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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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ladies and gentlemen...we got him
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ladies and gentlemen...we got him
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This is the beauty of BlueSky. No-one will be force-fed this via algorithm. Trolling draws blocks rather than amplification.
By my count: Of the 15 Departments of the US Government, 13 launched new BlueSky accounts tonight (all but Justice and HUD), and all 13 have posted explicitly partisan political posts blaming Democrats and/or Chuck Schumer for the government shutdown.
October 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM
This is the beauty of BlueSky. No-one will be force-fed this via algorithm. Trolling draws blocks rather than amplification.
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![Comic. [Three people standing behind podium labeled math department. Person with bun holds up a paper. Behind them is a projector screen displaying the equation 💀>26 x 10^21] [caption] Good news: Mathematicians have put a new lower bound on the *Cursed Number That Destroys the Minds of All Who Perceive It!* It’s at least 22 digits, which means it’s unlikely to be seen by any human no matter how many random numbers they look at. They say it’s once again safe to view large random numbers without eye protection.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifaxe64bsuqi4gckktpv4pmoegy5nv7kfhp2mz4f7x6ulrbu62mtu@jpeg)
September 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Antitrust critics of Abundance claim homebuilding oligopolies are holding back supply and driving up prices, esp in Texas.
I did something really simple. I called up their sources.
Everyone I spoke to told me the same thing: Their claims are bullshit.
www.derekthompson.org/p/the-anti-a...
I did something really simple. I called up their sources.
Everyone I spoke to told me the same thing: Their claims are bullshit.
www.derekthompson.org/p/the-anti-a...
The Anti-Abundance Critique on Housing Is Dead Wrong
Antitrust critics say that homebuilding monopolies are the real culprit of America’s housing woes. I looked into some of their claims. They don’t hold up.
www.derekthompson.org
July 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Antitrust critics of Abundance claim homebuilding oligopolies are holding back supply and driving up prices, esp in Texas.
I did something really simple. I called up their sources.
Everyone I spoke to told me the same thing: Their claims are bullshit.
www.derekthompson.org/p/the-anti-a...
I did something really simple. I called up their sources.
Everyone I spoke to told me the same thing: Their claims are bullshit.
www.derekthompson.org/p/the-anti-a...
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I'm drinking the Bios Crash slurpee I hope it crashes my bios I hope I blue screen
July 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I'm drinking the Bios Crash slurpee I hope it crashes my bios I hope I blue screen
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Great reporting from @josephcox.bsky.social and @jasonkoebler.bsky.social here. And it confirms @thorbenson.bsky.social's prediction from nearly 3 years ago: www.wired.com/story/licens...
May 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Great reporting from @josephcox.bsky.social and @jasonkoebler.bsky.social here. And it confirms @thorbenson.bsky.social's prediction from nearly 3 years ago: www.wired.com/story/licens...
In the world of online trackers, hearing that the state of California sells undocumented status data to over 60 different entities is maddening
We scanned hundreds of California government websites that offer services for undocumented immigrants for trackers, and found one site had over 60 of them. themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2...
How California sent residents’ personal health data to LinkedIn – The Markup
The state’s health insurance exchange transmitted pregnancy and domestic abuse data during a marketing campaign. It is reviewing its website practices.
themarkup.org
May 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
In the world of online trackers, hearing that the state of California sells undocumented status data to over 60 different entities is maddening
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🧵Californians: this state health insurance site has been sending your sensitive data to LinkedIn.
We investigated how with @calmatters.org: themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2...
We investigated how with @calmatters.org: themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2...
How California sent residents’ personal health data to LinkedIn – The Markup
The state’s health insurance exchange transmitted pregnancy and domestic abuse data during a marketing campaign. It is reviewing its website practices.
themarkup.org
April 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🧵Californians: this state health insurance site has been sending your sensitive data to LinkedIn.
We investigated how with @calmatters.org: themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2...
We investigated how with @calmatters.org: themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2...
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“RAISE HELL!” ✊ Maria Bustillos (@mariabustillos.bsky.social) calls on writers & readers to defend libraries & demand ebook ownership, not rentals. Attacks on libraries are attacks on knowledge itself. 📚
Full video ➡️ youtu.be/lu8jK_27vF0
#LibraryAdvocacy #DigitalRights #InternetArchive
Full video ➡️ youtu.be/lu8jK_27vF0
#LibraryAdvocacy #DigitalRights #InternetArchive
April 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
“RAISE HELL!” ✊ Maria Bustillos (@mariabustillos.bsky.social) calls on writers & readers to defend libraries & demand ebook ownership, not rentals. Attacks on libraries are attacks on knowledge itself. 📚
Full video ➡️ youtu.be/lu8jK_27vF0
#LibraryAdvocacy #DigitalRights #InternetArchive
Full video ➡️ youtu.be/lu8jK_27vF0
#LibraryAdvocacy #DigitalRights #InternetArchive
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‘Remarkable’ Bletchley Park code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101
‘Remarkable’ Bletchley Park code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101
Veteran lauded for helping preserve history and legacy as well as vital role played during second world war
The Bletchley Park code breaker, Charlotte “Betty” Webb, has died at the age of 101, the Women’s Royal Army Corps Association (WRACA) has confirmed.
Arriving at Bletchley from the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) aged just 18, Webb spent four years during the second world war at the code-breaking centre working in various roles. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
‘Remarkable’ Bletchley Park code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101
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It's our pleasure to introduce two new watches that closely follow the original Pebble DNA. Both are available for pre-order starting today.
- Core 2 Duo: black/white display, $149, ships in July
- Core Time 2: 64 colour display, $225, ships in Dec
Pre-order today at store.rePebble.com
- Core 2 Duo: black/white display, $149, ships in July
- Core Time 2: 64 colour display, $225, ships in Dec
Pre-order today at store.rePebble.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It's our pleasure to introduce two new watches that closely follow the original Pebble DNA. Both are available for pre-order starting today.
- Core 2 Duo: black/white display, $149, ships in July
- Core Time 2: 64 colour display, $225, ships in Dec
Pre-order today at store.rePebble.com
- Core 2 Duo: black/white display, $149, ships in July
- Core Time 2: 64 colour display, $225, ships in Dec
Pre-order today at store.rePebble.com
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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A BERT classifier outperformed a GPT classifier in detecting connective language on social media, finds @jolukito.bsky.social, Chen, @ginammasullo.bsky.social, @taliastroud.bsky.social, with an analysis on how connective language relates to other types of language aclanthology.org/2024.emnlp-m...
December 28, 2024 at 11:55 PM
A BERT classifier outperformed a GPT classifier in detecting connective language on social media, finds @jolukito.bsky.social, Chen, @ginammasullo.bsky.social, @taliastroud.bsky.social, with an analysis on how connective language relates to other types of language aclanthology.org/2024.emnlp-m...
Reason N+1 bluesky is the best social platform: custom feed algorithms that are useful rather than extractive
Thanks @elan.place for pointing to this one, now I can follow @npr.org again
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Thanks @elan.place for pointing to this one, now I can follow @npr.org again
bsky.app/profile/did:...
December 28, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Reason N+1 bluesky is the best social platform: custom feed algorithms that are useful rather than extractive
Thanks @elan.place for pointing to this one, now I can follow @npr.org again
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Thanks @elan.place for pointing to this one, now I can follow @npr.org again
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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At least the murder hornets are gone www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/u...
‘Murder Hornet’ Has Been Eradicated From the U.S., Officials Say
The hornet was discovered in a corner of Washington State. Five years later, a massive mobilization has eliminated the invasive species, at least for now.
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 6:56 PM
At least the murder hornets are gone www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/u...
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Spending a month on Bluesky has created a whole new model of a fight we need to be having right now. Not liberal vs. conservative or whatever, but respect vs manipulation.
I am tired of being manipulated everywhere I go. That’s why I like it here, I feel like I’m in charge for once.
I am tired of being manipulated everywhere I go. That’s why I like it here, I feel like I’m in charge for once.
November 27, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Spending a month on Bluesky has created a whole new model of a fight we need to be having right now. Not liberal vs. conservative or whatever, but respect vs manipulation.
I am tired of being manipulated everywhere I go. That’s why I like it here, I feel like I’m in charge for once.
I am tired of being manipulated everywhere I go. That’s why I like it here, I feel like I’m in charge for once.
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From: Journalists flock to Bluesky as X becomes increasingly 'toxic.' By www.nbcnews.com/tech/rcna181...
December 2, 2024 at 2:41 PM
From: Journalists flock to Bluesky as X becomes increasingly 'toxic.' By www.nbcnews.com/tech/rcna181...
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Here is my one pithy post:
Approximately half of the country's population is looking at the same man yet seeing and hearing completely different things. That should freak you out no matter how you slice it.
Approximately half of the country's population is looking at the same man yet seeing and hearing completely different things. That should freak you out no matter how you slice it.
November 6, 2024 at 7:40 AM
Here is my one pithy post:
Approximately half of the country's population is looking at the same man yet seeing and hearing completely different things. That should freak you out no matter how you slice it.
Approximately half of the country's population is looking at the same man yet seeing and hearing completely different things. That should freak you out no matter how you slice it.
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Welcome to Bluesky, everyone! We opened access yesterday, and we just crossed 4M people total on the network. 🎉
• 800k+ new users have signed up
• Averaged 8.5 new accounts/second
• 2M posts were created in the last 24 hours
We're so excited to have you here!
• 800k+ new users have signed up
• Averaged 8.5 new accounts/second
• 2M posts were created in the last 24 hours
We're so excited to have you here!
February 7, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Welcome to Bluesky, everyone! We opened access yesterday, and we just crossed 4M people total on the network. 🎉
• 800k+ new users have signed up
• Averaged 8.5 new accounts/second
• 2M posts were created in the last 24 hours
We're so excited to have you here!
• 800k+ new users have signed up
• Averaged 8.5 new accounts/second
• 2M posts were created in the last 24 hours
We're so excited to have you here!
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Despite most media literacy tips typically emphasizing skepticism of misinformation, mixed messages of skepticism and trust are the most effective at helping people discern true from false news, finds @sachaltay.bsky.social, De Angelis & @emmahoes.bsky.social doi.org/10.31234/osf...
December 18, 2023 at 4:18 PM
Despite most media literacy tips typically emphasizing skepticism of misinformation, mixed messages of skepticism and trust are the most effective at helping people discern true from false news, finds @sachaltay.bsky.social, De Angelis & @emmahoes.bsky.social doi.org/10.31234/osf...