MARC in a Cold Climate
@marccold.bsky.social
Librarian, of sorts. I will always fight and I will never give up.
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What on earth did I just read
ICYMI: Fukushima's radioactive hybrid terror pig boom was driven by amorous mothers
Fukushima's radioactive hybrid terror pig boom was driven by amorous mothers
Genetic study finds domestic pigs’ year-round breeding sped gene flow into wild boar
Back in 2021, in the thick of pandemic mania, The Register gleefully reported that "radioactive hybrid terror pigs" were thriving in Japan's Fukushima exclusion zone.…
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February 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
What on earth did I just read
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New from me, at @vqr.bsky.social: a few years ago two people contacted me about a TEDx talk I once gave, “The Art of Haunting.”
When I replied I’d never given a TEDx talk, things just got weirder.
On AI, ghosts, what it means to tell a story, and what Italo Calvino saw coming 60 years ago. Enjoy!
When I replied I’d never given a TEDx talk, things just got weirder.
On AI, ghosts, what it means to tell a story, and what Italo Calvino saw coming 60 years ago. Enjoy!
The Art of Haunting
The email was innocuous enough. A woman wrote to me explaining how her partner had been talking about my work and how much he’d enjoyed it—in particular, he’d remembered me giving a TEDx talk about gh...
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February 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
New from me, at @vqr.bsky.social: a few years ago two people contacted me about a TEDx talk I once gave, “The Art of Haunting.”
When I replied I’d never given a TEDx talk, things just got weirder.
On AI, ghosts, what it means to tell a story, and what Italo Calvino saw coming 60 years ago. Enjoy!
When I replied I’d never given a TEDx talk, things just got weirder.
On AI, ghosts, what it means to tell a story, and what Italo Calvino saw coming 60 years ago. Enjoy!
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The Pride flag at the Stonewall Monument is re-raised!
New Yorkers won’t let Donald Trump erase LGBTQ+ history, or trample the rights of our LGBTQ+ neighbors.
New Yorkers won’t let Donald Trump erase LGBTQ+ history, or trample the rights of our LGBTQ+ neighbors.
February 12, 2026 at 10:16 PM
The Pride flag at the Stonewall Monument is re-raised!
New Yorkers won’t let Donald Trump erase LGBTQ+ history, or trample the rights of our LGBTQ+ neighbors.
New Yorkers won’t let Donald Trump erase LGBTQ+ history, or trample the rights of our LGBTQ+ neighbors.
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And before one of you pedants are like what about the Disney Tunnels? NO! The tunnels were built at ground level and the Magic Kingdom was built on top of them. They’re not “underground.”
February 12, 2026 at 12:47 AM
And before one of you pedants are like what about the Disney Tunnels? NO! The tunnels were built at ground level and the Magic Kingdom was built on top of them. They’re not “underground.”
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HOW DOES THIS GRIFT KEEP WORKING
Oh for fuck sake. How is anyone still falling for this bullshit? You can’t just dig tunnels in Florida. Our unofficial state fish is the sink hole. Anyway. RIP Harry Potter land, swallowed by Elon Musk’s giant unfinished hole in the ground probably.
Elon Musk’s tunneling company tapped to link Universal parks
The company is best known for creating the underground Las Vegas Loop. But little is known about how The Boring Company intends to proceed in Central Florida, including how it might approach constr…
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February 12, 2026 at 12:40 AM
HOW DOES THIS GRIFT KEEP WORKING
while I was waiting at the bus stop a woman walked past me carrying a Jack Russell in a plaid coat and saying "You can't allow yourself to be distracted by everything, you've got a pregnant wife at home" and I thought THAT'S A BIG ASK FOR A JACK RUSSELL before I realized she was talking on her phone
February 12, 2026 at 2:55 AM
while I was waiting at the bus stop a woman walked past me carrying a Jack Russell in a plaid coat and saying "You can't allow yourself to be distracted by everything, you've got a pregnant wife at home" and I thought THAT'S A BIG ASK FOR A JACK RUSSELL before I realized she was talking on her phone
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Folks I’ve run the numbers on this and—you won’t believe this—for the 900th issue in a row, the real problem is not the issue itself but instead the way “””The Left””” talks about it. What are the odds
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 11, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Folks I’ve run the numbers on this and—you won’t believe this—for the 900th issue in a row, the real problem is not the issue itself but instead the way “””The Left””” talks about it. What are the odds
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
I lived inside a rotisserie chicken for a while, it was fun but just too moist
February 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I lived inside a rotisserie chicken for a while, it was fun but just too moist
one small step for a Betty
February 11, 2026 at 5:39 PM
one small step for a Betty
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All this said, a superbowl halftime show featuring Huun-Huur-Tu and athletes from the nomad games riding horses and shooting arrows with their feet and shit would fucking rule, look into that also goodell
Leaving the obvious racism aside for a second -- Bad Bunny has sold over 100 million albums and just won the Grammy for Best Album of the Year and these chuds are acting like he's an obscure Tuvan throat-singing act or something.
By any objective measure, he is wildly wildly popular.
By any objective measure, he is wildly wildly popular.
Both these options sound objectively amazing, why do racists keep assuming everyone's racist?
February 10, 2026 at 6:28 PM
All this said, a superbowl halftime show featuring Huun-Huur-Tu and athletes from the nomad games riding horses and shooting arrows with their feet and shit would fucking rule, look into that also goodell
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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.
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He will be doing so uncannily and vaguely menacingly
Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter is stepping down after six years
Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter is stepping down after six years
What’s next for these robots?
buff.ly
February 11, 2026 at 4:03 AM
He will be doing so uncannily and vaguely menacingly
GILES COREN, SURROUNDED BY MAITRE D'S: more waitstaff
February 11, 2026 at 4:15 AM
GILES COREN, SURROUNDED BY MAITRE D'S: more waitstaff
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Reminds me of one of my favorite onion articles: theonion.com/homosexual-t...
Homosexual Tearfully Admits To Being Governor Of New Jersey
theonion.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Reminds me of one of my favorite onion articles: theonion.com/homosexual-t...
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I have no idea why google translate is turning "Jeg er mensamedlem" into "I'm a member of the sorority" because it is, quite clearly from looking at the damn word, him saying that he's a member of Mensa but "sometimes I do stupid things."
in the history of Being Down Bad, this might be the Baddest Down anybody has ever been
(Google Translate from Norwegian to be clear)
(Google Translate from Norwegian to be clear)
February 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
I have no idea why google translate is turning "Jeg er mensamedlem" into "I'm a member of the sorority" because it is, quite clearly from looking at the damn word, him saying that he's a member of Mensa but "sometimes I do stupid things."
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happy v-day honey I got you Einstein's hair
February 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM
happy v-day honey I got you Einstein's hair
I think it's because it's just so grim. Having said that, my high school loathing was directed at A Separate Peace, the other falling-off-stuff high school required reading story.
February 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I think it's because it's just so grim. Having said that, my high school loathing was directed at A Separate Peace, the other falling-off-stuff high school required reading story.
they're not going to let me teach anymore
February 9, 2026 at 5:27 PM
they're not going to let me teach anymore
at the end of the session I realized I was about to faint (I had a bad cold for a week and a half and am still not at my best) and told them, "I'm about to fall down now, goodbye. Thank you for coming. If you have any more questions, you can ask them, but I am going to sit down."
February 9, 2026 at 5:27 PM
at the end of the session I realized I was about to faint (I had a bad cold for a week and a half and am still not at my best) and told them, "I'm about to fall down now, goodbye. Thank you for coming. If you have any more questions, you can ask them, but I am going to sit down."
a student later asked me why certain e-resources have a three-user limit and I snarled, "GREED."
February 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
a student later asked me why certain e-resources have a three-user limit and I snarled, "GREED."
taught a library instruction session today (not my strong suit) and described the LC classification scheme thusly: "Imagine how the most narrow-minded person in an American town in 1919 would organize a bunch of books and you'll be right most of the time."
February 9, 2026 at 5:25 PM
taught a library instruction session today (not my strong suit) and described the LC classification scheme thusly: "Imagine how the most narrow-minded person in an American town in 1919 would organize a bunch of books and you'll be right most of the time."
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Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/