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How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More via @ConsumerReports AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

oooh. Bookmarking this! "How to turn off AI tools in Apple, Google, Microsoft, and more." Step-by-step instructions from Consumer Reports.

If you like dragons mixed up in that era, Naomi Novik's Temeraire series may be of interest

In addition to DNF I want to propose NRN: Not Right Now. When you pick up a book that's great, hits all the right notes, but you're just not in the correct headspace for it at the moment and can't bring yourself to keep reading. Goodwill Librarian Pic of golden, stylized clouds

Friday, September 5 at 12:00 noon ​(EDT) featuring Aislinn Brophy, Gabriela Houston, Heather Kamins, Ruth Frances Long, Elaine Pascale, and Eve Smith

Whhhaaat? We're doing it AGAIN? Grab your lunch and spend an hour with 6 fantastic women & nonbinary authors! Giveaways! Chat with readers & writers! Make new friends!

eventbrite.com/o/strong-women…

Canada petition of the day: I like to call this the "stop fuckin' lyin'" petition. basically a stand against mis/disinformation by holding Members of Parliament to a standard of not fuckin' lyin'.

I'll sign that! Pass it on, Canada!

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Diablo®: The Roleplaying Game brings the relentless hordes and Lords of Hell to game night Crafted by a dream team of award-winning designers and die-hard fans, Diablo®: The Roleplaying Game brings the relentless hordes and Lords of Hell to game night in a fast, fun, and fearless grim dark ...

Well, at last -- it's been nearly two years since I was first brought in on this project! -- the truth can be revealed. Im part of the dev team for the Diablo TTRPG along with @rustysellsword.com, @johnharper.bsky.social, @shawntomkin.bsky.social, and more. Crowdfunding soon!

Last 18 hours for DEAD MONEY!

18 hours left to end the campaign for DEAD MONEY issue #1, co-written by me & Devinder Thiara, with amazing art by veteran illustrator Tomás Aira, production and lettering by Mishka De Caro, and graphic production by Adam Jury-Last

LNK in bio!

We had to shuffle our lineup a bit, but you can still start August off right with our lunchtime Quick Reads! Register below to secure your free spot!

Strong Women - Strange Worlds Events - 7 Upcoming Activities and Tickets | Eventbrite share.google/OCx8b1y2Csfa...

Friday, August 1 at 12:00 noon (EDT) featuring Chelsea Conradt, N.V. Haskell, Tabitha Potts, Mar Romasco-Moore, Rani Selverajah, and Marguerite Sheffer • Preregister for upcoming events HERE Pictures of the featured authors

Our next one is coming at you next week, but you have time to register for this FREE lunch time reading with 6 women & nonbinary speculative fiction authors!

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Strong Women-Strange Worlds QuickRead February 7, 2025 6 authors * 8 minutes each! Let our slate of women and nonbinary authors of science fiction, fantasy, and horror delight and amaze you. Every Strong Women - Strange Worlds QuickRead is like Forrest Gump's box of chocolates - you never know what you're going to get! This SWSW QuickRead features: -Fiona Moore -Ioanna Papadopoulou -Jennifer L. Hart -Valerie Valdes -Shveta Thakrar -Anne E.G. Nydam -with Elaine Isaak as host/emcee and support from author Karen Hough and volunteer Clare Macannon. SWSW QuickRead events happen live, via Zoom, the First Friday and Third Thursday of every month. For the schedule of upcoming events or to learn more, visit http://www.strongwomenstrangeworlds.weebly.com If you love our QuickRead events, support us on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/strongwomenstrangeworlds

Check out this recording of our latest QuickRead featuring six women and nonbinary authors of science fiction, fantasy, and horror!

I feel like I should turn in my Canadian citizenship, but I am also meh on maple syrup.

I'm moderating "Narrative Nightmares" @montrealcomiccon.com on Sat July 5th, 15:00

with
- @jillmurray.bsky.social
- @shomatic.bsky.social
- @tanyaxshort.bsky.social

Writing is easy, right? It’s just words! Listen to stories of woe & hard-learned lessons from the video game industry.

And @niq.aeli.net reminded me to post the other half of "poems that keep me going when I need them to" reactormag.com/sonnet-again...

A shocking number of brick-and-mortar shops with websites don't list their address anywhere on the website. They'll mention being near this or that, but not specify the exact address.

As many of us people who study or work in tech tried to tell y’all, move fast & break things was always about POWER, not progress.

That's horrific

I have a dedicated fake birthday just for this purpose

Weird, huh

+ + _jkrow & 2h PLEASE PLEASE disconnect activity tracking on Facebook. It's how they track everything you do off Facebook, every purchase you make, every website you visit so they can make money off your data and serve you more ads. I found out they had my BANK ACCOUNT, credit card, and ovulation tracking information. ! Here's how to deactivate it: 701 123 { 239 V 289 _jkrow " 2h 1. Go to Facebook settings 2. Scroll down to click "Off-Facebook Activity" 3. Login to accounts center 4. Clear previous activity 5. After that, click Manage future activity > Disconnect future activity • • • / 140 Q9 C 21 V 47

UM, I had NO idea facebook was tracking everything I did on the internet. EVERYTHING. I have diligently blocked and followed all ways to try to stop this messed up social media from taking from me, but this is the final straw… THESE JERKS! AGH! [screenshots on how to do it in the comments]

Hey All: Google is pulling the "automatically on for anyone over 18" bullshit with Gemini that the Dropbox did for its AI, but I can't afford to ditch Google Drive/Docs/Workspace.

If you have a personal Google Account, first go to gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off...

🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁

We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive

REMINDER
not only do I do free virtual author visits for any school or library BUT

-if you DO have a guest budget you'd rather spend elsewhere I'll charge what you tell me to and donate it where it needs to go

-if there's a topic you aren't allowed to talk about I'LL bring it up and take the blame

Illustration of a scenery at night: a small train is passing by some mountains that all have closed eyes and a peaceful smile, with colourful stars above them. Inside of the illuminated windows of the train are several animal characters enjoying their ride.

gentle lights guiding you home 🌟

#art #cuteart

Please don’t pretend like your country isn’t capable of terrible things. That’s one of the biggest fallacies that leads countries down a dark path: thinking “it can’t happen here.”

Originally designed for the French market by Antoine Bauza (7 Wonders, Ghost Stories), this English-language edition features updated rules and game content developed by Amanda Valentine (Marvel Heroic Roleplaying, The Dresden Files RPG).

Little Wizards RPG: Rulebook

On sale for only $10 (reg $20)

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A storytelling roleplaying game for inventive and inquisitive kids ages 6-10, developed to introduce them to the magic of creating their own characters and stepping into a whole new world.

Learning to Live Horizontally - Your Guide to All Things POTS When you have POTS - being upright is a challenge. We deal with fatigue, tachycardia, dizziness, fainting and more. Adapting to living life horizontally can make symptoms more manageable.

My mega guide to living with POTS/Dysautonomia is here!

I cover everything I learned the hard way over years of living with this condition. Salt, fluids, compression, medication and all the lifestyle adjustments you can imagine.

I hope it’ll serve as a guide to help patients cope & stay safe:

Korea Expert here. I’ll explain what’s going on over there because the Orient can be confusing to Westerners. In Korea, there is a concept known as “the law.” (법) This is a set of rules which are enforced to encourage prosocial behavior and ensure stability which leaders aren’t allowed to break.

The article that came out of Sarah's on the ground reporting yesterday is really, really good.

i got to exhibit my giant crochet bug sculptures!