I came across an interesting positive argument for rewording effort with priority in engagement. I would argue that banal but novel communication is rewarded disproportionately and that overwhelmes effort as defined here. Thanks @trfetzer.com www.trfetzer.com/attention-ma...

Attention Markets, Reward Curvature, and the Case for De-Weaponizing the Information Sphere

I wanted to share a longer reflection that connects a few threads I have been working on over the past years: narratives, validation, platform competition, and the political economy of information…

trfetzer.com

@thaddeus.zone bsky.app/profile/darl... seemed right for you

Just Darling@darling121.bsky.social · 3w ago

Why I’m a fan of the Oxford comma.

📍 Use the DeFlock Map We are building a public map of ALPRs, AI surveillance cameras, autonomous drones, and connected surveillance infrastructure so communities can see what’s being installed around them. The DeFlock App works great, too! www.deflock.org #Flock #Privacy #MassSurveillance

DeFlock

Find license plate readers (LPRs) near you.

deflock.org

BAH! Enough talk! My <Beam Blast> shall make short work of you!

insane how the Jackass style of liberated masculinity now seems beamed in from another planet. in 20 years we went from “no tension all release” to “all tension no release”. in my lifetime straight men have never been more scared or boring

Are we sure the AI is wrong and not, like the book in Man In The High Castle, recounting events that took place in another reality

jenny tightpants@jtp.bsky.social · 2mo ago

donald trump has died

I have purchased a $4 pack of smokes

muscular baby jeb lund@mobute.bsky.social · 2mo ago

now and then i'll watch an old tv show and laugh at how anciently cheap gas is and feel a mortal chill as i remember buying it at that price

My current line for generative art is "it's not art unless I feel at least as much as I do looking at a Jason Anderson painting"

ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™@trahias.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Jason Anderson (British Artist, born 1970) "Advance ll", 2025. Oil on Linen, 40 × 40 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

What a show it might have been

Scifi Art@scifiart.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Concept art by Wayne Barlowe for the film Pacific Rim, 2013

Happy Pride to this Caravaggio self-portrait that made one man so gay he had to go to the hospital

“I mean, your society’s broken… Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No let’s blame the people with no power & no money & these immigrants who don’t even have the vote, yeah it must be their fucking fault.” —Iain Banks died #OTD, 9 June, 2013 www.theguardian.com/books/2013/j...

Iain Banks: the final interview

Iain Banks died last Sunday, just before the publication of his final novel The Quarry. Last month he talked to Stuart Kelly about writing, politics and all the things still left to do . . .

theguardian.com

Sometimes I make up usernames for fun - Diazepamela Anderson - Prozac Efron - Sertraline Dion - Haldol Berry - MAOI Zedong

RIP to John Blanche, the best to ever do it. Before Warhammer was even Warhammer he understood what it was: weird, gross, unsettling, maximalist.

best sketch of the night

Our catalog of Trump's cruelties, collusions, corruptions, and crimes has been updated through April 2026. Trump and his cronies are nearing 1000 atrocities since retaking office. #LestWeForgetTheHorrors buff.ly/sd9maRj

Lest We Forget the Horrors: An Unending Catalog of Trump’s Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: April 2026: Atrocities 867-930

We’re nearing 1000 new atrocities since Trump retook office.

buff.ly

wat

Daniel Aldrich@danielaldrich.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Unmanned submarine mapping West Antarctica’s Dotson Ice Shelf reported strange under-ice structures, then went silent after traveling underwater roughly ten miles towards the ice shelf’s center. www.earth.com/news/ran-rob...

heeyyy today is my birthday!! 🎂 here's some dark fairy tale art, it would mean so much to me if people passed it around 🔄 Contact: torres.ddb@gmail.com Portfolio: ddbtorres.carrd.co

Beneath the canopy: Pioneering satellite reveals rainforests' hidden worlds. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

Beneath the canopy: Pioneering satellite reveals rainforests' hidden worlds - BBC News

First groundbreaking images from the Biomass satellite could change our understanding of rainforests

bbc.co.uk

Ever wondered what it would sound like if you ran an EKG through a modular synth? Let me introduce you to the dude who is actually doing that. www.ericasynths.lv/news/jachin-... #experimental #modular #mad-man

Jachin Pousson

Mad Scientist with patch cables

ericasynths.lv

Here is a small photo essay of the original Moog Music factory and R&D lab in Trumansburg, NY. Taken in 1977 and showing great details and all the vintage charm. shop.synthesizers.com/blogs/discov...

Moog from 1977

A Brief History  The original R. A. Moog factory was in Trumansburg New York. It was at this location the modulars were built and the Minimoog invented. In 1971, this enterprise was purchased by a ven...

shop.synthesizers.com

me in my 20s: it’s saturday night! time to go get drunk and party!!! me in my 40s: ah, saturday night. time to enjoy an evening with my family and perhaps enjoy a drink or two me in my 8470s: huh. i think i might be god me in my 98580s: yep i’m god for sure

New post: My substack is back, finally! I meant to keep this to 1,000 words but I failed. In any case, here's a round up of 5 major medical breakthroughs in 2024.

Five medical breakthroughs in 2024

It's December, and time for a retrospective on some breakthroughs in medical innovation this year.

scientificdiscovery.dev

Scientists: *develop a once-every-two-months HIV antiviral injection* Scientists: Hold my beer. *develop a once-every-six-months antiviral* Scientists: Hold my beer.

Gilead to test once-a-year HIV prevention shot

Gilead is going to start testing a drug it believes could prevent HIV infection with just a single shot every year.

statnews.com

I know not everyone is bullish on the new GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. If you can manage your weight with diet and exercise, that's great! (I can, but it's really hard for me.) Most people struggle to navigate a food environment relentlessly stacked against them. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Dizzy after one drink? Social drinkers on obesity drugs lose the taste for alcohol

A new study finds people who take weight-loss drugs also cut back on alcohol consumption. Researchers think the drugs could be a promising new treatment for addiction.

npr.org

The best sketch of the evening

Just learned about a program that can take live audio and change the hall sound, so you in your clean little flat can be on stage at Teatro La Fenice, originally put together at Stanford and demoed by Capella Romana youtu.be/bHpOiX2sO-s?...

Follow-up introductory post. Pie is my love language, thanksgiving is the best holiday. Still figuring out this app, perhaps I should try during daylight hours...

Saying hello to All the folks on Bluesky. By way of introduction I should say that I don't drink alcohol, I build things and consider myself a jack of many trades. I wonder what it would be like to live below the Mason-Dixon line, or in Italy. Previous communities included Fark, Tumblr, and Flickr.