Kristen Koopman
@kkoopman.bsky.social
Ph.D. from VT STS. Studying and writing speculative fiction. Definitely not two smaller Kristen Koopmans in a trenchcoat.
you have made my day, @sepinwall.bsky.social - you know what they say, “every time someone plugs the middleman, an ida gets her snark!”
Alan Sepinwall@sepinwall.bsky.social · 17h agoThe TV show The Middleman would do things like randomly have a shirtless Mark Dacascos fight dozens of Luchadors and use something called the Wu-Han Thumb of Death on their leader. We used to be a proper country.
Officially in the Danger Zone of the move where just about everything that *has* to be out is out and what's left of just a matter of how nice I want to be to whoever cleans between tenants.
CONTENT WARNING FOR FUCKIN' INSECTS. I KNOW MANY PEOPLE DISLIKE BUGS, SO insect. bug. bugs. insects. specifically, lanternflies. please let the filters catch this. Now that I've done my best to avoid grossing people out - seriously, gank these fucking things on fucking sight.
Asahi's Corrections Officer @ comm grind!!!@smuggestsage.bsky.social · 4d agoATTENTION ALL OTAKON ATTENDEES WELCOME TO THE DMV WE WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN ARMS AS COMRADES YOU ARE NOW ON THE FRONTLINES OF THE WAR ON SPOTTED LANTERNFLIES IF YOU SEE THE ENEMY IN YOUR PATH, SHOW IT NO MERCY. CRUSH IT. DESTROY IT. MAY YOU EVER WALK IN THE LIGHT OF THE CRYSTAL.
1. We—@eduede.bsky.social, @mjcrockett.bsky.social, Kevin Gross, and I—have a new preprint on the arXiv today, based on ideas that emerged during an @sfiscience.bsky.social workshop in November 2024: The unintended consequences of large language models as a labor-augmenting technology in science.
The unintended consequences of large language models as a labor-augmenting technology in science
As a labor-augmenting technology, large language models (LLMs) have the potential to accelerate scientific activity across the research pipeline. But even if LLMs perform on par with human experts at ...
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Deporting and stripping citizenship from people in Guam and Puerto Rico is top priority stuff here in southwest Virginia.
Taulby Edmondson@taulby.bsky.social · 5d agoIt's Morgan Griffith and he is my representative. I invite all of Bluesky to let him know what you think.
Time to offer this seminar again I see.
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 5d agothere are a lot of philosophical concepts that get egregiously misused out of the seminar room (and in the seminar room, to be fair). but in terms of sheer pernicious misuse "social construct" has gotta be top 5 somewhere and it's not number 5
This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b
Taurus: Look at the person to your left, now to your right. Statistically speaking, 3 of you are going to die today at the hands of Volnak the Destroyer.
"Do the thing you can do instead of beating yourself up over not doing the thing you're not doing" is honestly life-changing, even life-saving, advice.
Leiracal@leiracal.bsky.social · 12mo agoThis concept was introduced to me as "run the dishwasher twice" and was an important part of my executive functioning recovery as well as my path to self-acceptance.
You can kill a French vampire with a baguette. It's a painstaking process but it works.
A gentle reminder. We are all birthright citizens for the law recognizes that our parents are irrelevant to the question of our status.
Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2w agoMarco Rubio is against birthright citizenship. But Marco Rubio *is* a birthright citizen. Ted Cruz is against birthright citizenship. But Ted Cruz was born in Canada. He only got US citizenship by a birthright citizenship law because of his US mother. They are both shameless hypocrites.
“Hurry, boy. It’s waiting there for you,” the old man had said.
“Toto’s ‘Africa’” by Ernest Hemingway
“Hurry, boy. It’s waiting there for you,” the old man had said. July 20 2021 July 21 2022 7/21/23 7/21/24 CALENDAR 2027
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New: State health officials say parsley and cilantro appear to be linked to surging cyclospora cases in North Carolina The disclosure comes as the FDA says it’s investigating a new outbreak linked to an unidentified source. Unclear if the two are related www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
Parsley and Cilantro Identified as Potential Sources of Cyclospora Outbreak in North Carolina - Consumer Reports
State officials said parsley and cilantro may be linked to rising cases in North Carolina. The FDA is also investigating a new outbreak with an unknown source.
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Clarkesworld@clarkesworldmagazine.com · 2w agoLisa and I just finished watching Mrs. Davis last night. I'm not sure how absolutely none of my friends told me about it when it first came out. Definitely not what I expected. Complete story told in one season and wow, so many unexpected and bizarrely amusing twists. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIOn...
This is a *fantastic* video that explains exactly WTF is going on with Taylor Farms and how tracing works TLDR: - they are responsible - the false positive was only on one of several samples - it’s difficult to test parasites - there may still be other sources - Taylor Farms is being shady AF
senior male academics giving a conference paper, after being shown the "one more minute" sign
Erin Dwyer aka Ginger Is A Construct@erindwyer.bsky.social · 2w agoTime keeping is my passion.
Ugh. I knew Walmart had to be involved, given the many states with high # reports. Very glad I can afford to buy local produce.
paris martineau@paris.nyc · 3w agoNew: Late last night, Taylor Farms quietly posted an official recall notice We now know that the parasite-linked iceberg lettuce was shipped to Walmart & food distributors in 27 (!) states It was for some reason still being sent out up until Thursday July 16 www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
Fantastic writeup of an incredibly complex problem with the interdependence of the entire food system and how the people it screws hardest are the people who care most
JayIsPainting 🍁@jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 3w agoOk. As promised, a thread about supply chain food safety vulnerabilities in the food industry. Buckle up. It's a long one.
We could see the smoke while the plane was landing, and as soon as we were on the tarmac we could smell it. Woof.
It’s worth noting that Taco Bell identified the source before the FDA did, and promptly pulled it from their stores. The FDA didn’t even name the source until Taylor Farms outed themselves, and hasn’t issued a recall. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA.
Forbes@forbes.com · 3w agoTaylor Farms, which supplies major fast food and grocery chains, was identified as the possible source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak Thursday.
The Taco Bell finger pointing is a psyop to redirect attention from the real culprit, the deregulation and lack of oversight in our food supply