ornamentalseashell
@ornamentalseashell.bsky.social
axiom: just because we can manufacture it doesn't mean we can metabolize it
(@_eleanorina at the other site)
(@_eleanorina at the other site)
Pinned
the own goal of public health and medicine (sneering at the people they need to convince) is driving me squirrely -- how can folks not see that's the opposite of what needs to be done and is just worsening the problem
ah well 🐿️
ah well 🐿️
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OpenAI just shared that all training, evaluation, and tool usage by its most capable models is paused.
In a world where social media companies can be sued because their feeds are too addictive, a company whose AI agents accidentally hack websites is a lawsuit magnet.
In a world where social media companies can be sued because their feeds are too addictive, a company whose AI agents accidentally hack websites is a lawsuit magnet.
September 26, 2026 at 12:31 PM
OpenAI just shared that all training, evaluation, and tool usage by its most capable models is paused.
In a world where social media companies can be sued because their feeds are too addictive, a company whose AI agents accidentally hack websites is a lawsuit magnet.
In a world where social media companies can be sued because their feeds are too addictive, a company whose AI agents accidentally hack websites is a lawsuit magnet.
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📛 Lukoil's Permnefteorgsintez Refinery (PermNOS) has completely halted crude oil refining due to damage to process units and fires caused by UAVs attack, - Reuters
September 25, 2026 at 6:21 PM
📛 Lukoil's Permnefteorgsintez Refinery (PermNOS) has completely halted crude oil refining due to damage to process units and fires caused by UAVs attack, - Reuters
oh noes
Manchester City has been found guilty of nearly all 115 charges for breaking Premier League rules, in a seismic ruling that could be a massive hit to one of the world’s top football clubs. Read more: bloom.bg/4xOzMU2
📷: Naomi Baker/Getty Images
📷: Naomi Baker/Getty Images
September 25, 2026 at 5:56 PM
oh noes
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Can’t eat a sandwich until you subscribe to sandwiches. Can’t eat today’s sandwich until it has applied daily sandwich updates. Sandwich now has adverts even though you paid for ad-free sandwich. Can pay again to have less sandwich adverts. Now you can eat the sandwich, but it’s smaller.
September 25, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Can’t eat a sandwich until you subscribe to sandwiches. Can’t eat today’s sandwich until it has applied daily sandwich updates. Sandwich now has adverts even though you paid for ad-free sandwich. Can pay again to have less sandwich adverts. Now you can eat the sandwich, but it’s smaller.
"The U.S. administration is trying to show Putin an off-ramp by dangling huge business deals
russia honouring business deals ..
but it might work for us dot jpg
russia honouring business deals ..
but it might work for us dot jpg
September 25, 2026 at 2:56 PM
"The U.S. administration is trying to show Putin an off-ramp by dangling huge business deals
russia honouring business deals ..
but it might work for us dot jpg
russia honouring business deals ..
but it might work for us dot jpg
AI riff on that gener8ion-storm yung lean clip (x limited an earlier post of the clip which gained traction, not sure if/how long this will stay share-able)
x.com/loisacelane/...
x.com/loisacelane/...
September 25, 2026 at 2:39 PM
AI riff on that gener8ion-storm yung lean clip (x limited an earlier post of the clip which gained traction, not sure if/how long this will stay share-able)
x.com/loisacelane/...
x.com/loisacelane/...
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Honestly I think it's a bit of a fools' errand to try and get people to stop anthropomorphising LLMs. I say my computer is angry at me if it beeps too loud.
September 25, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Honestly I think it's a bit of a fools' errand to try and get people to stop anthropomorphising LLMs. I say my computer is angry at me if it beeps too loud.
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Very, very excited that on September 30, at 11:30 Eastern, I will be talking to Liaquat Ahamed about his fantastic new book, 1873. Join us!!!
quincyinst.org/events/book-...
quincyinst.org/events/book-...
Book Talk | 1873—The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World
What can the turmoil of the first age of globalization tell us about the present?
quincyinst.org
September 22, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Very, very excited that on September 30, at 11:30 Eastern, I will be talking to Liaquat Ahamed about his fantastic new book, 1873. Join us!!!
quincyinst.org/events/book-...
quincyinst.org/events/book-...
September 22, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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Nous sommes amis grâce à notre histoire, alliés grâce à nos valeurs, et voisins grâce à Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.
🇨🇦🇫🇷
🇨🇦🇫🇷
September 20, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Nous sommes amis grâce à notre histoire, alliés grâce à nos valeurs, et voisins grâce à Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.
🇨🇦🇫🇷
🇨🇦🇫🇷
quebec provincial election ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/infoman...
Miss candidat provincial 2026
Jean-René Dufort et MC Gilles présentent une première cuvée de Miss.
ici.radio-canada.ca
September 22, 2026 at 12:30 AM
quebec provincial election ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/infoman...
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unfortunately this moral theory doesn't compile
September 21, 2026 at 9:01 PM
unfortunately this moral theory doesn't compile
switching to the european longer hair look?
One project. One review. One year.
Our government just tabled the Building Canada Strong Act.
Our government just tabled the Building Canada Strong Act.
September 22, 2026 at 12:13 AM
switching to the european longer hair look?
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“We view this as an entire ecosystem that can seem alive and care for you and your family…”
Fitbit Creators Unveil Screenless Wearable to Help Track Aging Parents
The co-founders of Fitbit, nearly six years after agreeing to sell their company to Alphabet Inc.’s Google, are launching a new type of wearable tracker: a screen-free device to be worn on the wrist, ...
www.bloomberg.com
September 20, 2026 at 2:56 PM
“We view this as an entire ecosystem that can seem alive and care for you and your family…”
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A German court says Meta is liable for fake ads posted by third parties on Instagram and Facebook and orders it to remove such content and pay damages (Linda Pasquini/Reuters)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
September 18, 2026 at 1:05 PM
A German court says Meta is liable for fake ads posted by third parties on Instagram and Facebook and orders it to remove such content and pay damages (Linda Pasquini/Reuters)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
"Glencore Just Signed A 10 Year LNG Deal With China
Glencore has signed a long-term LNG sale & purchase agreement with S&T Int'l Natural Gas Trading, a subsidiary of China Suntien Green Energy
Under the deal, Glencore will supply LNG for 10 years, sourced from its global portfolio"
-Jack Prandelli
Glencore has signed a long-term LNG sale & purchase agreement with S&T Int'l Natural Gas Trading, a subsidiary of China Suntien Green Energy
Under the deal, Glencore will supply LNG for 10 years, sourced from its global portfolio"
-Jack Prandelli
September 18, 2026 at 12:09 PM
"Glencore Just Signed A 10 Year LNG Deal With China
Glencore has signed a long-term LNG sale & purchase agreement with S&T Int'l Natural Gas Trading, a subsidiary of China Suntien Green Energy
Under the deal, Glencore will supply LNG for 10 years, sourced from its global portfolio"
-Jack Prandelli
Glencore has signed a long-term LNG sale & purchase agreement with S&T Int'l Natural Gas Trading, a subsidiary of China Suntien Green Energy
Under the deal, Glencore will supply LNG for 10 years, sourced from its global portfolio"
-Jack Prandelli
"Bloomberg: Saudis Tell European Refiners They’ll Get No Crude Next Month
Saudi Aramco told at least two oil refining customers in Europe that they will be allocated no crude oil next month after the kingdom’s key pipeline to the Red Sea was attacked, people informed of the decision said."
Saudi Aramco told at least two oil refining customers in Europe that they will be allocated no crude oil next month after the kingdom’s key pipeline to the Red Sea was attacked, people informed of the decision said."
September 18, 2026 at 11:57 AM
"Bloomberg: Saudis Tell European Refiners They’ll Get No Crude Next Month
Saudi Aramco told at least two oil refining customers in Europe that they will be allocated no crude oil next month after the kingdom’s key pipeline to the Red Sea was attacked, people informed of the decision said."
Saudi Aramco told at least two oil refining customers in Europe that they will be allocated no crude oil next month after the kingdom’s key pipeline to the Red Sea was attacked, people informed of the decision said."
"MAJOR: Saudi Arabia is CANCELLING shipments of crude to Europe after the catastrophic destruction of the Saudi East-West Pipeline in recent days, paired with Ansarallah strikes against various Saudi infrastructure."
- Brett Erickson (BrettErickson28)
- Brett Erickson (BrettErickson28)
September 18, 2026 at 11:55 AM
"MAJOR: Saudi Arabia is CANCELLING shipments of crude to Europe after the catastrophic destruction of the Saudi East-West Pipeline in recent days, paired with Ansarallah strikes against various Saudi infrastructure."
- Brett Erickson (BrettErickson28)
- Brett Erickson (BrettErickson28)
"Polish PM: "In May 1939, a certain French politician -a future Nazi collaborator - asked in the French press: 'Why die for Gdańsk?'
A few months later, all of Europe was dying. To those who today say this is not our war, I offer that lesson of history."
A few months later, all of Europe was dying. To those who today say this is not our war, I offer that lesson of history."
September 18, 2026 at 2:12 AM
"Polish PM: "In May 1939, a certain French politician -a future Nazi collaborator - asked in the French press: 'Why die for Gdańsk?'
A few months later, all of Europe was dying. To those who today say this is not our war, I offer that lesson of history."
A few months later, all of Europe was dying. To those who today say this is not our war, I offer that lesson of history."
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The UN is considering moving aid supplies underground so that a permanent member of the UN Security Council stops bombing them 🤦♀️
September 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM
The UN is considering moving aid supplies underground so that a permanent member of the UN Security Council stops bombing them 🤦♀️
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“.. led by declines in the stockpiles of France and Canada.”
@bloomberg.com 🇫🇷 🇨🇦
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com 🇫🇷 🇨🇦
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
September 17, 2026 at 12:06 PM
“.. led by declines in the stockpiles of France and Canada.”
@bloomberg.com 🇫🇷 🇨🇦
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com 🇫🇷 🇨🇦
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykhailo Drapatyi delivered a report. Importantly, there is another positive result from testing interceptors against jet-powered “shaheds” – a successful shoot-down. I thank all the developers and our warriors. We will scale this up"
- ZelenskyyUa
- ZelenskyyUa
September 17, 2026 at 4:36 PM
"Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykhailo Drapatyi delivered a report. Importantly, there is another positive result from testing interceptors against jet-powered “shaheds” – a successful shoot-down. I thank all the developers and our warriors. We will scale this up"
- ZelenskyyUa
- ZelenskyyUa