“I’m exhausted and everything hurts. It’s so weird. I probably just need to try harder.” -Me, forgetting for the millionth time that my illness didn't just pack up and leave

Why I'm betting on ATProto (and why you should, too) Social media was supposed to connect us, but most of it has turned into ads, division, and loneliness. I'm betting on ATProto as a way to fix that, and not just for developers. Whether you're a scient...

A recap of #atmosphereconf 2026 as well as an overview of why I'm spending my very limited free time in my life betting on ATProto (and why I think you should, too!)

This isn't just for developers. This is for everyone.

brittanyellich.com/atproto/

this is turning out to be one of the onion's all-time classics

I am happy to be proven wrong, but it kind of seems like this administration wanted ICE at airports.

another big reason video games dont have a universal union yet is the pay disparity in our industry. if we all started being honest about how much we make/getting paid, we would all be unionized by now.

Now get out and vote in the midterms like your life depends on it, because it does. #NoKings

mike johnson’s make work the past year has been nullifying the House, and thus Congress, as a constitutional actor

“If tyranny becomes law, resistance becomes duty.” -Thomas Jefferson #NoKings

Reminder that although TSA is getting an executive order back pay paycheck Monday, they are still actively working WITHOUT pay and are considered furloughed until the DHS is funded.

They are ONLY getting back paid to prevent more TSOs from quitting. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Yep, a mom's COVID shot during pregnancy protects her baby, a large study finds A 3-year study published in Pediatrics examined newborns in Norway. It found a clear benefit for the baby when mom gets a COVID vaccination during pregnancy.

Wow, turns out vaccines during pregnancy are... safe and effective, even protecting babies!
Incredible! Truly shocking!
It's almost like science works?!💉🛡️👶

This admin keeps peddling COVID-19 antivax nonsense, but science prevails.💪

Science: 2,978,547
🧠🪱: -785

Wikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content “In recent months, more and more administrative reports centered on LLM-related issues, and editors were being overwhelmed.”

NEW: Wikipedia has banned AI-generated content.

Choctaw Nation Buys Former Big Lots Warehouse, Closing Off Oklahoma ICE Detention Site The sale is the second time in months that a large Oklahoma warehouse pursued by ICE for detention use has instead gone to another buyer.

👏🏼The Choctaw Nation has purchased a warehouse in Oklahoma that ICE was trying to buy and use as a detention center. www.projectsaltbox.com/p/choctaw-na...

Most of the AI slop getting posted rn really is a reminder that Gen AI doesn’t make a crappy idea any better.

It’s like watching someone spray paint a turd

Disney's Sora Disaster Shows AI Will Not Save Hollywood It turns out when you try to serve slop on a product people pay for, no one wants it.

It turns out when you try to serve slop on a product people pay for, no one wants it.

www.404media.co/disneys-open...

Walmart: ChatGPT checkout converted 3x worse than website After testing 200,000 items in ChatGPT, Walmart found sharply lower conversions and will use its own integrated shopping experience.

searchengineland.com/walmart-chat...

learning what "vibe coding" is sure did eliminate my impostor syndrome. like at least i know what my code does

May this be the first of many such verdicts.
Bankrupt those mother fuckers.

OpenAI shutting down Sora feels like knocking down the first domino

Since Congress is scheduled for ANOTHER break, (2 weeks) we should consider them HOURLY employees.No work, no pay. If they don’t show up, ZERO. Way too many are “part time” employees. If they want healthcare,they have to pay. NO LUNCH MONEY, when I worked I paid for my own lunch. 40 hour work week.

I identify as a wake up call many folks chose to ignore and are now finding out I was never speaking fucking hyperbole.

Close up of a yard in late March with a couple yellow dandelions scattered among a tiny white flower in the yard's vegetation.

Day 38 of the DHS Shitshow that is pausing the only income for our family. I am so grateful we were able to use some of the gift cards we've received, but husband's TSA backpay would be better.
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It’s as easy as shutting your effin mouth!

And did I mention… it’s free?!

Marc Murphy, Louisville Courier-Journal

Reject the pull of hype and rage cycles, protect your attention

Read a book, bake a tasty treat, go on a little walk, snuggle a cat or dog

I believe in you

devotional statue of Mary Magdalen in a cubicle completely covered in monitors, keyboards, circuit boards, cables and assorted other computer paraphernalia

Our Lady of Perpetually Online

Real President vs. Temu President.

Let’s put an unhinged malignant narcissist sundowning into dementia in control of the most powerful military force in the history of mankind because what could go wrong.

If the ID I use to drive and fly, it’s not enough to vote, that’s voter suppression and a poll tax

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