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(Also the kiddo discovered this by manually pen-testing with google docs <3 We did have to explain that no, they should _not_ explain to Mr. Babcock on Monday why nobody could turn the homework.)

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My dudes, in this the year of the AI-that-is-so-smart-it-will-kill-us-all, we are spending tens of thousands of dollars to protect middle schoolers by facilitating racist penis jokes. Well done.

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We are taking this seriously because it’s blocking the diversity club, the library, etc… but I cannot stop laughing my ass off because it’s also blocking math class. The teacher is Ms. Wang.

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Ån (Fox) @foxriot.com · 24/09/2026

Kiddo is currently livid because their school installed a blocker and it’s about as stupid as you’d expect.

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You can lock things down, you can build elaborate anti-queer age verification systems, you can shove AI content into the pipes until the fat ticks on the "content economy" pop, but you will never stop seventh graders from talking to each other. Hope springs eternal. de Certeau was right.

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Ån (Fox) @foxriot.com · 24/09/2026

This will never not be amusing to me, but it's a trick as old as dirt... I first came across it in the context of Warrior Cats roleplay in Barnes and Noble comments: carolynjewel.com/wordpress/20...

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Barnes & Noble reviews are Being “Gamed”

Someone on an email list posted a set of bizarre "reviews" for her book on B&N. I won't link there because I don't want to out her. Also I don't need to in

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I need to learn to sew and make everyone I know cute plush

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I seriously considered FOXIRL but I was afraid people would read it as enby fox girl. Which is not wrong exactly but… anyway.. that’s available! Fox it up.

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Gary Birdshirt @garybirdshirt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Plate-swap! They’ll never see me coming…

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seems like most people i know are feeling like this lately love you all

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Weekend adventures included a trespass to find the source of the Charles River. I am so delighted that I have friends that know “Hey I was looking at a map and…” will get an instant YES

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This place is going to outlive me, and that’s a kind of hope.

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Ghost or not, it’s *so cool* to work for a place that has a history. Even acknowledging the history is not always ideal, this is notably different from the aggressively colonial and ahistorical approach techbros take.

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Firr @firr.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Working late tonight someone knocked on the door to the office and my boss opened it and the adjoining mayors office was pitch dark and empty. She acknowledged “maybe a previous mayor” and we went on with our chat.

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You are not a heartbeat. You are not a breathing pattern. You aren't an array of positions in a room. You are a messy and complex intersection of thoughts, emotions, feelings, love. Art happens when that mess comes together and has something that it -wants to say-. It doesn't happen passively.

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Firr @firr.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It's just like. Boring. The experience is technically impressive, but the message that "you're making art right now" also makes whatever you're seeing unimportant. Your input doesn't matter. The art machine is going to make art whether or not you're a part of it.

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Firr @firr.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Ok so like I get it. I get that like, Refik Anadol wants to make you feel like anything is art. That mundane data like your heartbeat can be a line on a spreadsheet or a generation seed that creates a uniquely beautiful piece of art. It is absolutely something interesting you can think about.

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san @sanmiasha.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Mom, I want you to meet my friends. Yea they’re very responsible, no we won’t be drinking behind the gas station…mooom NO we’re not shoplifting slushpuppies again c’mon!!!

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Participated in the #BasisLoadTest this evening! really cool to see how an open source platform can push 1500+ in one instance 🤯

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So happy you were there! I was running around a lot and we didn’t get to chat but yay

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There’s not a lot in tech that makes me hopeful these days but seeing the possibility for communities to own their own infrastructure and flourish is all I’ve ever wanted. Tiny peek at this possible future was refreshing

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Also I heard at least four spoken languages, it actually felt like a real “metaverse,” open, contiguous world with different things going on

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Although big numbers make the headlines, notable for me was 1. Not even really noticing when we crossed over 175 2. The number of real people (a couple hundred) who actually hung out, did yoga, chatted, built dumb meme things. For hours. On a friday.

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Well that was the most fun I’ve had in VR in a while. No official numbers for you but finally crashed somewhere north of 1600 simultaneous clients. Those of us using the peer to peer networking just got to chat lag free anyway

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Pishock giveaway, just sayin’ Currently at 213 at the moment ❤️

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