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dbpowell.bsky.social
She/they. 🇨🇦 FR<>EN translator. Wannabe writer. Animal lover. Wrestling fan. Reading challenge creator. Night owl. Yeet genAI into the sun.
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Silver lining: translation is the area of genAI least used by authors. Hey authors/publishers: this is one more reason to feature the names of your translators prominently. Same goes for designers and editors and so on. Otherwise, my $ stays in my pocket, just in case. #humanxl8 #saynotogenAI

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I just broke up with my dog's vet. Fingers crossed the new place lives up to its reviews!

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After a 20-ish week hold at the library, I finally got to read for myself what all the fuss is about. Someone You Can Build a Nest In by @wiswell.bsky.social. Shesheshen is an absolute delight! #booksky 📚💙

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

That thread perfectly encapsulates why I feel such visceral revulsion when I come across genAI anything. Keep it away from me.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci urges Americans not to accept "Normalization of Untruths".

submitted 16 days ago • 1073 comments

Poor customer service drives a perimenopausal woman mad. I get a call from an automated system. It asks what language I prefer, then puts me on hold for the next representative. Said representative does not speak the language I selected and says I was never on hold. 🤬🤬🤬💀💀💀

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Impeccable. No notes.

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A pretty apt metaphor for Canadian sentiment about the US in general these days #elbowsup

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Just finished @tkingfisher.com's The Twisted Ones. There are very few authors with such a knack for creating and sustaining a creepy atmosphere 💀 And making me worry about a fictional dog 🐕 Chef's kiss - highly recommend! #amreading #booksky 📚💙

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So, if anyone sees Carissa Orlando out in the wild, tell her The September House is my favourite #hauntedhouse story of all time. Now, on to T. Kingfisher s The Twisted Ones, which should be a great creepy, gory old time #amreading #booksky 📚💙

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Please please please please please, let this narrator be reliable. I will be so disappointed if this is all in her head #amreading #booksky 📚💙

submitted 55 days ago • 1 comment

I'm two sentences into the first chapter (after reading the prologue), and I'm already in love with the writing of Carissa Orlando's September House. This should be another fun read #AmReading #BookSky 📚💙

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“When a man gives his opinion, he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she's a bitch.” ― Bette Davis Happy International Women's Day

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Audiobook: The Reformatory by @tananarivedue.bsky.social Ebook: September House by Carissa Orlando

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Just finished Heavenly Tyrant by @xiranjayzhao.bsky.social. A masterful exploration of society and power dynamics, wrapped in action goodness perfect for this child raised on Grendizer. Glorious cover art as always. And one heck of a cliffhanger!

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