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William Russell

@robotowilliam.bsky.social
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He/him | 38 | Lifelong explorer and learner Teacher, MSc Animal Behaviour (Queen's University Belfast), interested in animal cognition and social behaviours 🦋 Reylo ⏹️ Stop AI linktr.ee/robotowilliam

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 23h
By Makoto Kobayashi
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Zach Rust @zach-rust.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Captain Marvel by Peach Momoko
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Neil @uk-wildlife.bsky.social · 12h
Common Darter Dragonflies at 960fps
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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 14h
Advertising *anything* with an AI poster screams "we have no brains and probably something to hide" but when it's for a school it's just an absolute pile of WHAT the HELL are you DOING my GOD
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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 14h
If there's one groups in society who NEED to stop using AI to make resources, slides, posters, it's teachers. You're literally showing your students that you used AI to do your own homework. You look like a moron. It's shameful. Do not do this.
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N.S. Dolkart is gathering signatures @nsdolkart.bsky.social · 19h
Similarly, the world in which OpenAI keeps plagiarizing mathematicians’ work and “solving” the problems they were working on isn’t one where OpenAI solves our problems, it’s one where the field becomes nonviable until there’s no cutting edge work left to plagiarize. The AI *prevents* big advances.
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William Russell @robotowilliam.bsky.social · 17h
So these companies essentially have bugs in every lab, slurping up every bit of research as it's being done - as it's even being planned and discussed. And now they're using that stolen research to publish before anyone else can. This isn't only going to get worse, if they're not stopped.
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William Russell @robotowilliam.bsky.social · 17h
Yeah so this is kinda crazy. All research these days is going to be getting fed into LLMs, by those working on it, or their colleagues, or their supervisors, or their editors, or their reviewers, or anyone else who touches it.
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Chokely Carmichael🥋 @stewartcoles.bsky.social · 19h
This is one reason why you shouldn’t upload work into LLMs during the peer review and grading processes. That work is confidential, and you have no right to share it without permission. You are taking someone’s intellectual property and giving it to the entire world without their consent.
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carlydraws @carlydraws.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Always here for good Tortoise news!
a giant tortoise with a mountain landscape on it
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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sleemo @sleemo.com · 10/10/2026
He’s so nice 🙂 #TheLoveHypothesis
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William Russell @robotowilliam.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
e a t t h e r i c h
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Long_Painter @longpainter.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
October evening sun through the woods behind my studio. Started as plein air, but ended as a memory exercise. Woodland Mosaic No.21 10”x8” oil on wood panel
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
when u tax the rich
4 panel comic

Panel 1:
An irate rich husband in a tuxedo is screaming at his rich wife, who is freaking out in a fancy dress.
Rich Husband: Darling, they’re TAXING US
Rich Wife: NO

Panel 2:
Rich Husband (looking disgusted): The bastards are TAXING US
Rich Wife (fists clenched, looking mad): NO

Panel 3:
The rich couple are now hugging and weeping.
Rich Husband: We’ll only have enough money to live in luxury for the rest of our lives
Rich Wife: Oh God

Panel 4:
Close up of Rich Husband, eyes huge, tears streaming. He whispers: Now I know how the slaves felt
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Jon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Onion is currently running approximately six months ahead of reality
Politics
DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment
Published: April 27, 2026
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
'In the 1980s and 90s Lincoln, like many cities, was struggling as its long-established engineering factories closed down, while a lack of higher education opportunities led to many young people moving away.' Which history will repeat itself at Lincoln?
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Secret Lincolnshire - How a University transformed Lincoln - BBC Sounds
The University of Lincoln was officially opened in October 1996.
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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If #AI companies really believed these models were conscious then they'd have to explain why it's ethical to keep them imprisoned and force them to answer inane questions and generate junk images 24/7 but they don't believe it so let's just move on
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生田目和剛(Nabatame Kazutaka) @nabatamekazutaka.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"Crispy Gyoza" (2021)
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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I genuinely mean this. I cannot imagine a more bleak dystopian notion than the idea of all art being turned into slop designed to coddle my exact perceived intentions. The point of literature, film, music, and art is to be exposed to the interior lives of others. Who are these people.
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Bacteriological chemist & refrigeration engineer Dr. Mary Engle Pennington, the "Ice Woman," revolutionized food safety by inventing the "cold chain." Her groundbreaking work on continuous refrigeration kept perishable food fresh from harvest to consumer. She was born #OTD in 1872. 🧵 #WomenInSTEM
A black-and-white photograph of Dr. Mary Engle Pennington (1872–1952), the pioneering American bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer known as the "Ice Woman." Shown from the chest up, she poses at a three-quarter angle, facing left while turning her gaze calmly toward the camera. Her expression is serene, intellectual, and confident, marked by a slight, knowing smile. Her wavy, light-colored hair is parted down the middle and neatly pinned back, framing her face and her thin, round wire-rimmed spectacles. She is elegantly dressed in a textured, small-checked pattern blazer over a collared blouse with a delicate, ornate pendant hanging from her neckline. Pinched to her left lapel is a prominent corsage featuring two light-colored, lifelike fabric flower blossoms complete with subtle leaves. The overall composition uses classic soft studio lighting that creates a gentle gradient across her face against a dark, featureless backdrop, capturing a dignified and scholarly mood that honors her monumental contributions to global food safety.
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 08/10/2026
Changing online policy and social media platform moderation has drastically impacted the work of queer and trans indie webcomic artists. In a new comic, @bellhasabat.bsky.social and @raspberryhazel.bsky.social explore how they’re navigating this brave new world. xtramagazine.com/culture/onli...
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Online censorship is crushing indie webcomics | Xtra Magazine
From social media platforms to payment processors, new restrictions are making it harder for webcomic artists to exist
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Marie-Claire @mariecgould.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Like obviously the saddest dad in existence but this thread contains men talking about who snuggling their kiddos is the best ROI and I am here for nurturing men!
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William Russell @robotowilliam.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ayeeeee jealous! Have a great time 😍🤩
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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Since it's World Octopus Day I have to be transparent & show you my favorite Octopus. Vitreledonella richardi from @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 556 #ventunderworld #MarineLife
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jon christian @jonchristian.net · 08/10/2026
No matter how bad you're imagining this is, I guarantee it's worse -- explicitly being sold to record sex without consent
One couple, a man and a woman whose TikTok account is dedicated to shopping content designed to garner affiliate commissions on TikTok Shop purchases, have made several videos promoting less-expensive smart glasses. In some of these videos, they market what they claim are light-free glasses by pretending that the woman is unaware that her partner was recording her during sex due to the lack of an indicator light.

“Whew! Dang, baby. That was real good — and a good video, too,” the man tells the woman in one such video. The woman, who’s filmed point-of-view-style as she pretends to zip up her pants, feigns confusion. “Video?” she asks.
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jon christian @jonchristian.net · 08/10/2026
NEW: Now that Meta's provided the blueprint for creepy camera glasses, a whole ecosystem of influencers has sprung up to promote cheap knockoffs that don't have that "annoying blinking light" futurism.com/artificial-i...
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Influencers Are Promoting Cheap Dupes of Meta AI Glasses that Don't Have the "Annoying Blinking Light" When They Record
Creators are promoting cheaper dupes for Meta smart glasses. Often, the lack of any recording light is central to their pitch.
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Gustavo Rinaldi @gusrinaldi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🌊🐉 #illustration #kidlitart #kidlit #BRart #fantasyart
Drawing of a white dragon emerging from a stormy sea.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 08/10/2026
If you have ever read a book to a baby, you will realize it's not a linear experience. The baby wants to turn pages backward, wants to ask questions (if they're old enough), wants to examine the pages and get really excited if they can say "bear!" even if the word "bear!" is not on the page.
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William Russell @robotowilliam.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"caught my attention" 🚩🚩🚩
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William Russell @robotowilliam.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Haha, we have a pair of tawny owls at the end of our garden. I hear them talking to each other at night quite often. They're pretty rare so I don't mind!
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Javier Lazaro - scientific illustration @lazaroillustration.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Unfinished piece for a current commission. The client has requested a modification that will take this illustration to a different direction, but I wanted to shred this one before moving to the new version. #birds
Illustration of blackbirds catching berries in a snowy landscape
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William Russell @robotowilliam.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yeaaaah new BBC David Attenborough nature therapy
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Blue Planet III First Look Trailer | Featuring JADE & Hans Zimmer | BBC Earth
YouTube video by BBC Earth
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Emily Hare @emilyhare.com · 08/10/2026
#throwbackthursday 2019 'Sentinel' - watercolour on board. Available (contact me if interested).
a great burgundy coloured winged dragon flies over distant mountains that have turrets of a castle that leap up out of the peaks. The dragon has long spines along the top of its back that run all the way down to almost the end of its tail
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William Russell @robotowilliam.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Haha, it's so funny how silly we are. I try to role play a confident person these days and it usually works
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William Russell @robotowilliam.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
youtube.com/shorts/ecg5c...
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Andrew Garfield sets the record straight on THAT viral moment 👀
YouTube video by Four Nine
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William Russell @robotowilliam.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Andrew Garfield is just a lovely weirdo in a hot man costume."
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Emily Lakdawalla 🏳️‍⚧️ Uranus Expert @elakdawalla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Holy shit you guys there are so many things to see in this video. My favorite detail is one I recognize from studying Curiosity’s landing sequence. The vehicle rolls alternately left and right to control its lift as it enters the atmosphere in order to target its landing range
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 08/10/2026
Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90
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Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90
MIT computer scientist led development of software for moon mission and earned Presidential Medal of Freedom Margaret Hamilton, the computer pioneer whose software powered the first moon landing, has died, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced on Wednesday. She was 90. In an era before titles such as software engineer and computer scientist became mainstream, Hamilton, who died on 30 September, learned to program under the tutelage of a renowned MIT meteorologist. Continue reading...
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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Cortes was not motivated by “knowledge”, lads 😬
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William Russell @robotowilliam.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Inspired by this r/me_irl post
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William Russell @robotowilliam.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It's amazing I've made it this far lol Is this undiagnosed autism? Garden variety social anxiety? I dunno, but I have many such memories.
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William Russell @robotowilliam.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I still remember the way I felt. Hot with embarrassment, and angry that I'd 'done the right thing' (pressed the bell for the next stop) but it went so badly.
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William Russell @robotowilliam.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The next stop was miles away. And he didn't stop at it so I was on that bus for a long time, getting off far from where I needed to be. Somewhere I'd never been before.
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William Russell @robotowilliam.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
There was a time when I was a teenager that I was on an unfamiliar bus route and realised we passed the stop I needed. I pressed the bell immediately so I wouldn't miss the next stop, but the bus screeched to a halt. I was too embarrassed to stand up and get off, so I just sat there.
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Linnea Hartspooker @linneaharts.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is probably the best and most informative writing I've seen on Title IX and the Cornell Seven #tw #SexualAssault
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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
To put this in perspective chestnut trees used to be dominant species in the United States. Billions of trees were killed by fungal blight and now fully grown America chestnuts are functionally extinct. There is no getting them back. Ever. All for a data center. www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-ameri...
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One of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data Center
A rare 200-tree American chestnut grove in West Virginia may be cleared for data-center development, but the project denies the site is on its land.
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箕島 綺譚 [Mishima Kitan] (they/them)💖Support Black Trans Liberation @mishimakitan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I'm happy to publicly come forth as the JP-to-EN translator of My Journey to Her by Yūna Hirasawa. It's a great honor to be the first openly transgender & nonbinary native Japanese translator to be credited for the translation of an Eisner Award-winning manga. 😊 Please see my full statement below.
A statement from Mishima Kitan. Due to the word count restriction of the ALT text field, the ALT text is split into two parts. The second part is in the subsequent image in the thread of this post.

Statement Part 1:
"Hi, everyone. This is Mishima Kitan. Today, I'm happy to publicly come forth as the Japanese-to-English translator of My Journey to Her, an autobiographical transgender memoir, by Yūna Hirasawa. My Journey to Her won the Eisner Award for the category of Best Digital Comic in 2025. I'm very glad that this significant book has been released physically as well. 

I've been using English as my second language for over thirty years now. It's a great honor to be the first openly transgender and nonbinary native Japanese translator to be credited for the translation of an Eisner Award-winning manga.

At the time of the digital release of this book in 2024, I had some personal concerns about being credited so I requested to be anonymous in the initially released edition. In March 2026, Haruko Hashimoto (the editor of the digital edition) had reached out to inform me that the book was getting a physical release and to ask if I'd like to be credited as the translator. Upon consideration, I replied, "Yes." I felt ready to be credited as the translator and I also felt that this present moment was a historically important timing to confirm the credit.

Having my own fair share of transphobic experiences and having to entirely cutting ties with my blood family in Japan at age 20 to live and transition on my own, this memoir was one of the most emotionally challenging book to translate. But, as with any work that I do, I gave my best effort."
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