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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 1d

And I just want to reiterate this ( from a thread deep in replies). I started doing this work before any of these tools existed. The number of my contemporaries in the field who have died by suicide is NOT A SMALL NUMBER. The work is incredibly traumatizing.

rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 1d

As someone who was doing that human review of images before even PhotoDNA existed, I can testify that the amount of human suffering automated image classification prevents is MASSIVE. Like, I am the best case scenario of the human cost of that work and I still have lifelong consequences from it.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

Oscar Issac looking at some kind of electronic tablet.

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kate conger @kateconger.com · 1d

Elon Musk once said he would pursue former Twitter execs to the ends of the earth. Instead, he just settled their $128 million lawsuit. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Crash Blossom @crashblossom.bsky.social · 2d

Some people just have The Gift

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BAKER @fuckyoubaker.bsky.social · 2d

MONDAY.
SPITE AS FUEL.

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Crash Blossom @crashblossom.bsky.social · 3d

Hot tip: if you read Character Limit by @kateconger.com and @rmac.bsky.social what's happening with Bluesky staff makes complete sense and is entirely unsurprising

Crash Blossom @crashblossom.bsky.social · 4d

Jesus Christ Superstar immersive theater show but it's just taking you to church on Easter Sunday

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tinybaby @tiny.baby · 4d

a question that says "How did you hear about us?" and the only option checked is "Other" where ive written "web address revealed to me in a dream"

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Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · 5d

Cyprien (@CyprienCoon) on twitter: "A customer came in with this shirt today and it legitimately broke my Real Life immersion"

It's a graphic tee featuring a majestic cat in a ball cap, shrouded in lightning with the text "Tummy Ache Survivor".

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Crash Blossom @crashblossom.bsky.social · 6d

It's so fucking good. It has caused me to like Warhammer 40k. What was frustrating was having to wait 6 mos for the next DLC and then have it be underleveled because I already beat half the game... but I don't think there is a release date for the next DLC yet.

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Crash Blossom @crashblossom.bsky.social · 8d

My fucking LOAN SERVICER sent me an update on monthly charges as a goddamn video with no accompanying text or transcript or time indexes. I remain furious

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JVG 骨 @jasonv.bsky.social · 9d

Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com

"some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily execute civilians" says today's New York Times, continuing their long tradition of whitewashing fascism

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 9d

this is basically the aim of every AI company

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chloe @chloesposts.bsky.social · 12d

Going On Your Phone is probably the worst thing you can do to yourself and everyone does it maybe one million times a day

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Cube Enthusiast @killhamster.bsky.social · 11d

Nature is healing

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⛈️ Ascended Ignore Prior Instructions NPC Alex ⛈️ @lastnpcalex.agency · 10d

this is the immovable object meeting the unstoppable force of " the opposite of what they predict happens" of punditry

A skeet from Ed Zitron (@edzitron.com) that says: "Ah man we’re screwed". Below it is a CNBC headline screenshot that reads: "Jim Cramer: Why the crazy spending of this AI boom isn’t like the dot-com bubble". The byline shows it was published on Sunday, September 28, 2025, at 5:31 PM EDT, written by Jim Cramer (@JimCramer)

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Iris Meredith @iris-meredith.bsky.social · 10d

Today's article is about a form of bad-faith speech somewhat akin to bullshit, which I'm calling (because why not) wank. I don't quite think I've focused the ideas down as much as I can, but I think it says some interesting things regardless:

An essay on wank | deadSimpleTech

This captures well the uncomfortable, slightly disorienting feeling that wank creates when you're subjected to it, wherein you're expected to speak about and think about the statement as though it say...

deadsimpletech.com

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Lou Inglese @chaos440.bsky.social · 12d

Got my performance review.

Old floppy drive with printed label 'Works, but makes Sad Noises'

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outsidewolves @outsidewolves.bsky.social · 13d

A drawn screenshot of a posting from a fictional microblogging site. An icon depicts a robot holding up a cell phone, next to their handle "Robot27B4F5-X2". They are posting a screenshot from an online shopping site offering a product titled "Robot Repair Kit WXYNDCRTT
DIY, Home, Mechanical Kit, Restore The Robot, Automaton, Fashion." It is a tool kit and various hand tools, oils, and cigarettes. The text of the robot's post reads "this would fix me"

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timothy faust @tbone.malware-virus.biz · 16d

Rapture tomorrow. Go ahead and push directly to prod.

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Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · 17d

Mona Lisa with a baby possum on her lap:
laughconfetti on tumblr replies:
"This isn't real. You can't just put fake stuff on the internet. I am so upset. because I want this to to be real so bad"
pretentiouslimericks:
"It can real if you believe and/or help me break into the Louvre"

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Crash Blossom @crashblossom.bsky.social · 17d

Presumably they didn't want to comply with GDPR so they can sell you Bible Gear and UK age verification laws (song of Solomon is too sexy for minors to behold)

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Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 18d

look at what they took from you

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 18d

The effect of car dependency: in 1940, Basil Rathbone was photographed wearing an overcoat outside his home. As more men relied on cars, overcoats became shorter to accommodate drivers. Today, the right is marketed as an "overcoat," even if it would've been considered more sport coat length in 1940.

Basil Rathbone standing on some brick steps outside of his home. He's wearing an overcoat that comes down below his knee. He's also wearing what appears to be gray trousers and black dress shoes.

A Suitsupply model wears a navy "overcoat," which barely reaches mid-thigh. He pairs it with a navy turtleneck, gray pleated trousers, and black shoes.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 18d

okay AI controversy aside, just talking as a nerd for a second: this is such a cool paper

Prof Mike Yearworth @mikeyearworth.bsky.social · 18d

"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."

www.computerworld.com/article/4059...

OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws

In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...

www.computerworld.com

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 20d

And they say there's no moral way to become a billionaire

Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · 21d

jordanreviewsittt: "Starting a new business. Do you have an annoying boss or pretentious coworker? For the low low price of $5/month I'll comment on their LinkedIn "that's a stupid idea" every time they post something."

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