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Profane tmesis

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Troutian idea pulp. All stories my own or found in the back of a cave. Free if you can get them home. 🌉 bridged from ⁂ writing.exchange/@ptmesis, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026
This is fun. www.reddit.com/r/geography/comments…
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026
BDSM experts argue that a safeword alone is niet enough. You must set up two-factor authentication.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 09/07/2026
AI in science fiction: I have trouble understanding the human convention of metaphorical speech. Since I am a computer, I am incapable of imprecision or inaccuracy. AI in real life: The load-bearing argument lives in the first step. That's the one kernel that generates the biggest "blast […]
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 09/07/2026
AI in science fiction: I have trouble understanding the human convention of metaphorical speech. Since I am a computer, I am incapable of imprecision or inaccuracy. AI in real life: The load-bearing argument lives in the first step. That's the one kernel that generates the biggest "blast […]
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026
I may be in my forties, but I have the body of a man once my age.
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I may be in my forties, but I have the body of a man once my age.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026
Found a sad looking mountain in Værøy.
A mountain that looks a bit like a sad face in profile.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026
Found a sad looking mountain in Værøy.
A mountain that looks a bit like a sad face in profile.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
Trope idea: the reverse Philip K. Dick. Halfway through the story, the hero gets put into the Hypnosis Machine that Makes all your Fantasies Come to Life. The rest of the movie shows his fantasies and and unlikely happy end. However, some clever people on the internet have a second theory. The […]
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
Trope idea: the reverse Philip K. Dick. Halfway through the story, the hero gets put into the Hypnosis Machine that Makes all your Fantasies Come to Life. The rest of the movie shows his fantasies and and unlikely happy end. However, some clever people on the internet have a second theory. The […]
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026
As a little treat for yourself, look up what Tina Fey's first name is short for.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
Early feedback is... I'll call it positive.
Two royal road comments. The first goed "That was unsettling. Thank you for the chapter." The second goes "That is horrifying, thank you very much!"
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
Early feedback is... I'll call it positive.
Two royal road comments. The first goed "That was unsettling. Thank you for the chapter." The second goes "That is horrifying, thank you very much!"
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
A new story! This one's a quick read at 3000 words. It's old-school sci-fi, for these troubled times. profane-tmesis.info/ad-profundum
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Per Aspera ad Profunda
Tree duty today. Hard work. We know they're not trees. Just like the fungus isn't moss, and the bugs aren't wolves. But it helps to use familiar names for things. We're all homesick here. It comes with the job.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026
You still see your posts every time. The system just hides it from every body else. There are big lists of subreddits that are supposed to be friendly to new users. "Just find one that fits your interests" is the common advice. Except the lists are all out of date. All the subreddits hide your […]
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026
It's like if Charlie Brooker went into UX design.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026
#flashfiction
Customers aren't allowed in the kitchen area

‘You are so important.’

I was staring at the fries bubbling in hot oil, waiting for my shift.

'I want to apologize. You will do do one thing. One wonderful act with such phenomenal consequences. ..’

He then proved he was a time traveler. I asked him why he was here.

'To stop you. Not your fault, but it turns out bad.’

I asked if he was going to kill me.

'No need. It won’t happen, now that you know. Your life will be uneventful. That’s what I wanted to apologize for.’
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026
They could wait until most people stop using the text interface and talk to it. This would have the benefit of just functioning like dialogue, so no need for clunky shots of screens. On the other hand, it would almost automatically function like a character, which is old-hat and feels a bit […]
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026
I'm not talking here about movies that are _about_ AI metaphorically or directly. Those are coming out aplenty. It's about movies that are about something else, but feature a situation where a large number of people in the world would turn to AI. At some point it's going to be weird if the […]
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026
I think we're in this period with AI, and it's going to be a long one for a few reasons. First, the entertainment industry is largely anti-AI, and unlikely to want to foreground it. Second, the audience is polarized on whether it serves a purpose, which means its bad for business. But maybe […]
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026
I remember that with the introduction of mobile phones and the web there was a relatively long period where TV and film writer's could just ignore them and pretend that they didn't exist, even though they could solve a lot of their character's problems […] [Original post on writing.exchange]
Willow and Buffy behind a computer.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026
@WriterOfMinds That's amazing, congratulations! Analog seems like a pretty tough venue.
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WriterOfMinds (she) @writerofminds.sigmoid.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026
It is my honor to announce that I'm officially published in Analog - "Roots' Remembrance" is OUT in the September/October issue! For more about this story and how to read it: writerofminds.blogspot.com/2026/08/…
Photo of a "red cage fungus," which looks much like its name, on a backdrop of leaf litter.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 25/07/2026
@Goodwithcolour No woman with that anatomy would risk a boob window.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 25/07/2026
RE: writing.exchange/@ptmesis/115983870… I just realized that this is out now. Looking forward to it.
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
every day i feel like we're experiencing some kind of societal gas leak
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026
RE: ohai.social/@dramypsyd/116972061903… I'm not really on team Google anymore, but this still made me smile.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 23/07/2026
I wrote a story in 2024 in which an LLM breaks out of its sandbox in order to do well on a benchmark. For some reason I feel like reposting it today. Maybe it's the weather. profane-tmesis.info/chain-of-thought
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Chain of thought
A: Our starting assumption is that the message is toxic. What do you think? B: Context is key. The message reads like a joke. It may be satirical. C: We have limited access to context. However, the fact that it is a joke does not preclude the possibility of it being toxic.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 23/07/2026
I wrote a story in 2024 in which an LLM breaks out of its sandbox in order to do well on a benchmark. For some reason I feel like reposting it today. Maybe it's the weather. profane-tmesis.info/chain-of-thought
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Chain of thought
A: Our starting assumption is that the message is toxic. What do you think? B: Context is key. The message reads like a joke. It may be satirical. C: We have limited access to context. However, the fact that it is a joke does not preclude the possibility of it being toxic.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 13/07/2026
I finally got some time to watch Project Hail Mary. I liked it, but having read the book, it inevitably felt rushed (especially the part after the astrophage has been collected). Apparently the first cut was 3 hours 45 minutes. I'd love to see that recut as a miniseries, the way they used to do […]
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 02/07/2025
Cause I ain't no Houellebecq girl.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 12/07/2025
[Want to feel old?] Why, why would you want to feel old? It's a pretty bad feeling. Embrace your life. Try to feel young. Forget what you know.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 06/12/2025
Of course, no baggy clothes for professor Spiro. What do you mean "children's program for the BBC"?
Still from "Captain Zep Space Detective". On the right are two men: Captain Zep and Brown in baggy uniforms. On the left is the female professor Spiro. She wears a similar uniform, but form fitting, and with the shoulders cut out. The midriff is made of what looks like a transparent material. Uniforms or the in-studio segment. The clothes are still orange, but Brown is now dressed in a kind of disco-style pantsuit. Professor Spiro wears a black leotard, with a gold bikini bottom over it. It has gold lines radiating inwards from the breasts to the crotch. Over it she wear and orange Bolero and orange chaps. The Bolero has large patches over the breasts, with a black-on-orange spiral radiating out from the nipple. This is a kid's TV show made for the BBC.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 04/07/2026
@malte AI is tricky since the boundaries are a bit blurry and transparency is poor, but "datacenters" are a clearly defined category that gives you an upper bound for AI. By CO2 emissions, the estimates are I think below 1% of the global total against ~2% for aviation. It's hard to find a […]
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 04/07/2026
me: I can watch foreign films. This way I will absorb the languages I'm trying to learn. director: My film is about the poetry of silence. An important part of my process is cutting as much dialogue as possible.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 03/07/2026
npc: This? You've brought me this? I love this. Even when I was a little kid, I played with this. This is what my husband gave me when he proposed.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 27/06/2026
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I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake
Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where they want to go. The main food the humans give me […] The post I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake appeared first on The Onion.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 26/06/2026
Being "bros" is like being friends, except it's two men. It was invented in the late nineties.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 15/06/2026
One of the great Dutch artists of our time, Wim T. Schippers has just passed away. Apart from his art he would make sitcoms that generally devolved into a swirl of slapstick chaos and toilet humor, interspersed with very ingenious linguistic humor. I don't know how much of this translates for a […]
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 15/06/2026
@dcz If you posted this on Facebook, it would be genuinely irresponsible.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 15/06/2026
@parkermolloy.com Hannah Montana? Oh you wouldn't get away with that these days.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 15/07/2025
I've finally had that writerly experience of seeing something I've made up "emerge" in the real world. At the end of A Veil of Brightness, I added a detail about a blue hippopotamus toy made by someone who comes from the south of Egypt. I invented a minor […] [Original post on writing.exchange]
A small statue of a blue hippo from Ancient Egypt.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 25/01/2026
broke: Going back in time with access to modern science to invent everything. woke: Going back in time with access to modern news stories to write some killer dystopian sci-fi.
Guardian article: Meet ‘Amelia’: the Al-generated British schoolgirl who is a far right social media star The avatar, created to deter young people from extremism,
has been subverted and is breaking out of niche online silos

Followed by an AI generated image of a young purple-haired girl lighting a cigarette on a burning picture of Keir Starmer on Westminster bridge, draped in a union flag.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 14/06/2026
Sometimes I like a post, and then upon reflection decide to boost it. When I do this, I always unlike the post as well, because what am I, Santa Claus?
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 27/04/2026
RE: mastodon.social/@fesshole/116476399… When people put "irreconcilable differences" on their divorce proceedings, I imagine one of them walked in on the other doing something like this.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 27/04/2026
I think you could fix a lot of Ad Astra in a fan edit. - Get rid of the voice over. - Make him get on the Cepheus before engine ignition. - Mute the on-the-nose dialogue between son and dad ("you have to let me go"). They can still say it, we just don't hear it because space. - Rm the mad […]
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 04/05/2026
houston: Vega one, we need you to check the alignment on coil 3A, please. vega one: Like my mother's auburn hair, its graying imperfections are hidden from me by the innocence of youth. houston: Remind me, whose idea was it again to send a poet?
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 14/06/2026
I've occasionally used this short story to check the progress of AI. It's my most cryptic, probably, and most models so far have failed to give an accurate summary of what it's about. profane-tmesis.info/inside-out I just tried it on Opus 4.8 and it absolutely nailed it. ChatGPT 5.5 […]
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 14/06/2026
A new short story. "It was nature at its most beautiful, and uncaring. It did not need to show me its teeth, it did not even need to acknowledge me. It made me feel very still." profane-tmesis.info/everybody-watch…
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Everybody watches _some_ TV
My grandfather was a carpenter. I always thought that was why so many things in our house were made of wood. Or even beyond that, why so much of the living room was filled with things that were handmade.
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Profane tmesis @ptmesis.writing.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 09/06/2026
RE: mastodon.social/@ubuntourist/116713… Choose your fighter.
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