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NEW Eridu is traditionally considered the earliest city in southern #Mesopotamia. Discovery of thousands of irrigation canals in the Eridu region provides a rare direct example of intense agricultural management in ancient Mesopotamia. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

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Post a meme made by you.

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So one of the things that I think is lost on AI proponents is what I call the card catalog effect, a thing I shouldn’t call it because a lot of people probably have no experience with a card catalog.

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As an author of historical fiction, I completely agree. The number of random serendipitous things that Just Show Up during research and then make it into books is unbelievable.

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Great day today: uploading Data on Commons for one of the most iconic books in @biodivlibrary.bsky.social : The Birds of America! commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categor... + a selection of nice birds 1/7 - green dots show images with species reconciled to Wikidata (via Flickr tags)

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It would be fantastic if major federal institutions would acknowledge that the executive branch cannot legally unilaterally cancel or redistribute congressionally appropriated funding on ideological grounds and thus they have no legal obligation to comply with such directives

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Vent art. #furry #empathy

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Over on Whatever, I'm doing the cover reveal for my upcoming novel The Shattering Peace, featuring the incredible work of artist John Harris. whatever.scalzi.com/2025/01/28/c...

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Demain ? An 79. Pompéi et ses habitants sont ensevelis sous des mètres de cendres et de pierres ponces du Vésuve, les figeant pour l’éternité dans un parfait état de conservation. Un fabuleux arrêt sur image qui montre ce que chacun faisait avant l'éruption. Comment étudie-t-on ce qui s’est passé ?

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Ready to put your feline skills to the test? Use verticality to get a (literal!) leg up on enemies, using cliffs, rooftops, tightropes, and other surfaces to unleash a punishing aerial takedown from above. #cat #assassin #actionrpg #soulslike #ninja

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I will be continuing to call it the Gulf of Mexico because I don't cater to the whims of a ridiculous felon www.reuters.com/world/us/goo...

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CHANUR'S HOMECOMING (1986) Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 30" X 18" This is one of my all-time favorite cover paintings. 1/3

submitted 72 days ago • 26 comments

Cet été, ceci n'est pas une pipe (c'est un tuyau)

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The Treachery of Images enters the public domain this year. Now you can OFFICIALLY display to your viewers the tenuous relationship between the signifier and the signified

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Screaming HAPPY MEW YEAR to all you beautiful creatures! 2024 was great (we launched Kristala into early access!), but JUST WAIT to see what we have in store for 2025. Thanks for all your continued support. We 😻 you! What are you looking forward to most in the new year? #happynewyear #newyear2025

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Happy New Year! Today is an important day for me: it's the 20th(!) anniversary of the release of Old Man's War. On my site I write about how this unusual, not-actually-great release date turned out to be a blessing, and where the book and series go from here: whatever.scalzi.com/2025/01/01/2...

submitted 67 days ago • 78 comments

‘Access to food is not the problem’: new orca study deepens mystery behind endangerment https://buff.ly/3YgSMLh 🦑🧪🌎

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Remember the right-wing plot to sabotage Jimmy Carter’s re-election by urging Iran to hold American hostages longer? You don’t? It’s a shocking example of the American right’s treachery that more people should know about. (Gift link to 2023 NYT story.)

submitted 70 days ago • 403 comments

Due to this idiotic statement, by a person who has proven his inability to distinguish truth from online propaganda, I just donated to Wikipedia. Please do the same.

submitted 74 days ago • 101 comments

Just a quick shoutout to all you lovely folks—thank YOU for supporting us here on Bsky! Here’s a sweet Ozzie Bean to brighten your day. Can we see your kitties?! 🥹 #catsofbsky #cats #cat #kitten #ginger

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Each clan capital city features a marketplace, training yard for combat, and a sanctuary that holds one of the Sacred Six Kristals. Visit each sanctuary to commune with the Sacred Six and absorb their ancient, elemental energy. #darkfantasy #actionrpg #rpg #arpg #soulslike

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Hey, Bluesky! We're happy to be here with you and thought we'd introduce ourselves 🐱 Kristala is a Dark Fantasy ARPG...with CATS! Strategically use a combo of weapons, spells, stealth, and parkour to uncover the source of a dark curse. #kristala #darkfantasy #actionrpg #rpg #soulslike #indiegame

submitted 123 days ago • 8 comments

🧪🦑🐡

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And which of your cats is running it, by the way? 🤔 🐱

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I was doing a technical test today (basically, if the domain verification thing would work even if the domain itself was forwarded elsewhere) and as a result have created a Bluesky account for the Scalzi Family Foundation, our charitable organization. It's real, so don't panic when you see it.

submitted 83 days ago • 15 comments

Claude read a book on how to make people feel like you're a good listener

submitted 84 days ago • 8 comments

J'ai protégé Batman. fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?... #Wikipédia (poke @uneheuredepeine.bsky.social)

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Excellent article sur l’aléa #Chido. La vulnérabilité est une dimension explicative forte des pertes & dommages. Il faudra attendre d'avoir des etudes de modélisation pour determiner l'influence du changement climatique sur #Chido. Difficile de dire aujourd'hui. www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...

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PirateSoftware nails a big reason for the migration to Bsky. "Major corporations don't realize this. Artists run the Internet... Because furries run the Internet. They're half of IT. And if you take their art away from them, they will leave your platform." youtube.com/shorts/CsFJe...

submitted 84 days ago • 16 comments

Si Bluesky veut être plus sain que Twitter, ils devraient éteindre d'office à 0h30. On mérite de se coucher plus tôt.

submitted 107 days ago • 6 comments

Ho non. La nouvelle triste du jour.

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C'est pa fo...

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J'ai adoré le court roman Au coeur des méchas, de Denis Colombi, chez 1115. Face à l'invasion alien, on envoie des robots géants. Leurs pilotes sont des stars... et on oublie la maintenance. Pacific Rim, mais vu depuis la chaufferie ! Malin et humain. Vite lu, moins vite oublié.

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I made a starter pack of folks who talk about ocean science and conservation! I use this for my courses, which means there are specific criteria, so please don't ask me to add you. But feel free to follow these fine folks! go.bsky.app/HYBnbQn 🧪🦑🌎

submitted 109 days ago • 4 comments

"Bluesky is awesome now, for how long?" I mean, look, all things change and end, we will all die, earth will be uninhabitable in a billion years, then the sun will expand and destroy the planet, and the universe will die a slow death of proton decay. But BEFORE THAT, let's make this place fun, okay?

submitted 109 days ago • 613 comments

Désacraliser les sciences et en faire un objet culturel comme les autres, ça peut notamment passer par la mise en place de chroniques vulga dans des émissions pas du tout scientifiques à la base. C'est ce que fait La Dernière, sur Nova, depuis quelques mois.

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Assez d'accord avec le dernier numéro de la newsletter de @lucieronfaut.bsky.social : "si Bluesky devient un point central du web, il risque de rencontrer exactement les mêmes problèmes que toutes les autres plateformes horizontales"

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Toute contente de trouver un livre « pas si vieux » (1994, lol) pour mon fils. Les véhicules, ça passe encore mais les dernières pages… 😬 👵🏻

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C'était inéluctable : Philippe Katerine est en train de percer en tant que mème internet à l'étranger.

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oh my god

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Cyclone Belal - Les rafales maximales relevées jusqu'à 7h UTC, atteignant souvent près de 150 km/h. A noter jusqu'à 170 km/h à l'aéroport de Gillot (record absolu 191 km/h), et ponctuellement plus de 200 sur relief exposé.

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Le cyclone Belal apparaît sur l'image radar Météo-France de la Réunion. Le CMRS de la Réunion prévoit : - des rafales autour de 200 km/h sur les bas, 250 km/h sur les hauts et > 250 km/h sur sommets. - des vagues maxi de 12/15 m - 1000 à 1500 mm de pluie sur le relief de l'île.

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