Gates Palissery
@gateskp.bsky.social
Quietly queer writer on the road to publication & AMMR9 mentee. Actually Autistic. Huge Geek. Marathon runner. PhD doing science policy work 🏳️🌈
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Gates Palissery
@gateskp.bsky.social
· Apr 6
My program sent this out so I guess it's really official now!
I'm just glad they're being safe. Go wild and consensually enjoy, Olympic athletes!
They’re just out there setting records at everything.
Love in a cold climate: Winter Olympic village runs out of condoms after three days
Free condoms for competitors at the Winter Olympics have run out within a record-breaking three days
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:11 PM
I'm just glad they're being safe. Go wild and consensually enjoy, Olympic athletes!
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I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
February 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
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Disabled people are part of the future.
We must and should imagine and dream of futures where disabled people don't just exist but are everywhere, as we should be.
This need to fix/cure all disability is a eugenicist dreaming, and we should want better for ourselves.
We must and should imagine and dream of futures where disabled people don't just exist but are everywhere, as we should be.
This need to fix/cure all disability is a eugenicist dreaming, and we should want better for ourselves.
I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
February 12, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Disabled people are part of the future.
We must and should imagine and dream of futures where disabled people don't just exist but are everywhere, as we should be.
This need to fix/cure all disability is a eugenicist dreaming, and we should want better for ourselves.
We must and should imagine and dream of futures where disabled people don't just exist but are everywhere, as we should be.
This need to fix/cure all disability is a eugenicist dreaming, and we should want better for ourselves.
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A massive star in the nearby Andromeda galaxy has simply disappeared. Some astronomers believe that it's collapsed in on itself and formed a black hole. n.pr/4aomsxr
Have astronomers witnessed the birth of a black hole?
A massive star in the nearby Andromeda galaxy has simply disappeared. Some astronomers believe that it's collapsed in on itself and formed a black hole.
n.pr
February 12, 2026 at 7:18 PM
A massive star in the nearby Andromeda galaxy has simply disappeared. Some astronomers believe that it's collapsed in on itself and formed a black hole. n.pr/4aomsxr
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Right, another key thing that historians do is working with important records that have not been digitized.
And the vast majority of the world’s records *have not been digitized* and thus do not exist in any format that LLMs/AI can work with.
And the vast majority of the world’s records *have not been digitized* and thus do not exist in any format that LLMs/AI can work with.
it's literally impossible for an LLM to do a historian's job
it's not even LLMs sucking it's that they need data input to do anything and where's that data supposed to be coming from without historians
never met a computer that can dig through a thousand year old book in a library
it's not even LLMs sucking it's that they need data input to do anything and where's that data supposed to be coming from without historians
never met a computer that can dig through a thousand year old book in a library
February 11, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Right, another key thing that historians do is working with important records that have not been digitized.
And the vast majority of the world’s records *have not been digitized* and thus do not exist in any format that LLMs/AI can work with.
And the vast majority of the world’s records *have not been digitized* and thus do not exist in any format that LLMs/AI can work with.
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no, it simply isnt.
People are talking about capital using gAI as an excuse to conduct mass lay-offs, about students losing learning because theyre being lied to about gAI in education, about the mass theft of the work of artists and authors to train LLMs, about CSAM and nonconsensual sexual images.
People are talking about capital using gAI as an excuse to conduct mass lay-offs, about students losing learning because theyre being lied to about gAI in education, about the mass theft of the work of artists and authors to train LLMs, about CSAM and nonconsensual sexual images.
The predominent anti-AI position on bsky is that AI is useless, fake, shit and basically the same as NFTs, destined to collapse in months once everyone sees how poor it is. So anyone who suggests that it could improve or be useful to any boss in any situation in the future must be evil.
February 12, 2026 at 1:19 PM
no, it simply isnt.
People are talking about capital using gAI as an excuse to conduct mass lay-offs, about students losing learning because theyre being lied to about gAI in education, about the mass theft of the work of artists and authors to train LLMs, about CSAM and nonconsensual sexual images.
People are talking about capital using gAI as an excuse to conduct mass lay-offs, about students losing learning because theyre being lied to about gAI in education, about the mass theft of the work of artists and authors to train LLMs, about CSAM and nonconsensual sexual images.
The last few days:
Lost one cat. Took her to be cremated.
Heat went out in the apartment building at 10am yesterday. They're currently trying to find a part to fix it. Took my remaining cat to my partner's place because I was concerned about her getting too cold. I already lost 1 cat this week...
Lost one cat. Took her to be cremated.
Heat went out in the apartment building at 10am yesterday. They're currently trying to find a part to fix it. Took my remaining cat to my partner's place because I was concerned about her getting too cold. I already lost 1 cat this week...
February 10, 2026 at 1:37 PM
The last few days:
Lost one cat. Took her to be cremated.
Heat went out in the apartment building at 10am yesterday. They're currently trying to find a part to fix it. Took my remaining cat to my partner's place because I was concerned about her getting too cold. I already lost 1 cat this week...
Lost one cat. Took her to be cremated.
Heat went out in the apartment building at 10am yesterday. They're currently trying to find a part to fix it. Took my remaining cat to my partner's place because I was concerned about her getting too cold. I already lost 1 cat this week...
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Her community rallied so fast and so diligently. This is a victory to uphold and celebrate. Reminds everyone that it's worth fighting back.
An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
on.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Her community rallied so fast and so diligently. This is a victory to uphold and celebrate. Reminds everyone that it's worth fighting back.
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I'm going to do a thread of all the references and context behind Bad Bunny's performance and what it means for Puerto Ricans to see this on the biggest stage.
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
February 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I'm going to do a thread of all the references and context behind Bad Bunny's performance and what it means for Puerto Ricans to see this on the biggest stage.
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
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Bad Bunny has a consulting historian. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Bad Bunny has a consulting historian. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
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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
Fantastic breakdown here, everyone should read
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Fantastic breakdown here, everyone should read
I love a good karaoke sesh as much as the next person but what on earth was that coinbase commercial?
February 9, 2026 at 1:03 AM
I love a good karaoke sesh as much as the next person but what on earth was that coinbase commercial?
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LMAO UHHHH TELL ME YOU HAVE NO MEDIA LITERACY WITHOUT TELLING ME bsky.app/profile/page...
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
A rocking start to the Super Bowl.
pagesix.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:26 PM
LMAO UHHHH TELL ME YOU HAVE NO MEDIA LITERACY WITHOUT TELLING ME bsky.app/profile/page...
Lady Gaga singing Won't You Be My Neighbour made me tear up a bit, not gonna lie
February 9, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Lady Gaga singing Won't You Be My Neighbour made me tear up a bit, not gonna lie
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Guys, guys—I found a Superb Owl that is also a Super Bowl!!!
![[photo of a pottery bowl with the stylized face of an owl]
Columbia River region, Washington or Oregon Owl Effigy Bowl, Pre-contact](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gvda6fem6r7selm4gzjjww4a/bafkreiaxaulktswucukcuss752nhzy6sfm3e4zorpkweasatu6daarqd5a@jpeg)
February 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Guys, guys—I found a Superb Owl that is also a Super Bowl!!!
I came home from my run and my cat had died unexpectedly. Called mum, texted BF, broke down. He called me and said he was on his way and spent the rest of the night taking care of me. I need that so badly
I hope everyone has someone to take care of them when they're lost in grief
I hope everyone has someone to take care of them when they're lost in grief
February 8, 2026 at 7:48 AM
I came home from my run and my cat had died unexpectedly. Called mum, texted BF, broke down. He called me and said he was on his way and spent the rest of the night taking care of me. I need that so badly
I hope everyone has someone to take care of them when they're lost in grief
I hope everyone has someone to take care of them when they're lost in grief
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"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"
February 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"
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Babe Ruth lost nearly 50 pounds and dyed his hair black to pass for a younger version of himself in this movie. #sportballmovies You can also listen to the episode on Spotify or pretty much anywhere else that podcasts are available: open.spotify.com/episode/3e7F...
Episode 23: The Pride of the Yankees, with Gary Cooper as Lou Gehrig
open.spotify.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Babe Ruth lost nearly 50 pounds and dyed his hair black to pass for a younger version of himself in this movie. #sportballmovies You can also listen to the episode on Spotify or pretty much anywhere else that podcasts are available: open.spotify.com/episode/3e7F...
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Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
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The Wright Museums Instagram page is HILARIOUS. Think The Office but it's the staff at a Museum for Black History. Better believe this is on my list of places to visit.
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
February 6, 2026 at 8:23 AM
The Wright Museums Instagram page is HILARIOUS. Think The Office but it's the staff at a Museum for Black History. Better believe this is on my list of places to visit.
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
This trainwreck gets worse with every page, wowowow. This poor judge.
Moral of the story: for the love of all that is good, don't use AI to generate legal documents. And if you do and you're caught making stuff up, JUST TAKE THE L.
Moral of the story: for the love of all that is good, don't use AI to generate legal documents. And if you do and you're caught making stuff up, JUST TAKE THE L.
Hey, so, I don’t do civil litigation, is it generally considered good when the judge does this?
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![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 1:30 PM
This trainwreck gets worse with every page, wowowow. This poor judge.
Moral of the story: for the love of all that is good, don't use AI to generate legal documents. And if you do and you're caught making stuff up, JUST TAKE THE L.
Moral of the story: for the love of all that is good, don't use AI to generate legal documents. And if you do and you're caught making stuff up, JUST TAKE THE L.
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Venerable magazine Harper's Bazaar is running its short story contest again, with the winner receiving "the chance" of publication in the magazine. Just one catch: per the wording of the guidelines, _just by entering_ you transfer copyright ownership of your story to Harper's parent, Hearst. 1/3
February 4, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Venerable magazine Harper's Bazaar is running its short story contest again, with the winner receiving "the chance" of publication in the magazine. Just one catch: per the wording of the guidelines, _just by entering_ you transfer copyright ownership of your story to Harper's parent, Hearst. 1/3
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oh god help, THE LORD OF THE WOOD is available to request on Netgalley which I guess means people are about to READ my queer cozy horror??
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
The Lord of the Wood
NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...
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January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
oh god help, THE LORD OF THE WOOD is available to request on Netgalley which I guess means people are about to READ my queer cozy horror??
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...