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Digital Preservation Archivist. Photography enthusiast.

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Thank you! That is very good to know.

17.02.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is Bluesky the best place for #vss365? Or is it X? I used to participate regularly, and want to again, but I am not sure which platform is best now. There seems to be a lot of stories posted to Bluesky but the engagement seems low compared to what I remember on the original Twitter.

17.02.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Its offspring were #malformed. It was a genetic mistake, but in 300,000 years their offspring ruled the planet. In 225,000 more, they ruled the galaxy.

#vss365

23.08.2025 15:10 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You #reek of sweat and fear, but it can't be helped. For days you have run and fought, barely avoiding their deadly, snapping jaws. Thankfully, they don't hunt by scent. But what does it matter when they can sense the radiant life burning inside you?

#vss365

23.08.2025 01:53 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It was just another day filled with gray skies, boring errands, and other #mundane things. An impossibly loud roar split the sky. The ground shook and windows shattered.

Across the flat fields at the edge of town, a lidless eye rose above the horizon.

#vss365

21.08.2025 13:48 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The strange metal from the recovered ship began to #seethe as the intensity of UV light was increased. They were creatures of darkness whose mistake was coming too close to our star. And their desperation was obvious, knowing how risky a landing would be.

We can use that to our advantage.

#vss365

20.08.2025 11:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

His relationship was failing. He thought something #bionic might fix all his problems, so he bought the best his life's savings could buy. Friday night he surprised her with it. She left him the next morning, lamenting there was too much of it and not enough of him.

#vss365

19.08.2025 01:49 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Unfortunately, yes.

17.08.2025 14:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The rhythmic sound of boots in the streets. The faint smell of distant smoke. Living in #abject terror of what would come next became the norm. There was no rescue coming, and no escape.

The only choice left was to fight.

#vss365

17.08.2025 13:50 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My favorite photography app is publicly available for IOS and Android devices. Download now and share your work!

#photography #photo

21.02.2025 12:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cats Comedy Daily (@catscomedydaily) on Threads Mindaugas Piečaitis conducting his orchestra to play in response to the improvised notes of a piano meowstro

www.threads.net/@catscomedyd...

15.02.2025 13:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Colossal Biosciences raises $200M at $10.2B valuation to bring back woolly mammoths | TechCrunch Colossal Biosciences wants to bring back the woolly mammoth and has raised $200 million at a $10.2 billion valuation to do it.

techcrunch.com/2025/01/15/c...

17.01.2025 11:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Canon Considering Outsourcing Camera Manufacturing to Cut Costs Canon has missed the compact camera boom because it closed the necessary factory two years ago.

petapixel.com/2025/01/10/c...

10.01.2025 17:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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SanDisk SD Cards Corrupt When Paired With the R5 Mark II, Canon Warns Canon warns that some SanDisk SD cards are "incompatible" with the R5 Mark II and may record corrupted photos.

petapixel.com/2025/01/09/s...

09.01.2025 17:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A New Argument For Preserving β€˜Space Junk’ Left On Mars Archaeologists call for tracking and preserving artifacts left on Mars to chronicle humans’ first attempts at interplanetary exploration.

www.sciencefriday.com/segments/mar...

21.12.2024 12:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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04.12.2024 20:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It began as a cough which grew more persistent by the hour.

The #mycelium quickly spread through the lungs and beyond until reaching the spine. There, it connected to the central nervous system.

After a brief seizure it opened its new eyes to see a world ripe for conquest.

#vss365

04.12.2024 18:00 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Act now to stop millions of research papers from disappearing Digital preservation is not keeping up with the growth of scholarly knowledge. Recognizing its causes is the first step to securing records everywhere for future generations.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

02.12.2024 02:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The #train of asteroids slipped silently through the black at regular intervals. The Confederation of Worlds rarely took such a step, but humanity was too dangerous. The threat they posed was too great.

The first asteroid entered the atmosphere over Europe.

#vss365

28.11.2024 23:49 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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They were approaching the event #horizon. They wanted to get close enough that a day onboard meant a hundred years had passed on Earth. If they can pull away, they will have traveled to the future.

Star positions indicated that almost ten thousand years had passed. They sat in silence.

#vss365

24.11.2024 22:40 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
23.11.2024 13:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It was just like the ancient song. The #rain, it was purple. It was a fitting end to the worst day of his life.

Hours earlier they had argued, then she died in a freak accident. Now he was stranded alone on this miserable planet for the rest of his life, forever wanting to apologize.

#vss365

23.11.2024 02:07 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

With humanity destroyed they no longer had to hide. One by one the #trolls came down from the mountains to pick through the burnt remains. So many years in hiding. So separated and alone.

They looked around at the destruction, then at each other, and began to smile.

#vss365

22.11.2024 02:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0