Anathema Device (Brisbane)
@iamanathemadevice.bsky.social
Married cat lady, extremely boring retired web developer, pro-choice ATHEIST and feminist. #Australian on unceded First Nations territory (Brisbane / Meanjin)
#ActuallyAutistic. She/her. My cats are Shula (black) and Jana (tortie)
#ActuallyAutistic. She/her. My cats are Shula (black) and Jana (tortie)
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February 15, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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@pinkerite.com has done a great write-up of it all www.pinkerite.com/2026/02/stev...
Steven Pinker, the Intellectual Dark Web, Race Science and the Jeffrey Epstein files: "Steven Pinker is also a friend."
Steven Pinker praising "bad boy" Alan Dershowitz in the October 2013 Harvard Law School video on Youtube titled: "Celebrating Alan Dershowi...
www.pinkerite.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:11 PM
@pinkerite.com has done a great write-up of it all www.pinkerite.com/2026/02/stev...
Australians' right to protest may be more fragile than you think - ABC News www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
The right to protest and reasonable police response is under scrutiny
From 418 arrests in 1977 to fresh clashes in Sydney: The fragility of Australians' right to protest and what makes a reasonable police response is under scrutiny
www.abc.net.au
February 15, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Australians' right to protest may be more fragile than you think - ABC News www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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roses are red
cherenkov is blue
just use a screwdriver
what's the worst it could do
cherenkov is blue
just use a screwdriver
what's the worst it could do
February 15, 2026 at 12:10 AM
roses are red
cherenkov is blue
just use a screwdriver
what's the worst it could do
cherenkov is blue
just use a screwdriver
what's the worst it could do
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February 14, 2026
February 14, 2026
On Valentine’s Day in 1884, Theodore Roosevelt lost both his wife and his mother.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:57 AM
February 14, 2026
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This is the most important thing to understand about AI.
…That "Generative AI" does not tell you the truth, that it doesn't give you facts, & that when its outputs conform to factual reality, it's by fucking happenstance. These systems are not all-in-1 answer production machines, they are collections of stats & regularities spat out via fucking dice rolls
How many times, in how many contexts, in how many ways am I going to have to say that this is what "AI" does— what it fundamentally *is*— before it sinks in? That all Bullshit engines do is statistically correlate training data & inputs via their weights to produce outputs you are likely to accept…
February 15, 2026 at 4:11 AM
This is the most important thing to understand about AI.
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This cat making fully relatable decisions is the #TransitCat of the day.💜
When she needs a little break from walking but refuses to get in the stroller…
February 14, 2026 at 11:15 PM
This cat making fully relatable decisions is the #TransitCat of the day.💜
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Went to put the recycling in the bin. Discovered a Tawny Frogmouth.
February 14, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Went to put the recycling in the bin. Discovered a Tawny Frogmouth.
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We all need to see this today.
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 15, 2026 at 12:47 AM
We all need to see this today.
Closed-door apologies are not enough for a community confronted by images of worshippers being seized by NSW police | Aftab Malik | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Closed-door apologies are not enough for a community confronted by images of worshippers being seized by NSW police | Aftab Malik
Long-term trust depends on demonstrating that state power can be corrected as well as asserted
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Closed-door apologies are not enough for a community confronted by images of worshippers being seized by NSW police | Aftab Malik | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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My brain's full of worms
My gut's full of meat
Let's snort some lines
Off a gross toilet seat
My gut's full of meat
Let's snort some lines
Off a gross toilet seat
It's FUNNY because NOW we don't KNOW which HEARTS are POISONOUS.
February 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
My brain's full of worms
My gut's full of meat
Let's snort some lines
Off a gross toilet seat
My gut's full of meat
Let's snort some lines
Off a gross toilet seat
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There once was a man from Nantucket,
Who stuck a whale head in a bucket.
He had a worm in his brain,
Snorted toilet cocaine,
And Olivia Nuzzi said "I'll fuck it."
Who stuck a whale head in a bucket.
He had a worm in his brain,
Snorted toilet cocaine,
And Olivia Nuzzi said "I'll fuck it."
February 14, 2026 at 5:16 PM
There once was a man from Nantucket,
Who stuck a whale head in a bucket.
He had a worm in his brain,
Snorted toilet cocaine,
And Olivia Nuzzi said "I'll fuck it."
Who stuck a whale head in a bucket.
He had a worm in his brain,
Snorted toilet cocaine,
And Olivia Nuzzi said "I'll fuck it."
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I can't get past the idea of DoD handing over a high-powered laser to the Border Patrol sadists.
When I started working at Los Alamos, there was a feeling of camaraderie that meant that a screwup was a betrayal of your colleagues.
Hegseth and Duffy have no sense of that.
When I started working at Los Alamos, there was a feeling of camaraderie that meant that a screwup was a betrayal of your colleagues.
Hegseth and Duffy have no sense of that.
February 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
I can't get past the idea of DoD handing over a high-powered laser to the Border Patrol sadists.
When I started working at Los Alamos, there was a feeling of camaraderie that meant that a screwup was a betrayal of your colleagues.
Hegseth and Duffy have no sense of that.
When I started working at Los Alamos, there was a feeling of camaraderie that meant that a screwup was a betrayal of your colleagues.
Hegseth and Duffy have no sense of that.
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Can't resist sharing a new Hildegard von Blingin' video!
Let's get Romantic the medieval bardcore way!
youtu.be/EGkV6JttDFs?...
Let's get Romantic the medieval bardcore way!
youtu.be/EGkV6JttDFs?...
Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis (Bardcore | Medieval Style Cover)
YouTube video by Hildegard von Blingin'
youtu.be
February 14, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Can't resist sharing a new Hildegard von Blingin' video!
Let's get Romantic the medieval bardcore way!
youtu.be/EGkV6JttDFs?...
Let's get Romantic the medieval bardcore way!
youtu.be/EGkV6JttDFs?...
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It looked like a peaceful morning for the choughs
February 14, 2026 at 10:56 PM
It looked like a peaceful morning for the choughs
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Day 27th of the last month of the Year of the Wood Snake. Food for the coming Year of the Fire Horse.
February 14, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Day 27th of the last month of the Year of the Wood Snake. Food for the coming Year of the Fire Horse.
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Roses are red,
coats go on hooks.
We made you a love heart,
from #Library books. 📚❤️
Happy #ValentinesDay to all our followers but especially YOU because you're our favourite. ❤️
coats go on hooks.
We made you a love heart,
from #Library books. 📚❤️
Happy #ValentinesDay to all our followers but especially YOU because you're our favourite. ❤️
February 14, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Roses are red,
coats go on hooks.
We made you a love heart,
from #Library books. 📚❤️
Happy #ValentinesDay to all our followers but especially YOU because you're our favourite. ❤️
coats go on hooks.
We made you a love heart,
from #Library books. 📚❤️
Happy #ValentinesDay to all our followers but especially YOU because you're our favourite. ❤️
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Q: What does Israel’s genocide of Palestinians have in common with car drivers who kill cyclists?
A: The mainstream media’s insistence on using the passive voice 💩🤝💩
A: The mainstream media’s insistence on using the passive voice 💩🤝💩
Even when the killer has been convicted of murder, the press still can't bring themselves to attribute agency or fault to the driver.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
February 14, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Q: What does Israel’s genocide of Palestinians have in common with car drivers who kill cyclists?
A: The mainstream media’s insistence on using the passive voice 💩🤝💩
A: The mainstream media’s insistence on using the passive voice 💩🤝💩
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Pupular flowers for Tết in Vietnam
Hoa Thược Dược
Hoa Thược Dược
February 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Pupular flowers for Tết in Vietnam
Hoa Thược Dược
Hoa Thược Dược
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Trump Administration Announces That We Don’t Know Where The Sun Goes At Night
Trump Administration Announces That We Don’t Know Where the Sun Goes at Night
After deciding carbon dioxide does no harm, it was the logical next move.
www.theatlantic.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Trump Administration Announces That We Don’t Know Where The Sun Goes At Night
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Roses are red,
They look nice on a shrine
Here is the skull,
Of St. Valentine.
(Photo taken in Rome’s Chiesa di Santa Maria in Cosmedin of the relic of the 3rd Century martyr, a cleric who ministered to persecuted Christians and could apparently restore sight to the blind.)
They look nice on a shrine
Here is the skull,
Of St. Valentine.
(Photo taken in Rome’s Chiesa di Santa Maria in Cosmedin of the relic of the 3rd Century martyr, a cleric who ministered to persecuted Christians and could apparently restore sight to the blind.)
February 14, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Roses are red,
They look nice on a shrine
Here is the skull,
Of St. Valentine.
(Photo taken in Rome’s Chiesa di Santa Maria in Cosmedin of the relic of the 3rd Century martyr, a cleric who ministered to persecuted Christians and could apparently restore sight to the blind.)
They look nice on a shrine
Here is the skull,
Of St. Valentine.
(Photo taken in Rome’s Chiesa di Santa Maria in Cosmedin of the relic of the 3rd Century martyr, a cleric who ministered to persecuted Christians and could apparently restore sight to the blind.)
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Happy #Caturday and happy #ValentinesDay.
And happy birthday to Xibai and Petra, who are 1 today.
Here they are at 12 weeks, and at 12 months.
And happy birthday to Xibai and Petra, who are 1 today.
Here they are at 12 weeks, and at 12 months.
February 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Happy #Caturday and happy #ValentinesDay.
And happy birthday to Xibai and Petra, who are 1 today.
Here they are at 12 weeks, and at 12 months.
And happy birthday to Xibai and Petra, who are 1 today.
Here they are at 12 weeks, and at 12 months.
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Absolutely legal to stick a screwdriver in his tyres.
You don't have to drive an offensive SUV to be an arrogant prick. But. It sure helps.
To make this worse, there was about 10 feet free behind this car. But they wanted to be as close as possible to the bottle bank. Because fuck you.
To make this worse, there was about 10 feet free behind this car. But they wanted to be as close as possible to the bottle bank. Because fuck you.
February 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Absolutely legal to stick a screwdriver in his tyres.
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
Cocaine is better
With a small bit of poo
Violets are blue
Cocaine is better
With a small bit of poo
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 14, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Cocaine is better
With a small bit of poo
Violets are blue
Cocaine is better
With a small bit of poo