Earthquake alert showed up on my watch before showing up on the USGS site. Near Indio Hills, CA, estimated at 5.1. earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Facts matter, as do the dedicated people who make decisions based on facts, not fear nor favor

Lora Kolodny@lorak.bsky.social · 10mo ago

official statement by Powell here: www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s... (includes the video)

Slop > spam #Slop #AISlop

Prof. Nicole Holliday@mixedlinguist.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The American Dialect Society has chosen its word of the year: slop…used as both a freestanding noun, and a productive suffix! Check out all the words we nominated at the link! And while I nominated “that’s AI” (and it won for most useful), there’s no fake news here!

Comics have impact and lasting value! I just realized I’ve been carrying around this classic by @betsystreeter.bsky.social since June 2009. Anyone with stats on Christmas gift books can prove this to still be true.

Are we there yet? The 90/90 rule applies to Ukrainian peace agreements and “vibe coding” AI Slop “The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety%...

In the next frame, we see the cat has removed the sign…

Maritsa Patrinos @maritsapatrinos.bsky.social · last yr.

But… but…

TIL there is a basement in The Alamo! Also, there wasn’t one when PW made the Big Adventure movie. Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction, and in this case the fiction came true, just as the fortune teller described!

Texas Monthly@texasmonthly.bsky.social · 11mo ago

How was novelist Stephen Harrigan supposed to properly contextualize, in only eighty words, what is destined to be the most berserk and beloved Alamo artifact of all—Pee-wee Herman’s bicycle? He tried: https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/pee-wees-bike-alamo-basement/

The poet Piet Hein offered a gem on what’s enough, but he didn’t specifically mention time or money. Maybe this episode will uncover some truths. “Of drink and victuals And suchlike stuff A bit too little Is just enough.”

Marketplace@marketplace.org · 10mo ago

For a new episode of "This is Uncomfortable," we’d love to hear from YOU. We want to know – "How much money is enough?" You can call our hotline and leave a message at 347-RING-TIU or email us at uncomfortable@marketplace.org to share your answer for a chance to be featured!

This is why it’s so fun and inspiring to be around creatives: authenticity !

Pam Wishbow@pamwishbow.bsky.social · 10mo ago

When people say they thrift they also mean it is a hobby to go hunting for stuff regularly. You have to enjoy doing stuff like this! I genuinely think people forget this is a thing people want and like to do and not just a way to cover their junk that magically looks good every time

Looks like Christmas is over! 😢 Rock doves gobbling up a gingerbread house near the San Diego Harbor. 🪶 #birds

"Pop-Tarts, a balanced part of this good breakfast!"

Scored! I am the happy recipient of a signed (!) edition from @tomgauld.bsky.social Hilarity is mine! It’s a copy of Revenge of the Librarians, revealing what’s behind the doors of Samuel Beckett’s Advent calendar.

Have some funky abstract kaleidoscopes ! Esp this bright gay snowflake xD ko-fi.com/i/IF1F71QULRW and also throw me tips to support my art!! ✨❄️🌈✨ #abstractart #eyestrain #art #artsky #disabledartist #humanart #handdrawn #artadventcalendar #weirdart #trippyart #mandala

Let’s hope that SOME headline writers will finally get a byline

Linda Holmes@lindaholmes.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Delightful.

Call it “we care about you” or “we know you’re smart” and maybe, just maybe, more people will head your your direction Listen to customers

“Uncertainty about the economic outlook remains elevated.” If anything, the FRB has been able to be a beacon of stability during foggy times.

Bill McBride@calculatedrisk.bsky.social · 11mo ago

25bps. Opposing dissents. www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/p...

Something up (or down?) with Apple News+. This October 30, 2015 article appeared today - December 9, 2025. Yes, that’s an article more than 10 years old!

This bluebird of happiness appeared in front me as a reminder of why I had an early walk. Is it the Christmas Bluebird of Happiness? 🪶

This human has a way with words - will #sloptimization catch on as a hashtag as widely as the sadly ubiquitous #aiSlop?

Roland Meyer@bildoperationen.bsky.social · 11mo ago

#AISlop is a product of recursive optimization, of prediction algorithms no longer only used for distribution, but for production of content. It's reaction economies and recommendation logics feeding back onto themselves, social media feeds turned into feedback loops. Let's call it #sloptimization

An AI remake by Grok would cast bankers in a more favorable light, no doubt

Esther Schindler@estherschindler.bsky.social · 11mo ago

TIL _It's a Wonderful Life_ "...represented rather obvious attempts to discredit bankers by casting Lionel Barrymore as a ‘scrooge-type’ so that he would be the most hated man in the picture. This … is a common trick used by Communists.”

Last night coyotes convened in my backyard to offer that bright SuperMoon their Yelp reviews. Five stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Writers” may try to say they are “writing” when in fact they are slopping

Martha Sprackland@marrrtha.bsky.social · 11mo ago

'The words are AI, but the idea is all me.' 'This is MY story, I just needed telling it.' 'The voice is authentically my own.' 'The novel is mine, but I used AI to write it.'

No middle ground for rock and roll (survey sez)

Kathleen Weldon@kathleenweldon.bsky.social · 11mo ago

And as always, the rocking, the rolling

TIL a bit about bothies

Jon Vernon@onlyindevon.co.uk · 11mo ago

I'd already had a big day on the bike the day before and been massively over-optimistic with my energy levels - don't think I've ever been more grateful on a ride than I was to reach Allt Scheicheachan bothy and shelter for a bite to eat and a little lie down before riding back to the van...

Staying at one spot can reveal how things change in front of us. Most of us are too busy to stay still for long and miss the impermanence and liveliness.

Andy Marshall@fotofacade.bsky.social · 11mo ago

✨ A few years back I stood outside Wells Cathedral for a full day and photographed the impact of the light on the front facade. I was amazed at the outcome - at how a single entity could morph and change under the changing light. 🌅 #thread

Many creatives often find it difficult to promote their own art but Inspired to Write has some wise words for those struggling to promote their art. Save these quotes for the next time you’re feeling hesitating about posting your work and remember, we LOVE to see your work! 😍 ✨ #art

Give thanks for the BLS

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics@usbls.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Enterprises realizing their risk exposure may be the nail in the coffin to stop half-baked chatbots before they can cause more harm

Alondra Nelson@alondra.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Insurers AIG, Great American, and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots and to retreat from coverage of AI risk as multibillion-dollar claims mount www.ft.com/content/abfe...

France has launched an investigation into Musk’s Grok AI after reports of Holocaust denial content, raising alarms about tech accountability and historical truth.

San Diego has been out-normalizing for decades, and even has a delightfully diverse neighborhood named Normal Heights

Mitch Wagner@mitchwagner.com · 11mo ago