Erik Gregersen
@ctgriffes.bsky.social
Formerly Charles Tomlinson Griffes. Mostly reposts, but good ones.
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Archeologists in Wisconsin found an ancient canoe that is over 5,000 years old!! The discovery was in a canoe “parking lot” along a popular waterway and trail system.
Wisconsin archaeologists identify 16 ancient canoes in a prehistoric lake 'parking lot'
Archaeologists have identified more than a dozen ancient canoes that Indigenous people apparently left behind in a prehistoric parking lot along a Wisconsin lakeshore.
apnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Archeologists in Wisconsin found an ancient canoe that is over 5,000 years old!! The discovery was in a canoe “parking lot” along a popular waterway and trail system.
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i can not be the only person wondering about the five percent gap between bigfoot and the yeti
i mean is this where u draw the line
i mean is this where u draw the line
New polling on aliens
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
i can not be the only person wondering about the five percent gap between bigfoot and the yeti
i mean is this where u draw the line
i mean is this where u draw the line
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The Independent Record
Helena Montana, November 24,1922
Helena Montana, November 24,1922
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The Independent Record
Helena Montana, November 24,1922
Helena Montana, November 24,1922
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Udo Kier's first and only post on Twitter 💯
March 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Udo Kier's first and only post on Twitter 💯
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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I think Claude Code has achieved AGI
November 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I think Claude Code has achieved AGI
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“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
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Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, Jimmy Durante and Buster Keaton 1932
November 22, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, Jimmy Durante and Buster Keaton 1932
Trump sees more of himself in handsome, confident winner Zohran Mamdani than he does in Vance or Miller.
He’s surrounded by such wormy little losers at the White House that I think he was like wow a cool guy
Trump says more nice things about Mamdani and they shake hands
November 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Trump sees more of himself in handsome, confident winner Zohran Mamdani than he does in Vance or Miller.
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Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy
A collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Dust-to-Digital Foundation
laist.com/news/arts-an...
A collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Dust-to-Digital Foundation
laist.com/news/arts-an...
Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy
The project, which will include some 50,000 songs from private record collections, is a collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the Dust-to-Digital Foundation.
laist.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy
A collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Dust-to-Digital Foundation
laist.com/news/arts-an...
A collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the nonprofit Dust-to-Digital Foundation
laist.com/news/arts-an...
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Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
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oh yeah the new york city subway is so fucking scary, you never know what kind of weirdo you'll have to share a train with
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
oh yeah the new york city subway is so fucking scary, you never know what kind of weirdo you'll have to share a train with
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Good morning. This article by @alissawilkinson.bsky.social
about AI and documentaries is closely researched, often horrifying, and very important. I'm sharing a gift link because I hope everyone reads it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
about AI and documentaries is closely researched, often horrifying, and very important. I'm sharing a gift link because I hope everyone reads it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
Can You Believe the Documentary You’re Watching?
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Good morning. This article by @alissawilkinson.bsky.social
about AI and documentaries is closely researched, often horrifying, and very important. I'm sharing a gift link because I hope everyone reads it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
about AI and documentaries is closely researched, often horrifying, and very important. I'm sharing a gift link because I hope everyone reads it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
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Despite claims to the contrary, space crime is actually at historic lows.
November 19, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Despite claims to the contrary, space crime is actually at historic lows.
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the actual suicide of the West will be combining a rapidly aging population with hostility to migrants. however we must give credit to East Asia, especially Japan, for pioneering this model.
November 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
the actual suicide of the West will be combining a rapidly aging population with hostility to migrants. however we must give credit to East Asia, especially Japan, for pioneering this model.
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A pair of snowy owls on the coast of Chicago
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A pair of snowy owls on the coast of Chicago
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wake up babe, new units of measurement just dropped www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...
November 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
wake up babe, new units of measurement just dropped www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...
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AI-generated evidence is already showing up in court, with parties trying to pass off deepfakes as authentic.
We spoke to 5 judges about the issue, who say it could just be the beginning of how AI will upend courts.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
We spoke to 5 judges about the issue, who say it could just be the beginning of how AI will upend courts.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
AI-generated evidence is showing up in court. Judges say they're not ready.
AI’s growing abilities to create realistic videos, images, documents and audio have judges worried about the trustworthiness of evidence in their courtrooms.
www.nbcnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
AI-generated evidence is already showing up in court, with parties trying to pass off deepfakes as authentic.
We spoke to 5 judges about the issue, who say it could just be the beginning of how AI will upend courts.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
We spoke to 5 judges about the issue, who say it could just be the beginning of how AI will upend courts.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
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'Face of the Moon.' (1797) John Russell was the finest British pastel artist of his time. One of his sitters, the astronomer William Herschel encouraged him to buy a telescope, and with this he produced a number of remarkable pastel drawings of the moon.
November 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
'Face of the Moon.' (1797) John Russell was the finest British pastel artist of his time. One of his sitters, the astronomer William Herschel encouraged him to buy a telescope, and with this he produced a number of remarkable pastel drawings of the moon.
-Giant monster has day out in the city
-1910s silents
-the Hong Kong gangs have forsaken the old virtues, leading to epic gun battles
-groovy 60s scifi
-pre-Code that would be unimaginable 5 years later
-1910s silents
-the Hong Kong gangs have forsaken the old virtues, leading to epic gun battles
-groovy 60s scifi
-pre-Code that would be unimaginable 5 years later
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
- Roaring rampage of revenge
- Reluctantly, I must resume my life of violence
- On reflection, the risk assessment on our giant monster facility and/or attraction could have been more thorough
- Girl survives
- Crime but make it quirky
- Roaring rampage of revenge
- Reluctantly, I must resume my life of violence
- On reflection, the risk assessment on our giant monster facility and/or attraction could have been more thorough
- Girl survives
- Crime but make it quirky
November 17, 2025 at 1:27 AM
-Giant monster has day out in the city
-1910s silents
-the Hong Kong gangs have forsaken the old virtues, leading to epic gun battles
-groovy 60s scifi
-pre-Code that would be unimaginable 5 years later
-1910s silents
-the Hong Kong gangs have forsaken the old virtues, leading to epic gun battles
-groovy 60s scifi
-pre-Code that would be unimaginable 5 years later
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It is very funny that this Pope is just going to get jerseys from now on. Everyone decided that's what this Pope likes and that is it. It's like if your grandmother got you a puzzle for Christmas one year and you said you liked it so your entire extended family is like "oh that's the puzzle kid"
Spike Lee just blessed Pope Leo with a custom Knicks jersey during his visit to the Vatican, just one week after the Pope was gifted a custom Chicago Bulls one.
Spike Lee Blesses Pope Leo with Knicks Jersey
Spike Lee just blessed Pope Leo with a custom Knicks jersey during his visit to the Vatican, just one week after the Pope was gifted a custom Chicago Bulls one.
www.vulture.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
It is very funny that this Pope is just going to get jerseys from now on. Everyone decided that's what this Pope likes and that is it. It's like if your grandmother got you a puzzle for Christmas one year and you said you liked it so your entire extended family is like "oh that's the puzzle kid"
Maduro is all set if he ponies up two gold bars.
I love that every foreign country knows all you have to do is tell Trump he's the best President ever and give him a gold bar. Like we can be bought for nothing now. No need for ambassadors or advisors anymore. Just bring Trump some gold and he'll let us drill in the middle of Yellowstone Park
November 16, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Maduro is all set if he ponies up two gold bars.
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