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Eva Shambles
@evashambles.bsky.social
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Writing, drawing, LARP, TTRPG, cats, the sea (she/her)
You can also find me on Cara and Mastodon.
Cara: @evashambles
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scalzi.com
This is unsurprising. "AI" is just another middle-man between you and your work.
carlquintanilla.bsky.social Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8h
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”

hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
February 10, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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yamino.bsky.social
Friends, how can I convince my good friend who is using AI to promote her informational videos that there are better ways? I have tried explaining her AI usage will turn more people away than it convinces, but she says her team (aka friends helping her for free who use AI for work) disagree. 💀
February 10, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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cappuccinoguil.bsky.social
Discord isn't walking back anything yet, but this shows they are feeling the pressure and you should keep bullying and contacting them until they relent.
legendofnerd.bsky.social Brian M @legendofnerd.bsky.social · 20h
Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)
Tl;dr: The vast majority of adults will never have to interact with our age assurance systems and their experience won't change, because we know Discord and how people use it, so we're designing to respect privacy and deliver a safer experience while minimizing friction for adults. Hey folks – I’ve been on Discord since very early 2016 and actually joined the company in 2017. Safety is one of my areas, so today’s announcement on our blog is something I’ve been pretty involved with. I’ve always cared about Discord's approach to privacy (E2EE for A/V was another of my projects here), so I figured I’d add some more context to today's news. I can say confidently that the vast majority of people will never see age verification. I say this because we launched age assurance in the UK and Australia in 2025, and we have some pretty good data on this now. The idea here is that we can pre-identify most adults based on what we already know (not including your messages!), and that looks to get us pretty far here. No face scans, no IDs, for the vast majority of adults. And if you are one of the smaller subset of folks that we can't definitively pre-identify, then still, you only have to do it if you're accessing age-restricted servers or channels, or changing certain settings. That's really not most users. (Altho... might be more Redditors, tbh.) Last, I know that there is concern about privacy and data leaks. That's a real concern. The selfie system is built purely client-side, it never leaves your device, and we did that intentionally. That'll work for a bunch of users who aren't pre-identified as adults. But if you do end up in the ID bucket, then yeah, you're right that has some risk. We're doing what we can to minimize this by working with our range of partners (who are different partners than the data leak you read about), and if it's any help, we learned a lot internally from the last issue. But I get if that doesn't necessarily inspire more confidence. Anyway, we’ll be sharing more next month as we get closer to the global roll out about the system, including the technology behind it in March. I honestly wouldn't be happy if we didn't build something good and I am excited about what we’re launching, but please let us know what you think when we share more details. And I really appreciate everybody's feedback here today. We’re definitely reading it!
February 10, 2026 at 3:15 AM
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allisteranim.bsky.social
Kinda Fucked Up that in our lifetimes we've gone from "never share personal info on the internet" to "hand over your identity to the most incompetent corporations imaginable".
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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emilylhauser.bsky.social
I'm not in a position to spearhead such a thing, but if someone organizes a campaign to let Hasbro know what we think of toys that enrich a woman who would rather trans kids die than be treated as human children with human rights, please lmk & I will support & boost.
February 10, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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naomikritzer.bsky.social
So I think everyone knows what Chuck E. Cheese is but for non-parents who don't know what LifeTouch is, it's the company that for decades has had a near-monopoly on school pictures.
clarkishakent.blacksky.app Clarkisha Kent @clarkishakent.blacksky.app · 21h
Finding out that top execs from both LifeTouch and Chuck E. Cheese are in the Epstein files has pissed me off in a way that I didn’t think was still possible.
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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esqueer.net
I'm going to do a thread of all the references and context behind Bad Bunny's performance and what it means for Puerto Ricans to see this on the biggest stage.

The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.

Follow along!
A vibrant, wide-angle photo of a colorful outdoor mural promoting the "Super Bowl LX Apple Music Halftime Show." The mural is painted on a long blue wall in a sunlit, tropical setting with real palm trees and bright pink bougainvillea flowers cascading over the top. The artwork features a playful, surreal collage of cultural and football-themed elements: Central Text: The Apple Music logo in bold yellow and red 3D lettering is flanked by "SUPER BOWL LX" above and "HALFTIME SHOW" below. Iconic Imagery: Large illustrations of a golden trumpet, pink sunglasses, maracas, dominoes, and a cup of coffee with a musical note in the foam. Football Elements: Brown footballs are depicted growing on palm trees like coconuts and resting on the ground. Foreground: A young girl in a yellow dress walks along the sidewalk in front of the mural, passing a small goalpost illustration where a green parrot is perched. The overall aesthetic is warm, festive, and celebrates a fusion of Latin-inspired culture and American football.
February 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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societyofauthors.bsky.social
Today we’re delivering the report to Parliament. Here's our CEO, Anna Ganley, with a message to Government, asking them to implement CLEAR; a new regulatory framework to protect the livelihoods of authors, illustrators, musicians, performers, and photographers.
#JusticeForCreators
February 10, 2026 at 12:45 PM
evashambles.bsky.social
I had a sneaking suspicion that St Thomas Academy in Love Through A Prism looked familiar!!
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February 10, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social
A fake Guardian opinion page from Yogi Bear. The headline is "Ignore the smears: I was never going to steal that pic-a-nic basket and eat the delicious food Ranger Smith had made for lunch." the subheading is "Quite frankly it is insulting to suggest that Boo-Boo and I would do such a thing." A follow-on link goes to news stating "WhatsApp messages reveal that Yogi Bear messaged Boo-Boo to say "are you ready to steal the absolute fuck out of that pic-a-nic basket, Boo-Boo?"
February 10, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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2damntrans.bsky.social
Tim Allan, who just quit as Starmer's director of comms, was on the board of the trans-eliminationist hate group "Sex Matters", whose director of advocacy Helen Joyce urged transphobes to get through to "decision makers" so that the "numbers" of trans people could be "reduced." That's what they did.
goodlawproject.org Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 3d
One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlaw.social
February 9, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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ace-of-dragons.bsky.social
the thing about generative AI. is that it's environmentally damaging while hurting creators, academics, and marginalised communities, but also. it's so fucking cringe dude. if you use generative AI you should fr be so embarrassed
February 10, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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29sunset.com
*nodding*
29sunset.com David 29 Sunset @29sunset.com · May 28
A fundamental question that a bunch of LLM cheerleaders don't seem to be considering is what happens when there are no actual experts because everyone outsources tasks to LLMs and trusts they've got it right. If no person can validate the output, the output can't be validated.
August 13, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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bmack13md.medsky.social
I’m a family med doc who will never win fastest note completor…ever. I have been “encouraged” to use an AI scribe. What you might gain in eye contact you will lose in details b/c AI decides what is ‘relevant’ = at the end of the visit it picks what to include & what to disregard of what was said
August 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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hillarymonahan.bsky.social
Etsy just kicked witches off their platform.

What could possibly go wrong.

www.vice.com/en/article/e...
Etsy Witches Say Spell Casting Is No Longer Welcome on the Platform
For years, you could hire someone on Etsy to curse an evil ex, protect your home, or manifest better luck. Well, until now.
www.vice.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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moiradonegan.bsky.social
Reflecting on this, I think everyone should have the experience of getting documented proof that yes, in fact your enemies are conspiring against you.
moiradonegan.bsky.social Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 7d
I hadn’t known this. Two men who were accused of sexual abuse on the Shitty Media Men document that I created back in 2017 reached out to Michael Wolff for help as they looked to sue me, and Wolf forwarded their concerns to Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein offered to help. www.jmail.world/thread/EFTA0...
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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jijidraws.art
Age verification? I used to have to choose between an open landline or dial-up internet.
trungles.com Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 14h
Age verification? I used to rewind cassette tapes with a pencil.
johannamation.bsky.social Johanna Taylor @ ECCC I-23 @johannamation.bsky.social · 15h
Age verification?

I brought my Game Boy on a car trip at night, and kept having to pause the game til we reached the next streetlamp or traffic light in order to see the screen well enough to play it
February 10, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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thebase16.bsky.social
“It has some risk” and “we learned a lot internally from the last issue” is crazy fucking weasel work for “we let two million photos of people’s legal government identification be released on to the dark web.”

Keep bullying them
legendofnerd.bsky.social Brian M @legendofnerd.bsky.social · 20h
Discord is already starting to walk things back a little, so people should keep doing what they're doing (cancel Nitro, leave feedback/criticism, direct contact through support tickets/phone/email/etc)
Tl;dr: The vast majority of adults will never have to interact with our age assurance systems and their experience won't change, because we know Discord and how people use it, so we're designing to respect privacy and deliver a safer experience while minimizing friction for adults. Hey folks – I’ve been on Discord since very early 2016 and actually joined the company in 2017. Safety is one of my areas, so today’s announcement on our blog is something I’ve been pretty involved with. I’ve always cared about Discord's approach to privacy (E2EE for A/V was another of my projects here), so I figured I’d add some more context to today's news. I can say confidently that the vast majority of people will never see age verification. I say this because we launched age assurance in the UK and Australia in 2025, and we have some pretty good data on this now. The idea here is that we can pre-identify most adults based on what we already know (not including your messages!), and that looks to get us pretty far here. No face scans, no IDs, for the vast majority of adults. And if you are one of the smaller subset of folks that we can't definitively pre-identify, then still, you only have to do it if you're accessing age-restricted servers or channels, or changing certain settings. That's really not most users. (Altho... might be more Redditors, tbh.) Last, I know that there is concern about privacy and data leaks. That's a real concern. The selfie system is built purely client-side, it never leaves your device, and we did that intentionally. That'll work for a bunch of users who aren't pre-identified as adults. But if you do end up in the ID bucket, then yeah, you're right that has some risk. We're doing what we can to minimize this by working with our range of partners (who are different partners than the data leak you read about), and if it's any help, we learned a lot internally from the last issue. But I get if that doesn't necessarily inspire more confidence. Anyway, we’ll be sharing more next month as we get closer to the global roll out about the system, including the technology behind it in March. I honestly wouldn't be happy if we didn't build something good and I am excited about what we’re launching, but please let us know what you think when we share more details. And I really appreciate everybody's feedback here today. We’re definitely reading it!
February 10, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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artvaris.bsky.social
*Taps the sign* A not so friendly reminder that if you have a genAI profile photo or mention being pro genAI in your bio, you will get blocked on sight
February 9, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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theblindarcher.bsky.social
It could be really bad for Discord if Californians contact the office of the Attorney General to report the potential violations of CCPA and CALOPPA citing the recent breach from a few months back where 1.5tb of user data and millions of IDs were leaked, but who can say for sure?
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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thejohnberry.bsky.social
Fixed it.
Corrected to say he was a close friend and doesn't understand the lessons
February 9, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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brokenbottleboy.bsky.social
It’s practically a work of art that he thinks we’re all that stupid.
Ignore the smears: I was never a close friend of Peter Mandelson. And I fully understand the lessons we must learn Wes Streeting I knew him but not well, and worry now that he thrived in our political culture. It was not just failed vetting: there was a failure of moral seriousness
February 9, 2026 at 10:09 PM
evashambles.bsky.social
I've started a rewatch of Wynonna Earp from the start with my husband (who hasn't seen it).

I had forgotten how horny this show was, in the best way.
a man with a mustache and a cowboy hat is sitting in a car .
Alt: a man with a mustache and a cowboy hat is sitting in a car .
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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kholbatar.bsky.social
If you hate Generative Al, the best way to fight back is to support real artists ✍️
Blue-skinned lady with red eyes in a black dress. The colors are black and purple A man in a red suit against a turquoise background. Looks like a politician, just as serious A man in a majestic pose spread his arms to the sides, standing against the backdrop of the city's futuristic art deco. Black and orange colors A male cyborg stands against a dark background and looks down toward the cybernetic arms reaching out to him
February 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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stephencoxauthor.bsky.social
"This superior technology is inevitable"
agatiefan.bsky.social agatiefan.bsky.social @agatiefan.bsky.social · 1d
3D has been the “go to” saviour of cinema at the times in history when it has been most threatened (50s with rise of TV, 80s with home video, 00s/10s with online piracy). Every time it’s been touted as the only way cinema can survive. Every time it’s gone away very quietly and at great expense.
February 9, 2026 at 8:13 AM