it's hard to fit all the things in we're aiming to accomplish each day. like with all the being mad about the US government when are we supposed to fit being sufficiently pissed about AI? see, here's my strat: that's all tangled up with our government. time mad at AI counts as time mad at government

Nature valentines. This comic is now available as a set of 6 Valentines cards: topatoco.com/collections/...

So AI in schools is bad for kids. Who'd-uh thunk it? The research is from the Brookings Institution's Center for Universal Education, which found "the damages it has already caused are daunting." Kind of a no-brainer, really. www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...

Thank you for all of your shark/eel/creature limericks! Before revealing the original caption (HUGE LETDOWN INCOMING), let me highlight a few of the excellent contributions. Common themes this round: • Gumming / no teeth • DUNE / sandworms • calling out the sassy striped bathing costume or whatever

Bandcamp has banned AI music. The company has released a statement which includes the following: "Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp." stereogum.com/2485199/band...

mumble, mumble leopard, something, something eating my face

Everything is really scary and horrible, and on the utter flipside, we made these really adorable valentines. The dissonance of seeing horror, then posting "hey buy some cute valentines" is making me feel loopy. But also nice things persist despite terror? Ugh idk. Get 'em at SquidFacts.net

When you have long COVID, you don't get to do things like make a New Year's resolution. You'll be spending your year trying to manage being chronically ill, day in and day out. You're forever in survival mode. 🦠💉🔬😷

Nestle has issued a global recall of some baby formula products over concerns they contain a toxin which can cause food poisoning. The food and drink giant said specific batches of its SMA infant formula and follow-on formula were not safe to be fed to babies. www.bbc.com/news/article...

this headline is frustrating "face masks inadequate" article explains the answer is n95 face masks contributes to normies thinking masks are silly from vague idea they don't help. when they read respirator they don't picture an n95 but gas-mask looking type. it's been 6 years how is this so fumbled

Sickness, Disability, and Death in NHS England Staff The three graphs that *every person* needs to see. The question that every single person needs to ask their government: What are you doing to protect me from Covid infection?

That phase in each new music genre where like 75% of the songs are self-referential about the genre Every song like "rock and roll is very fun" or "I am rapping right now it's hella cool" or "I am doing a metal growl, doing metal growls are fun"

Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.

When works become public domain, anyone can reimagine and reuse them. 🚂 The Little Engine That Could can be freely reinterpreted—like this video marrying pages of the 1930 book to a Librivox audio recording. 📚+🎤 Learn more ⤵️ blog.archive.org/2026/01/01/w... #PublicDomainDay

I carefully curated 12 healthy recipes and ate a bag of chips because personal growth is not linear.

These messages are great.

Vancouverites - sharing this widely! It's about time. If other dentists want more business, it's time to adapt to meet the reality we're living in 🦷

For other artists: Copy-paste is your friend. I have a folder of alt text for all my pieces on my phone so I don’t have to write them from scratch every time. For my WIP posts I just update the alt text every time I post a progress shot.

I am more excited about going to bed early right now than I was about seeing my family for the holidays. And I was looking forward to that.

It's never too late to start wearing a mask. It's never too late to stop using Chat GPT. It's never too late to start supporting your community. It's never too late to do better.

Ok, channeling this gerbil and will try to sleep now Night-night!

Saying ”Grok apologized” is like If I type “YOU’RE A BITCH” into Speak-And-Spell and tell you “Speak-An-Spell says you’re a bitch”

This just in: calculator has apologized for saying BOOBS

Terry Crews as Godzilla (a brief) 🧵:

This is how computers are to be used in conjunction with human creativity.

can someone just make a "does the dog die" but for "did this movie/series/videogame/book use gen AI" so i can avoid them

A message for you all to carry through the year

Random but anyone know Canadian companies making soft tri-blend t-shirts? Youth XL or Adult small sizes?

A very Happy New Year to you all. If you're still mitigating against infection from SARS-CoV-2 you have nothing but my respect and admiration. Wishing each and every one of you a wonderful 2026.

The thing about Y2K is that it actual was a very real problem, it’s just that before the clock struck midnight that A LOT of very hardworking computer people had put A LOT of time and dedication into preventing it from happening.

Another great thread!

Presumed extinct, Campbell’s keeled glass-snail was rediscovered on Norfolk Island in 2020. Now, breeding efforts by Taronga Zoo and partners have grown the population and released 340 tagged snails into the wild — Australia’s first large-scale snail reintroduction, & newborns are already appearing.

We’re kicking off the third week of our ID-a-thon, and we’d love your help sorting flowering plants into their classes: monocots or dicots. Learn more: tr.ee/identifyweek3 🌸🌻🌷

Microplastics are here to stay; that's why we need to eat them responsibly in the classroom

This post is ridiculous and I like it.

It was reprehensible when people mocked condom usage at the height of the AIDS pandemic. It is just as depraved to mock those wearing masks to reduce the spread of airborne viruses today. Whenever someone takes any kind of step to protect public health, they should be applauded, not mocked.

omfg I love everything about this. MASTERFUL.

In 2026 let’s normalize masking for public health. If we could admit that with healthcare being gutted, vaccine access restricted and previously eradicated diseases coming back… having an extra layer like a respirator makes good sense. Let’s also normalize not mocking people who mask!

In 2025, melting sea ice allowed a Canadian icebreaker to enter the world's last ice area Voyage marks the first comprehensive oceanographic research in the region, DFO says #Arctic #Canada www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

It’s too easy to tell yourself that you suck, tell yourself that you’re awesome

A lot of resolutions may sound like something you want to do, or embody who you want to be. But consider your health and energy levels. It’s okay to frame these goals as options or potentials.

You ready for our 2026 Valentines?? The art is ready for ya 😍 As with everything on our shop, sales of these valentines support @skypeascientist.bsky.social! This year's cards were designed by Philly artist @aprilfinfrock.bsky.social! Obsessed with how these turned out. order at SquidFacts.net

Your yearly reminder that due to the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement that replaced NAFTA, nothing new will enter the public domain in Canada until 2043. www.lib.sfu.ca/help/publish... 📚

Agrivoltaics boost crop yields even when the solar panels aren’t generating power. New research from Canada shows that shading crops with elevated solar panels creates a cooler, wetter microclimate that can lift yields and improve performance across dozens of crops. buff.ly/6eqClf1 #ShareGoodNewsToo

This explains several things I didn’t realize I didn’t know. And now I want a specialty knife I have no use for.

“There’s never been a study that’s shown less than 10 times benefit, meaning for every dollar we spend in improving air quality, there is 10 times the economic benefit,” - Jeffrey Siegel, University of Toronto @engineering.utoronto.ca

Universities embracing generative AI be like:

This 👇 There's no such thing as a serious effort to address the implosion of Canada's healthcare system that doesn't address COVID, and the incompetence of infection control leadership. They made a very big mistake in 2020, and they'll take the system down with them before they'll admit it.