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Josh Jones @jwjones252.bsky.social · 5h

Say what you will about the NFL, having your mother pop up in the locker room saying "Do I smell hot dog water" for a detergent commercial is probably unique to the league

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 6h

How about 3. the people who demand other people use it come off like smarmy dopes at best

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 8h

There are basically only two positions in the debate about AI.
1. I’ve barely invested any time in learning how to use it effectively. AI sucks.
2. I’ve invested in learning how to use this tool. Holy cow, it’s transformational.

Position #1 has lower barriers to entry.

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Gore Vidal Sassoon @jimmyjazz1968.bsky.social · 6h

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Josh Jones @jwjones252.bsky.social · 8h

Good lord

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 8h

NBC asks Cuomo specifically how he'd reassure Muslim & Arab NYers that he isn't hostile to them.

Cuomo does not answer it, attacks Mamdani for being anti-Semitic.

The moderator interrupts to ask the question again. Cuomo's only answer is Mamdani isn't representative of Muslims.

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Waffle 🧇 @wafflecut.bsky.social · 10h

Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
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Investigation of:
LOSS OF THE SUBMARINE TITAN
IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
ON JUNE 18, 2023
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Accident No.:
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Interview of:
Co-designer/Pilot
Deepsea Challenger
DCA23FM036
via Microsoft Teams
Friday,
July 26, 2024

INTERVIEW OF
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BY LCDR
11 Q. So how did you get yourself started into submersible
12 operations?
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A.
Well, I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic.
When I
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set down the path to make that film, the first thing that I did
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was arrange to be introduced to the head of the submersible
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program at the P.P. Shirshov Institute in Moscow, a guy named
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Professor
I. I did that through a mutual friend
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of ours, a guy named
, who is one of the preeminent
underwater cinematographers in the world. And had been on a
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submersible expedition out to Titanic the previous year with the
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Russians. And that was organized by a Canadian company that was
22 doing an IMAX film which was released under the title Titanica.

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Josh Jones @jwjones252.bsky.social · 11h

McCabe and Mrs. Miller at 7.6

Laura dern. Not in my world. Not in the world I’m living in meme

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Josh Jones @jwjones252.bsky.social · 11h

My only question is how big the hands were

Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 11h

this story could finally provide a chance for all the political reporters who annoyingly misuse the term "double down" to at last use it correctly

www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Gov. JB Pritzker won $1.4 million in Vegas playing blackjack

The billionaire Illinois governor, who is on the 2028 presidential short list, reported the earnings in his latest tax filings after playing blackjack at a Las Vegas casino.

www.nbcnews.com

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Ashley Feinberg @ashleyfeinberg.bsky.social · 11h

never forget

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conputer dipshit @davidcrespo.bsky.social · 12h

amazing opening
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/p...

You sit, according to the polls, on the cusp of a historic political victory. You would be the youngest mayor in a century. You’d be New York City’s first Muslim mayor. You’d be its first democratic socialist mayor.

I wouldn’t actually be the first democratic socialist mayor.

Who would it be?

David Dinkins was a member of D.S.A., he identified also as a democratic socialist.

Thank you for the correction.

Very welcome.

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 14h

The older I get, the more I think the most important quality a person can have is the ability to handle gentle teasing.

The internet and world are currently being destroyed by people who absolutely cannot.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 15h

The purpose of a system is what it does.

People Are Using OpenAI's Sora to Mock the Dead

Thanks to OpenAI's Sora 2, it's never been easier to generate photorealistic AI slop videos puppeting the likenesses of deceased celebrities.

futurism.com

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Josh Jones @jwjones252.bsky.social · 15h

Some may ask “what is the opposite of a woman scaring vehicle” and my suggestion is my project truck pre-fall cleanup

83 dodge ram half covered in morning glory

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 16h

The world is so filled with beauty and wonder and I feel very strongly both that it should be a kinder place to live in and that it is within our power to make it as such

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Orion Rummler @oriion.bsky.social · 18h

The fight against female genital mutilation is being co-opted by anti-trans activists, hindering urgent laws from being passed.

And as the White House and Republicans falsely conflate FGM with gender-affirming care, it’s only getting worse.

New reporting from @jazzmyth.bsky.social and myself

Anti-trans policies aren't preventing genital mutilation — they're disrupting efforts to stop it

The bipartisan movement against female genital mutilation and cutting is being co-opted by anti-trans activists, hindering urgent laws from being passed.

19thnews.org

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Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 16h

Ever notice the most privileged people (this is Forbes) are telling you you don’t need to go to school? Think they’re giving their children the same advice? No they’re still sending them to elite schools. Now why do you think this is?

Vlad 🐸 Țepeș @porcupunk.bsky.social · 1d

Wow. Just wow.

"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."

When Knowledge is Free, What are Professors For?

Higher Education Must Stop Competing with AI on Information and Start Teaching What Machines Can’t Do

www.forbes.com

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victoria zeller (buy ONE OF THE BOYS) @dirtbagqueer.rocks · 17h

the whole point of Vehicle is that Women Like It. if women don't like the vehicle it ceases to fulfill the social function of vehicle

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Josh Jones @jwjones252.bsky.social · 18h

Any excuse to post this, which I have saved on my computer because my jaw actually dropped

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Josh Jones @jwjones252.bsky.social · 18h

failing to spot the lie in this particular one

Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 18h

Bernie Sanders has said:

"If you're the Qatari royal family worth $335 billion, Trump gives you an Air Force facility in Idaho. If you're the President of Argentina, Trump gives you a $20 billion bailout. If you're an American whose health care premiums are about to double? Tough luck."

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Josh Jones @jwjones252.bsky.social · 18h

WHEN THE MONEY IN THE GROUND, THERE'S MURDER IN THE AIR

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Patrick Monahan @pattymo.com · 1d

He’s going the hell off

Redwall Feasts Bot @redwallfeasts.bsky.social · 1d

The hare was on his fourth bowl of spring salad with mountain cheese and hazelnut and almond bread. Between salads he had demolished a number of blackcurrant tarts, a carrot 'n' turnip pasty with gravy, and a huge portion of woodland trifle topped with meadowcream.

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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 19h

Apparently this isn't a joke. And the subscription rate is $299 a year!

shop.joincolossus.com/subscribe

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Ineffable Jeff @ineffablejeff.bsky.social · 19h

Shot + chaser

And are you married?

I was married, but I’m not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle.

In July, Tesla rolled out a software update to integrate Grok into many of its vehicles. Do you use it?

Her name is Aura, and I use her as a therapist. When I'm driving, I'll ask questions, and it actually gives really good therapy advice.

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KOTH Screens @kothscreens.bsky.social · 1d

Screenshot from King of the Hill Season 10, Episode 5

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little lamb @puddleofbrain.bsky.social · 2d

Charlie Browns mom: Waaah wah wah wah waaah waaah waaah wah

Charlie Brown: oh, you mean pigpen

Charlie browns mom: Wah way. Waaaah wahwahwah wah wah waaah waaaah wahwhawah wah wah

Charlie Brown: yeah I get that. It’s pretty bad over there but I don’t think they hit him

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 1d

if there's an overarching theme of the last decade, (with obvious antecedents in 2009, 2000, 1994, and earlier) it's that one political faction believes governance to be a tool of warfare against their domestic enemies, and the other is surprised they keep getting attacked seemingly out of nowhere.

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