Steve Howes
@necrophore.bsky.social
Father, Scientist, Gamer, Apple Zealot
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my festive spirit amidst our grimly stupid reality (2025)
December 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
my festive spirit amidst our grimly stupid reality (2025)
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If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.
December 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
If this doesn't motivate you to vote in the Midterms, nothing will.
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We must remain whimsical
To survive the horrors of this world
To survive the horrors of this world
December 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
We must remain whimsical
To survive the horrors of this world
To survive the horrors of this world
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I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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A very happy Doctor Who Day to you all, even the Daleks.
a robot with a sign that says " dalek planet shado "
Alt: William Hartnell as the First Doctor in DOCTOR WHO (1963-present) popping up from inside a Dalek casing in the story "The Space Museum."
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
A very happy Doctor Who Day to you all, even the Daleks.
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Art by • Tyler Pennington
October 31, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Art by • Tyler Pennington
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We have a number of positions open within the D&D TRPG studio, including multiple Game Designer roles! If you're interested in joining our adventuring party, apply here and elsewhere on the Hasbro jobs portal: jobs.hasbro.com/job/Renton-G... #WOTCstaff #dnd
Game Designer - D&D
Game Designer - D&D
jobs.hasbro.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
We have a number of positions open within the D&D TRPG studio, including multiple Game Designer roles! If you're interested in joining our adventuring party, apply here and elsewhere on the Hasbro jobs portal: jobs.hasbro.com/job/Renton-G... #WOTCstaff #dnd
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bummer
Returning Jesus Christ Downed By U.S. Missile Defense 30,000 Feet Before Making Landfall
September 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
bummer
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JUST IN: Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by a group of book authors alleging copyright infringement.
That’s at least $3,000 for each copyrighted work that it pirated—well below what Anthropic may have had to pay if it had lost the case at trial.
That’s at least $3,000 for each copyrighted work that it pirated—well below what Anthropic may have had to pay if it had lost the case at trial.
Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement
Anthropic will pay at least $3000 for each copyrighted work that it pirated. The company downloaded unauthorized copies of books in early efforts to gather training data for its AI tools.
www.wired.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
JUST IN: Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by a group of book authors alleging copyright infringement.
That’s at least $3,000 for each copyrighted work that it pirated—well below what Anthropic may have had to pay if it had lost the case at trial.
That’s at least $3,000 for each copyrighted work that it pirated—well below what Anthropic may have had to pay if it had lost the case at trial.
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From a Twitter research project to an independent rival — Bluesky’s journey under CEO Jay Graber shows how a decentralized, user-first platform gained millions users by prioritizing control & openness in social media. A true alternative in a billionaire-dominated space. www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/b...
Bluesky CEO: I turned a Twitter research project into a rival company—'we've achieved what a lot of people said was impossible'
Under CEO Jay Graber, social media company Bluesky has grown to 38 million registered users while weathering large-scale challenges over the past few years.
www.cnbc.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
From a Twitter research project to an independent rival — Bluesky’s journey under CEO Jay Graber shows how a decentralized, user-first platform gained millions users by prioritizing control & openness in social media. A true alternative in a billionaire-dominated space. www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/b...
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This one is only for Blueskyers of a certain age.
August 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This one is only for Blueskyers of a certain age.
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Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper!
We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.
Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.
Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
doi.org
August 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper!
We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.
Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.
Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
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Unleash it, baby. Yassss.
As Rebecca completed the final incantation, the ground began to rumble. In an explosion of earth and grass, the giant form of a thing that both was and wasn’t Twilight Sparkle burst from the ground. Its eyes glowing crimson, its long teeth gleaming, it raised its head and roared.
August 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Unleash it, baby. Yassss.
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My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.
July 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.
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July 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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The Cthulhu Mythos invades fifth edition DUNGEONS & DRAGONS!
Ready your players with subclasses, feats, and spells powerful enough to stop even the hungriest shoggoth.
Explore Cthulhu by Torchlight today, only on D&D Beyond: buff.ly/ZoIct6U
Ready your players with subclasses, feats, and spells powerful enough to stop even the hungriest shoggoth.
Explore Cthulhu by Torchlight today, only on D&D Beyond: buff.ly/ZoIct6U
July 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The Cthulhu Mythos invades fifth edition DUNGEONS & DRAGONS!
Ready your players with subclasses, feats, and spells powerful enough to stop even the hungriest shoggoth.
Explore Cthulhu by Torchlight today, only on D&D Beyond: buff.ly/ZoIct6U
Ready your players with subclasses, feats, and spells powerful enough to stop even the hungriest shoggoth.
Explore Cthulhu by Torchlight today, only on D&D Beyond: buff.ly/ZoIct6U
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Interesting collaboration between WotC and @chaosium.bsky.social. Things have come a long way since TSR withdrew the Cthulhu Mythos (and Melnibonéan pantheon) from DEITIES & DEMIGODS for the second edition in 1981.
July 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Interesting collaboration between WotC and @chaosium.bsky.social. Things have come a long way since TSR withdrew the Cthulhu Mythos (and Melnibonéan pantheon) from DEITIES & DEMIGODS for the second edition in 1981.
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Wizard of the Coast’s VP of dnd Jess Lanzillo resigns and senior marketing director Todd Kenreck laid off on the same day. This is very alarming for WotC and DnD. #dnd #dnd5e #2024dnd #ttrpg #dungeonsanddragons #wizardsofthecoast
June 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Wizard of the Coast’s VP of dnd Jess Lanzillo resigns and senior marketing director Todd Kenreck laid off on the same day. This is very alarming for WotC and DnD. #dnd #dnd5e #2024dnd #ttrpg #dungeonsanddragons #wizardsofthecoast
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Now that the kobold is out of the bag...
Congratulations to Jeremy Crawford and Chris Perkins joining Darrington Press! Their creativity helped shape D&D as we know it today and the team they nurtured continues to shape its future.
We look forward to playing their next adventure.
Congratulations to Jeremy Crawford and Chris Perkins joining Darrington Press! Their creativity helped shape D&D as we know it today and the team they nurtured continues to shape its future.
We look forward to playing their next adventure.
June 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Now that the kobold is out of the bag...
Congratulations to Jeremy Crawford and Chris Perkins joining Darrington Press! Their creativity helped shape D&D as we know it today and the team they nurtured continues to shape its future.
We look forward to playing their next adventure.
Congratulations to Jeremy Crawford and Chris Perkins joining Darrington Press! Their creativity helped shape D&D as we know it today and the team they nurtured continues to shape its future.
We look forward to playing their next adventure.
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RFK Jr. lied — and people will die.
RFK Jr.‘s extreme anti-vax views — and his related conflicts of interest — were a huge problem during his confirmation process.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.
Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines.
apnews.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
RFK Jr. lied — and people will die.
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Hello new blewskis 👋 Please enjoy my unofficial Bluesky mascot, Butters.
November 13, 2024 at 6:43 AM
Hello new blewskis 👋 Please enjoy my unofficial Bluesky mascot, Butters.