@thetechgeek.bsky.social
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AI has the potential to transform our economy, but we need to make sure workers and students are ready. I’m glad schools are thinking about how to make sure students use AI as a tool and not a crutch.
What It Means for a High School Graduate to Be ‘AI-Ready’
Students should learn how to use AI to solve problems, new "Profile of an AI Ready Graduate" says.
www.edweek.org
December 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
AI has the potential to transform our economy, but we need to make sure workers and students are ready. I’m glad schools are thinking about how to make sure students use AI as a tool and not a crutch.
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More than 3,500 little lanterns will fill the street for this year’s Christmas Eve Farolito Walk, as Santa Feans venture forth to enjoy caroling, warm beverages and holiday cheer. sfnm.co/3NeiIoJ
Farolito preparations underway for Christmas Eve walk on Canyon Road
The event will stretch from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, bringing carolers and thousands of farolitos to Canyon Road.
sfnm.co
December 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
More than 3,500 little lanterns will fill the street for this year’s Christmas Eve Farolito Walk, as Santa Feans venture forth to enjoy caroling, warm beverages and holiday cheer. sfnm.co/3NeiIoJ
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We may sail the seas for a lifetime and rarely, if ever, encounter the monsters that inhabit the oceans of this realm. But never forget that they are there, waiting in the darkness, waiting, for us to find them.
#art #oc #ocart #digitalart #monster #seamonster #monsterart #seamonsterart
#art #oc #ocart #digitalart #monster #seamonster #monsterart #seamonsterart
December 22, 2025 at 3:34 AM
We may sail the seas for a lifetime and rarely, if ever, encounter the monsters that inhabit the oceans of this realm. But never forget that they are there, waiting in the darkness, waiting, for us to find them.
#art #oc #ocart #digitalart #monster #seamonster #monsterart #seamonsterart
#art #oc #ocart #digitalart #monster #seamonster #monsterart #seamonsterart
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Juno Flyby of Ganymede and Jupiter www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC7O... apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25121...
What would it be like to fly over the largest moon in the Solar System? Juno spacecraft flew past Jupiter's huge moon Ganymede and took images that have been digitally constructed into a detailed flyby.
What would it be like to fly over the largest moon in the Solar System? Juno spacecraft flew past Jupiter's huge moon Ganymede and took images that have been digitally constructed into a detailed flyby.
Juno Flies Past the Moon Ganymede and Jupiter, With Music by Vangelis
YouTube video by NASA
www.youtube.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Juno Flyby of Ganymede and Jupiter www.youtube.com/watch?v=CC7O... apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25121...
What would it be like to fly over the largest moon in the Solar System? Juno spacecraft flew past Jupiter's huge moon Ganymede and took images that have been digitally constructed into a detailed flyby.
What would it be like to fly over the largest moon in the Solar System? Juno spacecraft flew past Jupiter's huge moon Ganymede and took images that have been digitally constructed into a detailed flyby.
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I’ve been through a lot worse than anything Donald Trump or Pete Hegseth can throw at me. And I'm not backing down, because this isn't about me — it's about you and every American's First Amendment right.
December 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I’ve been through a lot worse than anything Donald Trump or Pete Hegseth can throw at me. And I'm not backing down, because this isn't about me — it's about you and every American's First Amendment right.
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It was 24 years ago today that I launched on my first mission to the International Space Station on Space Shuttle Endeavour. Ten years later, I commanded Endeavour's final flight. Time flies!
December 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
It was 24 years ago today that I launched on my first mission to the International Space Station on Space Shuttle Endeavour. Ten years later, I commanded Endeavour's final flight. Time flies!
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‘Not knowing whether a set of papyrus fragments were valuable or even genuine, the farmer dropped off a sample at the British Museum for an evaluation.
The expert who examined the papyri could identify them precisely because he had dug them up himself in Saqqara.’
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
The expert who examined the papyri could identify them precisely because he had dug them up himself in Saqqara.’
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
Erin L. Thompson | Fake it till you make it
Jonathan Tokeley-Parry, who died last month, had a business card in the early 1990s that described him as ‘Jonty “...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:36 AM
‘Not knowing whether a set of papyrus fragments were valuable or even genuine, the farmer dropped off a sample at the British Museum for an evaluation.
The expert who examined the papyri could identify them precisely because he had dug them up himself in Saqqara.’
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
The expert who examined the papyri could identify them precisely because he had dug them up himself in Saqqara.’
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
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📢WE GOT FREE AMELIA STATS FOR YOU ALL!📢
Once a month we ask you guys which stats we post on patreon to become free to the public. You guys chose our favourite hyena girl! 🐾
So go to 👉 tinyurl.com/5djdcdv3
And add her to your games today ✨
#dungeonsanddragons #dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg #patreon
Once a month we ask you guys which stats we post on patreon to become free to the public. You guys chose our favourite hyena girl! 🐾
So go to 👉 tinyurl.com/5djdcdv3
And add her to your games today ✨
#dungeonsanddragons #dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg #patreon
December 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
📢WE GOT FREE AMELIA STATS FOR YOU ALL!📢
Once a month we ask you guys which stats we post on patreon to become free to the public. You guys chose our favourite hyena girl! 🐾
So go to 👉 tinyurl.com/5djdcdv3
And add her to your games today ✨
#dungeonsanddragons #dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg #patreon
Once a month we ask you guys which stats we post on patreon to become free to the public. You guys chose our favourite hyena girl! 🐾
So go to 👉 tinyurl.com/5djdcdv3
And add her to your games today ✨
#dungeonsanddragons #dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg #patreon
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Detail from a 9th century whalebone plaque - part of a grave good assemblage from the Scar boat burial, a Viking boat burial which was found near the village of Scar on Sanday in Orkney. Now part of the collections at the Orkney Museum in Kirkwall. 📸 My own. #MedievalMonday
November 24, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Detail from a 9th century whalebone plaque - part of a grave good assemblage from the Scar boat burial, a Viking boat burial which was found near the village of Scar on Sanday in Orkney. Now part of the collections at the Orkney Museum in Kirkwall. 📸 My own. #MedievalMonday
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The central stone circle of the Callanish Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The stones were erected some 5000 years ago and form part of a wonderful megalithic landscape, with several other stone circles nearby.
📸 My own. #StandingStoneSunday
📸 My own. #StandingStoneSunday
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The central stone circle of the Callanish Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. The stones were erected some 5000 years ago and form part of a wonderful megalithic landscape, with several other stone circles nearby.
📸 My own. #StandingStoneSunday
📸 My own. #StandingStoneSunday
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Really old walls in Mesa Verde.
#wallsonwednesday #photography #architecture #mesaverde #eastcoastkin
#wallsonwednesday #photography #architecture #mesaverde #eastcoastkin
November 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Really old walls in Mesa Verde.
#wallsonwednesday #photography #architecture #mesaverde #eastcoastkin
#wallsonwednesday #photography #architecture #mesaverde #eastcoastkin
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⏳✨EPISODE 45 IS OUT! ✨⌛️
youtu.be/iD-xtikbqLk
“The night is nearly over. Long talks are had with Kore. While Rooster tries to fix his mistakes."
#dnd #dnd5e #dungeonsanddragons #podcast #podcasts #podcastshow #DnD #TabletopGaming #TTRPG #DnD5e #foolsgoldsands #foolsgolddnd
youtu.be/iD-xtikbqLk
“The night is nearly over. Long talks are had with Kore. While Rooster tries to fix his mistakes."
#dnd #dnd5e #dungeonsanddragons #podcast #podcasts #podcastshow #DnD #TabletopGaming #TTRPG #DnD5e #foolsgoldsands #foolsgolddnd
Fool's Gold Sands | D&D Podcast | Ep.45 "Stars and Scars"
YouTube video by Dingo Doodles
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
⏳✨EPISODE 45 IS OUT! ✨⌛️
youtu.be/iD-xtikbqLk
“The night is nearly over. Long talks are had with Kore. While Rooster tries to fix his mistakes."
#dnd #dnd5e #dungeonsanddragons #podcast #podcasts #podcastshow #DnD #TabletopGaming #TTRPG #DnD5e #foolsgoldsands #foolsgolddnd
youtu.be/iD-xtikbqLk
“The night is nearly over. Long talks are had with Kore. While Rooster tries to fix his mistakes."
#dnd #dnd5e #dungeonsanddragons #podcast #podcasts #podcastshow #DnD #TabletopGaming #TTRPG #DnD5e #foolsgoldsands #foolsgolddnd
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Want to walk into and through an actual Iron Age house…and UP THE STAIRS?
Of course you bloody do.
Come with me.
Carn Liath broch, just sitting quietly beside the A9 as thousands whizz by without stopping. Their mistake.
Far too excited to wait for #HillfortsWednesday
Of course you bloody do.
Come with me.
Carn Liath broch, just sitting quietly beside the A9 as thousands whizz by without stopping. Their mistake.
Far too excited to wait for #HillfortsWednesday
November 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Want to walk into and through an actual Iron Age house…and UP THE STAIRS?
Of course you bloody do.
Come with me.
Carn Liath broch, just sitting quietly beside the A9 as thousands whizz by without stopping. Their mistake.
Far too excited to wait for #HillfortsWednesday
Of course you bloody do.
Come with me.
Carn Liath broch, just sitting quietly beside the A9 as thousands whizz by without stopping. Their mistake.
Far too excited to wait for #HillfortsWednesday
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NEW: I tried to explain why there are so many victims of spyware, despite the fact that its makers have been telling us for years that the tech is only intended to be used in limited cases.
There are several reasons, including how the spyware systems are designed, and how powerful they are.
There are several reasons, including how the spyware systems are designed, and how powerful they are.
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware | TechCrunch
Government surveillance vendors want us to believe their spyware products are only used in limited and targeted operations against terrorists and serious criminals. That claim is increasingly difficul...
techcrunch.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
NEW: I tried to explain why there are so many victims of spyware, despite the fact that its makers have been telling us for years that the tech is only intended to be used in limited cases.
There are several reasons, including how the spyware systems are designed, and how powerful they are.
There are several reasons, including how the spyware systems are designed, and how powerful they are.
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I love him
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I love him
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Fascinating stuff.
A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire, this study claims to have identified thousands more miles of Roman roads than were previously known.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire, this study claims to have identified thousands more miles of Roman roads than were previously known.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Itiner-e: A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Itiner-e: A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Fascinating stuff.
A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire, this study claims to have identified thousands more miles of Roman roads than were previously known.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire, this study claims to have identified thousands more miles of Roman roads than were previously known.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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One discovery abt living in Ireland, and therefore the EU: that Lego is, of course, also in the EU.
When you take a ferry to BrexTopia, you leave the EU. Know what one of the best exhibits is in Duty Free?
The Lego exhibit.
Sure made shopping for the nephew easy.
When you take a ferry to BrexTopia, you leave the EU. Know what one of the best exhibits is in Duty Free?
The Lego exhibit.
Sure made shopping for the nephew easy.
NEW — LEGO finally unveils their long-rumored 3600pc, $400 STAR TREK: TNG Enterprise-D brick set and limited-availability shuttlepod kit, coming in late November
#StarTrek #Lego
blog.trekcore.com/2025/11/lego...
#StarTrek #Lego
blog.trekcore.com/2025/11/lego...
LEGO Unveils New 3600-Piece STAR TREK: TNG Enterprise-D Brick Set
LEGO finally unveils their long-rumored 3600pc, $400 STAR TREK: TNG Enterprise-D brick set and limited-availability Shuttlepod kit, coming in late November
blog.trekcore.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
One discovery abt living in Ireland, and therefore the EU: that Lego is, of course, also in the EU.
When you take a ferry to BrexTopia, you leave the EU. Know what one of the best exhibits is in Duty Free?
The Lego exhibit.
Sure made shopping for the nephew easy.
When you take a ferry to BrexTopia, you leave the EU. Know what one of the best exhibits is in Duty Free?
The Lego exhibit.
Sure made shopping for the nephew easy.
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"Deutsche Bank is exploring ways to hedge its exposure to data centres after extending billions of dollars in debt to the sector to keep up with demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing."
Deutsche Bank explores hedges for data centre exposure as AI lending booms
Executives discussing options including shorting basket of artificial intelligence stocks or using derivatives to transfer risk
www.ft.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"Deutsche Bank is exploring ways to hedge its exposure to data centres after extending billions of dollars in debt to the sector to keep up with demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing."
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Some art of my D&D characters dressed up as classic monsters for Halloween
#art #oc #ocart #monster #monsterart #halloweenmonster #halloween #dnd #dungeonsanddragons
#art #oc #ocart #monster #monsterart #halloweenmonster #halloween #dnd #dungeonsanddragons
November 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Some art of my D&D characters dressed up as classic monsters for Halloween
#art #oc #ocart #monster #monsterart #halloweenmonster #halloween #dnd #dungeonsanddragons
#art #oc #ocart #monster #monsterart #halloweenmonster #halloween #dnd #dungeonsanddragons
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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory laid off 11% of its staff today, including many people working on an active Mars rover mission. “There’s no whitewashing the ‘doomsday-eve’ feeling that's looming over all our heads,” wrote one JPL’er. eos.org/research-and...
JPL Workforce Decimated - Eos
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., laid off 550 people, a roughly 11% reduction of its workforce.
eos.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory laid off 11% of its staff today, including many people working on an active Mars rover mission. “There’s no whitewashing the ‘doomsday-eve’ feeling that's looming over all our heads,” wrote one JPL’er. eos.org/research-and...
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In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story only someone in your profession would understand:
"Provenance: Anonymous Swiss collection"
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"Provenance: Anonymous Swiss collection"
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October 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story only someone in your profession would understand:
"Provenance: Anonymous Swiss collection"
🏺
"Provenance: Anonymous Swiss collection"
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We *may* have the first ever images of an interstellar object, taken from the surface of another world!
www.iflscience.com/interstellar...
www.iflscience.com/interstellar...
Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS May Have Been Caught In Perseverance Rover Photo
People think they've found Martian images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS on NASA's website. They might be right.
www.iflscience.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We *may* have the first ever images of an interstellar object, taken from the surface of another world!
www.iflscience.com/interstellar...
www.iflscience.com/interstellar...
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Some of the medieval roof bosses from the Church of St. Mary Redcliffe in Bristol. This remarkable church has over 1200! 📸 My own. #MedievalMonday #StMaryRedcliffe #Bristol
October 6, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Some of the medieval roof bosses from the Church of St. Mary Redcliffe in Bristol. This remarkable church has over 1200! 📸 My own. #MedievalMonday #StMaryRedcliffe #Bristol
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I don't have the bandwidth to make this case explicit. But today, Todd Bessent put Frank Bisignano in charge of IRS, in addition to Social Security.
Bisignano, at Social Security, gave Big Balls access to all our Social Security data.
Now he's in charge of IRS.
Bisignano, at Social Security, gave Big Balls access to all our Social Security data.
Now he's in charge of IRS.
October 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I don't have the bandwidth to make this case explicit. But today, Todd Bessent put Frank Bisignano in charge of IRS, in addition to Social Security.
Bisignano, at Social Security, gave Big Balls access to all our Social Security data.
Now he's in charge of IRS.
Bisignano, at Social Security, gave Big Balls access to all our Social Security data.
Now he's in charge of IRS.