@lifelonglearner.bsky.social
Not done learning yet… Here for politics, books, and Hot Tooks (ok, mostly for Peregrin). Also education and parenting. AuDHD.
I’ve got a creepy ex and a public job, so this profile is happily anonymous. ✌️
I’ve got a creepy ex and a public job, so this profile is happily anonymous. ✌️
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Friendly reminder that the holidays often create anxiety for autistic people...
- Our safe meals are either replaced with holiday meals or are not available because stores are closed...
- Our safe meals are either replaced with holiday meals or are not available because stores are closed...
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Friendly reminder that the holidays often create anxiety for autistic people...
- Our safe meals are either replaced with holiday meals or are not available because stores are closed...
- Our safe meals are either replaced with holiday meals or are not available because stores are closed...
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At one point one says "Maman" & gestures to her offscreen & she says "I'm not getting mixed up in your business" 😭
These French babies arguing 🤣
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM
At one point one says "Maman" & gestures to her offscreen & she says "I'm not getting mixed up in your business" 😭
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
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Alexithymia isn’t lack of emotion.
It’s emotion without translation.
The feelings are there.
The map isn’t.
And yet autistic people blame themselves for being “numb.”
You’re not numb - you’re flooded.
Your body is speaking a language you were never taught.
It’s emotion without translation.
The feelings are there.
The map isn’t.
And yet autistic people blame themselves for being “numb.”
You’re not numb - you’re flooded.
Your body is speaking a language you were never taught.
November 26, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Alexithymia isn’t lack of emotion.
It’s emotion without translation.
The feelings are there.
The map isn’t.
And yet autistic people blame themselves for being “numb.”
You’re not numb - you’re flooded.
Your body is speaking a language you were never taught.
It’s emotion without translation.
The feelings are there.
The map isn’t.
And yet autistic people blame themselves for being “numb.”
You’re not numb - you’re flooded.
Your body is speaking a language you were never taught.
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Recovery Cards are index cards you carry around w/ you, on which you write quotes, reminders, & tools that you're trying to program into your nervous system in trauma recovery.
They may sound like a recovery tool "too simple" to work-- until you start using them every day.
They may sound like a recovery tool "too simple" to work-- until you start using them every day.
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Recovery Cards are index cards you carry around w/ you, on which you write quotes, reminders, & tools that you're trying to program into your nervous system in trauma recovery.
They may sound like a recovery tool "too simple" to work-- until you start using them every day.
They may sound like a recovery tool "too simple" to work-- until you start using them every day.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
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"No matter how hard I work, every year it seems more difficult to get by"
Agree: 64%
Neutral: 18%
Disagree: 15%
Innovative / Nov 18, 2025 / n=1500 / Online
Agree: 64%
Neutral: 18%
Disagree: 15%
Innovative / Nov 18, 2025 / n=1500 / Online
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"No matter how hard I work, every year it seems more difficult to get by"
Agree: 64%
Neutral: 18%
Disagree: 15%
Innovative / Nov 18, 2025 / n=1500 / Online
Agree: 64%
Neutral: 18%
Disagree: 15%
Innovative / Nov 18, 2025 / n=1500 / Online
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Does the BBC think it's improper for a speaker to state their opinion that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history?
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
BBC censors a lecture removing author’s remarks on Trump that refer to him a the most openly corrupt American president.
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Does the BBC think it's improper for a speaker to state their opinion that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history?
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
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Remind yourself today that you don't have to be prefect to be worthy. You don't have to be perfect to deserve to live. You don't have to be perfect to deserve safety, or love, or happiness-- or to deserve more than the bare minimum in life.
You deserve it all. Here, now.
You deserve it all. Here, now.
November 25, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Remind yourself today that you don't have to be prefect to be worthy. You don't have to be perfect to deserve to live. You don't have to be perfect to deserve safety, or love, or happiness-- or to deserve more than the bare minimum in life.
You deserve it all. Here, now.
You deserve it all. Here, now.
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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It's never been more 2003 than it is right now.
137 More Oil Wells Liberated For Democracy
RUMAILAH OIL FIELDS, IRAQ–The U.S. continued to make progress in its fight against totalitarianism Tuesday, when 137 more oil wells were liberated for democracy.
theonion.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
It's never been more 2003 than it is right now.
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Gemma Correll, contemporary British cartoonist who currently lives and works in the US #WomensArt #Tuesday
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Gemma Correll, contemporary British cartoonist who currently lives and works in the US #WomensArt #Tuesday
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This may ruffle some feathers, but I don't think demand avoidance as it relates to autism is pathological.
This is similar to how I feel about autism and rigidity...
This is similar to how I feel about autism and rigidity...
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
This may ruffle some feathers, but I don't think demand avoidance as it relates to autism is pathological.
This is similar to how I feel about autism and rigidity...
This is similar to how I feel about autism and rigidity...
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One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
November 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
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A theory about vibes:
Human beings are deeply social creatures. Our need for a legible social order is rooted almost as deeply in our brainstem as our need for basic physical security. We need -- not want, need -- to understand who's in charge, who are allies, who are enemies, *how things work*.
Human beings are deeply social creatures. Our need for a legible social order is rooted almost as deeply in our brainstem as our need for basic physical security. We need -- not want, need -- to understand who's in charge, who are allies, who are enemies, *how things work*.
November 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A theory about vibes:
Human beings are deeply social creatures. Our need for a legible social order is rooted almost as deeply in our brainstem as our need for basic physical security. We need -- not want, need -- to understand who's in charge, who are allies, who are enemies, *how things work*.
Human beings are deeply social creatures. Our need for a legible social order is rooted almost as deeply in our brainstem as our need for basic physical security. We need -- not want, need -- to understand who's in charge, who are allies, who are enemies, *how things work*.
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"Men are in trouble, is the solution making them a problem for women and children too"
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"Men are in trouble, is the solution making them a problem for women and children too"
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Making Solar “Policy-Proof” — Building A Smarter, More Sustainable Energy Future
cleantechnica.com/2025/11/21/m...
cleantechnica.com/2025/11/21/m...
Making Solar “Policy-Proof” - Building A Smarter, More Sustainable Energy Future - CleanTechnica
For long-term success, the industry must make solar easier to understand, faster to deploy, and less expensive to install. In other words, solar must become policy-proof.
cleantechnica.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Making Solar “Policy-Proof” — Building A Smarter, More Sustainable Energy Future
cleantechnica.com/2025/11/21/m...
cleantechnica.com/2025/11/21/m...
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I see so many autistic humans afraid to name a need because they’ve only ever encountered punishment for having one.
We don’t resist support - we resist the cost of asking.
We don’t resist support - we resist the cost of asking.
November 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I see so many autistic humans afraid to name a need because they’ve only ever encountered punishment for having one.
We don’t resist support - we resist the cost of asking.
We don’t resist support - we resist the cost of asking.
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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“Once, after the group bought out a tamale vendor’s cart, that man found them days later to say immigration agents were spotted on his block just hours after. ‘You saved my life,’ Rosales said the man told them.” apnews.com/article/chic...
Chicagoans buy out street vendors amid a federal immigration crackdown
Across Chicago’s Latino neighborhoods, fear of a federal immigration crackdown has emptied the streets.
apnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
“Once, after the group bought out a tamale vendor’s cart, that man found them days later to say immigration agents were spotted on his block just hours after. ‘You saved my life,’ Rosales said the man told them.” apnews.com/article/chic...
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
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Neurodivergent people mask their tiredness from themselves. So it’s really difficult to tell how tired you are, until you actually feel it and by that time it’s too late.
November 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Neurodivergent people mask their tiredness from themselves. So it’s really difficult to tell how tired you are, until you actually feel it and by that time it’s too late.
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So, musk says AI will make work "optional" and money "irrelevant".
If he really believes money will be "irrelevant", then why does he need so much?
If he really believes money will be "irrelevant", then why does he need so much?
November 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
So, musk says AI will make work "optional" and money "irrelevant".
If he really believes money will be "irrelevant", then why does he need so much?
If he really believes money will be "irrelevant", then why does he need so much?