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scottmccloud.bsky.social
Gentle reminder that in the late '50s, the U.S. government did not censor comics. Comics companies censored themselves.

Not sure why that crossed my mind today but there it is...
September 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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nsousanis.bsky.social
Finished spread! The lives of different types of stars, the various ways they give back all they had taken in changed, and the new forms they give rise to! This took me some time to say the least! It's a lively place out there! On to the next spread (finale of this chapter!!)
#Nostos #Unflattening 2
a spread for a comics page, black background, with white panel borders and most the drawings white on black. upper left of the spread, a swirl of the start of a star - emanating out from it in radiating arms, a number of different paths in brick-like interconnected panel border shapes. First radiating down and to the left the life of a brown dwarf - which never quite becomes a start. the next branch goes mostly down - a red dwarf which burns longer than the current life of the universe, but the path forks near the bottom, because some of these alternately flare up during their life. the next path is a dwarf star - much like our own - which is stable until it puffs up late in its life, then burst off much of its material to become a white dwarf. Here the path forks - in one branch it lives on as a white dwarf and nebula, in the other, when it has a partner star, it steals material from it and eventually becomes a type 1A supernova. Overlaid a bit on this set of paths and the red dwarf is an example of a binary star system and a six star system. Emanating from the middle of these paths from upper left and going across the spine of the book to the lower right, is a path filled with galaxies - the path loses its border in the middle showing a collection of galaxies. Upper right path is a blue super giant as we move right it goes nova becoming in one forking path a black hole, in another a spinning neutron star - and that forks to either continue or if paired, collide to go supernova and create heavy elements. Middle of right side, molecules formed by chemistry with these atoms forged in stars. new swirls form, and then we see another generation of stars in a grid set of panels and the Planets! formed around them. This is a generational cycle and the text reflects that
September 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
When I search on something like "Why did Chris Licht get fired", (or "Don Lemon") or I get Google's AI overview.

On Mathew Dowd - AI no overview.

Straight to the links.

Hmmm.

Anyone care to offer their assessment?

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
MSNBC fires analyst Matthew Dowd over Charlie Kirk shooting remarks
Dowd said the slain activist’s words may have fueled the violence that claimed his life, sparking backlash
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
It occurred to me that soon, if not already, one can just "vibe code" themselves a browser.

One could just say "Hey <name-of-AI> whip me up a browser that does X, Y, and Z." or "my typical browser."

Could use an existing spec.

Roll up your sleeves for a battle over standards?
This is a full-color illustration featuring two figures against a dark blue and black background. On the left side of the image is a light-skinned man with short, neat brown hair, shown from the chest up. He is in profile, facing right. He wears a dark gray collared shirt over a lighter gray t-shirt. With his right hand, he holds a black smartphone to his right ear. His left hand is held out in front of him, palm up. His mouth is open. A white speech bubble with a black outline originates from near his mouth. Inside the bubble, black text reads: "Whip me up a Doctrow-EFF browser. You know - unenshittified." On the right is a humanoid figure of similar height. Its entire body is rendered as a network of glowing, bright cyan lines on a dark background, resembling a printed circuit board in human form. The figure is facing the man. Its left arm is extended forward, palm facing up. Floating directly above this figure's open palm is a glowing, light-blue, horizontal rectangle, shaped like a computer application window. The window has a title bar with three small circles on the top left. Inside the main area of the window are several horizontal blue bars and lines. On the left side of this window is a circular blue and white badge with a ridged edge. Text on the badge includes the words "CERTIFIED", "Cory & E.F.F.", and "APPROVED".
August 13, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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June 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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autismadvocate.co.uk
“Dog chases down ambulance that owner is being transported in. When EMS realise, they let the dog in.”

Love this 🥰❤️

#DogSky
#Reddit
r\NextF***ingLevel
June 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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marti-l.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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authorkaraj.bsky.social
The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
May 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
Some really (genuinely!) good news for your Tuesday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCZj...
www.youtube.com
May 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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nsousanis.bsky.social
my commitment to bringing back Carmine Infantino narrative caption hands (manicules) continues...
a snippet from the Magna Carta revised in 1354 mentioning due process
May 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
#tragedyfirst
#farcenext
#farcefirst
#tragedynext
May 2, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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tomgauld.bsky.social
I wrote this bonus, alt-text version but then I forgot to put it in ☹️ Here it is anyway

William Carlos Williams voice

I have tested
the samples
that were in
the lab

and which
you were probably
planning
to analyse

Forgive me
they were intriguing
so significant
and so quantifiable
April 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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April 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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jennamclaughlin.bsky.social
Also it wasn’t definitively Russians attempting to log in: it was Russian IPs. It’s different. Okay, getting off my soapbox- but let’s support journalism and read before we post!
April 18, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Is it just me, or is there a squicky and abject subservient subtext going on in this video for Tesla?

Don't get me wrong – I'd be fine with a robot cleaning a car – I just wouldn't anthropomorphize it, or imagine it waxing on about it in abjectly worshipful murmurs.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVFX...
This Robot Sucks
YouTube video by Tesla
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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davidweinberger.bsky.social
“Fairness through unawareness” means that if the data doesn't track info about gender, demographics, etc., then it can't be biased by those factors. But:

Fairness through unawareness can result in unawareness of unfairness.

(Sort of rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?)
January 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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tomgauld.bsky.social
My latest cartoon for Guardian Books. #books #politics #sauron
Title: Exclusive extracts from Sauron the dark lord’s forthcoming memoir Panel 1. Sauron (a great, evil flaming eye) passes across the sky over a ruined building and says “I made mistakes but I still believe that I delivered positive change for Middle Earth.” Panel 2. He continues over a pair of figures with tall, pointed hats and staffs and says “A cabal of anti-growth, left-wing wizards undermined my premiership.” Panel 3. A small figure blows smoke rings outside his circular front door. Sauron says “the hobbits never gave my shire modernisation policies a fair chance.” Panel 4. Sauron heads out over the hills, adding “Losing my ring of power was very difficult but I do not rule out a return to politics.”
October 1, 2023 at 9:43 AM