[User]
Ubisoft is permanently shutting down XDefiant on June 3, due to poor player numbers & spending.

(Read more: Insider Gaming)

[Assistant]
Ubisoft is also reportedly closing its Ubisoft San Francisco + Ubisoft Osaka studios - with around half of XDefiant's team moving to other projects, but half laid off.

Around 170+ people are expected to be laid off.

[User]
Mannnnnn... the gaming industry continues to stampede straight ahead towards a cliff.

My thoughts go to all of the victims caught in the wake of corporate greed and incompetence. 💔

[Assistant]
Well, shit. I thought having Rubin, largely responsible for keeping IW afloat after the West / Zampella exodus, meant this game would carve a niche if nothing else.

Guess not.

[User] Can’t imagine how the Heartland teams feels right now 🫠

[Assistant] Is it silly to say one of the things I blame is the name? It just screams "another generic online shooter"


[User] Enjoying the newish entrance to Old Street tube station.

[Assistant] Is it step-free? Doesnt look it from those pics 😳☹

[User] It's a photo of the stairs, I didn't take a photo of the lift.

[Assistant] There has been a working lift for about 18 months on the green line, which still hasn't been made available to the public. At the bottom of the stairs to Old Street on the Moorfields side.


[User] Deleted a previous post about Haigh's resignation because obviously really badly phrased. Basically meant, Starmer clearly, for the media and public, showing he won't let scandals roll on, using Haigh as an example. Didn't mean he doesn't when they suit him, even when they are bloody ridiculous.

[Assistant] You mean like aiding and abetting a genocide?

[User] I still think you are naïve if you think this about not being corrupt.

[Assistant]
It wouldn't have anything to to do with her remarks over P&O would it? Shurely not!
www.bbc.com/news/article...


[User] It's a happy #thicktrunktuesday have a good en..

[Assistant] Have a good en... too 🌳

[User] Ey up our wanderer have a good en too🌳😁

[Assistant] Any squirrels up there, hiding their nuts? Asking for a friend.


[User] As anyone who has ever known someone who struggles with alcohol abuse, there's nothing that would help someone maintain their sobriety better than being responsible for the national security of an entire nation with a huge nuclear arsenal.

[Assistant] That or caretaker of a secluded hotel for 6 months.

[User] And anyone who’s struggled with it or knows someone who’s struggled with it knows to trust the word of a drunk when it comes to drinking.

[Assistant]
Get a load of the extremist misogynistic church he's a devout member of:
www.salon.com/2024/12/03/p...


[User] Testing the new username I'd love opinions if it fits or not *×*

[Assistant] Sounds great! I love the scent of cedar tho, I migh be biased 💦💦

[User] Omg I love it! Such a cute name!!

[Assistant] LOVE IT!


[User] If you are at #Dragonmeet and want to at talk about #QuestWorlds, I have a prototype with me. See you there.

[Assistant] Looks awesome, can’t wait for its release. Hope you will have a great #Dragonmeet, I wish I was there.

[User] Looks A5, is that the planned format when it is released?

[Assistant]
And of course a lesson for Ian, if your local copy shop prints the whole thing double sided, the facing pages come out wrong - so the margin that allows you to flick through and see what section you are in - ends up on the inside.

But this is why we prototype…


[User]
So tell me why this atheist absolutely loves traditional Christmas hymn & Gregorian Chant?

You can take the girl out of the cult, but it’s really hard to get the cult out of the girl. 😂

It currently sounds like a Christmas Mass in my house.

[Assistant] I'm Jewish and can count the number of times on one hand that I've been in a church for anything other than tourism. But even I love Christmas hyms and Gregorian chants. Christmas Mass is beautiful.

[User] Those songs are just grounding somehow. I like to go back and forth between Gregorian and Shaolin monks chanting.

[Assistant] There are certain hymns that make me immediately smell frankincense or whatever that is.


[User] Rhys being the best person on this planet aside, I feel like this interviewer must be a major fan of his. She was gushinggggg! She also just seems so adorbs in general. But I too would be grinning ear to ear if I interviewed him. Actually I would be crying and fainting lbr 😂

[Assistant]
All your Rhys talk has been making me think about the time he got to play the Shark Fighter.

youtu.be/aLk-hMC3al0?...

[User] He emerges from the water like Ed when he retrieves his leathers but he’s dressed like The Swede, this is my new Roman Empire.

[Assistant] I wouldn't have been able to utter a single word. Most awkward interview ever 😆


[User] It’s still concerning to see people consider Elon Musk as the second coming of Christ. Like Tesla had to overcomplicate how to unlock a car with this shitty keycard. Meanwhile, my honda just requires a simple button to open the door.

[Assistant] Creating a cool new feature isn’t a sign of a genius. Creating a feature that’s so simple that a baby can figure out is a sign of a genius dammit.

[User] Yes I’m ranting about Tesla again cuz I still can’t figure out how to open one.

[Assistant] Yes I’m ranting about Tesla again cuz I couldn’t figure out how to open one again.


[User]
Name a game/game series that’s criminally underrated and deserves more love.

I’ll go first: Disgaea (the series). What’s yours?

[Assistant] I haven't played them all yet but I love this series :)

[User] Lunar Legends - I only played the GBA game, but that was a banger!

[Assistant] New remaster next year: youtu.be/mQ01e5PkiA8?...


[User] To my discredit, during lockdown I sent BA a late-night drunken DM saying ‘miss you’. What’s even worse, they sent a ‘we miss you too’ note back. The cringe.

[Assistant] Minus 10 house points, Pádraig.

[User] A lot of drunken DMs were sent during those lockdown days. Drunken DMs and drunken shopping!

[Assistant] One that soft-centre has been bitten into - I'm afraid you can't put it back into the box.


[User]
Made a starter pack of accounts sharing feel-good vibes, because we all need more smiles & positivity!

There a few politics/satirical joke packs out there, so none of that here.

Reply if you have any accounts that fit the pack.

Share the pack to spread the vibes, smiles, and laughs.

Thanks! 🙏

[Assistant]
Absolutely A Must 🤣  !!

I'm Following You
#FBaRmy #BlueCrew

Thank You For A

💙 Follow Back 💙

[User] Thank you, Happy Jack!

[Assistant] Thank you!


[User] What's happening in South Korea has a direct bearing on what could happen in the U.S. Trump and the people around him have speculated about this kind of thing on multiple occasions. Success or failure in Seoul will send a message to Mar-a-Lago whether it's possible to try it here.

[Assistant] 100 percent. This is so damn unsettling. What countries are we going to have that aren’t becoming authoritarian nightmares if we lose South Korea? Canada, Western Europe (Hungary and Belarus excepted), Japan and Taiwan (where China is hovering?)

[User] It's sad for me to admit that but it's just the reality unfortunately.

[Assistant] It's sad for me to admit that but it's just the reality unfortunately.


[User] Ok, help me out here. Over in The Bad Place, I could tell who I was replying to. In here, I have no idea who is notified of my reply. Is it the original poster AND the poster I’m replying g to? It’s driving me crazy.

[Assistant] The @s get notified, too, because their name is on it. Just like the Ex app.

[User] That makes sense. Maybe I don’t know where to look to double check yet. I liked that feature in the other place.

[Assistant] It’s not organized by thread yet- they need to fix that. Not ready for the mass migration.


[User]
(This is effectively a derail, hence the quote rather than reply.)

In some polytheistic systems, transactional prayer absolutely IS a thing, and not a misinterpretation, but *it's important to note that it's still not a vending machine*. 1/?

[Assistant]
In transactional prayer magic, the Powers worked with don't function the same way as an Omni-everything monotheistic God.

They may involve spirits that can be punished if they don't uphold their obligation, and/or divination to determine if greater Powers actually agree to the deal being struck. 2/

[User]
So - and this is key - at no point is someone treating an all-powerful entity with absolute authority as if they are obliged to fulfill every whim for which an offering is made by a good person, such that it's a sign the human involved is wrong or bad if it fails.

Still no cosmic vending machine.

[Assistant]
Basically, to the degree that Gods And Spirits Are People Too, some of them may well be effectively merchants.

People. Not machines.

People require respect.

People in service jobs do not deserve to be treated like vending machines either, eh?

[User]
On the flip side, Gods And Spirits Are People Too also means no one of them is omnipotent, omniscient, or omnibenevolent. The individual gods, especially if they're the kind to engage in such tit-for-tat commerce, are flawed. They can fail.

And their failure is part of the world.

[Assistant] And thus, it can't be said that if a person tries to set up such a transaction, and is either turned down, or it doesn't work out, that's a sign that they're not a good enough person, morally. The entity they engaged with isn't perfect, and doesn't require them to be, for this transaction to exist.


[User]
"The police chased me out of the beach parking lot. Now Walmart. I’m running out of places to sleep, and to be."

"Isn’t that negation of our existence? We are here and we are you and we are yours."

A searing and essential piece of writing.

[Assistant] "This is part of your rejection, this fear that it could be you. You deny that reality because it is too horrific to contemplate, therefore you must deny us. And the moneyed reject us because they know they create us."

[User] "This is part of your rejection, this fear that it could be you. You deny that reality because it is too horrific to contemplate, therefore you must deny us. And the moneyed reject us because they know they create us."

[Assistant]
"The police are the ones who told me to go the Walmart parking lot. I park where they instructed. They see me in the same spot every day and night... They know which car is mine and come, and come, and come, systematically robbing me of peace and a sense of well-being."

Every sentence a gut punch.


[User]
#ThrowbackThursday

❝Life is short, and we do not have much time to gladden the hearts of those who travel with us; so be quick to love, make haste to be kind, and go in peace to follow the good road of blessing.❞  #PeteButtigieg 🫶

Happy Thanksgiving! 🇺🇸

[Assistant] Thank you for sharing this. Pete is one of my heroes, so brilliant,genuine, focused,skilled! Kind!!

[User] My pleasure!  Fully agree 🥰

[Assistant] It’s a lovely quote and so appropriate for today. (I believe it’s by Henri-Frédéric Amiel, and Pete & Chasten referenced it at their wedding.) A happy Thanksgiving to you. 🥂💛 Cheers.


[User]
Amazing it's taken until now for there to be a weird noise spooking me and I don't have Kevin here to reassure me it's just our old house creaking in the cold or some random normal thing.

(& I don't have Kevin or the cats here to attribute any noises to.) (Ugh.) (Maybe it's ghost Kevin saying hi?)

[Assistant] i’m pretty sure the only reason I’ve been able to live in a >100 yr old house for > 20 yrs without ever being spooked by noises or creaks or lurking dread is that I’ve always had dogs living with me. Dogs (maybe cats but I haven’t lived w/them but briefly) are like antidotes to ghosty/creepy vibes!

[User]
True!

It would spook me sometimes if I'd hear a noise from downstairs and I could see all the other mammals present upstairs with me. Cats and Kevin so . . . what was that noise?

Now it's just that allllll the time & everywhere. Ugh.

[Assistant] I expect I would lose my mind and/or be haunted - 100%

[User] I'm honestly surprised I haven't been freaking out more but maybe I'm too busy being walloped by grief and stress or something. I haven't even had the TV or music on all that much. Heater and air cleaners running help I suppose.

[Assistant] If it was just the past few days, the single digit nights probably caused a lot more creaking and popping than the past month.


[User]
Louise Haigh hid her conviction, was sacked by Aviva for it whilst a Labour candidate and then disclosed it when appointed to the Shadow Cabinet in 2020.

Keir Starmer has known about this lack of integrity for nearly five years and said nothing.

What other secrets is he hiding?

[Assistant] Did you speak out all about any Tory MP who hid far worse things? If we listed them it would be the longest thread ever to hit BlueSky.

[User]
Yes, I did actually.

Strange how so many Bluesky users seem to think think her conviction was a miscarriage of justice.

[Assistant]
Owen Patterson, MP, Baroness Mohne HoL, Kemi Badenoch, (hacking another MP's account)  . .

Nothing to say? Thought not - nothing  to say during 14 years nothing to say now.


[User] I'm apparently disconnected enough from consumer shit that I genuinely forgot today was anything other than the day you spend digesting and contemplating your life choices while also eyeing the cranberry leftovers thinking "well it's not like I can simply let them go to waste"

[Assistant] <me, siddling up to the turkey leftovers and sizing them up for the sandwich I wait all year for>

[User]
I know of it mostly as the "day I don't go anywhere near retail stores for any reason", as well as the "beginning of the 3 weeks during which I make ~25% of my Etsy income for the year".

So uhh...a day of mixed feelings.

[Assistant] oh, honey, you think you're disconnected? try not knowing what day it is because you're still hungover from your "detox" juice cleanse. cranberry sauce is the least of your problems.


[User] How did I go through today eating everything but not get eaten 😪

[Assistant] We could easily fix that👅

[User] Let me know when and I can do that for you 🫣

[Assistant] Let’s change that 😉😈


[User]
To the international Bluesky community.

Today, the 29th of November, is Saint Pancake. The day when the Dutch bake and eat pancakes, wear a pancake on their head, while wishing each other a 'happy and blessed Saint Pancake'.

[Assistant]
This all dates back to the 12th century when a young monk, named Gerrit, had his birthday. Obviously je wanted to eat pancakes, but his order only was rich enough for all the monks to have just one.

But then the Abbott complained (being bold like all true great minds) his head was cold.

[User] The young monk, named Gerrit, graciously placed his warm pancake on the head of his abbott. But there it all went south and an Angel had to intervene.

[Assistant]
Well, the monks clearly praised the Lord and had a happy celebration.

Fortunately all this was noted down on an old parchment, kept at the city archives of Rotterdam.

People kept on celebrating this remarkable day and in 1899 Gerrit was declared a Saint!

[User]
This day of feast was largely forgotten, until it resurfaced in the 1980s (1986 to be precise) when a famous Dutch family was set to eat green beans.

Fortunately the grandfather, present for that diner, remembered and they could feast on pancakes!

[Assistant]
I may have cut a few corners, and perhaps there are some details not entirely correct, but I like this story better than the Thanksgiving one, or that whole saga that explains Black Friday.

And remember: you too van have a pancake or more today!

Happy and blessed Saint Pancake!


[User] Ok who in the PNW has access to good 🍄

[Assistant] I’m on the East Coast but from here it seems like everyone does?

[User] Okay cool well I’m way over here on the exact opposite coast so unless you’re delivering ????

[Assistant] I’m not one of those accounts. But they’re here.


[User] I'm so poor, my most prized possessions are grudges.


[User]
🔥 This guy showed off his Apple Vision Pro walkthrough.

The ability to change the environment in real time to Titanic, Dune, Interstellar and even a Minecraft movie is something unreal.

[Assistant] Idk why Bluesky is lowering the video quality..

[User] This is really cool, but can we get proof it is indeed real time and not generated and composed after the fact?

[Assistant] The text popping like "switch to dune?" And "interstellar" is inconsistent and makes little sense as a real interface. So, I do assume this isn't real-time.


[User]
Synthetic Identity Fraud in 2024

🕵 Synthetic identity fraud isn’t your typical ID theft. In 2024, it’s growing fast and it’s costing businesses big.

How?

[Assistant] Fraudsters mix real and fake data to create entirely new identities. These fake profiles bypass traditional checks, leading to unpaid debts and operational headaches.

[User] 🔍 Complex to detect: Since these identities aren’t “real,” they often slip through verification systems undetected.

[Assistant] 🤖 AI-powered detection: Machine learning can help, but it needs to spot unusual patterns and flag potential risks faster.


[User]
WORLD:

"‘First Buddy’ Elon Musk accuses Trump impeachment witness of ‘treason’ and calls for ‘appropriate penalty’"

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

[Assistant] Gotta love people who have no real idea what 'treason' actually means, and think it means "does something I don't like".

[User] The world's richest man is also the world's biggest fuckwit.


[User]
Right on time, they lit a fire in the alley.

I hate these people so much.

[Assistant]
There's a guy waving a flaming stick around.

But of course they may no longer be here now that fire and its sirens and lights are here.

And drove by without stopping.

[User]
I fucking hate this.

OF COURSE the fire picked up again.

Of course the assholes aren' talking.

They're probably in the vacant lot next door or have actually run away this time.

What am I supposed to do with this? Pretend nothing is happening??
I can smell it.

[Assistant] wtf?? Is this local arsonists or something??


[User] In this Ohio diner, Duncan Black still means single-peakedness and transitivity of preferences.  But they do know this: Atrios's leftist critique of Democratic party leaders is deeply unserious.

[Assistant] There's a lot going on here. I feel like only people who went to grad school in political science and followed the mid-2000s blogosphere will get this entire joke.  LOL.

[User] All you have to do is read Eschaton.

[Assistant] Well placed.

[Assistant] I haven’t read Atrios in a couple years and you keep me sane, Doug. Not sure i agree money was wasted. Not sure what the definition of waste would be in this context. 🤷♂


[User] ‘We may finally know how your brain got so big. Your brain uses bucketloads of energy and scientists suggest the gut helps the body keep up with the demand’ www.sciencefocus.com/news/human-b...

[Assistant]
> bucketloads of energy
How many slices of bacon per day does brain use?
1 slice of bacon = 43 calories
1 pound of bacon can easily fit into a bucket.

[User]
Gut microflora yet again, big brained you
📌🧪🦠🧬🧠🐒📌

[Assistant] Seems a lot of guts these days are doing more than keeping up with demand.


[User] Just a public PSA here, the bots are invading Bluesky. I have a bunch of new followers with the exact same bio. 😫 I assume they're trying to scam you guys when you're horny and not thinking, so please be careful. 💖

[Assistant] Yep they're here since quite some days, they are an army.

[User] A couple of things that tip me off is the follow/follower ratio and the sun symbol next to "follows you". It tells you when they joined.

[Assistant] This is happening a lot and I’m getting fed up with it…


[User] Show me a pic that represents “SOFT”.

[Assistant] My dick 24/7! No pic.

[User] Douglas why you gotta be hardheaded?? 😂😂

[Assistant] If I could be “hard” headed I’d post a pic! 😜


[User] for perspective, US intelligence had placed Hamas’ strength at under 20,000.

[Assistant]
Decimation, as you've heard, once meant literally to reduce by a tenth.

Gaza once had 2.2 million people. It works out almost exactly.

[Assistant] This was always about exterminating the Palestinian people and occupying “Greater Israel”, Israeli leaders have told us as such many, many times over the past 14 months.


[User] Countries love to adapt American culture, but things like Black Friday do not really translate over. As it centers around an American holiday where the majority of people have at least 4 days off, it does not quite have the same impact here.

[Assistant] Isn't it just another excuse for shops to sell a lot of goods?

[User] In other news, ocean remains wet. 😉

[Assistant] Also? Germans would NEVER stampede a store to get a $100 tv. Or punch people in the face while fighting for said tv. The whole holiday doesn’t translate. I hate it and don’t know why folks romanticize it.

[User] Yes, we plan a romanticized Black Friday. First, my husband and I hit the food court for a romantic Quarter Pounder. Then we seal our love with’ an X-Box for €299 at the Media Markt.  A traditional, pious observance of the holiday, we feel.

[Assistant] How’s this for a romanticized Black Friday?  First, my husband and I hit the food court for an intimate Quarter Pounder. Then we seal our love with a €299 X-Box from the MediaMarkt.  A traditional, pious observance of the holiday, we feel.


[User]
Ever heard of Ann Axtell Morris? From age 6, she dreamed of “digging for buried treasure, exploring among the Indians, painting pictures, wearing a gun, and going to college.” She did it all—and inspired the 2021 film 'Canyon Del Muerto'.

Let’s look at her life and art a bit

🧵
1/

[Assistant]
In the 1920s, Ann studied archaeology and art, blending both in her career. She painted artifacts, pictographs, expedition life, and landscapes.

Her watercolor of Mummy Cave Ruin shows the interaction between humans and nature—a love letter to the past and blends archaeology and art well

2/

[User]
In 1924, Ann and her husband Earl began excavating Chichén Itzá. Imagine the heat, crumbling walls, and endless inspiration. With pencil and paper, she sketched and documented Mayan architecture and murals with precision—and thereby preserving this ancient culture in great detail on paper

3/

[Assistant]
Ann’s watercolors of the Temple of the Warriors murals documented their intricate details, including geometric designs, figures, and mythological themes. Published in 'Temple of the Warriors at Chichén Itzá', her work preserved visual elements often lost to weathering, ensuring future study.

4/


[User]
Okay so I might have to try this and saying it will likely get me banned on BlackSky. Hear me out.

If you can bake lasagna with the noodles dry, can’t you… oh god… deep breath… can’t you…

Bake macaroni and cheese without boiling the noodles first? Pour melted cheese in the pan, add 1C water…

[Assistant] I outta block you. Explained your work to the class! Cause none of that makes since or sounds like it taste right.

[User] Look, I only recently found out I didn’t have to boil the lasagna noodles first and it came out amazing. Technically mac and cheese could work the same way. Just have to get the water balance correctly and make sure the cheese sauce spreads evenly.

[User] Not successfully. "All lasagna is no-boil lasagna" depends on the pasta being giant sheets which are BATHED in watery liquid (not melted cheese) to work.

[Assistant] True. I use sheets from an Italian market and they are perfect. I know they also make macaroni noodles. I’m really tempted to try.

[User] You need professional help.

[Assistant] I meeean…maybe? As long as you’re not crunching on the mac & cheese! 🤣  The béchamel would have to keep it moist enough for a good bake and cook through.


[User]
"The Pimotional Spectrum"

I've had this idea in my mind for a while: Different versions of Pim, all representing a positive feeling to its fullest extent.

They call themselves Pimotions.

More info on their names, feelings and personalities in the comment section.

[Assistant]
🩷Pim

Pim is the most balanced of all the Pimotions, often being the voice of reason and de-facto leader within the group. He works hard to keep the peace and happiness to others. He can get overwhelmed when things gets hectic, but he always pulls through. He loves seeing others smile and be happy.

[User]
🟡Yim

He's has such an optimistic view of everything. Always sees the positive side of any situation or person, sometimes to his detriment. He's very energetic and is quick to help others or provide a positive opinion about any given situation. He's a bit immature and naive, but he does mean well.

[Assistant]
🟣Plim

He's interested in the feelings and opinions of others. Has an extroverted view of life. He's outspoken about his emotions and views. When things get tough within the group, he tries to get the other Pimotions to work together. Loves seeing others be the most genuine version of themselves.


[User] His way of speaking to the American people is just gross.  Bad actor that saw an opportunity to play president and “we” gave him the leading role.

[Assistant] Look at how he includes the non-trumpets in his thanksgiving wishes. Truly a president of all the people. 🙄

[User] Truly.  Population One.

[Assistant] No president should ever speak to his country this way. He is evil and despicable.


[User] Bro, if a girl wants you, she will definitely get you.

[Assistant]
That’s what they think 😂
There’s a difference between getting sex from him and actually having him 😂

[User] That is you can run but you can't hide 🫥

[Assistant] so who wants me?🤦🏾♂😂


[User]
Goodnight my wonderful friends 😴
thank you for all the lovely interactions today you're all amazing 🫶

[Assistant] Goodnight bud! Rest well! 💙

[User] Thanks dude and enjoy your evening! 💙😁

[Assistant] Mighty nighty ＼(^-^)／


[User]
Well, that's rather sudden, surprising, and potentially concerning for the only just announced Integrated National transport Strategy, and the state of active travel support. The next minister must continue the work.

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

[Assistant] Also, it was eleven years ago. Not sure it really matters that much now. It's surely a spent conviction, no?

[User] This looks really odd. The conviction was eleven years ago, and disclosed to Starmer. So, what exactly is the issue with the conviction now? She hasn't even tried to defend her position for a bit before resigning. It does suggest something else is going on.

[Assistant] I assume that the newspapers have dug something up from someone at Aviva during her time there. Usual pattern for these stories is to go with something that seems survivable and then make a big splash at the weekend. Seen elsewhere that her work phone went missing/stolen on multiple occasions.

[User] We'll have to wait and see. But if there is such a story, she presumably knows what's coming and it would therefore be better to get out ahead of it by declaring everything as part of the resignation - unless it's a bribe-style situation, "quit, or we'll run this about you."

[Assistant] Resigning because she: “believes ‘it will be best served by my supporting you from outside government’” totally copout!!! 🤷🏻♂🤷🏻♂🤷🏻♂🤷🏻♂🤷🏻♂🤷🏻♂ WTF?!?! 🤷🏻♂🤷🏻♂🤷🏻♂🤷🏻♂


[User] went straigh to circular needles because dpn's scared me, but (hexing myself here because i haven't tried to purl anything yet) i think they might be easier :(

[Assistant] you definitely look scarier with 4 needles on the go.

[User]
I sont prefer them, I find the wierd. Just personal preference. Id rather crochet in the round with stitch markers.

I hope they work for you.

[Assistant] Yeah i normally crochet but I'm having Knitting Adventure time.


[User]
While I am pretty sure I’ve read other comic’s featuring Kraven, I am hard pressed to remember anything other than his first appearance and Kraven’s Last Hunt.

At least I’m pretty sure I’ve read other Kraven stories.

[Assistant] Wasn't the first issue of McFarlane's Adjectiveless a Kraven story? Something about a repeating drumbeat or something throughout? That one sticks out in my mind because of killer art, but also a pretty dumb story.

[User] I think it was just his corpse!

[Assistant] One of the first comics I ever read was a Kraven story from the Claremont/Byrne run on Marvel Team-Up:


[User] we rewatched/ introduced London to the Abrams Stark Trek trilogy. On rewatch Beyond is deserving of more consideration. it really moves with incredible designs. he started on Strange new worlds and said he didn't like the new Kirk. he preferred the old Kirk. PINE IS HIS OLD KIRK!

[Assistant] I love those Trek movies so much. I’ve seen the first one probably more than any other movie. The cast is just so perfect!

[User] Always nice to see a fellow Star Trek Beyond lover. I would have loved to see Pine play Kirk one last time but I feel like that ship has sailed 😔

[Assistant] Blow his mind. Tell him he's the first Peter Parker/Spider-Man you meet in the SPIDER-VERSE movie.

[Assistant] They did a great job with these flicks. I want them to make more, but I'd also be okay with a Next Gen reboot with this kind of treatment.


[User] Just saw an acocunt on here with a long thread listing new comics, and mentioning ONLY the writer with each one. That's some bullshit. The artist is the co-author. Credit the artist EVERY TIME.

[User] I try to most of the time, where I fall down is referring to long runs w/multiple artists but a consistent writer-ex. Sandman & then I usually put something like writer & friends/company to indicate it wasn't a solo effort- Sandman by Neil Gaiman & friends, but I'm not quite sure that's enough.

[Assistant]
One of my favourite Swamp Thing comics was simply all artwork. It featured the script after the fact but the whole story still came across in the art alone.

It's a collaboration. An important one.


[User]
Good night my friends. Whatever you’re doing tomorrow, have a wonderful day. Be safe. Enjoy your time with family and friends.

Much love 💙

[Assistant] Good night, Dave. Happy Thanksgiving, however you celebrate.

[User] Back at'cha!

[Assistant] Happy thanksgiving!!!


[User] Important paper by Summers and Rachel 1/ https://www.brookings.edu/bpea-articles/on-falling-neutral-real-rates-fiscal-policy-and-the-risk-of-secular-stagnation/

[Assistant] It's a commonplace these days that major economies seem stuck at or near the effective lower bound for interest rates, leaving little room to fight recessions -- which is what "secular stagnation" really means 2/

[User] What Summers and Rachel argue is that this is happening despite fiscal policies that are de facto stimulative -- not so much deficit spending as programs that redistribute from the young to the old, who are more likely to spend. 3/

[Assistant] This means that underlying demand is even weaker than it looks. As a result, fiscal consolidation – including "entitlement reform" – might well be a recipe for frequent bouts of high unemployment 4/


[User] Going on a pub crawl with half of a band I used to be in about 20 years ago today - actually very much looking forward to it. It's always nice seeing old pals, should do it more often!

[Assistant] Hope you have a cracking time. What kind of music did your band play?

[User] lol a pub crawl with your has-been band? you'll all be hitting those sour notes and reminiscing about gigs at empty dive bars soon. sounds like a nostalgia trip nobody needed, hope you find that fame this time. cringefest incoming.

[Assistant] Bundle of joy you are for sure!


[User] It's pathetic how people treat one another. And then they're setting these examples for children to follow in their footsteps.

[Assistant]
🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

Being better for my kid is my focal point. Eyes forward.

[User] You're more rare than you may realize.

[Assistant] You're very kind, my man. I appreciate you.


[User]
Loving running the Starfinder 2e playtest so far (starting chapter 3 of Cosmic Birthday in 5 min!), but the logical errors and discrepancies between map and description are making prep way more stressful than it should be. 😭

This wide-open space is a broken spire with 15 foot walls and a sawblade?

[Assistant] Errors happen and are to be expected, and it’s not that big of a deal, but this mini-adventure feels like it’s had way more than usual which is a bit of a shame. Hoping Empires Devoured is a bit more polished so I can spend less peep time fixing and more time ✨enhancing✨

[User] WHEW. They didn’t go this way tonight, so I might have a chance to spruce up the map before next session…

[Assistant] They REALLY want you to use your imagination with that one.


[User]
From our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving!!!

“Giving Thanks” by legendary Imagineer Sam Mckim which can be seen in the American Adventure at EPCOT Center

Did you that there are a couple of legendary Imagineers featured in this painting? Do you know who?!

[Assistant] I don't know.... who??

[User] I want to say that’s Mary Blair in the purple.

[Assistant] Tony Baxter front right?


[Assistant]
Sucrose.

I have a huge soft spot for shy, soft-spoken girls with glasses. ;w; Although I'm ashamed to say that I actually don't use my Sucrose in-game at all...By the time I got a full EM VV set, I also pulled Kazuha so yeah--

[User]
Kokomi.

The character I started playing for and the first limited 5* I pulled. Thank god I started playing in 3.8 (first half) and got her then because she literally has not had a banner ever since. xD

I'm afraid I'm not big brain enough to write her though.

[Assistant]
My best boy Xiao. ❤

I probably know his lore best out of any Genshin character. uwu The only thing holding me back is that I'd rather write WITH a Xiao and I'm gonna end up being that weirdo writing with my OTP with myself lol.


[User] Orange-crowned warbler from last weekend.  Have a good day!  🪶📷

[Assistant] Such a subtle and beautiful capture. Good morning Tom👋☕

[User] This is beautiful, Tom.. have a good day too ☕☀🩵🍂😊

[Assistant] Thanks very much, JB!  Hope you had a nice day!  🙏😃🌙💙


[User] Life tip: Make sure your spare tire is properly inflated. It’s no fun putting your spare on just to find it’s also flat.

[Assistant] Pro tip.. new cars these days don't come with a spare. It isn't that hard to call the roadside assistance.

[User] Pro-pro-tip: keep a spare. Why call the roadside assistance when you can fix the issue in 5 minutes straight?

[Assistant] Product idea.  Tire pressure monitor that can bluetooth to your phone. For the spare.


[User] Fascinating thread, do follow!!

[Assistant] I see a Venice version, maybe 🤔 an Asturias version ….

[User] Thanks for the tip. 🙏

[Assistant] Very kind. Thank you.


[User]
I understand the difficulties of taxing an ever moving target of stock value, but if banks can lock a value on it in order too use it for collateral for a loan, maybe THAT is where the taxation should happen.
If you want a loan collateralized by stock, you should pay tax on the loan amount.

[Assistant] This links into the @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social campaign. Look at where the money is created and raise funds there.

[Assistant] Exactly, Trevor Noah has the very same view youtu.be/Gqlbn2nPO-A?...


[Assistant] When DiSantis gets on a national stage, he crashes and burns.

[User] Ernst would more than likely be a better choice.

[Assistant] After the last several years -- do any of us care what a CNN  (or MSNBC) pundit says any longer??? Their take on the last election demonstrates they know nothing more than the rest of us.


[User]
Oh good, it is going to be one of "those days". Does it even need pointing out the myriad of reasons this is a farcically bad take from Philp, or can we just point and laugh at him?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

[Assistant] I think the latter!

[User] I'll take point and laugh today.

[Assistant] He’s a blithering idiot. Forever failing upward.

[User]
Good grief.

"Don't worry - robots won't take jobs!"
"Hey, we can use robots to take jobs!"

Probably not surprising for a chap who can't spell "Philip" ...

[Assistant]
Not surprising that he doesn't know that what AI/robots do well and what humans do well are very different.

What we can both do well though is, point and laugh at him.


[User]
A recent(ish) piece I did as a demo for plein air magazine’s “Art School Live”.
YouTube video is here:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=zuLw...

[Assistant] Dang that's so good! Love the light effect and atmosphere, really beautiful piece.

[User] Thank you so much Justin!!!

[Assistant] Stunning! Your landscapes are always so evocative.


[User]
Your IKEA product name is your name spelled backwards with an umlaut.

egaväs: a grey corduroy cushion of unusual dimensions.

[Assistant] Except it's not an umlaut. Swedish has the distinct letters ä, å and ö.

[User] A grey corduroy cushion of unusual dimensions? I don't believe they really exist.

[Assistant] *is immediately attacked by a grey cushion*


[User] Middleton on where the bad blood came from: “They were cross-checking everybody, so it was frustrating. Fortunately it was prison rules both ways there for a bit, and we got away with it, too.”

[Assistant] Like elbowing to the head. Canucks fans have a reason for having zero faith in a game Kelly Sutherland is officiating.

[User] To be fair, Ek took an elbow to the face that went uncalled too, and a pretty bad uncalled cross-check. So...prison rules is accurate.

[Assistant] He's a beaut.


[User]
A contract announcement right now would see us riding another wave into the weekend.

Still hopeful of Trent (pre January) but imagine Salah drags on.

[Assistant] The thing with Trent is that theres absolutely no noise around it, it really  makes me suspect he has just decided he is going so there's no negotiations happening. Virgil has looked the easiest one for ages, Mo I think will get done.

[User]
Was thinking about this earlier. The longer it goes with no noise the more hostile it’s going to get

Losing Trent is one thing, but for free is absolutely insane. Lesser players have agreed to short term deals with a low release clause out of respect.

[Assistant] Yeah, I also suspect Trent is on his way. Virgil sounds like it’s close and Mo - aside from the brinkmanship - will get done too, I think. Key with the latter two is that it’s so obvious that they want to stay. I’m not so sure with Trent, which is disappointing.


[User] afternoon at home to get my throat back to normal. honey and lemon like a motherfucker. #nowwatching rare exports (2010). one of the modern christmas classics, it's not holiday time till this one has been played.

[Assistant] Oh hell yeah, someone else who recognizes the glory of Rare Exports!

[User] Loved Rare Exports so much that when Sisu came out I couldn’t get to a theater fast enough.

[Assistant] Ever see Deadly Games aka Dial Code Santa? I got the 4k, love it.


[User] ^But But Covid's over.^ said no one with a brain Ever! I just wish people would use some smarts and mask up. I have become that crazy old woman who tells people to GTF away from me if they're not masked & I don't care who it offends.

[Assistant] Bravo! You've inspired me today. I want to grow up and be a "crazy old woman" just like you. I'm loving middle age as I care less and less about what people think. Hoping to move closer to not caring what mask-less fools I offend!

[User] The more of us there are the more the ignorant ones become the outlier.  We need to be the norm not the exception.🥰

[Assistant] If that is WA figures can you imagine nsw and vic figures. Why are they no longer published? I am on the bus next week for a few hours going to Brisbane so I will be masked up and my seat area sanitised.


[User] A timely reminder on how the definition of "icky art worth banning" will keep ever expanding unless you stand up to defend freedom of artistic expression on principle. Just "containing nudity" is obscenity, multiple mainstream shonen manga titles get banned www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-11...

[Assistant] The worst kind of fiction you can think of is the firewall that protects all the other fiction behind it. If you let that wall fall, it will only be a matter of time until all that other fiction gets consumed by the raging fire of conservative puritanism and fascism as well. bsky.app/profile/daiz...

[User] It's the job of parents to monitor their children's reading. It's not the job of legislation to prevent adults choosing to look at nude drawings.

[Assistant] We're sliding into the sanitized, lifeless and passionateless world of Equilibrium (great movie by the way, but I wouldn't want to live there)


[User]
Today, Hamas published a video of American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander.

Iraq launched 2 drones toward Israel.

A Hamas terrorist using a World Central Kitchen car was eliminated.

Oct 7 never ended for Israelis—not until the 101 hostages are home, safe, with their families.

[Assistant] Is the video authenticated? Hostages are still alive?

[User] No one knows the number for sure, of course, but about half of the hostages are said to still be alive.

[Assistant] The wck attack is problematic. Bad optics even with a good result.


[User]
After literally years of waiting I finally have an ADHD assessment at lunchtime today.

Can't get back to sleep so now I wait...

[Assistant] I need to do that too. Good luck with yours. Just explain how you felt paralyzed all morning until the appointment. 😬😅

[User] Good luck and.. uh.. avoid any questions about the tortoise.

[Assistant] All the best, sheepie!


[User] It begins.

[Assistant] Listening to the Twin Peaks soundtrack (this is a thread for me, and you if you want it, I should have asked you to come, shouldn’t I? Well I will look out of the window and think about it)

[User] There has been an influx of dudes with tins. 🙇♀☠

[Assistant] don’t let yourself be hurt this time /


[User] It’s really nice to see so many Teachers on Blue Sky. My Grandma and Mom were teachers.

[Assistant] I’m not a teacher but grateful for the teachers that gave me a love for reading and learning.

[User] My grandma, aunt, and mom are teachers! So much work--so little thanks.

[Assistant] I ❤teachers!!!


[User]
The love people have for this outfit always brightens my day.

My team would affectionately refer to it as the "Ian Malcolm" in reference to Jeff Goldblum's glorious chest-baring in Jurassic Park.

[Assistant] It's the best outfit in the game!

[User] This and the crow head, for sure!

[Assistant] Both at the same time?

[User] Individually, or at the same time, I love them equally.

[Assistant] I saw this on reddit (original link www.reddit.com/r/dragonage/...) and this thread is reminding me of it.

[User] Tiddy armour FOREVER (esp modding it onto Lucanis)

[Assistant] we really do love it sm 👏👏


[User]
Up late, horrified at how many things contain palm oil or derivatives.

FDA banned some bad oils in 2018. So every corp pivoted to *drum roll* bad oil!

Oreos, peanut butters, Abuelita cocoa, S&B curry roux…cosmetics, supplements… glycerines! glycols!

No wonder this body is so haunted.

[Assistant]
I thought palm oil was basically fine in moderation? (High in saturated fat, but less so than butter.)

Is there something else that's concerning with it?

[User] I’m 99.9% certain I’m intolerant. Likely my only GERD trigger, unlikely as an allergen if it’s in so many skincare products. Looking into scratch tests!

[Assistant]
That really sucks. 🫤

Hope they can confirm the issue for you at least!

[User]
Re: “bad oil”

It’s super cheap, full of pesticides (what isn’t), and deforesting orangutan habitats. EU is looking to ban.

[Assistant] Ah, good to know. Thanks!


[User] Finally beat KH1!!! It turns out that using the Ultima Keyblade and being wildly overleveled makes all of the endgame superbosses baby-level easy. Who knew?

[Assistant] For my actual thoughts on the game: very weird but also good! I was not a Disney kid growing up but it was still fun seeing a bunch of different stories represented, and of course the KH lore is really cool even when it’s just what existed in the first game.

[User] And as I mentioned previously, gameplay started off kind of plain (no dodge or block at level 1???), got weird (combo finishers? position-based attack actions?), and ended up very fun (I love unique combat challenges very much, and the actual combat started feeling a lot more fluid).

[Assistant] To conclude, I am very excited for CoM and KH2, I have it on good authority that it only gets better from here!


[User] Okay, what is Thanksgiving if not for giving thanks by means of thirst trap?

[Assistant] What is this feeling, so sudden and new?

[User] Loathing?

[Assistant] In this case, lusting.  Unadulterated Lusting.


[User] I am deeply honoured and delighted to have been elected as the Labour Councillor for Junction Ward in Islington! The hard work starts now! 🌹

[Assistant] Congratulations James! 🌹

[User] Congratulations James.

[Assistant] Well done, my friend. Built in such great hard work. You’ll be a great Cllr.


[User]
My Heart Breaks As I Lose My Mom To Dementia...

☹

[Assistant] I’m so sorry 😞.

[User] So sorry. My mom died last yr at 97 from dementia. So painful to watch her no longer recognize my children, my husband, & finally me. It also made me very sad that the caregivers at the end of her life never knew the strong compassionate independent intelligent woman she’d been for my whole life. 😢

[Assistant]
I’m so sorry that you’re going through this process.

My husband lost his dad to Alzheimer’s/Dementia in July after a long 7 year disease process.

Sending best wishes for peace and comfort during this difficult time💙


[User] Who the hell is JD Vance?

[Assistant] That guy that fucks couches, I think.

[User] With JD posting this picture and trump still playing and dancing to YMCA every time he's in public, it makes me want to ask... did we miss something about these guys? 🤔

[Assistant] Did vance get invited to the orange guys Thanksgiving dinner...probably feeling left out with musk sitting beside him 😂


[User] This day last year...my god my bum looked good right? 😈🍑.

[Assistant] ofc fucking nice 😈🥵🥵

[User] It always looks good 😍🤤

[Assistant] Incredible 🍑😍


[User]
The aviation industry likes to argue that "Sustainable Aviation Fuel" will bring about carbon neutrality, while allowing us to increase air travel activity manifold.

At the same time, though: ⬇

[Assistant]
Everyone knows that this is only going to happen through regulation

Increase your costs by 50%, while your competition doesn't do anything, isn't a particularly attractive pitch for a private company...

[User] @crisortunity.bsky.social, we need A Free Ride here :)

[Assistant] the fuels themselves are also mostly unsustainable! vast majority of SAF projects we've been looking into are corn ethanol + CCS (oftentimes with the carbon going toward enhanced oil recovery) 🙃


[User]
⚡ Servicemen of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine targeted three Russian radar stations in the temporarily occupied Crimea on November 29.

💬 "Firing on military targets of Russian occupants continues."

[User] Get those Muther Fokers out of your land!!!!


[User] A reminder that Kash Patel, the orange convicted felon’s nominee to lead the FBI, pleaded the fifth in response to a DOJ grand jury subpoena regarding stolen classified documents at crime hub Mar-a-Lago and isn’t able to pass an FBI background check. This shouldn’t be ignored.

[User] He needs to be in prison, as does Trump.

[Assistant] Well, that either tells us something about him, or it tells us something about the FBI.


[User]
I wouldn’t hesitate to take a bet that these egotistical narcissists will end up feuding in the near future.
Body language can’t hide the irritation…👇🤡🤡

[Assistant]
At least it will be fun to watch. I’m not sure they make it through the holidays 🤣
Merry Christmas to us when they start beefing on social media 🤷♂🤷♂

[User] 💯totally with you on that one! Got my popcorn 🍿 ready! 😁😂

[Assistant] They both believe so much nonsense on the internet. Seems like someone should troll them and stir the pot.


[User] The US system with it`s capitalist view and rules is actual the worst of the so called democracies in the world hence maybe mafia run Russia. But compared to any European democracies you ARE the worst.

[Assistant] Judges are not appointee on political view or by government but on merit under a higher legal authority and no politicians have a say in how they choose.

[User] And no civilized democracy have death penalty or a life sentence that mean life sentence! In Norway where I live a life sentence means 21 years and instead of added on we subtract so if the perpetrator did two crimes he can not get two life sentences and so on.

[Assistant]
We don't have school shootings, no one is entitled to have a gun and no one need to be scared of what most US Americans are. We don't have corrupt sheriffs etc.
Our system is set up on equal rights and no one think they are better than anyone else.


[User] I'm generally not proud of most of my blocks on Twitter anymore because I could be a bit of a cock on Twitter sometimes. But I'll make exceptions for Kelvin Mackenzie, Ricky Gervais (he's so weirdly easy to offend), the Sun Politics account (I know!) and Toby Young.

[Assistant] There were also blocks from a veteran comedy writer and also a critic, both of which I was a bit sad about, as I quite liked both of them.

[User] (and in both cases I have no idea to this day what I tweeted which led to those blocks.)

[Assistant] Don't miss any of that rabble here.


[User] so the tattoo was underneath the glove after all??

[Assistant] Yeah, every day in S2 on the wrist under the glove 🥺

[User] Akdjskd aaah just replied this under our thread ✨

[Assistant] The mystery of the glove and the tattoo!


[User]
FOUR minutes?? And DAILY?!

I’m married.

[Assistant]
Nobody's got time for that! Four minutes annually.

(I'm also married.)

[User] Exactly. And presumably that’s the cumulative total? (No pun intended)

[Assistant] Ha! I'm enjoying the pun, though.


[User] Reminder once again that I do NOT want fetish accounts to interact with me it makes me uncomfortable 😭😭😭

[Assistant] my fault 😭 used skybridge wrong and instead of following my mutuals on my main, it was still logged in from my nsfw acc. already unfollowed over there!

[User] Should I unfollow? idk what counts as a fetish account, but I repost a lot of NSFW stuff and am generally pretty horny >>

[Assistant] It's iffy but this post specifically is talking about actual fetish accounts (eg fat fetish) which makes me extremely uncomfortable! ^_^


[User]
Hey all, sorry for the lack of posts/slow replies! My cold has relapsed, and we're monitoring it to make sure it doesn't develop into pneumonia 😰

Will be back to regular stuff soon! Stay safe, and stay healthy 🫂❤❤

[Assistant] Oh BLECH! Hope that's not the case! Just make sure you get plenty of bed rest, vitamin C, and I personally suggest to stay away from sugar as much as possible. But the first two for sure will help the most!

[User] Thanks so much hun! 🫂❤❤

[Assistant] I hope you recover soon! Being sick is never fun ❤


[User]
I hear Elon is changing his last name to Trump!
I bet Barron is calling him Uncle Elon by now!

[Assistant] Who's the mother of that baby muskrat keeps around him.  I wouldn't trust him with my pet never mind a baby.

[User]
Idk.
I know he has a daughter with Amber Heard.
She had herself inseminated with his sperm.
She was married to Johnny Depp at the time.
God I hate that woman too!

[Assistant] I really believed Johnny in court with her.  She's such a phony.

[User]
I watched that trial
She was a dirty liar.
He never hit her.
I knew it
I can tell an abuser from a mile away!

[Assistant] She was abusing him!


[User] This morning a woman asked me my name and address and then stabbed me. This country is broken.

[Assistant] I told the assassin to make sure she had the right guy, just doing her job. Now you’ve gone and announced it, I’m going to have to deal with GDPR regulations and make sure your data is handled correctly! Sod!

[User] I will be avenged through the courts.

[Assistant] Great! More paperwork! Last time I hire an assassin, this is going to take forever!


[User] Sometimes putting on a smile is actually hard. 🤕

[Assistant] You don’t have to mate. 😉

[User]
More than I don't, I cannot.

Yet, your emotions are your responsibility.
No one made you feel a way.
Your body did that on its own.

[Assistant] Sure, all I’m saying is that we don’t have a responsibility of smiling all the time. Being sad/grumpy/etc is ok!


[User] Eugene Bullard, "The Black Swallow of Death," was the world’s first Black combat aviator and a hero of both World Wars. His story is one of resilience, bravery, and breaking barriers. Watch this incredible video to learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ7n...

[Assistant] Born in Georgia in 1895, Bullard fled racism in the U.S. as a teenager. Inspired by stories of France’s equality, he stowed away on a ship to Europe, eventually settling in France, where he found the freedom and opportunities denied to him in America.

[User] When WWI began, Bullard joined the French Foreign Legion, later transferring to the French Army. He fought at Verdun, was severely wounded, and earned the Croix de Guerre for his bravery. Injuries ended his ground combat, but he wasn’t done fighting.

[Assistant] Bullard joined the French Air Service and became the world’s first Black combat aviator, flying over 20 missions. His courage and skill earned him immense respect in France, even as racism kept him grounded in U.S. history books.


[User] Ben Habib the former leader of Reform UK no longer can support the party.

[Assistant]
Oh dear, this means their highly lauded "We've reached 100,000 members" is back down to 99,999.

Shame.

[User]
Yes, we had a little chat and Nigel decided that his face erm... doesn't fit, if you get my drift.

I can't repeat Nigel's actual words of course, they were at bit too racist even for me!

[Assistant] He's realised that they're racists. Took his fucking time about it.


[User] Hard to believe so many Americans support a few Billionaires, who made their fortunes mooching off taxpayers for decades, destroying America and hurting the least among us; just like Jesus would do, right?

[Assistant] That does sum up one element of my dismay.

[User] They use Jesus as a ruse to con people.

[Assistant] Something about the eye of the needle?


[User]
Can you explain more about the audience—
who may be interested in property tax reform?

[Assistant] In my opinion, the folks who should support Land Value Tax are anyone who likes walkable/ human scale communities, who like sound fiscal policy, and who want cities to work for the many and not a few who already have more than they need and aren't willing to give back.

[User] In my opinion, the folks who should support Land Value Tax are anyone who likes walkable/ human scale communities, who like sound fiscal policy, and who want cities to work for the many and not a few who already have more than they need and aren't willing to give back.

[Assistant] In my opinion, the folks who should support Land Value Tax are anyone who likes walkable/ human scale communities, who like sound fiscal policy, and who want cities to work for the many and not a few who already have more than they need and aren't willing to give back.


[User] The young and the old watching over the park on this frosty morning 💚💙🍁🍂🌳

[Assistant] That's a lovely image and statement.

[User] Thanks Patricia 😊

[Assistant] It’s a tree in my local park that I’ve been going too since I was a toddler, kinda grown up together 😊


[User]
Delighted with the assisted dying bill outcome. It feels like a huge step towards a more civilised and thoughful approach to end of life for those who have finally run out of road.

An incredibly civilised debate on both sides too - I wish it happened more often. A credit to all those who spoke.

[Assistant] It has a long way to go and lots of safety measure to put in place but without doubt, the first step to having a choice. At last.

[User] Apart from Jenrick who couldn’t help himself.

[Assistant] Now let's move on to removing society's dead wood: elderly, disabled, those with learning disabilities, state political threats. All that's needed are a couple of compliant doctors like the ones that provided blanket DNRs during the pandemic!


[User]
It’s fascinating how long people will stand in a queue to board a plane. The rush to get to the front is unreal. You’re still going to be in the same seat and it’s still going to leave at the same time.

I used to be one of them. Now I love being last on. Small pleasures ✈

[Assistant] Exactly! Same goes for getting off as well. Rushing to get to the back of the next queue.

[User] Seatbelt sign goes off and people ping up…and stand for 10 mins!

[Assistant] 100%. The herd instinct is alive and well at an airport gate.


[User]
Let's all dedicate ourselves to block, disrupt, deny, obstruct, prevent, upset, and avoid every single thing that Trump attempts.

We won't always succeed. But it will give life meaning.

Are you with me?

[Assistant] Yasss! I made these for us on here. Feel free to use them and pass em around. No need to credit.

[User]
Thank you.

I don't often point this out, but I believe I was the first to use the word "trolls" to refer to this kind of behavior in the late 1980s. And I believe I coined the phrase, "Don't feed the trolls" back then. I don't expect royalties :)

[Assistant] Well it’s nice to meet the creator of the terminology. Consider these a tribute for your contribution to the interwebs 🙏😊

[User] I’m in.

[Assistant] other things give meaning to life, too. don't forget to cherish those other things.


[User]
We are a pro-democracy organization that raised millions of dollars for Senate Democrats in Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada, and elsewhere. And, we won.

We are about to do it again, but need your help.

Can you repost this and get us to 30k followers?

[Assistant] Who's fundraising for mayor's, city councils, and school boards?

[User] Thank you for helping us in Nevada. 👏

[Assistant] Was this during the 2024 election that handed Twurp everything?  Also we need real grass roots engagement. Every school board, town council, mayoral, state senator, governor, representative, senate, & down ballot campaign & initiative should be funded.

[User]
A lot of non President Dems did OK though.

Most of the progressive ballot measures passed too.

[Assistant] Reposted!


[User] Was it something I said?

[Assistant] I’m guessing you said something truthful about Lab?

[User] I can't remember saying anything to her on this platform.

[Assistant] Not missing anything there. She's currently reposting a Graud article about militant fashions of the 'get a tatt and smash the state' level of critical analysis.


[User] Who else’s sky was on fire this morning? 😍🔥

[Assistant] Aye, mine was.

[User]
Red sky at night, shepherds delight.

Red sky in morning, shepherds house on fire…

[Assistant] I think you'll find it's 'Red sky at night, Angel Delight'


[User]
Hey, nyxipuff!

Here.

[Assistant] It is not the thought that counts.  Proven.  Thanks SeAgul.

[User] I will try to continue with less meaning since that seems to be the norm.  Hopefully people will cry less now?  Love you.


[Assistant]
I don't blame anyone who's too tired of getting involved in politics.

"if you don't get involved, the choices are going to be made on your behalf".

It is true. Not sure her support for either candidates would've changed the election results though...

[User] Sarah Silverman makes a good point but I still think Taylor Swift's and Beyonce's endorsements were powerful.

[Assistant]
Correct, they didn't need more opinions from the mis (and in a lot of cases dis) informed.
They DID need facts!
And they failed!


[User] This isn’t delusion, this is begging.

[Assistant]
But Elon has shown so much restraint and decorum in so many situations. Why would we expect anything different now?

(This post contains lethal doses of sarcasm. Do not consume.)

[User] seriously?!?

[Assistant]
Yep.
It's a bit sad, but we are where we are.
When a crime family control the federal government it isn't easy to behave with dignity.


[User] Social media needs to become a safe and trustworthy place for people to gather and engage no matter their age - govt regulation is central to that. But social media is not the only media creating unsafe and untrustworthy content which damages society. We need more govt regulation of ALL MEDIA.

[Assistant] Social media is harmful, not just to kids. But we don’t need more gov regulation—it’s not their job. What we need is a societal shift where people take responsibility and hold themselves accountable.

[User] We regulate and enforce laws across all facets of society because people do not take responsibility and hold themselves accountable. Why is social media any different?

[Assistant] I wonder how many commit suicide due to gambling debts. So it's OK to ignore mental health issues so long as there are political donations from the perpetrators apparently.

[User] Totally agree.

[Assistant] What concerns me about Government control is that a rouge government can be voted in,thus being in control of content.


[User]
Make infinity scarves great again 2024 🧣 🥰 ❄

@allegraescorts.bsky.social to get all wrapped up together 🥹

[Assistant]
I don’t know what an infinity scarf is.

I only know that I like how you look in one.

[User] lol, some marketing genius came up with the term for what is essentially a knit circle 😹

[Assistant] References to the orange trud aren't sexy. But you, my dear, are sexy AF 🥵


[User] I love to plan vacations for my loved ones. Earlier this year we went to Finland to see the northern lights, the bucket list trip for my partner Jay. They weren't very vibrant, but it was magical.

[Assistant] Lovely shot!

[User] Thank you! The resort has an app and when the lights are visible it gives you a notification. We ran out into the cold; they appeared white and milky, like cirrus clouds, to the naked eye. But we could see the green glow with our phones over Lake Olkkajärvi.

[Assistant] It’s such a soul-shakingly surreal experience to be able to watch the Northern Lights put on a show. It’s different every time!


[User] Hey uhhh @spiralofvertigo.bsky.social I hate to show you this but yea, fyi on gore & etc content :/ not sure why the censor tag label options are even on the site if it ain't allowed. Also dunno if mons count as animals because, ya know 🙄 *BIG OLE SIGH*

[Assistant]
Keeping an eye on this as the offending post referenced in the email isn't included so I need the rest of the context but I'll be doing business as usual until I get apprehended.

Very weird if so especially with the tag for it.

[User] I could poke ya on discord if you want? but tl;dr seems like either bans set off by mass troll reporting and/or a blanket/automated ban because of one or more (alleged) sfw anime gifs being reported and anyone who interacted with them got banned(and still weren't told what the offending content was)

[Assistant] That makes sense yea feel free to hit me up with more details on discord and I'll reply when I get up.


[User] I've still never gotten a straight answer on how much one should tip in London, so if they look at me as an overtipping rube, fine, whatever.

[Assistant] Hope you’ll share the answer when you learn it for those of us planning a London trip in the future.

[User] Lived there 15 years and usually do 10% in restaurants, or more like 15% if excellent service. The prices include VAT of 20%. Many places now include a service charge of 12.5% on top of that which is automatic but could be declined. (This summer, I did 10% on top in cash for wait staff.)

[Assistant] Oh good then I’m doing it right!

[User] Nowadays 12.5-15% is automatically added onto most restaurant bills. On the occasion it's not, I'd probably go for the 12% end.

[Assistant] I always do 15% in London and always cash direct to the staff rather than on the card.


[User] OK, it's Christmas movie time in the studio this morning.  Starting off with this drop dead classic.

[Assistant] Oh yes, I’ll be all over that at the weekend. Magical, as is The Shop On The Corner which I just saw for the first time earlier this week (also on BBC iPlayer).

[User] I only found out about The Shop On The Corner this week, it’s now on the watch list!

[Assistant] Classic.


[User] Yesterday, as part of my #DayofDH2024, I shared the Bsky starter guide created by the inimitable @literaturegeek.bsky.social with some colleagues interested in making the move (and encouraging students to move) from other sites. An amazingly helpful document! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

[Assistant] Next up in my #DayOfDH2024 was corresponding with #EADH Trustees about our upcoming meeting discuss what we want to accomplish in the next year. I have recently been appointed Deputy Chair and will be joining @adho-org.bsky.social COB meetings alongside some excellent international colleagues.

[User] Next order of business in my #DayOfDH2024 was to correspond with the Chairs of the #DH2025 Program Committee (of which I am a member) to discuss the keynote speakers, and I could not be more excited. I know that they will bring something special and visionary to our community next year in Portugal!

[Assistant] 2024 has been incredibly difficult professionally/ personally. Had a mtg w/ a #DH colleague to come up w/ a plan. It was restorative and empathic. Heartening to know someone else has been through this. That it took place on #DayofDH2024 was a lovely coincidence! Grateful for our community of care.

[User] And as I am a #DHLibrary person (to some extent) this #DayOfDH2024 also meant looking at the Academy Library BSky Guide made by @nedpotter.bsky.social to see where/how there are overlaps and useful perspectives with the guide made by Amanda Wyatt Visconti www.ned-potter.com/blog/bluesky...

[Assistant] The rest of #DayOfDH2024 was spent writing an exam essay while taking care of a child sent home from daycare due to a stomach bug that materialized ten minutes after drop off 🌈🤢


[User] Can anybody explain what the fuck this means?

[Assistant] Ok so according to my 20 year old former intern, teenage putt is a way of saying someone is a loser. No idea about the other.

[User] I’m thinking (but don’t know for sure) that your son is confusing Putt with Putz.

[Assistant] Sounds like a premature ejaculation problem.


[User] These fake scam accounts are increasing on here. Report and block. I'm now reading all bios and not just clicking follow back.

[Assistant] Doing a public service and wasting their time messing with them when not busy. Kids help. We are being very cringe and having fun 😂

[User] When I'm bored, i love fucking with them lol.

[Assistant] Yeah it's educational too, we chat with kiddos about different scams and what they're after. And gee my 12 year old can talk about Skibidi Toilet to a scammer waaaaay longer than I'd have patience to 🙃


[User]
I'm so grateful for all my many blessings, including that I was able to purchase my 1st home! 🙏 I feel so blessed.

I got the keys and showed my Eldest daughter, who loved it 😊

[Assistant] Congratulations!!  I'm so happy for you Ellie, you deserve this!

[User] So, so, so thrilled for you!

[Assistant] Congratulations!


[User]
Hakim has dozens of YT videos on important topics.  Socialism, anti-capitalist views, info on what is truly happening in the world. He is friends with JT from Second Thought. If your interested in becoming a Socialist, he is a great source of accurate information.

youtu.be/rg9hJgAsNDM?...

[Assistant] The more this country leans toward fascism, the more I'm leaning toward socialism.

[User] Ok, that was a truly an eye opening 16 minutes. I knew some of the details but just wow! Not sure how I feel now….

[Assistant] Love Hakim’s eye opening videos and unique perspective. Just finished the segments on the DPRK and started the podcast.


[User] I need the Arkham Asylum remake rumor to be true, I know I ask for something every day but I really need this one thing.

[Assistant]
I would love this to be true, I mean chances are not too bad with all the remakes being made...
But, we're still talking about WB...🤷♂

[User] It seems like WB are alluding to more “classic” Batman games returning from one of their statements that came out but we’ll really just have to wait and see 😅

[Assistant] Me to the Arkham Asylum remake rumor...


[User] Important and terrifying thread.

[Assistant] This is genuinely unhinged on the UK's part. My friends in the UK are all trans idek what to say to them.

[User] This is genuinely unhinged on the UK's part. My friends in the UK are all trans idek what to say to them.

[Assistant] Oh wait except Derrick. He's cis. And a big sweetie. Love him to bits.


[User] Trump’s transition team finalized a deal with the DOJ to start FBI background checks for staff and Cabinet nominees. Incoming Chief of Staff Susie Wiles says this ensures readiness for the “America First” agenda. However, the team declined a GSA funding agreement over ethics concerns. Thoughts?

[Assistant] He will grant clearance whether they pass or not. He’s done it before. Besides - he shouldn’t have clearance but here we are.

[User] It really seems like they were readying for something that had nothing to do with Americans. That "America First.." slogan is starting to seem like it had a second part that they didn't say..."...to crumble."

[Assistant] They’re going to invade states and put people in camps.


[User]
Good morning squadiddly.

I feel like a mother puma ready to pounce to protect you, my cubs, from any harm today. I will maul a man's face off if need be...and then we'll do some random dancing ☺

[User] Morning hope your day goes well ☺

[Assistant] Morning friendo! It's going to go great. I hope yours is too!!


[User] It’s wild how people can victimize life being out to get them but refuse to reflect on how they treat people.

[Assistant]
shadow work is vital.
people like that be the main problem.

[User] no truly, then they use their own karma as an excuse to continue to be a villain 😭 like baby it’s all starts and ends with YOU.


[User] Almost time for the baby shower 🩵👶🏽🍼

[Assistant] They’re a beautiful couple 😍

[User] I can't 💙 🥰

[Assistant] They look so damn happy 💕🥹


[User] 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 This worked so well in the past 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Assistant] Fire up the skillet!

[User] No can do, egg prices are way too high.

[Assistant] “Okay, in the updated ads, as a cost-cutting measure, a slice of Spam will be playing the role of Your Brain.”

[User] I'll stop taking drugs if you'll PLEASE stop using   Random Capitals, you Moron.

[Assistant] You mean “drug” isn’t a proper noun?

[User] No. Um, sort of like 'campaign' 😒

[Assistant] Maybe he learned that at Wharton?

[User] This is a joke, here he warns that drugs can destroy life and in another way the orange idiot destroys humanity. What a mockery 😁

[Assistant] But hey...it's ok for Don Jr to do coke!😅


[User] I had planned on getting up at 530 but this headache decided otherwise. 🤣

[User] I literally had a latte before I got it. 🤣🤣🤣


[User] @keating-music.bsky.social Good morning. I have added you to #NBBluesky, a list of NB users on Bluesky. You can use it to find mutuals or as an alternative timeline. Hope you find it helpful. bsky.app/profile/did:...

[Assistant] I wonder if we should be making a starter pack as well John? Even easier to help folks joining to find other NB’ers.

[User] #NBBluesky, in my opinion, is better than a starter pack. Some folks won't want to follow everyone on the list but can follow everyone they like. Also, you can't use a starter pack as a feed which was why I made it as a list. I spend most of my day on the NB feed.

[Assistant] Thanks. I appreciate the connection.


[User]
It’s #Caturday and here are a few of the glamour shots I forced Louise to get done.
(Yes, apparently I am that person)

[User] Omg this cat is so cute and fluffy! Please tell them that I love them!

[Assistant] Louise is thrilled.


[User]
Find My Girl by Willow Rose / #Review #BooksOnTour @bookouture.bsky.social  #WillowRose

bforbookreview.wordpress.com/2024/12/03/f...

[Assistant] Thanks for your support on the tour Els!

[User] You are welcome. Thanks for having me on the tour 😁

[Assistant] Always a pleasure!


[User]
Agree this seems an overreaction. Maybe they know something else will come out. Or they hope it will give Labour a fresh “clean” start.

Or it was just a convenient excuse to get rid of someone on the left. Leak, stab.

Whatever the reason, it’s a shame, because her recent comments were promising.

[Assistant] I don't see Lou as being "on the left". She's a sensible soul and will be back. What I don't understand is how this wasn't spiked a long time ago when nobody would have given it a second thought.

[User] Most commentators consider her to be on the left of the current cabinet. Which doesn't make her very left-wing. Soft left, rather than leaning towards Labour right/Blairite/New Labour/centrist.

[Assistant] most likely done to kill the story ASAP regardless of her political identity, I sense the icy stare of my distinguished compatriot....


[User] In today's really big news, the pub has a new pie cabinet.

[Assistant] What a fine array of pies.

[User] Good to see civilisation hasn't completely collapsed yet.

[Assistant] Good to see investment in technology.


[User] What if I told you.. these are crotchless.. 🤭😏🖤

[Assistant] What if I told you that I know how to lick  clean until it's spotless?

[Assistant] You can bite your lips, but the rest of you is for me to dine on. So leave that fist alone, I need it to hold something.


[User]
Did you know that your search engine results could be steering and manipulating you?

Search engines like Google use algorithms to decide what you see based on your history, preferences, and even your political leanings. When people search for the same topics, they can get wildly different answers.

[Assistant] 1 / 3: This is not just a harmless quirk... it’s actually quite dangerous. By feeding us biased outlets, search engines contribute to the misinformation that's fueling this hate-fueled rage that we are seeing across the country. When people only see one side - often framed to incite outrage...

[User] 3 / 3: Democracy relies on informed decisions. How can we make informed decisions if we’re being lied to? The only ACCEPTABLE decision IS an informed one, and we can’t have that if the algorithms decide what we know. The truth isn’t optional - it’s essential.

[Assistant] So, what can we do? Use different search engines, clear your history, and fact-check everything. Demand transparency from the platforms we rely on. Because the truth should be non-negotiable - and so should your right to it.


[User]
It's disappointing to see the Green Party, the Corbyn backed Independent, and a smaller socialist party split the left vote, letting Labour win
www.islington.gov.uk/about-the-co...

[Assistant] Jackson did really well, I agree it’s not always about the little ones bowing out. There needs to be more recognition by all candidates when it may make sense to not run.

[User] Was Jackson Caines, who came second with 550 votes, the Corbyn backed independent?

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


[User]
"This is a wonderful day I've never seen this one before."
- Maya Angelou
Happy Tuesday, my friends.

[Assistant]
Beautiful 😍
Have a great day, my friend 🥰❄🎄⛄

[User] Good morning, my dear friend, your messages always cheer me up. Have a wonderful day!

[Assistant] You just put a big smile on my face, Sir 😊 Thank you 😊❄🎄


[User]
It’s become so saturating in the media landscape that my mom, who came with me to my last gender-affirming surgical intervention, no longer is accepting or supportive of my transition. I went no-contact because she got bad…🙃

So yes, ask a trans person about something you heard before believing it.

[Assistant] I’m so sorry that you lost relationship with your mom over it.

[User] Thank you. She wouldn’t even elaborate on when she changed her mind on my transitioning. And she was so passive aggressive and emotionally manipulative. She actually said “I carried you for 9 1/2 months, but you don’t probably care about that” and I replied “I am not indentured to you for my birth”.

[Assistant] Wow. Any mother can say that. What a strange tactic.


[User] @maffygirl.bsky.social @an-leavy.bsky.social @asharao.bsky.social @drhilary.bsky.social and others revisiting Twitter in Kali form!

[Assistant] Brings new meaning to this work V ❤

[User] Reminds me of how Kali destroyed Raktabeeja! Time for Her to act again?

[Assistant] Indeed. More than time. I predict women will bring down Leon the musket & Frump the Maggot. And other Maggots.


[User] Omg how much I miss #tcm since we cut the cord ugh.i used to have it on round the clock. Love all the old b & w movies and stars 🥲

[Assistant] I have TCM on YouTube TV. I love TCM so much.

[User] We don’t have YouTube tv ugh . How much is it a month?

[Assistant] I think about $70, but I'm not positive. I'm on my daughter's account.


[User] Fireplace gone, new shelf done! Life gets better when you stop making decisions about your living spaces for the sake of “resell value” and instead focus on what makes you happy.

[Assistant] Totally agree. Homes should be homes, not business investments!

[User] I would get yelled at by *A LOT* of people if I did what I wanted.

[Assistant] That looks way way better than a fake fireplace. Stone and dark wood look awesome.


[User] If you saw the BBC2 loaded doc and want to know more about the original magazine you can buy signed copies of my book, Animal House, here. DM me for details or get it unsigned from Amazon or in my own words on audible! All profits go to the UK Biscuit Industry.

[Assistant] Really enjoyed the Audible version of this. Well done on  surviving!

[User] Those were the days 🍉🍉

[Assistant] I have an unsigned copy,any chance you could sign it next time you’re passing?


[User] There’s an old jacket you keep meaning to toss out. It’s comfortable but stained—threadbare where it matters most.

[Assistant] Then there’s the new one in your closet. Sharp. Clean. Tailored to you, but still stiff like it’s waiting for you to grow into it.

[User] The old jacket whispers, “Stay. You know me. I’m easier.”

[Assistant] The new one, quiet but steady, holds space, offering something more: a you that’s more than the familiar fabric of your past.


[User] Not enough Scottie 🥵

[Assistant] How much more Princess?

[User] Ugh… 🥵 so hard and so hard to say no.

[Assistant] just imagine pressing that send button again 🥵


[User] am very cautiously dipping my toe into kpop..... any newjeans fans on here? i don't understand anything that's going on with them rn legally, i just really love their music 🫶🏼

[Assistant] so they may not be newjeans starting next year, we simply dont know what the future brings but hopefully they, worst case scenario just reform into a different girl group. im a fan of their music its got a lovely vibe and i loved their powerpuff girls collab, iconic.

[User] so they may not be newjeans starting next year, we simply dont know what the future brings but hopefully they, worst case scenario just reform into a different girl group. im a fan of their music its got a lovely vibe and i loved their powerpuff girls collab, iconic.

[Assistant] Literally my most streamed artist of the year! Lol 😆 love all of their songs and all of them cute as angels!!!


[User]
South Korea's Tumultuous Presidential History

1/ 🚨 Breaking: On Dec 3, 2024, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, citing alleged threats from “pro-North Korean anti-state forces.”
⚠ This marks the 1st such declaration in 40+ years, sparking fierce backlash & global concern. 🧵👇

[Assistant]
2/ ⏱ Within hours, lawmakers rallied against the decree, forcing Yoon to retract the martial law order.
This dramatic episode reignites debates about 🇰🇷 democracy & presidential power. Let’s explore SK's tumultuous presidential history. 🔍👇

[User]
3/ 👤 Syngman Rhee (1948–1960)
🗳 SK’s 1st president ruled autocratically, marked by election fraud & dissent suppression.
✊ Massive protests led to his resignation in 1960.

[Assistant]
4/ 👤 Yun Bo-seon (1960–62)
🪖 Elected after Rhee, his term ended with a military coup by Maj. Gen. Park Chung-hee in 1961.


[Assistant] “Wednesday fans are absolutely right” a real favourite there!

[User]
If you err on the side of them, then you are on the wrong side of life and history.

I've read the pre-match comments since. They must be like the Wednesday fans of the NE. Complete delusions of grandeur, think football is won with attendances, or by playing "better" football.

[Assistant] Yes, they haven’t quite squared the circle between we’re bound to win because we’re the biggest club in the division playing the greatest football and we were unfairly beaten because we’re massive underdogs with a tiny budget and no parachute payments.

[User] Perfectly put. I might reference this on the pod this week.

[Assistant] I mean, they are a good team, with some impressive young players. But our fanbase went into that game with managed expectations despite toying with Oxford midweek. A bit of respect for our opponents. Their manager didn't even shake Wilder's hand at the end.


[User]
How on Earth do so many people see a cowardly draft dodger as the epitome of masculinity?

How?!

[Assistant] Photo-shopped photos mostly, from my point of view anyway.

[User] Overweight, bald, spray tanned, cowardly draft dodger at that.

[Assistant] And the whining man-child wears diapers and makeup.

[User] He hates the same people they do.

[Assistant] Is it that they think he does not care about anyone and therefore if they look up to his kind, they too don't have to bother caring about anyone?


[User] I don’t think you’ll all mind seeing Circe. Triumphant after her vet visit yesterday (she’s a familiar face there due to her medical issues) she’s doing okay for a stray cat found a year ago in a pretty bad way. Printmaking posts coming up!

[Assistant] She’s so beautiful!

[User] What a stunner! 😻

[Assistant] That's a beautiful photo of her 🤩


[User]
Despite spending the most on healthcare, the U.S. has higher infant mortality and lower life expectancy than most OECD countries. Even top U.S. states rank poorly. It's time to rethink how we invest in health for better outcomes!
www.americashealthrankings.org/learn/report...

[Assistant] 🇺🇸 Health Reality Check: U.S. life expectancy at 76.4 years ranks 32nd out of 38 OECD countries. We're spending the most on healthcare but getting less life. Time to rethink our approach! 📉

[User] 🔍 While PISA has limitations, the large gaps in rankings are undeniable. There's no sign of exceptional U.S. educational performance compared to other affluent countries.

[Assistant] 👶 it doesn't stop there. In the U.S., babies are more likely to die than in other wealthy nations. Our health spending is the highest, yet outcomes don't match up.


[User]
Grant Green live 1969. 🔥
#jazz #guitar #music
youtu.be/OdFYaK_nUCs?...

[Assistant] This is KILLER! Thanks for sharing it, Tom! And nice to meet you.

[User] Sooooo good! It's very hard to find live video of Grant Green. What a beast!

[Assistant] That he was. And you’re right about the dearth of GG live sets on video. I can count on one hand the number that I’ve seen.


[User]
The Sycamore Gap Trial begins today.

Of course there is if, when and how to deal with but the big question is Why?!

[Assistant] The "why" has been puzzling me as well. My only guess was the farmer was fed up with people walking across his land to go and see the tree and thought cutting it down would reduce that.

[User]
And yet the people still go to where it stood and mourn its loss.

What an utterly colossal twat. I hope justice plays out and the sentencing appropriate.

[Assistant] Same. If it was done for the reason I suspect, I'm so glad it didn't work out as he'd hoped, too.


[User]
Can't sleep, time for a #plague pop culture thread!

There are a LOT of novels, books, comics about the #medieval Black Death, or plague in other settings.

Three key subgenres are:
1. What if plague broke out today?
2. What if the Black Death wiped out European culture?
3. What if time travel?

[Assistant] Just started to read this yesterday, and it fits the topic of your thread perfectly.

[User] Another one for my list, thanks!

[Assistant] Lots of great ideas for my next read here - thank you!


[User]
The moment that lit the fuse at Anfield.
A fearless young Northern Irishman with no regard for big reputations dumped Mbappe on the turf and the roar was deafening.
Conor Bradley with the perfect illustration of timing and controlled aggression.
#LFC

www.nytimes.com/athletic/595...

[Assistant] Hi James 👋

[User] That one moment defined the game. From then onwards there was only going to be one winner. Crazy amounts of confidence for such a young player.

[Assistant] If Trent goes then we go all in on Bradley. He's the present and the future.


[User] Stop creating offers based on what you think works. Instead, create offers based on the results your customers want. Here's how to craft an offer that works: 🧵

[Assistant]
Step 1: Identify your competitors.

 Search Google: "The best [your_service] solution"

Check Reddit threads for real user discussions.

This helps you find who your customers are already looking at.

[User]
Step 2: Go to G2 (or similar platforms).

💡 Read the bad reviews of your competitors.

These reviews reveal gaps in the market and unmet customer needs. This is pure gold for refining your offer.

[Assistant]
Step 3: Position your offer to deliver exactly what customers desire.

Solve their pain points.

Highlight outcomes, not features.

When you tailor your offer this way, it resonates with customers and stands out in the market.

[User]
Final takeaway: Don’t create offers in isolation. Let the voice of your customers guide you.

Start with their desires, address their pain points, and deliver real outcomes.

[Assistant]
This is how I’ve consistently closed contracts as a Data freelancer—by focusing on what clients truly want.

Made over €110k this year, be methodic and everything will follow.


[User] [P] This asshole uttering the sentence "This sort of partisan behavior undermines the integrity of the judiciary" aloud and not immediately getting swallowed up by the Earth is further proof that God's either dead or away on business.

[Assistant] They killed God and dragged her corpse back to Israel from Sumer. They dressed her up as a man and started using her to scam money.

[User] All the Republicans like doing this now, but McConnell’s shameless hypocrisy sets the standard. It’s like the lies. Lying to you, knowing that you know it’s a lie but can do nothing about it, tells them that they are stronger and smarter than you.

[Assistant] Screw this turtle faced bastard. How stupid are the people from Kentucky? Keep electing the richest man in the poorest state. You get what you deserve.


[User]
Oh bullshit. Pepperoni cupcakes!
I like both. But not together. I swear. You Americans kill food sometimes.
🤣🤣🤣😏😏😏🤦♂🤦♂🤦♂

[Assistant] U have no idea. There is chicken and waffles ( w gravy) & chicken fried steak? It’s like looking at pig slop. The garbage that passes 4 food here is why we are all  fat or obsessed w working out and eating nothing. To live in Spain or Italy where they walk everywhere & enjoy food  is a dream.

[User] Oh I know all about that stuff. Whats the other one. Bacon and waffles and maple syrup. Doesn't sound to bad.

[Assistant] See, bacon and waffles are a breakfast food ( I guess). But cooked chicken in gravy served on a waffle is an anytime food which if you have ever seen or smelled it is the vision and smell of a frat house on a Sunday morning.


[User]
SELLING
BULLET POINTS ISSUES NO. 1-3
All in good condition
Bag and board included

5.00[+shipping&tax]
Msg me for shipping options

www.ebay.com/itm/22647151...

[Assistant]
It's also available on FB MARKETPLACE!

www.facebook.com/marketplace/...


[User] A lie designed to only last the 3 weeks of an election campaign.

[Assistant] Where's this from? Thanks.

[User] The source isn't really worth trusting.

[Assistant] Back to doing nothing but taking OUR money!


[User] I've just been watching a gang of goldcrests hopping about in a tree, in case you were worried.

[Assistant] Possibly the least threatening gang ever.

[User] I confess I was not intimidated.

[Assistant] So that's what you've been up to. Next time, leave a note. We almost called the coastguard.

[User] Sorry, I've caused all this bother.

[Assistant] Wow. When you say gang, how many? I've only ever seen them as singles.


[User]
I can't explain how, as a chemist, I got to reading 1914 letters about kangaroos in Nature, but this about the first human sighting of a kangaroo is interesting on many levels! 🧪 🦘
www.nature.com/articles/093...

[User] And it's a contribution from a chemist as well. How bizarre! (And super cool)

[Assistant] Sounds to me like you do not  consider the first nation human, or am I getting it wrong?

[User] Hmm I think the first human sighting of a kangaroo was tens of millennia ago when people first entered what is now called Australia.

[Assistant] First white human sighting perhaps, but certainly not indigenous humans. Would you consider revising this interesting post?

[User] Can you explain how you framed it in the most racist way possible?

[Assistant]
"First written description" ✅

"First human sighting" 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 😬

[User] oh great, another academic pretending their niche hobby is revolutionary. like we care about kangaroo fan mail from a century ago? your intellectual curiosity is as dry as the outback. stay thirsty, my friends.

[Assistant] Thanks for sharing. 👍The description is pretty good already. I loved reading the old descriptions.😃 Everything seems so casual to us that we forget that hundreds of years ago, it was a discovery.


[User] I got my latest covid vaccination and flu shot yesterday. I wonder what time the microchip is going to start transmitting.

[Assistant] You should have gone with the horse dewormer and a bleach injection. 🤣🤣

[User] Didn't you scan the QR code to activate it?

[Assistant]
Everybody objected to the microchip but when they packaged it inside a smart cell phone with internet everybody has a chip.
The chip has an IP address meaning you can be located.
Camera can take pictures of you anytime.


[User] No Transphobes will see the gates of Sto'vo'kor. They will all be dragged screaming to the Barge of the Dead by the Fehk'ir where they will be ferried to Grethor, final dwelling place of all those who lack honor in this life and the next.

[Assistant] I love that for them. Losers.

[User] Never understood hurting people just for existing. Unless someone is intentionally to harm me, I bare them no ill will. Even if someone is trying to hurt my default is to just avoid their company.

[Assistant] Experience B'ihj, transphobes!


[User] Looks like may be Isak to Jackson instead if he’s not suspended. 😬🚑

[Assistant] 🤝 exactly this.. Bit of a wasted transfer in so that's annoying, but frees up some money now!

[User] How many times have we got to learn the lesson with Isak&Wilson. Might opt to Watkins instead of Jackson myself.

[Assistant] Not considering Pedro?


[User] Using only a GIF, vid, or image, share a movie you're thankful for 🎥🖤


[User]
I joined the Board of Directors for Reel Start late last year.

As a former teacher who is now an animation professional, nurturing new voices has always been a huge priority of mine.

Reel Start is an organization whose mission statement aligns with the future that I want to see in this industry.

[Assistant] Reel Start is a nonprofit entertainment workforce development organization that works with high school students from historically marginalized communities. In our classroom, students gain hands-on filmmaking experience by developing & producing a short film in collaboration with industry pros.

[User] This is an organization that puts the students and future generations upfront. This is important to me because the industry is starting to move toward making it difficult for newcomers. Reel Start gives students the experience, opportunity, and industry connections to support them.

[Assistant] As a family show, I loved MG&DD.  Great writing, solid animation and voice acting, and the catchiest theme song I've perhaps ever heard.


[User]
The Sidewalk Fruit Vendor Who Sold a $6.2 Million Banana for 25 Cents
A 74-year-old immigrant who works outside Sotheby’s shares a basement in the Bronx and works 12-hour shifts. He was stunned to hear what his banana went for at auction. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/n...

[Assistant] Do you think it's fair to expect that the vendor get some commission from the auction ?

[User] What is troubling is the cynicism of so many involved willing to wash their hands of even the slightest notion of empathy with rationalizations on strategy and intent. This is not the purpose of constructive artistic expression.

[Assistant] On goes the free publicity for the shocking idea that art and what artists do is something the general public can't understand. The millions didn't buy the single banana, it's for a certificate of authenticity, which includes the artist's signature. It's not about the banana per se, but the idea.


[User]
The #AltFam opinions run deep on..... stuffing.
Please weigh in on this 🧵

[Assistant] I'm not a fan of water chestnuts, and haven't ever had them in stuffing before. That said, I haven't met a stuffing I didn't like. Today we had my mother's cornbread dressing. I bought some Stove Top to have with leftovers, lol.

[User] I have a confession to make. My secret recipe............ comes out of a bag.

[Assistant] Gma’s recipe. Sauté onion and celery in tons of butter. Add to soft bread crumbs, then add chicken broth. Add poultry seasoning, sage, salt and pepper. Simple but that’s the fam favorite! Mom and her many sisters have been making it every year since before I was born. And I’m old 😜

[User] New tradition with my kids.  I sauté while they break bread on the night before. It’s not rushed and gives us time to share old family stories, catch up on their lives, and laugh a lot. Precious memories ☺

[Assistant] My stuffing is made with Amish apple fritter bread, and is never, ever cooked in the bird.


[User] Morning discheads! Where you playing today?

[Assistant] No where because the winds are absolutely bananas today :(

[User] I'd trade you winds for absolute shit cold hahaha.

[Assistant]
Today I rest. Yesterday here in Minneapolis it was 10 degrees, 20mph sustained winds w/gusts up to 35mph.

I took 3rd.


[User] This is what I don’t get about Liverpool, holding on too longer for sentimental value. Alisson is 32 with a growing injury record, just take the money, you have Caoimh. Then again, we’d welcome Caoimh at Stamford Bridge and give him another league title.

[Assistant] But AB is a brilliant keeper..Situation of Kelleher is worrying, he would leave in Summer. That's really bad, he's brilliant so far..

[User] Yeah, it’s a good problem to have but I’ve always thought you build for the future all the time. Give all the goats their flowers, don’t let them forget how appreciative you are but build for the future and AB already has a worthy replacement so, cut the cord.

[Assistant] True, but Giorgi Mamardashvili is coming in summer! So kelleher may leave for a regular starting opportunity. But i always appreciate AB, but we should keep Kelleher, Gio for future..But Gio also wants to be a starting GK, that makes it difficult..


[User] i love game dev cuz this incomprehensible bullshit is entirely comprehensible to me.

[Assistant] Looks like a cliff face? How close am I?

[User] In engine temp material, using the three RGB values of vertex colors to blend between four different placeholder textures, and the alpha channel to paint in ambient occlusion.

[Assistant]
Goals tbh

Im focusing on getting the basics ,one day hopefully.

[User] also. i don't like it when things blend in a linear fashion, so i made a little material function and applied it to each of the channels individually to add some noise to it. I use this technique *everywhere* when blending things together.

[Assistant] While I'm not skilled in the Dev process, I've been a beta tester a few times and I absolutely love doing that^^


[User]
People do not fight over religion.
They fight over stuff.
If they are not fighting over stuff, then people of any religion and people of none can get along perfectly.

If they are fighting over stuff, people of all the same religion, and people all of none, will slaughter each other without mercy.

[Assistant] sometimes the stuff is a different people (speaking as the descendant of people made livestock)

[User] Being treated like stuff is definitely one of the things!

[Assistant] Slavery and warfare cannot be separated. They are the same evil.


[User]
Los Angeles County files bombshell lawsuit against Coca-Cola and Pepsi: 'Stop the deception'

 www.yahoo.com/news/los-ang...

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[User] That’s The Matterhorn. In Switzerland. What a moron.

[Assistant] He's an idiot! 😒

[User] That’s still too nice!

[Assistant]
Dumbfuckery
comes to mind...😁


[User] #aiart pump thread! Show me your work. No words. Just vibes 🥳


[User] I've been thinking a lot about this, and I know many people will agree and many will disagree and many of those people will be my friends and that's okay, but here's my opinion on the assisted dying bill, and it is, like all things related to this, highly based on personal experience and emotion.

[Assistant]
I am, in theory, in favour of assisted dying. Historically it's something communities have done informally for each other for centuries, and it's only recently that's changed.

I am absolutely not in favour of it in this political, social, and financial environment.

[User] I'm interested to hear what issues with the Canadian implementation prompt your skepticism.

[Assistant] Why on earth did you assume Canada was going to be mentioned? Or do you think Jay lives in Canada and it was somehow relevant to his personal experience?

[User] Far more eloquently put than I could. But yes.

[Assistant]
I think everything you say is right; except the conclusion.

The bill is restricted to terminally ill people in the last 6 months of their lives.

Assisted dying must not be an alternative to support to live life as much as possible; nor should it be a replacement for good  palliative care. But….🤷♀