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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics. A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 26/08/2026

They disinvented the VCR. You might think that the reason we don't have VCRs anymore is because VCRs were supplanted by DVDs, PVRs and streaming, but that's not the case. They had it in for the VCR from the very start, and they never stopped trying to kill it. Eventually, they succeeded. 1/

A 1960s family living room in which a mom, dad and two kids are mesmerized by a cabinet-style TV. The image has been altered. The TV has an early 1990s VCR atop it. The TV screen is displaying a cross-sectioned human head with brains and spine on display. A huge fist has materialized in the room, with bloody spiked knuckle-dusters, smashing into the VCR. The oil painting over the sofa has been replaced with a pulp image of a male head, its cranium removed and replaced by a dome. Inside the dome is a red eight-segment VCR clock, displaying 12:00. The background in the painting is a tangle of cassette tape. The whole image's colors have been boosted, giving it an overexposed look.

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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

"The AI build-out... is increasingly financed not by selling overpriced equity but by contracting future cash flows and borrowing against hardware.... That is not the architecture of 2000. That is the architecture of 2008." www.groundbrkr.com/p/the-second...

groundbrkr.com

The Second Derivative: Why No One Understands the AI Boom

The market misremembers 2008. That same blind spot sits at the center of the AI boom.

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

#ECK #Momochrome #Dublin #Black&White #Photograph #noedit D750 85mm f1.8 New camera and lens setup for me. Feels like taking film pictures again having to slow down and think and try and work it out.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 27/05/2026

I don't care who you are, there will always be times when hell is other people. Not because other people are horrible - quite the opposite! Other people are *wonderful*, but boy are they ever *stubborn*. 1/

A hand-tinted image of elderly people in the lounge of a nursing home. Three killer robots have been inserted into the scene.

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Mr Plant would like a word.

Ivy growth on the front of a brick building looks like a strolling cartoon character

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Seems like the old " America sneezes and the UK catches a cold " still holding true. *Sigh* See also, "be careful what you wish for". and "the government you elect is the government you deserve"

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

I picked up a 75-150 3.5 E Nikon lens at a 'junk/spares' table in Japan for about £10. Wasn't expecting much, the zoom is very sloppy and focus not far behind. For the price, worth a punt. Finally got around to a few snaps through it and not disappointed! #photography #nikon #eastcoastkin

Old grey fluffy lurcher dog looking right.

Close up leaves of a sprouting wild raspberry bush.

Two lambs tucked in behind a fallen tree with the mother enjoying the sun on the other side of the log.

Moss covered low stone wall with old dried leaves piled against the bottom.

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

@support.bsky.team I've setup lists of particular folks for specific subjects but I'm finding that posts from users not in those lists are populating that feed. Bug or feature?

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Quill (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 🐎🗡️🌼 @quillauthor.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

A friend of mine who does not identify as a writer recently talked about how she had written something with an idea in mind, and during the writing things took unexpected directions, as if this was a failing. I'm here to let you know that's literally how art works. A huge part of the process is

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Rob Turpin 🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️ @thisnorthernboy.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

A thread of work, and personal work… Currently available for commissions and projects. If you have a game, ttrpg, card game etc that needs some art, or you need some concept art for a project - get in touch. #Art #SciFi #Commissions 1/n

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

A fantastic podcast series which is in equal parts both interesting and terrifying. Thoroughly recommended. timezeropod.substack.com/p/podcast

timezeropod.substack.com

PODCAST

Time Zero is a ten-episode narrative podcast about the nuclearized world.

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Oskar Jensen @oskarjensen.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Jobs! Three jobs! I am hiring three full-time, three-year postdocs to research the long history of song at Newcastle, from any disciplinary background (within reason), starting 1 October 2026. Spread the news far and wide – all details in the link below... jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...

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Research Assistant/Associate: Mainstream Song, Class, and Culture 1520-2020

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Kikuo, Century Hall, Manchester 2026. Bigger, brighter, bolder than the last time! #kikuo #kikuoland #aboveallbounds

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

365 Challenge No. 1 - 2026 publish daily old unpublished pics Day 56 - St Kilda #faj365challenge2026 #photography #blueskykin

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

365 Challenge No. 1 - 2026 publish daily old unpublished pics Day 46 - street in Japan #faj365challenge2026 #photography #blueskykin

A small green canopied store in a rainy Japan. To the right is a complicated looking power pole while behind is a tall grey tower block.
There is a person walking past with an umbrella.

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

365 Challenge No. 1 - 2026 publish daily old unpublished pics Day 44 - snow day #faj365challenge2026 #photography #blueskykin

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

365 Challenge No. 1 - 2026 publish daily old unpublished pics Day 43 - tunnel of light. Japan #faj365challenge2026 #photography #Japan

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

365 Challenge No. 1 - 2026 publish daily old unpublished pics Day 39 - canal reflections in Japan #faj365challenge2026 #photography #Japan

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

365 Challenge No. 1 - 2026 publish daily old unpublished pics Day 38 - canal reflections in Japan #faj365challenge2026 #photography #Japan

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

365 Challenge No. 1 - 2026 publish daily old unpublished pics Day 37 - light trails in snow #faj365challenge2026 #photography

A continuous multi coloured ribbon of light against a black background with snow on the ground providing some reflection.

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

5 Challenge No. 1 - 2026 publish daily old unpublished pics Day 35- long exposure #faj365challenge2026 #photography #blueskykin Not entirely sure how the legs appeared but not the body and the positioning of the circle in the only clear patch of sky was entirely luck.

A long exposure nighttime picture of a circular red light trail. The legs of the person are visible below. They're standing on a track that has trees on either side .

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

5 Challenge No. 1 - 2026 publish daily old unpublished pics Day 34- Japan #faj365challenge2026 #photography #blueskykin This was some sort of photoshoot I saw going on. Art project or engagement reveal, I don't know.

A man in a brown suit and woman in a white wedding dress sit on a bench in the sunshine. They have brown paper bags over their heads. There are names written on the bags, Megumi and Mat(something)

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

365 Challenge No. 1 - 2026 publish daily old unpublished pics Day 31- Resavoir #fotosbyfaj #faj365challenge2026 #photography #blueskykin

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

365 Challenge No. 1 - 2026 publish daily old unpublished pics Day 30- rain in Japan #fotosbyfaj #faj365challenge2026 #photography #blueskykin

Two figures with umbrellas up shuffle by a colourful
Japanese bar and cafe front on a rainy evening.

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

365 Challenge No. 1 - 2026 publish daily old unpublished pics Day 29- old paint pot #fotosbyfaj #faj365challenge2026 #photography #blueskykin

old tin of Trend Non Drip Gloss Paint pot with a spoon handle sticking out of the top. It's sitting on a dusty tabletop with a few panes of glass and a teacup behind it.

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

365 Challenge No. 1 - 2026 publish daily old unpublished pics Day 28- Japanese food shop. #fotosbyfaj #faj365challenge2026 #photography #blueskykin

Colourful orange fronted Japanese cafe across a rainy street crossing.

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

365 Challenge No. 1 - 2026 publish daily old unpublished pics Day 27- tractor #fotosbyfaj #faj365challenge2026 #photography #blueskykin

An old tractor in a shed, part of the front is in shadow.

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

365 Challenge No. 1 - 2026 publish daily old unpublished pics Day 26- winter snow tracks #fotosbyfaj #faj365challenge2026 #photography #blueskykin

A grainy low light picture of animal tracks in a snowy field. There is a line of utility poles on the right and in the top left a square structure with a large tree are
silhouetted against the skyline.

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

365 Challenge No. 1 - 2026 publish daily old unpublished pics Day 25- long exposure lights #fotosbyfaj #faj365challenge2026 #photography #blueskykin

A circular shape of light traces casting some light on the ground with a night sky and darkened trees in the background.

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

365 Challenge No. 1 - 2026 publish daily old unpublished pics Day 24 - thatch detail at Gearrannan black house village, Lewis #fotosbyfaj #faj365challenge2026 #photography #blueskykin

Black and white image of the stone walled gable end of a traditional black house cottage with wooden pegs around which rope has been tied which is used to secure the thatched roof.

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

365 Challenge No.2 2026 - Publish a photo each day on a weekly topic Week 4 (Abstract black & white) - graffiti scratched handrail. #fotosbyfaj #fajweeklychallenge2026 #photography #blueskykin #abstract #blackandwhite

Graffitied hand rail where the pain has been scratched to form letters and symbols. The rail extends away and fades to darkness.

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Big AI - "Voice! That's the future! Everyone interact with technology by talking!" Rest of the world - "pretty sure we've had that option for literally years and it sucks, it's embarrassing and we don't do that." Desperate to keep having a 'Next Big Thing' techcrunch.com/2026/01/01/o...

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OpenAI bets big on audio as Silicon Valley declares war on screens | TechCrunch

The form factors may differ, but the thesis is the same: audio is the interface of the future. Every space -- your home, your car, even your face -- is becoming an interface.

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

@nellucnhoj.bsky.social Thanks for the recommendation. My omnibus edition arrived today. Thirty pages in already and looking forward to the next 700 odd.

Cover of the book, Firewall by Peter Watts.

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Was lucky enough to get to Japan for a bit. Here's some pictures. #japan #urbanphotography

Urban street scene, brightly lit neon signs, shining because of rain.

View of commuter descending an escalator seen through a gap in a building and other escalators

Urban street scene in the rain looking down a wide road full of cars, many umbrellas on the right hand pavement. A tall many storied building appears at the end of the road with lights that seem to glow in the misty rain.

Night time view in the rain of a small colourful restaurant.

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Dear Bluesky, www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners. We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Hundreds of billions of dollars to date, more energy intensive than a medium sized city, burning through capital, still failing to turn a profit and and the latest gpt4 is finally at the level of your own personal Grima Wormtongue, but more useless. amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...

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Diabolus Ex Machina

This Is Not An Essay

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Dave @abhos.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

I used the term, "turns to worms" recently to blank stares from everyone in earshot and accusations of not a real phrase. Internet isn't helping and I have no idea why I've had this expression my whole life. It means something is going to go to shit basically. Weather, situation etc. Anyone?

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