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@wcmncda.bsky.social
· Feb 19
Ok. Usually i’m very quiet on SM, but (cough, cough)…
I’ve just deleted that horrible app formerly known as Twitter.
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So, I'm really kind of fucking annoyed and disappointed with Mozilla enabling AI in Firefox by default and not giving users a simple opt out switch.
I have disabled it in my firefox via 'about:config' , if you want to too, here's how to disable it completely or enable certain bits you find useful
I have disabled it in my firefox via 'about:config' , if you want to too, here's how to disable it completely or enable certain bits you find useful
How to Disable AI Features in Firefox Browser
Are you looking for clean user experience in your Firefox browser? Here's how you can disable AI features in Firefox for a simple, no-nonsense usage.
gadgetstouse.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
So, I'm really kind of fucking annoyed and disappointed with Mozilla enabling AI in Firefox by default and not giving users a simple opt out switch.
I have disabled it in my firefox via 'about:config' , if you want to too, here's how to disable it completely or enable certain bits you find useful
I have disabled it in my firefox via 'about:config' , if you want to too, here's how to disable it completely or enable certain bits you find useful
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Wouldn't it be nice if humans could do this too?
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Wouldn't it be nice if humans could do this too?
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Fancy a visit to Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole lurking in the heart of the #MilkyWay?
The final still is the first image ever of the black hole, unveiled in 2022 by the @ehtelescope.bsky.social .
Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2208-eht-mw/ 🔭
The final still is the first image ever of the black hole, unveiled in 2022 by the @ehtelescope.bsky.social .
Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2208-eht-mw/ 🔭
November 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Fancy a visit to Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole lurking in the heart of the #MilkyWay?
The final still is the first image ever of the black hole, unveiled in 2022 by the @ehtelescope.bsky.social .
Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2208-eht-mw/ 🔭
The final still is the first image ever of the black hole, unveiled in 2022 by the @ehtelescope.bsky.social .
Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2208-eht-mw/ 🔭
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You can even turn on a reminder by going into Settings > Accessibility and then toggling on ‘Require alt-text before posting’.
Then you won’t forget to include it.
Then you won’t forget to include it.
I'm seeing a lot of political posts with images & no alt-text. A reminder: alt-text makes your post accessible to blind & low-vision users, & as disabled people are some of those most regularly & viciously targeted by this administration, they deserve & need to be included & informed in activism.
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
You can even turn on a reminder by going into Settings > Accessibility and then toggling on ‘Require alt-text before posting’.
Then you won’t forget to include it.
Then you won’t forget to include it.
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🔐 Account Security Thread 🔐
We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10
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We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10
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November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🔐 Account Security Thread 🔐
We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10
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We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10
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"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
July 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
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Tesla continues to prove that they are not a serious company. Giving him that much money after basically lighting the company on fire for the last two years is beyond ridiculous. Tesla isn't a car company or an AI company or a tech company any more. It's a meme coin disguised as a stock.
NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla shareholders approve massive pay package that could make Elon Musk world's first trillionaire.
November 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Tesla continues to prove that they are not a serious company. Giving him that much money after basically lighting the company on fire for the last two years is beyond ridiculous. Tesla isn't a car company or an AI company or a tech company any more. It's a meme coin disguised as a stock.
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i’ve already seen people report that these upscaling attempts on videos have resulted in flashing boxes & flickering that may cause issues for people with photosensitivity & Youtube refuses to make a statement on it.
Youtube has announced that all low-res videos (i.e. older ones) are to be automatically AI upscaled to HD.
Creators can opt-out on a per video basis (but the channel may be long abandoned).
When researching props or behind the scenes, old videos are useful, but not if upscaling produces artefacts.
Creators can opt-out on a per video basis (but the channel may be long abandoned).
When researching props or behind the scenes, old videos are useful, but not if upscaling produces artefacts.
October 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
i’ve already seen people report that these upscaling attempts on videos have resulted in flashing boxes & flickering that may cause issues for people with photosensitivity & Youtube refuses to make a statement on it.
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😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆
October 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆
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sherman, for the love of god!
October 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
sherman, for the love of god!
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The green turtle has been rescued from the brink of extinction in what scientists are calling a major conservation victory
Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win'
Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The green turtle has been rescued from the brink of extinction in what scientists are calling a major conservation victory
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Good article, especially the bit telling us that not bothering to clean our windows is good for biodiversity - just the excuse I needed.👌🏽😄
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Birds and cities don’t always mix well. But small changes in our behaviour can make a difference
Spring is a great time of year for noticing neighbourhood birds. Here are some simple ideas for helping the birds in Australian back yards, cities and towns
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Good article, especially the bit telling us that not bothering to clean our windows is good for biodiversity - just the excuse I needed.👌🏽😄
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Dad and baby. I’m loving the rogue feather between Dad’s eyes.
#tawnyfrogmouth #ausbirds #birds #wildoz
#tawnyfrogmouth #ausbirds #birds #wildoz
February 27, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Dad and baby. I’m loving the rogue feather between Dad’s eyes.
#tawnyfrogmouth #ausbirds #birds #wildoz
#tawnyfrogmouth #ausbirds #birds #wildoz
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They’re here… stay tuned for details 🪶☀️🌵📅
September 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
They’re here… stay tuned for details 🪶☀️🌵📅
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Yesterday Curiosity took pix of jagged peaks in the distance with its ChemCam. I stitched them together, did some work on them, and... just look at that view... I've been doing this since Sojourner landed & this is one of my fave images ever... Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/S Atkinson
September 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Yesterday Curiosity took pix of jagged peaks in the distance with its ChemCam. I stitched them together, did some work on them, and... just look at that view... I've been doing this since Sojourner landed & this is one of my fave images ever... Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/S Atkinson
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Last night it fogged over but I left the camera running in case it cleared. Woke up to an hour of the Ring Nebula (M57). I'm showing it starless and in an uncropped version for a reason. All the stars have been removed. Every point of light you see is a galaxy. #astronomy #astrophotography
September 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Last night it fogged over but I left the camera running in case it cleared. Woke up to an hour of the Ring Nebula (M57). I'm showing it starless and in an uncropped version for a reason. All the stars have been removed. Every point of light you see is a galaxy. #astronomy #astrophotography
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🎶 When your eel gets all wack
On a Thames full of gak
That’s a moray 🎶
On a Thames full of gak
That’s a moray 🎶
September 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🎶 When your eel gets all wack
On a Thames full of gak
That’s a moray 🎶
On a Thames full of gak
That’s a moray 🎶
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The Dawson-Lambton penguin colony 🐧🐧🐧
Image taken by Sentinel-2 on Sep. 20, 2025.
Image taken by Sentinel-2 on Sep. 20, 2025.
September 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The Dawson-Lambton penguin colony 🐧🐧🐧
Image taken by Sentinel-2 on Sep. 20, 2025.
Image taken by Sentinel-2 on Sep. 20, 2025.
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A colleague of ours made a really cool Mars Weather Dashboard. You should all go and check it out! mars-weather-dashboard-one.vercel.app
Mars Weather Dashboard
Real-time Martian time and planetary data using NASA's Mars24 algorithm
mars-weather-dashboard-one.vercel.app
September 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
A colleague of ours made a really cool Mars Weather Dashboard. You should all go and check it out! mars-weather-dashboard-one.vercel.app
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Maturity is posting an angry comment, then taking a deep breath and deleting that comment, and THEN rewriting the same angry comment a second time but with much better wording to really nail your point home. ❤️
September 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Maturity is posting an angry comment, then taking a deep breath and deleting that comment, and THEN rewriting the same angry comment a second time but with much better wording to really nail your point home. ❤️
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#Pompei by night
A wonderful initiative by the Archaeological Park of Pompeii inviting visitors to visit a few houses by night. It’s an incredibly evocative experience as from the depths of darkness, light glows from rooms as if someone is at home.
Info here: pompeiisites.org/comunicati/i...
A wonderful initiative by the Archaeological Park of Pompeii inviting visitors to visit a few houses by night. It’s an incredibly evocative experience as from the depths of darkness, light glows from rooms as if someone is at home.
Info here: pompeiisites.org/comunicati/i...
September 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
#Pompei by night
A wonderful initiative by the Archaeological Park of Pompeii inviting visitors to visit a few houses by night. It’s an incredibly evocative experience as from the depths of darkness, light glows from rooms as if someone is at home.
Info here: pompeiisites.org/comunicati/i...
A wonderful initiative by the Archaeological Park of Pompeii inviting visitors to visit a few houses by night. It’s an incredibly evocative experience as from the depths of darkness, light glows from rooms as if someone is at home.
Info here: pompeiisites.org/comunicati/i...
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Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
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So what should happen now is every single person who tried to intimidate this person should be named publicly online
This is vile. Local guy speaks to Sky News about the impact of asylum seekers protests. Watch what happens and share widely
September 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
So what should happen now is every single person who tried to intimidate this person should be named publicly online
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The thing about living in a human society is you either decide that everyone (except those for whom it would be medically dangerous) has to take VACCINES into their bodies or everyone (with no exceptions at all) has to take VIRULENT PATHOGENS in from those around them and, look, the first is better.
September 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The thing about living in a human society is you either decide that everyone (except those for whom it would be medically dangerous) has to take VACCINES into their bodies or everyone (with no exceptions at all) has to take VIRULENT PATHOGENS in from those around them and, look, the first is better.