Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 9hOdds are high for an extremely wet winter in California. Read this whole thread. 010
Reposted by Nancy Jane MooreNisi Shawl @nisishawl.bsky.social · 13hA hard day. Trying to remember joy and peace and plenty. 4321
Reposted by Nancy Jane MooreAlmaAlexander @almaalexander.bsky.social · 19h...just got informed that a search for my "gift of the unmage" returned an AI "summary" that begins, "this is not a real book. It is one of many book titles invented to decry 'book banning' that never happened." Er. Author begs to differ. It's been a real book for decades. Ask Harper Collins. /1 131
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 19hI'm enthusiastic because I have watched Texas politics since I was old enough to read and he is challenging the status quo effectively. I hope he doesn't try to find too much so-called middle ground; just running against corruption ought to be enough. 010
Reposted by Nancy Jane MooreJane Rosenzweig @janerosenzweig.bsky.social · 22hNew era, new website, same thorny problems with teaching writing in the age of AI. janerosenzweigwrites.comjanerosenzweigwrites.comjanerosenzweigwrites@gmail.com 35313
Reposted by Nancy Jane MooreEmma Silvers @emmaruthless.bsky.social · 21hLast month, an email from SFUSD informed me that my 7yo would be taking a state-mandated test from a company called Amira, and it led me down a rabbit hole. Here's how big tech is infiltrating SF public schools — whether families & teachers want it or not. www.coyotemedia.org/sfusd-ai-ami...coyotemedia.orgIn Which I Decline to Let an AI Company Experiment on My Kid at SchoolLiving in San Francisco means being a guinea pig for the tech industry — but I draw the line at my second-grader. 15121
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 22hPeople who assume they’ll be the ones with power love dictatorship. #zentao 011
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 06/10/2026“There never has been, there isn’t now, and there never will be, any race of people on the earth fit to serve as masters over their fellow men.” FDR, quoted by @hcrichardson.bsky.social in yesterday's newsletter. 041
Reposted by Nancy Jane MooreEndless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 06/10/2026AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 0304
Reposted by Nancy Jane MooreFoz Meadows @fozmeadows.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The value of a given outcome is implicitly tied to the process that produced it. The point of completing a university assignment isn't solely to get a good grade; it's to show you've acquired the knowledge that the good grade represents. If you use AI to write the assignment, it's meaningless. 1187
Reposted by Nancy Jane MooreGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"De-Trumpification" has to be one of the top agenda items if Dems win power. All the lawlessness and every last one of his efforts to turn DC into an imperial capital should be undone. 1153339684
Reposted by Nancy Jane MooreElizabeth Lynn @aikilizzy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Truth that is seldom said aloud. 041
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Nah, it's great for browsing because the whole purpose of browsing is to find a book that you need that you didn't know to look for. 000
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 05/10/2026In case any Texans need another reason to vote against Paxton, here's a report on how he's hounding pediatricians because they give kids vaccines. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...nytimes.comTexas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children (Gift Article)Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation. 021
Reposted by Nancy Jane MooreJay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The President of the United States is a liar. 742680547
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Not my elephants trampling through our rights and lives. Not my clowns, either. #zentao 000
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 05/10/2026In particular, I liked this description of Alito and what he's doing. 120
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Read the whole thread and check out the books she recommends. I've got Caliban and the Witch around here somewhere. 010
Reposted by Nancy Jane MooreCharlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Oh my: LibreOffice just made "no AI" one of their official features: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09...blog.documentfoundation.orgYes, no AI is now a feature - TDF Community BlogOne of the comments on the announcement of LibreOffice 26.8 was a simple question: “So, no AI is now a feature?” LibreOffice does not reject artificial intelligence out of hand, but an office suite us... 5356242130
Reposted by Nancy Jane MooreDoctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I'll say it again: WE DO NOT NEED THESE COMEMIERDAS AND THEIR WASTEFUL LYING POLLUTING COMEMIERDA COMPANIES FOR A SINGLE THING. The internet is us. 349856
Reposted by Nancy Jane MooreDoctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 04/10/2026we fucking loved it, even when there was basically nothing on it, and let me tell you something else: we loved it because of human connection, human diversity, human creativity. WE DON'T NEED A SINGLE THING ANY OF THESE COMEMIERDAS HAVE MADE AND TRIED TO SELL US IN ORDER TO HAVE A GREAT INTERNET. 362687651
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Way off the highway, down back roads, to farm country. Celebrate that life. #zentao 000
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Definitely voting yes on 40. Tax those people! Voting against 41 and 42 because they're meant to undermine 40. 111
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is why I'm voting for the billionaire tax: Google's Sergey Brin has donated more than $100 million to oppose California's billionaire tax | Fortune share.google/nyNj4SdqG4nH...share.googleGoogle co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses | FortuneThe state’s ultrawealthy, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, have similarly donated to efforts opposing the wealth tax. 032
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Cat's settled. Crows call. I need to get moving, but bed is so peaceful. #zentao 020
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 03/10/2026We get more than half our food on a weekly trip (on bikes) to the farmers market. I walk to a very good small grocery a couple of times a week for other needs. Once a month my partner bikes a little farther to a store for bulk goods (beans & grains). And we hit specialty shops as needed. 020
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Maps. I always got a large road atlas for long trips. People who drove a lot in large metro areas got a book of maps by neighborhoods. And you asked for detailed directions to friends' houses, preferably with landmarks. I still like maps because I want to see the whole route. 140
Reposted by Nancy Jane MooreEndless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 03/10/2026AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH 0195
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I came back from my writers retreat with two books by William Gibson that I proceeded to read (actually re-read) while I should have been doing something else. Great books that left me with some disturbing thoughts you can find at the Treehouse Writers blog. treehousewriters.com/wp53/2026/10...treehousewriters.comRe-reading William Gibson – Treehouse Writers 010
Reposted by Nancy Jane MooreDave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 15/10/2025HYPOTHESIS: repeat exposure to the LessWrong discussion boards is functionally indistinguishable from mercury poisoning. 952193
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If the crows are going wild, expect them to start chasing the hawk out of their neighborhood shortly. Perhaps the squirrel is counting on this. 100
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Shadow stares outside after midnight, when it’s quiet. Then attacks my toes. #zentao 020
Reposted by Nancy Jane MooreEndless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 02/10/2026AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH 0212
Reposted by Nancy Jane MooreKate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026In these grim political days when so many are understandably & righteously angry, exhausted, frustrated, & sometimes ill, may the resistance have the stamina of a toddler in full meltdown for the entire last hour of a four+ hour flight. We need that energy. 37610
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026BTW, I just read Oaklandside on why we have so few people running this year, and the consensus seems to be money. 110
Reposted by Nancy Jane MooreEndless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 02/10/2026AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 0255
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026But anybody paying attention to the council could see he was a disaster. 110
Reposted by Nancy Jane MooreMartha, but like, super spooky @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Californians, you have a very important job to do. Spread the word on why everyone should vote YES ON PROP 40 and no on 41 and 42. If you're confused about these propositions, billionaires like Sergey Brin and Peter Thiel want it that way. Here's a good explainer: www.tiktok.com/t/ZPL1pponT/tiktok.comCALIFORNIA LOCK TF INTikTok video by citizen_bean_ 25250
Reposted by Nancy Jane MooreJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.) 9853422188
Reposted by Nancy Jane MooreVictoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 01/10/2026This article about the financial windfall publishers will get from the Anthropic settlement is behind a paywall, but the headline says it all www.vulture.com/article/publ...vulture.comPublishers Hit the AI JackpotThe industry stands to gain the most from Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement. Many writers aren’t happy about it. 03617
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 01/10/2026No where to run to, No where to hide. No matter. We plan to stay here. #zentao 000
Reposted by Nancy Jane MooreD Franklin @handle.invalid · 30/09/2026This is why I think it's great for hedge fund management and running a Fortune 500 company 072
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Interesting that the only things people think predictive software is good for are things they don't respect. 1141
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I think it was Joyce Carol Oates opining that chatbots could write romance. 280
Nancy Jane Moore @nancyjane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Probably easier to prosecute first, then take all their money in fines and repayment and compensating victims and so forth. 020