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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

WIRED Business: "AI Agents Are About to Flood the Workforce. No One’s Ready for It" by Kate Taylor www.wired.com/story/ai-age... Your next coworker might well be an AI agent—and will require a whole new model of workplace interactions.

Photo-Illustration of six corporate types sitting in chairs; one is reading a magazine, two are using phones, and one has a laptop. By Wired Staff and Getty Images.

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

21 Places That Celebrate Female Artists (via Atlas Obscura) www.atlasobscura.com/lists/female...

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

THE BRAIN HACK – (Short film, 2015) A computer scientist and a film student pair team up to find the perfect set of images that will induce the human brain to visualize God. But as the young men near their goal, sinister forces seem to move against them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjL3...

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This week, the Friday #80s observes the 40th anniversaries of two commercially unsuccessful albums that are cult darlings: FILIGREE & SHADOW by This Mortal Coil and FRIENDS by The Bolshoi. #music bookendedbycats.blogspot.com/2026/09/frid...

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Periodic Lickability of Elements – It's the Periodic Table, but the elements are color-coded by whether you can safely, or even should, lick them. (This is a t-shirt graphic I found online).

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This archived post from ThinkProgress explains, there's been a "90-year history of Republicans calling Democrats ‘socialists’" archive.thinkprogress.org/a-history-of... (Um, it's now an over 95-year run, but I did not see an updated piece on the topic)

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Superman *knows* he can help make a better world happen.

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Beebopterismo -- from "Sun Rings" by Kronos Quartet and Terry Riley. #music www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuaA... Some years ago, NASA had contacted Kronos Quartet's manager to see if the quartet would be able to use "space sounds" from Voyager and other spacecraft.

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I definitely chuckled at this panel from C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table #4. "She's 76 years old, and it took eight agents to subdue her?" (DC Comics)

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Here's the Page of Autumn card from the Harmony Tarot. Taking a moment to Say farewell to Summer and welcome the start of Autumn.

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Death and the Robot www.youtube.com/watch?v=okCI... At the end of the world, Death befriends a gardening robot. The stop-motion animation is so sweet.

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ah, the Autumn Equinox. Heralding the end of Summer, the beginning of cooler evenings, and the return of Calvin and Hobbes' annual message about the true meaning of Fall.

Calvin and Hobbes comic strip from 1993.

[Panel 1]
Calvin: The days are getting colder.
Hobbes: Yes.

[Panel 2]
Calvin: BUGS ARE DYING BY THE TRUCKLOAD*! HA HA HA! GOOD RIDDANCE TO 'EM ALL!

[Panel 3]
Calvin: I like fall.
Hobbes: //eye-roll//

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My 2026 sunflower season is over. Harvested seeds from the two largest blooms a few days ago.

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

100 Years of John Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) on WRTI www.wrti.org/wrti-spotlig...

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Oh, yes, I snagged the 2026 #BatmanDay edition of the Batman '89 hardcover today. I'll be able to add a digital edition of the movie on top of the DVD I already own!

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"The Evolutionary Origins of Ritual" www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlYp... ReligionForBreakfast presents an interesting video about how researchers try to reverse engineer the origins of ritual.

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The Evolutionary Origins of Ritual

YouTube video by ReligionForBreakfast

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Rev. Brian @ Your Mythic Life @yourmythiclife.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

New message on my office blackboard: It is the season of releasing what no longer serves you. ✍️ #blackboardwisdom

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Seems that #BatmanDay moves around, but five years ago, it fell on September 18. So, here's a favorite #Batman comic moment, and it comes from the BATMAN '89 movie adaptation: "Tell your friends. Tell all your friends. I am the night." #Batman89 #IAmBatman

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Friday #80s Flashback is celebrating 40 years of EXPRESS, the sophomore release by Love and Rockets! No hits, but EXPRESS endures as a transcendent mix of pop, glam, and goth. #music bookendedbycats.blogspot.com/2026/09/frid...

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Yo, my new work attire just dropped!

Wizard wearing a pink and bedazzled robe, silver wizard hat, and dark glasses while seated at a desk in a 1970s style office. His hands are poised over the keys of a bedazzled typewriter. Text on image reads, "Me at work acting like this dimension makes sense."

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Bad Religion but good coffee? www.darkmattercoffee.com/products/bad... Bad Religion has partnered with Dark Matter Coffee. A portion of sales will benefit the Greater Chicago Food Depository.

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“The Sound And The Story” is a 1956 Documentary on how vinyl records are made. Posted to YouTube on January 11, 2015: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y6V...

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"Danny Dunn, Invisible Boy" was published in 1974. In September 2014, on Medium, Clive Thompson pointed out that this novel for teenagers "eerily predicted the rise of personal drones." medium.com/message/the-...

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Caught THE CRIMSON PIRATE (1952) on TCM tonight! A swashbuckling good time enhanced by the comedic timing of Burt Lancaster's acrobatic collaborator, Nick Cravat. #movies

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Had no success with the tomato seeds I harvested from last year's plant. Oh, the seeds germinated, and I got growth. Just no tomatoes. However, I will have a small pepper harvest!

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

My BINGO card certainly did *not* include a space for Kash Patel and Sen. John Kennedy discussing bestiality and FBI recruitment at a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, but I guess that's just something to expect in 2026. (2:41 - 5:30 or so) www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuOS...

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WATCH: Sen. Kennedy questions FBI Director Kash Patel in oversight hearing

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Happy Breakaway Day to all who observe it! Breakaway Day celebrates the date on which the events of SPACE:1999 are supposed to have kicked off: September 13, 1999. On this date in 1999, the Moon was blown out of Earth's orbit, flinging it and Moonbase Alpha into the vastness of space.

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Time passes: 25 years ago, I huddled with colleagues in a Fort Washington, PA, office and watched the horrific events of #911 unfold. 17 years ago, I rode with complete strangers on a bus bound for the #Flight93 site. Today, I'll be officiating a wedding at Columcille.

Photo of Helmet #42 on the Memorial Wall at the then temporary memorial for Flight 93 (taken September 11, 2009).

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Friday #80s Flashback for September 11, 2026: THE SPORT OF KINGS by Triumph is 40 years old. A commercial success and a critical flop, it includes the band's biggest hit to date, "Somebody's Out There." #music bookendedbycats.blogspot.com/2026/09/frid...

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This is the new lock screen image on my phone: My photo of a collection of padlocks with the Colosseum in the background. Taken August 22, 2026, during a short evening walk from our hotel in Rome.

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Sure, we're closing on Autumn, but gardeners should watch Bertha's video about "10 Things Mexican Households Never Throw Away (Americans Toss Them Every Week)" now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9AE...

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

STAR TREK was first broadcast on this date in 1966. Over the past 60 years, there have been times when Star Trek graced neither our TVs nor the big screen, but it has always been in the minds, hearts, and souls of fans. Happy #StarTrekDay! (9/8/1966 to 9/8/2026)

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

On Labor Day 2020, Gritty said: "Seize the means of production." You can run. You can hide. But Gritty is coming to eat the rich.

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It started as a one-room stone cottage. But 60 years later, this self-built castle may be the largest one-man architecture project in the world. Check out ... Bishop Castle in Rye, CO. I want to visit just for the stained glass windows. www.atlasobscura.com/places/bisho...

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Regine Sawyer @lockettdown.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Hey y'all 👋🏾 Thanks so much for your continuous support for my GFM campaign! I appreciate it more than you could ever know 🙏🏾. I do my best to keep folks updated with my situation, so I post periodically about it. Please continue to share and donate if possible! gofund.me/6b8683a5e

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The Complicated Case of Passing On Your Digital Estate by Jill Duffy | WIRED Gear | Aug 9, 2026 www.wired.com/story/digita...

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It's the Friday #80s Flashback for September 4, 2026, and we have music for the Labor Day Weekend! bookendedbycats.blogspot.com/2026/09/frid...

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Did you know: The website for Trump's GOP convention next week was hacked. gopdallas2026.com currently redirects to the Epstein files (well, the US DOJ's site about the files).

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Declining sunflower rests against the fence. Photo taken September 2, 2026, in my backyard.

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

R.I.P. Cassandra Wilson (December 4, 1955 – September 1, 2026). The award-winning jazz vocalist passed away at age 70. Obit on NPR: www.npr.org/2026/09/02/n... Bio on Blue Note: www.bluenote.com/artist/cassa... Image: Four of the Cassandra Wilson recordings in my collection.

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Blessed milestone: The odometer on my ol' Subaru Forester hit 181,666 miles today.

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Hailing frequencies wide open: Hero Within is back! #StarTrek fans need to see what's available in their first wave, which includes the TWOK Field Jacket (pictured). Pre-order here: herowithinstore.com/collections/...

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I went out and bought a copy of HOLE IN THE SKY thanks to @wilwheaton.net's interview with Daniel H. Wilson. the interview is available on "It's Storytime, with Wil Wheaton" (I'll link it below).

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Report LAKE AMERICA as an issue to Google (Chrome instructions): 1. Open Google Maps 2. Search for "Lake Ontario" 3. If it has been renamed, take a screenshot. 4. In the upper right corner of your browser window, click the three dots. 5. Select HELP near the bottom of the drop-down menu...

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

//Emancipating Ecology: The Emerson-Thoreau Fault Line and Why It Matters for the Climate Crisis// cswr.hds.harvard.edu/news-events/... Tuesday, September 8, 12 – 1:30pm In Person and Zoom from Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard (CSWR)

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I really dug this poster for Bar Brasile in Rome. The art depicts a person, perhaps a soldier, as a stylized Bialetti Moka Express (an Italian coffee maker) who is also holding a cup of coffee. Text reads: Since 1936. Bar Brasile. A Timeless Story. Photo taken August 24, 2026.

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

You can probably tell our vacation is over (by the previous post). And we're giving you another post this week to close out August with an #80s Flashback: Lionel Richie's 3rd solo album, DANCING ON THE CEILING, which turned 40 earlier this month! #music bookendedbycats.blogspot.com/2026/08/frid...

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Brainwise @brainwise.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Here's a light departure from, or addition to, the usual 80s flashbacks. We're celebrating Boston's 1976 debut album turning 50 years old this week. It's a Special 1970s Flashback for August 25, 2026! #music #Boston #AOR bookendedbycats.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-sp...

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