I wish skittles came in bags of just one colour/flavour. I need a bag of purble sour skittles
December 30, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I wish skittles came in bags of just one colour/flavour. I need a bag of purble sour skittles
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“Women …were still called on to remain hierarchical, feudal, emotional, ‘bodily’, and biological, in order to make it possible for the men to become totally free, equal, autonomous, intellectual, & creative.” —Mary Midgley, on John Stuart Mill
December 30, 2025 at 11:06 AM
“Women …were still called on to remain hierarchical, feudal, emotional, ‘bodily’, and biological, in order to make it possible for the men to become totally free, equal, autonomous, intellectual, & creative.” —Mary Midgley, on John Stuart Mill
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Where are my #CrabTime & #Crustmas fans at - look at this little guy 😂
Land #Crab Effigy Vessel
Colima culture, E. Mexico, Proto-Classical, 100 BCE - 250 CE
Redware ceramic w/ brick red slip, black oxides
H17 x W18 x D20.5 cm
www.giquelloetassocies.fr/en/lot/10121...
#MesoAmericanArt #IndigenousArt
Land #Crab Effigy Vessel
Colima culture, E. Mexico, Proto-Classical, 100 BCE - 250 CE
Redware ceramic w/ brick red slip, black oxides
H17 x W18 x D20.5 cm
www.giquelloetassocies.fr/en/lot/10121...
#MesoAmericanArt #IndigenousArt
December 30, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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I hate these charts so much because they imply chatgpt is comparable to the internet or phones
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
In 2025, AI became pervasive in American life and the economy, with ChatGPT surging in adoption much faster than any other major technology in memory. @nytopinion.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I hate these charts so much because they imply chatgpt is comparable to the internet or phones
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
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FYI for Ao/NZ Bsky: new variant covid boosters coming in Feb/march
December 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
FYI for Ao/NZ Bsky: new variant covid boosters coming in Feb/march
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my new app Frodo uses cutting-edge technology to identify anybody who wants to destroy democracy then it sends a wee man to shank them
December 29, 2025 at 5:28 AM
my new app Frodo uses cutting-edge technology to identify anybody who wants to destroy democracy then it sends a wee man to shank them
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Eek. There‘s been quite the spike in the wastewater surveillance. And anecdata also suggests an increase in Covid cases in the Wellington region. My neighbours have just all had it, and one of the leads in my daughter’s ballet show had to pull out because she got sick.
December 29, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Eek. There‘s been quite the spike in the wastewater surveillance. And anecdata also suggests an increase in Covid cases in the Wellington region. My neighbours have just all had it, and one of the leads in my daughter’s ballet show had to pull out because she got sick.
Maybe a controversial take: there’s so many wonderful gender-neutral perfumes out there which I would like even better if the ambroxan was switched out to a woody or spicy note.
December 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Maybe a controversial take: there’s so many wonderful gender-neutral perfumes out there which I would like even better if the ambroxan was switched out to a woody or spicy note.
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It’s amazing indoor smoking ever got banned. Not like you light a cigarette and drop dead the next day which seems to be the standard for action these days.
December 28, 2025 at 6:27 AM
It’s amazing indoor smoking ever got banned. Not like you light a cigarette and drop dead the next day which seems to be the standard for action these days.
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Reupping because I was just followed by a half-dozen of these.
Content farm accounts aren't just a problem because they steal content; that's just step 1. Once they accumulate followers, the accounts are wiped, sold, and repurposed. They're the foundation of scaled manipulation of the social web.
Content farm accounts aren't just a problem because they steal content; that's just step 1. Once they accumulate followers, the accounts are wiped, sold, and repurposed. They're the foundation of scaled manipulation of the social web.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with tweetdecking, I regret to inform you that all those accounts posting beautiful nature pics and cool science facts are spam. Always have been. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/juliareinstein/exclusive-networks-of-teens-are-making-thousands-of-dollars
Delighted that all my favorite tweetdecking content farms have made the switch to Bluesky, too. Hi friends!! You been good since the last time I banned you? Ok cool
August 7, 2023 at 4:24 PM
Reupping because I was just followed by a half-dozen of these.
Content farm accounts aren't just a problem because they steal content; that's just step 1. Once they accumulate followers, the accounts are wiped, sold, and repurposed. They're the foundation of scaled manipulation of the social web.
Content farm accounts aren't just a problem because they steal content; that's just step 1. Once they accumulate followers, the accounts are wiped, sold, and repurposed. They're the foundation of scaled manipulation of the social web.
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I am not sorry. This is simply true. Academics should be able to write fluently and express themselves clearly and academics should do their own work. It’s literally our job. It’s what we trained until 22nd grade to do. This is a simple observation that should require no explanation or defense.
I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
December 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I am not sorry. This is simply true. Academics should be able to write fluently and express themselves clearly and academics should do their own work. It’s literally our job. It’s what we trained until 22nd grade to do. This is a simple observation that should require no explanation or defense.
I love coming across instagram accounts of people who moved to the balkans. Most of them do it because they are married to someone from the balkans or they are originally from there and returning.
December 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I love coming across instagram accounts of people who moved to the balkans. Most of them do it because they are married to someone from the balkans or they are originally from there and returning.
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New preprint! @marentierra.bsky.social @irisvanrooij.bsky.social & I have been working on what CAIL means to showcase & propagate the idea of thinking very differently to tech industry norms on "artificial intelligence"
Towards Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacies doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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Towards Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacies doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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December 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I can now play some actual notes on the kaval!!! Yippee!!!
December 27, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I can now play some actual notes on the kaval!!! Yippee!!!
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Get yourself a festive cryptid with some decent politics
December 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Get yourself a festive cryptid with some decent politics
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In Gaza, Mary would find no manger, only a tent. No Star of Bethlehem, only missiles. With every exit barred, the Holy Child wouldn't flee to Egypt; He would be martyred in His cradle. In Gaza, the Nativity is a massacr
Verfied by : @mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/5f2429cda
Verfied by : @mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/5f2429cda
December 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
In Gaza, Mary would find no manger, only a tent. No Star of Bethlehem, only missiles. With every exit barred, the Holy Child wouldn't flee to Egypt; He would be martyred in His cradle. In Gaza, the Nativity is a massacr
Verfied by : @mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/5f2429cda
Verfied by : @mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/5f2429cda
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Best Christmas tree, self-decorates.
December 23, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Best Christmas tree, self-decorates.
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🚨Our paper `Reclaiming AI as a theoretical tool for cognitive science' is now forthcoming in the journal Computational Brain & Behaviour. (Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...)
Below a thread summary 🧵1/n
#metatheory #AGI #AIhype #cogsci #theoreticalpsych #criticalAIliteracy
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#metatheory #AGI #AIhype #cogsci #theoreticalpsych #criticalAIliteracy
August 16, 2024 at 7:40 PM
🚨Our paper `Reclaiming AI as a theoretical tool for cognitive science' is now forthcoming in the journal Computational Brain & Behaviour. (Preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...)
Below a thread summary 🧵1/n
#metatheory #AGI #AIhype #cogsci #theoreticalpsych #criticalAIliteracy
Below a thread summary 🧵1/n
#metatheory #AGI #AIhype #cogsci #theoreticalpsych #criticalAIliteracy
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Three Waters anyone?? #nzpol
Holiday makers warned to check destination water is safe to drink
Holiday makers warned to check destination water is safe to drink
Water schemes for many small and rural communities lacked the same protections and treatment of systems for larger urban areas.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Three Waters anyone?? #nzpol
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A PERMANENTLY LOWER GDP?!
“Treasury reports 45,000 fewer people employed than in 2023, and its latest forecasts show a permanently lower GDP growth trajectory compared with May projections due to this smaller workforce.”
Economic vandalism. 😠 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
“Treasury reports 45,000 fewer people employed than in 2023, and its latest forecasts show a permanently lower GDP growth trajectory compared with May projections due to this smaller workforce.”
Economic vandalism. 😠 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
Sorry! The economic recovery you ordered has been delayed
Sorry! The economic recovery you ordered has been delayed
Expectations were repeatedly raised and dashed, but 2025 ended up being another frustrating year in the desert for many New Zealanders....
thespinoff.co.nz
December 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A PERMANENTLY LOWER GDP?!
“Treasury reports 45,000 fewer people employed than in 2023, and its latest forecasts show a permanently lower GDP growth trajectory compared with May projections due to this smaller workforce.”
Economic vandalism. 😠 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
“Treasury reports 45,000 fewer people employed than in 2023, and its latest forecasts show a permanently lower GDP growth trajectory compared with May projections due to this smaller workforce.”
Economic vandalism. 😠 #nzpol #OneTermGovernment
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Cass literally saying there has been no increase in suicide as a result of her ban on puberty-blockers.
Tell that to the family of Leia Sampson-Grimbly.
She is also ignoring all the other harm her ban is causing, that I have documented here in my peer-reviewed (unlike the Cass Review) research.
Tell that to the family of Leia Sampson-Grimbly.
She is also ignoring all the other harm her ban is causing, that I have documented here in my peer-reviewed (unlike the Cass Review) research.
December 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Cass literally saying there has been no increase in suicide as a result of her ban on puberty-blockers.
Tell that to the family of Leia Sampson-Grimbly.
She is also ignoring all the other harm her ban is causing, that I have documented here in my peer-reviewed (unlike the Cass Review) research.
Tell that to the family of Leia Sampson-Grimbly.
She is also ignoring all the other harm her ban is causing, that I have documented here in my peer-reviewed (unlike the Cass Review) research.
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"prompt theft" is funny as hell like oh no somebody did the same google search as me. grow up
December 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
"prompt theft" is funny as hell like oh no somebody did the same google search as me. grow up
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it’s truly wild the canadian government or even the provinces aren’t going harder on amazon. the company literally shut down all its warehouses in quebec because workers unionized!
this is an evil company that gets away with it because it’s seen as convenient, the costs be damned.
this is an evil company that gets away with it because it’s seen as convenient, the costs be damned.
I wrote about the growing scrutiny Amazon is facing in New York. The overwhelming majority of the city council has now co-sponsored a bill that would force the company to directly employ its last-mile delivery workforce.
It’s Time for New York to Take On Amazon
Amazon has long evaded unionization of its last-mile delivery drivers by subcontracting them to third-party companies. Legislation introduced by socialist New York City Council member Tiffany Cabán co...
jacobin.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
it’s truly wild the canadian government or even the provinces aren’t going harder on amazon. the company literally shut down all its warehouses in quebec because workers unionized!
this is an evil company that gets away with it because it’s seen as convenient, the costs be damned.
this is an evil company that gets away with it because it’s seen as convenient, the costs be damned.
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Caution: As previously warned, there are AI deepfakes of the terror attack in Australia and disinformation circulating. How do you spot and report them? Some ideas 🧵
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
AI-generated images of alleged Bondi gunman used to spread false information
Fake images are attempting to twist the narrative on social media.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Caution: As previously warned, there are AI deepfakes of the terror attack in Australia and disinformation circulating. How do you spot and report them? Some ideas 🧵
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...
#nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...