Reposted by terriaminuteKJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 5hFYI people watching from abroad, the Society of Authors statement was also signed by Australian Society of Authors The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc The Writers’ Union of Canada The Association of Illustrators 10296152
Reposted by terriaminuteJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 5hAnd while we're on the subject: there's no ethical use of a product brought to market through unethical means. It doesn't matter whether the product is "AI" or chocolate or diamonds. Most generative "AI" was knowingly developed through massive theft from creatives; we have the emails admitting this. 7825162
Reposted by terriaminuteJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 5hThe acid test for me is a simple one: Has my professional and/or creative life benefited in any material way from "AI," and very specifically generative "AI"? No, it hasn't. Has it been negatively impacted by the same? Yup, in a whole bunch of ways. My professional life is worse now for it. 151032166
Reposted by terriaminuteFrances: Meh and Loving It @francesmeh.reviews · 5hcan grand funk railroad pick the next pope 5484
Reposted by terriaminute PhantomDeeks 🫶 @deeks549.bsky.social · 5hMy desire for her burns deep inside me. Wait, sorry, that's something else 174
Reposted by terriaminuteGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 4hShut down all these thieving “A.i.” companies. 124154
Reposted by terriaminutethe thadadook @fungiblethadius.bsky.social · 20hhave you tried unplugging it and not plugging it back in? 0142
Reposted by terriaminuteFrances: Meh and Loving It @francesmeh.reviews · 19hthese fucking troglodytes are making me side with theatre kids and i am not happy about it 5719
Reposted by terriaminuteJake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 13/10/2026"Data centers"? Oh, you mean right-wing brainwash farms? 28922
terriaminute @terriaminute.myatproto.social · 11/10/2026I'd be fine with kicking the current asshat out and installing her and her chosen VP & staff etc. sans election, give us two less fucked-up years, lovely person. Please. 000
Reposted by terriaminuteIt's Abby. Yep @itsabbyyep.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Three Things I Wish I Knew Before Menopause: 1. Menopause is just a phase that lasts until you die 2. Each woman experiences a unique cocktail of symptoms but unfortunately diet can help 3. Nobody studied this for like 100 years but it's fine, they’ve heard of it now 1678
Reposted by terriaminuteworm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 11/10/2026There's a dumb Atlantic article today. Don't engage. Controversy gives them clicks. 5152
Reposted by terriaminuteJerry @allhailjerry.myatproto.social · 11/10/2026Halloween decorations this year just blowing down the road, desensitizing us to the inevitable 0336
Reposted by terriaminutekattsdogma.bsky.social @kattsdogma.bsky.social · 06/10/2026is it boardom, it’s boardom isn’t it 1223158
Reposted by terriaminuteUncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 04/10/2026quite often a suspect can be spotted loitering around the crime scene 1238172
Reposted by terriaminuteGarth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 01/10/2026my death penalty stance from childhood on has always been Fuck No although my reasoning has evolved to this current form: humans are fallible, systems are flawed and so innocent people will be convicted + the state should never do premeditated murder 618317
Reposted by terriaminutefuturedadOfTwo🙋🏻♂️ @lacroixboi.dadguy.pro · 01/10/2026god grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change and the change to make a wish in this fountain 211230
Reposted by terriaminuteMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 01/10/2026'Autumn' entered English in the 1300s. "The fall of the leaves" was shortened to 'fall' in the 1600s. 261330325
Reposted by terriaminuteGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 30/09/2026Any institution that still hazes people can fuck off forever. 149339
Reposted by terriaminuteCaptain Awkward @captainawkward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One tangible reward of becoming an Unrepentant Vibe-Killer For Unsafe Men is that your social circle will rapidly contain fewer Unsafe Men. 239963
Reposted by terriaminuteCaptain Awkward @captainawkward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Excellent thread! There *are* rewards for being A Good Guy Who Speaks Up even if they are not immediately obvious or publicly bestowed. First, integrity is its own reward. Maybe you didn’t save the world or change hearts & minds. But if you held the line on not making it worse, that’s something. 8728206
Reposted by terriaminuteweeder @weeder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026God, grant me the courage to change the things I can and incredible new powers to change the things I can't. 62107322533
Reposted by terriaminuteGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 19/09/2026this is so fucking racist i could scream 320361
Reposted by terriaminuteDumb Beezie @dumbbeezie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Breaking: Speaker Mike Johnson warns voters that if they elect Democrats we’re going to have a great fucking time 23788134
Reposted by terriaminuteGrant Tanaka @granttanaka.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Me: [depressed] Dog: [drops ball in my lap] Hey, throw this for me Me: Ok Dog: [fetches ball] HOLY SHIT THAT WAS AWESOME DO IT AGAIN Me: [feels much better] 31812197
Reposted by terriaminuteJohnny Normality (Spooky Mode) @probgobl.in · 17/09/2026While vehement transphobia is distasteful it is still just on the right side of legal speech and if there is one thing the mods here like it's when things are barely legal. 0235
Reposted by terriaminuteRaysident Evil @sireviscerate.myatproto.social · 16/09/2026With all due respect to Spider-Man's uncle, in my experience, great responsibility also comes with zero power 0448
Reposted by terriaminuteThanks For Sharing, Jerk @thx4sharingjerk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I think the only real lesson I’ve learned about American politics is that rich people will vote in their own interests and poor people won’t 832724601
Reposted by terriaminuteMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 15/09/2026New words just dropped. www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/new...merriam-webster.com1,400 New Words and Definitions Added to Merriam-Webster.comIncluding vibe coding, yacht rock, parasocial, and Mandela Effect 21425111
Reposted by terriaminutekaranormal activity 💜 @deadontheoutside.bsky.social · 14/09/2026fuming over looming Zoom Doom™ gloom 0141
Reposted by terriaminute🅱️oofessor Killosk 👻🔪 @professorkiosk.wtf · 12/09/2026an inarticulate vampire is called an umpire not many know this 611832
Reposted by terriaminutebatkaren @batkaren.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Oh neat, The Proclaimers are making a new album. Oh no, it’s to defend Graham Linehan and shit on trans people.thepinknews.com 57322
Reposted by terriaminutekaranormal activity 💜 @deadontheoutside.bsky.social · 10/09/2026a solid "fuck you" to anyone who is "team blue no matter who" 2559
Reposted by terriaminuteJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 10/09/2026Today in "fuck this administration" 321356230
Reposted by terriaminuteMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 08/09/2026Silent movies often featured chase scenes, which were often the most exciting/interesting scenes. So, ‘cut to the chase’ came to mean “get to the important part.” 502947510
Reposted by terriaminuteThe Real Beardium @beardium.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Why did Boomers make us read books in school that warned us of dystopian futures if they were just gonna ignore it all and do it anyway? 031
terriaminute @terriaminute.myatproto.social · 08/09/2026(They aren't, and it isn't. But isn't this the most valid point I've seen so far:) 020
Reposted by terriaminuteCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 07/09/2026One of my suggestions that I have made in my workshops is that every author should have a document repository. A folder on Dropbox is fine. A physical file folder in your desk is also fine. It doesn't matter what format; just make it a habit to file important papers every time they show up. 727852
Reposted by terriaminuteCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 05/09/2026You can’t see her. She is hiding. Photo from my collection, no date/info. 13144497
Reposted by terriaminuteFrances: Meh and Loving It @francesmeh.reviews · 04/09/2026you don't have to say chai tea. chai means tea. you can just say shitty coffee. 2213127
Reposted by terriaminuteGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 04/09/2026If you have any of the same concerns, I implore you to send a note to @mayor.nyc.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social to ask him to STOP these "A.i." pilots in NYC high schools until all of these questions are ironed out. You can submit a comment here: HeyMamdani.fyiheymamdani.fyiContact the Mayor - NYC Mayor's OfficeSend a message to NYC mayor on the web. You can also get links to media contacts and submit FOIL requests. 23812