retired-poet.bsky.social
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the canaries cried out,
but the shovels kept digging,
down into choking dark.
those gentle small things,
who only wished to sing,
did you even listen at all?
January 21, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Textbooks are gonna get real weird about how they cover WWII now, huh
January 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Today and in the coming days, remember
January 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
January 21, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The Sunday Scaries are particularly potent right now im not gonna lie

(I haven’t been able to sleep)

Takin my one point of exhaustion into battle like
a man in armor with the words so it begins
ALT: a man in armor with the words so it begins
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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“Meta has claimed that they used publicly available material that was legally accessible under fair use doctrine,” but recently unsealed court documents disagree.
It sure looks like Meta stole a lot of books to build its AI.
It’s a grim week for Meta. The company formerly known as Facebook, and before that Facemash, “designed to evaluate the attractiveness of female Harvard students,” now encompasses Facebo…
lithub.com
January 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
…what the hell am I supposed to be able to do with 300 characters or less?!
January 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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My own opinion is that it's good to signal (through words and/or actions) the virtues that you value; that's one of the most important parts of maintaining a healthy community.
January 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM