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Gaming, Philosophy, Tentacles, Medical Devices, Biologics, Textile Historian, Podcaster, Angry Inner City Girl. Opinions my own. strixus@mastodon.social and tumblr.com/strixus

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…I've said it so many fucking times, now, but I'll say it again, that it's really fucking messed up that all of these conversations seek to apply to fucking LLMs a standard of personhood we still don't consistently and meaningfully apply to other fucking humans.

07.03.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 398 πŸ” 118 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 7

Seeing ppl circulate projects whose NEH grants were canceled by DOGE reaffirms my argument about AI as a permission structure. Some grants were canceled w/o a β€œno” from the generated summary. DOGE had a mandate to slash humanities funding & AI gave them the veneer of a rationale for their actions.

07.03.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 183 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5

UNC and Triangle friends: Today's the day for Stand Up for Science UNC! JOIN US

07.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As Operation Metro Surge recedes, concern grows over tactics of Twin Cities bounty hunters There are no licenses needed to become a bounty hunter in Minnesota, an issue that is raising concerns after highly public actions by bounty hunters in the Twin Cities this week.

Outside Minneapolis City Hall, two protesters blocked a van labeled with β€œMidwest Plumbing” decals advertising a disconnected phone number. The driver pointed a pistol at them. One of the armed men shot pepperballs into the crowd.

The men weren’t federal agents. They were bounty hunters.

07.03.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 206 πŸ” 127 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 8
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The candy heir vs. chocolate skimpflation The grandson of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups creator has launched a campaign against The Hershey Company, which owns the Reese's brand. He wants them to stop skimping on ingredients.

The grandson of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups creator has launched a campaign against The Hershey Company, which owns the Reese's brand. He wants them to stop skimping on ingredients.

07.03.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 818 πŸ” 151 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 52
A painting of a bird beside the text "are you trying to give me a fucking aneurysm?"

A painting of a bird beside the text "are you trying to give me a fucking aneurysm?"

07.03.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 416 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 15

Good night my friends.
I love you so very much.
That is all.

07.03.2026 05:25 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This will be a Grand Sumo account for the next 2 weeks.

Harubasho, the March tournament begins tomorrow.

I will be posting links to free resources, things that interest me about the sport & its wrestlers & casual commentary.

SumoSky is super fun with many users to follow so please join in!

07.03.2026 04:33 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
Predator Handshake meme.

Left Text: SCARCITY
Right Text: SCARY CITY
Handshake: MANUFACTURED RIGHT WING ISSUES

Predator Handshake meme. Left Text: SCARCITY Right Text: SCARY CITY Handshake: MANUFACTURED RIGHT WING ISSUES

06.03.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've been trying! Shit just keeps getting weirder.

06.03.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I wish this quote wasn’t still so relevant

06.03.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 1004 πŸ” 403 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 18
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In case you were wondering, this is how a normal FDA responds when it feels it needs to clarify a company's public statements about an investigational product.

www.fda.gov/vaccines-blo...

06.03.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

As a physicist, I recommend being broadly read so that when the scholar of Medieval Persian Literature has questions that you can at least hang on at the most rudimentary level with their research. Someone with an interest is exciting!

And that’s how a I get read a paper before publication.

06.03.2026 20:46 πŸ‘ 107 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

Not quite as bad as having to agree with Michael Eisner on something, but it still stings.

06.03.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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@iame.li is πŸ”΄LIVE on stream.place! S2PA work #coding

πŸ”΄ LIVE https://stream.place/iame.li S2PA work #coding

06.03.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Weasel Words: OpenAI’s Pentagon Deal Won’t Stop AI‑Powered Surveillance OpenAI, the maker of ChaptGPT, is rightfully facing widespread criticism for its decisions to fill the gap the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) created when rival Anthropic refused to drop its restric...

If OpenAI faces a rebellion of employees and customers angry at a DoD contract that leaves the door open for domestic surveillanceβ€”then they deserve it.

06.03.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
a diagram of a waffle funnel with "your post" at the top. through the funnel there are several cross-sections:

- audience: you, comprehension of your post: 100%
- audience: followers, comprehension of your post: 90%
- audience: followers of followers, comprehension of your post: 50%
- audience: followers of followers of followers, comprehension of your post: 20%

through the bottom of the funnel are "replies to your post" with several waffles with stinky lines

a diagram of a waffle funnel with "your post" at the top. through the funnel there are several cross-sections: - audience: you, comprehension of your post: 100% - audience: followers, comprehension of your post: 90% - audience: followers of followers, comprehension of your post: 50% - audience: followers of followers of followers, comprehension of your post: 20% through the bottom of the funnel are "replies to your post" with several waffles with stinky lines

What we might refer to as the "Waffle Funnel"

06.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5

I live in a fucking timeline where I have to cheer on NINTENDO LEGAL.
What the FUCK.

06.03.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 131 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

MS NOW confirms Corey Lewandowski is also out at DHS.

06.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 11395 πŸ” 1847 πŸ’¬ 880 πŸ“Œ 417
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Re-creating the complex cuisine of prehistoric Europeans SEM analysis of pottery residues showed people combined fish with a wide variety of plants when cooking.

This is incredibly interesting β€” archaeologists have been able to reconstruct the diets of different prehistoric Europeans from 5,000-8,000 years ago by analyzing the charred remains of food in clay pots. Extremely cool!

06.03.2026 18:33 πŸ‘ 236 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Here is the description again, with an emphasis on "audio".

This is in no way a judgement on the quality of reporters in a particular newsroom, but I have to be consistent with what we set out to do.

Workers should make AI-generated audio a central part of any contractual clause negotiations:

06.03.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Being a super obscure kind of furry gives you immense credibility about cybersecurity to the public

06.03.2026 04:07 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Good night my friends.
I love you each so very much.
Take some time today to congratulate yourself for something - you deserve it, and I am so proud of you.

06.03.2026 04:06 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@strixus.bsky.social is πŸ”΄LIVE on stream.place! [Elite Dangerous] #DistantWorlds3

πŸ”΄ LIVE https://stream.place/strixus.bsky.social [Elite Dangerous] #DistantWorlds3

05.03.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Three men deported by US file legal case against Eswatini over detention

The men, sent to Africa after completing criminal sentences in the US, are from Cuba, Jamaica and Yemen

05.03.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 227 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5

Ok, do I have any follower that actually works in a Library on the USA?
I need to see a teeny tiny note that Side Quested must have gotten on March's Booklist magazine.

Anyone?

05.03.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

I was about to just fave this and move on but then I saw it was posted by the governor of Illinois???????

05.03.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 601 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 3
Comic. [Two people looking at a board with apparent formula (3.1.3.1)/(3.1.2.1)] PERSON: Do mammologists think these are hard? I mean, this one just evaluates to 3/2. [caption] Mathematicians encounter dental formulas

Comic. [Two people looking at a board with apparent formula (3.1.3.1)/(3.1.2.1)] PERSON: Do mammologists think these are hard? I mean, this one just evaluates to 3/2. [caption] Mathematicians encounter dental formulas

Dental Formulas

xkcd.com/3213/

05.03.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 1395 πŸ” 136 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 5
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Check Voter Registration Select your state below to connect to your state's verification tool. For states without a verification tool, you will be connected to a directory of election offices in your state.

To get the anti-science fascists out of office & begin to repair the damage, we must vote. Primaries have already started

Check that you are registered to vote. Then keep rechecking. The regime knows they can only win through voter suppression and purging voter rolls
www.vote411.org/check-regist...

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