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AKA NickleDave
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I'm interested in how animals communicate with sound and I try to make that easier for everyone to study: https://www.vocalpy.org/

Cat & dog dad, cold brew addict, video gamer, Florida boy, #altac, podcast fan, occasional espanglish. nicholdav.info
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AKA NickleDave @nicholdav.bsky.social · Sep 13
All Robots and Computers Must Shut the Hell Up
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brewcitychaser.com
Here's a hue-adjusted one for us colorblinders:
A color-adjusted photo of a container ship showing the containers arranged where the red ones spell out 'rENEE'
January 27, 2026 at 3:54 AM
nicholdav.bsky.social
reposting to come back to this playlist later

weirdly this came up at the top of my feed when I came on wanting to post this
ludovicalarie.bandcamp.com/album/lappar...
January 27, 2026 at 4:15 AM
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rmayemsinger.bsky.social
I suspect right now Stephen Miller and the other nazis are meeting to discuss how a place not as “nice" or "peaceful” as Minnesota will provide better oxygen for their lies and goals of martial law.
January 26, 2026 at 9:18 PM
nicholdav.bsky.social
Meu Deus mas para que tanto dinheiro
Dinheiro só pra gastar

youtu.be/xflbNzuRer8?...
Beth Carvalho - Saco de Feijão (Pseudo Vídeo)
YouTube video by BethCarvalhoVEVO
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January 27, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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nbedera.bsky.social
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”

That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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ceej.online
eat shit nazi
nickmiroff.bsky.social Nick Miroff @nickmiroff.bsky.social · 15h
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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coachfinstock.bsky.social
Abolish ICE says the most popular Dem in the party. The most popular politician of the moment. The guy who got 50% of the insane melting pot known as NYC to vote for him. Maybe he's got the right instincts? Who can say
mayor.nyc.gov Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 16h
ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.

We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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choldgraf.com
I'm proud that 2i2c is able to make space for more people to participate in open source leadership and community building in this way! Jupyter is lucky to have April helping out :-)

2i2c.org/blog/april-j...
January 26, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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triciajanak.bsky.social
5calls.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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murray.senate.gov
Americans must be eyes wide open that blocking the DHS funding bill will not shut down ICE.

ICE is now sitting on a massive slush fund it can tap, whether or not we pass a funding bill.
murray.senate.gov Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 2d
Federal agents cannot murder people in broad daylight and face zero consequences.

I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands.

The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that.

I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
January 25, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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eryk.bsky.social
Second study I have seen to show this kind of result btw
simonsinstitute.bsky.social Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing @simonsinstitute.bsky.social · 22h
1/2 "The most striking finding we had is that the students that practiced math problems with ChatGPT without any guardrails did 17% worse on immediate subsequent exam where they did not have AI assistance." Hamsa Bastani of @upenn.edu at the Simons Institute. simons.berkeley.edu/talks/hamsa-...
January 26, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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insortediaboli.bsky.social
Worlds slowest senator finally gets off the starting line
yasharali.bsky.social Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 19h
Statement from Senator John Fetterman
Ms. Good and Mr. Pretti should still be alive. My family grieves for theirs. The operation in Minneapolis should stand down and immediately end. It has become an ungovernable and dangerous urban theatre for civilians and law enforcement that is incompatible with the American spirit. As a very pro-immigration Democrat and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Border Management, I believe our nation deserves a secured border and that we should deport all criminal migrants. I also believe there needs to be a path to citizenship for those hardworking families who are here. I've also spent significant time hearing many different positions on the funding bills and maintain that I will never vote to shut our government down, especially our Defense Department. FETTERMAN Additionally, a vote to shut our government down will not defund ICE. DHS has $178B in funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which I did not vote for. I reject the calls to defund or abolish ICE. I strongly disagree with many strategies and practices ICE deployed in Minneapolis, and believe that must change. I want a conversation on the DHS appropriations bill and support stripping it from the minibus. It is unlikely that will happen and our country will suffer another shutdown. We must find a way forward and I remain committed to being a voice of reason and common sense.
January 26, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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neurograce.bsky.social
Context: www.nsf.gov/od/updates/n...
NSF seeks public input on its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026–2030 NSF Strategic Plan
www.nsf.gov
January 26, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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neurograce.bsky.social
Direct link to form: nexight.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey...
Feedback on NSF Strategic Plan - EXTERNAL - Survey Tools
Feedback on NSF Strategic Plan - EXTERNAL - Survey Tools
nexight.questionpro.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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savensf.bsky.social
NSF is seeking public input on its FY 2026-2030 NSF Strategic Plan. Specifically, they would appreciate input on the following questions:
January 16, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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neurograce.bsky.social
This is due tomorrow. It's a really simple form with just a few questions. If you interact with NSF at all you should fill it out. #neuroskyence #academia #psychscisky #compneuro #ccai
savensf.bsky.social Save NSF @savensf.bsky.social · 11d
NSF is seeking public input on its FY 2026-2030 NSF Strategic Plan. Specifically, they would appreciate input on the following questions:
January 26, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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troutgirl.bsky.social
If you are over 40, applied for a job using the Workday app in the last couple years, and believe their AI filtering might have illegally discriminated against you... You might want to join this potentially groundbreaking class action!

workdaycase.com
Workday Case
Workday Case Website
workdaycase.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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chrisdeleon.bsky.social
it's a brand new day let's get to it people!
spongebob SquarePants cartoon Patrick Starr's orange hands holding a pencil and a to-do list. originally this to-do list says nothing and that's part of what makes this a funny joke, but instead of nothing, I've written the following items in a font roughly matching the to-do list writing, but it's pretty obvious I edited it and that this is not the original text. it says wake up then get furious about the USA then work 8 hours followed by be mad again. next it says check on friend and then the list ends by saying angry until bed.
January 14, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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schreinerdrew.bsky.social
Congrats @danielavallentin.bsky.social happy to see this out in @currentbiology.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 10:08 PM
nicholdav.bsky.social
Worried I'll never make it in the Nerd Reich because I'm physically incapable of saying "anomalously bullish" with a straight face
nathanalderman.com Nathan Alderman @nathanalderman.com · 23h
Here's Karp again in their Q2 2025 call. Again, I read a TON of these as a financial editor and fact-checker. The self-aggrandizing, the resentment, the victimhood, the vindictiveness -- executives just don't talk like this on earnings calls!

www.insidermonkey.com/blog/palanti...
"We still believe America is the leader of the free world, that the West is superior, that we have to fight for these values, that we should give American corporations and, most importantly, our government an unfair advantage. We’ve demonstrated in every area and arena of American life and international life that we do deliver an unfair advantage for our allies, our friends and our compatriots. We have done this by creating a company where every single component is value accretive. There are almost no parasitic elements to this company. We have a small sales force. We have very little BS internally. We have a flat hierarchy. We have the most qualified interesting people heterodox on their beliefs. We have an orchestration engine that deploys for deployed engineers everywhere a model that everyone despised and destined until literally a quarter ago and thought would lead to a low multiple. I guess you’re wrong. [ We have a series of products that are on the front line, most notably oncology, but also foundry and Maven. And this is a confluence. This is the perfect time for Palantir. And I would also say at the risk of saying the obvious, this is a perfect time for a revolution in the United States of America. We are very, very bullish on America. We have some really crucial and important clients internationally, large clients, commercial clients in Europe and also government clients outside of America that we’re proud of. But this is an American revolution. It’s being led by ontology and chips and to also, to some extent, large language model providers. We are also anomalously bullish on all aspects of American Life, including and especially people in the blue collar."
January 26, 2026 at 3:37 PM
nicholdav.bsky.social
youtu.be/G9M3GVejHNE?...
January 26, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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martinowk.bsky.social
Great piece from @jojolab.bsky.social - i really liked the insights on thinking about how to design experiments across species capturing latent variables. Fun and interesting read!
January 26, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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markwallace.bsky.social
I think this sums up what I've been trying to do in all my writing about games over the last 20 years. Games are not just a commodity, they're cultural artifacts with cultural value. They reflect our culture no less than books and film, and in many cases lead our culture.
chrisfilip.bsky.social Chris Filip @chrisfilip.bsky.social · 1d
But compared to the other screen industries, they don't have access to "cultural" funding. With one exception - Wales - all the other funding for games comes via the "economic" path that requires growth. Games MUST sell, not merely be "needed" the way books or films are. 6/9
January 26, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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olaren.dev
Here is what I've been doing this past week: git.olaren.dev/Olaren/mapto...
A little python program that generates poster for cities! You might have seen stuff like this around lately, but I modified it to put an emphasis on rail infrastructure :3
A picture showing an example output of the program on the city of Montréal and the autumn color scheme. You can see a map of the city with all the roads, trains, subways and light rail. At the bottom there the poster is titled MONTRÉAL - QUÉBEC. The latitude and longitude are also written under the title. A picture showing an example output of the program on the city of Paris and the emerald color scheme. You can see a map of the city with all the roads, trains, subways and light rail. At the bottom there the poster is titled PARIS - FRANCE. The latitude and longitude are also written under the title. A picture showing an example output of the program on the city of Tokyo and the japanese ink color scheme. You can see a map of the city with all the roads, trains, subways and light rail. At the bottom there the poster is titled TOKYO - JAPAN. The latitude and longitude are also written under the title. A picture showing an example output of the program on the city of Berlin and the noir color scheme. You can see a map of the city with all the roads, trains, subways and light rail. At the bottom there the poster is titled BERLIN - GERMANY. The latitude and longitude are also written under the title.
January 25, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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numb.comfortab.ly
"Can you please provide me with the Signal group chat link, please? I thought I backed up my account, and I deleted the app for more storage to download an app, and I lost all the chats." is repeated over and over again
January 26, 2026 at 1:40 AM