claroscuroNL
@claroscuronl.bsky.social
Wife, mom, foodie, coffee connoisseur, furniture maker, reader, some other stuff.
Cat person likes dogs.
ME/CFS, Vascular Dementia, et al.
she/her 🏳️🌈
🇿🇦 🇲🇽 🇨🇦
Cat person likes dogs.
ME/CFS, Vascular Dementia, et al.
she/her 🏳️🌈
🇿🇦 🇲🇽 🇨🇦
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I'm going to be honest here, I think AI is going to do so much damage to the usable internet that even after it's inevitably crashes out, it's going to take years to disentangle from every space it's polluted, like digital asbestos it's gonna be time consuming effort and likely expensive venture.
I think AI is going to eventually tank in the longterm, but...
the only real way to combat this is single-interest communities. Forums, user comms, etc, with a barrier to entry. They become trustable knowledgebases. It's really the only way forward is to return to what worked best the first time
the only real way to combat this is single-interest communities. Forums, user comms, etc, with a barrier to entry. They become trustable knowledgebases. It's really the only way forward is to return to what worked best the first time
June 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I'm going to be honest here, I think AI is going to do so much damage to the usable internet that even after it's inevitably crashes out, it's going to take years to disentangle from every space it's polluted, like digital asbestos it's gonna be time consuming effort and likely expensive venture.
So there’s this website, tree.fm, where you can listen to different forests.
tree.fm – Tune Into Forests From Around The World 🌳🔈
People around the world recorded the sounds of their forests, so you can escape into nature, while in lockdown or unable to travel. Use this site to chill, meditate or do some digital shinrin-yoku.
tree.fm
July 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
So there’s this website, tree.fm, where you can listen to different forests.
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Why did the duck cross the road.
Because it was now a pond.
Yes, I thought up this joke all by myself while waiting for 4 ducks and a frog to actually swim across the road.
Because it was now a pond.
Yes, I thought up this joke all by myself while waiting for 4 ducks and a frog to actually swim across the road.
May 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Why did the duck cross the road.
Because it was now a pond.
Yes, I thought up this joke all by myself while waiting for 4 ducks and a frog to actually swim across the road.
Because it was now a pond.
Yes, I thought up this joke all by myself while waiting for 4 ducks and a frog to actually swim across the road.
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Cows just aren't built like people. The human boob is located well above the ass, for hygiene and convenience. That's the kind of milk the human immune system is built around.
A cow's udder, on the other hand, is halfway between its ass and the ground.
A cow's udder, on the other hand, is halfway between its ass and the ground.
May 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Cows just aren't built like people. The human boob is located well above the ass, for hygiene and convenience. That's the kind of milk the human immune system is built around.
A cow's udder, on the other hand, is halfway between its ass and the ground.
A cow's udder, on the other hand, is halfway between its ass and the ground.
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OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
May 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
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This thread is for all those people who get pissy when they see posts about COVID, or masks.
Your collective cruelty and ableism has isolated so many among us, and you just don’t care.
Your collective cruelty and ableism has isolated so many among us, and you just don’t care.
Got into a fight with a NURSE who we asked to give us a little distance when we were at a picnic table eating. We told her we’re were trying to be Covid safe because I’m at risk. She said I should have just stayed home. I said at risk people should be socially isolated and lonely AND SHE SAID YES
May 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This thread is for all those people who get pissy when they see posts about COVID, or masks.
Your collective cruelty and ableism has isolated so many among us, and you just don’t care.
Your collective cruelty and ableism has isolated so many among us, and you just don’t care.
Any recommendations for favourite ocean documentaries? The feline overlord is growing weary of his servants’ offerings.
Fluff tax for your trouble.
Fluff tax for your trouble.
May 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Any recommendations for favourite ocean documentaries? The feline overlord is growing weary of his servants’ offerings.
Fluff tax for your trouble.
Fluff tax for your trouble.
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What do you call a child psychic on the run from the law?
A small medium at large!
A small medium at large!
May 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What do you call a child psychic on the run from the law?
A small medium at large!
A small medium at large!
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If you can, now is an important time to talk to your doctor about medication (or medical supply) alternatives.
So much of what we rely on is manufactured in China and may become scarce.
It’s always better to have a back up plan than be scrambling when your meds run out.
So much of what we rely on is manufactured in China and may become scarce.
It’s always better to have a back up plan than be scrambling when your meds run out.
May 8, 2025 at 4:37 AM
If you can, now is an important time to talk to your doctor about medication (or medical supply) alternatives.
So much of what we rely on is manufactured in China and may become scarce.
It’s always better to have a back up plan than be scrambling when your meds run out.
So much of what we rely on is manufactured in China and may become scarce.
It’s always better to have a back up plan than be scrambling when your meds run out.
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“I asked ChatGPT” yeah well I made one of these and asked it, checkmate
May 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“I asked ChatGPT” yeah well I made one of these and asked it, checkmate
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Vampires would experience time differently than a mortal, years passing in the blink of an eye.
For a vampire, time is infinite and free. It is worthless.
So why don't they ever show vampires using linux?
For a vampire, time is infinite and free. It is worthless.
So why don't they ever show vampires using linux?
April 15, 2024 at 6:46 AM
Vampires would experience time differently than a mortal, years passing in the blink of an eye.
For a vampire, time is infinite and free. It is worthless.
So why don't they ever show vampires using linux?
For a vampire, time is infinite and free. It is worthless.
So why don't they ever show vampires using linux?
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As New York considers legalizing Assisted Dying, I ask people to read my thread about MAiD in Canada.
Consider who will be deemed “terminal” under fascism. Will the safeguards be enough? What happens when doctors start proactively suggesting it to people who want to live (as they did to me)?
Consider who will be deemed “terminal” under fascism. Will the safeguards be enough? What happens when doctors start proactively suggesting it to people who want to live (as they did to me)?
I’m a disabled person living in Canada. My conditions are incurable - but there ARE treatments. I would be considered a “high cost health user” because I’m medically complex.
The first time a doctor brought up assisted dying - it was in response to my requesting an expedited GI consult /1 🧵
The first time a doctor brought up assisted dying - it was in response to my requesting an expedited GI consult /1 🧵
May 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
As New York considers legalizing Assisted Dying, I ask people to read my thread about MAiD in Canada.
Consider who will be deemed “terminal” under fascism. Will the safeguards be enough? What happens when doctors start proactively suggesting it to people who want to live (as they did to me)?
Consider who will be deemed “terminal” under fascism. Will the safeguards be enough? What happens when doctors start proactively suggesting it to people who want to live (as they did to me)?
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Super important subject area
In today's Ancient Near East Today, Alexandra Morris discusses the little-mentioned topic of people with disabilities in ancient Egypt, and explores disability as a complex lived experience: anetoday.org/disability-a...
📸 Picture by Fixi, via Wikimedia Commons. CC By-SA 3.0.
📸 Picture by Fixi, via Wikimedia Commons. CC By-SA 3.0.
The Study of Disability in Ancient Egypt and Beyond - The Ancient Near East Today
Disability has always been a part of human history, including in ancient Egypt. However, until recently the subject has rarely been studied in Egyptology or in a broader ancient world studies context.
anetoday.org
May 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Super important subject area
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ooh, a whole treasure trove of videos here
If you don't already have this channel on your radar, it's fascinating and fun! Arim, who is Assyrian, recreates recipes from cuneiform tablets.
Here, he makes an ancient Assyrian cake with the help of a scholar, food scientist, and baker. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdps...
Here, he makes an ancient Assyrian cake with the help of a scholar, food scientist, and baker. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdps...
RECREATED: Assyrian Bronze Age Cake
YouTube video by Table of Gods
www.youtube.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
ooh, a whole treasure trove of videos here
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EARTHWORMS ARE INVASIVE SPECIES IN CANADA!
What’s something that’s a banal observation in your field, but which really blows students’ minds the 1st time they encounter it?
I’ll go 1st—when we talk about how technological history gets narrated & I say "no human being has ever lived in a historical period—they’ve only lived in the present"
I’ll go 1st—when we talk about how technological history gets narrated & I say "no human being has ever lived in a historical period—they’ve only lived in the present"
March 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
EARTHWORMS ARE INVASIVE SPECIES IN CANADA!
Just, wh-😖
Shoutout to B. Dylan Hollis for making that, and saying with his whole face it really was as bad an idea as it originally appeared.
Shoutout to B. Dylan Hollis for making that, and saying with his whole face it really was as bad an idea as it originally appeared.
March 17, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Just, wh-😖
Shoutout to B. Dylan Hollis for making that, and saying with his whole face it really was as bad an idea as it originally appeared.
Shoutout to B. Dylan Hollis for making that, and saying with his whole face it really was as bad an idea as it originally appeared.
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„Mainstream archaeology“ is hiding all the facts? A (rather long) thread of open resources on Early Neolithic Göbekli Tepe for those interested. The 🧵 will keep growing.
#Archaeology #GöbekliTepe 🏺🏛📷
#Archaeology #GöbekliTepe 🏺🏛📷
February 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
„Mainstream archaeology“ is hiding all the facts? A (rather long) thread of open resources on Early Neolithic Göbekli Tepe for those interested. The 🧵 will keep growing.
#Archaeology #GöbekliTepe 🏺🏛📷
#Archaeology #GöbekliTepe 🏺🏛📷
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We were in organic chemistry lab when a police officer walked through and said "get out".
Then a fireman walked through the same way and said, "he's not kidding. Get out of the building.".
We left.
The entire building was shut down over a gallon sized bottle of picric acid that had crystalized.
Then a fireman walked through the same way and said, "he's not kidding. Get out of the building.".
We left.
The entire building was shut down over a gallon sized bottle of picric acid that had crystalized.
As an undergrad lab tech, I was assigned to do a chemical inventory, long overdue, for my biochemistry PI.
And that's when I found a vial of picric acid from the 1970's and got to meet the university's bomb squad.
Let's talk about picric acid & why it sends shivers down the spines of chemists.
And that's when I found a vial of picric acid from the 1970's and got to meet the university's bomb squad.
Let's talk about picric acid & why it sends shivers down the spines of chemists.
February 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
We were in organic chemistry lab when a police officer walked through and said "get out".
Then a fireman walked through the same way and said, "he's not kidding. Get out of the building.".
We left.
The entire building was shut down over a gallon sized bottle of picric acid that had crystalized.
Then a fireman walked through the same way and said, "he's not kidding. Get out of the building.".
We left.
The entire building was shut down over a gallon sized bottle of picric acid that had crystalized.
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Happy 10th birthday to the Ea-Nasir complaint tablet meme! A glorious decade of memes, mashups, merchandise, erotic fanfic, real-life copper fraud, and pilgrimages to the British Museum. Thread 🧵:
February 25, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Happy 10th birthday to the Ea-Nasir complaint tablet meme! A glorious decade of memes, mashups, merchandise, erotic fanfic, real-life copper fraud, and pilgrimages to the British Museum. Thread 🧵:
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Umberto Eco put together a now-famous list of 14 attributes of fascistic states. I'm going to discuss each of them in hopes this helps ppl understand that fascism is not just a buzzword. We're going to go through these by theme, so strap in. 🧵
February 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Umberto Eco put together a now-famous list of 14 attributes of fascistic states. I'm going to discuss each of them in hopes this helps ppl understand that fascism is not just a buzzword. We're going to go through these by theme, so strap in. 🧵
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Just in time for Valentine’s Day. 💔
Ready to #degoogle your life? We’re rounding up a handful of privacy-forward alternatives for:
📧 Email
🔍 Search
🌐 Browsers
📝 Writing tools
💼 Office suites
🗺️ Maps
Check out the full list here: ellips.us/4gIabn4
Ready to #degoogle your life? We’re rounding up a handful of privacy-forward alternatives for:
🔍 Search
🌐 Browsers
📝 Writing tools
💼 Office suites
🗺️ Maps
Check out the full list here: ellips.us/4gIabn4
February 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Just in time for Valentine’s Day. 💔
Ready to #degoogle your life? We’re rounding up a handful of privacy-forward alternatives for:
📧 Email
🔍 Search
🌐 Browsers
📝 Writing tools
💼 Office suites
🗺️ Maps
Check out the full list here: ellips.us/4gIabn4
Ready to #degoogle your life? We’re rounding up a handful of privacy-forward alternatives for:
🔍 Search
🌐 Browsers
📝 Writing tools
💼 Office suites
🗺️ Maps
Check out the full list here: ellips.us/4gIabn4
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Hey All: Google is pulling the "automatically on for anyone over 18" bullshit with Gemini that the Dropbox did for its AI, but I can't afford to ditch Google Drive/Docs/Workspace.
If you have a personal Google Account, first go to gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off...
If you have a personal Google Account, first go to gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off...
January 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Hey All: Google is pulling the "automatically on for anyone over 18" bullshit with Gemini that the Dropbox did for its AI, but I can't afford to ditch Google Drive/Docs/Workspace.
If you have a personal Google Account, first go to gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off...
If you have a personal Google Account, first go to gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off...