Mathias / Black

The chosen one 😬 A hole in the clouds can really add drama.. #Tåsinge #Denmark #iPhone #Photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky

A Spotted Sandpiper chick forages along the Umpqua River in SW #Oregon. Spotted Sandpiper chicks leave the nest within hours of hatching and begin feeding themselves almost immediately #photography #birds #wildlifephotography Represented by ZUMAPRESS.com

Painting of the day. Which makes me smile. And makes me want to ride a train and read a book with a loved one. 💜 Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust

Enjoyed this reminder that all those brilliant or not-so-brilliant ideas will never be appreciated by others if you don't hit that publish button www.jeetmehta.com/posts/thrive... #writing #blogging #newsletters #creativity

It may not change the outcome, but signing this petition still sends a clear message to Google that its plan to reduce freedom on Android is not OK: c.org/tGZn78jZzk #BigTech #Android #Freedom

I've been harping on about the qualitative vs. quantitative divide in #contentmarketing so when I saw this article by Mark Ritson in Think with #Google, I had that lovely, tingly feeling of another human validating my own point of view. Maybe you'll like it too.😄 business.google.com/en-all/think...

What is powering AI? Courtesy of Climate Drift: youtu.be/gdP6O-6MSXQ?... #climate #energy #electricity #ai #sustainability #climatedrift

Could you produce the energy needed to make a piece of toast? This is such a helpful way to make the cost of energy tangible. www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4O5... #energy #climate

A study of U.S. workers finds 14% report "brain fry" from AI overuse. Marketing had the highest rate at 26%. via @mattgsouthern.bsky.social

I signed the Rebuild letter. It's a call on everyone committed to #Europe and European social platforms to take action — and rebuild the #socialmedia universe to give us ethical options. You can sign it too: letter.rebuild.net #EUtech #EUalternatives

This weekend my e-reader went haywire, and it made me pick up a paperback I hadn't read for a while. Ah, the joy of that weight in my hands. The silky paper and the gratifying swish when I turn the pages... Like it's responding to me. Sometimes analog just feels friendlier.

This is worth repeating: Writing is thinking. So if we outsource everything in the writing process to AI, guess what? We're not thinking. Am I poo-poohing AI? No. I use LLMs daily for ideation, research, and feedback, etc. But the best LLM is still the one sitting on my shoulders. 😉

"Successful people do this." You see it? It's the way "successful" is shorthand for "rich." But what about the person who earns enough and spends extra time with family? Or struggles financially but has deep friendships? Or chooses a different path to "success"? Success can mean a lot of things.

"As tasks continue to be automated, the hard work of imagination is worth investing effort in." — Seth Godin

Curious to see what W can offer. 🤔 If you want to sign up, it's here: wsocial.eu/public/signup #EUtech #bigtech #socialmedia

"I går udskrev Mette Frederiksen folketingsvalg. Vi ved ikke, hvem der danner regering efter valget. Men vi ved, at uanset hvem der sidder i Statsministeriet, så sidder Big Tech stadig på vores digitale hverdag. Det ændrer ingen valgkamp på." #dkpol #dktech danmarkskifter.dk/email/2f7f39...

Amazed by how easy it is to switch to @tuta.com and its excellent iOS and MacOS apps 🤩 mastodon.social/@mpblack/115...

Danmark er nordisk mester i økonomisk udsathed. Trods flere og flere i beskæftigelse er der mange, der er i risiko for fattigdom - eller som allerede oplever materielle eller sociale afsavn. Det er flere end i resten af Norden. Det må vi kunne gøre bedre. #dkøko #dkpol borsen.dk/nyheder/opin...

Ready to ditch #Microsoft? Curious about #Linux? Check out: endof10.org

Loving #MIstralAI and its #LeChat LLM chatbot - the latest version feels like a great alternative to the non-European #AI options. Its agents are especially useful. 👍 mistral.ai

Factoid of the day: "One EV (electric vehicle) needs the lithium of 10k smartphones, and 350m+ EVs are expected by 2030." H/T @morningbrew.bsky.social #EV #lithium #climatechange #tech

Excellent advice from a variety of thinkers/experts/does on how to live a better life with your #smartphone: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #tech #mindfulness

This is where I'm at this #monday: practicing #mindfulness but thoroughly distracted by an exciting potential new #communications and #marketing project with a client... 😀

#WritingAdvice from Isabel Allende: “When you tell a story in the kitchen to a friend, it’s full of mistakes and repetitions. It’s good to avoid that in literature, but still, a story should feel like a conversation. It’s not a lecture.” #creativewriting #writing #writingtips

The #StoryGrid Commandments give writers an excellent toolkit for tightening scenes. It may not work for every author, and there are other scene models out there to check out. But I recommend looking at Story Grid – it contains lots of great ideas for writers. #writingadvice #writing #bookcoaching

I can't fathom why I do this to myself, but I recently finished another of Adam Nevilsl #horror #books. The Reddening took me longer than The Ritual, because I took a break after the midpoint, which horrified me so much I couldn't continue. Doesn't sound like a recommendation. And yet it is.

The AI book list and general enshittification reminded me that I've been credited as blurbing hundreds of books I never have, including books by Patti Smith, Amy Tan, Sidney Sheldon, Joyce Maynard, and Elmore Leonard? And I can't get these fake blurbs taken off publisher and bookstore websites?

"Beware: learning more is a smart person’s favorite form of procrastination." - Mark Manson Case in point: Before I finally wrote my 1st novel, I owned 50+ books on #writing. Today, with 14 books published, I'm a bit closer to balancing things out. Dunno if that makes me so smart, tho. 😆 #writers