PAX West is almost upon us! If you’re going, may I suggest that you attend the two panels that I am on? 👀 Featuring @cypheroftyr.bsky.social @theedoctorb.bsky.social @lauren-urban.com BriggsyCakes Mart1zzle @samanthabeart.bsky.social @kindofstrange.com @adamjohns.bsky.social @gregtito.com

I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS OMGOMG

Polygon@polygon.com · 5h ago

Mizu arrives in London for season 2 in January

If you have a Twitch account, even if you don't stream, this is well worth logging in and turning off.

Ransom 🐈@ransom.cat · 5d ago

Even if you're just a viewer and not a streamer, tell them through metrics that you reject AI: Twitch.tv > Settings > Security and Privacy > Training for Generative AI: OFF

NYC: help needed. More info in thread.

Shecky@shecky.bsky.social · last wk.

FRIENDS IN THE NYC AREA: Okay, this is a tough one, but please bear with me. My wife's lifelong friend has stage 4 pancreatic cancer and is desperately seeking a home for his two cats when that time comes. The elder, Wally, is something like 13 years old and DELIGHTFULLY dim. The younger, Doris,

Amen! #BookSky

Art by Skizo

This is one of the best uses of "Numbers go up" that I've seen on social media. I adore continued proof that there are good people in the world and some of them are on here.

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 5d ago

Just reached 380k followers on Bluesky. Thank you so much for making me part of your travels in the sky! It's lovely to be here with you. To celebrate, I've made donations to the National Immigration Law Center (@nilc.org) and Ohio's Immigrant & Refugee Law Center (www.irlawcenter.org). Onward!

Got an email saying that @skypeascientist.bsky.social is especially in need of ecologists this year (to sign up to match with classrooms). I've been doing it for years and it's always a lot of fun (and a great reward: effort ratio), I very much recommend! Open to grad students too!

Skype a Scientist@skypeascientist.bsky.social · last yr.

Hi! We're Skype a Scientist! We're a free program that matches scientists with classrooms, scout troops, libraries, & other groups for Q&As all about science. Get matched with a scientist for a virtual conversation! We have 30+ types of scientist & match weekly. www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

Seen some talk of unethical fiction, so here’s my take

Behold. My ridiculous Maine Coon cat, named Mal, who was once grey and fluff is now grey and shorn again. Freshly shaven catto with fluffy tail for your enjoyment.

10,033 tiny clay cats reenact the Civil War at a Gettysburg museum www.popsci.com/technology/c...

10,033 tiny clay cats reenact the Civil War at a Gettysburg museum

Fort Sumter, ironclad ships, and more come alive at the Civil War Tails at the Homestead Diorama Museum.

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the current social media landscape is awful - shouldntneed.com let's me to write what i need to write without getting banned by the people who run bluesky or x or threads

Matthew Cortland (they)@matthewcort.land · last wk.

you can subscribe to shouldntneed.com where i'll continue to provide the best guidance i can

I’m making a browser extension called Safe Badge to let you know which Twitch streamers have disabled Gen AI training. This is an honor system as there’s no way to verify it. But it’s better than nothing. The extension isn’t finished yet but you can give yourself the badge here: safebadge.ori.mx

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Stardew Valley. It makes me so anxious and I don't know why.

Kristin 🇨🇦🤓@faierius.bsky.social · last wk.

No hate, no dogpiling, just curious. For me, it's Skyrim. Don't know why, considering it should be exactly my kind of game, but it just didn't click for me.

We are officially at 50% of HireHumanArtists.com having an image with each listing... There's still 66 offers floating out there and expiring soon, so make sure to *check the email you applied with* for an offer

Find an Artist Who Doesn't Use Generative AI | Hire Human Artists

Looking for an artist for your next project? Our human artist directory is full of over 400 artists who have pledged not to use gen AI.

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TWITCH AI TRAINING IS LIVE - ON BY DEFAULT here's how to turn it off: - settings - security and privacy

ICYMI, the Dobby grave story was completely fake. Like, just, totally not true in any way.

Erin Biba@erinbiba.bsky.social · last wk.

14 more images added today... We're almost at 50% of HireHumanArtists.com having images for each listing. There's still 93 of you that have offers in your email for one donated for you!

Find an Artist Who Doesn't Use Generative AI | Hire Human Artists

Looking for an artist for your next project? Our human artist directory is full of over 400 artists who have pledged not to use gen AI.

hirehumanartists.com

It's just hit me that the best allegory for AI has nothing to do with science fiction - it's the actual myth of Narcissus. A bunch of dudes thinking they've fallen in love when actually they're just staring at a waste of water.

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Vaccines do not cause autism. Autism is not something to be fixed. Autism is not something to be cured. My autistic friends, you are autistic joy. Thank you for being wonderful you ✨ Sincerely, Your Autistic Library Friend 💛

Trump is signing an executive order today recommending that the MMR vaccine be separated into separate vaccines. There is no scientific basis for this recommendation. Separate measles, mumps and rubella vaccines are generally not available in the U.S. Vaccines do not cause autism.

Trump to sign executive order calling for spacing out childhood shots

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines into separate medical visits and splitting the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three dif...

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Happy Zero Cool Day to all who celebrate #hackers

*yodels*

Do I have moots in games or games journalism who would want to help out with a charity stream and feel like they could "teach" something? Can be things like "how to design a character" or even like "how to speedbuild in Minecraft." The options are endless. Please DM me! Signal boost!

hey folks, one of my favorite Henry grads (c/o 2020) will be beginning her 3rd yr teaching 3rd grade in Columbia Heights. last year was incredibly traumatizing as she worked day & night to protect her colleagues & families from ICE. plz help us close this young Black teacher’s classroom wishlist:

We need pencils and kleenex | Amazon Gift List

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Sending this out to whoever needs to see it: It's okay if you read slowly, there's no great victory in being able to read quickly, everyone kind of has their own reading speed, and that's perfectly fine. I'm just really happy you're reading. I hope it gives you joy at any pace. Thank you!