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Patti Poblete @voleuseck.bsky.social · 2d

GUYS I JOINED A BIRDWATCHING CLASS. I feel like I'm getting a jump on all the hobbies people take up after they retire.

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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 5d

Currently at:
— only buy tech too old to have AI built in
— painstakingly disable AI every time they add it to something that used to work perfectly well
— if it can't be switched off, abandon the platform or tool
— if there are no good alternatives, avoid the AI parts
— patiently wait for the crash

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 5d

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How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports

AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

www.consumerreports.org

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Patti Poblete @voleuseck.bsky.social · 6d

Hey, author friends, don't forget to check if you're included in the Anthropic settlement!
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Submit a Claim

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Patrick Iber @patrickiber.bsky.social · 8d

The Democrats ran, among other things, on democracy being under threat in the 2024 election and they were clearly right. They should act like they were right, not that they were wrong because they lost at one particular moment in time. Trump considers them an internal enemy, not a minority party

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Patti Poblete @voleuseck.bsky.social · 9d

#AlienEarth 1.08
“Don’t say ‘complicated.’ That is what powerless people say to make doing nothing okay. And I am not powerless.”

Fuuuuuuuuu

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Patti Poblete @voleuseck.bsky.social · 9d

Good god, #AlienEarth 1.08 was a satisfying episode.

a woman in a black shirt stands in a room with two other people

Alt: Wendy advances, with Curly, Smee, and Slightly behind her. The lights flicker as she gestures with one hand, and the text reads, “RUN” as she mouths the word to her audience.

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Patti Poblete @voleuseck.bsky.social · 9d

#OneBattleAfterAnother is SO GOOD. (Also, an interesting pairing with #Eddington from earlier this year. And maybe, uh, #HowToBlowUpAPipeline.)

Patti Poblete @voleuseck.bsky.social · 9d

There's a particular frustration in having a coupon for a free thing and then discovering that thing isn't for sale anywhere in your surrounding area.

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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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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 16d

This is Annie. She freaking loves fall. 13/10 (FB: James Osborne)

a small brown dog leaps up from behind a pile of crunchy brown leaves. her eyes and mouth are open wide, and her big floppy ears are extended out like wings to either side.

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Oliver Darkshire @deathbybadger.bsky.social · 16d

[1] it was not²
[2] if it was, no-one could prove it³
[3] even if someone could prove it, is it a crime to appreciate a succulent footnote?⁴
[4] in some principalities, it is in fact a crime to enjoy a succulent footnote, particularly if that footnote is not so much a footnote as it is a human liver

a 2 star review reading "gratuitous use of footnotes"

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Jabby 🍉 merch crunch... 💥 @jabby.bsky.social · 18d

everyone should try and ship a rarepair at least once in their life. it is very fulfilling work. no fretting about numbers. just pure being unhinged about your favourite characters kissing. you appreciate every kudo and comment because the max capacity of interactions you'll ever hit is 10

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 16d

Y'all know you can support Black-owned, queer-owned and small businesses owned by other underrepresented groups at this nice lovely easy site, yes? Good.

shopredbag

shopredbag is your one stop shop for essentials from brands run by underrepresented founders and those affected by the recent rollbacks in retail. From home and cosmetics to toys and office supplies, ...

shopredbag.com

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Jennifer Crispin || Dancing Star Press @greeniezona.bsky.social · 24d

BABES, I HEARD YOU LIKE QUEER SFF MYSTERY NOVELLAS FROM TINY PRESSES.

Four paperback novellas on a weathered wooden deck. The books, clockwise from top left:

The Dead Withheld by L.D. Lewis
Off-Time Jive by A.Z. Louise
These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart by Izzy Wasserstein
A Feast for Flies by Leigh Harlen

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Patti Poblete @voleuseck.bsky.social · 17d

I FINALLY watched #FireIsland and it is frickin' DELIGHTFUL.

two men are looking at each other in a dark room with purple lights

Alt: two men are looking at each other in a dark room with purple lights

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Jay @envinyon.bsky.social · 17d

Disney adults canceling subscriptions, vacations, etc really are making the Harry Potter adults that threw a fit over a $60 video game look like huge bitches

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 17d

In addition to scraping your uploads for "generative AI" training, Academia dot edu is going to start claiming rights to your personal info— *including your signature & voice*— for anything they see fit.

So now'd be a good time to remove all of your uploaded works, & then delete your whole account.

By creating an Account with Academia.edu, you grant us a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable license, permission, and consent for Academia.edu to use your Member Content and your personal information (including, but not limited to, your name, voice, signature, photograph, likeness, city, institutional affiliations, citations, mentions, publications, and areas of interest) in any manner, including for the purpose of advertising, selling, or soliciting the use or purchase of Academia.edu's Services

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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 19d

Covid is gonna shape American politics for years and years because it was the first time most Americans were asked to make sacrifices and they lost their minds because of it.

Palmer @carypalmer.bsky.social · 19d

That's kinda the vibe of so many folks I grew up near (South Texas) of the older generations.

They legitimately were changed by the COVID chaos. They went from being like, generous Christians to being locked inside their giant homes screeching about Fauci.

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Patti Poblete @voleuseck.bsky.social · 21d

It is continually disturbing to me that, because I have not partnered up and garnered children, a good slice of the people in my life will never really believe me to be a full adult with valid opinions.

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Patti Poblete @voleuseck.bsky.social · 22d

A student recommended I try the Finch app (task and mood balancing, kind of) and now I am obsessed with completing microtasks to help grow my li'l bird buddy.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 23d

Anytime someone frames AI use as a neutral act, guaranteed the language used will be anything but. It always operates from the place of incorporation. If there are levels to use, there are no levels to not use it. Only the pro side gets nuance.

Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 23d

Why?
Why should parents and children "use AI together?"
Why not make an ethical choice not to use it together?
Why is the implicit and explicit message always "you must use it, there is no other option"

Use AI together
Since the technology is still evolving, parents are often learning about it alongside their children. Ying Xu, an assistant professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, who researches AI, says parents can use this as an opportunity to explore it together.

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 23d

Sometimes you click your seatbelt in on the very first try as it’s like a REALLY crispy click and oh man that’s the good stuff

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 23d

for decades, the entire immigration "controversy", the whole industry of pundits etc, has been about creating conditions in which some people, not incidentally non-white people, could be made to work for less. (Same with student loans.) Articles like this act like that's okay.

Politico @politico.com · 23d

Farmers in deep-red Pennsylvania are struggling to find workers. They're pushing lawmakers to move faster on a farm labor solution, even as Trump cracks down on immigration.

“We need people to do the jobs Americans are too spoiled to do," said one farmer and three-time Trump voter.

'The whole thing is screwed up': Farmers in deep-red Pennsylvania struggle to find workers

They're pushing lawmakers to move faster on a farm labor solution, even as the president cracks down on immigration.

www.politico.com

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 23d

UwU

“Oh did I see you posting A.I?

Instant unfollow

Are you trying to argue with me about it?

Instant block”

There is a small cartoon portrait of myself, a round-faced Asian guy with round glasses and short hair, saying, “I’m just not that patient.”

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Patti Poblete @voleuseck.bsky.social · 24d

The #Peacemaker S2 opening has really grown on me.

a man in a robot costume is dancing with a woman in a dress in front of a hbo max sign

Alt: a man in a robot costume is dancing with a woman in a dress in front of a hbo max sign

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