Alena Jacíková
@ell2cz.bsky.social
Node.js dev from Czech republic
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rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 AM
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
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A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It’s been a very hard year - Andy Bell
Unlike a lot of places in tech, my company, Set Studio/Piccalilli has no outside funding. Bootstrapped is what the LinkedIn people say, I think. It’s been a hard year this year. A very hard year...
bell.bz
November 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
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There are so many courses with substantial Black Friday sales, so now is your chance to get your hands on them, support the creators, and upskill.
Stock up now while they're all so heavily discounted, and you'll have great content to sink your teeth into year-long.
🧵 Some of the best:
Stock up now while they're all so heavily discounted, and you'll have great content to sink your teeth into year-long.
🧵 Some of the best:
November 28, 2025 at 5:32 AM
There are so many courses with substantial Black Friday sales, so now is your chance to get your hands on them, support the creators, and upskill.
Stock up now while they're all so heavily discounted, and you'll have great content to sink your teeth into year-long.
🧵 Some of the best:
Stock up now while they're all so heavily discounted, and you'll have great content to sink your teeth into year-long.
🧵 Some of the best:
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we don't need componentDidMount; we have connectedCallback at home
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
we don't need componentDidMount; we have connectedCallback at home
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One day we’ll look back on this as one of the stupidest things we’ve done.
California farms applied millions of pounds of PFAS to key crops, study finds
‘Forever chemicals’ sprayed on almonds, grapes, tomatoes and other crops as activists warn of ‘obvious problem’
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
One day we’ll look back on this as one of the stupidest things we’ve done.
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THIS
It saves a tremendous amount of overhead (money) and time (money) and complications (people who are eligible dropping out because they can't prove they are), but mostly it forecloses an extremely common form of fiscal parental abuse.
It saves a tremendous amount of overhead (money) and time (money) and complications (people who are eligible dropping out because they can't prove they are), but mostly it forecloses an extremely common form of fiscal parental abuse.
Periodically I see people justifying means-testing to ensure The Rich don't get stuff for free when they can afford it.
I see the logic, but we can just tax them more.
Plus, the BIGGEST thing not means-testing solves is
*deep breath*
IT STOPS RICH PEOPLE FINANCIALLY-ABUSING THEIR KIDS ANYMORE.
I see the logic, but we can just tax them more.
Plus, the BIGGEST thing not means-testing solves is
*deep breath*
IT STOPS RICH PEOPLE FINANCIALLY-ABUSING THEIR KIDS ANYMORE.
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 AM
THIS
It saves a tremendous amount of overhead (money) and time (money) and complications (people who are eligible dropping out because they can't prove they are), but mostly it forecloses an extremely common form of fiscal parental abuse.
It saves a tremendous amount of overhead (money) and time (money) and complications (people who are eligible dropping out because they can't prove they are), but mostly it forecloses an extremely common form of fiscal parental abuse.
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They did say 'Claude has the capabilities of someone with a PhD', they just didn't say which capabilities... (turns out it's the anxiety, burnout, and lack of executive function...)
November 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
They did say 'Claude has the capabilities of someone with a PhD', they just didn't say which capabilities... (turns out it's the anxiety, burnout, and lack of executive function...)
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GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository
www.animal-photo-references.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
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Scientists recently combined DNA of a cheetah with the DNA of a crab.
It went sideways real fast.
It went sideways real fast.
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Scientists recently combined DNA of a cheetah with the DNA of a crab.
It went sideways real fast.
It went sideways real fast.
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Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
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"sycophancy induced psychosis"
Could be also what causes billionaires to be nearly uniformly awful
Could be also what causes billionaires to be nearly uniformly awful
November 21, 2025 at 4:37 AM
"sycophancy induced psychosis"
Could be also what causes billionaires to be nearly uniformly awful
Could be also what causes billionaires to be nearly uniformly awful
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this guy has like 100 videos exactly like this. all too wimdy to hear him say anything and I love every one of them. might be the pinnacle of norwegian comedy
November 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
this guy has like 100 videos exactly like this. all too wimdy to hear him say anything and I love every one of them. might be the pinnacle of norwegian comedy
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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Fish have committed credit card fraud
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Fish have committed credit card fraud
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are you sick of generative AI slop?
why not fight back by adorning your home with gorgeous birds that only an attentive birder could draw? www.tommysiegel.net
why not fight back by adorning your home with gorgeous birds that only an attentive birder could draw? www.tommysiegel.net
November 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
are you sick of generative AI slop?
why not fight back by adorning your home with gorgeous birds that only an attentive birder could draw? www.tommysiegel.net
why not fight back by adorning your home with gorgeous birds that only an attentive birder could draw? www.tommysiegel.net
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🚀 Spatial Data Management with DuckDB: Book Release + Code Walkthrough Video!
Watch the walkthrough: youtu.be/RIJQ3WuGJkc
Book website: duckdb.gishub.org
GitHub repo: github.com/giswqs/duckdb-spatial
Table of Contents: books.gishub.org/duckdb/book-toc.pdf
Watch the walkthrough: youtu.be/RIJQ3WuGJkc
Book website: duckdb.gishub.org
GitHub repo: github.com/giswqs/duckdb-spatial
Table of Contents: books.gishub.org/duckdb/book-toc.pdf
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🚀 Spatial Data Management with DuckDB: Book Release + Code Walkthrough Video!
Watch the walkthrough: youtu.be/RIJQ3WuGJkc
Book website: duckdb.gishub.org
GitHub repo: github.com/giswqs/duckdb-spatial
Table of Contents: books.gishub.org/duckdb/book-toc.pdf
Watch the walkthrough: youtu.be/RIJQ3WuGJkc
Book website: duckdb.gishub.org
GitHub repo: github.com/giswqs/duckdb-spatial
Table of Contents: books.gishub.org/duckdb/book-toc.pdf
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During the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, a marble statue of Louis Agassiz fell from 2nd floor of Stanford's Zoology building into main quad.
Professor Frank Angell reportedly quipped:
"Agassiz was great in the abstract but not in the concrete."
The statue was unharmed, returned to its perch...
Professor Frank Angell reportedly quipped:
"Agassiz was great in the abstract but not in the concrete."
The statue was unharmed, returned to its perch...
April 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
During the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, a marble statue of Louis Agassiz fell from 2nd floor of Stanford's Zoology building into main quad.
Professor Frank Angell reportedly quipped:
"Agassiz was great in the abstract but not in the concrete."
The statue was unharmed, returned to its perch...
Professor Frank Angell reportedly quipped:
"Agassiz was great in the abstract but not in the concrete."
The statue was unharmed, returned to its perch...
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A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Environmental impact and net-zero pathways for sustainable artificial intelligence servers in the USA - Nature Sustainability
The rapid expansion of AI server installations in the United States poses sustainability challenges in terms of water usage and carbon emissions. A study now quantifies these potential impacts and out...
www.nature.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
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This guy about to be the most popular man on bsky
Man who took Hamilton bus on joy ride 'did a great job' driving, left no dings, say police | CBC News
He made several stops along the way, allowing passengers to get on and off, police say. He was then arrested.
www.cbc.ca
November 13, 2025 at 1:57 AM
This guy about to be the most popular man on bsky