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· Dec 6
y'all i'm running out of yikes
at first I read this as picking an actor where the various characters they played will be on the island with you to help you stay alive
This is a Bill Simmons game, but you’re stranded on a desert island. You can only have one actor’s filmography. You get it all, including cameos. But just the one performer.
I’m taking Cate Blanchett: Talented Mr. Ripley, LOTR, Life Aquatic, Black Bag, Tár, Ponyo, Hot Fuzz, Eyes Wide Shut, Thor
I’m taking Cate Blanchett: Talented Mr. Ripley, LOTR, Life Aquatic, Black Bag, Tár, Ponyo, Hot Fuzz, Eyes Wide Shut, Thor
December 1, 2025 at 6:00 AM
at first I read this as picking an actor where the various characters they played will be on the island with you to help you stay alive
I went outside and the sky looks like cotton candy 💙🩷
December 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I went outside and the sky looks like cotton candy 💙🩷
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Everyone in California gets ants in their house at least twice a year. If you don't the government sends a guy to put some in there
November 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Everyone in California gets ants in their house at least twice a year. If you don't the government sends a guy to put some in there
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Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
September 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
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We can't really say this enough...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
AI tools are 'deskilling' workers, philosophy professor says
A philosophy professor warns that AI reliance is weakening workers' judgment, creativity, and problem-solving.
www.businessinsider.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
We can't really say this enough...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
> Anastasia Berg [at UCL Irvine] said that new research — and what she's hearing directly from colleagues across various industries — shows that employees who heavily rely on AI are losing core skills at a startling rate.
www.businessinsider.com/ai-tools-are...
the only ICE I can stomach
my partner got me the Cuisinart ICE-21 for Christmas last year
he signed the card, "I want to take our relationship to the next level" 😂
he signed the card, "I want to take our relationship to the next level" 😂
November 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
the only ICE I can stomach
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Exactly.
You don't call a boycott on a whim.
They are not meant to be morally optional.
You don't call a boycott on a whim.
They are not meant to be morally optional.
Like a union striking, it's supposed to be a very serious thing and we wouldn't tell a union member that it's okay to cross the picket line once in awhile, so we need to be just as intentional with calls to boycott or they lose their power entirely
November 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Exactly.
You don't call a boycott on a whim.
They are not meant to be morally optional.
You don't call a boycott on a whim.
They are not meant to be morally optional.
Nova usually sleeps in her (open) crate in the living room but I've been putting her bed next to my bed recently after rearranging furniture in here
I already had a different cooling bed under my plant table in here, but this other bed is warm and fluffy and easy to move
I already had a different cooling bed under my plant table in here, but this other bed is warm and fluffy and easy to move
November 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Nova usually sleeps in her (open) crate in the living room but I've been putting her bed next to my bed recently after rearranging furniture in here
I already had a different cooling bed under my plant table in here, but this other bed is warm and fluffy and easy to move
I already had a different cooling bed under my plant table in here, but this other bed is warm and fluffy and easy to move
why are there so many steps between "tired" and "asleep"??
November 30, 2025 at 7:40 AM
why are there so many steps between "tired" and "asleep"??
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Why are many U.S. cities building less? Why have they insisted on a "thicket" of regulations that make housing hard to build?
In a new #EconJMP with Beau Bressler (beaubressler.github.io), we study how much of the answer lies with a forgotten federal program that taught cities to restrict growth
In a new #EconJMP with Beau Bressler (beaubressler.github.io), we study how much of the answer lies with a forgotten federal program that taught cities to restrict growth
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Why are many U.S. cities building less? Why have they insisted on a "thicket" of regulations that make housing hard to build?
In a new #EconJMP with Beau Bressler (beaubressler.github.io), we study how much of the answer lies with a forgotten federal program that taught cities to restrict growth
In a new #EconJMP with Beau Bressler (beaubressler.github.io), we study how much of the answer lies with a forgotten federal program that taught cities to restrict growth
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
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if you struggle to get stuff done when you don’t feel like it (or know someone who does and still needs a present), The Anti-Planner has:
✔ 165+ activities, strategies, and games
✔ no guilt
✔ no cliche advice
✔ just brain hacks that actually work from someone who's been there
anti-planner.com
✔ 165+ activities, strategies, and games
✔ no guilt
✔ no cliche advice
✔ just brain hacks that actually work from someone who's been there
anti-planner.com
Home | Dani Donovan / Anti-Planner
anti-planner.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
if you struggle to get stuff done when you don’t feel like it (or know someone who does and still needs a present), The Anti-Planner has:
✔ 165+ activities, strategies, and games
✔ no guilt
✔ no cliche advice
✔ just brain hacks that actually work from someone who's been there
anti-planner.com
✔ 165+ activities, strategies, and games
✔ no guilt
✔ no cliche advice
✔ just brain hacks that actually work from someone who's been there
anti-planner.com
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me: i should promote that i'm releasing 30 brand-new Anti-Planner PDFs on black friday for $9.95
🧠: probably
me: also if they buy a book they get all 60 PDFs for free
🧠: ok hear me out
me:
🧠: what if you overthink it & don’t post until saturday night
🧠: probably
me: also if they buy a book they get all 60 PDFs for free
🧠: ok hear me out
me:
🧠: what if you overthink it & don’t post until saturday night
All Products | Dani Donovan / Anti-Planner
anti-planner.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
me: i should promote that i'm releasing 30 brand-new Anti-Planner PDFs on black friday for $9.95
🧠: probably
me: also if they buy a book they get all 60 PDFs for free
🧠: ok hear me out
me:
🧠: what if you overthink it & don’t post until saturday night
🧠: probably
me: also if they buy a book they get all 60 PDFs for free
🧠: ok hear me out
me:
🧠: what if you overthink it & don’t post until saturday night
okay maybe it's time to get nice quality over-ear noise canceling headphones. bose or whatever
November 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
okay maybe it's time to get nice quality over-ear noise canceling headphones. bose or whatever
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How do we not have a gravy emoji?!
November 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
How do we not have a gravy emoji?!
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It's called the "needs washed construction," and you can read this whole article by some researchers at Yale on it. ygdp.yale.edu/phenomena/ne...
Needs washed
| Yale Grammatical Diversity Project: English in North America
ygdp.yale.edu
November 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
It's called the "needs washed construction," and you can read this whole article by some researchers at Yale on it. ygdp.yale.edu/phenomena/ne...
has anyone told these people that they can be mediocre and bad at cooking without going fash? I mean, c'mon *gestures at self*
November 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
has anyone told these people that they can be mediocre and bad at cooking without going fash? I mean, c'mon *gestures at self*
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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.
"ooh nice, it actually looks like a cappuccino this time! I should take a picture and post it"
(looks at picture) "well then, nevermind"
(looks at picture) "well then, nevermind"
November 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"ooh nice, it actually looks like a cappuccino this time! I should take a picture and post it"
(looks at picture) "well then, nevermind"
(looks at picture) "well then, nevermind"
I just remembered that I didn't even realize mac and cheese was a Thanksgiving food until (2). in fact I think it was the first time I ever had baked mac and cheese.
I was 23 years old.
I was 23 years old.
tbh the only Thanksgiving food I ever truly enjoyed were 1. the vegetarian (vegan?) Thanksgiving dishes my housemate made when we were studying abroad in France and 2. the Friendsgiving pot luck my American coworkers hosted when I lived in Japan
my family just isn't big on cooking
my family just isn't big on cooking
November 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I just remembered that I didn't even realize mac and cheese was a Thanksgiving food until (2). in fact I think it was the first time I ever had baked mac and cheese.
I was 23 years old.
I was 23 years old.
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Has someone written about how it’s fandom and fanfic spaces, bird app live tweet era, Tumblr blogs and fancams in the 2010s that shaped how films and shows are marketed on social media in the 2020s.
e.g. this structure, this editing? This is not HBOs idea in origin.
e.g. this structure, this editing? This is not HBOs idea in origin.
He can eat my fears. #ITWelcomeToDerry #Pennywise #BillSkarsgard
TikTok video by HBO Max
www.tiktok.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Has someone written about how it’s fandom and fanfic spaces, bird app live tweet era, Tumblr blogs and fancams in the 2010s that shaped how films and shows are marketed on social media in the 2020s.
e.g. this structure, this editing? This is not HBOs idea in origin.
e.g. this structure, this editing? This is not HBOs idea in origin.
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I've said it before but its still relevant: any time someone tells me that automated (or "gen AI") alt text is a good idea I can find instances of why it misses context or is inaccurate.
Is it better than nothing? It depends on what are the risks you're willing to take with inaccurate alt text
Is it better than nothing? It depends on what are the risks you're willing to take with inaccurate alt text
November 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I've said it before but its still relevant: any time someone tells me that automated (or "gen AI") alt text is a good idea I can find instances of why it misses context or is inaccurate.
Is it better than nothing? It depends on what are the risks you're willing to take with inaccurate alt text
Is it better than nothing? It depends on what are the risks you're willing to take with inaccurate alt text
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every day logging on is a race to get a dumb joke off before you read the most terrifying news you’ve ever heard
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
every day logging on is a race to get a dumb joke off before you read the most terrifying news you’ve ever heard
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Please, can you donate or share to help me afford ongoing needs like shelter, food, phone, and transit? Any amount helps but If I had to set a short term fundraiser goal I’d want to aim for at least $600 so I have a breather from day to day panic 💕💸💸💕
I’m a disabled homeless trans woman living in a motel in the short term. If anyone can help me out with funds to extend my stay and cover necessities, I would be immensely grateful. My links are in my bio. 💕💸💸💕
#crowdfunding #disability #homeless #transcrowdfund #mutualaid
#crowdfunding #disability #homeless #transcrowdfund #mutualaid
November 29, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Please, can you donate or share to help me afford ongoing needs like shelter, food, phone, and transit? Any amount helps but If I had to set a short term fundraiser goal I’d want to aim for at least $600 so I have a breather from day to day panic 💕💸💸💕