Patrick G. Barkman

There is a direct correlation between how fake your job is and how much value you see in AI

JFC

Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic THE ARCTIC CIRCLE—With a vow to destroy the abomination she had created if it was the last thing she ever did, television host Oprah Winfrey has spent weeks on a ship pursuing Dr. Phil through the Arc...

“I brought this horrid creature into the world, and now I must take him out!” Winfrey said

Well, I mean, you can literally look up the exit polling on this. Or the actual votes. Biden got 81 million votes; Harris got 75 million. Meanwhile, Trump increased his margin by 3 million votes.

And Harris did worse than Biden with every single age group (except, ironically, Boomers) ESPECIALLY 18-29s. That's why she lost. Overall, she lost 7 million voters from Biden; they weren't all GenX men.

Right, his support among GenX has tanked, like with every other group. But the question was whether or not GenX are responsible for his reelection.

Did they tho? Biden got 49% of the total GenX vote in 2020, Harris got 44%. But Biden got 60% of the 18-29 vote but Harris only got 54%. Overall, Biden got 45% of the male vote and Harris 43% but the overall women's vote declined from 57% Biden to 53% Harris.

I’ve been a Star Trek fan for probably 50 years now and weirdly enough I’m not losing my shit over one poster

Cyberpunk was a lot more fun as a literary genre

Enshitification triumphant

The word "Journalist" is doing some heavy lifting here

cartoon: A social card in the style of a Monopoly Get out of jail, free card. Christmas Chest. Get out of Whamageddon, Free. This card may be kept until needed or sold

Cartoon: My gift to you at this risky time of year. Feel free to print and share.

Deleted scene from “Demolition Man”

Plus the line “Would it help?” is a great mantra for life

I hate this timeline

Hell, I’m surprised he’s not DEA Director or Attorney General

ALL IMLS grants restored in every state & territory.

In response to a ruling from a federal judge in Rhode Island, the Institute of Museum and Library Services reinstated all previously canceled grants in every state and territory. It's a huge win for libraries and our communities.

"The reinstatement of all IMLS grants means that libraries across the country will be able to resume vital services for learning, imagination, and economic opportunity. We are breathing a sigh of relief, but the fight is not over." ALA President Sam Helmick. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.

NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.

This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!

Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...

Very stoic @ryan-holiday.bsky.social

Creator of bespoke, artisanal, hand crafted, (and so far) small batch SFF.
Does not contain AI.

Looks like a John Romita Jr./Bob Layton Iron Man so early 80's

Norman Rockwell's Freedom of Speech but it's Ellen Ripley

"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."

Tl;dr: boycotting Amazon won't kill it, but we have the choice to undermine its monopoly by supporting its competitors.

You can only do that by *actually buying from competitors.* Where ebooks are concerned there are lots of other options.

It does mean putting in conscious effort.

My Brain:
"Psst, here's a great idea for your book."

Me:
"I'm busy. I'll write it down later. I'll remember it."

Morgan Freeman:
"But he did not remember it, for his brain soon moved on to wonder how cottage cheese gets made."

#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky

Cover for CONDESCENDING FONTS OF DUNE, by Frank Herbert. The thrilling conclusion to the universe of condescension. Art shows a couple of Fremen in robes at the edge of the desert, with a futuristic city in the background.

From Shai-Hulud's Scribal Academy!

a cartoon character says " and i for one welcome our new insect overlords " on a television screen ALT: a cartoon character says " and i for one welcome our new insect overlords " on a television screen

I for one welcome our new AI overlords

a cartoon character is holding a remote control in front of a building ALT: a cartoon character is holding a remote control in front of a building

"Since the beginning of time man has yearned to destroy the sun"

Keep your friends close and your resource books and books about writing closer #amwriting

A cropped screenshot from a Canadian government website with the prompt "What's your occupation?" The answer "Writer" has been provided, generating the red text error response "Please enter a valid occupation."

Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.

Batman breaking a rifle in half from a 1986 comic. The rifle has a label "AI (even if you're making fun of it)" and Batman is saying "This is the weapon of the enemy. We do not need it. We will not use it."

I'm not going to repost screenshots from Grok for the same reasons I don't use any LLMs even when they're outputting silly/ amusing synthetic text.

(This image is great for so many purposes. I first saw it posted by @redeyedjedi.bsky.social so I am hoping that's the right credit for its source!)