Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.

Because he's exactly the kind of internet moron who thinks saying "dopamine" is more respectable than saying "I did it because I liked it", an entirely equivalent phrase.

Kate Holzemer@katebits.bsky.social · 2d ago

Another thought: in his statement, Hank Green expressed quite a lot of shame about the "dopamine hit" he gets from using AI. As a non-AI user I don't really know what he's referring to here. Is the AI voice flattering him while also doing his job (presumably poorly)? Because that's big weird.

Happy Pride.🌈💜 Holmes/Watson is still Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes book canon. #SherlockHolmes #HappyPride #HappyLGBTQ+Pride

MAKE THE SEQUEL YOU MONSTERS

IGN@ign.com · 2w ago

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves co-director Jonathan Goldstein says the script for a sequel already exists, but he's not expecting it to see the light of day any time soon. https://bit.ly/4bIsrNA #SDCC

There is something so compelling and beautiful about robot fail videos

Claude (and Eustace)

Mic Wright@brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 2w ago

Imagine the alternate timeline where Ask Jeeves became the dominant search engine and we’re now being ruled over by a malevolent AI based on a dubious understanding of P.G. Wodehouse.

Why should I stock my shop with products made a company that clearly doesn't care about knitting or craft? Details as to what's wrong in the ALT text.

Oxford drinkers may finally be able to swear in the Three Goats’ Heads after the death of Humphrey Smith, the irascible owner of Sam Smiths Brewery, at the age of 81. The pub chain enforced strict bans on swearing and mobile phone use. Smith was described in a Facebook pubs group as “an absolute tit

Venus and Serena, or as they're collectively known, the Tennisy Williams

different Discworld characters represent different aspects of Terry himself his righteous anger at the world, for example, shines through Granny Weatherwax and Sam Vimes and while Tiffany often represents his common sense, she also, apparently, represents his desire to explain puns to people

Fix it ver. It was all a dream. #goodomens3

For the millionth fucking time, the rest of the world does not have the money, scientific staffing, or facilities to simply pick up the USA's slack. No one is coming to rescue us from our own shitty decisions as the wealthiest country and most prestigious scientific economy to ever exist

our greatest business minds learning in real time that revenue - costs = profit

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Altman "said that the cost question came up quite suddenly. At the beginning of 2026, 'the issue never came up,' Altman said. 'People were totally happy with the amount they were spending,' he said. Now, AI costs are 'a huge issue,' he said. www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-o...

not how books work

Erik Hane@erikhane.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Wrong to the point of malpractice

Ok this is a truly great tweet

Rejected as it's a duplicate of one that's still up, which you should sign. Citation: getting through years of school with untreated primary dysmenorrhea

Rejected Petitions@rejectpetitions.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Allow school pupils to use the toilet during lesson time" https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/769239

Minor PS: if my last article about an author’s political stances led to a direct refutation by that author’s daughter, I would simply fade away from the mortification, but I guess some people lack the organ of shame.

I discovered this independently but nobody was interested in what I thought

Andrew Hickey@andrewhickey.500songs.com · 3mo ago

Yeah, CBT is actively counterproductive for AuDHD people.

YES YOU DO, YOU DO ACTUALLY DO THAT, ESPECIALLY ON LONG FLIGHTS. CHANGING PILOTS DURING A FLIGHT IS A THING THAT REGULARLY HAPPENS, DAVID

Sika@sikadm.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“You don’t change the pilot during a flight — you carry on.” Listening to David Lammy speak is so tiresome. If the pilot turns out to be incapable of doing the job, you replace them, because the lives of all the passengers depend on having someone competent in control. #r4today

So I handed it over, a bit embarrassed, saying, 'Erm, I know technically this is for kids, but it was all I could afford.' But he was (of course) lovely, and afterwards I realised he'd signed 'To James, an adult of all ages' so of course I pledged my undying loyalty from that point on.

Being in Mission Control must be like being the sober one watching your mates experience an amazing mushroom trip. “Man you can see everything is all connected we’re all one” “sure, jay’

I think everyone should go play the Beekeeper's Picnic v///v #sherlockholmes #thebeekeeperspicnic

the polarizing steel-paneled EV @secondmentions.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/the-te...

The Tesla Influencers Leaving the ‘Cult’

The EV manufacturer is supported by a robust online community. But Elon Musk’s politics and overblown hype about Full Self-Driving are turning some loyalists away.

wired.com

News outlets are putting their @secondmentions.bsky.social in the headlines now to force people to click into the story to find out which "niche yellow powder" they mean

Neil Mackay@neilmackay.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The BBC means ‘sulphur’ which is vital for loads of stuff beyond ‘global tech’ - not least fertiliser without which millions and millions of us would starve to death. But they think we’re stupid so ‘niche yellow powder’ it is…

we're doing this community challenge on our discord server and the intention was that our players post a lot about our game on bsky but I think I'll need some of you to help out here by following the studio account 😇 @thoglistudios.com

thogli studios 🐴 Wishlist Horses of Hoofprint Bay@thoglistudios.com · 6mo ago

OUT NOW: The DEMO of Horses of Hoofprint Bay is now available to play on Steam 😱 Get your nostalgic horse game playtime right here and let us know what you think! 👇💖 store.steampowered.com/app/4335510/...

Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step. 1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish. 2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.

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The degree of self-centeredness that it takes to a) have personal beef with an entire species of bird because you think it sings too loud AND b) think this means you should be able to dictate where and what that bird eats AFTER c) you put up the fing bird feeder to attract birds in the first place

You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:

c0nc0rdance@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 8mo ago

A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage. Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word. A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).

When parents are appropriately prosecuted for not providing 21st-century medical care to children, including infants, we'll see changes.

Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...