Ricki Bliss @ricki-bliss.bsky.social · 08/03/2025main games were forbidden forrest, grogs revenge and i just generally love GEOS - simon basic as well 110 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissThe Onion @theonion.com · 28/02/2025NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanestheonion.comNOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching HurricanesSILVER SPRING, MD—As mass firings of career experts and scientists continued to roil the federal government, officials confirmed Friday that cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration... 183137552908 0
Ricki Bliss @ricki-bliss.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Lost these two in 2024 and the world hasn’t been the same since. 💔 Hope you two are getting at least half as many treats up there as i would have given you - you sure both deserved every last one. 1280 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissKara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 25/02/2025I heart Tina Smith. 566566256734 0
Ricki Bliss @ricki-bliss.bsky.social · 26/02/2025😂 caught me off guard as to how accurate this comment is. 010 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissLydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Graduating during the pandemic slowed down my process and is part of why I did two postdocs. Now as a first year faculty, all the federal grants are frozen. I love the work I do but this has all of us questioning how much www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgU.S. early-career researchers struggling amid chaosUncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard 682706540 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissDavid Buchanan @retr0.id · 24/02/2025they call me 007 0 lines of code 0 commits 7 open issues 433382275 0
Ricki Bliss @ricki-bliss.bsky.social · 25/02/2025I think I Got It! - This is all just a re-implementation of the 1992 PC game Wolfenstein 3D, refactored from C to humans and scaled-up globally. Musk identifies with "TechBro / Dark Maga" along with Curtis Yarven, and Peter Theil (JD's sponsor) - It's all adding up. Just asking questions /s 010 0
Ricki Bliss @ricki-bliss.bsky.social · 25/02/2025We've invested over a trillion dollars on AI for what? Just so we could turn people into Nazis again? I'm just not seeing the ROI here. 120 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissSARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 24/02/2025www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...sciencedaily.comA molecule is shown to produce cognitive improvement in rodents with early Alzheimer's diseaseScientists have come up with a drug that is a potential candidate for tackling memory deficits in the early stages of the disease in rodents. Research shows that the drug activates the cannabinoid neu... 361112358 0
Ricki Bliss @ricki-bliss.bsky.social · 25/02/20251. A person, undeniably masculine based on endless self-announcement, who enforces rigid masculinity through authoritarian attitudes and dominance displays. Most manthoritarians originate from Tech-Bro neo-reactionary groups, Incel/Redpill communities, or white Christian nationalist movements. 000 0
Ricki Bliss @ricki-bliss.bsky.social · 24/02/2025The article makes a great point - there is often so much life and beauty in the ordinary and mundane that we sometimes miss celebrating it. Instead of being idealistic either way - How about we celebrate the duality that the human experience is often some mix of both. 010 0
Ricki Bliss @ricki-bliss.bsky.social · 24/02/2025When Meta promotes 'Viral' content - It promotes: The hate that segregates America and its citizens even further. Content that dehumanizes and paves the way for genocide. It promotes 'Viral' content - that spreads measles with hoaxes and the amplification of anti-vaccine leadership. For Profit. 020 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissMississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 24/02/2025The Mississippi Legislature is not a public body and not subject to the state’s Open Meetings Act, a Hinds County Chancery Court judge ruled Tuesday, affirming a 2023 Mississippi Ethics Commission finding. buff.lyMississippi Legislature Not a ‘Public Body,’ Judge RulesThe Mississippi Legislature is not a public body and not subject to the state’s Open Meetings Act, a Hinds County Chancery Court judge ruled. 102717 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Quite an exchange here between Judge Reyes and DOJ attorney on how "pronoun usage" affects military readiness. 591337177216 0
Ricki Bliss @ricki-bliss.bsky.social · 15/02/2025This version of the simulation is exceptionally well-documented. Kudos to the authors! 000 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissRicki Bliss @ricki-bliss.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Those dreams where you try to scream but can't make a sound, or try to run but can't even walk - but reality and now. 031 0
Ricki Bliss @ricki-bliss.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Those dreams where you try to scream but can't make a sound, or try to run but can't even walk - but reality and now. 031 0
Ricki Bliss @ricki-bliss.bsky.social · 15/02/2025JUST this very morning I wondered if his work had been covered at all recently. Fantastic! 010 0
Ricki Bliss @ricki-bliss.bsky.social · 14/02/2025I bet real close for public facing LLMs, Private and commercial models will still want to rely on science though - for science and non-hallucinatory results. BUT WAIT THERES MORE: relying on AI also hinders critical thinking - a match made in nationalist heaven. www.404media.co/microsoft-st...404media.coMicrosoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition “Atrophied and Unprepared”Researchers find that the more people use AI at their job, the less critical thinking they use. 000 0
Ricki Bliss @ricki-bliss.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future by Jason F. Stanley www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...goodreads.comErasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Contr…From Yale professor and bestselling author of How Fasci… 03114 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissDrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 12/02/2025It's Intenational Celebration of Women in Science Day! The CERN Lab in Geneva has this page in honor of the day. home.cern/news/news/ce...home.cernInternational Day of Women and Girls in Science 2025From left to right: Irene, Sofia, Eva, Maria, Asar and Marta share their stories about working at CERN on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. (Image: CERN) On 11 Febru... 261915610 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissThe Onion @theonion.com · 05/02/2025FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United Statestheonion.comFBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United StatesWASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an... 10646835615818 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 04/02/2025All MMWRs since 1993* have been archived. Thank you to our data archivists!! You can find them here: archive.org/details/cdc-...archive.orgMorbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) 1993-1996, 1999-2025 : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveAll PDF issues of the CDC's MMWR from 1993-1996, and from 1999-2025. PDFs of 1997 and 1998 were not available at time of archival. The included MD5SUMS file... 201450204 0
Ricki Bliss @ricki-bliss.bsky.social · 04/02/2025"TTX - Making the U.S Unbreakable" In some fields, "Tabletop exercises" are used to assess plans, locate weakness and to highlight improvements. Often I imagine our collective disarray since January 20, 2025, just as part of such an exercise to strengthen the U.S. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB54...youtube.comSoul II Soul - Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) (Official Music Video)YouTube video by SoulIISoulVEVO 030 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissLarry Tenney @larrytenney.bsky.social · 02/02/2025The NY Gay Men's Choir has a message for you this Sunday... and always You are not alone! #LGBTQ with open arms 1123745739 0
Ricki Bliss @ricki-bliss.bsky.social · 03/02/2025I had to finish all 5 packages of them and go cold turkey. 000 0
Reposted by Ricki Bliss𝘋 𝘌 𝘌 ❧❦⦁💙⦁❦❧ @trinigyal247.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Black History is 365 Days! Black Inventor’s 563215832 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissGod @thegodshow.com · 02/02/2025I have many regrets about Earth, but making humans in a wide range of colors, shapes, and temperaments is not one of them. Celebrate thy diversity. Love each other. 498361874739 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Kiah was set to join our faculty at Howard Law School in the Fall. She was a dedicated, brilliant civil rights lawyer poised to make a powerful difference in our world. Our hearts are broken & we pray for her family & friends. www.kwch.com/2025/01/30/c...kwch.comCivil rights attorney, former Miss Kansas contestant killed in plane crash near DC airportAs families and communities identify victims in Wednesday night’s plane crash near Washington, D.C., we’re learning that a well-known civil rights attorney and former Miss Kansas contestant is among t... 2158534418645 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissCNBC @cnbc.com · 30/01/2025OpenAI on Thursday said the U.S. National Laboratories will be using its latest artificial intelligence models for scientific research and nuclear weapons security. Read more: cnb.cx/3CjKRpF 9183 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissAhmed Zidan @zidan.bsky.social · 28/01/2025" @bsky.app’s approach directly addresses the enshittification fear by ensuring that no single entity..can gain too much control over the network. The open protocol acts as a check on any potential abuse of power." Great read by @mmasnick.bsky.social about bsky, atproto and @freeourfeeds.com.techdirt.comThe Technological Poison Pill: How ATProtocol Encourages Competition, Resists Evil Billionaires, Lock-In & EnshittificationDisclosure: I’m on the board of Bluesky, so feel free to take as many grains of salt as you want in reading it, even though part of this is cheering on a new entrant looking to build an alternative… 16426 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissThe Register @theregister.com · 28/01/2025OpenAI cozies up to Uncle Sam with ChatGPT government editiondlvr.itOpenAI cozies up to Uncle Sam with ChatGPT government editionPay no attention to the DeepSeek behind the headlines OpenAI has announced ChatGPT Gov, a variant of the Enterprise version of the product specifically tailored for use by the US government.… 2137 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissDecrypt @decrypt.co · 28/01/2025DeepSeek Rattles Markets, FED decision this Week, Abstract Launches Today decrypt.co/videos/in... 031 0
Ricki Bliss @ricki-bliss.bsky.social · 28/01/2025youtu.be/90WD_ats6eE?...youtu.beBob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin' (Official Audio)YouTube video by BobDylanVEVO 010 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 28/01/2025I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service. “Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.washingtonpost.comWhite House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusionThe Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments. 15754322114326 0
Ricki Bliss @ricki-bliss.bsky.social · 28/01/20251. Counter AI-Agents / Bots 2. Build with Opensource Software 3. Use Decentralized Social Platforms (BlueSky) 4. Local School Board Response 5. Strengthen Alternative Media 6. Create Charter Schools that promote Spirituality, Diversity, Democracy, Liberty 7. [..] Basically we need a 900 page book. 131 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 27/01/2025EU medicines agency quits X & moves to Bluesky "EMA will no longer post updates and content on X. We believe the X platform no longer suits our communication needs” the agency said in a statement www.reuters.com/world/europe...reuters.comEU medicines agency quits X, moves to BlueskyThe European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Monday it would no longer post on X and would use rival Bluesky instead, becoming the latest organisation to quit a social media platform that some have criticised for its content. 472315186486 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissThe Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 27/01/2025Commentary: The third patient to receive a pig kidney is thriving, advancing animal-to-human transplants and progress toward clinical trials to ease the organ shortage.buff.lyWhy a recent pig kidney transplant is a major advanceThe 53-year-old woman who received the genetically modified animal organ is the ideal recipient to push science forward. 24515 0
Ricki Bliss @ricki-bliss.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Narrator : "To everyone's surprise - the revolution started with a stern lambasting - from city to city, and across this great nation, there were lambs. Lambs had been basted as far as the eye could see." 😆 020 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissAxios @axios.com · 27/01/2025A collection of Quaker groups sued the Trump administration over a policy allowing federal officials to arrest undocumented immigrants in "sensitive" spaces, like houses of worship.axios.comQuakers challenge Trump order allowing immigration raids at religious sitesThe Quakers said the policy violates their religious freedom, which requires them to welcome everyone. 2044996 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissTechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 27/01/2025DeepSeek has released a new set of multimodal AI models that it claims can outperform OpenAI’s DALL-E 3. The models are part of a new model family that DeepSeek is calling Janus-Pro. They range in size from 1 billion to 7 billion parameters. Read more here: tcrn.ch/40Bc5Qm 1618634 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissRicki Bliss @ricki-bliss.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Every now and then I think I need market place or groups, but then I remember that the Terms of Service at Meta explicitly promote the targeted dehumanization of U.S citizens which will lead to genocide, and genocide as a service is a core product systemicjustice.org/article/face...systemicjustice.orgFacebook and Genocide: How Facebook contributed to genocide in Myanmar and why it will not be held accountable - Harvard Law School | Systemic Justice Project 1113 0
Ricki Bliss @ricki-bliss.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Every now and then I think I need market place or groups, but then I remember that the Terms of Service at Meta explicitly promote the targeted dehumanization of U.S citizens which will lead to genocide, and genocide as a service is a core product systemicjustice.org/article/face...systemicjustice.orgFacebook and Genocide: How Facebook contributed to genocide in Myanmar and why it will not be held accountable - Harvard Law School | Systemic Justice Project 1113 0
Reposted by Ricki BlissPinkTweets @pinktweets.bsky.social · 27/01/2025A Jewish woman walks toward the gas chambers with three young children and a baby in her arms in May 1944. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 696 0
Ricki Bliss @ricki-bliss.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Great podcast and nice coverage on the history of Facebook, Zuck, TikTok and the splendid RedNote vacation many went on. substack.com/@caroclaireb...substack.comcaro claire burke on SubstackThis latest episode of Diabolical Lies is for: -anyone who cares that Meta has started forcing people to follow POTUS and VP on Instagram, as well as blurring images related to abortion care -the Ti... 010 0
