Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 57m“I name you crow-friend”youtube.comWoman who rescued injured crow keeps getting ‘thank-you gifts’ from birds"Wow! This crow has given me a thank you gift!" Adam Sawatsky finds out how a woman formed a friendship with a crow after discovering the bird in distress. Subscribe to CTV News to watch more… 000 0
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 15hStewart Lee: Putin uses social media to undermine us. And you know who else does? Donald Trumpthenerve.newsStewart Lee: Putin uses social media to undermine us. And you know who else does? Donald TrumpBrexit, Russia, Twitter bots – it’s been a good week for finally acknowledging a decade’s worth of malign influences on Britain. But let’s not overlook perhaps the biggest and most hostile troll of… 030 3
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 17hBlade Runner, Gnosticism, and the more than humaniai.tvBlade Runner, Gnosticism, and the more than human<p><em>What does it mean to be human — and could a machine become one too? For philosopher <em><strong>Gigla Gonashvili</strong>, </em>Ridley Scott’s </em>Blade Runner<em> is not a film about… 000 0
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 17/10/2026Blessed are the cheesemakersbbc.comThe man hiking the world in search of rare cheesesTrevor Warmedahl has spent years documenting rare and traditional cheesemaking methods, and believes that "cheese is an edible manifestation of a place". 010 1
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 16/10/2026“Letting these asymmetrical relationships hold the same role in our emotional lives as actual relationships is only going to lead us to misery and all sorts of crises.” www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/04-para... 000 0
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 16/10/2026How to survive boiling watertaxa.substack.comHow to survive boiling waterA probiotic paradox 000 0
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 16/10/2026Ledger confirms spy chip implant behind wallet crypto theftsbleepingcomputer.comLedger confirms spy chip implant behind wallet crypto theftsLedger has confirmed that some of its devices distributed through Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis were compromised with a hardware implant that drained users' cryptocurrency wallets. 010 1
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 15/10/2026Unsupervised AI agent reportedly deletes TV show’s entire edit weeks before release, erasing months of work — TV show can't air, AI agent was given access to the production server and wiped the finished seasontomshardware.comUnsupervised AI agent reportedly deletes TV show’s entire edit weeks before release, erasing months of work — TV show can't air, AI agent was given access to the production server and wiped the finished seasonAnother case of AI agents deleting something they shouldn't. 121 2
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 15/10/2026“Everybody gets ganged upon for making an argument that they aren’t actually making. Because the context has collapsed.” www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/03-why-... 011 1
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 15/10/2026"Controlium is able to harvest a user’s identity and IP address when the user is shown a seemingly benign custom-created ad – eg, for a digital game...f the user has been selected as a target for hacking, a mercenary spyware firm can then send a malicious code containing spyware to their device"theguardian.comIsraeli firm’s digital ads enabling installation of ‘zero-click’ spyware, researchers sayDiscover-Tech’s Controlium software lets clients mass-profile internet users then covertly hack targets, say researchers at University of Toronto 110 1
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 14/10/2026So you want to use plants to reduce indoor CO₂dynomight.netSo you want to use plants to reduce indoor CO₂You face certain challenges 000 0
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 14/10/2026The case for MUDs in modern times | Andrew Ziglerandrewzigler.comThe case for MUDs in modern times | Andrew ZiglerIn the age of smart devices and instant entertainment, can a medium as old as MUDs survive? Driven entirely by text, these Multi-User Dimensions ― or Dungeons, 000 0
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 13/10/2026“But that won’t fix software industry employment because the Large Language Models don’t really need to work that well for this process. They only need to sort of work.” www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/05-soft... 111 1
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 13/10/2026“The wilderness areas of Ireland were seen as providing safe haven for two beings that, for colonial officials, embodied wickedness: wolves and woodkerne (Irish guerilla fighters)” hollingsworthd.substack.com/p/the-wolf-t... 000 0
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 12/10/2026Secret of Orange Cats Finally Revealed After 60-Year Searchsciencealert.comSecret of Orange Cats Finally Revealed After 60-Year SearchIf you've ever lived with an orange cat, you already know they're built different. 000 0
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 12/10/2026'Unprecedented' Cyberattack cripples supermarket fridges across Europe as hackers activate automatic defrosting — delivery and store prices also impacted by incidenttomshardware.com'Unprecedented' Cyberattack cripples supermarket fridges across Europe as hackers activate automatic defrosting — delivery and store prices also impacted by incidentA cyberattack has hit supermarkets in Europe, disabling refrigerators. 110 1
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 11/10/2026W Social is a textbook case for everything wrong with digital sovereigntystructural-integrity.euW Social is a textbook case for everything wrong with digital sovereigntyInsanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. This saying is attributed to the famous socialist (and theoretical physicist) Albert Einstein but actually… 010 1
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 10/10/2026JetBrains Air: Building a System of Products for Agentic Software Development - The JetBrains Blogblog.jetbrains.comJetBrains Air: Building a System of Products for Agentic Software Development - The JetBrains BlogAI can produce code. Organizations still have to produce software. Agentic development is changing how software gets made, but it hasn’t changed what it costs to be wrong. Six months ago, we began 010 1
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 10/10/2026An introduction to green finance for farmers and landownersforestrycommission.blog.gov.ukAn introduction to green finance for farmers and landownersHarry Joyce, Economist at the Forestry Commission, explains what green finance is and how it benefits landowners and the environment. 000 0
Reposted by Nick CotterRobin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 09/10/2026Ok — I've seen enough. #WSocial is the politics of Elon Musk meets the accountability of Mark Zuckerberg. 816761 167
Reposted by Nick CotterW Don't Have Time @wdonthavetime.selfhosted.social · 09/10/2026Have you been Wned? W Social says it respects your #privacy. But how much of your personally identifiable information is published by them to the open web for anyone to find? wdonthavetime.tngl.io/wsocial-wned/ #WSocialFacts #WSocialwdonthavetime.tngl.ioHave you been Wned: Has W Social made your personal information public?Check if W Social has made your personal information public. 39522 95
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026“…the host explores a profound and unsettling premise: psychosis, paranoia, and conspiracy theories are not random malfunctions of the brain. Rather, they are the language our culture uses to express its unprocessed, collective trauma.” gettherapybirmingham.podbean.com/e/part-5-a-p... 010 1
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026static.klipy.comWestworld: Bernard on Illuminating TraumaAlt: Westworld: Bernard on Illuminating Trauma 000 0
Reposted by Nick CotterShouXin手訫 @shouxin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Small but determined. Those eyes say it all. Even if this little cat is small, it’s not giving up easily. #shouxinsketch #petart #animalart #illustrationartists #cat #pet #sketch #sketchdaily 118561 185
Reposted by Nick Cotterpmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Cat drawings by Shou Xin 2694150 694
Reposted by Nick CotterTobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The future of personalized media 1065193 651
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026Oh alright, say no more, I’ll do it. How hard can it be? 000 0
Reposted by Nick CotterZé Burnay @zeburnay.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The Conduit. Prints available 0604154 604
Reposted by Nick CotterAlison Eales, Nerves of Steel @alisoneales.com · 09/10/2026They all disgraced themselves on Twitter, Hugh. We don't talk about it #totp 2284 28
Reposted by Nick Cotterpmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 09/10/2026By Jenna Smith 3780142 780
Reposted by Nick Cotterwariotifo @wariotifo.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Hello computer. Make the game set in Millport. Not Millport now but Millport when I was about 16 in pixel-perfect detail. Some day that, some summer, some laugh...just...tonnes of pals and we'd just all kick about i dont want to be here anymore. i dont want to be here. i want to be there. 515636 156
Reposted by Nick CotterJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 150152706574 15.3K
Reposted by Nick CotterJD Long @jdlong.cerebralmastication.com · 09/10/2026It looks like decompiling has a good AI interface now: rea (Reverse Engineer Anything) brings together the binary decompiling and profiling tools needed to rip apart any binary with MCP interfaces. github.com/morluto/rea 115617 156
Reposted by Nick CotterDjamila Knopf @djamilaknopf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026In keeping with the rain theme, I painted these little guys. medium: Schmincke Horadam gouache 161782523 1.8K
Reposted by Nick CotterDjamila Knopf @djamilaknopf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I made a painting to celebrate moody, stormy days. medium: Schmincke Horadam gouache on Arches watercolour paper 6592134 592
Reposted by Nick CotterLa Voyageuse Sans Ticket ☂️🦊💚 @janevoyage.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Wer sich bei #WSocial registriert, sollte genau aufpassen! ⬇️ 082 8
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026Has tried running their campaign not on Hope, or Hate, but an irascible “what is it this time?” vibe? 000 0
Reposted by Nick Cotter猫好きな人 @valoisdubins.bsky.social · 09/10/2026So are the BBC and the Daily Mail editorial staff coordinating? The BBC has been told directly by the lead author of the report that the main conclusion is that there is NOT an epidemic of overdiagnosis. Yet look at how they and the Mail lead. 1123 12
Reposted by Nick CotterMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026'The University of Manchester is seeking alternative funding sources to keep scientific work at Jodrell Bank going after hearing that lost UK Research and Innovation funding would not be restored despite interventions by the prime minister.'timeshighereducation.comManchester seeks alternative Jodrell funds despite Burnham pledgeUniversity exploring new revenue streams to continue important scientific research at site, as astronomers remain concerned about the future of facility 15223 52
Nick Cotter @ecstaticdisregard.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026* Not available in Hell. Terms & conditions apply. 030 3
Reposted by Nick CotterBUCKERS @deathofbuckley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I'm gonna get an AI baby and make it look like Alvin Sng, then I will tell his "wife" that me and Alvin Sng have a baby and that baby can read better than her husband and she will divorce him and get an AI husband which will hit even more different, I reckon x 10592 59
Reposted by Nick CotterWilliam Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Having long been aware of those tech bros who read my work as utopian porn, where they’ve taken that doesn’t exactly surprise me. 12074331896 7.4K
Reposted by Nick CotterNick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 08/10/2026I swear: on present showing, if an actual asteroid is detected on course to wipe out the UK in fifteen years, our governing apparat will spend the entire time blathering on about immigration, then proudly unveil a largely nominal affordable housing scheme at the projected impact site. 39928 99
