A. Cosmographer

acosmographer.bsky.social

19 October 2026 15:55

I have been a translator on and off for many, many, MANY years, and the idea there is no voice in technical or scholarly writing simply reflects the author's inability to bloody read.

Joshua Foust 🪖🎮

joshuafoust.com

19 October 2026 15:55

“In a novel, the importance of voice is inescapable… Analytical writing, in contrast, is largely a creature of logic and structure.” So many people who use AI to write hate writing and can’t recognize style, tone, or voice, and we should ignore their dissembling justifications of why they use it.

Wordsandpeace

wordsandpeace.bsky.social

15 October 2026 13:12

#Book #review for The #1949Club: What Mad Universe by #FredricBrown #sciencefiction #scifi #ccbookreviews MY VERDICT: Clever, fast-paced, and entertaining scifi parody. The perfect choice for The 1949 Club. wordsandpeace.com/2026/10/15/b...

German Embassy London

uk.diplo.de

14 October 2026 16:14

100 years ago, the beloved children's book Winnie-the-Pooh created by English author A A Milne was published. It was not until 1987 that a German translation appeared which truly did justice to Milne’s work: the version translated by Harry Rowohlt. Happy birthday, Pu der Bär!

Sofya

sofyajanus.bsky.social

14 October 2026 16:08

the only safe way to interact with ai in the creative industries is to actively shun it. i have and will continue to cut out creators and companies i see using ai for ANYTHING. ive stopped following youtubers, canceled plans to buy games, avoided movies and more because they used ai.