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Marc "Candy Corn" Criley @marcc.bsky.social · 38m

Once again former Alabama field goal kicker Will Reichard scores all of the MN Vikings' points in their win over Miami.

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 7h

love LibreOffice!!!!! have been using it for years. if you want a no AI alternative to anything else? here you go!

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☀️ Starshine @starshine.bsky.social · 31/12/2023

One of the reasons i love tolkien is the theme that despair is an enemy and it makes clear you don’t need to have constant hope, you can get by with grim determination or spite but never despair

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 6h

Exactly. This is such a lie. Email had a purpose. The internet had a purpose. Search had a purpose. Everybody loved Silicon Valley in the 90s because they made shit that did what it promised. Now 3 guys who never made SHIT have ALL the money in SV. They're scam artists. Not engineers.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 6h

fun fact: The Treaty of Tripoli, 1796, Signed by Prez John Adams, includes: "As the government of the United States of America is *not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion*, as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of [Muslims].." Just saying.

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Marc "Candy Corn" Criley @marcc.bsky.social · 7h

This is the foundation of so much Republican support.

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 12h

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 10h

Today, Oct 4, is the feast of St. Francis of Assisi: the day when you can bring your pets to church for a blessing.

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 11h

Man: This toilet is out of order. Leslie Nielsen: You have to flush first?

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jenn schiffer 😎 @jennschiffer.com · 04/10/2026

girl dinner

a delicate light tiffany blue porcelain bowl filled with candy corn on my dining room table. the owner of my ceramics studio gave it to me this this week when i got my first member shelf. that was so kind and generous, i love being in community with artists

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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Never assume that just because people hate something that you love, they MUST be ignorant or not understand it.

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⭐ ᗰᗩᖇᛕ ᗩ. ǤᗩᖇᒪIᑕᛕ ⭐ @markgarlick.com · 23/04/2025

Hey folks. Here's one of the animations I did showing an O'Neill Colony - basically a hollowed out cylinder in space. This one is 35km long and 9km across and spins once per minute (if I remember) to provide 1g gravity. Please repost! Spread the love! Made in #blender. #sciart #scifi

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 03/10/2026

I've had several super traumatic things happen to me over the past few weeks that I just have not had time to process, and I'm kind of afraid of what happens when I run out of panic & adrenaline and have to have my feelings. Fortunately 2026 is just made of panic and adrenaline. 😭😂

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Marc "Candy Corn" Criley @marcc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

For the dozen or people in Huntsville that might be interested: Joel Elliott has resurfaced in good health and good spirits on his YT channel.

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Marc "Candy Corn" Criley @marcc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My drabble “Departing on Time” is out in ScribesMICRO #62. (Search for “Criley”.) Ralph Stanley’s “O Death” has stuck with me for decades ever since I heard it in "O Brother..." & served as the inspiration for this story. Jeeze, just listening to it right now makes the hairs on my arms stand up…

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Issue 62

* Managing Editor: Edward Ahern * * Associate Editor: Alison McBain * * Special Features Editor: Matthew P.S. Salinas * * Poetry Editor: Mary Keating * ...

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Engineeringdude @engtechnic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

'it's a tool, you need to learn to use it', ok, but in using it, I see more people who extensively use it spend more time and make worse results than if they didn't, and since it's being called a 'tool', I'll call it a bad tool, and what do you do with a bad tool, you throw it away

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Marc "Candy Corn" Criley @marcc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Chapter 4.1 of The Tao of Programming by Geoffrey James www.mit.edu/~xela/tao.html

"A well-written program is its own Heaven; a poorly-written program is its own Hell."

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A program should be light and agile, its subroutines connected like a string of pearls. The spirit and intent of the program should be retained throughout. There should be neither too little nor too much. Neither needless loops nor useless variables; neither lack of structure nor overwhelming rigidity.

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Cullen @hellocullen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

i love this so much

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

You reach the Gates of Hades & find them guarded by this: (📷: USFWS)

Spooky Season has officially begun, and we’re kicking things off with a three-headed ferret.

OK, technically it’s three black-footed ferrets, but October calls for a little imagination.

Once thought to be extinct, black-footed ferrets are one of North America’s rarest mammals. At the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center, staff work to breed and recover these endangered little creatures and return them to the wild.

Cute? Absolutely. Three-headed monster? Only in October.

Photo by USFWS

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spooky scary renegade cut @renegadecut.com · 02/10/2026

guy who has only seen marvel movies: "this is one of the darkest movies ever made"

Avengers: Doomsday reportedly has at least 6 major deaths.

It's described as one of the darkest movies ever made.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hard to disagree with this.

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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads:

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."

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Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I frequently see "AI" boosters implying that LLMs are simply an innate and superior part of coding now, inescapable, and that literally all programmers agree with them. And, well. That, too, is a form of propaganda

Looking at my software peers in 2026 I see fatigued faces, I see frustration, and I see a lot of people looking for a way out of an industry that seems poised on the brink of collapse. LLMs are being pushed on us at every turn, most people seem at best frustrated by them, and ultimately they seem to appeal most to people who see the production of software as a purely mechanical means to an end. They are antithetical, however, to the idea of software as a craft, or something requiring both initial and ongoing care. As an expression of the soul.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 08/03/2024

Here's a combined screenshot with instructions to show how easy it is to add embedded links / hyperlinks into Bluesky posts via deck.blue. Super-handy for keeping Bluesky posts clutter-free but still including lots of opportunities for users to click through for more info if they're interested!

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Marc "Candy Corn" Criley @marcc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've heard occasional references to "Trump's handlers" being behind his policies. No, he's just an addled, narcissistic asshole who acts on the shit he believes.

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Eric Fomley @ericfomley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

State of Decay (Out 3/2) -- Snag it for .99! From post apocalyptic and dystopian futures to ordinary people facing extraordinary threats, each story offers a glimpse into worlds where survival comes at a cost and humanity is tested in unexpected ways. Check out the cool cover art by @addi.social!

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 02/10/2026

The rush to accuse, without anything approaching due diligence, artists of using "AI," should be treated with contempt. An artist gets their work *ripped off* to train a plagiarism machine, which then shits out inferior versions of that work, so then you accuse the artist of using "AI"? Fuck you.

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Arden Powell @ardenpowell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If you think an artist's style looks like AI but you can scroll back through their portfolio and see them doing the same work before 2020, congrats, you're not looking at an AI grifter. You're looking at one of the original victims whose entire style AI stole.

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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

HOW TO BLUESKY: The news is rough out there, plus the US election is coming. So here are some ways to tame your timeline so you see what you want. 1) You can mute words and phrases! Go to Settings, then Moderation and Content Filters, then Muted Words and Tags. Mute for a short time or forever

A beautiful blue sky with big poofs of white clouds. A law is below with a line of green trees at the horizon. But mostly the photo is sky.

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Molly Templeton @mollytempleton.com · 01/10/2026

Facebook is a hot mess of garbage that I only still have for very stupid reasons, but every so often it serves up something beautiful. I will probably never be anywhere near this coffee shop, but if I were, I would throw money at them

A facebook post from Caffe Lucca - which appears to be in Halifax - that reads "We don't use AI for anything, but we don't want to be left behind with so many restaurants churning out slick flyers. Here's our best made-by-humans approximation." The image shows a white person with short hair holding three paper coffee cups in about four hands. The fingers are all weird and the images have been pasted together badly. Down the left side of the image, a series of paper coffee cup sleeves have been written on. They say "coffee!" and "hurry!" and "cud" among other somewhat random and repetitive words.

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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 01/10/2026

not helping, @theonion.com

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Angry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.”

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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

WAVE (1994) Acrylic on Canvas - 48” x 48” Of all the paintings hanging in my home, this one probably elicits the most comments. #art

An exponential curve expressed as a massive wave of green-blue water that climbs to vertical against a sky of puffy lavender clouds. Light breaks through the cloud cover just over the horizon casting a flat glare across rippling water before the wave climbs. Fin-like ridges emerge running up the wall give the water turbulence and dimension.

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 30/09/2026

BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome

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David Zinn @davidzinn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The emergence of Dennis and his cold-mornings coozie:

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 01/10/2026

oh my god this is fucking horrifying. they lethally injected her twice and she didn't die and now they're trying to save her so they can presumably.... try again? I ran out of words for the barbaric horror with the Alabama gas executions but somehow TN is inventing new nightmare torture

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Diedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“Watch this, i can do push ups w my dck” Whips it out and gets on the floor “See that? It’s totally working! We’re winning the war!”

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Marc "Candy Corn" Criley @marcc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's like you can't even parody this guy. All Hegseth parodies will have to compete against the genuine article. Good luck Colin Jost!

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Kieran @toadally.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There’s always going to be someone better, faster, and more skilled than I. But no one is going to have the same artistic voice as mine. Creating isn’t a competition, it’s a form of communication and connection. It’s a vulnerable thing, but it’s beautiful that way.

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John Archibald @johnarchibald.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I hereby decree, as president and commander in chief of this space, that the University of Alabama at Birmingham henceforth be referred to as Bootlicker U.

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Archibald: The university that saved this town now just wants to save itself

The issue today is dumber than Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s flying furry conspiracy theories.

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Poorly Drawn Lines @poorlydrawnlines.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Things That Can Fly

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Huntsville, Alabama 50501 @huntsville50501.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

What if you're the ones you've been waiting for? Anti-voter attacks are underway. Join us to plan to help build public will to vote and connect with organizations and individuals to protect our elections. Sign up now for location details. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

unpopular opinion: food almost everywhere was worse 250 years ago

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