Reposted by PomeloAndrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 10/09/2026Job applicants are using AI to write resumes and prep interview answers. Companies are using AI to screen those applications and conduct initial interviews. We’ve officially automated both sides of a process meant to measure human connection. The irony is genuinely unreal. 591093298
Reposted by Pomelopmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Pixelated wood sculptures by Hsu Tung Han 123540
Reposted by PomeloSteven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 31/08/2026Ah, memories defrag98.comdefrag98.comWindows 98 Disk Defrag SimulatorA free, browser-based simulator of the classic Microsoft Windows 98 Disk Defragmenter. Pick a drive, cue the HDD sounds, and relive the nostalgia of 1998. 761153134
Reposted by PomeloBits @bitshammer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I assume it was ignored because most people don't write recipes in Excel spreadsheets. 3264132618
Reposted by PomeloMisha Tri-Flow Glow @spoketension.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Tragic that the world is falling apart right after we finally got everyone on board with the USB-C standard. We coulda had it all. 562221254
Reposted by PomeloBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 03/08/2026It’s hard to explain but tv was better when you couldn’t watch the show you wanted whenever you wanted to watch it and most of the shows were worse and the TVs were worse and the entire experience was worse, that’s when it was better 431124531644
Reposted by Pomelo2CentNuisance @2centsnuisance.bsky.social · 01/08/2026If we all switched to renewable energy, we could end a lot of the world’s dictators whose wealth comes from oil and gas. 823150
Reposted by Pomelo🅿️rofessor Kiosk 💊 @professorkiosk.wtf · 22/07/2026who do we want? the funk soul brother when do we want him? right about now 363085818
Reposted by PomeloHarris Foster @harris.zone · 14/07/2026Video game fact! Though there are hundreds of video games of many genres and styles, there are only three possible “sizes” a video game can come in. Those sizes are: “Small” (16.00 MB) “Medium” (374.26 MB) “Large” (154.44 GB) 201340297
Reposted by PomeloThe Onion @theonion.com · 09/07/2026CEO Reveals How He Used AI To Build One-Person Company That's $1.3 Billion In Debt 4567751796
Reposted by PomeloViolet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 05/07/2026It's subtle but I noticed while watching old Star Trek TNG episodes that whenever Christopher Columbus is mentioned, Picard never says "discovered" and instead says "travelled to." And I love that. 825781537
Reposted by PomeloTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 20/06/2026My latest @newscientist.com cartoon 101395349
Reposted by Pomelojess @jessicaetc.bsky.social · 13/06/2026I feel the main point of video games right now is that if I catch myself scrolling too much on social media I can say to myself, "if I'm gonna waste my time I'd might as well be playing a video game, which would actually be fun." It's hard to argue with that logic 431724285
Reposted by PomeloHank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 11/06/2026In Engish, turkeys are named after the country Turkiye. In Turkiye, they're called "Hindi" named after India. In Hindi, they're sometimes called "Peru" named after...Peru. In Peru they're called "pavo" named after peacocks. Peacocks don't have a word for turkeys. 822628234
Reposted by PomeloElle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Famous authors asking you out 1233420773
Reposted by Pomelobrianloveswords @brianloveswords.com · 04/06/2026video games led me to believe i'd be spending a lot more of my life crouching, i barely ever crouch 4744234
Reposted by PomeloAdam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 03/06/2026A while back we had the wonderful opportunity to pitch a Red Dwarf adventure game directly to Doug Naylor himself. While the project didn't end up going ahead, we're now free to share some of the work we produced for the pitch! 1463112804
Reposted by PomeloJessica Berlin @berlinbridge.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Don’t just invoke Article 4. Inflict consequences. 1228063
Reposted by PomeloThomas Fuchs @thomasfuchs.at · 28/05/2026Then: “Sorry that our OS takes up 100KB, but we added hard disk support in this release!” Now: “This update is 14.5GB and adds 8 emoji.” 121432156
Reposted by PomeloKaitlyn Page @theinnerobserver.bsky.social · 02/04/2026"A New York Minute" Sometimes life feels like it's spiraling out of control; Stress, day to day "go, go go," feelings, and just the general pacing of everything is a bit much. This is my reminder to you (and to myself) to take it a bit slower. #Gouache on #paper 39116
Reposted by Pomelodan mentos @danmentos.com · 20/05/2026financial planner: what percentage of your net worth is liquid me: (remembering I got gas this morning) I’d say most of it 09117
Reposted by PomeloJill Walker Rettberg @jilltxt.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Genre glitching: a new sign of AI-assisted writing? Thanks to @doremus-schafer.bsky.social and @srettberg.bsky.social who shared the two examples of this that I discuss in today's blog post. Please please please send me any other examples you see of this! jilltxt.net/genre-glitch...jilltxt.netGenre glitches and unexpected promotional phrases as a sign of AI writingA genre glitch is a characteristic of LLM-assisted writing where the text suddenly switches genre, typically inserting a short promotional phrase full of sensory details into an informational text.… 14514186
Reposted by PomeloKen Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 13/05/2026I guess Bluesky is the non-evil Twitter but what is the non-evil Facebook. I just want to see my friends posting one-panel newspaper cartoons and then reply “oh my goodness!” 2144942192
Reposted by PomeloNyek London @stupidhoroscope.bsky.social · 08/05/2026If you don't spend 5 hours of coding to save 2 minutes of work, are you even a tools programmer 48102063
Reposted by PomeloGeneral Strike @ivanasstaircam.bsky.social · 27/04/2026I hope the Strait of Hormuz stays closed forever and everyone is forced to use wind turbines and solar. Humanity adapts and innovates when billionaires aren’t calling the shots. Let old systems crumble. Let capitalism croak. Let data centers collect dust. It’s time to quit fossil fuels cold turkey. 27756361052
Reposted by PomeloMother Astra @astraenby.bsky.social · 28/04/2026i honestly think selling “pre boiled raw milk” would work to shut them up 1527320
Reposted by PomeloKitty Kowalski @kittykowalski.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Shouldn't Anonymous release the Epstein files? Whatever happened to them? 1943464663
Reposted by PomeloCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 08/04/2026what a glorious time capsule of this broken moment we are in 421830364
Reposted by PomeloJack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 07/04/2026i think if you tweet "a whole civilization will die tonight" you shouldn't go to the hague, the hague should get to come to you 4370531743
Reposted by PomeloChu-Let-The-Dogs-Out✊🏾💚🇪🇺🇬🇧🇳🇬🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @chumantastic.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Went for a meal with a couple I know and they started arguing.. Normally, I'm not one to take sides, but they were so distracted by yelling at each other that I stole her fries and his cole slaw... 71135775
Reposted by Pomelo404 Media @404media.co · 26/03/2026NEW: Wikipedia has banned AI-generated content.404media.coWikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content“In recent months, more and more administrative reports centered on LLM-related issues, and editors were being overwhelmed.” 203237856753
Reposted by PomeloDarth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Instead of WW3, why don't we call it the Global Special Military Operations? 381129215
Reposted by Pomeloamos @fasterthanlime.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 02/02/2026...horrifying message without context, thank you 5259122204
Reposted by PomeloAlex Blechman @alexblechman.bsky.social · 16/05/2023Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus 204251983
Reposted by PomeloDeogie @deogie.bsky.social · 23/12/2025another new deogie here! tinyview.com/deogie/2025/... 51482251