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Jay Stephens @jaystephens.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 9h

ht @MMantscheffAu

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This is a week when arts degrees are worthless but asking the AI industry to pay for the products of that would kill the whole industry

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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 4h

A colleague recently sent me a conference website to look at (something to do with satellites). Looking through the panels, I noticed that there was one panel that was 100% women speakers, with a women moderator, and it wasn't called "Women in XYZ". Is this how you pass the space conference […]

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Matthew Haughey @mathowie.xoxo.zone.ap.brid.gy · 1d

a tweet from years ago that I think about often was about some guy who went out of his way to get $10 worth of quarters so he could do laundry after work, then he trips on a sidewalk and crashes down to the pavement and someone sitting at a bus stop says to him "you good, Sonic?"

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Tucker McKnight @tuckerm.us · 1d

@moxxi Well, let Moxxi know that we're always happy to see her here! :)

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 1d

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Servelan @servelan.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

'Actually working': Political psychologist explains how she broke through to MAGA die-hard - Raw Story

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'Actually working': Political psychologist explains how she broke through to MAGA die-hard

Former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks spoke with political psychologist, Dr. Karin Tamerius, on her "Just the Facts" podcast on Tuesday, and the discussion walked through how one woman broke through far-right propaganda to have a conversation with a MAGA loyalist. "So, I reached out to my angr...

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David Fox 🌻🥸 @davidbfox.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Way back on July 28, 2025, I had a long conversation about my games career and everything else I've been doing for the past 50 years, with my old friend Mark Holmes as part of his #cinematicdesign Community. I just uploaded it to YouTube. Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/c9N38sunkIg

#gamedev […]

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Tropical Storm Jerry🌀 @jerry.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 2d

I would like to thank everyone who made this accomplishment possible. It’s a dream come true.

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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Apparently theres a new wave of people joining mastodon, and with them a new wave of self-appointed cops "welcoming" them with long lists of mostly fictitious "rules" they need to follow.

This is a social media platform, with many of different ways to use it. It's fine. Mostly, just try to be […]

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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

Pescadero, CA, 2014.

All the pixels, none of the sand tracking into your house afterward, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/14832380095

#photography

A beach on an overcast day. Small hill at right, water at left, a lone piece of driftwood in foreground.

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Rob Ricci @ricci.discuss.systems.ap.brid.gy · 4d

I just realized that despite ostensibly having 400M monthly active users, I don't think I have ever seen anyone link to Threads, embed a Theet (see I don't even know what they're called), post a screenshot from Threads, beg me to follow them on Threads, or refer to Threads in casual conversation […]

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Spo0000opybirb :flag_cascadia: @moira.mastodon.murkworks.net.ap.brid.gy · 3d

if he's not a vampire have him touch THIS [pixelated]

#Monsterdon #frightnight1985

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Spo0000opybirb :flag_cascadia: @moira.mastodon.murkworks.net.ap.brid.gy · 3d

ordering in tonight i see

#Monsterdon #frightnight1985

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Joe Watching ⚽🎞️🚴📺 @joewynne.mstdn.plus.ap.brid.gy · 3d

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In the 1980s, when local stations had late night horror movie hosts, it makes sense that young men would naturally have gone to these celebrities rather than the authorities to solve problems. I myself still have a restraining order from Elvira.

#monsterdon #frightnight1985

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Tucker McKnight @tuckerm.us · 4d

@VeroniqueB99 Took me a minute. 😆

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Vee @veroniqueb99.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 4d

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Roberta Fidora @robertafidora.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

I didn’t post anything for #BandcampFriday yesterday (because I was finishing the next video among other things), so here’s my #mirlo page and website today instead. 🐦‍⬛🕸️

https://robertafidora.com/music-shop

https://mirlo.space/robertafidora/releases

#music #synth #electronic #indie #musician

Music/Shop

The discography page and merchandise shop of Roberta Fidora and CURXES, where you can find records, CDs, t-shirts, patches and more.

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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

As someone of an age where it's an impressive feat of cultural awareness for me to even know who Taylor Swift is, I just want to point out that I had heard of Bad Bunny before this week.

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Andy Piper @andypiper.org · 5d

This is absolutely fantastic. Indie music TV, live on the Fediverse. The Indie Beat Television. So cool. Bravo @limebar (and the rest of the talented music collective here on Fedi, namechecked in this blog post!) https://nham.co.uk/2025/09/how-indie-video-killed-the-spotify-star/

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gbhnews @gbhnews.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

Hamas has agreed to release Israeli hostages.

For the first time, a woman will head the Church of England. Henry VIII could not immediately be reached for comment.

#onthisday in 1990, East and West Germany reunified.

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xyla the rar :rar_laptop: @xyla.zip · 6d

xkcd 2347 with a stack diagram called "all modern digital infrastructure" holding up together – right next to it there's the angry birds slingshot with red (called "AI") pointed at that stack

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Todd Nelson @footsteps.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 6d

@coffeeneuring
A glorious morning for a coffee ride. #coffeeneuringchallenge2025 starts next!

Several cyclists wearing matching blue jerseys riding in the direction of a bright orange sunrise.

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Jess👾 @jesstheunstill.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 6d

sets timer for 10 minutes on phone

30 minutes go by

no timer went off

checks phone

the timer:

A screenshot of a calculator app from an android phone. The number at the top which has been typed in is "10"

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UndeadJamie @jamie.gamerstavern.online.ap.brid.gy · 6d

Adolescence is one of the most incredible, scary and gut retching TV shows I think I’ve ever seen. Stephen Graham is an amazing actor. Owen Cooper is incredible for 15 years old too.

Watch it. Especially parents. It’s difficult, but just watch it.

#tv #adolescence

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Pottery by Osa @potterybyosa.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 7d

I usually make things for people to use at home, but it seems to me that the only purpose of this bowl is to bob and spin in the Gulf.

#ceramics #pottery #nature #water #beach #florida #birds #PeacefulMoments

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