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Velvet Sparrow
@velvetsparrow.bsky.social
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Smart-ass So. CA gal. No. NV Sierras Writer/Origami artist with LOTS of chickens. Unrepentant Romantic/Rogue Snarker/Chaotic Good. AI = Block! Eastern Sierras, Nevada jackshenhouse.blogspot.com
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Velvet Sparrow @velvetsparrow.bsky.social · Dec 2
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Velvet Sparrow @velvetsparrow.bsky.social · 7m
THIS THREAD.
At my monthly writing group the lady sitting next to me waxed rhapsodic over using AI to 'improve' her writing (turns out it didn't, natch), while the rest of us made faces/shook our heads. Despite our reaction she kept trying to rationalize it & get someone to say it was ok to use.
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jongraywb.bsky.social ✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Santa Clown” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 19h
Stop sharing AI slop.

It's one thing if you don't know or just made a mistake. No need to breathe down someones neck b/c its harder to tell nowadays.

But if you do know (ESPECIALLY IF YOU DO KNOW) even if you're posting it to make fun of it or sharing it unironically... consider not doing that.
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✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Santa Clown” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 7h
“LOL look at this—“
“I wanted to try out Chat GPT to—“
“Look at how realistic this creepy thing—“
“Its just a funny video—“
“I know its AI but—“

No.

Many of us have said/done this innocently before or without thinking so I issue no judgement here. But the ones that know it & do it on purpose tho…
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LadyBusiness @ladybusiness.bsky.social · 4d
Are you still putting your arms through the sleeves like a tacky idiot from 2025? Ew, gross
Who What Wear headline: It's Here: The 2026 Way to Wear a Blazer
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d
Will this be available on streaming?
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Velvet Sparrow @velvetsparrow.bsky.social · 35m
Next Generation ship, NOT the original Enterprise, sadly.
Astounded they hadn't made a deal to make Star Trek stuff before now...did Gene Roddenberry step on one too many of the damned things?
trekcore.com TrekCore.com 🖖 @trekcore.com · 47m
LEGO posted this cute video for the launch of their first official #StarTrek set today

#LEGO
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Velvet Sparrow @velvetsparrow.bsky.social · 41m
SUE THEM INTO THE GROUND, BABY! 😈
diane.dianeduane.com Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 50m
Wow, who knew we were gonna *need* to colonize another Earthlike planet just to raise enough popcorn...! 😏
histoftech.bsky.social Cold November Mar @histoftech.bsky.social · 7h
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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AuroraPeachy 🍑 @aurorapeachy.bsky.social · 21h
Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
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Velvet Sparrow @velvetsparrow.bsky.social · 14h
You look amazing, and I'm so glad you're happy.
You set a great example for others making the transition to persevere, thank you. 🙂❤️
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Velvet Sparrow @velvetsparrow.bsky.social · 14h
Latest egg #donation!
Vital now that the government has cheerfully halted the #SNAP program.
Three dozen went to the kid's ukelele group, the other five went to the food closet.
Fellow #ChickenSky folks, I'm challenging YOU to also donate #eggs! Get those cackleberries gathered up & taken in! 🐓🥚😀
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Velvet Sparrow @velvetsparrow.bsky.social · 1d
I'm surprised we still have power, to be honest. Usually they shut it off in winds like this.
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Velvet Sparrow @velvetsparrow.bsky.social · 1d
Howling Nevada Windstorm is upon us, so no sleep for anyone in the household.
Carrying a worrying amount of brushfire smoke, too.
Off to try and find out what's burning and where...
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Velvet Sparrow @velvetsparrow.bsky.social · 1d
So wonderful...what a brave, bold breath of fresh air.
But I'm genuinely worried...I hope he has an excellent security team that keeps him SAFE. 😕😬
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 1d
Huge news from California: "Prop 50 represents Democrats’ first significant victory against President Donald Trump’s unprecedented plan to rig the midterms" www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Dems win major victory against Trumpism as Prop. 50 passes in California
The Golden State ballot measure cancels out Republicans' Texas gerrymander.
www.motherjones.com
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Velvet Sparrow @velvetsparrow.bsky.social · 1d
Here's hoping that tonight is a set of hands firmly gripping the Republican lunch table and about to flip it ENTIRELY over. 😈
rincewind.run Micah @rincewind.run · 1d
the entire twitter and group chat poisoned elite of American society who decided Trump winning an election by 1.5% heralded a thousand year reich may have miscalculated a bit
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Velvet Sparrow @velvetsparrow.bsky.social · 1d
Hey, anyone who has ever had a turkey flog them knows their concern is REAL. 😬
weirdxmas.bsky.social Weird Christmas @weirdxmas.bsky.social · 1d
They look so affronted at the presence of this turkey.
A vintage thanksgiving postcard
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Velvet Sparrow @velvetsparrow.bsky.social · 1d
I get that every so often too. But if I go to their profile, the post is there and I can reply.
Seems to be a BlueSky hiccup...?
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Purpzie 🐦 @purpzie.com · 1d
LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOO CONGRATS NEW YORK
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Noll @nollthere.bsky.social · 1d
Reposting some pigeon art because I've been working on sewing together a pigeon-themed blanket today.
Digital art close-up of a very fluffy pigeon from the top down, in a vague heart shape. It's very pink and lavender, surrounded by tinier bits of fluff and feather. Digital illustration of a human hand holding a feral pigeon that is grey with dark and lighter spots and a light head. In its beak is a red thread that holds a golden, vintage key. The thread loops around the fingers on the hand. Digital bust painting of a pigeon's head, with beautiful teal and purple neck feathers and orange eye.
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scwiba @scwiba.bsky.social · Jun 28
is this really the world you want your children to live in, and your children's children,
Fox News screencap listing "Zohran Mamdani's socialist promises." The list has been poorly edited to just say "GZDoom texture filtering turned off by default."
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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcc.bsky.social · 1d
New favourite example of structural ambiguity
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A.D.🍀🦩 @adwills.bsky.social · 2d
I hope openai gets sued into oblivion, and when they get to oblivion, the void lords banish them to the shadow realm, and then when they get to the shadow realm, they get annihilated by a blue eyes white dragon
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Velvet Sparrow @velvetsparrow.bsky.social · 2d
Brian Aherne nailed the sexy-scruffy look.
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if there's any kind of magic in this world, it must be in the at: Image
nonbinary intp alien | 30s | eclectic art historian
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no context our flag means death @ofmdnocontext.bsky.social · 5d
october 31st vs november 1st
Edward Teach standing in front of a wedding cake with black around his eyes. Edward Teach standing in front of the crew in his rice sack onesie making his apology speech.
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