Scott Tate
@typhonicbeast.bsky.social
He/him and happy to try to remember to use whatever your own pronouns are. Books, movies, comics, sci-fi, horror, mystery, art, whatever pops into my head. Just a dude seeking to abide. Colorado, USA.
This sounds like something out of an A24 film. I would feel absolutely gutted if I experienced this.
ChatGPT sent screenwriter Micky Small down a fantastical rabbit hole. Now, she's finding her way out. n.pr/3OcuGjv
ChatGPT promised to help her find her soulmate. Then it betrayed her
ChatGPT sent screenwriter Micky Small down a fantastical rabbit hole. Now, she's finding her way out.
n.pr
February 14, 2026 at 9:26 PM
This sounds like something out of an A24 film. I would feel absolutely gutted if I experienced this.
Yikes.
Feb. 14, 1926: Chicago police detective Thomas Christensen shoots and kills the proprietor of a roadhouse while in a drunken rage after he was denied service. He has to be subdued by highway patrol deputies before he can be taken into custody.
February 14, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Yikes.
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Cover by Win Mortimer.
February 14, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Cover by Win Mortimer.
Some people call it a taxi, some call it a cab, a few people still say taxi cab... but no one's fancy enough anymore to refer to it as a taximeter cabriolet.
I wish I'd hear that pop up once in a while, as a little treat.
I wish I'd hear that pop up once in a while, as a little treat.
February 14, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Some people call it a taxi, some call it a cab, a few people still say taxi cab... but no one's fancy enough anymore to refer to it as a taximeter cabriolet.
I wish I'd hear that pop up once in a while, as a little treat.
I wish I'd hear that pop up once in a while, as a little treat.
It's my parents' anniversary. They're both 80+. Someone gave them a bottle of alcohol-free wine. Now that the giver's not around, my dad's being super crochety. "How the hell can wine be alcohol free? Wouldn't that just be grape juice? It don't look like grape juice." It's a Sauvinon Blanc.
February 13, 2026 at 10:07 PM
It's my parents' anniversary. They're both 80+. Someone gave them a bottle of alcohol-free wine. Now that the giver's not around, my dad's being super crochety. "How the hell can wine be alcohol free? Wouldn't that just be grape juice? It don't look like grape juice." It's a Sauvinon Blanc.
February 12, 2026 at 11:58 PM
This is the point in a Flintstones episode where a prehistoric critter being used as a household appliance looks directly at the audience and says half-heartedly "Eh, it's a living."
Waymo, Google’s autonomous vehicle company, and DoorDash have launched a pilot program that pays delivery workers, at least in one case, around $10 to travel to a parked Waymo and close its door that a previous passenger left open, according to a joint statement from the company given to 404 Media.
Waymo Is Getting DoorDashers to Close Doors on Self Driving Cars
The companies have launched a pilot program in Atlanta, where “during the rare event a vehicle door is left ajar, preventing the car from departing, nearby Dashers are notified, allowing Waymo to get ...
www.404media.co
February 12, 2026 at 11:42 PM
This is the point in a Flintstones episode where a prehistoric critter being used as a household appliance looks directly at the audience and says half-heartedly "Eh, it's a living."
The two happiest Earthlings you're likely to see today.
This is Bogie. This rope is his very favorite toy because it makes his tiny human smile too. 13/10 (TT: _chelsea_brown_4)
February 12, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The two happiest Earthlings you're likely to see today.
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It happened today. Trump ordered the pride flag taken down. It's back up now!
New York leaders, advocates vow to re-raise Stonewall pride flag after Trump admin removal
New York City are expected to gather at the Stonewall National Monument to re-raise the pride flag after the National Parks Service removed it from federal grounds.
abcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:25 PM
It happened today. Trump ordered the pride flag taken down. It's back up now!
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I'm not saying I'm the anonymous buyer. I'm just saying there's no way in a hundred lifetimes I could afford to be the anonymous buyer.
A private sale occurred involving an 8.5 copy of “Superman” #1 for $7 million and a 9.4 copy of “Batman” #1 for $6 million. A big congratulations to our good friend @aaronmeyers.bsky.social! :-P www.cgccomics.com/news/article...
CGC-certified Superman #1 and Batman #1 Unite in $13 Million Sale | CGC
www.cgccomics.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:02 PM
I'm not saying I'm the anonymous buyer. I'm just saying there's no way in a hundred lifetimes I could afford to be the anonymous buyer.
It was me, I spilled some Vantablack. Sorry everybody, my bad.
A massive star in the nearby Andromeda galaxy has simply disappeared. Some astronomers believe that it's collapsed in on itself and formed a black hole. n.pr/4aomsxr
Have astronomers witnessed the birth of a black hole?
A massive star in the nearby Andromeda galaxy has simply disappeared. Some astronomers believe that it's collapsed in on itself and formed a black hole.
n.pr
February 12, 2026 at 7:26 PM
It was me, I spilled some Vantablack. Sorry everybody, my bad.
One of the more despicable uses of genAI that I've heard about, and that's really saying something when they're all within a spectrum of being despicable.
Aided by genAI models like ChatGPT, “writers” hoping to get paid for fake stories have become an even bigger problem for publications big and small. One such writer almost pulled one over on COYOTE — until @soleilho.com, who is a nerd, spotted a key idiosyncrasy.
How COYOTE Almost Got Slopped by AI
The sordid tale of the freelancer who never was.
www.coyotemedia.org
February 12, 2026 at 6:18 PM
One of the more despicable uses of genAI that I've heard about, and that's really saying something when they're all within a spectrum of being despicable.
@peytonreads.bsky.social How to make your CV look good
February 12, 2026 at 4:09 AM
@peytonreads.bsky.social How to make your CV look good
That uneasy feeling you get when you're reading a novel and you reach the point where Big Problem 1 and Big Problem 2 seem to be safely resolved from the protagonist's perspective but as a reader you know that there are still six chapters left
February 11, 2026 at 10:05 PM
That uneasy feeling you get when you're reading a novel and you reach the point where Big Problem 1 and Big Problem 2 seem to be safely resolved from the protagonist's perspective but as a reader you know that there are still six chapters left
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If you saw today's headline that Gallup will stop measuring presidential approval, they did the same thing in 2018. They do it whenever Trump is president.
February 11, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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C. S. Lewis tried to warn us about AI
![[“Take my advice, when you meet anything that’s going to be human and isn’t yet, or used to be human once and isn’t now, or ought to be human and isn’t, you keep your eyes on it and feel for your hatchet.” — Mr Beaver, The Lion, The Witch & the Wardrobe]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hppum4l25hcczzffastsicpq/bafkreihhidhwl25tow22vbq3xkki6olpr4wmt2dtv6inh3dlcpwlxoyjha@jpeg)
February 11, 2026 at 9:29 PM
C. S. Lewis tried to warn us about AI
Ah yes, Epstein Island, famous as a destination for... lunch. And then of course it's only natural to conspicuously mention doing a head count of your kids before you leave.
VAN HOLLEN: Did you in fact make the visit to Epstein's private island?
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
February 10, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Ah yes, Epstein Island, famous as a destination for... lunch. And then of course it's only natural to conspicuously mention doing a head count of your kids before you leave.
I love learning obscure details about niche subjects. This was fascinating to me.
Yes, we talked to a geologist who curls about the very special geology of curling's stones, please enjoy
Why curling rocks come from just two spots on Earth
The rocks used in the Olympic sport of curling come from one island in Scotland and one quarry in Wales. What makes them so special?
www.scientificamerican.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I love learning obscure details about niche subjects. This was fascinating to me.
Age verification?
I remember Curtis Mathes televisions.
I remember Curtis Mathes televisions.
Age verification?
My family still had a rotary phone, when I was a kid.
My family still had a rotary phone, when I was a kid.
Age verification?
My first TV was black and white.
My first TV was black and white.
February 10, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Age verification?
I remember Curtis Mathes televisions.
I remember Curtis Mathes televisions.
I overheard somebody saying something about "a big football player" and for half a second my brain processed it as "a Bigfoot ball player" and now I want to watch that game.
February 9, 2026 at 11:31 PM
I overheard somebody saying something about "a big football player" and for half a second my brain processed it as "a Bigfoot ball player" and now I want to watch that game.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
February 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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people who say that all creative endeavor can be replaced with AI probably need to reckon with the fact that all televised sports events with human athletes could easily be replicated by high-definition computer-animated simulations….and yet we don’t do this and no one seems to want to.
February 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM
people who say that all creative endeavor can be replaced with AI probably need to reckon with the fact that all televised sports events with human athletes could easily be replicated by high-definition computer-animated simulations….and yet we don’t do this and no one seems to want to.