Craig Russell
Writes optimistic, apocalyptic, humanistic sci-fi.
Likes politics, tech, sarcasm, geology, history, evolution & staring into the sky.
cmrussell.uk/links
- I do agree with these sentiments www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
- interesting video on the feminisation of reading fiction youtu.be/TpOS7XZfwVA #WritingCommunity #Reading #Books 📚
- Swapped my smart watch for an analogue. It's been great, but I still have a reflex to charge it at night (the battery last a year+). Makes me nauseous to think of the conditioning I've suffered from ALL THE TECH
- Netflix is removing Bandersnatch forever on May 12 www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon...
- We have all the pieces to make a really good world, but we’ve assembled them incorrectly
- I always said Gen-AI is the ghost of Clippy…
- I made a thing and brought back Clippy - combining my nostalgia for 1990s UI with the ability to run local LLMs. Download it at felixrieseberg.github.io/clippy/
- Writing competition: fill in the blank around this scrap. #WritingCommunity
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- Fantastic talk by @inspiredtowrite.bsky.social - Art is therapy - Art reclaims your time & attention - Art is activism - Art is your legacy ...and I'd add: - Art shows us futures we can make #WritingCommunity 📚 youtu.be/2XZ9z6OewR0
- Why do British people always talk about the weather? Cos it does shit like this to us.
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- Reposted by Craig RussellWe've been seeing if the latest versions of LLMs are any better at geolocating and chronolocating images, and they've improved dramatically since we last tested them in 2023. I know they've been trained on our articles, and I get the sense they've learnt our methodologies from that.
- You’re phone is not listening to you all the time. In big tech’s eyes, you’re just not as unique a human as you think you are. newatlas.com/computers/sm...
- I wrote a #python script to generate #KDP cover templates, cos the online tool is too much of a faff. github.com/craig552uk/k... #Writers #WritingCommunity #IndieAuthors
- Barring young people from living and working in Europe is among the greatest #Brexit crimes. I want this for my children and fully support this scheme. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Season 1 of #Severance was great, but got bored with season 2 and DNF #LostVibes
- Writers with email lists, how many subscribers do you have and how long have you had your mailing list for? #WritingCommunity
- The anti piracy font was pirated haha Via @cstross.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy fedi.rib.gay/notes/a6xqit...
- This is good youtu.be/nOVvEbH2GC0?...
- Wowzers, Pinterest is a sewer of #AISlop nowadays ain't it?
- Powerful and important youtu.be/TZOoT8AbkNE?...
- Got the initial proof copy of my first short story (cover art pending) Deffo a few things I want to tweak in the layout #WritingCommunity #Books #SciFi 📚
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- Mathematicians, my daughter asked what this shape is called. It has 4 triangular faces. #maths #geometry
- I saw a magic portal in my garden this morning. Then the sun moved and it was gone.
- Second hand EVs are now cheaper than petrol or diesel cars www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/used-elect...
- Fascinating thread
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- Reposted by Craig RussellBluesky tip for newbies: Bluesky has no real algorithm. Likes here do nothing but show the poster that you enjoyed their content. That kindness is always going to be appreciated by creators, but if you want to help to boost something here, you have to repost it so others see it. 🙂
- Good job we didn’t leave the largest free trade block then innit… /s Globalisation era has ended, says Treasury minister www.bbc.com/news/article...
- Advice to myself: Stop thinking about social media marketing strategies and just write the fucking book. #WritingCommunity
- I use commas too much. Feedback on my work has been really positive, but this is the one criticism I keep hearing. What do I do about it? Halp! #WritingCommunity 📚
- Is this an established economic formula, or did they just choose a load of Greek letters to make them appear smart?
- Was mucking around with #BookCoverDesign last night long enough to realise I’m no good at it. So if you’re a #BookCoverDesigner with modernist retro brutalist style reach out, I’ll have some work for you in the near future.
- When do you do your #writing? #WritingCommunity 📚
- I got more feedback on my short story tonight. Three different people, with three mutually contradictory opinions. Not sure what to do with that... #WritingCommunity 📚
- Got great feedback on my short time-travel story. "well crafted with a strong premise" I'm happy with that. Now working through the editing comments, tightening it up. #WritingCommunity 📚
- What's the best #eBook distribution strategy for maximising reach over revenue? #WritingCommunity #books #readers 📚
- Got great feedback on my short time-travel story. "well crafted with a strong premise" I'm happy with that. Now working through the editing comments, tightening it up. #WritingCommunity 📚
- Reposted by Craig RussellYou'd never know it from some media and politicians but "The UK is among the countries with the least anti-immigration views in Europe. While in 2002-03 only 27% of the public felt immigration had a positive impact on the economy, this jumped to 66% in 2023-24." theconversation.com/what-britons...
- Cute. I have this one near me www.instagram.com/fosse_road_l...
- We NEED more options for the future than capitalism or ruin. Write your stories. Write your stories. Write your stories.
- Good luck to all applicants, we’re counting on you!
- We’re hiring a Head of Product! This is the perfect role for a creative, strategic, and experienced product leader who wants to help shape the future of social. Apply here: jobs.gem.com/bluesky/am9i...
- We need to be mindful of lawfare, but let’s not cry wolf. She embezzled €2.9m of government money. The punishment fits the crime.
- Marine Le Pen election ban is ludicrous unherd.com/newsroom/yan...
