Aden Albert
@adenalbertcreative.com
I’m Aden, a photographer and writer based in South Carolina.
Site: https://adenalbertcreative.com
Fiction: https://theneon.church or @theneon.church
Site: https://adenalbertcreative.com
Fiction: https://theneon.church or @theneon.church
Books read in 2026, a continuing thread.
January 23, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Books read in 2026, a continuing thread.
why can’t I get any work done
Is it because I’m worried about
- measles
- civil war
- freezing to death in the coming winter storm
- transatlantic imperial conflict
- paralyzing confusion over what century I’m in
surprise it’s all of the above
Is it because I’m worried about
- measles
- civil war
- freezing to death in the coming winter storm
- transatlantic imperial conflict
- paralyzing confusion over what century I’m in
surprise it’s all of the above
January 22, 2026 at 8:07 PM
why can’t I get any work done
Is it because I’m worried about
- measles
- civil war
- freezing to death in the coming winter storm
- transatlantic imperial conflict
- paralyzing confusion over what century I’m in
surprise it’s all of the above
Is it because I’m worried about
- measles
- civil war
- freezing to death in the coming winter storm
- transatlantic imperial conflict
- paralyzing confusion over what century I’m in
surprise it’s all of the above
AI is inevitable, just buy it and don’t question it, say AI salespeople, months before they plead for more AI sales to prevent death of AI
But like Jean mentions, the consumers who should have been pointing this out bought in because they were afraid of missing out on the wallet inspection
But like Jean mentions, the consumers who should have been pointing this out bought in because they were afraid of missing out on the wallet inspection
Higher ed institutions should be much more critical of AI instead of falling all over themselves to implement AI in the curriculum just because they've bought into this story of inevitability that is being pushed by people who, guess what, stand to benefit financially from that story.
Lured by AI, Colleges Are Sleepwalking Into Irrelevance
Opinion | The future we’ve been sold is not inevitable.
www.chronicle.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:19 PM
AI is inevitable, just buy it and don’t question it, say AI salespeople, months before they plead for more AI sales to prevent death of AI
But like Jean mentions, the consumers who should have been pointing this out bought in because they were afraid of missing out on the wallet inspection
But like Jean mentions, the consumers who should have been pointing this out bought in because they were afraid of missing out on the wallet inspection
May the universe grant me the confidence of my kids’ school picture company, emailing me every day to pitch another sale of the same pictures from October, unstoppable as the sunrise
January 22, 2026 at 2:55 PM
May the universe grant me the confidence of my kids’ school picture company, emailing me every day to pitch another sale of the same pictures from October, unstoppable as the sunrise
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
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The sound resolves, two iron ship hulls colliding in a frozen sea two centuries ago.
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The sound resolves, two iron ship hulls colliding in a frozen sea two centuries ago.
January 21, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the second sentence.
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The sound resolves, two iron ship hulls colliding in a frozen sea two centuries ago.
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The sound resolves, two iron ship hulls colliding in a frozen sea two centuries ago.
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I’ve been doing nothing but solve problems at work today. I’m done with that. I’m only accepting problems that are already solved for the rest of the day. I am closed to unsolved problems.
January 20, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I’ve been doing nothing but solve problems at work today. I’m done with that. I’m only accepting problems that are already solved for the rest of the day. I am closed to unsolved problems.
Finished ABSOLUTION by @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social. A return to Area X, but not a return, because Area X resists returning.
An incredible achievement from a powerful storyteller and prose stylist.
An incredible achievement from a powerful storyteller and prose stylist.
January 19, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Finished ABSOLUTION by @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social. A return to Area X, but not a return, because Area X resists returning.
An incredible achievement from a powerful storyteller and prose stylist.
An incredible achievement from a powerful storyteller and prose stylist.
January 17, 2026 at 1:42 PM
The SC measles epidemic has moved into schools in our county. Not our school yet. (Yet.)
The ‘20s: a decade of unforced errors, IOUs, and horrors bought on credit
The ‘20s: a decade of unforced errors, IOUs, and horrors bought on credit
January 16, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The SC measles epidemic has moved into schools in our county. Not our school yet. (Yet.)
The ‘20s: a decade of unforced errors, IOUs, and horrors bought on credit
The ‘20s: a decade of unforced errors, IOUs, and horrors bought on credit
“Starbucks and Mr. Beast celebrate Beast Games with Cannonball Drink”
The path is narrow and no longer underfoot
The path is narrow and no longer underfoot
January 15, 2026 at 2:14 AM
“Starbucks and Mr. Beast celebrate Beast Games with Cannonball Drink”
The path is narrow and no longer underfoot
The path is narrow and no longer underfoot
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
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r/AskHistorians has a good rundown. tl;dr, no evidence that it's actually a Nazi slogan (as you've noted elsewhere). However, one of the answers includes similar examples from a variety of adventure novels, etc., which I thought might interest you. www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
From the AskHistorians community on Reddit
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January 13, 2026 at 11:42 PM
r/AskHistorians has a good rundown. tl;dr, no evidence that it's actually a Nazi slogan (as you've noted elsewhere). However, one of the answers includes similar examples from a variety of adventure novels, etc., which I thought might interest you. www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...
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QT with your home river.
West Fork of the Harpeth.
West Fork of the Harpeth.
Tenmile River.
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 13, 2026 at 12:19 AM
QT with your home river.
West Fork of the Harpeth.
West Fork of the Harpeth.
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You're alone in the black. Your ship is dying. Your crew is dead. How long can you survive?
The Wretched is my solo survival horror game that started the Wretched & Alone system. 🚀💀
https://loottheroom.itch.io/wretched
The Wretched is my solo survival horror game that started the Wretched & Alone system. 🚀💀
https://loottheroom.itch.io/wretched
The Wretched by Chris Bissette
Survive alone in the black
loottheroom.itch.io
January 11, 2026 at 9:35 PM
You're alone in the black. Your ship is dying. Your crew is dead. How long can you survive?
The Wretched is my solo survival horror game that started the Wretched & Alone system. 🚀💀
https://loottheroom.itch.io/wretched
The Wretched is my solo survival horror game that started the Wretched & Alone system. 🚀💀
https://loottheroom.itch.io/wretched
January 10, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Slightly diminish a band.
Godspeed You! Dark Gray Emperor
Godspeed You! Dark Gray Emperor
Slightly diminish a band.
The Beatle.
The Beatle.
Slightly diminish a band
Ned's Subatomic Dustbin
Ned's Subatomic Dustbin
January 10, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Slightly diminish a band.
Godspeed You! Dark Gray Emperor
Godspeed You! Dark Gray Emperor
actually the funniest part was constraining today’s search to “past seven days” and getting a second hit for “the curse of the pharaohs”
they actually meant the ancient egyptian rulers and not some know your meme/urban dictionary nonsense i was not hip to
they actually meant the ancient egyptian rulers and not some know your meme/urban dictionary nonsense i was not hip to
January 8, 2026 at 12:48 AM
actually the funniest part was constraining today’s search to “past seven days” and getting a second hit for “the curse of the pharaohs”
they actually meant the ancient egyptian rulers and not some know your meme/urban dictionary nonsense i was not hip to
they actually meant the ancient egyptian rulers and not some know your meme/urban dictionary nonsense i was not hip to
the funniest part of sourcing the latest Facebook copy/paste magic from internet sovereign citizens is tracking the debunking articles’ identical exasperation through time. ten years ago, eighteen months ago, yesterday, each one is identically fed up with this bullshit. only the incantations change.
January 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
the funniest part of sourcing the latest Facebook copy/paste magic from internet sovereign citizens is tracking the debunking articles’ identical exasperation through time. ten years ago, eighteen months ago, yesterday, each one is identically fed up with this bullshit. only the incantations change.
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I’ve been wishing we would attach a lab period to first year writing forever. Would love to see this as part of more writing classes.
Opinion | Bio Lab, Chem Lab, Writing Lab?
Instead of quiet quitting the take-home essay, we need a whole new model for writing instruction. https://bit.ly/4qyaPJa
#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
Instead of quiet quitting the take-home essay, we need a whole new model for writing instruction. https://bit.ly/4qyaPJa
#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
January 6, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I’ve been wishing we would attach a lab period to first year writing forever. Would love to see this as part of more writing classes.
January 6, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Read one book in 2026. It was okay.
January 3, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Read one book in 2026. It was okay.
couldn't figure out why the amazon window shrank by 1/3 with some searches (have a gift card, don't @ me). disabled my ad blocker to find it's a panel opened up by their dumbass chatbot. before i figured it out, it just looked like their site shrank to the right in a weird CSS malfunction.
January 2, 2026 at 11:18 PM
couldn't figure out why the amazon window shrank by 1/3 with some searches (have a gift card, don't @ me). disabled my ad blocker to find it's a panel opened up by their dumbass chatbot. before i figured it out, it just looked like their site shrank to the right in a weird CSS malfunction.
don’t try to be funny when you’ve only had blood thinners for breakfast.
December 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
don’t try to be funny when you’ve only had blood thinners for breakfast.
the Bluesky iOS app is sluggish to nonresponsive over WiFi (usually reports as NC), fine on cellular (SC). inconsistent on VPN, which does not terminate in either state. an IT problem for me to chase down when I feel like it (never)
December 31, 2025 at 4:03 AM
the Bluesky iOS app is sluggish to nonresponsive over WiFi (usually reports as NC), fine on cellular (SC). inconsistent on VPN, which does not terminate in either state. an IT problem for me to chase down when I feel like it (never)