Collette Lynner
@anothercollette.bsky.social
Collette Lynner of Los Gatos, CA.
Doing more than watching other people's posts.
Doing more than watching other people's posts.
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I found Martha Wells' _Murderbot Diaries Vol 1_ to be an enjoyable read on my most recent cross-continental flight and gobbled it up. #books #SpaceOpera
I found Martha Wells' _Murderbot Diaries Vol 1_ to be an enjoyable read on my most recent cross-continental flight and gobbled it up. #books #SpaceOpera
Collette Lynner (@[email protected])
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I found Martha Wells' _Murderbot Diaries Vol 1_ to be an enjoyable read on my most recent cross-continental flight and gobbled it up. https://marthawells.com/murderbot.htm #books #S...
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November 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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I found Martha Wells' _Murderbot Diaries Vol 1_ to be an enjoyable read on my most recent cross-continental flight and gobbled it up. #books #SpaceOpera
I found Martha Wells' _Murderbot Diaries Vol 1_ to be an enjoyable read on my most recent cross-continental flight and gobbled it up. #books #SpaceOpera
Beautiful artwork.
It is part of my winter card pack this year:
www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/product-page...
And the print (without words) is available here:
www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/product-page...
Out of stock at the moment but will get more printed soon!🤍
www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/product-page...
And the print (without words) is available here:
www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/product-page...
Out of stock at the moment but will get more printed soon!🤍
Winter Card Pack of 6 | When Beasts Spoke | charlottestrawbridge
Each card with it's own wintery story...Pack includes:Robin's WatchSnowfallWinter SquirrelThe Sleeping WoodGloamingHare and Moon With each card individually worth £3.50, this is a special winter deal!...
www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Beautiful artwork.
Today I learned about 'model collapse' and wow, am I cheering it on
…because gen AI relies on an internet that is human-generated. If AI draws from AI data, it runs into a problem that’s now being called model collapse. The best knowledge currently available says that model collapse *will* kill the current generation of chatbots, we just don’t know when.
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Today I learned about 'model collapse' and wow, am I cheering it on
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Remember: If it requires the deliberate and coordinated suppression of information by the scientists of the world to be true, it most probably isn’t.
October 20, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Remember: If it requires the deliberate and coordinated suppression of information by the scientists of the world to be true, it most probably isn’t.
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Disability and poverty go hand in hand.
Anyone can become disabled at any time
It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of, and it’s an expensive existence
You are much closer to being sick and unhoused than you are to being rich & secure
Anyone can become disabled at any time
It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of, and it’s an expensive existence
You are much closer to being sick and unhoused than you are to being rich & secure
October 31, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Disability and poverty go hand in hand.
Anyone can become disabled at any time
It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of, and it’s an expensive existence
You are much closer to being sick and unhoused than you are to being rich & secure
Anyone can become disabled at any time
It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of, and it’s an expensive existence
You are much closer to being sick and unhoused than you are to being rich & secure
SCORE!
November 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
SCORE!
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This is remarkable. Four giant dams on the Klamath River along the CA-Oregon border were taken down last year. This year, salmon migrated all the way to the river headwaters, a 300-mile journey from the Pacific to central Oregon, for the first time since 1909. A fantastic success.
Salmon reach headwaters for first time in a century after California dam removal
Klamath River salmon have crossed a major threshold after dams were removed along the California-Oregon border, with the fish reaching the river’s headwaters for the first time in more than a...
www.sfchronicle.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This is remarkable. Four giant dams on the Klamath River along the CA-Oregon border were taken down last year. This year, salmon migrated all the way to the river headwaters, a 300-mile journey from the Pacific to central Oregon, for the first time since 1909. A fantastic success.
"More than 20,000 military families, 213,000 National Guard and Reserve members, and 1.1 million Veterans rely on SNAP benefits."
October 31, 2025 at 1:48 AM
"More than 20,000 military families, 213,000 National Guard and Reserve members, and 1.1 million Veterans rely on SNAP benefits."
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At least 3,000 people who have been detained in Chicago ICE raids are missing from official DHS records.
We still don’t know what happened to the 1200 people who went missing from the Everglades facility.
They’re disappearing people.
No due process. No accountability.
We still don’t know what happened to the 1200 people who went missing from the Everglades facility.
They’re disappearing people.
No due process. No accountability.
Could ICE have 'lost' 3,000 immigrant arrestees in Chicago?
At least 3,000 jailed immigrants have vanished from federal records, according to human rights attorneys and organizations.
www.nbcchicago.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:46 AM
At least 3,000 people who have been detained in Chicago ICE raids are missing from official DHS records.
We still don’t know what happened to the 1200 people who went missing from the Everglades facility.
They’re disappearing people.
No due process. No accountability.
We still don’t know what happened to the 1200 people who went missing from the Everglades facility.
They’re disappearing people.
No due process. No accountability.
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Bookshop.org is your friend.
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
Bookshop.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Bookshop.org is your friend.
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Anyway, if you saw this video today: I filmed it, and it was just as much fun as it looks
October 9, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Anyway, if you saw this video today: I filmed it, and it was just as much fun as it looks
Is the woman in the middle wearing my 1988 halloween costume (a winter coat over a toga?) She used "way snowflakey" in her question to Mark Bray. Clearly, this show is targeting a young audience. #hottake
October 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Is the woman in the middle wearing my 1988 halloween costume (a winter coat over a toga?) She used "way snowflakey" in her question to Mark Bray. Clearly, this show is targeting a young audience. #hottake
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It's International Translation Day, also known as the feast of St Jerome, patron saint of translators!
#internationaltranslationday #xl8 #translatorslife
#internationaltranslationday #xl8 #translatorslife
September 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It's International Translation Day, also known as the feast of St Jerome, patron saint of translators!
#internationaltranslationday #xl8 #translatorslife
#internationaltranslationday #xl8 #translatorslife
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Mario Paglino and Gianni Grossi, designers who turned Barbie dolls into one-of-a-kind works of art that sold for thousands of dollars, including one that fetched more than $15,000 at a charity auction, died on July 27 in Italy. Paglino was 52; Grossi was 54.
Mario Paglino, 52, and Gianni Grossi, 54, Die; Designers Made Barbies Into Art
They transformed dolls into one-of-a-kind pieces that sold for thousands of dollars. A married couple, they died in a car crash in Italy.
nyti.ms
August 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Mario Paglino and Gianni Grossi, designers who turned Barbie dolls into one-of-a-kind works of art that sold for thousands of dollars, including one that fetched more than $15,000 at a charity auction, died on July 27 in Italy. Paglino was 52; Grossi was 54.
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People cheer as some federal agents get in their cars and leave.
NY plates on their cars.
NY plates on their cars.
August 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
People cheer as some federal agents get in their cars and leave.
NY plates on their cars.
NY plates on their cars.
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Tense scene out here. People booing and shaming unidentified federal law enforcement as they stand in the middle of the street, posted to pull people over for random checks.
August 14, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Tense scene out here. People booing and shaming unidentified federal law enforcement as they stand in the middle of the street, posted to pull people over for random checks.
I found this on reddit
Instagram → Click on your profile → Burger dropdown menu → Search for 'Location' and select 'Story, live and location' → Location sharing → Select ONLY ME.
(www.reddit.com/r/privacy/co...) #privacy
Instagram → Click on your profile → Burger dropdown menu → Search for 'Location' and select 'Story, live and location' → Location sharing → Select ONLY ME.
(www.reddit.com/r/privacy/co...) #privacy
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August 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I found this on reddit
Instagram → Click on your profile → Burger dropdown menu → Search for 'Location' and select 'Story, live and location' → Location sharing → Select ONLY ME.
(www.reddit.com/r/privacy/co...) #privacy
Instagram → Click on your profile → Burger dropdown menu → Search for 'Location' and select 'Story, live and location' → Location sharing → Select ONLY ME.
(www.reddit.com/r/privacy/co...) #privacy
Good morning. If you have an instagram account, you have been opted in to broadcasting your 'precise location' to all your followers every time you open instagram.
(Yes even if you have location access off in device's app permissions, or use browser-only.) #privacy h/t @[email protected]
(Yes even if you have location access off in device's app permissions, or use browser-only.) #privacy h/t @[email protected]
August 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Good morning. If you have an instagram account, you have been opted in to broadcasting your 'precise location' to all your followers every time you open instagram.
(Yes even if you have location access off in device's app permissions, or use browser-only.) #privacy h/t @[email protected]
(Yes even if you have location access off in device's app permissions, or use browser-only.) #privacy h/t @[email protected]
Why would the United States do this?
The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that includes limits on plastic production and plastic chemical additives.
Trump administration memo urges countries to reject plastic production caps
The U.S. stance broadly aligns with the positions laid out by the global petrochemicals industry.
ebx.sh
August 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Why would the United States do this?
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You can never escape The Scolds of BlueSky
August 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
You can never escape The Scolds of BlueSky
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They're having massive massive issues with hiring ICE agents. They're re-assigning FEMA employees to do administrative stuff now.
August 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
They're having massive massive issues with hiring ICE agents. They're re-assigning FEMA employees to do administrative stuff now.
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Here's the example of the lights being turned off.
When a user asks Google's Gemini to summarize their schedule, it accesses the malicious instructions in the calendar, then the actions are triggered when the user thanks the bot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r6Y...
When a user asks Google's Gemini to summarize their schedule, it accesses the malicious instructions in the calendar, then the actions are triggered when the user thanks the bot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r6Y...
Invitation is All You Need! Turning the Lights Off
YouTube video by Ben Nassi
www.youtube.com
August 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Here's the example of the lights being turned off.
When a user asks Google's Gemini to summarize their schedule, it accesses the malicious instructions in the calendar, then the actions are triggered when the user thanks the bot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r6Y...
When a user asks Google's Gemini to summarize their schedule, it accesses the malicious instructions in the calendar, then the actions are triggered when the user thanks the bot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r6Y...
Clever!!
NEW: In a likely first, security researchers have shown how generative AI agents can be hijacked to cause physical consequences.
They tricked Google's Gemini AI into turning off smart home lights, opening windows, and turning on a boiler.
They hid instructions to the AI in a *calendar invitation*
They tricked Google's Gemini AI into turning off smart home lights, opening windows, and turning on a boiler.
They hid instructions to the AI in a *calendar invitation*
Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home
For likely the first time ever, security researchers have shown how AI can be hacked to create real world havoc, allowing them to turn off lights, open smart shutters, and more.
www.wired.com
August 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Clever!!
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My first instinct is disgust but my second is “anyone inclined to use this is probably an insufferable asshole and AI will be an improvement on how they communicate”
August 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
My first instinct is disgust but my second is “anyone inclined to use this is probably an insufferable asshole and AI will be an improvement on how they communicate”