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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Someone transport my nerdy soul to the plane where @gelliottmorris.com & @kpelton.bsky.social have a podcast together.

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Look I know we're all 'blah blah I hate what's happened to Twitter blah blah' around here and rightly so. But frrealz get the hell off FB/IG/@T too.

kate conger @kateconger.com · 24/09/2026

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The latest update in the rogue A.I. saga: OpenAI agents that were supposed to be performing mundane data requests for things like health data, historic photos and wait times at theme parks resorted to hacking attempts when they couldn't access the data they wanted www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/t...

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OpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching Four Other Targets, With No Prompting (Gift Article)

In each incident, the technology appeared to be conducting mundane data collection and resorted to hacking techniques to get it, researchers said.

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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Another London dispatch: If any of you know any Broadway producers or investors, I am begging you to convince them to transfer "My Neighbor Totoro" to NYC when it closes in London in January. It is one of most enchanting, moving, heartwarming shows I've seen & I want audiences here to experience it🙏

Photo from London production of My Neighbor Totoro, with Satsuke & Totoro standing in the rain

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Revisiting the Midichlorian Hypothesis: A Cross-Species Meta-Analysis (JGJC v14325-2)

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jenny tightpants @jtp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"i have created the machine that thinks." you fucked up a perfectly good graphics card is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Legend has it that the Spurs wanted Batum and spread disinfo about his health to tank his draft stock. Former Spurs Guy and (then) Portland GM Kevin Pritchard swung a trade with HOU who picked Nic for the Blazers @ 25. Spurs had the 26th! Some of Nic's greatest highlights would be v San Antonio.

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Well, the hype machine has officially turned all the way up to 11. Props to mah aliens for debuting a brand new song on their first US nat'l TV appearance: ✋🔺🤚 youtu.be/38rvtcwhuw4?...

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Angine de Poitrine: Zugzegk | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

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Rose City Central @rosecitycentral.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

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Happy to announce the family of podcasts that will make up Rose City Central! - The Scoop with @jamiehudson10.bsky.social - The Trailcasters with @ripcitykeith.bsky.social and @pacnwce.bsky.social - Busted Bucket with Tim and Gary - The 19:77 with @chrisjburkhardt.bsky.social Let’s get it!

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

h/t @emptywheel.bsky.social for helping me understand one possible reason a federal trial might keep getting pushed back. thelegalguide.org/what-are-pro...

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What Are Proffers in a Criminal Case: A Comprehensive Guide – The Legal Guide

Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

If it had ever occurred to me that I could be the guy to say "weak sauce" in a federal judicial ruling, I would have pursued law.

Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

They are basically doing CrossFit in double knit polyester and not lip syncing

Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Day 2 of Bumbershoot starts (for me) w/ Atarashii Gakko. They are on the one hand, every bit a J-Pop girl group in matching costumes. OTOH, they defy convention with with socially aware lyrics, genre hopping, doing their own choreography, jumping into the crowd during shows: punk ethos but kawaii

Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Shout out to security for pointing out the direction the crowd surfers are coming from!

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This is Die Spitz! Big fan since I saw them open for Viagra Boys last year. Four women from Austin, the band has three singers, three guitarists, and two drummers. They are a punk band, or maybe a metal band, or maybe a grunge/hardcore band? They also make badass music videos.

Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Today's first show for me, Chicago industrial outfit Pixel Grip. Definitely more on the dance/synth end of the spectrum. Lots of fun.

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This was not on my Bumbershoot bingo card yet here we are.

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

With the way the marketing and PR for OpenAI works, I expect them to announce that ChatGPT attempted suicide after being trained on public criticism and therefore they need another 10B of funding to explore the implications.

Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The Clippers are like the portrait of Dorian Gray for the Lakers only they are out In plain sight for all to see.

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

You should definitely use a password manager, but maybe not this one.

Sagar Trika @blazersbysagar.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Look hipsters, I'm telling you. Olivia Rodrigo is a real one.

Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields concert raising $20m for abortion care nonprofits (among others) while putting on an absolute banger of a show should be getting more play than it is in the millennial retirement home that is Bluesky

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

AFAIK, this is the most publicity @czarfaceeso.bsky.social has ever gotten and quite frankly I'm here for it.

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

First, 1991 came for our teenagers, and I said nothing. But only for about 30 seconds or so. Then I said "hell yeah" and cranked it up. youtu.be/nhYjzFr_dDE?...

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The Linda Lindas - Everybody Told Me (Official Music Video)

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

All streaming services suck. I use Amazon Music since I already have prime and they are least worst on artist royalties. But somehow the bastards snuck a Kiss song into my jumbo playlist.

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I know a certain professional musician, Magic: the Gathering player, and occasional intellectual shitposter who's going to be happy to read this.

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Wild Goat Siberian Ibex on Rocky Hill

ALT: Wild Goat Siberian Ibex on Rocky Hill

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

LOL they literally settled as I was typing. Only $17 billion but product changes are major: •limit minors’ access to 2 hours/day •blocks from midnight-6am •Notifications blocked between 10pm-7am & during school hours •concealing likes for minors •banning beauty filters •can deactivate the news feed

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

"I could have been Mayor! I could have easily used my position to get rid of that loan if it wasn't for you meddling kids."

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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Minotauro have now taken down their AI-voiced audio book of Burning Chrome, and assure me that no more will be sold. ALL of my audio contracts state that Al voicing must not be used. Minotauro apologize for their mistake in this case. My other audio books with Minotauro are human-voiced.

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

You will pry my replica IBM Type M keyboard from my cold, dead hands, but this? Can't do it. If we're going to fetishize an old printer, I'll take the HP Laserjet 4L. The Toyota Corolla of printers.

Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Fun game for Portland sports fans: Complain about a local sports journo, but you have to add "but he's no Matt Calkins" at the end.

Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

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just realized that the inability to get jokes and the inability to hold two conflicting views in one's head at the same time is the same thing

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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 20/08/2026

So I get that there's (yet again) a big debate going on about AI on Bluesky. I am turning off replies to this post because I don't want to have notifications flooded one way or the other on this one. I just want to share what I've heard multiple times in just the past two weeks.

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

My grandmother was more than a little racist but she was also a switchboard operator at Wheeler Airfield on Dec 7 and if she were alive today she would personally rip Drunk Pete a new asshole.

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

You should own your own router and your own cable modem. They should be separate devices.

Dr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

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Fuck my *office* not being ready for this - I don’t care about my office. I care about my *everywhere*. “Your privacy only matters if spying might hurt your company” is a bullshit message.

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Apple's Next AirPods May Have Cameras. Your Office Isn't Ready for the Privacy Implications

A new video suggests AirPods with cameras in them are coming soon. Could they open the door for IP theft?

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Twenty Thousand Thorns @20000thorns.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Calling it now. 6 is going to be a bloated buggy flop, and will kill one of the most enduring franchises in video games.