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okay so this anecdote in Margaret's obituary has me crying because this is exactly what it's like being in tech and trying to anticipate failures and having men basically tell you you're being hysterical and then you have to fix it later

"the Lauren error": One day, her daughter Lauren, then four years old, was playing with the command module simulator at the
Instrumentation Lab when she somehow activated a pre-launch program, called P01, while the simulator was in midflight - which
crashed the simulator altogether. Hamilton created a program add-on in the technical documentation warning users not to launch P01 during flight.
She also proposed a software fix to prevent the error happening during a real mission, but she was overruled on the grounds that the highly trained astronauts were never going to make that same mistake. Yet during the Apollo 8 mission in 1968, that's exactly what happened: Jim Lovell inadvertently launched P01 during the flight, causing the on-flight navigational data to vanish. Hamilton and her team were called in to solve the error, and after that her proposed changes were integrated into the program. This was an early example of "defensive" programming, the

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 19h

They defunded STEM training grants so they could refund STEM training grants….

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Adam @beardedenviro.bsky.social · 19h

If someone could kindly buy this and turn it into a nature preserve or artists retreat or literally anything besides the short term rental it is now that would be great (But it costs $2 million) www.realtor.com/realestatean...

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Adam @beardedenviro.bsky.social · 19h

New Walls of Jericho song and video came out today if Detroit metal/hardcore is your thing youtu.be/E3zAo0M6yjQ?...

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WALLS OF JERICHO - True Til' Death (Official Video) | Napalm Records

YouTube video by Napalm Records

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 21h

this is fucking insane. fuck this country. jesus.

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jesse @duckd4d.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is kind of a funny article because it tries so hard to pretend that it doesn’t know why people are mad about this, nor does it really know what this company does. Very obvious intentional obfuscation here

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Micah @rincewind.run · 06/10/2026

damnatio memoriae is the right thing to do with trump for many reasons and at the top of the list is the fact that it will make him so, so angry

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026

Dennis Hastert was a predator who used his positions of power to not only cultivate targets to abuse, but then to bury those allegations via his TAXPAYER FUNDED POSITION; and he admitted his guilt only long after the statute of limitations had expired. And now he's dead.

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Adam @beardedenviro.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The JCVD/Raul Julia STREET FIGHTER movie is antifa...and hilarious

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026

It’s not that data brokers and social media companies haven’t been building profiles on people for ages, but it’s worth noting how they are now trying to normalize this by touting it as a benefit rather than the creepy and invasive function that it is.

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Meta's Muse Is Collecting Information on Everyone in Your Life

Meta’s AI agent creates profiles of people in users’ lives even if they don’t use Muse.

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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026

Thing is a lot of these philosophies work backwards from whatever maintains white supremacy.

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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 06/10/2026

Current* conditions near Empire, MI:

Rotating view around Empire Beach from Robert H. Manning Lighthouse. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-10-05 19:36:03 EDT (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: sleepingbearsurf.com // Current Temp in Empire: 46 F | 8 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: W at 6 mph | 9 kph // Humidity: 83%

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Internet Dad @whatahellofawaytodad.com · 06/10/2026

Ladies, if you are looking for the best way to tell a guy to fuck off, then I may have some shirts for you. Black Widows and Beretta available now whatahellofawaytodad.com/collections/...

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Vernors Herzog @vernorsherzog.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I’m a one-issue voter, and that issue is “will you throw all these fuckers in prison for the rest of their miserable goddamn lives?”

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Joey Esposito @joeyesposito.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"it's been an honor to decimate this institution and make a shitload of money i don't deserve"

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Lake Huron! Live! @lake-huron.live · 05/10/2026

Current* conditions near Alpena, MI:

SSW view from Alpena Lighthouse with left entrance to Thunder Bay River in foreground and Lake Huron in the distance. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-10-05 17:20:01 EDT (about 23 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: glerl.noaa.gov/metdata/apn/ // Current Temp in Alpena: 55 F | 13 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: NNW at 14 mph | 22 kph // Humidity: 62%

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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

For the millionth time, it’s so obvious that these should be banned. Like, overwhelmingly so. I think the tech giants have also realised the way the wind’s blowing - Meta seem to have pivoted hard to their necklace thing (which does exactly the same stuff but is less useful.)

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Lake Huron! Live! @lake-huron.live · 05/10/2026

Current* conditions near Mackinaw City, MI:

View looking north from the Riviera Motel looking at the Lake Huron side of the Mackinac Bridge. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-10-04 20:42:14 EDT (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: youtube.com/@RivieraMotelMackinawCity // Current Temp in Mackinaw City: 54 F | 12 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: WNW at 7 mph | 11 kph // Humidity: 74%

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Whenever I see a current or former university president in the news for sexual misconduct, I think of this chart from 2015. (ABC seems to have pulled down the original Five Thirty Eight article, but here’s a Feministing blog about it.)

feministing.com

Chart of the Day: College presidents think rape is only a problem at other schools

According to Inside Higher Ed’s annual survey, US college and university presidents demonstrate some very wishful thinking when it comes to sexual assault. While about a third believe that it is preva...

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Adam @beardedenviro.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Let the chuds drink protein shakes from radium bowls. Encourage them to dig through their elder's barns for the old-timey glow in the dark paint for their Halloween Hulk costumes. Bottle up some of that rural Pennsylvania ruined by fracking radioactive water and tell them it is tactical...

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) 🎃🌒 @chronicleflask.katday.com · 04/10/2026

… Speaking of people who want you to pay for the snake oil but don’t touch it themselves…

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Lake Superior! Live! @lake-superior.live · 04/10/2026

Current* conditions near Bayfield, WI:

View looking SSE from Port Superior Marina overlooking Pikes Bay in Lake Superior. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-10-04 04:43:08 CDT (about 5 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: windy.com // Current Temp in Bayfield: 50 F | 10 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: WSW at 6 mph | 9 kph // Humidity: 91%

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hypocrisy is a virtue to fascists.

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PNW cams @bs.pi.gs · 04/10/2026

PNW webcams 2026-10-03 20:01:14

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 04/10/2026

Yes. We should have year-round standard time.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of. What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

And that led to my words appearing in a victim-blaming article written by a journalist I have never met about how Jane Doe's story was "inconsistent."

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The primary objective of journalism is supposed to be telling the truth. It is a DECISION on the part of USA Today to know that new details have emerged about this case and to refuse to update an old story that is still circulating and still shaming Jane Doe.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

After I posted this thread, I got an email from an editor indicating the story had been updated. They removed my quote and added new text about the developments in the case. I don't know if they ever would have done that without pressure, but it's something.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

And still, all of it could have been avoided if USA Today respected the experts they interview. They could have been one of the only publications to get it right *from the beginning* by platforming the concerns that sexual violence researchers had as soon as we saw the DA's statement.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

As an update for anyone who isn’t digging through the comments: I found more articles by USA Today journalists I’ve never met. There are THREE that used quotes from my interview recording—including many quotes that were never publicly published anywhere else.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

While digging around their website, I found their ethics policy—including a section on AI-generated content. I suspect that’s a part of what happened here. And I’m upset about that too! I did NOT speak to a journalist with the assumption that my interview would be funneled into producing AI slop.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I can’t imagine any off the record remarks were removed from the audio recording before it was shared—including before it was potentially uploaded into an AI service.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

As an expert on sexual violence, I have to add that these ethical violations are a nightmare for interviews on sensitive subjects. I would never recommend ANY survivor goes public with their story at an outlet that would do this to them.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A lot of people in the comments are mentioning that USA Today is owned by Gannett. One of my big concerns is that *every* Gannett-owned newsroom might have access to my interview now. I will never interview with any of them again.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I’ll also add that most of the heat should be directed at USA Today, but the journalists who participated in this breach of ethics also made a choice. Organizations are made up of people. We can’t absolve the people who do harm on the behalf of an organization.

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

When my father was faculty at Cornell he was stopped by the police chief in the street & asked who he was & where he was going. When he balked at the fact that no one but him, an Arab man, was being asked, the chief said “I’m just protecting students” Same guy failed to investigate 7 rapists.

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Adam @beardedenviro.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Just noticed the Lions play in the late/8:00pm game time slot tomorrow so I'll be watching the first quarter at most. I again ask the powers that be to put all of Michigan in the Central Time Zone.

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JM =^D @jm539581.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Raptor with poutine.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I swear social media has addled the brains of so many parents, its terrifying to behold. What do you mean youre feeding the photos of your underaged children into this app

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Adam @beardedenviro.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I think I'm going to become a laundromat person. My sewer has been wonky since I got the place (and the previous owner didn't have a washer or dryer and just went to the laundromat) and it is an all day affair to do multiple loads at home. I love trees but their roots in my sewer line are my nemesis

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