Elly
@ellyzoe.bsky.social
Multidisciplinerdy. Lit & writing major, CS PhD, teacher of many subjects. Jack of all trades. Jewish hillbilly in the PNW. 🏳️🌈 Fix your hearts or die. she/they/elle/iel. English/Français
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Elly
@ellyzoe.bsky.social
· Jun 3
Time for another what-is-AI thread, because there’s a lot of confusion, seeded on purpose by shitty vulture capitalists trying to sell stuff.
AI is a legit branch of computer science with a LOT of different approaches & addressing MANY different types of problems.
AI is a legit branch of computer science with a LOT of different approaches & addressing MANY different types of problems.
He is ADORABLE. My 7yo mini poodle still chomps my forearm when she’s excited. 🙃 Tho she’s usually more in control of how HARD she chomps it than she used to be.
December 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
He is ADORABLE. My 7yo mini poodle still chomps my forearm when she’s excited. 🙃 Tho she’s usually more in control of how HARD she chomps it than she used to be.
It’s so good. I love their work.
December 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
It’s so good. I love their work.
Haha yesss may all their schemes come to dust.
For more than two years, Jared Kushner has sought to build a Trump-branded complex of towers in a central Belgrade site once bombed by NATO.
But the plans are running into resistance in Serbia.On Monday, a special prosecutor indicted four officials including a cabinet minister over the project.
But the plans are running into resistance in Serbia.On Monday, a special prosecutor indicted four officials including a cabinet minister over the project.
Jared Kushner’s Plan to Build a Trump Hotel in Serbia Is Running Into Resistance
For more than two years, the U.S. president’s son-in-law has sought to build a complex of towers in a central Belgrade site once bombed by NATO.
www.wsj.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Haha yesss may all their schemes come to dust.
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He was buddies with a pedo but in a tasteful, honorable way
Noam Chomsky’s emails to Jeffrey Epstein display none of the fawning chatter found from, say, Larry Summers. And he does not appear to have been co-opted by whatever access Epstein provided.
https://bit.ly/4s3vx5A
https://bit.ly/4s3vx5A
What the Noam Chomsky–Jeffrey Epstein E-mails Tell Us
Chomsky has often suffered fools, knaves, and criminals too lightly. Epstein was one of them. But that doesn’t mean Chomsky was part of the “Epstein class.”
bit.ly
December 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
He was buddies with a pedo but in a tasteful, honorable way
Grateful for abortion drugs today. Had a post-minor-surgery uterus clot causing lots of bleeding and instead of ANOTHER surgery, I got to take meds also used for abortions and get rid of the clot with some cramping at home. Much safer and easier.
December 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Grateful for abortion drugs today. Had a post-minor-surgery uterus clot causing lots of bleeding and instead of ANOTHER surgery, I got to take meds also used for abortions and get rid of the clot with some cramping at home. Much safer and easier.
My kid did accutane and it has been permanent for them but in case your derm didnt warn you, heads up that it’s only permanent for like 70% of people, and also that it’s ROUGH; literally shuts down oil production so skin is dry as hell. Rough on organs too. nothing else worked for kid tho, & it did
December 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My kid did accutane and it has been permanent for them but in case your derm didnt warn you, heads up that it’s only permanent for like 70% of people, and also that it’s ROUGH; literally shuts down oil production so skin is dry as hell. Rough on organs too. nothing else worked for kid tho, & it did
It was magic for me, too. Yay, drugs!
December 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It was magic for me, too. Yay, drugs!
(Not fried, but definitely oily! And decadent. I enjoy making Hanukkah about small luxuries; I feel like that’s what the oil is a symbol of.)
December 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
(Not fried, but definitely oily! And decadent. I enjoy making Hanukkah about small luxuries; I feel like that’s what the oil is a symbol of.)
Oh yesss. Tonight I’m making halibut in scallion oil. Not fried, more sautéed but you cook scallions in oil til they’re dark and then cook the fish in the oil, and mop up the scallion-infused oil with bread alongside the fish. It’s delicious.
Thought about trying a kouign amann for the same reason!
Thought about trying a kouign amann for the same reason!
December 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Oh yesss. Tonight I’m making halibut in scallion oil. Not fried, more sautéed but you cook scallions in oil til they’re dark and then cook the fish in the oil, and mop up the scallion-infused oil with bread alongside the fish. It’s delicious.
Thought about trying a kouign amann for the same reason!
Thought about trying a kouign amann for the same reason!
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It's the last day to sign up for ACA health insurance. I know there's uncertainty, but you can always sign up and cancel; you can't not sign up and decide to later (without a qualifying event).
December 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It's the last day to sign up for ACA health insurance. I know there's uncertainty, but you can always sign up and cancel; you can't not sign up and decide to later (without a qualifying event).
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
Ugh, yuck. Yeah, it is like that.
December 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Ugh, yuck. Yeah, it is like that.
I don’t know!! They sometimes are tho. 😵💫
December 15, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I don’t know!! They sometimes are tho. 😵💫
Me too! That said, I’m scanning your thread bc I don’t know what to get my husband. He hates stuff unless he needs it at which point he buys it for himself, and has stopped eating much dessert so delicious candy is a no-go… 🤔🤔🤔
December 15, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Me too! That said, I’m scanning your thread bc I don’t know what to get my husband. He hates stuff unless he needs it at which point he buys it for himself, and has stopped eating much dessert so delicious candy is a no-go… 🤔🤔🤔
Man it’s so disorienting & frustrating to encounter people who agree on part of something (eg, Hillary Clinton is bad and should go away) but for entirely the wrong reasons. 😵💫
December 15, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Man it’s so disorienting & frustrating to encounter people who agree on part of something (eg, Hillary Clinton is bad and should go away) but for entirely the wrong reasons. 😵💫
I hope they like it! My mom has really suffered with IBS these last few years and it’s so fun to be able to introduce her to fun things to eat that won’t make her sick (this has none of her triggers in it), bc eating has been so angsty. My dad loves trying anything new, so I think they’ll like it!
December 15, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I hope they like it! My mom has really suffered with IBS these last few years and it’s so fun to be able to introduce her to fun things to eat that won’t make her sick (this has none of her triggers in it), bc eating has been so angsty. My dad loves trying anything new, so I think they’ll like it!
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NASA astronaut Jessica Meir shows off some colorful, Hanukkah socks on the International Space Station on the first night of Hanukkah, Dec. 22, 2019.
January 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir shows off some colorful, Hanukkah socks on the International Space Station on the first night of Hanukkah, Dec. 22, 2019.
Erin I love this thread every year. So much light. Forgot to take a pic of ours today. Maybe I’ll remember tomorrow.
December 15, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Erin I love this thread every year. So much light. Forgot to take a pic of ours today. Maybe I’ll remember tomorrow.
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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Rob Reiner was a good guy. He made a lot of movies about good guys, in worlds where not everyone was good and you didn’t have to be good. He made movies about people trying. He was angry, as many hopeful people are. He knew the world could be better and he wanted it to be. His death is devastating.
December 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Rob Reiner was a good guy. He made a lot of movies about good guys, in worlds where not everyone was good and you didn’t have to be good. He made movies about people trying. He was angry, as many hopeful people are. He knew the world could be better and he wanted it to be. His death is devastating.
Even if you don’t have curly hair, tho, it just feels so nice.
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Even if you don’t have curly hair, tho, it just feels so nice.
I feel like it really makes a difference for my curly hair.
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I feel like it really makes a difference for my curly hair.
It’s so awful and regressive and horrible to people generally and especially to women in particular. Every subplot is infuriating.
December 15, 2025 at 4:07 AM
It’s so awful and regressive and horrible to people generally and especially to women in particular. Every subplot is infuriating.
Ooo those both sound like perfect little luxuries. Satin pillowcases are so great.
December 15, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Ooo those both sound like perfect little luxuries. Satin pillowcases are so great.