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Stephen R. Smith

@stephensmith.bsky.social

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Programmer & Writer. Owner @ http://Alignsoft.com. Writer & Curator @ http://365tomorrows.com; a new SciFi flash fiction story daily. Coffee & solar powered. He/Him * I also love sarcasm

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 1h

I love a bread company that achieves its stated promise of "30% less carbs per slice" by making the slices 30% smaller than other bread maker's slices. Perhaps love is too strong a word...*

Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 2h

Indeed it is!

Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 2h

Why? Does it add value? Does it clarify or make it better? Then don’t.

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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 2h

Let nothing be called natural in an age of bloody confusion, ordered disorder, planned caprice, and dehumanised humanity, lest all things be held unalterable!

- Brecht

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 2h

I read “great lyricist”, and missed or ignored the living part, but you’re absolutely and sadly correct.

Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 3h

Sometimes the internet lets you connect, even in passing, with people you'd never have that opportunity with any other way, and that's kind of amazing.

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Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 17h

This headline 🤣🤣🤣

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 5h

I don't like walking around this old and empty house
So hold my hand, I'll walk with you my dear
The stairs creak as you sleep
It's keeping me awake
It's the house telling you to close your eyes
And some days I can't even dress myself
It's killing me to see you this way

Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 5h

Coach Beard from Ted Lasso wearing the famous striped, technicolor pants from the 'Beard After Hours' episode, paired with a 'Futbol is Life' black t-shirt with Dani Rojas' face on it and an orange jacket. Standing next to him is Dani Rojas in a burgandy suit.

Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 5h

Empathy and awareness are destabilizing enough without the firehose of daily horrors. Take good care of you!

Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 15h

Antifa reinforcements disembark from a landing barge at Normandy during the Allied invasion of France on D-Day.

You have to be a fascist to have a problem with antifa, and present a clear and present danger to democracy if you believe their then enemy of America.

Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 15h

I'm expecting with all this massive spend on AI data centers, that when the accountants look at revenue directly attributed to AI, and not an existing revenue stream where AI is riding shotgun, most of these AI business units are going to run in the red so long they'll get dismantled and repurposed.

Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 15h

Gordon Downie, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, Kate Bush, Mark Knopfler, Roger Waters, Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks, Patti Smith, Joni Mitchell

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Jane Roberts @redjane67.bsky.social · 17h

A rant Rick Mercer would be proud of.

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 1d

In a fiery statement, Eby called her out directly stating...
"This is not the Danielle Smith show!" #cdnpoli

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 17h

OMG Want!

Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 17h

::keeps dunking capacitors in flux::

Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 18h

Listen, if I get that fixed, all of this will be ok. I mean, we have to try, right?

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 18h

A photo of Greta Thunberg with the quote:

“I'm not scared of Israel. I'm scared of a world that has seemingly lost all sense of humanity and what we are doing here is trying to show that there is still some humanity left... this mission should not have to exist.”
– Greta Thunberg

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 18h

😁

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 21h

This is the dumbest thing I’ve ever made. Except that’s an evergreen statement at this point.

A pile of zines called DONT BUILD THE TORMENT NEXUS!

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Stephen R. Smith @stephensmith.bsky.social · 23h

Who’s the asshat making up all these things he’s supposed to have seen?

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🇨🇦 Zoë Keating @zoekeating.com · 23h

Jane Goodall was one of my heros. I will never read enough about her.

“You’ve just got to be calm and tell stories, and get people to change from within.”

Jane Goodall’s Second-Greatest Talent

She knew how to wield her fame to protect the animals she loved.

www.theatlantic.com

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 23h

A study of nearly 300,000 people published today in the New England Journal of Medicine found “that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29 percent, their risk of hospitalizations by 39 percent and their risk of death by 64 percent.”

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨

The White House Office of Management and Budget has deleted a reference to a 2019 law on paying government workers after a shutdown from its FAQ on the current impasse.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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