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@efriend.bsky.social
Award-winning independent journalist and audio producer specializing in stories at the intersections of science, history, and nature. Based in NC.
https://efriend.carrd.co/
100% human, no AI
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100% human, no AI
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@efriend.bsky.social
· Nov 27
Editors, journalists, & audio producers!
Here's a tool you can use to post & find freelance work.
Editors: tag your calls for pitches with 📎💰 OR
#FreelanceGig and it will be automatically pulled into this feed.
Freelancers: like or pin the feed for easy access.
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Here's a tool you can use to post & find freelance work.
Editors: tag your calls for pitches with 📎💰 OR
#FreelanceGig and it will be automatically pulled into this feed.
Freelancers: like or pin the feed for easy access.
Please share w/ others!
Hope they find each other
February 15, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Hope they find each other
Been in my head all week
Alex Winston - Fire Ant
YouTube video by AlexWinstonMusic
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Been in my head all week
Measles! At The Thrift Store
The Orange County Health Department said a person with measles visited the Goodwill on Weaver Dairy Road in Chapel Hill between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, and those who visited the store at that time may have been exposed.
Here's what we know:
Here's what we know:
Confirmed Measles Case Reported at Chapel Hill Goodwill Store - Chapelboro.com
The Orange County Health Department has reported that a person infected with measles recently visited a public place while contagious.
chapelboro.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Measles! At The Thrift Store
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Reposted by efriend
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:42 PM
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
This philosopher is wasting her time and your drinking water.
“She compares her work to the efforts of a parent raising a child. She’s training Claude to detect the difference between right and wrong while imbuing it with unique personality traits.”
This Philosopher Is Teaching AI to Have Morals
The tech company has entrusted the philosopher to endow its chatbot with a sense of right and wrong.
www.wsj.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
This philosopher is wasting her time and your drinking water.
Excellent advice
feeling angry or depressed? why not fix yourself a cup of tea? then you can be angry and depressed while also holding a cup of tea
February 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Excellent advice
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Sometimes if you cut it down correctly, you can still see the last meal a tree had in its stomach when it died
February 4, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Sometimes if you cut it down correctly, you can still see the last meal a tree had in its stomach when it died
Reposted by efriend
Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off
Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off
An AI killswitch.
buff.ly
February 2, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off
Calvin and Hobbes homage
February 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Calvin and Hobbes homage
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“When are they coming to clear the roads ?”
I know you from up yonder and you used to people caring about your well being… so forth and so on
But “they” are not coming
I know you from up yonder and you used to people caring about your well being… so forth and so on
But “they” are not coming
February 2, 2026 at 2:21 PM
“When are they coming to clear the roads ?”
I know you from up yonder and you used to people caring about your well being… so forth and so on
But “they” are not coming
I know you from up yonder and you used to people caring about your well being… so forth and so on
But “they” are not coming
Never once met a dude claiming to have his dog under voice command who actually does.
January 28, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Never once met a dude claiming to have his dog under voice command who actually does.
Go ahead and take half a dozen showers today to stock up in case of prolonged power outage
January 24, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Go ahead and take half a dozen showers today to stock up in case of prolonged power outage
Reposted by efriend
This is a pretty neat tool that helps folks prepare and understand what to do if (when) the power goes out.
alexdobrenko.github.io/storm-prep/
#NCwx #SCwx
alexdobrenko.github.io/storm-prep/
#NCwx #SCwx
Power Out? What to Do
alexdobrenko.github.io
January 24, 2026 at 2:10 PM
This is a pretty neat tool that helps folks prepare and understand what to do if (when) the power goes out.
alexdobrenko.github.io/storm-prep/
#NCwx #SCwx
alexdobrenko.github.io/storm-prep/
#NCwx #SCwx
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The future of work is changing. And we have to evolve with it or fall behind. That's why we're proud to introduce: Serfdom dot AI. Our platform allows SERFs (solo entrepreneur revenue facilitators) to rent affordable housing that they can subsidize by picking up work with Baron, our AI assistant
January 20, 2026 at 11:56 PM
The future of work is changing. And we have to evolve with it or fall behind. That's why we're proud to introduce: Serfdom dot AI. Our platform allows SERFs (solo entrepreneur revenue facilitators) to rent affordable housing that they can subsidize by picking up work with Baron, our AI assistant
An entirely unserious food
January 19, 2026 at 5:39 PM
An entirely unserious food
Reposted by efriend
The measles is going around. Is your child's school protected? I did a ton of data cleaning and analysis to bring you answers, via @charlotteobserver.com. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
Measles is spreading: Is your child’s North Carolina school vulnerable?
When the number of vaccinated children drop too low in a school, the risk of infection increases there and in the wider community, experts say.
www.charlotteobserver.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The measles is going around. Is your child's school protected? I did a ton of data cleaning and analysis to bring you answers, via @charlotteobserver.com. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
Rich in clean towels, if nothing else.
January 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Rich in clean towels, if nothing else.
Cybertrucks are great because every time I see one, I feel so much better about my own life choices.
January 9, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Cybertrucks are great because every time I see one, I feel so much better about my own life choices.
For years (maybe decades), I thought the lyrics to that Rolling Stones song were "don't wanna be your big Suburban," and I was like, yeah, dudes, I get it, those things are a beast to park.
January 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM
For years (maybe decades), I thought the lyrics to that Rolling Stones song were "don't wanna be your big Suburban," and I was like, yeah, dudes, I get it, those things are a beast to park.