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Michael C. Reed
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theplanetaryguy.bsky.social
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.
A forlorn landscape of layered rocks in the foreground, with hills fading into the background haze. At upper top right, a small crescent moon, and a bright star.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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komaniecki.bsky.social
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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ppfa.org
Happy International Day of Persons with Disability 💗
You’re seen and valued, today and every day.
🎨: @liberaljane.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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neomeruru.bsky.social
THIS IS SO CUTE, I CAN'T EVEN
ko-op.com KO_OP: 🪐 Young Suns Available Now! @ko-op.com · Nov 25
We're excited to announce YOUNG SUNS: a new narrative-rich co-op life sim set on Jupiter. Experience life in an optimistic future full of colorful characters. Play solo or with up to 3 friends. Visit planetoids, ruins, and stations. Craft and decorate. Help society heal.

youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg?...
KO_OP Game Reveal & Presentation
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November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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azalben.bsky.social
Oh wait! Figured out how to get rid of the garbage Gemini button in Chrome:

- Right-click
- Unpin

Gone!
screenshot of the Gemini button in Google Chrome, below it is a prompt saying "unpin" if you right click
November 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
michaelreed.bsky.social
Sigh.

Still, I'm *probably* not going to turn Google's Smart Features back on.

(Despite the huge pain in the ass this created in my inbox.)
ernie.tedium.co Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · Nov 22
If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.

www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Update November 22. We’ve updated this article after realising we contributed to a perfect storm of misunderstanding around a recent change in the wording and placement of Gmail’s smart features. The settings themselves aren’t new, but the way Google recently rewrote and surfaced them led a lot of people (including us) to believe Gmail content might be used to train Google’s AI models, and that users were being opted in automatically. After taking a closer look at Google’s documentation and reviewing other reporting, that doesn’t appear to be the case. Gmail does scan email content to power its own “smart features,” such as spam filtering, categorisation, and writing suggestions. But this is part of how Gmail normally works and isn’t the same as training Google’s generative AI models. Google also maintains that these feature settings are opt-in rather than opt-out, although users’ experiences seem to vary depending on when and how the new wording appeared. It’s easy to see where the confusion came from. Google’s updated language around “smart features” is vague, and the term “smart” often implies AI—especially at a time when Gemini is being integrated into other parts of Google’s products. When the new wording started appearing for some users without much explanation, many assumed it signalled a broader shift. We’ve revised this article to reflect what we can confirm from Google’s documentation, as it’s always been our aim to give readers accurate, helpful guidance.
November 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
michaelreed.bsky.social
This shit is so much lamer than the dystopia I was promised.
June 4, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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esqueer.net
***Taps the sign again.
A group of police officers in tactical gear forming a line outside a Tesla store in an urban setting. The Tesla logo is prominently displayed on the glass-fronted building. The street is lined with leafless trees, and some officers appear to be communicating while others look on. The scene suggests a significant security presence, possibly in response to a protest or demonstration.
March 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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beijingpalmer.bsky.social
because they have trained themselves to think of politics as a social game in which they are participants, and not as something that determines whether people live or die
lajacq.bsky.social Jacquie @lajacq.bsky.social · Jan 28
Why is the American political press so specifically terrible about communicating stakes and shit
January 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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jeremykaplowitz.com
i can see how you would come to this conclusion if your job didn't require you to ever be correct
Nate Silver: "Thinking ChatGPT is useless is midwit. It's a magic box that answers any question you ask it from levels ranging from modestly coherent to extremely proficient. If you haven't bothered to figure it out to derive some utility out of it then you're just being lazy tbh."
January 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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gailsimone.bsky.social
I don’t care if you’re a relative, a fantasy novelist, or an elected official, transphobia is manufactured outrage and transphobe are trash.

None of America’s problems are cause by trans people. None.

But a LOT are caused by bigots.
January 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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zefrank.bsky.social
Why do we think Blue Sky will be different than other social media sites? I can easily see the same ugly dynamics play out as they start adding advertising and subscriptions. We who use these platforms should form alliances that have conditions attached to our participation.
January 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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byzantienne.bsky.social
the grocery had Polar seltzer in lemon-nectarine

some small things are still perfect
January 18, 2025 at 5:17 AM
michaelreed.bsky.social
I haven't posted here yet.
January 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM