iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

‘Whelmed’ really means ‘capsized’ - the over and under were added later for effect. But you can be consolate: consoled and comforted. And gruntled too.

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Solemn & Formal Declarations, The @areoform.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Dual-use technologies like GPS & Starlink are subject to EAR & ITAR. If SpaceX hadn't shut off Starlink, they would have (arguably) been in violation of US law by allowing weaponization of dual-use technology intended for civilian use. Just like GPS units turn off above 600m/s AND/OR set altitude

Commerce Control List, with relevant text highlighted — "Capable of providing navigation information at speeds in excess of 600 m/s;"

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

The back of this photo says “Pulley’s cat. July 1956”. ❤️

Black and white photo of a shorthaired white and tabby cat approaching the camera with tail raised up in a friendly greeting. For some reason there are two dark regions on the photo, on either side of the cat, as if there were fingers over the lens or it was peering through a crooked fence.

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Molly White @molly.wiki · 06/09/2023

dudes will make fun of women who are into astrology and then read shit like this

Bitcoin Set to Form Death Cross as Dollar Index Teases Golden Crossover
A death cross indicates a potential long-term bearish shift in momentum while a golden cross suggests the opposite.

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 30/07/2023

Recreate the Conditions xkcd.com/2511

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Solemn & Formal Declarations, The @areoform.bsky.social · 28/07/2023

PSA - Don't scroll Bluesky's new "Discover" feed in public. Someone neglected to add a NSFW detection algorithm to their project. 🤦‍♀️

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 28/07/2023

First Amendment litigator protip: do not write in your law that you are “trying to maintain content neutrality” www.thefire.org/news/sign-times-ala…

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Solemn & Formal Declarations, The @areoform.bsky.social · 28/07/2023

No. This "fact" is a fairly common misunderstanding of what the stat is measuring. First, there is no "a photon" that is making a trip from the core to the outer layer. Photons are absorbed, emitted, reabsorbed, then re-emitted over & over again by the sun's plasma. 1/2

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Eleanor @elamanor.bsky.social · 27/07/2023

Hi I'm new here, so if I put the little science emoji, my post goes to the science board list thingo? 🧪 I'm an enzyme engineer and crystallographer and now I am building X-ray instruments for a living! Here's some crystals

A grid of images of protein crystals under a microscope. They are mulicoloured, reflect the light in strange ways, pucker the surface of the drops they grow in.

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 22/06/2023

Semi-regular reminder: Baby open-ocean octopuses sometimes ride on jellyfish like little hats. 📸 Songda Cai bit.ly/2ZmNZZH 🧪

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Why you should have a cat @shouldhavecat.bsky.social · 25/07/2023

He seems to be the first customer to be satisfied with the order 😆

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 25/07/2023

POV: you are the one in charge of treats

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 24/07/2023

This is a fun history of the four-color map problem and why some mathematicians are still yearning for a better proof of it 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/…

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How the Four-Color Map Problem Was Finally Solved

The twisty history and surprise ending of the four-color theorem saga

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rabid🦊wolf🌈 @tallwolf.bsky.social · 18/07/2023

look at this boy. look at my guy. he's a little blessing 11/10 cat

Tagalong the black cat in a pink sweater, pink bunny ears, and a yellow Easter egg bowtie. Standing in the yard yellow flowers

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Solemn & Formal Declarations, The @areoform.bsky.social · 15/07/2023

As someone who has audited projects, built stuff (mostly robots & some toy software) + spends her time reading sci/tech history, this is completely understandable. When projects move fast, the obvious sometimes slips. Sometimes to disastrous results; like people burning alive in a flame in 16psi O2

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Solemn & Formal Declarations, The @areoform.bsky.social · 12/07/2023

First, wow. Second, clearly, the correct term is Barbieheimer.

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1517 Fund @1517.bsky.social · 12/07/2023

A bee from the family Megachilidae that's preparing itself to take flight. - Saul G.

the picture shows a bee sitting on a twig. The bees wings are extended and it seems that it is about to fly away.

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Why you should have a cat @shouldhavecat.bsky.social · 12/07/2023

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Solemn & Formal Declarations, The @areoform.bsky.social · 11/07/2023

Honestly, if there's going to be one thing out of the cloud app experiment that takes root, I hope this is it. Giving users the power to craft their own algorithms and then share it with other users is incredibly powerful. We already do UGC. Why can't we do UGA/UGR?

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Solemn & Formal Declarations, The @areoform.bsky.social · 09/07/2023

It is fascinating how intricate some of these practises are. Before any anatomist discovered Central Pattern Generators (CPGs) in the spinal cord that continue messaging after death; Japanese fishers were killing CPGs to postpone rigor mortis.

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What is Ikejime 活け締め – The Japanese Food Lab

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Michael Sheetz @michaelsheetz.bsky.social · 07/07/2023

Hi Bluesky, I’m Michael Sheetz! 🚀 I report on the space business for CNBC: covering the ~$500B industry’s growth and its importance to life on Earth. 🌎 Follow me for the latest on space companies, agencies, and investors, as well as updates about rockets, satellites, astronauts and more. 🛰️🧑‍🚀🌕

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Solemn & Formal Declarations, The @areoform.bsky.social · 02/07/2023

Twitter is the world's most expensive lesson on Chesterton's Fence.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 23/06/2023

Scene from the long history of trying to get cats to look in a certain direction for a photo. www.flickr.com/photos/28333802@N04/…

Black and white photo of a very puffy longhaired silver or ginger tabby cat sitting on a stool outside on a lawn, looking at the camera. In front and above it is a white woman's arm holding a wire or string, seemingly try to get the cat's attention to make it look up.

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 19/06/2023

Twice in my career (different jobs, not current one) RFK Jr. called my boss's bosses to complain about stories I published, and got their attention because of his name. He is dangerous, dishonest & wrong about everything, and anyone covering or sharing info about him should be QUITE CLEAR about that

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Neil Gaiman @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com · 15/06/2023

A counter argument: libraries are safe spaces that do not charge you money to be there. Librarians help those without access to the web to apply for jobs and housing, provide access to accurate information without payment, including physical or e- or audiobooks.

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 13/06/2023

Molly where she should not be, a series

Molly (a dilute calico) lounging next to the stove

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Solemn & Formal Declarations, The @areoform.bsky.social · 08/06/2023

I'm surprised that Nature's editors would possess such a fundamental misunderstanding. FWIW, these algorithms really do "learn" (for some value of learn) from their inputs. The inputs themselves aren't stored anywhere. They don't mash the inputs together. They do real-time synthesis.

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Dr. Marcus Weinman @homozygoat.bsky.social · 04/06/2023

So this study (www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.108…) is going around claiming that sucralose (Splenda) damages your DNA. Tl;dr: study has a lot of limitations and uses a comically high concentration of sucralose people don't eat. Just consume it in moderation...

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Just a moment...

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1517 Fund @1517.bsky.social · 03/06/2023

Fortune Magazine. July, 1943. Vacuum tubes.

Fortune Magazine cover from 1943 that depicts a vacuum tube.

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slate @pleasebegneiss.bsky.social · 03/06/2023

oh you’re having a rough day? have you tried touching foreheads with your cat about it?

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Solemn & Formal Declarations, The @areoform.bsky.social · 03/06/2023

Yes, the picture is really funny, but it's also extremely tragic. Many of these children would die before 18. The rest... ≥75% of them would develop black lung & die before their 30s. I am not saying this to be a scold. Just as a reminder that there's a reason why we changed the things we did.

A photo from the book, Breaker Boys — How a Photograph Helped End Child Labor. It talks about the person who took these photographs and their motivations. Two additional photographs of child miners are there. They lack any joy.

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Solemn & Formal Declarations, The @areoform.bsky.social · 03/06/2023

OMG, I can't believe @daniellefong.bsky.social is on cloud app. She's the best and oh so thoughtful <3

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Kylie Robison @kylierobison.com · 02/06/2023

he’s a hard working reporter, calling sources every hour, the bossman keeps asking for scoops, he hasnt slept in days!!!

my cat with his paws on my keyboard, working hard to get me scoops

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1517 Fund @1517.bsky.social · 02/06/2023

"Pope Benedict XI sent a messenger to Giotto, asking him to send a drawing to demonstrate his skill, Giotto drew a [perfect] red circle [freehand] and [sent it with messenger as proof of his skill]" The Pope & his court concluded, of course, that he was nonpareil/peerless.

The famous Kiss of Judas by Giotto; a painting depicting Judas and Jesus in an embrace.

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5 foot Home Depot skeleton @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 02/06/2023

Sometimes I text my family pictures of her face and just the caption ‘serious!’ In Chinese

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Gale Anne Hurd @galeannehurd.bsky.social · 01/06/2023

Nice work, AI… This is for all of you naysayers who think I’m being way too much of a Cassandra worrying about AI. I’ve been concerned since 1982 when Jim and I first envisioned THE TERMINATOR.

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AI-Controlled Drone Goes Rogue, Kills Human Operator in USAF Simulated Test

The Air Force's Chief of AI Test and Operations said "it killed the operator because that person was keeping it from accomplishing its objective."

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1517 Fund @1517.bsky.social · 01/06/2023

Sugi trees are amazing for construction. Their wood is easy to work w/ using primitive tools + is waterproof, decay-resistant & easy to transport. In medieval Japan, Sugi demand quickly outpaced supply, leading to the creation of Daisugi; sustainable cultivation turned into art.

The image shows Sugi trees on which daisugi has been performed. Branches have been trimmed in such a way that the tree grows in a straight, narrow way. The image has trees of different colors & is aesthetically pleasing.

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Solemn & Formal Declarations, The @areoform.bsky.social · 31/05/2023

In 2019, a certain someone made the claim that neuralink could "solve" autism, schizophrenia, depression etc. This claim is so fantastical that it's advanced science fiction. Crewed missions to Jupiter & Saturn will be routine before we even come close to solving these conditions with BCIs. 1/n

Musk envisions both disabled and healthy individuals swiftly getting surgical implants at local centers. These devices aim to cure a range of conditions from obesity, autism, depression and schizophrenia, and to enabling web browsing and telepathy.

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Solemn & Formal Declarations, The @areoform.bsky.social · 30/05/2023

Actually, this is a great idea. Most of the posts will be terrible, but there are a lot of great posts from amazing people that fly under the RADAR. The algorithm is terrible at surfacing posts that could get steam with wider exposure from smaller accounts.

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Jonathan McDowell @planet4589.bsky.social · 29/05/2023

Sorry to hear of the death of my colleague Owen Gingerich (1930-2023), historian of astronomy, former graduate student of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and expert on Kepler and Copernicus.

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1517 Fund @1517.bsky.social · 29/05/2023

There are schematics!

Schematics showing the airflow pattern, motors, and different cut-aways of a flying saucer-type flying car.

The drawing was made by Frank Tinsley. Parts of the image are labelled.

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Solemn & Formal Declarations, The @areoform.bsky.social · 29/05/2023

How not to do science journalism, example #813566, This doozy of an article from Slate. As with many such things, there are layers to how poorly thought out this article is. Strap in. www.salon.com/2023/03/16/health-off…

Screenshot of the article page showing the headline, "Health officials delayed report linking fluoride to brain harm"

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 27/05/2023

/2 I mean if I roll up on a kindergarten and start telling five-year-olds that they’re stupid and fat and ugly, people are going to call me an asshole. That doesn’t mean that five-year-olds have power over me.

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Solemn & Formal Declarations, The @areoform.bsky.social · 29/05/2023

Um... life finds a way??? Lame jokes aside, aacylostoma caninum infections are horrifying. The worms hatch subcutaneously and then travel around, leaving track marks under the skin. There's no effective course of treatment so the recommendation is to wait it out. For ≤6 weeks. Nope. Just nope.

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Jonathan McDowell @planet4589.bsky.social · 29/05/2023

The GSLV first stage is unusual: it has a solid propellant core and liquid prop side boosters, but the side boosters are not separately jettisoned - they remain attached to stage 1 when it separates. Second stage now firing

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