Seeadler
@seeadler.bsky.social
Ex-RM from NI with a PhD. Author and professional editor. "Bluesky elder," apparently. #BSMRGUK
To my Ukrainian friends: вдачi і вдалого полювання
To my Ukrainian friends: вдачi і вдалого полювання
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Seeadler
@seeadler.bsky.social
· Nov 19
I spent a decade arguing with antivaxxers on X. Showing them papers. Explaining their errors. Correcting their disinformation.
I've done my bit for "dialogue with people I disagree with".
I'm here to hang out with people I like. For everyone else, I have no guilt about using the block button.
I've done my bit for "dialogue with people I disagree with".
I'm here to hang out with people I like. For everyone else, I have no guilt about using the block button.
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BREAKING: “in my 24th year of my quest to settle the planet Mars, I have just been informed of a basic fact of celestial mechanics.”
February 9, 2026 at 10:31 AM
BREAKING: “in my 24th year of my quest to settle the planet Mars, I have just been informed of a basic fact of celestial mechanics.”
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Recently wife and I stunlocked a guy who works in the bleeding edge of AI (San Francisco) and asked him if, instead of putting AGI in a brain implant, he can just start with a consumer printer that works reliably. Genuinely he did not know what to say.
Even former Thiel Fellows are starting to realize that the tech industry hebben een serieus probleem
February 9, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Recently wife and I stunlocked a guy who works in the bleeding edge of AI (San Francisco) and asked him if, instead of putting AGI in a brain implant, he can just start with a consumer printer that works reliably. Genuinely he did not know what to say.
Editing one of these could be fun. "Screws A through G were unnecessary and have been removed; I feel you need to add buttressing at point M..."
February 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Editing one of these could be fun. "Screws A through G were unnecessary and have been removed; I feel you need to add buttressing at point M..."
By quite a long way, Trump is the most incoherent and illiterate user of English on the world stage. This is why translators hate him. He has no sense of structure or style in narrative; on a very fundamental level, he is incapable of telling stories, which is also why he's so unfunny.
Nobody understands a word Trump says, either, but here we are
President Trump denounced Bad Bunny over his Super Bowl halftime show, complaining that “nobody understands a word this guy is saying” after the largely Spanish-language performance.
February 9, 2026 at 2:31 PM
By quite a long way, Trump is the most incoherent and illiterate user of English on the world stage. This is why translators hate him. He has no sense of structure or style in narrative; on a very fundamental level, he is incapable of telling stories, which is also why he's so unfunny.
This looks like something from Doctor Who. Quite extraordinary.
What you're watching here is a remarkable transformation in a northern white-faced owl (Ptilopsis leucotis).
If confronted by a similar-sized threat, it puffs up to appear larger, but for very large-sized threats, it does this, which is supposed to make it resemble a tree branch.
#SuperbOwlSunday
If confronted by a similar-sized threat, it puffs up to appear larger, but for very large-sized threats, it does this, which is supposed to make it resemble a tree branch.
#SuperbOwlSunday
a white and black owl is perched on a branch
Alt: a white and black owl is perched on a branch, with Japanese characters flashing on the screen. It becomes suddenly very thin, turning to the side in profile, and the face even appears to form a V shape.
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:44 AM
This looks like something from Doctor Who. Quite extraordinary.
This applies to academia too. If your paper is AI authored, you have no recourse if someone else plagiarises it.
I cannot stress this enough: court case after court case has ruled that AI does not count as an author when it comes to copyright. Any minute now an AI bot is gonna start reskinning and reselling AI slop and the "authors" will have zero legal recourse because they didn't actually author shit.
February 8, 2026 at 10:22 PM
This applies to academia too. If your paper is AI authored, you have no recourse if someone else plagiarises it.
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Train near Newcastle railway station, 1937, by Bill Brandt.
December 16, 2024 at 7:15 AM
Train near Newcastle railway station, 1937, by Bill Brandt.
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well there’s an instant switch
Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser after user feedback revealed many who wanted an AI-free browser experience.
New Mozilla Firefox version to allow AI features to be blocked
Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser.
www.siliconrepublic.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:22 AM
well there’s an instant switch
Strive to avoid the passive voice.
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Where are your citations?"
"Where are your citations?"
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"No, you can't leave that here."
"No, you can't leave that here."
February 8, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Strive to avoid the passive voice.
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
It is of course twice per athlon. What occurs every two athlons is a biethlon.
ok. does anyone know if it's twice per athlon or every two athlons
February 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
It is of course twice per athlon. What occurs every two athlons is a biethlon.
Fascism thrives when the people who claim to want to oppose it have no credibility.
Denise – by stealing this work from @jamesstout.bsky.social without acknowledging him – reveals that she is an unreliable narrator, and hence functionally useless as an opponent of a regime notorious for lying.
Denise – by stealing this work from @jamesstout.bsky.social without acknowledging him – reveals that she is an unreliable narrator, and hence functionally useless as an opponent of a regime notorious for lying.
🧵The Forgotten Team USA
On July 3, 1936, a month before the Nazi Olympics in Berlin, a group of American athletes boarded a ship bound for Europe.
The US team included Black sprinters from Harlem, Jewish gymnasts from Manhattan, and a biracial boxer from Pittsburgh.
On July 3, 1936, a month before the Nazi Olympics in Berlin, a group of American athletes boarded a ship bound for Europe.
The US team included Black sprinters from Harlem, Jewish gymnasts from Manhattan, and a biracial boxer from Pittsburgh.
February 7, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Fascism thrives when the people who claim to want to oppose it have no credibility.
Denise – by stealing this work from @jamesstout.bsky.social without acknowledging him – reveals that she is an unreliable narrator, and hence functionally useless as an opponent of a regime notorious for lying.
Denise – by stealing this work from @jamesstout.bsky.social without acknowledging him – reveals that she is an unreliable narrator, and hence functionally useless as an opponent of a regime notorious for lying.
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You can’t fight fascism while stealing other people’s work. This is from @jamesstout.bsky.social.
🧵The Forgotten Team USA
On July 3, 1936, a month before the Nazi Olympics in Berlin, a group of American athletes boarded a ship bound for Europe.
The US team included Black sprinters from Harlem, Jewish gymnasts from Manhattan, and a biracial boxer from Pittsburgh.
On July 3, 1936, a month before the Nazi Olympics in Berlin, a group of American athletes boarded a ship bound for Europe.
The US team included Black sprinters from Harlem, Jewish gymnasts from Manhattan, and a biracial boxer from Pittsburgh.
February 7, 2026 at 2:49 AM
You can’t fight fascism while stealing other people’s work. This is from @jamesstout.bsky.social.
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A parent’s guide to preventing measles infection and what to look for www.pbs.org/newshour/hea... @pbs.org
A parent’s guide to preventing measles infection and what to look for
Measles cases are rising in the U.S., and for many parents, it’s a never-before-seen disease. Here's how to spot the rash, and protect your family against this dangerous infection.
www.pbs.org
February 6, 2026 at 7:24 PM
A parent’s guide to preventing measles infection and what to look for www.pbs.org/newshour/hea... @pbs.org
I have seen many speakers do this.
They have all been church ministers. Make of that what you will.
They have all been church ministers. Make of that what you will.
(seen a bunch of people sharing this/talking in general about how "normal" Mamdani is but imo this doesn't show a normal person, but an *exceptionally* skilled communicator - a normal person wouldn't react like that to having a speech interrupted by a child! give him his due!)
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 10:35 AM
I have seen many speakers do this.
They have all been church ministers. Make of that what you will.
They have all been church ministers. Make of that what you will.
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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The man who sues anyone who hurts his feelings shows he's a racist piece of shit... again
A video shared on President Trump’s Truth Social account depicts the Obamas as apes.
February 6, 2026 at 8:37 AM
The man who sues anyone who hurts his feelings shows he's a racist piece of shit... again
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A correction for the ages (from The Guardian's review of 'Melania'):
February 3, 2026 at 8:23 PM
A correction for the ages (from The Guardian's review of 'Melania'):
An arc light, if you will.
I'm aware that corrupt firefighters often start fires, but that's a season arc right there.
February 1, 2026 at 6:07 PM
An arc light, if you will.
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in *2018*
JK Rowling's team invited Jeffery Epstein to the deathly hallows play and to a Harry potter dinner.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
February 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
in *2018*
Lovecraft Country.
That's... not ideal...
That's... not ideal...
Star Trek Academy
February 1, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Lovecraft Country.
That's... not ideal...
That's... not ideal...
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Not to be all ‘the problem with the modern world is that it isn’t like it was when I was young’ but I do think things were better when edgy white boys were into skateboarding, weed and starting crappy punk bands rather than the gym, fascism and starting podcasts.
February 1, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Not to be all ‘the problem with the modern world is that it isn’t like it was when I was young’ but I do think things were better when edgy white boys were into skateboarding, weed and starting crappy punk bands rather than the gym, fascism and starting podcasts.
Elon Musk, recently discovered to have pled with noted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to attend his private island parties, wishes to question Christopher Nolan's integrity. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
Elon Musk claims Christopher Nolan has lost ‘integrity’ over The Odyssey casting
Lupita Nyong’o is reportedly set to play Helen of Troy in Nolan’s upcoming adaptation of Homer’s epic poem
www.independent.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Elon Musk, recently discovered to have pled with noted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein to attend his private island parties, wishes to question Christopher Nolan's integrity. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
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reposting both for underlying insight and for solid use of "zugzwang"
one of the key motions of protest is that it places the adversary in zugzwang: either they abide the protest, and look weak, or attack the protest, and look cruel
February 1, 2026 at 9:46 AM
reposting both for underlying insight and for solid use of "zugzwang"
Every time I see Mary Beard on television, I think "what an interesting and knowledgeable person." Every time I see Matt Goodwin, I think "so John Amery's been reincarnated, has he?"
I know which one I would welcome to my table. Although I might ask her to sign my copy of SPQR for me!
I know which one I would welcome to my table. Although I might ask her to sign my copy of SPQR for me!
You dont win 'em all! Reform's Matt Goodwin in Sunday Times: 'Most .. people criticising me are nerds.The last thing I want is to be at some dinner party table with Nick Robinson & Mary Beard. I'd rather shoot myself in the head'. Hang on, I'm not THAT bad!Nerds sometimes have a (thoughtful!) point.
February 1, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Every time I see Mary Beard on television, I think "what an interesting and knowledgeable person." Every time I see Matt Goodwin, I think "so John Amery's been reincarnated, has he?"
I know which one I would welcome to my table. Although I might ask her to sign my copy of SPQR for me!
I know which one I would welcome to my table. Although I might ask her to sign my copy of SPQR for me!