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Wow! I knew adults were getting taller over the centuries, but I had no idea that Jesus was only 10" tall.

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I'm on holiday in Cyprus and all the Google adverts are for AI software to build your business website (interspersed with ads for how to get a healthcare provider in Germany.) In the UK the ads are all for the latest iPhone.

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Oh, so now Betteridge doesn't believe in changelings...

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Excellent article, but in the UK you are usually awake while they do the procedure, so you can watch it live. Also, they send you an enema kit instead of MoviPrep.

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I hope his co-star is much taller than him.

Same here: Press Start button [beep] *so it KNOWS I pressed* Press Start button [Beep] Press Start button [Beep] door locks, water starts Occasionally get to 5 presses, but a 6th press results in [Beep] Panicked flashing display that seems to mean: "I'll wait a few minutes then Stop"

Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 06/10/2026

Please bury Andrew with me.

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What is the IceCube neutrino observatory? Neutrinos are elusive particles that rarely interact, but can create flashes of light when they do. Most neutrino detectors are giant water tanks surrounded by light detectors. IceCube is kilometer-long strings of detectors embedded in the Antarctic ice.

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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Periodically buys philosophy books How dare they? I ONLY buy philosophy books! (...from Amazon when I can't find them anywhere else.)

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the tech industry is about to invent books

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We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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You could post this on the grilled cheese Reddit and probably get away with it. ⬇️⬇️

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S.J. Pearce @homophonous.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A bit more clever than that, but easily and always BIASED by the humans who trained it (see posts 16-18 in my thread below) Excellent book though

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“Your students study astrophysics… philosophy, artificial intelligence, and something called Operations Research and Information Engineering, which I do not understand but assume is more complicated than calling 911.” Congrats, Cornell, you’ve killed satire on top of everything else.

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An Open Letter to Cornell University from the Mother of a Prospective Male Student

“Seven former Cornell students are accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually assaulting another Cornell student who says she was incapacitated. Messages alleged...

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Seán Ferrick @seanferrick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I was tempted to pirate HP, curiosity and all that. But @jessiegender.bsky.social is right - think of the amount of times HBO commented on GOT leaks and downloads, just as an example. They DO track these things, and even that drives interest. Let this show die. Trans people deserve better.

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David Frew @drvon2.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

When AI models go and hack another company’s computers, it is because appropriate safety measures weren’t put in place during testing – testing that designed to assess how well those AI models could hack into computers. We are simply seeing the failings of the companies to erect adequate safeguards

David Frew @drvon2.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

New Scientist being realistic about AI AI going rogue “... gets pushed again and again. We get these waves of hysteria,” says Aitken. If anything has gone rogue, she says, it isn’t AI models, it’s the humans developing them

Mhairi Aitken, formerly of the Alan Turing Institute and now co-founder at non-profit company Our AI Collective, warns against accepting predictions based on the reputation of those making them. Instead, we should look to facts – and the facts don’t suggest that AI has broken free from human control or that it is on the cusp of doing so.

“That’s a narrative that gets pushed again and again. We get these waves of hysteria,” says Aitken. If anything has gone rogue, she says, it isn’t AI models, it’s the humans developing them

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/10/2026

Spot the difference

Side-by-side comparison of three social media posts announcing the death of former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert at age 84. On the left, Fox News posts, “BREAKING: Dennis Hastert, longest-serving Republican House speaker, dead at 84,” above a photo of Hastert raising his hand at a microphone. In the center, CBS News posts, “Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, who represented Illinois for two decades in Congress and was later jailed for violating banking laws, has died,” above a photo of Hastert walking through the U.S. Capitol. On the right, MeidasTouch posts, “Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican Speaker in history, has died at 84. Hastert admitted in federal court to sexually abusing boys he coached as a high school wrestling coach. A federal judge called him a ‘serial child molester.’ He was a registered sex offender.” The MeidasTouch post includes an image of Hastert speaking from the House floor with a C-SPAN chyron identifying him as Speaker of the House.

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acabylon 👻👻 BOO 👻👻 @acabylonbee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

if you were wondering how he only served 13 months in prison after raping multiple minors, it's because he served zero jail time for raping multiple minors. the only jail time he served was for financial crimes covering up sexually abusing children. he kept his congressional pension up to now

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David Frew @drvon2.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Well you *say* that, but are there any independent sources to verify this?

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I got really annoyed that so many stories about the "Cornell 7" case don't link to the underlying court documents. So I compiled the key filings from Jane Doe's civil suit and from a separate suit brought by one of the accused. Read them here: annabower.substack.com/p/read-the-c...

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Read the “Cornell 7” Documents

I compiled key court filings from Jane Doe’s civil suit and a separate suit brought by one of the accused. Read them on Slip Opinion.

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David Frew @drvon2.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It IS an excellent book. I haven't finished reading all the others (yet) but it's currently the best.