Writing

Been tinkering with two apps and they’re both coming together nicely. Perch is my custom Micro.blog client (books from my bookshelf, movies and TV from Trakt). Draft Studio is for my long-form writing here and OULDHH, sending drafts straight to Micro.blog and Wix, no copy-paste. More on Perch soon.

“If we write properly, we get accused of being AI — it’s absolutely ridiculous. Long term, I think it’s going to be a big problem.” — Aldan Creo, grad student studying AI detection at UC San Diego.

So we’ve built detectors that penalize writing well. Students are paying $20/month to make their own work sound worse just to pass a broken test. Non-native English speakers are getting flagged at higher rates. One student said she rewrites everything until the detector approves it — not to cheat, but to survive.

At what point does “proving you’re human” become the assignment? Link

I’ve always wanted to start a bullet journal. It was created by a designer who needed a better way to stay organized and focused. The idea of having one simple place for goals, habits, and daily tasks really appeals to me. Might finally give it a shot this year. Link, Link, and Link

I have not been asked why I become a writer, but I will answer anyways. Like she said, reasons are: words bring me joy and I always question constantly about everything, I always learn new every day and would write about them. The quote was from this link, she was talking about the burnout, but I just thought I share her quote and want to share with you.

When people ask me why I became a writer, I have plenty of reasons to list: Words bring me joy. I ask questions constantly. - Isobel Whitcomb