Barbara Niederhoff
@niederhoff.bsky.social
I write indexes. Yes, that thing at the back of the book. No, AI can't do that. Get one for your book!
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Sen. Faith Winter welcomed me into her home one Saturday to discuss a monumental vote the day before. She and other women had banded together to oust a man who’d harassed them.
“We walked in, didn't have the votes, and ended up with 52. We listened to each other and the stories changed minds.”
RIP
“We walked in, didn't have the votes, and ended up with 52. We listened to each other and the stories changed minds.”
RIP
November 27, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Sen. Faith Winter welcomed me into her home one Saturday to discuss a monumental vote the day before. She and other women had banded together to oust a man who’d harassed them.
“We walked in, didn't have the votes, and ended up with 52. We listened to each other and the stories changed minds.”
RIP
“We walked in, didn't have the votes, and ended up with 52. We listened to each other and the stories changed minds.”
RIP
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To quote Professor Henry Jones to Indiana Jones: “You left just as you were becoming interesting.”
November 22, 2025 at 3:41 AM
To quote Professor Henry Jones to Indiana Jones: “You left just as you were becoming interesting.”
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Underfunded Schools Forced To Cut Past Tense From Language Programs
Underfunded Schools Forced To Cut Past Tense From Language Programs
WASHINGTON—Faced with ongoing budget crises, underfunded schools nationwide are increasingly left with no option but to cut the past tense—a grammatical construction traditionally used to relate all a...
theonion.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Underfunded Schools Forced To Cut Past Tense From Language Programs
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We won!! We won!!
AVELO is quitting Bradley Airport in CT!!!
We protested! We wrote to the CT Airport Authority (CAA)!
It worked!
@maddow.msnbc.com
@ruwmi.bsky.social @in-slwm.bsky.social @ezralevin.bsky.social @leahgreenberg.bsky.social @sarahdohl.bsky.social
www.masslive.com/westernmass/...
AVELO is quitting Bradley Airport in CT!!!
We protested! We wrote to the CT Airport Authority (CAA)!
It worked!
@maddow.msnbc.com
@ruwmi.bsky.social @in-slwm.bsky.social @ezralevin.bsky.social @leahgreenberg.bsky.social @sarahdohl.bsky.social
www.masslive.com/westernmass/...
Avelo quits Bradley after seeking free rent, losing tax subsidy, ICE protest
Both protesters and Connecticut's attorney general had targeted Avelo Airlines because it runs deportation planes for ICE.
www.masslive.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
We won!! We won!!
AVELO is quitting Bradley Airport in CT!!!
We protested! We wrote to the CT Airport Authority (CAA)!
It worked!
@maddow.msnbc.com
@ruwmi.bsky.social @in-slwm.bsky.social @ezralevin.bsky.social @leahgreenberg.bsky.social @sarahdohl.bsky.social
www.masslive.com/westernmass/...
AVELO is quitting Bradley Airport in CT!!!
We protested! We wrote to the CT Airport Authority (CAA)!
It worked!
@maddow.msnbc.com
@ruwmi.bsky.social @in-slwm.bsky.social @ezralevin.bsky.social @leahgreenberg.bsky.social @sarahdohl.bsky.social
www.masslive.com/westernmass/...
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The fact they jumped straight to AI actors modeled after women when, if I’m not mistaken, male actors are a higher labor cost kind of says it all doesn’t it,
Like… it's kind of right there, no?
October 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The fact they jumped straight to AI actors modeled after women when, if I’m not mistaken, male actors are a higher labor cost kind of says it all doesn’t it,
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Time to dance!🕺 💃
August 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Time to dance!🕺 💃
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Hi, I’m a PhD level expert and I know many PhD level experts. They’re mostly great at what they do, but also great at admitting what they don’t know, and finding the right resources to fill in those gaps. One problem with these systems is they are not designed to own up to their limitations.
OpenAI releases the newest version of the AI model that powers its popular ChatGPT chatbot, with CEO Sam Altman promoting it as like having a “team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket.”
OpenAI releases GPT-5, calling it a ‘team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket’
OpenAI says its latest version of the popular AI model is better at coding, more accurate and less deceptive than previous versions.
nbcnews.to
August 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Hi, I’m a PhD level expert and I know many PhD level experts. They’re mostly great at what they do, but also great at admitting what they don’t know, and finding the right resources to fill in those gaps. One problem with these systems is they are not designed to own up to their limitations.
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111 Years Ago Today: War Declared By All
August 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
111 Years Ago Today: War Declared By All
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Mark and Melissa saw the humanity in everyone. Let’s honor them by doing the same.
June 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Mark and Melissa saw the humanity in everyone. Let’s honor them by doing the same.
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Boom.
A government ban on Hungary’s Pride parade backfired Saturday as over 100,000 people marched through Budapest, far more than usual
PM Viktor Orban warned people to stay away, threatening “clear legal consequences.” But the warnings only turned a modest event into a mass rally against his government
PM Viktor Orban warned people to stay away, threatening “clear legal consequences.” But the warnings only turned a modest event into a mass rally against his government
June 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Boom.
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Periodic reminder that the people going after trans children don't actually care who's trans or not.
The real goal is to keep your eye elsewhere.
LBJ called it: give folks someone to hate in order to pick their pockets.
That's why these terms are interchangeable.
The real goal is to keep your eye elsewhere.
LBJ called it: give folks someone to hate in order to pick their pockets.
That's why these terms are interchangeable.
As an interpretive guide for public statements regarding trans people and their participation in society, I always replace "trans" with "Jewish" to see how it reads.
Guess what?
IT ALWAYS READS LIKE UNACCEPTABLE SEGREGATIONIST BULLSHIT.
Oh! It also works beautifully with "Black" as a substitute.
Guess what?
IT ALWAYS READS LIKE UNACCEPTABLE SEGREGATIONIST BULLSHIT.
Oh! It also works beautifully with "Black" as a substitute.
May 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Periodic reminder that the people going after trans children don't actually care who's trans or not.
The real goal is to keep your eye elsewhere.
LBJ called it: give folks someone to hate in order to pick their pockets.
That's why these terms are interchangeable.
The real goal is to keep your eye elsewhere.
LBJ called it: give folks someone to hate in order to pick their pockets.
That's why these terms are interchangeable.
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It's funny cos last week the power went out in the whole of Spain and Portugal at once - like in a movie where disaster ensues, planes fall out of the sky, cars crash into each other, people blockade themselves into supermarkets etc - but in reality nothing much happened. People helped each other.
For the last few days, I've been amusing myself watching the survivalist and prepper stuff on YT.
I've arrived at one conclusion:
We are living in the dumbest, most frightened timeline in history. And there are people out there who exploit that ignorance and fear to the absolute maximum.
I've arrived at one conclusion:
We are living in the dumbest, most frightened timeline in history. And there are people out there who exploit that ignorance and fear to the absolute maximum.
May 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
It's funny cos last week the power went out in the whole of Spain and Portugal at once - like in a movie where disaster ensues, planes fall out of the sky, cars crash into each other, people blockade themselves into supermarkets etc - but in reality nothing much happened. People helped each other.
Opportunity for the Rockies to call someone "up from the minors" 😈
May 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Opportunity for the Rockies to call someone "up from the minors" 😈
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The same day the National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden announced more than 100 layoffs, this popped into my feed: France announces €100 million to attract researchers.
May 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The same day the National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden announced more than 100 layoffs, this popped into my feed: France announces €100 million to attract researchers.
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One of our most beautiful birds! The Rose-breasted Grosbeak. My best photo. #worstbirdpic
May 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
One of our most beautiful birds! The Rose-breasted Grosbeak. My best photo. #worstbirdpic
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Crazy thought but what if we made an AI model that can say “I don’t know” instead of constantly making stuff up www.wired.com/story/google...
‘You Can’t Lick a Badger Twice’: Google Failures Highlight a Fundamental AI Flaw
Google’s AI Overviews feature credible-sounding explanations for completely made-up idioms.
www.wired.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Crazy thought but what if we made an AI model that can say “I don’t know” instead of constantly making stuff up www.wired.com/story/google...
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This whole thread (detailing Elon's magical thinking in the earnings call) is worth a read, but this is the point that had me shaking my head.
The best way to be a good driver in a blizzards is NOT TO DRIVE IN A BLIZZARD IF YOU CAN AT ALL HELP IT.
The best way to be a good driver in a blizzards is NOT TO DRIVE IN A BLIZZARD IF YOU CAN AT ALL HELP IT.
"you could be a good driver in California but not in a blizzard in Manhattan"
Musk admitting that his "general solution to self-driving" is in fact not general
Musk admitting that his "general solution to self-driving" is in fact not general
April 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This whole thread (detailing Elon's magical thinking in the earnings call) is worth a read, but this is the point that had me shaking my head.
The best way to be a good driver in a blizzards is NOT TO DRIVE IN A BLIZZARD IF YOU CAN AT ALL HELP IT.
The best way to be a good driver in a blizzards is NOT TO DRIVE IN A BLIZZARD IF YOU CAN AT ALL HELP IT.
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That's crazy. It's almost as if opinions are not fixed to proportions of the population to be captured by one party or another, but mutable things that can be shaped over time
April 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
That's crazy. It's almost as if opinions are not fixed to proportions of the population to be captured by one party or another, but mutable things that can be shaped over time
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Over 40 of us at the #TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com today in Littleton CO. We're making a difference. Auf Wiedersehen, Elon!
April 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Over 40 of us at the #TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com today in Littleton CO. We're making a difference. Auf Wiedersehen, Elon!
The inverse bystander effect
The most important thing you can do is visibly do things that make sense for you and who you are and where your skills and capabilities lie.
If someone sees you, they will think "oh, it's okay, I'm not alone."
If someone sees you, they will think "oh, it's okay, I'm not alone."
April 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM
The inverse bystander effect
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"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." - President Lyndon B. Johnson
April 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." - President Lyndon B. Johnson
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“An overwhelming rainbow of pushback and outrage” is a great way to describe the entire LGBTQ and AIDS movements of that period, Saeed.
The disagreements and personality conflicts were legion. We just didn’t let them immobilize us.
The disagreements and personality conflicts were legion. We just didn’t let them immobilize us.
April 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“An overwhelming rainbow of pushback and outrage” is a great way to describe the entire LGBTQ and AIDS movements of that period, Saeed.
The disagreements and personality conflicts were legion. We just didn’t let them immobilize us.
The disagreements and personality conflicts were legion. We just didn’t let them immobilize us.
do all the towns!
Sammelthread der "Hands Off" Proteste in den USA. Gerne ergänzen...
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
April 6, 2025 at 2:15 AM
do all the towns!
Offspring: "Did I tell you about the one where an alt-right speaker was protested by people with a boom box playing the 'we're taking the hobbits to Isengard' song?"
April 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Offspring: "Did I tell you about the one where an alt-right speaker was protested by people with a boom box playing the 'we're taking the hobbits to Isengard' song?"