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R Sitze

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Transplant, Earth. PNW Ally. Equality. Safe ground. MSFT Alumni. Cats: Pumpkin and Saturn. You might know me as NetDef

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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 1h
Time for him to prove his views. Personally. In a haz bio lab, no PPE.
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 30/09/2026
Stop. Maxxing. Anything. Moderation for health is better.
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 29/09/2026
Bit of a milestone reached this last weekend. Sitting at 140 ish books completed during the streak, not quite a book per week.
Reading streak banner in my book app. 

"1,000 days of daily reading. You're in a league of your own." 

1000 days in a row
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 26/09/2026
You think these rogue AI intrusions are bad now? So far it's been the equivalent of unauthorized 'Read' access. Soon, it will be unauthorized 'Write' access, and then chaos will really kick us in the teeth. Leaks are bad, but changing our data will be far worse.
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 26/09/2026
I've been reading all my life. I'm comfortable with thousands of writing styles. Lately tho I've sensing a common new pattern of structure in writing, for now mostly in articles, and it's all the same, but by different writers... And I'm calling it, more independent writers are now using LLMs.
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026
I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.
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threddy 🦖 @threddyrex.org · 23/09/2026
apropos of nothing in particular
[PANEL 1 - Sam and Freddy chatting]

Sam: I'm meeting with the writers about the new documentation project.

Freddy: Why do we need writers? Can't AI do that?


[PANEL 2 - Closeup on Sam, and they are scowling]

Sam: Where do you think AI gets its writing from?
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 22/09/2026
Drop em. Drop them all.
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 21/09/2026
I'm wondering now if dicamba has been used in my area and drifted into our garden this year.
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 20/09/2026
We learn best by making our own special mistakes and building past them.
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Ed Bott @edbott.com · 18/09/2026
Any fellow tech authors out there who have received a Notice of Disagreement from the Anthropic Settlement administrators involving your contract with Pearson? Let's talk.
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 18/09/2026
All he needs is to defer the crash until right after the next potus takes office so the party can blame them...
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 17/09/2026
This is good risk assessment and mitigation planning in action. Applies to any class of risk.
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 17/09/2026
Fire. Ready. Aim.
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Ed Yong is offline @edyong209.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Briefly popping my head back in to unveil the cover of my upcoming book, LIFE BEYOND MEASURE: Nature's Hidden Wonders at Every Scale. It’ll be out on April 6 in the U.S. and April 29 in the U.K. and you can pre-order it right now! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757705... 1/
A book cover featuring a beautiful closely cropped portrait of an Anna's hummingbird. The cover says LIFE BEYOND MEASURE: Nature's Hidden Wonders at Every Scale, by Ed Yong. The image also says US: 4/06/27 and UK: 4/29/27
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Benjamin Slyngstad @slyngstad.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
They never learn that it’s a trick.
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threddy 🦖 @threddyrex.org · 14/09/2026
Tech Predictions

[PANEL 1 - Freddy and Binny chatting in the office.]

Freddy: Binny, what are your tech predictions for 2027.

Binny: I predict robots will take over all tech jobs.

Freddy: Ha! That must be one of your a.i. hallucinations.

[PANEL 2 - closeup on Binny, with stern face.]

Binny: Yeah. Must be.
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 11/09/2026
Jump! 🎼🎶
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 09/09/2026
"Reality doesn’t read rosy government propaganda—and if you can’t see reality, you can’t fix it."
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 09/09/2026
Except everyone would have to agree not to play
A STRANGE GAME.

THE ONLY WINNING MOVE IS NOT TO PLAY.
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 09/09/2026
🎼 🎶 Do you wanna build a Union? Would you like a better life? Would you like a fairer paycheck, A slightly bigger slice Of your share of apple pie? Your benefits are shrinking Your pays been cut: Inflation has passed you by! Do you wanna build a Union? It doesn't have to be disunion...
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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
we chose this long weekend project not because it is easy, but because we thought it would be easy
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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Every once in awhile, in the midst of my nights, I’m struck dumb with awe and a strange, refracted grief: It’s legitimately fucking *crazy* how good the internet used to be
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 04/09/2026
There are still heros in our midst. ❤️
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026
macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 27/08/2026
The correct name is Niigani-gichigami (Yes, really)
Map of Niigani-gichigami

Also known as Lake Ontario
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 26/08/2026
The muses do not care about age, or anything else physical. They just want two things: 1) To be heard or felt 2) For one to create after listening or feeling.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Christian H. Klosz: "Remember: If you're a lone masker again, know that in another, more advanced culture you would be totally normal. The problem isn't you, it's them." Source: x.com/_Kun3_0/stat... @ckklosz.bsky.social
Poster Title: Promotional graphic advocating for public mask-wearing, themed around Japanese culture.
Visual Elements:
•	Top: A white N95/P2 cup-shaped respirator mask centered against a dark blue background with glowing starburst effects.
•	Middle: A blue and white pie chart showing a little over half shaded in blue.
•	Bottom: A row of three graphics: the flag of Japan, two hands shaking, and a cartoon globe showing the Americas.
Text Content:
•	"In Japan, wearing a mask is a sign of consideration for others."
•	"56.8% of people in Japan wear masks most of the time (2025 national survey)"
•	"Not because they have to. Because they care about others."
•	"Kindness is powerful. Mask up."
•	"Inspired by Japanese culture of caring for others"
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 26/08/2026
Yeesssss
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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️
Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.
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dawnymock @dawnymock.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
And a special one from the pile from Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦
Trump as doggie doo
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Alexandra Witze @alexwitze.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Do you want to write a story about volcanoes that changed history? the editor asked. Why yes. Yes, I do. My piece in @knowablemag.bsky.social on the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days that can transpire after an eruption: knowablemagazine.org/content/arti... 🧪🌋
knowablemagazine.org
Volcanoes that made history
Long after the lava stopped flowing, enormous eruptions altered Earth’s climate and societies all over the globe
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 18/08/2026
Still leasing that Comcast router? Did you know you can buy your own, stop paying the rental fee on your bill, and now, improve your privacy at home?
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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
For anyone who cares about the sanctity of the written word, this feels like the start of a sea change. Thanks to the US AI Transparency Act, all companies are now required to watermark TEXT. Claude will use a sophisticated word-choice cipher that cannot be erased: www.axios.com/2026/08/12/a...
axios.com
Anthropic's text watermarks signal new front in AI detection
Claude-generated text and files will carry watermarks to comply with new European Union transparency regulations.
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Amy Rae Hill @amyraehill.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Listing previews are up! Shop goes live Saturday at 10am PT :) amyraehill.com
Mug featuring the Milky Way, mug featuring the Moon, and bowl featuring Mars.Jar featuring an astronaut walking along a landscape, cup featuring a crescent planet against the stars.Four small jars, each one could fit in the palm of your hand. My hand is pulling out the cork of one. They feature various colorful landscapes with astronaut or rover figures.
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 13/08/2026
Before you accept that job, remember that the administration has a track record of treating certain parties as both expendable and deniable.
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 12/08/2026
Two links relevant to recent news for the technical crowd. 1/2 www.police1.com/police-produ...
police1.com
First look: The GLOVE use of force tool from Compliant Technologies
When the pads of the GLOVE come into direct contact with human skin, it generates pain compliance
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threddy 🦖 @threddyrex.org · 11/08/2026
I've been working in tech for a loooooong time and I just received a fraudulent mfa prompt and I probably spent too long thinking about whether or not it was valid. How do non-tech folks do this.
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 09/08/2026
Hello darkness my old friend
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 08/08/2026
Unexpected turn of events, Mercedes AMG branding their customers. And I don't mean "brand" as in marketing speak. Or, is it?
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 08/08/2026
@threddyrex.org
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 08/08/2026
All shall share a seat at the table. 🧵
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 06/08/2026
Seattle frens Please remember raccoons are wild animals, and can seriously damage pets, and you. They might "look" cute but.....
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 06/08/2026
New project outline, save the planet. Problem: human politics can't even pause climate change. arxiv.org/abs/2607.13084
arxiv.org
Retaining Earth's Habitability Beyond the Life of the Sun
The Earth is rare and large-scale interstellar travel may be unfeasible - instead of migrating to other solar systems, future civilisations on Earth may have to remain. However, left unchecked, the Ea...
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Ann Johnson @ajohnsocyber.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I just donated to this important cause! Together, we can make a difference. Will you join me? Best Friends is coordinating with Washington State to lead the response for animals at risk as a result of the wildfires secure.bestfriends.org/page/FUNFXJK...
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Help animals affected by the Washington wildfires
Your donation will support Best Friends' wildfire response efforts in Washington, helping provide urgent care, resources, and support to pets affected by the wildfires in and around the Spokane area. ...
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 04/08/2026
This was likely a trial run to test the owners tolorance. The owners of BMW cars are not pleased at the ad invading their space.
techspot.com
BMW is putting Spider-Man ads on your dashboard, after promising it never would
The promotion began on July 27, 2026, and is scheduled to run through August 10 across more than 70 markets. On supported vehicles, starting the car brings...
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 03/08/2026
New Phishing method (at least for me): Email from "CC company," very realistic, announcing I will be upgraded with a very large credit line increase with much lower annual interest. Says no action needed, and no links to click, no phone number to call. What's the payload? -1/2-
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 02/08/2026
Stop stealing copper from transit power lines and do something useful with your life.
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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 01/08/2026
This is all too relatable.
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