Wildestranger
@wildestranger.bsky.social
This is a fandom account, do not follow if you are not in fandom. Io: middle-aged and cranky; gender and sexuality are both No; European and living in the EU.
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Who doesn't double check this stuff? I am really grateful that I work in medicine and we just. Do that.
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 15, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Who doesn't double check this stuff? I am really grateful that I work in medicine and we just. Do that.
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"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.
Over 50% of game developers now think generative AI is bad for the industry, a dramatic increase from just 2 years ago: 'I'd rather quit the industry than use generative AI'
The latest GDC survey also found that managers are more likely to use generative AI than their employees.
www.pcgamer.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:45 PM
"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.
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BLUESKY, DISCORD AND ITS ALTERNATIVES, YOUR ART SITES, YOUR ADULT SITES, FANFICTION
ALL OF IT DIES WITHOUT SECTION 230 GET CALLING
#savespeech #stopcensorship #section230 #defendsection230 #defends230
ALL OF IT DIES WITHOUT SECTION 230 GET CALLING
#savespeech #stopcensorship #section230 #defendsection230 #defends230
If you live in the US, call your fucking representatives and tell them that repealing Section 230 is a horrible idea. If Section 230 is gone, you can kiss Bluesky goodbye.
Reminder that they're still trying to repeal section 230 (thereby making platform holders like bsky legally responsible for content posted by their users etc etc)
There is still a need for you to blow up your rep's phones on this if you enjoy being able to do things like "post" or "have an porn"
There is still a need for you to blow up your rep's phones on this if you enjoy being able to do things like "post" or "have an porn"
February 14, 2026 at 10:36 PM
BLUESKY, DISCORD AND ITS ALTERNATIVES, YOUR ART SITES, YOUR ADULT SITES, FANFICTION
ALL OF IT DIES WITHOUT SECTION 230 GET CALLING
#savespeech #stopcensorship #section230 #defendsection230 #defends230
ALL OF IT DIES WITHOUT SECTION 230 GET CALLING
#savespeech #stopcensorship #section230 #defendsection230 #defends230
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I think about how when they sang La Marseillaise they were still in the midst of a war they did not know they were going to win.
You ever stop and think about CASABLANCA? You ever stop and think about "Welcome back to the fight, this time, I know our side will win?" You ever think about a bar full of people defiantly singing La Marseillaise, played by a soundstage full of Jewish refugees? You ever think about CASABLANCA??????
February 15, 2026 at 3:17 AM
I think about how when they sang La Marseillaise they were still in the midst of a war they did not know they were going to win.
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From Hamdan Ballal, co-director of last year’s Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land.” This is happening now.
February 16, 2026 at 1:26 AM
From Hamdan Ballal, co-director of last year’s Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land.” This is happening now.
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I propose to make universal the old policy of the Blackfriars conference at the American Shakespeare Center:
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
February 16, 2026 at 1:14 AM
I propose to make universal the old policy of the Blackfriars conference at the American Shakespeare Center:
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
If you do not end your paper on time, you will be forced to exit, pursued by a bear. Literally, a bear will come take your paper from you.
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A Big Five editor I interviewed
“It’s impossible to get reviews. And the reviews you do get are not moving the needle. Literary fiction is review-driven. So if you're not getting reviews, or the reviews you’re getting are not getting eyes on them, it’s like, well, then what are you supposed to do?”
“It’s impossible to get reviews. And the reviews you do get are not moving the needle. Literary fiction is review-driven. So if you're not getting reviews, or the reviews you’re getting are not getting eyes on them, it’s like, well, then what are you supposed to do?”
February 15, 2026 at 12:07 PM
A Big Five editor I interviewed
“It’s impossible to get reviews. And the reviews you do get are not moving the needle. Literary fiction is review-driven. So if you're not getting reviews, or the reviews you’re getting are not getting eyes on them, it’s like, well, then what are you supposed to do?”
“It’s impossible to get reviews. And the reviews you do get are not moving the needle. Literary fiction is review-driven. So if you're not getting reviews, or the reviews you’re getting are not getting eyes on them, it’s like, well, then what are you supposed to do?”
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fuck modern day seinfeld, give me modern day golden girls. i want blanche to complain about performative men on tinder. i want sophie to ragebait people on twitter. i want dorothy to complain about having to learn about 6 7 from her students. rose get ipad.
February 15, 2026 at 10:17 PM
fuck modern day seinfeld, give me modern day golden girls. i want blanche to complain about performative men on tinder. i want sophie to ragebait people on twitter. i want dorothy to complain about having to learn about 6 7 from her students. rose get ipad.
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did some studying at the met today and was absolutely fucking delighted by these guys
February 16, 2026 at 12:51 AM
did some studying at the met today and was absolutely fucking delighted by these guys
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Sweden curling set up a sting operation to catch Canada cheating i’m fucking losing it
February 16, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Sweden curling set up a sting operation to catch Canada cheating i’m fucking losing it
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Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
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I'm not especially opposed to driverless cabs, but I'm fucked if I'm giving up my ancestral British right to cross the road anywhere if it's safe for me to do so. "Jaywalking" isn't a thing or a crime here, techbros, so your magic cars will have to learn to deal with that.
Politics London discussing driverless taxis casually referring to “jaywalking pedestrians”.
Jaywalking is not a thing in UK law.
Transport for London and Government had better not be asleep at the wheel on this.
Jaywalking is not a thing in UK law.
Transport for London and Government had better not be asleep at the wheel on this.
February 15, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I'm not especially opposed to driverless cabs, but I'm fucked if I'm giving up my ancestral British right to cross the road anywhere if it's safe for me to do so. "Jaywalking" isn't a thing or a crime here, techbros, so your magic cars will have to learn to deal with that.
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if this has to be a news story it should be that a qualified and competent doctor has been run out of a struggling NHS simply because she is transgender
The BBC reporting on Beth Upton’s current employment situation is definitely not in the public interest, and it is insane how much the British press freely get away with harassing her for the crime of simply living her life existing as a trans person in the UK.
February 15, 2026 at 1:38 PM
if this has to be a news story it should be that a qualified and competent doctor has been run out of a struggling NHS simply because she is transgender
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With all this talk about gen AI, it's worth pointing out that I still make all my characters' psychological problems the old-fashioned way, just the way my mother used to make them, by hand
February 15, 2026 at 6:43 PM
With all this talk about gen AI, it's worth pointing out that I still make all my characters' psychological problems the old-fashioned way, just the way my mother used to make them, by hand
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"She also suggested "unrealistic images and expectations on social media" had misled children", the "unrealistic image" being that you can transition and have a happy and long life, but since Cass sees every transition as a failure she doesn't believe that is possible
Hillary Cass both sides-ing the “trans debate” dismisses the material power imbalance
- One side is pushing for restrictions, removal of care, & the eradication of trans kids
- The other is pushing for access to care and legal protections
Those are not symmetrical in terms of power or impact
- One side is pushing for restrictions, removal of care, & the eradication of trans kids
- The other is pushing for access to care and legal protections
Those are not symmetrical in terms of power or impact
Children 'weaponised' in toxic trans debate, Cass says
Clinician Dr Hilary Cass says
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 10:05 AM
"She also suggested "unrealistic images and expectations on social media" had misled children", the "unrealistic image" being that you can transition and have a happy and long life, but since Cass sees every transition as a failure she doesn't believe that is possible
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A less transphobic press might start asking "How does driving a doctor out of Scotland help cut NHS wait times? Why is Scotland better with fewer doctors? Which other minority staff would you get rid of?"
Every single person involved in this hate campaign and everyone who has supported them - Anas Sarwar, for example - needs to be run out of public life the way they've run Dr Upton out the NHS. Being trans isn't a risk factor for people around you; this obsessive hate absolutely is.
Susan Smith of For Women Scotland is quoted in this piece saying that Dr Upton leaving the NHS will be "a relief to female patients."
The employment tribunal found that Upton had done nothing wrong! She was completely innocent of any kind of harassment!
www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1592555...
The employment tribunal found that Upton had done nothing wrong! She was completely innocent of any kind of harassment!
www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/1592555...
February 15, 2026 at 10:29 AM
A less transphobic press might start asking "How does driving a doctor out of Scotland help cut NHS wait times? Why is Scotland better with fewer doctors? Which other minority staff would you get rid of?"
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Gail introduced me to the beauty of Brutalism, I’m now a member of the Barbican. I love her phone cases, notebooks/journals and cushions all fabulous design and great quality.
Hello!
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My online shop is full of bold & colourful prints, homewares, cards and t-shirts.
Have a look gailmyerscough.co.uk
I’m Gail, a one woman business, based in #Manchester
My online shop is full of bold & colourful prints, homewares, cards and t-shirts.
Have a look gailmyerscough.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Gail introduced me to the beauty of Brutalism, I’m now a member of the Barbican. I love her phone cases, notebooks/journals and cushions all fabulous design and great quality.
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We are living in a world where we have safe and effective vaccines against some of the most detrimental diseases in history.
And yet people choose not to give them to their children and protect them and others.
Measles could have been eradicated by now.
And yet people choose not to give them to their children and protect them and others.
Measles could have been eradicated by now.
A reminder that measles cannot be treated, it can only be prevented.
It is one of the most contagious diseases in the world and can cause blindness, deafness and life-threatening lung and brain infections.
It is one of the most contagious diseases in the world and can cause blindness, deafness and life-threatening lung and brain infections.
More than 60 children infected in north London measles outbreak
Cases reported in seven schools and a nursery in Enfield amid concern over low levels of MMR vaccination in capital
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:04 AM
We are living in a world where we have safe and effective vaccines against some of the most detrimental diseases in history.
And yet people choose not to give them to their children and protect them and others.
Measles could have been eradicated by now.
And yet people choose not to give them to their children and protect them and others.
Measles could have been eradicated by now.
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Today is Septidi the 27th of Pluviôse in the year 234.
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate hazel.#JacobinDay
More information on hazel
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate hazel.#JacobinDay
More information on hazel
February 14, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Today is Septidi the 27th of Pluviôse in the year 234.
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate hazel.#JacobinDay
More information on hazel
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate hazel.#JacobinDay
More information on hazel
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"The scheme recouped more than its net cost of €72m through increases in arts-related expenditure, productivity gains and reduced reliance on other welfare payments, according to a government-commissioned cost-benefit analysis."
Empower the arts ✊
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Empower the arts ✊
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent
When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 6:52 AM
"The scheme recouped more than its net cost of €72m through increases in arts-related expenditure, productivity gains and reduced reliance on other welfare payments, according to a government-commissioned cost-benefit analysis."
Empower the arts ✊
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Empower the arts ✊
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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"how much important stuff could we have had instead, for the same money" is the correct frame for evaluating university spending
public universities' mission is for research and teaching — not spending money on those, while diverting it to tools of dubious utility, should be shocking
public universities' mission is for research and teaching — not spending money on those, while diverting it to tools of dubious utility, should be shocking
My employer, Univ. Colorado will pay OpenAI $2M/year under the banner of “equity”. That’s 54 full scholarships / year. Plus, our IT will be able to read our chatGPT logs, and our chats can be requested under public records law. No thanks. Surveillance is not equity
www.axios.com/local/boulde...
www.axios.com/local/boulde...
CU signs $2M OpenAI deal for ChatGPT access
Students and faculty will gain access to ChatGPT Edu starting in March under a three-year deal.
www.axios.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:34 PM
"how much important stuff could we have had instead, for the same money" is the correct frame for evaluating university spending
public universities' mission is for research and teaching — not spending money on those, while diverting it to tools of dubious utility, should be shocking
public universities' mission is for research and teaching — not spending money on those, while diverting it to tools of dubious utility, should be shocking
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You're going to die one day. Literally the apocalypse of your body is coming and you still have to write your book
February 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
You're going to die one day. Literally the apocalypse of your body is coming and you still have to write your book