Jo Berry
@joberry.bsky.social
English gal in Montreal and Senior Game Writer at Motive Studio (Star Wars: Squadrons, Dead Space Remake); formerly at BioWare. Short stories and novellas (latest here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DW2Y5WH1) She / her. Opinions are mine.
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Jo Berry
@joberry.bsky.social
· Apr 11
A master of the dark arts is hosting a victory banquet, but the guests are bringing their own ambitions to the table.
Mercenaries, socialites, assassins, and a spymaster determined to defend his master...for some to feast, others must fall.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DW2Y5WH1
#booksky #fantasy #novella
Mercenaries, socialites, assassins, and a spymaster determined to defend his master...for some to feast, others must fall.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DW2Y5WH1
#booksky #fantasy #novella
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You really have to read this thread. The genius of Tom Stoppard, the fragility of memory, the magic of theatre — and the glorious stubbornness of a researcher who would not stop.
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
November 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
You really have to read this thread. The genius of Tom Stoppard, the fragility of memory, the magic of theatre — and the glorious stubbornness of a researcher who would not stop.
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Imagine if they just subsidized newspapers and magazines the way they’re subsidizing this slop
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Imagine if they just subsidized newspapers and magazines the way they’re subsidizing this slop
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The sun itself was hidden, but there was a glitter on the horizon, almost like the dazzle of the crystal walls of the Undertomb, a kind of joyous shimmering off on the edge of the world.
“What is that?” the girl said, and he: “The sea.”
“What is that?” the girl said, and he: “The sea.”
November 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The sun itself was hidden, but there was a glitter on the horizon, almost like the dazzle of the crystal walls of the Undertomb, a kind of joyous shimmering off on the edge of the world.
“What is that?” the girl said, and he: “The sea.”
“What is that?” the girl said, and he: “The sea.”
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The new UN report...draws attention to the “high proportion of children who are currently detained without charge or on remand”, noting the age of criminal responsibility imposed by Israel is 12, and that children younger than 12 have also been detained." 🤢🤬
November 30, 2025 at 3:37 AM
The new UN report...draws attention to the “high proportion of children who are currently detained without charge or on remand”, noting the age of criminal responsibility imposed by Israel is 12, and that children younger than 12 have also been detained." 🤢🤬
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The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
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normally threads like these are incalculable psychic damage for a working UI/UX professional but all the speculation here is probably dead-on. good job, baseline UI literacy
is there a reason why every single paid streaming service UI has only gotten incredibly worse and less usable over time
November 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
normally threads like these are incalculable psychic damage for a working UI/UX professional but all the speculation here is probably dead-on. good job, baseline UI literacy
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Edmund II, or Edmund Ironside, had become king on St George’s Day 1016 when his dad Æthelred processed off this mortal coil, and he’d been kinging himself for a mere seven months when he breathed his last on St Andrew’s Day, possibly looking like this as he went
November 30, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Edmund II, or Edmund Ironside, had become king on St George’s Day 1016 when his dad Æthelred processed off this mortal coil, and he’d been kinging himself for a mere seven months when he breathed his last on St Andrew’s Day, possibly looking like this as he went
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Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
MIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce
Artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, across finance, health care and professional services, according to MIT's study.
www.cnbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
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I remember Dawning Realization Month for the NFT people too. Think this is going to take much longer because of how wrapped up the whole economy is in this, but it really feels like it's happening.
Anecdotally on twitter seeing a big shift the last few days from every AI slop account saying every other creative field is “over” and they’re in control now to now posting about how nobody likes them and it’s not fair and they’ll persevere and real artists respect and uplift eachother
November 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I remember Dawning Realization Month for the NFT people too. Think this is going to take much longer because of how wrapped up the whole economy is in this, but it really feels like it's happening.
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This writing doesn't affect reality any more than any writing does; that is to say, indirectly, but considerably.
November 30, 2025 at 2:41 AM
This writing doesn't affect reality any more than any writing does; that is to say, indirectly, but considerably.
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I think the corollary that a lot of people miss about "write what you know" is that *you have the power to know more things.* Research and talking to people are a central part of writing!
“write only what you know” is bullshit because a man wrote silent hill f and this shit rocks!!!! its feminist core resonates SO strongly if you’re a woman!!!!
November 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
I think the corollary that a lot of people miss about "write what you know" is that *you have the power to know more things.* Research and talking to people are a central part of writing!
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November 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Afternoon tea at Paparmane with @annlemay.bsky.social 😊 Their winter menu was so delicious.
November 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Afternoon tea at Paparmane with @annlemay.bsky.social 😊 Their winter menu was so delicious.
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It was Downey who coined the phrase in the LEVERAGE writers room “future episodes do not win out over present episodes”. Trust me, you’ll have more ideas. You’ll die full of them.
WRITING TIP, something simple but it catches many of us out: if you have a great/fun idea for your story, *use it now*.
Don’t save your ideas for some nebulous other story you might write tomorrow. I promise you’ll have more.
Break your story’s status quo. Go a step further. Use the big idea.
Don’t save your ideas for some nebulous other story you might write tomorrow. I promise you’ll have more.
Break your story’s status quo. Go a step further. Use the big idea.
November 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It was Downey who coined the phrase in the LEVERAGE writers room “future episodes do not win out over present episodes”. Trust me, you’ll have more ideas. You’ll die full of them.
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Pretty much the same as I already do, but in a better, less feral society.
Probably enjoy the art being made, smile at the kids with more security in their lives, shop at the stores made more viable by there being more money in their customers’ pockets.
Probably enjoy the art being made, smile at the kids with more security in their lives, shop at the stores made more viable by there being more money in their customers’ pockets.
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
November 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Pretty much the same as I already do, but in a better, less feral society.
Probably enjoy the art being made, smile at the kids with more security in their lives, shop at the stores made more viable by there being more money in their customers’ pockets.
Probably enjoy the art being made, smile at the kids with more security in their lives, shop at the stores made more viable by there being more money in their customers’ pockets.
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this man has an approval rating in the mid-30s and dropping, everything he does turns to shit, you do not have to do this
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
this man has an approval rating in the mid-30s and dropping, everything he does turns to shit, you do not have to do this
Heck, Victor's planning makes the Underpants Gnomes look like project managing experts.
1. Create life
2. ??
3. (Profit--?)
1. Create life
2. ??
3. (Profit--?)
It’s v funny how Victor’s supposed to be such a genius he can bring the dead to life but can’t conceive (as it were) of simply giving the Creature a Companion without a womb
November 29, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Heck, Victor's planning makes the Underpants Gnomes look like project managing experts.
1. Create life
2. ??
3. (Profit--?)
1. Create life
2. ??
3. (Profit--?)
Laurence "Why not try acting?" Olivier: 🙄
incredible quote lol
November 29, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Laurence "Why not try acting?" Olivier: 🙄
When it's easier to just green screen the turkey in:
Had to go back to get proof
November 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
When it's easier to just green screen the turkey in:
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NEWS JUST IN! A new book will in fact solve all your problems
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
NEWS JUST IN! A new book will in fact solve all your problems
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The only reason to go kill the survivors and lie about it is because you knew the boat wasn’t carrying drugs
5/ Administration explanation to Congress seems to be a bold-face falsehood: claiming double-tap strike was to clear debris, not to kill survivors.
"That explanation has prompted frustration among some members of Congress who say they believe the Pentagon was deceptive."
"That explanation has prompted frustration among some members of Congress who say they believe the Pentagon was deceptive."
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The only reason to go kill the survivors and lie about it is because you knew the boat wasn’t carrying drugs
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"But I just-"
No. You are stealing from people. These shit machines were built on the stolen labor of artists, writers, musicians, educators, creators.
And you are stealing from future generations. Water, air, earth. All being tossed into a gaping maw so you can have some piece of bullshit.
No. You are stealing from people. These shit machines were built on the stolen labor of artists, writers, musicians, educators, creators.
And you are stealing from future generations. Water, air, earth. All being tossed into a gaping maw so you can have some piece of bullshit.
November 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"But I just-"
No. You are stealing from people. These shit machines were built on the stolen labor of artists, writers, musicians, educators, creators.
And you are stealing from future generations. Water, air, earth. All being tossed into a gaping maw so you can have some piece of bullshit.
No. You are stealing from people. These shit machines were built on the stolen labor of artists, writers, musicians, educators, creators.
And you are stealing from future generations. Water, air, earth. All being tossed into a gaping maw so you can have some piece of bullshit.
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The number of otherwise seemingly reasonable people who think it's perfectly fine to use the theft machine to generate slop instead of taking the time to use ANY of the readily available resources that don't steal or suck up water shouldn't shock me, but here we are.
i have no issue with it - I've used AI generated cartoons myself to liven up slides. it cna do a much better job than I can!
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The number of otherwise seemingly reasonable people who think it's perfectly fine to use the theft machine to generate slop instead of taking the time to use ANY of the readily available resources that don't steal or suck up water shouldn't shock me, but here we are.