ZJ Morris
@ztopia.bsky.social
Researcher. Geek joy. Dirt year round 🌻🪴👩🏼🌾 Sci-fi, Seattleite
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ZJ Morris
@ztopia.bsky.social
· Jun 22
Zoomers will remember Anonymity
the way Gen X remembers Religion
the way Gen X remembers Religion
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I choose to take this as a positive omen.
(As named and drawn by Paul Kidby, illustrator of Discworld.)
(As named and drawn by Paul Kidby, illustrator of Discworld.)
December 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I choose to take this as a positive omen.
(As named and drawn by Paul Kidby, illustrator of Discworld.)
(As named and drawn by Paul Kidby, illustrator of Discworld.)
“knowing falsity” 🤥
Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
December 31, 2025 at 10:58 PM
“knowing falsity” 🤥
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As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
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Excited to celebrate the 20th anniversary of 2006
December 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Excited to celebrate the 20th anniversary of 2006
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No one does dignity and gravitas like 60 Minutes. It’s baked in.
These men deserve the 60 Minutes treatment
I’m glad the segment was suppressed and shared, so more people will watch
These men deserve the 60 Minutes treatment
I’m glad the segment was suppressed and shared, so more people will watch
December 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
No one does dignity and gravitas like 60 Minutes. It’s baked in.
These men deserve the 60 Minutes treatment
I’m glad the segment was suppressed and shared, so more people will watch
These men deserve the 60 Minutes treatment
I’m glad the segment was suppressed and shared, so more people will watch
We knew this was going to happen 🤢
December 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
We knew this was going to happen 🤢
More of this. Rick Steves doesn’t need to travel to make an impact
The Jean Kim Center in Lynnwood, which offers showers and washer-dryers for our unhoused neighbors, was about to close after their building was put on the market. It was recently bought with money from our local philanthropist Rick Steves.
myedmondsnews.com/2025/12/than...
myedmondsnews.com/2025/12/than...
Thanks to Rick Steves, Lynnwood Hygiene Center has a permanent home - My Edmonds News
‘If this place wasn’t here I don’t know how I would’ve survived’ — Sherman Gillins The Jean Kim Foundation’s (JKF) Hygiene Center in Lynnwood is here to stay. Edmonds-based European […]
myedmondsnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
More of this. Rick Steves doesn’t need to travel to make an impact
Did this test on a recent doctor visit. The Mumps & Rubella portions of my childhood MMR vaccine were going strong. But my measles immunity? Nope.
Soooo it’s a great time to verify your measles immunity. Info on how to do that from Matthew Cortland: www.patreon.com/posts/123491...
December 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Did this test on a recent doctor visit. The Mumps & Rubella portions of my childhood MMR vaccine were going strong. But my measles immunity? Nope.
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Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
The Mouse & friends crumble for OpenAI/Sora
December 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The Mouse & friends crumble for OpenAI/Sora
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WASHINGTON AND OREGON CARTOONISTS: Seattle's bus service is commissioning 6 artists for public art pieces, 2 each, of local stories, 16-32 pages, over 2026, for $54k per artist, to be freely distributed over their ridership.
details here: www.4culture.org/grants/movin...
details here: www.4culture.org/grants/movin...
Moving Stories: Short-Form Graphic Novels for King County Metro Transit RapidRide
King County Metro and 4Culture seek six artists to create short-form graphic novels that illuminate community stories along new and existing RapidRide lines.
www.4culture.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
WASHINGTON AND OREGON CARTOONISTS: Seattle's bus service is commissioning 6 artists for public art pieces, 2 each, of local stories, 16-32 pages, over 2026, for $54k per artist, to be freely distributed over their ridership.
details here: www.4culture.org/grants/movin...
details here: www.4culture.org/grants/movin...
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Businesses that use personalized pricing are now required to tell customers, “This price was set by an algorithm using your personal data."
New York state law takes aim at personalized pricing | TechCrunch
Businesses that use personalized pricing are now required to tell customers, “This price was set by an algorithm using your personal data."
techcrunch.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Businesses that use personalized pricing are now required to tell customers, “This price was set by an algorithm using your personal data."
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The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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The irony is rich.
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The irony is rich.
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now shifting into Jólakötturinn (child-eating Icelandic Yule cat ) season
November 28, 2025 at 3:43 AM
now shifting into Jólakötturinn (child-eating Icelandic Yule cat ) season
Now that the AI boom is shaking like a leaf, Trump & Republicans going after Venezuela’s oil.
Saying the quiet part OUT LOUD
Saying the quiet part OUT LOUD
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Now that the AI boom is shaking like a leaf, Trump & Republicans going after Venezuela’s oil.
Saying the quiet part OUT LOUD
Saying the quiet part OUT LOUD
Learning about the Tulsa Race Massacre — after college — was the first in a series of eye opening moments for me
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Learning about the Tulsa Race Massacre — after college — was the first in a series of eye opening moments for me
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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ARTISTS!
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
ARTISTS!
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
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you know what? good advice.
Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist?
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
November 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
you know what? good advice.
In order to block Gemini AI from reading the contents of your emails … you lose the Inbox sorting of Primary | Updates | Promotions
get bank statements or contracts or tax returns in your email? Yep, giving that data to Google Gemini
get bank statements or contracts or tax returns in your email? Yep, giving that data to Google Gemini
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
In order to block Gemini AI from reading the contents of your emails … you lose the Inbox sorting of Primary | Updates | Promotions
get bank statements or contracts or tax returns in your email? Yep, giving that data to Google Gemini
get bank statements or contracts or tax returns in your email? Yep, giving that data to Google Gemini
“Seattle can finally begin ‘solo dispatch’ of CARE crisis responders…
meaning teams can be sent to appropriate 911 calls *without* Seattle Police Department (SPD)”
This has been a looong time coming. Very interested to see the results.
meaning teams can be sent to appropriate 911 calls *without* Seattle Police Department (SPD)”
This has been a looong time coming. Very interested to see the results.
CARE Chief Barden, meanwhile, seemed to raise the most hope that challenges around crisis and addiction can start to be more seriously addressed at Broadway and Pike. Seattle can finally begin “solo dispatch” of CARE crisis responders, meaning teams can be sent to appropriate 911 calls without SPD
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 AM
“Seattle can finally begin ‘solo dispatch’ of CARE crisis responders…
meaning teams can be sent to appropriate 911 calls *without* Seattle Police Department (SPD)”
This has been a looong time coming. Very interested to see the results.
meaning teams can be sent to appropriate 911 calls *without* Seattle Police Department (SPD)”
This has been a looong time coming. Very interested to see the results.
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I might play this as my alarm every morning for the next month
September 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I might play this as my alarm every morning for the next month