Bob S H @bobshill98.bsky.social · 18/08/2026If you are in a scam and wondering who is the mark, it's you. If you are getting compute power for free and wonder what the company is actually selling, it's you. If you are wondering where is the adult in the room who was supposed to save our asses, look in the mirror. 000 0
Reposted by Bob S HGilliam @reddeerranch.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Vaccines are so effective they created an entire generation of people who think the diseases they prevented weren’t a big deal. 191941482 1.9K
Reposted by Bob S HJoe Colacrai @ageofuprising.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Every photo of Louis Pasteur looks like he's had enough of your bullshit, and I can't blame him. 662036277 2K
Reposted by Bob S HLaura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 05/07/2026This is absolutely miserable and I'm having a wonderful time 172570179 2.6K
Reposted by Bob S HJordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 05/07/2026Absolutely jarring to compare the dignity & class Cabo Verde walked off the field with yesterday after taking Argentina to extra time to whatever the fuck Paraguay is doing today. 731322 313
Reposted by Bob S HKen Shirriff @righto.com · 28/06/2026The Space Shuttle had five general-purpose computers that controlled, monitored, and navigated the Shuttle. Each computer consisted of two boxes: the CPU (right) and the I/O Processor (IOP, left). The IOP connected the computer to 24 high-speed networks. Let's look at two boards from the IOP... 1/N 413427 134
Reposted by Bob S HJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/05/2026As a science fiction writer I really fucking resent tech bros for ruining the phrase "artificial intelligence." 80 years of it being all about cool androids and interesting computers destroyed by five years of "Spicy autocorrect making everything shittier for money." NEVER FORGIVE. 269138154172 13.8K
Reposted by Bob S Haltie-a-alterson.bsky.social @altie-a-alterson.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Have any of these people on the internet spent time with other human beings in their life? Are they like solitary pet lizards that just instinctively attack the “other lizard” they see in the aquarium glass? 061 6
Bob S H @bobshill98.bsky.social · 22/05/2026@yellojkt.bsky.social Long time no see. Feel free to either dm or block, whatever. Hope you're well. - A boodler. 000 0
Reposted by Bob S H🍁🍂 🎃 Diva for the Season 💚💙🏈🫶👠👑 @queenofthinair.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Critical thinking and reflection require us to pause and slow down. Time pressure is an old sales and manipulation tactic. Very few things are truly urgent. 2134 13
Reposted by Bob S H👻Really Spooky Smith👻 @reallyseansmith.bsky.social · 14/05/2026That Republicans hate this is quietly one of the greatest indicators that they hate Real America, actually. 25212 52
Reposted by Bob S Hve, the ghost of info past @vortexegg.com · 13/05/2026The bucket of water is on the idea that it is *cool* and *fun* and above all *harmless* to believe whatever you want. It is a responsibility. And we can't escape our responsibilities to actual reality, history, and our relationships to other people and things without producing a pseudo-reality. 14812 48
Reposted by Bob S HTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 21/04/2026www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comIs it Fascism? Is it Socialism?Words mean things. 2114524 145
Reposted by Bob S HThomas Spooks 🎃👻💀 @thomasfuchs.at · 21/04/2026Tim Cook accidentally retiring because autocomplete corrected “I’m doubling down on being CEO” to “I’m definitely done with being CEO” 2153 15
Reposted by Bob S HTexas Chainsaw Writing Workshop @kellylink.bsky.social · 20/04/2026This Is Just To Say I have turned off the AI features that were in the update and which you were probably hoping to monetize Fuck you they were stupid so unnecessary and so annoying 6695963544 9.6K
Reposted by Bob S HThomas Spooks 🎃👻💀 @thomasfuchs.at · 08/04/2026Software Engineering— a term usurping the word “engineering” to make programming sound more serious Computer Science— a term usurping the word “science” to make computering sound more serious Artificial Intelligence— … 0366 36
Reposted by Bob S HJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 22/03/2026RIP Robert Mueller. By me. No paywall. fallows.substack.com/p/one-man-a-...fallows.substack.comOne Man a Hero. One Man a Monster.America has lost a very good man. It must find a way to control a very bad one. 18684209 684
Reposted by Bob S Hve, the ghost of info past @vortexegg.com · 17/02/2026If tech co’s don’t want people to be skeptics of AI, not skeptics that AI tools work at all or have some use in society but rather that these companies themselves can be trusted with the responsible deployment of AI, they have to actually lead with a demonstrated level of care that they can do so. 1628 62
Reposted by Bob S Hnot any use, to many. @anyuse.bsky.social · 16/02/2026The point of AI is to ensure that no one is paid for any part of any job that is fulfilling, enjoyable, or leads to acclaim, praise, transferable skills, or leverage over the employer. AI kills the jobs that management types have decided should be done for free. 4194 19
Bob S H @bobshill98.bsky.social · 11/02/2026You see this @jfallows.bsky.social ? Becca Rothfeld on what book reviews and also newspapers are for, tallying completely with my experience of reading paper newspapers since I was a kid.newyorker.comThe End of Books Coverage at the Washington PostBecca Rothfeld, a former critic at the Washington Post, on the death of the paper’s books section. 000 0
Reposted by Bob S HMolten Irony (Wade) @ginsengity.bsky.social · 18/01/2026@normornstein.bsky.social Can you please tell others like @larrysabato.bsky.social (there's many others) that when they are not posting on Bluesky they are missing out on 1000s of people who have totally abandoned Meta & X. There's a whole bunch of us. 03514 35
Reposted by Bob S HAozora @aozorasf.bsky.social · 05/01/2026I found this insightful driftglass.blogspot.com/2026/01/maga...driftglass.blogspot.comMAGA is a GenreYou want to know why all the savvy people -- every one of them -- were baffled and confused by the rise of Trump and MAGA, and s... 021 2
Reposted by Bob S HThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 04/01/2026*get into time machine to 2014* Me: I'm from the future! President Donald Trump is trying to take over Greenland! *immediately put in an insane asylum* 724032 240
Bob S H @bobshill98.bsky.social · 30/12/2025OK, @wychstreet.bsky.social, today retro #charlesshulz got me to read Poe's The Oblong Box. 110 1
Reposted by Bob S HAngry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Goddam why does 1918 go so hard 171976451 2K
Reposted by Bob S HJustin Sherin @wychstreet.bsky.social · 26/11/2025One of the most important American artists who ever lived, his influence up there with the great jazz & bluesmen - I mean what he did was totally new & unique to where he came from 16915 69
Reposted by Bob S HEldritch Racasner 🎃🕷️ @velodus.bsky.social · 05/11/2025A 34-year-old as a politician: My god he's like a baby. It's like they just elected an infant to be their mayor. A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him. 8111982451 11.2K
Reposted by Bob S HJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Agree. This by @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is much more worth reading than 99% of the "future of Dems" stuff spewing out these days. 710737 107
Bob S H @bobshill98.bsky.social · 28/10/2025So now that Gregg Allman is dead I hear his voice on TV. A booze ad of all things. 000 0
Reposted by Bob S Hs-isabelle.bsky.social @s-isabelle.bsky.social · 25/10/2025We have to figure out how to operate within "here's what they want to do and what they're trying to do" and "here's what we can still do right now and we need to do MORE of it." That's why these No Kings protests have been important. Trump and the Republicans tried to scare people off, but... 121 2
Reposted by Bob S HJ of the rational Hops @jwrex742.bsky.social · 24/10/2025The times where everything was available to anyone because it was supported by a third party have passed. That was a yesterday we thought would last forever without realizing we had a responsibility to maintain it. We must now be mindful stewards instead of passive consumers. 0168 16
Reposted by Bob S HRick CarBOOso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 04/08/2025 6512114 512
Reposted by Bob S Hve, the ghost of info past @vortexegg.com · 19/10/2025Instead of complaining about the media treating dems and the left as the only political agents with any agency, start treating the media as political agents with agency—and then remember to do it tomorrow, and the day after 1152 15
Reposted by Bob S HLisa Will @dustchick.bsky.social · 14/10/2025I've always said this, but since last November, I've been pointing this out frequently in whatever venues to whatever audiences I can: "The planet NASA studies most is Earth." 7803245 803
Reposted by Bob S HTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 26/09/2025And fighting against the growth of an authoritarian government takes a certain amount of stoicism and levelheadedness and discipline. Freaking out about fascism is defeatist. 918013 180
Reposted by Bob S HEdward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Claiming that routine immunization requirements for school are an issue of parental rights dehumanizes children. Kids have intrinsic rights just as anyone, and parents are obligated to provide the best care possible for them. That includes providing them with indicated medical interventions. 261652396 1.7K
Reposted by Bob S HDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 13/09/2025Every Minnesotan* has similar posts attempting to say something that might persuade. I haven’t found it yet. *well me, anyway 112712 127
Reposted by Bob S HJustin Sherin @wychstreet.bsky.social · 12/09/2025‘Don’t let them take your humanity’ is a valuable warning & you should keep it in sight. But it cuts both ways. On one hand it means don’t become a monster but on the other it means don’t become soft to people who *literally* mean to take your humanity. 12812 28
Reposted by Bob S HKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 03/09/2025The thing about living in a human society is you either decide that everyone (except those for whom it would be medically dangerous) has to take VACCINES into their bodies or everyone (with no exceptions at all) has to take VIRULENT PATHOGENS in from those around them and, look, the first is better. 5942571002 4.3K
Reposted by Bob S HKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 22/08/2025When I see people on here unknowingly join moral panics around child safety and technology, I think about how the future of this very platform hangs in the balance of this legislation that is designed to force us back onto big tech platforms. It’s not about the kids. It’s about all of us 7648701446 4.9K
Reposted by Bob S Hamy brown 👻 @amybrown.xyz · 22/08/2025this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like 36191738726 19.2K
Bob S H @bobshill98.bsky.social · 14/08/2025"Everything looks like a conspiracy theory when you don't know how anything works." The quoted post is part of an excellent and upsetting thread. 000 0
Reposted by Bob S HNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 13/08/2025The adamant elite refusal to call bullshit is a big part of How We Got Here. The prevailing cultural attitude for years is you must not, under any circumstances, treat anything as bad faith. You are obligated to find some reasonable idea and engage with that, even if you distort to get there. 10349551381 5K
Reposted by Bob S HEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 07/08/2025We're going to need journalists to stop talking about synthetic text extruding machines as if they have *thoughts* or *stances* that they are *trying* to *communicate*. ChatGPT can't *admit* anything, nor *self-report*. Gah. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chat... 19639222 639
Reposted by Bob S HJeff Melnick @melnickjeffrey1.bsky.social · 01/08/2025"When the first of August came round, the Professor realized he had pleasantly trifled away nearly two months at a task which should have taken little more than a week." --Willa Cather, 1925 and timeless 13710191 710
