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I’ve found it remarkable how little conversation there has been about women dying in the US as a result of the bans. Obvs this is a reporting gap across the board re bans - but the US *went backwards* so I thought there would be more outrage. There wasn’t.

“The rate of ectopic pregnancy deaths in states with abortion bans is nearly double that in states where abortion is legal.” That stat should shame every anti abortionist in the world.

Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · last wk.

"The US has grown used to the swift and dramatic erosion of women’s health and status that has followed Dobbs," writes @moiradonegan.bsky.social, "to the horror stories and upward ticking body counts, grown into ease, and even a kind of compliant boredom, with women’s death and indignity."

The ring's whole point is to remind you "People will die in incredible pain if I stop giving a fuck about even the small, boring details of what I do" Because you *can't* grandly think about systems if you can't fucking think in the first place.

Reminder that in Canada upon becoming an engineer you get an iron ring made of a collapsed bridge, purposely designed to be uncomfortable, to remind you that your ethics demand you give a fuck even about the boring grudgework of such as double-checking your math. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ring

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Matt Ford@mford.bsky.social · 2w ago

Ezra Klein asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about AI making kids worse at math and reading. Huang’s reply: “Does it matter?” Then he said he doesn’t know his own address or phone number. “We’re going to lose some fine intellectual dexterity.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/o...

@alisonwillmore.bsky.social The final paragraph of your Elsinore review knocked me flat; so beautiful. Thank you for the lovely work!

@neonepiphany.com Hey Eden, do you know if Xbox is having any issues with the playtime stat generation atm? The games I'm currently playing don't seem to update the stat like they usually do, or at all in some cases (both PC and console)

Really hoped i was done doing this because I actually have a stable job but said job has not paid me in 3.5 months and I live with a 65 year old woman who is boiling water to drink because we are just outta money between us. So anything would be good. www.paypal.me/KiAlexV

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Once again for those at the back: ‘Don’t speak ill of the dead’ is about your great aunt Elsie, who liked a long gin with a short tonic at elevenses, and blew your inheritance money betting on the horses. Speaking ill of absolute monsters is a moral obligation, actually.

"So, if I use ChatGPT you think less of me?" Yep. Hope this helps.

STOP TELLING ME AI IS THE FUTURE OH MY GOD

@skyladawn.ca Just wanted to drop you a quick note and say how much I love the Waverly Jones series. Found it from a recommendation in Olivia Waite's newsletter last week, and I've already read the first three books (and bought the last two just now).

Listen up nerds I get that ai didn't directly cause whatever server issue bluesky is suffering and I don't care. It is way way way funnier to see every pro-ai poster on here flipping out over jokes about ai crashing the site than to be factually correct lol

The bluesky address is @attie.ai and it really needs to be in the top five accounts blocked on this platform. This is honestly some of the most tonedeaf shit I’ve seen from BS and thats saying something

Jay 🦋@jay.bsky.team · 6mo ago

Today, we’re excited to introduce Attie, currently as an invite-only closed beta. Attie is the first agentic social app on atproto. It’s something completely new — an experiment in making building on the protocol more accessible.

My brain, sometime around 4am: “Le Tigre, who came to tea” Me: “shut up” Brain: “it could be an NME article. 20 years ago” Me: “shut up” Brain: “they could interview them at a tea shop” Me: “shut up” Brain: “what’s French for ‘came to tea’, they could do the whole headline in French” Me: “Shut up”

“She’s the exception, I am the rule.” Such articulate cutting through of the nonsense around puberty blockers and eg Keira Bell’s detransitioning from Stephanie Lynnette on GMB this morning. It is also a refreshing relief to see a trans person actually being allowed to speak for once!

Not to be unkind, but I am so impatient about the “what’s the point of making my little zines/comics/crafts/art when the world is on fire” sentiments. I get it, but saving the world is not a responsibility shouldered by your art! That’s what being a neighbor, a friend, and hell, a citizen is for!!!

NVidia chief creep says resistance and scorn for AI have done a lot of harm. Good. Nice confirmation it's working. Keep it up. Although the main thing is this stuff is harmful crap so the mind and body tend to revolt against it automatically.

yeah we need more tech regulation in general, for everything, for ever. like 50-60% of all of our current problems somehow go back to the complete lack of any interference in tech. we made them billionaires and then they became sociopaths

Just finished this today; can't recommend it enough. An intoxicating blend of old-school aesthetics with modern game design, as well as its top of the line assist and accessibility features. A metroidvania to rival Silksong, I'm not lying

Gallant Leaf@gallantleaf.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Zexion is 30% off for Steam's Winter Sale! Now's a great time to check out this epic Metroidvania with a deep interconnected world, over-the-top bosses, and a built in Randomizer with lots of features! store.steampowered.com/app/3392510/... #indiedev #gamedev #gaming #Steam #Zexion

Today is Tom Spurgeon's birthday. Read some Little Orphan Annie or Cul de Sac, write a friend you miss, call your mom, gossip about comics with friends, get a group together for dinner, give a book you love a review, see a play, talk for hours with someone who means the world to you. Remember Tom.

we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫

Would you like to know how to make a zine? Here's easy step-by-step instructions on how to make your own without the use of a computer by @thorazos.bsky.social

Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · 10mo ago

"There’s a freedom people are craving because they’re feeling so constrained, surveilled and, frankly, threatened in so many other spheres." Zines have made a resurgence as communities seek to share information on everything from ICE raids to local elections.

"[...] if there were a way to make this Godot-based game an engine others could use to script their own adventures, it could lead to something extraordinary." This is a wild compliment. I may have to think about this, but the first step would definitely be an overhaul of my scripting language, lol.

John Walker - Industry Analcyst@botherer.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The Amateur Deity Society by @robertcarlson.bsky.social is a new approach to interactive fiction with the sensibilities of a point-n-click adventure, telling a great short story to boot. buried-treasure.org/2025/12/the-... Support Buried Treasure for just $2 a month www.patreon.com/c/buriedtrea...

Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.

wisdom is realizing that it's called the Four Doorus because it has four doors.

@giselelagace.bsky.social Hey, Gisele; I'm probably missing something v. obvious here, but I can't find a way to buy the Pixie Trix collections digitally. I bought the first couple from Comixology (they're in my Amazon library still), but I can't find new ones in the Amazon webshop any more. Help?

Veldig personlig nå, men det tåler dere: Jeg tenker fortsatt, 25 år senere, på den eldre mannlige legen som kom inn til meg etter jeg tok abort som 16-åring og sa «Hvis du trenger noen å snakke med ordner vi det. Men hvis du ikke trenger det og bare er lettet og glad nå, er det også helt greit»