Violet Catastrophe
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When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:42 PM
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
A fun thing about being no contact with shitty family is that you discover shitty stuff they’ve done well after the fact— like they literally knocked down the house and built something shitty and ugly in its place.
February 10, 2026 at 1:00 AM
A fun thing about being no contact with shitty family is that you discover shitty stuff they’ve done well after the fact— like they literally knocked down the house and built something shitty and ugly in its place.
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Most Heated Rivalry coverage has been focused on what young people, particularly younger straight women, think. I cover aging and decided to ask older gay men about their thoughts.
I found: A founder of what may have been the first gay hockey blog, a wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni and more.
I found: A founder of what may have been the first gay hockey blog, a wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni and more.
Older gay men built their own hockey fandom. Then came 'Heated Rivalry.'
The hit show is an unexpected invitation for some older gay hockey fans to reflect on love, acceptance and coming out.
19thnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Most Heated Rivalry coverage has been focused on what young people, particularly younger straight women, think. I cover aging and decided to ask older gay men about their thoughts.
I found: A founder of what may have been the first gay hockey blog, a wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni and more.
I found: A founder of what may have been the first gay hockey blog, a wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni and more.
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Isaac Asimov was a founder of modern science fiction. His work and ideas inform almost everything.
He was also a serial sexual harasser, something confirmed by multiple first-person accountings from members of East Coast fandom.
He was also a serial sexual harasser, something confirmed by multiple first-person accountings from members of East Coast fandom.
February 5, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Isaac Asimov was a founder of modern science fiction. His work and ideas inform almost everything.
He was also a serial sexual harasser, something confirmed by multiple first-person accountings from members of East Coast fandom.
He was also a serial sexual harasser, something confirmed by multiple first-person accountings from members of East Coast fandom.
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I wrote about the Epstein Files and the (incredibly unhealthy) need to monitor, to bear witness. lithub.com/finding-the-...
Finding the Publishing World in the Epstein Files
I did not make good use of my time this past weekend. I could have been doing something fulfilling like doomscrolling or playing an inane game on my phone, but instead I became an armchair detectiv…
lithub.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
I wrote about the Epstein Files and the (incredibly unhealthy) need to monitor, to bear witness. lithub.com/finding-the-...
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the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
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"I was told you're a monster," the hero said.
"So they say," said the monster.
"But you're beautiful!"
"Thank you."
"Have you always been a monster?"
"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."
"And became a monster?"
"Got named a monster."
"What did you do?"
"I hit back."
"So they say," said the monster.
"But you're beautiful!"
"Thank you."
"Have you always been a monster?"
"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."
"And became a monster?"
"Got named a monster."
"What did you do?"
"I hit back."
February 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
"I was told you're a monster," the hero said.
"So they say," said the monster.
"But you're beautiful!"
"Thank you."
"Have you always been a monster?"
"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."
"And became a monster?"
"Got named a monster."
"What did you do?"
"I hit back."
"So they say," said the monster.
"But you're beautiful!"
"Thank you."
"Have you always been a monster?"
"Heh. I was a young maiden. But I did something forbidden."
"And became a monster?"
"Got named a monster."
"What did you do?"
"I hit back."
Enshittification of legacy media
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Enshittification of legacy media
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Oh my gosh, actual good news for indie authors distributing wide
February 4, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Oh my gosh, actual good news for indie authors distributing wide
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ICYMI, Gai*man is slinking out of the shadows and posting again, trying to scuttle his way back into the public's good graces.
Please take care of yourselves, believe women, believe survivors, and fuck that guy.
Please take care of yourselves, believe women, believe survivors, and fuck that guy.
February 2, 2026 at 7:03 PM
ICYMI, Gai*man is slinking out of the shadows and posting again, trying to scuttle his way back into the public's good graces.
Please take care of yourselves, believe women, believe survivors, and fuck that guy.
Please take care of yourselves, believe women, believe survivors, and fuck that guy.
That groundhog just said what we’re all feeling. The shadow rising.
February 2, 2026 at 4:40 PM
That groundhog just said what we’re all feeling. The shadow rising.
A classic. Destroyed by words.
instead of listening to Post Malone you could just revisit this @passionweiss.bsky.social banger: www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/po...
Review | Post Malone is the perfect pop star for this American moment. That’s not a compliment.
A dispatch from the inaugural Posty Fest, where the 23-year-old rapper showed what’s behind his massive success — a whole lot of nothing.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
A classic. Destroyed by words.
Faking an Epstein email so you can make a dig at someone who’s already in the files is a supreme loser move and fucking disrespectful to all of the JE survivors and all of the people who are wading through this morass of sewage to try and do something meaningful with it.
January 31, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Faking an Epstein email so you can make a dig at someone who’s already in the files is a supreme loser move and fucking disrespectful to all of the JE survivors and all of the people who are wading through this morass of sewage to try and do something meaningful with it.
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I can't overrecommend this incredible paper about water skaters (genus Halobates). No one knows how they evolved. No one knows what they eat. They are superhydrophobic, which means water LITERALLY CANNOT WET THEM. Perhaps we should call them anti-water skaters? 🌊🧪
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Why did only one genus of insects, Halobates, take to the high seas?
Oceans cover over 70% of the earth’s surface and house a dizzying array of organisms, including five species of the peppercorn-sized ocean-skater Halobates, which live exclusively at the ocean surface...
journals.plos.org
January 30, 2026 at 10:17 PM
I can't overrecommend this incredible paper about water skaters (genus Halobates). No one knows how they evolved. No one knows what they eat. They are superhydrophobic, which means water LITERALLY CANNOT WET THEM. Perhaps we should call them anti-water skaters? 🌊🧪
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Friends it’s called food contamination.
Don’t do it
Don’t do it
I just found out that my spouse makes a PB&J sandwich using the same knife for both toppings, instead of one knife for each separate container.
We've been married for over 16 years. I cannot believe I just discovered this NOW.
Is it 1 knife or 2 when making PB&J? Chime in!
We've been married for over 16 years. I cannot believe I just discovered this NOW.
Is it 1 knife or 2 when making PB&J? Chime in!
January 30, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Friends it’s called food contamination.
Don’t do it
Don’t do it
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New planet just dropped and it
1) is almost exactly Earth-sized
2) has a year that's almost exactly 1 Earth year.
3) orbits a star that is not a 💢temperamental little shit M-dwarf 💢but is instead a 🧡 good orange boi 🧡
Me for @science.org based on results presented at #RockyWorlds4: 🔭🧪
1) is almost exactly Earth-sized
2) has a year that's almost exactly 1 Earth year.
3) orbits a star that is not a 💢temperamental little shit M-dwarf 💢but is instead a 🧡 good orange boi 🧡
Me for @science.org based on results presented at #RockyWorlds4: 🔭🧪
Earth-size planet spotted with yearlong orbit
Long-overlooked Kepler signal discovered by citizen scientists reveals promising world worth a closer look
www.science.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:42 PM
New planet just dropped and it
1) is almost exactly Earth-sized
2) has a year that's almost exactly 1 Earth year.
3) orbits a star that is not a 💢temperamental little shit M-dwarf 💢but is instead a 🧡 good orange boi 🧡
Me for @science.org based on results presented at #RockyWorlds4: 🔭🧪
1) is almost exactly Earth-sized
2) has a year that's almost exactly 1 Earth year.
3) orbits a star that is not a 💢temperamental little shit M-dwarf 💢but is instead a 🧡 good orange boi 🧡
Me for @science.org based on results presented at #RockyWorlds4: 🔭🧪
Just because rats are fleeing a sinking ship, doesn’t mean they won’t bite you during their escape.
January 26, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Just because rats are fleeing a sinking ship, doesn’t mean they won’t bite you during their escape.
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Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
I don’t usually listen to ambient, but am glad I gave this a go. It made my head pulse.
completely obsessed by Alan Lamb's telegraph wires recordings, it's like two days that I'm listening to this non-stop
room40.bandcamp.com/album/archiv...
room40.bandcamp.com/album/archiv...
Archival Recordings: Primal Image / Beauty, by Alan Lamb
2 track album
room40.bandcamp.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I don’t usually listen to ambient, but am glad I gave this a go. It made my head pulse.
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25 Favorite Moments from this past year. Perfect rainbow alignment over the Chicago Skyline in June.
December 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
25 Favorite Moments from this past year. Perfect rainbow alignment over the Chicago Skyline in June.
Have reached my final form: eating cold tamales in bed
December 29, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Have reached my final form: eating cold tamales in bed
This one goes down in the diary as “a holiday worthy of 2025.”
December 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This one goes down in the diary as “a holiday worthy of 2025.”
If someone in your home buys a box of chocolates for the neighbors but the neighbors are never home to receive them, then you may eat them, right?
After how many days?
Three? Four?
(It’s See’s if that makes a difference)
After how many days?
Three? Four?
(It’s See’s if that makes a difference)
December 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
If someone in your home buys a box of chocolates for the neighbors but the neighbors are never home to receive them, then you may eat them, right?
After how many days?
Three? Four?
(It’s See’s if that makes a difference)
After how many days?
Three? Four?
(It’s See’s if that makes a difference)
These photos do not communicate how claustrophobic Newgrange is. It’s single file to get through the passage and you have to crouch because the people who built it were shorter than us. That aspect of the design makes the solstice light even more remarkable.
(Not for anyone with claustrophobia)
(Not for anyone with claustrophobia)
On the winter solstice, the Sun rises and shines down the length of the 5,100-year-old Newgrange passage tomb in County Meath, Ireland.
Remarkable designing and implementation by the Neolithic engineers who built it.
Remarkable designing and implementation by the Neolithic engineers who built it.
December 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
These photos do not communicate how claustrophobic Newgrange is. It’s single file to get through the passage and you have to crouch because the people who built it were shorter than us. That aspect of the design makes the solstice light even more remarkable.
(Not for anyone with claustrophobia)
(Not for anyone with claustrophobia)