I appreciate the creative use of units here to call attention to a growing problem: The amount of junk in Earth orbit is now equivalent to 13 million adult cane toads. 🧪

Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman)@drspacejunk.bsky.social · last wk.

Space debris by the numbers: The estimated weight is 13,486 tonnes, the equivalent of 13 million adult cane toads. 🧪 🔭 #SpaceJunk

It's me, one of the nerdiest nerds. Stop. Offering. To. Summarise. Every. Document. I. Open. FFS

Karen Lord@drkarenlord.bsky.social · 4w ago

SF writers and readers are some of the nerdiest nerds on the planet. We love tech. We are so early-adopter that we imagined it before you built it. If you’ve lost us, you’ve lost the fight.

I took this photo of Comet Neowise in the pre-sunrise early morning hours of July 14, 2020. This comet brought much joy during the deadly grip of the COVID-19 pandemic. 🔭🧪

Some of the pieces I've read in this magazine have stayed in my heart for years on end. They're still there. Has there ever been a more important time to support stories? I'm happy to be in a position where I can do so. www.kickstarter.com/projects/unc...

Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU!

Funding to support Year 13 of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. We have more stories to tell together!

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I had way too much fun working on this science explainer about the reflecting pool

The Conversation AUNZ@aunz.theconversation.com · last mo.

Nanobubbles are invisible, mysteriously stable, a thousand times thinner than a human hair, and surprisingly versatile.

I love this so much. Anyone have tips for an algae-green colour that doesn't come from spirulina? Because potential neurotoxin.

CKNTG@ckntg.bsky.social · last mo.

1/ New cocktail! The Reflecting Pool '26. 2 oz gin 3.5 oz Baja Blast Mountain Dew Spirulina Algae Powder Squeeze of Lemon Stir with ice and strain into coup glass, serve with torn strip of blue raspberry fruit roll up.

long is the leggy that sits atop the throne… or however the saying goes

"the unnecessariat"

By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net · 2mo ago

Altman can't stop fantasizing about a world in which all the productive work is done by his software, and the state's sole purpose is to supply us - the unnecessariat - with vouchers we can only redeem for services provided by Altman's robot army. 46/

you cannot convince me there is nothing wrong with the amount of guns in America www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Dog shoots woman with shotgun at Nebraska convenience store

Police responded to reports of gunfire at store in town of Scottsbluff, and found the culprit to be a dog

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All crew, Again, please do not insert unknown USB drives from random planets into computer ports on the Enterprise. Worf

🫧

Mike Elgan@mikeelgan.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Now you can keep track of how many billions the AI companies are losing on AI. (Red is spending, green is revenue.) isaiprofitable.com

today's little moment of faith in humanity: people at the Victoria Gardens cafe gave me free cups so I could transport my impulse plant buy in the bicycle basket without crushing them 🥹

Chemist Warehouse what the actual f, how am I now supposed to use this 8 dollar lipstick you've covered in security goo

There are days when I miss being an editor. I loved writing headlines. Whoever did this, I hope they took the rest of the day off.

so grateful for the PBS (this is a single dose and I need it once every 4 weeks)

hey Google, the old icons were fine actually

I have consumed every video in this thread of robots eating shit, please send more I'm feeling sad bsky.app/profile/cets...

cětské@cetske.bsky.social · 10mo ago

need more of this exact thing. stupid clankers absolutely eating shit or spazzing out

Yesterday, kids in Latvia were supposed to sit the annual state exams. Instead, many sheltered in corridors and basements due to a drone alert. In a NATO country. That's not at war with anyone. I'm unreasonably upset about this. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Russian claim that Latvia and Baltic countries plan to help Ukraine launch drones ‘totally ridiculous’, says Rutte - Europe live

Nato chief criticises Moscow when asked about Russia’s escalating rhetoric and threats against Latvia and the Baltics

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so many 😭 my spouse and I have formed an entire vocabulary of nonsense

Mr. Escher A. Bug, MSc @ SPX 2026@escherbug.art · 3mo ago

Hey tell me about a word you always pronounce wrong for fun or because of a piece of media that did it, like popato chisps or weclome back or hemborger

Without First Nations people, Kangaroo Island has burned widely over the past 2,000 years as the climate got drier.

Lake mud reveals 7,000 years of Kangaroo Island’s complex fire history

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Turning plastic bottles into pants is actually not a good thing. I must admit I had no idea. theconversation.com/your-recycle...

Your ‘recycled polyester’ leggings are not as sustainable as you think

Fashion made out of recycled polyester mostly uses plastic bottles. That’s not a good thing.

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I feel like his skills could have been put to better use at that specific point in time

Jill Twiss@jilltwiss.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This Wall Street Journal headline might be the thing that breaks me

🍿 theconversation.com/meta-and-mic...

Meta and Microsoft have joined the tech layoff tsunami. Is AI really to blame?

Three ways to think about AI, massive job cuts, and the future of work.

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The idea of not creating anything for a year is 🫠 I'd travel, go on epic hikes and read books.

Dr. Emily Friedman@friede.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Question for anyone who makes things (professionally or personally or somewhere in between): What would you do if you had a whole year, fully funded, with the one requirement that you NOT make anything for public consumption during that year?

Trying to figure out invisible forces constantly skewing my monitor. Must be poltergeist.