Bill Kahler
@notfromhere.bsky.social
former Financial Aid Director, former Amazing Racer, player of games, geek. Be kind to people who are different.
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Also out today: part 4 of 5 of @garius.bsky.social's remarkable history of the California Clipper, the feat of commercial aviation that brought a Pan Am flying boat the wrong way around the world from Auckland to LaGuardia.
This time: it's Christmas in Sri Lanka.
theupfront.media/christmas-in...
This time: it's Christmas in Sri Lanka.
theupfront.media/christmas-in...
Christmas in Sri Lanka: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 4
The crew of the California Clipper are forced to spend Christmas in Sri Lanka. While there, their thoughts turn naturally to home.
theupfront.media
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Also out today: part 4 of 5 of @garius.bsky.social's remarkable history of the California Clipper, the feat of commercial aviation that brought a Pan Am flying boat the wrong way around the world from Auckland to LaGuardia.
This time: it's Christmas in Sri Lanka.
theupfront.media/christmas-in...
This time: it's Christmas in Sri Lanka.
theupfront.media/christmas-in...
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Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
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Her first film will be g rated
United Talent Agency has signed literal type of cheese Parmigiano Reggiano to its roster with the goal of finding product-placement opportunities for the brand in film and TV
www.vulture.com/article/parm...?
www.vulture.com/article/parm...?
Beloved Cheese Parmigiano Reggiano Signs With UTA
The blonde Italian bombshell is about to be all over film and TV.
www.vulture.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Her first film will be g rated
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Good news: If you would like to watch Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants on YouTube I have done a painstaking 4k upscale of this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0gW...
November 17, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Good news: If you would like to watch Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants on YouTube I have done a painstaking 4k upscale of this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0gW...
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YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
November 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
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ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN (Evan Morgan, 2021)
A brilliant young homicide detective (Chris Evans) races to solve a whodunnit involving his ex-wife Sally (Issa Rae), his lifelong rival “Bugs” (Jesse Plemons), and a conman named Wilford Wiggins (Jimmi Simpson).
A brilliant young homicide detective (Chris Evans) races to solve a whodunnit involving his ex-wife Sally (Issa Rae), his lifelong rival “Bugs” (Jesse Plemons), and a conman named Wilford Wiggins (Jimmi Simpson).
August 9, 2025 at 2:05 AM
ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN (Evan Morgan, 2021)
A brilliant young homicide detective (Chris Evans) races to solve a whodunnit involving his ex-wife Sally (Issa Rae), his lifelong rival “Bugs” (Jesse Plemons), and a conman named Wilford Wiggins (Jimmi Simpson).
A brilliant young homicide detective (Chris Evans) races to solve a whodunnit involving his ex-wife Sally (Issa Rae), his lifelong rival “Bugs” (Jesse Plemons), and a conman named Wilford Wiggins (Jimmi Simpson).
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He's on a mission from God
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
He's on a mission from God
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
Snow soccer!
CPL FINAL HIGHLIGHTS: Atlético Ottawa vs. Cavalry FC 🇨🇦 | Nov. 9, 2025
YouTube video by CPL Soccer
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Snow soccer!
MacFarlane makes a good point: if prosecutions are widely seen to be arbitrary, juries nationwide will give prosecutors less deference.
From Scott MacFarlane at CBS a good explanation of the DOJ's multilayered and quite humiliating loss in the case of Sean Dunn, who threw a subway sandwich at a DHS officer. The jury unanimously concluded that the DHS officer lied on the stand, and indeed the video evidence makes clear that's right.
BREAKING NEWS: Jury finds so-called “sandwich guy” Sean Dunn NOT GUILTY
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane CBS
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
MacFarlane makes a good point: if prosecutions are widely seen to be arbitrary, juries nationwide will give prosecutors less deference.
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Lovecraft: i shudder to think what new york would look like in the greasy grasp of a scheming italian
Lovecraft: ugh, there would be a pizza place on every block!
King:
Poe:
Koontz:
Barker:
Lovecraft: ugh, there would be a pizza place on every block!
King:
Poe:
Koontz:
Barker:
November 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Lovecraft: i shudder to think what new york would look like in the greasy grasp of a scheming italian
Lovecraft: ugh, there would be a pizza place on every block!
King:
Poe:
Koontz:
Barker:
Lovecraft: ugh, there would be a pizza place on every block!
King:
Poe:
Koontz:
Barker:
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If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
This recently-created Jim Byrkit account better not break my heart
If anyone is interested in the sequel to COHERENCE, we finally landed on a story worthy of the mission. Unless the actors revolt, we will probably do it just like the first one, where they know their own character details, but don't know what the other actors are going to say or do. Like real life.
November 3, 2025 at 6:42 AM
This recently-created Jim Byrkit account better not break my heart
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If anyone is interested in the sequel to COHERENCE, we finally landed on a story worthy of the mission. Unless the actors revolt, we will probably do it just like the first one, where they know their own character details, but don't know what the other actors are going to say or do. Like real life.
November 3, 2025 at 6:19 AM
If anyone is interested in the sequel to COHERENCE, we finally landed on a story worthy of the mission. Unless the actors revolt, we will probably do it just like the first one, where they know their own character details, but don't know what the other actors are going to say or do. Like real life.
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Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
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My Canadian husband talking about Toronto: I mean, it’s no New York City
Me: NEW YORK CITY????
Him: …?
Me: I’m quoting a salsa commercial from 1994
Him: why would I know that
Me: it was for me
Me: NEW YORK CITY????
Him: …?
Me: I’m quoting a salsa commercial from 1994
Him: why would I know that
Me: it was for me
October 30, 2025 at 3:14 AM
My Canadian husband talking about Toronto: I mean, it’s no New York City
Me: NEW YORK CITY????
Him: …?
Me: I’m quoting a salsa commercial from 1994
Him: why would I know that
Me: it was for me
Me: NEW YORK CITY????
Him: …?
Me: I’m quoting a salsa commercial from 1994
Him: why would I know that
Me: it was for me
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oh my god, The Tweet is exactly ten years old tonight
![screenshot of a Justin Klugh tweet from October 28, 2015:
JOE BUCK: Welcome to the top of the 47th
[Sun rises]
[Sun keeps getting bigger]
BUCK: yes
[World engulfed by flames]
BUCK: oh god yes](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t2bjwvguncd35fna7ruckjtw/bafkreiczbp37nmuosnvgyrbv3nfdxupczam3ezjeri5cpio36htjuyiisy@jpeg)
October 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
oh my god, The Tweet is exactly ten years old tonight
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according to @stathead.com a batter has had at least 12 total bases in a playoff game 17 times in baseball history. two of them are shohei tonight and shohei 10 days ago
October 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
according to @stathead.com a batter has had at least 12 total bases in a playoff game 17 times in baseball history. two of them are shohei tonight and shohei 10 days ago
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I understand why they had to stop him but I don’t agree with imprisoning him in the phantom zone
October 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I understand why they had to stop him but I don’t agree with imprisoning him in the phantom zone
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The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
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just discovered that there was a leak from someone involved in the restoration team revealing that Disney is, indeed, restoring the theatrical cuts of the original Star Wars trilogy! complete with screenshots!
From the StarWarsLeaks community on Reddit: Star Wars Theatrical OT Leaked Restoration Screenshots
Explore this post and more from the StarWarsLeaks community
www.reddit.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:50 AM
just discovered that there was a leak from someone involved in the restoration team revealing that Disney is, indeed, restoring the theatrical cuts of the original Star Wars trilogy! complete with screenshots!
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The Leverage cast seeing the Louvre heist and collectively posting, "Not it," is the whimsy we deserve.
October 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The Leverage cast seeing the Louvre heist and collectively posting, "Not it," is the whimsy we deserve.
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Are you 18 or older with a fandom-related tattoo (or know someone who has one)? Please take 10 min to fill out this survey for my new book project on embodied fan identities and practices. Share widely! utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Contact info: suzanne.scott@utexas.edu.
October 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Are you 18 or older with a fandom-related tattoo (or know someone who has one)? Please take 10 min to fill out this survey for my new book project on embodied fan identities and practices. Share widely! utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Contact info: suzanne.scott@utexas.edu.