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Becdar @becdar.bsky.social · Jul 10

Does anyone notice these major tech companies doing layoffs all say “With AI our engineers are so productive we don’t NEED these people!” only to have major outages within weeks or months of the layoffs?

Looking at you, Microsoft. 😒

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · Jul 2

Blue Cross Blue Shield of California is the sole health insurance company that has pledged to continue covering childhood vaccines even if the fraudulent ACIP that RFK Jr. installed stops recommending them.

With RFK Jr. in Charge, Insurers Aren’t Saying If They’ll Cover Vaccines for Kids If Government Stops Recommending Them

RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisory board could stop recommending some routine childhood immunizations, leaving insurers to decide whether to still cover them. For now, most are remaining tight-lipped.

www.wired.com

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · Jul 2

Have y'all seen the video of the father jumping off a Disney cruise to save his daughter who fell overboard? And he caught her ? And they were rescued?

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𝕍∃, Cyber closed shell syndrome relief fund coordinator @vortexegg.com · Jun 23

Tech companies only have five ideas: robot slave (actually just human slaves), hallucinatory counter-reality, untaxable money, The Everything App, and Clippy

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Kelly Bastow @moosekleenex.bsky.social · Jun 23

add yours!

a watercolor comic of 'stuff in nature I always stop to look at' mossy rocks, a little stream, a tree that fell over, dappled lighting

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Becdar @becdar.bsky.social · Jun 23

“In other news: we’re also joined today by the Keebler Elf and the Pillsbury Doughboy for an objective discussion on if cookies are a healthy breakfast food.”

Will AI create or take over jobs? Here's what AI leaders are saying.

Tech leaders are divided on AI's job impact, with some concerned it'll take over jobs and spike unemployment, and others saying it'll create new jobs.

www.businessinsider.com

Becdar @becdar.bsky.social · Jun 3

Hot take: I think live action Tony Tony Chopper is pretty cute. 👀

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Dom2D 💜 @dom2d.bsky.social · Mar 30

i’m all fixed up

#illustration

A black bird, wings up, walks forward. The bird has cracks covered in gold, clumsily glued together, and fire in its eye.

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Megan Carnes @magmacranes.bsky.social · Mar 30

Hey musicians we need to make a big stink about this. I know I’m willing to remove my music from Spotify if they go through with it. If you are too, contact them and tell them so.

support.spotify.com/br-en/artist...

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🥖Kekeflipnote🥖 @kekeflipnote.bsky.social · Mar 11

FINALLY I can post the french Cancan on Bluesky!!

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Becdar @becdar.bsky.social · Mar 29

Like, the entire thing is ridiculously insulting to the creator who has already said he finds AI to be an affront to humanity. What the hell happened to basic human empathy?

Becdar @becdar.bsky.social · Mar 29

Can someone just explain to me why making Ghibili images on the free tier of ChatGPT is a copyright violation but the paid tier isn’t..? It’s almost like it should be considered a copyright violation on both. 🤔

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Becdar @becdar.bsky.social · Mar 20

When PT starts to feel vaguely like torture* you know you’re finally making some progress!

(* From an intensity standpoint NOT from a pain standpoint — if it hurts, tell your PT! If your PT doesn’t listen, it’s time for a new one. 👀)

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · Mar 16

Told my mom about how they don't remove the old kidneys in most kidneys transplants and there were people walking around with 3, 4, 5...7 kidneys and the sheer look of horror was worth it 🤣 (a family friend recently had a transplant)

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Becdar @becdar.bsky.social · Mar 18

I deeply regret waiting so long to start the Disc World series, holy wow is this good 😳

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Mar 12

🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.

Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.

Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.

TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121

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Becdar @becdar.bsky.social · Mar 11

So glad I saved for retirement for decades just so I could lose it all to a (checks notes) …trade war with Canada.

Blech How Did We Ever Think This Was A Good Place GIF

Alt: An animated gif featuring Eleanor from the NBC show ‘The Good Place’ who makes a disgusted face and says, “Blech How Did We Ever Think This Was A Good Place?”

media.tenor.com

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Gelatinous Cat Games @gelatinouscatgames.bsky.social · Feb 22

Hi there bsky! We're a small indie game studio working on a little cozy game called Carving with Care, and for our first post we'd love to share with you our latest newsletter!

gelatinouscat.substack.com/p/cat-tale-i...

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegames

'Cat Tale' is Now 'Gelatinous Cat Games'

New name, new look brought to you by the same team.

gelatinouscat.substack.com

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caitlin rose boyle (COMMS OPEN!) @caitlinroseboyle.com · Feb 12

bus stop crab give me strength

a lil crab graffiti on a bus stop shelter. he’s just a little guy

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Becdar @becdar.bsky.social · Feb 12

This is on a personal level —nationally everything is still a dumpster fire but over here it’s just a bizarre Wednesday.

Becdar @becdar.bsky.social · Feb 12

Today is like if everyone ate their Wheaties and those Wheaties made everyone weird.

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Radiant G🌈✨ @ Back CHAMP on Kickstarter! @radiantg.bsky.social · Feb 11

I’m not one to care too much about numbers, but I have some creator applications I’m applying for on Wednesday & I’m only 25 followers away from 10,000!

Help an openly queer🌈 voice actor🎙️ artist🎨 game dev🎮 & writer📝 hit a milestone?🥹🙏 #VoiceActor #IndieDev #PromoSky

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⚠️ eve g ⚠️ @evegwood.com · Feb 7

Webcomic creators - ComicFury needs our help! ComicFury is basically the last of the old-school webcomic hosting sites and the mod Kyo needs more financial support if he's going to continue. If you host on ComicFury, I encourage you to support Kyo at patreon.com/comicfury or ko-fi.com/comicfury! 🐊📖

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Becdar @becdar.bsky.social · Feb 10

Do I have EDS or do I have strong independent bones that don’t need my skin suit?

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · Feb 8

Me: dutifully tracking down every minor payment and expense for taxes
Elon, meanwhile: sitting in a pile of dismantled government data servers

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