Severian
@fuliginously.bsky.social
A large pot sits in plain sight. There’s a frog in it… A panel on TV debates whether the frog is being boiled or merely poached. https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/signs-the-frog-has-been-boiled
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
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Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki, whose real name is Danylo Yavhusishyn, on Sunday became the first from his nation to win a tournament of the traditional Japanese sport.
Aonishiki becomes first Ukrainian to win sumo tournament
The 21-year-old won the Kyushu tournament after a tie-breaking victory over grand champion Hoshoryu from Mongolia.
ebx.sh
November 23, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki, whose real name is Danylo Yavhusishyn, on Sunday became the first from his nation to win a tournament of the traditional Japanese sport.
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Is it just us Gen X nerds or does everyone feel like all the dystopian SF of your youth is coming true?
November 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Is it just us Gen X nerds or does everyone feel like all the dystopian SF of your youth is coming true?
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The government of Colombia said this week that it had recovered a cannon, a porcelain cup and three coins from the wreckage of the San José, the Spanish galleon that was carrying a haul of gold, jewels and other goods when it sank in an ambush near the port city of Cartagena in 1708.
Cannon and Other Artifacts Are Recovered From San José Shipwreck
Colombian scientists also retrieved three coins and a porcelain cup from the San José, which treasure hunters have come to call the Holy Grail of shipwrecks.
nyti.ms
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The government of Colombia said this week that it had recovered a cannon, a porcelain cup and three coins from the wreckage of the San José, the Spanish galleon that was carrying a haul of gold, jewels and other goods when it sank in an ambush near the port city of Cartagena in 1708.
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The biggest volcanic eruption ever seen from space, captured by two different satellites on January 15, 2022.
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The biggest volcanic eruption ever seen from space, captured by two different satellites on January 15, 2022.
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Players are roleplaying ICE raids in "Fortnite" and "Grand Theft Auto" to prepare for real-world situations. www.wired.com/story/activi...
Activists Are Using 'Fortnite' to Fight Back Against ICE
Players are roleplaying ICE raids in "Fortnite" and "Grand Theft Auto" to prepare for real-world situations.
www.wired.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Players are roleplaying ICE raids in "Fortnite" and "Grand Theft Auto" to prepare for real-world situations. www.wired.com/story/activi...
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From The Washington Post:
The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
From The Washington Post:
The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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Identifying signs of life in ancient rocks is hard. But a new approach has successfully applied machine learning to the problem
A better way to look for signs of ancient biology
It could also be useful in finding life on other planets
econ.st
November 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Identifying signs of life in ancient rocks is hard. But a new approach has successfully applied machine learning to the problem
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"Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgement, the manner in which information is co-ordinated and used. Still, the amount of information to which we have accessed is one index of our intelligence."
-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
November 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgement, the manner in which information is co-ordinated and used. Still, the amount of information to which we have accessed is one index of our intelligence."
-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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November 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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I really think putting staggeringly dumb rich people who are also total jerks in charge of everything was a bad call.
November 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I really think putting staggeringly dumb rich people who are also total jerks in charge of everything was a bad call.
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this is the correct way to react to anything the president says-
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
this is the correct way to react to anything the president says-
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“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde
― Oscar Wilde
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde
― Oscar Wilde
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#OTD Nov 19, 1969.
Apollo 12 - Ocean of Storms, the Moon.
This remastered photograph shows Alan Bean, the ALSEP's magnetometer, the Lunar Module 'Intrepid', S-band antenna and the boot prints from the 3rd and 4th men on the Moon.
Apollo 12 - Ocean of Storms, the Moon.
This remastered photograph shows Alan Bean, the ALSEP's magnetometer, the Lunar Module 'Intrepid', S-band antenna and the boot prints from the 3rd and 4th men on the Moon.
November 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
#OTD Nov 19, 1969.
Apollo 12 - Ocean of Storms, the Moon.
This remastered photograph shows Alan Bean, the ALSEP's magnetometer, the Lunar Module 'Intrepid', S-band antenna and the boot prints from the 3rd and 4th men on the Moon.
Apollo 12 - Ocean of Storms, the Moon.
This remastered photograph shows Alan Bean, the ALSEP's magnetometer, the Lunar Module 'Intrepid', S-band antenna and the boot prints from the 3rd and 4th men on the Moon.
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THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS (1953)
November 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS (1953)
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Top 10 US companies are worth $24.5 trillion, dominating the world equity market GSAM
November 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Top 10 US companies are worth $24.5 trillion, dominating the world equity market GSAM
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Some controversial ideas of mine:
1. It’s better to say things voters agree with than things they disagree with
2. When in office, it’s important to try to do a good job of governing
1. It’s better to say things voters agree with than things they disagree with
2. When in office, it’s important to try to do a good job of governing
November 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Some controversial ideas of mine:
1. It’s better to say things voters agree with than things they disagree with
2. When in office, it’s important to try to do a good job of governing
1. It’s better to say things voters agree with than things they disagree with
2. When in office, it’s important to try to do a good job of governing
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🎉🐭 Happy Mickey Mouse Day! Today is Mickey's 97th birthday. 🐭🎉
Did you know Disney artists created 1,200+ military insignias during WWII? Here’s one for Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 245 featuring Mickey in action! 💥👊
#MickeyMouse #NavalHistory
Did you know Disney artists created 1,200+ military insignias during WWII? Here’s one for Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 245 featuring Mickey in action! 💥👊
#MickeyMouse #NavalHistory
November 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🎉🐭 Happy Mickey Mouse Day! Today is Mickey's 97th birthday. 🐭🎉
Did you know Disney artists created 1,200+ military insignias during WWII? Here’s one for Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 245 featuring Mickey in action! 💥👊
#MickeyMouse #NavalHistory
Did you know Disney artists created 1,200+ military insignias during WWII? Here’s one for Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 245 featuring Mickey in action! 💥👊
#MickeyMouse #NavalHistory
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A giant deep-sea isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) filmed by the ROV on Okeanos Explorer at a depth of 810m (2,660 feet). This huge underwater 'pill bug' measures nearly 30cm (almost 1 foot), as indicated by the ROV's red laser dots, spaced 10cm apart.
Credit: NOAA
Credit: NOAA
November 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A giant deep-sea isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) filmed by the ROV on Okeanos Explorer at a depth of 810m (2,660 feet). This huge underwater 'pill bug' measures nearly 30cm (almost 1 foot), as indicated by the ROV's red laser dots, spaced 10cm apart.
Credit: NOAA
Credit: NOAA
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There’s enough money flowing through these LLM companies to found and endow ten new Harvards and keep right on going. Think of how much they could have given back to scholarship if they’d cared. We should have no compunction about making them pay for the work they exploited.
November 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
There’s enough money flowing through these LLM companies to found and endow ten new Harvards and keep right on going. Think of how much they could have given back to scholarship if they’d cared. We should have no compunction about making them pay for the work they exploited.