Sebastian Biot @viralata.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Musical break music.apple.com/us/album/bus...music.apple.comBusker Flow by Kofi Stone on Apple MusicSong · 2019 · Duration 2:28 010
Sebastian Biot @viralata.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Musical break music.apple.com/us/album/but...music.apple.comButterfly Dancing Over a Barrel: II. What You Call by Third Coast Percussion & David Longstreth on Apple Music 010
Reposted by Sebastian BiotUNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Authors, have you ever wondered how to turn a revised dissertation into a proposal? Or when the best time is to submit? Our acquisitions team has answers to these FAQs and more 👇 uncpress.substack.com/p/what-autho...uncpress.substack.comWhat Authors Ask MostAdvice from UNC Press acquisitions staff on proposals, timelines, and more 01011
Reposted by Sebastian BiotJohn Balestrieri @tinrocket.bsky.social · 03/09/2026It looks like Princeton U's arts program is promoting AI slop. 101
Reposted by Sebastian BiotiA @ia.net · 28/08/2026📚 Students and teachers: iA Writer and iA Presenter are designed to help you: • Get focused and write papers, while keeping track of AI tools • Effortlessly turn text into beautiful slides Reach out to learn more about educational offers for 2026. 📧 support+edu@ia.net 044
Reposted by Sebastian BiotHelen Kyriakoudes @hkyria.bsky.social · 13/08/2026“The octopus is a prime candidate for humans to anthropomorphise because it is so smart, so responsive, & yet so different as to be essentially unreadable.” Richard Schweid (LIFE ON THE OCTOPUS FARM, out now) weighs in on octo-farming in @theguardian.com 🐙 www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comToo smart to eat? Why octopus farms are such a slippery problemAs a controversial Spanish plan for sustainable meat on an industrial scale is dropped, it has revived the ethical debate over farming these intelligent wild animals 001
Reposted by Sebastian BiotWOUB News and Culture @woubnews.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The Athens City Council on Monday approved a one-year moratorium on any attempts to build a data center in city limits. The moratorium is intended to give city officials time to review the zoning code and make changes to specifically address issues raised by data centers.woub.orgAthens City Council approves a one-year moratorium on data centersThe Athens City Council on Monday approved a one-year moratorium on any attempts to build a data center in city limits. 021
Sebastian Biot @viralata.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I don’t remember much Georgian but I remember that word! 010
Reposted by Sebastian BiotSamara Rafert @rafertess.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I have definitely noticed an uptick in deep backlist sales from the OSU Press list. It's not the perpetual bestsellers but one-offs from decades ago that even I, after seven years at the press, have barely heard of. www.404media.co/ai-companies...404media.coAI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI SlopISBNdb, a company that sources printed books for AI companies to turn into training data, tells clients “the optics problem is real.” 13526
Sebastian Biot @viralata.bsky.social · 20/07/2026“(T)he United States, a nation at war with itself and the world…” nobody-wants-this.ghost.io/japans-desig... Anne Lutz Fernandez. 2026. “Japan’s Design for Humans.” *Nobody Wants This.*nobody-wants-this.ghost.ioJapan's Design for HumansA recent trip was a reminder of the US's missing care 010
Reposted by Sebastian Biotkottke.org @kottke.org · 15/07/2026The Types of People to Keep Around, including “people who text you to look at the moon”, “the friend who commits to the bit”, and “relentlessly creative folks”. [kottke.org]kottke.orgThe Types of People to Keep AroundMolly Burford, author of Moments to Hold Close, writes list poetry (is that a thing?) about the kinds of people that you want in your life. From Types Of People You Need To Hang On To: The friend who helps you clean y 0339
Reposted by Sebastian BiotRusudan Djakeli @rusudandjakeli.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Day 593 of daily, uninterrupted protests in Georgia. 28937
Reposted by Sebastian Biot𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 11/07/2026We‘re one executive order away from a chocolate fountain. 2014169233375
Sebastian Biot @viralata.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Musical break music.apple.com/us/album/bla...music.apple.comBlame It on the Boogie by The Jacksons on Apple MusicSong · 1978 · Duration 3:35 020
Reposted by Sebastian BiotHyperEssays @hyperessays.net · 01/07/2026HyperEssays has had full-text search of John Florio’s and my own ongoing translation of the Essays (w/ Cotton/Hazlitt’s as a placeholder) for a while. Today I’m happy to announce that the original Middle French text is also searchable on the site. 🥳 hyperessays.nethyperessays.netHyperEssaysHyperEssays is a project to create a modern and accessible online edition of the Essays of Michel de Montaigne. 222
Sebastian Biot @viralata.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Posting on social media about being deeply insulted by how wrong a report is which agrees with you on the point you’re deeply insulted about is the most social media thing to do: denouncing something you haven’t read, carefully or at all, to score outrage points from people who won’t read it either. 010
Reposted by Sebastian Biotkottke.org @kottke.org · 10/06/2026The Best Headlights in the World Are Illegal in America. “America’s roads are now full of tactical-grade headlights, and no one is happy about it.” [theatlantic.com]theatlantic.comDriving in America Is Headlight HellCar bulbs don’t have to be this blinding. 0429
Reposted by Sebastian BiotUNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Happy Pride Month 🏳️🌈 Use code 01PRIDE30 to save 30% all month long on our website 📚 uncpress.org/pride/uncpress.orgRead With PrideCelebrate Pride with stories, voices, and perspectives that uplift and inspire across the LGBTQIA+ community and enjoy 30% off plus free shipping on US 057
Reposted by Sebastian BiotDaniel Jalkut @danielpunkass.punkitup.com · 26/05/2026My take on AI is, essentially, everybody who’s against is too against it and everybody who’s for it is too for it. 2127173
Reposted by Sebastian BiotRusudan Djakeli @rusudandjakeli.bsky.social · 26/05/2026I haven't seen such a large crowd in Georgia in a while. This is the 545th consecutive day of nationwide protests. Happy Independence Day, dear Georgia! 🇬🇪 212134
Sebastian Biot @viralata.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Musical break music.apple.com/us/album/kal...music.apple.comKaleidoscope (Remastered & Expanded) by Siouxsie & The Banshees on Apple MusicAlbum · 1980 · 20 Songs 010
Reposted by Sebastian BiotDave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Colbert guest hosted a public access TV show in Monroe, Michigan a day after the Late Show ended. Guest star: Jeff Daniels Special appearance by: Eminem Musical director: Jack White Genius. youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...youtu.beOnly In Monroe --- May 22, 2026YouTube video by Stephen Colbert 734285327667
Reposted by Sebastian BiotUNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Three signs that bookclub email you just got is probably a scam 🚩 1) Generic gmail (or similar) address 2) The book club, award, or organization doesn’t exist when you look it up 3) The email is overly long, vague, and full of excessive praise (often AI-written) 22117
Sebastian Biot @viralata.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Apology accepted. share.contiguous.me/share/filthy... I love a good @hotdogsladies.bsky.social dossier.share.contiguous.meThe Big BART MacrameThe fifty-foot rope sculpture that hung in Embarcadero BART for thirty-six years. Cleaned twice. Removed for $300,000. Buried for $2,000. 000
Sebastian Biot @viralata.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Musical break music.apple.com/us/album/one...music.apple.comOne Stop by Aldous Harding on Apple MusicSong · 2026 · Duration 3:30 000
Sebastian Biot @viralata.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Nothing like seeing “From the creators of [inferior product]” to inspire confidence in a new product. 000
Reposted by Sebastian BiotMatt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Retractions never get proportional attention. This one should.arstechnica.comInfluential study touting ChatGPT in education retracted over red flagsThe retracted study on ChatGPT in education was already cited hundreds of times. 2325491388
Sebastian Biot @viralata.bsky.social · 09/05/2026“You opened this page. It already knows the following.” sinceyouarrived.world/takensinceyouarrived.worldtaken.A web page that tells you what your browser gave away the moment you arrived. No login, no form, no permission. Most pages do this. None of them tell you. 01913
Reposted by Sebastian BiotChrissy Stroop @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Richard Dawkins: Trans women aren't real Also Richard Dawkins: AIs are conscious and my Claude is a Claudia 7246551066
Reposted by Sebastian BiotEndless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 30/04/2026AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH 0162
Reposted by Sebastian BiotRusudan Djakeli @rusudandjakeli.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Day 517 of uninterrupted protests in Georgia. 🇬🇪🇪🇺 36225
Sebastian Biot @viralata.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Musical break music.apple.com/us/album/the...music.apple.comThe Nether-edge by PJ Harvey on Apple MusicSong · 2023 · Duration 3:17 000
Sebastian Biot @viralata.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Musical break music.apple.com/us/album/par...music.apple.comParanoid Android by Radiohead on Apple MusicSong · 1997 · Duration 6:27 000
Reposted by Sebastian BiotNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Models of everyday life were deposited in #Egyptian tombs. They were supposed to support the deceased in the afterlife. One of the most charming examples is the model of a #cow giving birth. Carved in wood, painted. Probably from Meir, #Egypt, dating c. 2040-1985 BC. 📷 Royal Ontario Museum 🏺 5616168
Sebastian Biot @viralata.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Musical break (and today’s Prince deep dive) music.apple.com/us/album/its...music.apple.comIt's Gonna Be Lonely by Prince on Apple MusicSong · 1979 · Duration 5:27 130
Reposted by Sebastian BiotKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 07/04/2026Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work. 1824325910801
Reposted by Sebastian BiotZanna Van Loon @zannavanloon.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Blank pages invite use. In this 1578 print album by Philip Galle, published in collaboration with the Officina Plantiniana, a later reader used the flyleaves and leftover white space to sketch contemporary faces and figures. #bookhistory #rarebooks #earlymodern 💙📚📜 47220
Sebastian Biot @viralata.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Musical break music.apple.com/us/album/squ...music.apple.comSquare Wheel (feat. Kokayi & Michael Mayo) by Nate Smith on Apple MusicSong · 2021 · Duration 5:00 000
Sebastian Biot @viralata.bsky.social · 16/03/2026“Nobody starts in the right place.… That is not how obsession works. Obsession works by taking whatever is available and pressing on it until it either breaks or reveals something.” “‘This is not the computer for you’,” a lovely, Mac-nerdy post by Sam Henri Gold. samhenri.gold/blog/2026031...samhenri.gold“This Is Not The Computer For You” · Sam Henri GoldSam Henri Gold is a product design engineer building playful, useful software. 110
Reposted by Sebastian BiotKevin Morgan @mrgan.com · 16/03/2026[Werner Herzog voice] “Every bakery is nature’s bakery. Man’s brief existence on earth, including all his fragile creations, are just a small part of Nature.” 0302
Reposted by Sebastian BiotHyperEssays @hyperessays.net · 28/02/2026Happy birthday to our pal, Michel de Montaigne, born 493 years ago today! 🎉 022
Reposted by Sebastian BiotScientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 10/02/2026A Roman stone board game has been unplayable since its discovery more than a century ago, but AI might have just worked out the rulesscientificamerican.comRules of mysterious ancient Roman board game decoded by AIA Roman stone board game has been unplayable since its discovery more than a century ago, but AI might have just worked out the rules 9478