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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 37m

Kind of amazing to think about how different the world might be today if PayPal had just... failed early on and shut down. You can trace so much nonsense today back to PayPal getting bailed out by eBay.

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M. Gordon @dimespin.bsky.social · 3d

Sleep is a biological necessity, and sleep deprivation has real physical, psychological, and social consequences that need to be taken seriously. The way our society treats it as slothful to sleep according to natural rhythms (including midday naps and variant chronotypes like night owls) is evil.

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 4d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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Dr Katie Twomey @k2mey.bsky.social · 2d

I don't think it's ok that openAi, Meta, Anthropic and chums are indirectly dictating the direction of publicly funded research. There, I said it. I want to research things that help people, not the new predictive text generator.

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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 11h

No Kings couldn't have gone better - massive turnout, no violence, and it drove Trump so crazy his response was "Kings are good and I poop on everyone." Best of all was the effect on the millions of participants and everyone watching.

My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/no-kings-p...

No Kings was a huge success. Just look at Trump's response.

Turnout was enormous. There was no violence. And the wannabe king is triggered.

www.publicnotice.co

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‎Synapsid (Scary) @synapsid.bsky.social · 51m

one of the worst things to happen to the internet was when ppl in charge of stuff got the idea they could fix everything by making ppl use their real names and faces instead of being a dumb character online

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 2h

it’s deeply depressing to imagine being the kind of person who this would appeal to

TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 2d

A new iPhone app, Endless Summer, uses AI to create photorealistic vacation photos starring you — no travel required

Too burned out to travel? This new app fakes your summer vacation photos for you | TechCrunch

A new iPhone app, Endless Summer, uses AI to create photorealistic vacation photos starring you — no travel required

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 2h

Just so we're clear, they're proposing a tax on speech.

www.goerie.com/story/news/p...

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Mr. Ryan. @misterryan.bsky.social · 2h

good grief (2023)

cortney and benny dressed up as Jotaro Kujo and Star Platinum from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, respectively, for Halloween

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Keith Hamilton Putnam @timetravel.camp · 8h

The AWS outage today is a good reminder that there is no "cloud", there's just somebody else's computer.

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Monday's Manul @manulmonday.bsky.social · 1h

It's really Manul Monday? You're not pulling my tail?

A manul on a branch in an indoor enclosure, lit by a red light and looking behind itself with wide eyes.

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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 9h

NEW: The FTC is removing blog posts, authored by Lina Khan, including some that articulate the potential risks that commercial AI tools pose to consumers.

The FTC Is Disappearing Blog Posts About AI Published During Lina Khan’s Tenure

The Federal Trade Commission removed several blog posts in recent months about open source and potential risks to consumers from the rapid spread of commercial AI tools.

www.wired.com

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Tim Ellis 🍁 @djdynamic.ca · 21h

I am once again asking people not to install any kind of web-connected surveillance into their homes. If you must have a surveillance camera, do it local so only you have access to the output.

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 21h

Amazon’s Ring is partnering with Flock

• A network of AI-powered cameras used by ICE, federal agencies, and police

• Authorities can request users to share footage to assist with 'evidence collection and investigative work'

(via Techcrunch | 404 Media co)

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Kara Buchanan 🏳️‍⚧️ @magicariot.com · Jul 1

New trans girl Claire just found out the members of her fav Portland band are magical girls - and she's one, too! Now she’s out of the closet as the newest member of Magica Riot!

Check out the book Strange Horizons called "brilliant trans joy," in print, ebook, and audio. magicariot.com/magicariot

Artwork of the cover art of "Magica Riot," featuring protagonist Claire in her purple magical girl costuming posing in front of the St. Johns Bridge in Portland, Oregon. Across the top, artwork of her and the other four main characters in a park is placed. Around the book art are placed several blocks of text: "trans protagonist," "entirely queer cast," "found family energy," "thrilling action," "music-based magic," "goopy monsters," "useless lesbians," "modern-day Portland." A quote from Strange Horizons Magazine calling the book "Brilliant trans joy" comes next. Finally, text at the bottom reads: "Recommended if you like Sailor Moon, Symphogear, Pretty Cure, Power Rangers"

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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 4h

say you get a death note and decide to use it for good. lets assume you are able to do that just fine, taking out evil guys, moving the world towards peace, defeating poverty etc etc thats not what i care about. what i wanna know is how long til you write "sports team i hate bus blows up"

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Ingrid Burrington @lifewinning.com · 1d

the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist

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proletkvlt @proletkvlt.bsky.social · 2h

I know writers who use subtext and they're all cowards

Deirdre Assenza @deirdreassenza.bsky.social · 3h

I don’t have words

A whole side of the white house has been trashed as if by a hurricane

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official nikk account @nikk.ca · 17h

absolute workhorse of a reaction image from over 100 years ago

elegant woman blasting a suitor in the face with the NO gun

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Micah @rincewind.run · 8h

one of my absolute favorite things is when musicians lose their shit at Republicans for appropriating their songs and I am particularly delighted to see Kenny Loggins joining the list

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 9h

Do not under any circumstances cross the King of Yacht Rock.

"This is an unauthorized use of my performance of ‘Danger Zone.’ Nobody asked me for my permission, which I would have denied, and I request that my recording on this video is removed immediately"

variety.com/2025/music/n...

Kenny Loggins Slams Donald Trump for Using ‘Danger Zone’ in AI Video Bombing No Kings Protesters With Poop: ‘I Request That My Recording Is Removed Immediately’

Kenny Loggins has spoken out against Trump using his song "Danger Zone" in a bizarre AI video of him bombing No Kings protesters with fecal matter.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 6h

It's very clear that unlimited wealth causes brain damage. That's not an exaggeration.

It's similar to other unnatural human conditions like solitary confinement (which is widely understood to cause mental deterioration) and other types of sensory deprivation.