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Jeroen @yuroon.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Find the best spot for the eclipse www.sunsetatlas.ch?mode=eclipse
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Sunset Atlas — Find the Best Sunset Spot Near You
Find the best place to watch the sunset tonight. Interactive map with quality scores for every viewpoint across Europe. Free, no signup.
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Cambridge Skeptics @cambskeptics.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
As AI-generated text becomes harder to identify, the real clues lie in how online conversations are being manipulated, report Seán Roberts and Kateryna Krykoniuk. theconversation.com/ai-is-making...
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AI is making disinformation harder to spot – but we’ve found a new way to catch it
As AI-generated text becomes harder to identify, the real clues lie in how online conversations are being manipulated.
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
One of my favorite #Roman objects: World's oldest known "Swiss army knife", including a hinged knife, fork, spoon, spike, prick, sieve, spatula. Unfortunately, there is no provenance of this multi-tool, but it’s not a unique item: There are a few more examples, e.g. one was...🧵1/2 🏺 #archaeology
The folding multi-tool, it is built around a silver handle and a set of folding, pivoted implements. Its most visible feature is the broad oval spoon at the left; additional utensils fold from the opposite end and beneath the handle. A dark, heavily corroded piece along the top is the original iron knife blade.
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 08/08/2026
Mamdani has just unveiled his Public Interest Technology (PIT) Crews: five "game changing" teams of public interest hackers who will remake NYC's digital services: www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic... 36/
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Transcript: Mayor Mamdani Launches “Public Interest Technology (Pit) Crew” to Rapidly Build Digital Solutions to Public Problems
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Jake V @viraldonutz.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
What happens when you no longer need a chat forum, but can get all the encouragement you need from a personal self-contained plagiarism machine in your pocket?
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404 Media @404media.co · 05/05/2026
Micron, which made RAM and SSDs under the brand name Crucial, has exited the consumer market altogether because “AI-driven growth in the data center has led to a surge in demand for memory and storage."
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The AI Hard Drive Shortage Is Making It More Expensive and Harder to Archive the Internet
The Internet Archive, Wikimedia, academics, and hobby archivists are having trouble finding hard drives or are having to pay extremely high prices for them.
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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Apple is 50 today and we have a huge package of fun stories on the site -- my little contribution is thinking about the iPhone and how the entire world bent around it. Gift link! -> www.theverge.com/tech/905398/...
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Everything is iPhone now
The iPhone changed Apple — and the world — forever.
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The Register @theregister.com · 16/02/2026
Digital sovereignty must define itself before it can succeed
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Digital sovereignty must define itself before it can succeed
Great concept, shame about the details Opinion  If you've ever flipped over a power brick, you'll be familiar with the hieroglyphics of type approval. It's become less crazy over the years as things have got smaller and signage requirements softened, but at its peak tens of logos and acronyms of testing labs and national approvals covered the backside of PSUs in surrealist graffiti.…
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Amyville Hoyrror @amyhoy.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
douglas adams was our most accurate futurist
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 01/11/2025
"I’m not looking so bad now, huh? Absolute best case, the LLM-generated legal advice you get is merely plagiarizing, probably from me. But more likely, it’s a mish-mash of Reddit posts filtered through an algorithm coded by a Belarusian teen on the run from Interpol."
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Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology
“Wikipedia, the constantly changing knowledge base created by a global free-for-all of anonymous users, now stands as the leading force for the dum...
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Signal @signal.org · 03/10/2025
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
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CCC @ccc.de · 01/10/2025
Messenger-App Signal: Meredith Whittaker kritisiert Pläne der EU zur #Chatkontrolle und droht, mit dem Messenger dann den europäischen Markt zu verlassen www.heise.de/news/Chefin-...
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WhatsApp-Konkurrent Signal droht mit Rückzug aus Europa
Signal gilt als einer der sichersten Messenger. Die App könnte aber in Europa vom Markt verschwinden, falls sich die Chatkontrolle in der EU durchsetzt.
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WIRED @wired.com · 03/03/2025
Thousands of potential layoffs *apparently* still isn't efficient enough for Elon Musk. Now, operatives linked to DOGE are reportedly modifying AutoRIF, a Defense Department program that could enable mass firings of federal workers.
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DOGE Is Working on Software That Automates the Firing of Government Workers
Operatives working for Elon Musk’s DOGE appear to be editing the code of AutoRIF—software designed by the Defense Department that could assist in mass firings of federal workers, sources tell WIRED.
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Free Our Feeds @freeourfeeds.com · 14/01/2025
"Days after Meta announced controversial changes to its content moderation policies, a group of prominent technology leaders and nonprofit executives launched an ambitious $30 million campaign to build a social media ecosystem free from 'billionaire control.'" www.businessinsider.com/free-our-fee...
businessinsider.com
A $30 million campaign to free social media from billionaire control is now underway
The campaign aims to raise $30 million to build an open source social platform free from "billionaire control".
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 27/12/2024
That one weird trick that lets you pretend that you took over Twitter to restore free speech, but regularly ban/shadowban/deboost those you don't like: just claim anything you don't like is spam.
Elon Musk tweet: Just a reminder that the algorithm is trying to maximize unregretted user-seconds. 

If far more credible, verified subscriber accounts (not bots) mute/block your account compared to those who like your posts, your reach will ...

Quote tweet from Elon above that: "That said, any accounts found to be engaged in coordinated attacks to spam target accounts with mute/blocks will themselves be categorized – correctly – as spam. 

Live by the spam, die by the spam."
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Gonna dissent here: Blocklists are a hazard here on Bluesky. People create them, give them names you'd think you agree with, then add people to sucker you into blocking them. Don't use blocklists. Curate your blocks, and enjoy them properly :)
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Jeroen Baert @jbaert.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Heerlijke interactieve website waarop je een locatie kan ingeven, zien waar die x miljoen jaar geleden lag (door plaattektoniek) en, belangrijkst van al: welke dino's in uw buurt leefden. dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-earth
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Ancient Earth
Earth looked very different long ago. Search for addresses across 750 million years of Earth's history.
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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
yeah. this is just giving up the game: 1. keep folks only on his site 2. get people to offer their reporting to him for free 3. reward folks who aggregate reporting (and do so w/ minimum crediting). It's a shitty user experience. It also should incentivize reporters/outlets to move elsewhere
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DCN @dcnorg.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Hi everyone! DCN is now on bluesky and happy to be here. We’re just getting going but first want to post some starter packs we’ve discovered to get you to the amazing journalists and creators at DCN’s members. First up, spotlight on the BBC: go.bsky.app/8gWbLmD
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Victor Baissait @victorbaissait.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
La chanson pour ici Jeff Lynne's ELO - Mr. Blue Sky (Live at Wembley Stadium 2017) www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQaJ...
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Jeff Lynne's ELO - Mr. Blue Sky (Live at Wembley Stadium 2017)
YouTube video by [TheNEW]
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Hi everyone. The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars. We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website. We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off. I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
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The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
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Jeroen @yuroon.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction
The satirical newspaper plans to shutter Jones’ InfoWars and rebuild the website featuring well-known internet humor writers and content creators, according to a person with knowledge of the sale.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 06/11/2024
I have also now created my first "starter pack" which recommends 150 people and three good feeds. I didn't pick the 150 people all that carefully, but just went through my list of people I follow and chose the maximum number I could from folks who I regularly interact with. go.bsky.app/QKm8yFP
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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Thanks for including mine! This is such a great list of books. It's wild to be on a social platform where you can't tag Cory Doctorow. I had to do a search to be sure but it's true. He wrote about why he isn't joining BlueSky here: doctorow.medium.com/https-plural...
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Bluesky and enshittification
No one is the enshittifier of their own story.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
The Guardian will no longer post its content to X
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Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X
We will stop posting from our official editorial accounts on the platform, but X users can still share our articles
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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 12/11/2024
Bluesky is built to make social more like the Web again, so we will never suppress links. Link to your writing, your art, your personal site — this is the social internet, designed from the ground up to be open and interoperable.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 11/11/2024
My entire "Quiet Posters" feed is basically @aoc.bsky.social responding to people after being gone for over a year. Also, if you haven't yet started using the Quiet Posters Feed, check it out. Highlights skeets (yes, skeets, don't @ me) from folks who don't skeet as much bsky.app/profile/why....
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 24/09/2024
Royal Museums Greenwich has announced the winners of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 competition. [kottke.org]
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Astronomy Photographer of the Year for 2024
Royal Museums Greenwich has announced the winners of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 competition. You can also check out some of the shortlist entries and runners-up in each category (Moon, Sun, etc.)
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Marietje Schaake @marietjeschaake.bsky.social · 04/09/2024
Great feeling to finally hold this baby 💥 Order now and receive The Tech Coup upon release on September 24 ↘️ thetechcoup.com
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Jeroen @yuroon.bsky.social · 04/09/2024
Techdenkers: Marietje Schaake over de macht van big tech. Met Marleen Stikker, Kim van Sparrentak en Haroon Sheikh. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzMD...
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Techdenkers: Marietje Schaake over de macht van big tech #DeBalie
YouTube video by De Balie
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Josh Luke Davis 🏳️‍🌈 @joshlukedavis.com · 03/09/2024
As everyone is currently talking about colour and how we name it, you should all take 7 minutes to watch this incredible Vox video. Basically, (most) cultures have an extraordinaryily similar system to naming colours it blew my mind. Also, turquoise is blue x 💙🧪 youtu.be/gMqZR3pqMjg?...
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The surprising pattern behind color names around the world
YouTube video by Vox
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Kristian Ulrichsen @kristianulrichsen.bsky.social · 07/08/2024
With Twitter/X having become such a cesspit and its owner spouting ever more deranged and dangerous nonsense, it may be time to post much more on here.
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Bert Hubert 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦 @berthubert.bsky.social · 31/05/2024
Ik ontdekte dat de Rijksoverheid al in volle vaart naar de cloud migreert, zonder enige politieke instemming & vaak ook zonder geldig ambtelijk besluit. De gevolgen voor onze autonomie zijn zo groot dat dit snel op de agenda van kabinet & Kamer moet komen: berthub.eu/articles/pos...
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De hele overheid naar de cloud? Dat is een politiek besluit. - Bert Hubert
De hele korte versie: stilletjes maar in hoog tempo verhuizen cruciale ICT-diensten binnen de Nederlandse overheid naar met name Microsoft servers onder Amerikaans recht. Dit neemt zulke enorme vormen...
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 25/05/2024
The fact that it's just bored teenaged orcas looking for something to entertain themselves, and that something happens to be sinking boats, somehow makes this story even better. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
usatoday.com
Killer whales keep ramming and sinking boats. Scientists now may know why, report says.
An international group of orca experts met to determine why orcas are ramming boats. The leading theory: They're bored and playful.
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Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 22/05/2024
Last week I had the honor of accepting the 2024 Helmut Schmidt Future Prize Instead of a traditional speech, I gave this talk on the history of AI, the business of surveillance, & why the use of AI "ad targeting for killing" in Gaza should be illegal👇 www.helmut-schmidt.de/aktuelles/de...
helmut-schmidt.de
Die Rede der Zukunftspreisträgerin
Meredith Whittaker warnt in ihrer Rede vor der Macht der Techindustrie und erklärt, warum es sich gerade jetzt lohnt, positiv zu denken.
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🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Zoë Keating @zoekeating.com · 07/05/2024
Happy 200th birthday to Beethoven’s 9th with its jubilant Ode to Joy. May you also travel from darkness to light
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Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · 07/03/2024
HAPPY DMA DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 15/02/2024
Apple confirms it’s breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on purpose
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Apple confirms it’s breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on purpose
Well, it turns out it’s not a bug that broke iPhone web apps, also known as Progressive Web Apps (PWAs), in the EU. Following developer complaints and press reports about how PWAs were no longer functional in the EU after installing the most recent iOS…
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Chris Messina @chrismessina.me · 14/02/2024
Hashtags coming to Bluesky — from @jay.bsky.team herself! 🤩
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Hashtags on Bluesky
Watch the entire episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5RjCH0nLj8
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Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 14/02/2024
I’ve found it. The bleakest push notification ever
Your bank would like you to know you are not loved Jesus Christ Barclays
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 07/02/2024
For new users just exploring the fact that you can choose your algorithms here, I highly recommend the "Quiet Posters" feed (which highlights users you follow who don't post that often, but have finally chosen to speak up): bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Christopher Bird @mightygodking.com · 25/01/2024
for you and everybody wanting to see Penn be classy and awesome, here he is when his NB child Moxie appears on FOOL US and being so, so happy that his baby is putting one over on him (where so many people would be annoyed): www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE76...
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Penn's Daughter Easily FOOLS Penn and Teller with a COOL CARD TRICK #pennandteller
Penn's Daughter Easily FOOLS Penn and Teller with a COOL CARD TRICK #pennandteller ✅Super Card Tricks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozXKg868Rbs&list=PLxM...
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 30/12/2023
Iceland xkcd.com/2874
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Ed Yong is offline @edyong209.bsky.social · 11/12/2023
I wrote an op-ed for the NYT about what reporting on long COVID has meant to me—how I approached it, the impact it had, and how it taught me to be a better journalist. This piece is sort of a manifesto for a journalism grounded in compassion, rigor, and care. www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/o...
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Opinion | Reporting on Long Covid Taught Me to Be a Better Journalist
Covering long Covid solidified my view that science is not the objective, neutral force that it is often caricatured to be.
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 27/11/2023
Truly, the only remaining benefit of ex-Twitter, is watching Elon Musk get up every morning and step on a rake that hits him directly in the face.
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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 27/11/2023
Another story from me on the complicated issue of tech companies monitoring their platforms for abusive and exploitative images of children. www.nytimes.com/2023/11/27/t...
nytimes.com
How Your Child’s Online Mistake Can Ruin Your Digital Life
Google has a zero-tolerance policy for child abuse content. The scanning process can sometimes go awry and tar innocent individuals as abusers.
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MU-Peter Shimon 🀄 @mu-peter.bsky.social · 24/11/2023
🧪 Cool! To mark the 164th anniversary of ‘On the Origin of Species’ A fantastic piece of detective work has been published on the Darwin Online website showing scans of all known surviving pages from Darwin’s original hand-written manuscript: darwin-online.org.uk/EditorialInt...
Thumbnail montage of the Origin draft sheets - reunited here for the first time since Darwin's lifetime.
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 16/11/2023
It's been exactly a year since the very first post on Bluesky was created! We just published a new blog post with some updates:
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Toward Federation and an Open Network
One year ago, the first post on Bluesky was created. Now, we're working toward federation and a truly open network.
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