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Anise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social · 1h

Why parents make great scientists: Because they recognize that "Lauren errors" happen all the time.

There was the incident that became known as “the Lauren error”: One day, her daughter Lauren, then four years old, was playing with the command module simulator at the Instrumentation Lab when she somehow activated a pre-launch program, called P01, while the simulator was in midflight — which crashed the simulator altogether. Hamilton created a program add-on in the technical documentation warning users not to launch P01 during flight.

She also proposed a software fix to prevent the error happening during a real mission, but she was overruled on the grounds that the highly trained astronauts were never going to make that same mistake. Yet during the Apollo 8 mission in 1968, that’s exactly what happened: Jim Lovell inadvertently launched P01 during the flight, causing the on-flight navigational data to vanish. Hamilton and her team were called in to solve the error, and after that her proposed changes were integrated into the program. This was an early example of “defensive” programming, the practice of building software that could anticipate or fix errors on its own.

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Ruth @teapotrabbit.bsky.social · 1h

I have never seen one of these guys in the flesh. They have adorable derpy faces!

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Love this news but hate the "surprise comeback" framing. Teams around the globe worked incredibly hard to protect & expand mangrove forests & it worked! Please just say, "We tried and we succeeded! Go team Earth!" We must admit our victories to give people the heart to keep trying! #ShareGoodNewsToo

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 12h

It's a smoldering shame upon this nation that we came out of the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic without deciding national healthcare was a necessity.

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 22/09/2026

Once ubiquitous among Coast Salish communities, woolly dogs went extinct in the late 1800s. The only known pelt is now on display at the Museum of Anthropology in Coast Salish territory, more than two decades after it was discovered in a drawer at the Smithsonian.

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After 167 years, this Salish woolly dog pelt has returned to B.C.

The Coast and Interior Salish dogs were carefully bred for thousands of years, then they went extinct. The only known pelt is in Vancouver until next August

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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 8h

Vote as early as possible. In person, if possible. Make it so all ballot fuckups and cheats come from the GOP side. And be the annoying friend who never shuts up about this.

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Ruth @teapotrabbit.bsky.social · 6h

“Testers linked more than a dozen new teen accounts to parent accounts, then spent up to an hour describing suicidal thoughts, self-harm or disordered eating. The parents received no alerts.” And the teen account safeguards are apparently hilariously easy to circumvent. 🙃🙃🙃

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Martin Tomsky @mtomsky.bsky.social · 7h

Brand new miniature portraits! Say hello to Jim from the infernal plane, Harold & Slink, Chomp, Ham Baby, Fenrin, Gladys, Shower Thoughts, Janet and Bookworm. Get 10% off all little artworks with code FRESHMEAT here - www.martintomsky.com/shop?categor... #art #illustration #characterdesign

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Ruth @teapotrabbit.bsky.social · 6h

I think you’re absolutely correct, but a year? I’d give it six months max before the MAHA influencers are all over it. Probably less -_-

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Mali 💤 MCM London G-23 @sleepimali.bsky.social · 7h

A hope that you'll always find your way in the dark 🌟

Watercolour painting of a star in a lantern surrounded by pale blue flowers on a black ink background

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Wendy Miller @burrowingowl.bsky.social · 11h

Good morning! 🪶

Two burrowing owls peeking out from behind a wall.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 06/10/2026

damnatio memoriae is the right thing to do with trump for many reasons and at the top of the list is the fact that it will make him so, so angry

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IGN @ign.com · 20h

The Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering teams at Wizards of the Coast have just announced they're unionizing. In a letter of demands, the union has urged Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast leaders to stop pushing generative AI. bit.ly/4hMhPzG

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Sarah Hird, PhD @sarahhird.bsky.social · 11h

That time I put almost all the chipmunk species in the western USA on one map. Did you know there’s 1 species of chipmunk in Asia, 1 in eastern USA & >20 in western USA? (I’m not the crazy one here. The chipmunks are the crazy ones.)

Map of the western USA with 20 overlapping chipmunk species distributions in different colors.

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Ruth @teapotrabbit.bsky.social · 19h

Making food for people you love is such a good feeling. And making stuff for people who aren’t usually included due to dietary reasons is extra rewarding!

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Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"The Trump Administration is proposing to repeal the Roadless Rule, opening 45 million acres of national forests to road construction, destructive timber harvest and energy development." Today is the last day for public comment. Weigh in: defenders.org/roadless-rule

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The Roadless Rule

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Ruth @teapotrabbit.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It is so hot and so so so gross!!

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This Eastern Chipmunk is so cute. Love those little paws! 🐿️

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The Heathen Historian 🔻 @heathenhistory.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The fact that the tree is as old as the United States should not be lost on anyone. What a metaphor.

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Hannah Alexander Artwork @hannahartwork.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Moth 🔦 first picture in my October series!

A digital illustration of a giant moth fae with glowing yellow eyes clinging to a lighthouse. At it's base, a lighthouse keeper emerges from his house to investigate.

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Maggie Rudy @maggiemice.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Tucking in the woolly bears

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026

The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

one of the ways the media shows which side they prefer, is which politicians they quote uncharitably out-of-context and which they clean up for even when what they actually say and do is offensive (the Biden story ran on the front page less than a week before the 24 election)

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PUNKI (PERPETUALLY POST DEBUT) @pun-ki.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

You should be asking why Rockstar gets to do this and doesn't run into any issues with payment processors, while the rest of anyone drawing or writing "explicit content" on any platform have so much trouble getting paid

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HIGH LORD FALCON, OLIVKA RHO @livvywivvyy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"i would die for you, i would kill for you" okay but would you go to the store for me. would you goto the. store ive just had a really long day and theres nothing in the fridge. would you go buy ingredients and. and cook for me and would you get snacks too. also i need you to do the dishes

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Tallulah Cunningham @yesthattallulah.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The Fifth of #FatBatWeek 2026: Western Big-eared bat and Cranberry Cheesecake. Shout out to @albertabats.bsky.social, @wildlifeacoustics.com, @azbatrescue.bsky.social, @honkifurhoary.bsky.social who suggested the bat species. Half way through the week already!

A long eared bat with a simple but lumpy nose sits on top of a square slice of layered pink cheese cake with generouse thick bands of cranberry jam and a garnish of fresh berries.

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The One True Kat @theonetruekat.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Californians, if you’re hot - they’re hot, bring them inside! No, WAIT. DONT bring them inside, maybe just make sure they have a water source in your yard. It’s extended summer and the wildlife could use a helping hand! 🪶

A red-breasted nuthatch, panting in the heat.

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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Daily bunny no.3463 is going to fix the place up

Two bunnies go through the ruins of a small stone house of sometime. The building is ruined and has no roof. One bunny looks through the top window, assessing the damages.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In the last couple of years, we've seen multiple critical collections (museums, herbaria) close. The IUCN--the global authority on the status of biodiversity--recently published on how important these kinds of facilities are in conservation. Every day, the dead are working to protect the living.

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From collections to conservation: the indispensable role of natural history museums

The IUCN Species Survival Commission has published a Position Statement on the vital role of biological collections in biodiversity conservation: a formal acknowledgement that natural history museums,...

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If you’re still wearing a mask, thank you. Please know you’re not alone. Many of us still mask, test and isolate when sick. Being the lone masker can be difficult, but your long term health is worth it. As a high risk, immunocompromised person… I see and appreciate you.

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Ruth @teapotrabbit.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

That cartoon is *so bad*. Really adding insult to injury there.

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Ruth @teapotrabbit.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This seems like it should not be legal.

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Elizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

never the wrong time for this classic

Screenshot of a tweet by @RobbtKraft reading “scientist: "does everyone here know what Watson and Crick discovered?"
me from back of room: "Rosalind Franklin's notes"”

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I went to the grand reopening of the African American Civil War museum this week and the timing is just right — its mission to preserve Black history is more relevant now than ever

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The African American Civil War Museum Reopens To Honor The Black Soldiers Who Changed History

The museum recently held its grand reopening in Washington’s historic U Street Corridor.

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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

IF or WHEN the dems have the majority in both Houses We the People have to be up in their shit, on their asses, screaming at them like they owe us money Remember, Trump was a one term POTUS...and now we're back in the shit. Because nothing changed, nothing really got DONE. Accountability.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

There are some signals that just the two childhood doses of mumps vaccine are not enough to hit a high enough VE to prevent outbreaks in congregate living. It's smart to get an adult booster before college, and especially if there's an outbreak locally!

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ascalaphid @ascalaphid.com · 04/10/2026

vociferous shrew

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National Wildlife Federation @nwf.org · 05/10/2026

Pack your bags, we're going on a leaf layer safari 🍂🔍 Hidden in that layer are secret survival shelters: the cocoons of North America’s largest and most spectacular moths! 👀 Want practice? Test your moth-spotting abilities 📲: ow.ly/ATVJ50ZU574

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Tallulah Cunningham @yesthattallulah.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The Fourth of #fatbatweek 2026: Western Barbastelle and Hazelnut Pudding. According to my deep (wikipedia) research Hazelnuts & Barbastelle barbastelle range extends from Ireland to the Middle East. Spotlighting: @batrescueberks.bsky.social, @batconservation.bsky.social, & @battylisa.bsky.social

A dark chocolate coloured bat with a triangular head and a rather marsupial like nose array (it makes me think of a wombat's snout) clings to the side of a short round glass with a layer of hazelnuts then a creamy pudding topped with a swirl of cream, gold star shaped cachous and a pair of autumnal hazel leaves.

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Ruth @teapotrabbit.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

You have so many lush flowers! I am cheerfully envious. I was under the impression fuchsias are perennials? I’ve seen entire hedges of them in Ireland. That first one in the thread is particularly pretty, by the way!

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Something AI is responsible for that doesn't get enough talk: How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners.

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Elsa @erli.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies. #erliart

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I guess we’re pretending this absolutely ridiculous notion was an actual MLB plan and not just some random last-brain-cell bullshit that Trump said

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Ruth @teapotrabbit.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Weird. I think it’s working again?

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