@qabluna.bsky.social
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
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Part 15 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
An Egyptian amethyst cat amulet. Late period to ptolemaic period, 664-30 BC
An Egyptian amethyst cat amulet. Late period to ptolemaic period, 664-30 BC
November 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Part 15 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
An Egyptian amethyst cat amulet. Late period to ptolemaic period, 664-30 BC
An Egyptian amethyst cat amulet. Late period to ptolemaic period, 664-30 BC
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Part 42 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
Sleeping Cat. Ivory, 19th century, Japan
Sleeping Cat. Ivory, 19th century, Japan
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Part 42 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
Sleeping Cat. Ivory, 19th century, Japan
Sleeping Cat. Ivory, 19th century, Japan
I watched it with a guy I briefly dated who said it was his favourite movie, who got upset when I noted how creepy/gross it was, and insisted it was about falling in love or some shit. Eternally grateful to past-me for heeding that and other red flags.
November 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I watched it with a guy I briefly dated who said it was his favourite movie, who got upset when I noted how creepy/gross it was, and insisted it was about falling in love or some shit. Eternally grateful to past-me for heeding that and other red flags.
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
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It’s officially potluck season withoffice parties galore. 🦃🥘 If, like me, you harbor an irrational fear of food poisoning, I’ve got you covered. Here’s your ID doctor–approved guide to surviving the season’s buffets w/out ending up in the ER.
🧤🍽️💀
open.substack.com/pub/bktitanj...
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open.substack.com/pub/bktitanj...
An ID Doctor’s Guide to Surviving Holiday Potlucks Food Poisoning Free
Because nothing says “festive” like avoiding an impromptu Norovirus outbreak.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It’s officially potluck season withoffice parties galore. 🦃🥘 If, like me, you harbor an irrational fear of food poisoning, I’ve got you covered. Here’s your ID doctor–approved guide to surviving the season’s buffets w/out ending up in the ER.
🧤🍽️💀
open.substack.com/pub/bktitanj...
🧤🍽️💀
open.substack.com/pub/bktitanj...
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A meaningful story on YALSA's blog The Hub. Book bans are a terrible form of censorship, but this interaction between a librarian and their teen patron is so lovely. It's short and sweet. Give it a read. 💕 @yalsa.bsky.social
www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2025/...
www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2025/...
The Check Please Moment: Why Censorship is a Threat to Safe Spaces
We fight censorship not just for intellectual freedom, but for the young person who spends their fall break quietly finding themselves on our shelves.
www.yalsa.ala.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
A meaningful story on YALSA's blog The Hub. Book bans are a terrible form of censorship, but this interaction between a librarian and their teen patron is so lovely. It's short and sweet. Give it a read. 💕 @yalsa.bsky.social
www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2025/...
www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2025/...
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The Walton family surely does
“some people abuse SNAP” your soul is rotten
October 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Walton family surely does
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Stunning video of the enormous eye at the center of hurricane Melissa.
Taken by the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters” just before they had to abandon their mission.
Melissa is extremely dangerous, the strongest Atlantic hurricane to occur this late in the season.
Taken by the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters” just before they had to abandon their mission.
Melissa is extremely dangerous, the strongest Atlantic hurricane to occur this late in the season.
US Air Force provides views from inside Hurricane Melissa
The U.S. Defense Department has released footage of views inside Hurricane Melissa. The military said a U.S.
apnews.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Stunning video of the enormous eye at the center of hurricane Melissa.
Taken by the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters” just before they had to abandon their mission.
Melissa is extremely dangerous, the strongest Atlantic hurricane to occur this late in the season.
Taken by the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron “Hurricane Hunters” just before they had to abandon their mission.
Melissa is extremely dangerous, the strongest Atlantic hurricane to occur this late in the season.
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
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No, the hormone IUD does not negative affects bone or heart health. My latest debunking open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
The Hormone IUD Doesn't Cause Bone Loss
How Steven Bartlett’s “Diary of a CEO” turned a safe contraceptive into clickbait
open.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
No, the hormone IUD does not negative affects bone or heart health. My latest debunking open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
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The AI bubble burst can't come fast enough, all these Canadian politicians desperate to boil our future for some AI economy promises need to be shamed and ridiculed and voted out www.cbc.ca/news/ai-data...
Thirsty AI data centres are coming to Canada, with little scrutiny or oversight | CBC News
Canada is poised to join the data centre boom. But as such projects face greater scrutiny around the world, there is little debate here about what this will mean for the country’s water.
www.cbc.ca
October 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The AI bubble burst can't come fast enough, all these Canadian politicians desperate to boil our future for some AI economy promises need to be shamed and ridiculed and voted out www.cbc.ca/news/ai-data...
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you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you
October 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you
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Vaccines are safe and effective.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
October 14, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Vaccines are safe and effective.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.
When you want information, ask your doctor.
It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.
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Using ChatGPT
What's something that isn't considered embarrassing but you think it should be?
August 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Using ChatGPT
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Extremely bad news if true (and unlikely this reporter would run with it if not). The MMWR has been the earliest warning bell for outbreaks since it announced the first US cases, in 1981, of what was later identified as AIDS.
This will be a grievous shock to what remains of US public health.
This will be a grievous shock to what remains of US public health.
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
October 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Extremely bad news if true (and unlikely this reporter would run with it if not). The MMWR has been the earliest warning bell for outbreaks since it announced the first US cases, in 1981, of what was later identified as AIDS.
This will be a grievous shock to what remains of US public health.
This will be a grievous shock to what remains of US public health.
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Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid
October 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid
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“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”
October 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”
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Never forget that Dolly Parton gave a million bucks for covid research at the *very start* of the pandemic—including money that helped fund the development of the Moderna vaccine.
October 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Never forget that Dolly Parton gave a million bucks for covid research at the *very start* of the pandemic—including money that helped fund the development of the Moderna vaccine.
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"just upload a scanned image of your drivers license no big deal"
Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs
Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs
An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.
buff.ly
October 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
"just upload a scanned image of your drivers license no big deal"
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I don't think the people expressing surprise about things the Trump administration is doing understand how absolutely fucking crazymaking each of your posts is for Black and Indigenous folks who called *all of this* and sat through people talking about "respecting norms" for years
September 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I don't think the people expressing surprise about things the Trump administration is doing understand how absolutely fucking crazymaking each of your posts is for Black and Indigenous folks who called *all of this* and sat through people talking about "respecting norms" for years