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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Important thread. If you live in Cali, time to prep. #ElNiño

Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I was having a conversation with a 40s attorney, parent to 3 teenagers - who didn't know what an LLM stood for. In the moment I just shared some AI basics (I consult on emerging tech), but afterwards, it dumbfounded me. Were they just an outlier or is there still a big lack of basic AI literacy?

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I realized how much I miss WARRIOR NUN. With the Buffy reboot off the table, I could really use the resurrection of this series. That is all.

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

49 years ago, on the 18th of September 1977, space probe Voyager I took the first long distance photograph of earth and the moon together from 7.25 million miles (11.66 million kilometres) away. #otd #history #space 🗃️

This picture of a crescent-shaped Earth and Moon -- the first of its kind ever taken by a spacecraft -- was recorded September 18, 1977, by NASA's Voyager 1 when it was 7.25 million miles (11.66 million kilometers) from Earth. The Moon is at the top of the picture and beyond the Earth as viewed by Voyager. In the picture are eastern Asia, the western Pacific Ocean and part of the Arctic. Voyager 1 was directly above Mt. Everest (on the night side of the planet at 25 degrees north latitude) when the picture was taken. The photo was made from three images taken through color filters, then processed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Image Processing Lab. Because the Earth is many times brighter than the Moon, the Moon was artificially brightened by a factor of three relative to the Earth by computer enhancement so that both bodies would show clearly in the print. Voyager 2 was launched Aug. 20, 1977, followed by Voyager 1 on Sept. 5, 1977, en route to encounters at Jupiter in 1979 and Sa

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

What is the discontinuity risk? @alexsteffen.bsky.social's audio post digs in and offers the clearest capture of the 'fog of uncertainty' that now impacts our approach to planning for the future. #climatecrisis #resilience substack.com/@alexsteffen...

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Alex Steffen (@alexsteffen)

You’re not imagining it. The climate crisis is already making important decisions harder — where to live, how to protect your home, how to plan your career or retirement, how to raise your kids. It’s...

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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This summer, 35,000 heat deaths in Europe got one news cycle. Last week, a probability estimate about a hypothetical AI apocalypse got seven. The warnings may be sincere—but notice what they justify: fossil fuel plants. Climate change is existential now. electricnotes.news/p/pick-your-...

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Pick Your Apocalypse: Climate vs. AI Doom

Some Thoughts On the *Other* Existential Threat

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Ken Liu @kyliu99.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Help fund the next chapter of LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE. Lightspeed has been such a big part of my career, and I've enjoyed so many stories from them over the years.

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"For years, Silicon Valley has been pledging to disrupt Hollywood... Now, with this curious surge of coincidental timing, the film industry is returning the favor." www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

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Hollywood Puts Four Tech Moguls on Trial in October Movie Pileup

Silicon Valley founders and CEOs are the next wave of big screen villains in buzzy projects tackling Zuckerberg, Musk, Holmes and Altman.

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I feel '26 will be remembered as a turning point. A summer of climate catastrophes An attempt to undo democracy AI firms touting AGI + $trillion IPOs AND YET protests build & coordinate: Anti-data center movements Activist films at top Festivals Renewables surpass coal THE FUTURE IS NOT FIXED

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Captain Edward Jellico @captainjellico.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

One day we'll get there. I have to believe that. #StarTrek #StarTrek60

“Star Trek was an attempt to say that humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just to tolerate, but take a special delight in differences in ideas and differences in life forms. […] If we cannot learn to actually enjoy those small differences, to take a positive delight in those small differences between our own kind, here on this planet, then we do not deserve to go out into space and meet the diversity that is almost certainly out there.” ― Gene Roddenberry

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

You had me both at Claire Denis and Julia Hart ✨🎬

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I just backed The Guild: Ren Faire'd on @kickstarter.com - Just over 52 hours left to support the 20th Anniversary movie of #TheGuild- which has raised $5.4 mil!! Proud to support this crazy gang of creatives who I worked alongside in the early webseries days! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fel...

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The Guild: Ren Faire'd

Help us celebrate The Guild's upcoming 20th anniversary by making the most epic renfaire movie of all time!

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Honestly, Bank of America is appalling. You have to maintain a 30K (?!) balance now to not incur a $25 a month fee for your account even if you have additional business accounts linked. Plus wire fees. so gross. I need to find a new bank stat. I wish I hadn’t set up my new corp account there. #rant

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I guess by our standards today, a convenience store is no longer convenient. #tuesdaythoughts

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Who’s up for some learning and building?! Pre-order along side me then! Go Katie! ✨🧩🌍📚

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

She is a delight to follow on IG. And I will always remember the first time I read 'Just Kids'.

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I’m just sad… that beautiful people die, that beautiful places burn, and that bad people prosper.

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A Dream of a Memory @adreamofamemory.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Always a good time to quote Adama from Battlestar Galactica:

"THERE'S A REASON YOU SEPARATE
MILITARY AND THE POLICE.
ONE FIGHTS THE ENEMIES OF THE STATE, THE OTHER SERVES AND PROTECTS THE PEOPLE.
WHEN THE MILITARY BECOMES BOTH,
THEN THE ENEMIES OF THE STATE TEND TO BECOME THE PEOPLE."
-WILLIAM ADAMA

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Feeling that tidal wave of climate grief today. I know I must not be alone. 🌍 ♥️ to all the firefighters and rescue workers world wide putting their safety on the line to help.

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

My two experiences were wildly different. One was peaceful and at home, the other traumatic and at the vet. Both times I just knew I had to be present, loving and strong. I'll never forget either and it is a piece of the memory I hold of each cat. Thanks for writing about it.

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Need a better origin story for your sci-fi biodome? Researchers are using the geometry of a deep-sea glass sponge to create lightweight metamaterials that can withstand greater loads + reducing wind & water driven vibrations. Nature has already designed the future. techxplore.com/news/2026-07...

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Deep-sea sponge geometry strengthens metamaterials and suppresses flow-driven vibrations

Along the vast ocean floor lives a species of glass sponge known as Venus' flower basket. Though delicate-looking, its exterior belies an exceptionally strong, lightweight skeleton that has intrigued ...

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

One of the good ones you are @okbjgm.bsky.social! And how lucky for those classrooms of students to have the chance to learn from you! And I have no doubt you will grow leaps and bounds from them... and give us more of your story genius in the future.

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DTwyman @dtwyman.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Javier “Javi” Grillo-Marxuach is best known as one of the Emmy Award-winning producers of Lost and Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. His writing and producing credits also include The Witcher, Medium and From.

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

You know what I would like? A Carl Sagan browser / app plugin, pls. 'Carl' would let me know or filter out every instance of AI deepfakes or mistruths on social media and suggest instead something true and fascinating about the universe in his comforting, melodic voice. That is all! 💫

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Carl Sagan Billions

ALT: Carl Sagan Billions

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 17/06/2026

Beautiful sunset and planets tonight… And doesn’t the sky look like the warming stripes? Speaking of which, June 21 is #showyourstripes day. Get yours here! showyourstripes.info

A crescent moon with Venus and Jupiter in the sky. Apparently Mercury is here too, but this is just my phone camera.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

getting the distinct impression that Lionel Messi is good at soccer

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I‘m passionate about Protopian stories to inspire better futures, but between the impending ‘super’ El Niño and the farming crisis, people need to get serious about planning for some challenging times in the very near future.

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I mean, obviously the app would be called the ‘baloney detection kit’

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

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Carl Sagan Billions

ALT: Carl Sagan Billions

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I didn't know they were rebooting The 5th Element. 🙄

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Any good discussion threads on the #Odyssey trailer? Film or lit communities? I'm not finding any. (Certainly a whole lot of chatter in the old place). youtu.be/f_bKjZeJBBI?...

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The Odyssey | Official New Trailer

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Amidst the chaos of our technologically accelerating world, there has been a voice that has been steadfast and wise in its stewardship of Earth and all its life. That voice belongs to Sir #DavidAttenborough and he turns 100 on Friday. I'm so grateful he still walks amongst us.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

“Vice President JD Vance thinks aliens are visiting earth and that they are Demons” is the most “I wish Carl Sagan were alive” moment I’ve had in a while.

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