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Ally

@allayva.bsky.social
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analytical chemist in sales | cat mom | she/her | queer | gaming nerd | occasionally runs exceedingly long distances | used to play WoW; pokes around FFXIV now

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
We’ll need to get down to the hours involved to get precise measurements, but we now know that a Zacharia is, roughly, half a Scaramucci.
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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
It is absolutely preferable to not pick up the cigarette in the first place news.berkeley.edu/2026/10/09/u...
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Using AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things - Berkeley News
A UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
The first panel shows Sarah, the protagonist, holding a red ball labeled "A SILLY MEME".
The second panel shows Sarah taking the ball and going through a door labeled "GROUP CHAT".
The third panel shows a group of women sitting together and consoling one woman in the center. The woman in the center is saying "...And that's how it happened. It's been the worst day of my life."
The fourth panel shows Sarah standing in the doorway behind them awkwardly holding the red ball.
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026
“What if we released malware represented in the form of a cute avatar” is an actual business plan now.
engadget.com
Dots are OpenAI's new personal agents and soon you'll be able to control several of them - Engadget
Sure, seems safe.
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Ally @allayva.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
34 days until my next 100. I'm way less nervous about than I was last year 😅 That said, this is definitely a less difficult race ahead of me and I have the confidence of having actually completed the distance before.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 17/09/2026
Barefoot Ed Sheeran Introduces Sock Puppets That Will Open For Him On Tour theonion.com/barefoot-ed-sheeran-in…
Barefoot Ed Sheeran Introduces Sock Puppets That Will Open For Him On Tour
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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
wtf kind of pets they got in there
SMOKING
BARE FOOT
PETS
PROHIBITED IN BUILDING
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Ally @allayva.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I have gotten my D&D group to now exclusively use the phrase "slutty 20" for a non-nat20. I love this.
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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Wow
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Technology is cool, too bad they made it evil
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe.
techdirt.com
Hackers Had A Live Feed Of Every ID This Verification Company Scanned. For Over A Year.
From the very beginning of this recent obsession with identifying everyone online (yes, they like to call it "age" verification, but it always ends up as identity verification), we've been pointing out that it was a huge privacy nightmare waiting to happen. Or maybe it wasn't waiting. Maybe it was already happening. This week a...
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Orlando B ✍️ COMMS OPEN @sarkastiklover.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This, every time. There's no way to consume that stuff that doesn't help her continue her agenda
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 02/09/2026
Trade xkcd.com/3290/
Comic. [Person standing holding hammer above raised knee.] PERSON: Listen up, leg. I’ve been sending you rich, oxygenated blood for years, while you send me worthless used-up blood with no oxygen. Time to teach you a lesson about not ripping me off! [caption] Tariffs
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The Onion @theonion.com · 22/08/2026
Crying Newborn Has No Idea How Much Worse It Gets
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Crying Newborn Has No Idea How Much Worse It Gets
MEDFORD, OR—Saying the infant really ought to save her tears for the real shit that’s headed her way, sources familiar with crying newborn Sophia Whitfield confirmed Monday that she had no idea how mu...
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Ally @allayva.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I'm sitting here and thinking: a playlist combining Sleep Token and Porter Robinson would probably work so well... I'll have to science this later.
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Raphael van Lierop 🇨🇦 @raphlife.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
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.
Boromir from THE LORD OF THE RINGS, holding The One Ring. He thought he could use it for good, but everything done with the ring turns to evil. He was one of the mightiest warriors of middle earth, and he could not resist its powers. Others even mightier fell to the ring. Do you think you are stronger than them? The One Ring is generative AI.
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
there is no such thing as "age verification." All "age verification" is actually "identity verification." You can coat it in glitter and "privacy-preserving" wrapping paper. But in the end, mandating age verification means mandating surveillance be built into software and hardware. Period.
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The idea of a Black academic being hounded to death for alleged acts of plagiarism in an era when universities are entering into contracts with AI companies and encouraging AI use among students, while Big Tech is stealing EVERYTHING humans write...
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A Tea Walks Home Alone at Night @teaberryblue.net · 10/08/2026
The reason Harry Potter Adults are so bad is because for a long time there were totally normal Harry Potter Adults who did things like use their fandom to raise money for charity but then Joanne went absolute horses and all the normal adults ditched the fandom so the only ones left are total ghouls.
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Cassie, Anxious Millennial Pixie @cassieceleste.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A lot of cis people don't know that Rowling is actively leading the trans genocide, but many more actively choose to keep their head in the sand about it so they can have plausible deniability to enjoy Harry Potter "guilt free." bsky.app/profile/park...
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 06/08/2026
This is Bruce. He prefers his sticks with a little pizazz. 13/10 (IG: brucewaynethegoldenboy)
a golden retriever trots along a cement pathway outside with a city skyline in the distance. his front left paw is suspended in the air as he has been caught mid-step. he looks over at the camera with a little grin. he's holding a long leafy branch in his mouth. can't believe his luck at finding this razzle dazzle stick.
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Teal ☆existing☆ @harpytea.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
static.klipy.com
Elle Woods: What, like it's hard?
ALT: Elle Woods: What, like it's hard?
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Big Salty @ GATEWAY 🐡 @biggestsalty.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Very hyped for the new job - Basstion
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Ally @allayva.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Like, in all honesty if social media continues to expand and require these weird ID laws requiring uploading of documents just to access... I'm likely to make my exit. All of this is not worth the massive privacy concerns.
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🦇⚰️DracuLevi⚰️🦇 @likethejeans.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Alex Krokus's 4 panel comic "life of a meme." the comic portrays figures being delighted by putting pineapples on their heads. humanoid figures labeled "brand" begin putting pineapples on their heads. the first group abandon the pineapples, leaving the "Brands" perform the activity at each other
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
This video of a woman telling an anti-abortion asshole to, "Shut the fuck up" is exactly what I needed to see on a Monday morning
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Delaney King (In Yellow) @delaneyking.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"I'll tell you the problem with the scientific power that you're using here, it didn't require any discipline to attain it. You read what others had done and you took the next step. You didn't earn the knowledge for yourselves, so you don't take any responsibility for it."
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Delaney King (In Yellow) @delaneyking.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Jurassic Park is one of the most important films of our time as it speaks on the subject of the responsibility that must go hand in hand with technology. Even just the lines "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should" and...
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Rob Sheridan @rob-sheridan.com · 20/07/2026
MULDER [slapping down plane tix]: Hope you packed your rain coat, Scully. SCULLY: Seattle? Mulder it's the weekend, what- MULDER [handing her a file] Confirmed sightings, Scully. This is big SCULLY [eyes wide]: My God Mulder, what am I looking at here? MULDER: The locals are calling it.. JIMOTHY
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Ben Rosen @benrosen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
odyssey this, odyssey that. some of you fellas odda see a dang therapist
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Ally @allayva.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I "Tony Hawk'd" Matthew Gubler in the Montréal airport this morning. How are y'alls starting your Friday?
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
the two outfits for men
A photo of a dog peeking out of a car window. The placement of the dog and the person taking the photo — where the lower half of the person's outfit is reflecting off the car door — makes it look like the dog is wearing a button-up shirt and tan pants. A photo of a dog peeking out of a car window. The placement of the dog and the person taking the photo — where the lower half of the person's outfit is reflecting off the car door — makes it look like the dog is wearing a t-shirt and shorts.
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andré, but scarier @andre-carlisle.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
[everybody, all at once] we fucking told you
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026
This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
18 months on, this post has aged *terrifyingly* well
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Ranor @ranor.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
The funniest thing right now is that everyone is treating this as pre-gaming for Mitch McConnell.
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🎃KJT🦕 @realkjt.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
From the office of Mitch McConnell: This morning the senator had a 20 minute call with Lindsey Graham. The focus of the call was complaining about a loud beeping and how it seems much hotter than usual.
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ceej @ceej.online · 12/07/2026
No statement from Mitch McConnell on the sudden passing of his senate colleague? So much for decorum
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Ally @allayva.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I hated when I have really long days. the ones where it's past midnight but I haven't had dinner, but I'm also too tired to put in the effort
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Laird Svet Stitches | 🖋📷🪡 @svetmori.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Never seen a better illustration of this meme. Absolutely deserved its own version.
A truck empaled on several three trunks, captioned "if you're going to totally fuck it up, at least fuck it up so bad that people wonder how you did it"The same ship stuck on a lighthouse than in the quoted post, but now the the caption
"if you're going to totally fuck it up, at least fuck it up so bad that people wonder how you did it"
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Agui!🌻 @aguichart.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
If buying isn’t ownership, piracy isn’t theft
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Wootmaster @wootmaster.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
in a decade pirates will be the only people who actually own anything
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Ally @allayva.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
It's been awhile since I've really sat down and enjoyed a book. Is it a good book? Yes and no. It's written fine enough. The joy though is the fantasy is good, and the writing clever enough to bring emotions and investment. But I'm definitely invested and excited to dive back in.
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Ally @allayva.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I can always count on @jpbaumgardner.bsky.social to get my best pics 🥰
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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 19/06/2026
🌈 Day 19 🌈 Happy #Juneteenth!
A black man shaking hands with Superman
Black man has text that says "Juneteenth" and Superman has rainbow text that says "Pride Month"

Closeup of hands shaking has text that says "Pissing of the stupidest sacks of shit in the USA every June"
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Mike McMahan @mikemcmahan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Not my best work, but felt like this was what's on the menu for Bsky today.
Rodger Rabbit shoe being dipped into the green waters of DC.
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Ally @allayva.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Getting a stomach ache the day before a race really is a gem of an experience 🤦‍♀️
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Ally @allayva.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Right... gay bars pour strong drinks.
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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Well this aged like milk.
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