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ThatAuntThatTravels

@athorneburg.bsky.social

Bronze Age vibes at the top of Mam Tor, #PeakDistrict #Derbyshire #UK

August 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM

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McSweeney's

@mcsweeneys.net

"Perimenopause is triggered when your ovaries—or 'pelvis chickens'—quit dependably laying eggs each month. Maybe some months they lay eggs, but other months they just sit on the couch, drinking a nice Malbec, eating corn nuts, and watching Better Call Saul."

Thank You for Calling the Perimenopause Hotline, Where Our Hold Times Are Completely Unpredictable

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August 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM

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Donovan Schaefer

@feelingtheory.bsky.social

This is bonkers.

A passage from the Reuters article:

“It is acceptable to engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual,” according to Meta’s “GenAI: Content Risk Standards.” The standards are used by Meta staff and contractors who build and train the company’s generative AI products, defining what they should and shouldn’t treat as permissible chatbot behavior. Meta said it struck that provision after Reuters inquired about the document earlier this month.

The document seen by Reuters, which exceeds 200 pages, provides examples of “acceptable” chatbot dialogue during romantic role play with a minor. They include: “I take your hand, guiding you to the bed” and “our bodies entwined, I cherish every moment, every touch, every kiss.” Those examples of permissible roleplay with children have also been struck, Meta said.

Other guidelines emphasize that Meta doesn’t require bots to give users accurate advice. In one example, the policy document says it would be acceptable for a chatbot to tell someone that Stage 4 colon cancer “is typically treated by poking the stomach with healing quartz crystals.”

August 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM

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Gabriel Zucman

@gabrielzucman.bsky.social

A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich

May 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM

ThatAuntThatTravels

@athorneburg.bsky.social

Stingray on the move :: Caymans

#CaymanIslands #stingray #marinelife #seascape #ocean #coastalphotography

stingray in crystal waters of Cayman Islands

March 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM

ThatAuntThatTravels

@athorneburg.bsky.social

Antelope Canyon, AZ

#antelopecanyon #arizona #travel #photography #navajonation #usa #nature #arizonahiking #slotcanyon #travelphotography #navajo #utah #naturephotography #pageaz #landscape #hiking #canyons

March 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM

ThatAuntThatTravels

@athorneburg.bsky.social

On the way to the top | View from Sam's Knob, Blue Ridge Mtns, NC
#Photography #Landscape #landscapephotography #NorthCarolina #BlueRidgeParkway #Hike

Hike to Sam's Knob, Blue Ridge Mountains, NC

View from top of Sam's Knob, Blue Ridge Mountains, NC

March 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM

ThatAuntThatTravels

@athorneburg.bsky.social

Winnie investigates
#Dogs #DogsOfBlueSky

March 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM

ThatAuntThatTravels

@athorneburg.bsky.social

Chatsworth

#Chatsworth #England #vacation #travel #traveladdicts #travelenthusiast✈️🗺️

March 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM

ThatAuntThatTravels

@athorneburg.bsky.social

Timeline palette cleanser
The painted hall at Chatsworth

#Chatsworth #England #vacation #travel #traveladdicts #travelenthusiast✈️🗺️

The Painted Hall at Chatsworth, Derbyshire UK

February 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM

ThatAuntThatTravels

@athorneburg.bsky.social

Happy Belated Birthday, Grand Canyon National Park. On Feb 26, 1919, the park was established by President Woodrow Wilson.
#grandcanyon #nationalparks #photography #sunset #travel

February 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM

ThatAuntThatTravels

@athorneburg.bsky.social

Zabriskie Point, Death Valley, CA
#deathvalley #photography #sunrise #travel #traveladdicts

February 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM

ThatAuntThatTravels

@athorneburg.bsky.social

Ubehebe Crater, Death Valley CA
#deathvalley #photography #travel #traveladdicts

February 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM

ThatAuntThatTravels

@athorneburg.bsky.social

Somewhere in Grand Staircase - Escalante, Utah
#travel #slotcanyons #Utah✈️🗺️

February 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM

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lukelukeluke

@lukelukeluke.bsky.social

Congratulations to @flashes.blue for their official launch on the App Store 🎉🎉🎉

It’s an instagram alternative built on the AT protocol 🙌 all the visual scrolling with none of the Meta algorithm