Baby octopus
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Alt text 101 for Bluesky | Digital Philosophy by Manning Krull
Hi! You may be here because I or someone else sent you this link in response to a conversation about alt text on Bluesky. Welcome! This is a short article about alt text, its importance, and how to wr...
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If I've liked your hilarious meme or beautiful picture but not reposted it, it might be because you didn't include alt text
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Amazing news!
When you purchase the audiobook of my novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster between now and Feb. 12, ✨ 100 PERCENT ✨ of the purchase price goes to BINC, the nonprofit that helps booksellers who are having a tough time.
I love this audiobook. And BINC. It's a win-win!
libro.fm/binc
When you purchase the audiobook of my novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster between now and Feb. 12, ✨ 100 PERCENT ✨ of the purchase price goes to BINC, the nonprofit that helps booksellers who are having a tough time.
I love this audiobook. And BINC. It's a win-win!
libro.fm/binc
Book Industry Charitable Foundation
Libro.fm is proud to support Binc, the only nonprofit in the United States dedicated to assisting booksellers and comic retailers in need.
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February 10, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Amazing news!
When you purchase the audiobook of my novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster between now and Feb. 12, ✨ 100 PERCENT ✨ of the purchase price goes to BINC, the nonprofit that helps booksellers who are having a tough time.
I love this audiobook. And BINC. It's a win-win!
libro.fm/binc
When you purchase the audiobook of my novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster between now and Feb. 12, ✨ 100 PERCENT ✨ of the purchase price goes to BINC, the nonprofit that helps booksellers who are having a tough time.
I love this audiobook. And BINC. It's a win-win!
libro.fm/binc
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This is a throng of yellow tangs hanging out together just a few feet from the ocean shore.
#fish #nature #photography #marinelife #love #yellow #maui #hawaii #bluesky #goodnight #peace #nokings #vacay
#fish #nature #photography #marinelife #love #yellow #maui #hawaii #bluesky #goodnight #peace #nokings #vacay
February 10, 2026 at 4:39 AM
This is a throng of yellow tangs hanging out together just a few feet from the ocean shore.
#fish #nature #photography #marinelife #love #yellow #maui #hawaii #bluesky #goodnight #peace #nokings #vacay
#fish #nature #photography #marinelife #love #yellow #maui #hawaii #bluesky #goodnight #peace #nokings #vacay
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I, too, view every day I'm not called on to resign from my job a triumph.
me when i shit myself in public but the next day i successfully do it all in the toilet
February 10, 2026 at 12:04 PM
I, too, view every day I'm not called on to resign from my job a triumph.
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February 10, 2026 at 9:05 AM
So this sinus surgery device is, by the deliberate choices of the manufacturer, going to cause the surgeon to go the wrong way inside the patient's head one time in every 5.
(Deleted my previous post where I'd wrongly thought it was a brain surgery device)
(Deleted my previous post where I'd wrongly thought it was a brain surgery device)
“The surgeon warned Acclarent “there were issues that needed to be resolved”... Despite that Acclarent “lowered its safety standards to rush the new technology to market,” & set “as a goal only 80% accuracy for some of this new technology before integrating it into the TruDi Navigation System.”
February 10, 2026 at 2:14 PM
So this sinus surgery device is, by the deliberate choices of the manufacturer, going to cause the surgeon to go the wrong way inside the patient's head one time in every 5.
(Deleted my previous post where I'd wrongly thought it was a brain surgery device)
(Deleted my previous post where I'd wrongly thought it was a brain surgery device)
“The surgeon warned Acclarent “there were issues that needed to be resolved”... Despite that Acclarent “lowered its safety standards to rush the new technology to market,” & set “as a goal only 80% accuracy for some of this new technology before integrating it into the TruDi Navigation System.”
February 10, 2026 at 2:14 PM
it's actually a sinus surgery device - its just now some of those surgeries are becoming surprise brain surgeries
February 10, 2026 at 2:13 PM
So this sinus surgery device is, by the deliberate choices of the manufacturer, going to cause the surgeon to go the wrong way inside the patient's head one time in every 5.
(Deleted my previous post where I'd wrongly thought it was a brain surgery device)
(Deleted my previous post where I'd wrongly thought it was a brain surgery device)
“The surgeon warned Acclarent “there were issues that needed to be resolved”... Despite that Acclarent “lowered its safety standards to rush the new technology to market,” & set “as a goal only 80% accuracy for some of this new technology before integrating it into the TruDi Navigation System.”
February 10, 2026 at 2:12 PM
So this sinus surgery device is, by the deliberate choices of the manufacturer, going to cause the surgeon to go the wrong way inside the patient's head one time in every 5.
(Deleted my previous post where I'd wrongly thought it was a brain surgery device)
(Deleted my previous post where I'd wrongly thought it was a brain surgery device)
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it's actually a sinus surgery device - its just now some of those surgeries are becoming surprise brain surgeries
February 10, 2026 at 1:45 PM
it's actually a sinus surgery device - its just now some of those surgeries are becoming surprise brain surgeries
Ah well that *is* a little on the nose
February 10, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Ah well that *is* a little on the nose
Why are you still on the Nazi newsletter website Owen? No other newsletter websites have a Nazi problem, it's only Substack that funds and defends Nazis using the money they slice off the top from everyone's subs.
February 10, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Why are you still on the Nazi newsletter website Owen? No other newsletter websites have a Nazi problem, it's only Substack that funds and defends Nazis using the money they slice off the top from everyone's subs.
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Wish I’d thought of this a couple of months back
February 10, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Wish I’d thought of this a couple of months back
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But here's the thing. More people are worried about eyes than skin. So, if you've got soapy water, that might be ok for skin, but not if you have a burn, and you don't want soap in the eyes. Soap in the eyes will work as a multiplier for the tear gas.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:20 AM
But here's the thing. More people are worried about eyes than skin. So, if you've got soapy water, that might be ok for skin, but not if you have a burn, and you don't want soap in the eyes. Soap in the eyes will work as a multiplier for the tear gas.
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Many burns alleged to be from CS gas turn out to be actual thermal burns (2nd degree, with blistering at times) from getting too close to the grenade. This is one reason why I tell people to never try to pick them up.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Many burns alleged to be from CS gas turn out to be actual thermal burns (2nd degree, with blistering at times) from getting too close to the grenade. This is one reason why I tell people to never try to pick them up.
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With the most prevalent tear gas, CS, water is the most generally preferred decontaminant for removal and it is widely cited in the scientific and technical literature.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:05 AM
With the most prevalent tear gas, CS, water is the most generally preferred decontaminant for removal and it is widely cited in the scientific and technical literature.
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Met a fellow dog walker this morning who I often say hello to as we pass. This time my brain couldn’t think what to say, so I just announced how many poos my dog had done so far, and then carried on walking.
February 10, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Met a fellow dog walker this morning who I often say hello to as we pass. This time my brain couldn’t think what to say, so I just announced how many poos my dog had done so far, and then carried on walking.
Parents already do have the ability to manage their kids' internet access! Home routers from broadband providers have parental control packages. Android and Apple devices have supervised accounts with parental controls. Mobile internet providers have family filters that are on by default.
February 10, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Parents already do have the ability to manage their kids' internet access! Home routers from broadband providers have parental control packages. Android and Apple devices have supervised accounts with parental controls. Mobile internet providers have family filters that are on by default.
"Sorry kid, I'm going to have to play this entire game before I let you have a go. It's, um, for your safety! Yes! I wish I didn't have to endure this hardship but I would be failing in my duty as a parent if I didn't 100% Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex before you. As a precaution."
February 10, 2026 at 12:58 PM
"Sorry kid, I'm going to have to play this entire game before I let you have a go. It's, um, for your safety! Yes! I wish I didn't have to endure this hardship but I would be failing in my duty as a parent if I didn't 100% Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex before you. As a precaution."
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Kinda Fucked Up that in our lifetimes we've gone from "never share personal info on the internet" to "hand over your identity to the most incompetent corporations imaginable".
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Kinda Fucked Up that in our lifetimes we've gone from "never share personal info on the internet" to "hand over your identity to the most incompetent corporations imaginable".
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designing our built environment to be so unpleasant that it deliberately alienates anyone passing through it is the inevitable conclusion of decades of hardening individualism and noxious resentment towards anyone who is out of work, is young, isn't a homeowner, doesn't drive, doesn't look like us
you know how in the UK when you're walking through some recently-constructed group of residential buildings and it's just... numbing? a weirdly sterile area with zero motivation to linger for even a moment? that's Secured by Design. it's pure poison for our communities
February 10, 2026 at 12:16 PM
designing our built environment to be so unpleasant that it deliberately alienates anyone passing through it is the inevitable conclusion of decades of hardening individualism and noxious resentment towards anyone who is out of work, is young, isn't a homeowner, doesn't drive, doesn't look like us
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I wasn't aware of writer and artist Phin Harper from the video upthread. here they are also giving evidence to the House of Lords about the toxic effect of Secured by Design
www.instagram.com/phinharper/r...
www.instagram.com/phinharper/r...
Phin Harper on Instagram: "Not many people know how much the police are involved in the design of homes in the UK or the harm their involvement causes to communities. I went to the House of Lords to e...
29K likes, 640 comments - phinharper on December 15, 2025: "Not many people know how much the police are involved in the design of homes in the UK or the harm their involvement causes to communities. ...
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February 10, 2026 at 12:18 PM
I wasn't aware of writer and artist Phin Harper from the video upthread. here they are also giving evidence to the House of Lords about the toxic effect of Secured by Design
www.instagram.com/phinharper/r...
www.instagram.com/phinharper/r...
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the toxic Thatcherite scheme Secured by Design seems to finally be getting more attention. I've been disgusted by it for years. more details in the next post from an old thread
Most Londoners have no idea how involved the cops are in urban design.
The cops said that local gangs were hiding drugs in the flowers, by which they mean there were brown people hanging out there, so a park now looks like this.
Vid www.instagram.com/reel/DUJRDNJ...
The cops said that local gangs were hiding drugs in the flowers, by which they mean there were brown people hanging out there, so a park now looks like this.
Vid www.instagram.com/reel/DUJRDNJ...
February 10, 2026 at 11:16 AM
the toxic Thatcherite scheme Secured by Design seems to finally be getting more attention. I've been disgusted by it for years. more details in the next post from an old thread
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me when i shit myself in public but the next day i successfully do it all in the toilet
February 10, 2026 at 11:55 AM
me when i shit myself in public but the next day i successfully do it all in the toilet
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Happy 13th anniversary to this pair of matching news headlines.
February 10, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Happy 13th anniversary to this pair of matching news headlines.