Nora
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Books. Animals. TV. Feminism. Theater. Podcasts. Crafting. Car-hating.
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I don’t think I’m ever going to get the appeal of pivoting to video for podcasts. I’ve been listening to podcasts for 20 years, and never once have I thought, my God, I need to SEE these people! I’m on a walk or doing the dishes, I don’t need video. 
October 4, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I don’t think I’m ever going to get the appeal of pivoting to video for podcasts. I’ve been listening to podcasts for 20 years, and never once have I thought, my God, I need to SEE these people! I’m on a walk or doing the dishes, I don’t need video. 
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abolish the death penalty
October 1, 2026 at 4:32 AM
abolish the death penalty
This morning on my morning walk I smelled the most amazing rose and this evening I smelled it again and it doesn't smell nearly as good anymore and that's life, baby
October 1, 2026 at 1:50 AM
This morning on my morning walk I smelled the most amazing rose and this evening I smelled it again and it doesn't smell nearly as good anymore and that's life, baby
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Maybe contemplate all the female undergrads instructed by Cornell's example that they don't matter, that justice will be entirely out of reach or come at a horrendous cost, that some of their classmates are rapists or would like to be.....
The Trump Administration sides with the perps.
The Trump Administration sides with the perps.
Trump Officials Revise How Title IX Sex Discrimination Rules Are Enforced
The change follows a court ruling barring Title IX from protecting L.G.B.T.Q. people and has angered advocates for sexual assault survivors.
www.nytimes.com
September 30, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Maybe contemplate all the female undergrads instructed by Cornell's example that they don't matter, that justice will be entirely out of reach or come at a horrendous cost, that some of their classmates are rapists or would like to be.....
The Trump Administration sides with the perps.
The Trump Administration sides with the perps.
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'this AI agent can do all your tasks for you' so now i gotta sit here and write a list of all my tasks for a robot to fuck up. why. why wouldn't i just keep to the current system where i fuck up my own tasks
September 28, 2026 at 6:36 PM
'this AI agent can do all your tasks for you' so now i gotta sit here and write a list of all my tasks for a robot to fuck up. why. why wouldn't i just keep to the current system where i fuck up my own tasks
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“in a pickle” is such a bad phrase like pickles are awesome of course i wanna be in a pickle
September 25, 2026 at 2:00 AM
“in a pickle” is such a bad phrase like pickles are awesome of course i wanna be in a pickle
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I'm sorry but I can't keep this to myself any longer, I have to speak out. There is a more than 10% chance that humanity will be wiped out by my Taskmaster spreadsheet. I'm genuinely frightened for humanity's future. I'm NOT just saying this for attention
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Taskmaster Contestant Ranking - Series 22
docs.google.com
September 13, 2026 at 7:03 AM
I'm sorry but I can't keep this to myself any longer, I have to speak out. There is a more than 10% chance that humanity will be wiped out by my Taskmaster spreadsheet. I'm genuinely frightened for humanity's future. I'm NOT just saying this for attention
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Today is 🌞 day! Say hello to @washingtonsun.bsky.social, @washsunmetro.bsky.social, and @washsunperspect.bsky.social!
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Welcome to The Washington Sun
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September 9, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Today is 🌞 day! Say hello to @washingtonsun.bsky.social, @washsunmetro.bsky.social, and @washsunperspect.bsky.social!
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Who can say which of the dozen things wrong with me is causing my headache???? Not me, that's for sure.
August 28, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Who can say which of the dozen things wrong with me is causing my headache???? Not me, that's for sure.
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where is the longread on the honey badger? never has a species had such a stark rise and fall from its 15 minutes. could gen z pick the honey badger out of a lineup? could a teen tell you if the honey badger does or does not give a shit? does the honey badger hanker for its heyday?
August 21, 2026 at 4:17 PM
where is the longread on the honey badger? never has a species had such a stark rise and fall from its 15 minutes. could gen z pick the honey badger out of a lineup? could a teen tell you if the honey badger does or does not give a shit? does the honey badger hanker for its heyday?
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Preservationists from across the country are worried about the side effects of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, particularly the vibrations from race cars thundering past landmarks including the National Gallery of Art.
As IndyCar Roars Through D.C., Preservationists Raise Alarm
There is little public information about how vibrations created by the race could affect nearby landmarks and artworks.
www.notus.org
August 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Preservationists from across the country are worried about the side effects of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, particularly the vibrations from race cars thundering past landmarks including the National Gallery of Art.
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🏳️🌈Beginning 9/18, every Arlington voter has an opportunity to say YES to protecting Marriage Equality! More than 945 same-sex couples in Arlington are counting on you to ensure the Virginia constitution recognizes all types of families. Let’s protect same-sex and interracial marriages in Virginia!
August 20, 2026 at 2:28 PM
🏳️🌈Beginning 9/18, every Arlington voter has an opportunity to say YES to protecting Marriage Equality! More than 945 same-sex couples in Arlington are counting on you to ensure the Virginia constitution recognizes all types of families. Let’s protect same-sex and interracial marriages in Virginia!
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people's unwillingness to let go of a fictional childhood property is so appalling, and it's wild this is the sort of shit "nerds" get made fun of for when it's the most boring-ass normie millennials refusing to choose empathy over buying a stick they want to pretend is a wand
August 16, 2026 at 10:19 AM
people's unwillingness to let go of a fictional childhood property is so appalling, and it's wild this is the sort of shit "nerds" get made fun of for when it's the most boring-ass normie millennials refusing to choose empathy over buying a stick they want to pretend is a wand
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Sad 38-Year-Old Googles 'Jobs Caring For Baby Animals'
August 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Sad 38-Year-Old Googles 'Jobs Caring For Baby Animals'
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I just looooooove when people say “it just needs a large, well-structured dataset” like that’s easy.
There is no “just” about it. If you give me a large, well-structured dataset, I can work magic for you, but the data is almost never there. Data curation is critical, and AI CANNOT do it for you.
There is no “just” about it. If you give me a large, well-structured dataset, I can work magic for you, but the data is almost never there. Data curation is critical, and AI CANNOT do it for you.
What? No.
This is just more nonsense from the AI Koolaid-drinkers.
And do you know what we call creating a "well-structured large historical dataset" and identifying a topic, analyzing sources, and writing?
It's called the work of actual human historians. AI can't do this.
This is just more nonsense from the AI Koolaid-drinkers.
And do you know what we call creating a "well-structured large historical dataset" and identifying a topic, analyzing sources, and writing?
It's called the work of actual human historians. AI can't do this.
Are we ready for machine written history? When given access to a well structured large historical dataset, Claude’s Fable 5 can identify a topic, complete the research and write a strong and original draft research paper. This has the potential to break peer review, graduate school, & job searches.
August 14, 2026 at 3:04 PM
I just looooooove when people say “it just needs a large, well-structured dataset” like that’s easy.
There is no “just” about it. If you give me a large, well-structured dataset, I can work magic for you, but the data is almost never there. Data curation is critical, and AI CANNOT do it for you.
There is no “just” about it. If you give me a large, well-structured dataset, I can work magic for you, but the data is almost never there. Data curation is critical, and AI CANNOT do it for you.
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The water coming out of your tap is better regulated for contaminants than anything you can buy in a bottle, and oftentimes they come from the same source
What’s a thing from your area of expertise (or special interest) that you think it would behoove everyone else to know?
August 13, 2026 at 5:18 AM
The water coming out of your tap is better regulated for contaminants than anything you can buy in a bottle, and oftentimes they come from the same source
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I have so many unread books it should be illegal for me to enter a bookstore and yet here I am.
August 12, 2026 at 11:04 PM
I have so many unread books it should be illegal for me to enter a bookstore and yet here I am.
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Please just make peace with the fact that sometimes you don't want to read the book; you want to read the book's Wikipedia page out of curiosity. It's fine. Countless nerds have put together such pages precisely for your "I don't want to read the book but tell me the gist" needs.
August 11, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Please just make peace with the fact that sometimes you don't want to read the book; you want to read the book's Wikipedia page out of curiosity. It's fine. Countless nerds have put together such pages precisely for your "I don't want to read the book but tell me the gist" needs.
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People don’t need AI to generate terrible ideas; we can create novel eldritch horrors entirely unassisted.
August 9, 2026 at 8:38 PM
People don’t need AI to generate terrible ideas; we can create novel eldritch horrors entirely unassisted.
Somebody please adopt Doom Crusher! Look at her! She's so cute!! 🥺 And what a name
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Doom Crusher - Animal Welfare League of Arlington
Doom Crusher…..dun…dun…duuuuunnnnnnn **Doom Crusher Fee is waived due to her medical** Look no further for the most perfect imperfection known to dogkind!Doom Crusher came to us as a stray with…
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August 8, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Somebody please adopt Doom Crusher! Look at her! She's so cute!! 🥺 And what a name
www.awla.org/pet/doom-cru...
www.awla.org/pet/doom-cru...
One thing no one wants to talk about with regard to urbanism and dense, walkable neighborhoods is that sometimes you get to vote in your pjs because your polling station is inside your apartment building
August 4, 2026 at 11:06 AM
One thing no one wants to talk about with regard to urbanism and dense, walkable neighborhoods is that sometimes you get to vote in your pjs because your polling station is inside your apartment building
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you really think anybody has ever been on the fence about an event and then the thing that convinced them was how colorful and uncanny the flyer art was? grow up and then go fuck yourself
July 30, 2026 at 7:30 PM
you really think anybody has ever been on the fence about an event and then the thing that convinced them was how colorful and uncanny the flyer art was? grow up and then go fuck yourself