Ankarah
@ankarah.bsky.social
Vaguely sane, TX resident thanks to covid fun. Living with fractious tortoiseshell Chimera Pfeffernuss Murdermittens, who tries to run my life. Clueless minecrafter, BG3, ESO, GW2, POE2, etc. Once a mass comm academic and museum worker. she/her
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Ankarah
@ankarah.bsky.social
· Jul 10
I'm sharing a lot of sad stuff - here's a photo of my cat as apology. Here she has stolen my office chair and is about to whine when I try and move her. This scene happens on a daily basis. Despite the fact I have LOTS of places for her to sleep in the office, and the rest of the house.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Photographer Christopher Anderson on the Vanity Fair photoshoot
December 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Photographer Christopher Anderson on the Vanity Fair photoshoot
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the fun socks here add to the impression that he's a child
December 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
the fun socks here add to the impression that he's a child
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*examines nails* Oh honey, you don’t have THAT kind of money…
Are these the same companies that told us the robot could do it?
December 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
*examines nails* Oh honey, you don’t have THAT kind of money…
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i was especially struck by these paragraphs, which rang very true to me. libs who grew up around conservatives aren't embarrassed to be liberals--or confused about what conservatives want. there's a certain kind of elite media man, on the other hand--
December 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
i was especially struck by these paragraphs, which rang very true to me. libs who grew up around conservatives aren't embarrassed to be liberals--or confused about what conservatives want. there's a certain kind of elite media man, on the other hand--
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again thinking of when The Free Press ran an article alleging that George Floyd was not killed by the cops, and @radleybalko.bsky.social proved beyond any question that the article was bullshit, and instead of retracting it Weiss asked him to come on her podcast
CNN has a show with a similar line. That the problem with this country is we just aren’t talking to each other.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
December 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
again thinking of when The Free Press ran an article alleging that George Floyd was not killed by the cops, and @radleybalko.bsky.social proved beyond any question that the article was bullshit, and instead of retracting it Weiss asked him to come on her podcast
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Bobby Lee taking another big fat L is always a good day
Good. Robert E. Lee was a traitor who raised his sword against the government the U.S. Capitol represents.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Statue of Black teen who fought segregation replaces Robert E. Lee at U.S. Capitol
Barbara Rose Johns was only 16 when she led a walkout in 1951 to protest horrendous conditions at her segregated high school for Black students in rural Farmville, Virginia.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Bobby Lee taking another big fat L is always a good day
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The issue is not that we don't talk to each other. It's that some people think that "talking" means getting to debate your existence, and that's abusive and controlling.
CNN has a show with a similar line. That the problem with this country is we just aren’t talking to each other.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
It’s the kind of diagnosis that a toddler would land on.
December 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The issue is not that we don't talk to each other. It's that some people think that "talking" means getting to debate your existence, and that's abusive and controlling.
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If these people really believe that LLMs have sentience, consciousness, emotions, etc., how do they address the necessary conclusion that the people who use them are slavers?
Anthropic C-suite folks are ridiculous, but unfortunately also empowers to impose things on others based on their batshit views.
www.404media.co/anthropic-ex...
Short 🧵>>
www.404media.co/anthropic-ex...
Short 🧵>>
December 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If these people really believe that LLMs have sentience, consciousness, emotions, etc., how do they address the necessary conclusion that the people who use them are slavers?
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Zohran: "We have monetized the dysfunction."
Gamers: My dude, welcome to the club.
Korean Devs: I can't believe you idiots still let people buy plane tickets. They should be buying a chance to be given a plane ticket to an unknown destination.
Delta: Wait, we can do that?
Sean Duffy: lol, sure!
Gamers: My dude, welcome to the club.
Korean Devs: I can't believe you idiots still let people buy plane tickets. They should be buying a chance to be given a plane ticket to an unknown destination.
Delta: Wait, we can do that?
Sean Duffy: lol, sure!
Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."
December 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Zohran: "We have monetized the dysfunction."
Gamers: My dude, welcome to the club.
Korean Devs: I can't believe you idiots still let people buy plane tickets. They should be buying a chance to be given a plane ticket to an unknown destination.
Delta: Wait, we can do that?
Sean Duffy: lol, sure!
Gamers: My dude, welcome to the club.
Korean Devs: I can't believe you idiots still let people buy plane tickets. They should be buying a chance to be given a plane ticket to an unknown destination.
Delta: Wait, we can do that?
Sean Duffy: lol, sure!
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Oh my god who is gonna tell him
For all Universal HC/Single Payer/M4A advocates.
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
December 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Oh my god who is gonna tell him
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The fact that AI hype-driven imperatives have apparently overwhelmed Disney Legal's protective instincts is kinda concerning.
December 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The fact that AI hype-driven imperatives have apparently overwhelmed Disney Legal's protective instincts is kinda concerning.
I am just deep in the envy because I there are multiple things in this photo that I can't leave out because Chimera will definitely eat them, and enjoy the hell out of doing so.
December 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I am just deep in the envy because I there are multiple things in this photo that I can't leave out because Chimera will definitely eat them, and enjoy the hell out of doing so.
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Caffeine is produced by tea plants as an insecticide. Many Japanese green teas are partially covered or even fully shaded in order to make the tea leaves greener and more tender.
The more tender plants ramp up caffeine production by a BOATLOAD.
The more tender plants ramp up caffeine production by a BOATLOAD.
December 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Caffeine is produced by tea plants as an insecticide. Many Japanese green teas are partially covered or even fully shaded in order to make the tea leaves greener and more tender.
The more tender plants ramp up caffeine production by a BOATLOAD.
The more tender plants ramp up caffeine production by a BOATLOAD.
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People in this thread: ah you see tea has less caffeine because tea is so dilute
Me: not if you drink 6g per 100 ml
People in this thread: what
Me: what
Me: not if you drink 6g per 100 ml
People in this thread: what
Me: what
So I can’t read this for Reasons, but the first picture shows someone with matcha and guuuuys matcha is just chock full of caffeine. It’s more caffeinated than coffee.
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
December 11, 2025 at 5:16 AM
People in this thread: ah you see tea has less caffeine because tea is so dilute
Me: not if you drink 6g per 100 ml
People in this thread: what
Me: what
Me: not if you drink 6g per 100 ml
People in this thread: what
Me: what
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I just went outside and one of the MOTHERFUCKING SQUIRRELS who have cost me close to 15 THOUSAND US DOLLARS had the nerve to fucking SCOLD ME
December 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I just went outside and one of the MOTHERFUCKING SQUIRRELS who have cost me close to 15 THOUSAND US DOLLARS had the nerve to fucking SCOLD ME
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And just a reminder: this is everyone’s health care who goes up, not just the people with subsidies. We all lose when our payer mix becomes sicker, which is what they does.
The GOP just blocked extending the ACA subsidies - again.
Making people’s healthcare skyrocket while you control the White House and both chambers of Congress seems like a great move for the midterms.
Making people’s healthcare skyrocket while you control the White House and both chambers of Congress seems like a great move for the midterms.
December 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
And just a reminder: this is everyone’s health care who goes up, not just the people with subsidies. We all lose when our payer mix becomes sicker, which is what they does.
With the Time cover parodying a 1932 photograph, I feel it's important to pass along info on the original. Because I feel sadly sure that a lot of folk now just don't have these older photos in their experience of history classes.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch_a...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch_a...
Lunch atop a Skyscraper - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
With the Time cover parodying a 1932 photograph, I feel it's important to pass along info on the original. Because I feel sadly sure that a lot of folk now just don't have these older photos in their experience of history classes.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch_a...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch_a...
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Fucking incredible dystopian shit, comparing super rich people risking millions if not billions of lives just to make more money to people that risked their life actually building incredible things that would then make millions of dollars for super rich people.
December 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Fucking incredible dystopian shit, comparing super rich people risking millions if not billions of lives just to make more money to people that risked their life actually building incredible things that would then make millions of dollars for super rich people.
I can not explain how much snickering over this whole thread I have been doing, omg can you imagine the horror of being trapped in a car with Aquinas (or any of the philosophers really) who keeps citing his own works at you. Worst road trip or one of the levels of hell? Who can say.
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: HOW DID YOU BECOME A CHAUFFEUR, ANYWAY
PRIEST: I'm not a a chauffeur, this is *supposed* to be a big honor.
SKULL: DOESN'T FEEL THAT WAY TO ME
PRIEST: Putting up with you is the hardest thing I have ever done.
SKULL: NOT EVERYTHING THAT IS MORE DIFFICULT IS MORE MERITORIOUS
PRIEST: I'm not a a chauffeur, this is *supposed* to be a big honor.
SKULL: DOESN'T FEEL THAT WAY TO ME
PRIEST: Putting up with you is the hardest thing I have ever done.
SKULL: NOT EVERYTHING THAT IS MORE DIFFICULT IS MORE MERITORIOUS
December 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I can not explain how much snickering over this whole thread I have been doing, omg can you imagine the horror of being trapped in a car with Aquinas (or any of the philosophers really) who keeps citing his own works at you. Worst road trip or one of the levels of hell? Who can say.
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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You know what, I have literally millions of words written over 40 years that could be compiled into an LLM representing "me" and still wouldn't come close to being me at all, your grandma's recorded history is confined to a bunch of extremely brief Facebook posts, how's that gonna go
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
You know what, I have literally millions of words written over 40 years that could be compiled into an LLM representing "me" and still wouldn't come close to being me at all, your grandma's recorded history is confined to a bunch of extremely brief Facebook posts, how's that gonna go
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In other news, the whole thing about Calibri v. TNR isn't about a font face, it's about the fact that Calibri is easier for people with some disabilities to read.
They think any accommodation, however painless, should stop.
They think any accommodation, however painless, should stop.
December 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In other news, the whole thing about Calibri v. TNR isn't about a font face, it's about the fact that Calibri is easier for people with some disabilities to read.
They think any accommodation, however painless, should stop.
They think any accommodation, however painless, should stop.