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anthonymoser.com
i feel compelled to remind everyone that chatgpt/LLMs are functionally the *opposite* of an actual expert.

the more your problems are unusual or novel, the more likely LLMS are to be wrong. they are least helpful when it's most important
a table labeled "How common is your problem, how helpful is the response?" There are three columns labeled common, rare, and novel and two rows labeled Actual Human Expert and LLM. Common problem, human expert: helpful Rare problem, human expert: more helpful Novel problem, human expert: most helpful Common problem, LLM: helpful Rare problem, LLM: unhelpful Novel problem, LLM: harmful
March 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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elisabethalba.bsky.social
"Once Upon a Tree" 🌳
Sepia ink, watercolor, acryla gouache

Signed prints at albaillustration.etsy.com
Illustration of a large ancient gnarled willow tree, with magical sparkles around it.
February 4, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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luxwinter.bsky.social
I swear to god, I left this cat alone for two fucking minutes with a jar of red beets.

Two. Minutes.

#CatsofBluesky
A white-and-ginger cat sits indoors facing the camera, staring calmly. Bright pink-red beet stains smear across his nose, forehead, and cheeks, contrasting with his clean white fur. Clothes hang blurred in the background, making the cat’s beet-stained face the clear focus.
February 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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miharaikko.rwrb.social
such a lovely thing to think about
January 21, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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tomharb.bsky.social
#WienFaktzumTag Am 15.01.1970 wurde an der Ecke Skodagasse/Laudongasse das „Haus des Buches“ eröffnet, in dem sich bis 2002 die Hauptbücherei der @buechereienwien.bsky.social befand.

Davor war das Grundstück u.a. mehrere Jahrzehnte Standort eines Theaters, das 1961 abgerissen wurde. #WienFakt
Vergleichsbilder: Ehemaliges Theater (links) und Haus des Buches (rechts) - Ecke Skodagasse/Laudongasse.
January 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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alleinimwald.bsky.social
Sonnenaufgang am Fluss.
Sonnenaufgang über einem breiten Fluss mit Wald an beiden Seiten
January 2, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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kriegundfreitag.bsky.social
Strichzeichnung mit zwei Figuren, eine kleine fragt: 'Wenn der Weihnachtsmann so toll ist, warum bringt er dann den Leuten die meisten Geschenke, die eh schon alles haben?', die andere antwortet: 'KATHRIN! Unser Sohn ist schon wieder linksradikal!'
December 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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wienschauen.bsky.social
Seit vielen Jahren verfällt das letzte verbliebene Gebäude des nicht mehr existenten Bahnhofs Hauptzollamt in Wien Mitte. Die Fassade wurde trotz Schutzzone und Denkmalschutz immer noch nicht repariert.

Entwurf: Otto Wagner!

www.wienschauen.at/verfaellt-le...
December 26, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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martinthuer.at
Das war viele Monate Arbeit:

462 Personen beziehen eine sogenannte „Alte Politikerpension“. Erstmals liegt dem ORF eine Liste der Namen aller Empfängerinnen und Empfänger vor. 29 Personen beziehen zwei Politikerpensionen.

orf.at/stories/3414...
Gusenbauer & Co.: Noch 462 Politiker beziehen alte Pension
Auch fast 30 Jahre nach der Abschaffung geben Bund und Länder insgesamt noch immer mehr als 40 Millionen Euro für die „alte Politikerpension“ aus. Erstmals liegt dem ORF nun eine vollständige Liste al...
orf.at
December 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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thoughtrise.bsky.social
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing

these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous

this is worth sharing and educating people about
screenshot of a post on facebook from Alex Lamoreaux, depicting two versions of the "same" photograph of a bobcat in front of a pine plantation, one labeled original game cam photo, one labeling AI processed the markings have been altered on the AI photo, and the head changed and resized text says: Oh! A neat goose hybrid posted to ‘What’s this Bird?’ but when you zoom in on the photos the bill details have been too manipulated by AI photo editing to be accurately assessed for which species may be involved. Scroll on… A cool-looking Red-tailed Hawk that someone is wondering which subspecies it might be - right up my alley! But when you zoom in on the photos literally every feather group has been so heavily manipulated and altered by AI editing that it’s impossible to determine subspecies because the photo is essentially fake now; just a mashup of whatever AI thinks parts of a Red-tail should look like. Scroll on… WOW! That’s a remarkable trail cam photo of a Bobcat! It almost looks like a painting!… but the head looks oddly small…. hmmmm. After some prodding the original photo is produced and sure enough it had been so heavily altered by AI ‘post processing’ that the photo posted was essentially a digital mock-up with totally different proportions and fur markings. No longer the photo off the trail cam; it may as well have just been ‘created’ by AI from scratch. This stuff is killing me. My days on social media are becoming very limited. We can’t even trust simple, everyday photos of animals to be real. The wildlife community needs to quit editing with AI, and we need to start calling out photographers that are using it. Our reality is being destroyed all around us.
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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mossworm.bsky.social
reading about genAI slop brokers makes me want to draw more weird manual art. extremely realistic brachiosaurus reconstruction for you
drawing of Brachiosaurus, a long necked quadrupedal dinosaur, rendered in colorful squares of green and blue with a subtle gradient getting lighter towards the underside
December 12, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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thelatestkate.bsky.social
My favorite drawings from 2025. ♥
What animals should I draw next year?
A drawing of a cat building a snowkitty. The caption reads, "Even if we can't get it perfect, today is worth trying." A drawing of a pink moth handing onto a flower stem. The caption reads, "You matter all of the time, not only when you are at your best." A drawing of a black cat under a starry blanket. The caption reads, "please be patient with yourself; it all feels overwhelming because it IS overwhelming" A drawing of a hedgehog knitting in a fall forest. The caption reads, "doing what i can to reduce overwhelm today"
December 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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aimeecozza.com
Repost if you're tired
December 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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vexnir.bsky.social
Oh, to finally rest after a long day… 💤

#art #cuteart #cozyart
Digital illustration of a happy orange cat being very content laying on a fish shaped pillow and under a colorful blanket.
December 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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einegeniesserin.bsky.social
literally every day in germany a CEO or a conservative politician goes on the media and says "we (you) have to suffer more, for the economy (me)"
December 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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cuteosphere.bsky.social
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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bmhughes.bsky.social
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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gruenwald.bsky.social
Ich weiß net, ob das zwischen diversen Sparkpaketen & diversen Teuerungswellen gerade so gut durchzukommunizieren ist, dass man neue Kampfjets für 1,5 Mrd. kauft, aber vielleicht hab ich auch nur zu wenig geschlafen.
November 29, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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pablodiabolo.bsky.social
Ich hab die Nonnensache ja nur mit einem halben Auge verfolgt. Aber als katholischer Privatschüler weiß ich: um die Sache geht’s da schon lange nicht mehr, sondern um Gehorsam. Ja keine Präzedenz schaffen, dass sich Ungehorsam lohnt.
November 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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celechii.itch.io
last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far

i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
comparison between apple's finder icon and mine. apple's is the split blue and white smiley face, mine is two blue and white anime girls making out comparison between discord's icon and mine. mine is like a screaming cat on a blue/purple slimy background comparison between celsys's clip studio paint icon and mine. mine is similar but rotated with some comic styling and pink and blue highlights comparison between mozilla's firefox icon and mine. mine is similar but looks closer to the old firefox icon and brings back the little arm and gives the fox a cute little smiley face
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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malteengeler.bsky.social
I totally see the value of AI in the workplace now.

replaceyourboss.ai
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Stop working for humans. AI CEO delivers algorithmic thought leadership, with instant decisions, and zero ego. Replace your boss before they replace you.
replaceyourboss.ai
November 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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roryblank.bsky.social
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
a cheese grater that, if viewed from the correct angle, appears to have a friendly, stupid face, an example of Pareidolia
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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barbarakaufmann.bsky.social
Wie immer eine super Bezirksgeschichte von „Zwischenbrücken“ von @nazk.bsky.social
Warum es im Nordbahnviertel so leer bleibt. Eine Freundin hatte btw 2 Jahre eine Wohnung dort, abends war es so tot, wie ich es echt selten in Wien erlebt hab.

www.zwischenbruecken.at/report/die-g...
Die große Leere im Nordbahnviertel
20.000 Bewohner:innen wünschen sich mehr Möglichkeiten zum Einkaufen. Warum sind etliche Erdgeschoßlokale dennoch nicht vermietet?
www.zwischenbruecken.at
November 25, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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mikewasson.net
do you have any idea how much you have to piss somebody off to make them change their gauge
taras-grescoe.com 𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · Nov 23
#Finland will begin to #Russia - proof its rail network, integrate with EU train infrastructure.

The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).

www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
November 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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poorlycatdraw.bsky.social
accidentally smudged this drawing but i feel like it actually works better this way!! some mistakes turn out for the better
doodle of a kitty looking in the mirror
November 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM