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thebrainofchris.bsky.social
ANNOUNCEMENT
January 15th marks five years since the Fermi flew off into space in Dyson's Fear, destroying the Earth
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To celebrate I'm releasing Fermi's Wake in paperback and omnibus e-book!

Pre-order the ebook here:
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...

Or here!:
scarletferret.com/books/fermis...
The cover of Fermi's Wake by Chris Farnell, depicting the Fermi, a buran shuttle inside a cobbled together looking habitat ring inside an Alcubierre Drive ring, flying away from, alternately, a planet surrounded by rings made up of rocks shaped like polyhedral dice, a forest moon orbiting a volcanic super earth, a ghostly looking planet, and what looks like a giant block of bismuth.
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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moonjam.com
Probably not the best way to start the day but I am ranting on Instagram
A screenshot of an instagram comment from user @moonjam3d. The text reads: "I completely disagree that AI is here to stay. Firstly, it's a weirdly passive aggressive stance that frames naysayers as people who have their heads buried in the sand on this stuff and honestly, the opposite is much, much closer to the truth. There isn't a *single* generative LLM model out there that isn't trained on BILLIONS of copywritten work - the tech literally cannot function without it BUT for some reason, this talking point just gets rolled up and pushed into a barrel labelled "luddite". It's insane to me that people brush that off as a minor hurdle. IP and rights management are the cornerstones of earning a living through creative work! The fact is, I LOVE learning and using new technology! It's exciting and rewarding but that's also how I know AI is not what it's purporting to be, at all. Please, take 20 minutes out of your day and read the reporting of Ed Zitron on the true state of the AI 'industry'. It is physically, legally and financially impossible for these companies to exist! Not only are they running at a loss of BILLIONS, they are all facing the legal consequences of selling a commercial product trained on rights protected material. Even if those chickens don't come home to roost, the fees they will need to charge to turn this into a profitable investment are astronomical... AI seems fun when it's basically free, but would you feel the same way if EVERY output cost you $20-$30? Just like crypto, the people pushing it hardest are the ones with the most to lose when the bubble bursts."
November 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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valouriousknight.bsky.social
Gosh, if only there was a scientific explanation for why so many working age people got terribly sick and developed long term chronic health problems between 2019 and 2024...

Truly a mystery we will never solve

/snark
November 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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nickabadzis.bsky.social
Happy #DoctorWhoDay - a fave cover of mine from our run on the 10th Doctor #comics - art by Leonardo Romero and Debora Carita.

Features Cindy Wu reading the journal of her friend (and the Doctor’s companion) Gabby Gonzalez.
Cover art to Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Adventures Year 2 issue 3 featuring Cindy Wu reading Gabby Gonzalez’ journal, which features many drawings of her adventuring with the Doctor. (C) BBC
November 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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birdrespecter.bsky.social
Shot + chaser
November 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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riayn.bsky.social
For those of you in the UK, especially if you are a UK citizen, can you please take part in the consultation on changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain (Settlement) that were just proposed by the UK government. We need as many people as possible to reject these proposals. www.gov.uk/government/c...
Earned settlement
The government is consulting on how the current settlement system should be reformed and how those reforms should be implemented.
www.gov.uk
November 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social
“The reminders that your life may be temporary are a constant drain on your mental health. The big news announcements from all the parties take their toll. It’s always there in your mind that your way of life can be taken away from you.“
‘Death by a thousand cuts’: the people who could face deportation under Reform
As party’s rise fuels fears over future visa rules, people share how the lives they have built are in jeopardy
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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garius.bsky.social
The number of people between 16 and 34 who died or were injured in a work-related incident increased by 76% between 1939 and 1946
November 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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maris.bsky.social
They had been doing such great work and really changing the game. This is awful.
lexmcmenamin.com Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 23d
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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dudepoints.fun
I know it’s only a draft bill but as someone who has made London her home with her British partner, this proposal is incredibly scary. Immigrants make the UK work - we are in the NHS, in the schools, all over the place - and this would cause chaos and ruin lives.
sundersays.bsky.social Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · Oct 21
The Conservatives have drafted the legislation.

ANY one of the conditions being met leads to ILR being revoked.

If annual income falls below £38,700 for six months (for any reason at all)

The Secretary of State would also have the powers add whatever further conditions they want.
October 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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nickabadzis.bsky.social
Announcing the title and presenting the cover of mine and Angela Watson’s forthcoming book, #MyBelovedOther
#comics #graphicnovels #BookSky #book #books #book2026 #antiracism #BlackSky

More info and links:

www.nickabadzis.com/blog/2025/10...
The cover to My Beloved Other by and copyright (c) Nick Abadzis and Angela Watson. It shows two hands forming a “heart” symbol. The hand on the left is Angela’s (who is Black), the hand on the right is mine (which is white. Sort of Greek, actually, but please read the book to find out more about that.) All rights reserved under protection of EU copyright laws.
October 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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windows98support.bsky.social
Turns out, 6 months was optimistic
October 4, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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edzitron.com
Newsletter: This is The Case Against Generative AI, a comprehensive analysis of a financial collapse built on myths I’ll dispel, the markets’ unhealthy obsession with NVIDIA's growth, and the fact that there is not enough money in the world to fund OpenAI.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-aga...
The Case Against Generative AI
Soundtrack: Queens of the Stone Age - First It Giveth Before we go any further: This is, for the third time this year, the longest newsletter I've ever written, weighing in somewhere around 18,500 wo...
www.wheresyoured.at
September 29, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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anthonymoser.com
in related news i'm excited to announce that i'm selling sam altman's house unless he asks me not to
September 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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gregpak.net
These scripts are GREAT and these calls are EASY and ESSENTIAL. Call your senators and reps today and tell them to vote against ANY bill that contains cuts to trans health care.

#DidThisToday
threnody.bsky.social emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · Sep 16
so: what do we need you to do? two things.

1.call your D/I senators. find contact info here: reps.fyi

what do we need you to say? try the call script below. adapt it; make it your own! there are bailout points written in, in case you get nervous. but please *call.* 🧵
Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME] and I'm one of Senator [THEIR NAME]'s constituents. House Republicans are trying to insert a multiple articles of anti-trans legislation, including a full transgender healthcare funding ban, into the F-Y '26 budget. I'm calling to tell the Senator to stand up for trans Americans and vote NO on any bill with that language. This IS worth forcing a shutdown. [you can stop here at 0:20 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't] This care funding ban follows the map the G-O-P charted while attacking abortion. Democrats lost that fight by giving in to the G-O-P an inch at a time. Giving an inch at a time on trans care will devastate trans Americans and it'll get Democrats nothing in return but contempt. [you can stop here at 0:40 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't] Right now, the most popular Democrat in the U-S, [Zo-RAHN Mom-DA-nee], is campaigning on making trans healthcare cheaper and easier to access, and he's only got more good will because of it. [you can stop here at 0:50 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't] I'm asking the Senator to refuse to allow any anti-trans language including a healthcare ban in the F-Y '26 bill. Do not vote for any bill with that language. This IS worth forcing a shutdown. Standing with trans people is the right thing to do and it's politically smart. Voters and donors show up for Democrats who fight.
September 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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chrischirp.bsky.social
Just fuck off with this. How about start the conversation by highlighting how much immigrants contribute to the UK - not least by propping up the NHS and social care system!

Also - forced volunteering is not volunteering, it's unpaid labour.
September 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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zoejardiniere.bsky.social
If scrapping indefinite leave to remain (ILR) entirely, as Reform would do, is racist, according to Labour, what is making ILR twice as difficult, expensive & humiliating to obtain, as Labour are doing?
September 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
If you like the idea of supporting a site (and its writer) that thinks nothing of bouncing between brand new releases, untranslated PC-98 raising sims, DOS favourites, and arcade treasures - click this way!

Honestly, every last tip and sub is a real help (and makes me smile, too):

ko-fi.com/kimimi
September 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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trungles.com
I hate unboxing videos. HOWEVER, I am a CARTOONIST. So.
A cartoon of myself against a photographed background. I’m approaching a big box from Penguin Random House placed on my dining room table. I’m now kneeling over the box on the floor on top of a rug in front of my couch, preparing to open the box I’m now jubilantly hopping around with a copy of my book in my hand, a slightly crazed look on my face. My cartoon hand holds a copy of Angelica and the Bear Prince, cartoon stars and sparkles around it
September 20, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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eleanormorton.bsky.social
It's a NEW feature
September 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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mckelvie.bsky.social
Fun fact: this is how Spock defeats the Enterprise's computer in the classic Star Trek episode "Wolf In The Fold"
gracekind.net Grace @gracekind.net · Sep 6
Never ask a man his age, a woman her salary, or GPT-5 whether a seahorse emoji exists
September 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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rossignol.bsky.social
Or point out that Farage wants to reduce and remove all our rights, not just immigrants. His mendacity already helped strip us of our rights to travel, live, and work freely in Europe. The country is poorer and less powerful, because of policies he agitates for. Also immigration is good 👍
financialtimes.com Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Aug 28
Opinion: The past decade was a masterclass in how to misread a nation. If Sir Keir Starmer doesn’t want to gift Britain to Reform, he needs to prove fast that he can be tough and effective on immigration on.ft.com/47dejup
August 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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ewacat.bsky.social
WEVE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU THIS FOR MONTHS, ABSOLUTE MONTHS, THIS IS ACROSS THE BOARD, EVERYTHING YOU USE IT FOR THAT ISNT PURE DATA CRUNCHING, IT SUCKS THE WILL AND ABILITY RIGHT OUT OF YOU
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 28
Physicians are using A.I. for diagnoses and more. But a new study found evidence that relying on A.I. tools might erode a doctor’s ability to perform fundamental skills without the technology, a phenomenon known as “deskilling.”
Are A.I. Tools Making Doctors Worse at Their Jobs?
Physicians are using the technology for diagnoses and more — but may be losing skills in the process.
nyti.ms
August 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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abeewords.bsky.social
Just because diagnoses of mental ill health or neurodivergence have increased, it does not follow they are incorrect. Gee, people are being diagnosed with bad mental health post-pandemic? Weird, did anything huge and damaging happen that might account for that? brb just googling 'the pandemic'
igmansfield.bsky.social Iain Mansfield @igmansfield.bsky.social · Aug 28
Always good when a report gets covered well in both the Times and Guardian (+ others).

Our new paper on how the rise in mental health diagnoses has pushed the SEND, health and welfare systems to breaking point.

Guardian:
www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Times:
www.thetimes.com/article/e4b4...
Overdiagnosis of children overlooks that growing up is ‘messy and uneven’, says Jeremy Hunt
Former health secretary wants to see an overhaul of special educational needs and disabilities system in England
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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ananthhirsh.bsky.social
We're back!! 💖 This is the epilogue to Chapter 8 before we get into Chapter 9-- if you need a refresher, you can find convenient links in the blog post below the comic!
aidosaur.bsky.social yuko @aidosaur.bsky.social · Aug 28
🔥BARBAROUS CONTINUES!!!!!🔥

Let's flash back about a week~~✨

read for free at johnnywander.com!
Text reads: BARBAROUS chapter 8 epilogue
August 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM