If you haven't invented a word from scratch, are you even a real writer?

Just, like, what he had for lunch, idk

He could ask me about my stuff too

Our relationship just feels very transactional right now

Reminder that the term "AI" is extremely broad and even covers stuff like breadth-first searches with prioritization.

If Obama really loved me, he would keep texting me after tomorrow

ACTION HERO: I'm using the SAT phone to order an evac!

(punches buttons)

SAT phone: hello...

SAT phone: In the passage above, what best describes the narrator's feelings about his hometown?
a) nostalgic
b) bitter
c) he never left home
d) he wants to buy it up

ACTION HERO: GOD DAMN IT

"I always just ask the monster"

“It is news when the president is credibly accused of rape. It is important news.” https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/newsletter-why-is-the-media-ignoring-the-stunning-new-trump-epstein-allegations/

Coming in November on Eating the Fantastic — two more conversations captured during Worldcon. I invite you to join my sushi lunch with Fran Wilde and Mediterranean dinner with Mari Ness. Subscribe to be among the first to eavesdrop as we chat and chew! https://pod.link/1083737796

Candy makers attempts to target the mature sophisticated audience have gone TOO FAR

I can't believe they're trying to get us to buy Almond Anhedonia and Almond Quiet Despair bars

This has to stop

"Action Figures go head-to-head in a battle of strength poseability and strategy."

Love the idea of superheroes battling to see who can strike the most poses.

Clearly some poor ad copywriter had to work the word "poseable" into this copy and made the worst choice imaginable...

One of the best things about being trans is that you get to be in community with other trans people

Because trans people are fucking wonderful

RE: https://wandering.shop/@ScottEdelman/117531362702061435

OMG happy birthday to Malka!

One of my favorite writers *and* one of the coolest humans I know.

Happy birthday to Malka Older! Celebrate the date on an episode of Eating the Fantastic, where you'll learn about the pachinko parlor which helped give birth to her science fictional universe, her secrets when it comes to writing action scenes — and more. https://www.scottedelman.com/2019/04/05/bond-over-bing-bread-with-malka-older-in-episode-92-of-eating-the-fantastic/

RE: https://lgbtqia.space/@alice/117531286201652145

“[ceo name] should be removed as [company name]’s ceo” is pretty much an evergreen toot for most tech companies these days

Selecting all the traffic lights in the images provided

"There is no way you will ever be able to write something so straightforward that Elon Musk will understand it."

How do we write stories about fictional A.I. without playing into Silicon Valley hype? I asked Ted Chiang, who wrote one of the best A.I. stories of all time and is also one of our sharpest critics of big tech.

https://buttondown.com/charliejane/archive/ai-stories-in-the-age-of-ai-hype-a-conversation/

Super stoked that the Omaha Public Library system chose Lessons in Magic and Disaster as one of its recommended witch books for spooky season!

https://omaha.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/101365592/1493019099

https://www.theleaguesf.org/

My cat helped me vote! 😸

(So did the League of Pissed Off Voters SF, whose recommendations are always spot on ❤️)

Today I was at Comix Experience talking about Star Trek: Zero Point, featuring the U.S.S. Golden Gate fan club and Mr. Data the doggo. <3

Photos by Charlie Moreno