Ryan
@ryanbars.bsky.social
Queer polyamorous leftist nerd into fantasy, gaming, reading and writing, philosophy, other nerd stuff probably. He/him but an accurate gender description is at least a few paragraphs.
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Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
Trump is as insecure about nothing as much as he is insecure about crowd sizes.
October 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Trump is as insecure about nothing as much as he is insecure about crowd sizes.
I've never had emotions like this about the fate of a TV show.
I miss the wheel of time 😭
October 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I've never had emotions like this about the fate of a TV show.
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
I think I was 13 when the first photograph of a live giant squid was published. I remember watching those old Discovery channel shows where they'd talk about searching for things like this and then not find them. And then... we did. And now... this??? There's so much cool shit out there.
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 25, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I think I was 13 when the first photograph of a live giant squid was published. I remember watching those old Discovery channel shows where they'd talk about searching for things like this and then not find them. And then... we did. And now... this??? There's so much cool shit out there.
I do not like it when my personal troubles and my national troubles line up at the same time.
September 20, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I do not like it when my personal troubles and my national troubles line up at the same time.
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Every time these folks talk about "expanding the tent," they're actually talking about MOVING the tent. Just picking it up & moving it to the right & leaving a lot of HUMAN BEINGS behind w/o protection.
All to pursue these mythical centrist voters who, what, don't mind fascism but HATE abortion?
All to pursue these mythical centrist voters who, what, don't mind fascism but HATE abortion?
Ezra Klein 🤝 Neera Tanden
Despite the overwhelming popularity of abortion rights in all states, we should surrender instead
Despite the overwhelming popularity of abortion rights in all states, we should surrender instead
September 20, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Every time these folks talk about "expanding the tent," they're actually talking about MOVING the tent. Just picking it up & moving it to the right & leaving a lot of HUMAN BEINGS behind w/o protection.
All to pursue these mythical centrist voters who, what, don't mind fascism but HATE abortion?
All to pursue these mythical centrist voters who, what, don't mind fascism but HATE abortion?
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Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
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Badly need news outlets to realize the Democratic Party having super low approval does not mean it's too far left
August 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Badly need news outlets to realize the Democratic Party having super low approval does not mean it's too far left
Everything---*everything*---is politics. If you're "not talking about politics" what you're actually doing is talking about something that isn't politically controversial among the people who are in the room with you.
Change who's in the room, and suddenly it can become politics again.
Change who's in the room, and suddenly it can become politics again.
Moving straight past the absurdity of entertaining an 'I wanna play Boggle with nazis' guy with any level of intellectual seriousness, what I need people who say 'talk politics' to understand is that Not Talking Politics only works in rooms where everyone has the same identity.
Guess why.
Guess why.
again, this fails to take seriously the fact that MAGA fascists are in fact often sincere bigots who want to hurt people.
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/it-may-not...
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/it-may-not...
August 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Everything---*everything*---is politics. If you're "not talking about politics" what you're actually doing is talking about something that isn't politically controversial among the people who are in the room with you.
Change who's in the room, and suddenly it can become politics again.
Change who's in the room, and suddenly it can become politics again.
Can't depend on anyone these days smh
i am shocked and appalled that writer N K Jemisin cannot stop people from blowing up the moon 😔
August 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Can't depend on anyone these days smh
July 15, 2025 at 5:45 AM
@mostlybree.kitrocha.com I feel like you use this meme a lot
Todd Draws The Wheel of Time, Book 10
Crossroads of Twilight - Chapter 04 - The Tale of a Doll
#ToddDrawsWoT #TheWheelofTime #WheelOfTime
#WoTSkies #WoTSky #WoTBookSpoilers
Crossroads of Twilight - Chapter 04 - The Tale of a Doll
#ToddDrawsWoT #TheWheelofTime #WheelOfTime
#WoTSkies #WoTSky #WoTBookSpoilers
June 25, 2025 at 4:21 AM
@mostlybree.kitrocha.com I feel like you use this meme a lot
Temperature discourse.
All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again.
All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again.
June 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Temperature discourse.
All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again.
All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again.
You know, I come from a place of very significant privilege. I'm White, I grew up and still am middle class, I grew up and still present as a man, I grew up and still (mostly) present as straight. (1)
June 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
You know, I come from a place of very significant privilege. I'm White, I grew up and still am middle class, I grew up and still present as a man, I grew up and still (mostly) present as straight. (1)
If you're a giant megacorporation and you have a division somewhere that makes art or entertainment and that division doesn't break even in your profits do you think it's possible that isn't the end of the world?
Don't you want people to like you? Like as a company? Isn't that good for business?
Don't you want people to like you? Like as a company? Isn't that good for business?
June 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
If you're a giant megacorporation and you have a division somewhere that makes art or entertainment and that division doesn't break even in your profits do you think it's possible that isn't the end of the world?
Don't you want people to like you? Like as a company? Isn't that good for business?
Don't you want people to like you? Like as a company? Isn't that good for business?
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It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence.
They are in charge.
They are in charge.
June 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence.
They are in charge.
They are in charge.
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once again I must tap my own sign
June 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
once again I must tap my own sign
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Joy has been my favorite non-reader reactor since I found her videos. She's truly a part of this community and her reaction here speaks for all of us, I think. (Also, she's going to react to the books, which should be amazing)
#TheWheelOfTime #SaveWoT
youtu.be/jfe_ceIOsnE?...
#TheWheelOfTime #SaveWoT
youtu.be/jfe_ceIOsnE?...
Save The Wheel of Time (PLEASE)!!!
YouTube video by JoyScott13 Reacts
youtu.be
May 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Joy has been my favorite non-reader reactor since I found her videos. She's truly a part of this community and her reaction here speaks for all of us, I think. (Also, she's going to react to the books, which should be amazing)
#TheWheelOfTime #SaveWoT
youtu.be/jfe_ceIOsnE?...
#TheWheelOfTime #SaveWoT
youtu.be/jfe_ceIOsnE?...
This is what Ribbit Jordan thinks of Amazon Prime Studios right now. Do you really want to disappoint Ribbit Jordan? I thought not.
#SaveWOT
#SaveWOT
Every time a meme from @kangus.bsky.social goes viral Ribbit Jordan comes out of his home to judge us.
#TheWheelOfTime #WotSkies
#TheWheelOfTime #WotSkies
May 28, 2025 at 5:08 AM
This is what Ribbit Jordan thinks of Amazon Prime Studios right now. Do you really want to disappoint Ribbit Jordan? I thought not.
#SaveWOT
#SaveWOT
Help me, @chrisparnell.bsky.social. You're my only hope... #SaveWOT
May 28, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Help me, @chrisparnell.bsky.social. You're my only hope... #SaveWOT
Remember that time when I said that Amazon Video was weirdly one of the only capitalism places selling me something I actually wanted
hmm...
hmm...
May 24, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Remember that time when I said that Amazon Video was weirdly one of the only capitalism places selling me something I actually wanted
hmm...
hmm...
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So #WoTSkies let’s get prepared for a #SaveWoT campaign to Apple because it’s too soon to give up on a new home for #TheWheelOfTime
May 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
So #WoTSkies let’s get prepared for a #SaveWoT campaign to Apple because it’s too soon to give up on a new home for #TheWheelOfTime