Laura Frey
@lauratfrey.bsky.social
Franzen apologist, book blogger, reads literary fiction, translations, classics, etc. Let's go Oilers! #yeg /Edmonton /Treaty 6. https://reading-in-bed.com/
My husband shaved his head but didn't take a before pic for r/bald 😔
November 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM
My husband shaved his head but didn't take a before pic for r/bald 😔
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seems to me this group of full grown adults ought to be able to make quick work of even the strangest of things. so no, i shan't be watching
November 30, 2025 at 12:59 AM
seems to me this group of full grown adults ought to be able to make quick work of even the strangest of things. so no, i shan't be watching
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You Can, and Will, Do That on Television.
November 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
You Can, and Will, Do That on Television.
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me: *googling symptoms*
webmd: you’re being murdered
murderer: see i told you
webmd: you’re being murdered
murderer: see i told you
November 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
me: *googling symptoms*
webmd: you’re being murdered
murderer: see i told you
webmd: you’re being murdered
murderer: see i told you
Hamnet discourse eh... I feel like I should be the target audience for this but never been too interested in the book or the movie...
November 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Hamnet discourse eh... I feel like I should be the target audience for this but never been too interested in the book or the movie...
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Day 28: Step #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
"Step By Step" - New Kids On The Block
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nITM...
"Step By Step" - New Kids On The Block
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nITM...
New Kids On The Block - Step by Step - Official video - Subtitulado Español
YouTube video by Joozte
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Day 28: Step #LyricsPrompt #LyricsPrompt2025
"Step By Step" - New Kids On The Block
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nITM...
"Step By Step" - New Kids On The Block
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nITM...
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not sure what Gen Z has to do with a 43-year-old’s adaptation of a 52-year-old’s novel—and lest you think it’s just the hed, the piece calls Hamnet “mumblecore Shakespeare, conceived for the TikTok generation,” never mind that mumblecore predates TikTok by like 20 years
November 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
not sure what Gen Z has to do with a 43-year-old’s adaptation of a 52-year-old’s novel—and lest you think it’s just the hed, the piece calls Hamnet “mumblecore Shakespeare, conceived for the TikTok generation,” never mind that mumblecore predates TikTok by like 20 years
This is the one driving me bonkers because it pops up where my cursor is. Buddy, I'm working with the official names of municipal services here, much as I would like to shorten them, I CAN'T
November 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This is the one driving me bonkers because it pops up where my cursor is. Buddy, I'm working with the official names of municipal services here, much as I would like to shorten them, I CAN'T
Just to show I can see some nuance on AI:
-I used Gemini to generate a complicated Sheets formula yesterday and it worked very well
-Today I am making slides and if I get one more "Beautify this slide" or "Shorten this text" popup that gets in the way of what I'm trying to do I am going to LOSE IT
-I used Gemini to generate a complicated Sheets formula yesterday and it worked very well
-Today I am making slides and if I get one more "Beautify this slide" or "Shorten this text" popup that gets in the way of what I'm trying to do I am going to LOSE IT
November 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Just to show I can see some nuance on AI:
-I used Gemini to generate a complicated Sheets formula yesterday and it worked very well
-Today I am making slides and if I get one more "Beautify this slide" or "Shorten this text" popup that gets in the way of what I'm trying to do I am going to LOSE IT
-I used Gemini to generate a complicated Sheets formula yesterday and it worked very well
-Today I am making slides and if I get one more "Beautify this slide" or "Shorten this text" popup that gets in the way of what I'm trying to do I am going to LOSE IT
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we have to go back. to warn them.
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
we have to go back. to warn them.
Will this event motivate me to finish AND review Don Quixote in December? Let's hope so! I have about 300 pages to go... drlauratisdall.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/d...
Doorstoppers in December!
It’s almost time for Doorstoppers in December! A reminder of this challenge and why it came about: I made this extremely sophisticated graphic which you can use or ignore as you see fit. I lo…
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November 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Will this event motivate me to finish AND review Don Quixote in December? Let's hope so! I have about 300 pages to go... drlauratisdall.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/d...
A platform can't be against or accept anything. Just like an LLM can't think or know anything. Hope that helps
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A platform can't be against or accept anything. Just like an LLM can't think or know anything. Hope that helps
My hot tips for avoiding AI slop recipes:
-Save your recipes. Mine's a google doc now bc I lost decades' worth of notebooks in a fire.
-Cookbooks. Invest in a few, borrow lots from the library (including Libby if you need it *right now*)
-NYT Cooking (paid) or Chef John (free) in a pinch
-Save your recipes. Mine's a google doc now bc I lost decades' worth of notebooks in a fire.
-Cookbooks. Invest in a few, borrow lots from the library (including Libby if you need it *right now*)
-NYT Cooking (paid) or Chef John (free) in a pinch
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
My hot tips for avoiding AI slop recipes:
-Save your recipes. Mine's a google doc now bc I lost decades' worth of notebooks in a fire.
-Cookbooks. Invest in a few, borrow lots from the library (including Libby if you need it *right now*)
-NYT Cooking (paid) or Chef John (free) in a pinch
-Save your recipes. Mine's a google doc now bc I lost decades' worth of notebooks in a fire.
-Cookbooks. Invest in a few, borrow lots from the library (including Libby if you need it *right now*)
-NYT Cooking (paid) or Chef John (free) in a pinch
The fact that these food blogs are all insufferable too - I opened all the ones linked in the story, and the amount of intrusive pop-ups, auto-play video ads, SEO and ads is crazy. Also, ironically saw this on one site, have no idea what this means/would do?
November 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The fact that these food blogs are all insufferable too - I opened all the ones linked in the story, and the amount of intrusive pop-ups, auto-play video ads, SEO and ads is crazy. Also, ironically saw this on one site, have no idea what this means/would do?
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Done with Camus. The Fall is his masterpiece, followed by The Plague. The short story The Renegade is his most abstract and best piece of writing. His essay Reflections on the Guillotine is a brilliant analysis of capital punishment and how it engenders a Sisyphean cycle of revenge.
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Done with Camus. The Fall is his masterpiece, followed by The Plague. The short story The Renegade is his most abstract and best piece of writing. His essay Reflections on the Guillotine is a brilliant analysis of capital punishment and how it engenders a Sisyphean cycle of revenge.
Great review of a novella that I recently bought, looks like I made a good choice! #novnov 746books.com/2025/11/24/n...
No 216 Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym #NovNov25
Last year I read – and loved – Excellent Women by Barbara Pym and was keen to read more of her back catalogue. Quartet in Autumn, though different in tone, didn’t disappoint. An u…
746books.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Great review of a novella that I recently bought, looks like I made a good choice! #novnov 746books.com/2025/11/24/n...
I was gonna meet my mom for our traditional Sunday morning mall walk. Made it about 2 blocks and turned around. Crazy icy out there! #yeg
November 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I was gonna meet my mom for our traditional Sunday morning mall walk. Made it about 2 blocks and turned around. Crazy icy out there! #yeg
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@theglobeandmail.com published my letter on Alberta’s proposed expansion of private healthcare.
Bottom line: it helps only a few, hurts the rest of us, and sickens our labour force.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/lett...
#abopoli
#ableg
Bottom line: it helps only a few, hurts the rest of us, and sickens our labour force.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/lett...
#abopoli
#ableg
November 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
@theglobeandmail.com published my letter on Alberta’s proposed expansion of private healthcare.
Bottom line: it helps only a few, hurts the rest of us, and sickens our labour force.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/lett...
#abopoli
#ableg
Bottom line: it helps only a few, hurts the rest of us, and sickens our labour force.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/lett...
#abopoli
#ableg
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November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Day 19: kid
#LyricsPrompt2025
Kanye west (apologies) - gold digger ft Jamie fox
🎶four KIDS
And I gotta take all the bad ass to ShowBiz?🎶
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6vwN...
#LyricsPrompt2025
Kanye west (apologies) - gold digger ft Jamie fox
🎶four KIDS
And I gotta take all the bad ass to ShowBiz?🎶
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6vwN...
Kanye West - Gold Digger ft. Jamie Foxx
YouTube video by KanyeWestVEVO
m.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Day 19: kid
#LyricsPrompt2025
Kanye west (apologies) - gold digger ft Jamie fox
🎶four KIDS
And I gotta take all the bad ass to ShowBiz?🎶
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6vwN...
#LyricsPrompt2025
Kanye west (apologies) - gold digger ft Jamie fox
🎶four KIDS
And I gotta take all the bad ass to ShowBiz?🎶
m.youtube.com/watch?v=6vwN...
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Hard not to be both depressed & infuriated about these regressive, science-free, & cruel actions.
AB to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Very obviously, NO evidence these MAGA are laws needed.
AB to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Very obviously, NO evidence these MAGA are laws needed.
Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News
The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.
www.cbc.ca
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Hard not to be both depressed & infuriated about these regressive, science-free, & cruel actions.
AB to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Very obviously, NO evidence these MAGA are laws needed.
AB to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Very obviously, NO evidence these MAGA are laws needed.
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Here we go again …
November 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Here we go again …
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Happy “On the Calculation of Volume” (by Solvej Balle) day for those who celebrate !!
Psyched for Vol. 3 out today
Psyched for Vol. 3 out today
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Happy “On the Calculation of Volume” (by Solvej Balle) day for those who celebrate !!
Psyched for Vol. 3 out today
Psyched for Vol. 3 out today
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Borrowed this from the library & began to read it this morning with zero idea what today's date is...
Wtf
Wtf
November 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Borrowed this from the library & began to read it this morning with zero idea what today's date is...
Wtf
Wtf