Mishell Baker
@mishellbaker.bsky.social
Author of the Arcadia Project trilogy etc. Terminal cancer, incurable optimist. Currently 18% novelist 25% dungeon master 52% vidyagamer 5% Linux learner
Enjoy life. Be someone you would love. Make things better.
Enjoy life. Be someone you would love. Make things better.
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My goal is to be the profile you still check when you can't deal with the rest of social media.
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Respectfully, I am going to whisper to some of our white comrades a truth that should be more widely known: You definitely have some ancestors to be proud of, ancestors who refused white supremacy, and poured out their lives in many of these struggles over time.
Time to claim your true history.
Time to claim your true history.
January 17, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Respectfully, I am going to whisper to some of our white comrades a truth that should be more widely known: You definitely have some ancestors to be proud of, ancestors who refused white supremacy, and poured out their lives in many of these struggles over time.
Time to claim your true history.
Time to claim your true history.
Slowly making the transition from Chrome to Vivaldi as part of my de-Googlification. It's a process, but I absolutely must get free of these guys.
Spent some time today learning about Vivaldi's (many, many) features. I don't know that I need all of them, but it's nice that they're there.
Spent some time today learning about Vivaldi's (many, many) features. I don't know that I need all of them, but it's nice that they're there.
January 17, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Slowly making the transition from Chrome to Vivaldi as part of my de-Googlification. It's a process, but I absolutely must get free of these guys.
Spent some time today learning about Vivaldi's (many, many) features. I don't know that I need all of them, but it's nice that they're there.
Spent some time today learning about Vivaldi's (many, many) features. I don't know that I need all of them, but it's nice that they're there.
How long will it take them to figure out that genAI is just a slow, expensive way of producing things that have a cheap, mass-produced feel?
January 17, 2026 at 3:38 PM
How long will it take them to figure out that genAI is just a slow, expensive way of producing things that have a cheap, mass-produced feel?
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That's why we take the time and energy to talk about this stuff! Developers pull off hundreds of miracles every day, and because the industry at large has not believed these stories are either necessary or beneficial to tell, that artistry and intention often goes unseen.
I think it's good to highlight this! Just having played the demo, I'd noticed all these details Xalavier notes, and had been pausing to consider all these factors in-game exactly as he describes—but seeing this breakdown makes me realize just how much I was taking all this intentionality for granted
January 17, 2026 at 4:59 AM
That's why we take the time and energy to talk about this stuff! Developers pull off hundreds of miracles every day, and because the industry at large has not believed these stories are either necessary or beneficial to tell, that artistry and intention often goes unseen.
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Had an intriguing editorial discussion recently: how did people in the past talk about 'minutes' when they didn't have watches or standardised times? How does that affect your thinking?
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
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January 17, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Had an intriguing editorial discussion recently: how did people in the past talk about 'minutes' when they didn't have watches or standardised times? How does that affect your thinking?
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
1/
Come down an Elizabethan/Jacobean rabbit hole with me.
1/
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Despite predictions that AI would allow them to work faster, a new study shows that utilizing AI tools made experienced devs perform tasks 20% slower on average: https://fortune.com/article/does-ai-increase-workplace-productivity-experiment-software-developers-task-took-longer/
Experienced software developers assumed AI would save them a chunk of time. But in one experiment, their tasks took 20% longer | Fortune
As more workers use AI, a recent study adds to growing evidence the tech doesn’t always deliver on promises of boosted productivity.
fortune.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Despite predictions that AI would allow them to work faster, a new study shows that utilizing AI tools made experienced devs perform tasks 20% slower on average: https://fortune.com/article/does-ai-increase-workplace-productivity-experiment-software-developers-task-took-longer/
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"This is a verified page fundraising support for the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO and Working Partnerships' 2026 rapid response effort to meet the needs of impacted union members, worker center members, and their families..."
workingpartnerships.betterworld.org/campaigns/su...
workingpartnerships.betterworld.org/campaigns/su...
Support Impacted Union Families! | Working Partnerships
workingpartnerships.betterworld.org
January 17, 2026 at 1:52 AM
"This is a verified page fundraising support for the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO and Working Partnerships' 2026 rapid response effort to meet the needs of impacted union members, worker center members, and their families..."
workingpartnerships.betterworld.org/campaigns/su...
workingpartnerships.betterworld.org/campaigns/su...
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The Virginia legislature today passed four constitutional amendments, all by day 3 of 2026 session:
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
January 16, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The Virginia legislature today passed four constitutional amendments, all by day 3 of 2026 session:
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
—protect abortion rights
—repeal the same-sex marriage ban
—allow mid-decade redistricting
—greatly expand voting rights restoration.
These will all go to 2026 referendums.
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Rumor to make you angry.
- 10:05am
3K 💬 2.5K 🔁 1.7K 🤍
Whoops, it's actually the opposite.
- 10:10am
0 💬 3 🔁 1 🤍
- 10:05am
3K 💬 2.5K 🔁 1.7K 🤍
Whoops, it's actually the opposite.
- 10:10am
0 💬 3 🔁 1 🤍
January 16, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Rumor to make you angry.
- 10:05am
3K 💬 2.5K 🔁 1.7K 🤍
Whoops, it's actually the opposite.
- 10:10am
0 💬 3 🔁 1 🤍
- 10:05am
3K 💬 2.5K 🔁 1.7K 🤍
Whoops, it's actually the opposite.
- 10:10am
0 💬 3 🔁 1 🤍
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painted skies, endless vibes — sunset • 16.01.2026 • central tablelands • Australia
#scape #australia #landscape #sunset #photography #photographersofbluesky #goodnight #naturephotography #sunsetphotography #colour #nature #potd #aesthetic #summer
#scape #australia #landscape #sunset #photography #photographersofbluesky #goodnight #naturephotography #sunsetphotography #colour #nature #potd #aesthetic #summer
January 16, 2026 at 9:17 AM
painted skies, endless vibes — sunset • 16.01.2026 • central tablelands • Australia
#scape #australia #landscape #sunset #photography #photographersofbluesky #goodnight #naturephotography #sunsetphotography #colour #nature #potd #aesthetic #summer
#scape #australia #landscape #sunset #photography #photographersofbluesky #goodnight #naturephotography #sunsetphotography #colour #nature #potd #aesthetic #summer
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January 16, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Pssssst... please stop saying "the world" when you mean the United States. The world is a huge place. Thank you!
January 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Pssssst... please stop saying "the world" when you mean the United States. The world is a huge place. Thank you!
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Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday. n.pr/4bzqnrR
Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products
Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.
n.pr
January 16, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday. n.pr/4bzqnrR
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Dear artists, it's hard avoiding wondering if what we do is irrelevant or an insult when it's harsh, scary, dangerous & violent out there, but one thing is always true as stone: someone will need what you do, someone won't, & you won't know the difference. Err on the side of hope. Create if u can.
January 15, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Dear artists, it's hard avoiding wondering if what we do is irrelevant or an insult when it's harsh, scary, dangerous & violent out there, but one thing is always true as stone: someone will need what you do, someone won't, & you won't know the difference. Err on the side of hope. Create if u can.
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We don’t dance on the grave of NFTs enough. I had a year where I was repeatedly told by bozos I was going to be irrelevant and extinct for not embracing them, I should be allowed a victory lap.
January 13, 2026 at 7:49 AM
We don’t dance on the grave of NFTs enough. I had a year where I was repeatedly told by bozos I was going to be irrelevant and extinct for not embracing them, I should be allowed a victory lap.
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"You and I" or "You and me"?
Which one is right?
Both…depending on whether ‘I/me’ is the subject or the object.
-"You and I are going to the store." (subject)
-"This is for you and me." (object)
Which one is right?
Both…depending on whether ‘I/me’ is the subject or the object.
-"You and I are going to the store." (subject)
-"This is for you and me." (object)
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 PM
"You and I" or "You and me"?
Which one is right?
Both…depending on whether ‘I/me’ is the subject or the object.
-"You and I are going to the store." (subject)
-"This is for you and me." (object)
Which one is right?
Both…depending on whether ‘I/me’ is the subject or the object.
-"You and I are going to the store." (subject)
-"This is for you and me." (object)
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Got an email with the subject line "Fall prevention tips" and my first thought was "I think it'll happen later this year no matter what preemptive measures you take."
January 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Got an email with the subject line "Fall prevention tips" and my first thought was "I think it'll happen later this year no matter what preemptive measures you take."
Remember what you love, and never let it be far from your mind.
January 15, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Remember what you love, and never let it be far from your mind.
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2025 was a big year for our team! we’re super excited to keep on improving Paralives for the next few months and finally share it with you all in Early Access on May 25, 2026 ◝(˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶) ◜♡
January 15, 2026 at 4:18 PM
2025 was a big year for our team! we’re super excited to keep on improving Paralives for the next few months and finally share it with you all in Early Access on May 25, 2026 ◝(˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶) ◜♡
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"You don't have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you."
~ Dan Millman
Good evening Bluesky! I hope that this day has been kind to you, and that this night finds you well and warm. Sweet dreams ❤️
[Alder cones]
~ Dan Millman
Good evening Bluesky! I hope that this day has been kind to you, and that this night finds you well and warm. Sweet dreams ❤️
[Alder cones]
January 15, 2026 at 12:35 AM
"You don't have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you."
~ Dan Millman
Good evening Bluesky! I hope that this day has been kind to you, and that this night finds you well and warm. Sweet dreams ❤️
[Alder cones]
~ Dan Millman
Good evening Bluesky! I hope that this day has been kind to you, and that this night finds you well and warm. Sweet dreams ❤️
[Alder cones]
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I really appreciate when people post about good things they do with/for their communities, no matter how small. I know some people believe virtue only counts if you don't talk about it, and if that's you that's fine, but just to say I find it helpful & inspiring to see folks I follow doing cool work
January 15, 2026 at 1:08 PM
I really appreciate when people post about good things they do with/for their communities, no matter how small. I know some people believe virtue only counts if you don't talk about it, and if that's you that's fine, but just to say I find it helpful & inspiring to see folks I follow doing cool work
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It is the 107th anniversary of Boston's Great Molasses Flood, which, despite the delightful name, was a major industrial accident of the sort that explains why we have safety regulations and inspections.
January 15, 2026 at 2:04 PM
It is the 107th anniversary of Boston's Great Molasses Flood, which, despite the delightful name, was a major industrial accident of the sort that explains why we have safety regulations and inspections.
Long but fascinating read about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from Black Harvard professor Brandon M. Terry.
By making a saint of him we erase both his conservative shortcomings and his radical genius, leaving few to fully appreciate what a remarkable and complex man he was.
By making a saint of him we erase both his conservative shortcomings and his radical genius, leaving few to fully appreciate what a remarkable and complex man he was.
“The purpose of our direct-action program,” Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed in “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” in 1963, “is to create a situation so crisis-packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation.”
He was born on this day in 1929:
He was born on this day in 1929:
MLK Now
Canonization has prevented a reckoning with the substance of King’s intellectual, ethical, and political commitments.
www.bostonreview.net
January 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Long but fascinating read about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from Black Harvard professor Brandon M. Terry.
By making a saint of him we erase both his conservative shortcomings and his radical genius, leaving few to fully appreciate what a remarkable and complex man he was.
By making a saint of him we erase both his conservative shortcomings and his radical genius, leaving few to fully appreciate what a remarkable and complex man he was.
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for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?
January 15, 2026 at 2:53 PM
for which of my bad parts didst thou first fall in love with me?
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January 15, 2026 at 3:29 PM