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@cynthiadunlop.bsky.socialI'm looking forward to all of them :)
@skamille.themanagerswrath.comReposted by @cynthiadunlop.bsky.socialAmazing how fast AI generated text and artifacts went from novel, seems useful, to eye gougingly annoying, definitely you're just wasting my time
@cynthiadunlop.bsky.socialGet the brutal blog post feedback that your colleagues are too busy (or too kind) to share writethatblog.substack.com/p/reviewing-...
@cynthiadunlop.bsky.socialA nice read on writing by Colin Breck blog.colinbreck.com/i-dont-want-...
@cynthiadunlop.bsky.socialSuch a good read -- đź‘Źđź‘Źđź‘Ź @charity.wtf charity.wtf/p/confession...
@cynthiadunlop.bsky.socialAnd hello Japanese translation -- apparently in bookstores now!
@bcantrill.bsky.socialReposted by @cynthiadunlop.bsky.socialThe revolt of the reader
bcantrill.dtrace.org/2026/09/05/t...
@cynthiadunlop.bsky.socialI shared the survey on X, Bluesky, and LinkedIn
@cynthiadunlop.bsky.socialThat one was from me
@cynthiadunlop.bsky.socialPerfectly put! Side note: forcing people to read *any* bad sentence aloud -- human or llm authored -- is a great lesson. Even better: do it for them, quite dramatically, with emphasis on the prepositions. I may or may not be guilty of doing this...frequently.
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@cynthiadunlop.bsky.socialNeed some help getting past the blank page? I beg you, please try this instead of resorting to an LLM first draft. writethatblog.substack.com/p/rubber-duc...
@bcantrill.bsky.socialReposted by @cynthiadunlop.bsky.socialStoked to announce that @max.pangram.com, co-founder and CEO of @pangram.com, will be joining @ahl.bsky.social and me on the next episode of Oxide and Friends to pick up the hot (and important!) topic of AI detection. Join us, Monday, 5p Pacific!
@simonwillison.netReposted by @cynthiadunlop.bsky.socialMy LLM cliché highlighter is up to 38 patterns now tools.simonwillison.net/llm-cliche-h...
![Screenshot of a writing-analysis tool showing paragraphs of text with phrases highlighted in two shades of yellow, brown circular "3" badges, and a black tooltip overlaying the first line reading: "No X, no Y" chains · 3 "no" items. The visible text reads: We r[obscured by tooltip]nd up. No sign-ups, no downloads, no hassle (3) — just paste your text and start writing. Everything runs locally in your browser. The reviewer read the draft twice. Did not flinch, did not blink, did not reach for the red pen (3). That's the whole review, honestly. Don't call it a rewrite — call it a rescue. The improvement is real, and it's not subtle. That loss is worth naming. Sit with that for a moment. The gains were modest, but that's not nothing. You already know the answer, of course. Consistency is the entire game, and the punchline is that nobody wants to hear it. The entire pitch is one sentence long.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:kft6lu4trxowqmter2b6vg6z/bafkreieoph5j4vedatyill3ezdtxcq4bjlyvtrxnwvf6ngghts2tfrqvqa@jpeg)
@cynthiadunlop.bsky.socialOooh, queued
@cynthiadunlop.bsky.socialOh nice, @gruber.foo on @simonwillison.net on techncal blogging
@cynthiadunlop.bsky.socialWaaaay back in January, @simonwillison.net was kind enough to share his thoughts on technical blogging with me. ICYMI... writethatblog.substack.com/p/simon-will...
writethatblog.substack.comSimon Willison on Technical Blogging"It turns out having an established blog gives you a surprising amount of influence in a field"
@cynthiadunlop.bsky.socialThis is a fantastic article on all-around technical writing tips by @teivah.dev, author of 100 Go Mistakes… Pointed and practical lessons learned from the intense “writing a book” bootcamp experience. www.thecoder.cafe/p/10-technic...
