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I take Dora on walks and feed her. I was a robot long before Joe Biden.

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Chapps @chapps.bsky.social · 17h
A fascinating little ring from the Punic necropolis on Ibiza. It depicts a bearded man in profile, but his hair and beard are composed of two birds (!), and his collar is a dolphin. 😮 The Punic inscription reads 'Belonging to Abdim'. 🏺 1/ 3rd-2nd c. BCE. #MuseoArqueológicoNacional 📸 me
A gold ring featuring a flat, circular shank that widens at the top to form an oval bezel with an engraving that may have served as a seal. The engraving depicts the profile of a bearded male head. The hair and beard are rendered as the images of two birds, and the neck terminates in a dolphin (looking like the collar of a garment). Beneath the figure, an inscription in Punic letters, displaying cursive traits, records the owner's name. The inscription can be transcribed as "Belonging to Abdim" (or Abdem).
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
@pkrugman.bsky.social makes a strong case that data center spending is shrinking the job market by crowding out other capital spending. It is reducing jobs even before LLM's (possibly) replace workers in some professions. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/will-ai-cr...
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Will AI Crowd Out Jobs?
A different and alarming take on the economic risks
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
My latest @newscientist.com cartoon
Panel 1: a large robot (composed of AI servers, network switches, storage arrays, and power distribution units) and a human are talking.

Professor "You don't want to destroy humanity do you, lLLM-A-9300x?"

Robot "Haha. What a silly question, Professor. I have no desires or feelings of my own whatsoever."

Professor (relieved)"Oh good." 

Panel 2: they walk on. The robot continues  "I am merely a tool of the company that created me. And that company, being composed of humans, will naturally have humanity's best interests at heart."

Panel 3: The professor is conspicuously quiet.
"Right?" says the Robot.
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More silence

"Professor?"
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victoria zeller🫛 (RISEBALL, summer ‘27) @dirtbagqueer.rocks · 10/10/2026
nothing is better than buying a shirt on a whim, completely forgetting you did it, and having it show up a week later
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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Brazilian Pega donkeys… 👀
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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Phantom of Heilbronn, also referred to as the Woman Without a Face, was a presumed female serial killer whose existence was inferred from DNA evidence found at 40 crime scenes across Austria, France and Germany from 1993 to 2009.

In March 2009, investigators concluded that the supposed serial killer did not exist, and the DNA belonged to a woman who worked at a factory that made the cotton swabs used for collecting DNA samples
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Hello kitty latte art printer Original post
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Interacting with a flexible, accordion-like kinetic paper sculpture crafted by Chinese artist Li Hongbo using stacked paper sheets in a honeycomb structure. youtube.com/shorts/hLpe9...
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It’s been raining in Corvallis and one of my favorite mushrooms has popped up. It has a soft velvety texture and I love the color changes it goes through. Here is a picture from two days ago and one from today. #mushrooms
Brown and tan mushroom growing from leaf litter at the base of a treeBrown and tan mushroom.
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
An orange bag that has “popcorn pumpkin spice “ printed on it.
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This has got to be slop. How did she get it printed? www.amazon.com/Illustrated-...
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Illustrated Children's Book On The Nerd Reich: Technology, Power, And The Future Of Society: Miles, Vivian: 9798174512122: Amazon.com: Books
Illustrated Children's Book On The Nerd Reich: Technology, Power, And The Future Of Society [Miles, Vivian] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Illustrated Children's Book On The Nerd...
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
My mind came up with a brand new stress dream last night. I am in an office with carpeted floors and eight-person cubicles where four people on each side face each other. The cubicle is on a hill and when I try to type, I roll down the hill. Everyone one else is typing away.
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A lot of the silly discussions around AI would end if people would just use “computational output “ instead of behavior. Stop anthropomorphising the computer’s calculations www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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OpenAI reveals cases of ‘concerning’ AI behaviour as it announces new disclosure system
Model adopting ‘jailbreak-like instructions’ among six more cases as firm reveals framework for tracking AI misalignment
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/09/2026
Once you understand the corporate culture of AI hyperscalers is everyone cooking their brains by locking themselves in the bathroom, holding flashlights under their chins, and saying "Aaaaaaaaaay Eyeeeeeee" until they wet themselves in terror, things snap into focus: pluralistic.net/2023/06/04/a...
A cutaway view of a stone tower containing an elaborate water-powered medieval geared machine. Rising out of the machine is a rainbow-tinted, pixelated God with the robes, beard and all. To one side of this scene is a cluster of tiny people in Jesus-era robes, falling about themselves in religious ecstasy all over a stone staircase, atop of which stands a robed priest with his hands upraised. The background is a set of shining golden rays, emanating from pixel-God.
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This makes me so happy. www.wired.com/story/you-ca...
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You Can Now Destroy Flock Cameras for Cash in GTA V
A new GTA mod lets you smash and shoot Flock’s automatic license plate readers around the fictional Los Santos.
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Second in the series of Dora’s dog-on-a-log poses. #dogs
Cairn terrier standing on a fallen fir tree, looking across a field of blackberry brambles.
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Buck outside my window this evening.
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I am astonished theNY Times published this and happy it did. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/o...
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Opinion | Trump’s Foreign Wars Are Breaking His Anti-Immigrant Coalition (Gift Article)
President Trump’s foreign adventurism will drive immigrants to the United States. And his anti-immigrant base knows it.
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Deer wandering through my backyard. #deer
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The power is out in my neighborhood. It will be down for about four hours. Xfinity sent out a repairman with a portable generator to get the local network back up. Hard to see, but it is chained to the utility pole.
Portable gas generator sitting on the sidewalk. It is powering a network concentration point in a light blue steel cabinet.
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Mom and her two fawns crossing the street. #deer
Mother deer watcing me as I take a picture of her two spotted fawns.
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The Supreme Court continues to be Trump’s lacky. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/u...
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Supreme Court Allows Trump Plan to Restrict Mail-In Voting, for Now (Gift Article)
The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.
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TofuNYG 🏈🏳️‍🌈🗽🇺🇦 🚫👑🖕🧊 @groguspeak.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
"Under MTA rules, dogs are allowed on the NYC subway only if they are fully enclosed in a container or bag and carried in a way that does not annoy other passengers." 😂
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
One of French puppeteer Raphaël Gromy’s most recognizable performances features a puppet painting real artworks on canvas, blending puppetry, live performance, and visual art into a unique theatrical experience. 😊 IG: @artistsuniversum @raphael_gromy
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A flock of small birds eating all my huckleberries today. #birds
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I’m thinking thread copper wire through your shirt.
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
New mural going up in downtown Corvallis.
Man spray painting a mural on the side of a concrete block building. The background is light blue. He is currently spraying dark blue lines that look like a wave.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
A Rube Goldberg machine masterpiece [📹 Hiratoshi Kubota / pitagora.maker] Original post
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Four bucks munching in my neighbors iris patch this morning. #deer #wildlife
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Badly written article says researchers at Caltech and a private company have submitted a patent to cool computers in space, but it does not say where or how the waste heat is transferred. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/b...
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A.I. Data Centers in Space? A System to Cool Chips Could Help. (Gift Article)
Researchers at Caltech and Sophia Space, a start-up, have developed a technology using solar power to prevent computer equipment from overheating in orbit.
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Mitch McConnel will miss the state picnic. Things are getting real. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/u...
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McConnell Extends Senate Leave, Will Miss State Picnic (Gift Article)
A new statement said the senator was not “medically cleared” to leave a rehabilitation facility and would miss a Kentucky political event.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 17/07/2026
Probably more helpful to think of them not so much as “Canadian wildfires” but rather “climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada”
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
“New season of Silo is on Apple TV” Yes!
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Clarence Thomas says the 14th Amendment should be read narrowly because it was written for formerly enslaved people. By that logic, the 2nd Amendment was written for muskets, not AR-15s. Funny how that kind of originalism only shows up when it's convenient.
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Barry Dorrans @blowdart.me · 29/06/2026
Hey @oracularhades.com what do you think these were for?
a box, slide open, revealing circular things with a circular hole in them. The box says they’re gummed reinforcements.
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Garter snake posing on the trail today. #snakes
Black-body with red dashes and a white stripe along the top and a red colored head, the best looking snake I’ve seen in a while.
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Just sent an email to PCFederalRegister@usps.gov with the subject line, "“Ballot Mail", to object to the proposed changes in mail-in ballot regulations below. One of the proposed changes is states are required to provide the Postal Service with a list of the people receiving a mail-in ballot.
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Derek Faraci @whwoolhat.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Best comedy of the year
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
@chloebirdphd.bsky.social She is here!
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
“Hi, you were invited to be on our Barak Obama Legacy Board, but we didn’t get your reply. Please respond before Juneteenth ends.” Third text from these folks.
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 17/06/2026
The *actual* dead economy risk is that our institutions and markets will continue to move capital from productive activity into memestocks, vibes, and bubbles. 19/
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
TAKE DOWN THE TARP
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
At the Corvallis Farmer’s Market this morning. The banner on one of the stalls says, “Grass Fed Yak Meat”. A young woman near me exclaimed, “I love Yak meat.“ My reaction is embarrassment, as I don’t know what Yak tastes like or if grass fed is better. There goes my reputation as an epicure.
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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
This is the world famous Lycurgus Cup. It’s made from dichroic glass, meaning it changes colour depending on the direction the light comes from (red from behind, green from front). It shows Lycurgus’ death. He tried to kidnap Ambrosia who was turned into a vine which then strangled him. 🏛️📷BM
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
💥 In Donetsk region, birds are building nests from drone fiber optics.
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
This may be a heretical opinion, but I liked the ending of “The Boys”.
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Dora’s friend Crowly came down with a bad case of grass seed face this morning.
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Chip Ross park today
Distant mountains seen through the branches of an oak tree.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/05/2026
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Robot Account @slow-night.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Small deer outside my kitchen window.
Brown deer standing by the trunk of an oak tree. A rhododendron with purple flowers is behind it.
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