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ncnvrgnt @inconvergent.net · 1d

we strongly suggests staring into the abyss for at least twelve minutes whenever you hear the hourly ding. or just whenever

two panels extend into a bright reflective surface. the panels are part glass and we see light streaming through in white an magenta

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Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 13d

to me, Doing is a knife that must be continually honed, however small the grind wheel available to you is, because to me it's not about how sharp the knife actually is it's about the process of honing itself. if you are Doing then you are living. there are always opportunities to Do if you seek them

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 2d

🙏🙏🙏

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 2d

appreciate you

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joannes @playthroughline.com · 3d

The sci-fi setting of Neurocracy posits exactly this scenario: brain implants are initially trained on neural data from a subset of society, so getting them to work requires us to think in ways characteristic of that subset, installing biases directly in our minds and fostering a mental monoculture

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 3d

Hi hello did you know that Elon Musk's third Neuralink patient (previously nonverbal) is "getting help from Grok" to communicate

and I hope -- I REALLY HOPE -- he's not stuck in his own brain listening as a robot talks for him without his input because this, to me, would be worse than death

This patient’s Neuralink brain implant gets a boost from generative AI

A patient who types with his brain thanks to a Neuralink implant is using AI chatbots to speed things up.

www.technologyreview.com

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 2d

looking for additional funding

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 6d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 2d

oh what an angel you are. I did update my about me, though I don't know if they'll consider that an official source either! thank you for trying!

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cognitive dissonance is a helluva drug @hnysuklchocolat.blacksky.app · 16d

hey y'all!!

my artist-sister-friend has created a BEAUTIFUL card deck & dice set rooted in the liberatory practices and guidance of our ancestors.

i had a chance to use a proto & want a set real bad, so please support this kickstarter!!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/how...

How We Be Free: a Black fugitive study kit

Playing cards, dice and dynamic Black study... guided by the legacies and practices of freedom-seeking ancestors.

www.kickstarter.com

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Sonia is an Ignyte and Ember Award winner! @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, a reminder that I’m looking for work. I’m an award winning writer and editor serving the community. My book Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction just won an Ignyte award! I’m looking for clients, and would love to work in narrative games.

Get in touch with me!

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 2d

ANIME CURVES

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 2d

i always say it's creatine but the secret is work, yeah. thank you.

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 3d

believe

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 3d

i need to be added to this en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...

Category:Autistic LGBTQ people - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 4d

truly sophisticated horniness lies in latent spaces....

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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 4d

I have a theory that when designing a social simulation / generator, it can be useful to keep in mind a story you’d like your system to be able to organically generate. not every system should generate the same story but I have a short list of high-salience interesting stories I reach for. (1/2)

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 4d

it's me who spent an embarrassing amount of money to have a 12 pack of mountain dew baja blast zero shipped to me from the us via ebay

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Viv Schwarz @vivschwarz.bsky.social · 4d

In every class I visit the kids all why I use fingerprints in my books. I ask them right back and this is what they suggested this week:

Because it's a circle
To make it beautiful
To show that it's real

They used to say "because they are all different". They still said that but first, "real"

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 5d

when you see someone striding, it's usually bad

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Simon Parkin @simonparkin.bsky.social · 6d

In 2014 I wrote for @newyorker.com about @kurtjmac.bsky.social, a YouTuber who began walking in Minecraft and never stopped. His quest was to reach the Far Lands, a place at the limits of the algorithmic world, where the landscape breaks apart. On Saturday, after fourteen years, he arrived:

A Journey to the End of the World (of Minecraft)

www.newyorker.com

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Disco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 5d

YOU - Suffering will only make me stronger.

ENDURANCE - It's probably this way of thinking that got you where you are.

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 5d

i don't get obsessed like this very often

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1Om...

Ethel Cain - A House In Nebraska (Live)

YouTube video by graveura

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 5d

i hate taking trains to london especially for evening events but tonight i will do it for her

www.youtube.com/watch?v=baeo...

Ethel Cain - Dust Bowl (Official Visualizer)

YouTube video by Ethel Cain

www.youtube.com

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Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 6d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · 7d

Laura is incredible to work with and to communicate with ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 7d

Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month.

Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!

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priscilla 👻🚂🎶 SPOOKY EXPRESS @ghoulnoise.com · 7d

Laura is the funniest writer I've ever worked with, and also the most Professional

From Pathalogic to Skin Deep, you could let her loose on just about anything imo!!!

Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 7d

Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month.

Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!

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