Jen

I just think that when I get into bed my brain should shut the fuck up and not think about that time in seventh grade or start playing a song or start microdosing Wikipedia. It's not too much to ask.

Nope, it's just me and Bluesky

I wish I was a real reviewer, all I do is read books and then tell Bluesky that I liked it and why

It's pretty good

A bowl of sweet potatoes with black beans and tomato

This week's dinner is a sweet potato chili. The recipe ratios seemed really off to me so I made some adjustments. We'll see how it goes.

Notice how they haven't produced any work featuring her. It's all just PR hype to get people to give them more money.

if the US government logs these trees at the rate / quantity they're proposing, we'll lose one of the last old-growth forests. there's no coming back from that. if you have five minutes to leave a comment pushing back against the BLM, please do; there's a guide to that below.

I just don't understand why people are so excited for a product that makes more work than putting in the data myself! I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!

We gotta ban this shit

Watched a webinar on AI in cataloging. No mention of AI hallucinations. No mention of data output quality. Only that you won't get the same answer twice but it shouldn't be significantly different. We work with hard data! What in the hell?

This is why even in non-written media, you see people having a difficult time perceiving subtext, context, the idea that the writer is writing for a specific audience with a specific idea in mind, etc.

Because becoming functionally literate is *how* you learn to perceive all that stuff.

2024-2025 Literacy Statistics | National Literacy Institute Literacy Statisitics

Fun fact: 54% of US adults read below a 6th grade level.

You have to actively remember literally over half the US adult population is *unable to perceive subtext*

www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/2024-2025-li...

Early game photo of Three Bids during Bid for Joker. The middle player has won the Joker for the next round.

Mid-game photo of Three Bids during the Bid for Order. The right side player will bid first during Bid for Win, followed by the left and middle players.

Photo of a final round of Three Bids as the right side player wins the game by playing a King in the same suit as the Win Card they needed, as their first bid! No need for the round to continue.

Help needed with new playing card game designed last night!
It feels solid, but can it be learned by reading the rules???

If you'd like to stress test my explanatory text, please follow the link in the thread below.
I'd very much appreciate it!

#boardgame #boardgamedesign #cardgame #playtest

7 key points in U.S.-Iran relations since 1953 The U.S. and Iran have a long history of tensions, including a CIA-led campaign to topple Iran's prime minister in 1953 and the taking of American hostages in 1979.

The U.S. and Iran have a long history of tensions, including a CIA-led campaign to topple Iran's prime minister in 1953 and the taking of American hostages in 1979. n.pr/3OHZkS8

A rediscovered Rembrandt.

I didn't get nearly enough sleep last night so I'm just going to dissociate my way through the day

‘Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases

Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Oh no. You can always text me to vent

I have no desire to go to work but I do have a desire to eat and have a roof over my head. Capitalism must die. Universal basic income for everyone.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the New York Times.

A 3x3 grid titled "Is it a library? Alignment chart". Horizontal axis categories: Contents purist: Must contain books Contents neutral: Must contain information Contents rebel: Can contain anything Vertical axis categories: Curation purist: Must be managed by a professional librarian Curation neutral: Must be curated by someone Curation rebel: Can be managed by nobody Examples represented on the grid: Curation purist, contents purist: New York Public Library is a library Curation purist, contents neutral: A newspaper archive is a library Curation purist, contents rebel: A school information commons is a library Curation neutral, contents purist: A home bookshelf is a library Curation neutral, contents neutral: A Spotify playlist is a library Curation neutral, contents rebel: A zoo is a library Curation rebel, contents purist: A street library is a library Curation rebel, contents neutral: A PC downloads folder is a library Curation rebel, contents rebel: A junk drawer is a library

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if people are using classified information to place bets, then theoretically others can analyze betting behavior to find signals that reveal classified information.

The cover of Sociopath: a memoir by Patric Gagne.

Finished this audiobook and it was quite good. A memoir by a sociopath who advocates for a better understanding of what a sociopath is and better psychiatric treatment.

The cover of Cold, Black & Infinite by Todd Keisling

A solid book of horror short stories. Enjoyed them quite a bit.

I took a nap and still I feel like I need to go to bed early. I hate when a nap doesn't work.

So we just live in a Black Mirror episode now huh

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And you know, you can extend from this to a real important corallary to "Everyone is 12 Now" theory is "There has been a generation-long project to keep people 12."

Conservative news and opinon outlets, regressive mass audience entertainment products, etc. all propagandize a chilidish worldview.