James Aylett
@james.tartarus.org
He/him. Working on privacy and responsible AI; usually worried about both. The pandemic isn't over. If I don't follow you it doesn't mean I don't like you. I've built things you've forgotten.
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yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing
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Commission of a wizard dragon who has their very own wizard tower like a fancy pants.
November 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Commission of a wizard dragon who has their very own wizard tower like a fancy pants.
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Really, I’m a sucker for these type of threads, and this one’s another banger.
It's Tuesday. It's November. And it's been awhile. So lets tell the story about the eel, the scheming wife who ate it, and the talking magpie that ratted her out!
That's right! It's time for the eel tale from the 1370s blockbuster hit, "The Book of the Knight of the Tower." 1/5
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That's right! It's time for the eel tale from the 1370s blockbuster hit, "The Book of the Knight of the Tower." 1/5
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November 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Really, I’m a sucker for these type of threads, and this one’s another banger.
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I get so mad when I read about non-phonics methods of teaching reading because they're so OBVIOUSLY inefficient and mentally taxing ways to read.
It's like teaching kids to count on their fingers and that's it, that's how they're supposed to count for their entire lives. It's mindboggling.
It's like teaching kids to count on their fingers and that's it, that's how they're supposed to count for their entire lives. It's mindboggling.
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I get so mad when I read about non-phonics methods of teaching reading because they're so OBVIOUSLY inefficient and mentally taxing ways to read.
It's like teaching kids to count on their fingers and that's it, that's how they're supposed to count for their entire lives. It's mindboggling.
It's like teaching kids to count on their fingers and that's it, that's how they're supposed to count for their entire lives. It's mindboggling.
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"'Maximum Alpha at 1.25X Speed: The Misuse of Chariots in Homer's Iliad."
Destined to become the quoted bit in the first half of an academic thesis title before the colon.
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
"'Maximum Alpha at 1.25X Speed: The Misuse of Chariots in Homer's Iliad."
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Honestly, "but Bond died in the last movie" is just...every new actor has been a new Bond, a fresh start. If you want to do the obsessive continuity thing, you do that within that actor's run. I'd have thought anyone immersed in 007 movies would realize this
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Honestly, "but Bond died in the last movie" is just...every new actor has been a new Bond, a fresh start. If you want to do the obsessive continuity thing, you do that within that actor's run. I'd have thought anyone immersed in 007 movies would realize this
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when someone gets into knitting, crochet, sewing and such things for the first time, the universe should deliver unto them a tin of biscuits. both encouragement and destiny fulfilment for what the tin will ultimately get used for: CRAFTY BITS
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
when someone gets into knitting, crochet, sewing and such things for the first time, the universe should deliver unto them a tin of biscuits. both encouragement and destiny fulfilment for what the tin will ultimately get used for: CRAFTY BITS
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Unbeknownst to Bond, his brain was encased in a special capsule inside his skull by circa 1997 Q and survived the explosion.
Due to a series of hilarious mishaps, the brain capsule ends up in a new host made up of various body parts of his former nemesises, including the ears of Blofeld's cat.
Due to a series of hilarious mishaps, the brain capsule ends up in a new host made up of various body parts of his former nemesises, including the ears of Blofeld's cat.
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Unbeknownst to Bond, his brain was encased in a special capsule inside his skull by circa 1997 Q and survived the explosion.
Due to a series of hilarious mishaps, the brain capsule ends up in a new host made up of various body parts of his former nemesises, including the ears of Blofeld's cat.
Due to a series of hilarious mishaps, the brain capsule ends up in a new host made up of various body parts of his former nemesises, including the ears of Blofeld's cat.
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Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
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If you thought your portfolio was doing badly here, wait till you see what a bear market in Japan looks like
Businesses in Japan are ramping up safety measures amid record numbers of bear sightings, with convenience stores and delivery firms acting to protect employees and customers.
Businesses in Japan tighten bear safety measures as sightings surge
Convenience stores and delivery companies are taking action to protect employees and customers as the predators are spotted in record numbers.
ebx.sh
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
If you thought your portfolio was doing badly here, wait till you see what a bear market in Japan looks like
If you boot a client-side web framework then load the data and only *then* start rendering, you are making assumptions about my priorities.
But if you boot a client-side framework with a default data view then load data into it, just fuck off right now because you are *lying* until full render
But if you boot a client-side framework with a default data view then load data into it, just fuck off right now because you are *lying* until full render
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
If you boot a client-side web framework then load the data and only *then* start rendering, you are making assumptions about my priorities.
But if you boot a client-side framework with a default data view then load data into it, just fuck off right now because you are *lying* until full render
But if you boot a client-side framework with a default data view then load data into it, just fuck off right now because you are *lying* until full render
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This whole thread but especially this. Layoffs at tech companies are out of control, and have been rising since the start of the bubble. In an uncertain political climate with less regulation, tech jobs will keep shrinking. This is before even going into electricity costs, etc.
November 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This whole thread but especially this. Layoffs at tech companies are out of control, and have been rising since the start of the bubble. In an uncertain political climate with less regulation, tech jobs will keep shrinking. This is before even going into electricity costs, etc.
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Speed dating is when you have to tell Keanu Reeves a little bit about yourself or this bus will explode
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Speed dating is when you have to tell Keanu Reeves a little bit about yourself or this bus will explode
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No other word has done more damage to the craft of writing in recent years than “content”. Even if you’re using the word “content” ironically, or as a cute little joke, don’t. When someone calls writing “content” they’re pissing on someone’s hard work & passion. “Content” is Technosatan’s henchword.
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
No other word has done more damage to the craft of writing in recent years than “content”. Even if you’re using the word “content” ironically, or as a cute little joke, don’t. When someone calls writing “content” they’re pissing on someone’s hard work & passion. “Content” is Technosatan’s henchword.
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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Stop overhyping AI, scientists tell von der Leyen
Stop overhyping AI, scientists tell von der Leyen
Open letter criticises the Commission President for remarks earlier this year – when she anticipated AI would “approach human reasoning” in 2026
dlvr.it
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Stop overhyping AI, scientists tell von der Leyen
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Monsters Inc meets Alien Vs Predator, love it
I saw a random reddit comment where someone theorized that Pennywise and Mary Poppins were the same species of primordial psychic entity, but Pennywise feeds on fear while Poppins feeds on joy. both of them eat kid emotions because fear and joy are more intense in kids. This is Canon for me now.
November 10, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Monsters Inc meets Alien Vs Predator, love it
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why are you all looking at me
November 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
why are you all looking at me
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football’s all like gimme that coconut i want it it’s beautiful but tennis is all like fuck this stupid lemon i hate it
November 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
football’s all like gimme that coconut i want it it’s beautiful but tennis is all like fuck this stupid lemon i hate it
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🚨EMERGENCY JELLIES DEPLOYED🚨
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeWh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeWh...
Live Moon Jelly Cam - Monterey Bay Aquarium
YouTube video by Monterey Bay Aquarium
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
🚨EMERGENCY JELLIES DEPLOYED🚨
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeWh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeWh...
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Incredibly bittersweet to be published in Teen Vogue this weekend after devastating layoffs, including my editor for this piece. It’s about how beauty influencers have fallen into and become part of the alt-right pipeline targeting girls and women
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
The 'Womanosphere' Is Coming for Teen Girls
How beauty and wellness influencers are part of a misinformation ecosystem pushing traditional values on girls.
www.teenvogue.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Incredibly bittersweet to be published in Teen Vogue this weekend after devastating layoffs, including my editor for this piece. It’s about how beauty influencers have fallen into and become part of the alt-right pipeline targeting girls and women
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
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Who made this and why are you choosing nerd violence? ✍️ I mean, it is true, but still.
November 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Who made this and why are you choosing nerd violence? ✍️ I mean, it is true, but still.
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Me, giggling like a goblin, strapping myself into the BBC Boss chair, commissioning non-celeb sitcom & sketch show after another. High concept narrative comedies by women! 100 shows with writers rooms! Tell whatever celeb blokes are doing a travel show they can make their own way back from Bordeaux!
November 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Me, giggling like a goblin, strapping myself into the BBC Boss chair, commissioning non-celeb sitcom & sketch show after another. High concept narrative comedies by women! 100 shows with writers rooms! Tell whatever celeb blokes are doing a travel show they can make their own way back from Bordeaux!
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I follow at least a few adult film performers and OnlyFans models here on Bluesky, to save investigators some time should I ever run for public office. Moreover, they're all pretty cool folks, A++, would follow again.
James Talarico, a Texas Democrat running for U.S. Senate who has put his faith at the forefront of his campaign, follows several adult film performers, escorts and OnlyFans models on Instagram, according to an Axios review.
Faith-forward Texas Senate candidate follows porn actors, escorts online
James Talarico has become a sensation in Texas politics by talking about how his Christianity is the basis for his progressive politics.
www.axios.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I follow at least a few adult film performers and OnlyFans models here on Bluesky, to save investigators some time should I ever run for public office. Moreover, they're all pretty cool folks, A++, would follow again.