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λTotoro

@lambdatotoro.bsky.social
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Nonbinary CS PhD student, lambda enthusiast and science communicator. Equality. Freedom. Solidarity. ✊🏳️‍🌈🏴 Sometimes antisocial but always antifascist! ↙️⁠↙️⁠⁠↙️ (any pronouns) Website: lambdatotoro.net

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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It really says a lot about what we think is possible in law that so many would go from "oh no! teenagers are exposed to predatory social media algorithms" to "we should ban teenagers from social media" instead of "we should ban predatory social media algorithms".
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
There should be a browser extension that turns a page deep yellow if there's too many semicolons and em-dashes so you could install it on the computer of un-tech-savvy friends and relatives, like you do with ad-blockers.
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Elsa @erli.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies. - Version with ALT text! Thank you @virginiaopossum.bsky.social for the help!
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Earl Grey Screams Club @earlgreymemes.club · 01/10/2026
curated meme by unknown author; an establishing shot from Star Trek TNG with the Enterprise and a Romulan warbird and a star in the background; the Enterprise is "upside down" with episode title: "It Finally Happened"
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh! I also did the impossible recently and *finished* a side project! I know, I didn't know that you could do that, either! I read up on geodata visualisation in python and made some pretty pictures from the data of @josemonkey.com, the #geolocation YouTuber I enjoy. I think these came out nice. 😎
World Map in a dark blue theme with lots of little green and magenta dots, indicating found and failed locations. Most of the dots are in the eastern half of the US but they are sprinkled all over the globe.World map in a dark blue theme, showing a geodesic from Western Australia to Bermuda, the two locations furthest apart, just 80km shy of the maximum possible distance of 20040 km.A world map in a dark blue theme, displaying a heatmap of how many locations were in a given country. Runaway winner in bright yellow is the US followed by Canada, Mexico, the UK, Australia. Many countries in Africa and Asia don't have any entries yet. Some disputed territories are highlighted in pink.City map in a dark theme showing a  line between two locations each side of a country border between the US and Canada, showing the shortest distance between two locations in different countries, just over 40km.
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today's "recovery from a workday full of camera-on meetings" activity: messing with LaTeX and continuing to write my Demon: The Descent supplement. The layout is starting to look *real* nice. 😌
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
That's a great character concept! 🌒
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themboy insomniac @riotliturgist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
everyone on this earth but especially people who hold forth about media literacy absolutely must inscribe "your media literacy can't end at the subject at hand. there's a topic above the topic." directly onto their brain. tattoo it on the inside of your eyelids.
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The sole promise of using LLM's in war is to entirely remove a Stanislaw Petrov from the decision chain. (Oh, remember how LLM's were found to advocate nuclear strikes in 95% of tested scenarios?) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanisl...
en.wikipedia.org
Stanislav Petrov - Wikipedia
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Who called it "Moving the Goalposts" and not "Debate and Switch"?!
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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
So funny watching the media try to write 2000's era Grand Theft Auto Outrage articles now that the whole country is a casino run by murderers.
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
(💖(❤️💚|✨)✨)*
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Hell-a Bambust 🏳️‍⚧️ (alleged transsexual)(spooky) @ela-bambust.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
men have figured out a new dating technique and it's "less personal grooming" it's a bold strategy cotton let's see if it works out for them
"some men are skipping showers before dates to embrace a new trend called "pheromone-maxxing" hoping their natural scent will make them more attractive
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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This is set up for laughs, but it’s actually one of the best demonstrations I’ve seen of how being capable of producing convincing sounding language and understanding meaning are two completely different things. A chatbot does not understand you, it just has automated responses based on your words.
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Franca Parianen @fparianen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Wahlkampf, die Jahreszeit in der die Berliner SPD so tun muss, als hätte sie nie Berlin regiert, wäre gerade erst angekommen, und ehrlich gesagt auch ein bisschen schockiert von den Zuständen hier
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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Remember, it's always morally correct to lie to get a vaccine
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly Parton and Tim Curry in less than 24 hours? That's fucking rough.
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Trapped O'Brien, Please Free Me From This Prison @radobrien.myatproto.social · 28/09/2025
ok this breakdown of AI writing indicators is incredible. Huge shout-out to the Wikipedia community for this
en.wikipedia.org
Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
You would be surprised how rarely you fall for AI slop if you simply do not engage at all with images that lack alt text.
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tef @tef.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
FRONTIER LABS: We turned up the sycophancy because it produces addictive behaviour, and had to turn it down because of all the lawsuits. We promise to find a good midpoint between revenue and psychosis PROGRAMMER: Thank god technology is neutral FRONTIER LABS: We're building a god, actually
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Happy Birthday, Kate! ✨ May the finite state automatons always be with you.
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Post your favourite Disney princess. Wrong answers only.
static.klipy.com
See You Soon Motherfucker Karlach
Alt: Karlach from Baldur's Gate 3 with an angry expression saying "See you soon, motherfucker!".
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
AI Guy Asks AI To Help Him Read Difficult Books
4 panel comic

Panel 1: Orange Guy holds up book and says “I’m gonna read a book”

Panel 2: Orange Guy looks at book cover and says “hmmmmm”

Panel 3: Orange Guy types a query into his phone

Panel 4: Close up on phone screen reveals AI responding with “a chocolate factory is a factory made of chocolate”
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Hell-a Bambust 🏳️‍⚧️ (alleged transsexual)(spooky) @ela-bambust.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
From now on I'll be pronouncing "gnocchi" as *deafening clown honk*
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gabby @fullmoon.id · 09/08/2026
"The nice thing about NixOS is that once you get your configuration just right you never need to touch it again" - girl who keeps touching it again
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I still get ear worms from this occasionally. It's a lot of fun!
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I would have had the same reaction. I don't care that you put the cockroach into my soup as a joke, I don't want to eat this soup anymore.
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
4 panel comic

Panel 1:
A post from “kavishj9611” that reads: 

“All the people who are anti-Al or want to slow Al progress, I have one question:
If Al disappeared tomorrow, could you still get through an entire workday without ChatGPT, Claude, or any other
Al tool?
Imagine Al was suddenly banned.
Would you actually be willing to give it up?”

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And Orange Guy and a Pink Guy are standing in a room that has two pipes in it. Both pipes are pumping raw sewage into the room. The characters are waist deep in it.
Orange Guy says smugly “Ok Mr “I don’t want to be in a room that’s filling up with raw sewage” let me ask you this”

Panel 3:
The sewage has reached their chests. Pink Guy is gagging. Orange Guy smugly continues “If all this sewage disappeared right now, could you get through the day without it?”

Panel 4:
The sewage is almost up to their eyeballs. Orange Guys says “Look at that shit floating past your face. Are you willing to give that up?”
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Just loving how John Cleese, now reduced to one of his own caricatures, rages about immigrants coming to the UK and failing to accept "our" culture, from his home in ... (checks notes) ... Nevis in the Caribbean.
Telegraph article: John Cleese: I trust Rupert Lowe more than any other leader
Monty Python star backs the Restore Britain founder in a series of social media posts
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
(💧*💦(⛄💧|🌪️))*💧*💦
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logicbutton @logicbutton.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Holy shit youtu.be/9wDr2dec474
youtu.be
Neighbors say noise from Michigan data center is 24/7 and upending their lives
YouTube video by WXYZ-TV Detroit | Channel 7
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
🍄(🍐|🌳🌿|🌳🍏🍄|🌿🍄)*🌿
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Els @geekingthething.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
No. And your question asking privileges have been revoked.
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
(🌴|🌷|🌵🌿)*🌵
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-𝚖𝚘𝚡 ☃︎ ❄︎ @moxiest.art · 14/07/2026
happy bastille day
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Good job, Kate! 🐀
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
god I can't wait to speak ill of the dead
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 06/07/2026
Subtitles as paid upgrade? On behalf of everyone with disabilities, fuck you very much
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
/Sam Reich voice/ "Get ready for a GAME CHANGER! Tonight's guests: Shuffling his opening hand back into his library and drawing one fewer card, it's Brennan Lee Mulligan!"
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Rest is a vital part of enjoying cons!
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
This one was surprisingly tricky! My best attempt: 🐞*(🐛(🐌?🐣🐙(🐞*🐛)?)*🐌?🐣🐙?)?
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I vote Dominion War Diary
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Cathode Ray Tube Monitor? More like Cathode *Gay*... Tube Monitor.
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Just saw "Glass Onion". Excellent film! I really liked the part where Rian Johnson himself came on, looked directly into the camera and said "Vigilante justice is great, actually!".
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Not-The-Conversation-Starter @convobreaker.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
This will become ever green
ohhh okay see what you did wrong is neurons are supposed to fire while you watch things. you're supposed to comprehend the information presented and think about what it means

did you know that things characters do in stories are often supposed to tell you something about their personality or motivations. did you know that elements in stories wouldn't be there if the author didn't put them there on purpose, and so there's usually some kind of intention behind them.
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
☀️🥵 I do not like the Summer Heat, it only makes me feel defeat. 💀 I do not like it here or there, I do not like it in the air. 😤 I do not like it any day, I do not like it June or May. 🗓️ I do not like the Heat at all, I can't wait 'till it's finally fall. 🍂
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
🏍️(🚜|🛸🏍️)*🚲
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 01/06/2026
Happy Pride, you beautiful motherfuckers 🌈💖✨
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λTotoro @lambdatotoro.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
I pulled some cartons out of my building's paper trash container and disassembled them so that they now take up only a fraction of the space they occupied before. Now there's still room for more paper until the container gets emptied again in two weeks.
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