Zen futurist. Void poet. Novels WAR OF THE ENCYCLOPAEDISTS (Scribner) and DELIVER US. Co-Host with @amandaknox.bsky.social of #LABYRINTHS podcast.https://bsky.app/profile/wisecracker.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wisecracker.bsky.social/post/3ldadegxujk2qChatbots are an invasive species.14 Dec 2024 03:13 +0000at://did:plc:33dktjeevs2m6yfo74ycdidp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldadegxujk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wisecracker.bsky.social/post/3lcgfbcnf3s2qA pity that the Colosseum--that monument to violence, enslavement, and animal cruelty as ENTERTAINMENT--is being sullied through this crass consumerism. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Dec 2024 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:33dktjeevs2m6yfo74ycdidp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcgfbcnf3s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wisecracker.bsky.social/post/3lbmggiblc226You're falling off a 100 story building, desperately trying to grab a gargoyle to arrest your fall, trying to spread your coat out like a flying squirrel, you doomscroll Twitter for a second, then you're another year older, another story closer to splat! When's the last time you called your mother?23 Nov 2024 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:33dktjeevs2m6yfo74ycdidp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbmggiblc226https://bsky.app/profile/wisecracker.bsky.social/post/3lbm6pr7v4c26iPhone 16 already? At some point they're going to need to rename this thing. iPhone 37 just sounds too stupid.23 Nov 2024 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:33dktjeevs2m6yfo74ycdidp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbm6pr7v4c26https://bsky.app/profile/wisecracker.bsky.social/post/3lbk6alkrgc2wAdults are just like babies. If they're acting cranky, it's one of four things: they're hangry, they're tired, they just need attention, or they shit their pants.22 Nov 2024 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:33dktjeevs2m6yfo74ycdidp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbk6alkrgc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/wisecracker.bsky.social/post/3lbk54fjej22wRemember: nothing is permanent and we're all going to die, so eat your avocados while you're eating them, listen to the music that's playing, and scratch that itch (you know which one...).22 Nov 2024 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:33dktjeevs2m6yfo74ycdidp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbk54fjej22w