Dee Ann Campbell
@deeanncam.bsky.social
Librarian. Mom of teens. Inventor’s wife. Hobby harpist. Happily transplanted Texan in New York’s Hudson Valley. Dog and Green Energy fan. I create square things with yarn and read a lot.
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Chinese eldercare robot. In a couple decades there will be hundreds of thousands of robots like this; this is going to be a huge part of life in an aging world.
And I love the clever design, wheelchair built into back.
And I love the clever design, wheelchair built into back.
January 15, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Chinese eldercare robot. In a couple decades there will be hundreds of thousands of robots like this; this is going to be a huge part of life in an aging world.
And I love the clever design, wheelchair built into back.
And I love the clever design, wheelchair built into back.
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so much to cover right now, but a thread i just want to throw out there from my reporting is that the car rental market in minneapolis is reportedly totally screwed up right now because ICE has cleared the inventory. rental companies should have to answer for supplying vehicles used in terror.
January 14, 2026 at 8:59 PM
so much to cover right now, but a thread i just want to throw out there from my reporting is that the car rental market in minneapolis is reportedly totally screwed up right now because ICE has cleared the inventory. rental companies should have to answer for supplying vehicles used in terror.
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Really working their way through the ol' First Amendment.
F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Documents
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January 14, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Really working their way through the ol' First Amendment.
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The Pixie Squeak: You suppress the vocalization until it sounds like a mouse being stepped on by a stiletto heel. You think this makes you dainty. It actually makes you sound like you are performing a mating call for a very specific, perverted demographic of anime fans.
Sneezes, Ranked
1. The Silent Convulsion The gold standard. A violent bodily shudder contained entirely within the torso. No noise or spray. Just a brief, grimace...
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January 13, 2026 at 2:40 AM
The Pixie Squeak: You suppress the vocalization until it sounds like a mouse being stepped on by a stiletto heel. You think this makes you dainty. It actually makes you sound like you are performing a mating call for a very specific, perverted demographic of anime fans.
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Not the edge. Over the edge. Misrepresenting non-peer-reviewed work as peer-reviewed is a major abrogation of ethics and academic norms. It’s disqualifying.
January 11, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Not the edge. Over the edge. Misrepresenting non-peer-reviewed work as peer-reviewed is a major abrogation of ethics and academic norms. It’s disqualifying.
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Real robot videos with precision are always incredibly slow. Partly this is because teleoperation is really hard, partly its sensing and latency limitations.
A video of the Sharpa North robot at CES. Much slower than the lab promo video, but still very impressive.
I like the small adjustments its making here
I like the small adjustments its making here
January 11, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Real robot videos with precision are always incredibly slow. Partly this is because teleoperation is really hard, partly its sensing and latency limitations.
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Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.
January 10, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.
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You can tear Plato’s Phaedrus from my cold, dead syllabus.
January 9, 2026 at 12:55 PM
You can tear Plato’s Phaedrus from my cold, dead syllabus.
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Governor I was not familiar with your game
January 8, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Governor I was not familiar with your game
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Some day the editors of @NYTimes will remember that they have a duty to doubt every claim a politician or official makes and report the truth clearly. It’s operating as a mouthpiece to abusive, dishonest power, just as it did 2002-2004.
January 8, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Some day the editors of @NYTimes will remember that they have a duty to doubt every claim a politician or official makes and report the truth clearly. It’s operating as a mouthpiece to abusive, dishonest power, just as it did 2002-2004.
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Unions are essential to saving American democracy. They are the only effective countervailing power to oligarchy.
Sadly, we are going in the wrong direction.
newsguild.org/pittsburgh-p...
Sadly, we are going in the wrong direction.
newsguild.org/pittsburgh-p...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette owners couldn’t bust the union, so they shut down the paper | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
Post-Gazette to Shut Down 240-Year-Old Paper After SCOTUS Slaps Down Company’s Bid to Evade Court Order.
newsguild.org
January 8, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Unions are essential to saving American democracy. They are the only effective countervailing power to oligarchy.
Sadly, we are going in the wrong direction.
newsguild.org/pittsburgh-p...
Sadly, we are going in the wrong direction.
newsguild.org/pittsburgh-p...
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Boston Dynamics atlas moves in such a surreal way. One of the few humanoids that really feels like the future and not a gimmick.
Video by CIX
Video by CIX
January 8, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Boston Dynamics atlas moves in such a surreal way. One of the few humanoids that really feels like the future and not a gimmick.
Video by CIX
Video by CIX
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21. McSqueegy-McQueeg
22. Reticulated Thong Snatcher
23. Very Normal Bird #86
🦉🦅🦆
22. Reticulated Thong Snatcher
23. Very Normal Bird #86
🦉🦅🦆
Thirty-Two Bird Names I Would Contribute If I Were an Ornithologist
1. Johnson’s Thrush 2. Brown Jumping Quaff 3. Pandora’s Baffle 4. Yellow-Eared Tiegslider 5. Jaundiced Terpsichore 6. Pink-Bellied Sneech Destroyer...
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January 7, 2026 at 3:00 AM
21. McSqueegy-McQueeg
22. Reticulated Thong Snatcher
23. Very Normal Bird #86
🦉🦅🦆
22. Reticulated Thong Snatcher
23. Very Normal Bird #86
🦉🦅🦆
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This is a 24-element Masu-gumi in plied yarn. The yarn is 100% rayon except the purple which is 75% rayon/25% nylon. This is braid #107 in Makiko Tada’s Comprehensive Treatise of Braids Volume 1. I used 85g tama and 40% counterweight. I really like the sheen of this fiber
#kumihimo
#kumihimo
January 6, 2026 at 8:37 PM
This is a 24-element Masu-gumi in plied yarn. The yarn is 100% rayon except the purple which is 75% rayon/25% nylon. This is braid #107 in Makiko Tada’s Comprehensive Treatise of Braids Volume 1. I used 85g tama and 40% counterweight. I really like the sheen of this fiber
#kumihimo
#kumihimo
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ai taking the joy out of making your friend/sibling play a part of a game you cant get through💔
Sony has patented an AI gaming ghost that will play PlayStation games for you when you get stuck www.eurogamer.net/sony-has-pat...
January 6, 2026 at 2:48 PM
ai taking the joy out of making your friend/sibling play a part of a game you cant get through💔
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Today, and for the next quarter, I am buckling down hard on Limitless Abyss: The Use and Misuse of the Deep Sea, starting with the final chapter, the argument for which will shape the whole direction of the book:
The only truly unlimited ocean resource is Insight.
The only truly unlimited ocean resource is Insight.
January 5, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Today, and for the next quarter, I am buckling down hard on Limitless Abyss: The Use and Misuse of the Deep Sea, starting with the final chapter, the argument for which will shape the whole direction of the book:
The only truly unlimited ocean resource is Insight.
The only truly unlimited ocean resource is Insight.
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One would hope that the Secretary of State would know that Venezuela had elections in 2024 and Maduro banned the leading opposition party to retain power.
WELKER: How soon will elections be held in Venezuela? Within 30 days?
MARCO RUBIO: Elections? Look -- this is a country that's been governed by this regime for 15 years. The elections should've happened a long time ago.
MARCO RUBIO: Elections? Look -- this is a country that's been governed by this regime for 15 years. The elections should've happened a long time ago.
January 4, 2026 at 4:29 PM
One would hope that the Secretary of State would know that Venezuela had elections in 2024 and Maduro banned the leading opposition party to retain power.
New Year’s Resolutions for Toddlers www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/new...
New Year’s Resolutions for Toddlers
1. Finish what you start
Resilience is a difficult skill to learn, so work up to it in small doses. Instead of watching the first three seconds of ...
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January 1, 2026 at 4:08 PM
New Year’s Resolutions for Toddlers www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/new...
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It’s 2026 and it’s still the Gulf of Mexico, the Department of Defense, and the Kennedy Center.
January 1, 2026 at 1:24 PM
It’s 2026 and it’s still the Gulf of Mexico, the Department of Defense, and the Kennedy Center.
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I don't need a chatbot companion. I need a coffee robot.
December 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I don't need a chatbot companion. I need a coffee robot.
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a little more on one of my favored analogies youtu.be/Msz2daPeTyg
The Democratic Party's McClellan Problem
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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December 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
a little more on one of my favored analogies youtu.be/Msz2daPeTyg
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Very sad to say it seems Mike Fossey, aka Mike F. has died. Truly one of the funniest posters of all time and a talented artisan. Had been friends online for many years, but I got to hang out a couple times at shows in Boston and he was funny and sweet in real life too.
Michael F. Fossey Obituary December 22, 2025 - Westford Healy Funeral Home
View Michael F. Fossey's obituary, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.
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December 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Very sad to say it seems Mike Fossey, aka Mike F. has died. Truly one of the funniest posters of all time and a talented artisan. Had been friends online for many years, but I got to hang out a couple times at shows in Boston and he was funny and sweet in real life too.