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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 4h

You know I'm something of a Halloween decoration myself

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Home Depot Introduces New 12-Foot-Tall Willem Dafoe

ATLANTA—Saying the novelty decoration would add the perfect touch to Halloween yard displays, the Home Depot announced Friday it had begun selling a new 12-foot-tall Willem Dafoe in stores nationwide....

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Rei @reikashino.ilbaretto.social · 7h

Scusate, sono stato un poco assente, ma non pensavo di aver dormito quei cinquant’anni buoni per finire a leggere titoli del genere.

Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 13h

Should an AI copy of you help decide if you live or die?

Doctors share top concerns of AI surrogates aiding life-or-death decisions.

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 13h

If I deactivate my account someone will squat the handle. If I don’t post regularly someone can pay to buy the handle. Anyone got a script that will regularly post “this account is active” once a month?

Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 15h

What could possibly go wrong share.google/WNHqecAd9ngn...

X is launching a marketplace for inactive handles

X is launching a Handle Marketplace where Premium subscribers will be able to search and request usernames that have been unavailable.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

Historians of the future: Rest assured, millions of us know all this in real time. We are horrified, shocked, enraged, and ashamed. We are acting, in a thousand ways, to oppose it. This cannot, and will not, be how the United States ends. trib.al/0islLh9

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Emily "Babe" St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 1d

The only excuse Lois Lane has for why her interviewing Superman isn't unethical, despite their romantic entanglement, is that it would be even more unethical for the paper's other top reporter, who is Superman, to interview himself, yet she cannot say this. This dilemma should be taught in J-school.

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 1d

Goku voice actor Masako Nozawa was selected as a Person of Cultural Merit by Japan 🇯🇵

• She's the first voice actor ever to receive this honor

• The government will pay her $23K annually for life

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Salsa Con Andrea @salsaconandrea.bsky.social · 1d

I servizi segreti olandesi riducono la condivisione di informazioni con gli Stati Uniti...

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Cafè des Lumières @thomascrudeli.bsky.social · 1d

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È morta Giuliana Di Cretico, mamma di Andrea Pazienza

È morta Giuliana Di Cretico, madre di Andrea Pazienza e figura fondamentale nella conservazione della memoria dell’autore.

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Rei @reikashino.ilbaretto.social · 1d

Ma vedi, è una classifica fallace: la maggior parte della roba che si mangiano quest’altri, soprattutto gli americani, non si qualificherebbe in Italia come facente parte della categoria “Pizza”.
Un po’ come la stragrande maggioranza degli ordini a uno Starbucks mal rientri in quella di “caffè”.

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Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier @smittermeier.bsky.social · 1d

I keep saying: this AI hype isn‘t merely coincidental to the rise of fascism, they go hand in hand

Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 3d

“The deskilling, denigration, and displacement of teachers and scholars have historically been central to fascist takeovers, since educators serve as bulwarks against propaganda, anti-intellectualism, and illiteracy.” — @olivia.science

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AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education

Olivia Guest & Iris van Rooij urge teachers and scholars to reject tools that commodify learning, deskill students, and promote illiteracy.

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tiremminnanz @dreadmco.bsky.social · 3d

Luigi Comencini girò una serie TV sul lavoro minorile nelle fabbriche del Sud. Qui siamo nel napoletano, primi anni '70. Ecco il mondo di quando "i giovani avevano voglia di lavorare". Vi pare fosse un mondo migliore di quello attuale? A me no, e altrettanto spero a voi.

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Marco M. Lupoi @mlupoi.bsky.social · 1d

Terzo e ultimo giorno a Copenhagen. Ancora colazione davanti all’hotel (alla bakery del Noma, incidentalmente). E oggi la città si risveglia così.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 2d

#A_NewHope ✊

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump responds to No Kings by posting video depicting him as a king

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 5d

Australia has passed a Bill that will limit the total spending on a party by billionaires like Elon Musk to Just $50,000

This will ban billionaires from single-handedly buying Elections in Australia.

Should be global ..for that matter who needs billionaires 🧐

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Rei @reikashino.ilbaretto.social · 4d

Come ti rovino la giornata, il mese, l'anno e quant'altro con una singola notizia.
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"Il Vernacoliere" sospende le pubblicazioni

Dopo oltre 40 anni dalla nascita, il mensile satirico livornese "Il Vernacoliere" sospende le pubblicazioni.

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Rei @reikashino.ilbaretto.social · 5d

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Sophie Koonin @localghost.dev · 5d

New favourite T-shirt

Sophie's wearing a grey shirt with the sleeves rolled up, with 90s style text "WEBMASTER" and then some low quality graphics of computer things from the 90s/00s - old computers, Windows icons, error messages and CD roms. Sophie stands in front of the mirror in her bedroom, one hand on her hip and the other holding her phone. She has mid length brown hair and is wearing black corduroy trousers.

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Rei @reikashino.ilbaretto.social · 6d

I think that’s basically the plot of Terminator 2, so I’d say yes.

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Sebastián Píriz @sebastianpiriz.bsky.social · 6d

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 7d

It's time again as a notable Italian-American to note Christopher Columbus was an absolute piece of shit human who didn't land anywhere near this actual country so why the fuck should he stop the mail for the whole day

Anyway, Happy Indigenous People's Day, y'all