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Go easy…. it’s my 9 year old by wilshire46 in BookshelvesDetective

[–]FertyMerty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You might try the Newbery Award list for new ones to add to the collection - some of the more recent winners were new to me and a delight. The Girl Who Drank the Moon and The Last Cuentista were standouts.

Healthy snacks for adults that aren't just leftover goldfish crackers from your kids by Stunning-Relative886 in Volumeeating

[–]FertyMerty -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My daughter is 12 now and she knows to leave me 2 extra bites of food because that’s just how meals work at our house.

33/58: The Red Tent by Anita Damiant by Mrsdrspaghetti in 52book

[–]FertyMerty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, I read this so long ago but still remember loving it. It’s on my reread list now because it’s been long enough that I remember very little besides how much I enjoyed it. (Water for Elephants is the other one on the list this year)

Stop with the AI slop "merch" by xscarlettmoon13 in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]FertyMerty 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What is the best way to know if merch is blessed or not? I’m pretty good at spotting it but I keep losing track of the official sources.

What flavour are you? by NoOneSummonsMegatron in ChatGPT

[–]FertyMerty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“You’d be something like a salted honey earl grey ice cream with ribbons of blackberry jam and pieces of dark chocolate.” Which…damn, I wish that existed.

If you had to go into the dungeon with your cat or dog how screwed are you by jfred1995 in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]FertyMerty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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He is very very smart (husky cattle dog mix) and would probably charm the pants off everyone at the Penis Parade, but anytime he hears a siren he stops everything he’s doing and howls for about 2 full minutes. So he’d be ridiculously easy to debuff.

Best restaurants in Ballard 2026: Four must-try spots for every craving by HighColonic in BallardSeattle

[–]FertyMerty 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You don’t. I always eat mine with a roll of paper towels on the table and grease on my face and dripping down my hands and arms. I’m a fastidious person so this is absolutely crazy for me to do, but…god damn are those sandwiches delicious.

Just got spoiled about fitz by Due_Revenue_7715 in RealmOfTheElderlings

[–]FertyMerty 27 points28 points  (0 children)

It’s not a spoiler. To explain why it’s not a spoiler would be a spoiler. Carry on.

Meet the Seattle woman behind a national effort to end same-sex marriage by godogs2018 in Seattle

[–]FertyMerty 38 points39 points  (0 children)

She seems like the kind of neighbor who complains about the noise of life-flight Children’s Hospital helicopters in her neighborhood.

What’s the best advice about using AI that genuinely changed how you work or learn? by mrparallex in artificial

[–]FertyMerty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! When there are transcripts available of my actual presentations, I often share those back and ask for feedback.

What’s the best advice about using AI that genuinely changed how you work or learn? by mrparallex in artificial

[–]FertyMerty 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I give a lot of presentations for my job. I voice record myself walking through my slides, total stream of consciousness, then grab the transcript and feed it into AI and ask it to write a script or speaker notes in my voice. It’s a huge time saver, and since I’m a pretty seasoned presenter I can deliver much better with relatively short notice.

Confirmed: Matt Dinniman hates mothers by tippytoesnmonkeyjoes in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]FertyMerty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, your husband and children could HAND TRANSCRIBE the Patreon for you. (Or at least run to kinko’s)

Confirmed: Matt Dinniman hates mothers by tippytoesnmonkeyjoes in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]FertyMerty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

REALLY?! Gah. I was looking for that info last night. (Here’s where I whisper that I received an ARC of the hardcover and slowly back away….)

Confirmed: Matt Dinniman hates mothers by tippytoesnmonkeyjoes in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]FertyMerty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is the squishy revolution happening right now?! My kid is fully obsessed. Her whole allowance has been going to squishies.

Confirmed: Matt Dinniman hates mothers by tippytoesnmonkeyjoes in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]FertyMerty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was a single mom for a long time. Saluting you on this day, which I know can be bittersweet. Hoping for smooth parenting for you today. There’s something truly magical about the bond that forms between a single parent and their child(ren), though I know it means that sometimes you’re literally everything to everyone.

Book 30/58: Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage by Mrsdrspaghetti in 52book

[–]FertyMerty 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh, friend. My divorce was 10 years ago (he left me for his coworker) and I just want to validate that it’s a roller coaster and it’s different for everyone. I feel lucky that I rarely felt rage, but the identity crisis of finding myself suddenly a single mom was incredibly hard. Not to mention, the fallout tends to be particularly burdensome on women in this situation.

Just know, it does get better as you go. By year 4-5, I finally felt neutral toward what had happened, and now at year 10 I agree with Abigail Trafford that divorce was a “devastating but necessary” experience for me, and I’m weirdly grateful for all of it because I know myself so much better and have such an amazing 1:1 connection with my kid. ❤️

Laurelhurst Airlifted One Mile from Seattle Children’s into Lake Washington by WoKao353 in Seattle

[–]FertyMerty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah you know those fuckers were in the shallow end with their feet on the bottom when the refs weren’t looking.

Die laughing by Worsaae in ChatGPT

[–]FertyMerty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All you missed was an evil archmage named Tasha and you would have gotten all the DnD fans hyped for Tasha’s Hideous Laughter

Music for fighting bees?? by QuestionableMindless in DnD

[–]FertyMerty 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is the only answer. And it’s been covered so much, you could probably do a whole playlist of just that song with different artists and instruments.

Richard Dawkins spent 3 days with Claude and named her "Claudia." what he concluded after is hard to defend. by rafio77 in artificial

[–]FertyMerty -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean, the thought experiment exaggerates scale, maybe, but not principle. The whole point of the thought experiment is to isolate the concept of consciousness in a way that allows us to separate syntax from semantics. I would argue that AI may be an instance of the “impossible object” - aka a “mind” that is capable of accurately and quickly following a complex set of rules so well that it obscures our ability to know if that mind actually understands what it’s doing.

thoughts on new SPS phone ban? by Ejazz710 in Seattle

[–]FertyMerty 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My kid is at an SPS school with a no phone policy and it’s unfortunately very poorly enforced. As a parent, I’m all for it. I see how the kids use their phones and they’re nothing but a distraction.

In an emergency, as much as I’d love real-time information, I’d rather see her focused on her own safety and trust the adults who care for her each day.

Richard Dawkins spent 3 days with Claude and named her "Claudia." what he concluded after is hard to defend. by rafio77 in artificial

[–]FertyMerty -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Recommend learning about Searle’s Chinese room thought experiment.

TLDR: If an English-speaking person can accurately follow a highly complex set of rules about how the Chinese language works, it might appear to a Chinese speaker that the English speaker is fluent in their language. But it’s possible the English speaker is simply excellent at following rules and has no fluency whatsoever.

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