Reposted by David SyzdekBulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 6hCory Doctorow @doctorow.pluralistic.net coined the term "enshittification" to describe how the internet is declining in value to its end-users. In this essay he argues that enshittification is spreading to other areas as well—some of which are vital to functioning Western democracies today.buff.lyOpinion: The world has moved on. But it need not stay this way foreverIn 2022, the author, Cory Doctorow, coined the term “enshittification” to describe how the internet is declining in value to its end-users, due to the prevalence of monopolies and an emphasis on… 12814
Reposted by David SyzdekJackson Crawford @norsebysw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Not my most perfect recitation of the Lord's Prayer in Gothic from memory, but the one with the best backdrop. From a video on Youtube where I introduce the language of the Goths (as in Ostrogoths or Visigoths), the oldest language closely related to English for which we have long written records. 1478
David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 16hThis stalking bullshit is probably funded by certain venture capitalists who went to Cornell. sixcolors.com/post/2026/10...sixcolors.comSilencing AirTags enables stalkers and domestic violenceElevationLab has released an AirTag product I find appalling, and I strongly urge they immediately withdraw it from sale and recall all inventory. The AirTag Silencer is a simple device: remove the… 000
David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 23hOh yeah, US government leaders no longer believe in the germ theory of disease. 020
Reposted by David SyzdekHistory:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The NHL expansion Las Vegas Golden Knights played their first regular season home game on Oct 10, 2017. In an emotional opening ceremony, Derek Engelland addressed the crowd and 58 seconds of silence was observed for those killed in the Oct 1 shooting. tinyurl.com/4kj87spj 022
Reposted by David SyzdekVicky Veritas @vickyveritas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026There has been a lot of talk about piezoelectricity in the match, but little about exposure dating. Vote #quartz in #MinCup26 for the O2 atoms in the quartz crystal structure & the predictable way they are converted into beryllium isotopes when exposed to the Universe and not inside a mountain. 32410
Reposted by David SyzdekBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I thought this guy said no fatties and no weirdos. 471964113
David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 30/09/2026In Senator Eric Schmitt’s (R-Russia) defense, he is unaware that women play sports. 010
David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Famously shallow and stupid frat boy with a BA in poly sci with twin Minors in Alcoholism and Sexual Assault can’t fucking handle nuance and he certainly couldn’t spell it. People who see the world in black and white shouldn’t be leaders. The military academies should lose accreditation for this. 040
Reposted by David SyzdekShannon E French @sefrench.bsky.social · 29/09/2026While obviously not on the level of ordering war crimes, this policy change will do real and lasting harm of a different kind. The U.S. service academies have benefited tremendously by being able to attract and retain top academic talent to teach future leaders. That ends with this memo. 🤬 127234
David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I did some of my cave diving training in a Florida spring that was almost this green as duckweed. Kinda get a visceral reaction, “I’m getting into that? It’s scarier than the cave!” But as this thread says, it’s only a few cells thick. Cool to descend through. Learn about duckweed here. 040
Reposted by David SyzdekScott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026When the Houston Astros try to pass themselves off as a legitimate playoff team 623027
Reposted by David SyzdekNathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026fucking christ, now what. 3342931
David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 28/09/2026How did all that happen and there’s still 47 seconds left. 😬 000
Reposted by David SyzdekDenver Broncos @denver-broncos.bsky.social · 28/09/2026NIX WITH A DIVING TD 3482
David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 28/09/2026C’mon Broncos.static.klipy.comBroncos BoAlt: Broncos Bo nix bolieve 010
Reposted by David SyzdekBrandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 27/09/2026...this might relate to why (Red or Blue) state universities are getting defunded. 191
Reposted by David SyzdekTom Kimmerer, PhD @tomkimmerer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Joshua trees are uncommon, with a limited range, and threatened by climate change. Read what scientists are doing to stabilize the species. 05322
David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 27/09/2026At the ripe old age of 54, I am glad I picked the Phillies as “my baseball team“ about a month ago. I figured I should have a team so I don’t get turned around/confused and accidentally root for the Athletics when they move to Vegas. Anyway, they are having the most spectacular collapse this week. 020
Reposted by David SyzdekMike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Since the "boat-shaped" Durupınar site in Turkey is one again doing the rounds as "proof" of the final resting-place of Noah's Ark: Here are two "boat-shaped" features at the bottom of the English Channel. They're what happens to rock when MASSIVE quantities of water suddenly tear through. 1/ 56614
David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Don’t discount student newspapers and their powerful voices. 081
Reposted by David SyzdekPBS News @pbsnews.org · 27/09/2026If we are lucky enough to live full lives and form meaningful relationships, chances are, we will also experience loss, and with it, grief. As common as grief is, it's also mysterious. to.pbs.org/4yS1EHIto.pbs.orgThe science of grief and how it can impact physical health - HorizonsIf we are lucky enough to live full lives and form meaningful relationships, chances are, we will also experience loss, and with it, grief. As common as grief is, it’s also mysterious. Horizons guest ... 17618
Reposted by David SyzdekEmma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It's as serious as alcoholism, but people don't see it that way. Alcoholism used to and still has a level of misunderstanding as if it's a 'choice' because there are some choices involved. Anyway, gambling is and always will be a huge and I mean HUGE societal problem, but allowing people to gamble 510327
Reposted by David SyzdekSeason of Scaryanne Denton 🧡🎃 @mariannedenton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I am Groot 41299
Reposted by David SyzdekMark Baxter @aotearoabadger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The mods are asleep, time for some Kiwi weirdness.youtube.comDD Smash - WhalingYouTube video by KneesTease 183
David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The color on these! Fungi are the most alien of taxa on this amazing planet. 041
David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Love me a recovered onside kick. But with a damn drop kick? Oh yeah!static.klipy.comJim Carrey's Excited Smile in Dumb and DumberAlt: Jim Carrey's Excited Smile in Dumb and Dumber 010
David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Voting for quartz. On my work commute to Warm Springs Natural Area I cross the UP “Mead Lake” line to Overton, Nevada where the Simplot mine has been producing high grade quartz sand for glassmaking at a factory near LA. The hopper cars presumably get excellent graffiti near LA and not Overton. 0143
Reposted by David SyzdekJoseph Gruber @josephgruber.com · 26/09/2026Are you crying?! There’s no crying. There’s no crying in baseball!! 161
Reposted by David SyzdekBrandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Reason Number 10,891 To Vote Quartz: This comic would've been impossible without it. #MinCup26 #Quartz 1409
Reposted by David SyzdekSeason of Scaryanne Denton 🧡🎃 @mariannedenton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Mayfly in September #FlyDay #BugSky 617423
David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is so efficient! The law says that the meat has to have the USDA seal on it to be sold. It’s much more efficient for this abattoir to slap that seal on! No need to wait for a “government inspector” to show up and look at stuff and ask all those dumb questions, like “why are sick zebras here?” 020
Reposted by David SyzdekBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 25/09/2026A maddening itch between your shoulder blades feels *so good* when you scratch it, and *even better* when someone else scratches it, and better still if they hit the right spot because they love you and tperformed this service for you so often and attentively so they know *exactly* where to scratch. 3673
Reposted by David SyzdekSarah ⚧ ✡︎ @sarahkorse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A three foot tall Hobbit redneck telling a Nazgûl to get off his property. 1228
David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is a crazy story! And museums are damned important. 010
David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Gotta vote for sphalerite. I don’t want to live in a world without zinc! Remember the film from school? Don’t be like Jimmy! youtu.be/jWpPrWHBHcQ?...youtu.beThe Simpsons - World Without ZincYouTube video by AreaEightyNine 000
Reposted by David Syzdekuncle leyla (scary) 🎃 @leylses.bsky.social · 25/09/2026i think my fellow communications perverts should watch this all the way through and watch how the man in the gray hoodie, with what looks like minimal prompting, talks himself out of a bad behavior. 211235
David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is the best thing I’ve seen online today. And I’ve been online all day! 010
Reposted by David SyzdekSaunieindiego @saunieindiego.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Comments due TODAY! Please Speak out for fishies that USFWS wants to delist. There's probably a mine or other awful thing the orange turd wants to grant permission to, that wants to open up, and they can't grant lease while endangered species exist! 01712
David Syzdek @dsyzdek.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Yesterday would have been my parents 76th wedding anniversary. They made it to 69 years and were deeply happy. They were both kind, friendly, and generous. I miss them a lot. I visited St. Briget’s Catholic Church downtown where they had their Las Vegas wedding back on September 23, 1950. 4120
Reposted by David SyzdekLee @my-liquid-head.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Spider on a barbed wire fence. #scape #blackandwhite #photography #BWFri 1588
Reposted by David SyzdekRyan J Hollister @phaneritic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Really neat inversion evident this morning at the Dome Fire in Yosemite. Old smoke has followed the cold, dense, overnight air down into the surrounding drainages with a warmer layer of less dense air above being aided by morning light (energy) on the higher topography. 0124
Reposted by David SyzdekDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Hey @governor.pa.gov , want the easiest win of the year? Wildly popular, good policy, real impact, low cost? Help save the academy of Natural Sciences in Philly. creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/st...creators.yahoo.comAmerica's oldest natural history museum is closing this week — but not without a fightThe oldest natural history museum in America shuts its doors this month. Here's what we're losing inside (it's big), and why City Hall is fighting back. 8860445
Reposted by David SyzdekBrittney Elizabeth Stoneburg @brittandbone.bsky.social · 24/09/2026You cannot run a museum like a business. Opening a museum is a quick way to lose a lot of money; but it's a great way to invest in scientific research and education in your community. But as long as museums, desperate for money and attendance, keep cosplaying as businesses, we'll lose more of them. 311124
Reposted by David SyzdekPaul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 23/09/2026I said I'd do a thread about my new Space Science Reviews paper, so here it is! This is part of a collection of papers arising from a meeting at the International Space Science Institute in Bern in 2024: a workshop to better understand rocky extrasolar planets. A 🧵: 220055
