TheMarchingPig

Be free friends.

I’m currently still on trial in Italy and I have a verdict coming in 4 days. The waiting is the hardest part. So I turn to my comforts, like Star Trek. You probably know that it’s always been a progressive show, but it’s also featured many wrongful convictions!

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Possibly the best clap back against ignorant antivaxxers.

Panama Hotel, Japantown, Seattle

I’m writing this from the Panama Hotel and Cafe, which sheltered the valuables of Japanese-Americans forced into internment camps during WWII, and which sheltered me during one of my darkest periods. This is a letter of gratitude to the Japanese.

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Merry Christmas from the glorious state of New Jersey!

#NJDevils

Close up color photograph. A long haired gray, tan, and black cat sits on her hind legs atop a variegated tan hardwood floor. She is next to a large window letting through a lot of light. Her head is tilted back and she is looking straight up towards the sky, her long whiskers catching the light. In the foreground you see the green branches of a lit Christmas tree with ornaments. There is a cloth red and tan raccoon hanging with some of its belly having been tore up. This is what we call a sacrificial ornament.

I make a wish or I craft a plan?

#cats #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #photography #TGIF

AOL

we are so fucking back

Samuel West as Henry V: 'Upon the king' – video Samuel West speaks Henry V’s soliloquy on the night before battle, in which he reflects upon the public’s expectations of the king

The most underrated soliloquy. Set aside Samuel West's brilliant delivery -- Branagh also does it up gloriously in his 1989 film -- and just read along. This is superb writing just as it is -- every word, precisely chosen, locked into each other.

www.theguardian.com/stage/video/...

Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends!

Trent! Welcome!!

Check one, two…

There is something incredibly special brewing with this #NJDevils team. They defend, the play hard and they really play for each other. That five minute PK at the end was the culmination of it all. I had chills as the crowd came to its feet at the end of that kill!

You wanted starter packs to be searchable. Our engineers are busy keeping us online, so in the meantime, an independent developer built a new searchable library of starter packs. This is the beauty of building in the open 🦋

11/25/24 - #NJDevils vs @predsnhl.bsky.social

What a win from front to back. That kill is gonna go down in Devils lore as a season defining moment.

Weve got a good team here

Drake just wants Spotify to find him 11,780 more downloads. He can still beat Kendrick Lamar if Pence does the right thing.

Realtime counter of Bluesky growth

bcounter.nat.vg

Added few more people to my AI Community starter pack

go.bsky.app/8ZEFRJa

Just put together a starter pack for Deep Learning Theory. Let me know if you'd like to be included or suggest someone to add to the list!

go.bsky.app/2qnppia

Help me grow this starter pack for technical researchers working on AGI safety! go.bsky.app/D6P44sC Some flex, but aiming for mostly technical research rather than governance/strategy. Who am I missing?

After my conviction, staring down more years locked up than I'd been alive, I couldn't imagine how I'd make my life worth living in that concrete box of pain and deprivation and loneliness. But I could imagine how to make this day, today, worth living.
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Bluesky Starter Packs - Bluesky Directory Browse a list of Bluesky Starter Packs. Discover and connect with your community on Bluesky

Did you know there’s a site to search for starter packs of people to follow? Built by @mubashariqbal.com

blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...

Ben Franklin Would Have Loved Bluesky Facebook and Twitter seem less relevant by the day. They may be replaced by new “federated” platforms.

If you're new to Bluesky, or just want to understand how it's profoundly different from platforms like X, I wrote this article last year about federated social media -- Bluesky and Mastodon specifically -- and how they fit into the US history of federalism. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

A futuristic cityscape with flying vehicles and a young woman, Leeloo. The city is densely populated with towering buildings and intricate bridges. The woman, dressed in a white outfit, appears to be looking out at the bustling scene below.

A detailed model of a futuristic city, showcasing towering skyscrapers, intricate bridges, and a bustling street scene. The model is illuminated by bright lights, creating a sense of vibrancy and energy.

The Fifth Element (1997): New York City in 2263, miniatures by Digital Domain

Epic capture ….Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona ✨👏✨😎✨

11/23/24 - #NJDevils vs @wshcapitals.bsky.social

Bluesky's firehose is a treasure trove of public data for researchers and developers, and it's completely free. Check out our developer docs: docs.bsky.app

Multi panel comic. Skye and Jay observe a desolate expanse of social networks in their current state: bots, spam, scams… Throughout the page, the two take a boat away from the island, and land on a new island representing Bluesky. The tones are orange and purple. The following discussion ensues: Panel 1: Skye: I think it’s time to leave Old Social. This keeps happening. Panel 2: Skye: I have to start over again. Panel 3: Skye: I'm tired. Panel 4: Jay: Don’t worry! Better things are ahead at bluesky! Panel 5: Skye: Jay, how's bluesky any different? Panel 6: Jay: Well, we're here. Let me show you! Panel 7: The labels display on a lively and dynamic esplanade: Welcome to bluesky! For you / Politics / News / Discover / Comics / Literature / Cat photos…

Back in February, I teamed up with @bsky.app to make a comic explaining what makes Bluesky so special.

I wanted to share this again, to welcome all the newskies. It's great to have you here 🙂

Welcome to Bluesky! 💙🦋

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