Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgButlerian Jihadist of House Dornick @shimminykricket.blacksky.app · 6hHarvard just dropped a study AI productivity in software engineering and it found the average increase in productivity from using Claude code is.....zero and for exactly the reasons you'd think fion.ac/jellyfish.pdf 3430501140
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgAlex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 1h"Releasing over 700 files at once is not a demonstration of scholarship, but a demonstration of power." 03511
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgLiz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 6hCDC moving forward with “wholly unethical trial” in African babies. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comCDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study 21267169
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgPedro Iniguez @pedroiniguez.bsky.social · 1hHappy 1st birthday to my picture book The Fib! Writing for children has been the honor of a lifetime and I look forward to doing it for the rest of my life. Next up: The Fib is being translated to Korean! Much love! 0131
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4hIt’s really remarkable to me that 10 years into this people feel compelled to “clarify” Trump’s homicidal and often genocidal fantasies. It is deranged for the president to daydream about American cities in states he hates getting blown up. Full stop. 16950181167
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgKyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 4hNEW: As Colorado’s Tina Peters reportedly meets with President Trump to discuss an election “plan,” her attorney says the plan involves seizing ballots nationwide and discusses strategy for a potential civil war 101824422
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgBeth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 4hYou can read the rest here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/bet...kickstarter.comAn Expression of Silence: A Short Fiction CollectionBeth Goder's debut collection of her celebrated short fiction, with accompanying author notes. 013
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgZoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 03/10/2026*Bashir tells Garak the story of the Boy Who Cried Wolf to explain why no one trusts him.* "Are you SURE that's the lesson, Doctor?" "Of course. What else would it be?" "Never tell the same lie twice." I love Garak 524738
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgAstronomy 🔭 @astronomy.bsky.social · 2hNASA has released onboard video of Artemis II's reentry through Earth's atmosphere 🤩 Top speed: about 25,000 mph 929191
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgPhil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 12hYou do NOT want the flu. It is not just a cold, it is way, WAY worse. Get vaxxed. 45856239
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 3hCurtis yarvin is now, and has long been, a complete piece of shit. 214921
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 8hFormer @bardcollege.bsky.social President and friend of Jeffrey Epstein, Leon Botstein, has finally resigned all his college positions after emails emerge in which he asked Epstein if a trafficked woman was “for me.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...nytimes.comLeon Botstein, Former Bard President With Epstein Ties, Resigns From College PositionsLeon Botstein had already retired from the presidency of the liberal arts college this spring, after emails showed he had maintained a longtime friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. 32864326
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgKameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 8hThis is a film that rewards patience and focused viewing, and it made me think about how so many shows now are trying to make the blandest, easiest thing to follow w/expectation people will be on their phones instead of making something that actually KEEPS your attention FROM your phone 3274
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 13hreading this, recalling how quickly the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman slipped out of the newsphoenixnewtimes.comCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signsEmbarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. 1853801711
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgIt's me, Nico. @nicasio.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I can't begin to describe how much Elise's editorial vision has meant to short SFF fiction as a genre, and how much her support has meant to me personally. She's had a hell of a time, and needs our support. It's time for Octobler, friends! 22622
Effie Seiberg is a spooky Cyborg @effies.bsky.social · 9hI hope the recovery is quick and smooth! 110
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgMerc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 10hOoh exciting hopeful news from @howsweetthewords.bsky.social on their GFM about moving!! If you can boost and chip in, it all helps a very good human get better living conditions in a safer city! gofund.me/299955f1bgofund.meDonate to Help Vale get glasses and a safe place to live, organized by Vale SolomonHi there, my name is Vale and I’m a disabled, trans, neurodivergent person… Vale Solomon needs your support for Help Vale get glasses and a safe place to live 026
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgDisability in LIS journal @dislisjournal.bsky.social · 12hInterview with @effies.bsky.social on her award-winning short story “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything” is now available. The transcript for the audio recording was provided by @aat-transcribes.bsky.social cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol3/...cornerstone.lib.mnsu.eduInterview with Effie Sieberg on 'Laser Eyes Ain't Everything'JJ Pionke interviews Effie Sieberg about her Nebula Award-winning, Hugo and Sturgeon Award-nominated short story “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything.” They also talk about ME/CFS, her creative process, and h... 024
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgPremee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 13hHELLO pls preorder FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER which @rustyquill.com let me write with Magnus Archives(!) creator @jonnysims.bsky.social You can trust us Book is extremely safe and good and will not do anything horrible to you In fact will clean your microwave and watch your kids 44512
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgHigh Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 12hnobody finishes a book and concludes “that was great; now I shall never read another one.” other writers are your teammates and coworkers, not your competition. 241248254
Effie Seiberg is a spooky Cyborg @effies.bsky.social · 12hIf you're not using your wealth to change the system so everyone gets to eat, you're an asshole. I don't care if you fund food banks or fund progressive candidates who want to tax the rich or whatever, but you'd best be trying to at minimum mitigate the harms of the system you've benefitted from. 05310
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgHillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 12hThere is no shame in flipping burgers. Because there's no shame in being poor in a rigged, shit system. There is, however, a lot of shame in being a wealthy fuckface with a job and hoarding your wealth while others struggle to eat. Change your vernacular about the burger thing, please. 15776215
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14hHorrifying: Arizona Democratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by a man after he knocked her out. Another man approached her to do the same. “She began swinging her foot at him. ‘Not even worth it,’ she heard the man say as he moved away.”phoenixnewtimes.comCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signsEmbarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. 16540641551
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgCongresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove @kamlager-dove.house.gov · 12hThis is exactly why I introduced articles of impeachment against Russell Vought. Vought has repeatedly and willfully broken the law to serve Trump—and he’s just getting started. 45618
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 17hCreating an "AI" avatar of your dead loved one w/o their input or consent, & saying that it counts "the same" as the dead loved one— ESPECIALLY as evidence in a MURDER TRIAL— is both a massive misunderstanding of what "AI" is & how it works, & a hugely dehumanizing insult to said dearly departed. 28836178
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 06/10/2026This is a good illustration of how so much of AI theft isn't indirect (ie, data sucked into a model to train the chatbot) - it's actually **direct** copying, but *enabled* by GenAI. Of course it is: chatbots absolutely suck at creating good, new stuff. 23896410
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgMatt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026the tech industry is about to invent books 568212054117
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026One thing I find endlessly funny about the rise of AI is that it has revealed that there is a large number of people who believe that the reason they wrote essays at school or university is their teachers were desperately waiting for them to provide a definite answer to “Lear: what’s up with him?” 6756801224
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgAdrienne @adrienneleigh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026It's Nobel Prize season again, and i will take literally ANY excuse to tell this story, it's one of my favorites. It's about Nobel medals, and foiling the Nazis with science! 35933
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgHannah Alexander Artwork @hannahartwork.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Moth 🔦 first picture in my October series! 3289732744
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It's almost like putting a quack anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist in charge of the nation's health policy has consequences. "The United States has now had more measles deaths in the past two years than we have had in the previous three decades combined...": www.ms.now/news/pennsyl...ms.nowPennsylvania’s measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the U.S.The state has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, health officials said Monday, making it the largest outbreak in the U.S. in more than three decades. 21450812224
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky Cyborgtoilet bones @toiletbones.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Found the email I sent when I got accidentally added to the faculty listserv of an orthopedic surgery clinic and nobody would remove me so I sent this email to all faculty/staff/med students and they removed me almost immediately 189112313060
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgMother Jones @motherjones.com · 07/10/2026Who is the government holding in its shelters for “unaccompanied” immigrant children? Turns out, a growing number of these kids were taken away from loving parents and other relatives. motherjones.com“You kidnapped my son”ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.” 16249138
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgMaria Haskins @mariahaskins.com · 07/10/2026Elise is dealing with some really tough things right now. She's a good friend and a fabulous editor and author. If you can help, every little bit counts. 12617
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgElizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 05/10/2026never the wrong time for this classic 56119623550
Effie Seiberg is a spooky Cyborg @effies.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I'm so sorry for your loss. May his memory be a blessing. 020
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky Cyborgdarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026me to the person sitting next to me on the bus: “u know…hemry the local bartender on blue sky…the one whose parrot likes campbells tomato soup” 1698371
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 07/10/2026Makes it real clear what they mean by "liberty."abcnews.comAlito calls same-sex marriage a 'decisive' turn 'against religious liberty' in new bookA new book by Justice Samuel Alito presents his view of the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the country with a focus on religious freedom. 52842164
Effie Seiberg is a spooky Cyborg @effies.bsky.social · 07/10/2026thank you for letting me know this exists in the world, the world is better for it 130
Effie Seiberg is a spooky Cyborg @effies.bsky.social · 07/10/2026static.klipy.comDumpster FireAlt: Dumpster Fire 010
Effie Seiberg is a spooky Cyborg @effies.bsky.social · 07/10/2026It sucks. I'm sorry you're in it. (My collection of disabilities does the same, solidarity) 100
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026*adds to the impeachment proceedings list* 161701396
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgUsman T. Malik @usmantm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Elise Tobler, editor of the fabled SHIMMER magazine and now THE DEADLANDS is hospitalized after cancer and an infection. She made SFF an inclusive, interesting place and broke out many authors. Help if u can gofund.me/6ea1bf7a4gofund.meDonate to Help Support Elise While She Recovers, organized by Sean Markeyhello. friends if you're reading this, you're likely a Friend of The Deadl… Sean Markey needs your support for Help Support Elise While She Recovers 3154181
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgThe Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 07/10/2026this october instead of donating to us, THE DEADLANDS we're asking you to please considering donating to help our #1 editor in chief @ecatherine.com with the bills stemming from her ongoing hospital stay. no coin fundraiser only fundraising Elise 🖤🖤 pls join us + spread the wordgofundme.com 0115131
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgMarina Lostetter @marinalostetter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Bonkers how in five years you can go from "creators of highly invasive malware jailed" to "creators of highly invasive malware say 'oopsies' and receive billions in government contracts." 03518
Effie Seiberg is a spooky Cyborg @effies.bsky.social · 07/10/2026They got some stuff right about me, but it's kind of wild what they missed. They turned "buys weird and obscure supplements to manage complex chronic illness based on new scientific research" into "prefers organic foods and goods". Also apparently I own a cat? Bagel would never forgive me. 130
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026lol/sob at people checking the accuracy on this and realizing “algo that calls you a criminal or dissident” is basically the same thing. 426322
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026Launched in May, “the page uses data from customers’ activity to generate details about them in categories like Product Preferences, Interests & Hobbies, and Home & Family, which Amazon then uses to personalize users’ product experiences.”fastcompany.com'Has flat buttocks,' 'cusses when scared': Amazon keeps shockingly specific customer profiles. Here's how to find yoursAmazon's new 'About you' page lists many assumptions about shoppers—like their favorite brands, their hobbies, and the shape of their bodies. 57522210
Reposted by Effie Seiberg is a spooky CyborgFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Troy Jackson: Eight years ago today, Maine women begged Susan Collins not to confirm Brett Kavanaugh. She did it anyway. He helped overturn Roe v. Wade. And today, she says she has no regrets. Would you trust her to pick the next Supreme Court justice? 452758784