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• Post #4310592

  #WritersCoffeeClub My goal for August is to find a community of folks who are interested in constructive criticism. I've just started my own Not a Masters Programme and am looking at #writersofmastodon #writerscommunity and others in the fedi to learn from. Writing goals include finishing most of unit 1 assignments ;) https://laurahilliger.com/tag/nam/ If you have a slack channel, regular meetup, or platform that helps me find like minded writers, I'm happy for the steer.

• Post #4202790

  Who knows if my shoddy, bandaided together piece of absolute shit infra will send my stupid newsletter. I'll find out at 4pm. If you are A) Not subscribed B) Subscribed but don't get it or C) want to read it an hour and a half early, here you go: https://www.laurahilliger.com/fbt/fbt-on-wear-and-waffle/

• Post #4202789

  Oh the comments on this why are AI evangelists even more insufferable thread are gooood https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48765450

• Post #4202788

  Attention! I have just learned that "scrapbooks" are now called "junk journals", so we should all modify our regular conversations about scrapbooking accordingly. Actually...I have a strong suspicion that I learned this vital information many moons ago and did not adequately store said information. Still, if it's new to you, you should probably write it down and work to commit it to memory.

• Post #4202787

  Just reading @todayintabs latest and one of the links is to this 2025 wired article. Uber Just Reinvented the Bus … Again. Reminds me of the time I was at a conf and a dude thought he invented circles: https://www.wired.com/story/uber-just-reinvented-the-bus-again/

• Post #4202786

  "These charging decisions followed receipt of a further file of evidence from Bedfordshire Police and bring the total number of alleged victims in this case to seven" 3 or 4 people murdered is considered a "mass murder" but women being raped and trafficked ... Nevermind, I see the difference. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwymly9yd33o

• Post #4202785

  Yesterday I learned the German word for "liable". It's "Rufmord". Ruf == Reputation and Mord == Murder. German is great.

• Post #4202784

  Announcement for Public accountability. I am starting Not a Masters https://laurahilliger.com/models/not-a-masters-in-creative-writing/

• Post #4202783

  Despite not seeing and talking to each other everyday, it seems that @dajb is also thinking about legitimacy and archetypes. His reflection on what he calls credential armour: https://substrate.dougbelshaw.com/legitimacy-without-credential-armour-my-third-coaching-session Pure coincidence (or maybe @dajb has my house bugged!?)

• Post #4202782

  Why do I feel like heading down to the bayou and poking at some river slime? Where's that coming from!?

• Post #4202781

  I will publish my unit 1 plan this week! Already working on the first assignment (and already stuck too) @adamprocter commented on my announcement post and it gave me ideas for future content. You can do the same. Also, still looking for a crit group: https://laurahilliger.com/models/not-a-masters-in-creative-writing/ #NaM

• Post #4202780

  This is my Unit 1 syllabus for my not a masters. The unit requests that I read two books, and reflect on what might be called female intuition, the legitimacy of art, and archetypes of the modern world. Given that I am designing my own study, I find it really weird that I'm already irritated by the first assignment ;) #NaM https://laurahilliger.com/models/unit-1-the-stories-i-tell-myself/

• Post #4202779

  Believe it or not it's a different kind of participating in capitalism if you take a minute to search for worker owned shops and support #coops with your purchasing power: https://www.workerowned.info/marketplace

• Post #1837985

  A friend is "catching up on old newsletters" and I have a bunch of responses from her on stuff I wrote last year. I have to reread my stuff to understand wtf she's talking about. Old coins? Squirrels? Oh, Laura dear, what random: https://www.laurahilliger.com/fbt/fbt-on-acorns-and-authorship/

• Post #1837984

  The President of the Anti-Globalization Movement of Russia looks like he's taking his role as judge in a reality singing competition way too seriously. Source: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/07/admission-is-now-a-one-way-ticket-kremlin-escalates-crackdown-on-western-universities-amid-brain-drain-fears-a92377

• Post #1837983

  We are catastrophes of inexplicable fallacy in how we perceive ourselves. https://www.laurahilliger.com/fbt/fbt-on-anniversaries-and-art/

• Post #1837982

  The great AI leap forward is worth a ponder. H/t @funnelfiasco : https://leehanchung.github.io/blogs/2026/04/05/the-ai-great-leap-forward/

• Post #1837981

  Civic solitude, anti conformity and a Song of Myself https://www.laurahilliger.com/fbt/fbt-on-awkwardness-and-anti-conformity/

• Post #1837980

  A friend told me about this accidental discovery that during birth female whales from other pods come to act as midwives and my jaw dropped to the floor. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ady9280

• Post #1837979

  LOL we were on the phone with @weareopencoop 's accountant and learned that we actually have to put a notice in the London Gazette saying that we're closing so that anyone can object. Love those old timey laws hahahah

• Post #1837978

  "Anthropic is ... making unilateral decisions about which pieces of our critical global infrastructure get defended first, and which must wait their turn." https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/04/mythos-and-cybersecurity.html

• Post #1837977

  If you were thinking you'd be able to outrun the robots, you are wrong. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/19/humanoid-robots-race-beijing-half-marathon

• Post #1837976

  Excellent narration, history lesson and legend from @dansinker on hate, hope and potates: https://dansinker.com/posts/2026-04-17-notre-dame/

• Post #1837975

  Is it cringe that I just built a rickroll into @weareopencoop archives?

• Post #1837974

  Just wrapped my last meeting with the Amnesty International UK team! We spent 18 months. Big project. Big feels about all the changes happening in my life atm

• Post #1837973

  A human pretending to be AI pretending to be a University of Washington, PhD in English, creative writing professor sent me an AI review of #maybezombies and then asked me loads of leading questions and I liked it. I didn't respond, and I know it's AI, but the review made me feel like I had had a plan back when I was writing. I definitely didn't have a plan. I am not really a planner. I kind of want to respond and see what kind of hijinks I get into by doing so...

• Post #1837972

  There really are a number of substack essays I genuinely think are worth sharing. But I'm not sharing shit people post on substack except for sometimes when I forget. Anyway, read an unsettling essay about AI eroding our patience for other humans. I've been impatient the whole time though. Patience is not one of my virtues.

• Post #1837970

  2nd to last @weareopencoop blog post coming at you. Avoid the hype: https://blog.weareopen.coop/avoid-the-hype/

• Post #1837969

  Haha have you seen the Make It Shitty video from the Norwegian consumer council? It's awesome: https://youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ?si=RqWeHbu0xHyCy0xA

• Post #1837968

  Today it's international labour day and our cooperative @weareopencoop turns 10. We're also closing down. I feel all the things, but mostly gratitude and pride: https://blog.weareopen.coop/we-are-composting