Scribblings
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Common AI Niggles and How to Fix Them
A warm and practical beginner’s guide to using AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok. Covers the most common niggles people face, from hallucinations to odd image quirks, and includes simple prompts that fix each one. Friendly tone, UK English, and no em dashes.
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Why I Stayed: Twitter, X, and Me
A personal chronicle of Twitter’s transformation into X; from frontier days and tin-star validation to vending-machine ticks, rebrands, and resistance. Campfires, beacons, and WordPress as an anchor keep the conversation alive in this strange outpost.
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Samhain: Resting Between the Worlds
A reflective look at Samhain, the Celtic festival of harvest and rest, exploring balance, ritual, and the secret magic hidden in an apple’s star.
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When Skincare Turns to Skin Scare: Reflections on Body Horror and Beauty Rituals
A reflective look at body horror through the lens of skincare rituals, where creams turn creepy and masks become monsters this Hallowe’en.
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Park Tonight…
A late-night dog walk turned unexpectedly uncanny: vanished figures, strange objects, and bats swooping low. I asked ChatGPT, Gemini and Grok to decipher the experience – their answers may surprise you.
Melanie Lampro 