Mya Riemer
@myariemer.bsky.social
I occasionally take pictures, sometimes of cats or moss, and I spend a lot of time professionally thinking about what things mean.
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Surprising find near the trap: a wooden oar with incised decoration that had been brought up the 4500-ft-tall mountain. (Pic of it and a cute axe-shaped brooch in link.)🏺🧪
Archaeologists discover 1,500-year-old reindeer trap and other artifacts 'melting out of the ice' in Norway's mountains
The well-preserved reindeer trap may be unique in Europe.
www.livescience.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Surprising find near the trap: a wooden oar with incised decoration that had been brought up the 4500-ft-tall mountain. (Pic of it and a cute axe-shaped brooch in link.)🏺🧪
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This is true! "Diot" was a diminutive of "Dionisia" (a forerunner of "Denise"), and "Coke" was a variant of "Cook," so a modern version of "Diot Coke" might be "Niecy Nosh."
I’m sorry I just found out that in 1379, as in, 650 years ago, a baby girl was born in Yorkshire and named Diot Coke
history is a fucking joke lmao
history is a fucking joke lmao
November 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
This is true! "Diot" was a diminutive of "Dionisia" (a forerunner of "Denise"), and "Coke" was a variant of "Cook," so a modern version of "Diot Coke" might be "Niecy Nosh."
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Raindrops
#photography, #365photodgraphy2025, #potd2025, #photoaday, #everydayphotographer, #photooftheday, #pad2025-317, #raindrops, #waterdrops, #macro, #leaf, #upclose
#photography, #365photodgraphy2025, #potd2025, #photoaday, #everydayphotographer, #photooftheday, #pad2025-317, #raindrops, #waterdrops, #macro, #leaf, #upclose
November 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I think it’s pretty obviously a data analysis story, but that will take (a little bit of) time to pull together. Just the to/from/cc relationships will identify the various circles and which threads to pull next. There will be nodes that are clear crossovers (<cough> Krauss) btwn criminal & social.
I actually think this is a fair point and it’s hard to know precisely what you’d publish out of these emails. It’s just maddening in comparison to the NYT’s willingness to absolutely obsess over scurrilous rumors about Biden dementia, Clinton email non-scandals, etc.
The emails that you’re seeing now are news in themselves, but that’s because of how they’re coming out—a congressional committee released them—& the context in which they’re being viewed. A guy emailing a reporter talking about old girlfriends or saying someone is “dirty” is not a whole news story.
November 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I think it’s pretty obviously a data analysis story, but that will take (a little bit of) time to pull together. Just the to/from/cc relationships will identify the various circles and which threads to pull next. There will be nodes that are clear crossovers (<cough> Krauss) btwn criminal & social.
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The destruction of the Goddard Space Flight Center campus continues apace with nary a peep out of Democrats in Congress about the unlawful rescissions. www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The destruction of the Goddard Space Flight Center campus continues apace with nary a peep out of Democrats in Congress about the unlawful rescissions. www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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Harvest Mice
#nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #harvestmouse #rodent #mouse #mammals
#nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #harvestmouse #rodent #mouse #mammals
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
If a Brit says they "need to spend a penny" they mean they have to go to the bathroom, because the first pay toilets in the world were unveiled in 1851 at the Great Exhibition, cost a penny, were called "Monkey Closets" & were visited 827,280 times during the exhibition.
They generated £1000/year.
They generated £1000/year.
November 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Always look up now and then while hiking. Surprised by a little flock of migrating Tundra Swans! Two adults in front, followed by a bunch of juniors (look how grey the immatures are)
#birds 🌿
#birds 🌿
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Always look up now and then while hiking. Surprised by a little flock of migrating Tundra Swans! Two adults in front, followed by a bunch of juniors (look how grey the immatures are)
#birds 🌿
#birds 🌿
Good to see Railway Mania referenced.
B of A:
“.. For [our] Michael Hartnett, being short hyperscaler bonds is a top trade idea for 2026, as their spreads have widened while cash flow has become insufficient to finance the AI buildout.”
“.. For [our] Michael Hartnett, being short hyperscaler bonds is a top trade idea for 2026, as their spreads have widened while cash flow has become insufficient to finance the AI buildout.”
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Good to see Railway Mania referenced.
Great, two incompetent appointees creating conditions that will potentially make this so much worse.
“Travelers and anyone else who was at the airport’s terminals A and B between 8:50 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday may have been exposed to the highly contagious disease, according to a news release from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health”
Philadelphia airport passengers may have been exposed to measles, health officials warn
Passengers may have been exposed to the measles at Philadelphia International Airport on Sunday, health officials said.
www.mcall.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Great, two incompetent appointees creating conditions that will potentially make this so much worse.
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Luxurious duck-shaped vessel carved from a single piece of rock crystal around 3,500 years ago!
From Bronze Age Mycenae, it is said to be an exquisite example of imported Minoan stoneworking. Probably used to hold oils or cosmetics.
National Archaeological Museum Athens Greece
📷 me
#Archaeology
From Bronze Age Mycenae, it is said to be an exquisite example of imported Minoan stoneworking. Probably used to hold oils or cosmetics.
National Archaeological Museum Athens Greece
📷 me
#Archaeology
November 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Luxurious duck-shaped vessel carved from a single piece of rock crystal around 3,500 years ago!
From Bronze Age Mycenae, it is said to be an exquisite example of imported Minoan stoneworking. Probably used to hold oils or cosmetics.
National Archaeological Museum Athens Greece
📷 me
#Archaeology
From Bronze Age Mycenae, it is said to be an exquisite example of imported Minoan stoneworking. Probably used to hold oils or cosmetics.
National Archaeological Museum Athens Greece
📷 me
#Archaeology
A bit of Aurora borealis behind the clouds. There was green before I went outside.
November 12, 2025 at 2:27 AM
A bit of Aurora borealis behind the clouds. There was green before I went outside.
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Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.
Trump on Ilhan Omar: "I look at somebody who comes from Somalia...and she comes in and tells us how to run our country. 'The Constitution says this, the Constitution says that.' The whole thing is crazy."
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.
I had to order pasta a few weeks ago from Cento to get the Os to make homemade spaghetti-os because no stores have them. (I got 4 packages to justify the shipping cost, so I am set for a couple of years, now.)
November 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I had to order pasta a few weeks ago from Cento to get the Os to make homemade spaghetti-os because no stores have them. (I got 4 packages to justify the shipping cost, so I am set for a couple of years, now.)
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Do you remember, when we used to sing…
I obviously have many, but let's go with this one because you can see it loping www.inaturalist.org/observations...
November 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Do you remember, when we used to sing…
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
They had it right and then had to go try to take it back.
November 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
They had it right and then had to go try to take it back.
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Anthropic Paper: "[W]e do not seek to address the question of whether AI systems possess human-like self-awareness or subjective experience."
Everybody on LinkedIn: "Anthropic just proved LLMs are self-aware!"
Everybody on LinkedIn: "Anthropic just proved LLMs are self-aware!"
November 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Anthropic Paper: "[W]e do not seek to address the question of whether AI systems possess human-like self-awareness or subjective experience."
Everybody on LinkedIn: "Anthropic just proved LLMs are self-aware!"
Everybody on LinkedIn: "Anthropic just proved LLMs are self-aware!"
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So definitely weighted twitter DMs heavily in training.
"Show feet, sweetie. The car won't run again until you do."
Today's entry in "why your chatbot, particularly that one, should not be in general deployment"
"My car asked my kids a shocking and inappropriate question. That’s how I realized there are few safe spaces anymore" in the Toronto Star [gift link]
"My car asked my kids a shocking and inappropriate question. That’s how I realized there are few safe spaces anymore" in the Toronto Star [gift link]
November 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
So definitely weighted twitter DMs heavily in training.
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HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
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apropos james watson’s death i had an idle thought today about how stupid race/iq stuff sounds. “buh if your skin is darker you are biologically less smart” is a thing only a dumbass can believe
November 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
apropos james watson’s death i had an idle thought today about how stupid race/iq stuff sounds. “buh if your skin is darker you are biologically less smart” is a thing only a dumbass can believe