OmegaMom (she/her)
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New Mexico, science, climate change, politics, science fiction and fantasy, adoption, Troubles With Young Adult Children, Long Covid. Warning: My timeline is quite full, so I don’t follow back!
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OmegaMom (she/her)
@omegamom.bsky.social
· Nov 30
For everyone who thinks Alt-text is text in your *post* that describes your photo: No! It is *attached* to the photo! You can still do a silly post about your pic *and* do alt-text! Example:
For those who don’t know how to do Alt-text on pics, memes, screenshots, etc., a small thread:
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I've been saying this in trainings and about employer LLM-use policies for a couple of years now. The waiver problem is real, especially when using a consumer-grade LLM. Whether it's the attorney or the client doing the querying and inputting/uploading.
Whoa! In a cautionary tale, federal judge holds that inputting privileged case info into an AI tool waives both attorney-client privilege and work-product protection. AI is 3rd party, voiding "reasonable expectation of privacy," judge ruled. Major implications here.
www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/in...
www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/in...
In a First, Court Finds Using AI Tools Ends Attorney-Client Privilege | JD Supra
On Feb. 10, 2026, Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the Southern District of New York delivered a ruling from the bench in United States v. Heppner that...
www.jdsupra.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I've been saying this in trainings and about employer LLM-use policies for a couple of years now. The waiver problem is real, especially when using a consumer-grade LLM. Whether it's the attorney or the client doing the querying and inputting/uploading.
This is awesome.
Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
February 19, 2026 at 1:05 AM
This is awesome.
This.
I was assigned a new provider after my last one left.
The initial visit was so horrible I never went back to see him.
I was assigned a new provider after my last one left.
The initial visit was so horrible I never went back to see him.
I wish doctors knew that patients can tell that you’re fed up and impatient with them. And remember that we don’t have any choice but to be there in your clinic, talking to you, paying you, hoping desperately to get answers from you
February 19, 2026 at 1:02 AM
This.
I was assigned a new provider after my last one left.
The initial visit was so horrible I never went back to see him.
I was assigned a new provider after my last one left.
The initial visit was so horrible I never went back to see him.
Blargh.
Can’t we just get rid of RFK Jr. and his coven? Like, send them back? “Oh, I’m sorry, this crank and his coterie just aren’t working out the way we need. Can I get a refund?”
Can’t we just get rid of RFK Jr. and his coven? Like, send them back? “Oh, I’m sorry, this crank and his coterie just aren’t working out the way we need. Can I get a refund?”
BREAKING: NIH director Jay Bhattacharya will take on the additional role of acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, two administration officials told @sherylnyt.bsky.social on Wednesday.
Bhattacharya will also continue to run the NIH, she reports for @nytimes.com.
Bhattacharya will also continue to run the NIH, she reports for @nytimes.com.
N.I.H. Director Will Temporarily Run C.D.C. in Leadership Shake-Up
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Blargh.
Can’t we just get rid of RFK Jr. and his coven? Like, send them back? “Oh, I’m sorry, this crank and his coterie just aren’t working out the way we need. Can I get a refund?”
Can’t we just get rid of RFK Jr. and his coven? Like, send them back? “Oh, I’m sorry, this crank and his coterie just aren’t working out the way we need. Can I get a refund?”
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We're horseposting post your horses.
February 18, 2026 at 6:13 PM
We're horseposting post your horses.
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We're horseposting post your horses.
February 18, 2026 at 5:49 PM
We're horseposting post your horses.
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Going to go out on a limb and say that this 2-month old wasn't a "hardened criminal" as ICE keeps pretending that they are targeting
www.commondreams.org/news/ice-dep...
www.commondreams.org/news/ice-dep...
'Monstrous': ICE Deports 2-Month-Old Juan Nicolás Hours After Hospitalization | Common Dreams
"To unnecessarily deport a sick baby and his entire family is heinous," said US Rep. Joaquin Castro.
www.commondreams.org
February 18, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Going to go out on a limb and say that this 2-month old wasn't a "hardened criminal" as ICE keeps pretending that they are targeting
www.commondreams.org/news/ice-dep...
www.commondreams.org/news/ice-dep...
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February 17, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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Olympic highlight in this house.
February 18, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Olympic highlight in this house.
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The unfounded move by HHSGov against mRNA vaccines will hurt our future potent immune therapy vs cancer. Another point of progress for triple-negative breast cancer with individualized neoantigen mRNA vaccines today
Adds to pancreatic, renal cell, melanoma reports
nature.com/articles/s41...
Adds to pancreatic, renal cell, melanoma reports
nature.com/articles/s41...
Individualized mRNA vaccines evoke durable T cell immunity in adjuvant TNBC - Nature
In a phase 1 trial, personalized mRNA vaccines tailored to individual tumour mutations in triple-negative breast cancer induced robust, long-lasting T cell responses and improved prognosis.
nature.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM
The unfounded move by HHSGov against mRNA vaccines will hurt our future potent immune therapy vs cancer. Another point of progress for triple-negative breast cancer with individualized neoantigen mRNA vaccines today
Adds to pancreatic, renal cell, melanoma reports
nature.com/articles/s41...
Adds to pancreatic, renal cell, melanoma reports
nature.com/articles/s41...
It’s a re-issue, but still a great book.
THE WONDER ENGINE by @tkingfisher.com is currently 25% off in the Waterstones Books Coming Soon Promotion! #WPreorder
Use the code FEB26 on their website or app, until 23:59 February 20.
https://tinyurl.com/5fwzpd5m
Use the code FEB26 on their website or app, until 23:59 February 20.
https://tinyurl.com/5fwzpd5m
February 19, 2026 at 12:01 AM
It’s a re-issue, but still a great book.
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I'm pretty jealous of the penguins who got to enjoy the "ring of fire" annular #eclipse over Antarctica today... 🐧
Luckily I have an eclipse lineup to console myself: totality socks, jewelry, and eclipse glasses 😉
🔗 sciencesocks.co/coll...
🔭🐡🧪🎨
Luckily I have an eclipse lineup to console myself: totality socks, jewelry, and eclipse glasses 😉
🔗 sciencesocks.co/coll...
🔭🐡🧪🎨
February 18, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I'm pretty jealous of the penguins who got to enjoy the "ring of fire" annular #eclipse over Antarctica today... 🐧
Luckily I have an eclipse lineup to console myself: totality socks, jewelry, and eclipse glasses 😉
🔗 sciencesocks.co/coll...
🔭🐡🧪🎨
Luckily I have an eclipse lineup to console myself: totality socks, jewelry, and eclipse glasses 😉
🔗 sciencesocks.co/coll...
🔭🐡🧪🎨
This is great fun.
You’re shown a color for a specified period of time. Then you’re given three sliders and a display. Slider one is the hue, slider two is darkness, slider three is saturation. (I tell you this cuz I had no idea how to play on try one.)
You’re shown a color for a specified period of time. Then you’re given three sliders and a display. Slider one is the hue, slider two is darkness, slider three is saturation. (I tell you this cuz I had no idea how to play on try one.)
New game about seeing how well you can recreate colours from memory (plus sassy little messages) dialed.gg
February 18, 2026 at 11:55 PM
This is great fun.
You’re shown a color for a specified period of time. Then you’re given three sliders and a display. Slider one is the hue, slider two is darkness, slider three is saturation. (I tell you this cuz I had no idea how to play on try one.)
You’re shown a color for a specified period of time. Then you’re given three sliders and a display. Slider one is the hue, slider two is darkness, slider three is saturation. (I tell you this cuz I had no idea how to play on try one.)
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A trail down the length of a fallen redwood tree.
🌳 #California #EastCoastKin #Hiking #Nature #Photography #Sequoia #ThickTrunkTuesday #Trail #WestCoastKin
🌳 #California #EastCoastKin #Hiking #Nature #Photography #Sequoia #ThickTrunkTuesday #Trail #WestCoastKin
February 17, 2026 at 12:31 PM
A trail down the length of a fallen redwood tree.
🌳 #California #EastCoastKin #Hiking #Nature #Photography #Sequoia #ThickTrunkTuesday #Trail #WestCoastKin
🌳 #California #EastCoastKin #Hiking #Nature #Photography #Sequoia #ThickTrunkTuesday #Trail #WestCoastKin
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Little floating heart astronaut reaching out for... someone? something? You can find it at xxyxxy.com. Last one, until I do another round in a month or so.
#ceramic #heart #astronaut #necklace
#ceramic #heart #astronaut #necklace
February 18, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Little floating heart astronaut reaching out for... someone? something? You can find it at xxyxxy.com. Last one, until I do another round in a month or so.
#ceramic #heart #astronaut #necklace
#ceramic #heart #astronaut #necklace
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2026 basically
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
2026 basically
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worth remembering: "AI", as in machine learning, is a LOT older than the current round of chatbots, and it was pretty popular among tech enthusiasts (which leaned left!) for years
it wasn't until it was redefined to mean "bot that replaces artists" that everyone except billionaires turned on it
it wasn't until it was redefined to mean "bot that replaces artists" that everyone except billionaires turned on it
If "AI" was being built, used, and planned for in responsible ways--the way a civilization designed to enhance human thriving would do--then a lot more people would be enthusiastic about its potential. But the people in charge of defining what AI will be are the fucking worst short-term scumbags.
February 18, 2026 at 3:11 PM
worth remembering: "AI", as in machine learning, is a LOT older than the current round of chatbots, and it was pretty popular among tech enthusiasts (which leaned left!) for years
it wasn't until it was redefined to mean "bot that replaces artists" that everyone except billionaires turned on it
it wasn't until it was redefined to mean "bot that replaces artists" that everyone except billionaires turned on it
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Guess the starter pack for reference images is going around again, so here's a reminder that I do post stuff from time to time (always set to public!)
Click the "join for free" button on my patreon, or toss a couple bucks my way ;)
You'll get an email when I add to it
www.patreon.com/collection/1...
Click the "join for free" button on my patreon, or toss a couple bucks my way ;)
You'll get an email when I add to it
www.patreon.com/collection/1...
February 18, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Guess the starter pack for reference images is going around again, so here's a reminder that I do post stuff from time to time (always set to public!)
Click the "join for free" button on my patreon, or toss a couple bucks my way ;)
You'll get an email when I add to it
www.patreon.com/collection/1...
Click the "join for free" button on my patreon, or toss a couple bucks my way ;)
You'll get an email when I add to it
www.patreon.com/collection/1...
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Absolutely love this video of two 50 y-o women attempting every Winter Olympic sport (and laughing throughout). This is the #Joy we need to cultivate in our lives.
youtu.be/LtwjMsJoOZc?...
youtu.be/LtwjMsJoOZc?...
February 18, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Absolutely love this video of two 50 y-o women attempting every Winter Olympic sport (and laughing throughout). This is the #Joy we need to cultivate in our lives.
youtu.be/LtwjMsJoOZc?...
youtu.be/LtwjMsJoOZc?...
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The fact that so many billionaire Californians are each dedicating tens of millions of dollars to fighting a proposed wealth tax — rather than using those funds to pay the tax — demonstrates just how much play money they have and evidences the extent of their delusional entitlement
February 18, 2026 at 3:19 PM
The fact that so many billionaire Californians are each dedicating tens of millions of dollars to fighting a proposed wealth tax — rather than using those funds to pay the tax — demonstrates just how much play money they have and evidences the extent of their delusional entitlement
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My wife's magnificent owl costume she made for this Mardi Gras
February 18, 2026 at 2:43 PM
My wife's magnificent owl costume she made for this Mardi Gras
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There's an mRNA flu vaccine that looks like it could cover all four strains.
We rendered a strain of influenza extinct by masking.
What we're excited about are technologies htat help people rather than funnel money into the hands of billionaires who want to make life worse for creatives.
We rendered a strain of influenza extinct by masking.
What we're excited about are technologies htat help people rather than funnel money into the hands of billionaires who want to make life worse for creatives.
is there a technology that "the left" is excited about?
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 18, 2026 at 3:18 PM
There's an mRNA flu vaccine that looks like it could cover all four strains.
We rendered a strain of influenza extinct by masking.
What we're excited about are technologies htat help people rather than funnel money into the hands of billionaires who want to make life worse for creatives.
We rendered a strain of influenza extinct by masking.
What we're excited about are technologies htat help people rather than funnel money into the hands of billionaires who want to make life worse for creatives.
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I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
I’m constantly astounded at the sheer level of artistic production coming out of Iceland. Novels, movies, music. Amazing.
February 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
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Elon posted this yesterday. Just for fun I did it with my before/after cancer PET scans that I had already posted online. In the "before" scan Grok missed the massive tumor lighting up my liver, and in both scans it flagged a non-existent "area of concern" in my chest. Other than that, works great!
February 18, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Elon posted this yesterday. Just for fun I did it with my before/after cancer PET scans that I had already posted online. In the "before" scan Grok missed the massive tumor lighting up my liver, and in both scans it flagged a non-existent "area of concern" in my chest. Other than that, works great!