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@bussear.bsky.social

I’m a motion graphic designer who loves visualizing information, ideas, and concepts. I truly believe that we learn both better and more if we are having fun doing it. Accessibility to information and education for ev-er-y-one. 🏳️‍⚧️ (he/they)

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Jesse Thorn@jessethorn.bsky.social · last wk.

Dems could just say “everyone deserves to play sports.” (And some Dems are.) Being on offense would be saying “my opponent thinks the best use of the people’s time is to punish little kids for wanting to play.”

Jesse Thorn@jessethorn.bsky.social · last wk.

It’s not like Dems don’t know that most trans athletes are kids who have no advantage in leagues where the competition is for funsies. Or that half are trans boys. Or that serious leagues address fairness with rules (not laws). Or that bigotry often prevents athletes from playing already.

Jesse Thorn@jessethorn.bsky.social · last wk.

The idea that Dems are “on the offense” over trans kids playing sports because some of them are pro-actively saying “boys shouldn’t play girls’ sports” is pretty absurd. That is 1000% being on the defensive.

Erin@bussear.bsky.social · 4w ago

Imagine a universe where DJs had played both songs equally (the premise of a double “A” side single), and then fast forward that timeline 44 years.

Punk Rock History@punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 4w ago

44 years ago today "Straight to Hell" is a song by the Clash from their album Combat Rock, released as a double A-side single with "Should I Stay or Should I Go" on September 17, 1982 #punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #straighttohell #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Kat Abughazaleh@katmabu.bsky.social · last mo.

Curious about how KAPOW works? 📞 Call ‪(872) 295-2769 and leave us a voicemail! We’ll be answering your questions LIVE on stream TONIGHT, before we put the finishing touches on the KAPOW Handbook. Excited to hear from you :)

Elephant Mastodon@emath.bsky.social · last mo.

Literary fiction is coming. It is going to revolutionize the economy. We know that China has already got a start on literary fiction. We can’t afford to be left out of the literary fiction economy. Think of your kids. They might already be engaging with literary fiction.

Erin@bussear.bsky.social · last mo.

I may be asking a void, but does anyone have some good recs for resources/groups for caretaking for aging parents? I’d love to find something local (Austin) but am so very open to possibilities.

Trans Unity Coalition@transunitycoalition.org · 2mo ago

Teaser for two upcoming launches: 1) free tech course: self-hosting a website, & 2) STEP (Science & Technology Educational Program) by TUC. Thru end of August, all donations will be put towards our educational division. We deeply thank you in supporting not only our mission & promoting education.

gwen howerton@kissphoria.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I wrote about the parallels between the anti-trans/LGBT movement in Texas and the surge in Islamaphobia in Texas politics, as exemplified by the freakout over Muslim ammenities in Texas airports. Something I've been mulling for a long time: www.chron.com/culture/reli...

What a war over foot washing stations at Texas airports says about Greg Abbott

What do foot washing stations and rainbow crosswalks have in common? Greg Abbott doesn't like them.

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Charlotte Clymer@charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Pro-tip: if you're under the age of 25 and looking for a clever way to sow doubt within your MAGA relatives, ask them what they remember about the invasion of Iraq. Open-ended questions. You just wanna understand that time period. Don't offer opinions. Let them talk. Trust me on this.

Ed Zitron@edzitron.com · 2mo ago

Also: this feels very much like an attempt to soften the blow on what might some really bad numbers. What is it that “Current EBITDA” doesn’t capture, exactly? Or is it more a problem of exactly what it captures - an unprofitable, unsustainable business that burns tend of billions of dollars?

LOOKING PAST CURRENT EARNINGS Established companies are typically valued more heavily on earnings, or EBITDA, which gives investors a sense of the economics of the business. For Anthropic, however, current EBITDA does not fully capture the economics investors expect the company to achieve at scale. Anthropic is spending enormous amounts on GPUs and other computing capacity, model training, inference and hiring. Those expenses are necessary to support its rapid expansion but could become a smaller percentage of revenue as the business grows.
Ed Zitron@edzitron.com · 2mo ago

Absolutely astonishing story from Reuters, saying that Anthropic’s valuation is based on theoretical revenues of $180-200bn in 2028, and that its “current EBITDA does not fully capture the economics investors expect the company to achieve at scale.” Misleading! www.reuters.com/business/ant...

Summary Companies • Anthropic projects roughly $190 billion to $200 billion 2028 revenue, sources say • Bankers and investors use enterprise value-to-revenue multiples based on forecasts, sources say • Cloudlare, Palantir and SpaceX are reference points ahead of Anthropic analyst day, sources say Aug 14 (Reuters) - As Anthropic prepares for what could be one of the biggest IPOs on record, Wall Street is looking further into the future than it commonly does to put a price on the Al company, valuing it based on how much revenue it could generate two years from now. Anthropic is projecting 2028 revenue of roughly $190 billion to $200 billion, according to two people familiar with the company's financials, a figure that has not previously been reported. The projection dwarfs the $47 billion revenue "run rate," reflecting the firm's current pace of business, that the company publicized as recently as May, and shows the scale of growth investors are being asked to underwrite.
Ed Zitron@edzitron.com · 2mo ago

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