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I’m not an author but I have thought about how I would use AI tools if I were, and that’s in the structure / planning of the story eg opening scene introducing the MC (or not), main story arc, engaging sub-plots, cast and so on We know that even “the greats” (composers too) have sometimes hit the proverbial brick wall and abandoned works because the structure was wrong and they couldn’t figure out how to fix it, or perhaps set it aside hoping future inspiration might find that elusive fix It’s how writers chose to use these AI tools that opens up the potential for them to inspire genuine creativity, not just to churn out derivative content based on soulless algorithms

looks like what my gran used to call “cough medicine”

UK ‘leaders’ v busy rolling out more +more requirements - guess EU too

mostly it’s tea, quite strong, in a mug (at least 3 mugs each morning ) - what we call ‘builder’s tea’ (cos that’s how builders like it ) here’s some builders hard at work, drinking tea https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/hr-skills-news/construction-workers-spend-130-hours-a-year-on-tea-breaks/35827/

that’s not enough I used simple words - love, honesty, openness, communication - but their meanings are anything but simple unless both you and your partner have complete, mutual certainty about these then you shouldn’t But… never underestimate the power of desire That’s why these words are so important

if this is based on your mutual love for each other, and honesty, and openness and full communication with each other on everything you think and do, then why not?

Sir David Attenborough 100 years old on Friday 8 May 🎂 🎉 🥂🍾 still making TV shows

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UK schools are now banning kids using phones in schools - takes some of the heat /rage /hissy fits /rolling-around-on-the-floor-and-screaming off the dads…

light mode on everything (iPad iPhone laptop) - I simply adjust the contrast at night …and grope around for the claw hammer 🔨 when evil devices switch to dark mode without my permission

sadly, Noah only stuck around for a year - last seen 7 years ago

Rat Rules #1 Just because you can’t see them doesn’t mean they’re not there… #2 Do NOT do what she did… #3 Screams are permitted

Van cats these are not ‘Top Cat’ feral cats that live in old rusty vans and bins and terrorise the neighbourhood they are a naturally evolved breed of domestic cat found around Lake Van in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, with mostly white fur and often different coloured eyes, that enjoy swimming and love their owners (unlike all other cats )

UK younger gen - slut seems to be more ‘gender neutral’, especially in the queer communities, even ‘reclaimed’ as other derogatory words have been (eg ‘queer’ itself) can’t speak for US - totally different language

I think this is a warning - don’t provoke Krista

first thing kids learn - how to lie

sorry to disappoint, but parents always embarrass their kids - it’s in the Rulebook, you know, the one that’s not been written

I guess that’s been a dynamic within families back to the dawn of humankind (also in the animal world) I have no kids so can only comment from observations of all those I’ve encountered and my own childhood experience (which included freedoms that probably wouldn’t/couldn’t happen now) families are the most important social unit in a healthy society but there is no Rulebook for parenting, no universal ‘recipe for success’ your questions are thoughtful and interesting and show your awareness and understanding and desire to learn which I think are key attributes in successful parenting (along with unconditional love, nurturing, support, patience and many others) together with who YOU are as a human being maybe you should write about your experience as a parent

Hmm looks delicious! *licks lips* a favourite dish in Adana, Turkey - maybe everywhere…

we are so lucky that spiders are small…

🎶 “In The Navy!” 🎶 - so what really goes on? 🧐

Celestial mechanics - spring equinox v spring equilux today is the spring equinox (Friday, March 20, 2026), but the equilux - the day of equal light and dark - actually passed a few days ago for most of the Northern Hemisphere "Equinox" means "equal night” and occurs at the moment the Sun is directly above the equator (which only happens twice a year during the Earth’s orbit around the Sun) but the actual 12-hour day happens earlier in the spring (and later in autumn): atmospheric refraction makes the Earth's atmosphere act like a lens, bending sunlight so that we see the Sun "rising" before it actually crosses the horizon, and we see it "setting" after it has actually dipped below the horizon the Sun is a disk, not a point, so sunrise and sunset are measured by the top edge of the Sun, but the equinox is measured from the Sun's centre, which adds a few extra minutes of light onto either end of the day For most mid-latitude locations (like the UK and parts of North America), the equilux occurred around March 17 or 18 - so by today's equinox we already have roughly 8 to 10 minutes more daylight than darkness

I actually use it a lot now, both for fun (provoking it, testing it, teasing it ) and also for information on technical subjects (car systems, planning law, estate admin, music, medical) and for me it is an excellent resource for information that would have taken me a long time to find or never at all with usage comes understanding - about its limitations. The key is framing the question right - if you don’t then, yes, you can get duff /misleading responses. That’s especially true with political matters where it will happily spout current narratives we hear all the time. But lob in some ‘inconvenient facts’ and it’s remarkable (and very satisfying) how quickly you can make it do a complete 180!

they are watching you - inside your home - and they know exactly where you are