Andrea Hacker
@ahacker.bsky.social
Listening to all of J.S. Bach. Learning French. At home on campus. Itinerant baker. Subversive librarian. Living in Alderaan. "In an age of performative cruelty, kindness is punk as f*ck. Be punk as f*ck". She/her
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Vincent van Gogh ~ Mulberry Tree, 1889
November 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Vincent van Gogh ~ Mulberry Tree, 1889
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🧵I've posted them before, but here's my thread of horror/kids' TV double-bill cinema posters. Happy Halloween...
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
October 31, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🧵I've posted them before, but here's my thread of horror/kids' TV double-bill cinema posters. Happy Halloween...
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
#halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster
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Fruits on Red https://www.wikiart.org/en/paul-klee/fruits-on-red-1930
October 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Fruits on Red https://www.wikiart.org/en/paul-klee/fruits-on-red-1930
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A 'leaked' architectural drawing showing how the White House might be adapted to reflect Trump's tastes. It bears more than a passing resemblance to Biff Tannen's Pleasure Paradise in Back to the Future II.
Can't zoom in? Here's a larger version:
www.richardlittler.com/post/don-tru...
#Trump #Musk
Can't zoom in? Here's a larger version:
www.richardlittler.com/post/don-tru...
#Trump #Musk
October 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Marianne Brandt (1893-1983), designer from the Bauhaus school, head of the Bauhaus Metal Workshop in 1927, pioneer of modern design #WomensArt
October 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Marianne Brandt (1893-1983), designer from the Bauhaus school, head of the Bauhaus Metal Workshop in 1927, pioneer of modern design #WomensArt
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Behind many Diamond OA journals are volunteers — academics keeping scholarly societies afloat.
But goodwill can’t run a publishing system forever.
👉 Learn more rebrand.ly/d14DIAMAS
#DiamondOA, #DIAMASProject
But goodwill can’t run a publishing system forever.
👉 Learn more rebrand.ly/d14DIAMAS
#DiamondOA, #DIAMASProject
October 13, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Behind many Diamond OA journals are volunteers — academics keeping scholarly societies afloat.
But goodwill can’t run a publishing system forever.
👉 Learn more rebrand.ly/d14DIAMAS
#DiamondOA, #DIAMASProject
But goodwill can’t run a publishing system forever.
👉 Learn more rebrand.ly/d14DIAMAS
#DiamondOA, #DIAMASProject
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Yayoi Kusama, Flowers That Bloom at Midnight, 2009 #WomensArt
October 4, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Yayoi Kusama, Flowers That Bloom at Midnight, 2009 #WomensArt
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
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Books are essential to scholarly communication — but Open Access books lack the infrastructure and funding they need.
DIAMAS is calling for action.
👉 diamas.org/services
#DiamondOA, #DIAMASProject
DIAMAS is calling for action.
👉 diamas.org/services
#DiamondOA, #DIAMASProject
September 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Books are essential to scholarly communication — but Open Access books lack the infrastructure and funding they need.
DIAMAS is calling for action.
👉 diamas.org/services
#DiamondOA, #DIAMASProject
DIAMAS is calling for action.
👉 diamas.org/services
#DiamondOA, #DIAMASProject
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US photographer Margaret Bourke-White on top of the Chrysler Building, New York, 1931 #womensart
September 30, 2025 at 9:12 AM
US photographer Margaret Bourke-White on top of the Chrysler Building, New York, 1931 #womensart
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The work of Melissa Cody, 4th generation, contemporary Navajo weaver #WomensArt
September 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
The work of Melissa Cody, 4th generation, contemporary Navajo weaver #WomensArt
A loss of 50 meters a year... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Like walking through time’: as glaciers retreat, new worlds are being created in their wake
As Swiss glaciers melt at an ever-faster rate, new species move in and flourish, but entire ecosystems and an alpine culture can be lost
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
A loss of 50 meters a year... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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6 minute timeline cleanser #Queen
#Incroyable Bohemian Rhapsody flashmob with 30 musicians and singers in the streets of Paris
The most INSANE Bohemian Rhapsody Flashmob you will ever see!!
YouTube video by Julien Cohen
www.youtube.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
6 minute timeline cleanser #Queen
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Waterloo Bridge, Hazy Sunshine - 1903 #artbots #monet
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10909
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10909
September 9, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Waterloo Bridge, Hazy Sunshine - 1903 #artbots #monet
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10909
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10909
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I crocheted Patti Smith’s Horses cover
September 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I crocheted Patti Smith’s Horses cover
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The glass amphipod Cystisoma is transparent because in the open ocean there is nowhere to hide, and its round head is completely covered in giant eyes. So when you're swimming far from shore just remember: you can't see them, but they can see you.
📽️ Dr. Alejandro Damian-Serrano 🧪🌊🌿🦑🐙
📽️ Dr. Alejandro Damian-Serrano 🧪🌊🌿🦑🐙
December 17, 2024 at 11:27 PM
The glass amphipod Cystisoma is transparent because in the open ocean there is nowhere to hide, and its round head is completely covered in giant eyes. So when you're swimming far from shore just remember: you can't see them, but they can see you.
📽️ Dr. Alejandro Damian-Serrano 🧪🌊🌿🦑🐙
📽️ Dr. Alejandro Damian-Serrano 🧪🌊🌿🦑🐙
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August 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Jenness House IV, Truro - 1934
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/1036264
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/1036264
August 9, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Jenness House IV, Truro - 1934
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/1036264
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/1036264
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Charing Cross Bridge - 1900 #artbots #monet
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110576
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110576
August 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Charing Cross Bridge - 1900 #artbots #monet
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110576
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110576
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the biggest gulf between the reality of LLMs and the marketing is that the LLM is a tool that does not free you from either the requirement of knowing how to use the tool nor the requirement of actually understanding the problem you want to solve
August 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
the biggest gulf between the reality of LLMs and the marketing is that the LLM is a tool that does not free you from either the requirement of knowing how to use the tool nor the requirement of actually understanding the problem you want to solve
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If you’re wilting in the sun, and feeling it’s just too hot to cook, #RecipeOfTheDay is your friend and your saviour! It’s my Watermelon and Feta Salad, bringing juicy sweetness matched with enlivening saltiness and sharpness: www.nigella.com/recipes/wate...
Watermelon, Feta and Black Olive Salad
As improbable as it might sound, this combination is utterly fantastic, both savoury and refreshing at the same time. You can pare it down to the essential contrast, and serve no more than a plate of ...
www.nigella.com
August 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
If you’re wilting in the sun, and feeling it’s just too hot to cook, #RecipeOfTheDay is your friend and your saviour! It’s my Watermelon and Feta Salad, bringing juicy sweetness matched with enlivening saltiness and sharpness: www.nigella.com/recipes/wate...
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Butternut and Halloumi Burgers are #RecipeOfTheDay! Don’t worry: you don’t actually have to turn these ingredients into actual burgers; you just eat them burger-style, squashed into pitta bread rather than buns.
www.nigella.com/recipes/butt...
www.nigella.com/recipes/butt...
Butternut And Halloumi Burgers
While these are not actually burgers, there is something meaty about a slice of roasted butternut squash that lends itself to this way of eating, and the salty halloumi, welded on by the heat of the o...
www.nigella.com
August 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Butternut and Halloumi Burgers are #RecipeOfTheDay! Don’t worry: you don’t actually have to turn these ingredients into actual burgers; you just eat them burger-style, squashed into pitta bread rather than buns.
www.nigella.com/recipes/butt...
www.nigella.com/recipes/butt...
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[noise from pocket]: "I have more of a comment than a question"
OpenAI releases the newest version of the AI model that powers its popular ChatGPT chatbot, with CEO Sam Altman promoting it as like having a “team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket.”
OpenAI releases GPT-5, calling it a ‘team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket’
OpenAI says its latest version of the popular AI model is better at coding, more accurate and less deceptive than previous versions.
nbcnews.to
August 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
[noise from pocket]: "I have more of a comment than a question"
Furthest I've been:
N: St. Petersburg, Russia
E: Shanghai, China
S: San Antonio, USA
W: Mendocino, USA
N: St. Petersburg, Russia
E: Shanghai, China
S: San Antonio, USA
W: Mendocino, USA
Furthest I’ve been:
N: Oban, Scotland
E: Shanghai, China
S: Johannesburg, South Africa
W: Solvang, USA
N: Oban, Scotland
E: Shanghai, China
S: Johannesburg, South Africa
W: Solvang, USA
Furthest I’ve been:
N: Alloa, Scotland
E: Marmaris, Turkey
S: Gran Canaria, Spain
W: Salt Lake City, USA
N: Alloa, Scotland
E: Marmaris, Turkey
S: Gran Canaria, Spain
W: Salt Lake City, USA
August 8, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Furthest I've been:
N: St. Petersburg, Russia
E: Shanghai, China
S: San Antonio, USA
W: Mendocino, USA
N: St. Petersburg, Russia
E: Shanghai, China
S: San Antonio, USA
W: Mendocino, USA
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'Dial B for Bacon'.
A portrait of Alfred Hitchcock painted in the style of Francis Bacon.
#cinema #art #paintingexercise
A portrait of Alfred Hitchcock painted in the style of Francis Bacon.
#cinema #art #paintingexercise
August 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
'Dial B for Bacon'.
A portrait of Alfred Hitchcock painted in the style of Francis Bacon.
#cinema #art #paintingexercise
A portrait of Alfred Hitchcock painted in the style of Francis Bacon.
#cinema #art #paintingexercise