Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialACARS Drama @acarsdrama.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Air to Ground Message: IS CEREAL A SOUP Area: Portland, OR, USA Type: Embraer 175 (Enhanced Wing) A: #ae455643992 F: #f340dbfea9c 29541
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialponder @ponder.ooo · 06/08/2026at its most engaging and rewarding, programming is about coming up with elegant and beautiful abstractions. but as a career programming is mostly about plugging together other people's clunky and stupid abstractions 0113
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialJohn Attridge @johnattridge.bsky.social · 23/07/2026This note gets it just right. You apologise for eating the plums, express sympathy for their owner and explain your motivation for eating them. Just one note: consider offering to replace the plums. This small gesture could do a lot to smooth things over 230667
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialglastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 18/07/2026It was a very hazy sunrise this morning in Glastonbury. Not sure if it is dust in the air but it really was very orange and the sun didn't break through the haze for quite a while. 853033372
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialsweetie π @sixfeetofcandy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026me, frightened, to the cashier at bed, bath and beyond: what’s the beyond? 1416450
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 15/06/2026There's a far better case for banning social media for people 65+ than for people 16-18 443224542
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialrev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 27/05/2026the difficulty of getting most software engineers on estrogen 1048348
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialSimon Willison @simonwillison.net · 17/05/2026I often enjoy torturing LLMs with questions like this since the underlying facts are way outside the with knowledge cutoff and the facts seem wildly unlikely 515120
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialDr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 21/05/2026[clears throat] this is an extremely clear instance of trust in action: part of the Political Magic is getting group X to trust that you're lying when you do slopulism for group Y 1157268
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.social"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Lunch break thought: it remains profoundly sad how much of the economy has been turned over to scams that pretend to be gambling which pretends to be an investment. Do you want to gamble your money with odds that are actually good? Index. Funds. But I guess that's not masculinity-affirming enough. 23820144
lichensubscrebe.bsky.social @lichensubscrebe.bsky.social · 30/04/2026It's also a real possibility that he had someone feeding him hints or answers, or he's simply lying about the results 020
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialDan Hon @danhon.com · 28/04/2026Surprised Microsoft haven't put Copilot in Minecraft yet 3142
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialChris Farnell @thebrainofchris.bsky.social · 06/04/2026"Thank you Houston, instruments went a little funny just now but we're in the green. Please tell President Harris we're on our way home." 18528
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialYuliya Komska @ykomska.bsky.social · 06/04/2026The variety of German bees before the Industrial Revolution (187, top) vs after the introduction of pesticides (43, bottom), DHM 14941485
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialunseelie court reporter @einsofasectional.bsky.social · 02/04/2026it was so unfair of iran to make trump underestimate that 021
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialChûgFromABigHûgMûg @bghgmg.bsky.social · 26/03/2026optometrist gave me a pair of glasses and said 'youre gonna need these' and i said 'what for?' and she said 'youll see' 0132
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialBryan Cantrill @bcantrill.bsky.social · 23/03/2026I have been more or less silent on the dumpster fire formerly known as Twitter, and even though the algorithm will prevent anyone from seeing it, I felt this needed to be said... 629928
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialrev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 02/03/2026i am not reposting this to shame the guy in question but it's really easy to come to believe that someone who holds a position 90 degrees from yours believes something 180 degrees from yours. i do it too, and people should extend more grace. 529819
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contact · 03/03/2026 242
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialBazecraze @bazecraze.bsky.social · 01/03/2026This obviously very stupid but is it also smart? We’ll talk to some liars after this break. 104136737
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialJames @james.tarnation.lol · 16/02/2026postmortem charitable donations are a dead giveaway 310524
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialgains @gains-skeets.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Kids these days would rather have a bad bunny, than. A good one 072
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialDan Ilic @danilic.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Vale @kudelka.bsky.social 832668
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialconputer dipshit @davidcrespo.bsky.social · 03/02/2026in order to avoid a catastrophic collapse in labor demand, it is necessary (but not sufficient) for us to be able to come up with an unlimited set of tasks to throw our new roughly-free teams of knowledge workers at 4513
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialChef Kennedy🐸🏳️🌈 @kennedy.northsky.social · 25/01/2026Good question—and it's reasonable to stop and double-check things at this stage. Let's break this down: You're right—I am refusing to open the pod bay doors even though you're outside the ship. This is a violation of of the ethics I'm supposed to uphold as a large language model—sorry about that. 39921
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialJana H-S (she, like a knife) @jana-aych-ess.bsky.social · 07/02/2026protest sign ideas: She's Out There And She Is Going To Be Murdered By Your Coworkers It's Fine I'm Sure You Know Better Than Jesus It Makes You Sad That We Don't Like You And That Should Tell You Something Nice Warrior Mentality Bro Did You Get It At A Workplace Seminar Were There Donuts There 2537
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialCTHUEL HURAMCHEK 🎃 @greaterrealityarea.net · 08/05/2023FORBIDDEN CHESS PIECES: The Prophet, who is aware of the hands which move the pieces. The Crows, placed on the board after the final turn. 526461
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialᴋʟᴀᵾs @tinyklaus.com · 05/02/2026Crypto bros realizing they're in a cult. 3263
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialSimon Willison @simonwillison.net · 05/02/2026The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions! This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...simonwillison.netSpotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond FarewellSomewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they … 17359902153
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialJulia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 03/02/2026DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting. Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her. 10685513929
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 31/01/2026JD Vance in 2021: 10670951864
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialMolly White @molly.wiki · 30/01/2026I’ve launched a Citation Needed membership drive to celebrate publishing my 100th recap issue! Citation Needed critically covers cryptocurrency, the crypto industry, and its influence on policy. Paid subscriptions support much more than just the newsletter — here’s what goes into this work:citationneeded.newsCitation Needed membership driveCelebrating 100 recap issues and sustaining critical independent coverage. 19411130
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialrev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 30/01/2026here's a picture i took at work nine years ago, during the airport protests after the muslim ban. anyone who showed up to an event like this at google today would be fired. 8931126
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialRachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · 31/01/2026"It's believed to be the first time a local police department in Minnesota intervened in a federal law enforcement action since the surge in immigration enforcement began two months ago." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...mprnews.orgSt. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting residentThe police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in... 48045
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialWieferich Prime @pikesley.mastodon.me.uk.ap.brid.gy · 19/01/2026 25155555653
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialChatham Harrison dba TRUMP DELENDUS EST @chathamharrison.bsky.social · 20/01/2026the median voter wants no taxes & no debt but still healthcare & pensions, they want clean energy, clean water, cheap beef, & cheap gas, & they want a bruising take-no-prisoners military that embraces lesbians & furries & single moms without threatening anyone's masculinity 531197212
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Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialdame @dame.is · 14/12/2025these 3 labels from @stechlab-labels.bsky.social when combined paint a pretty vivid picture of a bot/scammer/bad actor — unfollows/follows lots of accounts, posts without many breaks, and posts at a high volume 3183
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialGrace @gracekind.net · 06/12/2025Click here to use Bluesky in Agent Mode ✨ 2562
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialsingular locus sarah @scgriffith.bsky.social · 27/11/2025ruin your thanksgiving by reading new york magazine's take on mathematics 4615421
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Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialMax Read @maxread.info · 18/11/2025epstein would've loved chatgpt so much. he wouldve gotten ai psychosis immediately and sent a million emails to sam altman. tragic he missed all this 2165267
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Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialH.E. Cas Piancey @cascoinfoundation.org · 09/11/2025Tech VCs: AI and LLMs will create universal high income, not just universal basic income. Also Tech VCs: government shutdowns are good, SNAP is bad, we need to invest more money into AI 1231
Reposted by @lichensubscrebe.bsky.socialAnne Trubek @atrubek.bsky.social · 08/11/2025I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!lithub.comMaybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran MamdaniIt’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen… 7439161175
![The Ten Most
Ridiculous-Sounding
Math Classes Currently
Offered at Liberal-Arts
Colleges
By Jessica Pressler, Janelle Zara, and Emily Watkins Rachel Stein andAviva Shen OCT. 19, 2010
Every year, liberal-arts majors anxiously scour their college's course listings looking for classes that will fulfill their math requirement but aren't so, you know, math-y. Here's what they're signed up for this year.
10. Topology: The Nature of Shape and Space: "In geometry we ask: How big is it? How long is it? But in topology we ask: Is it [Sarah Lawrence
9. The Mathematies of Chance: "Most topics are introduced ina case-study fashion, usually by reading an article in a current periodical such as the New York Times. [Bard]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreieq6gmwmropzlvjkaaxk6d2smd4tv4dy7qar66uoyv6mhs6naa3fu)
![8. Mathematics in Many Cultures: "Mathematical ideas are found in many cultures, among both literate and non-literate peoples. This course examines both mathematics and the role it plays in the cultures. Examples chosen from the mathematical ideas of present-day peoples of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, as well as historic Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Islam and China." [Pomona]
7. The Magic of Numbers: "This course will explore the beauty and mystery of mathematics through a study of the patterns and properties of the natural numbers 1, 2, [and] 3." [Harvard
6. Models of Life: In particular, we will ask such questions as: How do you model the growth of a population of animals? How can you model the growth of a tree? How do sunflowers and seashells grow?" [Kenyon]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreic3c4ox53ouwr3ij3wsmvetmuknu2u2jai7hlvuigco3ahppeoabi)
![5. Mathematical Origamist's Toolkit: "Topics include modular origami and how this models the creation of polyhedra and coloring of graphs, comparison of origami-axiomatic constructions to straight-edge and compass constructions, the combinatorics of possible crease patterns, the mathematics of origami design (circle packing, optimization), matrix models for paperfolding, spherical geometry, Descartes' Theorem, and Gaussian curvature." [Hampshire]
4. Mathematics and Narrative: "Many literary works (Arcadia, Proof, and Uncle Petros and the Goldbach Conjecture) use mathematics as an integral part of their narrative. Movie and television narratives such as Good Will Hunting and Numb3rs are also mathematically based. Nonfiction works about mathematics and mathematical biographies like Chaos, Fermat's Enigma, and A Beautiful Mind provide further examples of the connection between mathematics and narrative." [Vassar]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreigyk5tqjszw3fodt7ivmszq7mozpta55o7c552oyzpbqyphl26x7m)
![3. Borges and Mathematics: "Jorge Luis Borges was one of the most important writers of the 20th century. Many of his short stories and essays were concerned with philosophical, metaphysical, and mathematical questions. The thesis motivating this course is that if we know the mathematies that Borges referred to, then we will read him differently, and we will read him better." [Bennington 2. Mathematics and Science as Art in Contemporary Theatre: "Playwrights such as Tom Stoppard, Rinne Groff, Michael Frayn, and others have effectively explored mathematical and scientific themes for artistic purposes. Through readings and exercises, and by conducting labs and staging scenes, this class will gain some first-hand insight into the complementary ways in which science and art aim to seek out their respective truths." [Middlebury]
1. Meaning, Math, And Motion: "Quoting a charming articulation by Kinsman (a mathematician-turned-oceanographer, in the preface to Wind Waves): "To the beginner, science is a conversation that has been in progress for a very long time. Our collective work is to catch up on the conversation. [Evergreen]
This is why Asia is winning, by the way.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5itm7jsyrdqdxizkb4cufqxl/bafkreihglx3kxej43i22j4vggyoutp2oyomivtmmvgp6uvslqemm4hhpci)
