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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 2d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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pieist.xenoplasm.com @pieist.xenoplasm.com · 2d

Why bother to read something nobody could be bothered to write?

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Christine Moretti @christine520.bsky.social · 1d

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‼️In the voting booth, they will be located at the bottom of the screen.

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 1d

I've had this experience too when hallucinated bibliographies cite to me - the entries are so much the least surprising prediction that I'm not sure for a minute whether I wrote the damn thing or not.

Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 2d

And here we go. I never wrote this article, and yet it is cited here.

www.liberalbriefs.com/geopolitics/...

And of course, it sounds so plausible, I seriously checked whether I had forgotten it, or the footnote was slightly wrong.

#AIisnotresearch

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M. S. AtKisson @igrrrl.bsky.social · 1d

As someone who has been active online since the early 80s, I really appreciate this essay deadsimpletech.com/blog/essay_o...

An essay on wank | deadSimpleTech

This captures well the uncomfortable, slightly disorienting feeling that wank creates when you're subjected to it, wherein you're expected to speak about and think about the statement as though it say...

deadsimpletech.com

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 6d

one will soon sink, unrecorded, in the sea

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 6d

Six of my novels and an anthology I have a story in are part of the Anthropic settlement. I just filed my claim. It's easy, they have all the information you need to do it.

You can find the lookup here: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

Submit a Claim

secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

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Michelle A. Rodrigues 🐒 @marspidermonkey.bsky.social · 6d

We can remember Goodall’s accomplishments and legacy while recognizing that National Geographic created a narrative that erased the local people who contributed to her research. Her African colleagues deserve to be credited, not erased (10/10).

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Michelle A. Rodrigues 🐒 @marspidermonkey.bsky.social · 6d

When we hear about a lone scientist who made groundbreaking discoveries on their own, it’s usually erasing the truth that science is a team sport, and field research builds on the local knowledge and expertise of the people that live there (8/10)

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Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · 7d

This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥

We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪

Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇

open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...

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M. S. AtKisson @igrrrl.bsky.social · 7d

And they have emailed parents to say they are not in lockdown but investigating a security incident

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M. S. AtKisson @igrrrl.bsky.social · 7d

Second one in recent weeks

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M. S. AtKisson @igrrrl.bsky.social · 7d

Pan Pan. For those who don’t know, three of these to start a radio signal means a message of great urgency

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 7d

I am so fucking tired

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 8d

OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this

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M. S. AtKisson @igrrrl.bsky.social · 7d

On channel 16 VHF, I heard a pon-pin call all vessels near the #USNavalAvademy seawall to clear out due to a bomb threat.

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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 8d

Please - stop doing the screenshot no link thing on Bluesky. This platform does not punish you for posting a URL. You picked up the habit from Meta apps? Stop doing Mark Z's bidding. Link ESPECIALLY to authors, reporters, bloggers, etc. where you quote the work.

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James Davenport @jradavenport.com · 8d

This alone should be an above the fold scandal… but it’s sadly outrageous scandal number 734 of just this week.

Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 8d

a democratically elected congresswoman is being denied her seat because the speaker simply does not want to seat her and leadership is as unconcerned about this as they seem to be about everything else

Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 8d

Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva hasn't been sworn in, so she has to roam Congress with an escort

I saw her this morning going through security along visitors — something lawmakers don't need to do when walking into the Capitol

More on her limbo status here:
www.notus.org/congress/ade...

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 8d

Look, I don't get astounded much, but this is honestly astounding. Shameless and inexcusable.

Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 8d

I need journalists to be able to identify a push poll when they see one.

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Craig Kaplan @triggerloop.bsky.social · 8d

I think the R01 is basically a non-starter at NIGMS now. Data from NIH Reporter for new and competing awards, comparing number of R01s issued relative to R35s (MIRA). This has major ramifications for basic science and basic science investigators that are not yet in the MIRA pool

Graph showing total R35+R01 awards issued by NIGMS from 2020 to 2025. R01 in black showing a steep decline. R35 showing an increase. Total awards in 2025 slightly up from 2024 but these years are lower than 2020-2023

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M. S. AtKisson @igrrrl.bsky.social · 8d

QotD, Bertrand Russel, out of context: "Hegelians, who love a synthesis, will probably conclude that he wears a wig."

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Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 12d

Some big implications for journalism, too, where reporters often mistake trending posts as a reasonable reflection of public opinion.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 12d

🤷🏿‍♂️

Cracker Barrel Outrage Was Almost Certainly Driven by Bots, Researchers Say

Doesn't that make more sense than lots of people caring about Cracker Barrel?

gizmodo.com

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Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 12d

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE.

If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!

Donate at blinkingguy.com

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 12d

In a partnership with the Coalition for Health Resilience, Defend Public Health has a new blog post up about how vaccines are tested.

Vaccines Haven’t Been Tested? Let’s Clear That Up. | Defend Public Health

In a partnership with the Coalition for Health Resilience, Defend Public Health shares the facts about how vaccines are tested.

www.defendpublichealth.org

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 12d

Good morning, science friends.

1) It’s okay to laugh.

2) It’s okay to scream.

3) It’s okay to cry.

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