NearToTheSky
neartothesky.bsky.social
NearToTheSky
@neartothesky.bsky.social
Red dragon, software engineer and fearless blogger, working for vivaldi.com. I am active here, but my main presence is https://social.vivaldi.net/@NearToTheSky
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If someone claimed to come from two weeks into the future and told me that Minnesota just seceded from the Union… I’d believe them.
I’m here for Minnesota declaring its independence. They are not having this fascist bullshit. They’ve been practicing since George Floyd. ✊
January 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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I need to know if Americans in general understand this, because Europeans 💯 understand this.
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.

Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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The EU is working on what is in essence a new Open Source strategy for Europe, and the call for evidence is now open. If you're a European hippie communist, you can provide input:
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... for details on how to contribute.
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
ec.europa.eu
January 7, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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“I am an AI hater” amazingly written

anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
December 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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“i have to use AI because i’m bad at drawingggg 😭😭😭”
August 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"The genie is out of the bottle."

Dude, have you ever seen The return of Jafar?
December 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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PSA: Our roadmap for 2026:
December 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is.

GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.

But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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If you are still on X/Twitter in any capacity as an artist, get off there right freaking now.
December 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Can't believe I have to say this. Fuck AI. It isn't even real Artificial Intelligence. There's no Intelligence at all with the current "AI" and it's an insult to people working on actual machine intelligence
December 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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I apologise for the tech illiteracy of the UK government, which is now trying to ban VPNs for under 18s, after it passed an ill-advised law requiring age verification for porn. decoded.legal/blog/2025/12...
A proposed legislative amendment to attempt to compel VPN services providers to prevent anyone under 18 in the UK from using their VPNs
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is going through Parliament.
decoded.legal
December 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing

these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous

this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Periodic reminder to check if you could recover from getting permamently locked out of your Google/Apple/... account tomorrow.
hey.paris/posts/appleid/

Why do we need a “technology bill of rights”? Because under capitalism will own nothing and nobody will care if you’re happy or not.

If Apple can remotely disable and delete your entire digital history, do you truly own anything?
20 Years of Digital Life, Gone in an Instant, thanks to Apple
Summary: A major brick-and-mortar store sold an Apple Gift Card that Apple seemingly took offence to, and locked out my entire Apple ID, effectively bricking my devices and my iCloud Account, Apple De...
hey.paris
December 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Disney and OpenAI sign a deal to bring 200+ Disney characters to Sora

Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer

openai.com/index/disney...
December 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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This time I do expect everyone to boycott Eurovision
December 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Finally deciding I might wanna open up for commissions of these after having done quite a few as free raffle busts - if anyone's interested :>

Introductory price for scaled chars $450, feathered/furred chars $580 (Australian dollars, not USD).

#3D #bust #render #model #animation #furry #dragon
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Check out the new Factually! episode with Siri Dahl and Noelle Perdue wherever you get podcasts!

» Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

» Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6KYN...

» YouTube: youtu.be/tjWUmDHxjIg
Why Porn Bans Will Destroy the Internet with Siri Dahl and Noelle Perdue
Podcast Episode · Factually! with Adam Conover · 11/05/2025 · 1h 48m
podcasts.apple.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next www.authoritarian-stack.info "Silicon Valley isn’t building apps anymore. It’s building empires."
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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The Nagoro Scarecrow Village is possibly the most creepy place I have visited. It was a bit eerie feeling walking through it, seeing all the dolls place around in a real village like that...
November 12, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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ATTENTION: white women 🙌🏼
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Good job, LinkedIn! (Not someone I actually knew thankfully, but its a pretty disgusting juxtaposition all the same)
November 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Someone put this "blue plaque" on a London Tesla showroom to mark his becoming the world's first trillionaire. “World’s first trillionaire Elon Musk. Could have solved world hunger but funded fascists instead. Bellend.” www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/everyon...
Special Musk 'blue plaque' put up at Tesla's flagship London dealership after $1tn pay deal
Activists decided to put up a special 'blue plaque' for Elon Musk at Tesla flagship London dealership to honour his $1 trillion pay packet.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM