Maqqy96
@maqqy96.bsky.social
Gaming fanatic and writer. Former artist and comic artist. 42-year-old, non-Binary asexual hot mess. They/Them/He/Him. www.mhho.com
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Read this sentence slowly:
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
As Bernie Sanders Comes to California, Wealth Tax Opponents Intensify Efforts
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Read this sentence slowly:
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
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Terrifying fact about asbestos:
Nearly all talcum powder and talc products are contaminated with asbestos, because the geological deposits regularly co-occur, so it's very hard to purely harvest talc.
This is why there was a baby powder causing cancer problem.
Nearly all talcum powder and talc products are contaminated with asbestos, because the geological deposits regularly co-occur, so it's very hard to purely harvest talc.
This is why there was a baby powder causing cancer problem.
Veritasium made a video on asbestos (that I helped with in a teeny tiny capacity). You can check it out here. #geology youtu.be/cMx139eTxoc?...
How One Rock Poisoned (Almost) The Entire Planet
YouTube video by Veritasium
youtu.be
February 18, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Terrifying fact about asbestos:
Nearly all talcum powder and talc products are contaminated with asbestos, because the geological deposits regularly co-occur, so it's very hard to purely harvest talc.
This is why there was a baby powder causing cancer problem.
Nearly all talcum powder and talc products are contaminated with asbestos, because the geological deposits regularly co-occur, so it's very hard to purely harvest talc.
This is why there was a baby powder causing cancer problem.
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over and over again the efficacy of these programs gets proven
and yet
and yet
In 2023, an Oregon program began providing 120 homeless youth with $1,000 every month.
Two years later, 94% of participants reported they were housed.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Two years later, 94% of participants reported they were housed.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Oregon tried giving homeless youth $1,000 a month with no strings attached. Here’s what happened
The program helped 94% of participants secure housing while building financial literacy skills that could break the cycle of homelessness.
www.oregonlive.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:32 AM
over and over again the efficacy of these programs gets proven
and yet
and yet
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Milt Kahl just having them wiggle their heads around just to show off I swear god damn inhuman god of an artist.
February 18, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Milt Kahl just having them wiggle their heads around just to show off I swear god damn inhuman god of an artist.
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People talk about this stuff in terms of how much it'll suck for gaming and I hate to inform you how many MRI machines, X-Rays, all sorts of other vital machinery are just a Windows IoT Edition PC in a beige plastic box with a big magnet/accelerator/whatever attached.
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
Hyperscalers are tearing hard drives out of the hands of manufacturers. Prices are therefore also rising for SSDs.
www.heise.de
February 17, 2026 at 9:12 PM
People talk about this stuff in terms of how much it'll suck for gaming and I hate to inform you how many MRI machines, X-Rays, all sorts of other vital machinery are just a Windows IoT Edition PC in a beige plastic box with a big magnet/accelerator/whatever attached.
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Heard an interview today where a guy said (and I'm paraphrasing) "LLMs have had years to train on every aspect of chess, read every book and article about it, review every match, but when they play, they STILL makes illegal moves. That tells you everything."
And.
Yup.
And.
Yup.
February 17, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Heard an interview today where a guy said (and I'm paraphrasing) "LLMs have had years to train on every aspect of chess, read every book and article about it, review every match, but when they play, they STILL makes illegal moves. That tells you everything."
And.
Yup.
And.
Yup.
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Happy lunar new year
February 16, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Happy lunar new year
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Hornet, from "Silksong".
Doodle request from my fine patrons - patreon.com/collectedcur...
Doodle request from my fine patrons - patreon.com/collectedcur...
February 17, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Hornet, from "Silksong".
Doodle request from my fine patrons - patreon.com/collectedcur...
Doodle request from my fine patrons - patreon.com/collectedcur...
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Sex work is work.
Solidarity to these workers as they unionize. And kudos to my @wbng.org parent union, @cwaunion.bsky.social, for supporting the organizing.
www.cbsnews.com/news/sex-wor...
Solidarity to these workers as they unionize. And kudos to my @wbng.org parent union, @cwaunion.bsky.social, for supporting the organizing.
www.cbsnews.com/news/sex-wor...
Sex workers in Nevada fighting to become first in U.S. to unionize
Nevada is the only state where people can legally purchase sex, and now sex workers at one of the state's oldest brothels, Sheri's Ranch, are fighting to become the first in the U.S. to unionize.
www.cbsnews.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Sex work is work.
Solidarity to these workers as they unionize. And kudos to my @wbng.org parent union, @cwaunion.bsky.social, for supporting the organizing.
www.cbsnews.com/news/sex-wor...
Solidarity to these workers as they unionize. And kudos to my @wbng.org parent union, @cwaunion.bsky.social, for supporting the organizing.
www.cbsnews.com/news/sex-wor...
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adding alt text to help with shareability
February 17, 2026 at 6:40 AM
adding alt text to help with shareability
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I rubbed his tummy and he fell asleep with his tongue out. So cute
February 17, 2026 at 1:31 PM
I rubbed his tummy and he fell asleep with his tongue out. So cute
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Yes, that's commercial abuse of copyright.
This "author" claims to be republishing works out of the public domain, but change the title, list themselves as author, and select artwork from an entirely different book?
I appreciate the heads up. I submitted takedown notice to Apple. ~ME
This "author" claims to be republishing works out of the public domain, but change the title, list themselves as author, and select artwork from an entirely different book?
I appreciate the heads up. I submitted takedown notice to Apple. ~ME
February 17, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Yes, that's commercial abuse of copyright.
This "author" claims to be republishing works out of the public domain, but change the title, list themselves as author, and select artwork from an entirely different book?
I appreciate the heads up. I submitted takedown notice to Apple. ~ME
This "author" claims to be republishing works out of the public domain, but change the title, list themselves as author, and select artwork from an entirely different book?
I appreciate the heads up. I submitted takedown notice to Apple. ~ME
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This entire software suite must be destroyed, and wiped off of earth. Utterly dismembered and forgotten. This is patently sick. This will fuck ppl up in so many ways. This is disgusting and wretched.
Meta patents AI that takes over a dead person’s account to keep posting and chatting - Dexerto
Meta has been granted a patent outlining an AI system capable of simulating a user’s activity on social media to post after their death.
www.dexerto.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:10 AM
This entire software suite must be destroyed, and wiped off of earth. Utterly dismembered and forgotten. This is patently sick. This will fuck ppl up in so many ways. This is disgusting and wretched.
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Here it is, your moment of zen.
February 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Here it is, your moment of zen.
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He had a joke in his stump speeches about how, if he were to walk on water, the headlines the next day would read “Jesse Jackson Can’t Swim”
How many of the media outlets eulogizing Rev. Jesse Jackson today spent decades trying to undermine his work & turn him into a punchline?
February 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
He had a joke in his stump speeches about how, if he were to walk on water, the headlines the next day would read “Jesse Jackson Can’t Swim”
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Just got an email from Zoom plugging their "AI Companion," so I immediately looked up how to disable it and disabled it. In case you're interested...
support.zoom.com/hc/en/articl...
support.zoom.com/hc/en/articl...
Enabling or disabling the AI Companion Panel in Zoom Workplace
Account owners and admins can enable or disable the AI Companion panel in Zoom Workplace, which provides
support.zoom.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Just got an email from Zoom plugging their "AI Companion," so I immediately looked up how to disable it and disabled it. In case you're interested...
support.zoom.com/hc/en/articl...
support.zoom.com/hc/en/articl...
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Dawn over Marl Pits (1)
digital painting
digital painting
February 17, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Dawn over Marl Pits (1)
digital painting
digital painting
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The people have spoken
February 17, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The people have spoken
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Cool World (1992) art by Barry E Jackson
#mondaymotivation
#mondaymotivation
February 16, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Cool World (1992) art by Barry E Jackson
#mondaymotivation
#mondaymotivation
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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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📢 YOU'RE UP GEORGIA
This is TOMORROW !!!!!
🔵 LeMario Brown 🔵
GEORGIA STATE SENATE - District 18
CHARGING HEAD-ON INTO THE RUNOFFS 🏃♂️ 🏃♀️
--> Elections Date: Tues 17th February
VOTE ✅️ VOTE ✅️ VOTE ✅️ VOTE ✅️ VOTE ✅️ VOTE ✅️
This is TOMORROW !!!!!
🔵 LeMario Brown 🔵
GEORGIA STATE SENATE - District 18
CHARGING HEAD-ON INTO THE RUNOFFS 🏃♂️ 🏃♀️
--> Elections Date: Tues 17th February
VOTE ✅️ VOTE ✅️ VOTE ✅️ VOTE ✅️ VOTE ✅️ VOTE ✅️
🚨SPECIAL ELECTION - GEORGIA STATE SENATE DISTRICT 18🚨
Democrat: LeMario Brown
Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH🗓️
Area: West of Macon and Warner Robins
Notes: This is the runoff. A Trump+22 seat, but some Dems have been pulling off even bigger overperformances of late. Spread the word!
Democrat: LeMario Brown
Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH🗓️
Area: West of Macon and Warner Robins
Notes: This is the runoff. A Trump+22 seat, but some Dems have been pulling off even bigger overperformances of late. Spread the word!
February 16, 2026 at 4:26 PM
📢 YOU'RE UP GEORGIA
This is TOMORROW !!!!!
🔵 LeMario Brown 🔵
GEORGIA STATE SENATE - District 18
CHARGING HEAD-ON INTO THE RUNOFFS 🏃♂️ 🏃♀️
--> Elections Date: Tues 17th February
VOTE ✅️ VOTE ✅️ VOTE ✅️ VOTE ✅️ VOTE ✅️ VOTE ✅️
This is TOMORROW !!!!!
🔵 LeMario Brown 🔵
GEORGIA STATE SENATE - District 18
CHARGING HEAD-ON INTO THE RUNOFFS 🏃♂️ 🏃♀️
--> Elections Date: Tues 17th February
VOTE ✅️ VOTE ✅️ VOTE ✅️ VOTE ✅️ VOTE ✅️ VOTE ✅️
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Along these lines: if you live in Minneapolis, the Hennepin County Attorney we elect this fall is going to be the lawyer in charge of prosecuting ICE agents for the murders and atrocities they committed against us. That's why I'm supporting Cedrick Frazier.
I was at a campaign event yesterday & a politician friend made this very important point to me: we can talk about all the different MN elections in Nov, but none of them is as close and crucial to fighting fascism than reelecting Keith Ellison
February 16, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Along these lines: if you live in Minneapolis, the Hennepin County Attorney we elect this fall is going to be the lawyer in charge of prosecuting ICE agents for the murders and atrocities they committed against us. That's why I'm supporting Cedrick Frazier.
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Remember those old photos of choking smog hanging over LA and NYC in the 70s? Well get ready for that again
“The U.S. no longer has emission standards of any meaning,” said Margo T. Oge, who served as the E.P.A.’s top vehicle emissions regulator under three presidents and has since advised both automakers and environmental groups…
“Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”
“Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”
With Latest Rollback, the U.S. Essentially Has No Clean-Car Rules
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Remember those old photos of choking smog hanging over LA and NYC in the 70s? Well get ready for that again
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Fem/Masc waist study, learning from the Taco anatomy books #anatomy #animation
February 16, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Fem/Masc waist study, learning from the Taco anatomy books #anatomy #animation