"you need to learn how to use gAI or you'll get left behind!"
counterpoint!
the absolute fastest way to render yourself unemployable is to build your skillset around a tool that does your thinking for you, that everyone has access to, and that one company can change or take away at any time
A wall full of mugs arranged in such a way that it looks like the mugs are repeating themselves, creating an uncomfortable illusion
Woe, wall of astigmatism be upon ye
A black cat loafed on a stack of papers on the counter. Because they are uneven, one front wrist is sticking out.
There must have been a dent in the loaf pan.
But...feet getting wet???
If you promise to make a comment, you can have some cat pictures as a treat!
@marcied.bsky.social Here's the final one you requested!
You only have a short time to comment. They are trying to destroy our forests to enrich a few logging company executives and the politicians they’ve paid off.
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Ready to dive into the super surreal world of #InvisibleSun from @montecookgames.com?
TO THE END OF REASON starts next week--and even we don't know where this is going to go! So let's play, vislae!
on Monday 5-7pm PST on twitch.tv/dungeonscrawlers
I am in the lazy camp.
Get a query critiqued by an agent and support a St. Paul mutual aid group that's delivering groceries to thousands of people!
I need to pick up another retainer relationship in 2026 just to keep up with my insurance rate increases for my family, but I'm pretty good at what I do, so let me know if we can work together!
A sign advertising a subdivision with the developer name, an arrow, and "New Homes." At the top is a smaller sign saying, "Primary on Main."
It was only for a second, but when I first saw this, I wondered what kink "primary" referred to.
Heads up for SFWA members filling out the Nebula nomination form:
It is possible to 'save and continue later' BUT if you do this, be sure to ALSO do the step (on the next page) of emailing yourself the link to your partial ballot.
Otherwise you'll have no way to get back to it!
Ah, but banshees are inherently classist. They only wail for certain families--when you get one, you know you've made it. And your family playing a fake wail by your bedside is just *gauche*.
A black cat with yellow eyes standing on a half-finished jigsaw puzzle. The box is propped up to show the art, which is of a black cat with yellow eyes on a bookshelf. The real cat is a dead ringer for the one on the box.
She help.
Fantastic reporting from this new journalism project! If you live in Oregon or Washington, definitely consider getting a subscription if you can spare some $$.
Live in BCS #450 Science-Fantasy Month 8: "Like Thorns on Her Tongue" by @rhiannonheld.bsky.social "No, she’d learned to keep acting in the midst of such spiraling thoughts. A couple of her backup knives were in her bike saddlebag" www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/like...
Wow.
I propose to make universal the old policy of the Blackfriars conference at the American Shakespeare Center:
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
Sometimes when I'm feeling luxurious, when putting out the weekly dry trash, I put it out in the separate bags from different rooms, instead of combining it into one bag.
Hedonism!
IT IS TIME! The next ZNB #Kickstarter will launch on Feb 27th, Noon Eastern! MARK YOUR CALENDAR! *And spread the word by reposting this post!*
We'll be #crowdfunding an #urbanfantasy anth called WERE-2. Were-creatures OTHER than #werewolves! I'll send out a preview link next week. #booksky #sff
New stories: BCS #450 Science-Fantasy Month 8 double-issue extra stories live today, by @rhiannonheld.bsky.social and @eskaftun.bsky.social, alongside science-fantasy stories by @nassos.bsky.social and @ewenmaer.bsky.social last week. www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue...
I'll send an email to the admin address the automated QM reply gave in case of trouble, and see what's up. Thanks for checking!
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Have you finished all of the batch of 750? I had a query in that batch and haven't heard back, but I wasn't sure if you still had a set of queries under consideration? Thanks!
A retaining wall with a narrow garden bed between it and the fence. Half of the bed is entirely covered in sprouting daffodils, half of the bed has nothing whatsoever.
I call it, The Soil is Shitty and I Got Tired
Guys, dont immediately jump ship. Complain on Discords forums. Spam their emails. Make noise. We'll never tackle the overlying problem if we just keep jumping ship.
Discord is easy to bully out of doing shit. We've made them stop doing NFT shit. We can stop them taking ID's. :)
omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for
gradient.horse
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Cover for Romantasy Rebels: A Fantasy Romance Anthology of Standing Up and Pushing Back brought to you by FaRo Society. Cover has dark background with red and gold accents and a sword stabbing a fiery crown.
After being banned TWICE by the Amazon, the romantasy anthology I organized for FaRo Society to fight book bans is back. 🔥
Romantasy Rebels is available everywhere only until the end of February! All proceeds will be go to PEN America, who defend writers around the world.
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New (double!) Issue: BCS #450 Science-Fantasy Month 8! Stories Natalia Theodoridou @nassos.bsky.social and Ewen Ma @ewenmaer.bsky.social today, @rhiannonheld.bsky.social and @eskaftun.bsky.social next week (but in ebook now), podcast of Theodoridou. www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue...
