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Director of Operations, Scriptorium ContentOps, Content Strategy, Publishing, Localization also a bit of gaming, craft beer, and occasional shenanigans

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I got an email from a client asking about a specific technology, one which we work with a lot.

Gemini's suggested reply, that is scarily close to one accidental click away from sending:

"I'm not familiar with [technology]. I'll check with the team about it and other solutions."

No! No! No!

22.01.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love unsubscribing from marketing emails only to see β€œmay take up to 10 business days to process.” Carrier pigeons in the age of AI.

22.01.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've been sitting here typing and deleting drafts of this very post for about 10-15 minutes. I'm at a complete and utter loss for words to describe how I feel, other than every shade of "not good" imaginable.

03.01.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mine’s back on the storage shelf after helping me out with PfeffernΓΌsse and coffee cake braids.

24.12.2025 21:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice to see you have snow up there. I have a few piles left but the bulk has melted.

Anyone mistake him for Santa yet?

24.12.2025 21:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Christmas morning yummies are done. Not my best work, but I don’t often bake.

24.12.2025 20:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Localization shouldn’t be this bad. Did nobody proof this? For context, this is on a door hanger info card.

21.12.2025 00:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

An option just popped up in my company's Google Drive that turns documents into podcasts, with "witty" banter. Who the hell is this for, and why??

26.11.2025 18:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There's so much to unpack here. Mabel was around when you were in kindergarten? Your grandma sat on your lap when you got haircuts as a kid? You haven't had a haircut since your grandma did back when you were in kindergarten?

25.11.2025 19:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no, not the Water Bandits! Sorry man.

22.11.2025 21:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

15.10.2025 10:34 πŸ‘ 16352 πŸ” 5254 πŸ’¬ 537 πŸ“Œ 292
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

07.10.2025 23:29 πŸ‘ 56337 πŸ” 21125 πŸ’¬ 1722 πŸ“Œ 1240

Who could ever have imagined when I played a fictional rebel who joined the Resistance to oppose a criminal Authoritarian & wannabe King, it would be happening in real-life?

#TwentyfiveFortyseven

04.10.2025 20:15 πŸ‘ 43930 πŸ” 8658 πŸ’¬ 1589 πŸ“Œ 389

Birds πŸ§ͺ

04.10.2025 15:41 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No issues here.

04.10.2025 16:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve used a ton of software in my lifetime. Bose wins for flakiest, most user-unfriendly. I recently changed internet providers and had to set my SoundTouch 30 speaker up on the new router. That… was an experience that reinforced my decision to never again buy another Bose product.

12.09.2025 18:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sir, you grew up in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Absolutely no one was encouraging you and your little friends to bring guns to school. You are thinking of a Looney Tunes you watched one time in 1954.

09.09.2025 21:16 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone else having a ton of issues with the new @duolingoverde.bsky.social flash card feature? Nothing like being told your pronunciation is wrong only to have it parrot the exact same pronunciation back at you as a correct example. If these are their AI improvements, no thank you.

08.09.2025 17:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My grandmother was on it for years. I guess if the dose is high enough…

30.08.2025 22:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know there’s swelling but that much within a few days? Wow

30.08.2025 22:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, if that’s from Prednisone, that must be one hell of a constant dose he’s on to bloat up that much that quickly.

30.08.2025 22:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Beach and jetty, Cape Cod bay.

Beach and jetty, Cape Cod bay.

Last hurrah. Back home tomorrow, back to work on Monday.

23.08.2025 21:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Caught a β€œStuff The Bus” promo on TV this morning. You know, collect donated school supplies. Wouldn’t it be great if the taxes we already pay go to things like this? To teacher salaries? To healthcare? To things that make meaningful impact for everyone?

20.08.2025 12:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I need to stop waking up every morning thinking it will be a normal day. Or maybe this is now normal? Scary thought.

01.08.2025 22:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't want a ballroom in The White House. I want healthcare.

01.08.2025 07:03 πŸ‘ 8461 πŸ” 1920 πŸ’¬ 198 πŸ“Œ 87
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Love me a bit of Sade.

31.07.2025 21:10 πŸ‘ 6049 πŸ” 541 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Let them eat cake.

31.07.2025 18:32 πŸ‘ 25351 πŸ” 10681 πŸ’¬ 3724 πŸ“Œ 1461
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Enjoying a couple of mid-afternoon beers at Oak Bay Brewing in Hyannis, MA. Great mellow spot.

19.07.2025 18:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He’s just dripping with empathy.

11.07.2025 21:53 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't sweep the leg.

10.07.2025 19:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0