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I think a lot of what pro-AI people are really wanting is stuff that already exists but they don't know it's out there like

can't format a work email? templates

don't know how to write a resume? templates

writing a thank you card or a condolences card or a wedding invitation? templates templates templates

not sure how to format your citations in MLA or whatever format? citationmachine.net

summary of something you're reading for school/work? cliffnotes.com

recipe based on ingredients in your fridge? whatsintherefrigerator.com

there's a million more like, guys, we don't need AI, we never needed generative AI

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Did Deb actually get jewellery at the midwinter celebration or was that just a Griff invention. Inquiring minds need to know 👀

oh yah that definitely happened!

first of all... scott tells us that the tree made by birdie featured gifts prepared by ory's sister

cherry recounts the giving out of presents, featuring one of titus's all-time moments:

and griff's detailing of the presents for anyone that hasn't read his book:

fanny souper most likely packed the presents en masse without actually choosing who would get what, a job that fell to birdie, one of the major pranksters of the hut, so no wonder he chose appropriately silly things for people (bill also helped)

a good deal of deb's midwinter diary entry was edited out of the published version (SAD!) but here is the relevant bit from my own transcription:

and i could keep going forever but i will leave you with this anecdote in an article written many years later by deb which i am obsessed with:

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I didn't waste my year. My year was wasted for me.

As the year is ending soon... this is your friendly reminder that you didn’t waste your year. any moments of happiness or comfort, any small accomplishments, they all matter. this has been a really hard year, and simply surviving is something to be proud of. 🤎

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Relatable

the terror × emails

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The hands clasped over a heart, at the beginning of this video, was in England at least a symbol of Romantic Friendship, i.e. an intimate (not necessarily sexual) same-sex pair-bond.

Do you have any tattoos? ⚓️ I have a bunch, so I was very excited to come across these 19th century tattoo flash books in the Winterthur Library – and they’re digitized! You can see them here 📚

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OK but ... these are groynes:

Manmade barriers on beaches to help control/prevent erosion.

Much, much less commonly used a word than, you know, where granddad gets hit with a football on America's Funniest Home Videos, but still a word!

EXTRA FACT: Anatomically, the groin isn't even the crotch, it's the sort of crease between abdomen and leg, that goes from your crotch up to your hip. It's not even naughty! When you're going into hospital they take a swab from there to check you don't have MRSA.

brother what

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If you live in the USA and you're pleading for donations to pay your rent, bills, or get food then dial 211! Please dial 211 before the last minute!

It's a toll free service with people who will help you find programs in your community to pay those bills, find food, and find housing! They will give you numbers to call so you can get help.

It is not 100% foolproof. Their job is to direct you to a program they believe will help your current issue, but it's still a step up from praying random strangers online will give you enough cash before a deadline! The added benefit of these community programs, which get funded by the local government most of the time, is if there are more people using them then they can get more money to help more people.

You're not taking resources from other people if you use your community services. Your taxes pay for them. Use them.

Dial 211 first to see if they can help, and if for some reason they can't, then make your donation posts!

https://www.211.org/

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Chickens coming home

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Ok, I've seen this sentiment before, but the amount of Kindle Unlimited ads I've been seeing is forcing me to repeat it-

Kindle Unlimited is offering two free months of unlimited ebooks. As a trial. Which will then become a paid subscription.

Your local library is offering unlimited ebooks all the time. Forever. No contracts, no predatory practices, no tracking of how long you spend on each particular page in the hopes that information about your habits can be sold for a profit.

Use your library. They want so badly to give you all of the things for free.

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"--fix their hearts or die"

I feel I need to add some context here, as the wording of that phrase I use in the comic has led to some on other platforms thinking this is me saying that we have to fix toxic people.

In the context of the scene I'm talking about, Cole is saying that it is up to toxic people themselves --not us-- to fix their hearts, or die. Whether that last part is meant to be taken literally or metaphorically, I'll leave up to you. Basically, if such people are unwilling to change themselves for the better, then they are --as I say-- lost to us.

Unfortunately, some people are just too far gone, and cannot be fixed.

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Venn diagram of people who like hbo chernobyl and the terror is a circle

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OK, yes, village noticeboard humour, but you guys, there is so much lore under this, you need to appreciate it:

Mark Steel's In Town: Hebden Bridge

In short, Hebden Bridge is a sort of Glastonbury North, the lesbian capital of Britain, nestled in the hills dividing one depressed post-industrial region from another. Kind like if you dropped Berkeley into the Midwest. There's lore.

Hebden Bridge, Calderdale, West Yorkshire (England)

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i think "it takes a village" shouldn't be just "to raise a child". we should understand it takes a village to do literally everything we do. all day every day. without our communities we would not have drinking water or electricity or clean streets or food or shelter or anything. we cannot do any thing alone. we just can't. and with that comes the fact that you are not alone. you already have a community, seek to be an active part of it, you will feel better. reach out and thank them, they're happy to have you too. i promise. it takes a village to live.

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Yeah, do your thing, potato.

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One of the stranger things about training brand new nurses is explaining how to min max small talk. It feels very weird to coach people on how to chat.

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This is why most of my IRL friends are over 60.

My father always told me: "If you want to go for a run, go for a run, don't look for company. Sooner or later, on your fifth run or your twentieth, like-minded people will find you themselves." And only recently have I realized that this principle works everywhere.