dancinghorse
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Mostly it's about the horses. When it's not about #UglyDogs
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This thread is absolutely glorious.
I have been doing entirely too much earnest posting about deep things recently, I need to do a proper thread about hippo testicles or something just to keep myself sane.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
a statue of a hippopotamus with its mouth open and teeth showing .
Alt: A hippo being tossed a watermelon, which it crushes in its massive jaws.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This thread is absolutely glorious.
Mood.
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Mood.
I just saw this exact sentiment in a real headline scrolling by.
Is it satire when it's dead on?
Is it satire when it's dead on?
Republicans say they like fascism and Democrats say that they are against it. The truth is more complicated.
October 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I just saw this exact sentiment in a real headline scrolling by.
Is it satire when it's dead on?
Is it satire when it's dead on?
This is intentional. An ignorant populace is a biddable populace. They've been building it for decades.
The scenario in which there are oligarchs powerful enough to succeed at their AI con and force LLMs onto the rest of society is the outright fascist and dystopian scenario. That higher ed has largely capitulated to the scam means it had already been deskilled. We need to understand how and why.
“Ultimately, the collective strategy of AI companies threatens to deskill precisely those people who are essential for society to function(…) automation of knowledge and culture by private companies is a worrying prospect – conjuring dystopian and outright fascistic scenarios.” — @olivia.science
October 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This is intentional. An ignorant populace is a biddable populace. They've been building it for decades.
The latest version of that guy who comes up to you at a party and says, "I have an Idea! You write the book and we'll split the profits! 60-40!"
A really interesting, fundamental conceit of all these AI enthusiasts is that the ideas they have are great and all they need is this magic box to execute them. As pedestrian as these people‘s brains are for anything except self aggrandizement, I kind of doubt that’s what’s holding them back.
It’s tiresome at this point, but again, their entire pitch is “wouldn’t it be great if there were no such things as talent, craft, and skill,” and what that means is a bland, slop-filled world. www.businessinsider.com/marc-andrees...
October 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The latest version of that guy who comes up to you at a party and says, "I have an Idea! You write the book and we'll split the profits! 60-40!"
World Central Kitchen’s Relief Team is on our way to Globe, Arizona, where rainstorms caused deadly flooding and destruction. Families are displaced, with the local schools serving as shelters, and businesses providing meals. #ChefsForArizona wck.org/news/az-floods
📸 @azcentral.com
📸 @azcentral.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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UglyDogs assemble! Kat needs our help. She and Mr. Kat have had quite the year.
September 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
UglyDogs assemble! Kat needs our help. She and Mr. Kat have had quite the year.
Interesting thread.
he might try again and win.
Furthermore, Sinclair will be able to expert the same pressure they did on ABC against other networks.
This is why, instead of a Disney boycott, I'm suggesting a Sinclair boycott.
Furthermore, Sinclair will be able to expert the same pressure they did on ABC against other networks.
This is why, instead of a Disney boycott, I'm suggesting a Sinclair boycott.
September 20, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Interesting thread.
I grew up in the Sixties. Oh, sweet summer children.
it’s funny how deep the american exceptionalism brainwashing goes. i know better. i’ve known better for years. i’ve breathed gas clouds just like this one. and yet every time i see pictures like this, i want so badly to say “i can’t believe this is america.” but i won’t. because i know better.
Tear gas everywhere.
September 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I grew up in the Sixties. Oh, sweet summer children.
State media recites state propaganda.
The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.
September 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
State media recites state propaganda.
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Octopus obstacle course 🥹
Octopus vs Underwater Maze
YouTube video by Mark Rober
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August 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Octopus obstacle course 🥹
@jannywurts.bsky.social does horse tracking. Jenny, did you know about this?
Hey, you lovers of horses, this is way cool! @dancinghorse.bsky.social
Scent tracking horses are joining the fight to end the missing and murdered indigenous people crisis, including a Native-bred horse from a legendary, historic bloodline, who set a new record for rapidly tracking a subject.
www.krtv.com/neighborhood...
www.krtv.com/neighborhood...
August 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
@jannywurts.bsky.social does horse tracking. Jenny, did you know about this?
This is some Cultural Revolution shit.
Education in this country will take generations to recover. If it ever does.
An ignorant populace is a biddable populace.
Education in this country will take generations to recover. If it ever does.
An ignorant populace is a biddable populace.
How long will it take before graduate programs in History that focus on non-Anglophone regions get the same treatment? 🗃️
This isn’t an impoverished regional school – this is the University of Chicago. Devastating.
August 14, 2025 at 3:36 AM
This is some Cultural Revolution shit.
Education in this country will take generations to recover. If it ever does.
An ignorant populace is a biddable populace.
Education in this country will take generations to recover. If it ever does.
An ignorant populace is a biddable populace.
Perfect summary of the 2024 election.
At this point the root of the Tesla problem isn't even Elon Musk, who is doing everything he can to destroy the brand and business... the problem is that ours is a culture of hogs at the slop trough. Whether it's burgers or self-driving scams, we can't tell the difference between good and bad things
August 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Perfect summary of the 2024 election.
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#UglyDogs more ways to support one of our favorite races! Hopefully merch too!
🌟🌟NEW WAYS TO SUPPORT THE CHALLENGE 🌟🌟
We're so excited to share that we have a new way for you to help support the race. We’ve added a ‘DONATE’ button to our website & we’ve joined the modern world in being able to accept credit card payments, Apple & Google pay & our usual e-transfer option.
We're so excited to share that we have a new way for you to help support the race. We’ve added a ‘DONATE’ button to our website & we’ve joined the modern world in being able to accept credit card payments, Apple & Google pay & our usual e-transfer option.
Donations – Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race
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July 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
#UglyDogs more ways to support one of our favorite races! Hopefully merch too!
This is madness, and it is being called out. Loudly.
This summer Tucsonians started to hear about something called "Project Blue", a proposal to build data centers on our outskirts. The city officials signed a NDA to not disclose the company❗but thanks to @azluminaria.org the company was outed this week as Amazon 🤡 azluminaria.org/2025/07/21/a...
Amazon Web Services is company behind Tucson’s Project Blue, according to 2023 county memo - AZ Luminaria
Amazon Web Services is revealed to be the company behind the Project Blue data center proposed for Tucson.
azluminaria.org
July 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This is madness, and it is being called out. Loudly.
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Remember, a first draft's only job is to exist
October 18, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Remember, a first draft's only job is to exist
Bingo.
The better you are at a thing, the more "AI" will be a drag on your time, because it's operating at a lower level of skill than you are, and you have to fix what it does, rather than just do what you already know how to do.
July 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Bingo.
I can't tell you how much I needed this thread today.
#UglyDogs, I just need y’all to know how much enjoyment it brings my 8yo to scroll through the feed with me and snoot boop all the pics of your dogs! He loves making the picture take up the whole screen. Just know, if you’ve posted a pic in the feed, you owe your pup a snoot boop from him! 💜
July 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I can't tell you how much I needed this thread today.
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July 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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"Microsoft’s AI tools don’t work. Microsoft AI doesn’t make you more effective. Microsoft AI won’t do the job better."
New from pivot-to-ai.com
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‘AI is no longer optional’ — Microsoft admits AI doesn’t help at work
An internal Microsoft memo has leaked. It was written by Julia Liuson, president of the Developer Division at Microsoft and GitHub. The memo tells managers to evaluate employees based on how much t…
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July 1, 2025 at 10:26 AM
"Microsoft’s AI tools don’t work. Microsoft AI doesn’t make you more effective. Microsoft AI won’t do the job better."
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New from pivot-to-ai.com
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Who has a mom or aunt who worked for Sheraton in the 90's who they can ask about if they have some of these extremely specific pillows?
(People have already done the ebay thing - I'm asking for a reason.)
(People have already done the ebay thing - I'm asking for a reason.)
I need help: decades ago Minicon was held in a Sheraton that used these pillows. We have two, only one pillowcase, all in bad shape. But they are the pillows my son wants. He’s autistic. Consistency really matters. And I can’t find them for sale anywhere. I’m hoping the internet can help!
July 11, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Who has a mom or aunt who worked for Sheraton in the 90's who they can ask about if they have some of these extremely specific pillows?
(People have already done the ebay thing - I'm asking for a reason.)
(People have already done the ebay thing - I'm asking for a reason.)
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This. Absolutely.
And seriously, do you really want an employee unable to write an email? A graphics artist unable to build basic design? Anyone customer facing without problem solving skills and communications aptitude?
Because if you think you don’t need that? You won’t have a business.
And seriously, do you really want an employee unable to write an email? A graphics artist unable to build basic design? Anyone customer facing without problem solving skills and communications aptitude?
Because if you think you don’t need that? You won’t have a business.
I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
July 9, 2025 at 12:56 AM
This. Absolutely.
And seriously, do you really want an employee unable to write an email? A graphics artist unable to build basic design? Anyone customer facing without problem solving skills and communications aptitude?
Because if you think you don’t need that? You won’t have a business.
And seriously, do you really want an employee unable to write an email? A graphics artist unable to build basic design? Anyone customer facing without problem solving skills and communications aptitude?
Because if you think you don’t need that? You won’t have a business.