💙

[Assistant] Yessssss my pick!!! You look dashing!

[User] That is a good flannel! Is it really that bright in person cus im kinda jealous. All my flannels are so muted 🥺

[Assistant] That was with the bright sunlight thru the window. It's naturally pretty dark 😊


[User] One of the most-loved bears at Brooks Falls has to be 903 Gully. He's Grazer's son, and he's just so stinking cute. He likes to fish the lip of the falls, and when he was a subadult, he was known for eating gulls (hence the name).

[Assistant] He looks so soft and sweet there but we 306 fans know better! 😝

[User] Nice looking bear! I can only ID one bear, Grazer.

[Assistant] I love Gully. His mom taught him well.


[User] Isn't that the drink Stanley Tucci, the actor, has made popular?

[Assistant] I think it was popular in the late 40s so… probably not. At least not originally 😊

[User] I thought Tony Bourdain did that?

[Assistant] Campari tastes like Lavoris and orange juice.  My people are very much into Danger Drink.  Cynar.  Cinotto. Campari.


[User]
Sorry what's the offence again Vs all the Tory corruption, sleaze, law breaking and sexual assault

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

[Assistant]
I can’t help feeling something else has happened here.

Maybe she hadn’t actually declared it, or maybe there is more to the conviction than this version of the story?

[User] Does it matter tho? It's spent? Done? And in the public record, so I'm sure Sky would wave raked the whole lot out, had there been anything to rake out?

[Assistant] That’s why it makes me think it’s an excuse for something else.


[User]
Day 20 on Black Phone 2

For me personally, blocking actors in authentic and emotionally truthful ways is more important than making them fit into any particular preconceived shot design. I often tell my actors, “You don’t move for the camera, the camera moves for you.”

[Assistant] Took me a second to realise you meant a different version of blocking. Social media has broken my brain.

[User] Tbf, i say the same thing about the camera moving for you whenever i am blocking people on social media.

[Assistant] It's an apt comparison. You can still exist, I just don't want to see it from where I'm at.

[User] I love that. Both the camera and actors bringing out the best in each other.

[Assistant]
Oh fuckkkk this is the first I’ve heard of this, I’m so excited!!!

Hope everything goes excellently!


[User]
I wouldn't trust Musk to help me cross the street.
I feel this next mandate has very little chance of ending well.

[Assistant]
Elmo
Has no idea how Washington works but he’s going to get a taste of it soon enough!

[User]
What's most likely to happen, would you say?
It's all speculation at this point, but I don't know much about how your system works either and I'm curious.

[Assistant]
As an outsider I have 2-3 vague ideas:
1. He has little class and behaves a lot like a bully lately. I think he'll step on some toes and make some people angry fast.
2. There's a lot of backstabbing in politics, point 1 in mind as well, Elmo might get it.
3. He outsmarts them and it gets even worse.


[User]
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone on Bluesky! 🦋🦃🏈
Have a great, relaxing, feel-good day... and be happy you're not THIS miserable stain (or in his Dolt Cult)


[User] Someone was very annoyed that his advent calendar didn’t include a toy today, but, rather, a festive bandana.

[Assistant] Well he looks rather stylish and festive!

[User] I’ll tell him you said that! 💜

[Assistant] He looks very stylish and cuddly 🥹


[User]
To all those working on Thanksgiving🦃, thank you for working today and your service every day.
🚑⛑🩺🦺⚕🏥🚨👮♀👮♂🚓🧑🚒🚒🪖

[Assistant] This is such a beautiful sentiment!  Not everyone gets to be with their families at the holidays, they are busy making a difference for others.

[User] I’m off but my fellow labbies are working. I work New Years this year.

[User] Don’t forget us pet sitters. We work so our clients can visit family and friends without worrying about their pets.

[Assistant] Great reminder. My son and his girlfriend are nurses and your message hits home. We spent yesterday together but they both work Christmas Eve and Christmas Day this year so I appreciate your message in reminding folks of the sacrifices others make 💙


[User] Very happy for people to display their faith in public, especially those in the public spotlight. But putting this message on a rainbow says more than just “Jesus ❤ You” doesn’t it. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

[Assistant] And putting a Stonewall rainbow on a captain’s armband says more than just “diversity”, doesn’t it.

[User] They are pretty clear what they are saying, I think www.premierleague.com/footballandc...

[Assistant] The post has become about sexual orientation rather than Jesus. Because you used the word “but”. It could have been neutral without it - or maybe you intended to provoke the homophobes.


[User] The popular idea that scientists need to be disinterested and objective, also believed and promoted by many researchers, may be doing real harm to the reputation of science.

[Assistant]
Scientists are passionate and attached to their theories.

What makes science worthy of trust is the critical researcher community that surrounds individual scientists, not  objectivity of individual scientists.

[User] By encouraging the public to think scientists need to be objective, we undermine trust in science in the long term  because segments of the public (e.g., members of Congress) then see instances of researcher bias as an indication that science is not working properly.

[Assistant]
Journal peer review by itself does not provide enough of a critical community.

This is one reason why individual articles cannot be trusted until there has been post-publication peer review. But we still don't have good processes for showing post-pub peer review has occurred.


[User] I love that Bluesky gives even the smallest creators a big voice to be heard. I was only ever a 300 follower max on socials. Now, at 1.5k, I feel so seen and heard. It's a wild feeling to he validated by so many people. I see the same happening to mutuals of mine. It's a beautiful thing honestly 😇

[Assistant] This makes me so happy. You deserve to be seen! ☺

[User] I'm just as happy for everyone in the same boat! Everyone deserves it and it fills my heart with joy seeing it happen to others 😁

[Assistant] I’m thrilled for you. ☺✨

[User] Thank you so much! 😁

[Assistant] YAAAAAAS. I reached 100 today, let's celebrate for everyone whos getting a voice! or just having some fun~

[User] Yo congratz on 100!! Hell yea 😎🤘

[Assistant] It's a much needed app and definitely helps for a lot more smaller creators to be seen.


[User]
Don't you have to make America previously in order to make it great "Again"???

p.s. fuck you, lardass.

[Assistant] "Landslide Victory" proving the upcoming POTUS sucks at math.

[User] He is the biggest Dick! Disgrace.


[User]
With the #Muppets discourse out of alignment w/ Jim's whole mission right now, let's bring it back to celebrating the work & the artists. 1st, my #EmmetOttersJugBandChristmas oral history for SYFY featuring #PaulWilliams, #FrankOz, #DaveGoelz, & #CherylHenson

www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/ji...

[Assistant]
This year was the 40th anniversary of The Muppets Take Manhattan AND the solo directorial debut of Frank Oz. For @pastemagazine.bsky.social, I celebrate how this film influenced his non Muppet films 🧵

www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/muppe...

[User] Wait, what's the Muppets discourse now?

[Assistant] RIVER BOTTOM NIGHTMARE BAND!


[User]
“𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸”. How many times have you heard someone say that? How often have 𝙮𝙤𝙪 said it?

Take a step back and ask yourself if this is 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 how the hacks happen in 2024. Just one click? Really? If that were true, we'd be asking these questions:

[Assistant]
1⃣ How was the enterprise laptop fleet misconfigured to make this possible?
2⃣ What products were so dangerous that a single click led to arbitrary code execution? (Think about the specific make/model of browser, mail client, OS, or other software.)

[User] Now, here’s the real question: Why are we training and blaming users for these failures if the true issues lie in 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 and 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲?

[Assistant] Why is our plan to train users to avoid the built-in dangers of software and software deployments instead of 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 to those who can best affect change?


[User] I’m on a night train between Hamburg and Munich. Sounds cool, but climbing up the ladder to my cubicle I suddenly felt very, very In My Forties.

[Assistant] Some things seem like a great idea until you’re doing it.

[User] Don’t they just.

[Assistant] But I’m listening to @stadio.bsky.social now, so coolness re-established.


[User]
It’s possible energy load growth is being vastly overestimated.

OpenAI and others are hitting limits and data center providers will innovate on chips, cooling, and energy efficiency.

🔌💡

www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aws-...

[Assistant]
I am happy to see people writing about these factors, bc I think they are very real: AI will get vastly more energy efficient than it is today. 📢📢📢

Nonetheless it’s much too easy for US electric utilities to just go build new gas plants on these exaggerated forecasts. 😖😖😖

[User]
Or even worse, saw the potential recommissioning of coal plants as an option recently.

It’s a tough spot, because I don’t want us to fall behind in gen AI and some of the real applications in healthcare and education are exciting. At the same time, we don’t have a power answer yet.

[Assistant]
Argh. It could happen - and many would hate it.

If none of the add’l dirty gen capacity is built on the ratepayers’ dime (& if we get interconnect going etc), then it could be short-lived & a few investors lose $. But if it gets ratebased…😖.

PUC/BPU advocacy never gets less important, does it?


[User] I just have to say— The @bsky.app team truly showcases their dedication to excellence with a consistent and proactive approach to report monitoring and making necessary adjustments. This platform truly stands out and brings a refreshing change for countless reasons when compared to others.

[Assistant]
It's nice to have conversations here.
I've enjoyed talking to so many wonderful people.
😊

[User] I love that for you! I’ve shared similar experiences here too and it’s been wonderful 🥰

[Assistant]
It's been great.
I actually really enjoy it, Here, when I have time.
Plus, I feel a bit safer posting pictures of my granddaughters.
I don't show their faces.
They are looking away or have makeup on (Halloween) or helmets. When they ride the atvs, I was able to get them.


[User] I am really good at my job, and it fascinates me how many people that bothers.

[Assistant] When that happens, I always remind myself that it’s not my fault if my light irritates their demons.

[User] They can’t muster the courage to be like you, so they will hate you instead.

[Assistant] They can’t muster the courage to be like you, so they will hate you instead.


[User] You are out walking in the countryside and you pass a barn and see the farmer inside wanking with his big, heavy, weighted balls swinging like a bull- what would you do?

[Assistant] Check if he needs a helping hand... Or mouth!

[User] Grip his cock and balls. See if you pushes me to my knees or spins him round.

[Assistant] Walk in and milk those balls out 😈🍑


[User] I often think about the class of 2022. Their GCSEs cancelled because of COVID. A-Levels a total mess, too. Then many hit uni during mpox and the student accommodation crisis. And they'll leave uni just a few years before 2030, knowing how far off climate targets the world is.

[Assistant] If you know me, you'll know I'm generally optimistic about the future and the opportunity for things to get better (and some things ARE getting better!) but I can't help but think the generation below mine has got it pretty rough.

[User] We're about to enter the "Weak Men Make Hard Times" phase of the Hopf Cycle...  «sigh»

[Assistant] I think there's another clue in that piece. Everything that's essential to create and support a family has been monetised. Housing, work, and meeting a potential partner are all now businesses that are exploited for profit.


[User] Meet Cpl Patrik Mathews, Winnipeg Recruiter For Violent Hate Group The Base https://tinyurl.com/yyekh4v2 1/

[Assistant] Mathews also followed Fireforce Ventures, an online store glorifying the Apartheid regime of Rhodesia and which engaged in racist banter ("Rebel Media's" Keean Bexte was also a member" https://tinyurl.com/yyekh4v2 2/

[User] He also appears to be a Bernier supporter https://tinyurl.com/yyekh4v2 3/

[Assistant] Mathews created a number of Twitter accounts to harass and intimidate antifascists. One was The Sober Philosopher. This one is PunishedPhilosopher https://tinyurl.com/yyekh4v2 4/


[User] first promo pack pull 😌

[Assistant] three promo packs, three haunters for me 🥲

[User] Now I need them to drop the Venusaur accessories that the computer is using!!

[Assistant] the art is so pretty!


[User] Been so h word lately 😅

[Assistant] And I love it. When are we making content? 😛🥵

[User] Mood! 🥵

[Assistant] Love that ring! 🔥


[User]
I’m painting. I hate painting 🤬

End of alert!

[Assistant]
I start painting, approximately 4 mins in I'm bored of painting

Be strong 👊

[User] Hate it with a passion. I was weak, very weak 😢

[Assistant] Love it 😀


[User]
With the date as an excuse, here's a repost of what might be my favourite Glasgow historical dive: the story of St Andrew's Lane, "the warst place in Scotland".

new-cleckit.dominie.scot/the-warst-pl...

[Assistant] A captivating pundit.

[User] A splendid read,again. But GT comments section now says Sauchiehall Street is 'warse', I reckon.

[Assistant] Of course it was before the widespread adoption of that source of all urban evil, the scourge of the innocent and terror of small businesses... *ominous local-newspaper-comment-section music begins*... THE BICYCLE.


[User] An exhibition which is the artefacts I make for the things I write about. This brought to you by tiny porcelain mouth pieces and flesh trapped in a box. Not props but objects in need of multimodal resolution.

[Assistant] Pink and white glazes, tied in place with black ribbon. A flesh box, a sky box. A darting lick.

[User] A death mask, silicated. Keats, or Annie. L’année. A bone rubber. A canary in a mouth.

[Assistant] Feathers from inside lips, an orifice internally feathered. Humans singing birdsong. Lunate bones.


[User]
Good thread. I see the TOR ruling out a look at the first beat emissions tools as more problematic than Tennant, but otherwise pretty much agree.

And get well soon Tennant! 😷

[Assistant] *first best!

[User]
A very strict read doesn't rule out a carbon tax (... Or some kind of levy, on carbon that might be used to find solutions, for example)

Just trading mechanisms:)

[Assistant] I like that. I guess a tax/levy isn’t traded or a market. Pretty sure they wanted to rule it out of scope though!

[User] Yeah a price is strictly in scope. And it needn’t even be a tax if it is, eg, collected by AEMO and used to offset existing energy buyer charges including AEMO fees.

[Assistant] I don't know - we now have an explicit price on CO2e to be used for AEMC reform evaluation that's directly comparable to the market price cap, value of unserved energy, etc. I wonder if the easiest pathway is to just take that value and incorporate it in market dispatch somehow?


[User] Thanks to all the new followers. I’ve now passed 1,900. I understand BlueSky gives away a free crockpot when you reach 2,000.

[Assistant] Best kitchen tool behind the stove and oven.

[User] With some tupperware thrown in?

[Assistant] Oh boy! I’d actually try to make my posts good if they did that!

[User] When you reach 1,000 do they send you a mug?

[Assistant] They do? I've been shafted...


[User]
The assisted dying bill takes on a new meaning when you have lost someone close to you this week.

For most people, it is hypothetical. For me, it is especially real as I’ve spent a day in hospital.

[Assistant] So sorry, Chris. Sending you much love.

[User] Sorry for your loss Chris, hope you’ve got some good family/friends around you.

[Assistant] So sorry to hear that you’re going through this. You’ll be in my thoughts and prayers.


[User] The App Store reviews for X/Twitter are…yikes…

[Assistant] Yeah, I saw those.  Send therapy for the app developers. (Just kidding...mostly).

[Assistant] That app belongs here:

[User] Hiding likes & no block feature were it for me. I never got the point of hiding likes. I mean, unless you're trying to hide your nefarious predilections...then why? And not being able to block is an invitation for harassment. Not that Musk gaf about that. No. 1 antisocial media platform now.


[User] @jonherrin.bsky.social Saw your profile about stenosis and arthritis. My mom is suffering terribly. How did you get to be asymptomatic? If meds, may I ask which ones. I'm desperate to find a path for my mom without surgery or opioids. (She's 88).

[Assistant] I have both stenosis and osteoarthritis, and also five herniated vertebrae. I have wondered what the pain will be like when it sets in.

[User] My moms has gotten worse lately. She still walks and drives at 88, but is now in real pain. I think a lot of it has to do with which vertebrae, if you strengthen the muscles around the vertebrae via physical therapy, etc. Surgery might help. Steroid shots can help also.

[Assistant] The narrowing can be brutally painful from what some have mentioned. I hope she is able to find some relief from the pain. I know I was told that bending forward can relieve the sharp pains.


[User]
“The problem is not that we see, feel, think or act differently... The problem is that we live in a world that doesn't accept different ways of being" —Judi Chamberlin, "On Our Own" (1978)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judi_Ch...

[Assistant] I’m beginning to see a different side to this, thanks to you. I’m recently diagnosed and I thought I was so clever and had it all worked out. Maybe I was wrong.

[User] Instinctively I don’t agree with the idea, but perhaps that’s part of my 48 years of masking. I’m certainly willing to challenge my assumptions,  becauses that is all they are.

[Assistant] Thank you for being so civil when I jumped on your related post recently. And my apologies for being so blunt and inflexible in my willingness to consider alternatives.

[User] I rarely take anything personal, especially within our neurodivergent community. What I experienced was someone who was passionate and emphatic and authentic. What some see as “blunt” I see as direct, which is a cultural norm in our community, which I love dearly.

[Assistant] I’m not sure I’d agree with “wrong”. It’s a personal journey for everyone. Like a lot of us, as we learn we leave old opinions behind or they change and become more nuanced. We’re changeable, teachable and growth oriented. Isn’t that better than being static or stuck?

[User] I was definitely ’wrong’ in thinking I had it all worked out.  My recent unmasking was a profound and startling experience. I confused the sudden realisation with ‘understanding’, which it is clearly not.

[Assistant] As for any understanding I might have, that is certainly something that will develop over time, and should therefore be flexible.


[User]
#MOMIJI通信2024
#MomijiDiary2024
#AutumnColors
#AutumenLeaves
🍁🍁

MOMIJI 通信【2024】*Blog 更新しました

✅ cafemellows.com/blog/momiji-...

[Assistant]
🎬MOMIJI 通信【2024】Vol.3

youtube.com/shorts/-UEtK...

[User]
🎬MOMIJI 通信【2024】Vol.3

youtube.com/shorts/-UEtK...

[Assistant]
🎬MOMIJI 通信【2024】Vol.3

youtube.com/shorts/-UEtK...


[User]
Means he has to come after so many. I’m not afraid.

Bring it.

[Assistant] The phony tough guy is going to save us from scary books, kids having transition surgery during class at school, immigrants eating people, and media trying to tell the truth about him.  GTFOOH.

[User] That has always been my reassurance against the police state and surveillance... that there are so many, and I am not really worth anyone's time. Lately I am less confident about this belief.

[Assistant] Plenty of truths I don’t like but I don’t throw toddler tantrums to suppress them.


[User] Very sad that this has become a reality. The dept has a long history of international excellence in chemical kinetics. What does it mean if the 4th rated department in the UK (Guardian) can't survive?  www.bbc.com/news/article...

[Assistant] The University of Reading Chemistry Dept faced closure too but has apparently been thrown a lifeline, but for how much longer? Surely continued research and teaching of natural sciences is critical at a time of human dominance over our planet?  www.chemistryworld.com/news/repriev...

[User] I agree. But universities operate on the basis of balance sheets.

[Assistant] In which case mo chem dept is safe.


[User] "I’ve never met an executive who regretted acting on their gut instinct—but I’ve met plenty who wasted years second-guessing it."

[Assistant]
Here’s the hard truth: your gut already knows what you should be doing. The vision is there. The dream is there. But instead of moving, you hesitate. You overthink. You wait for the ‘perfect time.’

Spoiler alert: the perfect time doesn’t exist.

[User] Every moment you spend second-guessing your dream is a moment you’ll never get back. And one day, you’ll look back and wonder why you didn’t trust yourself sooner.

[Assistant]
So, what’s your gut been telling you to do? What’s the first step you know you need to take?

Drop a comment or send me a message. Let’s make sure your next move isn’t delayed by doubt.


[User] New open sauce post about the open source (and to my shame proprietary) software I used to walk the John Muir Way. Useful for anyone who wants to use open source software for outdoor exploring. opensauce.simonxix.com/open-sauce-f...

[Assistant] A special shout-out to @walkhighlands.co.uk who provided all the GPX files I used to plan and navigate the route. It's a cracking resource for outdoor activities throughout Scotland.

[User] Thanks! For info, our app lets you download routes and the associated gps mapping, descriptions and photos for use offline on your phone - not just a shortcut to the website.

[Assistant] Oh cool, I'll correct the post.


[User] Ich do not knowe ynogh wayes to saye: support public higher ed. Even thrugh hard tymes, even thrugh low enrollementes. Do not destroye livelihoodes and gut programs yn the name of an illusory efficiencye. Supportinge educacioun ys a social goode for a free societye not a return on investment.

[Assistant] Like my grandmother used to say: "Teaching is fine, but it´s always good to have something to fall back on. Make sure you get into running the king´s London wool trade on the Thames, that´s a steady living. And you get all the bribes you can eat."

[User] Not gonna lie. That put a knot in my brain.

[Assistant]
Aye...

James Madison to W. T. Barry 4 Aug. 1822:
"The liberal appropriations made by the Legislature of Kentucky for a general system of Education cannot be too much applauded. A popular Government..." press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/doc...


[User] Here's where I started with Galacta today. 26-14, 65% wr. Lots more things to try! (Of course, Surfer's the best list out there rn.)

[Assistant] This looks so fun! Gonna give this a run in my rotation this week!

[User] 🙌 I'll let you know if the list gets polished. This definitely feels like it's still a draft.

[Assistant] I've been having lots of fun with this all afternoon, thanks! Have just swapped Nocturne for Luna, after what SB said - will see how that goes!


[User] Happy #TOTP  Friday!!

[Assistant] Or as I like to call it … “vodka for dinner night”!! 🪩 💃🏻 🍸

[User] Morning, Mindles 🤗ooh I like a lady that's worked out the menu for the week! 😉Have a fab day!

[Assistant] I thought that was Thursdays.

[Assistant] It was in my day. I take it you’ve hijacked the acronym to replace TFIF.


[User]
This feels surreal. President Yoon Suk Yeol is the first president to declare martial law since South Korea democratized in 1987. Forty-five years of progress in democracy... regressing in the blink of an eye. #SouthKorea #MartialLaw

www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

[Assistant] I guess I've been too worried about the good old USA to think about S Korea!  Cripes!

[User] Well, that fizzled quick. I wish Americans were more like Koreans.

[Assistant] I’m sorry everyone had to go through this in Korea. Korea was a beautiful home for a few years. I wouldn’t wish this on the citizens. 💖🕊


[User] Done with #FANEXPOSanFrancisco day one. Panel photo by @eminus.bsky.social @timsheridan.bsky.social @pornsak.bsky.social @jodyhouser.bsky.social Moderated by @andrewfarago.bsky.social www.instagram.com/exej/p/DC-se...

[Assistant] Look how cool Pornsak looks in that thumbnail.

[User] I didn't even think it would display a thumbnail at all 😆

[Assistant] That was a lot of fun! Thanks for attending! Great meeting Tim and Pornsak in person and catching up with Jody!


[User] Was not able to practice yesterday and then I was so knocked out I slept for 10 hours so could not practice this morning. Very sleepy rn but will try to stay awake long enough after dinner to get some classical guitar practice in. I've been lax with the piano because I have no teacher hahaha.

[Assistant] Need to find one next year as infatuated with Hanon as I am I guess. And with adding more women composers to my repertoire.

[User] Anyhow, for now I focus on my classical guitar exams. I don't hope for a distinction but I hope for at least a higher merit (though my last merit was quite good, with high marks for the Dowland, which made me very happy since Dowland is my soul-bro).

[Assistant] But that was the era of practising 4-5 hours a day. 😔


[User]
This place is exponentially nicer. I still pop (incognito) to the other place for space news & to meme farm, but I don’t want/like interacting since that just invites the Blue Tick insults.

I hope one day soon it won’t be necessary to even visit, Bluesky is growing fast! 💜

[Assistant] We need more space news!

[User] We do! Don’t get me wrong, there are some excellent space accounts here, but the big agencies need to make the move & *start posting* 😉🤣🚀👩🏻🚀

[Assistant] I follow them on youtube instead. Not as instant... But I'll get there.


[User]
This is a truly appalling decision by the NZ government. It betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of the role of HASS research in solving contemporary problems; it will impoverish knowledge of human behavior and creativity in the past and present.
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/mars...

[Assistant] ... and worse still, misunderstanding HASS research is the best reading of this. Because the alternative is they understand that perfectly well, yet choose to act otherwise.

[User] Exactly. How can you observe the current issues with misinformation, distrust of institutions and the problems with social media and think that they can only be solved with science and maths?

[Assistant] It's feeling less and less sensible to be embarking upon a history/education PhD journey 😬


[User]
Another indie author transparency post as I start to reflect on 2024 and look forward to 2025.

This has been, by far, the best year I've had since I debuted in 2017. I spent 2020-2022 very deep in the "health emergencies" realm so my focus was NOT on sales, even if I did release a book in 2021.

[Assistant] Indie publishing is a "long game" and can take years to get going, especially if you are someone w chronic illness and disabilities that limit how quickly you can release the next book, doubly so if you write books that feature marginalized characters and don't have "broad" appeal.

[User]
It's hard, frustrating, and sometimes depressing. But, imo, it's worth it. I have stories that need to be told and I don't want them changed or altered to "fit the market."

I am just happy that so many people this year have decided to take a chance on my fantasy books with sapphics.

[Assistant] Can I ask did you get a company to help with the covers, formatting,  uploading to the platforms? Or did you do everything yourself?


[User]
A friend of mine insists on getting to the airport as early as possible. I’ve come to realize it’s because to her, the vacation starts at the airport.

I hate the airport with a fiery passion and don’t want to be here a second longer than I have to.

Vacation starts when I get where I’m going.

[Assistant] Airports make me anxious, but the anxiety comes from the (perhaps not entirely rational) concernsg about missing a flight, or whatever. Getting there early assuages those anxieties.

[User] Put it another way: getting to an airport early is part of my ADHD self-care.

[Assistant]
Why do I hate the airport? I’m a person with a disability and I need to use the mobility assistance services when I’m here.

And let me tell you, it is a wildly varied experience when it comes to quality.

[User] I get that and sympathise. On the other hand, I have to get to the airport as early as possible cos I hate flying, and don't want to add anxiety about traffic delays, issues with checking in (it's happened and the result was not pretty) or anything unforeseen happening, on top of my flying phobia...

[Assistant] Unpredictability is anxiety and the airport security and check-in process' unpredictability is the only part of the unpredictability of travel which is nominally within my control.


[User] Hey BCI + BC Public Sector Pensions Plans! In March 2022 you agreed to divest👇 from Russian firms. How about taking the next step and dropping the awful Western firms that continue business in/with 🇷🇺? Their taxes + tech fuel the Kremlin’s genocidal war on 🇺🇦! For example… 🧵 www.bci.ca/bci-is-activ...

[Assistant] (continued) …operations, including a new contract to help 🇷🇺produce oil. “SLB is also aggressively recruiting young 🇷🇺 engineers,” patenting new drilling tech, and running training on fossil industry software in 🇷🇺. BCI, time to dump this Moscow mule! kyivindependent.com/us-oil-group...

[User] (continued) …operations, including a new contract to help 🇷🇺produce oil. “SLB is also aggressively recruiting young 🇷🇺 engineers,” patenting new drilling tech, and running training on fossil industry software in 🇷🇺. BCI, time to dump this Moscow mule! kyivindependent.com/us-oil-group...

[Assistant] (continued) …operations, including a new contract to help 🇷🇺produce oil. “SLB is also aggressively recruiting young 🇷🇺 engineers,” patenting new drilling tech, and running training on fossil industry software in 🇷🇺. BCI, time to dump this Moscow mule! kyivindependent.com/us-oil-group...


[User] I know there has been a lot of discussion about Eberflus and his clock management being worse than mine, but can we pick this bullshit apart for 5 seconds?

[Assistant]
It is early in the fourth quarter, and you're playing the game of 'trying to make it a 1 possession game'.

Do you have that little faith in your offense to score more?  And if so why are you putting them in a situation where they would need to make ANOTHER conversion down the line--just to TIE?

[User] Do you have that little faith in your kicker to even make PATs now, then?  Cause that wouldn't make sense either, since a missed conversion here (like what happened) puts you in a situation where you'll need a field goal JUST TO TIE.

[Assistant]
Given how the rest of the game went, taking the PAT there makes it 14-23.  The next touchdown makes it 21-23.

Meaning that whole last series there? Yeah, goes a LOT different, and you're playing for the *WIN*.  Not sitting pretty and being like, well, we can tie if we need to.


[User] Abandoned Castle on a mountain in the east of Germany.

[Assistant] Why do I love aged concrete, marble so much…it’s simply beautiful.

[User] I can just imagine all the wonderful things that happened in there🤣.

[Assistant] Nice place but someone’s trimming the hedges and cutting the grass still.


[User]
[clearing throat] Hello, this is my impression of Frank Zappa at Thanksgiving:

🎶 I thought it was a ham
🎶 But it’s a turducken

Thank you—this has been my impression of Frank Zappa at Thanksgiving.

[Assistant] Dead on 👍👍

[Assistant] My favourite FZ quote; "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture."


[User] Failed CI jobs are starting to make me lose my cool. And when I said failed, I mean failed for no legitimate reason.

[Assistant]
Here's the latest "reason" for a failed job on GitHub Actions

"The macOS-12 environment is deprecated, consider switching to macOS-13, macOS-14 (macos-latest) or macOS-15." Job cancelled.

It's becoming a full time job to keep up with that constant stream of changes.

[User]
Wait, what? I have builds that make osx-x86_64 artifacts and thus rely on macos-12.

This would mean stop producing those artifacts or find a way via emulation … 😓

[Assistant] Had a similar issue recently, as macos-latest got moved from x86-64 to aarch64, breaking one of my builds for kcctl 🐻.

[User] It would not have helped with that specific issue, but enabling dependabot could reduce some of the update related work, as it also upgrades github action versions. (I've only checked the main asciidoctor repo, so I might be wrong about dependency upgrade automation in your repos)

[Assistant] Oh yes, and when it fails on the Linux runner, at least you can debug in Codespaces. The other environments are just such a PITA (we had our fair share of pain with the Windows runners).


[User] If forced to pick one to use with a broad audience, or in a place where you might get different kinds of audiences, how would you choose to describe your time doing a PhD? Not just the dissertation itself, but the whole thing altogether. "During my PhD [x] I accomplished..."

[Assistant] Interesting to see the variety!

[User] Work > experience > training > education so far!

[Assistant] "PhD schooling" sounds truly awful to my ears 😬


[User] Alternative AI Development seeks to create artificial intelligence systems that prioritize ethical considerations over profit motives. This approach challenges the prevailing narratives shaped by corporate interests and aims to produce technology that fosters societal well-bei...

[Assistant] A crucial aspect of Alternative AI Development is its resistance to militarization and social control. By advocating for transparency and community engagement, this movement aims to reshape AI frameworks to support human rights, creativity, and diverse perspectives instead of ...

[User] Economic structures play a significant role in shaping AI development. The influence of Wall Street can lead to prioritizing profits over ethical considerations. Alternative AI Development seeks to decouple technology from these profit-driven motives, advocating for funding mo...

[Assistant] Education is another key area impacted by Alternative AI. Encouraging critical thinking and personal reflection over reliance on AI-generated responses can empower individuals to engage more meaningfully with technology, fostering a generation that values creativity and indepe...


[User] Giving a fuck is rarely rewarded, particularly by the people you give a fuck about. I know this. Eternally torn between playing the numbers and giving it a shot anyway.

[Assistant] I don’t like swear words. They are crude and unkind. People use them to look tough. I grew up without parents, gave birth twice, cared for my invalid husband. I’m tough. I don’t need to swear.

[User] Ok, go in peace, then.

[Assistant]
I refuse to lower myself to my least common denominator toward others. Those I care deeply about is a me thing. Ig need not be a their thing.

Oh, I do see the unmistakable. I've been "shined on" for my joy seeing another. Next time 'round, it often comes back rewarding.

So, I be me-ing.
🤍🥹🫶

[User]
I had seen a friend from 30 years prior. I was bursting, couldn't believe I was seeing him. His handshake was "who gives a shit." His face said less, yet.

I was solid.

Two years later I got that joy I offered, back, seeing him again. Hearty handshake, familiar, beaming smile.

I played it right.🤍

[Assistant] I borrowed your opening mason jars just now. Thank you!! It felt like a great fit.


[User]
Interesting look at the events leading up to the closing of the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford. Most of FHI’s problems were self-inflicted, but when one of Oxford’s complaints was that researchers used Gmail instead of Outlook, I couldn’t help but sympathize.

asteriskmag.com/issues/08/lo...

[Assistant] One asset at a time, all of humankind gets lost.

[User] I second that. I constantly download Gmail into Outlook before all else (emails: reading, responding, archiving, forwarding, flagging, marking, reminding, etc.).  Gmail is for web-access email but awful for management of email communications, unlike Outlook. Got to delete "All Mail" in Gmail always!

[Assistant] Reading between the lines, I'd say a combination of the institutes unconventional flamboyant style caused tensions with traditional academia faculty, and there was unease with it's associations with very wealthy donors that have might perceived as right wing.

[User] I’ve gotten so used to Gmail I struggle to use outlook. Why do you prefer it?

[Assistant] My sympathies are with the researchers. They should be able to use whatever they want.


[User] Ineffective Democratic President being replaced by a demented evil Republican, martial law in South Korea, Israel in Lebanon - the 80s are back, baby!

[Assistant] Does that mean MTV will start playing music videos again?

[User] Ineffective?

[Assistant] We didn't start the fire...


[User]
Birth to 5 matters is such a great document and it’s wonderful to see the DFE actively sharing it and promoting its use.
This is an excellent reflection on how those in the sector can work together in the best interests of children. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

[Assistant] I mean, it’s kind of bonkers when you think @aaronearlyyears.bsky.social and I were deemed “unsuitable” by the DFE because they perceived we promoted this document which focussed on child development. Surreal really. Yet it happened.

[User] Thankfully there are courageous people who refused to cancel us and who refused to insist that we removed references to this document in our presentations. Why would anyone be scared of professionals finding out more about child development?

[Assistant] Thanks for sharing this Ruth.


[User] This was a bittersweet package today. Thank you chewy for picking our family. I wish my boy could have seen this.

[Assistant] It looks amazing to be honest. Is this something that usually gets sent to you?

[User] No I've never gotten anything from Chewy before! It was their santa giveaway. You write letters to santa on their site and they pick people at random and send them free packages for christmas. I included all 4 of my babies and it made little cards for them. It was very sweet.

[Assistant] That's a wonderful thing of them to do that, going beyond customer service, they made those cards when they didn't have to and that is just so cool.


[User] speaking of disney world we go every year for thanksgiving and i have spent the last 3 days of my trip in the hospital and i gotta say i do not recommend it!!!

[Assistant] Oh no, Lana! What kind of vacation is this? What did Goofy do to you? Feel better soon!

[User] Is it a Disney hospital like in toon town or something?

[Assistant] i can’t share the disney secrets!

[User] And they are many! Last year, at Epcot, my SIL tripped and hurt her arm and nearly immediately this man appeared and escorted us to a triage center we had no idea even existed.

[Assistant] We were down there for the weekend, as well, and I’m sorry you ended up spending that much of it away from good rides / snacks / vibes. Did your time at EPCOT include the holiday festival? Friday was first time we got to witness how awesome the candlelight program is. Feel better soon!


[User] Meaning its value goes into the toilet?

[Assistant] It’s all about the Grift!!

[User] So - it's time to flush? .....

[Assistant] How did something with no value get a value in the first place 🤔


[User] Rory Gallagher documentary Ghost Blues on Sky Arts at 0055 tonight/tmrw morning.

[Assistant] Told the story before about how an acquaintance of mine back in the 70s used to carry a cassette round of Gallagher playing live so he could introduce the guitar wizard to anybody who wasn't familiar with him. Problem was he didn't carry a cassette player as well!

[User] Always a useful accessory where cassettes are concerned! 😂

[Assistant] He had been a roadie for Hawkwind at one time, but as somebody pointed out on the other place anybody who came within six feet of Hawkwind in the 70s got roped into being a roadie.


[User] Just me failing to write a dark fantasy slow-burn sapphic story because I get too damn horny when I write the FMCs talking/flirting with each other 😭😭 I'm so sorry, sisters. I'm not strong enough. Please enjoy the first sex scene exit chapter 9/30. #sapphicbook #sapphicauthor #sapphfiction 🧡🦄📚

[Assistant] I think I speak for all readers when I say that's also great!

[User] thank you haha! I'm so incredibly insecure! 😅 After every writing session, I just feel like "this is crap" 😭😭

[Assistant] Why is this always me too? 🤣


[User] New York Moon 🌕✨

[Assistant] Wow. This image is stunning 😍

[Assistant]
Good luck sweetheart.
You’ve been through some stuff.
I hope she wins.
It would be great if shitty men would just leave her alone.
🗽💜🇺🇸


[User] Happy Caturday, Loungers! ☀☕☕😸

[Assistant] Awww happy #Caturday ☀☕

[User] Happy Caturday Summer, I hope you and Sal have a wonderful day. ☕🌞🌈🌻☮💙

[Assistant] Sal will be working all day keeping the seats in the home warm 😽. I will be shopping small and local today.  I’m determined to make nice front porch winter containers that can take wind like you read about! 🎄

[User] Previous attempts have been epic fails. 😂

[Assistant] This time’s the charm!


[User]
it’s Thanksgiving but I’m posting graps.

here’s Mox vs Lawlor from DEFY; bloody and brutal, just the way I like it

#wrestlesky 🤼

youtu.be/YaZnos1HUW0?...

[Assistant] I’m there for most Defy shows. Had front row for that. Match was nuts!

[User]
It's Thanksgiving.

Graps should be posted.

It's something we're thankful for, right #wrestleSky? 🤼

[Assistant] I don’t think I’ve seen this one yet gonna add it to my list.


[User]
Met with a zero-day broker yesterday, who talked about how the price of iOS zero-days on the open market has doubled in the last year.

This isn’t connected to the story I’m working on and am curious if that is true? Zero days have always been expensive. Has something changed in the last year?

[Assistant]
To state what may be obvious: it's likely either a drop in supply or an increase in demand. Given that iOS is busy adding AI crap and Apple software quality has been plummeting, the former is unlikely.

So, everyone preparing for war?

[User] Or maybe, everyone upping surveillance after lessons learned in current/ongoing wars?

[Assistant] Maybe? I might be overdooming this but I think we already knew the value of these?


[User] By the way, its recommended to perform today’s update using a wired ethernet connection if available, mainly due to wifi issues in 1.1.31.

[Assistant] It will work over wifi of course, but the fastest, most stable update will be over ethernet until you are on 1.1.32 at which point the wifi issues from 31 will be fixed.

[User] The restore pack-in games option for me immediately says “complete” instead of actually downloading anything.  Not sure if that means I’m not entitled to them or not. (I bought my unit in March of this year)

[Assistant] I received the notification  saying that the update is available but when I try to download it, it says that I'm on the current version 1.1.31. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[User] I just installed the update and the internet connection isn't working. On both wired and wireless the icon flashes and it won't let me reinstall the pack in games.

[Assistant] Same issue here. I got it to work tethering to my phone. Then I enabled IPv6 on my router and it finally connected.


[User] Is the UK media more hostile to the @UKLabour government than it was to the @Conservatives - and if so, why?

[Assistant] Yes, because they are bought & paid for by right wing owners/BBC. This Labour govt won a democratic mandate, but the right wing still holds the monopoly over 'news', fake or otherwise.

[User]
Always has been-many complaints against TV presenters too for not being neutral! It’s an imbalance.

Why?
Money rules evidently.  I’m waiting for the harmful disrupters to die out-maybe the world will get a break?

Nahhh, it will always be a fight. Need new laws for false info/lies prosecuted, too☺

[Assistant] Ask yourself why Haig has resigned today and yet Regorm are happy to have a DV convicted MP on their books. Ask yourself why the Heil, Torygraph, Express etc will ask no questions of McMurdock or Fartage.


[User] Completely unable to return to an wip once I've started another piece. The inspiration has changed, and I can visibly see the difference on the paper. It kills me.

[Assistant] DID I SPELL IT RIGHT THIS TIME @ordinarywurld.bsky.social?!?!

[User]
Who am I to say?

(Ok yes you spelled it right this time.)

[Assistant]
This is now the crux of our mutual following, i hope you're ready for this joke to be a dead horse by week's end

bsky.app/profile/3bra...


[User] Small fleet of KALI Pis!

[Assistant] What can you do with those?

[User] I’m not sure what you mean.

[Assistant] Nice! I have one because doing hands-on training for CompTIA Pentest+, and one ParrotSec VM in Proxmox for the same purpose.


[User] This is with hindsight, but I got to get an Eberflus rant off my chest. His play calling and clock management are one thing. His lack of accountability is an entirely other. At no point in this season have I seen him say “I didn’t put us in a position to win”.

[Assistant] Every opportunity, he’s claimed they made the right call. He’s blamed players. He fired his OC. He hasn’t once looked at himself. It’s embarrassing. I hate seeing someone and their coaching staff ruined, but Eberflus did them no favors. He deserves every ounce of blame for the bears misfortunes.

[User] As a falcons, not a bears fan, I wasn’t sold on the Eberflus hate train come the Hail Mary. But yall were absolutely right. He is awful. He is legitimately one of the most inept head coaches we’ve seen in recent memory. Even Arthur smith gave us a 21-30 record in 3 years. Eberflus was pathetic.

[Assistant] Even Arthur fucking smith would admit he didn’t manage the game properly. Eberflus tried to gaslight everyone into thinking he was an ok head coach, when anyone with eyes, even poles, could see he was failing. It was complete failure to waste Williams with this loser of a HC. It’s pathetic.


[User] Thinking back to warmer summer days ;)

[Assistant] A very different kind of woodland nymph.

[User] Would you believe I was looking for my glasses?

[Assistant] Ahh, reminds me of those halcyon summers on Hampstead Heath with George Michael playing peek-a-boo in the bushes 😂❤

[User] Love this pic Andy.

[Assistant] When was this?


[User] It's a shame all these revelations didn't come out before we had to endure all those endless tedious hours of MasterChef.

[Assistant] And are the people forcing you to watch a tedious show in the room with us now;)

[User] Haha! No, but it's one of those programmes that just always seemed to be on wherever you went! And there usually seemed to be a gap of about 3 hours max between one series ending and another one beginning!

[Assistant] They certainly do seem to churn those shows out:)


[User]
#curiousthecreature does a trend -

Some variation of this, so let's go!

[Assistant]
Loved the Sega Saturn growing up.

One of the first few games I had initally was Battle Arena Toshinden Ultimate Revenge Attack. A favourite track was so 90s in its guitar, blast processor music that's stayed with me.

Tracy's/Chaos' Theme

music.youtube.com/watch?v=lD83...

[User]
It's stupid, but this one makes me cry a little.
I think of the power of cooperation, the strength of friendship, of building towards a better future.
Of beautiful things, together.

Sleep Walking Orchestra by Bump of Chicken

music.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqoo...

[Assistant]
Bit of a classic that may be more relevant now than it was back in the late 90s!

Virtual Insanity by Jamiroquai

music.youtube.com/watch?v=4JkI...


[User]
Speaking of flashbacks for those of us who are a certain age...

Not only do I remember being 'taught' handwriting, I was taught something called "D'Nealian" as well. Quite cool to stink at two things at once.

[Assistant]
In reading up on the history, it appeared to be like a decade-long thing and then junked because there was "no credible evidence" that it improved handwriting.

So there's that.

[User] And the paper was absolute garbage. A No. 2 pencil (not a No. 3 or whatever) gliding along that paper was akin to fingernails on a chalkboard. It still sends shivers down the spine.

[Assistant] And if you needed to erase? Good luck not tearing a hole in the tissue-like paper 🤡


[User] When your family has been ill for an entire week - it’s ok to phone it in.

[Assistant] Didn’t realize I nailed the perfect time of the day for this shot. 😂😂😂

[User] There’s nothing wrong with this at all.

[Assistant] I’ve been sick the past few days and it sucks so much but the stuff I was supposed to make for the family meal aren’t things that others eat much of so I didn’t feel bad about not making them - and I’m sure they’re glad that sick guy didn’t try. 😂 Hope your family all feels better soon!!


[User] It would be nice if BlueSky could put together a Block All Russian Bot Starter Pack AND another for known Anti-Democracy MAGA Users.

[Assistant] Welcome!

[User]
There are block lists that you can subscribe to.   Here's a MAGA block list:

bsky.app/profile/did:...

Welcome!

[Assistant] Thank you so much Dutch!


[User] What does the Bible say about abortion?

[Assistant] Nothing. Other than instructions on how-to.

[User]
What does your precious book say about reasons to put people to death. Including, but not limited to:

Blasphemy
Adultery
Cursing one's parents
Witchcraft
Idolatry
Disobeying the Sabbath
Working on the Sabbath
Eating unclean food
False prophecy

I assume you support all these as well.

[Assistant] The Bible only mentions abortion 1 time. In Numbers 5: 15-25 where it gives instructions on how Priests performed abortions back then.


[User]
Why do I have followers when I have like 3 posts and none of those posts are even “liked?”

I would genuinely like to know.

[Assistant] Howdy neighbor, you reside in the same city as I. I’m in the Islands. I’m going thru profiles, new to this platform. I’m looking for community in my neighborhood. I have many interests, walking, hiking meditation or just being goofy what I’m into. Joel here, been with my partner for 14 years.

[User] Lovely to meet you, Joel! My wife and I are in Bridges at Higley and Queen Creek! We’re old and dull. Been together for 16 years now. We have a very sweet 15 month old daughter, Addy, and a 3 year old golden retriever, Willow. I am so happy to make your acquaintance!

[Assistant] Likewise. What a blessing to have little ones. We have two cats at moment. We love to travel so no dogs rn. Hope you had an enjoyable din and time with fam. I’m in my glory with the baby boom in fam, 5 infants and toddlers everywhere! I rented bouncy house. Super happy exciting pure fun. 🤩


[User] just watched a sad eras tour x f1 edit. day - ruined...

[Assistant] i’m gonna regret this but… link?

[User]
vt.tiktok.com/ZSjgwpLuk/
actually it's not THAT sad, I might've exaggerated a little cause I was already in a bad mood😭

[Assistant] it’s absolutely sad ☹


[User] Imagine - this went through the @premierleagu.bsky.social PSR checks but here we are …

[Assistant] Waved through without a glance that one. It's not a problem apparently but a perfectly solvent organisation investing in a club trying to challenge.  haaaaawwwld on, this needs investigating. What a joke this league is.

[User] It’s obvious protectionism.

[Assistant] Blows my mind that clubs like Everton voted for APT rule amendment, anyone could get a new owner. So short sighted.


[User] The Substance is a good Thanksgiving movie, right?

[Assistant] The shrimp is peak Thanksgiving. So wholesome.

[User] One of the best food movies in years!

[Assistant] Well I heard there's to alot cooking from the cookbook she got.

[User] She seemed really thankful to have found her Hollywood star in the end.

[Assistant] "The Substance"?  Is that the one with the sentient gravy? Or the one where the turkey develops self-awareness?  Either way, sounds way more interesting than my family's political debates.  Pass the popcorn (and maybe a therapist's number).


[User] Forgot to take my heartburn/acid reflux pills today 🤦🏾♀

[Assistant] Wow how ironic my ass been reflux’n all day like a damn stray cat 🥺

[User] Not we in the same boat 😭😂

[Assistant] It got so bad my whole family came looking for me when I went to the restroom. My grandmother asked me “do I need to call the fire department” - these people don’t love me 😅😅


[User] John Sykes, Guardian Studios, UK. 1981 Recording  ‘Spellbound’ demos.

[Assistant]
Great times to be a fan of the Tygers...
As for Sykesy,he doesnt get anywhere near the credit or respect that he truly deserves.He was an amazingly talented guitar player & songwriter..

[User] Stop by I’m home 💘

[Assistant] If only.


[User] This goddamn team.

[Assistant] The way the just won that for Chuck. Team is so special 🥹

[User] The way they just won that for Chuck. Team is so special 🥹

[Assistant] Which one?


[User]
In the Epic lesbian space opera I am still too lazy to write but at least am sharing notes for, most of the stuff about Lady Redshift and the lost history of the Terran Diaspora is prologue shit.

Lady Redshift is Alexis' Bucephelus, the only ship in the galaxy worthy of her juvenile ambition.

[Assistant] I'm still figuring out the demonic contracts and shit that make Lady Redshift need some particularly obnoxious barbarian child to tell her to do the things she already wants to do, but part of the reason is it's the best way to piss off the people who piss Redshift off the most.

[User] Anyways, Alexis makes herself into a clone dynasty in which she is constantly being replaced with versions of herself at the age of 19 or so. Because of her particular combination of narcissistic traits the clones only sometimes inflight and never that much.

[Assistant] This allows her to effectively be a Legion of herself serve as her most trusted advisors. And also the fact that they can never fully trust each other or the ship which contains her clone pods, means they never have to worry about getting complacent.


[User] Does anyone know of a public EEG dataset with a repeated motor sequence, e.g. with fingers, over lots of trials?

[Assistant]
Imagery but also movement.
openneuro.org/datasets/ds0...

Have a look here too:
github.com/meagmohit/EE...

[User] And if I want to be cheeky, any perceptual decision task with a response has a repeated stereotyped movement of a finger 😁

[Assistant] Oh that looks perfect thanks!


[User]
What is the likelihood 2024 will have 12% earnings growth *and* 5 rate cuts?

That is what is currently implied by the short-rate and stock market.  Soft landing both 100% priced in and unlikely to be achieved. Thread.

First the short-rate market, priced for 5 cuts in '24:

[Assistant] Then lets turn to equities.  EPS expectations have come down, but are still penciling in a 12% rise from '23-'24.

[User] Even accounting for typical over statements, it's hard to see how both of these dynamics materialized together.

[Assistant]
Take the recession scenario.

The set of conditions that would cause the Fed to ease like what is priced into the short rate market, would likely require earnings are likely falling in '24.


[User]
#Top24of24
#MusicChallenge

2⃣2⃣

🎵 Cinderhaze
🎹 Stumbleine
💿 Deleted Scene

I first stumbled upon the Knysh Ksenya artwork on Insta which led me to the chilled electronica inside the cover of the record. This is the standout track 😊

song.link/gb/i/1735017...

[Assistant] Gonna give this artist a listen 👍

[User] Please do Paul if you like ambient electronica 😌 Let me know what you think!

[Assistant] Will do..!  and as for ambient electro, as a matter of fact, my next post is some old school ambient stuff from Warp Records. Stay tuned!


[User] Yep. I was an early adopter of Facebook. I always had an Instagram and even got on Threads. I deleted my Twitter account when it got bought by the fascist 12-year-old. I deleted the rest of them this week. 👍

[Assistant]
I am too intertwined  with family and friends that follow the very frequent pix of my grandkids on FB.
And, you can block the magats, I did it in 2016. Now, I catcha stealth one here and there....

[User] Yeah that was the hard part of letting go of Facebook is family and old friends, but I really want to encourage myself and others to have real contact outside of social media if possible. 💖

[Assistant]
Yeah, and you have most of the Insta pjt and videdo tricks on FB now....I've been having fun with that..... mixed bag.
And I own the stock, want to keep an eye on the platform.


[User]
⚠Warning
This troll @raygiven.bsky.social believes it’s okay to drop in & say this bullshit💀 It’s not.

[Assistant] I'm sure Ray does really well with the ladies in real life.  Who the fuck does that?

[User] Added to my list🔥🚬🙂↔

[Assistant] I’m hoping you at least blocked this moron and reported him.


[User]
Heads up that a few of my mutuals are following the person being discussed here and uhhh maybe check if that's a thing you want to be doing

(And if it is, ummm...)

[Assistant]
I see a few names that are very much ‘keep tabs’ followers, but how wildly off base and deeply divorced from facts has she been before?

Regardless, I hope that number has changed by morning.

[User] Scrolled down to find her carrying water for Putin and Assad, too. Lovely. :-/

[Assistant] She’s completely awful for many reasons.


[User] If you want to be in the cool end of life starter pack please let me know!

[Assistant] Don’t want to be in it…but happy to access it as needed!

[User] That's the beauty of them - great resources at times.

[Assistant]
Thank you for including me, Dr!

Would you please provide the link?


[User] Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Trump appeared to lack basic knowledge about current conditions in Mexico. He asked about fentanyl use, which is far lower than in the United States & expressed concern about a non-existent migrant caravan. Yes, he is a fucking moron.

[Assistant] He's (or his advisers) are not morons. They are malignant cancer growths of hate & they are post factual supertrolls. Whatever riles the audience, no matter if true or not.

[User] But isn't it just so refreshing to hear Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum through it back in his face-more power to her.

[Assistant] I'm shocked.


[User] Going to try and disappear from social media for the few days of Thanksgiving 😅 no promises though, y'all are pretty rad 💜

[Assistant] Eyy…do your life, take your time, we’ll be right here where you left us. 🌈🤙🏼

[User]
I have to admit, it will be somewhat awkward if I come back on Monday and bsky is suddenly empty 😅

Also ohmygosh only noticed now that you published FOUR BOOKS!!!! That's incredible 🙀💜 I'll start Haven next week (post-holiday).

[Assistant] Have a good Thanksgiving ☺❤


[User] Preliminary stats from the federal government show that almost every category of U.S. road user was less likely to die in a crash in the first half of 2024. Except motorcyclists. 🏍 www.revzilla.com/common-tread...

[Assistant] Is wearing an helmet still optional?

[User] The 50 states (and the District of Columbia, where the federal government is located) are free to set their own helmet laws. Some require helmets for those under 18 or 21 years old. Only 17 states require everyone to wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle.

[Assistant] There is so much misinformation out there about how to ride and how motorcycles work. We can effectively draw a straight line back from the primary accident types to what’s being taught in basic rider programs.


[User] In the early 1970s the U.S. was averaging almost five bombings a day. I think a lot of us who didn’t live through that era take for granted the relatively low levels of political violence in the 2020s.

[Assistant] “News accounts rarely carried any expression or indication of public outrage.”

[User] If we do see a rise in bombings I don't think it's going to be empty buildings this time.

[Assistant] Yeah, but I have to say Oklahoma City made a stronger impression on my thinking than I maybe realized at the time. I was just the right age for it to do so.


[User] Sleep…with…clothes on??

[Assistant] You wear at least underwear no??

[User] I prefer sleeping naked but I had to jump out of bed and run outside because of a fire once which was something I always worried about lol.  Thankfully I had sweatpants next to my bed and everyone got out safe.

[Assistant] Concept not familiar to me either 🤣


[User] Yall remember when I did the reading for this on the other app? 😭😭

[Assistant] Why am I not surprised? 💀

[User] What a time!

[Assistant] EXCUSE ME!? 😂😂😂😂 I know that was hilarious!


[User] How many of my daughter's four (4) school musical performances over the next four evenings do I need to see?

[Assistant] To be clear, she's been working very hard and I'm excited to see the fruits of her and her schoolmates' efforts! (But 4 is a lot.)

[Assistant] As you might guess, the kids at the music school can put on a terrific musical.


[User] These are the stories that give me joy. Putin… that war monger criminal POS driving his economy into the ground. www.businessinsider.com/russia-econo...

[Assistant] Absolutely wonderful!! The pain and suffering that Putin has caused is horrible.

[User]
haven’t we read stories of russia’s ‘treatment’ of other conquests? : the people were ‘promised’ rebuild, but years later, still have nothing : no water, no power, no infrastructure or future at all.

heard putin only wants ukraine’s minerals ($15 trillion worth), which is what this is really about.

[Assistant]
he’s clearly desperate … only chance of stealing ukraine’s $15 trillion in minerals is if u.s. stands down.

currency in free fall, sanctions finally working. there’s another month or so to hold it all together & u.s. will capitulate.

but actually ‘defending’ the moron to his people?stunning.

[User] He literally cannot afford to win or lose. Amazing.

[Assistant] Timing on additional sanctions on Gazprom have really thrown their economy into a tailspin since it was tied into that company.

[User] You are a bad person. The only people suffering from this are Russian civilians, who are as opposed to this war as anyone.

[Assistant]
I’m not joyous about Russian civilians who are experiencing their countries economy destroyed. I am hoping Putin’s reign of cruelty and greed causes a change in him remaining in power.

I’m not a “bad person”, doctor.

[User] Destroying the Russian economy will only solidify his hold on power. When the economy is shit being a contract murderer is the only good job,, same thing happens in America.

[Assistant] Pooptins Ruzzia can only exist as a forever war state. Like the Norcs.

[User] Not to mention the United States of America owes you for provoking a war with us by attacking our sovereignty which is our elections. Oh this is far from being over for you and you are not going to win in Ukraine.

[Assistant] Not to mention the United States of America owes you for provoking a war with us by attacking our sovereignty which is our elections. Oh this is far from being over for you and you are not going to win in Ukraine.


[User] This is great news. He made a massive difference on Wednesday night when he came on - hopefully he starts to get starts in our key matches.

[Assistant] Yeah, brilliant news, the boy has started to come good. Would be great to get him signed up. But don't think there's an option.

[User] There’s no option, so it will be up to the player if he’s keen and us to see if Barca are willing to let him go for a fee in our budget.

[Assistant] I thought as much, you never know. Hopefully he gets more game time with us and sees what we can offer for his career progression. 🍀


[User] What age is an appropriate age to have a kid read Maus? I read it at an unreasonably early age, but my influencing circle of adults had a lot of holocaust survivors in it.

[Assistant] I think I read it in 5th or 6th grade.

[User] My sixth grader is asking to read it and we have been asking folks this same question. I think he is probably ready, but I want to read it again first so I'm ready for his questions.

[Assistant]
redirected if too much. Not sure that helps but I have faith in your skills as a dad to know what is best.
Oh and I remember how apartheid came up, we were reading all the Harry Potter books and somehow we went from Dobby to prejudice to apartheid and the Holocaust.

[User]
redirected if too much. Not sure that helps but I have faith in your skills as a dad to know what is best.
Oh and I remember how apartheid came up, we were reading all the Harry Potter books and somehow we went from Dobby to prejudice to apartheid and the Holocaust.

[Assistant]
redirected if too much. Not sure that helps but I have faith in your skills as a dad to know what is best.
Oh and I remember how apartheid came up, we were reading all the Harry Potter books and somehow we went from Dobby to prejudice to apartheid and the Holocaust.


[User]
From the archive for Alberto Moravia, #BornOnTHisDay in 1907, my thoughts on AGOSTINO (tr. Michael F. Moore).

One of my favourite novels on the loss of innocence. Spare, insightful & beautifully written - a rediscovered gem from NYRB Classics. #BookSky 💙📚

jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2015/06/09/a...

[Assistant] This sounds great, Jacqui, has to go on my list!

[User] Not least because I have recently started learning Italian and am looking for books, films and tv for a total immersion.

[Assistant] Cool. This is ideal! Have you read much by Natalia Ginzburg? I think it would be fascinating to read her in Italian.

[User] Some and I’d love to read more. Have you read Jhumpa Lahiri, on learning and then writing in Italian?  Her obsessional quest is daunting, and inspiring, and fascinating. ‘I believe that reading in a foreign language is the most intimate way of reading.’

[Assistant] I haven't read this novella, which sounds great, but I loved Moravia's Roman Tales and am still recovering from my lockdown reading of Two Women (it was brilliant).


[User] I love how gaining for me isn’t actually gaining, because every time I start to make any kind of progress, something completely fucking stupid happens, sending me into a depressive spiral that undoes all of my hard work. 😀🤙🏻 Unfortunately, I tend to starve myself when I’m sad.

[Assistant] You’re gorgeous and handsome no matter what ❤

[User] Thanks. I appreciate that. Unfortunately my body dysmorphic disorder doesn’t care about the “no matter what” part. I will never, ever feel at peace and at home in my body until it changes to reflect my inner reality.

[Assistant] I feel this. Been chasing 300 since like 2018 but shit happens and it’s so easy to lose the spark. Progress is rarely linear though, those stupid things would’ve happened anyway & if you hadn’t gotten back on the gain train after each spiral then you wouldn’t be as big as you are. Proud of u bub🫶


[User]
Get ready for the GUI agents of 2025.

The technology gives AI systems the ability to see and manipulate computer interfaces just like humans do — clicking buttons, filling out forms, and navigating between applications. Browser based agentic AI.

 $68.9 billion market opportunity by 2028.

[Assistant] Very nice Context overview by Venturebeat: venturebeat.com/ai/ai-that-c...

[User] Time to see if Hcompany, magic dev, Cognitive labs and project Jarvis can come to anything? If not, Computer Use and OpenAI Operator will see huge Enterprise AI adoption.

[Assistant] This is the only thing that can save the internet at this point because we need an overlay on our entire system that tells us what's b******* and what's real and what's an advertisement what's propaganda and what's the source and etc and so on because of all the AI created nonsense and noise.


[User]
“'Candace Owens has the capacity to incite discord in almost every direction,' Immigration Minister Tony Burke told outlets" [Australia refused her a visa just before NZ did]

Quite right. Hate speech isn't free speech.

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

[Assistant] 👏 Australia and NZ.

[User] I first became aware of her during the early days of the pandemic, and i immediately disliked her.

[Assistant] She's really way out there.


[User] Normally, I'd be cheering the fact he's about to find another way of wasting bucket loads of money, but this time it'll be the American taxpayer's money, so it's far more bittersweet.

[Assistant]
And so many games are just milking platforms,
(loot crates etc… )

Let me pay, once.

[User] Oh, absolutely. No question there, when he says 'gaming' he really means 'monetising'. And the large population of his zombie fan club will probably throw money at whatever guano this studio will produce.

[Assistant] _IF_ he actually gets that far.