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Richard @darklighter.bsky.social · 1h

I know neon ichiban has downloads on the roadmap, but they also don’t have Image yet.

Richard @darklighter.bsky.social · 1h

Quick, somebody remind me how “I was just following orders” played at Nuremberg.

Ben Raderstorf @raders.bsky.social · 10h

Texas National Guard troops arriving in Chicago (via ABC News)

Remember: These are not MAGA stormtroopers. These are everyday teachers and accountants who signed up to serve their country with their spare time. They're being used as political pawns by venal, un-American, draft-dodging president

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kerry ✨ @kschwenky.bsky.social · 5h

Everything we’re dealing with, this fresh hell every fucking day is thanks to the Dems/DNC kneecapping progressives instead of republicans.

Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 6h

77-year-old Maine Gov. Janet Mills has apparently been coaxed into jumping into the Maine Senate race, challenging Graham Platner in a Democratic primary.

The 40-year-old Platner has become a favorite of progressives and Democrats wanting a more muscular response to Trump. He has raised millions.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 20h

This is going around again and it is not true. Like every site on the internet, Bluesky uses machine learning to do a first-pass approximation of image classification to detect and label content. They have repeatedly confirmed outside services do not use Bluesky user data to train their models.

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Richard @darklighter.bsky.social · 20h

He just fucking hates his constituents.

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 20h

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

Richard @darklighter.bsky.social · 20h

I think it’s also reasonable to ask they reaffirm this given *wave hands at everything*

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Richard @darklighter.bsky.social · 20h

It is entirely possible they have a moderation algorithm that is separate from a generation algorithm, but Bluesky should be explicit about this.

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Richard @darklighter.bsky.social · 21h

orcs famously love wordplay

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Richard @darklighter.bsky.social · 21h

"A critical part of our moderation infrastructure is a third-party black box that we don't provide input to" is, uh, kind of concerning.

Aaron Rodericks @aaron.bsky.team · 23h

thehive.ai evaluates all images posted to the site. We don't actually provide any input.

AI to Understand, Search, and Generate Content | Hive

Hive's APIs enable developers to integrate pre-trained AI models that address technically challenging content understanding needs into their applications.

thehive.ai

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Richard @darklighter.bsky.social · 21h

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Richard @darklighter.bsky.social · 21h

Hmmm what kind of org would target an expert on anti-fascism? I'd be less oblique but I don't want @jay.bsky.team to ban me.

Audrey Truschke @audreytruschke.bsky.social · 23h

A Rutgers professor has been forced to flee the country for his safety, after targeting by a far-right student group that was *checks notes* claiming they felt unsafe.

I'm horrified.
I'm angry.

A short 🧵 #AcademicFreedom #Rutgers #violence #antifa

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

Richard @darklighter.bsky.social · 22h

Saints Row IV is one of the greatest video games of all time.

merritt @merrittk.com · Aug 17

still think Saints Row IV is an incredible send-up of video game romance. there's a button prompt on every friendly NPC that just says "romance" and pressing it plays a canned cutscene where you hook up, except for Vice President Keith David who turns you down

Richard @darklighter.bsky.social · 22h

Figured out what “Wood” reminds me of.

a woman in a pink sweater is holding a cup of coffee and saying cat .

Alt: Allison Janney in 10 Things I Hate About You as the school counselor who writes erotica with cringey euphemisms.

media.tenor.com

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Curb Your Malthusiasm 2.0 @manucleardevice.bsky.social · 23h

"This Whole Thing Smacks Of Gondor," i holler as i overturn my uncle's funeral pyre and turn the 4th Age of Man into the 4th Age of Shit

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Richard @darklighter.bsky.social · 23h

In which everyone is nice to each other and nothing bad happens.

Right?

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Richard @darklighter.bsky.social · 1d

I watched it and I hate myself for it if that’s any consolation

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Richard @darklighter.bsky.social · 1d

This is not how you perform user research! Good lord is everyone at Bluesky a fucking amateur?

Darrin Loeliger @darrin.bsky.team · 1d

Hey, I'm trying to learn more about toxicity on Bluesky. How often do you see toxicity on here? Where in the app do you see it?

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Richard @darklighter.bsky.social · 1d

a close up of a man 's face in a car with a woman behind him .

Alt: Tom Hardy as Mad Max pointing up and saying “That’s bait.”

media.tenor.com

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Curb Your Malthusiasm 2.0 @manucleardevice.bsky.social · 1d

Doesn’t look like I’m getting my old account back so I guess we’ll settle in here. Still looking for pals which is annoying because I have friends everywhere.

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Tea’s so happy being Teddy Roosevelt @handle.invalid · 1d

500,000,000 are just from the last two weeks of people begging Jay Graber to behave like a human being.

Bluesky @bsky.app · 1d

we hit 2 billion posts today! 🥳

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Richard @darklighter.bsky.social · 1d

That’s not how baseball fandom works. That’s not how baseball fandom has ever worked.

Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 1d

Philly booing Ohtani cmon man. He's not a Dodger he's our national baseball Folk Hero. He is for everyone. He loves dogs and hits balls 500 ft and throws the ball 100 mph.