Damiana Swan
@damianaswan.bsky.social
Artist, photographer, editor, writer, goddess of administrative organization and amaretto. Joyous partner in crime with Satyros Brucato, aka That Damn Mage Guy. She/they. #Resist #BLM #ProtectTransPeople https://linktr.ee/damianaswan
That's wonderful! So happy for her and her new family!
November 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
That's wonderful! So happy for her and her new family!
Potluck holidays are wonderful! You can ask people to bring the things you don't want to make, and that you know other people love!
November 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Potluck holidays are wonderful! You can ask people to bring the things you don't want to make, and that you know other people love!
That's absolutely unnecessary. There's amazing, decadent food that's vegan & GF! And the *kind* thing to do is have a meal that ensures EVERYONE has a few dishes they can eat and enjoy. Like, there's no rule that you can't have two bowls of mashed potatoes, a tofurkey and some kind of meat.
November 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
That's absolutely unnecessary. There's amazing, decadent food that's vegan & GF! And the *kind* thing to do is have a meal that ensures EVERYONE has a few dishes they can eat and enjoy. Like, there's no rule that you can't have two bowls of mashed potatoes, a tofurkey and some kind of meat.
Also have this book, have read it, and loved it! Highly recommend EVERYTHING by this author.
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Also have this book, have read it, and loved it! Highly recommend EVERYTHING by this author.
Thank you! Seems like this will be useful information to have.
November 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Thank you! Seems like this will be useful information to have.
Where does one find this labeler?
November 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Where does one find this labeler?
You've got this! (And don't worry too much about getting it perfect; they're going to be expecting you to revise it once the other chapters are done so that it fits with them.)
I think this book is well-timed; it seems like more and more people want to learn how to live more in harmony with nature.
I think this book is well-timed; it seems like more and more people want to learn how to live more in harmony with nature.
November 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
You've got this! (And don't worry too much about getting it perfect; they're going to be expecting you to revise it once the other chapters are done so that it fits with them.)
I think this book is well-timed; it seems like more and more people want to learn how to live more in harmony with nature.
I think this book is well-timed; it seems like more and more people want to learn how to live more in harmony with nature.
Oh that is going to be SO GOOD!
Is chapter 1 due to someone else, or is finishing it a goal?
Is chapter 1 due to someone else, or is finishing it a goal?
November 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Oh that is going to be SO GOOD!
Is chapter 1 due to someone else, or is finishing it a goal?
Is chapter 1 due to someone else, or is finishing it a goal?
They might be ready for you, though.
November 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
They might be ready for you, though.
You have good beer and poutine and hockey and AMAZING wilderness.
November 29, 2025 at 12:57 AM
You have good beer and poutine and hockey and AMAZING wilderness.
Canada is pretty inherently cool by itself; it's pretty hard to top that.
November 29, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Canada is pretty inherently cool by itself; it's pretty hard to top that.
Oh that is the BEST news! 🥰
November 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Oh that is the BEST news! 🥰
The phrase "it wasn't immediately clear" tends to get used a whole lot where Trump is involved and you don't want to come right out and say he's completely full of shit.
November 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The phrase "it wasn't immediately clear" tends to get used a whole lot where Trump is involved and you don't want to come right out and say he's completely full of shit.
And we're going to have to document everything they're doing. Every single little thing, because "official" documentation is going to get destroyed or just memory-holed. (We need to anyway, to know what needs to be fixed.)
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
And we're going to have to document everything they're doing. Every single little thing, because "official" documentation is going to get destroyed or just memory-holed. (We need to anyway, to know what needs to be fixed.)
Oh it's absolutely going to happen. The only way to avoid it will be to make sure every politician knows that anyone not supporting legal consequences will be primaried... and any prosecutor who makes a deal to let someone off will find themselves looking for accident victims to represent.
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Oh it's absolutely going to happen. The only way to avoid it will be to make sure every politician knows that anyone not supporting legal consequences will be primaried... and any prosecutor who makes a deal to let someone off will find themselves looking for accident victims to represent.
Professional women inherently have problems with audiences being dismissive of their expertise; by using AI you're supporting those dismissive assumptions and making more work for yourself to get your audience to assume you know what you're talking about.
November 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Professional women inherently have problems with audiences being dismissive of their expertise; by using AI you're supporting those dismissive assumptions and making more work for yourself to get your audience to assume you know what you're talking about.
So, by using AI-generated figures in your professional presentations, you're effectively sabotaging your professional reputation, and even if you are doing all the necessary content editing, people are going to assume that anything you say is suspect, and you'll have to do extra work to combat that.
November 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
So, by using AI-generated figures in your professional presentations, you're effectively sabotaging your professional reputation, and even if you are doing all the necessary content editing, people are going to assume that anything you say is suspect, and you'll have to do extra work to combat that.
and very very few people do the required level of content editing when using generated content to ensure it's actually *correct*. So people will assume that your content is very likely to be AI-generated slop as well, not just your figures.
November 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
and very very few people do the required level of content editing when using generated content to ensure it's actually *correct*. So people will assume that your content is very likely to be AI-generated slop as well, not just your figures.
So, aside from all of the fundamental issues with AI, there's also an issue with how most people use it. If you're using it for figures, then people are going to assume you also use it for generating at least some of your content...
November 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
So, aside from all of the fundamental issues with AI, there's also an issue with how most people use it. If you're using it for figures, then people are going to assume you also use it for generating at least some of your content...
November 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Okay you definitely need the loopywhisk site - Kat has perfected so many gf recipes. I made a double recipe of her brioche today so we could have dinner rolls and then also cinnamon rolls tomorrow.
November 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Okay you definitely need the loopywhisk site - Kat has perfected so many gf recipes. I made a double recipe of her brioche today so we could have dinner rolls and then also cinnamon rolls tomorrow.