Reposted by drxzclCaroline Litman @alicemydaughter.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Your regular reminder that my daughter Alice’s death wasn’t counted in Appleby’s report, despite her meeting all the criteria. And when I emailed the Tavistock adult GIC to inform them they could take Alice off the waitlist, because she’d died by suicide, they never replied. It’s a disgrace. 191509481
drxzcl @drxzcl.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I got this one faster and with less context than the lightbulb one 010
drxzcl @drxzcl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I’m going to go ahead and assume you don’t know many philosophers. It’s not a profession you take up to earn money. 100
Reposted by drxzclKate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I wrote for @thecut.com about the Cornell case and what it says that, at my institution and many others like it, protesters are often punished more harshly than sexual assailants www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 521873618
drxzcl @drxzcl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026If we have to let go of the “clearing the orbit” part of the planet definition, then the next in line to be a planet is not Pluto. It’s Ganymede. Even humble old moon is five times more massive than Pluto. Whichever way you tweak the definition, Pluto is a sad small also-ran. 101
drxzcl @drxzcl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026For years I’d head to Vox immediately after watching every episode of the Americans to see what you had written about it. It was something I really looked forward to every week! 000
Reposted by drxzclCommander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026That last part was about how Bobby Kotick was friends with notorious pedophile and friend of pedophiles Jeffery Epstein, a sex trafficking pedophile whom Bobby Kotick was friends with. 8767108
Reposted by drxzclFunranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Cheryl has made a fine point. I, nor other safety professionals, have really said much about general safety precepts as they relate to AI, as opposed to the bullshit artist millenarian cultists that are happy to do so at length. One of the reasons is "These tools are an active detriment to safety." 8506155
Reposted by drxzclRobert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The standard Democratic response to "why do you want men in girls' sports?" should be "why do you want to chase brave, loyal American men and women out of the military and the intelligence community?" www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...theatlantic.comThe Wrong Kind of AmericanThe Trump White House needed me—until the fact that I am trans became public. 2155
drxzcl @drxzcl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I got a few friends together and we ended up playing Rainbow Six: Urban Operations. It was better than hanging out in front of the TV, that’s for sure. 001
Reposted by drxzclSam Lair @slair.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Curious about how to model a constellation of space-based interceptors? Well @aaronstein1.bsky.social, @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social, & I have a report for you! We tailored SBI constellations to genuine adversary missile threats to get a more realistic, flexible sense of their size & cost 11911
drxzcl @drxzcl.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Elaborate conspiracy theories are basically adversarial competence porn. 010
drxzcl @drxzcl.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Build tools have gotten a lot better, but in the past trying to compile c++ applications for windows, trying to match all the version dependencies by hand… well, that post seems remarkably mild. 040
Reposted by drxzclSimon Willison @simonwillison.net · 02/09/2026A few notes on Anthropic's new Claude Fable 5.1 - with Max thinking level I got the best SVG pelican I've had from any Anthropic model (at a hefty cost of $3.30!), which I then had it animate simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/1/c... 2036222
drxzcl @drxzcl.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Congratulations! Also, the Interdependency series was robbed! 000
drxzcl @drxzcl.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Devising horribly broken ciphers is practically a type of passage. Just don’t use them for anything important! See eg: philzimmermann.com/EN/essays/Sn...philzimmermann.comPart of the Original 1991 PGP User's Guide (updated in 1997) 010
Reposted by drxzclLindsay Ellis @lindsayellis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026And now for part two of our unfortunately-timed two part series that was scheduled weeks ago: nebula.tv/videos/linds...nebula.tvLindsay Ellis — Why is Dollywood?Why did Dolly Parton own a theme park, and is it really the best theme park in the world? Let’s do a deep dive into the park and a battle royale for other contenders for the “best theme park” title to... 131231137
drxzcl @drxzcl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026It’s an AI term of art that predates The Matrix. It’s a catchy term that the script exploited to great effect. 010
Reposted by drxzcl🌈Tyranny🫧Sparkles🏳️🌈 @tyranny.sparklenoise.com · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton with Keith Haring in 1985, incredible woman and supporter of LGBTQ people for decades going back to a time when few others dared. 157393128506
drxzcl @drxzcl.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Also, the time between 9/11 and the Iraq invasion was a crazy time on online message boards. 030
drxzcl @drxzcl.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Literally yesterday I saw a woman on Instagram blasting The Parable of the Sower for being racist. Like, do you even? 060
drxzcl @drxzcl.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Wait, what? expanse.fandom.com/wiki/Shed_Ga...expanse.fandom.comShed Garvey (TV)This page is about the TV character. For the books incarnation, see Shed Garvey (Books). Shed Garvey was the medical technician aboard the Pur'N'Kleen ice hauler Canterbury and one of the only surviv... 100
Reposted by drxzclLuke BOO 👻 ber @coolhand.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I might have made something cool. I’m not certain, but I can’t stop playing itdr.eamer.devHexsweeper 3DMinimalist minesweeper on a sphere — themes, controls, and sharing. 4329199
drxzcl @drxzcl.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I spent a minute or so squinting at the map trying to figure out how you managed to wrap a sphere in hexagons… then I found the pentagons! Great game! I’m going back to playing it after this. 1130
drxzcl @drxzcl.bsky.social · 05/08/2026He films all over the Netherlands, but I’ve noticed a concentration around the Utrecht/Zeist area. That’s a great place to hang out tbh. 010
drxzcl @drxzcl.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Ultimately there’s nothing about a microblogging service that requires investors and budgets in the hundreds of millions. The scale obsession is a double trap. You don’t grow, you are crushed by vc. You grow, the site is trashed. The only winning move is not to play. 010
Reposted by drxzclNeedhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 23/07/2026“Sinon’s story, to me, feels like a warning. Abandoning the trans community has a price. We aren’t a shame that can be buried forever. The pendulum will swing, and we have long memories.” 130790
Reposted by drxzclSven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 17/07/2026On this day in 2014, a russian Buk shot down a passenger aircraft MH17 flying at 10 km from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur over Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. All 283 passengers and 15 crew were killed. Girkin confessed that is was russians. NL courts agreed 718982
drxzcl @drxzcl.bsky.social · 14/07/2026I’m looking forward to eventually figuring out my four favorite film/tv reviewers are actually the same person! 000
Reposted by drxzclThinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 12/07/2026If your child was recently diagnosed as autistic, please know that most problems you encounter will be due to lack of understanding & accommodation about autism from other people, and society in general—not because of autism. We have specific advice, at TPGA: thinkingautismguide.com/2025/09/afte...thinkingautismguide.comAfter an Autism Diagnosis: 13 Necessary Next Steps For Parents — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISMIf your child has recently been diagnosed with autism, please take my hard-won advice: Learn from my mistakes, so you don't repeat them. 27320
Reposted by drxzclOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Daily Mail poll going hilariously south for Nigel Farage.. www.dailymail.com/news/article... 1201986582
Reposted by drxzclDavid Crowley Stan @fanofsheldon.bsky.social · 08/07/2026If you would like to share your thoughts with Graham Platner’s campaign team, now you can! www.surveymonkey.com/r/9XL7GGG?my...surveymonkey.comGraham Platner Volunteer SurveyTake this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free. 2414073
Reposted by drxzclLiam Hogan @liamhogan.id.au · 02/07/2026Ad Rock: you can disagree with the current All: POPE MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a All: DOPE Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re All: SCHISMATIC Ad Rock: excommunication is All: AUTOMATIC 80113983391
Reposted by drxzclKate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Just in time for the heat wave, HUMAN NATURE: NINE WAYS TO FEEL ABOUT OUR CHANGING PLANET is now out in paperback! bookshop.org/p/books/huma...bookshop.orgHuman Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing PlanetNine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet 59425
Reposted by drxzclSarah Tuttle @niais.cryptoanarchy.network · 30/06/2026Today, on this last day of pride, tell a trans person you love them & you will fight for them tooth & nail. Trans people deserve every right that cis people have access to, & every time we open another exception in the margins we harm them. Inclusion means for everyone. Show up for trans people. 07029
drxzcl @drxzcl.bsky.social · 28/06/2026It definitely bricks itself trying to upgrade the nvidia drivers. 010
Reposted by drxzclAdmirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Science-fiction writer Octavia E. Butler was born #OTD in 1947. A multiple recipient of both the Hugo and Nebula awards, she became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship (1995). #booksky #litsky #scifi #SpeculativeFiction 14871311
Reposted by drxzclDavid Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given vaccine. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukCervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given vaccineA new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008. 10859421798
Reposted by drxzclrahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Content-based restrictions on speech always, *always* hit marginalized groups first and hardest, because that is the speech that is most socially disfavored. The first people these laws are used against are *always* trans and queer people, sex workers, adult content creators, and racial minorities. 27317
Reposted by drxzclrahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 16/06/2026It really is not! One of the best datasets we have on the issue is the same site (the HuffPo comments section) under three different commenting schemes and the corresponding toxicity of the comments. Here's one of the papers' findings written for a lay audience: theconversation.com/online-anony...theconversation.comOnline anonymity: study found ‘stable pseudonyms’ created a more civil environment than real user namesA higher quality discussion emerged among commenters allowed to use personas instead of their real names. 410828
