PSA: The WGA strike may mean that novelists & authors get approached for screenwriting. While this may seem like a perfect opportunity, please note that the WGA does strongly enforces its right to prevent non-members who have engaged in scabbing from ever becoming members.

The whole point is to invent robots to do the work no one wants to do, not to invent robots to do the jobs that people love. How are we messing this up so badly

*average of 600 mass shootings a year happen over 3 year span* no way to fix this :( *trans people exist* 64 anti-trans bills passed, 376 currently active

A new Subspecies, bringing back Anders Hove, and directed by Nicolaou? I am no longer an atheist.

This is a request for $$ to help defend a dork who is literally going to prison for defrauding the idiots who contributed to his campaign the first time around. The sheer chutzpah… I’m almost rooting for this human-sized turd.

A ton of other people have already (correctly) said this: but you’d be hard pressed to find a project more deserving of your support. Calling it a “labor of love” doesn’t begin to do justice to the time and effort Jason has poured into this beautiful book.

“Most of us have small, sad places somewhere in our hearts. If the sad side of my father’s life was kept from me as a child, I shall not now try to unearth it. Enough for me that I knew only his smiles. Enough for others that he gave them Eeyore.”~C.R.Milne #MentalHealthAwareness

can we get some a.i. to pick plastic out of the ocean or do all the robots need to be screenwriters?

Can’t imagine I’ve got many tweets left, assuming this platform continues its slide into Space Karen’s Fascist hellscape, but before I go: I don’t like writing a synopsis either, but for God’s sake, don’t upload your entire fucking novel into an AI bot.

Hate to say it, but AI art and entertainment has me excited for several reasons: 1. I don't understand what makes things good 2. Startled and confused by human expressions and hands 3. I type how to kiss into quora before dates 4. My personality is one time I googled stoicism

Serious question — do you think Trump—the dumbest man alive—assumed he could say whatever he wanted because he’s protected by double jeopardy? Because god I would love to have been in the room when his attorneys were frantically calling him after that CNN interview.

Thoughts on Bluesky from those who’ve been given access? Any chance it’s a legit replacement?

Spread himself a little too thin, I guess.

Brief writing break to clear my throat and say fuck Pat Robertson into the ocean forever. The world is measurably better without him in it. Thank you for your time.

Attendant on my flight today, while offering drinks: “Happy Father’s Day! Are you a dad?” “Not unless you count cats.” “Well, maybe one day, hopefully!” She genuinely meant well. But it’s easy to lose count of the number of reasons this is a shiiiiity comment.

I’m barely using this hellscape app much anymore these days thanks to Space Karen amplifying the literally worst and/or dullest people on Earth, but FWIW: I’m shifting over to benfisher.bsky.social If you’re over there, too, let’s connect and try again.