John Day
@mikoday.bsky.social
Reader, walked, husband, father, human
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Today is the 75th anniversary of Alan’s Turing’s paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence" published in journal Mind where he proposed the question, "Can machines think?" – the Turing Test
October 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Today is the 75th anniversary of Alan’s Turing’s paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence" published in journal Mind where he proposed the question, "Can machines think?" – the Turing Test
June 22, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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May 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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"We could look at ourselves as one artist rather than two individuals, and that third artist was doing something neither one of us would do." - Diane and Leo Dillon. Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. #artoftheday
January 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
"We could look at ourselves as one artist rather than two individuals, and that third artist was doing something neither one of us would do." - Diane and Leo Dillon. Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. #artoftheday
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Sharing more townhall videos today because they’re giving me hope.
THIS is good trouble!
Who is this man? I want to shake his hand and buy him a drink.
THIS is good trouble!
Who is this man? I want to shake his hand and buy him a drink.
February 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Sharing more townhall videos today because they’re giving me hope.
THIS is good trouble!
Who is this man? I want to shake his hand and buy him a drink.
THIS is good trouble!
Who is this man? I want to shake his hand and buy him a drink.
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
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A Hubble classic for Valentine's Day! 🔭🌹
This is the Arp 273 couple, located 300 million light years away. This is the most magnificient rose there is if you ask me!
I processed that observation like 4 times already, but I just can't get enough of that beauty ngl
HD: flic.kr/p/2qLCncH
This is the Arp 273 couple, located 300 million light years away. This is the most magnificient rose there is if you ask me!
I processed that observation like 4 times already, but I just can't get enough of that beauty ngl
HD: flic.kr/p/2qLCncH
February 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A Hubble classic for Valentine's Day! 🔭🌹
This is the Arp 273 couple, located 300 million light years away. This is the most magnificient rose there is if you ask me!
I processed that observation like 4 times already, but I just can't get enough of that beauty ngl
HD: flic.kr/p/2qLCncH
This is the Arp 273 couple, located 300 million light years away. This is the most magnificient rose there is if you ask me!
I processed that observation like 4 times already, but I just can't get enough of that beauty ngl
HD: flic.kr/p/2qLCncH
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Many conversations lately have emphasized the need to continue to seek joy. In this view I see the sunlit trees surrounded by shade as the joy we can find in this uncertainty and insanity.
February 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Many conversations lately have emphasized the need to continue to seek joy. In this view I see the sunlit trees surrounded by shade as the joy we can find in this uncertainty and insanity.
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Get them out of government. Most not old enough to be elected to anything. One suspects they are part of Musk’s gaming posse.
Call them want they really are: HACKERS
This "DOGE engineers" thing is bullshit!
They are boy hackers! Plain and simple
This is 2016 Cambridge Analytics bullshit on steroids
This "DOGE engineers" thing is bullshit!
They are boy hackers! Plain and simple
This is 2016 Cambridge Analytics bullshit on steroids
February 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Get them out of government. Most not old enough to be elected to anything. One suspects they are part of Musk’s gaming posse.
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The bishop at President Trump’s inaugural prayer service implored him to “have mercy” on gay, lesbian and transgender children, as well as undocumented immigrants.
“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” asked Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” asked Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
Bishop Tells Trump to ‘Have Mercy’ on Immigrants and Gay Children
The direct appeal to President Trump at the start of the first full day of his presidency was a remarkable moment at a National Cathedral event that has not historically been political.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The bishop at President Trump’s inaugural prayer service implored him to “have mercy” on gay, lesbian and transgender children, as well as undocumented immigrants.
“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” asked Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” asked Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.
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Ted Chiang is one of the few sf writers who is wise.
lareviewofbooks.org/article/life...
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Life Is More Than an Engineering Problem | Los Angeles Review of Books
Julien Crockett speaks with Ted Chiang about the search for a perfect language, the state of AI, and the future direction of technology.
lareviewofbooks.org
January 20, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Ted Chiang is one of the few sf writers who is wise.
lareviewofbooks.org/article/life...
lareviewofbooks.org/article/life...
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P.E.I. homeowner captures sound and video of #meteorite strike on camera, and scientists believe it's a first
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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P.E.I. homeowner captures sound and video of meteorite strike on camera, and scientists believe it's a first | CBC News
A man in Prince Edward Island got doubly lucky last July, recording a meteorite's impact on his home security cameras. The space rock also landed in the exact spot he'd been standing minutes earlier.
www.cbc.ca
January 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
P.E.I. homeowner captures sound and video of #meteorite strike on camera, and scientists believe it's a first
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...
There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.
www.vulture.com
January 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...
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Only 5 more days left to get your hands on this amazing Wallace and Gromit prize bundle!
Enter now: bit.ly/4iJTutS (US only)
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Win an incredible Wallace & Gromit bundle featuring THE ART OF WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL from @titanbooks.bsky.social and the limited edition 4K release of Wallace & Gromit: The Complete Cracking Collection.
Enter for a chance to win: bit.ly/4iJTutS
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January 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Only 5 more days left to get your hands on this amazing Wallace and Gromit prize bundle!
Enter now: bit.ly/4iJTutS (US only)
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Artist Chesley Bonestell sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bonest... was born on this day, so here's some of his artwork. 2nd a Martian canal; 3rd "stone architecture on mars, demonstrating mars' two-thirds less gravity than earth"; 4th New York hit by an atomic bomb, from Colliers (early 1950s):
January 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Artist Chesley Bonestell sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bonest... was born on this day, so here's some of his artwork. 2nd a Martian canal; 3rd "stone architecture on mars, demonstrating mars' two-thirds less gravity than earth"; 4th New York hit by an atomic bomb, from Colliers (early 1950s):
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Happy New Year. 11/11
January 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Happy New Year. 11/11
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From @theathletic.bsky.social: This is the best atmosphere in sport. This is undiluted carnage. This is the World Darts Championship, which has become a Christmas tradition in the UK. Tickets for this year's tournament sold out in 15 minutes. nyti.ms/41KNefd
December 23, 2024 at 5:18 PM
From @theathletic.bsky.social: This is the best atmosphere in sport. This is undiluted carnage. This is the World Darts Championship, which has become a Christmas tradition in the UK. Tickets for this year's tournament sold out in 15 minutes. nyti.ms/41KNefd
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Merry Christmas from the Forbidden Planet
#PulpSabotage
#PulpSabotage
December 19, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Merry Christmas from the Forbidden Planet
#PulpSabotage
#PulpSabotage
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After more than 50 years, the final volume of Harlan Ellison's Dangerous Visions trilogy was completed, edited by J. Michael Straczynski. Let's discuss the series' history, the three anthologies, and the stand-out stories in each!
reactormag.com/looking-back...
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Looking Back at Harlan Ellison's Dangerous Visions Trilogy - Reactor
Considering the groundbreaking anthology series, long delayed and finally completed.
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December 4, 2024 at 5:09 PM
After more than 50 years, the final volume of Harlan Ellison's Dangerous Visions trilogy was completed, edited by J. Michael Straczynski. Let's discuss the series' history, the three anthologies, and the stand-out stories in each!
reactormag.com/looking-back...
reactormag.com/looking-back...
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This little free library is coffin-shaped, emanates a red light, and only contains various editions of Dracula.
October 23, 2024 at 3:05 AM
This little free library is coffin-shaped, emanates a red light, and only contains various editions of Dracula.