Christian
@cwwilkie.org
ACES-certified editor, malcontent. #slogan #slogan #bumpersticker
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Christian
@cwwilkie.org
· Sep 30
I guess no matter what social media platform is developed, and no matter how hard they try to make it a friendly and safe place, there will always be an element of humanity that logs in with "Can you believe the horrible shit going on the place we just escaped?" providing screengrabs and videos.
My phone use is down 20 minutes from last week, and was down another 16 minutes the week before. There're no social media apps on my phone, and instead of listening to podcasts I leave at home when I go for a walk.
Antisocial media is chasing people from it.
Antisocial media is chasing people from it.
I woud say 80% of the people I used to chat to on social media have either left, or post minimally. "Zero posting" is here. But people are "posting" somewhere else ... www.thetimes.com/magazines/th...
Social media is dead — none of my friends are posting any more
‘Everyone is scared that something they share might attract the attention of social media’s angry hordes, always ready to accuse on X, Facebook and Instagram’
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
My phone use is down 20 minutes from last week, and was down another 16 minutes the week before. There're no social media apps on my phone, and instead of listening to podcasts I leave at home when I go for a walk.
Antisocial media is chasing people from it.
Antisocial media is chasing people from it.
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Um, well, uh, the hat and Baja Blast #LinguisticLandscape sometimes reflects and, uh, reveals, um, a lot of things, about a lot of things?
Maybe?
Maybe?
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Um, well, uh, the hat and Baja Blast #LinguisticLandscape sometimes reflects and, uh, reveals, um, a lot of things, about a lot of things?
Maybe?
Maybe?
You grab the ankles and I'll grab the wrists, Charlie Brown
You're too short for that gesture, Charlie Brown
We all float down here, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
You grab the ankles and I'll grab the wrists, Charlie Brown
I don't mean a big reduction in the price of beer
November 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I don't mean a big reduction in the price of beer
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They used to call it “green ink,” after British sanitariums started issuing green ink to mental patients since they could no longer bar them from corresponding with media, allowing the newspapers to immediately discard it.
November 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
They used to call it “green ink,” after British sanitariums started issuing green ink to mental patients since they could no longer bar them from corresponding with media, allowing the newspapers to immediately discard it.
Topic: spittle-flecked paranoid conspiracy theorists using LLMs to clean up their work, to submit it to Bellingcat with a veneer of "calm and collected."
The bigger change is presentation, historically, these emails were visually chaotic: sudden colour changes, ALL CAPS, screenshots pasted at random. Classic signs of disordered thinking. Now they’re neat, structured, and grammatically consistent. The delusion hasn't changed, but the formatting has.
November 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Topic: spittle-flecked paranoid conspiracy theorists using LLMs to clean up their work, to submit it to Bellingcat with a veneer of "calm and collected."
A new skill-sharing "community" is starting up in my city, based on a Dutch model of preserving culture. I've donated to them, volunteered my skills. I really wanted to be a part of this, leaning into the crafts tied to my Scandi heritage.
Did I forget there'd be Minnesotans there?
Did I forget there'd be Minnesotans there?
November 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A new skill-sharing "community" is starting up in my city, based on a Dutch model of preserving culture. I've donated to them, volunteered my skills. I really wanted to be a part of this, leaning into the crafts tied to my Scandi heritage.
Did I forget there'd be Minnesotans there?
Did I forget there'd be Minnesotans there?
"Doctor, doctor, will I die?"
"Yes, my child, and so will I."
"That's what you're charging me $400 for?"
"Yes, my child, and so will I."
"That's what you're charging me $400 for?"
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"Doctor, doctor, will I die?"
"Yes, my child, and so will I."
"That's what you're charging me $400 for?"
"Yes, my child, and so will I."
"That's what you're charging me $400 for?"
Note: The Coast Guard did not reclassify them as hate symbols.
The Coast Guard reclassified them as "potentially divisive" and may be displayed in public if they don't compromise unit cohesion, mission strength, &c.
The Coast Guard reclassified them as "potentially divisive" and may be displayed in public if they don't compromise unit cohesion, mission strength, &c.
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 22, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Note: The Coast Guard did not reclassify them as hate symbols.
The Coast Guard reclassified them as "potentially divisive" and may be displayed in public if they don't compromise unit cohesion, mission strength, &c.
The Coast Guard reclassified them as "potentially divisive" and may be displayed in public if they don't compromise unit cohesion, mission strength, &c.
It never gives up, so why do I think I may?
November 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It never gives up, so why do I think I may?
A-a-a-and I've deleted my WhatsApp account.
WhatsApp Vulnerability Exposes 3.5 Billion Users' Phone Numbers
A critical security flaw in WhatsApp has allowed researchers to expose the phone numbers of 3.5 billion users, marking one of the most significant data leaks ever documented.
cybersecuritynews.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A-a-a-and I've deleted my WhatsApp account.
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i just remembered last night i dreamed about decimal letters in between the alphabet that could be used to describe the world in more detail
October 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
i just remembered last night i dreamed about decimal letters in between the alphabet that could be used to describe the world in more detail
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For anyone wondering, some possible dog names have survived from cuneiform sources.
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
January 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
For anyone wondering, some possible dog names have survived from cuneiform sources.
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
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His net worth grew by $200 billion last year, reportedly.
So this is like someone who makes $100,000 moving $237 from checking to savings.
So this is like someone who makes $100,000 moving $237 from checking to savings.
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls
Elon Musk Gave Away $474 Million in 2024, Mostly to Entities He Controls
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls.
bloom.bg
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 AM
His net worth grew by $200 billion last year, reportedly.
So this is like someone who makes $100,000 moving $237 from checking to savings.
So this is like someone who makes $100,000 moving $237 from checking to savings.
Saw del Toro's 'Frankenstein' tonight. Enjoyed it.
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Saw del Toro's 'Frankenstein' tonight. Enjoyed it.
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YES the cake has THUMB TABS
November 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
YES the cake has THUMB TABS
A simple mnemonic for remembering year placement:
"B"C comes "before"
"A"D goes "after"
The rule is the opposite of this. #AmEditing
"B"C comes "before"
"A"D goes "after"
The rule is the opposite of this. #AmEditing
November 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A simple mnemonic for remembering year placement:
"B"C comes "before"
"A"D goes "after"
The rule is the opposite of this. #AmEditing
"B"C comes "before"
"A"D goes "after"
The rule is the opposite of this. #AmEditing
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Part 100! of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
This 14th century door at Exeter Cathedral, UK, is thought to be the oldest existing cat flap.
This 14th century door at Exeter Cathedral, UK, is thought to be the oldest existing cat flap.
November 14, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Part 100! of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
This 14th century door at Exeter Cathedral, UK, is thought to be the oldest existing cat flap.
This 14th century door at Exeter Cathedral, UK, is thought to be the oldest existing cat flap.
Cracks me up, how people will quote-post an image file with text in it, and their quote is all the text in the image, which adds nothing at all to the presented information. Yet they staunchly refuse to condescend to alt-text, which is exactly where that transcription should go. #HumanCondition
November 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Cracks me up, how people will quote-post an image file with text in it, and their quote is all the text in the image, which adds nothing at all to the presented information. Yet they staunchly refuse to condescend to alt-text, which is exactly where that transcription should go. #HumanCondition
A favorite #AmEditing exercise is breaking someone's one-sentence paragraph into three logically paced and cumulative sentences. I don't always know the subject matter, but I like a quick dive into the topic, and it's satisfying to spread it out so the reader doesn't have to hold their breath.
November 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A favorite #AmEditing exercise is breaking someone's one-sentence paragraph into three logically paced and cumulative sentences. I don't always know the subject matter, but I like a quick dive into the topic, and it's satisfying to spread it out so the reader doesn't have to hold their breath.
No, that's fantastic. Congrats to both of you!
November 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
No, that's fantastic. Congrats to both of you!
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Would anybody like to do my wee survey about attitudes to speaking the Scots language in different social contexts?
forms.gle/KNKQTQMXRH1Z...
forms.gle/KNKQTQMXRH1Z...
Scots in different social contexts
This is a survey to check public perceptions and attitudes towards the use of Scots in different social contexts
forms.gle
November 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Would anybody like to do my wee survey about attitudes to speaking the Scots language in different social contexts?
forms.gle/KNKQTQMXRH1Z...
forms.gle/KNKQTQMXRH1Z...
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Good news 🗞️! I won first in my category in the ACES headline contest.
Who knew my pop culture knowledge and twisted sense of humor would pay off in a professional context?
Who knew my pop culture knowledge and twisted sense of humor would pay off in a professional context?
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Good news 🗞️! I won first in my category in the ACES headline contest.
Who knew my pop culture knowledge and twisted sense of humor would pay off in a professional context?
Who knew my pop culture knowledge and twisted sense of humor would pay off in a professional context?