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TELEMETRY: Are people really using AI to text friends and family? Is that something people would actually do? I said to a friend last night that when I go to the mainstream internet these days it makes me feel sane, ordinary and normal. Sitting down is the new smoking, again. (Except of course that no causation was established) I noted some influencer last night declaring this to be “pivot season,” which brough to mind Julian Simpson, a few weeks ago, reorganising his entire creative endeavour and presence following his insanely successful audio drama Kickstarter. Accessions: My previous digital copy of this was bootleg: a proper copy showed up in an Amazon sale, and I decided a legit and decently formatted version was worth the 99p. ANTWERP, Roberto Bolano (UK) (US+) OPERATIONS: finalising solicits text for a graphic novella, getting into a large client project, clearing space for a four day crash on the unfinished prose novella. Updating the boards today.STATUS: 45 minutes at the…