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My friend Moni (an avid figure skating + #StarTrek fan) just told me that German figure skater Katharina Witt used a version of the "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" main theme during the 1982 World Championships, 2 years before the film even debuted in the GDR (DDR):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIjB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIjB...
Katarina Witt - 1982 World Championships Short Program
Katarina Witt had a lot of catching up to do, coming back from 9th place after compulsory figures going into the short program at the 1982 World Championships. Note that for the 1981-1982 season, a…
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November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My friend Moni (an avid figure skating + #StarTrek fan) just told me that German figure skater Katharina Witt used a version of the "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" main theme during the 1982 World Championships, 2 years before the film even debuted in the GDR (DDR):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIjB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIjB...
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Half-Life 2 is 21 today!
The Citadel in City 17, art by the late Viktor Antonov (1972-2025):
The Citadel in City 17, art by the late Viktor Antonov (1972-2025):
November 16, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Half-Life 2 is 21 today!
The Citadel in City 17, art by the late Viktor Antonov (1972-2025):
The Citadel in City 17, art by the late Viktor Antonov (1972-2025):
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It's a great cosmic joke that neurodivergence both runs in families and gets diagnosed based on parent reports. I was diagnosed at 30 because a man who has eaten potatoes every day for 57 years and a woman who collects loose buttons decided I was a perfectly normal child.
November 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It's a great cosmic joke that neurodivergence both runs in families and gets diagnosed based on parent reports. I was diagnosed at 30 because a man who has eaten potatoes every day for 57 years and a woman who collects loose buttons decided I was a perfectly normal child.
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I got an actual "Your silence on this subject is deafening" message this AM, so, super-quick: Nobody here owes anyone commentary about anything. This is a public park. It's full of interesting people. We hang out here, make friends, and chat, and then we leave to do whatever it is we do. That's it!
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I got an actual "Your silence on this subject is deafening" message this AM, so, super-quick: Nobody here owes anyone commentary about anything. This is a public park. It's full of interesting people. We hang out here, make friends, and chat, and then we leave to do whatever it is we do. That's it!
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Alien Resurrection (1997): USM Auriga, early design by Jim Martin
November 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Alien Resurrection (1997): USM Auriga, early design by Jim Martin
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Always repost ska Oscar Isaac.
Every day someone new learns that Oscar Isaac was in a late 90s Christian ska band. Who will today’s person be.
November 14, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Always repost ska Oscar Isaac.
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Is it ‘My wife and I’ or ‘Me and my wife’? Anyway, we just robbed a liquor store
November 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Is it ‘My wife and I’ or ‘Me and my wife’? Anyway, we just robbed a liquor store
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it’s so galling how little it costs to bribe this government
The DOT also reportedly plans to rescind requirements that airlines disclose junk fees. It's also planning to redefine what flight cancellations would require refunds for passengers.
Both Delta and United gave $1 million to the Trump inauguration fund.
Everything is for sale.
Both Delta and United gave $1 million to the Trump inauguration fund.
Everything is for sale.
BREAKING: The Trump administration is officially withdrawing a Biden-era plan to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when flight disruptions are caused by the airlines.
November 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
it’s so galling how little it costs to bribe this government
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It’s the 4th anniversary of Warped Impulse! While I launched on facebook, instagram, twitter (now X) and Ko-fi in 2021, I’m sharing the milestone celebration artwork here on BlueSky nonetheless 🙂🙏🏻🖖
November 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
It’s the 4th anniversary of Warped Impulse! While I launched on facebook, instagram, twitter (now X) and Ko-fi in 2021, I’m sharing the milestone celebration artwork here on BlueSky nonetheless 🙂🙏🏻🖖
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Oito Line,Nagano
(2024)
(2024)
November 15, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Oito Line,Nagano
(2024)
(2024)
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victor frankenstein better be glad he's fictional because he's getting dragged across social media
November 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
victor frankenstein better be glad he's fictional because he's getting dragged across social media
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I just read about it and I did not fucking need that image in my head
November 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I just read about it and I did not fucking need that image in my head
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if everything is going to be this bleak and sad it's nice to see the news peppered with little slices of life like jeffrey epstein emailing himself a file called "genuiis_____ideas (3).txt" that just says stuff like "microchup. = brain ? "
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
if everything is going to be this bleak and sad it's nice to see the news peppered with little slices of life like jeffrey epstein emailing himself a file called "genuiis_____ideas (3).txt" that just says stuff like "microchup. = brain ? "
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The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
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November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
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I cannot stress enough that you should not in any circumstances be using an AI-generated summary when you are signing contracts of any kind
DocuSign scrambling onto the anxiety-fuelled AI slop festival.....
DocuSign scrambling onto the anxiety-fuelled AI slop festival.....
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I cannot stress enough that you should not in any circumstances be using an AI-generated summary when you are signing contracts of any kind
DocuSign scrambling onto the anxiety-fuelled AI slop festival.....
DocuSign scrambling onto the anxiety-fuelled AI slop festival.....
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No Starbucks 'til workers get more bucks
(and whatever else it is they are striking for)
(and whatever else it is they are striking for)
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
No Starbucks 'til workers get more bucks
(and whatever else it is they are striking for)
(and whatever else it is they are striking for)
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A big reason proc gen feels so different to AI in spite of superficial similarities is exactly this!!
Proc Gen systems reflect the interests and creative preferences of the tool makers, whereas AI is catch-all sludge that reflects no specific point of view. It’s not remotely the same!
Proc Gen systems reflect the interests and creative preferences of the tool makers, whereas AI is catch-all sludge that reflects no specific point of view. It’s not remotely the same!
In case anyone ever asks, I *have* written a material generator and a music generator for Eldritch 2, but that's not AI. That's me taking all the things I personally know about those things, and writing my own tools to make the process a little faster and easier for myself. It's still 100% me, baby.
November 12, 2025 at 7:36 AM
A big reason proc gen feels so different to AI in spite of superficial similarities is exactly this!!
Proc Gen systems reflect the interests and creative preferences of the tool makers, whereas AI is catch-all sludge that reflects no specific point of view. It’s not remotely the same!
Proc Gen systems reflect the interests and creative preferences of the tool makers, whereas AI is catch-all sludge that reflects no specific point of view. It’s not remotely the same!
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The thing about "release the Epstein files" is that more than enough stuff has already been released to demonstrate nearly 100% that the president was part of a pedophile sex trafficking ring. That's already out. If you don't believe that at this point, it's an active choice on your part
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The thing about "release the Epstein files" is that more than enough stuff has already been released to demonstrate nearly 100% that the president was part of a pedophile sex trafficking ring. That's already out. If you don't believe that at this point, it's an active choice on your part
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DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
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Turn off Autorun Python in your Blender preferences as a precaution
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Turn off Autorun Python in your Blender preferences as a precaution
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With everything going on these days, it’s easy to miss when local governments get up to some sketchy stuff.
Take Vancouver, where Mayor Ken Sims is planning to eliminate the city’s sustainability and climate department!!!
Yes, really.
My partners at @nationalobserver.com have the scoop:
Take Vancouver, where Mayor Ken Sims is planning to eliminate the city’s sustainability and climate department!!!
Yes, really.
My partners at @nationalobserver.com have the scoop:
November 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
With everything going on these days, it’s easy to miss when local governments get up to some sketchy stuff.
Take Vancouver, where Mayor Ken Sims is planning to eliminate the city’s sustainability and climate department!!!
Yes, really.
My partners at @nationalobserver.com have the scoop:
Take Vancouver, where Mayor Ken Sims is planning to eliminate the city’s sustainability and climate department!!!
Yes, really.
My partners at @nationalobserver.com have the scoop: