Jean Schwab
@jeanschwab.bsky.social
Avid reader, aspiring writer, excellent knitter, okay crocheter. Writing center person.
I'm the kind of person who reads about book design for fun.
Check my new site where I write as Cat Albert about books and other stuff I love!
https://catalbert.com
I'm the kind of person who reads about book design for fun.
Check my new site where I write as Cat Albert about books and other stuff I love!
https://catalbert.com
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link only, because the art's got an explicit tag in defiance of reason.
The Neon Church #14, "Yourself," a story about thankless jobs, alienation, depression, parasitizing loneliness, practicing sounding like the old you, and none of it is metaphorical.
theneon.church/issues/14-yo...
The Neon Church #14, "Yourself," a story about thankless jobs, alienation, depression, parasitizing loneliness, practicing sounding like the old you, and none of it is metaphorical.
theneon.church/issues/14-yo...
November 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
link only, because the art's got an explicit tag in defiance of reason.
The Neon Church #14, "Yourself," a story about thankless jobs, alienation, depression, parasitizing loneliness, practicing sounding like the old you, and none of it is metaphorical.
theneon.church/issues/14-yo...
The Neon Church #14, "Yourself," a story about thankless jobs, alienation, depression, parasitizing loneliness, practicing sounding like the old you, and none of it is metaphorical.
theneon.church/issues/14-yo...
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My new story, #14 from THE NEON CHURCH: "Yourself."
"It takes practice.
But you have to learn to sound like yourself."
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A story about memories, cabinets, thankless jobs, imposters, the body horror of performance, and bosses that don't listen because of unidirectional ear wires.
"It takes practice.
But you have to learn to sound like yourself."
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A story about memories, cabinets, thankless jobs, imposters, the body horror of performance, and bosses that don't listen because of unidirectional ear wires.
Yourself
You do not know how to sound like yourself. Or if it is worth it, to try.
theneon.church
November 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
My new story, #14 from THE NEON CHURCH: "Yourself."
"It takes practice.
But you have to learn to sound like yourself."
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A story about memories, cabinets, thankless jobs, imposters, the body horror of performance, and bosses that don't listen because of unidirectional ear wires.
"It takes practice.
But you have to learn to sound like yourself."
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A story about memories, cabinets, thankless jobs, imposters, the body horror of performance, and bosses that don't listen because of unidirectional ear wires.
Tried playing my clarinet for the first time in probably 15 years or more. Some of the muscle memory started to come back more quickly than I expected! But the instrument needs to be majorly refurbished. The years have not been kind to it.
November 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Tried playing my clarinet for the first time in probably 15 years or more. Some of the muscle memory started to come back more quickly than I expected! But the instrument needs to be majorly refurbished. The years have not been kind to it.
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This whole concept is hanging me. I work in bereavement support. I have done for several years. I have training in this. I research this. Ok?
This sort of concept is horrific and will hurt people. 🧵
This sort of concept is horrific and will hurt people. 🧵
it's not even *just* evil. it's also promising a kind of technological immortality that is actually impossible with the technology they're using. even if this kid somehow has not gotten bored with talking to a shitty chatbot made from a 3 minute video call with his grandmother in multiple decades...
For real, check this out. Evil.
November 15, 2025 at 11:33 AM
This whole concept is hanging me. I work in bereavement support. I have done for several years. I have training in this. I research this. Ok?
This sort of concept is horrific and will hurt people. 🧵
This sort of concept is horrific and will hurt people. 🧵
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ai in education causes huge increases in workload for no increase in pay. It dramatically lowers our productivity for our employers and gives it to the pervert billionaire sector. Time for being an academic instead goes to ai guidelines, ai interviews, ai detection and referral, ai this, ai that.
Can I quietly ask we stop talking about what "AI" *could* do in education and identify instead what's actually happening with AI in education? I'll start...
November 15, 2025 at 12:46 AM
ai in education causes huge increases in workload for no increase in pay. It dramatically lowers our productivity for our employers and gives it to the pervert billionaire sector. Time for being an academic instead goes to ai guidelines, ai interviews, ai detection and referral, ai this, ai that.
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
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This is our community's letter!! It was written by Josie Morway, a local artist and parent. After we started asking questions, the district slowed way down and starting holding forums, creating workgroups, and taking student privacy more seriously. Talk to us if you want to do the same!
Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
November 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This is our community's letter!! It was written by Josie Morway, a local artist and parent. After we started asking questions, the district slowed way down and starting holding forums, creating workgroups, and taking student privacy more seriously. Talk to us if you want to do the same!
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November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
Just gonna save this to take a look at later…
This week for our holiday gift guide, Elyse is sharing some of the patterns she's using for her knitting gifts, and I share some cross stitch patterns that I love (or covet).
If you're looking to shop your stash and hand craft some presents, we've got ideas for you:
https://bit.ly/GGKnitStitch
If you're looking to shop your stash and hand craft some presents, we've got ideas for you:
https://bit.ly/GGKnitStitch
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Just gonna save this to take a look at later…
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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Imagine coming off an incredible Election Day mandate from coast to coast and going 'you know what voters want? to be completely sold out by a bunch of craven cowards too pathetic to hold the line against a bunch of fucking weirdos'
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Imagine coming off an incredible Election Day mandate from coast to coast and going 'you know what voters want? to be completely sold out by a bunch of craven cowards too pathetic to hold the line against a bunch of fucking weirdos'
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“appearing to close his eyes.”
The motherfucker’s eyes were closed. You can just say it.
The motherfucker’s eyes were closed. You can just say it.
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise questions about Trump’s on-the-job performance.
Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes during Oval Office event spread across social media | CNN Politics
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise qu...
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
“appearing to close his eyes.”
The motherfucker’s eyes were closed. You can just say it.
The motherfucker’s eyes were closed. You can just say it.
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If you’re stuck at an airport right now, it’s because Trump fucked you: defector.com/if-youre-stu...
If You’re Stuck At An Airport Right Now, It’s Because Trump Fucked You | Defector
You picked a bad weekend to fly. Over 1,500 flights in the US were cancelled yesterday, and over 1,200 over them have already been cancelled this morning. One of those may have been yours. You’re stuc...
defector.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
If you’re stuck at an airport right now, it’s because Trump fucked you: defector.com/if-youre-stu...
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I appreciate the work of these authors to show that this problem not only is still here but has grown:
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
But it is also quite frustrating 🧵>>
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
But it is also quite frustrating 🧵>>
AI's capabilities may be exaggerated by flawed tests, according to new study
A study from the Oxford Internet Institute analyzed 445 tests used to evaluate AI models.
www.nbcnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I appreciate the work of these authors to show that this problem not only is still here but has grown:
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
But it is also quite frustrating 🧵>>
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
But it is also quite frustrating 🧵>>
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Should women be hated as witches or patronized as overgrown children? The paper of record debates the two available options.
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Should women be hated as witches or patronized as overgrown children? The paper of record debates the two available options.
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It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
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hard to say if this is standard spam email nonsense or artisinal LLM nonsense, but i'm especially taken by "Crew Circulated You"
November 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
hard to say if this is standard spam email nonsense or artisinal LLM nonsense, but i'm especially taken by "Crew Circulated You"
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THIS IS SO GOOD
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 AM
THIS IS SO GOOD
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Chuck Schumer is the Paul Reiser in Aliens of the Democratic Party. Listen, motherfucker, I don’t give a shit what helps the Weyland Yutani Corporation, these fucking monsters are going to eat us. You need to get off your ass or you have to go.
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Chuck Schumer is the Paul Reiser in Aliens of the Democratic Party. Listen, motherfucker, I don’t give a shit what helps the Weyland Yutani Corporation, these fucking monsters are going to eat us. You need to get off your ass or you have to go.
This was really cool to read!
An in-depth look at the video team that helped so many people get into the Zohran Mamdani campaign: defector.com/selling-zohran
Selling Zohran | Defector
On a cool Sunday in November, a few days after Donald Trump’s re-election, Zohran Mamdani stood on a street corner in Jamaica, Queens, holding up a hastily drawn cardboard sign that read “DID YOU…
defector.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This was really cool to read!
Listening to a presentation about changes to workplace medical benefits for the upcoming year. We have access to a “Smartshopper” tool via the insurance company to compare costs for procedures. I just don’t feel that healthcare is something I should need to shop around for the best deal.
November 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Listening to a presentation about changes to workplace medical benefits for the upcoming year. We have access to a “Smartshopper” tool via the insurance company to compare costs for procedures. I just don’t feel that healthcare is something I should need to shop around for the best deal.
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This has been a really rough few days. I recently learned of a controversy around our book THE PRINCESS IN BLACK AND THE PRINCE IN PINK. Some were outraged that Deseret Book carried it (a chain of bookstores in the west). Deseret Book appears to have complied to their demands and removed it. 1/
November 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This has been a really rough few days. I recently learned of a controversy around our book THE PRINCESS IN BLACK AND THE PRINCE IN PINK. Some were outraged that Deseret Book carried it (a chain of bookstores in the west). Deseret Book appears to have complied to their demands and removed it. 1/
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Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.
November 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.