mtl613.bsky.social @mtl613.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Any of my Bluesky friends going to be in San Antonio for AACVPR next week? 000
mtl613.bsky.social @mtl613.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Cf many of the conversations around the DSM.... People get so hung up on that real/true idea that they forget to check if it's useful. Which is a much more productive conversation to have, imo... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 000
Reposted by @mtl613.bsky.socialOisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 28/08/2026This 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. 4839711480
Reposted by @mtl613.bsky.socialPBS News @pbsnews.org · 26/08/2026The world is mourning the passing of Dolly Parton. Her enormous legacy spans not only music, but the world of movies and entertainment, health care, philanthropy and education. to.pbs.org/46jwdtI to.pbs.orgRemembering Dolly Parton, whose artistry and generosity touched generationsThe world is mourning the passing of the queen of country, Dolly Parton. Her enormous legacy spans not only music, but the world of movies and entertainment, health care, philanthropy and education. A... 733053
Reposted by @mtl613.bsky.socialMicah @rincewind.run · 25/08/2026Discworld QOTD, from The Shepherd's Crown "FOR I CAN SEE THE BALANCE AND YOU HAVE LEFT THE WORLD MUCH BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT, AND IF YOU ASK ME, said Death, NOBODY COULD DO ANY BETTER THAN THAT…" 362250671
Reposted by @mtl613.bsky.socialMicah @rincewind.run · 25/08/2026GNU Dolly Parton, you truly did leave the world much better than you found it 683284
Reposted by @mtl613.bsky.socialMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 22/08/2026"Transition them from their steady diet of acorns and bugs back to table food. Expect some resistance, but be persistent. It’s important that they can eat people food once they begin school so they’re not walking around all day snacking on handfuls of gravel from their pockets." buff.ly/K4KkEz8mcsweeneys.netHow to De-Feralize Your Children for Back-to-School“Using bolt cutters, remove all small mammals currently using their hair as a habitat. This includes, but is not limited to, bats, badgers, opossums, chinchi... 18116
mtl613.bsky.social @mtl613.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Hey, @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social: have you seen the "radar-detector-detector-detectors"? Critical tech for detecting whether cops are using radar-detector-detectors, while you are using your own radar detector 😂 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_d...en.wikipedia.orgRadar detector - Wikipedia 110
mtl613.bsky.social @mtl613.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Wait, can rare booksellers poison AI training this way?? 🤔 000
Reposted by @mtl613.bsky.socialTheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 19/08/2026One of my favourite social media corners: #libraries & #librarians getting creative. Who ever said libraries are dull, books boring & librarians frightening ... & how old were they? 😉 From buechereienwien.bsky.social to Yarra Libraries, they're the life & soul of the party! #GoodMorning, everyone 58812
Reposted by @mtl613.bsky.socialU.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 18/08/2026Helmets! 1746494
mtl613.bsky.social @mtl613.bsky.social · 18/08/2026People noticing this now...a somewhat trivial thing that so quickly seems to feel impossible with the introduction of a "helping" technology. It's kind of like people who jump to alien intervention for building the pyramids? Some people can't imagine doing that w/o modern machines. 000
mtl613.bsky.social @mtl613.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Just finished reading @keezyyoung.bsky.social's "Hello Sunshine." I'm *not* a horror person, but I'm glad I gave the book a chance anyway...it's really good. "Had to stay up for hours to finish same-day" good. 151
Reposted by @mtl613.bsky.socialAnna F. Walker @spyglassart.bsky.social · 10/08/2026When Shel Silverstein predicted AI 839995
Reposted by @mtl613.bsky.socialdepths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 10/08/2026 1391197
Reposted by @mtl613.bsky.socialAnn Leckie @annleckie.com · 06/08/2026For various Reasons I have been pondering the idea that a story needs a character that is Obviously Like the Reader in some way for a reader to identify with. Which led me to remember this. www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur...cbc.caAstronaut Chris Hadfield answers a five-year-old's questions about Voyager | CBC Radio 610918
Reposted by @mtl613.bsky.socialJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Happy “There Will Come Soft Rains” Day to all who celebrate. users.wpi.edu/~zrbutzke/Do...users.wpi.edu 37418
Reposted by @mtl613.bsky.socialAdam Rawnsley @arawnsley.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast. 10346181519
Reposted by @mtl613.bsky.socialRedPen/BlackPen @redpenblackpen.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Reposting for the Monday morning crowd: We call her little Polly Prompt Injection. My riff on the classic @xkcd.com comic -> xkcd.com/327/ 11410
Reposted by @mtl613.bsky.socialMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 27/07/2026PIN Number ATM Machine UPC Code LCD Display We regret to inform you that this phenomenon has a name: RAS Syndrome. Redundant Acronym Syndrome…Syndrome. 651578431
mtl613.bsky.social @mtl613.bsky.social · 24/07/2026"vaccines do not cause autism" is an evidence-based claim according to the CDC. Many peer-reviewed studies support that claim. 010
Reposted by @mtl613.bsky.socialPec Nuzzler @kubibun.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I saw this cybertruck with an awesome custom paint job! 901533186
mtl613.bsky.social @mtl613.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Good book. Understanding the history of objections to vaccination -- as far back in history as possible -- (and critiques to those objections) is very useful in 2026. 132
Reposted by @mtl613.bsky.socialMoz Perkins ⚓️ 🇬🇧 🏴 @mozperkins.bsky.social · 14/07/2026I'm writing a new book about all the things I should be doing. It's an oughtobiography… 811718164
Reposted by @mtl613.bsky.socialLt. Boohura @ltuhura.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Thread. Bookmark it for heat emergencies. 0104
mtl613.bsky.social @mtl613.bsky.social · 07/06/2026#1 and #5 for me. I really don't understand the tracker...but to each their own ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Then again, other people don't understand how I could be in the middle of all these books at the same time, and I just ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 110
Reposted by @mtl613.bsky.socialElder Skunk of the North @loranskunky.bsky.social · 05/06/2026The Fred Rogers Production has started uploading every episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood for free. www.youtube.com/@misterroger...youtube.comMister Rogers’ NeighborhoodWelcome to the official Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood YouTube channel! For more than 30 years, Mister Rogers created a relationship with millions of children, each of whom felt like they were visiting ... 5589584143
mtl613.bsky.social @mtl613.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Book request came through on Libby....but that library card is maxed out 😬 Might have to speed read a book or something 🙃 010
mtl613.bsky.social @mtl613.bsky.social · 01/06/2026@thestorygraph.com just downloaded the app and trying it out! Looks pretty cool so far :) Just curious: is there any way to connect the app with Libby? It would be *super* convenient to track my audiobook use automatically. Thanks! :) 010
Reposted by @mtl613.bsky.socialc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Pigeon pathfinding may depend on IMMUNE CELLS in their LIVERS 😕. Macrophages in the liver break down old red blood cells & in the process accumulate iron compounds like 'ferritin', which is superparamagnetic. These liver immune cells are found in proximity to nerve clusters. Compass cells! 613237
Reposted by @mtl613.bsky.socialLt. Boohura @ltuhura.bsky.social · 25/05/2026"All gave some, and some gave all." Today is not a day to thank people in the Military, or the Veterans. Today is the day when we remember those who gave their lives in the name of freedom. There's nothing "happy" about it, and it's more than just a day to barbecue. Please remember the Heroes.static.klipy.comWindy Red Poppies FieldALT: Windy Red Poppies Field 2258
mtl613.bsky.social @mtl613.bsky.social · 24/05/2026static.klipy.comIt'S Always Sunny In Philadelphia IasipAlt: Danny Devito "so anyway, I started blasting" It'S Always Sunny In Philadelphia 031
mtl613.bsky.social @mtl613.bsky.social · 14/05/2026@profanity.accountant ? (Probably none but let's see 😂) 100
mtl613.bsky.social @mtl613.bsky.social · 15/04/2026@hatulimyafim.bsky.social saw this and thought of you 😉 010
mtl613.bsky.social @mtl613.bsky.social · 12/09/2025I've been thinking about AI in therapy, and whether or not therapists can be replaced. Spoiler: I don't think so...but it's still important to be able to explain WHY that is. What is it about a human therapist -- what is it about THERAPY -- that machines are incapable of? 110
Reposted by @mtl613.bsky.socialDavid Bisset @davidbisset.com · 24/07/2025Why I 🧡 the web. drawafish.com Just draw the fish. Trust me. 🐟 10023051204
mtl613.bsky.social @mtl613.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Considering starting to use Bsky a lot more...I used to be active on Twitter, but Twitter doesn't really scratch the itch in the same way that it used to. (Too much algorithmic content, too few old Twitter friends) I wonder if this place can recapture the old magic of what Twitter used to be... 110
mtl613.bsky.social @mtl613.bsky.social · 10/12/2024youtube.com/shorts/QAQpo...youtube.comTaylor Tomlinson checks out Bluesky, the notably less toxic alternative to Elon Musk’s XYouTube video by After Midnight 010
Reposted by @mtl613.bsky.socialBethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 02/10/2023I feel like every workday contains the 5 stages of productivity/grief: Denial/Delusion: I can definitely get these 20 things done! Anger: WHY does everyone need 50 things from me today! Bargaining: Ok what NEEDS to be done today Depression: I can do nothing more today. Acceptance: It's midnight. 313142
