@crouchingtigger.bsky.social
An exited ocelot, actually. Not really a tigger.
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This image from the Perseverance Mars rover came down yesterday.
The rover is looking down towards the ground, forlornly.
Wondering why someone would ever maroon it on that dead, cold planet.
The rover is looking down towards the ground, forlornly.
Wondering why someone would ever maroon it on that dead, cold planet.
November 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This image from the Perseverance Mars rover came down yesterday.
The rover is looking down towards the ground, forlornly.
Wondering why someone would ever maroon it on that dead, cold planet.
The rover is looking down towards the ground, forlornly.
Wondering why someone would ever maroon it on that dead, cold planet.
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The future of everything is AI slop 😑
Your universe is a photocopy of a photocopy of a…
on.ft.com/4ahkNKa
on.ft.com/4ahkNKa
November 28, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The future of everything is AI slop 😑
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Labrador Lavr lost his forelegs in early 2025 when the dog was hit by a train in Odesa.Thanks to a timely reaction of caring people,he was taken to a clinic where surgeons fitted him with prosthetic legs
Now he is happy because he can walk the streets again
📹V.Zaporozhets
Now he is happy because he can walk the streets again
📹V.Zaporozhets
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Labrador Lavr lost his forelegs in early 2025 when the dog was hit by a train in Odesa.Thanks to a timely reaction of caring people,he was taken to a clinic where surgeons fitted him with prosthetic legs
Now he is happy because he can walk the streets again
📹V.Zaporozhets
Now he is happy because he can walk the streets again
📹V.Zaporozhets
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Holy fucking shit this is a *real* image from a *real* (presumably peer-reviewed) paper in [Nature] Scientific Reports.
How many people had to sign off on this figure?
The editor, one hopes, the reviewer(s)? The copy editor?
What had to happen for THIS to get published?
How many people had to sign off on this figure?
The editor, one hopes, the reviewer(s)? The copy editor?
What had to happen for THIS to get published?
Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Holy fucking shit this is a *real* image from a *real* (presumably peer-reviewed) paper in [Nature] Scientific Reports.
How many people had to sign off on this figure?
The editor, one hopes, the reviewer(s)? The copy editor?
What had to happen for THIS to get published?
How many people had to sign off on this figure?
The editor, one hopes, the reviewer(s)? The copy editor?
What had to happen for THIS to get published?
Happy Thanksgiving, Americans!
November 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, Americans!
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Nice level of polish on Stranger Things 5. Lovely to be back with these 30 or 40 year olds.
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Nice level of polish on Stranger Things 5. Lovely to be back with these 30 or 40 year olds.
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"Gravitational Effects of a Small Primordial Black Hole Passing Through the Human Body" is a real paper just published in International Journal of Modern Physics D. 🧪🔭
arxiv.org/abs/2502.09734
arxiv.org/abs/2502.09734
November 27, 2025 at 1:55 AM
"Gravitational Effects of a Small Primordial Black Hole Passing Through the Human Body" is a real paper just published in International Journal of Modern Physics D. 🧪🔭
arxiv.org/abs/2502.09734
arxiv.org/abs/2502.09734
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The first human case of H5N5 bird flu (sadly, a fatal case) was reported at the end of last week. I've summarised what we currently know and what this might mean for @uk.theconversation.com
First human bird-flu death from H5N5 – what you need to know
A patient in Washington state has died from H5N5 bird flu, the first known human infection with this virus – but experts say the wider risk remains low.
theconversation.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The first human case of H5N5 bird flu (sadly, a fatal case) was reported at the end of last week. I've summarised what we currently know and what this might mean for @uk.theconversation.com
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I had great fun with A.I. Messing around with it and making it do dumb things. Like asking A.I to send me dick pics. It first sent me images of Nixon. Then after a further prompt, it sent me images of Nixon merged with images of sausages.
Still have yet to see AI make my life better in any way
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I had great fun with A.I. Messing around with it and making it do dumb things. Like asking A.I to send me dick pics. It first sent me images of Nixon. Then after a further prompt, it sent me images of Nixon merged with images of sausages.
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Good 🧵 about Steve Witkoff, the narrative of him being a “useful idiot” is a dangerous trap to walk in.
Witkoff has spent three decades swimming in russian money, russian mob circles, and russian real-estate pipeline. russia knows how to grow an asset
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19933...
Witkoff has spent three decades swimming in russian money, russian mob circles, and russian real-estate pipeline. russia knows how to grow an asset
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19933...
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Good 🧵 about Steve Witkoff, the narrative of him being a “useful idiot” is a dangerous trap to walk in.
Witkoff has spent three decades swimming in russian money, russian mob circles, and russian real-estate pipeline. russia knows how to grow an asset
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19933...
Witkoff has spent three decades swimming in russian money, russian mob circles, and russian real-estate pipeline. russia knows how to grow an asset
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19933...
Dr. Angela Rasmussen on medbeds. She had me in five words, folks.
I sometimes go down various science conspiracy rabbit holes, so when the big Genesis Mission announcement dropped yesterday, it triggered me to go off on one of my favorites: MAHA medbeds.
All the AIxBio hype in the world does not make fantasy a reality
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/i-demand-m...
All the AIxBio hype in the world does not make fantasy a reality
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/i-demand-m...
I Demand My MAHA Genesis Mission Medbed
But I'll settle for vaccines and a functional health system since medbeds don't exist no matter how much AI you throw at it
rasmussenretorts.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Dr. Angela Rasmussen on medbeds. She had me in five words, folks.
Holy Pretzel! Gamers Nexus are doing Linux benchmarks now. *This* is the YOtLD.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovOx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovOx...
RIP Windows: Linux GPU Gaming Benchmarks on Bazzite
YouTube video by Gamers Nexus
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Holy Pretzel! Gamers Nexus are doing Linux benchmarks now. *This* is the YOtLD.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovOx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovOx...
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What Trump has made me realise is how much the post-Cold War relationship hinged on shared values rather than shared interests. Trump is illustrating how, whether on Ukraine and Gaza, our interests diverge and, absent those values, there's not much holding us together.
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
What Trump has made me realise is how much the post-Cold War relationship hinged on shared values rather than shared interests. Trump is illustrating how, whether on Ukraine and Gaza, our interests diverge and, absent those values, there's not much holding us together.
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Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior shows off a new prototype trailer of the heavy metal platformer
#Voivod #IndieGames #PCGaming #Linux
#Voivod #IndieGames #PCGaming #Linux
Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior shows off a new prototype trailer of the heavy metal platformer
Chaosmonger Studio continue working on Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior a retro-styled heavy metal platformer in partnership with the band Voivod.
www.gamingonlinux.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior shows off a new prototype trailer of the heavy metal platformer
#Voivod #IndieGames #PCGaming #Linux
#Voivod #IndieGames #PCGaming #Linux
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Surely it must be because they want to give him an award or a medal. It couldn't possibly be to punish him, could it?
Update: The Pentagon says it's opening an investigation into Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly in the wake of a video of Democratic lawmakers urging servicemembers not to comply with "illegal orders."
Pentagon investigates Democratic senator for telling troops to refuse 'illegal orders'
The Pentagon says it's opening an investigation into Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly in the wake of a video of Democratic lawmakers urging servicemembers not to comply with "illegal orders."
n.pr
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Surely it must be because they want to give him an award or a medal. It couldn't possibly be to punish him, could it?
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It's frustrating that we are getting technologies that really will transform our lives, and we should be thinking carefully about what that means, but the possibility of thoughtful discussion is being squelched by a stream of soul-crushing visions and wild hyperbole coming from Silicon Valley.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It's frustrating that we are getting technologies that really will transform our lives, and we should be thinking carefully about what that means, but the possibility of thoughtful discussion is being squelched by a stream of soul-crushing visions and wild hyperbole coming from Silicon Valley.
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Mars, last Wednesday.
November 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Mars, last Wednesday.
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We don’t just miss the past.
We miss a past vision of the future.
My Soviet ice-cream memories open this video, but the story leads to something bigger: how authoritarian populists weaponise nostalgia today.
"How Soviet Nostalgia Still Rules Putin’s Russia"
youtu.be/gI1VcTVmqA8?...
We miss a past vision of the future.
My Soviet ice-cream memories open this video, but the story leads to something bigger: how authoritarian populists weaponise nostalgia today.
"How Soviet Nostalgia Still Rules Putin’s Russia"
youtu.be/gI1VcTVmqA8?...
Why Putin’s Russia Is Trapped in the Soviet Past
YouTube video by Vlad Vexler
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
We don’t just miss the past.
We miss a past vision of the future.
My Soviet ice-cream memories open this video, but the story leads to something bigger: how authoritarian populists weaponise nostalgia today.
"How Soviet Nostalgia Still Rules Putin’s Russia"
youtu.be/gI1VcTVmqA8?...
We miss a past vision of the future.
My Soviet ice-cream memories open this video, but the story leads to something bigger: how authoritarian populists weaponise nostalgia today.
"How Soviet Nostalgia Still Rules Putin’s Russia"
youtu.be/gI1VcTVmqA8?...
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Hmm, this could be a whole cinematic multiverse. Falling Down triggered by Cloudflare going down; Falling Down trying to get two-factor authentication to work; Falling Down trying to get an iTunes playlist to play on Sonos...
any filmmakers on here interested in remaking Falling Down (1993) but instead of a traffic jam on a hot day the catalyst is trying to log in to editorial manager on literally any sort of day whatsoever?
November 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Hmm, this could be a whole cinematic multiverse. Falling Down triggered by Cloudflare going down; Falling Down trying to get two-factor authentication to work; Falling Down trying to get an iTunes playlist to play on Sonos...
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The video version of part 2 of our Werewolves podcast is now live over on youtube! Given it a watch if you want to find out how the modern 'hollywood' werewolf first emerged, along with plenty of werewolf and wolf related folklore from around the world!
youtu.be/39ggjKN9hZw
youtu.be/39ggjKN9hZw
November 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The video version of part 2 of our Werewolves podcast is now live over on youtube! Given it a watch if you want to find out how the modern 'hollywood' werewolf first emerged, along with plenty of werewolf and wolf related folklore from around the world!
youtu.be/39ggjKN9hZw
youtu.be/39ggjKN9hZw
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"No, I am not from Russia. My account is dedicated to making America great again"
November 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"No, I am not from Russia. My account is dedicated to making America great again"
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My take on Trump's peace plan, and why he can't pressure Ukraine into capitulation.
Trump's ultimatum and the limits of US leverage over Ukraine
YouTube video by Anders Puck Nielsen
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
My take on Trump's peace plan, and why he can't pressure Ukraine into capitulation.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
