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@flatsquid.bsky.social
Science, anti-quackery, on the cusp of throwing it all in for unemployment in another country tbqhwy
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oh noooooo, is someone trying to scrape your output to make a shitty knock off of the work you did without acknowledging or paying you for it??? gosh that must suck so much for youuuu
February 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
oh noooooo, is someone trying to scrape your output to make a shitty knock off of the work you did without acknowledging or paying you for it??? gosh that must suck so much for youuuu
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Ray Winstone sexting
Seriously though what the fuck are you wearing?
February 12, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Ray Winstone sexting
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the barber does not own your hair. you are well within your rights to take all the clippings with you when you leave
April 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
the barber does not own your hair. you are well within your rights to take all the clippings with you when you leave
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I have no wish to see a curling semi
That’s my weak Winter Olympics gag
That’s my weak Winter Olympics gag
February 9, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I have no wish to see a curling semi
That’s my weak Winter Olympics gag
That’s my weak Winter Olympics gag
Microbial life getting ready to displace us once the supervolcano goes boom:
🦠what, the superheated acid rain is dissolving your flesh? oh noes, have you tried mitosis lol
🦠what, the superheated acid rain is dissolving your flesh? oh noes, have you tried mitosis lol
During a rare "swarm" of earthquakes in Yellowstone, the amount of microbial life present increased by 6.5 times before dropping back to normal after the tremors subsided
Yellowstone’s earthquakes spark microbial boom deep underground
Earthquake swarms can supercharge microbial growth
www.scientificamerican.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Microbial life getting ready to displace us once the supervolcano goes boom:
🦠what, the superheated acid rain is dissolving your flesh? oh noes, have you tried mitosis lol
🦠what, the superheated acid rain is dissolving your flesh? oh noes, have you tried mitosis lol
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I have yet to see any evidence that there is a market for AI-generated books outside of people being tricked into thinking they are not AI-generated books. AKA, it is a project of scamming and deceiving people, and really should be treated as fraud
February 8, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I have yet to see any evidence that there is a market for AI-generated books outside of people being tricked into thinking they are not AI-generated books. AKA, it is a project of scamming and deceiving people, and really should be treated as fraud
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anyone know which burns unit they sent Gene Simmons to
February 8, 2026 at 5:08 PM
anyone know which burns unit they sent Gene Simmons to
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I just found out someone I know uses an AI service to check (and tweak) the tone of their e-mails because they're neurodivergent and struggle with that, which I sort of get, but the obvious question to me is, if you don't do tone well yourself, how do you know the AI is doing any better?
One of the easiest ways to shoot down the idea that "AI" is an expert is to show how it deals with something people know about.
Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.
From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:
Younger readers may not get this as most appliances come pre-wired, but anyone 35+ can see these are chaotic fire hazards.
From Mastodon, AI asked how to wire a plug:
February 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I just found out someone I know uses an AI service to check (and tweak) the tone of their e-mails because they're neurodivergent and struggle with that, which I sort of get, but the obvious question to me is, if you don't do tone well yourself, how do you know the AI is doing any better?
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Picard management tip: Stirring up competition between crew members is the opposite of your job.
February 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Picard management tip: Stirring up competition between crew members is the opposite of your job.
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The alien ambassador sidled through the museum in awe.
"You Humans have so much art! Do you have machines to make all paintings, poems, stories and songs?"
"We experimented with that, briefly," the guide said. "But humans are both cheaper and more creative. And, well, we will make art regardless."
"You Humans have so much art! Do you have machines to make all paintings, poems, stories and songs?"
"We experimented with that, briefly," the guide said. "But humans are both cheaper and more creative. And, well, we will make art regardless."
February 7, 2026 at 5:36 PM
The alien ambassador sidled through the museum in awe.
"You Humans have so much art! Do you have machines to make all paintings, poems, stories and songs?"
"We experimented with that, briefly," the guide said. "But humans are both cheaper and more creative. And, well, we will make art regardless."
"You Humans have so much art! Do you have machines to make all paintings, poems, stories and songs?"
"We experimented with that, briefly," the guide said. "But humans are both cheaper and more creative. And, well, we will make art regardless."
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They looked for “Don T” in the Epstein files and redacted all instances, which means they also redacted a lot of “don’t”
February 7, 2026 at 7:56 PM
They looked for “Don T” in the Epstein files and redacted all instances, which means they also redacted a lot of “don’t”
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Any recommendations for books with good coverage and pictures of space hardware?
Particulalry less known or unflown projects...
Particulalry less known or unflown projects...
February 7, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Any recommendations for books with good coverage and pictures of space hardware?
Particulalry less known or unflown projects...
Particulalry less known or unflown projects...
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February 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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I like that the photo editor went for the shot that says "Oh, you're awake. Look, I don't have enough in to make breakfast for two but I can call you an Uber if you need one?"
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 PM
I like that the photo editor went for the shot that says "Oh, you're awake. Look, I don't have enough in to make breakfast for two but I can call you an Uber if you need one?"
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☑️ insult to Italian artists and animators
February 6, 2026 at 9:29 PM
☑️ insult to Italian artists and animators
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Please don't use this AI slop.
There are many scientists and artists who have produced accurate and beautiful images you could use.
You might want to check the trouble that the British Museum got into recently.
Shame on you.
There are many scientists and artists who have produced accurate and beautiful images you could use.
You might want to check the trouble that the British Museum got into recently.
Shame on you.
February 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Please don't use this AI slop.
There are many scientists and artists who have produced accurate and beautiful images you could use.
You might want to check the trouble that the British Museum got into recently.
Shame on you.
There are many scientists and artists who have produced accurate and beautiful images you could use.
You might want to check the trouble that the British Museum got into recently.
Shame on you.
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I don’t want to laugh at a small business but also VERY funny
February 6, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I don’t want to laugh at a small business but also VERY funny
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Watching one of those wilderness survival shows on Netflix and it'll never not be funny how quickly a contestant will go from "I have the lone wolf mindset in a field of betas so I've already won" to sobbing under a sheet of tarpaulin because a teammate ate their portion of moss for the day.
February 5, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Watching one of those wilderness survival shows on Netflix and it'll never not be funny how quickly a contestant will go from "I have the lone wolf mindset in a field of betas so I've already won" to sobbing under a sheet of tarpaulin because a teammate ate their portion of moss for the day.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTyU...
Mark Kermode reviews "Melania".
The review is short on jokes, but makes a powerful case that it is utterly horrific. Bezos should be ashamed of what he made.
But billionaires are incapable of shame.
Mark Kermode reviews "Melania".
The review is short on jokes, but makes a powerful case that it is utterly horrific. Bezos should be ashamed of what he made.
But billionaires are incapable of shame.
Mark Kermode reviews Melania
YouTube video by Kermode and Mayo's Take
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTyU...
Mark Kermode reviews "Melania".
The review is short on jokes, but makes a powerful case that it is utterly horrific. Bezos should be ashamed of what he made.
But billionaires are incapable of shame.
Mark Kermode reviews "Melania".
The review is short on jokes, but makes a powerful case that it is utterly horrific. Bezos should be ashamed of what he made.
But billionaires are incapable of shame.
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does gaydar use gamma beams or tachyons
February 5, 2026 at 3:13 PM
does gaydar use gamma beams or tachyons
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The Prince Andrew interview foreshadowed this. Someone completely unused to being held to account, who crumbled under scrutiny. Plenty more Prince Andrews out there, who will gladly throw each other under the bus.
The thing about Epstein's death and this partial file release is that it's now impossible for his accomplices to get their stories straight. People are getting grilled on things that they thought were long ago buried, and several will fold under that pressure. The narrative is out of their control.
"Epstein’s most stupendous feat was to become a powerful New York insider after being registered as a sex offender" - no, that was confirmation of his place within a particular elite. www.ft.com/content/3f82...
February 3, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The Prince Andrew interview foreshadowed this. Someone completely unused to being held to account, who crumbled under scrutiny. Plenty more Prince Andrews out there, who will gladly throw each other under the bus.
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what scene from a horror movie still haunts you to this day?
February 3, 2026 at 11:41 AM
what scene from a horror movie still haunts you to this day?
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this is what really killed the place even before the nazis fully took over
the Venn diagram of “people willing to pay for Twitter so their replies are boosted” and “people capable of making funny comments” is just two completely separate circles side by side
the Venn diagram of “people willing to pay for Twitter so their replies are boosted” and “people capable of making funny comments” is just two completely separate circles side by side
twitter must be dead dead cause someone posted a rat coin purse that would have 2019 twitter losing its collective mind and most of the top comments are bots saying random words or people not nearly amped enough about the rat coin purse
February 3, 2026 at 6:11 AM
this is what really killed the place even before the nazis fully took over
the Venn diagram of “people willing to pay for Twitter so their replies are boosted” and “people capable of making funny comments” is just two completely separate circles side by side
the Venn diagram of “people willing to pay for Twitter so their replies are boosted” and “people capable of making funny comments” is just two completely separate circles side by side