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I used to use detectors before realizing they are also basically LLMs and hallucinate answers just like any other LLM
Just because I keep seeing those "I checked this piece and it's written by AI" - this is an old article of mine, before AI was available. So could we not?
February 16, 2026 at 4:24 PM
I used to use detectors before realizing they are also basically LLMs and hallucinate answers just like any other LLM
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The proliferation of mobile games where your character opens a small business with almost no money and quickly becomes a millionaire is a capitalist tool to devalue labor and promote the myth that low-income workers can easily “pull themselves up by their bootstraps.” In this essay I will
February 16, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The proliferation of mobile games where your character opens a small business with almost no money and quickly becomes a millionaire is a capitalist tool to devalue labor and promote the myth that low-income workers can easily “pull themselves up by their bootstraps.” In this essay I will
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If you are wondering what words the all-male Congress found so "blasphemous" that they felt compelled to literally scrape them off the monument, they were: ''Woman, first denied a soul, then called mindless, now arisen, declared herself an entity to be reckoned.''
On this day in 1921, Congress reluctantly accepted a sculpture memorializing women’s 19th A victory. Congress relegated the memorial to the Capitol’s crypt & painted over the feminist inscription. The statue stayed entombed in the crypt for 76 years. The inscription is still not restored. #WeTheMen
February 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
If you are wondering what words the all-male Congress found so "blasphemous" that they felt compelled to literally scrape them off the monument, they were: ''Woman, first denied a soul, then called mindless, now arisen, declared herself an entity to be reckoned.''
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“Inventing the Renaissance” is having another $3.99 ebook sale. I think this one is Uk/Canada/AU/NZ too! If bit, that sale is coming in a couple days.
“Inventing the Renaissance” is a history of histories of this (not so) golden age. Much of making history is simply adding new POVs to the braid as historians ask new & more diverse questions w/ each generation. I hope you’ll enjoy my effort to show the process at work! 25/25 https://buff.ly/4j6qkoS
February 15, 2026 at 9:07 PM
“Inventing the Renaissance” is having another $3.99 ebook sale. I think this one is Uk/Canada/AU/NZ too! If bit, that sale is coming in a couple days.
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This 6x6 original oil painting of the path at St Edwards State Park is ready to go to a new home!
maggiepaintsnprints.etsy.com/listing/4458...
#oilpainting #seattle #artforsale #traditionalart
maggiepaintsnprints.etsy.com/listing/4458...
#oilpainting #seattle #artforsale #traditionalart
February 16, 2026 at 4:44 AM
This 6x6 original oil painting of the path at St Edwards State Park is ready to go to a new home!
maggiepaintsnprints.etsy.com/listing/4458...
#oilpainting #seattle #artforsale #traditionalart
maggiepaintsnprints.etsy.com/listing/4458...
#oilpainting #seattle #artforsale #traditionalart
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Bleeding heart
Wanted to try white on white and a narrow value range
Wanted to try white on white and a narrow value range
February 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Bleeding heart
Wanted to try white on white and a narrow value range
Wanted to try white on white and a narrow value range
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Really photo editing here by Hector Vivas of Getty Images. Composite of the women's snowboard halfpipe final, depicting all the female Olympians who competed.
February 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Really photo editing here by Hector Vivas of Getty Images. Composite of the women's snowboard halfpipe final, depicting all the female Olympians who competed.
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Seen several friends react to this and I share the initial snap reaction, but I find myself compelled to go further in on it for people who might not know.
Professional wrestling and by extension, professional wrestling fans are not who you think they are.
And in Mr. Takei's case, they're his fans.
Professional wrestling and by extension, professional wrestling fans are not who you think they are.
And in Mr. Takei's case, they're his fans.
When you've lost the pro wrestling crowd...
Pro Wrestling Star Visibly Stunned After 'F**k ICE' Chant Breaks Out During Main Event
www.comicsands.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Seen several friends react to this and I share the initial snap reaction, but I find myself compelled to go further in on it for people who might not know.
Professional wrestling and by extension, professional wrestling fans are not who you think they are.
And in Mr. Takei's case, they're his fans.
Professional wrestling and by extension, professional wrestling fans are not who you think they are.
And in Mr. Takei's case, they're his fans.
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Oh my GOD King County Public Health is just wilding out for Valentines Day (and a lovely one).
February 13, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Oh my GOD King County Public Health is just wilding out for Valentines Day (and a lovely one).
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We’ve all been losing our minds about how limp Democratic opposition has been and now we’re in the thick of primary season and there are like 4 Senate races and 20 House races that could alter the composition of Congress and people don’t seem that invested. Feels like opportunities are being missed.
February 12, 2026 at 3:54 PM
We’ve all been losing our minds about how limp Democratic opposition has been and now we’re in the thick of primary season and there are like 4 Senate races and 20 House races that could alter the composition of Congress and people don’t seem that invested. Feels like opportunities are being missed.
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New podcast episode out! The second segment is all about ICE. I want to emphasize again what I called out during the podcast, which is that even though we're not in the middle of an ICE "surge" here, people are living in fear and there are detentions happening every day.
NEW // Urbanist Podcast: Crosslake Light Rail + ICE-Triggered Constitutional Crisis www.theurbanist.org/2026/02/13/u...
Urbanist Podcast: Crosslake Light Rail + ICE-Triggered Constitutional Crisis » The Urbanist
# In this episode of The Urbanist Podcast, our newsroom discusses what the crosslake 2 Line opening will means for the region, what removing Claudia Balducci as System Expansion Committee Chair means ...
www.theurbanist.org
February 13, 2026 at 9:12 PM
New podcast episode out! The second segment is all about ICE. I want to emphasize again what I called out during the podcast, which is that even though we're not in the middle of an ICE "surge" here, people are living in fear and there are detentions happening every day.
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Really enjoyed this Searching for Birds data visualization from
@nadiehbremer.com
and team. Lots of great info (and I wouldn't have guess the species estimated to be the second most-numerous in the U.S. if given 50 tries)
searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com
@nadiehbremer.com
and team. Lots of great info (and I wouldn't have guess the species estimated to be the second most-numerous in the U.S. if given 50 tries)
searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com
Searching for Birds
An interactive story about the birds that capture our curiosity, told through data, visuals and illustrations
searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Really enjoyed this Searching for Birds data visualization from
@nadiehbremer.com
and team. Lots of great info (and I wouldn't have guess the species estimated to be the second most-numerous in the U.S. if given 50 tries)
searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com
@nadiehbremer.com
and team. Lots of great info (and I wouldn't have guess the species estimated to be the second most-numerous in the U.S. if given 50 tries)
searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com
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NO price can be put on a human life.
But since Daniel Auderer, former VP of SPOG, thinks Jaahnavi Kandula had "limited value" let me show you, in concrete terms, what her *wrongful death* cost Seattle:
But since Daniel Auderer, former VP of SPOG, thinks Jaahnavi Kandula had "limited value" let me show you, in concrete terms, what her *wrongful death* cost Seattle:
The city of Seattle will pay $29 million to the family of a graduate student from India who was struck and killed in a crosswalk in 2023 by a police officer who was driving nearly three times the speed limit as he responded to a call.
Seattle to Pay $29 Million to Family of Woman Fatally Struck by Police S.U.V.
The officer was traveling 74 miles per hour in a 25-m.p.h. zone when he hit Jaahnavi Kandula in a crosswalk while responding to a call.
nyti.ms
February 13, 2026 at 4:50 AM
NO price can be put on a human life.
But since Daniel Auderer, former VP of SPOG, thinks Jaahnavi Kandula had "limited value" let me show you, in concrete terms, what her *wrongful death* cost Seattle:
But since Daniel Auderer, former VP of SPOG, thinks Jaahnavi Kandula had "limited value" let me show you, in concrete terms, what her *wrongful death* cost Seattle:
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got you some chocolates. don’t worry about the title
February 12, 2026 at 7:43 PM
got you some chocolates. don’t worry about the title
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The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.
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Archaeopteryx looks like it would be bitey, a little asshole flying lizard. Probably smart for its size too. Imagine a pigeon-sized lizard crow with a mouthful of sharp teeth that looks at everything as having too many fingers and not bleeding nearly enough
February 12, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Archaeopteryx looks like it would be bitey, a little asshole flying lizard. Probably smart for its size too. Imagine a pigeon-sized lizard crow with a mouthful of sharp teeth that looks at everything as having too many fingers and not bleeding nearly enough
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Here are some nice mushrooms
February 12, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Here are some nice mushrooms
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Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
February 12, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.
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February 11, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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Research that ties together chemistry, history, and archaeology always tends to be neat, IMO. This one is about birds, to boot.
Pre-Incans collected seabird poop from remote islands to use as fertilizer
Guano-based agriculture became highly prized in the Inca empire
www.science.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Research that ties together chemistry, history, and archaeology always tends to be neat, IMO. This one is about birds, to boot.
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This is incredible. Like the previous few years, near all of the electricity capacity added to the grid was clean energy. The Inflation Reduction Act helped this - it made solar & wind cheaper but it also for the first time had a standalone incentive for grid storage. Look at the growth in storage!
Final EIA-860 is out, and 2025 really did it: 54 GW of new U.S. electric capacity, 96% clean. Solar again carries the offense, and we built more storage in 2025 than the cumulative total through 2023. More and more and more additions... but also record low retirements.
February 12, 2026 at 4:38 AM
This is incredible. Like the previous few years, near all of the electricity capacity added to the grid was clean energy. The Inflation Reduction Act helped this - it made solar & wind cheaper but it also for the first time had a standalone incentive for grid storage. Look at the growth in storage!
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We have SIX DAYS to get this out of the Washington State Senate. NEXT TUESDAY is the legislative deadline to get bills out their house of origin.
If it doesn't pass by then, it likely dies till 2027.
Since farmworkers were written out of labor laws in 1937, we have to win at the state level.
If it doesn't pass by then, it likely dies till 2027.
Since farmworkers were written out of labor laws in 1937, we have to win at the state level.
SB6045, a bill to allow farmworker collective bargaining in WA state, will soon be voted on in WAs Senate. This bill is critical for WA farm workers like those at Windmill mushroom who have been fighting to get a contract since 2022. Take action today: act.seiu.org/a/waorganizi...
February 11, 2026 at 11:10 PM
We have SIX DAYS to get this out of the Washington State Senate. NEXT TUESDAY is the legislative deadline to get bills out their house of origin.
If it doesn't pass by then, it likely dies till 2027.
Since farmworkers were written out of labor laws in 1937, we have to win at the state level.
If it doesn't pass by then, it likely dies till 2027.
Since farmworkers were written out of labor laws in 1937, we have to win at the state level.
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Seattle Renters: join the fight for affordability! We are extending the deadline for the Seattle Renter’s Survey to February 20 and we want to hear from as many different communities as possible.
Find all survey links below.
English: forms.office.com/g/B1K37QsKt
Find all survey links below.
English: forms.office.com/g/B1K37QsKt
February 12, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Seattle Renters: join the fight for affordability! We are extending the deadline for the Seattle Renter’s Survey to February 20 and we want to hear from as many different communities as possible.
Find all survey links below.
English: forms.office.com/g/B1K37QsKt
Find all survey links below.
English: forms.office.com/g/B1K37QsKt
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To everyone thanking me, much appreciated but not why I posted! Pls support your local immigrant defense group like:
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/
Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate
Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/
Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate
Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!
February 12, 2026 at 12:29 AM
To everyone thanking me, much appreciated but not why I posted! Pls support your local immigrant defense group like:
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/
Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate
Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: www.ilcm.org/donate/
Or my hometown LUCE: www.lucemass.org/donate
Or Google your city/state & “immigrant defense” to find your local heroes!