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@CartoonsHateHer Careful, adding kink in public discourse to this would have devastating effects on the TL for generations to come

*wearing ball gag in public* oh hehehe...yeah, it's for my "tourette's." That guy is whipping me in case I accidentally say a slur

@KelseyTuoc @jttiehen And I think this instinct is buttressed by what recently happened with crypto, NFTs, etc. Similar case with extremely annoying boosters predicting doom but the success of the skepticism doesn’t necessarily translate to the next case.

@jttiehen I think there is a sincere belief that AI is overhyped and that its boosters are super annoying (fair!) which leads to casting around for an anti-AI argument, which leads to placing this argument in a position to bear a ton of weight it doesn't in fact bear.

Joseph Heath coined the term 'highbrow misinformation' for climate reporting that was technically correct, but arranged every line to give readers a worse understanding of the subject. I think that 'stochastic parrots/spicy autocomplete' is, similarly, highbrow misinformation.

@TheLincoln I’m not even going to finish reading this tweet before pontificating about it

I would conservatively estimate that 90% of literary discourse online is driven by people who literally do not read what they're pontificating about. They complain about contemporary fiction, literary fiction, genre fiction, postmodernism, YA books, etc. that they do not read.

@CartoonsHateHer Trying being a communist on LinkedIn 😪

Wow you're a fascist on Twitter, groundbreaking. I'll be impressed when you last a day as a fascist on Threads.

@MariGO2thepolls In fact, I saw many arguing that shame would only feed into bad habits and less shame- inducing methods would be more effective at encouraging weight loss. A lot of this was just methodological.

There was a movement around not being insanely cruel and discriminatory towards fat ppl yes. No one was saying stop taking care of yourself

@alyssaleann I think I’d have to give it to the Finnish salmon soup! Already convinced my friend to make it. Second place is the chili, which instantly became my go-to default chili. Honestly, no, I’ve genuinely loved every single one so far.

@nickwritesit You are making the absolute most of soup season!!! What’s your favorite so far? Any that you hated?

I might not be postmaxxing but I’m still soupmaxxing 🫡 Curried chicken and barley soup / Sausage and lentil stew / Creamy tortellini soup All recommended by or created by @alyssaleann

@TheLincoln Finally, someone else who knows the Xanth trauma

Both and situation. She has done a heel turn and those books are, as Ursula Le Guin put in a 2004 interview, "stylistically ordinary, imaginatively derivative, and ethically rather mean-spirited."

@CartoonsHateHer The wool people will keep trying to convince us some flavor will work but I remain unconvinced.

@nickwritesit Can't even do cashmere or alpaca, so I doubt merino would be any better.

I understand everyone thinks wool is great, and natural fibers are great, but my skin cannot tolerate ANY wool, not even cashmere. Cotton is the only natural fiber I can wear for a sweater, and frankly, I prefer viscose to wool (which is basically straw imo.)

@hangsawoman Instant preorder 🫡

@AStratelates @allie__voss Seconding MacroFactor. Way simpler and faster than MFP.

@allie__voss MacroFactor.

If you have a calorie tracking app you really like, please tell me! I gave one of those AI photo ones a shot and it’s….pretty awful, but not sure if there’s something better than MyFitnessPal or whatever

@EristheFair @suchnerve None taken. It’s anecdata all the way down anyway but in my experience, men don’t even make the distinction and women often categorize it all as emotional labor that they shouldn’t have to think about to begin with.

@nickwritesit @suchnerve That's such a good point. This is what it's like to be in a relationship with a lot of men. (No offense, I assume you are different.)

if you’re a woman you can often speedrun getting people to hate you by simply not managing their emotions for them

@suchnerve I don’t know that I’ve met anyone who really understands the difference but I’ve met plenty who claim they’re avoiding the latter when they’re actually refusing to do the former.

managing other people’s emotions for them is not the same thing as providing emotional support. emotional support is about comfort; emotional management is about processing - figuring out for them why X thing makes them feel Y way and how to be coped with by doing Z

@RobertFreundLaw @IanRunkle Could make for an interesting video!

Minnesota court sanctions lawyer for citing fake, AI-hallucinated case and chastises opposing lawyer for not catching it. Court says opposing counsel should have completed "a basic cite-check of the cases cited by the other side" so that the court would not be "left as the last line of defense."

@RachelZader @Spooky_Biscuits Seconding the CPAP. I also have very mild apnea and it was a game changer. Mild is a bit of a misnomer — it’s mild relative to severe apnea but waking up even once every night in the middle of REM sleep really sucks, especially over time.

@Spooky_Biscuits Get a CPAP! Even mild apnea can cause symptoms - I felt awful and mine was "mild", and I love my CPAP now that I have one. I feel loads better.

I help people get their sleep on track as part of my job and if you're not doing these for your sleep, your should: - Take 1mg or less ONLY of melatonin. Less is more with melatonin and you're not doing yourself favors with 5 or 10mg pills, which manufacturers make because people buy them thinking they're better. Not the case. - Sleep in 100% darkness. Light of any level interferes with your sleep. Get a sleep mask if you can't get your room dark. - Get better sheets. You should NOT be sleeping on polyester / microfiber - they trap heat and don't breathe either, promoting skin issues. Your temperature changes through the night, so a temp-regulating fabric like a linen/cotton blend is great for all seasons; or if you sleep too hot, try bamboo/viscose, which disappates heat. - Get enough sleep. If you're younger (adolescent to young adult) you may need 9 or even 10. Uterus owners, new research is out indicating we need a bit more sleep, including right around menstruation - 8.5 or 9 hours might be more appropriate even if you're an adult. - Try to get the same amount of sleep every day. A new study is out showing that it's likely healthier to get consistent sleep (ie 6h every night) over inconsistent but more sleep (ie 8, then 4, then 10). - Try magnesium balm. Mag is good for sleep quality and skin balm less hard on your stomach than a tablet. - GET YOUR PHONE OUT OF YOUR BED. I stg some of you are complaining about insomnia but still scrolling in bed - BLUE LIGHT SUPPRESSES MELATONIN. Your brain literally thinks it's daytime when you look at your phone's light so it's no wonder you're not sleeping. No phone or screens an hour before bed. Get a book, talk on the phone, or shower instead. - Similarly, get out of bed if you're not falling asleep. Lying there for hours teaches your brain to associate the bed with not sleeping, so get up and sit in dim light on the sofa - no, get off your phone - and read something boring until you feel more sleepy. - If you have ANY signs of sleep apnea or are overweight, I recommend asking about a sleep study - you can often get a small take-home device to do one. I was chronically tired, achy, etc but did not snore, so I was shocked when I found out it was mild apnea. Sleep onset insomnia can be a sign!

@alyssaleann Maple-Dijon sauce sounds amazing 🤯

Okay. Hideous. But. This is my favorite meal I’ve made in awhiiiiile: crispy gnocchi with brussels sprouts, Italian sausage, and a maple-dijon sauce

@alyssaleann Whatever works, honestly! I can never seem to stick to posting publicly, but journaling is also hit/miss. I’m trying a weekly intentions prompt this year, thinking the goal setting + lower frequency will work. Either way, my memory is not enough docs.google.com/document/d/11Q…

@nickwritesit no, I've never been able to stick to a journal... apparently I only want to record my days in places where people can talk back to me. I've now spent half my life scattering thoughts across tumblr/insta/twitter (to be clear: I think this is somewhat of a personal failing)

Since 2020, I've spent the last week of every year on a memory-settling exercise I call Beautiful Moments: a list of things that happened, the way I want to remember them, paired with photos. A public scrapbook of my year It's kind of weird and too personal and meandering, but I love it. I love writing it, and I love the way knowing that this ritual is coming has begun to shape my life: I often find myself thinking, "ah! beautiful moment!" and committing something to memory that might otherwise have slipped away It's an acknowledgement that memory is fickle, that most of my life will be lost to the mists of memory. But not these moments; these are the ones I'm holding onto

@alyssaleann I can see why, it’s so good! I actually made it a couple of weeks ago and forgot to post amid all the Christmas stuff, so I’ve already come around to wanting to make it again.

@nickwritesit Was hoping you’d try this one - I think it might be my favorite on the list! I’m making it this week for Soup Week!

The soup maxxing continues with Finnish Salmon Soup, as recommended by @alyssaleann. This one was delicious and very fun — I made my own fish broth! Will definitely be making this one again.