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Astra Papachristodoulou @heyastranaut.bsky.social · 1d

The copies of our newspaper are here! What a beautiful thing! Order the first issue of The Visual Poetry Times now via @thepoetrykiosk.bsky.social - it’s small but packed with visual poetry fun ❤️ I’m now off to post the contributors’ copies. www.thepoetrykiosk.com

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 10h

www.bbc.com/news/article...

"I once met a former bodyguard of one billionaire with his own "bunker", who told me his security team's first priority, if this really did happen, would be to eliminate said boss and get in the bunker themselves. And he didn't seem to be joking."

Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we be worried?

The debate is ramping up about what happens if - or when - computer intelligence overtakes humans

www.bbc.com

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rondellhund @rondellhund.bsky.social · 5d

Today's walking spot

Pine forest after a storm. Standing trees in foreground, behind are some fallen trees uprooted by high winds

Road through pine trees. Redwood trees line each side. Vertical aspect, vanishing point perspective

Pine forest after storm. Tall pine trees leaning against others that survived the storm

Long grass, trees & a grassy pathway mown though the lawn. A derelict castle in the distance, obscured by the trees

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8d

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 8d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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rondellhund @rondellhund.bsky.social · 8d

Very cool 😎🤘

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rondellhund @rondellhund.bsky.social · 8d

@talkinkop-podcast.bsky.social is that Gav? 😁

tiago @tiagocharters.nexp.pt · 8d

A portrait of Ai Weiwei.

China ink on gray paper.

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rondellhund @rondellhund.bsky.social · 12d

But I cut it twice, and it's still too short...

rondellhund @rondellhund.bsky.social · 14d

Made more cashew praline because it's delicious.

(Pro tip: don't leave any on the spoon while you're taking photos. You'll need industrial tools and a pressurized steam cleaner to remove it 😋)

A spoon with praline stuck on it, beside a slab of praline on a silicone baking sheet. Delicious nutty caramel looking stuff.

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Padcrafting @padcrafting.com · 15d

Well this is interesting: an open source inkjet printer www.notebookcheck.net/Open-Printer...

Open Printer is an open source inkjet printer with DRM-free ink and roll paper support

The Open Printer features a modular and highly repairable design, and while it uses the popular HP 63 cartridges, it lacks DRM blocks that lock out third-party cartridges. It also allows printing on p...

www.notebookcheck.net

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rondellhund @rondellhund.bsky.social · 18d

Carrot cake with spiced plums & topped with cashew praline 😁

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rondellhund @rondellhund.bsky.social · 18d

Saving seed 🌱
Mix of flower seeds from the garden: Mallow, corn cockle, nasturtium, mint, red clover, candy tuft, poppy, sweet pea, teasel, marigolds, alliums, sunflower, Sorel, Nigella godetia, nicotina, goosefoot, borage, morning glory 😊

Close up image of mixed wildflower seeds

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rondellhund @rondellhund.bsky.social · 18d

Carrot cake

Cake stage complete

Cooling in progress 😋

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rondellhund @rondellhund.bsky.social · 19d

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Sausage

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rondellhund @rondellhund.bsky.social · 21d

Made some spicy ketchup with my autumn harvest

Apples, plums, tomatoes, tomato puree, onions, garlic shallots, chilies, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, cumin, coriander, bay leaf, ginger, allspice, smoked paprika, salt & pepper 🤌😋

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rondellhund @rondellhund.bsky.social · 21d

FIFA are not fit for purpose, haven't been for a long time.

rondellhund @rondellhund.bsky.social · 23d

Mo Salah

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Lexidh Solstad @lexidh.catpasity.com · 27d

This is finished! Well, the stitching anyway. We'll see about the rest of the process, making it into a pillowcase.

#embroidery #crossstitch #crafting #handmade #stitchsky #craftsky #tapestry

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Friends of the Earth @friends-earth.bsky.social · Sep 15

Lough Neagh is choking. Toxic algal blooms, largely caused by farm run-off, are killing wildlife, stopping eel fishing and pushing tourists away. This is what ecological collapse looks like. We need real action.

Demand change here: foe.uk/5hh12
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

‘It’s dying in front of our eyes’: how the UK’s largest lake became an ecological disaster

Signs tout a natural paradise, but pollution from over-farming has left Northern Ireland’s Lough Neagh choked by toxic algae

www.theguardian.com

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · Sep 15

The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?

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rondellhund @rondellhund.bsky.social · Sep 13