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Keith Naas @knaas.bsky.social · 12h

My Mom: what is happening?
Me: I don’t know.
Mom: What are they thinking?
Me: They aren’t.
Mom: that idiot Kennedy.

I think she may have some regrets about her vote. Once again I never talk politics with my parents because it is not meaningful.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 18h

Definitely nothing can go wrong with OpenAI having a full record of your sexy chatbot interactions.

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Chunkin’ Deuces✌️ @thiccceywicket.bsky.social · 17h

Are you having trouble making money from your AI super intelligence that will cure all diseases and replace all workers? Pivot to porn

The Verge @theverge.com · 20h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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Keith Naas @knaas.bsky.social · 14h

I’ll have an AI reader summarize and delete it for me.

Keith Naas @knaas.bsky.social · 15h

There’s a profile of the Hejduks in the Columbus Dispatch today.

Frankie looks like a proud and supportive parent.

#Crew96

Ohio high school soccer stars follow in footsteps of their dad, Frankie Hejduk of the Crew

Frankie Hejduk’s soccer pulse still races at a fever pitch, but the former Columbus Crew star's role has changed.

www.dispatch.com

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Keith Naas @knaas.bsky.social · 15h

“Honestly, I've played in Europe, I've won in MLS, but when you play for your country it's something different," Steven Moreira, of Columbus #Crew96

Cape Verde reach 2026 World Cup: How Praia reacted to 'biggest thing since independence'

Cape Verdeans took to the streets to celebrate qualifying for the World Cup, with many hailing it the best day since gaining independence in 1975.

www.bbc.com

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 18h

Kind of amazing that the photo Politico used of one of these folks -- the one who made a joke about gas chambers -- is from an event that Politico sponsored last summer.

Peter Giunta participates in a CNN-POLITICO Grill discussion at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, July 16, 2024. | Rod Lamkey Jr. for POLITICO

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Keith Naas @knaas.bsky.social · 17h

Sure. But also, his buddy owns the stadium.

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Keith Naas @knaas.bsky.social · 17h

Infantino will be in the WH gifting him a trophy any second.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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Matter News @matternews.bsky.social · 22h

“If there’s a legislative agenda we should have, it should be to eradicate houselessness in our city,” Upchurch said. “And I don’t understand why we don’t have that bigger, shared vision of liberation in our community.”

matternews.org/community/re...

Residents express fear, uncertainty as Kaleidoscope prepares to end youth housing program – Matter News

Kaleidoscope Youth Center announced in mid-September that it would be closing its housing program for queer youth after the Ohio Department of Health declined to renew the Columbus-based nonprofit’s g...

matternews.org

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Keith Naas @knaas.bsky.social · 22h

Why did you do this?

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Laura Lopez @ohdearz.bsky.social · 1d

Here is the email from the provost reversing the decision & saying we can attend if presenting research. However, we still cannot recruit or attend without research benefit. Also many students did have registration cancelled (or missed registration deadlines) when OSU was prohibiting attendance.

SACNAS NDiSTEM conference update
Hi All,

Please see the email below from the provost with new guidance related to the SACNAS conference.

Best regards,
Todd

From: Provost Ravi V. Bellamkonda <ADMIN-Provost@osu.edu>
Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
To: Provost Ravi V. Bellamkonda <ADMIN-Provost@osu.edu>
Cc: Garcia, Anne <garcia.680@osu.edu>
Subject: SACNAS NDiSTEM conference update

Hi everyone,

Our office has been working with the Office of Legal Affairs regarding participation in the upcoming SACNAS NDiSTEM conference in light of the outreach the university received last week from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. Based on our conversations, the Office of Academic Affairs is recommending the following as it relates to participation in this year’s SACNAS conference:

If an Ohio State faculty member or student is scheduled to present research or participate in sessions that advance their research at the SACNAS conference, then the faculty member or student can attend and use university funds to do so.

If an Ohio State faculty member or student is NOT scheduled to present research or participate in sessions that advance their research (e.g., the purpose of attending is solely for recruitment) at the SACNAS conference but wishes to participate in the conference, they may still attend but must use personal resources to do so.

For participation as a research presenter or in sessions that advance their research, we are requesting that a designee within each college or unit (e.g., the Associate Dean of Research) affirms that the participation is in fact to present or advance research as part of the approval process for university funding.

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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 1d

Very bad: OSU unilaterally cancelled the registration of grad students attending the joint conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. And OSU won't fund recruiting at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.

Ohio State changes policy on group conferences after Trump administration threats

A federal investigation into potentially discriminatory practices at Ohio State prompted the university to change its policies regarding conferences.

www.dispatch.com

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Keith Naas @knaas.bsky.social · 1d

Using a GenAI to share a meeting summary that you personally facilitated.

Edith @edithcharles.bsky.social · Aug 23

What's something that isn't considered embarrassing but you think it should be?

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 1d

Using ChatGPT to write a fucking email. bsky.app/profile/edit...

Edith @edithcharles.bsky.social · Aug 23

What's something that isn't considered embarrassing but you think it should be?

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Keith Naas @knaas.bsky.social · 1d

“It saddens me to see The Cincinnati Enquirer among those no longer providing a dedicated beat writer to MLS coverage.”

This was news to me.

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Keith Naas @knaas.bsky.social · 1d

“A league that utilizes a paywalled streaming service to broadcast its games needs more media, not less, and right now, for most major outlets, there isn’t good enough access to make it a worthwhile investment of time and resources to cover the local teams. “

MLS seems to be going backwards.

A reporter's letter to Major League Soccer | Laurel Pfahler

Get more from Laurel Pfahler on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 1d

Why are your electric bills suddenly 30-50% higher, you ask?

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 1d

This is an alarming compression of the planetary destruction timeline: with the massive growth of the AI bubble, data centers are expected to consume up to 12% of total US electricity by 2028, up from 4.4% in 2023.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/t...

Sora 2 and ChatGPT are consuming so much power that OpenAI just did another 10 gigawatt deal | CNN Business

OpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to design and develop 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and systems, a massive amount of power that will use as much electricity as a large city. The move further high...

www.cnn.com

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 1d

Vancouver FC are both 1) Canadian Premier League wooden spoon winners 2) qualified for next season’s CONCACAF champion’s cup.

I am as in to CONCA-chaos as anybody but if we actually see four Canadian teams in the CCC including these fellas it’s going to be a bit much.

Last-Placed Vancouver FC Qualifies For Champions Cup - Northern Tribune

In an unlikely twist, Vancouver clinch both the wooden spoon and a Champions Cup berth in the same day.

northerntribune.ca

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Keith Naas @knaas.bsky.social · 1d

It’s probably costing them what they spend in campaign donations over the next three years.

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Keith Naas @knaas.bsky.social · 1d

It’s not a $100M deal. $2M in 2054 is not $2M in 2025 dollars

Fix the headline so we can see what it aftually is costing the Haslams now www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...

Browns and Cleveland make peace, reach $100M deal to move stadium to Brook Park

Cleveland and Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam have reached a $100 million settlement that ends their legal feud and clears the way for a $2.4 billion domed stadium in Brook Park.

www.cleveland.com

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Keith Naas @knaas.bsky.social · 1d

#HellIsReal correct takes are pouring in like that soup they call a chili.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

"The things they do to chili there, it's awful. It's awful. Men with tears in their eyes come up to me and say, sir, they put three pounds of shredded cheese and some spaghetti on my chili. Please, sir, you must stop them. It's an abomination, sir, but also, strangely, locals pretend to like it?"

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NBC4 Columbus @nbc4i.com · 1d

A Columbus Crew defender has helped lead his nation to next year’s FIFA World Cup in North America and complete one of international soccer’s greatest underdog stories. https://nbc4i.co/4q66c9W?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_

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Keith Naas @knaas.bsky.social · 1d

I would love to know how the owners and executives at these places voted and donated last year.

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Beppe @buckeyedinapoli.bsky.social · 1d

Christopher Columbus wasn't Italian. Italy didn't exist. He was born in the Genoese Republic and served the crown of Spain. Thanks for coming to my yearly TEDtalk.

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