I've used the em-dash since before AI. Now I'm sure people see my use of ot and think I use AI to write. I don't. Whatever. I'm not going to let AI change how I write ๐คทโโ๏ธ
29.10.2025 20:32 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@cassiopeia98.bsky.social
โ Language learner since 1989 โ Maintaining: ๐ซ๐ท 2025 Target Languages: ๐ญ๐ท ๐ช๐ธ ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ณ๐ด โก Pluviophile ๐ง Ceraunophile โ Nyctophile ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Demisexual ๐ HSP โก Writing โก Photoshop โก Old School โธ โ INFJ-T
I've used the em-dash since before AI. Now I'm sure people see my use of ot and think I use AI to write. I don't. Whatever. I'm not going to let AI change how I write ๐คทโโ๏ธ
29.10.2025 20:32 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Please sign and share for the sake of human rights. Asylum seekers should not have their testimonies poorly translated by AI.
29.10.2025 14:25 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I didn't check off "never answering your phone" pinky because I ONLY answer my phone if I know the person calling me (family and friends, all others go to voicemail and ๐ good luck after that ๐).
29.10.2025 01:09 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I use ChatGPT almost daily, and I refuse to have it draft my emails, social media posts, and writing. That's NOT what AI should be used for. People need to be responsible users. Unfortunately, I'm not confident most people are.
28.10.2025 23:43 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0This image makes me want to listen to Joaquรญn Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez" โฅ๏ธ youtu.be/-oxH-7VklBI?...
27.10.2025 20:52 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0There's plenty of unoccupied land in Saudi (IIRC from when I lived there in the 90s, I'm sure there's been growth since then), the only hurdle is the water thing, but I don't doubt the Saudis/Aramco Digital (they have *digital* now!?!) will find a way.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/27/s...
He orders extrajudicial killings. He sent troops into our cities. He terrorizes citizens with ICE raids. He raised taxes without congressional approval. He has ruined American farmers and ranchers. He plans to starve the vulnerable. He demolished our house.
Remove him from office.
IDK if it's just me, but when I read this kind of thing (bilingual or even trilingual), I can feel something in my brain (like a slight buzz or tingling) as it switches quickly from one language to the other. Maybe it's a #HSP thing ๐ค #langsky
26.10.2025 23:27 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I truly believe this โฅ๏ธ
26.10.2025 19:18 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Haunted rinks, tragedies, triple Lutzes, true crimes, apparations & Axels...
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Explore figure skating's spooky history on Skate Guard Blog if you dare:
www.skateguardblog.com/p/halloween....
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25.10.2025 19:53 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 03 books that made me who I am today: "Mlle. Jessica," the book I read at age 9 that made me want to learn French. "Figure Skating w/Carlo Fassi," a book I used to teach myself figure skating. "Et Vous?" the textbook I copied by hand bc I wasn't allowed to keep the book at the end of the school year
23.10.2025 20:53 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Slavic false friends can get really crazy!
The latest I've discovered is "zaloลพnik"
In Slovenian, it means "publisher"
In Macedonian, Bulgarian and Russian, it means "hostage"
In Czech, it means "midfielder" or "reservist"
Wait. They're rebooting TXF? I'm not sure how I feel about that after the last two attempts ("seasons" 10 and 11). But if it's got Mulder and Skinner, I'm in.
21.10.2025 18:53 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0โ๏ธ โค๏ธ With the Moon moving into Scorpio, today's basically giving you permission to stop dimming yourself down for everyone else. You know that thing you do where you downplay what you're really into because you're worried it's too much? Yeah, stop doing that.
21.10.2025 17:45 โ ๐ 21 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Someone kind.
Someone safe.
And some people will tell you proudly they do not want to change, and you have to learn to live with that unfortunate fact.
20.10.2025 18:02 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0One of my favourite TV quotes. George Mason to Michelle Dessler (24, s2e10) โฅ๏ธ
19.10.2025 06:21 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0In a culture that glorifies endless consumption, saying 'Iโm happy with what I haveโ is revolutionary
16.10.2025 06:55 โ ๐ 26 ๐ 10 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Sometimes we forget that life is made up of moments, not plans. Moments that shine because we truly feel them. When you pause and do what makes your soul sing, everything begins to flow again. It doesn't take much, just the courage to give yourself time for what makes you feel alive.
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