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Digital Naturalism Laboratories @dinalab.bsky.social · 10h

The ñeques have begun to worship a new idol

Ring of small brown rodents praying to a 3D printed agouti God

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Jesse Louis-Rosenberg @nervousjesse.bsky.social · 11h

We have finally released our new puzzle, the Flummoxagon! We've done more tweaking and playtesting on this than any other puzzle, and I think we've managed to make a unique and addictive game. It's turned into something completely different from our original idea

n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/blog/?p=9827

Meet the Flummoxagon

We’re excited to announce Flummoxagon, a new geometric puzzle game that might just leave you flummoxed. Imagine a mash-up of Pentominoes and Sudoku. Your goal is to fit all the pieces into the hexa…

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Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 13h

As someone who works with satellite and 3D imagery, this project reinforced how crucial it is to question what’s rendered as truth.

Keep an eye out for some follow ups in different mediums looking ahead

Full story w/ @972mag.com via Oren Ziv:

www.972mag.com/israeli-army...

How a Scottish maritime museum ended up in Israel’s 3D propaganda

An analysis of dozens of Israeli army animations discovered digital assets sourced not from classified intelligence but commercial libraries and content creators.

www.972mag.com

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Digital Naturalism Laboratories @dinalab.bsky.social · 12h

still so pissed by the amount of people who yelled at me when these assholes were first bl *wing up hospitals

Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 13h

One of the earlier and most-viewed examples was an animation of Al Shifa Hospital, published in October 2023.

The “underground command room” was recycled from a 2022 IDF animation of an UNRWA school in Tel Al-Hawa; the street above was built from prefab @kb-3d.bsky.social storefronts

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Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 13h

One of the earlier and most-viewed examples was an animation of Al Shifa Hospital, published in October 2023.

The “underground command room” was recycled from a 2022 IDF animation of an UNRWA school in Tel Al-Hawa; the street above was built from prefab @kb-3d.bsky.social storefronts

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Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 13h

We traced over 30 unique assets to Washington-based 3D creator Ian Hubert, who makes bespoke models created for his sci-fi project Dynamo Dream, available to his Patreon subscribers.

Scans of parking lots, antennas, and pipes were repurposed as Hamas and Iranian military sites

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Digital Naturalism Laboratories @dinalab.bsky.social · 1d

Spoon flower, performance knit

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 1d

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We can do better than this dude. We must do better than this dude.

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 1d

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

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 2d

"Rainforest that has been regenerating for 30 years after being used as cattle pasture showed a remarkable increase in butterfly colour diversity."

It turns out rewilding even has the power to restore the colours human activities are draining from the natural world.
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As forests are cut down, butterflies are losing their colours

The insects’ brilliant hues evolved in lush ecosystems to help them survive. Now they are becoming more muted to adapt to degraded landscapes – and they are not the only things dulling down

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Digital Naturalism Laboratories @dinalab.bsky.social · 2d

You can even catch me and @wellreadpanda.bsky.social talking about #opensource #sloths

Screencap of Livestream with a guy feeding sloths and there's a comment that says I'm going to make my own sloths

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Bento Lab 🧬 @bento.bio · 2d

Looks like the prop used in the movie was inspired by Bento Lab.

We do know that Bento Lab is used for dinosaur research in a Jurassic Park movie 🦖

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OSHWA @oshwassociation.bsky.social · 2d

Curious about how the day is going to go? The first four hours of the livestream looks like this! Join us on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn0e...

screenshot of the schedule with Guy Dupont
Kari Love
APPC
Nick Puckett
Yu Lee
Leon Anavi
Ayesha Iftiqhar
Olimex
COSMIIC
Michael Weinberg
ICantMakeThings
Michael Di-Rocco

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OSHWA @oshwassociation.bsky.social · 2d

We're moving into after noon programming! Check out who's speaking in the next four hours! Join us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn0e...

tinyVision.ai Inc.
Maker Brains
OpenNerve

BrailleRap
Jan-Marteen Luursema
Digital Naturalism Laboratories
Darcy Neal
NoireSTEMinist Educational Consulting, LLC
Anna Sofia Pippolis
Avinash/Humin Lab
Creative Commons
Varro Life Sciences

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Digital Naturalism Laboratories @dinalab.bsky.social · 2d

Did they have a Bento Lab in the movie, "One Battle After Another?"

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Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE) @spetologia.bsky.social · 2d

doi.org/10.1111/2041...
#SPEetologia

#AnimalCommunication #SoundAnalysis #Ecoacoustics #LogScale #AnimalBehavior #EvolutionaryBiology #AcousticResearch #Spectrograms

Let's stop measuring animal sound frequencies in hertz

Research on the function and evolution of animal sounds typically analyses sound frequency on a linear scale (Hz), despite the perception and modulation of sound frequency by animals being better ...

doi.org

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Michael Weinberg @michaelweinberg.org · 2d

Just joined the @oshwassociation.bsky.social 12 hour live stream membership drive to talk about certification

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn0e...

Show and Tell 12 hour Membership Drive

YouTube video by The Open Source Hardware Association

www.youtube.com

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 2d

Will the Epstein files implicate Trump, and tank his support?

Are you kidding me?

People are already fine with Trump being a rapist and convicted felon. They were happy when he started torturing 3 year olds.

They aren't going to give a shit about incrementally more evidence that their guy is bad.

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Digital Naturalism Laboratories @dinalab.bsky.social · 2d

You can even catch me and @wellreadpanda.bsky.social talking about #opensource #sloths

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Digital Naturalism Laboratories @dinalab.bsky.social · 2d

The @oshwassociation.bsky.social all day Livestream is so fun!

It's so jam packed with fun projects and speakers and it's basically like getting to go to a whole extra open Hardware summit for free!

Watch it right now!
www.youtube.com/live/Yn0e7AP...

Show and Tell 12 hour Membership Drive

YouTube video by The Open Source Hardware Association

www.youtube.com

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 3d

related, when the president is invading our own country, waging war on our own people, i don't wanna see dems give the GOP shit they ask for, don't wanna hear shit bout 'we hope our friends across the aisle will work with us on bipartisan solutions to the problems they cause' i don't want none of it

Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 3d

Look. Invading our own country is about as straightforward a case as you can have for impeachment. The GOP abandoning the Constitution is kind of the only story there is and it gets no coverage.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 3d

Guys. I just had a crazy idea. What if the President DIDN’T deploy troops in American cities. Just a thought. Have we tried that before?

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dr lee cyborg @leeborg.bsky.social · 3d

Me and @cyborggarbage.bsky.social are ready to go in the morning for the @oshwassociation.bsky.social 12 hour Livestream!!!! Tune in! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn0e...

Lee and sid holding OSHWA mugs in cool purple lighting

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OSHWA @oshwassociation.bsky.social · 3d

TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY! join us starting at 8am EST & spend all day hearing about open hardware from amazing creators who are doing incredible work all over the world! PLUS new members/donations of any amount get our very cool poster inspired by last year's stream
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn0e...

ohm 12 hr livestream poster with text that read open hardware month featuring sloths and open hardware creators october 6th 8am-8pm EDT 12 hour live stream

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Tormented🕷Abroad @jjgass.bsky.social · 4d

When I was a child going to Hebrew school & Jewish summer camps in the 70s, poll results like this would have been inconceivable.

Israel has forfeited what it once had, & as older generations (including mine) die off, the trend will only continue.

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 4d

New poll of Jewish Americans:

• 61% say Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza.
• 39% say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

Gift link:
wapo.st/42q0h5z

Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds

Most Jews say Israel is committing war crimes — and 39 percent say genocide — while often distinguishing between the country and its leadership.

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 4d

The Israeli regime is torturing Greta Thunberg.

Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 4d

Absolutely heinous.

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