Birbs
@birdswithknees.bsky.social
✨ Motion graphics designer ✨ cats & birds & dragons ✨ slightly feral 🌿
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Thanks! Thanks so much! Thanks for reaching out! Can't wait to connect! Can't wait to hear more! Looking forward to our conversation! Looking forward to hearing from you! Let me know! Let me know if this works for you! Let me know if this works for your schedule! Let me know when you're available!
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Thanks! Thanks so much! Thanks for reaching out! Can't wait to connect! Can't wait to hear more! Looking forward to our conversation! Looking forward to hearing from you! Let me know! Let me know if this works for you! Let me know if this works for your schedule! Let me know when you're available!
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My prevailing suspicion right now is that the majority of *all* AI compute demand, worldwide, is Microsoft, Amazon, and Google (at a stretch), with most of that going toward either OpenAI or Anthropic. I do not think robust demand exists outside these two companies. If I am right that is very bad.
September 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
My prevailing suspicion right now is that the majority of *all* AI compute demand, worldwide, is Microsoft, Amazon, and Google (at a stretch), with most of that going toward either OpenAI or Anthropic. I do not think robust demand exists outside these two companies. If I am right that is very bad.
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Today I discovered that people have been uploading old stock photo CD-ROMs to the Internet Archive and now I'm obsessed with the mid-'90s business-core aesthetic.
May 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Today I discovered that people have been uploading old stock photo CD-ROMs to the Internet Archive and now I'm obsessed with the mid-'90s business-core aesthetic.
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I just wanted to see how bad it really was. perfect, adobe. no notes. great tech.
August 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I just wanted to see how bad it really was. perfect, adobe. no notes. great tech.
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If you live in Colorado get out there and make some noise about this however you can
Donald Trump hired Peter Thiel’s AI company Palantir to vacuum up Americans’ data.
Dems in Palantir’s home state are now pushing new legislation to block watchdog groups & citizens from filing consumer protection lawsuits against AI giants like Palantir.
www.levernews.com/the-plot-to-...
Dems in Palantir’s home state are now pushing new legislation to block watchdog groups & citizens from filing consumer protection lawsuits against AI giants like Palantir.
www.levernews.com/the-plot-to-...
August 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
If you live in Colorado get out there and make some noise about this however you can
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Alright, confirmed @ziplox.bsky.social ‘s Dr Phosphorus fits. We’re ready for the weekend!!! (See us in “Vacation Mode” Thursday at SDCC!
July 24, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Alright, confirmed @ziplox.bsky.social ‘s Dr Phosphorus fits. We’re ready for the weekend!!! (See us in “Vacation Mode” Thursday at SDCC!
GNU Terry Pratchett 🥹😭
GNU Terry Pratchett, a little personal homage to the great writer that I painted shortly after his passing.
#terrypratchett
#terrypratchett
March 13, 2025 at 1:48 AM
GNU Terry Pratchett 🥹😭
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@hudsongiles.bsky.social is a fact checker extraordinaire who has stopped me from making dumb mistakes in reporting many times! He's also revealing details about Elon Musk's engineers trying to get into NOAA.
This DOGE Engineer Has Access to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Sources tell WIRED that NOAA employees were ordered to give an engineer from Elon Musk’s DOGE task force access to all of the agency’s Google sites by the end of business on Wednesday.
www.wired.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
@hudsongiles.bsky.social is a fact checker extraordinaire who has stopped me from making dumb mistakes in reporting many times! He's also revealing details about Elon Musk's engineers trying to get into NOAA.
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Random note from therapy. The lack of context makes it all the more poignant.
February 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Random note from therapy. The lack of context makes it all the more poignant.
@beastlyworlds.bsky.social yay! so glad you're here!! 🌿✨🐣🕊️
February 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
@beastlyworlds.bsky.social yay! so glad you're here!! 🌿✨🐣🕊️
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If you see this, quote with your Night/Dark art!
February 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
If you see this, quote with your Night/Dark art!
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this is my burrowing owl friend, BOREALIS. he lives with me here, on my humble little ranchita.
speaking of my "ranch" ... i think I have finally chosen a name. (squee!) I’ll share it soon’ish, maybe. xo
#burrowingowl #carrizoplain #chasetheweirddream
speaking of my "ranch" ... i think I have finally chosen a name. (squee!) I’ll share it soon’ish, maybe. xo
#burrowingowl #carrizoplain #chasetheweirddream
January 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
this is my burrowing owl friend, BOREALIS. he lives with me here, on my humble little ranchita.
speaking of my "ranch" ... i think I have finally chosen a name. (squee!) I’ll share it soon’ish, maybe. xo
#burrowingowl #carrizoplain #chasetheweirddream
speaking of my "ranch" ... i think I have finally chosen a name. (squee!) I’ll share it soon’ish, maybe. xo
#burrowingowl #carrizoplain #chasetheweirddream
y'know, when you're feeling miserable, so after work ya just start felting a lopsided cat on your brothers holey old sweater to see if you can
January 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
y'know, when you're feeling miserable, so after work ya just start felting a lopsided cat on your brothers holey old sweater to see if you can
my tip for these dark days is to start cultivating your crow army. they won't help in any meaningful way, but it does at least give your neighborhood a vaguely ominous feel
January 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
my tip for these dark days is to start cultivating your crow army. they won't help in any meaningful way, but it does at least give your neighborhood a vaguely ominous feel
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Instead of just avoiding opening tw*tter I finally committed and made an account here. Howdy!
I’m Molly I’m an illustrator and I like to draw lush greenery, animals, and clutter. I also make and sell risograph prints. Let me draw for you!
💖 www.mollymagnell.com
🛒 www.etsy.com/
💌 molly@magnell.me
I’m Molly I’m an illustrator and I like to draw lush greenery, animals, and clutter. I also make and sell risograph prints. Let me draw for you!
💖 www.mollymagnell.com
🛒 www.etsy.com/
💌 molly@magnell.me
January 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Instead of just avoiding opening tw*tter I finally committed and made an account here. Howdy!
I’m Molly I’m an illustrator and I like to draw lush greenery, animals, and clutter. I also make and sell risograph prints. Let me draw for you!
💖 www.mollymagnell.com
🛒 www.etsy.com/
💌 molly@magnell.me
I’m Molly I’m an illustrator and I like to draw lush greenery, animals, and clutter. I also make and sell risograph prints. Let me draw for you!
💖 www.mollymagnell.com
🛒 www.etsy.com/
💌 molly@magnell.me
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5 years ago (give or take a couple months), I saw a great image of a cow yearning for the sea and repainted it to better fit the way it made me felt
January 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
5 years ago (give or take a couple months), I saw a great image of a cow yearning for the sea and repainted it to better fit the way it made me felt
Fun fact! Yearning Cow 2: The Oceanwalker is how Eddie and I met 🥹🥹🥹
not long after, I painted the yearning cow triumphantly starting their journey across that ocean
January 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Fun fact! Yearning Cow 2: The Oceanwalker is how Eddie and I met 🥹🥹🥹
Look at this beautiful, spooky art! 💜
Hi #PortfolioDay
I’m Brit Austin, a queer illustrator and fine artist in Richmond, VA inspired by whimsical horror and dark fantasy to create vibrant book and narrative gallery artwork. Looking for more work in book covers, comic covers, gothic posters, ttrpgs, and tarot! 💜🦇
🖤 BritAustin.com
I’m Brit Austin, a queer illustrator and fine artist in Richmond, VA inspired by whimsical horror and dark fantasy to create vibrant book and narrative gallery artwork. Looking for more work in book covers, comic covers, gothic posters, ttrpgs, and tarot! 💜🦇
🖤 BritAustin.com
January 15, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Look at this beautiful, spooky art! 💜
Eddie just mentioned that Microsoft paid like 2.5 billion for Minecraft and I enjoy that, like, the "bleeding edge technology" at OpenAI is only worth like 5.6 Minecrafts in Microsoft's opinion
December 13, 2024 at 4:52 AM
Eddie just mentioned that Microsoft paid like 2.5 billion for Minecraft and I enjoy that, like, the "bleeding edge technology" at OpenAI is only worth like 5.6 Minecrafts in Microsoft's opinion
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To be clear, mere hours - maybe even less - after saying Sora was out OpenAI stopped accepting new account registrations with no clear timeline. OpenAI bait and switched the entire tech media. There's no way this company can afford to have their video generator available to the public. Swindled!
December 11, 2024 at 2:29 AM
To be clear, mere hours - maybe even less - after saying Sora was out OpenAI stopped accepting new account registrations with no clear timeline. OpenAI bait and switched the entire tech media. There's no way this company can afford to have their video generator available to the public. Swindled!
I thought a screenshot of an NBC article about Mangione being an Among Us player was a fake, but turns out it's a whole ass article?? Read this instead
A deep dive into the digital footprint of Luigi Mangione, a man radicalized by pain.
shatterzone.substack.com/p/alleged-ce...
shatterzone.substack.com/p/alleged-ce...
Alleged CEO Shooter Luigi Mangione Was Radicalized by Pain
A journey through his online footprint and influences
shatterzone.substack.com
December 10, 2024 at 5:08 PM
I thought a screenshot of an NBC article about Mangione being an Among Us player was a fake, but turns out it's a whole ass article?? Read this instead
For anyone who might need it (including me eventually, probably)
I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
projects.propublica.org
December 8, 2024 at 11:52 PM
For anyone who might need it (including me eventually, probably)
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Here's the second part of this week's Better Offline. I walk you through how big tech's $200bn bet on generative AI has gone haywire - and what might happen when the bubble truly pops.
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
The Coming Generative AIPocalypse
Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 12/06/2024 · 32m
podcasts.apple.com
December 6, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Here's the second part of this week's Better Offline. I walk you through how big tech's $200bn bet on generative AI has gone haywire - and what might happen when the bubble truly pops.
linktr.ee/betteroffline
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
linktr.ee/betteroffline
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
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Insurance then denied coverage for the surgery, saying it was elective.
The surgery to remove the MALIGNANT TUMOR was elective.
So I appealed, and the week before the surgery, they canceled my policy on grounds that Crohn's Disease is a preexisting condition.
(Cont)
The surgery to remove the MALIGNANT TUMOR was elective.
So I appealed, and the week before the surgery, they canceled my policy on grounds that Crohn's Disease is a preexisting condition.
(Cont)
December 5, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Insurance then denied coverage for the surgery, saying it was elective.
The surgery to remove the MALIGNANT TUMOR was elective.
So I appealed, and the week before the surgery, they canceled my policy on grounds that Crohn's Disease is a preexisting condition.
(Cont)
The surgery to remove the MALIGNANT TUMOR was elective.
So I appealed, and the week before the surgery, they canceled my policy on grounds that Crohn's Disease is a preexisting condition.
(Cont)
the world's a mess, work's a mess, so obviously gotta throw on The Terror in the background. You know, for comfort.
a polar bear is laying on its back in the snow looking down
Alt: a polar bear pushing itself awkwardly through the snow using only its back paws, its front paws dragging underneath it, as if exhausted
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December 3, 2024 at 11:27 PM
the world's a mess, work's a mess, so obviously gotta throw on The Terror in the background. You know, for comfort.