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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 8h

Solidarity is the only way

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Hollis Kitchin @holliskitchin.bsky.social · 4h

I've been making some things

Hollis Kitchin @holliskitchin.bsky.social · 8h

Do it

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 12h

Multiple airports are now announcing they will refuse to play Kristi Noem’s government-funded video blaming “Democrats” for the government shutdown.

“We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.

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Hollis Kitchin @holliskitchin.bsky.social · 3d

This is the best thing. Apply!

PaTrick-or-Treat 👻🎃 @pat.alaskarobotics.com · 3d

We host a spring Comics Camp up in Juneau, Alaska and the applications are now open:

2026 Comics Camp Application

Alaska Robotics Comics Camp Convention & In-Town Events: May 7th - May 9th, 2026 Camp Dates: May 9th - May 13th, 2026 ************************ Have you attended in the past? Feel free to skip any o...

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Henry Carnell @hencarnell.bsky.social · 4d

"What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid."

Willamette Week @wweek.com · 4d

Jack Dickinson, 26, says “we’re winning this.”

An Interview With the Portland Chicken

Rachel Saslow

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 4d

Every single AI data center is a toxic investment, with most of its value tied up in GPUs that will be multiple generations behind by the time these things turn on - and then die in 3-5 years.

All to build for AI demand that doesn't exist.
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Actually, wait - how long do GPUs last, exactly? Four years for training? Three years? The A100 GPU started shipping in May 2020, and the H100 (and the Hopper GPU generation) entered full production in September 2022, meaning that we’re hurtling at speed toward the time in which we’re going to start seeing a remarkable amount of chips start wearing down, which should be a concern for companies like Microsoft, who bought 150,000 Hopper GPUs in 2023 and 485,000 of them in 2024.
Alright, let me just be blunt: the entire economy of debt around GPUs is insane.
Assuming these things don’t die within five years (their warranties generally end in three), their value absolutely will, as NVIDIA has committed to releasing a new AI chip every single year, likely with significant increases to power and power efficiency. At the end of the five year period, the Special Purpose Vehicle will be the proud owner of five-year-old chips that nobody is going to want to rent at the price that Elon Musk has been paying for the last five years. Don’t believe me? Take a look at the rental prices for H100 GPUs that went from $8-an-hour in 2023 to $2-an-hour in 2024, or the Silicon Data Indexes (aggregated realtime indexes of hourly prices) that show H100 rentals at around $2.14-an-hour and A100 rentals at a dollar-an-hour, with Vast.AI offering them at as little as $0.67 an hour.
This is, by the way, a problem that faces literally every data center being built in the world, and I feel insane talking about it. It feels like nobody is talking about how impossible and ridiculous all of this is - it’s one thing that OpenAI has promised one trillion dollars to people - it’s another that large swaths of that will be spent on hardware that will, by the end of these agreements, be half-obsolete and generating less revenue than ever.
Think about it - let’s assume we live in a fantasy land where OpenAI is somehow able to pay Oracle $300 billion over 5 years. Said money is paying for access to Blackwell…

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Hollis Kitchin @holliskitchin.bsky.social · 4d

I have never heard of this and I am both enthralled and horrified.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 4d

If this stuff would end up on the news it would absolutely motivate voters. Plenty of people who don't give a shit about politics would absolutely give af about this.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 4d

Every time he does this a calculator somewhere in the country spontaneously bursts into flames

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump: "We're gonna be reducing the cost of medicines by 100%, 200%, 300%, 500% and even more than that."

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Hollis Kitchin @holliskitchin.bsky.social · 4d

Spooky season fog is upon us.

Foggy forest with sunlight streaming through

Foggy forest with sunlight steaming through

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Hollis Kitchin @holliskitchin.bsky.social · 6d

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Classes | Alaskan Artwork | Hollis Kitchin

Learn to paint with watercolor artist Hollis Kitchin

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Hollis Kitchin @holliskitchin.bsky.social · 6d

Still some spots in my watercolor workshop tonight! Starts at 6pm, all supplies included.

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PaTrick-or-Treat 👻🎃 @pat.alaskarobotics.com · 7d

#akleg We're an informal group of Alaskans who are part of an ongoing discussion about what a grassroots, homegrown political party could look like. We're building community and organizing across Alaska and we want you to contribute your voice and unique skills.

alaskaneighbors.org

Alaska Neighbors

We're an informal group of Alaskans who are part of an ongoing discussion about what a grassroots, homegrown political party could look like.

alaskaneighbors.org

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6d

Your Prime Day reminder that Amazon...

-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump

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Hollis Kitchin @holliskitchin.bsky.social · 7d

I've been making some things. The small one's input is that the dragon hatching needs "More put! MORE OUT!" Of the egg.

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Hollis Kitchin @holliskitchin.bsky.social · 7d

I figured out a process for my repeat pattern creation that is literally going to save me so much time when I'm isolating my watercolor elements. I am very excited. 20 dragon eggs later and I am ready to make a pattern

Hollis Kitchin @holliskitchin.bsky.social · 7d

Is it gonna be the Marmot party?

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Hollis Kitchin @holliskitchin.bsky.social · 13d

The sunlight in the studio was too nice, so I had to get some glamor shots.

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Hollis Kitchin @holliskitchin.bsky.social · 13d

Just a reminder that republics control all 3 branches of government so if it shuts down, its on them.

Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 13d

With Congress spiraling toward a federal government shutdown, Alaska’s Republican U.S. senators said they will vote for the short-term funding resolution that passed in the House earlier this month to keep government open until Nov. 21.

Alaska’s US senators plan to support House funding resolution as shutdown deadline nears

The votes, planned for Tuesday night, will mark a shift from an earlier vote by Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

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Hollis Kitchin @holliskitchin.bsky.social · 13d

Futher helping the task force find out why we have dropped in education...

Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 13d

Gov. Dunleavy has vetoed his ninth bill of the year, canceling Alaska lawmakers’ efforts to fund public schools by rewriting a portion of the state’s corporate tax code. (via Alaska Beacon)

Alaska Gov. Dunleavy vetoes corporate tax bill intended to fund public education programs

Governor says he will not approve any new tax measure unless lawmakers approve a statewide fiscal plan acceptable to him.

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Hollis Kitchin @holliskitchin.bsky.social · 13d

A fall color gathering hunt this morning for my leaf studies and fall colors workshop tonight!

I still have two spots available!

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Hollis Kitchin @holliskitchin.bsky.social · 14d

This is a lovely glimmer of joy in what's happening all over the world right now. I am so excited to be able to watch such a defining show of my childhood with my son with new episodes (We've been watching the OG ones on YouTube).

Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 14d

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶

🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈

#FollowTheRainbow

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Hollis Kitchin @holliskitchin.bsky.social · 14d

Honestly the nicest of all the tyranny out there

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John Burkett @johnburkett.bsky.social · 14d

From the war-torn streets of Portland, a group of wily cartoonists and illustrators stood as humanity's last hope for (noun). A collective known as Helioscope!
go.bsky.app/4c3tB1A

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