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Equestrian, Roboticist, studying to be a Patent Agent

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 05/10/2026
Exactly this. And in fact, many models *have* been created this way, and decades of prior machine learning systems *were* created this way, consensually. These things are choices! People are STILL working this way! It’s not just that a better world is possible — it already EXISTS. We can nurture it.
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Lone @lonefire.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
*Welsh cob (And note, I say this owning a Connie x TB who has Northern Dancer as a great granddad twice)
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Lone @lonefire.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If the horse is accelerating, front leg going down a foot will likely cause a big enough fall to toss the rider - might also break the horse's leg (depending on how stick legged the breed is, a Welshil cob might be fine but a TB with any amount of Northern Dancer in the pedigree might not survive).
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Sara Gibbs is Scary Enough Already @sararoseg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
He imposed Shania Law
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Lone @lonefire.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My foster baby, Peanut
Tortiseshell kitten with an orange collar lying twisted with her belly up as only a cat can on a grey bath mat. She is hoping for both play and pats.
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Lone @lonefire.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Mine is still on.
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Lone @lonefire.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Note, that is the US Jockey Club rules - other breeds or sports have their own rules (ex. the Appaloosa Horse Club requires both distinct names and distinct sounding names, and has a couple of specific reserved words of old ranch names or bloodlines)
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Lone @lonefire.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Only if the horse is considered famous enough to be on the JC Permanent List (won an Eclipse award, won >$2m, or won one of a couple of specific big races like any of the Triple Crown races or the Breeder's Cup Classic). Also can't name related horses the same thing even if not on the P list.
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Lone @lonefire.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In the US it's the Order of the Engineer, but they only give us aluminum rings (they do tell us the story of the Canadian bridge rings though).
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Identify as a republican and then see how far I can get making every answer about abolishing the British monarchy.
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Ernest Luckman @ernieluckman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I know as a personal injury lawyer to me everything looks like we a problem that could be solved by a more powerful tort law system but my god would this be solved by a more powerful tort law system.
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Lone @lonefire.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Woah, those ytterbium-doped garnets are absolutely gorgeous!
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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.
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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
incredibly well-done resident evil teaser from a movie theater
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Brossentia/Digby @ Home @brossentia.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We should honestly just make some sort of ethical AI certification. It'd be fairly simple: - No LLMs - Any used data is either gathered by their own research or acquired with informed consent - Not something a human can reasonably do Medical field has plenty of AI research that fits these criteria
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Micah Lee @micahflee.com · 16/09/2026
okay I published a blog all about it! bsky.app/profile/did:...
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SBDValley @sbdvalley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I'm joining the war on AI on the side of Rokos Basilisk.
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SMBC Comics @smbccomics.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I wonder if the cost of chips has cut down on conspiracies. COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/gates-3 PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm... STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
1-panel SMBC comic update. A man with a beard sits in the left corner, agitated, stating "Bill Gates put microchips in me! Hundreds of ‘em!" A man wearing glasses swiftly turns towards him, asking "really? What year? Do they have onboard memory? Where are you sleeping tonight?" The caption below the comic reads "The RAM shortage takes a dark turn."
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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Honestly, as a sometimes tort defense lawyer, I would suggest less public comments about your prior knowledge of your own products' dangerousness.
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Lone @lonefire.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
As a hunter rider in the late 90s (before zippered riding boots were a thing) - boot hooks, elbow grease, and swearing. Lots of swearing.
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Lone @lonefire.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Neurospicy as charged (ADHD)! I could see him mentally recalibrating as I was answering and the rest of the standard Kaiser suite of questions all had qualifiers added on the end to make them much more direct.
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Lone @lonefire.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
When I swapped over to my new psych a few months ago (changed insurance), he asked if I had any weapons in the house. He, uh, was not expecting me to list off knives and swords and a bow (no guns though). (Deleted and reposted comment bc a typo caused a weird bad link to show up)
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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026
As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 31/08/2026
grifting so hard you are the only person ever banned from kalshi? absolutely nobody does it like George Santos
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern?
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Lone @lonefire.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It's really tough right now in the Bay Area for adoptions - I foster with TVAR (Danville) and we've only been getting one or two adoptions per week most of this year.
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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I'm at an mcr stadium show as they sing welcome to the black parade under a lunar eclipse. 15 year old me is retroactively having an aneurysm.
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Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 28/08/2026
[King of the Hill meme. Top panel: Bobby Hill holds a piece of paper against a classroom window. The paper reads "Dolly Parton died". Bottom panel: Principal Moss, looking through the window at several children inside who are crying: "Because of Dolly, those kids can read, and they are very upset"]
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Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 27/08/2026
Moose Allain ⚇ (@MooseAllain) on twitter: "Terrible night. Dreamt something bit me on the neck. Got up to check, but the mirror wasn't working."
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 26/08/2026
Report: Tim Curry's death to be investigated by suspicious group of eccentrics gathering at his house
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Report: Tim Curry's death to be investigated by suspicious group of eccentrics gathering at his house
LOS ANGELES - Following the death of beloved 80-year-old British actor Tim Curry, observers have noted a coterie of anonymous upper crust suspects arriving at his mansion in order to investigate the m...
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Toss @stevenspoints.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing
Instagram post from the official Muppets account: Few humans have earned the title of honorary Muppet more than the legendary Tim Curry. As a performer he was unparalleled - witty, charming, unnerving, and deeply funny. We will always consider it one of our greatest treasures to have been part of Long John Silver’s crew. Thank you for everything, Tim.
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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
of the many things to love about Tim Curry and Dolly Parton, here's one: It's as if every time they heard someone say, "you're going too big," they went BIGGER. Big presence, big hair, big charisma, big everything. Pouring one out for two artists who just WENT FOR IT and never apologized for that.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Sometimes I’ll open threads and immediately be hit with truths I never would expect to find there.
A Threads post by somebody called Georgie Porgie and it says no browse tomorrow for anybody tits at half mast for Dolly
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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com
NASHVILLE, TN (August 25, 2026) – Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

 

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000). 

 

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

 

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message at www.dollyparton.com.         

 

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com.
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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 25/08/2026
Be the person Dolly Parton would’ve wanted you to be: yourself.
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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 25/08/2026
Do you ever just look over at the cat bed next to you like ... what....... what is this
a tangle ?? of cat odds and ends, in a round grey cat bed clamped to a faux-wood desk. it is black, but individual cat parts cannot really be distinguished. i think the tail is closest to the viewer.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 16/08/2026
"People dramatically underestimate what thousands of organized humans can accomplish when they are adequately fed, aggressively supervised, and denied alternative career paths."
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Notes from a Tired Egyptian Guy Whose Job Is Explaining That Humans Built the Pyramids
A traveler asked: “How could ancient people possibly understand mathematics?” Excellent question. We accidentally invented geometry while trying to avoid car...
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iucounu @iucounu.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
In Star Trek people often complain that replicated food is not as good as naturally produced food, which is weird when replicators are presumably using the same technology as transporters, which can perfectly replicate Spock every time. But is Spock getting less flavoursome over time? In this essay,
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Jen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
BREAKING: It made the final cut. Congratulations, Michigan, you might have the best voting sticker of 2026.
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Media in my Downloads folder :steamhappy: @furry-hater.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
chaumas posting on tumblr saying: "my dad's best friend who transitioned after being in a car wreck with a moose posted transition pictures and she's looking amazing."

nentuaby asks: "Waitlike. Are these just two facts about her or did the moose somehow crack her egg along with her car."

chaumas clarifies, saying: "she wasn't publicly out before the moose incident but she needed extensive reconstructive surgery and just snuck gender affirming surgeries into that. so yeah to most people it definitely looked like she had a near death moose experience and they just rebuilt her into a woman."
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Lone @lonefire.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Nah, for me: Green - History Blue - English Red - Math White - Science Black - Computer Programming/Engineering (I always grabbed white instead of yellow)
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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Men! Work on your PLUMAGE. Your DANCE MOVES. Your SINGING. Build her a HOUSE. Full of nice SHINY STUFF. Bring her a freshly killed dead MOUSE!
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Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 21/02/2025
ouroborosorder posts on tumblr: "oh so when the final boss's phase transitions, gamers love it, but when l, a trans woman,"
moeblo replies: "I support every trans woman's right to have their health bar dramatically refill accompanied by flashy VFX and the name above the hp bar changing."
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Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 21/02/2025
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holyunholy: "glowing hot metal is such a touchable shade of orange"

thyrell: "im a welder and this let me tell you this does not go away if youre around a lot of hot metal its actually worse"
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Crow @abbyjane.cloverdalelane.com · 14/08/2026
I think about this a lot.
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@TimHenke9
eat shit, René Magritte
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Mauv @ThatsMauvelous • 1d the machine refused to recognize my humanity until i professed to believe that a sign painted to look like a traffic light is indeed a traffic light.
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Select all squares with traffic lights
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Kathryn Tewson @kathryntewson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
A King County Superior Court judge in Washington state has found that Kalshi’s trick of calling itself a “prediction market” doesn’t make it not gambling under the Washington Gambling Act, and has therefore ordered Kalshi to stop almost all activity within the state. Read more here:
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Judge orders Kalshi cease numerous Washington operations | Washington State
A King County Superior Court judge issued a final order requiring KalshiEX (Kalshi) to cease many of its Washington operations after finding that Kalshi likely violated the Washington Gambling Act and...
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Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 11/08/2026
Mike Sheward (@SecureOwl@infosec.exchange) on Mastodon: "unfortunately last night our AI model escaped its sandbox and gained access to a JIRA server, at which point it felt it best to return to it's sandbox"
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Lone @lonefire.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Still worth it to be able to kill Macbeth.
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Lone @lonefire.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Tbf there are actually frugs - I got my sister one and one of her cats has claimed it as her own. www.steady-hands.com/products/frug
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Collaboration with Abi Toads! it's a frog, it's a rug it's a motherfreaking FRUG put it on the ground, hang it on the wall, do whatever you want with it! Material: Polyester with non slip backing Dime...
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
We are sold out of gay frug plushies. I repeat, we are sold out of gay frog plushies.
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The Onion’s InfoWars Site Is Selling Plushies That Are Turning the Frickin’ Frogs Gay
None of these words are in the Bible.
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