2026-10-01T10:46:09Z https://nostr.now Robert Kingett https://nostr.now/npub1qmm80eujtltwymfws2w8v92krpw827hcgen92xv6d80q8r4hhgus0t5gzf https://caneandable-social.s3.bhs.io.cloud.ovh.net/accounts/avatars/113/273/052/683/694/919/original/6ca9b158e561c1df.jpg https://caneandable-social.s3.bhs.io.cloud.ovh.net/accounts/avatars/113/273/052/683/694/919/original/6ca9b158e561c1df.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstz49mu7pm3ckr8t8acnacpuvm98335ckmjpxqlkyntevrstd0w7qzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj7lvkea SADC&#39;s recent project, SADC Teams Up with Easterseal’s Disability Film Challenge <a href="https://socialaudiodescription.com/2026/05/13/sadc-teams-up-with-easterseals-disability-film-challenge/">https://socialaudiodescription.com/2026/05/13/sadc-teams-up-with-easterseals-disability-film-challenge/</a> #AudioDescription #Accessibility 2026-10-28T07:02:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdjzds2rs590wdklqr3xzk02ydfk7vzpavt7net7zkzn9ypm9g6kszyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjlut6wp SADC Teams Up with Easterseal’s Disability Film Challenge <a href="https://socialaudiodescription.com/2026/05/13/sadc-teams-up-with-easterseals-disability-film-challenge/">https://socialaudiodescription.com/2026/05/13/sadc-teams-up-with-easterseals-disability-film-challenge/</a> #AudioDescription #Accessibility 2026-10-27T23:22:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszmdq0rkplqg76jahxgygsuchjx7wsw7gy6tyx5mh0pnp4u4tqlpgzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjk8m888 New Sightless Scribbles post! How to convert Markdown to Shun manuscript format Using Pandoc<br/><br/>This has been updated with better links, better commands, and some extra optional advanced configuration tutorials.<br/>Notes about writing manuscripts in Markdown are after the conversion tutorials.<br/>You can also find other Shun Manuscript templates on this website<br/>Introduction.<br/>I love Markdown. I love it so much that I’ve adapted my whole workflow around it! From<a href="https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/shun/">https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/shun/</a> 2026-10-27T22:41:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsggskqdr3lfeat6atl67vt6ealrckn4ent49jqk27800vy6tak5lczyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjp39r6z You can read it online at <a href="https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts-plain-text/">https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts-plain-text/</a> #Newsletter 2026-10-27T21:27:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxvq70ukyptwgx9x0q9t0nzelp8qy4hdchsj9z5my3xhdnjr75a6qzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjd3cjec You can read it online at <a href="https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/fountain-radio-scripts/">https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/fountain-radio-scripts/</a> #Newsletter 2026-10-27T21:27:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8ktzlc4dkh843n6srxgwl6kfd80zmgxa2v3mxx6npuggcpc739rszyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjrkqdd9 New Sightless Scribbles post! How to Download Assets from GitHub using a screen reader.<br/><br/>GitHub, and by extension, other git based websites are very popular because they all have version control.<br/>I&#39;ve decided to make this small guide on how to download things from GitHub just in case someone might need a resource somewhere for screen reader users.<br/>This will not be a screen reader guide on how to <a href="https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/how-to-download-assets-from-github-using-a-screen-reader/">https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/how-to-download-assets-from-github-using-a-screen-reader/</a> 2026-10-27T21:11:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp0q8lt9ku2jhtmsglyzul5ncp72v405slxst84q46heqxdvdenwgzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arje3jv6c New Sightless Scribbles post! How to write a fiction podcast script in Fountain<br/><br/>Aside from writing a bunch of books and short stories, I also write fiction podcast scripts. Luckily, the fiction podcast space isn’t so rigid as other industries, but still, there’s a few conventions I stick to in order to make everybody happy.<br/>I write all of my fiction podcast scripts in Fountain. It’s free, portable, literally, and can be converted to <a href="https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/fountain-radio-scripts/">https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/fountain-radio-scripts/</a> 2026-10-27T19:41:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs842qcy7n5d2emue45z5fzx0a0z6jk3yada4a4xcgrc28lmt4gp4qzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjf05n8f <br/><br/>This is the same person that willingly promoted Climate GPT. At this point, you should *never* donate to any tech thing, ever. These guys are all a joke 2026-10-27T18:46:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswqt48vcv5ad8ckfsqseuccdaaa062ff6uarwrvzpdgsum3qmxffczyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjlu8rcl Hey Deaf and disabled writers in Canada, <a href="https://writersunion.ca/creating-mentorship-for-deaf-and-disabled-writers">https://writersunion.ca/creating-mentorship-for-deaf-and-disabled-writers</a> #WritingCommunity #Disability 2026-10-27T18:15:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg8wuuej57vcscprsk70h2qrthws2vat0tpzhsnac65n3cvt9ak2szyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj4wpqy7 New Sightless Scribbles post! My plain text workflow as a fiction writer.<br/><br/>Like this post? Donate to me so I can keep writing.<br/>Ever since discovering that I could write my novels in plain text and or Markdown, and also that I could write my fiction podcast scripts in a plain text syntax called Fountain, I began wondering what other plain text avenues I could explore, and if I could adapt my workflow around plain text.<br/>Why use plain text?<br/>Some <a href="https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts-plain-text/">https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts-plain-text/</a> 2026-10-27T18:11:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsplqlfsstqxa5zm92jzw7gvra2pg2kq765lwh4zhwjvkgtw0v4gqgzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjnclswx Just found out #Pandoc a tool I use daily has been chucking slop under my nose, and is now being slopped up <a href="https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/commit/b7019a9fb0a803c9a97db147396aee027db4072b">https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/commit/b7019a9fb0a803c9a97db147396aee027db4072b</a> 2026-10-27T18:04:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrgvj0dk7ezn8yl5ce0jdddesqkuqs7gtxprn49492ck4rlts4ngszyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjgmyg38 The upvote dilemma <a href="https://herman.bearblog.dev/the-upvote-dilemma/">https://herman.bearblog.dev/the-upvote-dilemma/</a> #Blogging #Blog #BearBlog 2026-10-27T14:59:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqdylnzex6fyg3w4cr7l6z9s8vm40nnf4s5wtngvjnwm568a0enqqzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj93xuy3 Books are a packaged scream. Andrew Joseph White&#39;s latest book, a thriller, is an amazing journey! It is a horror/thriller, more thriller, but go read you&#39;re No Better by Andrew Joseph White. <a href="https://www.peachtreebooks.com/book/youre-no-better/">https://www.peachtreebooks.com/book/youre-no-better/</a> #Books #Bookstodon 2026-10-27T13:07:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspjjyx2cync29qmq9x8mgd63jum0w25hp3ugxrelwqmx24mzv73dczyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arju2uc2e <br/><br/>This is the #LibreOffice reply everyone is talking about. #AI #FuckAI 2026-10-27T12:05:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0fzfmt5spk9s98m77a0tk3jr48ay68zrtagh8kt4vxq5cdf232dczyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjy9spcx If you don&#39;t read middle grade, you are missing out on upcoming blindness representation across genres these next few years! I was a sensitivity reader for 50 books with blind or low vision protagonists this year. Can&#39;t wait until the world sees blindness represented. Obviously, not all of these authors are/were blind but some have interesting backstories like being the only sighted son/daughter/offspring of parrents that are blind. Blind authors will be taking the stage for the first time, so yay! aparrently, it was really easy to find me since I am one of a few that reads for blindness rep. <a href="https://sightlessscribbles.com/editing/">https://sightlessscribbles.com/editing/</a> #Books #Bookstodon #Editing #Disability 2026-10-27T11:51:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0qjd9g2d5yun7xftw6rj3v65mv75kfshpndy4w4fyp4tsu025xnczyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjw2q5xk It&#39;s almost comical how clients pay me hundreds of dollars an hour to repeatedly say, “pick a more accessible theme. Hire a web developer focused on accessibility.” Then give about 30 recommendations in a follow up email. Speaking of, if anybody wants to work out a referral system, inbox me. I get thousands of these kinds of clients a year. You&#39;d be dealing with, frankly, incredibly stupid small business types that use CMSs and where the annoying marketing manager can&#39;t stay out of web development, but you&#39;d be getting paid a lot between all the clients! <a href="https://sightlessscribbles.com/contact/">https://sightlessscribbles.com/contact/</a> #Accessibility #WebDev #GetFediHired 2026-10-27T11:37:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqdwl4harl0hhm7l4sf063y6g5h7qj08fpws05xuc67eyhnlqd85szyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjt8kfwe *sigh* every #Accessibility Zoom meeting I have today can be a one line email, one I have already sent, but the client still wishes to have me do a completely pointless review since they can&#39;t edit the code in the theme anyway. I replied, &#34;pick a more accessible theme. Here&#39;s a link. Here&#39;s another link. Here&#39;s another link. Here&#39;s a resource. Here&#39;s a final link if you don&#39;t like those other themes.&#34; Them. &#34;But can you still review our website on Zoom even though we can&#39;t edit the code?&#34; 2026-10-27T11:26:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9ndn45yflh4r748qmpmm5e7xpm65ttvuarapg6jeujcjxg6pjfegzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj3mydmm Unable to work full time and need money for offline and online bills. 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I predicted this. #LibreOffice 2026-10-27T00:31:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf8t435vqunxh08m47nhuv70jpqn5tv99jpwvjlj2w0smmww9wkvszyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjq35gkq Watching racist readers of Fourth Wing fawn and gush and fall in love with Xaden, the love interest, and then discover he&#39;s a POC will always be amusing to me, especially when they try and make him white. If you want to wince. Look up casting reactions by white people for Xaden. “Oh Gosh. I&#39;m so glad that a Black man will never play Xaden… wait, no! This isn&#39;t right! this tanned actor better be white!” #Bookstodon #Books 2026-10-27T00:16:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqpaev8276uymg74jelup8gzw7mng9u5a6k39j23mh0unwrxctfsqzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj7ud37m Not by me. Meta’s Muse – early impressions from a blindness perspective <a href="https://blog.blackspheretech.com/?p=544">https://blog.blackspheretech.com/?p=544</a> #AI #Blind #Blindness 2026-10-27T00:06:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspja8yznzjvyu6r587uaxglm2eq9srtuy90c046cl53dlx5jls25szyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjzmkdq5 CSS-TRICKS HAS A NEW OWNER! <a href="https://css-tricks.com/css-tricks-has-a-new-owner/">https://css-tricks.com/css-tricks-has-a-new-owner/</a> #CSS 2026-10-26T16:42:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyr3h22lefay5yj0vaessy6kkeaxnmf5364jcqalhz3j3thm8gt9qzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjkm9f49 The day I left journalism, I was to interview a racialized cop—as if that absolved him of anything. I knew I was going to quit so I asked questions such as, how do you feel about arresting people that are just trying to survive a world that requires you to pay to live? and, what does your family think about your choice to exercise power over others? The editor said I can never interview cops again, nor write about them. The article was never published. If I do find it in old hard drives, it&#39;s going up on Sightless Scribbles. #Journalism #Police 2026-10-26T16:03:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst0nqcara6yyg5ywczv92u9claqcrqxyacgfy3m5gnxmsrkaf0v2czyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj2r830s *sigh* browsing new audiobooks... Narrated by virtual voice. Narrated by AI technology. Hoopla, Libby, Audible, Libro FM, they are everywhere! Guess I&#39;ll be listening to my favorite audiobook narrators and their new releases until I read about their deaths in the news, or just never purchase new stuff and or read Fanfiction/public domain books.<br/><br/>I get it, producing an audiobook is expensive, but narrators are actually nice! Many are my closest friends and others offered to do a work swap after I emailed them.<br/><br/>But frankly, I use a screen reader. I do not, nor will I ever need, AI/TTS narrated audiobooks outside of my screen reader.<br/><br/>#Audible #Audiobooks #Audiobook #FuckAI 2026-10-26T15:32:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9wvvc8yz00e2c9e0j8hp93yt9mxye4497fku7cad5rdvmwfdtehqzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjkhen2r If you read We Need Diverse Disability Fiction and liked it, my newsletter is here and also has RSS <a href="https://buttondown.com/weirdwriter">https://buttondown.com/weirdwriter</a> #Newsletter #MailingList 2026-10-26T05:22:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdm787a5tvhd4x0j9u5l6r7gn0cj0fuddghe77xyndrkljyvdexxqzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj5sna89 More free stuff to read after We Need Diverse Disability Fiction. Get all my free stuff here. <a href="https://sightlessscribbles.com/free/">https://sightlessscribbles.com/free/</a> #Free #DRMFree 2026-10-25T21:22:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrrh0883dte5nafrkclke7zvl68jwvqgpxdskjr45xr8e7d75l7rqzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjpumuc9 Spent the last few days downloading my Facebook data in JSON format so I can save all the audio and video everyone has sent me over the years and you all really should show people how much data they have about you. Like a scared straight program, oh fuck it, who am I kidding. That will never work. #Facebook #Meta 2026-10-25T18:32:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2cukk60ywkx05eln9gpunuvqghkl4ujlv54f6mlj7u4flxxzg3aszyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjsrvcwf I know, I know, it&#39;s the fucking Guardian, my expectations can&#39;t possibly be lower but *sigh* &#34;Some may accuse Dan of being a luddite,&#34; Oh fuck off journalists if you don&#39;t know what the word luddite means. Go back to school. Despite the annoying way the writer writes this, still, it shows how people are tired. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/oct/20/smart-tv-television-dumb-wifi-techies-privacy">https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/oct/20/smart-tv-television-dumb-wifi-techies-privacy</a> #Privacy #Journalism 2026-10-25T18:28:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz3hvjvr54wwkpeqcxt2jspjlw2nhxmpc84scde0nhz3dnrydr98czyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjd9ekwt I feel like pissing off tech losers today so could you all spam this link on LinkedIn for me since I don&#39;t have an account on there? <a href="https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/disability-dongle/">https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/disability-dongle/</a> #Tech #Technology #Disability 2026-10-25T18:17:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8ed4tdlafpw5kspesejae8w6j285nscz2fjfxx0l2hanv3v6jeaqzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjez6p3j Liked We Need Diverse Disability Fiction? I run my blog entirely on donations so give me money if you liked it! It helps pay for offline and online bills. <a href="https://sightlessscribbles.com/support/">https://sightlessscribbles.com/support/</a> #Donate #Help 2026-10-25T07:04:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9cw94lcwfgnar93x9ka6zpwqk8h9ulzc787d283uncgvj67efqdczyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjh6g67h If you liked We Need Diverse Disability Fiction, my feed URL is <a href="https://sightlessscribbles.com/feed.xml">https://sightlessscribbles.com/feed.xml</a> #RSS #IndieWeb 2026-10-24T22:22:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswxg4cajkqtc5ha678k7zp4uv7878zcj6z9gt4ndn0ysnjm7hlf5gzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj72apy4 I *might* actually pitch something to Aftermath! I stumbled upon this punk retro gaming repair place and so I did the old journalism thing and interviewed a few people. it&#39;s full Gonzo reporting though, but still, couldn&#39;t hurt! Only thing is, Aftermath has a pitch first, write if approved submission process. I like it the other way where I submit fully completed drafts/narratives. I feel like a pitch first, then green light, then write approach throws me off and influences how I write. My preferred way, there&#39;s no expectations. Only editing. Still, editors say it&#39;s harder to edit someone especially if their writing style is vastly different from the publication, which is the case with me. Pondering! <a href="https://aftermath.site/aftermath-freelance-pitch-guide/">https://aftermath.site/aftermath-freelance-pitch-guide/</a> #Journalism #AmWriting 2026-10-24T20:14:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg0426n3p0arddnajmyy27w2a6l2hnsp7tndse758wwe522lqtncgzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjfen22g What A Board Game Can Teach Us About Disability Inclusion <a href="https://reframingdisability.substack.com/p/what-a-board-game-can-teach-us-about">https://reframingdisability.substack.com/p/what-a-board-game-can-teach-us-about</a> #Disability 2026-10-24T12:28:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyw5haumu9upvs8s24rlwsk4rv8d3ym0ksewkrgj5zpmhsttrlfkszyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj5ad96z Dreaming Big <a href="https://lmnt.me/blog/dreaming-big.html">https://lmnt.me/blog/dreaming-big.html</a> #Apple 2026-10-24T11:48:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2kw6j3yk8yqjemgg76jzc9z8ctscvzz5ktgp44gvfe3qge4py5vqzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj57ggyx Blocked a disabled Tech Bro that unironically said with his full chest in another thread not by me that LLMs are amazing, and that humans deserve to lose their jobs, and then equated his justification by saying no one cried when washing machines were invented to replace people that washed clothes and otherwise by hand. I&#39;m here to remind you that disabled people do not think alike, and it is OK to not listen to every single disabled person with the same velocity that you would not listen to, for example, a gay Nazi. Disabled people can be Tech Bros too. Obviously, hear them out before assuming but I&#39;m here to remind you it&#39;s okay to block the minute they crossed that line with your morals. 2026-10-24T09:40:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq3mr0r7raml9yvzu40v02rcu59jr7zclylwrve7nel544qdkeawszyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjukzf2a We Need Diverse Disability Fiction <a href="https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/we-need-diverse-disability-fiction/">https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/we-need-diverse-disability-fiction/</a> #IndieWeb #Blog #Blogging #Blogs 2026-10-24T07:22:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswqqvkjtm0kjn2jyexha4ve7e36uv30twnrvku0l6ankj5fa0q4wqzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj8whd3h All My Hobbies Are Getting Slopped Up, And It’s Exhausting <a href="https://aftermath.site/ai-slop-hobbies-in-software-emulation/">https://aftermath.site/ai-slop-hobbies-in-software-emulation/</a> #AI #FuckAI 2026-10-24T06:10:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgf5ekj44mtcyy00esckjrshhd8v6sru0e3ua5e3x6v42rax5tfvszyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj9va43k So now that #IFTTT something I use every single day to automate a lot of of the tedious notifying everybody, copying things from one thing to another, it&#39;s how I&#39;m able to post to mastodon via email, is switching to usage billing all because of their LLM bullshit, i&#39;m looking for other native ways I can accomplish a lot of the same things. Like posting to Mastodon via Email and or RSS. What alternatives do you use? 2026-10-23T23:19:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdc339l8pdwaqwjv384690f2wv6c6xzss5evepphz40z6sehfu2pqzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjppyne0 recently posted We Need Diverse Disability Fiction <a href="https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/we-need-diverse-disability-fiction/">https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/we-need-diverse-disability-fiction/</a> #Blogging #Blog #NoPaywall 2026-10-23T20:22:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr3u39wcz0ggrp4f9qklfp6jsje3ldk5qj82pye0gtyz9hhgwcp0czyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj88qhhh Artists of all industries must continue to also fight this wave of being attributed to an LLM made thing but they, the artist cited, never made the LLM thing. Gods I hate this timeline. ChatGPT is adding real cartoonists’ signatures to fake New Yorker cartoons. <a href="https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chatgpt-is-adding-real-cartoonists-signatures-to-fake-new-yorker-cartoons/">https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chatgpt-is-adding-real-cartoonists-signatures-to-fake-new-yorker-cartoons/</a> #FuckAI 2026-10-23T14:25:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstagaxj0pyhk9rsdg4m89g88vetk0tkhpe6ufexezkqfs8jk54wggzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjerxe4d Converted some fun audio described lets plays to audiobooks, with chapters, for later listening! If anyone here in the Fedi does unique lets plays, I&#39;d love to try it out! I usually prefer audio described let&#39;s plays like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxdL_J3qnnBp3eiiGELjBISCuUmwkch4E">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxdL_J3qnnBp3eiiGELjBISCuUmwkch4E</a> #Gaming #YouTube #LetsPlay 2026-10-23T14:14:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswqu4awe7wyzrt0x785fkwga4vt6pmwxwnhv0sjakw99at4jfga3qzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj4sppc7 <br/><br/>I&#39;m sorry but this made me laugh, but also #Fediverse scam alert, this is not how verification works! 2026-10-23T14:07:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp9dny9g8kdw5hfghrgp7e428hseyrm8whvyg758nnq8mmpa0khqgzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj8kqx2w New Agentic Coded / Vibe coded Fediverse blogging thing came across my timeline <a href="https://github.com/the-jk-labs/omicron">https://github.com/the-jk-labs/omicron</a> #Blog #Fediverse 2026-10-23T14:01:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0sv03wg22rr2zuu5aluljwkg8340pnx2lvaxnyguu3l3k26ngyqszyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjh7hs3h We Need Diverse Disability Fiction <a href="https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/we-need-diverse-disability-fiction/">https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/we-need-diverse-disability-fiction/</a> #Blog #Blogs #Blogging #IndieWeb #NoPaywall 2026-10-23T05:22:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspg07nzc0xsh3qr67mtf778zs5vjaf8erqpuu69d3gl3pqddymjcgzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjh58yvd This infamous PHP quote could be the best explainer of how nobody understands, nor cares to understand, the life of a working writer if it went like this.<br/><br/>Philomena: Some people have been writing books for over 20 years. Is that because it&#39;s particularly difficult to finish?<br/><br/>Expert: No, existential dread is constantly evolving.<br/><br/>Philomena: So they&#39;ve been writing the same thing for 20 years?<br/><br/>Expert: No, different projects.<br/><br/>Philomena: Have they tried finishing one before starting another?<br/><br/>Expert: That&#39;s not how existential dread works.<br/><br/>Philomena: My mate Paul spent 20 years building a shed. Turned out he was just an alcoholic.<br/><br/>Expert: Right.<br/><br/>Philomena: Is art like that?<br/><br/>#Art #Writing #Journalism #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity 2026-10-23T01:08:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf2q6ee06v7padu2umw92prltwyx9zvar5j0k57t4myj39uhpe43szyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjctwsx0 Easiest way I have found of telling if a repo has an LLM as a contributor is to **block** the LLM in question, like this one. You&#39;ll get a dialog that says so and so contributes to blah blah blah, even if they try and hide it. <a href="https://github.com/claude">https://github.com/claude</a> #NoAI #FuckAI 2026-10-23T00:28:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2wmkwx383gfufknwf2phczz0vwcf6skr92scmmghnp5d9jnm9zygzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjkym3xa Hey guys, they hate the fact we&#39;re mocking their vibe coding, so now they&#39;re trying to say actually it&#39;s agentic coding because I studied the output for half a second. These losers never review their code, so don&#39;t let them lie to you. We should shame them more. Gods I fucking hate tech dipshits. #AI #LLM #FuckAI 2026-10-23T00:14:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdy7qmq564zl2fu7g5zc9rw0wvu7hw0mszjlcw20r42p5vnkcgsjczyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjzeu8s7 We Need Diverse Disability Fiction <a href="https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/we-need-diverse-disability-fiction/">https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/we-need-diverse-disability-fiction/</a> 2026-10-23T00:02:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0zh9qfan2d43lerjqcyethtfc5hkwlwd9ayxdx2j84acpk6gfcuczyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjqreyr8 YouTube continues to hate its users... again. I personally haven&#39;t noticed a change yet, myself, but frankly, I&#39;m more of a podcast person because fuck algorithms deciding what I watch, but good Gods. It&#39;s tabs. Leave them the fuck alone. Hey YouTubers, I download all your stuff and listen like an audiobook anyway. And you know podcasts have video capabilities, right? <a href="https://9to5google.com/2026/10/22/youtube-subscriptions-android-ios/">https://9to5google.com/2026/10/22/youtube-subscriptions-android-ios/</a> #YouTube 2026-10-22T23:45:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2s2rtcva7uef4v6f5hm24j4fx7cc354der9qtszsvnz8pkhws5tqzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjgrgjwj Gods damnit! Am thinking I will have to delete one of my manuscripts because it was very close to this, even though mine is gay and disability first. I don&#39;t mind because I have a whole litany of ideas and romance plots I want to do, but I would recommend checking this one out because it&#39;s really fun! <a href="https://share.libbyapp.com/title/11881316">https://share.libbyapp.com/title/11881316</a> #Books #Bookstodon <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqmx75rh42t6phh9wmcp6wlk6xkzy8psvpxtvjjdjr8n60mhtqaz3qly9pr4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqmx75rh42t6phh9wmcp6wlk6xkzy8psvpxtvjjdjr8n60mhtqaz3qly9pr4</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…9pr4</span>)</a></span> 2026-10-22T18:01:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvrku0c8fv92vety80dffl3xd9h7vz48ed5pftpkq3jn0v4h9npqgzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj4xl2t8 If #Apple hasn&#39;t forced you to upgrade, stay on whatever iOS version you are dealing with and just deal with the bugs/issues. I promise you that things get worse as the number goes up. #Software 2026-10-22T15:29:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfv98wtvauvwjtl8lljaz72aurryc6l2jpwpxudxsjvdsw2lnk6agzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj9hqawf Had dinner with the white cis straight friend yesterday and he could not for the life of him comprehend why everything from conversation to meet and greets went so much better when you approach and or talk to, and or interact with women without any pretends, expectations, sexual or otherwise, or stupid as fuck pickup lines. He then lamented that there should be a blueprint for women, and I asked him if he read any romance novel ever, and he replied, no, because those are not realistic.<br/><br/>I&#39;m beginning to think heterosexual men are obtuse by design.<br/><br/>#Dating 2026-10-22T13:13:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdlundfkvlrvxsdq32fch82n6k80sz5agdv20nc7j56s0lkspa2vszyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj58lry8 Latest mailing list update, Kingett&#39;s podcast episodes for May <a href="https://buttondown.com/weirdwriter/archive/kingetts-podcast-episodes-for-may-fb70/">https://buttondown.com/weirdwriter/archive/kingetts-podcast-episodes-for-may-fb70/</a> #Blog #Blogs 2026-10-22T04:22:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx6cqk8apet5fg0rpl0h6u4mzgk32rxpvhzsrrmhq6c58cna4rsegzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjetljnu Finished YesterYear and this is a satirical book that begs to be talked about, and I was so profoundly tired of it that I do not wish to talk about it in depth. The twist at the end was very boring and it&#39;s old and it&#39;s been done 10 million times. The protagonist is an unreliable narrator because she is actually mentally ill and just suffering a psychotic episode at the end of the book. I&#39;m so bored of ableism and mental illnesses being plot twists.<br/><br/>Everyone is talking about this book because it needs to be the center of attention. It&#39;s written in such a way as to where it is not just satire. It is provocative simply because it desires to be talked about.<br/><br/>That is boring to me.<br/><br/>#Books #Bookstodon 2026-10-22T02:12:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9u6sal4qeaeqd77smcuuqd8qy08gpyrpuuq0x5jzh9458x5gu9ggzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjehx88x Kingett&#39;s podcast episodes for May <a href="https://buttondown.com/weirdwriter/archive/kingetts-podcast-episodes-for-may-fb70/">https://buttondown.com/weirdwriter/archive/kingetts-podcast-episodes-for-may-fb70/</a> 2026-10-21T22:22:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs062ttumfg07w54f5r3cs39crjause8ad7l22s5rg5xjr50d6lygczyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjwujry0 Discovered concat-playlist in YT DLP and I know what YouTube playlists I will be turning into audiobooks later! #YouTube 2026-10-21T19:23:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszp70rum2e62ty7a57s7xmwr9gv7efz59lscln95904xg04te9mdqzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjjs9sxv Found out I *really* enjoy writing bully Romance, dark Romance, and even pitch black Romance. Having disabled representation in my Bully Romances is extremely important to me, both as the bully and the non-bully. It&#39;s the highest form of irony ever since I am basically a quiet marshmellow in real life. #Romance #RomanceLandia 2026-10-21T17:53:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw059dql5uvlkhlku66yqg90qtdny34eehqswyt5jznhexx4y43wqzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj2hqfwh Artificial Divide Introduction <a href="https://patreon.com/posts/artificial-157034082">https://patreon.com/posts/artificial-157034082</a> #Patreon 2026-10-21T07:02:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg4v0l4u4x46tlft254rfh9z39zjcxzfdgkkly5e4ehpu04ed2ezqzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjv73y4x Want more like Artificial Divide Introduction? Follow my mailing list/newsletter at <a href="https://buttondown.com/weirdwriter/">https://buttondown.com/weirdwriter/</a> #Author #RSS #Newsletter #MailingList 2026-10-20T23:22:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw920xyuqrkpsa6vyhc9qw350wqlpqzwuam2rdgc5dt0t4hnfxs4qzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjv6f0d4 <br/><br/>I mainly use third party clients but who in the #Accessibility space played with this yet? 2026-10-20T20:37:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8ewraxkvj8udtqg30jjnykl59e27kvhp29ue4ygxmjgeyr9tf2xgzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjpqtqe2 made a userChrome.css file that gets a lot of #Thunderbirds UI crap out of the way. Wishing I could charge $1 for it somehow because I do not do CSS well, so I am sure there is a better way but I worked hard on this and this one gets rid of all the UI clutter. Also made my own personal USERS JS file so I wouldn&#39;t have to change settings every time I wanna try a different version of Thunderbird. Trying to figure out where to stick it online so others download it/them. May update this toot with a link to it on Github later but it annoys me I had to spend time doing this in the first place. How in the world do you sighted people deal with such cluttered UIs? #Thunderbird #Email 2026-10-20T16:47:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy5hsvqs3vjy6dslazkwwjk9pejnj94fe3rklyyg2az44h8mr3ngszyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjcu5mg8 Holy Gods motorcycles are loud! I rode on one this morning, choked on almost swallowing a fly/bug, and I learned how to lean in with the turns. I assumed because of my small size it wouldn&#39;t matter if I didn&#39;t lean, but it does. Next I get to interview them about biker politics. What fun! I could make some amazing Romance conflicts with their politics but for a short explanation of, well, how I got here, <a href="https://caneandable.social/@WeirdWriter/117468207654917254">https://caneandable.social/@WeirdWriter/117468207654917254</a> 2026-10-20T15:56:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyyk04gz0qkyudyhkdat65g2t0mmag7vaykc9j2gcrju9x6vwgm4czyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjvafgkg Staff: Pillowfort is closing. <a href="https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/8413273">https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/8413273</a> #Tumblr 2026-10-20T08:14:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgkxpjuhp9trmh94etx758a42hjse2hckntdg74gy53lac59876jqzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjvk8ng8 If you liked Artificial Divide Introduction follow the podcast via <a href="https://weirdwritings.pinecast.co">https://weirdwritings.pinecast.co</a> #RSS #Podcast #Podcasts 2026-10-20T04:22:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyd0cd7rx3frjgj3vndf3k8es0x7fe0uxspqwnxfv990u49teumugzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjvdy5g9 Bad News Monday: We Are Losing Linux <a href="https://drglowcatsdebuglog.bearblog.dev/bad-news-monday-we-are-losing-linux/">https://drglowcatsdebuglog.bearblog.dev/bad-news-monday-we-are-losing-linux/</a> #Linux 2026-10-20T03:18:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvs7aw638x6dwh9eyzj9lgjh4yk548p4f864vmezcdaf0z6mydtlszyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj9zzjkz Recent episode, Artificial Divide Introduction <a href="https://weirdwritings.pinecast.co/episode/95435c86/artificial-divide-introduction">https://weirdwritings.pinecast.co/episode/95435c86/artificial-divide-introduction</a> #Podcast #Podcasts #Audio 2026-10-20T01:22:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrc59x5ehrl2trjszplst8jsn8ze9u40m2mjyn7nvdm9hcx39nktqzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj0qhjk0 Is #LibreOffice starting up remarkably slow for anyone else running it portably? I am trying to move away from Microsoft Office but LO, at least, the portable version, feels infinitely slower than Microsoft Word, which is installed. Would installing it fix the infinite slowness? Word feels hugely snappy compared to my portable version of LibreOffice and I&#39;m wondering if having it installed makes a difference? 2026-10-20T00:17:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszxa8p7g8sjxcehujm7w75sjlkq8g5hynzfmm0dgv0ph54jgdz0xgzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjhdaemn Even these tech fuckers speak in slop. Like what the fuck does this even mean? The quote, not what the author wrote. White also made the contentious allegation that Waymo told safe street advocates that bike lane-awareness is “too high a bar,” because customers want to be dropped off in them. <a href="https://futurism.com/future-society/waymo-bike-lanes-traffic">https://futurism.com/future-society/waymo-bike-lanes-traffic</a> #Car #Cars 2026-10-19T23:00:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswxqsrewfq4p2d6rzpecskq4nv8j2dx3k83rsqxgzn52cpuyafjqgzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj04nc3a Just tried the modern version of Thunderbird and holy fuck, do sighted people really need that much stuff on the screen? Good fucking Gods, took me 4 tabs to get from the folder tree list to the message list because I had to bypass buttons and toolbars I know I will never use. I just need a message area, a way to navigate around my folders, settings screen containing all the settings, but out of the way of my message list area, and that&#39;s it. Boy oh boy, I feel deeply sorry for sighted people that they need that much visual clutter on the screen. #Email #Thunderbird 2026-10-19T22:05:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx2gyw5ehwjn0dnjfp3merd930txzz0m22s5fnjeyjj938wh5lx4szyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjt3gwc2 I am keeping up with the new Mastodon forum via RSS at <a href="https://community.joinmastodon.org/posts.rss">https://community.joinmastodon.org/posts.rss</a> #RSS #Mastodon #Fediverse 2026-10-19T18:28:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszyzh7psjj8cwj23faa7cyv67d4wkdygx6yz295wzgerltx2gey5szyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjlegcan Got a notification on my FB/Meta app thing that Meta accounts are a thing that&#39;s gonna happen soon, and, for the folks that. Will. Not. Leave. Despite me flinging my Signal username/SMS number to everyone over there, I fully predict by late 2027 or even early 2028 Meta will charge people to have accounts on their thing. I hope I am wrong, but I am hoping they do start charging for accounts so people will contact me elsewhere instead of fucking Facebook Messanger. #SocialMedia 2026-10-19T18:16:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2lapw8z9f6dztc2lzslxwtuqtlxu2z954zx9xsahfw2ehg7lukjszyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj90wph9 Everyone loves shitting on the Romance genre, but quite frankly, if the men paid at all any spec of attention to the consent happening in those novels, the world would be a far better place. “is this comfortable? Can I touch you here? I need your full consent before we do this. Does that feel good? How do you feel?”<br/><br/>You can find all those empowering questions, and more, in Romance novels everyone hates so much.<br/><br/>#Romance #Bookstodon 2026-10-19T17:24:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2d579qwrje0lfu88ml4upcwcypqr5ytj4vsv5k88h76jp5zs02aqzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj2ncjng Me: Interviewing for a developmental Romance editor I can work with long term, so how do you edit Romances so that tropes aren&#39;t turning into plot holes?<br/><br/>Perspective editor: no one told me Romance novels have tropes. If you have tropes in your romance novel, you’re doing it wrong!<br/><br/>Me: did you think Romance novels were just editing sex scenes? What about conflict?<br/><br/>Editor: there&#39;s no conflict in a Romance novel because it has a HEA.<br/><br/>Me: thank you. We&#39;re done here.<br/><br/>I&#39;m begging all editors. If you want to edit Romance books, I beg you, learn about the genre, otherwise, you will look profoundly stupid.<br/><br/>#Editor #Editing #WritingCommunity 2026-10-19T17:10:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswpca8ycspnfrdm976g6w6n8ahd57u7xz2qu5ep9vdkfwgr8uzfxszyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjg0l024 The Open Source Accessibility Framework helps open source projects turn accessibility goals into public, trackable progress. <a href="https://open-source-accessibility.github.io/Open-Source-Accessibility-Framework/">https://open-source-accessibility.github.io/Open-Source-Accessibility-Framework/</a> #OpenSource #Program #Programming #Accessibility #A11y 2026-10-19T16:47:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz2d9kngnefsl3u9ekpsetupfsj4t9wx9pee3zvkcah3wwfm2nezqzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjx7n9h9 Hey <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq2gwe5h97c032g382d3a8l826jjrqnxxjacvmvr79j6d6frrw3snssvnk6v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq2gwe5h97c032g382d3a8l826jjrqnxxjacvmvr79j6d6frrw3snssvnk6v</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…nk6v</span>)</a></span> is there game mods I can try with a slightly older computer? Like 2021 or so? I don&#39;t have a very modern laptop, and I forgot the name of that accessible emulator, can you tell me what it is again? I am finally a wiz at Open Broadcaster so wanna record myself streaming games via emulator and games I was never able to play after losing my vision such as KOTOR. I know they will be LLM generated mods, I don&#39;t care about that, I&#39;d like to see what&#39;s out there. Is there a wiki that tracks all this stuff? 2026-10-19T16:39:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdjtvf9tv5dt64hxhdnr56ukhxz0y6f2c6g0e2q4njwqj5jnkmmkqzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj7h2g48 I really wish that more fiction authors would take a few journalism classes. I&#39;m about to interview a few marginalized bikers for a biker romance I am creating. The overall point is that previous journalism skills and training and research skills have done wonders to enhance my fiction quality. -#Writing #WritingCommunity #AmWriting 2026-10-19T15:10:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgypqxpqmnvh6zqkggd5ed2u0363ye28cetxmuqqdqwryqrxgvm9czyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjqmw5g5 AI <br/>is not<br/>our future. <a href="https://procreate.com/ai">https://procreate.com/ai</a> #NoAI 2026-10-19T11:01:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsraetyuheqpy5mrw5prvjs4pl92mfavmuumk8nplaq6tngugkk8kszyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjw5h9au Liked Artificial Divide Introduction? My podcast feed is <a href="https://weirdwritings.pinecast.co">https://weirdwritings.pinecast.co</a> #RSS #Podcast #Podcasts #Audio 2026-10-19T05:22:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd8stfau3z5gv8c4rmk9jg439gweuagfweqgnx72f02a09su229ngzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjjvs275 An Open Letter to Matt Mullenweg on Accessibility in WordPress <a href="https://blindaccessjournal.com/2026/10/an-open-letter-to-matt-mullenweg-on-accessibility-in-wordpress/">https://blindaccessjournal.com/2026/10/an-open-letter-to-matt-mullenweg-on-accessibility-in-wordpress/</a> #Wordpress 2026-10-19T00:30:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgz2txp2zyfnh6va6xqt2ksl9wu5ykwv4kypfn86qnn02294ur89szyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj0w2rke Recent thing on my podcast, Artificial Divide Introduction <a href="https://weirdwritings.pinecast.co/episode/95435c86/artificial-divide-introduction">https://weirdwritings.pinecast.co/episode/95435c86/artificial-divide-introduction</a> #Audio #Podcast #Podcasts 2026-10-18T21:22:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvgve9jvue4h2wh7hg4a496t32l6e995spgege5crdsdkzkdu99kczyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj3pt23v Found a new publisher! My #Romance isn&#39;t HopePunk, more RomCom but check it out anyway! Buy some books! Made by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqumlf36g4tkhz234w097w49l09dcdzdm0ktmjf3zxjev5ggfe94jq59g9xc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqumlf36g4tkhz234w097w49l09dcdzdm0ktmjf3zxjev5ggfe94jq59g9xc</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…g9xc</span>)</a></span> and they publish Queer, HopePunk, novellas! More submission details at <a href="https://shirakipress.com/pages/submissions">https://shirakipress.com/pages/submissions</a> #Publishing #Writing #WritingCommunity 2026-10-18T08:27:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszpeyv5g84cz26np2k642mnuplkwqt8agp6ekvv640yxhvgkfnmdszyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj4007wy How many times does this have to happen before people start understanding that tech hates you and hates all of us? <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/no-kings-2678101228/">https://www.rawstory.com/no-kings-2678101228/</a> #NoKings #SocialMedia 2026-10-18T08:18:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyj2mu33r752r4k37vyzv9qd0cl6duazqjd29s6uj0tdhewxjwzdszyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj48gd58 Artificial Divide Introduction <a href="https://weirdwritings.pinecast.co/episode/95435c86/artificial-divide-introduction">https://weirdwritings.pinecast.co/episode/95435c86/artificial-divide-introduction</a> #Audio #Podcast #Podcasts 2026-10-18T07:04:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszckp938vj3ks447pag0k8pz6umhpm37qq3x4crgt86xmp80zefuqzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arju05zl6 <br/><br/>Hey #NoAI folks, I was not joking about this 2026-10-18T01:40:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy7r5jv3930qy8legldtkduzmeu2mctgklvcdvwdsvsfgc2p5kzcgzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj7hch45 That #IndieWeb irrelevant post by StarBreaker is looking more and more apt right now. Major IndieWeb Services Now Have genAI and Claude Built-in. What Do We Do? <a href="https://brennan.day/the-indieweb-now-has-genai-and-claude-built-in-what-do-we-do/">https://brennan.day/the-indieweb-now-has-genai-and-claude-built-in-what-do-we-do/</a> #AI 2026-10-17T23:28:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp46w7c4ckxx2vagsxr4kq88zlhv48dqdwag0mrl29ltuhfzpm5wgzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjthnqrf Artificial Divide Introduction <a href="https://weirdwritings.pinecast.co/episode/95435c86/artificial-divide-introduction">https://weirdwritings.pinecast.co/episode/95435c86/artificial-divide-introduction</a> 2026-10-17T22:22:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvh0u098eak7df8rmmsaz8fn7wsphmf9z5f26ecv5vpkyp9yrxq0gzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjqc3dam *sigh* so I have a white straight male friend—more of a he likes me a billion times more than I like him—and he&#39;s fallen down that scary manOSphere or however the fuck it&#39;s spelled. Now he&#39;s fanticizing about taking a girl on a date so something heroically movie like can happen where he rejects her. I wonder if this is main character syndrome? The one time I accompanied him on a date, she asked him why he didn&#39;t like anime, for example, and his response was,<br/><br/>“it&#39;s like… Fuck! Like, Fuck Bro! Shit! It&#39;s like that dude. Fuck! It&#39;s got the fuck things about it, and that stupid shit is so fuck!”<br/><br/>and he constantly wonders why women like talking to me more.<br/><br/>I let them do the talking by asking questions such as, why do you like Pokémon? What makes you excited about it? And then I follow up with… GASP… a thought!<br/><br/>No wonder straights can&#39;t communicate to save their goddamn life.<br/><br/>If anyone tells you straights are okay, they are fibbing to you.<br/><br/>#Date #Dating #Masculinity 2026-10-17T20:41:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9svn79mukhlaa4qjnshsm2v8a059zxavqc3u7m8wtesp4xcjtn0szyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj0lgyfk Tried to recover someone&#39;s DOCX files, even unzipped them and everything, but I guess they got moved/copied so many times over 3 decades they just... faded and became broken? They were moved/copied so much too much data was lost to where they cannot be recovered. Yet another reason why writers, especially, should move to writing in plain text and converting to anything later. #WritingCommunity #PlainText 2026-10-17T13:33:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv2ut70a7ru2z33w3tgs35jalm4f7kldw05nw9gcvua46j08qgtaszyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjkq58p9 It will never stop being ironic to me that the one place I am certain never to stumble on LLM slop is piracy websites. I use piracy websites like the best catalog ever and then I go check out media from my local library. I am sure people have tried to upload LLM slop to piracy websites, but the pirates aren&#39;t sharing it, buddy. #Piracy 2026-10-17T13:03:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2r4g5nwly8mx3kts0s6y2g8255nu6y66f3dxkmvkh8x5rahz4cvgzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjf6ldll For weeks now I have been encouraging fascist and diet fascists in my offline life to get/try a Tesla flying car because I know natural selection will occur and nothing of value will be lost. 2026-10-17T12:54:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs26cq2qafvnw5dnxce6xt8ujm2wgah28fu8hnnahqd4l3r9gkg6vszyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjyurqxm Can we call Linus an ignorant Tech Bro now? <a href="https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=whTs09_ozN+e09GU68N1wPP56MUzDjrg9rnKxQUa0A_4Q@mail.gmail.com/">https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=whTs09_ozN+e09GU68N1wPP56MUzDjrg9rnKxQUa0A_4Q@mail.gmail.com/</a> #Linux #AI 2026-10-17T12:36:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9740pmsgdglqr3z05s2vj202l3xkakl58vkryfj6mh59yk42zgqgzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjszz4nj Latest mailing list update, Kingett&#39;s posts for April <a href="https://buttondown.com/weirdwriter/archive/kingetts-posts-for-april-02c0/">https://buttondown.com/weirdwriter/archive/kingetts-posts-for-april-02c0/</a> #Blog #Blogs 2026-10-17T07:22:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp9gy7h7tr2cl4035kpwdsqlq5zxh8kqunz896slfdmgeqy44er9czyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjnd55ms You can read it online at <a href="https://newsletter.sightlessscribbles.com/archive/sightless-scribbles-posts-for-october-14-2026-7cdf/">https://newsletter.sightlessscribbles.com/archive/sightless-scribbles-posts-for-october-14-2026-7cdf/</a> #Newsletter 2026-10-17T01:07:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswvcx4zm6l3qh8yzaakrvfvsylkj22zmhn4k2ltqvecm4055quxjgzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arj9p89vz Oh look. Police don&#39;t like it when they&#39;re tracked! Same reason why I keep saying let&#39;s give all Marginalized folks guns for free in my country and watch how fast gun control happens. <a href="https://www.jalopnik.com/2288078/man-diy-flock-cameras-police-dont-like-it/">https://www.jalopnik.com/2288078/man-diy-flock-cameras-police-dont-like-it/</a> #Privacy 2026-10-16T22:52:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2hf8sdttr2fuwmw5zk4ku0l8ucj9v5u3ksq0wdvrdat35h9srw3czyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjgknlzl Hey modern luddites, you know the luddites did not hate technology right? So why are you saying you hate all technology, even things such as RSS and email and communication based things. I am an actual luddite because I do not hate technology. #Luddite #Tech #Technology 2026-10-16T21:33:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2wkhsdxv7aruscxn540fcrmp0qe6v0y5s2w0uqeqlznxg0vr80vqzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjlke9g9 Kingett&#39;s posts for April <a href="https://buttondown.com/weirdwriter/archive/kingetts-posts-for-april-02c0/">https://buttondown.com/weirdwriter/archive/kingetts-posts-for-april-02c0/</a> 2026-10-16T20:22:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw8nc5nqegl6hhq09efzrgt89x8z7pgaesc2xwqa6t0lfcqlvk7fczyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjqy7nu5 Hmm, maybe I can move away from Google Docs after all for my many beta readers all reading the same manuscript at once? Nextcloud Text adds comments in Markdown files <a href="https://nextcloud.com/blog/markdown-comments-nextcloud-text/">https://nextcloud.com/blog/markdown-comments-nextcloud-text/</a> #Markdown #NextCloud 2026-10-16T17:57:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqmzwhrna3z9janza6ncz4cardvk907uj6ehvpulg0a3yxqvwxkeszyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjaw2hkf Somehow, I knew this was coming. Maybe we really do need a support group for #NoAI people. Gods, I love my offline Drafty Writers Group sanctuary where we just read writing, eat cookies, and talk about anything other than LLM bullshit. It&#39;s every. Fucking. Where! *sigh* Linux kernel supremo Linus Torvalds has made clear that he opposes &#34;stupid&#34; AI disclosure rules as long as people understand the code they&#39;re submitting. <a href="https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/14/linux-kernel-devs-drop-obligatory-confession-of-ai-tool-usage/5303140">https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/14/linux-kernel-devs-drop-obligatory-confession-of-ai-tool-usage/5303140</a> #AI #NoAI #Linux 2026-10-16T17:45:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqp74dkhrs5lawzgr6vxm4mns8he9vqpmzrkdflqxe2zj5dlhjxtgzyqr0val8jf0adcnd96pfcas42cv9cat6lprxv4genf5auquwk7arjn02gje Matt Mullenweg Orders Accessibility Revert, Tells Core Committer to “Contribute Your Talents to Another Project” <a href="https://www.therepository.email/matt-mullenweg-orders-accessibility-revert-tells-core-committer-to-contribute-your-talents-to-another-project">https://www.therepository.email/matt-mullenweg-orders-accessibility-revert-tells-core-committer-to-contribute-your-talents-to-another-project</a> #Wordpress #Accessibility 2026-10-16T17:36:25Z