outfreyn

outfreyn

@outfreyn.bsky.social

I've got the corner on the idiocy market.

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John Scalzi
@scalzi.com

It's a new week, Bluesky. Trust no poll. Trust no pundit. Vote early if you can. Vote in person if you can.

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John Scalzi
@scalzi.com

I see we're having a debate about whether it's okay to go back to "X," the site owned by a trillionaire fascist who is currently bankrolling the GOP's midterm, throttled Ukraine's war effort, and still winkingly allows vast amounts of CSAM on his service Answer: No, what the fuck is wrong with you

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Micah
@rincewind.run

called it baby

Micah@rincewind.run

I believe someone can manage a fractional Scaramucci this term, it's gonna happen

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Erika Hall
@erikahall.bsky.social

oh, that's very good. "interfere" is very good because that's how it's felt.

Andrew Blum@ablum.bsky.social

I use this quote from Teju Cole in my classes all the time, "If we are going to interfere in the lives of others, a little due diligence is a minimum requirement."

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John Scalzi
@scalzi.com

Reminder: 1. You don't need to have an opinion on everything, especially stuff you don't know enough about 2. You don't need to have a PUBLIC opinion on everything 3. It's okay to focus on one or two things and let others take up the slack elsewhere 4. It's okay to take a break when overwhelmed.

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Kat Alderson 🙃
@klaybourne.bsky.social

me: *tosses peanuts, raisins and M&Ms in a bowl* him: whatcha got? me: a salad him: *peeks* that's trail mix, not a salad me: a cold dish of mixed ingredients him: salads have dressing me: *gets caramel sauce from fridge* him: me: *squeezes bottle* him: me: salad in the age of cyclospora

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WeRateDogs
@weratedogs.com

This is Holly. Every day for the past 5 years, she picks out a stick and brings it to her favorite spot for “zen time.” While her stick may change, her routine never does. 13/10 (IG: hollythebluestaffy)

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Hetan Shah
@hetanshah.bsky.social

This 1952 memo from the Pentagon UFO files is superb There is no point preparing for aliens ‘because no one of consequence is going to take this rubbish seriously unless it happens. At that point, our policy will be determined in the traditional manner of grand panic.’ 🤣 www.war.gov/medialink/uf...

outfreyn
@outfreyn.bsky.social

Could be my spirit animal: happily bumbling around under imense pressure without giving much a fluff. Just kidding. My actual spirit animal is of course a sloth =)

Digital Brain@yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social

Deep-Sea Sea Pigs: Scotoplanes, the Echinoderms that Walk the Abyss at 5,000m Depth

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DBJ
@deadblossomjesse.bsky.social

7 dollar gas. Well, I guess I'll buy an electric car. Oh those are 60 thousand dollars? Well at least electricity is cheap. Oh the government won't build solar panels because it's "Too transgender"? Well at least wages are going up. Oh the idea of jobs is fake now? Well at least everyone is happ

outfreyn
@outfreyn.bsky.social

I concur.

Erika Hall@erikahall.bsky.social

This is great advice. My perspective on this stuff was shaped by reading Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz right after I got Rupert. She wrote about what a money and despair pit these medical interventions can be, which helped me form a sort of mental advanced directive.

outfreyn
@outfreyn.bsky.social

Sh*t.

David Roberts@volts.wtf

"Rahmstorf, who has studied the Amoc for 35 years, has said a collapse must be avoided 'at all costs'. 'I argued this when we thought the chance of an Amoc shutdown was maybe 5%, and even then we were saying that risk is too high, given the massive impacts. Now it looks like it’s more than 50%.'"

theguardian.comCritical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thoughtScientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas
outfreyn
@outfreyn.bsky.social

Sh*t.

David Roberts@volts.wtf

"Rahmstorf, who has studied the Amoc for 35 years, has said a collapse must be avoided 'at all costs'. 'I argued this when we thought the chance of an Amoc shutdown was maybe 5%, and even then we were saying that risk is too high, given the massive impacts. Now it looks like it’s more than 50%.'"

theguardian.comCritical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thoughtScientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas

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John Scalzi
@scalzi.com

You have a few hours left to grab some really cool things at @locusmag.bsky.social's annual fundraising auction, including rare first editions, author chats and cool artwork. Click through to their account here to see what's on offer, or go here: locus.betterworld.org/auctions/loc...

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Locus Magazine@locusmag.bsky.social

Auction closes today 4/8 at 8PM PDT!! #UpforAuction "Fool's Fool" by CHARLES RAY BRAGG Lithograph signed 123/300; circa 1974. https://twp.ai/9PcLgj LINK IN BIO

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WeRateDogs
@weratedogs.com

A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all

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Dr. Wildlife
@drwildlife.bsky.social

the mantis shrimp has 16 types of color receptors. humans have 3. we see roughly 10 million colors and think that's impressive. the mantis shrimp is sitting there processing a visual reality so hyperchromatic that scientists genuinely aren't sure what it's like to be one. #addOcean