Alex Koppel
@arsduo.bsky.social
book reader, staff engineer at Slack, @awesomefoundgta.bsky.social organizer, 🏳️🌈, he/him.
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there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
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And now we know why the shutdown is ending.
The Federal Aviation Administration will limit business jets and other private flights to some of the country’s largest airports to ease strains on air-traffic personnel.
FAA Limits Private Aircraft Flights at Major Airports
The restrictions will affect private jet flights at a dozen airports, including Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, and Chicago’s O’Hare, according to the National Business Aviation Association trade group.
on.wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
And now we know why the shutdown is ending.
Lying awake wondering if squandering last Tuesday's victories is a feature not a bug for Senate Dems. Are they pitching themselves "this will reduce excitement by 18% and then we won't get more Mamdanis"?
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Lying awake wondering if squandering last Tuesday's victories is a feature not a bug for Senate Dems. Are they pitching themselves "this will reduce excitement by 18% and then we won't get more Mamdanis"?
Just truly wild and appalling if true—and we have every reason to believe this, given how often the Senate Democrats have shown themselves more interested politeness than winning legislation for the people.
I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Just truly wild and appalling if true—and we have every reason to believe this, given how often the Senate Democrats have shown themselves more interested politeness than winning legislation for the people.
This is a great book! If you've read it, check this out—if you haven't, consider it recommended 🙂
Dallas is out still this week so, naturally, Anne keeps forgetting to post these! 😅
But we are taking questions for SQUIRE by Sara Alfageeh and Nadia Shammas! Get those sent in to us at thecomicscollective@gmail.com! ⚔️
But we are taking questions for SQUIRE by Sara Alfageeh and Nadia Shammas! Get those sent in to us at thecomicscollective@gmail.com! ⚔️
November 9, 2025 at 5:53 AM
This is a great book! If you've read it, check this out—if you haven't, consider it recommended 🙂
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
Toronto friends! Check out our latest @awesomefoundgta.bsky.social winner—THIS SUNDAY there's a zine fair in Chinatown!
(I'll be there at some point!)
(I'll be there at some point!)
We've gone MAD for ZINES! This month's grant goes to ZINE DUMP which is happening THIS SUNDAY!! Head to the Cecil Community Centre between 12-5pm to enjoy (and participate in?) some self-published goodness.
Read all about it here:
www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/...
Read all about it here:
www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/...
Zine Dump - A New Toronto Zine Fair
Zine Dump is a new Toronto zine fair, organized by seven Toronto zinesters and librarians. The fair was founded in the wake of the end of Broken Pe...
www.awesomefoundation.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Toronto friends! Check out our latest @awesomefoundgta.bsky.social winner—THIS SUNDAY there's a zine fair in Chinatown!
(I'll be there at some point!)
(I'll be there at some point!)
![A Final Indignity: Cuomo's White Ford Bronco Got a Parking Ticket
Thanks to an eagle-eyed New Yorker, who saw the car illegally parked outside of the ex-gov's Sutton Place apartment on Wednesday, and reported it to 311.
["and reported it to 311" is underlined with a laughing turtle clip art next to it]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dj2zpew3hkeqf42i5l5k43uy/bafkreif53tpnmvynxbtynvsx6ygqqpnrhbyemrfjdvbnaozre5zjm6j6oi@jpeg)
This is great. We are so lucky The Onion is back.
November 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This is great. We are so lucky The Onion is back.
This is fantastic. Not to downplay the less glamorous, less visible maintenance work (which afaik Chicago has generally done a good job of, at least for rail), but making these tangible improvements in availability is what's going to get more people using the CTA.
Acting CTA President Nora Leerhsen’s ambitious plan would also expand — from 20 to 30 routes — the so-called “Frequent Bus Network” that provides service “every ten minutes or better” between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.
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CTA plans 24-hour service on Orange Line to Midway, thanks to mass transit bailout
Acting CTA President Nora Leerhsen’s ambitious plan would also expand — from 20 to 30 routes — the so-called “Frequent Bus Network” that provides service “every ten minutes or better” between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.
trib.al
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This is fantastic. Not to downplay the less glamorous, less visible maintenance work (which afaik Chicago has generally done a good job of, at least for rail), but making these tangible improvements in availability is what's going to get more people using the CTA.
Photo taken by my best guy 💖💖💖
a very great guy in his adorable Halloween costume - @arsduo.bsky.social ! 🎃💖😘
November 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Photo taken by my best guy 💖💖💖
Oh there the vaccine side effects are 😵💫
November 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Oh there the vaccine side effects are 😵💫
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good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
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Many people are saying that it is flying off the shelves @arsduo.bsky.social @awesomefoundgta.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Many people are saying that it is flying off the shelves @arsduo.bsky.social @awesomefoundgta.bsky.social
Recent years have seen so many publications about local culture disappear, so I'm super excited we supported a new zine about the Toronto music scene last month! Bony Knees is doing great work, check them out ⬇️
Congratulations to our latest grant recipient, Toronto-based music zine Bony Knees!!! They’ll use this money to expand on their already stellar coverage of punk, emo and indie bands. Please give them a look, we promise you won’t be disappointed!
www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/...
www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/...
Bony Knees Zine
Bony Knees is a Toronto-based music zine focused on sharing news, reviews, and interviews of punk, indie, and emo bands — especially if they're Can...
www.awesomefoundation.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Recent years have seen so many publications about local culture disappear, so I'm super excited we supported a new zine about the Toronto music scene last month! Bony Knees is doing great work, check them out ⬇️
Just returned my newly past job's work laptop! Treating myself to a coffee and cookie and read in a cafe I've never been to 💖
November 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Just returned my newly past job's work laptop! Treating myself to a coffee and cookie and read in a cafe I've never been to 💖
Still have $50 left! If you make a food bank donation I'd be happy to match it.
Friends! With the looming SNAP cutoff, I'm also going to do this -- send me a food bank donation receipt and I'll match up to $500.
Alright, team Bluesky: US foodbanks are about to have staggering demand when SNAP ends Nov 1st. We need to help them prepare.
I'll match donations: DM or reply with a receipt showing your own donation to a food bank of your choice, and I'll donate to match, up to a total of $500. 💪🥗🍲🥚🥧🥪🥣🥛
#NoHunger
I'll match donations: DM or reply with a receipt showing your own donation to a food bank of your choice, and I'll donate to match, up to a total of $500. 💪🥗🍲🥚🥧🥪🥣🥛
#NoHunger
November 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Still have $50 left! If you make a food bank donation I'd be happy to match it.
Huge congrats to @sofiaajram.bsky.social—Bury Your Gays is a great anthology and this is such a well deserved win!
And the winner is Bury Your Gays by Sofia Ajram
November 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Huge congrats to @sofiaajram.bsky.social—Bury Your Gays is a great anthology and this is such a well deserved win!
Just turned this off!
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Just turned this off!
Our local bookstore @thebookpeople.ca threw an amazing social event tonight! I walked in right as @meakoopa.bsky.social was reading from Dayspring and even gave an impromptu reading myself from a book I loved -- so great to be in community, so glad for a space like them 💖
October 31, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Our local bookstore @thebookpeople.ca threw an amazing social event tonight! I walked in right as @meakoopa.bsky.social was reading from Dayspring and even gave an impromptu reading myself from a book I loved -- so great to be in community, so glad for a space like them 💖
Friends! With the looming SNAP cutoff, I'm also going to do this -- send me a food bank donation receipt and I'll match up to $500.
Alright, team Bluesky: US foodbanks are about to have staggering demand when SNAP ends Nov 1st. We need to help them prepare.
I'll match donations: DM or reply with a receipt showing your own donation to a food bank of your choice, and I'll donate to match, up to a total of $500. 💪🥗🍲🥚🥧🥪🥣🥛
#NoHunger
I'll match donations: DM or reply with a receipt showing your own donation to a food bank of your choice, and I'll donate to match, up to a total of $500. 💪🥗🍲🥚🥧🥪🥣🥛
#NoHunger
October 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Friends! With the looming SNAP cutoff, I'm also going to do this -- send me a food bank donation receipt and I'll match up to $500.
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Reposted by Alex Koppel
When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
June 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
When a chatbot gets something wrong, it’s not because it made an error. It’s because on that roll of the dice, it happened to string together a group of words that, when read by a human, represents something false. But it was working entirely as designed. It was supposed to make a sentence & it did.
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.