School produces knowledge work for thirteen years, then throws nearly all of it away. An essay is written, graded, returned, lost. We don't do that to professionals — a researcher keeps a bibliography, a developer keeps a repository. stimpunks.org/space/knowle...

The Stimpunks Knowledge System as Curriculum

We built a knowledge base for ourselves and then wrote down how it works: The Stimpunks Knowledge System. It holds our research library, our notes, and our highlights. It indexes itself, audits…

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92 Days to midterms! What’s your plan? Check vote registration Check Polling Stations location Bring everyone, Remember It Takes a Pueblo! Stay the line. #StayTheLine #USDemocracy

What does it mean for a human being to die? How is death connected to different levels/types of consciousness -or its absence? Rather than treating these as separate scenarios, a space of consciousness can help reveal their relationships, as I discuss in my new @princetonupress.bsky.social book.

A day in the life.

Blue grosbeak with sunflower at Yolo Bypass earlier today (before it got to be 100F out). #birds

It's real. #JSM2026

My brother’s family are in the process of moving so their bearded dragon is temporarily living with me. His name is Homer.

Bay Area friends: would you consider opening your home to these two cuddly cats? A friend found them behind a gas station. Their sibling, a black cat, got adopted, but it appears no one likes orange cats. They are being kept in a bathroom for the time being and need a home.

derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4w ago

A friend of mine found these three kittens behind a Bay Area gas station. They are tame, vaccinated, and incredibly affectionate. Unfortunately, she's unable to keep them and I'm trying to find them a home. They are at risk of going to a shelter. Bay Area people, are you open to adopting?

Today is International Owl Awareness Day 🦉

Ele Willoughby@minouette.bsky.social · yesterday

August 4 is International Owl Awareness so I am sharing my parliament! 🧪🐡 The delightful term for a group of owls is a parliament. I love the whimsical terms of venery for groups of animals and this is part of my ongoing series of linocut terms of venery prints. For my parliament of owls I made two

Clearance Sale!!!!!! Large pride stegosaurus stickers are now only $4.00 These are the final days before extinction. What I have left: Agender Aromantic Asexual Bisexual Demigirl Deminonbinary Gay Genderfluid Genderqueer Intersex Lesbian Non-Binary Pansexual Polysexual Pride Rainbow Transgender

Just two nights ago our all time largest catch of Small Mottled Willows saw the 500 mark exceeded, last night that was more than doubled to 1007 - barmy times! Busy traps for everything else as well last night incl obvious arrivals of Diamond-backs and Beet Moths; 9 Small & a Purple Marbled of note

My department at UC Berkeley is hiring a TT Assistant Professor in "Critical/Experimental Film and Video Production." It's a wonderful and dynamic department and one of the fastest growing programs on campus. Applications are due September 30th, please share widely! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05434

Assistant Professor - Critical/Experimental Film and Video Production - Department of Film & Media

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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For those who’ve been looking for ways to help Spokane, a thread of donation opportunities👇

City of Spokane@spokanecity.org · 3d ago

As the Spokane community continues to face the devastating impacts of local wildfires, you can help your neighbors. We will continue to update this thread with more opportunities to help!

Life goals.

Boredwalk@boredwalk.com · 2d ago

I refuse to age gracefully; I am going to age like one of those fairytale witches, only growing more powerful & notorious with each passing year.

Edgy update of Waiting for Godot: Vladimir and Estragon are NeurIPS authors waiting for any reviewer to respond to their rebuttals.

#MondayMotivation Niagara Falls Did something touristy last week 😊 #FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Creek #River #Waterfall #Photography

Delighted to join @writingthedawn.bsky.social as Creative Support Lead alongside @barbmel.bsky.social & team A space where biodiversity, neurodiversity & creativity meet. Neurodivergent-led community for writing, creating & sharing — LGBTQIA+ & neuro-affirming, anti-racist. Follow to find out more

Writing The Dawn@writingthedawn.bsky.social · 2d ago

Welcome to Writing the Dawn — where biodiversity, neurodiversity & creativity meet. A neurodivergent-led community for writing, creating & sharing. Neuro-affirming, anti-racist, LGBTQIA+ affirming. Workshops, coaching & body doubling coming soon. Looking forward to connecting soon!

So, bluesky, where is the discussion of the absolute insane things AI is doing in the realm of mathematics? It seems like we're nearly at the inflection point where the models are as good as human domain experts, and soon may well be better. Is that discourse only happening on twitter?

This talented little pollinator is a flower beetle. 🐡🧪🪲 I carved a Vancouver flower longhorn beetle (Evodinus monticola vancouveri) and the wild carrot flower last fall for the ‘Meet the Pollinators’ board book, but I thought I would make a small edition available in my shop & because I am thinking

Decades ago when I studied early vision, I felt like the logic of progress in the field was a bit too formulaic (show an exceedingly well-established model is incomplete and extend it). Today I'm envying those for whom scientific progress has a logic that their community generally agrees on.

After all, mood remains among the most fascinating and important of all mental functions, even if the field studying it is chaotic. We'll get there ...

Wonderful Message! Thank you

PapaJ@michiganpapa.bsky.social · 2d ago

We need to teach activism in school

In many cultures, respect and shame carry enormous weight. Your worth can feel tied to how you present yourself, how you speak, how you move, how you behave in front of others. For Autistic people navigating those cultural expectations, this can be an exhausting and painful place to live.

Someone in an alpha gal group on FB did a "you all just have to think positive and you won't have any problems" post and I may have bluntly called this person out on their ableism and gaslighting because that's bullshit. A food allergy where the reactions aren't consistent is going to be tough.

Even though it's Monday, don't forget to look around and see the beauty in our world! 📷Crava_Emanuele at Pixabay #Photography #Nature #GoodMorning

So excited for this new #nuntastic work!

Dr. Sarah Joan Moran@lc-beguines.bsky.social · 2d ago

My new book, Unconventual Women in the Habsburg Low Countries: 1585–1794 Visual Culture at the Court Beguinages, is officially available for pre-order from Routledge! An absolute must for your university library, if you ask me 😉. www.routledge.com/Unconventual...

Also for the record, it’s midnight on August 3 and it’s 56° in Seattle. We are blessed in our geography.

I know times are tough but I think if you make significant income from posting videos you can and should pay humans to edit your work. I think this is some bare minimum solidarity human content creators can have with other human creatives.

@princessluna.bsky.social Wait what is cat talk? is it similar to animal talk?