Barry Negrin
@barrynegrin.bsky.social
Approximately 18 trillion cells loosely organized as a patent attorney/saxophonist. Doctor Who scholar in residence at Part-time Fanboy https://bsky.app/profile/parttimefanboy.bsky.social
Lest you think I'm a one-trek pony with Doctor Who, I'm also a huge classic Star Trek nerd! Come take a listen as we talk about Star Trek: The Motion Picture: The Director's Cut: The 4K Edition: Even More Colons!
Part-Time Fanboy@parttimefanboy.bsky.social · last wk.Next week Star Trek celebrates its 60th anniversary. To commemorate the occasion I chat with the biggest Trek nerds I know... @yvisc.bsky.social, @barrynegrin.bsky.social, and my brother-in-law @xtrainnings.substack.com to chat about Star Trek: The Motion Picture. parttimefanboy.com/part-time-fa...
Excellent, concise explanation of a recent AI scandal by someone who actually knows what he is talking about.
Alex Bores@alexbores.nyc · 2w agoA non-technical breakdown of the recent worrying AI hacking incident - here’s what you need to know.
100%. And I'm reading 'privatized technofascist flock camera/pervert glasses/smart appliance panopticon' to the tune of "Supercalifragalisticexpialidocious"
Laura Jedeed@laurajedeed.bsky.social · 3w agoGeorge Orwell's biggest mistake is also completely understandable: he assumed that totalitarianism would come from our government at the barrel of a gun. This privatized technofascist flock camera/pervert glasses/smart appliance panopticon was beyond imagination
It's a great place to leave when you're sick of its shit…and then conclude that you can't live anywhere else.
Laura Jedeed@laurajedeed.bsky.social · 4w agoBut like, if you choose to stay If your reaction to nearly stepping on 2 feuding rats at 2 AM as you're stumbling back to your shitty apartment is "fuck yes I am finally HOME" Then you are surrounded by 8 million people who feel the exact same way And you can't put a price on that
After eight years and 64 attempts, I have sold my first sci-fi short story! It will be appearing in 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐫 this coming winter. Details to follow.... @awwlitmag.bsky.social www.allworldswayfarer.com
All Worlds Wayfarer – Explore Evocative Imagined Realities | Speculative Fiction Literary Magazine
allworldswayfarer.com
Chrome: Hey, we moved some features around… Me: 😡 Chrome: …to give you better access to Gemini! Me: 🤬🤬🤬
Well that's two whole other potatoes, as they say!
James McLeod@jamespmcleod.ca · 2mo agoIt's safe to assume that all major LLMs are scraping Bluesky data to train future models. As an open protocol, Bluesky is one of the few sources of fresh human-generated content that anybody can gobble up. So all this is probably going in the models. There are submarines in the Great Lakes.
Wordle 1,859 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot Skill 83/99 Luck 60/99 Tomorrow's is INNIT, innit? 🇬🇧 #Wordle
Me when I wake up thinking it's Friday, to later find out it's only Wednesday.
badly drawn bee 🐝@soapachu.bsky.social · 2mo agoperfect dead drop 10/10 no notes (the shrouds really make this)
Lorenzo and Johan were beloved members of their communities who were killed by ICE. Join a MASS CALL to learn how you can take action over the coming weeks to demand justice and accountability for Lorenzo, Johan, and all the families impacted by state violence. share.indvs.org/s/m4EJBpxx
RSVP for the mass call Wed 8pm ET
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Speaking of Luddism, here is an amazing future history about the Luddites in which their movement succeeded. scholarship.law.slu.edu/faculty/547/
The Future Encyclopedia of Luddism
In common parlance, the term “Luddite” means someone who is anti-technology, or maybe, just not adept at using technology. Historically, however, the Luddite movement was a reaction born of industria...
scholarship.law.slu.edu
The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian@janus.bsky.social · 2mo agoeveryone seems to be responding positively to this and i hate to burst anyone's bubble, but i recently went to a Luddite festival in NYC and this is something organizers specifically warned about: don't let capitalists sell your hatred of capitalism back to you
They must apply to _everyone_ or they mean nothing. Happy 4th. youtu.be/3bYkNptOJns?...
Captain Kirk's Constitutional Speech
YouTube video by Maxx Frost
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A felicitous Canada Day to the best neighbors we could have and don't deserve. (If you happen to be looking for a new province, I renew my annual observation that Nova Yorka has a nice ring to it.)
Brittlestar@brittlestar.com · 3mo agoEXPLAINING CANADA DAY TO AMERICANS
Man, they love that Algonquin Round Table on #Jeopardy
You've ironed your last butterfly.
J.R. Dawson@jrdawson.bsky.social · 3mo agoYou’ve smashed your last pumpkin.
Third or nothing! Best placement ever! #NYCMidnight @nycmidnight.bsky.social
NYC Midnight@nycmidnight.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe 2nd Round results for the 100-word Microfiction Challenge 2026 are up at nycmidnight.co/4alWiea! Congratulations to the top eight in each group for advancing to the Final Round, which kicks off this Friday, June 26th. Best of luck to them, and thanks to all who participated!
Today is primary day in NY. if you haven't voted yet, vote! If you have, be sure to wear your +5 Amulet of Electioneering Repulsion prominently!
Any of my skweeps live in the Bay Area and and want to adopt some insanely cute kittens?
derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3mo agoMeet Crumb, Button, and Clover. A friend in the Bay Area found them behind a gas station. Unfortunately, she isn't able to keep them, so if she can't find someone to adopt them, they will be going to a shelter. Can you help me find them a home? They are in good health and very tame.
