Smilingkite
@smilingkite.bsky.social
Left wing, developer, into books, hoping humanity can curb its energy hunger, a bit depressed after recent elections.
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I'm gonna share this cartoon again simply because Jeff Bezos' Washington Post tried to censor it.
January 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I'm gonna share this cartoon again simply because Jeff Bezos' Washington Post tried to censor it.
Remember: Maga is big right now, because the tea party United like minded right wingers. Unity is strength. People on the left can do it too. Nothing wrong with it. But we do have to find new ways of talking about issues. And money in politics prevents change on the left.
January 6, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Remember: Maga is big right now, because the tea party United like minded right wingers. Unity is strength. People on the left can do it too. Nothing wrong with it. But we do have to find new ways of talking about issues. And money in politics prevents change on the left.
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“Slave trade didn’t end. It just evolved.” #GetMillieBlack
January 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
“Slave trade didn’t end. It just evolved.” #GetMillieBlack
That's the limitations of capitalism in a nutshell...
We possess the technology to create products that nearly never break. We were doing it in the 70's & 80's.
Then came 'planned obsolescence' - intentionally designing products to become obsolete or break quickly within a set time frame.
This is that- but in reverse.
Then came 'planned obsolescence' - intentionally designing products to become obsolete or break quickly within a set time frame.
This is that- but in reverse.
Goldman Sachs asks in biotech research report: 'Is curing patients a sustainable business model?'
Goldman Sachs warns sales from the most successful disease treatments are difficult to maintain.
www.cnbc.com
January 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
That's the limitations of capitalism in a nutshell...
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Amazon has denied a leave of absence to an Alabama woman who was struck by the New Orleans attacker’s truck and shot in the foot during the attack. She worried she won’t have a job to return to when she recovers. www.nola.com/news/crime_p...
Alabama mom hit by truck, then shot in Bourbon Street attack: 'It's just so disturbing'
A night of revelry was coming to a close for Alexis Scott-Windham and her friends in the early hours of New Year's Eve after they came from Mobile, Alabama to
www.nola.com
January 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Amazon has denied a leave of absence to an Alabama woman who was struck by the New Orleans attacker’s truck and shot in the foot during the attack. She worried she won’t have a job to return to when she recovers. www.nola.com/news/crime_p...
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The nays have it..
January 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The nays have it..
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Discworld QOTD, from Guards! Guards!
“People were stupid, sometimes. They thought the Library was a dangerous place because of all the magical books, which was true enough, but what made it really one of the most dangerous places there could ever be was the simple fact that it was a library.”
“People were stupid, sometimes. They thought the Library was a dangerous place because of all the magical books, which was true enough, but what made it really one of the most dangerous places there could ever be was the simple fact that it was a library.”
Discworld QOTD, from Night Watch
January 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Guards! Guards!
“People were stupid, sometimes. They thought the Library was a dangerous place because of all the magical books, which was true enough, but what made it really one of the most dangerous places there could ever be was the simple fact that it was a library.”
“People were stupid, sometimes. They thought the Library was a dangerous place because of all the magical books, which was true enough, but what made it really one of the most dangerous places there could ever be was the simple fact that it was a library.”
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Bluesky Democracy Defenders, X Defectors, Dems & Newbies #NoDemUnder5k & me🌊148
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January 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Hi, Bluesky!
Are you a classroom educator (K-12 or college) or school administrator who has *feelings* (good or bad) about changes you've noticed related to generative AI, including but not limited to ChatGPT? email me, kate . cox @ theverge . com, if you're willing to talk my ear off about it.
Are you a classroom educator (K-12 or college) or school administrator who has *feelings* (good or bad) about changes you've noticed related to generative AI, including but not limited to ChatGPT? email me, kate . cox @ theverge . com, if you're willing to talk my ear off about it.
January 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Hi, Bluesky!
Are you a classroom educator (K-12 or college) or school administrator who has *feelings* (good or bad) about changes you've noticed related to generative AI, including but not limited to ChatGPT? email me, kate . cox @ theverge . com, if you're willing to talk my ear off about it.
Are you a classroom educator (K-12 or college) or school administrator who has *feelings* (good or bad) about changes you've noticed related to generative AI, including but not limited to ChatGPT? email me, kate . cox @ theverge . com, if you're willing to talk my ear off about it.
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You are what you eat.
For instance, I am 98% Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus. 🧪😂☕️☕️☕️
For instance, I am 98% Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus. 🧪😂☕️☕️☕️
Coffee Consumption Linked to Specific Gut Bacterium
Drinking coffee is associated with the abundance of the gut bacterium Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus, demonstrating that specific foods can affect the intestinal microbiome.
www.medscape.com
December 29, 2024 at 5:02 PM
You are what you eat.
For instance, I am 98% Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus. 🧪😂☕️☕️☕️
For instance, I am 98% Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus. 🧪😂☕️☕️☕️
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Damn Skippy !!!
December 28, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Damn Skippy !!!
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Not only will the dumbfucks who voted MAGA tolerate misogyny, racism, xenophobia, transphobia, homophobia but now pedophilia is A-OK too!!! It is glaringly obvious when all of you remain silent 🤫!!!
December 28, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Not only will the dumbfucks who voted MAGA tolerate misogyny, racism, xenophobia, transphobia, homophobia but now pedophilia is A-OK too!!! It is glaringly obvious when all of you remain silent 🤫!!!
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New paper🚨 So time for one last 🧪 🧵 of 2024! TLDR: Wild chimpanzees love big butt-resses (we can not lie), and are fussy about which ones they choose, but not quite in the way we predicted 😂
tinyurl.com/DrumTrees
1/8
Hoots to Wytse W; @kathelijnekoops.bsky.social; Vesta Eleuteri & #teamDrum
tinyurl.com/DrumTrees
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Hoots to Wytse W; @kathelijnekoops.bsky.social; Vesta Eleuteri & #teamDrum
Selectivity in Buttress Drumming Tree Properties Among Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) of the Waibira Community in Budongo Forest, Uganda
Wild chimpanzees drum on tree buttresses during dominance displays and travel, generating low-frequency sounds that are audible over distances of more than 1 km. Western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes ...
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December 29, 2024 at 4:04 PM
New paper🚨 So time for one last 🧪 🧵 of 2024! TLDR: Wild chimpanzees love big butt-resses (we can not lie), and are fussy about which ones they choose, but not quite in the way we predicted 😂
tinyurl.com/DrumTrees
1/8
Hoots to Wytse W; @kathelijnekoops.bsky.social; Vesta Eleuteri & #teamDrum
tinyurl.com/DrumTrees
1/8
Hoots to Wytse W; @kathelijnekoops.bsky.social; Vesta Eleuteri & #teamDrum
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More than fair
December 29, 2024 at 3:10 PM
More than fair
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I cannot tell you how monumental of a failure it is that we are the richest nation on Earth and yet minimum wage for our citizens is stuck at $7.25! ($2.13 if you’re a server—yes, you read that correctly)
December 29, 2024 at 3:58 PM
I cannot tell you how monumental of a failure it is that we are the richest nation on Earth and yet minimum wage for our citizens is stuck at $7.25! ($2.13 if you’re a server—yes, you read that correctly)
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BAM!
December 28, 2024 at 11:48 PM
BAM!
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De humanitaire ellende in Gaza is volkomen onverteerbaar. Toch blijft dit kabinet de misdaden van de Israëlische regering steunen. Vandaag laten we massaal weten: dit mag niet in naam van alle Nederlanders gebeuren.
Daarom, premier Schoof: ‘Niet in mijn naam.’
#nietinmijnnaam
Daarom, premier Schoof: ‘Niet in mijn naam.’
#nietinmijnnaam
December 12, 2024 at 11:10 AM
De humanitaire ellende in Gaza is volkomen onverteerbaar. Toch blijft dit kabinet de misdaden van de Israëlische regering steunen. Vandaag laten we massaal weten: dit mag niet in naam van alle Nederlanders gebeuren.
Daarom, premier Schoof: ‘Niet in mijn naam.’
#nietinmijnnaam
Daarom, premier Schoof: ‘Niet in mijn naam.’
#nietinmijnnaam
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There's not much Mr Asimov says that I don't agree with . . . 📚 📖 📚
#greenwitchtea #greenwitch #books #learning #sciencefiction #fairytales #fantasy #library #reading #witchsky #witch #isaacasimov
#greenwitchtea #greenwitch #books #learning #sciencefiction #fairytales #fantasy #library #reading #witchsky #witch #isaacasimov
December 29, 2024 at 3:43 AM
There's not much Mr Asimov says that I don't agree with . . . 📚 📖 📚
#greenwitchtea #greenwitch #books #learning #sciencefiction #fairytales #fantasy #library #reading #witchsky #witch #isaacasimov
#greenwitchtea #greenwitch #books #learning #sciencefiction #fairytales #fantasy #library #reading #witchsky #witch #isaacasimov
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Jeffing: the run-walk method that can get you to the marathon finishing line
Jeffing: the run-walk method that can get you to the marathon finishing line
Olympian Jeff Galloway says his pace-shifting technique means less injury and better health for beginners and experienced marathoners alike
Jeff Galloway has run more than 230 marathons. He was a member of the US team at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, has…
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Jeffing: the run-walk method that can get you to the marathon finishing line
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It was fine when they were doing it to black people, but now they’re doing it to ME! bsky.app/profile/ronf...
December 28, 2024 at 5:28 PM
It was fine when they were doing it to black people, but now they’re doing it to ME! bsky.app/profile/ronf...
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