Nicole Zonnenberg 🌈
@nikawritesthings.bsky.social
Software Developer.
Train Enthusiast.
Circus Amateur.
Train Enthusiast.
Circus Amateur.
I’m curious, what would people here consider “ground breaking” modern literature and what that would entail? Is it the subject? Is it the quality of writing? Does being an “easy” read automatically disqualify a book from being high literature? Is genre fiction an automatic disqualification? 🧐
November 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I’m curious, what would people here consider “ground breaking” modern literature and what that would entail? Is it the subject? Is it the quality of writing? Does being an “easy” read automatically disqualify a book from being high literature? Is genre fiction an automatic disqualification? 🧐
Did Meatball and Patrick get a date out of their @gastronauts.bsky.social episode?!
Bluesky
tgastronauts.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Did Meatball and Patrick get a date out of their @gastronauts.bsky.social episode?!
My drag king name is Chuck E. Cheeks
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
My drag king name is Chuck E. Cheeks
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I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
Why are sweaters the best article of clothing? And why can't I have enough?
September 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Why are sweaters the best article of clothing? And why can't I have enough?
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The important part is the "&udm14"-flag at the end of the address bar search url (there's also udm56 which simllifies things even further).
I don't really know safari that well, but there seem to be some user made extensions at least. You can check the addendums here:
I don't really know safari that well, but there seem to be some user made extensions at least. You can check the addendums here:
How I Made Google’s “Web” View My Default Search
Forget AI. Google just created a version of its search engine free of the extra junk it has added over the past decade-plus. You just need one URL parameter.
tedium.co
August 18, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The important part is the "&udm14"-flag at the end of the address bar search url (there's also udm56 which simllifies things even further).
I don't really know safari that well, but there seem to be some user made extensions at least. You can check the addendums here:
I don't really know safari that well, but there seem to be some user made extensions at least. You can check the addendums here:
Reposted by Nicole Zonnenberg 🌈
This is how.
Greta Thunberg spits fire and gives you the only media training you may ever need.
Greta Thunberg spits fire and gives you the only media training you may ever need.
June 11, 2025 at 5:32 AM
This is how.
Greta Thunberg spits fire and gives you the only media training you may ever need.
Greta Thunberg spits fire and gives you the only media training you may ever need.
Dream cast: Bea Arthur as Granny Weatherwax
May 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Dream cast: Bea Arthur as Granny Weatherwax
What is the POINT of health insurance if it DOESN’T PAY FOR ANYTHING?!
May 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
What is the POINT of health insurance if it DOESN’T PAY FOR ANYTHING?!
Turquoise is blue.
February 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Turquoise is blue.
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I just recently set up #OpenTelemetry in a personal #rustlang project I'm working on with @nikawritesthings.bsky.social . It's wildly cool, showing latency at the function level in a running application and even log messages that were emitted along the way! It wasn't hard to set up either
January 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I just recently set up #OpenTelemetry in a personal #rustlang project I'm working on with @nikawritesthings.bsky.social . It's wildly cool, showing latency at the function level in a running application and even log messages that were emitted along the way! It wasn't hard to set up either
The study found that generative AI applications alone could add 1.2 million to five million metric tons of this hazardous trash to the planet by 2030
www.scientificamerican.com/article/gene...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/gene...
Generative AI Could Generate Millions More Tons of E-Waste by 2030
Generative AI could saddle the planet with heaps more hazardous waste
www.scientificamerican.com
December 10, 2024 at 4:23 PM
The study found that generative AI applications alone could add 1.2 million to five million metric tons of this hazardous trash to the planet by 2030
www.scientificamerican.com/article/gene...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/gene...
"[S]omeone said, What is artificial intelligence? And someone else said, A poor choice of words in 1954... And, you know, they're right."
So if he had to invent a term, what would it be? His answer is instant: applied statistics.
#ai #statistics
www.ft.com/content/c1f6...
So if he had to invent a term, what would it be? His answer is instant: applied statistics.
#ai #statistics
www.ft.com/content/c1f6...
Sci-fi writer Ted Chiang: ‘The machines we have now are not conscious’
The visionary author on the limits of AI, the uses of science fiction — and why there’s a ‘market opportunity for volleyballs’
www.ft.com
July 18, 2024 at 3:55 PM
"[S]omeone said, What is artificial intelligence? And someone else said, A poor choice of words in 1954... And, you know, they're right."
So if he had to invent a term, what would it be? His answer is instant: applied statistics.
#ai #statistics
www.ft.com/content/c1f6...
So if he had to invent a term, what would it be? His answer is instant: applied statistics.
#ai #statistics
www.ft.com/content/c1f6...
The way I can hear Hank's voice has me cackling every time I read this.
July 9, 2024 at 5:40 PM
The way I can hear Hank's voice has me cackling every time I read this.
Ah yes, the body's "WHY GOD, OH WHY" after coming back from vacation when you try to do anything remotely close to your original schedule.
July 8, 2024 at 12:09 PM
Ah yes, the body's "WHY GOD, OH WHY" after coming back from vacation when you try to do anything remotely close to your original schedule.
Love Island UK feels like I'm watching something in another language where I can only follow because I catch key words in context. Not because I'm fluent.
June 26, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Love Island UK feels like I'm watching something in another language where I can only follow because I catch key words in context. Not because I'm fluent.
Watching old #SurvivorCBS episodes vs the new, it's amazing what's stayed the same since season 1.
June 18, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Watching old #SurvivorCBS episodes vs the new, it's amazing what's stayed the same since season 1.
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My husband is reading a really interesting book about activist burn out, and basically every chapter that looks at specific historical activists shows that being unable to acknowledge even minor victories leads to burn out and depression.
I think some people are afraid of good news because they think it inevitably leads to complacency. like any hint of good must mean there is no need for Better. but…endless bad news doesn’t lead to Better either. it leads to exhaustion.
June 3, 2024 at 9:47 PM
My husband is reading a really interesting book about activist burn out, and basically every chapter that looks at specific historical activists shows that being unable to acknowledge even minor victories leads to burn out and depression.
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My latest cartoon for New Scientist.
May 17, 2024 at 4:12 PM
My latest cartoon for New Scientist.
In another universe, Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler is just as big if not bigger than Dune.
May 18, 2024 at 7:51 AM
In another universe, Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler is just as big if not bigger than Dune.
I can't be the only one who thinks that there's been a huge quality dip in apps/websites. It's probably due to replacing engineers with AI but it's also probably due to not paying for actual QA testing.
May 14, 2024 at 2:30 PM
I can't be the only one who thinks that there's been a huge quality dip in apps/websites. It's probably due to replacing engineers with AI but it's also probably due to not paying for actual QA testing.
Is there anything more soul healing than cuddling with a cat?
May 10, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Is there anything more soul healing than cuddling with a cat?
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Some good news. Photographer Jingna Zhang has won her copyright case. www.zhangjingna.com/blog/luxembo...
Luxembourg Copyright Case Against Jeff Dieschburg - Jingna Zhang Fashion, Fine Art & Beauty Photography
www.zhangjingna.com
May 10, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Some good news. Photographer Jingna Zhang has won her copyright case. www.zhangjingna.com/blog/luxembo...
Pitch Perfect is a perfect movie.
May 9, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Pitch Perfect is a perfect movie.