What I like about Bluesky is that Ukraine's bombing of the Russian Bots has no effect on traffic here, we all blocked those bots long ago
Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form.
As a writer, would you rather have a colonoscopy or two semicolonoscopies?
The IRS is looking for VITA/TCE volunteers for filing season. Last year, I said yes—and ended up preparing tax returns in rural Alaska, traveling by single-engine plane and snowmobile. ❄️ You don’t need tax experience to volunteer. Here’s more: www.taxgirl.com/2026/10/01/i...
IRS Is Looking For Tax Volunteers. Here’s Why I Flew 4,300 Miles To Be One. | Taxgirl
The IRS is seeking VITA volunteers for the upcoming filing season. Here’s what I learned preparing tax returns for free in rural Alaska.
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"A new observational study has found that..."
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International Development Economics Association@ideadevecon.bsky.social · 2w agoThinking about a PhD in economics? Hear directly from faculty how admissions committees read and weigh applications. Bring your questions for the open Q&A, and share with students who are considering applying! Register at idea.devecon.org/career-skill... 🔗 🌐
New blog: We Don’t Know the Impact of Humanitarian Aid Cuts. We Should Fix That. We know that countries historically more reliant on US humanitarian funding saw less of their population in need reached with humanitarian support in 2025 (see figure). But what about outcomes?
And as the story develops, this is a reminder that you are allowed to say “nothing justifies X” without qualifying it with a ”,but…”.
@andreamatranga.bsky.social hour 2ish of the sleep podcast was about ancient construction like the aquaduct open.spotify.com/episode/5fzC...
Why Elizabeth I Never Married | Boring History For Sleep
Boring History For Sleep | Gentle Storytelling And Ambient Sounds (Official) · Episode
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Americans: oh, look, a systemic issue. I will solve it individually
Does anyone want to guess how many times I was called a "fuckin' Jew" and similar on my solo return on the same route, 1.0 kilometre through the homecoming crowd? I lost exact count but I have a lower bound (it's probably 1-2 higher)
Law and economics showing once again that markets like predictability youtube.com/shorts/h2YQc...
The justice we have left!
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There’s a lot of doom & gloom around how AI is affecting higher education. To a certain extent, I get it. AI is making some things harder. But I’ve found that AI has in some ways greatly enhanced my teaching. For one, it’s opened up applied activities that weren’t possible before. One example: 🧵
Why, when you've a lot going on, doesn't evolution program you to sleep like a log so you're at your best. How are sleepless nights a survival trait? Darwin, crock of shit.
if they want to slow ai down they should submit to peer review
I've started getting ads for things I've asked ChatGPT about when I'm browsing (FB ads for a company it had recommended, 3rd party ads in news articles), so that's where it is now...
I didn’t think letting my kids have a little fun by taking them to play whack-a-mole was a problem, but apparently the staff at the dermatologist’s office disagrees.
This part is EXTREMELY clear to anyone using their search function. I can put in the literal word-for-word description of a thing I bought before and it won't bring it up in the first two pages of the search. Their search function has become completely useless to me.
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net · last mo.Amazon's payola isn't about radio play - it's about *search*. When you search Amazon, the top results do not represent Amazon's best guess about what product will best match your query: rather, Amazon *auctions off* those top results to its platform sellers. 22/
I am having a particularly frustrating week, so here’s one of the best things I’ve ever done. The eruption of Sarychev Peak in the Aleutian Islands, seen by the crew of the space station. www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
Talent is distributed normally, opportunity isn’t
John Scalzi@scalzi.com · last mo.My favorite is that the current lead singer of Journey, Arnel Pineda, got into the band because guitarist Neal Schon saw YouTube videos of him performing Journey songs in a bar in the Philippines. When they called him to audition, he thought it was a prank. youtu.be/ragdoUO6s5w
