Galactic Mashed Potato Association
@baryonicbeing.bsky.social
Space whale, big engines, friendly. Touring the galaxy.
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A classic example of being too close to the source! But I always look forward extended family dinners where I can listen to buccaneering tales of outwitting the French on sandwich bread. Needs to hold a soggy prawn cocktail and also ham/cheese. This is the classic www.theguardian.com/news/2017/no...
How the sandwich consumed Britain | The long read
The long read: The world-beating British sandwich industry is worth £8bn a year. It transformed the way we eat lunch, then did the same for breakfast – and now it’s coming for dinner
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:52 AM
A classic example of being too close to the source! But I always look forward extended family dinners where I can listen to buccaneering tales of outwitting the French on sandwich bread. Needs to hold a soggy prawn cocktail and also ham/cheese. This is the classic www.theguardian.com/news/2017/no...
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📷 De très beaux red sprites dans la soirée du 26 novembre 2025, en direction d’orages sur la Méditerranée entre la Sardaigne et la Corse ! De très jolis spécimens ! Il a fallu braver le froid et le vent, mais ça en valait la peine !
#redsprites #sprites #weather #photography
#redsprites #sprites #weather #photography
November 27, 2025 at 9:57 AM
📷 De très beaux red sprites dans la soirée du 26 novembre 2025, en direction d’orages sur la Méditerranée entre la Sardaigne et la Corse ! De très jolis spécimens ! Il a fallu braver le froid et le vent, mais ça en valait la peine !
#redsprites #sprites #weather #photography
#redsprites #sprites #weather #photography
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We raised $70,000 in just two days. When the matching comes through this morning, it will be $105,000—21% of our goal. We still have a ways to go to hit the goal but we’ve made incredible progress in so little time. Thank you to those who’ve shown up to support us so far gofund.me/e4df12da1
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
We raised $70,000 in just two days. When the matching comes through this morning, it will be $105,000—21% of our goal. We still have a ways to go to hit the goal but we’ve made incredible progress in so little time. Thank you to those who’ve shown up to support us so far gofund.me/e4df12da1
Only one of these cities I'd pick would be Boston. Maybe New York, trying to wrap my head around how much "money is no object" would make living there feel less stressful.
Bluesky: “Obviously the housing crisis is the only reason anyone would choose to live outside of NYC”
Actual Americans: “Vegas, baby!”
Actual Americans: “Vegas, baby!”
November 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Only one of these cities I'd pick would be Boston. Maybe New York, trying to wrap my head around how much "money is no object" would make living there feel less stressful.
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Union forces had suffered some 5,800 casualties but inflicted twice that on the rebels. When a chaplain asked General Thomas whether the dead should be sorted and buried by state in the new military cemetery, the Virginian who stayed loyal replied "Mix 'em up. I'm tired of states' rights.” (21
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Union forces had suffered some 5,800 casualties but inflicted twice that on the rebels. When a chaplain asked General Thomas whether the dead should be sorted and buried by state in the new military cemetery, the Virginian who stayed loyal replied "Mix 'em up. I'm tired of states' rights.” (21
I have learned far more about young stellar objects and proto stellar disks than I ever thought possible. Time to be done and move on to... What's that, debris disks? Sounds interesting, maybe I'll read just a paper or two, to get the basics...
November 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I have learned far more about young stellar objects and proto stellar disks than I ever thought possible. Time to be done and move on to... What's that, debris disks? Sounds interesting, maybe I'll read just a paper or two, to get the basics...
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I had a popular account with a valuable audience and my Twitter payout was $80 a month-ish, to the point where I disabled monetization instead of uploading my ID. Payouts are only material if you live in a developing country, so “guy in Nigeria posting right-wing Amerislop” has taken over the site.
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I had a popular account with a valuable audience and my Twitter payout was $80 a month-ish, to the point where I disabled monetization instead of uploading my ID. Payouts are only material if you live in a developing country, so “guy in Nigeria posting right-wing Amerislop” has taken over the site.
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He’s compelling to some people because he notices genuine failures. But in my framework these failures come from the collapse of the verification–deliberation–accountability cycle. Fix that and the system can work, ignore it and nothing will.
November 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
He’s compelling to some people because he notices genuine failures. But in my framework these failures come from the collapse of the verification–deliberation–accountability cycle. Fix that and the system can work, ignore it and nothing will.
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Gentlemen, no fighting in the
November 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Gentlemen, no fighting in the
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LLMs give people with delusional belief systems a way to organise those beliefs. The model fills in gaps, supplies connective tissue, and wraps the madness in formal language.
It doesn't make the claims more credible to us, it just tidies them up.
It doesn't make the claims more credible to us, it just tidies them up.
November 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
LLMs give people with delusional belief systems a way to organise those beliefs. The model fills in gaps, supplies connective tissue, and wraps the madness in formal language.
It doesn't make the claims more credible to us, it just tidies them up.
It doesn't make the claims more credible to us, it just tidies them up.
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5/Its easy (or difficult to swallow) this as corruption/crony capitalism. But in a new paper w/ @segoddard.bsky.social in IO, we argue these interactions suggest something much more fundamental -- a shift in the international order which we call neo-royalism.
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mxthh...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mxthh...
www.dropbox.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
5/Its easy (or difficult to swallow) this as corruption/crony capitalism. But in a new paper w/ @segoddard.bsky.social in IO, we argue these interactions suggest something much more fundamental -- a shift in the international order which we call neo-royalism.
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mxthh...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mxthh...
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Just got back from the doctor's. The bad news is that tests have revealed I have Onomatopoeia.
Naturally concerned, I asked, 'What's that?'
'I'm afraid,' he replied, looking up from his notes with a serious expression. 'It's exactly what it sounds like.'
Naturally concerned, I asked, 'What's that?'
'I'm afraid,' he replied, looking up from his notes with a serious expression. 'It's exactly what it sounds like.'
November 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Just got back from the doctor's. The bad news is that tests have revealed I have Onomatopoeia.
Naturally concerned, I asked, 'What's that?'
'I'm afraid,' he replied, looking up from his notes with a serious expression. 'It's exactly what it sounds like.'
Naturally concerned, I asked, 'What's that?'
'I'm afraid,' he replied, looking up from his notes with a serious expression. 'It's exactly what it sounds like.'
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We report: we felt cold, so we walked fast, and now we feel too warm. This is the way it goes. In the clouds, corroding steel wool is unraveling, scratching up the whole sky across. Whatever bird we see is flying near the ground. We hear hail coming in the distance.
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
We report: we felt cold, so we walked fast, and now we feel too warm. This is the way it goes. In the clouds, corroding steel wool is unraveling, scratching up the whole sky across. Whatever bird we see is flying near the ground. We hear hail coming in the distance.
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#PPOD: NASA’s JWST observed Herbig-Haro 49/50, an outflow from a nearby still-forming star, in high-resolution near- and mid-infrared light. The young star is off to the lower right corner of the Webb image. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI 🧪 🔭
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#PPOD: NASA’s JWST observed Herbig-Haro 49/50, an outflow from a nearby still-forming star, in high-resolution near- and mid-infrared light. The young star is off to the lower right corner of the Webb image. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI 🧪 🔭
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The scientific understanding is that we should see a decrease in Absorbed Solar Radiation from a negative PDO and a decreasing Net Flux Anomaly as the North Pacific rapidly warms.
The opposite is happening and that's a Big F*cking Deal (BFD) to use @drjamesehansen.bsky.social his phrasing.
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The opposite is happening and that's a Big F*cking Deal (BFD) to use @drjamesehansen.bsky.social his phrasing.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The scientific understanding is that we should see a decrease in Absorbed Solar Radiation from a negative PDO and a decreasing Net Flux Anomaly as the North Pacific rapidly warms.
The opposite is happening and that's a Big F*cking Deal (BFD) to use @drjamesehansen.bsky.social his phrasing.
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The opposite is happening and that's a Big F*cking Deal (BFD) to use @drjamesehansen.bsky.social his phrasing.
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Small boy in totally A+ green outfit, at the Spanish court in the 1560s. By Sofonisba Anguissola, whose day is today.
November 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Small boy in totally A+ green outfit, at the Spanish court in the 1560s. By Sofonisba Anguissola, whose day is today.
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Goddamn so much of the system relied on high integrity and professional shame and once that was stripped away by lack of consequence it was just a ticking bomb right.
We thought the system was protecting us and we could fuck around electing anyone.
But we were supposed to be the system.
We thought the system was protecting us and we could fuck around electing anyone.
But we were supposed to be the system.
November 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Goddamn so much of the system relied on high integrity and professional shame and once that was stripped away by lack of consequence it was just a ticking bomb right.
We thought the system was protecting us and we could fuck around electing anyone.
But we were supposed to be the system.
We thought the system was protecting us and we could fuck around electing anyone.
But we were supposed to be the system.
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but it’d also be a mistake to credit that vanguardist as having done most of the work. all the geese do the work. in intellectual life, successful reinvention, resurrection, reintegration require a great deal of creativity. /fin
November 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
but it’d also be a mistake to credit that vanguardist as having done most of the work. all the geese do the work. in intellectual life, successful reinvention, resurrection, reintegration require a great deal of creativity. /fin
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it’s great that the growing frontier of firsts paves the way for somewhat — only somewhat — easier reinvention and transformation down the line. it’s like how the goose at the apex of the migration wedge does experience a bit more air resistance. 2/
November 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
it’s great that the growing frontier of firsts paves the way for somewhat — only somewhat — easier reinvention and transformation down the line. it’s like how the goose at the apex of the migration wedge does experience a bit more air resistance. 2/
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cumulation is a bad model of intellectual life. every idea has to be constantly reinvented, remade as something fresh and real and relevant, live in contemporary minds. that is most of the work. 1/
November 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
cumulation is a bad model of intellectual life. every idea has to be constantly reinvented, remade as something fresh and real and relevant, live in contemporary minds. that is most of the work. 1/
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Refining details on the Light Hugger "Void Transcendent" based off the lighthugger concept from Alastair Reynolds "Revelation Space" book series.
#conceptart #scifiart #illustration #spaceart #vehicledesign
#conceptart #scifiart #illustration #spaceart #vehicledesign
November 15, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Refining details on the Light Hugger "Void Transcendent" based off the lighthugger concept from Alastair Reynolds "Revelation Space" book series.
#conceptart #scifiart #illustration #spaceart #vehicledesign
#conceptart #scifiart #illustration #spaceart #vehicledesign
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the official release has apparently had some image files pulled out. i grabbed this and made the torrent first couple of hours and it is complete.
attempt at full epstein dump to torrent:
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:8c6aa712c99d1240bc116447d6ec67d08cb16913&xt=urn:btmh:1220b5e28de225fe8035e9ec46fb41adb3a4898680c6b0085e5895e911f8ef4000ab&dn=Epstein%20Estate%20Documents%20-%20Seventh%20Production
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:8c6aa712c99d1240bc116447d6ec67d08cb16913&xt=urn:btmh:1220b5e28de225fe8035e9ec46fb41adb3a4898680c6b0085e5895e911f8ef4000ab&dn=Epstein%20Estate%20Documents%20-%20Seventh%20Production
November 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
the official release has apparently had some image files pulled out. i grabbed this and made the torrent first couple of hours and it is complete.
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One of my proudest moments was many years ago, when I got cold-called by a scammer. I have an unwholesome interest in the art of the con, so I let her stumble through her script for a bit.
When she started the Yes Ladder bit, I said, “I have to ask: is today your first day?”
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When she started the Yes Ladder bit, I said, “I have to ask: is today your first day?”
1/7
November 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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It’s soup weather! Do you want an easy tasty soup recipe? Of course you do. Here’s one.
1 lb Italian sausage
1 can pumpkin puree
1 tbsp curry powder
1 or 2 cans coconut milk
Chicken stock, amount depends on the coconut milk
1 head cauliflower or a bag of florets
Maybe chickpeas? Up to you
1 lb Italian sausage
1 can pumpkin puree
1 tbsp curry powder
1 or 2 cans coconut milk
Chicken stock, amount depends on the coconut milk
1 head cauliflower or a bag of florets
Maybe chickpeas? Up to you
November 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It’s soup weather! Do you want an easy tasty soup recipe? Of course you do. Here’s one.
1 lb Italian sausage
1 can pumpkin puree
1 tbsp curry powder
1 or 2 cans coconut milk
Chicken stock, amount depends on the coconut milk
1 head cauliflower or a bag of florets
Maybe chickpeas? Up to you
1 lb Italian sausage
1 can pumpkin puree
1 tbsp curry powder
1 or 2 cans coconut milk
Chicken stock, amount depends on the coconut milk
1 head cauliflower or a bag of florets
Maybe chickpeas? Up to you