Sharon (she/her)
@chubacca.bsky.social
Asian American in New England. I like science and stories and TTRPGs and art and polysyndeton.
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AI has already killed people and it'll kill and disable more if we don't wise up. you've 👏 been 👏 had 👏
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:09 AM
AI has already killed people and it'll kill and disable more if we don't wise up. you've 👏 been 👏 had 👏
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Discworld QOTD, from Guards! Guards!
February 9, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Guards! Guards!
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They're torture camps
The government says the people being deported are violent criminals, and they treat them inhumanely. But mostly they are subjecting ordinary people to extraordinary punishments.
February 9, 2026 at 2:51 PM
They're torture camps
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Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
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Every time I re-read Trump v. United States, it feels like getting hit in the head with a mallet.
February 6, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Every time I re-read Trump v. United States, it feels like getting hit in the head with a mallet.
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Ornithology 101: Owl life stages 🦉
June 22, 2024 at 1:02 AM
Ornithology 101: Owl life stages 🦉
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I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
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What can you learn about an owl from their piercing eyes?
There /seems/ to be a correlation between iris eye color & activity cycle.
Owls with YELLOW eyes are more likely to be 'diurnal': day-hunters, as with this Northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula) which hunts, like a hawk, in the daytime.
There /seems/ to be a correlation between iris eye color & activity cycle.
Owls with YELLOW eyes are more likely to be 'diurnal': day-hunters, as with this Northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula) which hunts, like a hawk, in the daytime.
Northern Hawk Owl Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
A bird of boreal forests, the Northern Hawk Owl behaves like a hawk but looks like an owl. Its oval body, yellow eyes, and round face enclosed by dark parentheses are distinctly owl. Its long tail and...
www.allaboutbirds.org
February 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
What can you learn about an owl from their piercing eyes?
There /seems/ to be a correlation between iris eye color & activity cycle.
Owls with YELLOW eyes are more likely to be 'diurnal': day-hunters, as with this Northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula) which hunts, like a hawk, in the daytime.
There /seems/ to be a correlation between iris eye color & activity cycle.
Owls with YELLOW eyes are more likely to be 'diurnal': day-hunters, as with this Northern hawk-owl (Surnia ulula) which hunts, like a hawk, in the daytime.
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
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Don’t know who needs to hear this but one of the puppies on the Puppy Bowl this year is named Chappell Bone
February 8, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Don’t know who needs to hear this but one of the puppies on the Puppy Bowl this year is named Chappell Bone
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Owls are zygodactyl!
That means they have two toes forward and two facing back.
They still have terrible penmanship, though.
That means they have two toes forward and two facing back.
They still have terrible penmanship, though.
February 10, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Owls are zygodactyl!
That means they have two toes forward and two facing back.
They still have terrible penmanship, though.
That means they have two toes forward and two facing back.
They still have terrible penmanship, though.
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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Just a reminder: if a doctor is famous for being a medical expert, but never completed a residency, you should question why.
February 7, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Just a reminder: if a doctor is famous for being a medical expert, but never completed a residency, you should question why.
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Can you imagine some ICE "just following orders" goon disappearing into the police force or worse, teaching your kid? California has the right idea.
February 7, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Can you imagine some ICE "just following orders" goon disappearing into the police force or worse, teaching your kid? California has the right idea.
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Blueskyese and Xian share an obvious common root as both being Twitteric languages, the difference is that after the split Xian became a hybrid Twitteric/Channer-linkedin tongue, while Blueskyese changed less overall but did pick up some tumbleric and redditor loanwords
yeah Bluesky is primarily a Tumblric language
February 6, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Blueskyese and Xian share an obvious common root as both being Twitteric languages, the difference is that after the split Xian became a hybrid Twitteric/Channer-linkedin tongue, while Blueskyese changed less overall but did pick up some tumbleric and redditor loanwords
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It’s so nice to pop into the skyline and see Neopets has really brought the TTRPG design community together.
February 7, 2026 at 12:40 PM
It’s so nice to pop into the skyline and see Neopets has really brought the TTRPG design community together.
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Millions of Americans will experience bitter cold this weekend.
If you are using a space heater for extra warmth, avoid a home fire and make sure you plug it directly into a wall outlet. Keep your heater at least 3ft away from anything flammable.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...
If you are using a space heater for extra warmth, avoid a home fire and make sure you plug it directly into a wall outlet. Keep your heater at least 3ft away from anything flammable.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...
'Coldest air of the whole winter' in forecast. Blame the polar vortex.
The relentless winter of 2025-26 in the East is about to unleash its most brutal cold outbreak yet.
www.usatoday.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Millions of Americans will experience bitter cold this weekend.
If you are using a space heater for extra warmth, avoid a home fire and make sure you plug it directly into a wall outlet. Keep your heater at least 3ft away from anything flammable.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...
If you are using a space heater for extra warmth, avoid a home fire and make sure you plug it directly into a wall outlet. Keep your heater at least 3ft away from anything flammable.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...
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IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
February 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
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if you need some Friday afternoon reading, this thread is truly Chicken Soup For the AI Hater's Soul. a useless lawyer (man) cites fake AI hallucination cases. an exasperated judge (woman) gives him a chance to explain himself. he digs himself into a hole the depths of which you cannot imagine.
Hey, so, I don’t do civil litigation, is it generally considered good when the judge does this?
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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![Case 1:24-CV-09429-KPF Document 227 Filed 02/05/26 Page 2 of 33
Feldman [wals not excused from this professional obligation [of verifying that the cases he submitted to the Court were valid] by dint of using emerging
technology." (Dkt. #169 at 4).
Mr. Feldman persisted. A few days prior to the Court's hearing on the
Order to Show Cause, Mr. Feldman submitted a proposed reply brief in further support of Affable's motion to dismiss. Once again, his brief contained false citations. And at the August 22, 2025 hearing, Mr. Feldman was unable to respond directly to, much less answer, the Court's questioning about his
submissions.
Mr. Feldman has not, and apparently cannot, learn from his mistakes.
And while the Court does not oppose the use of Al to assist in legal research
and writing, it must take a stand where, as here, counsel repeatedly files
submissions with false citations because counsel refuses to verify those
submissions. This Court can do no more. For the reasons that follow, the
Court sanctions Mr. Feldman pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11
and the Court's inherent powers by striking Affable's submissions and entering
default judgment against it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ssxnmhdtz6le6nxu7jfhglz6/bafkreigeefuabd636ruucelhxav3v3p43dezhotggrwlgjgsev2z2ggev4@jpeg)
February 6, 2026 at 9:44 PM
if you need some Friday afternoon reading, this thread is truly Chicken Soup For the AI Hater's Soul. a useless lawyer (man) cites fake AI hallucination cases. an exasperated judge (woman) gives him a chance to explain himself. he digs himself into a hole the depths of which you cannot imagine.
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IOC will remove this soon due to copyright, but here it is
February 6, 2026 at 10:08 PM
IOC will remove this soon due to copyright, but here it is
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Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
February 6, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
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Love how the presumption here is that the President doesn't know what he's sharing and that's fine and normal.
Sorry, no, if the President doesn't know what he's sending out then that is indisputable proof of gross incompetence, cognitive unfitness, or both.
Sorry, no, if the President doesn't know what he's sending out then that is indisputable proof of gross incompetence, cognitive unfitness, or both.
The New York Times has finally covered the Trump video of Obama as an ape — and they are still providing cover for him. Fuck the Times.
February 6, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Love how the presumption here is that the President doesn't know what he's sharing and that's fine and normal.
Sorry, no, if the President doesn't know what he's sending out then that is indisputable proof of gross incompetence, cognitive unfitness, or both.
Sorry, no, if the President doesn't know what he's sending out then that is indisputable proof of gross incompetence, cognitive unfitness, or both.
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I think what interests me with this most recent rout is that *all* the imaginary money assets are down together
Anecdotally, that it fell in lockstep with the dollar recently while gold & silver spiked seems to have genuinely fucked with the heads of a lot of the true believers
February 5, 2026 at 9:59 PM
I think what interests me with this most recent rout is that *all* the imaginary money assets are down together