Rechner Fox
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Rechner Fox
@rechner.solutions
· Nov 18
We went to @connectionsmuseum.bsky.social yesterday. Can you believe they'd let a bunch of wild animals into the CO? They'll be cleaning fur out of the relays for weeks!
🐶 @av.dog
🐰 @nican.bsky.social
🐼 @wah.gay
📸 @indrora@furry.engineer,
@splitpixl.bsky.social
🐶 @av.dog
🐰 @nican.bsky.social
🐼 @wah.gay
📸 @indrora@furry.engineer,
@splitpixl.bsky.social
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KOSA is a smokescreen. It gives the FTC chair, who has made clear that he views transgender healthcare and LGBTQ content as threats to children, discretion on what content counts as harmful.
Anthropic is sending $20 million to Public First Action, a new group which is launching a pro-Sen. Blackburn ad on KOSA today
Defending Our Values PAC is also launching a today backing Sen. Ricketts on keeping advanced AI chips out of hands of adversaries
Defending Our Values PAC is also launching a today backing Sen. Ricketts on keeping advanced AI chips out of hands of adversaries
February 12, 2026 at 2:58 PM
KOSA is a smokescreen. It gives the FTC chair, who has made clear that he views transgender healthcare and LGBTQ content as threats to children, discretion on what content counts as harmful.
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Paid Residence Opportunity for Makers!
San Mateo County Libraries is introducing a "Maker in Residence" program looking to bring hands-on STEAM learning opportunities to communities across the county.
The application is due March 4th
See the full details here: smcl.org/blogs/post/c...
San Mateo County Libraries is introducing a "Maker in Residence" program looking to bring hands-on STEAM learning opportunities to communities across the county.
The application is due March 4th
See the full details here: smcl.org/blogs/post/c...
Calling All Makers: Apply to Be Our First Maker in Residence
Apply to be San Mateo County Libraries’ Maker in Residence! This paid STEAM residency brings hands-on maker workshops to libraries across…
smcl.org
February 11, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Paid Residence Opportunity for Makers!
San Mateo County Libraries is introducing a "Maker in Residence" program looking to bring hands-on STEAM learning opportunities to communities across the county.
The application is due March 4th
See the full details here: smcl.org/blogs/post/c...
San Mateo County Libraries is introducing a "Maker in Residence" program looking to bring hands-on STEAM learning opportunities to communities across the county.
The application is due March 4th
See the full details here: smcl.org/blogs/post/c...
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But we're supposed to trust them with age verification?
February 10, 2026 at 9:23 PM
But we're supposed to trust them with age verification?
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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The Discord age verification discourse focuses on adults losing access to communities they have a right to access. That's important.
I'm also worried, though, about the kids. They seem to be an afterthought in these conversations. They have much to lose too. 🧵 www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
I'm also worried, though, about the kids. They seem to be an afterthought in these conversations. They have much to lose too. 🧵 www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
www.theverge.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
The Discord age verification discourse focuses on adults losing access to communities they have a right to access. That's important.
I'm also worried, though, about the kids. They seem to be an afterthought in these conversations. They have much to lose too. 🧵 www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
I'm also worried, though, about the kids. They seem to be an afterthought in these conversations. They have much to lose too. 🧵 www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
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I found this weird metal thing
February 9, 2026 at 8:04 PM
I found this weird metal thing
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Yeah I’m looking for my dog (girlfriend who has a restraining order against me and she has a dog) and here’s the picture of the dog (she walks this dog and I can use it to figure out her schedule) thanks for sending all footage my way
February 9, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Yeah I’m looking for my dog (girlfriend who has a restraining order against me and she has a dog) and here’s the picture of the dog (she walks this dog and I can use it to figure out her schedule) thanks for sending all footage my way
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good fit / bad traction 🧦💨
January 30, 2026 at 2:22 PM
good fit / bad traction 🧦💨
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If you burn out the people who volunteer their time to make things you enjoy eventually there's not going to be anybody left to make it.
February 3, 2026 at 3:22 PM
If you burn out the people who volunteer their time to make things you enjoy eventually there's not going to be anybody left to make it.
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Adobe Animate is dying... :( I'm currently making a video on discussing the alternatives to Adobe Animate, but the ones I like recommending are Krita, Blender, and Clip Studio Paint. I have tutorials on all 3 if you'd like to quickly get started animating: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
2D Animation Tutorials
Learn how to animate!
youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Adobe Animate is dying... :( I'm currently making a video on discussing the alternatives to Adobe Animate, but the ones I like recommending are Krita, Blender, and Clip Studio Paint. I have tutorials on all 3 if you'd like to quickly get started animating: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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The most securist surveillance company hired a third party cyber security firm to help them out with their 100% secure system that has totally never ever been hacked.
February 3, 2026 at 7:59 AM
The most securist surveillance company hired a third party cyber security firm to help them out with their 100% secure system that has totally never ever been hacked.
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Open source software stays winning
Here's my recommendation, OpenToonz is totally free and open source and it was used by Studio Ghibli to make some movies, as well as by other studios to make Futurama and Anastasia 🎥
Here's my recommendation, OpenToonz is totally free and open source and it was used by Studio Ghibli to make some movies, as well as by other studios to make Futurama and Anastasia 🎥
February 2, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Open source software stays winning
Here's my recommendation, OpenToonz is totally free and open source and it was used by Studio Ghibli to make some movies, as well as by other studios to make Futurama and Anastasia 🎥
Here's my recommendation, OpenToonz is totally free and open source and it was used by Studio Ghibli to make some movies, as well as by other studios to make Futurama and Anastasia 🎥
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This sucks, and it gets even worse. I've noticed at least one site has employed a paywall process that even prevents paying subscribers from employing IA-style WARC creation from saving the site, with a script that reapplies the paywall in the WARC context. www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/news...
News publishers limit Internet Archive access due to AI scraping concerns
Outlets like The Guardian and The New York Times are scrutinizing digital archives as potential backdoors for AI crawlers.
www.niemanlab.org
February 2, 2026 at 8:55 PM
This sucks, and it gets even worse. I've noticed at least one site has employed a paywall process that even prevents paying subscribers from employing IA-style WARC creation from saving the site, with a script that reapplies the paywall in the WARC context. www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/news...
The therian urge to scent roll on your friends at the rave
February 1, 2026 at 9:09 AM
The therian urge to scent roll on your friends at the rave
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The latest from Anthropic: using Anthropic's products makes you worse at your job
How AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
www.anthropic.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:42 PM
The latest from Anthropic: using Anthropic's products makes you worse at your job
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
Unless it's the government doing it, of course. What a steaming pile of bullshit.
January 28, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Unless it's the government doing it, of course. What a steaming pile of bullshit.
The homosexual urge to get mauled by a tall wolf fursuiter
January 27, 2026 at 1:46 PM
The homosexual urge to get mauled by a tall wolf fursuiter
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"The reason these aspects of our jobs have been so challenging to automate is that they rely on something even more precious than our time: namely, our capacity for scientific decision-making. It is worth considering what we lose when we cede that—and our agency—to machines."
January 27, 2026 at 4:22 AM
"The reason these aspects of our jobs have been so challenging to automate is that they rely on something even more precious than our time: namely, our capacity for scientific decision-making. It is worth considering what we lose when we cede that—and our agency—to machines."
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if you want one, and you live in Oakland, bring me any t shirt tomorrow night (>80% cotton preferred!) and I'll make you one.
DM for address.
cost is free but you gotta promise to send at least $20 to an immigrants rights org
DM for address.
cost is free but you gotta promise to send at least $20 to an immigrants rights org
trying a new one, making shirts tomorrow :)
January 26, 2026 at 5:35 AM
if you want one, and you live in Oakland, bring me any t shirt tomorrow night (>80% cotton preferred!) and I'll make you one.
DM for address.
cost is free but you gotta promise to send at least $20 to an immigrants rights org
DM for address.
cost is free but you gotta promise to send at least $20 to an immigrants rights org
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such cases easily predicted by penrose diagrams etc etc
January 23, 2026 at 9:32 PM
such cases easily predicted by penrose diagrams etc etc
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Microsoft is handing over Bitlocker keys to law enforcement. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
Microsoft Gave FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, Exposing Privacy Flaw
The tech giant said providing encryption keys was a standard response to a court order. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible.
www.forbes.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Microsoft is handing over Bitlocker keys to law enforcement. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...