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Esther Schindler

@estherschindler.bsky.social
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Writer. Editor. Chocoholic. Baseball. Cats. Technology. Not always in that order. She/her. Let's be kind to one another. Gaze upon my LinkedIn profile and admire: www.linkedin.com/in/estherschindler

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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 9h
@CethanLeahy

Me: oh wow, this shop has everything my heart desires!

Spooky shopkeeper: yes, I will warn you... every item comes with a price.

Me: yes, I know how shops work

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Spooky Shopkeeper: The price may be more than you expect to pay.

Me: Yes, I know how US taxes work, too.

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Shopkeeper, increasingly exasperated: I'm trying to tell you that I'm evil and offering these wares with no regard for the harm they will do!

Me, also increasingly exasperated: I know what capitalism is too goddammit
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Nick Diakopoulos @ndiakopoulos.bsky.social · 7h
Are you a journalist interested in covering AI? Check out the Tarbell fellowship, applications due Nov 22: www.tarbellcenter.org/fellowship
tarbellcenter.org
Fellowship – Tarbell Center for AI Journalism
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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 7h
this reads like doj is saying the guy did a really great fraud
North Carolina Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Super Intelligence-Assisted Music Streaming Fraud
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 8h
Spice is expensive; much blood has been spilled in the quest for spice. Garlic is ubiquitous.
orionmagazine.org
Garlic - Orion Magazine
The poor man’s spice
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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 10h
the tech industry is about to invent books
Andrew Yeung 
@andruyeung
X.com
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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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 10h
A non-partisan reminder: Voting isn’t marriage. It’s public transport. You’re not waiting for "the one." You’re getting on the bus. And if no bus goes exactly to your destination, you don’t stay home and sulk. You take the one that gets you closest to where you want to be.
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Tom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 11h
Farewell to Eva Marie Saint, the sharpest and sexiest of the Hitchcock blondes who got to wear one of the best dresses in cinema history
Full shot of Eva Marie Saint in NORTH BY NORTHWEST wearing the red roses dressSide mid shot of Eva Marie Saint in NORTH BY NORTHWEST wearing the red roses dress, sharing a drink with Cary GrantThe open back of the red roses dress
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 11h
Best-selling Zigbee temperature sensors tested and compared
smarthomescene.com
12 Best-Selling Zigbee Temperature Sensors Tested
I compared 12 Zigbee temperature and humidity sensors under $15 from Aqara, Sonoff, Tuya, Thirdreality, Zemismart, and Moes to find which ones are worth buying.
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 12h
California has a new rule technical writers should know about. Starting January 1, 2027, businesses covered by the California Consumer Privacy Act must explain to consumers how they use automated decision-making technology, or ADMT, to make certain high-stakes decisions.
substack.com
California's AI Rules Are Creating New Documentation Work
If your systems automate decisions about credit, housing, education, jobs, or healthcare, your documentation may not be ready
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 12h
Oh, that sounds good!
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 12h
Glance at the notices pinned to the wall in the pub or scroll through a local Facebook group, and you’ll be met with a barrage of event posters that look uncannily alike.
the-independent.com
Soulless summer fairs: AI poster slop is taking over a pub near you
A vapid style of graphic is infiltrating social media groups and being used to advertise local events across the country – though no one seems to actually like it. Katie Rosseinsky takes a closer look at why those using prompt-painting will end up regretting it
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 14h
The artist was invited by Danish Left Party MEP Per Clausen, who stated: "If someone is so thin-skinned that they cannot bear the fact that this sculpture is exhibited in the European Parliament, then they have no place on the world stage."
ffh.de
Nackte Trump-Statue steht im EU-Parlament
Erst lag ein orangefarbenes Tuch über der Skulptur, nun ist zu sehen, was darunter steckt: Ein dänischer Künstler zeigt Donald Trump im Europaparlament nackt
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 15h
Mood
A bowl of habanero 
Sign above it: FREE spicy pumpkins. Try one! Trick or treat
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VoteHub @votehub.com · 05/10/2026
RACE RATING CHANGE: Texas Senate Tilt D → Lean D James Talarico currently has an 65% chance of winning. Our model puts his projected margin at 2.4 points, smaller than an average polling error.
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 15h
Koi.rest: watch some fish and regain your balance koi.rest
koi.rest
koi.rest
A koi pond to stare at. A place to do nothing.
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 17h
On October 5, 1869, model, poet, and artist Elizabeth Siddal was exhumed at Highgate Cemetery in London in order to recover the manuscript of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's Poems buried with her
davidcastleton.net
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Lizzie Siddal & an Infamous Exhumation in Highgate Cemetery - David Castleton Blog - The Serpent's Pen
When Dante Gabriel Rossetti's wife died he placed the only manuscript of his poems in her coffin to be buried with her. 7 years later, however
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Sitting on a corn flake @grrlscientist.bsky.social · 19h
In 1992 Peter Ratcliffe received this rejection from Nature. Almost 30 years later he won the Nobel Prize for the same discovery.
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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 19h
ROFLMAO! Including the outfit's security boss. ***** www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-mobile...
ibtimes.co.uk
Trump Mobile Allegedly Tells Ransomware Group 'We Have No Team To Handle This' After Dark Web Breach
A ransomware group claims to have published personal details belonging to 3,615 Trump Mobile customers. Some records were verified, but the breach's full scope remains uncertain.
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 18h
"Learning to program has no more to do with designing interactive software than learning to touch type has to do with writing poetry.”- Ted Nelson
My award certificate from the Association of High School Poetry, from 9th grade.
It was a lousy poem, I assure you.
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Total Eclipse of the Heart in the Original Klingon
youtube.com
Total Eclipse of the Heart in the Original Klingon - Strange New Worlds
Total Eclipse of the Heart in the Original Klingon - Strange New Worlds. s04e03. #startrekstrangenewworlds #startrek bonnie tyler.
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Today in WTF
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Convenience, efficiency, profitability, and easiness have long been the four horsemen of the tech apocalypse.
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Discontinued FoOoOods! 👻🎃 @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Boomer Bar (1990-1991): A solid milk chocolate bar, released to honor then-Bengals' QB, Boomer Esiason. Each bar featured his autograph and #7 imprinted in the chocolate. A portion of proceeds went to Cincinnati-area youth programs
A brown and orange candy bar wrapper with an illustration of Boomer Esiason in a uniform but no helmet, holding a football above the word "BOOMER"
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A little change from Christian saints and martyrs: Charon, w/ tiny soul, crossing the river Styx, 1522. By Joachim Patinir. It's been his day.
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Christine Hall @brideoflinux.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Just published on FOSS Force: Nextcloud Launches Academy to Help Developers Build Apps fossforce.com/2026/10/next...
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I remember people telling jms that Babylon5 was unrealistic because people would never say or do those things.
An old tweet from @realmorganclark on Twitter

At the request of of Psi Corps agent, Alfred Bester, I am directing Earth Force, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Babylon 5, and any of our Nights Watch Facilities under siege from attacks by Aliens, and other domestic terrorists. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The mother of two boys says their First Amendment rights were violated when they were told to take off the sweatshirts she bought them for Christmas in 2022.
pbs.org
Supreme Court rejects Michigan woman's appeal over school's ban on 'Let's Go Brandon' sweatshirts
The mother of two boys says their First Amendment rights were violated when they were told to take off the sweatshirts she bought them for Christmas in 2022.
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This.
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 04/10/2026
British banker who exposed Howard Lutnick's ties to Epstein has died, allegedly from suicide.
bbc.com
How US commerce secretary's Epstein links were uncovered by British whistleblower
Simon Andriesz made the discovery about Howard Lutnick in publicly released Epstein files.
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Mood
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Sometimes it pays to stay in bed on Monday, rather than spending the rest of the week debugging Monday's code."- Christopher Thompson
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Young sea squirts navigate the ocean with a full nervous system, then dissolve most of it once they find a rock to attach to permanently. Organizations do the same thing after finding success.
mikefisher.substack.com
The Sea Squirt Problem
What happens after you find your rock
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100 years ago news @100yearsagonews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Oct. 5, 1926: The first World Series game ever played in St. Louis thrills the hometown fans as the Cardinals beat the New York Yankees, 4-0. Jesse Haines pitches the shutout and even hits a home run (first photo). The Cards take a 2-1 lead after losing Game 1.
Haines crossing home plate after his homerBaseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis (second from right) and New York Mayor Jimmy Walker (right) enjoy the game St. Louis Globe-Democrat
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter." --James A. Michener (Same.)
unripe lemons on the tree
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
You guys want to hear a short but adorable story that happened right in front of me at the baggage claim in NYC yesterday? I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Make it so!
a tweet from 2021

A Jackie Chan fight scene where he's in an IKEA warehouse and he fights off dudes with furniture pieces, but by the end he's accidentally assembled it all into a complete Malm bedroom set
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
That ys me yn the cornir That ys me yn the spotte lighte Sendinge myself a fyle quicklye yn email and nevirthelesse typinge "best wisshes" by cause it wolde not do to be rude to myselfe
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
What Military Drones Can Teach Self-Driving Cars Gulf War research from the 1990s has critical lessons for autonomous vehicle safety
spectrum.ieee.org
What Military Drones Can Teach Self-Driving Cars
Can self-driving cars learn from military drone mistakes to improve safety?
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I really like the word “drool.” It just rolls off the tongue.
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
TIL Every year the Alliance publishes a Congressional Voting Record that scores every U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative on key retirement security issues. You can examine how your representatives voted on key issues throughout 2025.
retiredamericans.org
Annual Congressional Voting Record - Retired Americans
  Every year the Alliance publishes a Congressional Voting Record that scores every U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative on key retirement security issues. The 2025 report considers 10 Senate and House floor votes, including bills to prevent over 5 million older Americans from losing access to Home-and-Community-Based-Services that allow them to age in place, as well … Continue reading Annual Congressional Voting Record →
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Transformers Explained Visually
poloclub.github.io
Transformer Explainer: LLM Transformer Model Visually Explained
An interactive visualization tool showing you how transformer models work in large language models (LLM) like GPT.
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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The winner of this year’s Yuruverse mascot popularity poll is Sakaithunder, a 3-year-old panda YouTuber from Fukui Prefecture.
A panda mascot in blue overalls stands outside in front of some tents.
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
With most information hidden, the game Stratego had stumped AI—until now The AI, called Ataraxos, beat Pim Niemeijer, arguably the best Stratego player of all time, 15 games to one, with four draws. And it took just 16 GPUs and a few thousand dollars to train it.
arstechnica.com
With most information hidden, the game Stratego had stumped AI—until now
Adding in a second neural network that guesses the identity of hidden pieces was key.
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A thread about a great cat, and the post-retirement creative evolution of a great artist, in 20 images...
My late cat The Bear in a box marked Hotel California, realising he can check out but he can never leave.
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If you want to write, keep cats. - Aldous Huxley
One of my new kittens
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Vincent van Gogh @vangogh.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Vincent's House in Arles (The Yellow House) - 1888 botfrens.com/collections/46/content…
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Sarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
There have been nine pitches at 104.0+ mph in the postseason under tracking (2008) Jacob Misiorowski has thrown 7 of them, 5 of those coming tonight
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
(Preens)
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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If an angel statue is removed from a fountain, does that make it a sans seraph font?
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