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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries

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Award-winning #author of crockpot PNR romances & cozy mysteries. I like putting characters in hot water to see how strong they are. Like teabags, only deadlier. She/her https://linktr.ee/McKenna_Dean

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · Mar 13

I know some people want to support indie authors but don't want to buy from certain platforms. You'll find links to all my books on all available platforms below. You can also ask your local library to stock them! #indieauthor #cozymystery #paranormalromance

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Redclaw Origins: The year is 1955. Rebel without a Cause and The Seven Year Itch are playing in the movie theaters. The Chevy Bel Air is the most popular car in America. Gas is 25 cents a gal…

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 5h

#cozymystery #mysterywriter #booksky

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Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 1d

I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 1d

“Copyright growing pains” is one hell of a euphemism for the biggest IP theft in history

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 16h

I love my fall fake leaves around the windows with fairy lights so much, I just left them up last year.

I turn them on almost every night now because fall is here, but I also do it when I need some comfort.

The impact isn't as strong as seasonal decoration but it does bring much-needed, quiet joy

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Ste Jormur @stejormur.bsky.social · 1d

I'm now imagining Hobgoblins as a metaphor for generative AI. A bunch of nasty looking monsters that want to take over the world, destroying people by fulfilling their fantasies (which are mostly movie knock offs and weird sex stuff). Oh, and they bankrupted a movie studio

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 23h

The use of AI to marionette a woman whose tortured existence was spent trying to carve her own life and identity out of the space men forced her into is both damningly macabre and a surprisingly perfect encapsulation of the problems with this ghoulish use of technology.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 23h

At one time in my life I wouldn't donate to fundraisers if I only had a little to give. It seemed too small to make a difference so why bother? Now I know that goals get achieved when LOTS of people give those small amounts! Let's smash this hay drive one $8 bale at a time. 🍂

Merrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · 23h

Truly, every bale matters and you can give one today for only $8! donorbox.org/mmfs-2025-ha...

2025 Hay Drive | Merrymac Farm Sanctuary (Powered by Donorbox)

Hay, grain and supplements are the #1 expense at MMFS. It's part of the foundation of the farm's daily activities. As you may imagine, we go through a LOT of it, and it's not cheap - costing $8 per ba...

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 1d

In this house, every day is Star Trek Day

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 2d

I had been too lazy to do this up until this point but I just did it. Maybe the AI bubble will burst in a year and I won't have to worry because I'll be training my birds to fly to you all with shitposts

a screenshot of the Update & Security menu, showing the Windows Update and the Enroll Now option to enroll in an extra year of security

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 1d

New fav spammy email:

"What makes An Embarrassment of Itches stand out is how you merge two beloved worlds, veterinary life & amateur sleuthing. It’s no surprise it earned both the Best Indie Book Award & the Distinguished Cozy Mystery Award, it’s everything readers love about the genre & more."

McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 1d

##cozymystery #mysterywriter #booksky

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matthew @pahuski.com · 2d

Happy Columbo’s Day

Screenshot from Columbo. He his talking to his dog, which is sitting is the drivers seat of a car. “Okay, I’m gonna put you in charge. You take care of the car. You’re a responsible dog. When I get back, if the car’s okay, I’ll give you another cookie.”

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 2d

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 2d

Highly productive day!

McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 2d

I've never understood why this song was a hit...

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Rebecca Fachner @rebeccafachner.bsky.social · 2d

Every time Harrison Butker misses a kick, a feminist gets her wings

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 2d

Same with Marmite, while he'll let me have all the peanut butter!

McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 2d

Oh man, licorice... 🤢

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McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 2d

##cozymystery #mysterywriter #booksky

McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 2d

Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again, & one song you can't stand:

Marmite
Young Guns
Baby, It's Cold Outside

🖤 Sandra’s Evil Twin 🖤 MWAHAHAHAHA 🪓 @sgwong.com · 2d

Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again, & one song you can't stand:

• uni

• The Lobster

• We Built This City

alison says reinstate Link! @alisonborealis.bsky.social · 2d

Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again, & one song you can't stand:

Black beans

Legend of the Fall

Blurred Lines

McKenna/MK Dean Mysteries @mckennadean.bsky.social · 2d

I managed to skip Windows Vista entirely and never regretted it. They will have to pry 10 out of my cold, dead hands.

I will put my laptop on life support before getting a new one.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 2d

Trash.

Jathan Sadowski @jathansadowski.com · 13d

What an unsurprising decision by corporations that desperately need to make money with AI. If every other company with a chatbot isn't already doing this, then expect them to be following Meta's lead soon. The chatbot is not your friend; it's a corporate listening device. www.ft.com/content/22f7...

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Meta will use conversations people have with its chatbots to personalise advertising and content across its platforms, in a sign of how tech companies plan to make money from artificial intelligence.

The owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp on Wednesday said it would use the content of chats with its Meta AI to create advertising recommendations across its suite of apps.

“People will already expect that their Meta AI interactions are being used for these personalisation purposes,” said Christy Harris, privacy and data policy manager at Meta.

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Boze the Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 2d

Reading for pleasure has fallen by 40 percent since 2000. This is not progress. You should read because it's good for your brain, your soul. You should read because our freedoms will not long endure in a post-literate world. Most of all, you should read because it's fun.

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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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Boze the Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 4d

I find it bleak that ChatGPT now has more users than Wikipedia. Many people would rather be spoon-fed information by a machine than read and research for themselves. Tech isn't just making us dumber. Worse than that: it's killing curiosity itself and the desire to learn.

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