David Lee Zweifler

Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 06, 2024 at 06:00 UTC

Republicans nominating a Holocaust denier for governor in North Carolina—a purple state where either candidate could win—is a bigger deal than the worst thing any college student has said, and anyone actually concerned about antisemitism should treat it as such.

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 06, 2024 at 15:07 UTC

People about to have their skill set dramatically devalued by AI: "Only stupid and lazy people will have their skill set devalued by AI." Same people: "My industry places a high premium on creativity and human sensitivity, but people in (OTHER INDUSTRY) are screwed."

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 28, 2024 at 17:23 UTC

🌌✨ Excited to share "The Laughing Wolverine," a story I wrote for my youngest son. It's a tale woven with love, brought to life through a stunning collaboration with talented illustrator and animator Nuno Nobre and Calliope Interactive. calliope.page.link/ntbbaQaaL1dP...

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 27, 2024 at 13:52 UTC

I don't this this will convince the corporate overloads who just want to save money, but FYI: neilpatel.com/blog/ai-crea...

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 16, 2024 at 20:32 UTC

Hey you. You elves. Yes. You. Get off my lawn!

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 16, 2024 at 20:28 UTC

Anyway, this thread has nothing to do with anything going on in real life right now. Sorry to have bothered you. (12/12)

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 16, 2024 at 20:27 UTC

Only a few people will remember the taste of a real avocado. Many more will only remember the taste of crapocados, which taste like crap. And subsequent generations will never have had a chance to taste an actual avocado. (11/12)

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 16, 2024 at 20:26 UTC

In time, there will be a few surviving avocado growers who are rich hobbyists who will grow them for themselves and their friends. The 'industry' will no longer be commercially viable for anyone else. (10/12)

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 16, 2024 at 20:24 UTC

Long term, people will be sick of eating the disgusting crapocados. (By that time, they've probably moved on to crapeaches or crapatoes.) And the people who used to grow avocados will have moved on to other crops. Or will be working in some kind of vegecrap factory. (9/12)

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 16, 2024 at 20:24 UTC

As prices drop, some avocado growers will hang on, but it costs more to grow avocados than paint crap, and with all the crapocados still filling the grocery stores, it will be very hard for them to reach customers and differentiate on quality. (8/12)

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 16, 2024 at 20:23 UTC

Still, the price for real avocados will crater, since a nearly-free substitute will keep the prices of real avocado permanently depressed. (7/12)

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 16, 2024 at 20:21 UTC

Pretty soon, the crapocado industry will have a harder time finding crap that tastes like avocado, because even die-hard avocado lovers will have a hard time finding the real thing among all the crapocados. (6/12)

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 16, 2024 at 20:21 UTC

At the beginning, some of the crapocados taste almost like real avocados. Some taste like crap. But, the producers argue that, before, most people couldn't afford real avocados, and EVERYONE can afford a crapocado. This is progress! (5/12)

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 16, 2024 at 20:20 UTC

The avocado lovers are outraged because they didn't give permission for their feces to be used in this way. But most people are happy because they couldn't afford avocados before, and now there's a large model that generates lots and lots of these crapocados, cheap! (4/12)

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 16, 2024 at 20:20 UTC

Some technologists who hate avocados come along. They realize that if they take all the feces produced by the avocado-loving people, they can do some light processing, make the feces pear-shaped and paint it green, and sell it... as sudo-avocados, or 'crapocados' (3/12)

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 16, 2024 at 20:20 UTC

The avocado lovers eat a LOT of avocados because they love them. As a result, the price of avocados is always high. Not, like, Kobe beef high, but way more money than, say, lettuce. (2/12)

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 16, 2024 at 20:19 UTC

A vegetAIble fable: Imagine a world where avocadoes are the most delicious thing in the world for about 15% of the population. The rest of the population more or less likes them, except about five percent, which HATES them and can't understand what the fuss is all about. (1/12)

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 15, 2024 at 01:37 UTC

Yeah, but I'm Immature Bitterness.

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 15, 2024 at 01:25 UTC

This is why you always have to check what the flavor is before you buy it and bring it home

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 14, 2024 at 17:29 UTC

When his best friend was killed by a rogue descending colon, one man embarke on a mission of revenge that would have his enemy begging for death. This winter... Jason Stratham IS, The Bean Keeper.

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 14, 2024 at 00:57 UTC

Looking forward to reconnecting with all my Twitter connects so I can start making cringy dad jokes and have them all mute me on a brand-new platform.

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 12, 2024 at 00:33 UTC

So, there you go folks.

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 11, 2024 at 23:49 UTC

Man, I wish they would get to the commercials already.

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 09, 2024 at 19:40 UTC

For your consideration: Please consider me for the Astounding Award for this, my last year of eligibility. aphowell.com/2024/01/27/2... (Note that this listing doesn't include my two biggest sales, to Analog and Nature.)

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 07, 2024 at 15:50 UTC

As a writer of fiction, it's very important to keep in mind that form rejections are never personal. Unless the editor is sending them because they just don't like you as a person. Then, they're personal.

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 07, 2024 at 15:48 UTC

Or a remake of Bartleby where the principal of the local school system decides he doesn't want to go in to school anymore.

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 05, 2024 at 11:08 UTC

Using the phrase "an abundance of caution" with anyone who has school-age children is extremely triggering.

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 03, 2024 at 18:42 UTC

Podcast - where?

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David Lee Zweifler @davidleezweifler.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 03, 2024 at 00:26 UTC

You have people who care about you. You can reach out any time if you ever feel like watching a DC movie.

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