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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Of course the now-captured CBS is pulling that shit, but most "media" are leading with the fact that he was an abuser in some way, so I think it's important to differentiate them.

A screenshot of a number of headlines from various sources of media covering Hastert's death, many of which point out he was disgraced, or a sexual abuser.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Ah, the classic pledge. "I am plegiance of allegiance. Fickd...."

Zoomed in detail of an extremely weird pledge of allegiance in a boomer-bait AI image of some alternate reality Looney Toons in class.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

New Heidecker did it first. A true trailblazer.

A pale New Heidecker sporting uncharacteristically dark hair, almost certainly dyed.

A pale Donald Trump sporting uncharacteristically dark hair, almost certainly dyed.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The lunar eclipse tonight. The 400mm was not at all sufficient.

The moon is in the center of a fully dark frame, mid-eclipse. A soft shadow curves across its surface, skirting around craters and other features.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I think I crashed Discord with this tasteful black and white photo of Bebop Jon from a Nick Lutsko and the $100k Band show in Portland. As far as I know, it was the last thing to be posted to the Nick Lutsko Discord, if not the entire platform.

Bebop Jon, a man in a full body suit with a cool-ass fedora and wraparound sunglasses, extends his arms outwards, moving side to side on a platform usually meant for go-go dancers, as he performs under the spotlight with Nick Lutsko and the $100k band in Portland. Beneath him, a crowd of fans cheer.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I agree, but he might want to sub something else in for the iceberg lettuce, just for optics.

Phil Braun, the official "new" Oscar the Grouch, eats a head of iceberg lettuce.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

We recently took a trip to Canada and *had* to make a pilgrimage to a few very important places in Toronto. More photos coming soon, of course, and if you're unfamiliar with Nirvanna the Band (The Show, The Movie), now's the time to change that. #NTBTM #NirvannaTheBand

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Only time I've ever seen anyone up there is when a few hundred thousand people were flipping them off from below during the 2025 Women's March. Nobody up there for the most recent one.

About twenty morons line the glass-fenced balcony of the Trump Tower in Chicago

A group of protesters march through downtown Chicago, buildings are in the background, including Trump Tower. In the foreground, a woman flips the bird at Trump Tower.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Hope Phil doesn't mind if I try this myself. Who is it? Place your guesses below.

Close-up of a face with big googly eyes, green skin, and a tuft of red hair.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I don't wanna brag, but my friend is clairvoyant.

Screenshot of Alex Jones Tweet in which he claims Tim Heidecker is a child kidnapper and posts a "mugshot" of him that is actually from the On Cinema universe.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I don't typically do these list things, but I love bantering about games. I know "overrated" is the engagement bait, but I left it blank because any answer I give is gonna be obvious or attacking something someone genuinely likes.

About Me: Video Games - Favorite Game, Yakuza 0. Best Story, Final Fantasy 9. Favorite Art Style, Ghost of Tsushima. Biggest Personal Impact, Final Fantasy III. Best Combat, Sekiro. Overhated, Final Fantasy X-2. Underrated, Xenosaga. Overrated, blank. Needs a remake, Vagrant Story. Criminally overlooked, Pistol Whip. Favorite Protagonist, Yakuza 6. Favorite Antagonist, Yakuza. Best Soundtrack, Expedition 33. Not usually my thing, NBA Jam. Turn my Brain off, Power Wash 2. Best with Friends, Walkabout Minigolf. Best retro game, Chrono Trigger. Nostalgic Childhood Game, Earthbound. Game Everyone should play, Katamari Damacy.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Did one dude in Missouri just buy every floor mat they had or what? Gone in 30 minutes, lol.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I can't believe it's been 10 years since kishi_bashi released Sonderlust and, by extension, around 10 years since I took these photos, featuring one of the most photogenic crowd-surfs-with-violin I've ever seen (or even without)! It doesn't feel that long ago. Hyped to see them again soon.

Kaoru Dill-Ishibashi, AKA Kishi Bashi, holding a steak-themed violin, smiles as he crowd surfs, many hands hold him up from below.

Kaoru Dill-Ishibashi, AKA Kishi Bashi, and Mike Savino, aka Tall Tall Trees sing with other musicians during an acoustic set at a concert.

Kaoru Dill-Ishibashi, AKA Kishi Bashi, on right, plays the piano as Mike Savino, AKA Tall Tall Trees, performs nearby, as light shines through stage fog above.

Kaoru Dill-Ishibashi, AKA Kishi Bashi, sings into a mic as he dances. Behind him, light shines through stage fog.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

I still don't get why posts like these take off when it literally takes a quick search of, literally "Cuba, energy" to find at least a dozen examples of US media speaking directly to the cause of Cuba's energy crisis. Like it's not even just not in the headlines. Most of the headlines are about it!

A Google News search showing American sources of news reporting on the Cuban energy crisis, often mentioning the US blockade.

A second Google News search showing American sources of news reporting on the Cuban energy crisis, often mentioning the US blockade.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

These photos might help educate the layperson what they may expect at a Lutkso Live experience. Disclaimer: You probably won't see the New Oscar, because I think his existence violates Nick's copyright.

Musician Nick Lustko, dressed as Elvis, sings on stage. Behind him, a projection reading "Dracula Can Get Wet!"

The "New Oscar" Phil Braun in a felt green suit, metal garbage can, slip-on shoes, big bushy eyebrows, and huge, bulbous, eyes, falls off of his chair. Ceviche Man, a very tanned man in a tropical suit, sandals, and white pants, tries to help him up.

Musician Nick Lutsko, dressed as Elvis, throws what looks like a plush sperm into the audience as rainbow lights shower them from above. On the screen behind them, a 3D-render of Dan Bongino's head.

Nick Lutkso and the $100k band, composed of Cowboy Jon, in cowboy attire, Nick Lutsko, in center, and Eric, as Ceviche Man, perform on stage as fans dance in the foreground. Stage lights illuminate fog behind them.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Overall, super memorable. I hope they come back soon spurred by the success of this tour and book a bigger theater/multiple nights so that more fans can come! It's crazy the number of superfans I know who also weren't able to score tickets!

A man and a woman taking a selfie from a crowd with Little Alex Horne and Greg Davies on stage behind them.

An audience member pokes the back of Greg Davies' neck with a yellow glove with a sausage inserted into it.

Greg Davies and Little Alex Horne on stage answering questions with a large screen behind them with a "Taskmaster" envelope. It also reads "Chicago Riviera Theater" and "January 15th 2026".

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

"A Few Losers" As of right now, the actual Republican president and, at the very least, the 32k who liked or "ReTruthed" the crap on his social network.

Screenshot showing 6.27k ReTruths and 26k Likes from Trump's stupid social network

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Last one, part 4 of 4. I'm just so grateful to have been able to participate and take photos of this event. Lemme know if you see yourself in any of these and I'd be happy to get you a larger copy.

A kid wearing a "Fuck ICE" shirt dances among inflatable animals as people cheer behind them.

A person in a Handmaid outfit waves at protesters as they march past along the road.

Crowds of marchers make their way down a street in Chicago - signs and flags aloft, as they participate in the No Kings rally.

A sign reading "Nobody voted for Stephen Fucking Miller" is stuck into a fence upon the conclusion of the No Kings rally in Chicago.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Part 3 of 4 - Huge amount of positive energy during the rally and subsequent march. A defiant message. Chicago does not like being pushed around.

JB Pritzker speaks as a American flags wave overhead and to the sides of him.

A large billboard reading "Hands off Chicago" can be seen among a crowd of speakers, supporters, and protesters. In the foreground, people hold signs and wave flags.

A group of people protest in front of Trump tower - one holds a Mexican flag, one holds a sign that says "Get the Fuck out of Chicago", and another one holds a sign that reads "immigrants are not the enemy - Fuck Ice".

A protester in black with a black bandana and a black hat wears a yellow "no Kings" armband. They carry a hand-painted sign over their shoulder with a stylized painting of Trump as some sort of demon, and it reads, "The Devil went down to DC and he is betting you are too dumb to see".

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Part 2 of 4 - there is something uplifting when faced day after day with some of the most crushing news you've ever seen, being able to gather and protest with likeminded and equally-enraged people.

Two protesters dressed as the Blues Brothers, hold up signs as other protesters march around them. On left, "Jake", on right, "Elwood". "Jake" holds a sign featuring images of ICE assaulting people that reads "I Hate Illinois Nazis", and "Elwood" is holding a sign that says "We're on a mission from god to save America".

A person dressed as a cow holds up a sign reading "I might be a cow today, but I'd never be a fucking pig. Fuck Ice." with a drawing of a pig on it. Protesters march away on either side of them.

A person holds up a sign reading - "To do: Hair, check, Makeup, check, Tell ICE to GTFO of Chicago, check, and Be on Time to Emily and Kevins Wedding - that one is unchecked.

A group of protesters stands on top of a Chicago bus stop holding signs and waving American flags. One sign reads "Bite the Hand", and some of them are wearing sweaters that read "No Kings".

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

The Chicago #NoKings rally was incredible. Had such a great time hanging out with you folk. I'm gonna have to split these between 4 threads because I have no discipline and can't pick just 4 shots.

A protester holds a trans pride flag aloft in front of Trump Tower in Chicago during the No Kings Protest.

A protester waves a Mexican flag at a busy intersection as people stand nearby, holding signs, marching, and cheering, during the No Kings protest in Chicago.

A protester holds a sign aloft that reads "Proud Daughter of an Immigrant" as they cheer in a crowd of people.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

This is the superior way to watch horror. @wearewatcher.bsky.social

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Hey, I'm in a book, kinda! I contributed a few photos of the incredible @magictavern.bsky.social to a book - The Podcast Pantheon, by Sean Malin - out today. Since the foreword is by Jon Hamm, I *will* be telling people that I'm one degree separated from him from today on. Hope he's cool with that.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

In these increasingly messed-up times, I'm very fortunate to be able to hang out with my best friend on a daily basis. I might've gone crazy by now otherwise. Here's Elise, my wife, on top of Pike's Peak during our trip in May of this year.

A smiling woman, center frame, stands on a mountaintop of snow and reddish rocks. Behind her, a vast landscape of light-dotted mountains and partially overcast skies.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

I've been slacking on posting my photos again. Not sure why, just tough to get motivated to share with everything going on. This particular shot was on our way away from the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado as storms rolled in during a trip in May.

Grasslands and mountains fill the bottom fifth of the frame, above, roiling, bubbly clouds highlighted in various shades and colors by light from an obscured sun.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Your favorite green dude, Shrick, is live promoting Nick Lutsko's vinyl campaign right now. Very much worth a watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ohp...

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I've taken photos of surfers on the southern tip of Lake Michigan, although it pretty much only happens when the wind is coming fiercely from the North. Interesting, though, the juxtaposition between the lake and the surrounding mills.

A surfer rides a wave, in the distance a wall of limestone rocks, and further, the large, rusted, industrial buildings of a mill.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Where the hell did this one come from?

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Cool artpiece in a once-town, then ghost town, then artist colony, now in limbo - Cisco, Utah. There's a general store nearby that *is* active - the owner was nice, and had a lot of cool stuff for purchase, including uranium glassware. #ghosttowns #photography #travelphotography

An old car, front buried a few feet into the ground, tilted at a 45 degree angle in a desert scene. An array of abandoned and not-abandoned buildings dot the background.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

I don't want to minimize your stance, because I respect it considering so many people take the "enemy of my enemy is my friend" stance in the copyright war, but this is the craziest single like I've ever seen on a post on Bluesky.

A screenshot of a single like on a comment, the one I'm responding to. It is famous Japanese mascot Chiitan.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Elise meets a shop cat in Colorado. I kind of regret not visiting the next day to give it a few pets. #cat #shopcat #photography

A beautiful, fluffy, longhair cat with dark and light colors yawns, one paw up in the air, from within the windowed section of a storefront. It sits on wood lathe flooring. On the right, a woman, facing away from camera, toward the cat, bends over to look into the window.

A beautiful, fluffy, longhair cat with dark and light fur looks out from within the windowed section of a storefront. It sits on wood lathe flooring. On the right, a woman, facing away from camera, toward the cat, bends over to look into the window.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Stupidly getting into arguments with people on the internet and getting bummed about it, so here's a photo cleanse from my recent trip out West. This one is of my wife/favorite person as we hiked to the peak of the Great Sand Dunes. We planned to camp, but a thunderstorm chased us down.

A woman, very small, in center bottom frame, walks up a dune in a large field of sand. Above, clear skies dotted with wispy clouds on the left and right of frame. In the distance, mountains covered in trees and grass, topped with clouds.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

A few photos I took at today's No Kings protest in Highland, Indiana. One of the biggest I've seen in NWI, if not the biggest. #nokings #photojournalism #protest Story here: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/14/h...

A man wearing black with a mask holds a stick - at the end of the stick, a cartoonish Donald Trump pinata, mouth open, hands at his side. In the background, many people are holding signs, and two people to the right are taking photos of the Trump pinata with their phones.

People line the side of the street with signs and flags. There are two in the foreground, on the street - one holding a large flag that reads "Resist" and another holding an upside down with "No Kings, Abolish ICE" painted on it.

A group of protesters holding signs and flags can be seen over a passing car. The signs read various things - Abolish Ice, Epstein would love a taco right now, power to we the people, and other things.

Two musicians perform in the foreground as protesters hold signs behind them. On the left, a woman in colorful clothing with an American flag styled hat is playing the violin. On the right, a man with long hair and a beard wears a cowboy hat. He has a kazoo in his mouth and is playing the guitar.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I promised to post more about the Morse Code House, but it's gotta wait for a bit, for now, check out this photo I took of the abandoned top floor of an active building - previously an executive lounge for employees of an oil company. Love those skylights. #urbanexploration #architecture #history

A view down a large balcony area atop a building. To the right and forward, smokestacks and steel mills can be seen. To the left, a line of window glass reflects the steel mills and the skies above them. Above, light shines through large circular features in a cement awning, casting light and shadow on the floor below.

A clear sky with misty clouds viewed through a circular feature in a dirty, aged, cement awning - straight-up shot.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I mean, not to jump in, but it looks like someone was overzealous, misunderstood something, or mislabeled them, because their actual history seems to be very much not transphobic.

Tweet, reposted by Pho Cue, that reads "Only a dumb as bricks slob like yourself would equate "trans rights activists" with the Nazis that want them dead.

You're the white moderate MLK warned everyone about."

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

This is where I am now. Finally scanning these documents - photos, a letter from Allan himself, business cards, a handwritten note - all of which I'd like to share. Thanks for reading, the three people who may have gotten here. Let me know if you're at all interested in the rest of the story.

Boxes that look to be cardboard boxes once held cans or bottles are arranged on grass in a circle near the edge of some woods.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

It was from a personal friend of the artist, Allan. He said Alan wanted to send some stuff to me, and of course, I obliged. What came after was what I haven't shared, and went a huge way in telling the story of the outsider artist who painted and lived in the Morse Code House, in his own words.

An large envelope, held in a hand. The sender is "Allan", the recipient is "Kyle 'Pelechan'". Four stamps, a pig, a chicken, a turkey, and a donkey, are affixed to the upper right corner.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

The Morse code likely referred specifically to this passage, attached. So, at this point I knew a few things. Someone was forced out of his home (this came from a ranger I spoke with), that someone was likely an artist, and was also likely a fan of hallucinogens.

A man goes to knowledge as he goes to war, wide-awake, with fear, with respect, and with absolute assurance. Going to knowledge or going to war in any other manner is a mistake, and whoever makes it will live to regret his steps.”

“An ally will make you see and understand things about which no human being could possibly enlighten you.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Following that, I went to the most reliable repository of informed people I knew - Reddit, believe it or not. Many curated subreddits are great for finding that one obscure expert in anything. I'll let the comment, now deleted, speak for itself - attached here.

It's a bit garbled from the original, but it's from a book about Native American Shamanism called "The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda." They were talking about the use of mescaline (Mescalito being the spiritual being associated with its use.) As someone who has used hallucinogents but has not really explored Shamanism, I rather think the guy had a lot of issues before he was forced to leave. Anyway, it's not so much angry as well as, "you get the idea". - daedaluspark

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Going in with little previous knowledge, I knew one thing - there's a message in this building. The Morse code. Here's a close-up. I took the time to translate. A short excerpt: ALLY THE INDISPENSABLE AID TO KNOWING ALLY WILL MAKE YOU SEE AND UNDERSTAND OUT WHICH NO HUMAN CAN.

A cropped photo of a brightly-colored house on an overgrown lot. Dots and dashes are painted across the face of the house, as well as a stylized "A L L Y". The window reflects trees above, and a small "no trespassing" sticker can be seen at the bottom of the largest pane.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Big thread on the Morse Code house. First off - to set the scene - this now demoed house was well known and well viewed - on one of the most traveled routes in the Indiana Dunes National park. Most locals knew about it, but didn't know much about the *why*, myself included. This got me curious. 1/7

The brightly-decorated facade of a one-story house with three windows, and a door. Geometric shapes are painted across the entire structure, and grass grows high around the entirety. Sunset-cast shadows of trees and plants dapple the extreme left of the building.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

I've got a kind of cool story to tell about this mysterious Morse code house that I'd like to share here in the near future. In 2012, I went to the building to transcribe and translate the code as well as I could. It's since been knocked down, but the creator reached out to me a few years back.

A brightly-colored house on an overgrown lot. Trees tower overhead, and weeds and grass grow a foot or so below. Dots and dashes are painted across the face of the house, as well as a stylized "A L L Y". The window reflects trees above, and a small "no trespassing" sticker can be seen at the bottom of the largest pane.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Trying to post more of my photography because I've been getting mired pretty heavily in the awful of the world. These are a few ok photos of kinda interesting things from a recent visit to Chicago for a show.

An alleyway. On the left side, metal vents and stairs run up the side of a building without windows. On the right, rows of windows dot a brick building. Both extend past the top of the photo. At the bottom center, a road with water spots and tire marks.

Intricately carved limestone facade with gothic details surrounds three windows.

A 25-story brick building - the Allerton Hotel, stands in the distance. Metal stairs zig-zag up the top few steps, and a large neon sign reading "Allerton Hotel - Tip Top Tap", runs from the roof to a floor below. A greened copper gutter or roof decoration runs the edge of a the roof and an octagonal brick spire with metal-slatted windows sits atop it all.

A performer in an albino gorilla costume dances among tourists. It has one hand up and looks to be roaring. A child sits atop an adult's shoulders in the foreground.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

I'm partial to the "American" names from SNES game Fighting Baseball.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Many of them do now, though! Gemini 2.5 will give sources alongside their info.

Sources displayed at the bottom of a question about the Earth's core in Gemini 2.5.

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Kyle @forgotten.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Some of them do, but many don't. A lot of the newer models, especially those that emulate a "thinking" process, will source claims and give you a list of websites. Gemini 2.5 pro definitely does, for one.

Gemini 2.5 pro response to the question "what is a solar flare" with links to sources at noaa.gov and nasa.gov.

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