@taliesin25.bsky.social
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When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
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You mean I can't just make up people instead of studying people? www.science.org/content/arti...
AI-generated ‘participants’ can lead social science experiments astray, study finds
Data produced by “silicon samples” depends on researchers’ exact choice of models, prompts, and settings
www.science.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:14 AM
You mean I can't just make up people instead of studying people? www.science.org/content/arti...
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NEW: One of the most significant accomplishments of the Trump Admin: Decimating the US's humanitarian aid.
We went to S. Sudan to see the effects.
Rubio says no one has died from the cuts.
Spoiler: That's not true.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy:
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
We went to S. Sudan to see the effects.
Rubio says no one has died from the cuts.
Spoiler: That's not true.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy:
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
NEW: One of the most significant accomplishments of the Trump Admin: Decimating the US's humanitarian aid.
We went to S. Sudan to see the effects.
Rubio says no one has died from the cuts.
Spoiler: That's not true.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy:
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
We went to S. Sudan to see the effects.
Rubio says no one has died from the cuts.
Spoiler: That's not true.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy:
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
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The devastation I feel about this attack on science in particular is hard to cope with. It’s like watching my dad die all over again. I would do anything to spare someone a death via pancreatic cancer.
A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
December 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The devastation I feel about this attack on science in particular is hard to cope with. It’s like watching my dad die all over again. I would do anything to spare someone a death via pancreatic cancer.
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dead internet theory was just slightly ahead of its time
googled something and clicked a link to a website I'd never heard of that looked like a forum, read the discussion and realized the person asking a question and all of the answers were all LLM generated, the entire website was a fake forum pretending to be people asking/answering questions
December 12, 2025 at 5:10 AM
dead internet theory was just slightly ahead of its time
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Ray Brescia, author of 'Lawyer 3.0', suggests that #AI won’t replace #Lawyers so much as force the profession to rethink its role by combining technology with human judgment, empathy and advocacy.
https://ow.ly/HQbV50XGKNe
https://ow.ly/HQbV50XGKNe
December 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Ray Brescia, author of 'Lawyer 3.0', suggests that #AI won’t replace #Lawyers so much as force the profession to rethink its role by combining technology with human judgment, empathy and advocacy.
https://ow.ly/HQbV50XGKNe
https://ow.ly/HQbV50XGKNe
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As California cities ramp up automated traffic enforcement of speeding and bus/bike lane violations, here's an important warning from New York. Nearly 30% of attempts to read a plate were stymied by plate fraud. www.nyc.gov/html/dot/dow...
December 10, 2025 at 5:58 AM
As California cities ramp up automated traffic enforcement of speeding and bus/bike lane violations, here's an important warning from New York. Nearly 30% of attempts to read a plate were stymied by plate fraud. www.nyc.gov/html/dot/dow...
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“That executive order should concern every American. Tech companies should not be allowed to use their lobbying power to undo the few protections Americans have from the downsides of A.I. - passed at the state level with bipartisan support.“
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
Opinion | Amy Klobuchar: State A.I. Laws Keep Us Safe. Trump’s Next Move Could Upend That.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
“That executive order should concern every American. Tech companies should not be allowed to use their lobbying power to undo the few protections Americans have from the downsides of A.I. - passed at the state level with bipartisan support.“
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
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actual bluesky challenge: post your favorite work of art from fifty years before you were born.
December 9, 2025 at 4:19 AM
actual bluesky challenge: post your favorite work of art from fifty years before you were born.
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1. If passengers book a flight from the EU and it is canceled or significantly delayed, they are entitled to cash compensation — $300 to $700.
In the US, flyers were supposed to get similar rights soon.
But those plans have been scrapped by the Trump administration.
Here's how it happened.
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In the US, flyers were supposed to get similar rights soon.
But those plans have been scrapped by the Trump administration.
Here's how it happened.
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How airlines lobbied away your flight compensation
After a $62 billion federal bailout, the airline industry secures the repeal of a key consumer protection.
popular.info
September 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
1. If passengers book a flight from the EU and it is canceled or significantly delayed, they are entitled to cash compensation — $300 to $700.
In the US, flyers were supposed to get similar rights soon.
But those plans have been scrapped by the Trump administration.
Here's how it happened.
🧵
In the US, flyers were supposed to get similar rights soon.
But those plans have been scrapped by the Trump administration.
Here's how it happened.
🧵
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"Just because a chatbot talks like a therapist doesn't mean it thinks like one. And just because something's cheap & always available doesn't mean it's safe.
Guest: "Therapy requires a human-to-human connection... people want other people to care for and about them."
www.forbes.com/sites/weskil...
Guest: "Therapy requires a human-to-human connection... people want other people to care for and about them."
www.forbes.com/sites/weskil...
Can We Build AI Therapy Chatbots That Help Without Harming People?
AI mental health chatbots promise affordable and immediate support—but can they be trusted? This Forbes report explores the risks, ethics, and future of therapy bots.
www.forbes.com
August 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
"Just because a chatbot talks like a therapist doesn't mean it thinks like one. And just because something's cheap & always available doesn't mean it's safe.
Guest: "Therapy requires a human-to-human connection... people want other people to care for and about them."
www.forbes.com/sites/weskil...
Guest: "Therapy requires a human-to-human connection... people want other people to care for and about them."
www.forbes.com/sites/weskil...
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Imagine, a major city that has gone a full year without a traffic death.
The best cities are those, that love people more than cars.
Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi/a/74-20174831
Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi/a/74-20174831
Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi
July 31, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Imagine, a major city that has gone a full year without a traffic death.
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For the more than 7 per cent of people over the age of 20 who don’t have any of their own teeth, the only option is artificial substitutes. But an era of regrowing living teeth may now be almost upon us
How regrowing your own teeth could replace dentures and implants
www.newscientist.com
July 31, 2025 at 7:52 AM
For the more than 7 per cent of people over the age of 20 who don’t have any of their own teeth, the only option is artificial substitutes. But an era of regrowing living teeth may now be almost upon us
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The House of Lords just released a major report on media literacy. Its core message is that the UK is falling behind, and it’s putting democracy at risk.
committees.parliament.uk/work/9030/me...
committees.parliament.uk/work/9030/me...
Media literacy - Committees - UK Parliament
This inquiry will seek to establish a clear vision for what good media literacy would look like in the UK, and examine the barriers to achieving this vision. The committee will consider the roles and ...
committees.parliament.uk
July 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Surviving measles (again, even mild cases) wipes out a portion of your immune memory and weakens your body's defenses, leaving you vulnerable to infections you were previously protected against through years of exposure or immunization.
The Immunity Thief: Why Measles Is Much Worse Than a Rash
How one infection can wipe out years of hard-earned immune protection
open.substack.com
July 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Surviving measles (again, even mild cases) wipes out a portion of your immune memory and weakens your body's defenses, leaving you vulnerable to infections you were previously protected against through years of exposure or immunization.
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You can’t overstate just how impressive this heat dome is. It covers 2/3 of contig. US, 80% of US population 90+ high temp (~260 mill people)
Peak intensity of heat dome record for SE US in late July. Peaked at 3.7 sigma which means this heat dome is extremely rare in our former climate of the 1900s
Peak intensity of heat dome record for SE US in late July. Peaked at 3.7 sigma which means this heat dome is extremely rare in our former climate of the 1900s
July 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
You can’t overstate just how impressive this heat dome is. It covers 2/3 of contig. US, 80% of US population 90+ high temp (~260 mill people)
Peak intensity of heat dome record for SE US in late July. Peaked at 3.7 sigma which means this heat dome is extremely rare in our former climate of the 1900s
Peak intensity of heat dome record for SE US in late July. Peaked at 3.7 sigma which means this heat dome is extremely rare in our former climate of the 1900s
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Yet another study (Danish) has found no association between aluminum in childhood vaccines & 50 different health conditions, including autism, asthma & autoimmune diseases. In this study, they tracked 1 million kids over 21 years.
🧪🔗 en.ssi.dk/news/news/20...
🧪🔗 en.ssi.dk/news/news/20...
Large Danish Study: No link between vaccines and autism or 49 other health conditions
A new Danish study finds no association between aluminum in childhood vaccines and 50 different health conditions, including autism, asthma, and autoimmune diseases. The findings reaffirm the safety o...
en.ssi.dk
July 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Yet another study (Danish) has found no association between aluminum in childhood vaccines & 50 different health conditions, including autism, asthma & autoimmune diseases. In this study, they tracked 1 million kids over 21 years.
🧪🔗 en.ssi.dk/news/news/20...
🧪🔗 en.ssi.dk/news/news/20...
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"With Virtual Reality and all its consequences, we have passed over into the extreme of technology, into technology as an extreme phenomenon."
- The Perfect Crime
- The Perfect Crime
July 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"With Virtual Reality and all its consequences, we have passed over into the extreme of technology, into technology as an extreme phenomenon."
- The Perfect Crime
- The Perfect Crime
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Extreme marine heat recorded since 2023 might herald the start of a regime shift in the world’s oceans that poses a grave threat to life on Earth, scientists have warned.
Record marine heatwaves may signal a permanent shift in the oceans
www.newscientist.com
July 27, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Extreme marine heat recorded since 2023 might herald the start of a regime shift in the world’s oceans that poses a grave threat to life on Earth, scientists have warned.