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Lisa

@lisathelibrarian.bsky.social
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Retired academic librarian; writing about technology, infosec, culture, etc; Also @lisathelibrarian/@infosec.exchange; formerly Twitter (@lisalalibrarian)

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All The Right Movies @alltherightmovies.com · 04/10/2026
GRAVITY was released 13 years ago this month. Acclaimed as one of the most realistic depictions of space walking ever put on screen, the behind-the-scenes story reveals a masterclass in dedication and skill… 1/41
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We're just normal men @wejustinnocentmen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We’re just innocent men
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 26/09/2026
Does my Speak-n-Spell feel pain when I type O-U-C-H? The jury is out. Philosophers and neuroscientists say that's fucking stupid, but I called a guy from the Center for Pretending that Household Electronics Are Sentient and he said there's no way to know for sure.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 24/09/2026
Man standing in front of big neon sign that says “is that good?” As the crowd chants the same. Art by Mattie lubchansky
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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Infamously, despite saying that "no expense was spared" on the island, there is a security system dependent on a constant electrical power source (in an island chain that is highly prone to storms), controlled by software, and the software is managed by *one* poorly paid and antisocial programmer
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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I came up with some more inane bullshit for everyone to argue about!
(September 23, 2026 at 10:44am)
Fake opinions to argue over…
- Never turn left on a first date.
- Every kindergarten student should have an unpaid internship.
- The periodic table is too sexual.
- Bigfoot should be allowed to vote.
- Having a dream is the same as reading a book.
- You can wear a crop top to a funeral if the deceased person was hot when they died.
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victoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I am sympathetic to Silicon Valley guys ascribing human-level consciousness to AI because if I had to talk to people from Silicon Valley all day I’d probably have a real low bar for sentience too
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Simple Sabotage Field Manual @simple-sabotage.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Pretend that instructions are hard to understand, and ask to have them repeated more than once.
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Dr. Liz: Life in the Aftertimes @lgkatzphd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If Hitchcock made films today.
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Happy Rice Truck Day to all who observe
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Patrick C Miller @patrickcmiller.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
An Early History of Space Stations: Where’s My Wheel? hackaday.com/2026/08/24/a...
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An Early History Of Space Stations: Where’s My Wheel?
Last time we found out the idea of space stations is surprisingly old. By the 1950s, everyone knew we’d be working in beautiful space stations that rotated like a wheel to give us the illusio…
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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 27/08/2026
If you aren't subscribed to the Onion print edition yet, you should.
A full page ad for Cybertruck in the Onion newspaper:

"Cybertruck (written in that god-awful graffiti font): Guaranteed to impress the EMTs pulling your corpse from the wreck."

Tesla logo at the bottom.
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amy brown 👻 @amybrown.xyz · 27/08/2026
did bluesky hear about Miss Teen Indiana’s Garfield costume
A young woman in a Garfield inspired outfit with a Garfield headdressThe young woman from the first photo is holding a lasagna that says “lasagna my love language”missinteenusa Tonight, Indiana is going Garfield!
My state costume celebrates one of Indiana's most iconic creations-Garfield, created by fellow Hoosier Jim Davis.
Born in Marion and raised in Fairmount, Davis turned an orange cat with a big personality into a character recognized and loved around the world.
But this costume represents more than a famous Hoosier.
The hand-painted comic panels on my skirt share messages inspired by my initiative, Captivating Confidence:
"Our differences are what make us beautiful."
"If we don't have love, we have nothing."
"Outer beauty attracts, but inner beauty captivates."
To me, true confidence is found in embracing what makes each of us different and recognizing that our greatest beauty comes from within. I am so excited to bring a little Hoosier humor, creativity and confidence to the Miss Teen USA stage tonight!
This one-of-a-kind costume was inspired by my vision and brought to life by Indianapolis-based costume designer, Jess West. @jesswestcostumes
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Win Monroe @winmonroe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Some thoughts on the Treasury buy back announcement (apologies in advance for the length...) The original purpose of the Tsy buy-back program was to improve structural liquidity in treasury securities. I think it’s helpful to contrast this with the two flavors of QE.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 18/08/2026
This is 100% why people who've been on X for years now get so weirdly bummed out by Bluesky or any other site. It isn't that bsky is a 'bubble', it's that being a shithead in the replies gets you an immediate nuclear-block, rather than immediately rewarded with Skinner-box treats
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X's Algorithm Feeds Off Ragebait and Impacts Democrats More, Study Finds
X is driving engagement by making users fight in the replies.
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
If Mitch McConnell’s staff doesn’t want to tell us where he is then I’m just going to start making up my own information about him. If they don’t care, why do we? I heard he’s been busy writing a bill requiring gender-neutral bathrooms and sports nationwide. Pass it on.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I love when people come over to Bluesky to beg us to fight with them on X again. You lost! We’re not playing with you anymore!
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I saw some guy complaining about why taxpayers should pay for free lunches for school kids. You never see guys like that complaining about taxpayers paying $4 billion to cancel wind energy projects because our dumb ahh president thinks windmills cause cancer.
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Goodbye James don’t let the door hit you etc
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
you TAX pied-à-terre? you tax her value like the commoner? oh! oh! jail for mayor! jail for mayor for One Thousand Years!!!!
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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 29/07/2026
turns out, appointing a non-credible idiot crony to the most important central banking job in the world was a bad idea
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HolBat(Commission open on November) @kholbatar.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Artists, show us something epic!
Red Ruby superhero in red spandex. Abstraction
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All The Right Movies @alltherightmovies.com · 19/07/2026
ROBOCOP was released 39 years ago this week. One of the most popular science fiction/action films of the 1980s and a classic example of Paul Verhoeven satire, the making of story is one you would definitely buy for a dollar… 1/37
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Interstellar: SpaceX Investor Edition
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The Floppy Guy 🌈💾 @floppyguy.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
enby 4 life 💛🤍💜🖤💾 #nonbinary #floppydiskart
3.5" floppy disks arranged in a square. The colors correspond with the non-binary flag
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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Been too long since I did a big silly ancient history 🧵so let's bring an old one back over from the Bad Place: It's time for ::air horn:: Publius Ventidius Bassus, the coolest Roman you have never heard of and the only person to walk in a triumph first as captive, then as triumphing general. 1/
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warrior cop @wyattprivilege.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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anti-zionist dog 🇵🇸 @puppydoggaming.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
i will say lindsey graham being asked by a reporter how mitch mcconnell is doing, answering “i don’t know, i’m going to check right now” and then dying is hilarious
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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 12/07/2026
T2 foster parents meme:

"Are my Republican Senators okay?"

"Lindsey, how was your trip to Ukraine?"

"Oh, it was great.
I just spent 20 minutes talking about it with Mitch McConnell!"

"Your Republican Senators are dead."
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Stephen @tgk.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Folks, we have a RIPCON 3. I believe this is our highest level since doing this
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Stephen @tgk.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Today is a great reminder that we can never be too ready.
A chart outlining the RIP BOZO Readiness Condition (RIPCON), which is a riff off of DEFCON. There are 5 levels, with 5 being lowest and 1 being the highest. The chart details descriptions of these levels, examples and actions to take in the event something occurs.
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☀️ Starshine @starshine.bsky.social · 30/11/2023
anubis furry cartoon 

first panel to whaddup, it’s ya boi anubis, back at it again with another soul unboxing video 

2nd panel anubis weighing a heart and feathers the feathers are lighter 

“now as you can see, this one is a lot heavier than a feather, which longtime viewers will know is really bad haha
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The_Lady_Red @theladyred.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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Death at the claw machine.

Lindsey Graham? Is Mitch even in this thing?
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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
hardware prices 🤝 astrology keeping an eye on chinese ram
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Michael "Fallen Coffee Pot of Shadows" Senters the Sigillite:ABD @mikesenters.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
A live look at Platner HQ:
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Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Bwaaahahahahahahahahaaaa www.vice.com/en/article/t...
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Thieves Are Now Targeting AI Data Center Construction Sites for Copper and Expensive Equipment
Investigators recovered two stolen trailers carrying $1.3 million in data center supplies, including copper wire and infrastructure equipment.
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70s Sci-Fi Art @70sscifiart.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
For Sci-Fi Cutaway Saturday, here's an impressive multi-level scene by Günter Radtke.
A helicopter flies over an offshore oil rig, with a supply boat nearby. A cutaway in a submerged structure shows its internal workings and support columns, while cutaways above the water reveal pipes and tanks.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The only thing "wedding in a stadium" brings to mind is the Moonies.
Moonies cult mass wedding ceremony in a stadium
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Ed @notdred.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Margaret Thatcher
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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
InfoWars: The universe expands this fall.
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Azasloth @azasloth.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
You EXCOMMUNICATE Miette like the heretic? Oh! Oh! Jail for Mother Church! Jail for Ten Thousand Years!
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Nathaniel William Horadam @horadam.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
As we kick off the Round of 32, I give you what these matchups are really about: 1. Canada 🇨🇦 vs. South Africa 🇿🇦 - Battle of the Commonwealth nations 2. Brazil 🇧🇷 vs. Japan 🇯🇵 - Battle of the Portuguese Jesuit "colonies" 3. Germany 🇩🇪 vs. Paraguay 🇵🇾 - Battle of *chuckles nervously* (1/x)
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KinoFabino 🇵🇸 @kinofabino.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Reposting because of the sony news
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Hackers On Planet Earth 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @hope.net · 01/07/2026
An important message from HOPE: www.2600.com/content/help...
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HELP ENSURE HOPE'S SUCCESS | 2600
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Tom O @vgtomo.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 01/07/2026
This is like Ray thinking about the Sta-Puft Marshmallow Man.
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The Quizmonster @quizmonster.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
"Brand New Day" from the Wiz (movie). "Burn in Hell" by Twisted Sister. "Best Day Ever" by Spongebob. "Ewok Celebration" from Return of the Jedi. "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" by REM. "Glad to See You Go" by the Ramones. Many others.
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