sstoneb.bsky.social
Your basic child of the 80s nerd. I love #Transformers and #ITeachPhysics in Massachusetts.
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Whaaaaat? The series fans are identical, right? Is this related to back emf in the motors or something like that? I'm totally stumped.
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lies
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"I Prefer Overhang Stage" 2025/06/01.
(East Japanese Tree Frog)
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Have to assume this part is about FF6's Decisive Battle theme.
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These shorts are still such beautiful work, but I'll admit I did notice the scientist's arms grow CRAZY LONG for a moment when he is pulling the lower levers, especially the right arm given where his shoulder is. Looks a bit like Kamaji the boiler room operator in Spirited Away, haha.
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"That GenAI outputs are bullshit is not an observation about their accuracy: to bullshit is to be unconcerned with the truth, and accurate reports can serve as bullshit. As such, 'hallucination' is a misleading term: it gives the impression that GenAI *wants* to report on the world..."
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"That is, GenAI is designed to produce a particular reaction in its users—to convince its users of the usefulness of the response—rather than to say something true of the world. They are, then, fundamentally bullshitters."
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Yeah, great example of what was gnawing at the back of my mind! All I could come up with was Dirac deltas but I knew that wasn't it.
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I appreciate shells that look like other things, like the harpy and servitor ones, but I prefer whimsy. My three characters run Ladylike (ladybug), Cabana (straw hat), and Confectionary (gingerbread). Sometimes Jubilant (beachball).
The prettiest ones IMO are Filigree of Light and Sagira ofc.
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Where is the duvet/comforter from?? It's delightful.
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Media outlets have cast those misrepresenting and attacking “BLM”—“CRT”—“wokeism”—“DEI”—antiracism as “conservative,” covering up what they have been: racist. Which makes sense. For media outlets to describe this backlash as racist is to end up describing their role in the backlash as racist.
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Horse gait studies: neigh.
Cat gait studies: meow-re, please!
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Great book for people who love science, technology, history, and cats: bookshop.org/p/books/fall...
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So here’s a question: Does anyone have recommendations for selling high-value slabbed comics — or like… a single one? I know there’s eBay but I also know what their fees are like. Also reskeets for advice outside my immediate circle are welcome!
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Time to re-read what is probably my favorite @theonion.com article of all time: theonion.com/new-e-toilet...
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Indeed! Which then makes one think about the mixed, but seemingly growing evidence she mentions that whole-class interventions might be doing more harm than good... If the only thing we have the personnel to actually do turns out to be worse than doing nothing, then... :( :( :(
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Thanks for the fun article!
With the batteries, it says "Lithium AAs come in two types: non-rechargeable versions that cram in as much power as possible..."
I think that should technically say "as much energy as possible" instead of power? Or maybe "juice" if you want something informal.
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Probably the same people who somehow thought you said cozy games are actually nazi games.
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When a student told me they were confused, I would say they are ahead of the students who don’t even know they are confused yet.
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I have not. I do have a WoT book fan friend (who also likes the show) that implied some big deal stuff happens, much like your question does. But I (gladly!) have no idea what it is.
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I'm in total agreement that Google search has gone WAY downhill over the last decade. It's a struggle to find anything more nuanced than "website of big company whose name I typed into the query box".