Paddy O'Reilly
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Paddy O'Reilly
@paddy-oreilly.bsky.social
Writer and reader
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"Here is the bill you demanded that nullifies all safety regulations for EVs and rockets, Your Majesty. I'll be back with your iced tea."
December 20, 2024 at 10:06 PM
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This burn is epic. 🔥
December 8, 2024 at 1:00 AM
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A lot of people think everything will work out if we just play by the rules but don’t seem to recognize that rules only matter when everyone agrees to follow them and, well, that isn’t our present reality.
December 2, 2024 at 2:22 AM
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A secret cabal of the most powerful decision makers in the publishing industry meets once a year and they agree to publish a book that's egregiously, irredeemably bad. They dedicate a huge promotional budget to it to prove they can make a best seller out of anything.
#publishing
December 2, 2024 at 10:15 AM
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Remember when "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" tried to teach us about tariffs and no one was paying attention
November 26, 2024 at 4:15 PM
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James Bond movies never show the part where the supervillain collects government subsidies to build his death tech.
November 27, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Preferred sleeping position
November 28, 2024 at 10:49 AM
Although this was a highlight
November 26, 2024 at 3:16 AM
I am a dog person, but in the Dog and Cat exhibition at the NGV, cats win.
November 26, 2024 at 1:50 AM
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Another 4 tech bros - sorry, ‘disruptors’ who can, frankly, fuck right off.

www.thebookseller.com/news/new-pub...
New publisher Spines aims to 'disrupt' industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone
A new publisher has claimed it aims to “disrupt” the books industry by publishing 8,000 books in 2025 alone using artificial intelligence.
www.thebookseller.com
November 25, 2024 at 9:59 AM
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Love this so much❤️
Publisher: Do you want to put an LLM clause in the copyright statement?
Me: Definitely. How specific can we get?
Publisher: As specific as you like.
November 22, 2024 at 5:45 AM
Friends, on this platform, prepare for too many photos and videos of this star.
November 25, 2024 at 9:39 AM
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‘Australian authors giving every federal politician five books to encourage nuance in Middle East debate’ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australian authors giving every federal politician five books to encourage nuance in Middle East debate
Exclusive: Group of more than 90 including writers Tim Winton and Charlotte Wood have paid for every federal senator and MP to receive curated package
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:09 PM