Predating AI, there was already trend in computer software, whether coming from open source projects or large corporations, that everyone from casual to experienced technical users began to associate “new features” with “unwelcome bullshit” and no meaningful feedback mechanism exists to correct that

This is wild, and cold water on the “young people are all becoming trads” narrative. For comparison,The Episcopal Diocese of New York has more than that in formation for the priesthood and we’re *only* 170 congregations and 42,000 members. 📕

Buster decided to help. Happy Hanukkah!! חנוכה שמח!!!

While some of Buster's brothers and sisters are all about outdoor adventures, Buster is all about adventures that take place when snuggled up on the couch. #dalmatian

thanks to @rswirling.bsky.social for putting into words a dynamic of the bondi beach massacre that’s been nagging at me:

Jesus fuck people.com/jewish-home-...

Members of Chicago’s Jewish community gathered Monday night to celebrate the second night of Hanukkah following Sunday’s antisemitic shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia. blockclubchi.co/3Kx3smg

Guys you can literally avoid all weird "Christmas is secular!" nonsense *and* still give your community and workplace some joy during a dark time by doubling down on being excited about New Year's, an *actually secular holiday*

I don't know, Aaron. I think we need to take this seriously. In fact, after surveying hundreds of years of history in the past few days, I've written an article assessing the originalist case here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

‘Futz’ means “to fool around” or “to behave in a way that is not very serious.” It is thought to have come from a modification of the Yiddish phrase ‘arumfartsn zikh,’ the literal translation of which is “to fart around.” Excuse us.

Are we great yet?

The victims of a mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach range from a 10-year-old girl to an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor. Here is a closer look at some of the victims.

People are honoring Ahmed al Ahmed, which is right and proper, but Reuven Morrison also tried to take down a gunman, and was killed. HY"D

It’s been a particularly heavy start to Hanukkah this year. May the memories of those who were killed be a blessing. May we keep in our minds the suffering of those injured. And may we share our prayers with their families and the Jewish community in Australia.

Twelve years of simmering his brain in that nazi slop

Happy Hanukkah!!! חנוכה שמח!!!

if you have a bunch of blueberries and one of them is moldy, exposing the others to it doesn’t make the moldy one healthy. it just makes them ALL moldy.

i feel like porn performers being non-college educated business owners who spend a lot of time on the internet makes this a not especially difficult to answer question

Personally, I think the Srebrenica genocide denial was a compelling enough reason that the left ought to have disavowed Chomsky decades ago, but this is just embarrassing.

An Anti-Defamation League that actually believed in its stated mission would savage Trump for his comments about Rob Reiner and his wife, but they are too busy trying to find out whether an Oberlin student said something critical of Israel.

any excuse to post my favorite soft drink fact: Fanta was an ersatz drink created in 1940 in Germany by the local branch of Coca-Cola to compensate for the lack of international products. When Coke reabsorbed the branch in 1945 they owned the patent and took it worldwide.

Part of the Chanukah tradition is to place the light menorah either outside or in a window where outsiders can see it. This is supposed to advertise the miracle of Chanukah. These days, it is also a way of saying, “This is a Jewish home.” Every year I think about how it is also an act of bravery.

My Hanukkah gift to Bluesky is a new moderation list, which I have started in response to recent events. I have no tolerance for this wickedness and I encourage you to block these people.

that's why it has guardrails requiring terminal illness Doctor thanks for playing Bad Faith

This entire weekend

חנוכה שמח!!!

He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.

May his memory be a blessing. Also, this day was shitty for The Jews. Let's do better tomorrow.

One of the victims of the antisemitic massacre in Australia was a Holocaust survivor. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

It’s so cool that every website is just Like This now. We used to send guys to the chair for putting pop-up ads on their sites. Now if I want to read something I have to read single lines between autoplaying video ads that use so much RAM they force the browser to reload every 5 seconds.

Happy first day of Hanukkah

As Hanukkah begins, MK and I are thinking of Jewish families across Illinois lighting their menorahs tonight. May the Festival of Lights bring us all hope, comfort, and peace in the face of so much darkness. Chag Sameach. 🕎

We could’ve had a Hanukkah celebration in the White House this year. 😢

On the first night, we were afraid, for we thought it would be our last. #Hanukkah

Have you ever heard Light One Candle? 🎶What's the commitment to those who've died? We cry out 'they've not died in vain' We have come this far Always believing Justice will somehow previail This is the burning this is the promise This is why we will not fail! www.youtube.com/watch?v=StB_...

Happy Hanukkah, the holiday where we celebrate the defeat of a large cosmpolitan empire by a small determined group of militant religious fanatics

Happy Hanukkah!!!! חנוכה שמח

Glad to know that the story about a group of dead Jews is turning into a story about an alive gentile.

If you're not Jewish and you're having trouble contextualizing the Sydney attack, imagine a shooting at a public Christmas tree lighting in NYC. Little kids running around. Lovely Hanukkah lights. Maybe some singing. That's what these gunmen shattered. That's what we have to carry into Hanukkah.

Wishing a Joyous, Healthy and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate.

One reason I think more Jews should take up Tisha B'Av observance is because I think it helps with being able to do this--it's sort of like the CBT technique of scheduled worrying

Press conference beginning now. 12 deaths plus one of the shooters. "This attack was designed to target Sydney's Jewish community on the first night of Hanukkah... this attack is being designated as a terrorism event." there you have it.

V’ahavta by Aurora Levins Morales www.auroralevinsmorales.com/blog/vahavta

As it’s nearly time for more Dr Who I thought I’d reprise my guide to old doctor with added footnotes).

Jewish groups are circulating the hebrew names of the injured for the traditional prayers for healing. Just got sent these: * Reuven Ben Manya * Chaya Mushka bas Shterna Sara * Feivel Eliezer ben Dobra Bella * Arsan ben Amelia * Yaakov Dov ben Pnina * Yaakov ben Ethel * Moshe Yonatan ben Tziporah

Bystander tackles and wrestles gun from alleged gunmen during Bondi beach mass shooting

WATCH: Bystander disarms active shooter at Bondi Beach in Sydney