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Connor Donovan

@kennerdoloman.bsky.social
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writer at lookoutlanding.bsky.social. just a dude who loves his mariners, wife, cats, osrs, metal, seahawks, and kraken. lefty in many ways. he/him

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 13h
George Saunders on using AI: "Writing is the most precious way one person can communicate their essence to another person. I’ve spent a lifetime trying to get better at making myself present in my writing. Why would I want to sacrifice even one iota of that?"
Have you spent time trying to write or revise with AI? Is there an experiment that would be interesting enough to try?

I have not. Not for a second. To me, this whole idea of using AI to write is . . . anathema. A thing to be most radically avoided.

Writing is the most precious way one person can communicate their essence to another person. I’ve spent a lifetime trying to get better at making myself present in my writing. Why would I want to sacrifice even one iota of that? Not even in an email and certainly not in a short story or novel.Who are we ceding our authority to, exactly, when we let AI write for us? And why? Why surrender our agency (that amazing ability we have to reach across time and space, with our strange, idiosyncratic phenomenon, and land within the sensibility of another human being) to something that, by its very design, pushes the individual sensibility aside? And in the name of . . . what, exactly? Ease, I guess? Efficiency? The person who chooses to write with AI has also sacrificed, from the start, the opportunity of experiencing difficulty, of struggling to say what he wants to say, of making himself evident in his prose, of trying to find out what he believes. By this, he sacrifices a chance to know himself and his mind better. To me, that’s a shame. And it’s dangerous, because, as we are now finding out, it affects the brain and lessens our capabilities. Thanks, but no thanks, get thee behind me, etc.
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Grant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
People on here will tweet anything. “Charlie Brown had L.J. Hoes on his fantasy team.” No he didn’t. That isn’t true.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 23/09/2026
Mr. Autumn Man Walking Down Street With Cup Of Coffee, Wearing Sweater Over Plaid Collared Shirt theonion.com/mr-autumn-man-walking-…
Mr. Autumn Man Walking Down Street With Cup Of Coffee, Wearing Sweater Over Plaid Collared Shirt
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Connor Donovan @kennerdoloman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
society if the los angeles angels were contracted and angel stadium was razed to build public housing
“society if” utopia meme
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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
TrueCrime youtubers will be like "I've been on this case for months" completely seriously like they don't mean "I was on the computer"
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Connor Donovan @kennerdoloman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
at long last, the math has officially said no
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Connor Donovan @kennerdoloman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
the mariners cannot lose 90 games
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Connor Donovan @kennerdoloman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
some really solid plate appearances for lázaro montes today with nothing to show for it
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Eric Garment @ericgarment.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
if you're in line to withdraw from ed sheeran's tour, stay in line
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Garrett Martin @garrettmartin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
every console should have a handle
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 10/09/2026
i don't care what the issue is, if your election opponent is running millions of dollars in ads about one single issue, you cannot, under any circumstances, say that your opponent is right about the issue.
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Connor Donovan @kennerdoloman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Frank Reynolds Dancing: Go For It!
ALT: Frank Reynolds Dancing: Go For It!
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Connor Donovan @kennerdoloman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
love the one dude the field mic caught chanting "ref you suck"
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Katie Tiedrich @katietiedrich.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I’m not the first person to make this observation but the prevalence of nauseating ai-generated business logos means stuff like this hits CRAZY for me now
photo of a white truck with the logo for Bob’s BBQ Emporium, which is written in comic sans and has a charming rudimentary illustration of a pig
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Connor Donovan @kennerdoloman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
eduard bazardo being bad is easily my least favorite storyline of the season
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Lookout Landing @lookoutlanding.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
If you like a) Cal Raleigh and b) Iron Maiden boy is this the story for you www.lookoutlanding.com/seattle-mari...
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Even in a tough 2026, Cal Raleigh is a Trooper
Cal Raleigh rages against the dying of the light of his 2026 season (not to mix literary references)
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Aubrey @aubreypiano.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma is about falling in love with something as a child only to be weighed down with pseudo-intellectual bullshit in early adulthood and having to shed that to find the spark again. I just call it like I see it and I’m definitely not projecting anything
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Connor Donovan @kennerdoloman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
seeing julio make history in person is pretty neat
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Connor Donovan @kennerdoloman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
the mariners went a decade without winning a series in fenway and have now done so in back-to-back seasons
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Listen to kids.
In the video below, kids are asked at one point if they want an AI toy to read them a bedtime story.

“No. It just sounds awful,” one child replied.

“I think it’s gonna destroy my dreams as a tiny kid,” another said.
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Joe Veyera @joeveyera.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Everett AquaSox Baseball Club @everettaquasox.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
LAZ. LAUNCHED. GONE! IT'S THE SLUGGER'S FIRST CAREER HOME RUN!
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Connor Donovan @kennerdoloman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
looks like laz will be rocking #99 which goes hard as fuck
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Connor Donovan @kennerdoloman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
why do bash "dead-beat" ketel marte for not being there for his team but we never question if the team has bad vibes? or if they're just unpleasant to be around?
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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Science has determined: - the Median Baltimore Orioles player - the Median Tampa Bay Rays player
HUNTER CORNMAN

Apple-cheeked blond oaf

Usually hits .218 but turns into Ted fucking Williams whenver he's facing your team

Attended Robert E. Lee-Strom Thurmond Secondary in South BiscuitvilleDAX DONK

Perpetually damp-looking ambidextrous sidearm knuckleballer with 0.95 ERA

Acquired by the Rays for $500 out of the Boat Repair Technical College of Alaska

The moment he’s owed real money he will be traded to the Yankees for a stack of scratch-off tickets
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Brittney Bush Bollay @brittneybush.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The classic Hug Tag™️
Payton Tolle embracing Dominic Canzone as he tags Dominic out along the first base line.
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Amadi Lovelace @amaditalks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Remember that if you got the Moderna Covid vaccine, you have Dolly Parton to thank, she gave the largest individual contribution toward their research to make it possible.
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Bee Everfolly @honeyvenomstorm.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Big Duomper with his 22nd multi home run game and his second of the game followed up with a second home run from Cole Young, number 2. 2 Back 2 Mariners
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Sydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 21/08/2026
I wrote about how angry I feel watching people write columns about trans women in sports.
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Just call me a man already and get it over with
I'm angry. I hate writing when I'm angry. I think it makes me too emotional, too attached to copy and most importantly makes my brain move too fast having ideas pop up and die before I can even get t...
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Luigi de Guzman @ouij.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I’ve seen so many nightmare restaurant ad boards and I hate them all. I think it preys on small mom and pop shops worst. They think they have to compete w chains and big glossy ad budgets. But we go to the small shops because they’re delicious & human-run, not because of the marketing
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Connor Donovan @kennerdoloman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
congratulations to andrés muñoz on career save number 100! needs just one more to have 100 as a mariner!
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Connor Donovan @kennerdoloman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
big fan of randy embracing the bit of gray in his beard. looks great on him
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The Onion @theonion.com · 13/08/2026
Manager Calls Bullpen Just To Say Hi
Manager Calls Bullpen Just To Say Hi
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Possum Every Hour @possumeveryhour.io · 12/08/2026
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Matatoes Lasagna @matatoeslasagna.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The failure of Biden and Garland to seriously lay down the hammer after J6 on both the insurrectionists, and more importantly, the politicians who enabled them will go down as a failure on par with the failure of reconstruction. A historic fumble I will go to my grave thinking this.
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Connor Donovan @kennerdoloman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
the seattle wiffleball league wrapped up its regular season today and your boy finished fifth in ERA. see if you can spot the difference in K% from the ERA leaders
strikeout rate from the five pitchers with the lowest ERA in the seattle wiffleball league, sorted in descending order by ERA:

37.1%
36.4%
35.5%
35.2%
12.6%
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Thembo @thembo.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Steven universe song about smoking a dart in a dead mall parking lot
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Connor Donovan @kennerdoloman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
other teams having good outfield defense should be illegal
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victoria zeller🫛 (RISEBALL, summer ‘27) @dirtbagqueer.rocks · 08/08/2026
FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS (2010, obsidian)
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Connor Donovan @kennerdoloman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
this is the most fun i've had watching the m's in quite some time
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Connor Donovan @kennerdoloman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
first day of being on vyvanse,,, feels good, man
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Connor Donovan @kennerdoloman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
taylor dollard still with the aquasox in 2026 like
fresh prince of bel-air screenshot where will is dressed as a sunflower with a bunch of kids
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 07/08/2026
Hello local business, your AI ads are costing you customers: aftermath.site/ai-poster-ad-f...
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Connor Donovan @kennerdoloman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
i don't like being negative, but this mariners team has been flambéed ass
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Connor Donovan @kennerdoloman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
wife and i saw the invite tonight (great movie!) but movie theater etiquette remains dead. two old farts right behind us would not shut the hell up for the first two acts of the movie; it was bad enough for me to overcome my fear of confrontation and shush them
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Connor Donovan @kennerdoloman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
y'all think haley stevens is gonna drop the phil and lil voice?
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OneBusAway @onebusaway.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
This is an incredible project. Props to its creator. www.oneraccoonaway.org
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A pixel-art bus stop scene showing live arrivals and weather.
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TyPride @typride.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
110 EV at 14* line drive single for Laz off a lefty. Here’s a look at the AB:
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Good Boy @goodboy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Me to Telemachus when that one little guy on his own is fending him off while he tosses weapons through a hole: You got this Telemachus
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Connor Donovan @kennerdoloman.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
woo strikes out two tough lefty hitters when lhh have been feasting on him lately, gives up a ringing double to 2026 mookie betts. this fuckin' sport, man
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