Eric Bailey

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? What? No, seriously: What do you think I said?

You are AGREEING with me. That's MY point. The fact that so many accounts are bots now, and thus not worth your attention, is in full agreement with what I said.

Are you trying to tell me *you're* a bot and I'm wasting my time?

Started listening to The Rise & Fall of Mars Hill podcast (by Christianity Today). Good stuff!

... that's... my point? lol

them being a bot is exactly WHY you shouldn't pay them any heed -- if you're arguing with bots, you're wasting your time; if bots are bothering you, you need to step away from things

what do you think i said?

yes, pls DM

😅 i'm a big jerk, sorry

keep up the great work lately

not sure who needs to hear this, but if the only people who disagree with you on social media are posting without a real name or profile pic -- you truly don't need to heed, address, worry about, or reply to any of them 👍

a valiant spelling attempt, Zwiezen

yeah, definitely one of those "you know it when you see it" things that i bet most of us are familiar with even if i don't have a specific term for it

that's an interesting thing, actually

sometimes i think yeah it's self-sabotage -- but other times they're creating the problems for other people/everyone else and not themselves!

Is there a word for the phenomenon where people with absolutely no real struggles in life nonetheless feel a strange compulsion to cause/create one?

yes

Is it even possible to find "stability" or "comfort"? I'm not sure yet, but I figure I'll keep looking.

Good morning!

Yes. Humanity has a lying problem -- far too many are far too comfortable with doing it themselves, and I suspect this lends a soft acceptance toward tools that communicate similarly.

Notice how it’s always “the Bible must inform our laws!” until it comes to the verses about welcoming the immigrant, helping the poor, feeding the hungry, bringing healthcare to the sick, forgiving debts, not charging interest, caring for our planet, laying down our swords, or loving our neighbors.

Sign the Petition Stop the Township of Toms River, NJ from Seizing Christ Episcopal Church

This church tried to start a shelter for unhoused people, and now the city is trying to use eminent domain to turn the church into a pickle ball court. People are more important than pickle ball. Sign the petition to save the church.

9. If you use Al to write something for you, it is meaningless and we'd all be better off if you had never said anything in the first place. This is the thing: Writing is meaning. The reason we write things is to express some sort of meaning, to pass along important information, to convey a human emotion or sensation. It doesn't matter whether the writing is grammatically correct, or vividly expressed. It matters that it came from you. That is the point of writing. If you ask a Chatbot to write something for you, you are being fundamentally unhuman and foundationally dishonest. I am not going to bend on this one. If it requires an Al bot for you to express something to me, you and I are probably not actually friends.

hell yeah @williamfleitch.bsky.social

alphaguess: a word game Guess the word of the day. Guesses reveal where the word is positioned alphabetically. Everyone plays the same word each day.

🧩 Puzzle #747

🤔 18 guesses

⏱️ 4m 26s

🔗 alphaguess.com

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Bleak!

That is correct historically, yes. I just posted a funny meme. :)

Humorous follow-up: Apparently it all started when the 5yo asked, unprompted: "What's the difference between a murderer knife and a kitchen knife?"

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I go downstairs.

My girls (10 and 5) are chanting "murderer knife! Murderer knife!" in a cheery tone.

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I'm gonna get some coffee.

aw heck yeah handwriting thread

pro tip write in your own codes 👍

i am going to remember your height

YES the world on top of the fridge!! love citing that specific thing

i know it's not important in the big picture but oof, it is a really rough time to be an Indiana sports fan

lol so true

the other thing is no concept of scoping/feature creep

so they love sharing ideas and sometimes it takes a little intentionality to be gentle in explaining y'know, i can't really do that kiddo, that is not going to happen

niiiiiice