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Rest in peace, Dr. Jane Goodall💚
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rest in peace, Dr. Jane Goodall💚
Had so much fun at DragonCon 2025!! Can’t wait to see you all again next year.
September 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Had so much fun at DragonCon 2025!! Can’t wait to see you all again next year.
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Hey authors! This is relevant to our interests.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Hey authors! This is relevant to our interests.
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And on the subject of #realartatters: AI poisoning tool NIGHTSHADE is now free for artists to use: venturebeat.com/ai/nightshad...
Nightshade, the free tool that ‘poisons’ AI models, is now available for artists to use
The tool's creators are seeking to make it so that AI model developers must pay artists to train on data from them that is uncorrupted.
venturebeat.com
August 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
And on the subject of #realartatters: AI poisoning tool NIGHTSHADE is now free for artists to use: venturebeat.com/ai/nightshad...
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MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
fortune.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
Definitely going through it right now.
I'm having a rough go of it lately, and have been thinking: everyone is going through something, and you have no idea what it is, or how it's affecting them.
Quote post this is if you're going through something, and maybe we'll all realize that we aren't as alone as we feel right now.
Quote post this is if you're going through something, and maybe we'll all realize that we aren't as alone as we feel right now.
August 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Definitely going through it right now.
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Anyways, AIDS is going to be gone soon, this is a generic with FDA full approval.
The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global
An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark...
newatlas.com
July 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Anyways, AIDS is going to be gone soon, this is a generic with FDA full approval.
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A reminder from Dragon Con - You are who you are and there is nothing wrong with that.
"It's about acceptance and belonging. It's about pride and connection and understanding. It's about healing and hope." - Michelle Dockrey (Vixy)
dragoncon.tv
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HCK...
#DCTV #DragonCon2025
"It's about acceptance and belonging. It's about pride and connection and understanding. It's about healing and hope." - Michelle Dockrey (Vixy)
dragoncon.tv
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HCK...
#DCTV #DragonCon2025
We Are Who We Are — #DragonCon2024
YouTube video by DragonConTV
www.youtube.com
June 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM
A reminder from Dragon Con - You are who you are and there is nothing wrong with that.
"It's about acceptance and belonging. It's about pride and connection and understanding. It's about healing and hope." - Michelle Dockrey (Vixy)
dragoncon.tv
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HCK...
#DCTV #DragonCon2025
"It's about acceptance and belonging. It's about pride and connection and understanding. It's about healing and hope." - Michelle Dockrey (Vixy)
dragoncon.tv
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HCK...
#DCTV #DragonCon2025
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The key contact info for the hotline in the @trevorproject.bsky.social graphic below:
Text us from anywhere, anytime.
Text 'START' to 678-678
Reach out to hear a live voice on the line.
Call us at 1-866-488-7386
Text us from anywhere, anytime.
Text 'START' to 678-678
Reach out to hear a live voice on the line.
Call us at 1-866-488-7386
CLARIFICATION :
The Trevor Project's hotline will still be live. But basically this means LGBTQ people can no longer be connected to it through the US national 988 suicide prevention hotline.
They will need to be contacted DIRECTLY
So spread this around
They can be texted. They can be called.
The Trevor Project's hotline will still be live. But basically this means LGBTQ people can no longer be connected to it through the US national 988 suicide prevention hotline.
They will need to be contacted DIRECTLY
So spread this around
They can be texted. They can be called.
June 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The key contact info for the hotline in the @trevorproject.bsky.social graphic below:
Text us from anywhere, anytime.
Text 'START' to 678-678
Reach out to hear a live voice on the line.
Call us at 1-866-488-7386
Text us from anywhere, anytime.
Text 'START' to 678-678
Reach out to hear a live voice on the line.
Call us at 1-866-488-7386
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GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
www.statnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️
March 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️
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Pros at being cons. Leverage: Redemption premieres April 17 on Prime Video.
February 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Pros at being cons. Leverage: Redemption premieres April 17 on Prime Video.
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Here is the pre-RFK vaccination schedule for your kids. Please download it before he is confirmed and changes/deletes it.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
February 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Here is the pre-RFK vaccination schedule for your kids. Please download it before he is confirmed and changes/deletes it.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.
Making this my pinned post.
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The University of Virginia has created a website of archived government websites—bookmark it—you’re going to need it later.
guides.lib.virginia.edu/c.php?g=1451...
guides.lib.virginia.edu/c.php?g=1451...
LibGuides: Government Information Data Rescue: Home
A guide linking to trusted repositories that have rescued U.S. government data
guides.lib.virginia.edu
February 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The University of Virginia has created a website of archived government websites—bookmark it—you’re going to need it later.
guides.lib.virginia.edu/c.php?g=1451...
guides.lib.virginia.edu/c.php?g=1451...
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Farscape is a show about a man who has a terrible day every single day, and all the aliens are smarter and stronger than him, but still he keeps doggedly making plans because what else are you gonna do?
also, everyone is very horny. also, body fluids.
also, everyone is very horny. also, body fluids.
holy shit, they're in the process of uploading all of farscape officially to YT for free. WATCH THIS SHOW, it's bonkers and fantastic!!
I cannot emphasise enough how damn good it is 😍
I cannot emphasise enough how damn good it is 😍
Farscape
Discover Farscape, the iconic sci-fi series starring Ben Browder as John Crichton and Claudia Black as Aeryn Sun, blending live-action, digital effects, and Jim Henson’s Creature Shop puppetry. Named ...
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Farscape is a show about a man who has a terrible day every single day, and all the aliens are smarter and stronger than him, but still he keeps doggedly making plans because what else are you gonna do?
also, everyone is very horny. also, body fluids.
also, everyone is very horny. also, body fluids.
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I just realized how tense I have felt since I woke up.
So this is your reminder to relax your shoulders, unclench your jaw, and take some deep breaths.
Take care of yourself. Put your own mask on before assisting another passenger.
So this is your reminder to relax your shoulders, unclench your jaw, and take some deep breaths.
Take care of yourself. Put your own mask on before assisting another passenger.
January 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I just realized how tense I have felt since I woke up.
So this is your reminder to relax your shoulders, unclench your jaw, and take some deep breaths.
Take care of yourself. Put your own mask on before assisting another passenger.
So this is your reminder to relax your shoulders, unclench your jaw, and take some deep breaths.
Take care of yourself. Put your own mask on before assisting another passenger.
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I don’t want to make a fuckin account to use my toaster. I don’t want to fuckin subscribe to software. I don’t want to create a fuckin profile to watch TV. I don’t want to fuckin register my whatever to unlock whatever. I don’t want to download a fuckin app to access anything. Death to new logins
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
January 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I don’t want to make a fuckin account to use my toaster. I don’t want to fuckin subscribe to software. I don’t want to create a fuckin profile to watch TV. I don’t want to fuckin register my whatever to unlock whatever. I don’t want to download a fuckin app to access anything. Death to new logins
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Dear Tech Companies,
No. We don't want "A.I." anything.
We don't want A.I. social media "friends."
We don't want A.I.-generated news reporters or anchors.
We don't want A.I. to curate our music or make our movies.
We REALLY don't want A.I. put in charge of our insurance claims or kids' education.
No. We don't want "A.I." anything.
We don't want A.I. social media "friends."
We don't want A.I.-generated news reporters or anchors.
We don't want A.I. to curate our music or make our movies.
We REALLY don't want A.I. put in charge of our insurance claims or kids' education.
January 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Dear Tech Companies,
No. We don't want "A.I." anything.
We don't want A.I. social media "friends."
We don't want A.I.-generated news reporters or anchors.
We don't want A.I. to curate our music or make our movies.
We REALLY don't want A.I. put in charge of our insurance claims or kids' education.
No. We don't want "A.I." anything.
We don't want A.I. social media "friends."
We don't want A.I.-generated news reporters or anchors.
We don't want A.I. to curate our music or make our movies.
We REALLY don't want A.I. put in charge of our insurance claims or kids' education.
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Jimmy Carter has died. A remarkable man who has been on our minds a lot lately, for many reasons. What an example he set for everyone who has had to ask themselves, “Now what?”
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
Jimmy Carter Dies at 100: News and Reactions (Gift Article)
The former president, a peanut farmer and Democrat from Georgia, was known as much for his charity and diplomatic work later in life as he was for his single presidential term, which ended in 1981.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Jimmy Carter has died. A remarkable man who has been on our minds a lot lately, for many reasons. What an example he set for everyone who has had to ask themselves, “Now what?”
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
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YOUR NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! 🏆
December 10, 2024 at 2:07 AM
YOUR NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! 🏆