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Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse:

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A casual Star Wars alien fella at the cantina, in a sun faded, reddish photo. Someone will be mad at me for not knowing who this is. Phil, a balding Caucasian man, poses a model of the garthok, an antagonist from the Coneheads movie. Phil, a balding caucasian man, points at some CG on a CRT computer monitor, as a younger man looks on. The screen shows a model of a dinosaur attacking a jeep, while there's an actual physical model of that event in the foreground for reference. an isolated shot of a star wars vehicle. Sorry, I don't know star wars lol
October 1, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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lordsteveyp.bsky.social
OSWALD MOSELY NIGEL FARAGE THE SAME STORY, SEPARATED BY 80 YEARS... WEALTHY FAMILY, PUBLIC SCHOOL EX-TORY, PART OF THE ESTABLISHMENT POPS UP DURING A RECESSION CAUSED BY BANKERS FORMS NATIONALIST AUTHORITARIAN POLITICAL PARTY CLAIMS TO SPEAK FOR THE MAN IN THE STREET BLAMES MINORITIES AT THE BOTTOM FOR THE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY PEOPLE AT THE TOP Anti- REFORM
September 23, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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golikehellmachine.com
it is not the technology itself that is the problem, it is how people can use it, and that’s a solvable problem, not an existential threat that can’t be managed
September 25, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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And this is why companies need UI/UX experts. Black remote with black buttons - for a “smart” light. Try finding that button in the dark 🤷
Photo of a black remote control, with black buttons on black background. This is the remote control for a “smart” ceiling light. If only the designers had been just as “smart” and thought about having to find the black “on” button on that black remote when coming home in the dark …
September 25, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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die-reklame.de
Einwohnerbuch der Stadt Ausgburg, 1955
September 21, 2026 at 8:13 PM
edvoncken.net
For once, he speaks truth: 'It is called the Oval Office, and it should be treated with Decorum, Respect, and Dignity, not defiled by Third Rate Clowns […]' says US president
September 22, 2026 at 9:36 AM
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aphclarkson.bsky.social
For some reason this sort of thing puts me in a more apocalyptic mood than warnings of the next killer AI www.ft.com/content/7f11...
September 20, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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tonaarts.bsky.social
3/x Ik laat dit even hier

Aantal (echte) aanvallen op 18,4 miljoen mensen door wolven: nul

(Een enkele mens of kind omver gelopen of wat schrammen is juist om NIET aan te hoeven vallen)

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January 16, 2026 at 8:16 AM
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tonaarts.bsky.social
2/x Aantal stuks NL vee gedood door wolven in 2024:

Runderen: een op elke ~25000
Schapen: een op elke ~1000

Slachtdieren in NL per .. dág: 1,7 miljoen
(1180 slachtdieren per .. minuut)

Wappie-journalisten: Maar het neemt enorm toe!

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tonaarts.bsky.social Ton Aarts @tonaarts.bsky.social · Aug 16
Onderweg, over de A28.

Raad eens hoeveel wolvenbescherming je ziet, midden in 'wolvengebied'? (Dit zijn toevallig jonge koeien, ongeveer een jaar oud) Hint: het is een 'rond' getal.

Aantal runderen in NL gedood door wolven in 2024: een op elke ~25.000

(Schapen: een op elke ~100)
January 16, 2026 at 7:56 AM
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tonaarts.bsky.social
3/ Normaal eten wolven 95% ree, wild zwijn, hert

Behalve .. in Drenthe, zoals hier

Waar zulke 'wilde' dieren worden afgeknald want "nulstandbeleid" voor veel wild in Drenthe

(= alles schieten wat er rondloopt, want 'gevaarlijk')

Snappen we 't al, beste paniekzaaiers?

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tonaarts.bsky.social Ton Aarts @tonaarts.bsky.social · Oct 1
Wolvenwappies:

Normaal wordt één op elke 25.000 runderen gedood, door wolven in NL. Maar hier, in Drenthe deze Galloway kudde: één op drie?

Nee, we zien geen 'enkele' relatie ..
Met alles afknallen wat voor je geweerloop komt

(Schapen is een tikfout: het is 1 : 1000)

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tonaarts.bsky.social Ton Aarts @tonaarts.bsky.social · Aug 16
Onderweg, over de A28.

Raad eens hoeveel wolvenbescherming je ziet, midden in 'wolvengebied'? (Dit zijn toevallig jonge koeien, ongeveer een jaar oud) Hint: het is een 'rond' getal.

Aantal runderen in NL gedood door wolven in 2024: een op elke ~25.000

(Schapen: een op elke ~100)
September 18, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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tonaarts.bsky.social
2/ LTO: "We roepen al jaren dat dit uit de klauwen gaat lopen"

één op 25.000 runderen ;)

(Twee jonge wolven vielen een kalf aan in open veld, nul afscherming. Omdat .. die boer dat niet nodig vond)

Kalf vlucht naar binnen de stal in, en wolven liepen er achteraan

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September 18, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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tonaarts.bsky.social
1/ "De melkveehouder had rondom zijn stal geen wolfwerende maatregelen. Hij liet weten dat hekken te arbeidsintensief zijn. Platteland moet niet volgebouwd moeten worden met hekken of andere manieren van bescherming"

De stal stond open

(Een 'detail' ik weet het)

www.rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/18790...
LTO na aanval in koeienstal: 'We roepen al jaren dat dit uit de klauwen gaat lopen'
De boerenbelangenorganisatie uit snoeiharde kritiek op het wolvenbeleid in Nederland.
www.rtvdrenthe.nl
September 18, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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irisvanrooij.bsky.social
There is absolutely no good faith reason to use the term “AI” for any technology one is selling.

It serves only for dazzling people into thinking the technology has capabilities that it doesn’t.

If one wants a technology to be trustworthy, just use a transparent, informative term without hype.
September 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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doctorow.pluralistic.net
The word "fascist" comes from the Latin *fasces*, a bundle of sticks; the symbology here is that a single twig is weak and brittle, but bundled together, many twigs are strong. It's a sound political theory, because in politics, coalitions are everything:

pluralistic.net/2025/01/06/h...
A robotic claw grips a bundle of arrows; in the background are the pink folds of a human brain.
September 17, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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thomashansen.bsky.social
#Nissan Leaf electric vehicle owners angry after carmaker announced it would #shut #down #app that lets them remotely control battery charging & other functions

Drivers of #Leaf cars made before 2019 & #e-NV200 van told #NissanConnect EV app will “cease operation” from 30 March

#Musked by #Nissan
‘Shockingly bad’: Nissan Leaf drivers voice anger over app shutdown
Carmaker’s decision to drop NissanConnect EV app on relatively recent cars fuels warnings from experts
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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thomashansen.bsky.social
New ad from the Norwegian Consumer Council @forbrukerradet.bsky.social about the declining lifespan, repairability and enshittification of products:

Planned obsolescence v 2.0

Read their report forbrukerradet.no/shortlife
September 16, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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floppyguy.bsky.social
Disk Space Invader 🌈💾👾 #floppydisks #floppydiskart
5.25" floppy disks arranged on a floor in the shape of one of the aliens in the Space Invaders arcade game
September 16, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
Reminder: voter fraud is not a thing.

Voter suppression is.
September 16, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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unamullally.bsky.social
The Irish musicians, Beoga, who play alongside Ed Sheeran, have withdrawn from Sheeran’s tour.

This is the statement they published on Instagram:
September 15, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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@MohanadElshieky Please stop saying the vaccine doesn't have severe side effects. I took my shots and now I'm alive and have to keep working
September 15, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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anthonymoser.com
i've been sending my robot to the gym all year but i still have trouble lifting things
September 15, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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anthonymoser.com
"If you’re pushing slop or eating it, you wouldn’t read it anyway. You’d ask a bot for a summary and forget what it told you, then proceed with your day, unchanged by words you did not read and ideas you did not consider."
September 15, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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fishtopher.bsky.social
the "wheres breakfast" club
Three cats, Stormy, Fishtopher, and Mr Lover, begging for food. Stormy, a black cat, sniffs the empty bowl holder. Fishtopher, a brown tabby cat with green eyes, sits and looks up at the camera with a slightly forlorn expression. Mr Lover, an orange and white tabby cat, stares outwardly with amber eyes.
September 15, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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mattbors.bsky.social
It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online.
September 13, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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hassinator.bsky.social
a great letter in the times today.

perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times.

#RNLI #heroes
September 13, 2026 at 2:01 PM