Nick Hembery
@proofreadernick.bsky.social
Proofreader, editor, video and board game player, occasional blog writer. Contact at nickhembery.carrd.co.
I’ve been thinking lately that a lot of people are wrong about what AI will do to the value of art.
People say, understandably, that AI will devalue it because it can create masses of pictures and text very quickly, far outpacing human artists, for very little cost.
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People say, understandably, that AI will devalue it because it can create masses of pictures and text very quickly, far outpacing human artists, for very little cost.
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February 1, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I’ve been thinking lately that a lot of people are wrong about what AI will do to the value of art.
People say, understandably, that AI will devalue it because it can create masses of pictures and text very quickly, far outpacing human artists, for very little cost.
1/?
People say, understandably, that AI will devalue it because it can create masses of pictures and text very quickly, far outpacing human artists, for very little cost.
1/?
I always liked the line from Night Watch when Vimes surprises a torturer by shouting "And what did daddy do at work today?"
Cheery was aware that Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.
Discworld QOTD, from Thud!
“Beating people up in little rooms…he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you’d do it for a bad one. You couldn’t say ‘We’re the good guys’ and do bad-guy things.”
“Beating people up in little rooms…he knew where that led. And if you did it for a good reason, you’d do it for a bad one. You couldn’t say ‘We’re the good guys’ and do bad-guy things.”
January 31, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I always liked the line from Night Watch when Vimes surprises a torturer by shouting "And what did daddy do at work today?"
A clip from Aaronosky's AI-animated show. The longest shot is 2 seconds, most 1-1.5. This would be exhausting to watch.
You don't have the be an avowed AI hater to be impressed without lifeless and unwatchable this is.
January 29, 2026 at 10:16 PM
A clip from Aaronosky's AI-animated show. The longest shot is 2 seconds, most 1-1.5. This would be exhausting to watch.
I always wondered how pasta was made.
January 27, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I always wondered how pasta was made.
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I found a petition to ban smart glasses in public spaces that needs a bit of a boost, if anyone else feels strongly about this: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Ban the use of smart glasses with recording capability in public spaces
We ask the Government to ban smart glasses with cameras in public spaces. We believe they allow secret filming, and undermine privacy, safety and the public’s right to know when they’re being recorded...
petition.parliament.uk
January 24, 2026 at 9:04 AM
I found a petition to ban smart glasses in public spaces that needs a bit of a boost, if anyone else feels strongly about this: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
A year ago the Medium Weekly Digest was all "5 smarter ways to use AI". Now it's "AI is dead", "How to hide that you're using AI" and "The economy is going to collapse because of AI". How the world turns.
January 24, 2026 at 12:45 PM
A year ago the Medium Weekly Digest was all "5 smarter ways to use AI". Now it's "AI is dead", "How to hide that you're using AI" and "The economy is going to collapse because of AI". How the world turns.
Low key the best part of Murder, My Sweet (1944) dir Edward Dmytryk is the matte building background paintings
January 20, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Read something that made me so angry I had to eat three biscuits to calm down.
January 14, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Read something that made me so angry I had to eat three biscuits to calm down.
In the UK when buying perfume, shops have to show as part of the price tag how much it would cost to buy a litre of it (because it's so expensive and so small). This rule should be applied to primer ink cartridges too. HP ink, £20, £2,000,000 per litre.
January 9, 2026 at 11:43 PM
In the UK when buying perfume, shops have to show as part of the price tag how much it would cost to buy a litre of it (because it's so expensive and so small). This rule should be applied to primer ink cartridges too. HP ink, £20, £2,000,000 per litre.
This strikes me as a spreadsheet-inspired move. If all of Office is now part of Copilot, then suddenly Copilot is actually profitable.
Microsoft is so fucking stupid.
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
January 5, 2026 at 8:07 PM
This strikes me as a spreadsheet-inspired move. If all of Office is now part of Copilot, then suddenly Copilot is actually profitable.
New year, new day, new goal, new book?
If one of your resolutions or goals for the year is to finish writing that book you've been working on for ages, I want to hear from you.
Go to www.redpenforhire.co.uk for more information.
#writingcommunity #amwriting #writing #editing #proofreading
If one of your resolutions or goals for the year is to finish writing that book you've been working on for ages, I want to hear from you.
Go to www.redpenforhire.co.uk for more information.
#writingcommunity #amwriting #writing #editing #proofreading
Red Pen For Hire – Helping people to improve their art.
www.redpenforhire.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New year, new day, new goal, new book?
If one of your resolutions or goals for the year is to finish writing that book you've been working on for ages, I want to hear from you.
Go to www.redpenforhire.co.uk for more information.
#writingcommunity #amwriting #writing #editing #proofreading
If one of your resolutions or goals for the year is to finish writing that book you've been working on for ages, I want to hear from you.
Go to www.redpenforhire.co.uk for more information.
#writingcommunity #amwriting #writing #editing #proofreading
Uh oh, I think we're living in interesting times, folks.
January 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Uh oh, I think we're living in interesting times, folks.
How often do you have to obsessively check the status of your eBay purchase before they actually post it to you?
January 2, 2026 at 10:15 PM
How often do you have to obsessively check the status of your eBay purchase before they actually post it to you?
I really dislike this period between Christmas and New year. It's too long to ignore but too short to get into routine. Maybe we should have Christmas in July instead.
December 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I really dislike this period between Christmas and New year. It's too long to ignore but too short to get into routine. Maybe we should have Christmas in July instead.
Yesterday I saw a post about doctors using AI and the comments were "no, it's a good thing guys! They're using it to transcribe appointment notes!"
And today there's this.
Ask to see your doctor's notes, people!
And today there's this.
Ask to see your doctor's notes, people!
As someone who has to review minutes for multiple committees, I can affirmatively state that AI for meeting transcription is not accurate, edits to the minutes now take up more committee time, and it is much worse than having a person prepare accurate minutes.
December 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Yesterday I saw a post about doctors using AI and the comments were "no, it's a good thing guys! They're using it to transcribe appointment notes!"
And today there's this.
Ask to see your doctor's notes, people!
And today there's this.
Ask to see your doctor's notes, people!
"My fucking PRECIOUS!"
The Lord of The Rings movies were rated PG-13. By current rules that means that each film could contain one use of the word "Fuck". Which line are you altering to insert the most useful swear word?
"I can't carry it for you, but I can Fucking carry you"
"I can't carry it for you, but I can Fucking carry you"
December 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"My fucking PRECIOUS!"
It's Christmas. Everything is shut down for the day and everyone is staying inside, so it's the perfect time to put a spanner in a weapons factory while no one's paying attention.
December 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
It's Christmas. Everything is shut down for the day and everyone is staying inside, so it's the perfect time to put a spanner in a weapons factory while no one's paying attention.
I finished work an hour ago. I need to get up for work in eight and a half hours. It takes me two hours to fall asleep. Tomorrow is going to be rough.
December 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I finished work an hour ago. I need to get up for work in eight and a half hours. It takes me two hours to fall asleep. Tomorrow is going to be rough.
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Remember: It ys okaye to be lonelye. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye yf nobody ys arounde. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
December 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Remember: It ys okaye to be lonelye. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye yf nobody ys arounde. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.
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Please share. Thanks
December 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Please share. Thanks
Just made an instagram account. Either I'm using the app wrong, or no one I'm following has actually made any posts, ever.
December 20, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Just made an instagram account. Either I'm using the app wrong, or no one I'm following has actually made any posts, ever.
Well, just tweeted my last tweet ever.
December 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Well, just tweeted my last tweet ever.
This year's diary is good but a bit big. Think I've got the right size for next year.
December 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This year's diary is good but a bit big. Think I've got the right size for next year.
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"Hello. My name is Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor. You killed my mother. Prepare to die."
December 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"Hello. My name is Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor. You killed my mother. Prepare to die."