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AI and Bitcoin Data Centres Are Worse Than We Thought

The high cost of all that digital slop in human and environmental terms

Jul 14

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Jul 14

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I Discuss Being Autistic/ADHD and Living With The “Story Expansion” Problem.

Hello.

Jun 20

Cards from a game laid out with their expansions.

Jun 20

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Marking College Essays in the Age of AI

After marking university essays for years, I’m now marking the words of robots. Possibly.

Feb 3

A robot with big eyes staring up into the camera.

Feb 3

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I’m Trying To Write My First Academic Article While Being Autistic, Disabled, and Chronically Ill

Right. This is the journey I’m on right now. I’m trying to write my first academic article. I’ve been intending to do that since about…

Jan 23

A woman holding books up to obscure her face. She stands in front of a brick wall.

Jan 23

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The Episode Where I Get Over The Obsession With Being Published (Maybe)

24th December 2022

Aug 20, 2023

A lizard leaping between two walls with a blue sky in the background.

Aug 20, 2023

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The Episode With The Final Thesis Submission.

22nd December 2022

Aug 13, 2023

Books on an academic library shelf.

Aug 13, 2023

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3.30am and We Are Saved By The Cat

14th December 2022

Aug 9, 2023

Close up of ice crystals in the air.

Aug 9, 2023

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The First Time We Discussed “That Whole Situation” with the Hyperfixation

14th December 2022

Aug 6, 2023

A figure stands on the broken husk of a plane in the middle of a gravel field.

Aug 6, 2023

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Start Here.

In March 2022, I was diagnosed as autistic. I was 43 at the time, but it wasn’t a surprise. About six months later, I had the bright idea…

Jul 31, 2023

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Jul 31, 2023

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The Eviction Notice

8th December 2022

Jul 30, 2023

A yellow backhoe pulling down the remains of a building.

Jul 30, 2023

Joely Black

Joely Black

There will be dragons. Academic and fantasy writer in love with Egypt, cats and rats. For more dragons, fantasy, and magic: https://www.patreon.com/JoelyBlack

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