samutara
@samutara.bsky.social
Rides a bicycle.
Knows a few things about a few things.
Eng / 日本語 (下手ですけど…)
Knows a few things about a few things.
Eng / 日本語 (下手ですけど…)
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You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
January 31, 2026 at 6:57 AM
You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
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"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
January 30, 2026 at 10:32 PM
"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
- Fred Korematsu
Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
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January 30, 2026 at 8:39 PM
What's the timeline trying to tell me here?
January 30, 2026 at 2:12 PM
What's the timeline trying to tell me here?
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Brave New World: Justice for creators in the age of GenAI
In our ongoing commitment to campaign for author rights and interests, we have joined forces with other creator-led organisations to co-launch a ground-breaking report showing the onset of a creative jobs crisis in the UK. buff.ly/wThFNtu
In our ongoing commitment to campaign for author rights and interests, we have joined forces with other creator-led organisations to co-launch a ground-breaking report showing the onset of a creative jobs crisis in the UK. buff.ly/wThFNtu
January 30, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Brave New World: Justice for creators in the age of GenAI
In our ongoing commitment to campaign for author rights and interests, we have joined forces with other creator-led organisations to co-launch a ground-breaking report showing the onset of a creative jobs crisis in the UK. buff.ly/wThFNtu
In our ongoing commitment to campaign for author rights and interests, we have joined forces with other creator-led organisations to co-launch a ground-breaking report showing the onset of a creative jobs crisis in the UK. buff.ly/wThFNtu
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Not pictured: Haruki Murakami’s wife, or indeed whoever is cooking, cleaning, paying bills, running errands, doing the laundry, answering emails, etc
like yea his routine is goals, but let’s not lie to ourselves about all the invisible work others are doing to enable him to have that routine
like yea his routine is goals, but let’s not lie to ourselves about all the invisible work others are doing to enable him to have that routine
January 29, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Not pictured: Haruki Murakami’s wife, or indeed whoever is cooking, cleaning, paying bills, running errands, doing the laundry, answering emails, etc
like yea his routine is goals, but let’s not lie to ourselves about all the invisible work others are doing to enable him to have that routine
like yea his routine is goals, but let’s not lie to ourselves about all the invisible work others are doing to enable him to have that routine
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an oldie, but: I stand by it
January 29, 2026 at 6:27 PM
an oldie, but: I stand by it
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Darren Aronofsky is a loser
January 29, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Darren Aronofsky is a loser
Morning doodle on coffee mug
朝のコーヒーマッグのらくがき
朝のコーヒーマッグのらくがき
January 28, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Morning doodle on coffee mug
朝のコーヒーマッグのらくがき
朝のコーヒーマッグのらくがき
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Change something in a title to make it about food
The Edam Busters
The Edam Busters
Change something in a title to make it about food
When Haggis Met Salad
When Haggis Met Salad
Change one word in a title to make it about food
Kind Hearts and Cornettos
Kind Hearts and Cornettos
January 27, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Change something in a title to make it about food
The Edam Busters
The Edam Busters
Change one word in a title to make it about food
Kind Hearts and Cornettos
Kind Hearts and Cornettos
Change one word in a title to make it about food.
Quiche of the Spider Woman
Quiche of the Spider Woman
January 27, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Change one word in a title to make it about food
Kind Hearts and Cornettos
Kind Hearts and Cornettos
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Sharing a meme on social media? Don't forget to include alt text! This resource from Veronica With Four Eyes (Veronica Lewis) will help you.
veroniiiica.com/2018/11/29/h...
veroniiiica.com/2018/11/29/h...
How To Write Alt Text For Memes | Veroniiiica
My favorite tips for how to write alt text for memes, reaction images, and other types of social media comedy content, written by someone with low vision
veroniiiica.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Sharing a meme on social media? Don't forget to include alt text! This resource from Veronica With Four Eyes (Veronica Lewis) will help you.
veroniiiica.com/2018/11/29/h...
veroniiiica.com/2018/11/29/h...
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Thick and lush. Full comic!
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Collecting the comic here for easy reading. Thank you for following it in progress!
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Collecting the comic here for easy reading. Thank you for following it in progress!
January 22, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Thick and lush. Full comic!
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Collecting the comic here for easy reading. Thank you for following it in progress!
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Collecting the comic here for easy reading. Thank you for following it in progress!
Paging fans of #menswearguy: fashion and cultural context comes for the quarter-zip, courtesy of Code Switch and @npr.org
What the quarter-zip craze tells us about Blackness and respectability - one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5645...
What the quarter-zip craze tells us about Blackness and respectability - one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5645...
🔊 Listen Now: What the quarter-zip craze tells us about Blackness and respectability
Code Switch on NPR One | 17:25
one.npr.org
January 25, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Paging fans of #menswearguy: fashion and cultural context comes for the quarter-zip, courtesy of Code Switch and @npr.org
What the quarter-zip craze tells us about Blackness and respectability - one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5645...
What the quarter-zip craze tells us about Blackness and respectability - one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5645...
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Ever wondered how hand drawn animation is made for games?
Let’s go through the process of animating a character for our new game The Hearth and Harbour - from start, to finish!
(Thread 1/10)
Let’s go through the process of animating a character for our new game The Hearth and Harbour - from start, to finish!
(Thread 1/10)
January 22, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Ever wondered how hand drawn animation is made for games?
Let’s go through the process of animating a character for our new game The Hearth and Harbour - from start, to finish!
(Thread 1/10)
Let’s go through the process of animating a character for our new game The Hearth and Harbour - from start, to finish!
(Thread 1/10)
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submitted to me: a photo of a border patrol agent retching and spitting after they gassed themselves by mueller park in minneapolis yesterday
January 22, 2026 at 5:10 PM
submitted to me: a photo of a border patrol agent retching and spitting after they gassed themselves by mueller park in minneapolis yesterday
Morning sketch on coffee mug.
朝のコーヒーマッグのらくがき
朝のコーヒーマッグのらくがき
January 22, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Morning sketch on coffee mug.
朝のコーヒーマッグのらくがき
朝のコーヒーマッグのらくがき
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Another favor to ask on a research project. We're wrapping up a large project on AI music. We need folks to participate in a short 10 min quiz to test your ability to distinguish between AI music & human music. Especially looking for help from musicians!
uchicago.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
uchicago.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management
The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.
uchicago.co1.qualtrics.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Another favor to ask on a research project. We're wrapping up a large project on AI music. We need folks to participate in a short 10 min quiz to test your ability to distinguish between AI music & human music. Especially looking for help from musicians!
uchicago.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
uchicago.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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this cover is super hard. check out brandon's work thread here:
Immortality and Punishment! The first volume of this bleak zombie apocalypse manga dropped yesterday and I was tasked with some challenging, complicated bits of localization. So let's talk about it!
January 21, 2026 at 9:40 PM
this cover is super hard. check out brandon's work thread here:
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The future of work is changing. And we have to evolve with it or fall behind. That's why we're proud to introduce: Serfdom dot AI. Our platform allows SERFs (solo entrepreneur revenue facilitators) to rent affordable housing that they can subsidize by picking up work with Baron, our AI assistant
January 20, 2026 at 11:56 PM
The future of work is changing. And we have to evolve with it or fall behind. That's why we're proud to introduce: Serfdom dot AI. Our platform allows SERFs (solo entrepreneur revenue facilitators) to rent affordable housing that they can subsidize by picking up work with Baron, our AI assistant
copy and paste the bunny and then put something else in his hand
________________
(\_/) | Don't talk to |
(°-°) < me or my son |
/>🐇< | ever again! |
________________
(\_/) | Don't talk to |
(°-°) < me or my son |
/>🐇< | ever again! |
copy and paste the bunny and then put something else in his hand!!
(\_/)
(°-°)💦
/>🍆<
(Im’ma made it weird 😤😤😤😤)
(\_/)
(°-°)💦
/>🍆<
(Im’ma made it weird 😤😤😤😤)
copy and paste the bunny and then put something else in his hand!!
(\_/)
(°-°)
/>💀<
(\_/)
(°-°)
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January 20, 2026 at 9:53 AM
copy and paste the bunny and then put something else in his hand
________________
(\_/) | Don't talk to |
(°-°) < me or my son |
/>🐇< | ever again! |
________________
(\_/) | Don't talk to |
(°-°) < me or my son |
/>🐇< | ever again! |
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
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