Reposted by spanautMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"Poor, sad, stupid orange white man. He would sell his soul—and country—for a few hollow words of praise." 669104312441
spanaut @spanaut.bsky.social · 25/09/2026One brave soul in the water guided by the “Fair“ Surfline rating? #Noreaster 011
spanaut @spanaut.bsky.social · 25/09/2026For me, and probably most of my generation, pop music had a bad aftertaste of casting shows and cookie-cutter songs. Never been a fan. It completely changed for me in the last decade. There are so many fantastic pop acts these days. Charli XCX was just mind-blowing last night, so much fun! 000
spanaut @spanaut.bsky.social · 23/09/2026So good and crusty! Somerville’s Morse-Kelley bank - yes, the one with practically no run-up - at 17:10. youtube.com/watch?v=Lh6C...youtube.comWishboneYouTube video by Orchard Skateshop 001
Reposted by spanautThe Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 15/09/2026Good luck containing the rapid rise of right-wing extremism, Austria! 536760
spanaut @spanaut.bsky.social · 15/09/2026If there’s a multiverse where mankind passed on social media, I would be curious how it’s going over there. www.wired.com/story/burner...wired.comA College Girl Was Exploited on Camera. A Network of Anonymous Men Got to WorkMaddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who’ve had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans. Now she’s fighting back. 000
Reposted by spanautThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 06/09/2026A woman was rescued on Saturday from a mostly buried house in Betrawati, Nepal, 10 days after flooding devastated the area. Her recovery was the second improbable rescue of the day. trib.al/W4ihQgE 202100842024
Reposted by spanautPatton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this. 15233968816100
Reposted by spanautalexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Germany is leaning on repowering — taking down aging turbines and putting larger, more efficient machines on the same wind‑farm sites. Longer rotors, taller towers, and improved generators let the very same ridgelines produce far more electricity #windpower #ActOnClimate #ClimateActionNow 1013952933
spanaut @spanaut.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Probably an insanely dumb question, but what is wrong with being a good speaker company? www.wired.com/story/sonos-...wired.comSonos Has New Devices, a New OS, and Yes, a New AppSonos is cramming AI into its software because it’s “very hot these days.” The new features, which include agentic automation, are opt-in. 000
Reposted by spanautH.P. @hannelore14089.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Emilie Flöge (* 30. August 1874 - 26. Mai 1952) war viel mehr als nur die Lebensgefährtin/Muse des Malers Gustav Klimt, der sie immer wieder zum Modell nahm. Sie war Designerin, Modeschöpferin für Reformbekleidung und eine geschickte Unternehmerin.   38018
Reposted by spanautCodfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 14/08/2026A wonderfully appropriate Banksy 8989391839
spanaut @spanaut.bsky.social · 11/08/2026This is where many of us are struggling: the interesting and fun parts of our work are delegated to agents, eroding engineering culture. "It almost feels like being a software engineer in 2026 is just being a product manager and QA." brittany-ellich.offprint.app/a/3mrjj34puv...brittany-ellich.offprint.app108 PRs in eight days: Accidentally discovering loop engineering 020
Reposted by spanautKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Who could have known that taxing the extremely rich would be an easy way to fund a massive expansion of the welfare states? Who, I ask, who?static.klipy.comFranklin D. Roosevelt Thug Life MemeALT: Franklin D. Roosevelt Thug Life Meme 241399331
Reposted by spanautCitizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Massachusettes "Millionaires Tax", which was targeted to fund transportation and education, has been a resounding success. It has funded FREE school lunch for ALL students, FREE buses in lowest income communities (people can get to work, etc.), and FREE community college. And "exodus" was minimal.boston.comMillionaires tax surges past expectations, once againThe voter-approved surtax has sailed past its $2 billion estimate for another year in a row. 192421808
spanaut @spanaut.bsky.social · 06/08/2026What’s the point of this? Given their contracts around the globe, Palantir is probably in a prime position to hand over data on deported immigrants on non-us soil. www.wired.com/story/dhs-is...wired.comDHS Is Hiring Bounty Hunters to Find and Photograph Deported People’s Homes AbroadHomeland Security told immigrants that leaving the US would wipe out fines it claims they owe. Now it wants private investigators to find them in their home countries and collect. 000
Reposted by spanautDER SPIEGEL @spiegel.de · 05/08/2026Der frühere Weltfußballer Luís Figo ätzt gegen Gianni Infantino. In einem Gastbeitrag schreibt er, für die Wahrung der Würde des Fifa-Präsidenten sei es zu spät – für die Rettung des Fußballs nicht.spiegel.deGianni Infantino: Luís Figo fordert Fifa-Präsident zum Rücktritt aufDer frühere Weltfußballer Luís Figo ätzt gegen Gianni Infantino. In einem Gastbeitrag schreibt er, für die Wahrung der Würde des Fifa-Präsidenten sei es zu spät – für die Rettung des Fußballs nicht. 1288
Reposted by spanautSimon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Brilliant work by Benjamin Bartholet. He turns real ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz into an imaginary coastline: outbound vessels shape one shore, inbound vessels the other, and the channel narrows as traffic falls. The data draws the map. Source: github.com/telohtrab/st... 25115
spanaut @spanaut.bsky.social · 04/08/2026I’m no seasoned trail runner, but the Nike ACG Pegasus Trail is genuinely fun. Took it out near the Brenner Pass - gravel, roots, loose rock, some steep climbs and descents. Never slipped, never wobbled once. Honestly felt like it wanted to keep going. 110
spanaut @spanaut.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Interesting that AI might turn into the biggest threat to social networks so far. If AI slop content takes over, and all notions of human creation disappeared, who will go consume it? There’s some short term novelty to it, but are users willing to look at AI slop long term? 110
Reposted by spanautVerena Mischitz @vmischitz.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Da fliehen über 300.000 (!) Menschen in Europa vor Feuern, 10.000 sterben im Juni zusätzlich wegen der Hitze, jetzt steht die 3. Hitzewelle innerhalb weniger Wochen an und trotzdem bleibt die Klimakrise Nischenthema. Faszinierend. 672084570
Reposted by spanautPolly Pallister-Wilkins @pollypw.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Everyone needs to vote option F for the new Euro notes because damn… 1131
Reposted by spanautAndy Bell @bell.bz · 14/07/2026new pervert alarm droppedtechcrunch.comA new app alerts you if someone nearby is wearing smart glasses | TechCrunchA hobbyist developer's new app, which can detect nearby smart glasses, comes amid resistance to always-on recording and listening devices that invade people's privacy. 34911
spanaut @spanaut.bsky.social · 14/07/2026What the world needs is a shift towards sustainable distributed computing, not these massive centralized infrastructures eating up entire regions with people and ecosystems in it. science.orf.at/stories/3236...science.orf.atKritiker warnen vor Folgen für EnnsNoch ist das erste Google-Rechenzentrum Österreichs in Kronstorf nicht fertiggestellt. Das Datencenter wird riesige Mengen an Energie brauchen und könnte täglich bis zu 5,8 Millionen Liter erwärmtes W... 000
Reposted by spanautBrooklyn American @brooklynamerican.bsky.social · 13/07/2026And the data center buildout is a real estate grift, not a technology necessity. In a year or two AI optimizations at the hardware and software level and business realities will obviate the need for these monstrosities. Many or most will lie unused but the grifters will we wealthy 022
Reposted by spanautDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 13/07/2026I keep waiting to see the argument for why Anthropic training Claude on our writing is fair use but a Chinese AI model training on the output from Claude isn’t. Laws don’t have to be logically consistent but this is hypocrisy and gets interesting if distillation catches on among non-Chinese models. 38911
Reposted by spanautLAL @lindli.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Our local newspaper, The Portland Press Herald, has lifted their paywall on coverage of the ICE shooting of a man in Biddeford, Maine this morning. They have excellent reporters and will have much more accurate information than natl news as we learn more: www.pressherald.com/2026/07/13/s...pressherald.comLive updates: King calls for transparent investigation after Biddeford man killed in ICE-involved shootingProtests are growing after a man identified as a 26-year-old from Colombia was fatally shot. Immigration advocates say he was authorized to work in the U.S. 10541263
Reposted by spanautElise Joshi @elisejoshi.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Your friendly neighborhood bench builders were back at it this weekend 🥳 1126357
Reposted by spanautArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Lamentation (flipped, detail), by Gerard David, 1515-23, 📸 by Roberto Schmidt 37120882094
Reposted by spanautPop Crave @popcrave.com · 12/07/2026Happy 29th birthday to the incredible Malala Yousafzai. 121733
Reposted by spanautThe Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 09/07/2026A cycling advocate and transportation planner for the city of Boston was identified as the cyclist who was struck and killed in a crash near Roxbury Crossing this morning.trib.alCycling advocate and city worker killed after being struck by car near Roxbury Crossing, family says - The Boston GlobeThe 36-year-old woman "was a dedicated public servant to the City of Boston and passionately advocated for safer streets,” her sister said. 17409120
spanaut @spanaut.bsky.social · 08/07/2026AI slop publishing completely wrong numbers is squeezing out the last bit of credibility that was left in stock market „journalism“. 010
Reposted by spanautRamin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 07/07/2026Logo for Polar Bar If you’re looking for a logo nasibov.me/contact 315229
spanaut @spanaut.bsky.social · 07/07/2026If only there were enough resources in „the greatest nation in human history“ to shelter everyone. 000
Reposted by spanautThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 05/07/2026So the US cheated. How very American. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/u...nytimes.comTrump Asked FIFA to Review Balogun’s Suspension. He Is Now Eligible to Play. 2726252
Reposted by spanautRebecca Thompson 🦋 @rebalynn.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Joy Division "Unknown Pleasures" Vespa Scooter A vintage Vespa GT 1968 modified by Mark Choi in Leeds. Paint by Riv & Choi. T5 engine with Yamaha DT 175 conversion. Joy Division Unknown Pleasures album cover by Peter Saville #MusicSky 1130932
Reposted by spanautMichael F @michaelf617.bsky.social · 03/07/2026When they tell everyone to get off at East Somerville so they can run express to Tufts 033
spanaut @spanaut.bsky.social · 03/07/2026That off side rule gotta change. Hair touching the ball should not count as intentional play. It’s absurd! #CRO #POR 000
Reposted by spanautESPN FC @espnfc-m.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Kylian Mbappé is getting praise from the greats 🤯 R9 is clearly a fan of his game 👏🔥 162
spanaut @spanaut.bsky.social · 02/07/2026It just hits differently when a Fortune 500 US tech CEO refers to the Chinese open weight models as „amazing“ and „the future“. 000
