Aurora-boreali
@aurora-boreali.bsky.social
A cdrama and kdrama art and fic magpie, basically. I like shiny, pretty things. And hockey.
Not much original content.
I wasn't going to post politics, but needs must when the devil drives.
I'm keeping things cozy and will block big accounts.
Not much original content.
I wasn't going to post politics, but needs must when the devil drives.
I'm keeping things cozy and will block big accounts.
"Quagga mussels are similar to zebra mussels but have key differences, including the ability to survive on both hard and soft surfaces, giving them a competitive advantage." 😩
Quagga mussels confirmed in Black Bay, marking latest invasive spread on Lake Superior
Ministry of Natural Resources says mussels have been found on the bay’s north side
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#GreatLakes
Ministry of Natural Resources says mussels have been found on the bay’s north side
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#GreatLakes
Quagga mussels confirmed in Black Bay, marking latest invasive spread on Lake Superior | CBC News
Quagga mussels have been confirmed in the north end of Black Bay on Lake Superior, raising concerns about long-term ecological impacts.
www.cbc.ca
December 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"Quagga mussels are similar to zebra mussels but have key differences, including the ability to survive on both hard and soft surfaces, giving them a competitive advantage." 😩
OK, I did this and discovered that I am, to my chagrin, a political poster. Instead of posting my results, I'm just going to offer my apology and my resolution to do better next year
Hello moths,
The harvest has arrived: anisota.net/harvest
It's like Spotify Wrapped, but for Bluesky and the ATmosphere. 🌾
See your most-used words, discover who you interact with most, explore your posting patterns, and find all sorts of fun insights.
The harvest has arrived: anisota.net/harvest
It's like Spotify Wrapped, but for Bluesky and the ATmosphere. 🌾
See your most-used words, discover who you interact with most, explore your posting patterns, and find all sorts of fun insights.
Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest 2025
A recap of your year on Bluesky. Discover patterns, connections, and insights from your journey in the ATmosphere.
anisota.net
December 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
OK, I did this and discovered that I am, to my chagrin, a political poster. Instead of posting my results, I'm just going to offer my apology and my resolution to do better next year
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Favorite Christmas and Hanukkah songs.
3. Christmas Time's A-Coming - Emmylou Harris
youtu.be/ZhlKkS-78O0?...
3. Christmas Time's A-Coming - Emmylou Harris
youtu.be/ZhlKkS-78O0?...
Christmas Time's a-Comin' (2004 Remaster)
YouTube video by Emmylou Harris - Topic
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Favorite Christmas and Hanukkah songs.
3. Christmas Time's A-Coming - Emmylou Harris
youtu.be/ZhlKkS-78O0?...
3. Christmas Time's A-Coming - Emmylou Harris
youtu.be/ZhlKkS-78O0?...
"The irony couldn’t be starker: the very programs best equipped to study the social and ethical implications of AI were being defunded, even as the university promoted the use of OpenAI’s products across campus."
Long, thorough article. My kids' schools haven't embraced AI this closely...yet
Long, thorough article. My kids' schools haven't embraced AI this closely...yet
„CSU—US’s largest public uni system—went all-in with a $17mill partnership with OpenAI. . .CSU unveiled its grand technological gesture just as it proposed slashing $375mill from its budget. While admin cut ribbons on AI, they were cutting faculty positions, academic programs, student services.“
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"The irony couldn’t be starker: the very programs best equipped to study the social and ethical implications of AI were being defunded, even as the university promoted the use of OpenAI’s products across campus."
Long, thorough article. My kids' schools haven't embraced AI this closely...yet
Long, thorough article. My kids' schools haven't embraced AI this closely...yet
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If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
I've changed my mind. They absolutely should keep broadcasting these cabinet meetings 😴
December 3, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I've changed my mind. They absolutely should keep broadcasting these cabinet meetings 😴
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I like what these guys are doing.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I like what these guys are doing.
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I named my fists Hercule and Poirot because they’re about to be covered in someone’s little grey cells.
…also because I prefer to sit in an armchair and let my burly sidekick actually do the physical work.
…also because I prefer to sit in an armchair and let my burly sidekick actually do the physical work.
I named my fists Pride and Prejudice, because it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of two fists must be in want of whupping ass
I named my fists Common and Sense because I'm about to bring the Paine
December 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I named my fists Hercule and Poirot because they’re about to be covered in someone’s little grey cells.
…also because I prefer to sit in an armchair and let my burly sidekick actually do the physical work.
…also because I prefer to sit in an armchair and let my burly sidekick actually do the physical work.
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“Ember Barnett is the best arson investigator in the world. Her job: keep the Gävle Goat safe from those who would burn it. But when Shawn Shepherd asks her to hold a newborn lamb as he saves its mother’s life, she realizes the long-dead embers in her own heart might set her burning instead.”
Add in a city girl coming home for the annual goat-burning festival and falling for an handsome goatherd and you’ve got a full Hallmark movie.
December 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
“Ember Barnett is the best arson investigator in the world. Her job: keep the Gävle Goat safe from those who would burn it. But when Shawn Shepherd asks her to hold a newborn lamb as he saves its mother’s life, she realizes the long-dead embers in her own heart might set her burning instead.”
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to diminish the humanities is to miss out on a lot of little guys. that’s no way to live.
Netsuke of a Rat Grasping a Soybean Pod, 19th century Japan
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 AM
to diminish the humanities is to miss out on a lot of little guys. that’s no way to live.
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Wildlife tracking! I'm reposting things I made this past year. If you look closely at the deer tracks you'll see I added the hint that they're double registering (hind foot is stepping into the same spot as front foot).
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Wildlife tracking! I'm reposting things I made this past year. If you look closely at the deer tracks you'll see I added the hint that they're double registering (hind foot is stepping into the same spot as front foot).
Favorite Christmas and Hanukkah songs.
2. O Holy Night Cha Cha Cha - Brave Combo
youtu.be/FmjjzLEbiDY?...
2. O Holy Night Cha Cha Cha - Brave Combo
youtu.be/FmjjzLEbiDY?...
O Holy Night Cha Cha Cha
YouTube video by Brave Combo - Topic
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Favorite Christmas and Hanukkah songs.
2. O Holy Night Cha Cha Cha - Brave Combo
youtu.be/FmjjzLEbiDY?...
2. O Holy Night Cha Cha Cha - Brave Combo
youtu.be/FmjjzLEbiDY?...
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We're each of us alone, to be sure. What can you do but hold your hand out in the dark?
December 1, 2025 at 4:40 AM
We're each of us alone, to be sure. What can you do but hold your hand out in the dark?
I've decided to do a countdown to Hanukkah and Christmas by posting my favorite holiday songs. I only have 14 in my Winter Holidays playlist, so I'll be looking for additions.
1. Here Comes Santa Claus - Ramsey Lewis Trio
youtu.be/WLy-H6-eRFA?...
1. Here Comes Santa Claus - Ramsey Lewis Trio
youtu.be/WLy-H6-eRFA?...
Ramsey Lewis Trio - Here Comes Santa Claus (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Verve Records
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I've decided to do a countdown to Hanukkah and Christmas by posting my favorite holiday songs. I only have 14 in my Winter Holidays playlist, so I'll be looking for additions.
1. Here Comes Santa Claus - Ramsey Lewis Trio
youtu.be/WLy-H6-eRFA?...
1. Here Comes Santa Claus - Ramsey Lewis Trio
youtu.be/WLy-H6-eRFA?...
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From the Far Side collection
December 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
From the Far Side collection
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
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::whispers:: i know him
A muffin man, making deliveries to households and announcing his presence with a handbell, London, 1924
November 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM
::whispers:: i know him
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Harvard University Press
I'm considering getting a copy of "Animal Fables of the Courtly Mediterranean, The Eugenian Recension of Stephanites and Ichnelates" as I do love clever animal allegories
I'm considering getting a copy of "Animal Fables of the Courtly Mediterranean, The Eugenian Recension of Stephanites and Ichnelates" as I do love clever animal allegories
I HAVE NO IDEA WHO NEEDS TO HEAR THIS BUT DUMBARTON OAKS' MEDIEVAL LIBRARY IS HAVING A 30% OFF SALE.
IF YOU WANT TO GET INTO THE WEIRDASS SHIT I STUDY, THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY.
(You need to order from the publisher's website directly)
IF YOU WANT TO GET INTO THE WEIRDASS SHIT I STUDY, THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY.
(You need to order from the publisher's website directly)
November 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Harvard University Press
I'm considering getting a copy of "Animal Fables of the Courtly Mediterranean, The Eugenian Recension of Stephanites and Ichnelates" as I do love clever animal allegories
I'm considering getting a copy of "Animal Fables of the Courtly Mediterranean, The Eugenian Recension of Stephanites and Ichnelates" as I do love clever animal allegories
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Business analyst John Lee explains perfectly, in a 2 minute TikTok,
whom South Korea’s chaebols and how they made their fortunes.
whom South Korea’s chaebols and how they made their fortunes.
November 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Business analyst John Lee explains perfectly, in a 2 minute TikTok,
whom South Korea’s chaebols and how they made their fortunes.
whom South Korea’s chaebols and how they made their fortunes.
The Wild played like their brains were as tired as their legs. Bad decisions, sloppy passes lost the game.
Is it just me or did Gus looked small in goal during the shootout?
Instead of Tarasenko, maybe they should give Hunter Haight a go?
Congrats to the Sabers--they earned those 2 pts
Is it just me or did Gus looked small in goal during the shootout?
Instead of Tarasenko, maybe they should give Hunter Haight a go?
Congrats to the Sabers--they earned those 2 pts
November 30, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The Wild played like their brains were as tired as their legs. Bad decisions, sloppy passes lost the game.
Is it just me or did Gus looked small in goal during the shootout?
Instead of Tarasenko, maybe they should give Hunter Haight a go?
Congrats to the Sabers--they earned those 2 pts
Is it just me or did Gus looked small in goal during the shootout?
Instead of Tarasenko, maybe they should give Hunter Haight a go?
Congrats to the Sabers--they earned those 2 pts
Wild are getting muscled off the puck. Missing Foligno, for sure
November 30, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Wild are getting muscled off the puck. Missing Foligno, for sure
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The president has illegally declared war to stop fentanyl trafficking from a country that does not traffic that drug, claiming its leader is trafficking drugs himself, the day after pardoning a former leader of a country who is a convicted drug trafficker.
Just to level set
Just to level set
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The president has illegally declared war to stop fentanyl trafficking from a country that does not traffic that drug, claiming its leader is trafficking drugs himself, the day after pardoning a former leader of a country who is a convicted drug trafficker.
Just to level set
Just to level set