Chekhov's Murder Hornets
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The Midnight Baker Who Bakes at Midnight. She/her (they/m in a pinch), religion: cake. Baked devotionals and other offbeat stuff at feraltomatoes.com. No worries, my existence infuriates me too.
Getting used to hating it is going swimmingly well
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 2, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Getting used to hating it is going swimmingly well
I named my fists Pumpkin and Spice because you're about to get waaaaaay too much of them for a while
I named my fists Common and Sense because I'm about to bring the Paine
I named my fists Blood and Meridian because I’m fixing to Judge your ass.
December 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I named my fists Pumpkin and Spice because you're about to get waaaaaay too much of them for a while
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AD-ROCK: Yo Ebenezer you gotta show re-
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
January 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
AD-ROCK: Yo Ebenezer you gotta show re-
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
BEASTIES: MORSE
AD-ROCK: Redemption is not a mere matter of
Beasties: COURSE
MIKE D: We’ll show you Bob Cratchit’s not a lazy
BEASTIES: MOOCHER
MCA: We’re Christmas Past
MIKE D: Christmas Present
BEASTIES: AND CHRISTMAS FUTURE
Your periodic reminder that when someone's definition of "winning" includes "the opponent loses something," they will happily continue losing, and losing a LOT, as long as the opponent is losing something. Because as far as they're concerned, every tiny theft is a point in their column.
November 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Your periodic reminder that when someone's definition of "winning" includes "the opponent loses something," they will happily continue losing, and losing a LOT, as long as the opponent is losing something. Because as far as they're concerned, every tiny theft is a point in their column.
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
I really really hope it's not Quark.
I really really hope it's not Quark.
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
I really really hope it's not Quark.
I really really hope it's not Quark.
We are very fortunate that even though our dude is not into gaining skills, he understands that WE are and appreciates what we do with those skills. We're all anti-slop, but he has the most stickers and antipathy. Which is HUGE considering how easily it could've gone the other way.
There's a part of learning, which generative AI completely turns into dogshit, which is *doing something you could not have done before*
Whether it's drawing, playing an instrument, solving a physics problem, organizing an essay, you find yourself doing easily what previously you found overwhelming
Whether it's drawing, playing an instrument, solving a physics problem, organizing an essay, you find yourself doing easily what previously you found overwhelming
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We are very fortunate that even though our dude is not into gaining skills, he understands that WE are and appreciates what we do with those skills. We're all anti-slop, but he has the most stickers and antipathy. Which is HUGE considering how easily it could've gone the other way.
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LRP: The public does understand authors don't make a living. They've understood it for at least *checks* 40 years. They just don't see it as a problem. Not when you can cluck your tongue at your creative progeny and say smugly "We tried to warn you, dear."
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 AM
LRP: The public does understand authors don't make a living. They've understood it for at least *checks* 40 years. They just don't see it as a problem. Not when you can cluck your tongue at your creative progeny and say smugly "We tried to warn you, dear."
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95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
Andor is mostly build. Rogue One is mostly end-stage storytelling. Of the two, Andor works better because it's invested more in its growth, while Rogue One just sorta throws shit at the protags. Still love how Jyn and Cassian are swapped from stereotypical gender though.
I like Rogue One personally but tbh I would only defend it as either an interesting artifact of a troubled creative process or a potentially promising proof of concept for Andor
It’s extremely flawed at best
It’s extremely flawed at best
rogue one is bad folks. i have believed this since i saw it in theaters and no subsequent rewatch has changed my mind. basically a chop job until the final sequence, which is good (for star wars)
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Andor is mostly build. Rogue One is mostly end-stage storytelling. Of the two, Andor works better because it's invested more in its growth, while Rogue One just sorta throws shit at the protags. Still love how Jyn and Cassian are swapped from stereotypical gender though.
Yes, this has been "proven false." No, I do not plan on taking it down. Why? Because I don't believe a word Google says about privacy. They don't have to tell the truth. And now that they have data on how many people will (not) drop them if they actually DO do this, it's all the more inevitable.
Heads up if you use Gmail. Your emails can be used to train AI/LLMs. Yes, your author emails containing your stories!
It’s easy to turn off, though. Here’s a link to instructions
It’s easy to turn off, though. Here’s a link to instructions
Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
November 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Yes, this has been "proven false." No, I do not plan on taking it down. Why? Because I don't believe a word Google says about privacy. They don't have to tell the truth. And now that they have data on how many people will (not) drop them if they actually DO do this, it's all the more inevitable.
I love it when I literally dream up ideas. I love it even more when they're still funny the next morning.
Steve's gonna have to invite Alex over to prove this isn't a *gas* stove. #minecraft
Steve's gonna have to invite Alex over to prove this isn't a *gas* stove. #minecraft
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
I love it when I literally dream up ideas. I love it even more when they're still funny the next morning.
Steve's gonna have to invite Alex over to prove this isn't a *gas* stove. #minecraft
Steve's gonna have to invite Alex over to prove this isn't a *gas* stove. #minecraft
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lol I went from and iPhone 7 to an iPhone 16 and I intend to make this one last just as long
My Cintiq is at least 15 years old, Wacom doesn't even have its drivers easily accessible anymore
My PCs last about 10 years on average
I AM IMMUNE TO YOUR PLEAS, CNBC
My Cintiq is at least 15 years old, Wacom doesn't even have its drivers easily accessible anymore
My PCs last about 10 years on average
I AM IMMUNE TO YOUR PLEAS, CNBC
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
lol I went from and iPhone 7 to an iPhone 16 and I intend to make this one last just as long
My Cintiq is at least 15 years old, Wacom doesn't even have its drivers easily accessible anymore
My PCs last about 10 years on average
I AM IMMUNE TO YOUR PLEAS, CNBC
My Cintiq is at least 15 years old, Wacom doesn't even have its drivers easily accessible anymore
My PCs last about 10 years on average
I AM IMMUNE TO YOUR PLEAS, CNBC
This is why I used to approve chiropractic and such at my WC claims desk, even though office policy was not to. I'd also very happily show that it cost us less than throwing out a bunch of stuff that didn't work and sometimes made things worse. No really, I enjoyed the heck out of that.
If rubbing a crystal on the aching thigh your doctor can't treat makes it feel better and that helps you get through the day, I love your crystal for you and you get to have it and don't let anyone tell you it doesn't do anything, because EVEN IF IT IS A PLACEBO, it is doing something.
November 23, 2025 at 3:54 AM
This is why I used to approve chiropractic and such at my WC claims desk, even though office policy was not to. I'd also very happily show that it cost us less than throwing out a bunch of stuff that didn't work and sometimes made things worse. No really, I enjoyed the heck out of that.
Today, this new day, I am infinitely thankful for Prozac and its lasting effect of permitting me to simply stop caring about a thing I would, as a younger person, have been compelled to explore more thoroughly.
*shudder*
*shudder*
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Today, this new day, I am infinitely thankful for Prozac and its lasting effect of permitting me to simply stop caring about a thing I would, as a younger person, have been compelled to explore more thoroughly.
*shudder*
*shudder*
Reminds me, I need to read more...
the key to overcoming imposter syndrome lies not in understanding that you're better than this but in accepting that everyone else is worse than this
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Reminds me, I need to read more...
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Heads up if you use Gmail. Your emails can be used to train AI/LLMs. Yes, your author emails containing your stories!
It’s easy to turn off, though. Here’s a link to instructions
It’s easy to turn off, though. Here’s a link to instructions
Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Heads up if you use Gmail. Your emails can be used to train AI/LLMs. Yes, your author emails containing your stories!
It’s easy to turn off, though. Here’s a link to instructions
It’s easy to turn off, though. Here’s a link to instructions
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an adjunct friend just learned that their health insurance payment will be more than their salary
wtf are we doing
wtf are we doing
November 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
an adjunct friend just learned that their health insurance payment will be more than their salary
wtf are we doing
wtf are we doing
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
The story of how Ni'Var came to be, told Rhuidean-style through T'Rina's ancestors. Could be either a season's worth or just a movie, depending on how in-depth it goes.
What is your Star Trek project that only you would love?
All of the TOS episodes rewritten in the Mirror Universe. 79 episodes of pure uncut goateed chaos.
All of the TOS episodes rewritten in the Mirror Universe. 79 episodes of pure uncut goateed chaos.
a man with a beard is standing with his arms crossed in a room .
ALT: a man with a beard is standing with his arms crossed in a room .
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The story of how Ni'Var came to be, told Rhuidean-style through T'Rina's ancestors. Could be either a season's worth or just a movie, depending on how in-depth it goes.
I addressed this when Biden was being poked at and dropped out. He has loved ones. *This* poor guy isn't loved enough by anyone around him for even one of them to truly look out for him. It doesn't help that they're all in the mindset where being loved is overrated, but that excuses nothing.
November 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I addressed this when Biden was being poked at and dropped out. He has loved ones. *This* poor guy isn't loved enough by anyone around him for even one of them to truly look out for him. It doesn't help that they're all in the mindset where being loved is overrated, but that excuses nothing.
Trust the 8 bags of crochet WIPs. And I don't mean 8 WIPs each with their own bag either.
how can i trust that you have adhd if you don’t have 7 beverages open simultaneously
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Trust the 8 bags of crochet WIPs. And I don't mean 8 WIPs each with their own bag either.
Awwww crud! I remember playing "Alright Guy" for the guy that either was or would be my BF and him not understanding that the whole thing was meant as humor, not a real defense of his actual self. I mean, unless it was? Either way I'm sad he's gone.
"Country music star Todd Snider, known for his alt-country hits like Alright Guy and Just Like Old Times, has died following a battle with a mysterious illness. He was 59."
Source: www.news.com.au/entertainmen...
Source: www.news.com.au/entertainmen...
November 16, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Awwww crud! I remember playing "Alright Guy" for the guy that either was or would be my BF and him not understanding that the whole thing was meant as humor, not a real defense of his actual self. I mean, unless it was? Either way I'm sad he's gone.