keir
@keiraslan.bsky.social
Canadian in Glasgow 🇨🇦🏴
This will likely be a place for cat pics and Buddhism, with a side of lefty politics and feminism.
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keir
@keiraslan.bsky.social
· Oct 14
Being a person is hard and I for one do not get enough credit
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inspiring that generative AI can now make a few seconds of 'film' that looks nearly as good as a video game curscene from 2006, by the time they drain the last river to power the servers it should be delivering 2020 level pc graphics 🙌
January 29, 2026 at 9:28 PM
inspiring that generative AI can now make a few seconds of 'film' that looks nearly as good as a video game curscene from 2006, by the time they drain the last river to power the servers it should be delivering 2020 level pc graphics 🙌
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Out of curiosity, I just ran a few paragraphs from The Butchering Art through an AI checker and it got flagged: 88% AI. This book was released in 2017, and AI machines were subsequently trained off it. How many writers are getting flagged for AI because of the literal theft of their work(s)? Insane.
OMG - f*ck AI for ruining the em-dash for writers. I use them all the time. Of course, what a shock that AI uses them since they were trained off my voice and other authors' voices.
I'm a writer who has specifically been directed *not* to use em-dashes because "they mean it was written by AI." I can detect AI writing, but it is not simply a matter of the punctuation used.
December 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Out of curiosity, I just ran a few paragraphs from The Butchering Art through an AI checker and it got flagged: 88% AI. This book was released in 2017, and AI machines were subsequently trained off it. How many writers are getting flagged for AI because of the literal theft of their work(s)? Insane.
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is the cure for male loneliness showing up early and setting up chairs?
A lot of the Male Loneliness Epidemic can be traced back to the fact that most cis dudes don’t participate in communal logistics.
I think @sarahjeong.bsky.social said it's because they devalue women's labor and a LOT of this Scary Logistics stuff comes from people who don't understand that basically all of the civic life they enjoy is created with the help of free labor, largely by women.
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 AM
is the cure for male loneliness showing up early and setting up chairs?
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'Made In USA' (1966)
dir: Jean-Luc Godard 📽️
dir: Jean-Luc Godard 📽️
January 26, 2026 at 10:29 PM
'Made In USA' (1966)
dir: Jean-Luc Godard 📽️
dir: Jean-Luc Godard 📽️
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I'm gonna stay home and draw and read and post on this day, join me won't u
January 26, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I'm gonna stay home and draw and read and post on this day, join me won't u
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This hit so fucking hard today.
January 26, 2026 at 8:52 PM
This hit so fucking hard today.
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My friend served her cat a pancake this morning.
January 25, 2026 at 4:17 PM
My friend served her cat a pancake this morning.
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just gonna throw out a quick reminder that in America police kill a yearly average of 3 civilians per day, routinely in situations very similar to these ICE killings, and decades of explicit support for police impunity by US politicians is why ICE feels theyre able to get away with this right now
Our government is murdering the citizens of this country. They are doing it without any checks on their violence
January 25, 2026 at 12:26 AM
just gonna throw out a quick reminder that in America police kill a yearly average of 3 civilians per day, routinely in situations very similar to these ICE killings, and decades of explicit support for police impunity by US politicians is why ICE feels theyre able to get away with this right now
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I *WILL* be streaming shortly but this is far more important and urgent.
I've been talking a lot about Rotini on here but I just can't wait to get her needs taken care of any longer, and I am absolutely in a financial crisis.
gofund.me/ba4af4573
I've been talking a lot about Rotini on here but I just can't wait to get her needs taken care of any longer, and I am absolutely in a financial crisis.
gofund.me/ba4af4573
Donate to Support Rotini and Her Owner in Crisis, organized by J P
Rotini (aka Tini) is one of my incredibly beloved kitties, part of a litter I've raised fro… J P needs your support for Support Rotini and Her Owner in Crisis
gofund.me
January 24, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I *WILL* be streaming shortly but this is far more important and urgent.
I've been talking a lot about Rotini on here but I just can't wait to get her needs taken care of any longer, and I am absolutely in a financial crisis.
gofund.me/ba4af4573
I've been talking a lot about Rotini on here but I just can't wait to get her needs taken care of any longer, and I am absolutely in a financial crisis.
gofund.me/ba4af4573
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In 2015 I reported LAPD killing of an unarmed man who’d they’d pinned & were beating. LAPD said he’d reached for a gun. Thru leaked body cams, we were able to prove he hadn’t—but what wld that change? Armed men tackle you, beat you, as if about to kill you? Fighting for yr life is a sane response.
January 24, 2026 at 5:25 PM
In 2015 I reported LAPD killing of an unarmed man who’d they’d pinned & were beating. LAPD said he’d reached for a gun. Thru leaked body cams, we were able to prove he hadn’t—but what wld that change? Armed men tackle you, beat you, as if about to kill you? Fighting for yr life is a sane response.
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The Skara Brae Buddo understands the wisdom of emptiness. The Skara Brae Buddo has compassion enough for all. The Skara Brae Buddo is what we need to heal this broken world.
www.stromnessmuseum.org.uk/collections/...
www.stromnessmuseum.org.uk/collections/...
October 20, 2024 at 2:38 AM
The Skara Brae Buddo understands the wisdom of emptiness. The Skara Brae Buddo has compassion enough for all. The Skara Brae Buddo is what we need to heal this broken world.
www.stromnessmuseum.org.uk/collections/...
www.stromnessmuseum.org.uk/collections/...
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Never run a gas generator indoors, don’t use a gas oven or stove to try to heat your house, and make sure you have working, battery-backed up carbon monoxide detectors on every floor of your house (but especially the one where you sleep)!
Spoke with a friend who is an ER doc and he said last time there was an ice storm there were hundreds of cases of carbon monoxide poisoning... Be safe be smart folks
January 24, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Never run a gas generator indoors, don’t use a gas oven or stove to try to heat your house, and make sure you have working, battery-backed up carbon monoxide detectors on every floor of your house (but especially the one where you sleep)!
Today’s status: sad but less apocalyptically sad than I have been. I probably won’t quit my job and start drinking again. Probably.
I did a very hard thing and I feel slightly better for it but also would like a reward and a prize and permission to take a nap.
I did a very hard thing and I feel slightly better for it but also would like a reward and a prize and permission to take a nap.
January 23, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Today’s status: sad but less apocalyptically sad than I have been. I probably won’t quit my job and start drinking again. Probably.
I did a very hard thing and I feel slightly better for it but also would like a reward and a prize and permission to take a nap.
I did a very hard thing and I feel slightly better for it but also would like a reward and a prize and permission to take a nap.
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I need everyone to understand that this could not happen anywhere else exclusively because the people of minnesota started showing up for george floyd and then never stopped
this isn't a "sudden event", this is the culmination of nearly seven fucking years of steady leadership and participation
this isn't a "sudden event", this is the culmination of nearly seven fucking years of steady leadership and participation
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 23, 2026 at 2:38 AM
I need everyone to understand that this could not happen anywhere else exclusively because the people of minnesota started showing up for george floyd and then never stopped
this isn't a "sudden event", this is the culmination of nearly seven fucking years of steady leadership and participation
this isn't a "sudden event", this is the culmination of nearly seven fucking years of steady leadership and participation
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The only people who benefit from replacing human creativity in our communities with algorithms are the super-rich owners of AI companies that rip off artists’ work.
We're calling for urgent regulation and safeguards to ensure people and planet are put before profit.
We're calling for urgent regulation and safeguards to ensure people and planet are put before profit.
January 22, 2026 at 10:26 AM
The only people who benefit from replacing human creativity in our communities with algorithms are the super-rich owners of AI companies that rip off artists’ work.
We're calling for urgent regulation and safeguards to ensure people and planet are put before profit.
We're calling for urgent regulation and safeguards to ensure people and planet are put before profit.
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@weeble.bsky.social When are we looking for Evelyn again, I need to be involved
January 21, 2026 at 8:59 PM
@weeble.bsky.social When are we looking for Evelyn again, I need to be involved
You know it’s bad when I’ve gone back to my weird French Canadian tunes from the 70s.
youtu.be/2_fHhbqbSB8?...
youtu.be/2_fHhbqbSB8?...
Carole Laure Lewis Furey: Croque la lune
YouTube video by Leacecco1
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 8:41 PM
You know it’s bad when I’ve gone back to my weird French Canadian tunes from the 70s.
youtu.be/2_fHhbqbSB8?...
youtu.be/2_fHhbqbSB8?...
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of the moral conundrums you will be presented with, as an adult, "stop buying these specific children's toys" is like. the easiest possible
It cannot be made clearer.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.
October 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
of the moral conundrums you will be presented with, as an adult, "stop buying these specific children's toys" is like. the easiest possible
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Reminder that it wasn't just right-wing columnists bigging up Trump after the 2024 election win.
Anas Sarwar too was saying how crucial it was to put Scottish business links ahead of silly political concerns
Somehow I doubt he will want this messaging in election flyers now
Anas Sarwar too was saying how crucial it was to put Scottish business links ahead of silly political concerns
Somehow I doubt he will want this messaging in election flyers now
January 21, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Reminder that it wasn't just right-wing columnists bigging up Trump after the 2024 election win.
Anas Sarwar too was saying how crucial it was to put Scottish business links ahead of silly political concerns
Somehow I doubt he will want this messaging in election flyers now
Anas Sarwar too was saying how crucial it was to put Scottish business links ahead of silly political concerns
Somehow I doubt he will want this messaging in election flyers now
