alisdair
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who calls the shots where you get your news? defector.com/products
December 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM
who calls the shots where you get your news? defector.com/products
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One day you're going to be having a conversation and someone will say "hey, remember when everyone went crazy over LLMs?" and everyone will laugh and you'll say "wow, I haven't thought about those in a decade." Some Generation Gamma kid will ask what you're talking about but they won't believe you
December 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
One day you're going to be having a conversation and someone will say "hey, remember when everyone went crazy over LLMs?" and everyone will laugh and you'll say "wow, I haven't thought about those in a decade." Some Generation Gamma kid will ask what you're talking about but they won't believe you
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Those new to Bsky need to be made aware of one of the greatest skeets ever, deleted long before its time.
September 1, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Those new to Bsky need to be made aware of one of the greatest skeets ever, deleted long before its time.
Coordination dynos are fun. Just controlled falling your way up the wall
October 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Coordination dynos are fun. Just controlled falling your way up the wall
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no more posting about any of those “writing routines of famous writers” unless it’s Edmund White’s
June 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
no more posting about any of those “writing routines of famous writers” unless it’s Edmund White’s
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I'm so used to bar bathrooms with cutesy signs that I had to stop here and ask myself if I was a Mario or a Wario
April 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I'm so used to bar bathrooms with cutesy signs that I had to stop here and ask myself if I was a Mario or a Wario
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Orkney Library & Archive is a library AND an archive but did you know about the miniature library that is stored IN the archive?
Read on to find out more about the incredible Minervian Library, created by a group of young children in #Orkney more than 160 years ago.
Read on to find out more about the incredible Minervian Library, created by a group of young children in #Orkney more than 160 years ago.
March 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Orkney Library & Archive is a library AND an archive but did you know about the miniature library that is stored IN the archive?
Read on to find out more about the incredible Minervian Library, created by a group of young children in #Orkney more than 160 years ago.
Read on to find out more about the incredible Minervian Library, created by a group of young children in #Orkney more than 160 years ago.
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In a sentence never before uttered by humans, I am delighted to share that an alligator stole my conservation instructor’s hat by jauntily walking into the water while wearing it 🐊
February 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
In a sentence never before uttered by humans, I am delighted to share that an alligator stole my conservation instructor’s hat by jauntily walking into the water while wearing it 🐊
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So, fascinatingly, the ALTA railway scheme I designed pre-dates the (beautiful) 2018 designed #Lesbian flag. It was inspired primarily by the graphic #design of the Mexico68 games, which is a cornerstone of the history of my railroad.
That said, I adore that it's also reading as lesbian too! 🏳️🌈
That said, I adore that it's also reading as lesbian too! 🏳️🌈
February 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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I wrote about the fifty (50) posts that Ron Jeffries has written about solving Sudoku: explaining.software/archive/the-...
the sudoku affair
In 2006, Ron Jeffries wrote a series of posts describing his attempts to build a Sudoku solver. He began by wrapping a class around a simple datatype for the...
explaining.software
February 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I wrote about the fifty (50) posts that Ron Jeffries has written about solving Sudoku: explaining.software/archive/the-...
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Fellow scholars of Southeast Asian politics can tell you that absolutely nothing can ever go wrong with a sovereign wealth fund.
BREAKING: Trump has signed an executive order creating a Sovereign Wealth Fund- popular with Middle East monarchies - so the U.S. can buy TikTok. That’s state-run media, folks. www.reuters.com/markets/weal...
Trump signs executive order to create sovereign wealth fund
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ordering the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments to create a sovereign wealth fund.
www.reuters.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Fellow scholars of Southeast Asian politics can tell you that absolutely nothing can ever go wrong with a sovereign wealth fund.
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part 2 of my documentary series FOOL TIME drops tomorrow. part 1, which is about a tech entrepreneur and white supremacist fraud who tried and failed to use technology to compromise america with his racist ideology, is here for our patreon members www.patreon.com/posts/fool-t...
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February 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
part 2 of my documentary series FOOL TIME drops tomorrow. part 1, which is about a tech entrepreneur and white supremacist fraud who tried and failed to use technology to compromise america with his racist ideology, is here for our patreon members www.patreon.com/posts/fool-t...
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thanks to the vghf library i am now in possession of the most high resultion scan of that time jim davis drew the gamepro ratings faces
January 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
thanks to the vghf library i am now in possession of the most high resultion scan of that time jim davis drew the gamepro ratings faces
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I'd like to give you three pieces of advice.
One. Start using Signal. Start now. Set it up with your personal and professional contacts. Do this when you don't need it, so it is set up *if* you need it.
Two. Find out who the activists in your local communities are. I don't mean the political party
One. Start using Signal. Start now. Set it up with your personal and professional contacts. Do this when you don't need it, so it is set up *if* you need it.
Two. Find out who the activists in your local communities are. I don't mean the political party
November 6, 2024 at 11:19 AM
I'd like to give you three pieces of advice.
One. Start using Signal. Start now. Set it up with your personal and professional contacts. Do this when you don't need it, so it is set up *if* you need it.
Two. Find out who the activists in your local communities are. I don't mean the political party
One. Start using Signal. Start now. Set it up with your personal and professional contacts. Do this when you don't need it, so it is set up *if* you need it.
Two. Find out who the activists in your local communities are. I don't mean the political party
I did not think my winter sport could be mountain biking. I love it here ❤️
January 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I did not think my winter sport could be mountain biking. I love it here ❤️
Beck’s Morning Phase is a favourite winter album music.apple.com/ca/album/mor...
Morning Phase by Beck on Apple Music
Album · 2014 · 13 Songs
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January 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Beck’s Morning Phase is a favourite winter album music.apple.com/ca/album/mor...
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starting the year with one of my fav lines from Chandrashekhar Azad "what we are to face has been faced a thousand times and it has been defeated a thousand times before, we are merely those called to now carry on a tradition."
January 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
starting the year with one of my fav lines from Chandrashekhar Azad "what we are to face has been faced a thousand times and it has been defeated a thousand times before, we are merely those called to now carry on a tradition."
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i once asked dave stieb about what it was like pitching with rickey on base and he laughed and let out this big long exasperated sigh. i think he knows a little bit more about baseball than phil does
December 27, 2024 at 2:23 PM
i once asked dave stieb about what it was like pitching with rickey on base and he laughed and let out this big long exasperated sigh. i think he knows a little bit more about baseball than phil does
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December 15, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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My favorite time in the semester is when I get to post the memes my students made in the class. Here are the ones from my intro to international relations class: 🧵
December 11, 2024 at 9:45 PM
My favorite time in the semester is when I get to post the memes my students made in the class. Here are the ones from my intro to international relations class: 🧵