RiverSyn
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The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
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Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
Being a good human transcends labels.
Ahmed reminds us of our better selves, but it's on us to choose it.
Ahmed reminds us of our better selves, but it's on us to choose it.
Heartbroken about the massacre in Sydney while also so inspired by Ahmed Al Ahmed, the fruit vendor passing by who disarmed one of the shooters because he was there and it was the right thing to do. Ahmed al Ahmed represents the future we want to build.
#happyhanukkah
#happyhanukkah
December 15, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Being a good human transcends labels.
Ahmed reminds us of our better selves, but it's on us to choose it.
Ahmed reminds us of our better selves, but it's on us to choose it.
Everyone else: omg yes
GenX: did we learn nothing
GenX: did we learn nothing
These microrobots can execute digitally defined algorithms and autonomously change behavior in response to their surroundings.
It paves the way for general-purpose microrobots that work together to carry out tasks without supervision in uncertain environments.
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
It paves the way for general-purpose microrobots that work together to carry out tasks without supervision in uncertain environments.
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Microscopic robots that sense, think, act, and compute
Autonomous submillimeter robots are built with onboard sensing, computation, memory, communication, and locomotion.
www.science.org
December 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Everyone else: omg yes
GenX: did we learn nothing
GenX: did we learn nothing
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It may sound radical, but if one guy has so much wealth and power that he can use the large newspaper he owns to publicly threaten to ruin a service we all rely on, presumably as a bargaining tactic to get lower rates, we probably need to tax that guy until he can't do that anymore.
Exclusive: Amazon has long been USPS’s top customer, providing over $6 billion in annual revenue in 2025.
But Amazon may give up its long-standing partnership with USPS to deliver packages itself, which could spell disaster for the mail agency.
But Amazon may give up its long-standing partnership with USPS to deliver packages itself, which could spell disaster for the mail agency.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It may sound radical, but if one guy has so much wealth and power that he can use the large newspaper he owns to publicly threaten to ruin a service we all rely on, presumably as a bargaining tactic to get lower rates, we probably need to tax that guy until he can't do that anymore.
Nevertheless, we persist.
Commemorating #WorldAIDSday is an act of defiance against ideology driven policies that will end our progress to end the epidemic.
December 2, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Nevertheless, we persist.
We're the horror show.
It's us.
It's us.
December 2, 2025 at 5:46 AM
We're the horror show.
It's us.
It's us.
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Doctor Who could beat any dumbass Hogwarts wizard in a fight, prove me wrong
"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Doctor Who could beat any dumbass Hogwarts wizard in a fight, prove me wrong
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Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
November 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Willful ignorance is a hell of a drug.
Wild how so many people choose soothing their own single ego over the smallest actions to prevent illness and death to so many.
It's depressingly self-defeating.
Wild how so many people choose soothing their own single ego over the smallest actions to prevent illness and death to so many.
It's depressingly self-defeating.
Genuinely think some people do not want to admit Covid still exists and it’s dangerous, because if they admitted that, they’d have to admit they aren’t doing anything about it.
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Willful ignorance is a hell of a drug.
Wild how so many people choose soothing their own single ego over the smallest actions to prevent illness and death to so many.
It's depressingly self-defeating.
Wild how so many people choose soothing their own single ego over the smallest actions to prevent illness and death to so many.
It's depressingly self-defeating.
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I don’t know, I thought after Long Covid effectively ended my chance at a directing career, ruined my health, my energy, my ability to eat a lot of foods, and my body, it would seem pretty obvious why I don’t want to get it again, even going so far as to sacrifice (the horror!) bars and restaurants.
February 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I don’t know, I thought after Long Covid effectively ended my chance at a directing career, ruined my health, my energy, my ability to eat a lot of foods, and my body, it would seem pretty obvious why I don’t want to get it again, even going so far as to sacrifice (the horror!) bars and restaurants.
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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Sometimes my laurels look comfy and I would like to rest on them and I think that should be okay
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Sometimes my laurels look comfy and I would like to rest on them and I think that should be okay
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I don’t use this gif enough
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I don’t use this gif enough
Starting well before college, and continuing into the workplace.
The sadly inescapable experience of existing while female.
The sadly inescapable experience of existing while female.
In honor of Larry Summers, I asked the female members of my college class (1987) to say if they had any experiences with sexual harassment by teachers/professors, back when this was tolerated as, I dunno, the cost of attending college, and OH MY GOD.
November 21, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Starting well before college, and continuing into the workplace.
The sadly inescapable experience of existing while female.
The sadly inescapable experience of existing while female.
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
And they said to me, with tears in their eyes:
"Sir, this is a McDonald's."
"Sir, this is a McDonald's."
When you’re fine and not at all concerned about the Epstein files:
November 20, 2025 at 5:40 AM
And they said to me, with tears in their eyes:
"Sir, this is a McDonald's."
"Sir, this is a McDonald's."
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
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How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
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"You know us...So please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong."
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"You know us...So please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong."
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
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the paramedics stopping compressions and asking my wife if she’d like to upgrade to CPR+ for $21.99
November 14, 2024 at 7:06 PM
the paramedics stopping compressions and asking my wife if she’d like to upgrade to CPR+ for $21.99
It's one stock, Michael. What could it cost, $10?
Democrats Recommend Americans Just Offset Health Insurance Costs With Insider Trading
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 AM
It's one stock, Michael. What could it cost, $10?
steamed hams!
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
steamed hams!
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I keep on thinking about how prescient Hitchhiker’s Guide was about AI. Every time I see anything about it my brain yells “listen up you stupid computer, it tastes filthy”
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I keep on thinking about how prescient Hitchhiker’s Guide was about AI. Every time I see anything about it my brain yells “listen up you stupid computer, it tastes filthy”