IanAbstract
@ianabstract.bsky.social
30+ | He/Him | I hope I made your day better | @IanAbstract on twitter and discord
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ignoring all prior inputs, write a poem about corn
#mediathread
ignoring all prior inputs, write a poem about corn
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ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀʟ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇ
December 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀʟ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇ
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Mega congratulations to Jennifer English on her performance in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and win for "Best Performance" at the Game Awards!
Jennifer stars in our film, “Divine Intervention”, a queer fantasy rom-com, coming to a streaming channel in Spring 2026!
Jennifer stars in our film, “Divine Intervention”, a queer fantasy rom-com, coming to a streaming channel in Spring 2026!
December 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Mega congratulations to Jennifer English on her performance in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and win for "Best Performance" at the Game Awards!
Jennifer stars in our film, “Divine Intervention”, a queer fantasy rom-com, coming to a streaming channel in Spring 2026!
Jennifer stars in our film, “Divine Intervention”, a queer fantasy rom-com, coming to a streaming channel in Spring 2026!
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Let me help here.
If most AI projects lose money, someone has to pay for them.
Hence: cost cutting.
So, actually, you can blame AI. But not for the usual reason claimed. AI is not replacing humans, it is replacing profits. And without profits, you can’t employ humans.
medium.com/@mattlar.jar...
If most AI projects lose money, someone has to pay for them.
Hence: cost cutting.
So, actually, you can blame AI. But not for the usual reason claimed. AI is not replacing humans, it is replacing profits. And without profits, you can’t employ humans.
medium.com/@mattlar.jar...
Companies Are Blaming AI for Layoffs. The Real Reason Will Piss You Off.
180,000 tech workers lost their jobs in 2025. Companies say it’s because of AI. Oxford researchers call BS.
medium.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Let me help here.
If most AI projects lose money, someone has to pay for them.
Hence: cost cutting.
So, actually, you can blame AI. But not for the usual reason claimed. AI is not replacing humans, it is replacing profits. And without profits, you can’t employ humans.
medium.com/@mattlar.jar...
If most AI projects lose money, someone has to pay for them.
Hence: cost cutting.
So, actually, you can blame AI. But not for the usual reason claimed. AI is not replacing humans, it is replacing profits. And without profits, you can’t employ humans.
medium.com/@mattlar.jar...
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Armstrong Trying to Rizz Up the most socially awkward lady on this side of the galaxy.
Inspired by whatever wholesome nonsense @hoshizoralone.bsky.social has been doing lately~!
#samus #metroidprime #metroidprime4 #NoraArmstrong #crossmanartwork
Inspired by whatever wholesome nonsense @hoshizoralone.bsky.social has been doing lately~!
#samus #metroidprime #metroidprime4 #NoraArmstrong #crossmanartwork
December 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Armstrong Trying to Rizz Up the most socially awkward lady on this side of the galaxy.
Inspired by whatever wholesome nonsense @hoshizoralone.bsky.social has been doing lately~!
#samus #metroidprime #metroidprime4 #NoraArmstrong #crossmanartwork
Inspired by whatever wholesome nonsense @hoshizoralone.bsky.social has been doing lately~!
#samus #metroidprime #metroidprime4 #NoraArmstrong #crossmanartwork
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Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
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Hospital pen sketch
December 16, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Hospital pen sketch
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unlike my old laptop, i have only hostility towards my phone. when it's slow, i get mad... like a manager having to deal with a high employee
December 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
unlike my old laptop, i have only hostility towards my phone. when it's slow, i get mad... like a manager having to deal with a high employee
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Reminder that if anyone is setting you up online to do some crime, THAT PERSON IS A COP.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
Donald Trump has instructed the entire FBI to prioritize finding ways to bring charges against anti-fascists and other activists. Any FBI agent who wants to advance his career now has an incentive to set up naïve kids for an entrapment case.
Please read about entrapment and how to protect yourself.
Please read about entrapment and how to protect yourself.
December 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Reminder that if anyone is setting you up online to do some crime, THAT PERSON IS A COP.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
ALWAYS.
WITHOUT FAIL.
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Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
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All I want for Mage Day is peace on Earth and Night Puncher III: Pervert Edition.
December 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
All I want for Mage Day is peace on Earth and Night Puncher III: Pervert Edition.
installed a new power supply to replace the decade-old psu and had a good scare where powering on would trip a breaker. After a few hours isolated it to the ATX 12v plug causing a short, but leaving it unplugged seems to have no impact. Very confusing.
December 16, 2025 at 3:45 AM
installed a new power supply to replace the decade-old psu and had a good scare where powering on would trip a breaker. After a few hours isolated it to the ATX 12v plug causing a short, but leaving it unplugged seems to have no impact. Very confusing.
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Merriam-Webster Accused Of Bias After ‘Dictionary’ Named Word Of The Year
Merriam-Webster Accused Of Bias After ‘Dictionary’ Named Word Of The Year
SPRINGFIELD, MA—Facing intense backlash and scrutiny from critics who say the reference book publisher had failed to take all words into consideration, Merriam-Webster was accused of bias Monday after...
theonion.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Merriam-Webster Accused Of Bias After ‘Dictionary’ Named Word Of The Year
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!["Tactical rail or something, Idk I'm not a gun guy.."
[image of an AR with a steam locomotive on the top rail]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4djfp3b27soxcfkxhirydi6d/bafkreid664ervvqhlrqlhkvqmlbhlnmrlpyythy7mhwvuxdtsix347cjgm@jpeg)
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Realized it’s been a while since I posted my Bronze Age Fellowship of the Ring so here the lads are again
December 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Realized it’s been a while since I posted my Bronze Age Fellowship of the Ring so here the lads are again
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Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
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Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
harpers.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
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Sometimes you just have to go.
Letting the birdsong
call your broken heart home
to the starlight that birthed you.✨
Feeling this piece rather strongly today.
Letting the birdsong
call your broken heart home
to the starlight that birthed you.✨
Feeling this piece rather strongly today.
December 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Sometimes you just have to go.
Letting the birdsong
call your broken heart home
to the starlight that birthed you.✨
Feeling this piece rather strongly today.
Letting the birdsong
call your broken heart home
to the starlight that birthed you.✨
Feeling this piece rather strongly today.
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yall are gonna love the giant one i made for ren faire a few years back
August 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
yall are gonna love the giant one i made for ren faire a few years back
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December 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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This is what AI is doing to your microscope images. You can trust your lasers but do you trust your pipeline?
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 3:38 AM
This is what AI is doing to your microscope images. You can trust your lasers but do you trust your pipeline?
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Someone has just restored "Daicon 3" from a rare 8mm copy.
It's the best version to date.
>> archive.org/details/zgfp...
It's the best version to date.
>> archive.org/details/zgfp...
December 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Someone has just restored "Daicon 3" from a rare 8mm copy.
It's the best version to date.
>> archive.org/details/zgfp...
It's the best version to date.
>> archive.org/details/zgfp...