Writer on remote work and other stuff. Also training as #pilates instructor - gotta move! Books: https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/coming-soon Thoughts: https://spirallingcreativity.substack.co Voiceover including Xuli in GoJetters.https://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3mgaxp5ri7s2qSpanish government says “Not true!”04 Mar 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgaxp5ri7s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3lzlf3c6pbk22And nobody walked out…? [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Sep 2025 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzlf3c6pbk22https://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3lwyokhs45c2sFascinating article by @charlottetobitt.bsky.social about a “journalist” writing made up stories with genAI and getting through onto high profile publications. @caseynewton.bsky.social would love to hear your take in a Hard Fork episode… (wink wink nudge nudge) https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/wired-and-business-insider-remove-ai-written-freelance-articles/22 Aug 2025 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwyokhs45c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3llvfpbdbus2oJealous of the husband, who’s running a #photography workshop with one of his mentors. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/architectural-photography-walk-and-workshop-on-the-river-thames-in-london-tickets-1247311615619 #London03 Apr 2025 07:42 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3llvfpbdbus2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3ljpc5reiqc2jMeanwhile, good things keep happening: “A new part of the immune system has been discovered and it is a goldmine of potential antibiotics”. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv4jww3r4eo06 Mar 2025 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljpc5reiqc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3limqbgeaus2iI finally managed a short post! https://spirallingcreativity.substack.com/p/community-based-knowledge-base-and20 Feb 2025 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3limqbgeaus2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3libymqn4ys2oPlaying with Procreate for future Pilates based content…16 Feb 2025 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3libymqn4ys2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3lhm4qorzhs2cMy latest updates, working with four genAIs and a random pic - today’s Spiralling Creativity post. https://spirallingcreativity.substack.com/p/writing-in-parallel-with-4-bots-and?r=ujb3l07 Feb 2025 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhm4qorzhs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3lheqp7mxv22hYou couldn’t make this up! 🤣 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Feb 2025 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lheqp7mxv22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3lh6pmjcnf22dIf I’d gone out later this morning, I would have made more Vitamin D. But then I would have missed this:02 Feb 2025 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh6pmjcnf22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3lgnxqciiu22sOk, so AI companies can create chatbots that reason like humans, but you can't change the email account associated with your accounts? What?????? Both with Claude AI and ChatGPT... hmmm...26 Jan 2025 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgnxqciiu22shttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3lge4lj4rkc2hFive things I was up to (and still am!) last week. https://spirallingcreativity.substack.com/p/spiralling-five-times22 Jan 2025 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lge4lj4rkc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3lg3ogmnjls2t“Our books teach us what they want to be as we go along.” - Ink in your Veins ep 478 #writing You nailed it, @rachaelherron.bsky.social ! This is so true, all my books change focus and structure half way through!19 Jan 2025 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg3ogmnjls2thttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3lfuud7etok2nI'm thinking of signing up to Gemini Advanced to try its Deep Research feature. Any thoughts? (I know I can sign up free for a month, but wanted to see how others are using it and how it's useful.)16 Jan 2025 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfuud7etok2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3lfpdeztxj22aI'm looking for first-draft readers for two books related to remote work. A bit more information here: www.virtualnotdistant.com/coming-soon https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/coming-soon14 Jan 2025 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpdeztxj22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3lfncrnx4wk2tI keep hearing how AI lacks humanity, but Anthropic’s last year showed that “current Al models can engage in what we call "alignment faking": strategically engaging in aligned or misaligned behavior depending on whether the model suspects its actions will go unnoticed.” Sounds pretty human to me.13 Jan 2025 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfncrnx4wk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3lfktymyglc2sToday's dilemma: for my Pilates cert case-study: shall I audio record a class, and then transcribe-genAI it (feed transcript of each exercise to Claude to generate bullet points) or shall I sit a the computer and type instructions for each exercise? I love the simplicity of my new life...12 Jan 2025 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfktymyglc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3lf6bo6slp22d"It was three in the morning, the time when nightmares laugh side by side with reality." #quotes From "The Power of No" by Claudia Azula Altucher and James Altucher07 Jan 2025 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf6bo6slp22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3lf3436wdb22c“Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.” - From Strength to Strength by Arthur C Brooks A book with a lot of wisdom, recommended to me by @markkilby.com #wisdom #quotes06 Jan 2025 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf3436wdb22chttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3lf2xk533fk2j“Social isolation refers to objectively being alone, having few relationships or infrequent social contacts; loneliness refers to subjectively feeling alone, or the discrepancy between one’s desired level of connection and one’s actual level.” Yet many organisational initiatives address the former…06 Jan 2025 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf2xk533fk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3ld47lclyos24Listening back to today's episode brought parasocial relationships to mind. It really felt like the guest and I shared a history - no wonder, he's been listening to the show since 2016! https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/connection-frameworks12 Dec 2024 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld47lclyos24https://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3lcfcqmmzxk2bMy latest podcast guest is co-creating an intimate co-living experience for in Rumania for digital nomads and remote workers, in March 2025. If this sounds of interest, check out episode 370 of 21st Century Work Life podcast or have a look at the summary. https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/experience-romania03 Dec 2024 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcfcqmmzxk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3lcbolyaejk23Being married to a street photographer is rubbing off! #stjamespark #london #arealblackswan01 Dec 2024 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcbolyaejk23https://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3lc5qt4gr4c2lSo glad to hear this! I feel like long-form writing is punished when external links demote posts. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Nov 2024 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc5qt4gr4c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/pilarorti.bsky.social/post/3lbu3znlvfk2mFollowing my earlier post… [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Nov 2024 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:kux5d2o67k453eplildj2jsf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbu3znlvfk2m