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I hate Illinois Nazis @trollhamels.bsky.social · Oct 17

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I hate Illinois Nazis @trollhamels.bsky.social · Oct 16

Dick put them ahead
#NBAPreseason
www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...

Gradey Dick leads Raptors past Celtics in NBA pre-season action

Gradey Dick led all scorers with 27 points as the Toronto Raptors beat the NBA champion Boston Celtics 119-118 on Tuesday in pre-season action.

www.sportsnet.ca

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Micah @rincewind.run · 2h

I am not remotely Catholic but somehow it's still deeply disconcerting to see Pope Bob shit-talking the Cubs from the Popemobile

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 4h

Someone in the crowd: “Go Cubs!”

Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”

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Derpy Bird 🐿️ ♾️ 🧠 ✨ ⚡️ 🦋 @derpybird.bsky.social · 15h

As someone who still mitigates its spread, I sometimes think there’s someone out there right now, still alive, that otherwise wouldn’t be, had I allowed it to spread.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 1h

Nobody ever wants to talk about or admit this but it happened.

Robyn Pennacchia @robynelyse.bsky.social · 1h

Taking in refugees isn't just a nice thing we do — we have a legal obligation. The 1951 Refugee Convention came about specifically because countries like the US refused entry to Jews who were trying to escape Germany, because the world didn't ever want that to happen again.

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Andy is a very serious person @acallan1.bsky.social · 3h

in these dismal times the pope’s unwavering faith must be great comfort to long suffering White Sox fans everywhere

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 4h

Someone in the crowd: “Go Cubs!”

Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”

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Caitlin Shouldn't Play with Dead Things @caitsplace.bsky.social · 3h

As a Cubs fan I have to respect it

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 4h

Someone in the crowd: “Go Cubs!”

Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10h

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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Bob Marshall @bobmarshall.co.uk · 1d

Hi #PortfolioDay!

I'm an Architectural Illustrator from Edinburgh. I visually reconstruct heritage buildings and monuments in #Blender3D guided by archaeology, measured survey data, and by working in collaboration with historians and archaeologists.

Website: bobmarshall.co.uk

ALT: A speculative digital reconstruction of the Bass of Inverurie - a late twelfth-century timber and earthwork castle held by the Earls of Garioch (pronounced "Geary" in the local tongue)- members of the extended royal family of Scotland and the ancestors of King Robert the Bruce. Personal project © Bob Marshall 2017. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Speculative digital reconstruction of Tor Alvie hillfort near Aviemore, Scottish Highlands. The site was identified as a hillfort in 2010-11 (Historic Environment Record: MHG55341). The reconstruction model was created in Blender 3D using a combination of high-resolution digital terrain data obtained from Ordnance Survey, which I used to create my backdrop of the Cairngorm Mountains. Although the fort has never been excavated, the line of its rampart walls can broadly be determined by a stony bank that encloses an area of roughly 85m x 30m, bearing immediate similarities in size and shape to Craig Phadrig hillfort near Inverness. However, unlike Craig Phadrig, there is no evidence that Torr Alvie was vitrified. It is difficult to know how thick the ramparts were, whether there were timber palisades, and how many entrances the fort had, so imagination plays a large part in this visualisation. With grateful thanks to Eve Boyle and Adam Welfare of Historic Environment Scotland and Professor Gordon Noble of the University of Aberdeen for their input and assistance. © Bob Marshall / badenochstorylands.com 2020.

A speculative digital reconstruction of the early sixteenth-century chancel screen of St Mary's parish church in Youghal, Ireland. Using survey measurements, I developed a computer model to help me work out a possible design for the screen and its loft. Its form is guided by the information written in historical documents and from a single piece of decorated timber, which may have been part of this original screen, found underneath the church floor during recent archaeological investigations. I have combined influences from some surviving medieval screens found in churches in several English counties. The depiction of the Last Judgement painted above the chancel arch is imaginary, and also influenced by similar mural paintings found in several medieval English churches. The Last Judgement, sometimes also referred to as a ‘Doom’, was a common feature of medieval churches. It was an instrument for highlighting the contrasts between the rewards of heaven and the agony of hell, intended to guide Christians away from sin and misbehaviour.

A digital reconstruction of Brougham Castle shows how it may have looked in 1388 following the additions and alterations made by Roger Clifford, 5th Baron of Westmoreland. This view of the castle in wintertime is from the northwest. Artist: Bob Marshall. © Historic England / English Heritage Trust. Contact Historic England Archives for Licensing enquiries.

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 8h

I would rather get a daily push notification from whoever it is you think is the most annoying person making you feel the worst about not masking than ever having to deal with long Covid, which I’m still recovering from.

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Eileen @eileenart.bsky.social · 1d

As others have said, no one is demanding mask mandates in all public places. A reasonable solution is to have mandates in places that clinically vulnerable people cannot avoid. Public transit, healthcare facilities, grocery stores and pharmacies. CLEAN THE AIR in schools and all other buildings.

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 18h

“When he said he believes in the right to bear arms, and pulled two bear arms from his backseat, I knew he wasn’t like anyone I had met before.”

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 19h

Scoop: Olivia Nuzzi has written a book during her year in exile, in which she is set to in part address her relationship with RFK Jr. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...

Have I Got Nuzzi For You

Olivia Nuzzi is set to address her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a forthcoming book, galleys of which are circulating among a select group of readers, Status has learned.

www.status.news

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Disney Prime Video + @disneyprimevideo.bsky.social · 18h

Disney Prime is saddened at the passing of the beloved, original and iconic movie poster illustrator Drew Struzan. Share your favorite "Drewdle" in the comments, and let us know what upcoming film you'd like our industry-exclusive Drew Struzan AI to work on next!

Drew Struzan "Drewdles", Back to the Future, Indiana Jones and the Something of Something, Pootie Tang, Big Yard Sale on Burton Ave, Ernest Goes to Camp, and the Empire Strikes Back

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 18h

The Brewers’ crowd looks like it needs some more Eric Thames. Only this time as their cleanup hitter

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 19h

Mind you the bill as is was trash and nonsense , but because Newsome has the moral fiber of blancmange

He manages to not elucidate the point well and making the correct choice sound like a capitulation to Capital rather than an actual policy choice that should lead to real legislation

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Six @yumenosix.bsky.social · 1d

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 19h

In an age of people (ab)using genAI to regurgitate crap, I want cool projects like this to succeed.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/universoenlasemilla/el-universo-en-la-semilla-the-universe-in-the-seed

El Universo en la Semilla / The Universe in the Seed

Un cortometraje de animación stop motion sustentable y biodegradable / A sustainable and biodegradable stop-motion animated short film.

www.kickstarter.com

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Bangii Gekek @bangiigekek.bsky.social · 19h

they're staying with a nice family on a farm upstate

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I hate Illinois Nazis @trollhamels.bsky.social · 19h

Damn Cubes couldn't get one of those to fall for a double lol
LAD@CHC #NLDS #MLB

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kbsutt.bsky.social @kbsutt.bsky.social · 23h

1) OpenAI is a highly reckless and irresponsible company driven by its CEO’s ambition and ego

2) this company is desperate for revenue after announcing hundreds of billions of dollars of “deals” as if they are revenue, when in fact they are costs

3) I predict this will not go well

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 1d

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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Snowden St. @snowden.st · 22h

the definition of people who are betting on being forgotten by the public for their service, who hope to have long professional careers after this.

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Imbroglior @dkfoster.bsky.social · 21h

So there I was, it's the 80s, right? And I see this punk in the mall parking lot, just selling hash! Burns me up! I tell him, if I ever see you in this parking lot again, I will beat your ass!

www.thetrillium.ca/news/justice...

'I'm just in a full-out rage on this guy': premier shares encounter with person accused of stealing

Speaking at an Empire Club of Canada event on Tuesday, Premier Doug Ford made the comments while calling for tougher crime laws

www.thetrillium.ca

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 1d

"When the dust settles, we’ll probably see a whole lot of books written about the fancy math games that convinced investors that two companies passing $100 billion back and forth were creating $200 billion in value instead of having a net financial impact of $0."

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Noah Frank @noahafrank.bsky.social · 1d

Agreed. If they hadn’t already used “The Smartest Guys in the Room,” you’d slap that title on this current cohort of salesmen

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Hex Anderson @dexanderson.com · 1d

Eric concentrates on "elite" and "ivy league" institutions throughout - which are NOT representative of the broader US population. He does so because he has a background belief that trans identities are a luxury afforded to the elite classes, not something working people concern themselves with.

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Ghost Hog Malone @smmrhghlndflls.bsky.social · 1d

ESPN predicted the Wizards going 12-70 next year. At that rate, you better pay people to show up.

Let's simulate the entire NBA season: How the biggest storylines could unfold

ESPN analyst Kevin Pelton used simulation No. 620 to run through the NBA season from Opening Night to the Finals.

www.espn.com

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