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Anime Sickos Podcast @animesickos.bsky.social · 9h

OUT NOW: @shariauncle.bsky.social returns as we review Silksong perfectly. A lot of folks are getting heated with wild takes about this game and letting the facts get muddled. Not us: we review the game objectively, via the perfect method: ranking its mechanics on a tier list.

234: The Sickos Review Silksong Perfectly | Anime Sickos - Podcast for Geniuses

These days everyone has a hot take about Hollow Knight: Silksong. Folks get heated and tilted and let their feelings cloud their judgment. The world calls out...

animesickos.com

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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 1d

Hey all, I'm trying to get a baseline for how good people are at detecting whether fiction is AI-generated or human-written (most of the research on this is for nonfiction and my hypothesis is we're better with fiction).

If you have time, give it a try?

jlp-experiment.github.io/ai-detection...

AI vs Human Fiction Detection Test

jlp-experiment.github.io

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Timothra @timrandosaurus.bsky.social · 10h

Leonard Nimoy, best known for his role as uncredited U.S. Army staff sergeant in “Them!” (1954)

20-something Nimoy in a Sargent uniform standing before a board listing strange news reports to be monitored:
Kidnappings
Unsolved murders
Alleged suicides
Strange migrations
Thefts of sugary sweets
Strange phenomenon

It’s in black and white

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Sarah Archer @sarcher.bsky.social · 1d

And a new typeface and website: www.visitpham.org

From the press release: “The Philadelphia Museum of Art is proudly reintroducing itself as the Philadelphia Art Museum—a reimagined identity that puts Philadelphia’s grit, creativity, and industrial heritage front and center.”

Philadelphia Art Museum | Exhibitions, Tours & More

Discover the Philadelphia Art Museum, home to renowned art collections, groundbreaking exhibitions, and a legacy of creativity and innovation.

www.visitpham.org

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Elementary Penguin @elempeng.bsky.social · 1d

A four panel comic of Calvin’s Dad talking to Calvin.
Panel 1: All bands and musical acts can be classified as either Joy Division or New Order

Panel 2: Nirvana? Joy Division
The Strokes? New Order
Charli XCX? Joy Division
Taylor Swift? New Order

Panel 3: here's the thing... New Order? Joy Division, then New Order

Panel 4: Calvin lies awake in bed, looking completely confused

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Timothra @timrandosaurus.bsky.social · 1d

Bad news, most EU got moved to the apocrypha.

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Concept Art World @conceptartworld.bsky.social · 1d

New job opening at Kojima Productions, their Tokyo Art Department is looking for a Concept Artist!

View Job Opening >> www.kojimaproductions.jp/en/concept_a...

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Timothra @timrandosaurus.bsky.social · 1d

Are you suggesting that we *shouldn’t* install GOP Lt Govs to positions where they determine the legal standing and policies of the city?

Gosh!

Timothra @timrandosaurus.bsky.social · 1d

Every year in corporate land we take media-interaction training. It includes all the guidance necessary for typical employees when speaking to media—

DON’T

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Albert Ching @albertching.bsky.social · 1d

Hiring on my team! Looking for someone passionate about comic books and graphic novels, marketing, and the book and library markets. Happy to answer any questions about the role!

careers.wbd.com/global/en/jo...

Representative, Marketing (DC) in Burbank, California, United States of America | Marketing & Communications at

Apply for Representative, Marketing (DC) job in Burbank, California, United States of America. Marketing & Communications at Warner Bros. Discovery

careers.wbd.com

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 2d

Is there anyone in the Seattle area who really wants to get into macro photography and has a Nikon? I'm giving up on heavy camera gear and I'm going to sell a ton of stuff including a barely used speedlight kit and commander, Laowa 100mm Macro, Nikkor 10-20mm, Manfrotto tripod with ball head...

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Sarah Becan @sarahbecan.bsky.social · 2d

New Sauceome comic this week! One more Armenian recipe from my two weeks in Yerevan: Harissa/Hareez! (plus some good Yerevan photos!)

buttondown.com/sarahbecan/a...

Recipe: Harissa/Hareez

I am back home in Chicago after an incredible two weeks in Yerevan. I thought I’d share one more recipe I drew as part of the two week comics workshop I led...

buttondown.com

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Timothra @timrandosaurus.bsky.social · 2d

Cursed beverage

Horrible berry shandy beer from leinenkugels

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Timothra @timrandosaurus.bsky.social · 2d

Develop my hereditary brew of blackberry schnapps; collect jars in a shed in the meantime.

This will be my most tradable skill after the fall.

Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 3d

What's your plan for after bluesky leadership inevitably sets the site on fire?

I myself will simply return to ranting at neighborhood cats, I have very simple socialization needs.

Timothra @timrandosaurus.bsky.social · 3d

These posts are always missing any proper nouns

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Theresa Kim, PhD, MS @tyk314.net · 3d

1. Take this seriously. Here is how you do it. Take a screenshot of the #HatchAct violation, whether it's on LinkedIn or other social media or on the actual US Government website. When you file your complaint, provide your personal contact information. If you're a furloughed fed, you're off-duty.

Theresa Kim, PhD, MS @tyk314.net · 4d

OSC tells us how to file a #HatchAct complaint. Nearly all federal sites are in violation. Do not accept this as normal. #FEDSTRONG
osc.gov/Services/Pag...

How to File a Hatch Act Complaint

osc.gov

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Timothra @timrandosaurus.bsky.social · 3d

Supposedly they put old Fred Trump in a fake office with fake papers to sign and a fake phone to use.

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Timothra @timrandosaurus.bsky.social · 3d

I think they fired them already

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a--s...

A ‘Sweeping Overhaul’ of the JAG Corps Poses Likely Dangers

Hegseth’s planned changes could have serious consequences for how the U.S. military operates and holds service members accountable.

www.lawfaremedia.org

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Ben Aaronovitch @benaaronovitch.bsky.social · 6d

Any archeologists available to help with an archeology joke?

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Anise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social · Aug 19

My Dept of History at W. Michigan University in Kalamazoo is hiring an Asst/Associate Prof in African American History. Please come join us! 2-2 load/generous research & travel funding, diverse & culturally lively community/ free college in MI for kids. ?s welcome. www.wmujobs.org/postings/4277

Assistant/Associate Professor - African American History - Tenure Track

Western Michigan University invites applications and nominations for the position of full-time tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor in the field of African American history to start August 20...

www.wmujobs.org

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Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 7d

Folks, you could learn all about The Joy of Spittoons. Treat yourself.

Asymmetric Games @asym.bsky.social · 8d

West of Loathing and Shadows Over Loathing are on sale, only funny discounts allowed this time!

(Regretting not setting WoL's price so that 69% off would equal $4.20.)

store.steampowered.com/developer/Asym

www.nintendo.com/us/search/#c...

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Timothra @timrandosaurus.bsky.social · 7d

So what’s on this side of the divide? The original Nicktoons?

Doug
Rugrats
Rocko
…Ren & Stimpy?

Timothra @timrandosaurus.bsky.social · 7d

Cooler temperatures at night affect and increase the internal resistance of the battery.

The detector recognizes this measurement as a threshold for degraded operation, even though the charge capacity is unchanged.

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Timothra @timrandosaurus.bsky.social · 7d

Difficult to have the support skills for cross job weapons in chapter 1, it was always a challenge in the single class challenge runs.

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Alison Sampson A-21 MCM London Artist Alley @alisonsampson.bsky.social · 7d

I'm helping someone find an artist for a graphic novel. Please give me suggestions for living artists who can do all of the following:
- real world references, including specific places/ styles
- fantasy characters
- fantasy worldbuilding
- maximalism/ detail in the art
- work looks great

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