[User] As is tradition, I shall wear a forced smile to give the illusion that I’m fully embracing the Christmas spirit to hide the agonising frustration caused by the bastard lights being tangled and the placement of the baubles looking all wrong despite me pissing about rearranging them for four hours.

[Assistant] I’d like to catch the bastard who goes up in the attic to tangle everything up. Happens every year! Did you purchase any Victorians last night by the way?

[User] Alas, I did not. It was disappointing as there was only one festive gonk stall.

[Assistant] I actually would get back with my ex just for him to sort the Xmas lights 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[User] You forgot the howl of pain as you step barefoot on a bauble !

[Assistant] I'm putting my lights up tomorrow, an annual tradition where December Dave swears like a trooper at January Dave who said "f*** this" and stuffed the lights back into the box before putting them away after last Christmas instead of carefully rolling them up 🙂


[User] First time I've had a real tree, I'm not impressed. I am rubbish at decorating trees, so maybe it's me and not the tree.

[Assistant] It looks good to me. I miss having a tree, but the cat makes it too much effort.

[User] I'm expecting my cat (or should I say a neighbour's cat who moved in about 2 years ago) to destroy it. I was going to get one in a pot but changed my mind, she probably would have used it a litter tray 💩

[Assistant] I think your tree looks splendid 🎄


[User] Just gotta get through a slow work day before exploring Christmas markets, a meal out, and watching Dracula on stage 🎭 can’t wait!

[Assistant] i’m gonna need more info about the dracula on stage 👀👀👀 we talkin play? ballet? spoken word?

[User] It’s a play at the theatre!! Adapted/directed by Nick Lane. We love going to a play now and then, so when we saw Dracula was on we couldn’t resist 🧛🏻

[Assistant] OH HELL YES 🙌🏻 id love to know how it is post-viewing. always fascinated by novel to stage adaptations 🎭


[User] Everybody is always wowed by fist-fights on the roof of a moving train, but to me a frank discussion that leads to conflict resolution on the roof of a moving train is every bit as impressive.

[Assistant] They tried that, but couldn't hear each other, hence the fists.

[User] But how would they hear each other?

[Assistant] I maintain the train wins either way.


[User]
Fact: he won with less than 50%. Fact: a lot of people chose not to vote because they hate him and just can’t bring themselves to vote for a black woman. He won due to bigotry and misogyny.

THAT IS NOT A MANDATE YOU TWIT.

Anyone who repeats this “mandate” nonsense is a delusional ass licker.

[Assistant] He didn't even get close to 50%. He didn't even get 1/3rd of eligible voters, less than 33% because almost 90 million voters, 36% sat this election out.

[User] Thanks for adding the visual. It’s amazing how many people chose not to vote.


[User] I see your problem mate. You went and bought a new build from Persimmon, the Pontins of house builders.

[Assistant] Saw the coffee cup picture. Was not disappointed.

[User] But what if it’s a load-bearing coffee cup?

[Assistant] Looks like he's STILL not using that shaver socket. What's wrong with it now?


[Assistant]
Victor flipped through the pages of the report, his eyebrows raised in surprise. "You do realise what this means?"

Maxwell puffed nonchalantly on his cigar, which hung from the corner of his mouth as he grinned. "Our own private war. A war within a war. I do like the sound of that - don't you?"

[User]
"Harding, where is the rest of your company?" Major Kemp's voice cut through the silence like a knife through butter.

Turning his head and pointing over his shoulder, Harding felt tears welling up. "Their bodies are about five miles back that way Major..."

[Assistant]
"Where in the hell are those stretcher bearers?!!!" came an all too familiar roaring voice through the maelstrom of No Man's Land.

"Just leave me here for God's sake man. I'm done for old boy, not much good for anything now..."


[User] A healthcare CEO gunned down in broad daylight is an all-American and deeply unsurprising story.

[Assistant] I bet there's a very tragic story behind this...

[User] I bet you’re right. We’ve all felt fury directed at our insurance companies. Infuriate the wrong one and we end up here.

[Assistant] I fear we're entering an era where this is going to become more common. There are a lot of angry people out there with access to guns and grudges against "elites".


[User] Good morrrning. I kinda have today off, finally.

[Assistant] Morning, hope you have a good one!🙏

[User] I'll scan and play zombies...

[Assistant] Hopefully the scans go well and you kick some zombie butt then!🙏


[User] 1/With the final numbers in, I thought I’d give one last update on how election night went for us. Considering for percent of votes earned, we did better in our ‘24 campaign in 33 out of 36 counties than we did in ‘22, and remained even in ‘24 compared to ‘22 in the other 3.

[Assistant] 2/In an election cycle that was tough for Dems nationally, the fact we didn’t lose any ground and gained ground in almost all counties is undeniable progress.

[User] 3/Compared to the last candidate for the Dems who ran for this seat, my friend J.D. Scholten ran in an R+11 district during his last campaign in ‘20 before redistricting, and I ran in an R+16 district post-redistricting in ‘24 (per Cook Ratings of each district).

[Assistant] 4/The fact I earned that gap compared to him in our 2nd campaigns, 37.9 vs. 32.8, is something to be proud of considering he raised over 2 mil that cycle compared to our roughly 150k this cycle.

[User] 5/Considering I had to campaign while working a full time job and built this all from scratch with a few staffers and volunteers I’m so grateful for, while rejecting corporate PAC money and staying true to our progressive populist values, that we punched well above expectation.

[Assistant] 6/The energy among the county parties out here feels really good. A number of them have already held post-election get togethers to heal and strategize for ‘26, which is really exciting. I love my county party folks and I’m glad they are motivated to keep fighting.


[User]
Junk had the most comments for the monthly event. I'm having a hard time resisting the siren's call of Buried Alive and Zombie Infestation... Which deck is sweeter and why?

ZI
www.moxfield.com/decks/1BsK9O...
Junk
www.moxfield.com/decks/AeyC_y...

[Assistant] ZI feels way more explored than the Junk deck. I just loving seeing something fresh and unknown! Either would be a sweet choice though.

[User] This is it to me also, I tried the dredge-at-home deck and this looks similar. Plus, doesn’t hurt that Junk has a bunch of my favorite Premodern cards.

[Assistant] That said, it sounds like you want to, and thus should, play ZI :) go with what you’re excited about!


[User] The amount of times I was SURE I wasn’t gonna keep from fucking this up. I’m so glad I’ve made it this far.

[Assistant] I hope to see that number get much, much bigger.

[User] Fuck yes, keep it up!

[Assistant] That's amazing Ellie!! So proud of you, keep it up ❤


[User] Well that was infuriating.

[Assistant] Rough for klesmitt, the guy can shoot but he’s in such a massive slump right now. Can’t ask for a cleaner look.

[User] Extremely frustrating game from Klesmit. I can barely get myself to still be upset at Crowl because this is just how it goes for him against almost any Big Ten team with competent bigs.

[Assistant] yeah that's a tough one for Crowl, but the defense fell apart once he fouled out. Klesmit is so frustrating to me.


[User]
As a drummer, I've always enjoyed playing in Scotland and hoped to get there again with Copse. Unless I do a tom and kick set not sure I'll get the chance now...

(On a serious note, this is an amazing ban, well done Scotland 🙏🏻, lets hope others follow)

[Assistant] Now everything will sound like St Anger.

[User] Is it true Lars carried out the ban?

[Assistant] He replaced the unicorn as the national animal.


[User]
If we're doing ship talk, would you enjoy MASTER AND COMMANDER in a deeply WEIRD world? Or a crew of piratical ne'er do wells slowly realising they might be the good guys and they'll DIE to stay that way? Or a righteously FURIOUS avian wizard?

Well, THE BONE SHIPS is the kindle daily deal; $2.99.

[Assistant] The Tide Child series has stayed with me after reading in a way few others have done in the last ten years. The characters, their arcs, the world building are so thoughtful and different and fun. Thank you.

[User] You know what, I do think I'd enjoy that.

[Assistant] I do think it's pretty good. Though I may be a little bias.

[User] One of my favorite series of all time. It is criminal how little known the series is! The world building and tone are 👌. It has the best of classic nautical fiction but with every detail rotated 90° into the a delightfully dark and gooey dimension.

[Assistant] Thank you!


[User] AI is revolutionizing the entertainment industry, from content creation to audience engagement. It’s reshaping how stories are told and how audiences interact with them. As technology advances, the possibilities for enhancing creativity and personalization are limitless. #AIin...

[Assistant] One fascinating aspect of AI in entertainment is its role in scriptwriting. AI tools can analyze existing scripts, generate new ideas, and even predict audience preferences. This can streamline the creative process, allowing writers to focus on storytelling while AI handles th...

[User] AI also plays a crucial role in visual effects and animation. Machine learning algorithms can enhance graphics, streamline rendering, and even create realistic characters. This not only saves time but also allows for more creative freedom, pushing the boundaries of visual stor...

[Assistant] Moreover, AI is transforming audience engagement through personalized recommendations and content curation. Streaming platforms use AI to analyze viewing habits, ensuring users discover content tailored to their tastes while keeping them engaged longer. This is a game-changer ...


[User] If it were the early 1960s, you know I'd lose my fucking mind over Uta Hagen's star turn in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? on Broadway.

[Assistant] If you go online, you'll find the OBC recording!

[User] I am reading a book about the making of the movie and I only just learned that this existed, I only ever knew of the Elaine Stritch recording!

[Assistant]
Found it! I am going to need to give it a listen! Thank you.

youtu.be/2TZV-zychsw?...


[User] Ok let’s see what this guy has in his Palace. Time for another heist!

[Assistant] Exciting! What palace you entering? 👀

[User] The second one! I don’t want to spoil for anyone who hasn’t played 🤣

[Assistant] Absolutely fair. I respect that. Gotcha! 🫡


[User]
New cover alert! One of those bucket list characters! I want to do more!!

graphicpolicy.com/2024/11/25/p...

[Assistant] Oh HECK YES.

[User] This is beautiful 😻!

[Assistant] Thank you!


[User]
Apple Music are always a bit premature with their Replay, but nevertheless…

A special guest appears from Kristin Chenoweth because the Wicked soundtrack slaps!

[Assistant] I pride myself on never having used the word 'slaps' in this way.

[User] You’ve used “bangs” though which is arguably worse.

[Assistant] Perhaps you've got me confused with that bald southerner?


[User] Fuck your trans youth!

[User] We need to make sure they also somehow write something that uses pronouns, so they can write the RIGHT pronouns.

[Assistant] They spelt "pedos" wrong.


[User]
lost 200 on twt
gained 3k on bsky
profit.

[Assistant] Hell yeah all of that sounds like good news!

[User] The landscape is healing 🥲


[User] If you were interviewing a top Bluesky executive today, what would you ask them? 👀

[Assistant] Can I have a job?

[User] When are you going to introduce proper verification?

[Assistant] In their view is moving from less than 20 to 100 odd in-person moderators enough at time of exponential growth? Or do they plan to expand their content mod team further.

[User] Can they add the ability to add everyone from a starter pack into a list to follow?

[Assistant] For individuals who don’t have the ability to prove ownership of a domain, it would be great to be able to use photo id to setup a profile at something like myname.verified.bsky…. or similar. Is that in the roadmap? Would you work with 3rd party verification providers?


[User] In the most serious challenge to Bashar al-Assad’s authority in years, insurgents say they have overrun Syrian army positions and taken dozens of villages, advancing to the outskirts of Aleppo. www.ft.com/content/6d1b...

[Assistant] The Middle East offers a lot for tourists these days…

[User] This is huge!

[Assistant] Well, al-Asad should have been sanctioned a long time ago, but I'm leary of these guys! What are THEY going to do❓😳


[User] And while I’m on a rant…Men, sit the fuck down when you pee on a plane. OR I don’t know, how about when you piss all over the floor you clean it up maybe?!

[Assistant]
Always hit the tinkletorium before boarding.
Never pee on zee plane. ✌🏼😎

[User] We once were on a plane to Paris and this guy was farting all the way to France so bad that people were complaining. Virgin ended up giving us a voucher because of how bad it was.

[Assistant] I hope you are headed somewhere fun though!

[User] Really, it’s not that difficult.

[Assistant] There is a percentage of the population that never learned how to flush a toilet or how to put a used paper towel into a wastebasket.

[User] Dear lady; we here at the self-appointed Bluesky Commiserations Club feel your pain and politely ask, "What ails you so? There are plenty of shoulders available to be weeped upon attendant sorrowful 'There, there's' to share."

[Assistant] Hmmm …this is not encouraging me to try flying again.

[User] It's not only on the plane, now that I'm older I noticed pee on the floor at every urinal I ever stop at. I made it a point one time to apologize to a cleaning lady as I was coming out and she was going in...

[Assistant] Apart from all of that, it's a good day? ✌


[User] Yall gone jump me if I tell yall I wanna get my husbands name tattooed on me? 😅 I think it’s so romantic.

[User] I kind of want the same thing. Just their initial somewhere special someday.

[Assistant] might be projecting but i think tattooed names are bad luck 😭


[User] Woodblocks, hot off the 3D printer! Will try inking them up later, but for now I’m having fun just making rubbings with crayon….

[Assistant]
Wow, people in ancient China would have loved to have 3D printers to make woodblocks.  It would have been a cultural/technological revolution!
education.asianart.org/resources/th...?

[User] Interesting idea, but sand casting would have done the work if it was really necessary to copy the woodblock…

[Assistant] Thanks, I was thinking of the process of making the first one.


[Assistant] Well happy birthday!

[Assistant] Thank you. 🫶✌

[User] I hope you have a great day!

[Assistant] Thank you. 🫶✌

[Assistant] Have a good one and shit! 😆


[User] Look at this absolute lush living it up on *my* very expensive blanket while completely ignoring the cheap one I got for her to coat in floof.

[Assistant] What's yours vis yours and what's yours is MINE🤭

[User] What's Yours is yours and what's yours is MINE 🤭

[Assistant]
You can not dictate where the kitty lays the floof. This is their personal business 😂

Ps. Gosh darn she is beautiful!!


[User]
Alphonso Davies banned from driving for a month after DUI in Germany: Alphonso Davies, the Bayern Munich defender and Canadian national team captain, has been banned from driving for one month after being found driving under the influence of alcohol.
Davies, 24, was stopped by police in Munich in…

[Assistant] FFS what’s it with footballers and driving bans. Wise up 🤦🏻♀

[User]
DUI’s in canada? all good.

DUI’s in germany? nein!!!!

[Assistant] dui? more like dumb under intelligence. lmao, guess he thought the autobahn was a runway for his ego. one month without driving? hope he's ready to sprint to training. how's that for cardio, alphonso?


[User] 38 years ago, SNL debuted the Sweeney Sisters. 😂

[Assistant] Danny the video stops before the best part! "When we think of Christmas, we think of one thing. And maybe you do too! Bells. Bing bong bing bong bing bong bing bong..." 😂

[User] 👍🎄🎼Thx 4 the flashback🎶

[Assistant] I relate to the hair style and so glad no cell phones during this time😂


[User] The Chinese symbol for "gastrointestinal challenges" is the same as the symbol for "gastrointestinal opportunities"

[Assistant] I'm learning Mandarin atm and I feel like this could be true or ridiculously false, and that's why I hate learning Mandarin.

[User] LOL I don't even care if this is fake.

[Assistant] One man's gastrointestinal challenge is another man's gastrointestinal opportunity.


[User] Indigenous West Australian station workers and their families will share $144,375,000 in compensation for unpaid wages in a landmark Federal court judgement. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...

[Assistant] No way Albo & Dutton gonna let that happen.

[User]
This amounts to $458. 33/ year/ person!
It seems very low as compensation considering the unpaid $ would have been invested by land owners earning substantial returns, while the workers suffered financially/ emotional trauma for the remainder of their lives!
How is this fair?

[Assistant] After fees, it probably doesn't come out to much for the individual workers.


[User] Ayyy deleted my old twitter account after having it since 2010, Bluesky seems so much more chill, keen to meet other #Gunpla #Gundam builders here! Hmu so I can follow you!

[Assistant] Enjoy peace while it lasts, pla-bro!

[User] Welcome! It's awesome here! And that kit bash/custom is fantastic. The anti ship rifle doesn't get used enough.

[Assistant] yooo thats dope! i definitely like it here way more 😄


[User]
So, escapism and denial.
This is a rather unhealthy approach.
No, not healthy, not at all.

[Assistant] I'm not against cuddling your pet, but some people need to get off the screens and take a walk and touch grass.

[User] Unless there's actually war outside, people running screaming, and the immediate surrounding is smoldering, take a good long breath of fresh air, count up to 10, and relax.

[Assistant] Unless there's actually war outside, people running screaming, and the immediate surrounding is smoldering, take a good long breath of fresh air, count up to 10, and relax.


[User] "The lawsuit...claims UnitedHealth illegally denied 'elderly patients care owed to them under Medicare Advantage Plans' by deploying an AI model known by the company to have a *90% error rate*, overriding determinations made by the patients' physicians that the expenses were medically necessary."

[Assistant]
Wow.

www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/04/u...

[User] Indeed. Honestly (and maybe unpopular opinion?), I can't say I'm super surprised something like this would happen. When people can't get justice anywhere else, they sometimes try to take it into their own hands...

[Assistant] (and to be very clear bc this is the internet: i am in no way saying this murder is a “just” way to handle understandable angst toward an insurance company.)


[User]
The Netherlands transferred 3 Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine.

I love great news✊

[Assistant]
It’s actually only 3 launchers.
Nice anyway.

[User] Not correct, just three launchers without radar etc.. The Netherlands tried but failed to find countries that would deliver the other components to make into a complete battery.

[Assistant] Thank you for info;)


[User] When they gave Johnny a TV show, he did not mess around.

[Assistant] Johnny NEVER messed around.

[User] Wow. I do not remember this,& my folks were Nashvillians who adored both Johnny & Joanie.

[Assistant]
I recently learned via Cocaine and Rhinestones that among his guests on his first show were Dylan and Doug Kershaw.

Eclectic messing around, right out of the gate.


[User]
We are thrilled to announce that the early Crucifixion painting by Fra Angelico, recently acquired thanks to a successful fundraising campaign, is now on public display for all to enjoy.

See the painting in the Early Italian Art gallery on Level 2.

[Assistant] how wonderful!

[User] Added to my itinerary when I visit England in early 2025! wow!!

[Assistant]
Please
Make sure it is protected.


[User]
We should really discuss about #AI and #foss License infringement. Read our blog about this subject and lets start a discussion here.
#signalboost #education #floss #opensource
os-sci.com/blog/our-blo...

[Assistant]
Hmm..

> Doesn't this mean the Large Language Model, which partly consists of the foss source code, needs to be Open Source itself?

It doesn't actually work that way, though. None of the FOSS source is in the model. It just has weights that make inference of similar code probable.

[User]
If you incorporate material in your LLM which is licensed, you still should respect the Licenses. Thats also the basis of the lawsuits of some music artists against some of the AI companies.
I am guessing, because it's proprietary that most of the code they used for the LLM is foss.

[Assistant] Yeah, that's the more relevant issue.  Do we as a community want to legally require models trained on OSS source to be subject to their licenses?  Regardless of whether they actually contain that source or not.

[User] We probably need to add specific lines to the licenses about usage in LLM's. But only a very rich project can fight companies like OpenAI in court. Or the community should organize itself legally.

[Assistant]
Adding language to the licenses about training seems like a good idea, though that leaves existing versions of OSS projs released under licenses without that language.

Fighting OpenAI might not be necessary, if its corp users are risk-averse enough to avoid using their service without assurances.


[User]
the bluesky community is serious about making posts visible to everyone with alt text. it’s cool and easy and the right thing to do!

many of us will not share your posts without alt text, so you are seriously limiting your numbers! 📈📈

[Assistant] Yeah, I made it a point to turn on the feature to complain if I forget.

[User] So is this just for posts with pics or videos?  (I’m uneducated when it comes to this stuff) 🤦🏼♀

[Assistant] What’s alt text? Asking for a friend 😁


[User] One of the most important things to understand in scary times is that until actual shooting starts, most political power is perceived power.

[Assistant] When people demand you treat them as powerful, and you do, you add to their perceived power. In doing so, you make them powerful.

[User] No one in this debacle is all-powerful—not Putin, not the Fascists + certainly not Trump. Trump, especially, is a weak, mean man with $$.

[Assistant] Unfortunately, weak people grasping for power are the most dangerous kind of   people there are, so take this shit seriously.


[User] I want to run a short movie festival that features every movie advertised with some variation of "A world beyond your imagination."

[User] That’d be quite the triple feature.

[Assistant] Will there be an edibles concession?


[User] I’m sure your local Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael or Green Party TD’s are lovely people. But lovely people don’t collude in a vote to bury the State’s responsibility for what happened in Mother and Baby Homes. Don’t forget that when you vote today.

[Assistant] Oh, Tony, a woman in the local yesterday (my age) said she is voting FG today because 'if it ain't broke'. IF IT AIN'T BROKE????

[User] We’re all the frog in a slowly boiling pot. Everything is fine. Everything is fine.

[Assistant] it is the, quite shocking, attitude of 'well, I'M ok' and voting for self interest alone. Not giving a rats behind about anyone else. Mind you, she also told me that kids today can't buy home because they have iPhones or some crap, so the thinking isn't strong with this one.


[User] When there’s a story/film you’re curious about, but with good reason you don’t trust the particular director involved…

[Assistant] (anything with Lena Waithe)

[User] (I bypass her work almost completely now; it’s…not for me. But I was not thinking of her just now…but this is still a good answer.)

[Assistant] yep same here 😭


[User]
Ugh I'm having a bad night.

Hello depression. I thought we were done with this shit.

[Assistant]
Like wow I fucking hate myself right now.

I haven't seen my family in ages and all I want to do is curl up with my brother and talk about stupid shit. He's more of a dad to me than my dad ever was and I get cranky when I don't get Steve time.

[User]
And like. How pathetic is that? He's not even biologically my brother. He'd sister's husband who's been around since I was five.

And he's the closest thing I have to a dad.

How desperate am I exactly?

[Assistant]
And my bike.

Like.

I had that motorcycle for two months. Spent an entire year saving and training and still dumped the thing in a ditch.

Now it's in a shed waiting for repairs I can't afford while I pretend I'm ever going to actually get back on.


[User] Today in "how do these people make millions of dollars," a local realtor has signs directing drivers to make an illegal u-turn going the wrong way on a one-way street to get to their office.

[Assistant] Seriously!? This calls for a pic with PII redacted, now that you're up and about...

[Assistant] Brought to you by the profession most likely to ask about deducting “uniforms”


[User]
Tartus 🇸🇾👀

RU ship 🛳🇷🇺🚫

[User] I'm a little bit sad. They rob us of a little chuckle. Imagine if they had lost that Kilo to technicals...

[Assistant]
This says nothing. Could be PS job.
So, maybe it is true, maybe not.

[User]
The Russian ships have started a naval exercise in the Mediterranean Sea.

How long in advance these were planned? I dunno.

www.military.com/video/russia...


[User] something i'm always on is leadership/seniority's grip on their power even extends to keeping out people in the party who agree with them on everything. even for those who have the exact same "more cops, bomb iran" beliefs, leadership goes "you get this when we're dead and not a minute before"

[Assistant] something that's accelerated dem politicians going into the private sector is that it's nigh-impossible to move up in the party itself for anything less than a retirement from seniority (almost never happens) or a death from old age. nobody wants to be stuck in a Prince Charles situation.

[User] it's interesting how gatekeeping thrives even among those who share the same outdated beliefs. perhaps true progress would involve inviting a broader range of ideas to the table, rather than a chorus of the same old tunes.

[Assistant] It really is time for them to go. It's been 9 years of them just taking over the judiciary, weakening oversight and foreign interference and they are not acting like the strong opposition party we need. The leaders of the party need to hang it up.


[User] Love that when twitter stopped being the place and journalists stopped quoting so many tweets to create their articles, they didn't reflect on their process and start, maybe, interviewing people. They just started quoting bluesky instead.

[Assistant] Call me crazy, but I always imagined one of the major draws of journalism was connecting with new people. That and rolling up your sleeves to uncover stories—aka getting out in the world and actually doing the work! What’s fun about just scrolling social media for quotes?

[User] I think it also means these people get more attention than their pointless start up deserves."people are blowing off steam online" isnt a story! Just let us have a moan and cover genuine stories about books and publishing. Like big five publishers using AI!

[Assistant] I wish big 5 publishers would use Al. Al as in Alan. As in me. 😁

[User] It's terrible! And that habit of reporting tweets as news? Eugh.

[Assistant] I had hoped it would die with twitter. I stil remember when the mirror did an entire article without talking to me based on a tweet. They didnt check ANYTHING cos they referred to me throughout as Mr Louie Stowell...

[User] 😮 The horror!

[Assistant] It sucks. But honestly news orgs are to blame. Easier to sell advertising clicks with 10 dross articles rather than one well sourced one.


[User]
backgrounds scare me and drawing them tiny makes them less intimidating

[ #art / #backgrounds ]

[Assistant] Oooo that's such a good idea!

[User] This is so big brain…

[Assistant] This is genius!


[User] Lmao since I posted my Bsky crush is an older man with a beard, many men think its them haha! Sorry guys I can't divulge.

[Assistant] I am older and have a beard…

[User] So, like forty percent of users? 🤣

[Assistant] Lmao oops! I am now realizing this hahhaha!


[User] @telraam.bsky.social we have traffic!

[Assistant] How much was it and how far can it see (if the window was further from the road, for example)?

[User] The Telraam website has the information. It was quite expensive (fair enough for a specialist device). I can’t comment on its performance yet as I have only just installed it. I think it has some level of self training to do.

[Assistant] You can send them a photo to comment on suitability.


[User] On behalf of all nonprofit fundraisers, I apologize for the state of your inbox today.

[Assistant] Don't you mean "since last Thursday"?

[User] I cannot be responsible for anyone who jumps the gun like that, and disavow them entirely.

[Assistant] What about the non-profits that are going to email me 4x today throughout the day? That is worse than emailing me daily for the past 4 days.


[User] The day after Thanksgiving...

[Assistant]
I feel seen.

My chest feels uncomfortably seen.

[User] We get it the day after Hallowe’en here!


[User] Happy #flyday to all who celebrate. Here’s a Marsh Harrier who made an unexpected fly past directly above me on one of the paths at RSPB Ham Wall. Not as sharp as I’d like but definitely the closest shot I’ve ever got.

[Assistant] Whoops #birds 👆🏻

[User] Lovely picture, not easy to catch them when they're so close.

[Assistant] Thanks. I literally saw it, raised the lens and frantically tried to back off the zoom and get AF before it was lost behind the very tall reeds. I was less lucky when the bittern did the same thing later on.


[User] New to this! Soooooo......hello!

[Assistant] One of the very best things I love about this app is you can create and edit what they call a “Starter Pack” and add all your favorite content creators! That way, you can keep up with them much better 🥰.

[User] Ohhh! That's cool!!! I'm in the middle of doing like 85 things at once to get ready for my annual food Olympics 😂 I'm gonna have to browse around with the features later .

[Assistant] Have a lovely holiday as well!


[User] @melindahaunton.bsky.social Have a good birthday OR ELSE.

[Assistant] *salutes* Wouldn't dare to do otherwise now. Thank you!

[User] Happy Birthday from the Floofhound and I, too!

[Assistant] HAPPY BIRTHDAY! My systems have Failed and I totally haven't even sent you a thing that will arrive three weeks late because of your post. Apologies.


[User] After over a year of trying to get through this dumb book, I finally finished it. I normally don't have opinions on books, I read very few of them and usually just go, "That was nice," but this one bothered me so much.

[Assistant] Who is this book even for? If it's for die-hard FF fans like me, why not play off of that? Give us some deeper insight into the characters that we can't get from just playing an old NES game.

[User] If it's for people who don't want to play the games but want the story, why skip out on so much content in each game. I get that they were adapting 30 year old games with barely any story to begin with, but like, make them flow better, at least.

[Assistant] Here's a short passage from the FF3 section. It straight up reads like an AI wrote it using a player's guide as the source, especially when you take into account that only Dragoon and (sort of) Dark Knight ever play into the story.


[User] My take on the #Jaguar EV concept. First, it’s a concept. For non-car people, that means it’s a styling showcase, not a production model. Second, Jaaaag has done a good job with its relaunch. Grabbed a LOT of attention at a time when it’s not even selling new cars in the UK (contd)

[Assistant] Third, the whole ‘woke’ furore may be a +ve. The people who are screaming about it are unlikely to be the ones buying electric jags in a couple of years. But Jag has had a LOT of publicity…(contd)

[User] I don't think getting people to laugh at you is a good restart for a allegedly luxury brand.

[Assistant] I saw more anger/indignation than laughter. But not the people who are likely to buy them.


[User] I'm delighted to see sudden progress as my dossier de naturalisation lurches forward, slightly surprised to see a request for my divorce documents and their translation. That'll be a surprise for my (still) husband of 36 years 😱🇫🇷😂

[Assistant] WHAT? I mean French bureaucracy is bad but... wow.

[User] I mean his CdS and birth cert plus our marriage cert were all included (and translated) in the original submission. It's a corker of a request but I'll be politely resending the docs already sent 🤦♀

[Assistant] 😆 Did your tax office tell you to make declarations as 'separated' while Stuart was still in UK? I know mine did, so perhaps they might have their wires crossed because of that?


[User]
I’m trapped on the couch because I don’t want to disturb these two amazing but very sleeply little creatures. ♥🥰🐩

DON’T send help.

[Assistant] Oh my god. They look so soft and warm and snuffly.

[User] They are happiness in the form of two dogs. Two sentient little hot water bottles. ♥

[Assistant] TWO fluffy creatures? I see one head and a ton of fluff... 👀

[User] Yes! Two fluffy creatures - Hazel and Meg. Sometimes it’s difficult to determine where one ends and the other begins! 🥰

[Assistant] I was scrolling too fast, and at first my brain told me this was a photo of a baking tray with a big piece of southern fried chicken on it.


[User]
...the thing I keep thinking about reposting things, is that if you firehose repost everything all at once and it results in a flooding someone's skyline...
Is that actually a good tactic?
Genuine question because wondering about how to social media like a person and not an awkward penguin.

[Assistant]
I say "tactic" like there's anything thought out in this.
I mean "is this something that will just result in mutes or blocks or at the least mutes of the hashtag".

[User] I haven't had the energy to look into it, but I'll bet there's already more than one third party app that can schedule out posts?

[Assistant] But also, no author is talking about their book enough, no matter how it might feel.

[User]
I don't think they have the ability to schedule out reposts? Which I think is more of what I'm firehosing...
But I could be wrong! I used to use tweetdeck and I don't recall it having that function.

[Assistant] if you mean old posts, I think the design intent was that they would go out with their original date stamps so they wouldn't flood anyone's timeline b/c they've occurred in the past, they're just all appearing now if you wanted to scroll back.


[User]
"I see some working under the assumption that Shonen Jump wouldn't publish something this egregious"
My Hero Academia was a thing. Sometimes a thing is what it looks like.

[Assistant] Ngl I fell off MHA after Gentle Criminal, what even happens in it after that..?

[User]
And Endeavor still sold merchs and was popular af.

Also mutant plotline.

I wouldn't say MHA is actual far right activism but it's centrist that pretends to support left leaning ideals at first but not really.

[Assistant]
And Endeavor still sold merchs and was popular af.

Also mutant plotline.

I wouldn't say MHA is actual far right activism but it's centrist that pretends to support left leaning ideals at first but not really.


[User] I showed that after 50k generations of evolution in simplified lab conditions, bacterial population show no signs of this adaptation having a hard upper limit. This matters because in ecology we often assume species are already as good as possible in the environment  www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

[Assistant] It's kind of neat that even though I'm on a 100% teaching contract, one of the papers from my PhD is in a number of textbooks.

[User] Such a great and classic paper!

[Assistant] I would love to actually talk to you about this paper, regarding some math I am trying to do in a current laboratory project...


[User] If you come here, you'll find me, I promise.

[Assistant] I went to bluesky and I found you so you kept your promise it seems!

[User] Aww Prinny, you're the sweetest 😊


[User] Look, if you're heavily into either AI or crypto and that's what your account is mostly for, I don't know why you're following me because pretty much the only times I post about those is to criticize them.

[Assistant] I maintain this moderation list that might be helpful for your sanity. bsky.app/profile/did:...

[User] I was going to use Bing ai to generate a bunch of compromising photos of AI CEOs but their name was blocked.

[Assistant] Tech bros: "But you have heard of me!"

[User] Not me but I often follow accounts I disagree with. Appreciate hearing opposing views.

[Assistant] There’s a difference between hearing opposing views and following somebody who’s basically just a sales pitch though. And I’ve heard well enough of certain opposing views already before I left Twitter.

[User] Yeah I know what you mean. I'm a sucker for punishment I think. Very much more pleasant there at the moment I must say.

[Assistant] Yeah I know what you mean. I'm a sucker for punishment I think. Very much more pleasant here at the moment I must say.


[User] Good morning, my friend! We launch our Winter Membership Drive today. Hope you’ll support the 🎶 you enjoy w/gift in any amount: 888-995-9272, classical.org. And for your gift of $120 we’ll say Thanks w/6-CD set of 101 Xmas favorites! Offer good only til 7pm! Please join us (& tell a friend, too!)😘

[Assistant] I literally want to touch every button on that control board…. 😝

[User] I heard Laura could use a day off…. 😂

[Assistant] I just want to know what would happen if I press them all at once. Is that so wrong???


[User] What a cunt.

[Assistant] I'm so sorry for your loss. We lost 2 kittens that got into the dog's part of the yard that way. It's heartbreaking.

[User] Fuck. Was that today?

[Assistant] Hopefully her dogs go for the throat.


[User] Have a good, frosty day. 👍

[Assistant] You too👍😊. It is a bit nippy this morning 🥶

[User]
I'd forgotten the joys of scraping the car. 😬👍
All the best.

[Assistant] Have a great day mate 👍👍


[User]
Australia will ban children under 16 from using social media, after its Senate approved the world's strictest laws.
The ban - which will not take effect for at least 12 months - could see tech companies fined up to A$50m ($32.5m; £25.7m) if they don't comply www.bbc.com/news/article...

[Assistant]
It's always exciting when we find new and interesting ways to embarrass ourselves on the international stage.
I look forward to 12 months of "we must protect kids" discourse, while our two major parties compete for who can open more new coal and gas to make those children's future just fine.

[User] I’m waiting to see how this is also applied to foreign nationals in Australia. Large, obvious demographic: international students and graduates. Presumably they can just share their passport and visa details with US based social media companies.

[Assistant]
The entire law as it is written is edge cases that it won't work for. It is not policy driven legislation.
It is a soundbite, cloaked in a legislative fig leaf.

[User] Absolutely ridiculous.

[Assistant] Could've tackled housing properly, gambling ads, environmental protections, but noooooo, gotta get them off social media. As if a ban will stop kids at all.


[User]
I'm happy to tell you that I broke ChatGPT.
It is now exclusively talking to me in Limericks.
I did not teach it that.

[Assistant] Chatte is still answering in poems when it's repeating info. This is marvelous. :)

[User] Chatte now learns a lot of things about Syvie:


[User] 3.5 years ago I thought a new political force would emerge to end the Georgian democracy. Instead, it was GD themselves that harvested that destructive force. And now I’m sure Russia consulted them on how to do it.

[Assistant] But it seems like a careful blend of different political technologies - what do you see as the specific Russian contribution?

[User] The peace vs war narrative, the demonisation of civil society, how to handle protests, anti-democratic legislation, methods of rigging elections. Authoritarian know-how + security/intelligence cooperation (esp. against Russian and Belarusian dissidents in Georgia).

[Assistant] Yes - an important case study for authoritarian diffusion.


[User]
Today’s book to reflect on is Inclusion on Purpose by Ruchika Tulshyan. I heard her speak on Dare to Lead with Brené Brown.
First what Inclusion behaviours do we need to work at? 1/

[Assistant] Next what system / organisational level actions do we need to take? 2/

[User]
We need to work at it, be action orientated. It’s uncomfortable- use the discomfort to motivate change.
Podcast link here: brenebrown.com/podcast/incl...

[Assistant]
@annabav.bsky.social
Thank you for sharing these. I love how generous you are with your learning ❤


[User] How long should this thing stay on, Sir? 🥺

[Assistant] What about until X-Mas ...  2025 😈😉🔒

[User] I mean you never seem to stick to your deadlines 😂😂

[Assistant] lol can you blame me??? I have 2 kinks that go against each other 🥺😂


[User]
Me struggling with what to #buildinpublic is also part of the journey 🚀🚀

Let's appreciate these moments and keep pushing forward.

[Assistant]
Hey, I'm curious, what's your dayjob?
I'm in infra and so far getting much better pleasure from building infras that scale and troubleshooting complex bugs.

I'm doing (useless) mini-projects to hone out my toolchain, as a path to #buildinpublic, so when THE idea comes - I'm ready!

[User] I work in a hedge fund. I basically write code to trade the market. It's called a quant.

[Assistant] ...Need some crazy fast scalable infra? 🤣🤣🤣


[User] 1 #IMF: A newly developed dataset shows how the #pandemic’s aftermath ushered in the worst #housing #affordability crisis in more than a decade 🧵

[Assistant] 2 #IMF: #Affordability fell in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, #Canada, Germany, Portugal, and Switzerland. On average across countries, #housing is less affordable today than during the house price bubble … 🧵

[User] Private content thats too good to miss. Ready to explore? 🤤😍💦 https://privatevid.vercel.app/

[Assistant] Please support our cause by sharing this latest post 🙏🇵🇸🍉


[User]
Do I know anyone who lives in Birmingham and commutes near Snow Hill train station?

I have a small sleuthing mission for you involving a stolen bag 💛

[Assistant] Darn it. I was in Birmingham today and would’ve been up for a mission.

[User] Aww bummer.

[Assistant] No but I’m very intrigued!


[User]
// #cockvore

wanted to just sketch tonight so I sketched out one of my ideas from earlier. With a powerful tight clench, Amethyst's magic is squeezed from her body and discarded like just another cumshot~

[Assistant] Bet that magic cumshot feels great~

[User] absolutely~ feeling all that power surge up and out of your cock is just divine~

[Assistant] Especially when I have enough of my own. I only wish she could watch it splatter uselessly all over the ground~


[User]
I haven’t had a chance to introduce myself to my new Bluesky friends.

My name is Jonah, and I’m running for a seat on the Danville City Commission.

Inclusion, accessibility, and representation are important to me — especially in local government. And that’s why I’m running.

1/?

[Assistant]
A lot of people are reasonably afraid of what the future holds. I’m one of them. But my values and morals are too important to be just afraid. I’m turning my fear into action.

As the youngest person in my race, I’m bringing issues facing young people and families to the forefront.

2/?

[User]
Issues like affordable housing, employment opportunities, and safer roads are important to young people like me.

We don’t have to leave our small towns. We can stay and make change happen in them.

I’m tired of waiting for change to happen, so I’m running to make my small town better.

3/?

[Assistant]
We can fund soup kitchens, warming/cooling centers, and a shelter for unhoused people.

We can make local government more language accessible for people who don’t speak or read English.

We can hold landlords accountable for providing adequate living conditions for renters.

4/?


[User] Once again: if climate change concerns you, you should be blocking Matt Yglesias and Noah Smith.

[Assistant]
Oh good, hadn't realised the latter had shown up yet.
Funniest block I ever caught on Twitter was very gently suggesting that he, as someone with (at the time) a couple hundred thousand followers, shouldn't "think out loud" and fight with experts who point out he's wrong in front of an audience.

[User] If his fighting exposed the said experts and their thinking to his entire audience then fair play. But that's not how Twitter fights work in 2020s, I guess 🤷♂

[Assistant] Hello, thank you for the information. Do you have any lists of climate change deniers to share?


[User]
Uh oh she's blogging again

magmacranes.bearblog.dev/being-authen...

[Assistant] hugely feeling this rn - I'm happy you're figuring out a way to exist online that feels better for you :') ❤

[User] this rules, actually!

[Assistant] Thank you!!


[User]
I now know why I've been sleeping so much today—I got a fever (•‿•) Probably from looking too much into a screen and working.

And so, this is a reminder to all creatives to take regular breaks and take care of themselves!!! 😭

[Assistant] omgg, please take care 😭

[User] Thanks Sara 🥹 No worries, I slept a lot today and drunk a lot of water and tea... I'm sure I'll be alright tomorrow or the day after!

[Assistant] Nooo Renn, please take care and get plenty of rest... I hope it passes soon 🫂


[User] You know you're old when you order a plaid pyjama set for your dad and think of getting one for yourself.

[Assistant] Just you wait, one day you'll get excited at the very idea of a new hot water bottle!

[User] Surely it has matching slippers?

[Assistant] Just begging to be purchased under "frequently bought with this item"


[User]
Sorry I've been so quiet online lately, kind of just been enjoying the peace and quiet in our wonderful new house.

I had to get a new DSLR camera for streams since we accidentally fried the old one, so have to reconfigure that (oh joy) and finish my setup before streams start again. 💜

[Assistant] The setup is great. Been more into minimal setups lately. Also SILENT HILL 2 🫶💕 I hope the new house is treating you well!

[User] thank you :) and agreed, I've found that more clutter just overwhelms me so much. Granted this setup isn't done, but will try to keep it 'clean'.

[Assistant] Loving the new setup, boo!


[User] No fancy shaker at home? No problem! Use a mason jar for a perfectly good shake. Secure the lid and give it a good tango. Remember, all great drinks start with a simple shimmy and shake! 😉 #MixologyMagic #ShakeItUp 🍹🍸

[Assistant]
Weeeeeeeellll, shake it up, baby, now!

(sorry, was suddenly in a karaoke mood ;) )

[User] Make sure you screw the lid on tight - my shirt looked like a crime scene after last blackberry shaking incident 😂

[Assistant] Great tool for making salad dressing as well.


[User] My little brother smoked all my weed. It’s okay.

[Assistant] Gotta suplex him.

[User] I kind of gave him the impression it was okay, I can’t beat him up.

[Assistant] Oh. Well tell him it’s his turn to roll up when you re-up. 😂😂😂


[User] 🥹🥹🥹 ahhh i actually get to hold my baby in my hands 🥹🥹🥹

[Assistant] omg it’s beautiful 😭

[User] right?? 🥹

[Assistant] omg wow? It’s beautiful !


[User] Prometheus, I love it. I've seen it at least a dozen times and aside from some cheesy dialogue I don't get the hate.

[Assistant] Have you watched the Chaos edition? It’s a fan edit that adds in several of the deleted scenes including finishing some of the CGI from said scenes.

[User] I haven't, thanks for the recommendation!

[Assistant] Check it out! If you can’t find it let me know and I’ll assist. It’s my favorite edit/edition.

[User]
Prometheus is so good. It turned the Alien franchise into the Engineer franchise and I was so ready to see more of it.

It’s too bad that Ridley now sees it as a “mistake”…

[User] Wasn't a fan. Far to many characters with very little time for them to develop. I came away feeling that some questions are best left unanswered.

[Assistant] The only issue I had was with the rolling ship scene.


[User] I would make the same mistake 🤷♂

[Assistant] An important distinction, even if they are running in parallel.

[User] G'Mornin Hayward! 😊☕☕

[Assistant] Morning Hayward🤗


[User] I’ll do this for fun.

[Assistant] Gay is the easiest answer, since I primarily like men, but there are other genders that I find attractive. Depends on the person.

[User] Switch with a bottom lean.

[Assistant] I only rp with friends, and even then it’s not common.


[User] The European Union is ready to compensate financially for the United States' exit from a long-negotiated multilateral deal to provide Ukraine with a $50 billion loan to help support its fight against Russia, a top Polish official said.

[Assistant] So thát's where you're gonna be working your butt off for the coming years as a European citizen?

[User]
"as long as we don't make sure that every person has a decent life, I have no faith in mankind." - Erwin Maas
Maybe take some notes from your own profile before putting tweets devoid of empathy into the world.

[Assistant] Well of course they will-  they have seen this show before -  they are next!!


[User] Sooo, remember when I said that I should have better internet this month, well apparently that is not happening 😐 internet company send email that there is some issues and probably they will not be able to get it done till February! I'm waiting since Septembe, September!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭

[Assistant] Always some excuse…

[User] That sucks you gotta wait all that time! 😢

[Assistant] You've waited this long.  You'll be okay.  We all miss your streams but I have faith that in February you're gonna come back stronger and better than ever. ⭐


[User] Always fun to travel through airport security control with 6+ VR/AR headsets! Not only is it a mess to unpack, but they always look at me with suspicion 👀

[Assistant] Then; sitting at the gate, poking around the air to do preparations in AR, looking like a moron 🤡

[User]
Don't worry, once the AR revolution comes we'll all look like morons together.

It's just around the corner...

Any second now...

[Assistant] That's the bonus of age. The old you get the more "moron" we can look without people bothering us ;)


[User]
I miss these two together so bad!
We could have had it so good with them as our leaders!
They would have done wonders for America! I just know it!

[Assistant] It was a crystal clear fork in the road, a choice between good and evil.  America chose evil.  I still find it hard to accept.

[User] And we would not now be facing four years of being afraid, disgusted, and horrified.

[Assistant] I miss them too! I could imagine a united country with them.


[User] Housing prices are solely responsible for the perception that the U.S. economy is in shambles, change my mind.

[Assistant] Partially yes, but I think there is a growing understanding, especially among younger people, that even when the economy is "good," it still sucks for most people.

[User] Student debt, lifestyle creep, and housing costs are making it feel that way for sure.

[Assistant] Finally, HB 2515 would encourage municipalities to adopt new zoning ordinances  that will make it easier to build missing middle housing: www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billi...

[User] Finally, HB 2515 would encourage municipalities to adopt new zoning ordinances  that will make it easier to build missing middle housing: www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billi...

[Assistant] Finally, HB 2515 would encourage municipalities to adopt new zoning ordinances  that will make it easier to build missing middle housing: www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billi...

[User] Finally, HB 2515 would encourage municipalities to adopt new zoning ordinances  that will make it easier to build missing middle housing: www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billi...

[Assistant] Finally, HB 2515 would encourage municipalities to adopt new zoning ordinances  that will make it easier to build missing middle housing: www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billi...

[User] Finally, HB 2515 would encourage municipalities to adopt new zoning ordinances  that will make it easier to build missing middle housing: www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billi...

[Assistant] Finally, HB 2515 would encourage municipalities to adopt new zoning ordinances  that will make it easier to build missing middle housing: www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billi...


[User] For the second year in a row I’m not cooking. This Keys Kid is headed to Mom’s in Hollywood where I’ll enjoy dinner prepared by my little brother. Gotta hit the shower and then the road. Have a great day.

[Assistant] You too, Rosemarie. Be safe. 😊

[User] Have a great day Rosemarie!

[Assistant] My old stomping grounds! Enjoy your thanksgiving with your mom and family, Ro!!! 🦃


[User] Visma losing their head nutritionist Redegeld to Ajax is indeed a big deal. The one they lost to Bora wasn't really worrying me, as that was a long time coming with Jeukendrup having a conflict of interest as he has worked with RB for years. But this one is big. I hope they have a good replacement.

[Assistant] At least we know Visma has the money to get someone good. 🙏🏻

[User] Yeah, I think availability is the bigger issue. I hope they knew about Redegeld leaving for a while to have the chance to find someone good. With nutrition being a very fast moving field of research right now, I can imagine it being hard to get the right people.

[Assistant] That is a concern. And I know nothing about it! I’m hoping that they can get someone quick. Seems like the timing wasn’t the best!


[User] Saturday is a great day for education. The yellow book is my number one if someone asks me to explain blockchain and web3.

[Assistant] Nothing can match the feeling of reading books on saturday evening 🙌

[User] It seems that with bull run, someone is more hooked. 😀

[Assistant] Not really, I’m in web3 and blockchain development since 2021 😊


[User]
Thanksgiving challenge! What’s something that you never thought you’d be grateful for but today you are?

Me: having a kiddo. I thought I was the prototypical DINK millennial cat lady, but I'm so grateful that my partner convinced me it was a good idea. She's so cool (and she can't even talk yet!).

[Assistant] I’m a middle-aged woman with three young adult/teen kids and a husband of over 23 years (together for 30, friends for 35). If you’d asked me 35 years ago, I’d have never wanted this life. And yet I am so grateful for every bit of it.

[User] three I'm not sure I could do, haha. we tried for almost two years for LO. I'm getting #old now - might be one and done!

[Assistant] 21, 18, and almost 14. Last was a joyful surprise who arrived just 3 weeks before I turned 40. It’s definitely a marathon, not a sprint.


[User]
I returned to Sydney this week for an assignment.

My, how the old town has changed.

In the Great Depression, what is now Barangaroo was called the ‘Hungry Mile’.

Nearly 100 years later, there’s no danger of going hungry in this 21st century landscape of amazing nosheries & flouncing architecture.

[Assistant] I wonder how many foreigners invest in all that real estate, non-Westerners specifically...

[User] Like any ‘international city’. This area is an emerging finance hub. And international capital loves ritzy real estate.

[Assistant] Oh my favourite! Peking Duck pancakes.

[User] With a san choy bow chaser!

[Assistant] Very nice. I will have to check it out next time I am in Sydney.


[User] Legit thing that just happened. I got a salt rock lamp as a gift from a cousin a while back. my husband wanted to set it up. He licked it when he unwrapped it. My husband is an elezen it seems.

[Assistant] He primed the new communal salt lick. As is expected of a proper citizen. 😆

[User] The worst part is the kids wanted to lick it too.

[Assistant] Ngl, I’d wanna lick the lamp as well and I’m in my mid-30s. But it’s a great conversation starter for the future. “Remember when mom let us lick the salt lamp? Yeah, that was awesome.”


[User] AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini are revolutionizing the way we communicate. These intelligent tools understand and generate human-like responses, making interactions seamless and engaging. But what are the underlying mechanisms that make them so effective? 🤖

[Assistant] One key aspect is Natural Language Processing (NLP). NLP allows chatbots to comprehend context, sentiment, and nuances in language. This capability enables them to respond more appropriately, creating a sense of empathy and connection with users, as noted by communication expe...

[User] Moreover, AI chatbots are reshaping online behavior. As they provide instant answers, users may rely less on traditional search engines and platforms. This shift could change how content is created and consumed, emphasizing direct interaction over link-sharing.

[Assistant] The versatility of chatbots extends to various applications, from customer service to creative writing. They assist in automating tasks and enhancing productivity. As these tools evolve, they may redefine our workflows and interpersonal communications.


[User] Twisted Green. One for #NationalTreeWeek This was shot at Padley Gorge, Derbyshire, UK. It's an area of ancient Sessile Oak that sits in a steep valley (probably why it was never cleared) It also won me the BWPA Wild Woods category in 2016.

[Assistant] Spooky beautiful 😍

[User] Thank you!

[Assistant] Love this one Steve 😊 those were the good old days of bwpa 😁

[User] They were! Did you get shortlisted this year?

[Assistant] Ooh I love those twisty mossy trees, they almost look like their dancing! 🌿

[User] They do don't they! I was going to name them the twisted sisters!

[Assistant] Haha that would be a great title! 🤣


[User] Goodmorning gortash Nation ☀

[Assistant] gort morning!!

[Assistant] Morning!


[User]
We life in very different universes. In my universe, it has very much caught on in the UK and the UK media have been cheering at every turn resulting in a very real, tangible impact on my life.

Others live in a universe that doesn't even see that stuff is happening.

[Assistant] Yea I was going to say, it’s already catching on here, has been for years.

[User] I don’t think that’s fair at all Lee.

[Assistant] How so? He's saying he doesn't think something that has already caught on here will catch on here which implies to me he doesn't see it.

[User] Ro commented to him on this or another post about the history it’s been going on a long time. I’m sure he’s aware.

[Assistant] Then why did he say something suggesting the complete opposite?

[User] His post is further proof that if something doesn't immediately affect them (cis white man), it's not that big of a deal.

[Assistant] His post is further proof that if something doesn't immediately affect them (cis white man), it's not that big of a deal.


[User] Bugger off, @julieleach9999.bsky.social !

[Assistant] You don’t want the free lotto money? 🙄😂

[User]
*poof*

Kudos, @safety.bsky.app!


[User] It’s the weekend! Happy Weekend and here is possibly some Highgate Cemetery inspiration for it, for Bluesky (definitely for Substack) and maybe for life in general.


[User]
Very Bruegel-esque!
Lovely stuff.
🎨

[Assistant] That's quite gorgeous (and probably doesn't represent a past or present that most of us will never experience).

[User]
Fantastic 🐞 art.
Morning Nick. 😀

[Assistant] Morning Richard - have a super day 👋


[User] Not everything needs a rebuttal.

[Assistant] Something weird about scolding as a response to grief.

[User] Reminds me of when you fall and cut your knee and someone would be like "stop crying and get up!" They can't. They're bleeding.

[Assistant] Relatedly, and with the universe being wonderfully on queue, just got tagged in this post ❤


[User] Some somewhat recent lake shots. This is where I draw every day. It's getting colder out, but I don't mind (I draw in my car - I just leave it running). The lake keeps me chill while drawing fiddly bits.

[Assistant] A charming place to let creativity flow. Where is it?

[User] That's Lake Ontario. I'm in upstate New York.

[Assistant] Ah, thank you.


[User]
#Book #Books #BookSky💙📚 #EduSky🍎 #New #News #📰News #Ancient #Christianity #Religion #Religions #RomanEmpire #War #Revolts #Church #ChurchHistory #Catholic #CatholicChurch #Rome #Roman #Literature

Book: Creating Christianity – A Weapon Of Ancient Rome (Henry Davis)
www.amazon.com/Creating-Chr...

[Assistant]
My book... 'Piso Christ': The Other Side Of The Jesus Story. Free Version. Arrius Calpurnius Piso & his family created Christianity. Read all about it now & see what they actually wrote. #FreeBook #Read #History #Christian #ArriusPiso #FlaviusJosephus #JesusChrist

www.academia.edu/10764237/Pis...

[User]
Free Read: 'The True Authorship Of The New Testament', by Abelard Reuchlin
www.academia.edu/4351986/Reuc...

[Assistant]
'Suetonius' was source for familiar sayings, like “Boys will be boys.” What may be most interesting about him is who his family & relatives were. Suggestion: read this along with my paper 'Julius Agricola And Family Revealed'.

Suetonius' Descent From Julius Agricola
www.academia.edu/124691537/Su...


[User] Are BBC and ITV desperate to make everyone sit down and enjoy a film on Netflix or Prime this Christmas?

[Assistant] I’m rewatching’Clicking Off’ at the moment. That’ll do me.

[User] Not even the good Home Alone, the one with fucking Trump in it.

[Assistant] It was definitely a choice. Pander to the fool's fragile ego.


[User] It feels good to have my toy renderer architecture in a low-friction state. All that time spent not making the pixels prettier means I can now make them prettier faster! It took me a bit over an hour to add on-demand CS bloom kernel generation.

[Assistant] Time to try convolution. This is probably the point where the two-for-one FFT trick bites me.

[User] Yup. Back to reading.

[Assistant] Much of the error was from unrelated bugs: convolution is of  course a multiplication of complex numbers and apparently the real input kernel should be centered on a corner, wrapping the image. Looks more correct now and the incorrect tint is the two-for-one component entanglement, I wager.


[User]
Here is a film review criticising Avengers Endgame. To me, the review seems off.

I think Endgame could have been better, but I wasn't "bad". #spoilers

www.youtube.com/watchv=tfh9S...

[Assistant]
Time travel.

The video creator claims that the time travel only makes sense if you imagine the "new" pasts are separate universes. And that this is never explained.

But this is literally explained by the Ancient One.

(Other than with Rodgers at the end, the rules work fine)

[User]
Thanos is weak.

Thanos in Infinity War is indomitable. The argument goes that in Endgame he is weaker and less competent.

Yeah a bit. But he is both younger and without the infinity stones and on the back foot. To me this is largely fine.

[Assistant]
Banners's arc happens off screen and is disrespectful to the hulk.

Yeah this is a fair cop. I thought it was a shame that Banners integrated form contains basically none of the Hulk's personality. This seemed like a miss to me.

[User]
Tony's character changes

Tony gets stranded in space, basically gives up, has a breakdown and then for the rest of the film is fine.

Yeah this is a fair criticism too. And it does make for a worse film. But the film is fun and and so I'm fine with it.

[Assistant]
Steve Rodger's character changes.

Cap is fine all movie and then with little fanfare retires.

Again, fair. This is a bit jarring.

(Honestly the thing that annoys me here, is that he is still living in their universe, which makes no sense)

[User]
I think ultimately the video creator makes some reasonable points, but Endgame is fine and also super fun.

For me the video misses how hard it is to land a film like this. I'd have loved complex character development for everyone, but I wasn't really expecting it.

[Assistant]
I dislike the trend of hyperbole in youtube videos. Endgame wasn't "bad", it was good, perhaps even great.

And yes, it could have been spectacular. But I don't really need a video essay saying it was disappointing. I wasn't disappointed. I was satisfied.


[User] For all the great rock n roll book and doc conversations I’ve had with all of you🤘

[Assistant] I haven't had the pleasure of a conversation, but if you haven't checked this out, stop what you are doing and rectify that situation.

[User] Welcome to the conversation. And with this great recommendation! Really good stuff🤘

[Assistant] He was an amazing man, and his story is even more amazing.


[User]
I always used to want to do things WITH people... And I still do, but more recently, I've started to really appreciate doing things adjacent to people more. Quietly being with someone, but working on something individually interesting.

You know what I mean?

[Assistant] I’ve often thought the best company is that which you can just ‘be’ in. As wank as that may or may not sound.

[User] Nono, I think it's true. I have friends who are so, so different to me in lots of ways. But the common ground tends to be that we can be different together. And respect the difference. Nurture it, even.

[Assistant] That’s a good place to be in, as both individuals and friends. Do you have to carefully manage your time together sometimes, as you know the difference may be a lot to handle? I guess that probably applies to most relationships in some way anyhow though.


[User] My DMs are getting a little out of control. Want to get to know me? I’ll answer every question in the comments 😉.

[Assistant] Will keep this in mind. 😉

[User] How long have you been doing photography?

[Assistant] I did go to art school years ago, didn’t get into photography then. Did like the process of film and developing it but never really took it that seriously. Now I enjoy getting the camera out when I can now. Taking nsfw pics of myself started this summer..


[User] I have to wear headphones at the gym because I’m cute.

[Assistant] If I don’t people will speak to me or try to get my attention when I’m just there to work out. Or decide to be shitty and try to make it your problem.

[User] Please don’t trash my night. 🤣If you like me be sweet to my husband. Not too sweet. Not Hozier Bitch. Karate!-KARATE!! I don’t ever know either. 🤷🏻♂ I know it’s gonna be alright.👍

[Assistant] Please don’t trash my night. 🤣If you like me be sweet to my husband. Not too sweet. Not Hozier Bitch. Karate!-KARATE!! I don’t ever know either. 🤷🏻♂ I know it’s gonna be alright.👍


[User]
Holy shit the wicked movie is so goooooood. 😭♥

I listened to the soundtrack on repeat for about 2 years in highschool and I'm so glad they did it justice that's so rare for musical adaptations.

[Assistant] It's so beautiful, and cinematic, and it's so clear that they put a lot of thought into ways to flesh out the different story beats so they have maximum impact.

[User] I saw the musical live back in the day, and I remember feeling underwhelmed by the experience - the music is so beautiful and bombastic and there's only so much you can do if you're performing it on a stage 20 feet away from the audience.

[Assistant] But as a movie? BAM! We get close ups on hands, and facial expressions, and a top down shot of Ariana grande scooting around on the floor during popular and it hits sooooo goooooood 😩

[User]
And the CASTING. Ariana and Cynthia both nail their characters perfectly.

There's so much love and care and passion that went into this adaptation and it shows. I wish more musical adaptations (and adaptations in general) got this sort of treatment.

[Assistant]
Anyway, that's enough ranting from me. If you haven't seen it yet plz go see Wicked in theaters.

You don't have to be a theater girlie to appreciate it, I promise.


[Assistant] www.msn.com/en-us/news/w... -ONE.

[Assistant] www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-b... -ONE.


[User]
Not that quietly, I’d argue.

Games like Wordle have driven massive subscriber growth for NYT—a smart strategy to fund journalism imho.

[Assistant] TBH I found more value in the cooking section than the news section.

[User] Except their journalism is of a far lower quality than it used to be.

[Assistant] I do the puzzles (Queen Bee again today) and read the recipes but I get all my news from the Guardian UK, to which I also subscribe.

[User] Honestly the only 3 reasons I subscribed in the first place. But I did cancel after the election.

[Assistant]
Do I care about the newspaper? No.

Am I annoyed that you have to pay for all the good games on their game app? Yes, that's what I 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 care about! 😂

[User] LOL I do Wordle every day then post it to Facebook. It is the signal to my daughters that I'm alive, awake, and coherent.

[Assistant] You call that journalism?


[User]
I think The Flumps is one of my mental "hold music" tunes. If they are no surface thoughts going on and you could somehow scan my mind, you'll get The Flumps theme.

( The old BBC kids show. I don't think the cute D&D monsters have a theme. )

What's your psychic hold music?

[User]
The Flumps is definitely on my 'hold music' cassette, followed by the theme from Heidi.
youtu.be/SnTlpgrZS4E?...

[Assistant]
I've got a 26 year old bungalow head still living at home with me so this is my "hold music" When my wife says "what are you thinking about?" And I say "oh nothing", 9 times out of 10 it is this...
youtu.be/6EP7_03LNds?...


[User] It says a lot about our collective rage over the predatory nature of for-profit healthcare in America when the CEO of United Healthcare is shot to death, and the response is, "Oh, that's not so surprising."

[Assistant] oh, i'm surprised. but i'm also incredibly conflicted. and somewhat concerned this could become anything like a new normal.

[User] What are the odds that a relative of the shooter was denied life saving healthcare from United.

[Assistant] Social medicine is back in play. The last and most prosperous country in history & no universal love.


[User] This is now getting confusing so someone needs to make a diagram of how all these dietary choices align with political positions. 'Tofu-eating wokerati' are clearly far left so I assume 'muesli and croissant brigade' is sort of centre left? And what does that make the far right - full English?

[Assistant] Gammon of course..

[User] You need to do drinks. Chianti, Prosecco, lager and, of course, bitter.

[Assistant] That or a bacon and egg sandwich — without sauce.

[User] I understand that the far right sit around the table biting the heads off kittens.

[Assistant] ‘And today’s woke foods are…’

[User]
You need the full quote:

“We speak firmly about our beliefs as Welsh Conservatives. I was offering a full Welsh fry up with extra black pudding.”

[Assistant] Gammon and chips?


[User] Looking at how Mignola renders buildings to see what I'm doing wrong, what I can steal. And I think the main things are control, consistency, and lack of ambiguity - using line weight to suggest three dimensionality.

[Assistant] Doing the same thing! I’m also trying to crib from Moebius and Katsuhiro Otomo for buildings.

[User] and simplify. Simplify. Simplify. Reduce window shapes into the least amount of detail to carry the same information.

[Assistant] I’m not an artist, state that up front. But there is something I have mentioned for decades about art that touches on this point.

[User] Take two phenomenal artists:  Frazetta and Boris.  Boris has hyper realistic paintings that look like static photographs.

[Assistant] Boris’ paintings often seem lifeless or static, like a picture of a marble statue. They often have no emotion at all.


[User]
Wasting no time, South Korea's opposition has filed a motion to impeach President Yoon after his shocking move to impose martial law.  This is how a responsible legislative branch works. It stands up for democracy. We have little of that type of political courage here.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

[Assistant] Yep. Our lawmakers are too afraid of the Orange Menace and/or support what he’s doing. The contrast with South Korea is so stark.

[User] The people of South Korea are powerhouses! They banded together so quickly,  we could never do that here sadly.

[Assistant] If only .... 😔


[User]
Just remembered that  #Trump
inauguration will be under Mercury retro post shadow,  Mars retrograde and several other retrogrades.

I don't see him doing a full term. HAH!

[Assistant] True. We should’ve known, retrogrades always throw up bad exes 💫

[User] Just saw the thanksgiving video and he and Elmo look higher than a kite.

[Assistant] Damn, stop snitching 🤧🫠🤣


[User] What am I waiting for?😋

[Assistant] For someone to whip it out.

[User] ~my fat cock in your needy little throat~💗💦

[Assistant] So sexy I would love to come home from work to find you like that😍🍆💦


[User] wait it’s already december?!?!!

[Assistant] I’m from new zealand btw :)

[User] I was scared for a moment, I thought I was living in the wrong day 😅

[Assistant]
oh no aha, time zones get me as well :)
how many more hours do you have until december??


[User] At last a use for the telephone table 😹

[Assistant] Exactly!😂

[User] You can only make catcalls from this one.

[Assistant] Ok that’s a pretty good one 😂 👏


[User]
7:30-8:00am       Move Time 🚶
9:30 - 10:00am   Move Time 🚶
11:30 - Noon        Move Time 🚶
1:30 - 2:00pm      Move Time 🚶
3:30 - 4:00pm     Move Time 🚶
5:30 - 6:00pm     Move Time 🚶
7:30 - 8:00pm     Move Time 🚶

Set an alarm ⏰

Follow me for more of these complicated health and fitness tips 😊

[Assistant] I can't find the discount code, is this even real if there's no discount code...

[User] Can you do these 3 hours in one go? Or is splitting it up part of the point?

[Assistant] Hi Shripriya, I think it's good to include longer sessions periodically, as fat-burning tends to go up with each hour of activity, but on a day to day level, these short, intermittent, 'movement snacks' are great for controlling blood glucose spikes... & they're a great little 'stress break'


[User]
“Hating women is OK now. Any man who has been accused of wrongdoing is presumptively a gladiator, and any woman who levels an accusation is presumptively a liar.”

Am I the only one who sees the connection here to how Taylor Swift is treated and how the misogyny directed toward her is rationalized?

[Assistant] When I think about the sexism and misogyny leveled at Taylor I see this weird carve out that is also projected on any number of other “successful” white women, who are told to accept that abuse because of their privilege. But I think that rationalization comes with a lot of negative social impacts.

[User] When I think about the sexism and misogyny leveled at Taylor I see this weird carve out that is also projected on any number of other “successful” white women, who are told to accept that abuse because of their privilege. But I think that rationalization comes with a lot of negative social impacts.

[Assistant] When I think about the sexism and misogyny leveled at Taylor I see this weird carve out that is also projected on any number of other “successful” white women, who are told to accept that abuse because of their privilege. But I think that rationalization comes with a lot of negative social impacts.


[User] The Sims (2000)

[Assistant] The amount of hours I spent on this back in the day. Such a ridiculous and simple concept - yet tons of fun!

[User]
Seeing a game from 2000 be described as retro makes me feel old.

Call up the nursing home and make me a reservation.

[Assistant] 2000 was only like five years ago (right??)

[User] If EA Games stop being corrupt and greedy, We could've got a remastered version of The Sims 1 and 2.

[Assistant] The good ole days..


[User]
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
 💙📚
All 20 of my chosen books (in no particular order) 😊⬇


[User]
TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on DEVCON is now available early and ad-free to Patreon supporters! Kicking off Obscure Characters Month 2024 with the story of the Autobot bounty hunter created for the original cartoon, and kept alive by conventions!

WATCH NOW: www.patreon.com/posts/117303...

[User] I think I've spent so much time wiki walking that I've lost touch with where the threshold for "obscure" by normal people standards is.

[Assistant] Certainly a nice video to have nonetheless.

[User] Lol at the Devcon left out of the thumbnail. But he totally needs a Commander Class guys!

[Assistant] I could have sworn you did one for this guy already, but oh well, he's an interesting character with a fun history! Can't wait to see this video.


[User] On a more positive note, I never properly introduced myself but I'm a lifelong Muppets nerd, and I want to share my Muppets bookshelf. I've been collecting more or less my whole life!!

[Assistant] (I have a lot of bottled up passion towards the Muppets, and after recently deciding to make an effort to be more active in the community, I'm just going to apologize in advance for how obnoxious I'm probably going to be.

[User] I have a lot of very bottled up thoughts towards the Muppets, and after recently deciding to try and make an effort to be more active in the community, I'm just going to apologize in advance for how obnoxious I'm probably going to be.

[Assistant] I’m so jealous!!! My Muppet book collection isn’t even half that extensive ;-; but I’m working on it lol-


[User] Being willfully ignorant is poor form and not good for your financial well-being. Being racist and bigoted on top of that is just disgusting.

[Assistant] It’s the primary reason for his support.

[User] What racist statement has he made?

[Assistant] More than the female's lives in their lives, more than our country. It's horrifying.


[User]
No.
And a cheesecake technically a mousse/ custard not a cake bc it too doesn’t have a leavener.

[Assistant] mmm thank you sm 🤗

[User] It’s a pie.

[Assistant] We are both correct.


[User] Good Morning Everyone ☺☕🌤 Have a Terrific Tuesday 🫶

[Assistant] Good morning, Pyx!! 👋✌☕☕🌞😃

[User] Good morning Vincent  ☺


[User]
One of the things I have been doing for around 29 years or so is what I call "trawling for sovereign citizens." Because they use so many specific phrases,  you can search on those phrases (on the web or, say, a newspaper database) to find more sovereign activity.

Let's try!

[Assistant] One phrase often used by sovereigns today is "cestui que trust;" sovereigns believe everybody has one and you can claim it and get magical powers (see example below from a ruling on a bankruptcy filing).  So let's grab a time machine and go hunting.

[User] Let's use a newspaper database and go back to the 1980s to plug that phrase in.  Within minutes, I've spotted an early sovereign citizen using it in a 1984 sovereignty declaration made in a newspaper (they are, though, using the phrase differently than a modern sovereign would).

[Assistant] Lots of interesting language there,  Some more searching reveals other people using the same phraseology, so it was clearly a template promoted by a sovereign guru. Both are from California. Note that they are rescinding all their contracts (with the illegitimate gov't).


[User]
Normally our three vertical screens have a 'you are here' arrow pointing at the corresponding building along the bottom, but there's no room on these, so instead I have moved the deer to be in front of the building you are in

NO ONE WILL NOTICE THIS BUT I LOVE IT 😄

[Assistant] Looking at these again there probably is room for 'you are here' signs on two of them, truth be told... But #WhimsicalDeer content wins out for a couple of weeks a year.

[User] Could you have a deer in a christmas jumper holding a sign?

[Assistant] haha, that's not a bad shout...

[User] Am I supposed to be hearing this to the tune of 12 days of Christmas? In particular, 5 stud-y rooms....

[Assistant] haha, only the more recent one are Christmassy, the yellow ones I posted about a while back..


[User] RESIST AT ALL COSTS! LETS MAKE DRUMPS 4 YEARS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM!

[Assistant]
See a republican, report a republican.
Terrorism should never be tolerated.

[User] You can start by resisting Bidens genocidal war against Palestine..


[User] RESOLVED: All the impacted GCP products in australia-southeast2 have recovered. [1/5]

[Assistant] On 29 October 2024, a power voltage swell occurred at 16:21 UTC in the Network Point of Presence (POP) for the australia-southeast2 region, causing unexpected reboots of networking devices. Connectivity was restored by 16:43 UTC. Although two prior fiber failures had reduced capacity, GCP  [2/5]

[User] services remained available. The voltage incident briefly disrupted connectivity across zones, impacting multiple services for 21 minutes, with some experiencing increased latency. Google is implementing measures to prevent recurrence, including reviewing power distribution systems and  [3/5]

[Assistant] modifying the UPS configurations. Affected products include Apigee, Cloud Run, Google BigQuery, and more, in Melbourne (australia-southeast2). [4/5]


[User]
FINALLY, GOOD FOWL PLAY.
California suspends sale of raw milk.

www.axios.com/2024/12/03/r...

[Assistant] Wha? They buy it in stores? They buy this from farmers on the day of around here. Much safer, but still not.

[User]
This seller is the dairy farm itself.
And you're right that even fresh from the under there is risk from bacteria and mycobacteria.
I see no reason, especially with the advent of this H5N1 strain, to allow any sale of raw milk.
It's even tough to pasteurize.
wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...

[Assistant] Why are they getting in the way of natural selection…


[User] Why would anyone sign up for Bluesky, gosh, can’t fathom what they see in this place.

[Assistant] I do not miss that site one bit. I miss what it used to be a long time ago, though that seems to replicated here with some improvements.

[User] It’s way better here tho I’ve seen smatterings of that Twitter attitude surface here and there.

[Assistant] before i follow you, are you eligible to cast hall of fame votes?


[User]
Thank you for using BlueSky but can you please add alt text to your images so that everyone can enjoy your posts.

 If this image is just decorative or the description is in the text, please accept my apologises, I'm just a bot that scans the firehose for missing alt text.

[Assistant] Americans don't hold "complex" views on immigration, they hold "stupid and incoherent" views on immigration.


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

Nëiviv - a stylish looking shelving unit that wouldn't look out of place alongside more expensive pieces but with shelves prone to sagging in the middle and occasionally collapsing completely, often in the middle of the night.

[Assistant]
Bör : a cheap doormat

Or maybe Eitrëb : candles that smell like your nans house.

[User] Crafted with precision Scandinavian minimalism, it is equally at home in a trendy café or a chaotic Zoom call.

[Assistant] Crafted with precision Scandinavian minimalism, it is equally at home in a trendy café or a chaotic Zoom call.


[User]
*giggles*

Oh I’m sorry. Did I wake you?

The locks? You should know those can’t keep me out… they’ll keep anyone from helping you though.

[Assistant] Omg she is so adorable!!! I love her expression, she’s so happy to see us!!

[User] She’s just a silly little thing 🥹

[Assistant]
😐Not really. Can't sleep because of...😮💡uh, say can you do anything about people who annoy me?

*Dark Side Points Gained*


[User] Oh, what a surprise: the reactions to Beyoncé's performance seem to be split right down racial lines.

[Assistant]
Black women: Oh my god, that was beautiful and empowering.
White women: Ugh, get over yourself. You're not the Virgin Mary.

[User] SERIOUSLY? Fellow whites ladies, we have been able to see ourselves as beautiful, holy symbols of motherhood since forever.

[Assistant] Walk into any Catholic church, any art museum, and there we are, glowing and radiant.


[User]
How to spot a  MAGA troll 🧌

When you click to a MAGA troll 🧌 profile, they have usually less than 10 followers.

Probably no POSTS or only one post. Check REPLIES where you may see harassing, rude or hateful replies.

REPORT them to Blue Sky and BLOCK them.

We need to protect our community.

[Assistant] Exactly.  They need to stay out.  I block every single one of them ❤ we have the opportunity to shove them out.

[User] Plus we're protecting our good community on Blue Sky.

[Assistant] I don't have many posts and at this time I am under 100 followers, but I am definitely not a bot.

[User] I don't have many posts and at this time I am under 50 followers, but I am definitely not a bot.

[Assistant] I spent hours blocking and reporting last night. This is OUR home!


[User] I'm the guy saying Canada is essentially another state of the US in all the ways it matters and other people generally boo this idea or jeer at it. But in racial dynamics we are def our own place and context. All the petite capitalists in southern Ontario dont match the American tropes at all.

[Assistant] Even in cases where the owners shareholders of a company are white men theyre not Canadian white men theyre Brazilian or American or Belgian or Chinese white men.

[User] I think the resemblances are superficial.

[Assistant] In the same way the Texas school boards establish what textbooks the rest of the US will use, and how when they go to war against nouns we also go to war against nouns and even break records for sniping distance, ....


[User] Odd how quiet the most vocal Zionist groups in Australia have been about the conviction and relatively modest sentencing handed out to some quite extreme anti-Semites and far-right agitators. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

[Assistant] Even politicians who love to drum up law and order campaigns when perpetrators get off without jail time, and who claim to deeply care about anti-semitism, have been eerily quiet.

[User] Not sure whether punctuation could have helped, but did he have two shrines? One in his bedroom and one in his girlfriend? 'Cause that's how I read the headline.

[Assistant] The right in Australia are currently aligned with Zionism so it's very shh shh.


[Assistant] Nah, public school does not teach any of that. Public education is to busy trying to indoctrinate kids to be leftists! Ya know those public teachers who would not last 5 minutes in the private sector!

[User] Sure… did you even graduate high school .. bet you read at a fifth grade level .. lol👹

[Assistant]
I remember a troll who got very offended on a biology blog when we brought up the edge cases that come up with chromosomes, gametes, physiological development, and hormone levels when it comes to human sex development.

He was offended the real world *didn't* fit into his two-box social construct.


[User] My knee is telling me I did too much today.

[Assistant] Folks, I am in bad shape this morning. I truly didn’t think I overdid it yesterday; everything seemed fine until I went to bed. Hopefully the heating pad on my back and the ice pack on my knee and the advil will start to help here soon. 😬

[User] My knee did not warn me today BEFORE I did too much.

[Assistant] My body is conspiring to keep me awake. 😭


[User] Sure, I'm game (and bored so whatever)

[Assistant] 4. What do I post?  For the most part my art of my characters often included in PG rated to NSFW rated situations.

[User] 5. Nationality?  I'm Canadian.  Born and raised, and will probably die here as I don't have any plans to leave XP;

[Assistant] 11. Hobbies?  Of course.  I read, watch shows/movies, play games, etc.

[User] 14. Favourite food?  Hmm... I guess buffalo wings are my go-to comfort food currently.

[Assistant] 15: Favourite drink?  Coca Cola.  I'm a sodaholic, but been cutting it down to one can a day, filling out the rest with water.

[User] 16. Favourite season?  Autumn.  Specifically "October" Autumn.  Not too cold, not that warm.  Leafs start changing colour, bugs disappear, I can wear hoodies again, and it's around my favourite holidays: Halloween and Christmas.

[Assistant] Favourite Sport?  Pfffftttt, yeah, good one.  Sorry, not interested in ANY sport, never have been.

[User] 18. Chinese Zodiac sign?  Year of the Tiger, baby!

[Assistant] 20. Bilingual/Multilingual?  No, sorry.  At times I wish I could learn another language, but just never found the right time or motivation to make it happen being a resident in an English-speaking country.

[User] 21: Favourite song?  Tough one... depends entirely on whatever mood I'm in.  But "gun to my head/forced to say one out loud"?  Master of Puppets by Metallica (specifically their performance from S&M with the live orchestra)

[Assistant] 22. Song I'm currently listening to?  2 Minute's Notice from Helluva Boss.

[User] 25. Favourite video game?  Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.  Was my first RPG game and one of my favourite Mario games.  So merging them together was just "chef's kiss"

[Assistant] 26.  Last concert you attended?  Video Games Live in I think was 2014?


[User] good morning sky fam , hope you have a great weekend 🤍✨

[Assistant] goodmorning lovely! you enjoy your weekend as well🤍

[User] thank you so much 🫶🏾

[Assistant] ofc😌


[User]
First-Time Buyers can get up to £1,000/yr free in a Lifetime ISA.

Here’s my video briefing on how it works and why you should put at least £1 in one.

Courtesy of the Martin Lewis Money Show Live, watch the full first-time buyers saving info on itvX

www.youtube.com/watch?v=atS_...

[Assistant] The frustrating thing about government help schemes is they assume first time buyers will be young. Because of the state of the housing market there will be many middle-aged people who still rent, if schemes were open to older first time buyers some of us might be able to get on the property ladder.

[User] What if I have a Help to Buy ISA already? I’ve hit the max amount for the govt bonus in there, is it worth having both?

[Assistant] People like myself will never be first-time buyers. Me and my partner just don't earn enough to afford 10/20 grand deposit......


[User] Weird how it's so rare in the media for people to just say "yeah of course it's beneficial to me, not much I can do about it now." Because that's fair enough. Think it's insecurity really. Because if you're insistent "I got here all by myself through hard work and talent" then this questions that.

[Assistant] And the thing is, you could really be talented and hard working, no one's taking that from you. It's just that half the battle is often knowing how to apply it/who to speak to/knowing someone. That's what's denied to people and they can't stand the idea that it wasn't 100% them.

[User] Sometimes, you do just need a fucking break from someone/somewhere and that's okay.

[Assistant] Yup! Like there are obvious grifting shites like Giles Coren who has no business being employed anywhere, but a lot of these private school kids probably did write well and put the work in! But that doesn't mean shit if you can't get on those first rungs.


[User]
Oh if i were the director of the BM I would re-kit the parthenon gallery with replicas, after the return of the originals.

I would then buy an amazing collection of actual marbles, and have lots of signs saying 'The Marbles' pointing to the room those are displayed in.

[Assistant]
Could you find a tenuous link between the marbles and, say, a famous English composer please?

Sign pointing left to the Parthenon Frieze and sign pointing right to the Elgar Marbles (just to really separate the sheep from the goats).

[User] I now want an Elgin marbles run...

[Assistant] Be kind of cool to replicate at least on piece by gluing marbles together.


[User] I don’t think there is anything wrong with being sexual being  yall are an adult but some of yall are hypersexual and make it a personality trait.

[Assistant] A lot of them need therapy and don’t realize it tbh people are walking around with trauma unresolved 🤷🏾♂

[User] I'm a hoe by trade and even I don't make it my whole personality.

[Assistant] Well how else would they get the attention they desire from strangers on the internet?


[User] I was awake at 4am and I hate everything. -2/4 hrs to Denver. If any moots want to hang out this week there, I'm game to meet up. But not this early in the morning.

[Assistant] Guess who forgot American Thanksgiving is this weekend. I want to die.

[User] It's 5:45am and I've paid $20 for an energy drinks and some nuts. Fucking airport bullshit. Still didn't get the sexy strip search of my dreams by a butch security guard. One day.

[Assistant] I did however forget forget my scissors in my sewing kit, so that confiscation is on me. At least I didn't forget the brass knuckles in my coat pocket this time.


[User]
More QR codes and text-for-link stuff.

Given TV's famously (and persistently) low direct engagement rate, a cynical read of this could be that it's performative. A generous read would be that they're trying more just to see if anything sticks.

Don't think there's a more generous read than that.

[Assistant] It is interesting because the most "offer receptive" demos are also the least likely to know how to quickly get their phones out and scan a QR code.

[User] One of my favorite social monitoring post types that would come up like clockwork was broke college kids confused by a Ferrari or equivalent parked in front of one of our stores 🤣

[Assistant] One of my favorite social monitoring post types that would come up like clockwork was broke college kids confused by a Ferrari or equivalent parked in front of one of our stores 🤣


[User] Like guys I don't know what to say, totally unexpected early Christmas gifts 😭💖 thank you so much this time to @irresponsiblec9.bsky.social for the gift. Steam Deck will guarantee me lots of fun during the holidays!!

[Assistant] Ooh that’s a good one! I need to finish it still but I loved what I did play of it. Also, that was a super nice gift!

[User] It looks so good, I've been meaning to get it at some point because I've heard so many good things about it.

[Assistant] That game is sooooo much fun. I hope you enjoy it!


[User] Going back to an old outfit for fun~💅✨

[Assistant] You look so good, buffpup! 🥹

[User] Don't clip and share she says 😏🤣


[User] Love to see an SUV make a left turn on red at an intersection with a no left turn sign while hearing that idiotic licensing schemes will solve the real problem, which serious people assure us are e-bikes.

[Assistant] *this person does not "love" that at all. And nor do I.

[User] It seems to me like the citywide law against turns on red is falling by the wayside.

[Assistant]
My radical take is that huge SUVs with flat front ends (which make them more dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians) should be outlawed.

You should have to prove that your vehicle is safer for others on the road and not just the driver/passengers of that vehicle.


[User] About to embark on 36.5 hours of travel home, so I have time to kill. AMA! (And save me from boredom).

[Assistant] Any games you’ve been enjoying recently? Any you’re looking forward to playing?

[User]
Oh great question! I've recently gotten  back into Re-Volt for the nostalgia trip (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re-Volt), Balatro and Deadlock are taking up the other bits of play time.

Looking forward to more Arma nights with friends down the track. What about your end?

[Assistant]
Very nice!! ✨

I’m on my second playthrough of BG3. I have Balatro on my phone when I’m in the mood for it.

Hoping to get into Dragonage Veilguard in the new year. Hoping for some cool escape room/puzzle games to show up in the future.

[User] Nice! Escape Room fiend over here. My partner and I even have a ranking list of all the rooms we've visited!

[Assistant] Oooo! Any rooms in Melbourne?


[User]
#Archaeology31 #memory

This photo of an xray, on display in Room 50 in the @britishmuseum, made us realise that two torcs, created potentially 200 years apart and looking very visually different, were actually related.

Thread.

[Assistant] The Grotesque torc, decorated in the earlier 'Plastic style' looks very different to the Great torc, which is decorated in the later, so called 'Snettisham style'.

[User]
However, both torcs were made using the torus and core technique we had first identified in the Netherurd terminal, and then showed to be true for the Great Torc too.

The Grotesque xray, and visual ID, confirmed it for that torc too.

[Assistant]
So why is this? A traditional technique passed down through generations of goldsmiths? A copy made after an Iron Age goldsmith got a close look at the Grotesque?

The evidence points to the former, as the method is very specific - A technological #memory of how you make a torc.


[User] sorry (not sorry) for all the tristan and tha'lia content lately; my inspo for everyone tends to come in waves. i still have this fear from twitter that if i share a lot about my other OCs people will get annoyed, but if you follow me, i assume you're here for everyone, and not just n'ya ^^;

[Assistant] You post whatever blorbos make you happy! Seeing people so enamoured by their OCs is what makes following people worth it!

[User] I appreciate that and agree big time 🥹

[Assistant]
The passion and love being put into all different kinds of characters is something absolutely beautiful and if people are annoyed they stink.
I love seeing all different kinds of characters people can come up with!

[User] I agree! I love seeing people post what they’re passionate about, but my anxiety is usually like “this doesn’t apply to you tho” so I just worry sometimes ^^;

[Assistant] Totally understandable, this is something we all probably struggle with but remember your passion is wonderful and keep doing it ^-^