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Shamsa @shamsa.bsky.social · 1h

To me all social media are still websites because i refuse to download their apps and use the browser versions

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 2h

It’s like crazy that there’s like this and X: the Everything App and then I guess Mastadon (????) as far as social media goes, but also all the film websites I used to read are all gone

Ryan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 3h

There are too many apps and not enough websites

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Shamsa @shamsa.bsky.social · 10h

For god's sake just give me windows xp back

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 13h

This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...

Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it

Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.

www.theverge.com

Shamsa @shamsa.bsky.social · 20h

I know this is infuriating to many but to me this reeks of desperation.

Nobody is buying their useless product they need more customers sooo bad

Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 1d

Sam Altman suggests ChatGPT is cannibalizing your fanfic and erotica to make its own clanker porn, rolling out this December.

ChatGPT just got filthy after new update lets it talk dirty to you

'You won't get it unless you ask for it.'

metro.co.uk

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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 1d

Although classified as carnivores, wolves may sometimes follow an omnivorous diet. They can eat meat, eggs and even fruit!

This time of year, pumpkins are a special treat for our ambassador wolves.🎃 #wolffact

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Shamsa @shamsa.bsky.social · 22h

*sexy enviromental friendly voice*:
hey, wanna share some of my renewable energy

Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · Nov 8

me the earth
🤝
annually getting hotter
and more unstable

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Shamsa @shamsa.bsky.social · 23h

This used to be super secret stuff you're NOT supposed to announce

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Melon Wheels 🔥😈🎃 @mysterymary.bsky.social · 1d

They’ve got AI hands at the dollar store, 9/10 spooky

Plastic skeleton hands that are not quite right

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doug @goodkid-saadcity.bsky.social · 1d

every Palestinian interviewed in this article has since been banned from bsky

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Social media accounts of Palestinians desperate for funds are being flagged as spam

People in Gaza use Bluesky to crowdfund for milk and diapers – repeated deletion of their profiles has spawned a guerrilla verification squad

www.theguardian.com

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Shamsa @shamsa.bsky.social · 1d

True. If you move the camera a little you can see the sun with a baby face.

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Christine Binzel @christinebinzel.bsky.social · 1d

Horrific testimony by Greta Thunberg

www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

www.aftonbladet.se

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Shamsa @shamsa.bsky.social · 1d

Every article about AI is like: "This tech might be stealing everyone's work, and consuming apocalypse inducing amounts of energy, but it can be used to sell unethical garbage nobody wants. Isn't that exciting!"

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 3d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2d

"a test"? you mean...a violation?

AP: Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for the Gaza ceasefire

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Hourly Tigers @hourlytiger.bsky.social · 2d

#hourly #tig https://api.tinyfox.dev/hourly/tigs/IMG_1325.JPG

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 3d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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The Onion @theonion.com · 3d

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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Shamsa @shamsa.bsky.social · 2d

He wasn't only evil, he was also very stupid and delusional but somehow got lucky

No wonder They idolise him so much

Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 3d

My favorite aspect of the Columbus legend is him getting rejected by the Portuguese gets spun as them not recognizing the genius of his idea. No - he went into a roomful of expert navigators and made basic math mistakes, they thought he was a moron, and they wouldn't fund his idea on that basis.

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Dr. Ayla 🍉 @draylasays.bsky.social · 3d

This is what it’s like to be Palestinian: Israel threatening you with “severe consequences” if you express any joy at the homecoming of your loved ones from captivity in Israeli prisons, where they’ve been tortured for decades.

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 3d

While Israelis celebrated the return of captives from Gaza, Israel warned Palestinian families against holding celebrations over the return of prisoners – some who had been held for decades. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh explains.

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Shamsa @shamsa.bsky.social · 3d

I hate to disappoint but nothing grrm writes is complete
(There are at least 2 more D&E novellas planned, with titles too)

They are the best though, and each novella has a satifying ending so at least we don't have to worry about loose ends and cliffhangers

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Illiterate Autodidact 🇵🇸🙂👍🇮🇱☹👎 @cigaretteliker.bsky.social · 4d

The virgin AGI existential risk vs the chad global warming

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Shamsa @shamsa.bsky.social · 3d

He knows he's dying and going to hell

Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 4d

Sure, I can’t talk or think and parts of me turn purple and sometimes half my face is 2” lower than the other half and I talk about heaven regularly at inappropriate times but don’t let that fool you I’m as healthy as a horse.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 4d

bitch what

Onedrive settings. A toggle for using AI to detect and identify faces is set to on. The caption says, you can only turn off this setting 3 times per year.

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