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Amazon users are discovering a bizarre "About You" page that reveals what the company thinks it knows about them One woman found Amazon had determined she "has flat buttocks"

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singular locus sarah @scgriffith.bsky.social · 13h

oh you thought the contour integral was so named because it proceeds along a contour? you stupid asshole. it's named after giuseppe contour

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Luke Ontario @coolhand.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I'm on a minimalism kick and was reminded of these. They're interactive music theory demos, but from math; I knew nothing about this and learned what I know now from you folks here. Anyway, I really enjoyed making these. No instructionas, figure it out :)

datapoems.io

Harmonies

Twelve interactive music-theory visualizations.

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Jeremy Diamond ☕️ @dmnd.me · 04/10/2026

Lmao arxiv.org/pdf/2404.00732

An Abundance of Katherines*
The Game Theory of Baby Naming
Katy Blumer-Kate Donahue',
Katie Fritz', Kate Ivanovich', Katherine Lee', Katie Luo', Cathy Meng', and Katie Van Koevering
'Cornell University†

Abstract
In this paper, we study the highly competitive arena of baby naming. Through making several Extremely Reasonable Assumptions (namely, that parents are myopic, perfectly knowledgeable agents who pick a name based solely on its "uniqueness"), we create a model which is not only tractable and clean, but also perfectly captures the real world. We then extend our investigation with numerical experiments, as well as analysis of large language model tools. We conclude by discussing avenues for future research.

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Matthew Cushman @astragalus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Beast is slouching faster than it has ever slouched

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leemanish.bsky.social @leemanish.bsky.social · 17/07/2023

a fortune cookie with a tiny subpoena inside

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karanormal activity 💜 @deadontheoutside.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

[watching a rain of meteors striking earth] "we really needed this"

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Living well @thebestrevenge.info · 20/09/2026

Ötzi the iceman was no angel

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Matt Henderson @matthen.com · 16/09/2026

Trying to forecast the future on a Galton board

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🇵🇸Tim Henke (tɪm 'ɦɛŋ.kə) @timhenke.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We should talk more about what a travesty the bibliography of OpenAI is 16 measly citations for a 165-page paper, of which 5 are just the problem statement. Only 7 are from this century. They failed to cite the method they used. And the guy whom they offered single-authorship & the Millennium Prize

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

apparently before they did this they threatened the team as well?? the fuck??

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Anna Stesia @onlychyld.blacksky.app · 06/09/2026

Where did they even find some of these?

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Matthew Cushman @astragalus.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Yep, T-Mobile has a paid spam-blocking option. Which means they're basically in business with the spammers.

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Gremlin Gal @gremlingal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I accidentally read that as "dog-pilling," and now I'm picturing wrapping my posts in cheese

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Here are the 33 Democrats who voted with Republicans to block federal funding to American colleges if they engage in boycotts against Israel — a foreign country that's committed genocide and killed Americans using American tax dollars:

Auchincloss (MA) Frankel, Lois (FL) Mannion (NY) Scholten (MI) Titus (NV)
Castor (FL) Gillen (NY) Moskowitz (FL) Schrier (WA) Torres (NY)
Cisneros (CA) Golden (ME) Norcross (NJ) Sherman (CA) Vargas (CA)
Costa (CA) Gonzalez, V. (TX) Panetta (CA) Soto (FL) Vindman (VA)
Courtney (CT) Landsman (OH) Perez (WA) Stevens (MI) Wasserman Schultz (FL)
Cuellar (TX) Latimer (NY) Riley (NY) Suozzi (NY)
Davis (NC) Lee (NV) Schneider (IL) Thanedar (MI)

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Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

If you're still struggling to understand what's happening with the Brooklyn Democratic Party coup, I highly recommend this article. I found no inaccuracies in it (which is rare, since this is a complex, confusing system and few reporters get every detail right) and it paints a pretty vivid picture.

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Matthew Cushman @astragalus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Trust me they can't do financial modeling - they hire actual smart people to deal with that. They make phone calls, that's what they do.

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Carly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

If Columbia and NYU are now private fortresses that the community can’t access, they should pay property taxes. Actually they should have been doing that anyway, but the jig is so up.

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amy brown 👻 @amybrown.xyz · 27/08/2026

did bluesky hear about Miss Teen Indiana’s Garfield costume

A young woman in a Garfield inspired outfit with a Garfield headdress

The young woman from the first photo is holding a lasagna that says “lasagna my love language”

missinteenusa Tonight, Indiana is going Garfield!
My state costume celebrates one of Indiana's most iconic creations-Garfield, created by fellow Hoosier Jim Davis.
Born in Marion and raised in Fairmount, Davis turned an orange cat with a big personality into a character recognized and loved around the world.
But this costume represents more than a famous Hoosier.
The hand-painted comic panels on my skirt share messages inspired by my initiative, Captivating Confidence:
"Our differences are what make us beautiful."
"If we don't have love, we have nothing."
"Outer beauty attracts, but inner beauty captivates."
To me, true confidence is found in embracing what makes each of us different and recognizing that our greatest beauty comes from within. I am so excited to bring a little Hoosier humor, creativity and confidence to the Miss Teen USA stage tonight!
This one-of-a-kind costume was inspired by my vision and brought to life by Indianapolis-based costume designer, Jess West. @jesswestcostumes

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

genuinely cannot imagine anything like this ever happening again.

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Democratic Socialists of America extends our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and fans of Dolly Parton, a hero of the working-class and an inspiration to us all.

Donald J. Trump
@reaDonald Trump
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Very sad to report that Dolly Parton, one of the greatest Country singers, and far beyond, EVER, has just passed away. This is a true loss for millions of people. There has never been anyone like her, and never will. In her honor, I am lowering the American flag throughout the United States for a one week period beginning tonight at 6:00PM. Rest in Peace, Dolly! The World loves you. President DONALD J. TRUMP

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✧𝔰𝔭𝔬𝔬𝔨𝔶 𝔪𝔲𝔡 𝔰𝔠𝔞𝔪𝔭✧ @altaudge.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

girls be like “i know a spot” and then take you here

a staircase leading down underground surrounded by water with tree branches reflecting in it

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séa @seagothman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

portland is a war zone

controlled demolition of the centennial mills water tower on top of the burned out eight story building with the willamette river in the back

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Panoptrix @panoptrix.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

“…because the island is locked in a fiscal vise by a federally imposed oversight board created by Congress in 2016 under PROMESA (the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act)an extensive law that stripped the territory of its financial autonomy…it lacks the liquidity to start.”

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martin @emdoubleues.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

if the milk be blue, in space are you

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don't hug me I'm porksweats @porksweats.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

his mana bar is off the charts now that he's got a pizza in his system

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 31/07/2026

"WE THE FUCKING JUDGE SON" New York, I love you. I love you so fucking much. Via wali_talks on IG

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Sandra Newman @sannewman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I passed a guy in the street who was saying to a woman, "The euphoria … it was just incredible. I can see how people get addicted," so I lingered in front of them and it turned out they were talking about claw machines

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Swim Jeans 👖 @shortsleevesuit.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

ME: do you have any specials PHARMACIST: what

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Opinion Editor @ Bluesky @dly.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Little Women 2: Even Littler

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Matthew Cushman @astragalus.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I just went to a combinatorics conference where two of the plenary talks were about AI. I was not impressed by the content. I was impressed by the funding that seems to be going into this stuff though! I guess it is useful for certain things - counterexamples, lit review, whatever. Go for it I guess

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 26/07/2026

The crack of the bat. The smell of the grass. The roar of the crowd. You’ve just been viciously attacked by the serial killer they call Baseball Steve

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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

An unexpectedly keenly fought contest was for the seasonal cupcake championship. Obviously I'm mostly going to show you the stuff that made me smile, but there's some serious talent lurking in Lincolnshire.

The first prize cupcakes, with the same field shown across the four seasons. The 3d effect of the icing is slightly messing with my head, to be honest.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Survivors of US boat strikes allege - with evidence - they were kidnapped and tortured for days by the US military. The prosecutor investigating the claims was just assassinated.

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Hollywood’s dirty secret is that you can perfectly replicate the IMAX experience in a normal theatre by sitting closer to the screen

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

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Matthew Cushman @astragalus.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Would you mind sharing where you got the thought stream? I'd like to read it all

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John C. Baez @johncarlosbaez.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Mathematician Levent Alpöge found a counterexample to the Jacobi conjecture using Claude Fable! This conjecture claims that if F: ℂⁿ→ℂⁿ is a polynomial map whose Jacobian is invertible at each point, F has a polynomial inverse. Open since 1939. But no more! (1/n)

en.wikipedia.org

Jacobian conjecture - Wikipedia

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Steve Klabnik @steveklabnik.com · 20/07/2026

Nobody in this river float trip knows that the Jacobian Conjecture is false

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NosferaPru @prufrockluvsong.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I feel sorry for the bees that have to make hot honey.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

This video clip of a swan landing on a lake is best enjoyed with AUDIO ON. Mute swans (Cygnus olor) are among the heaviest flying birds & require a long runway, which means we get the majestic approach, a few furious moments of webbed feet slapping on water, then the majestic splashdown.

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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 12/07/2026

Erling Haaland and the rest of the Norwegian men's team are paid the same as the women's team. In 2017, they took a voluntary pay cut to allow the women's pay to be increased. The move came from the players' union, not management.

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