Stand up. Not because you are called to stand up but because others may need to see you stand before they do. Iain S Thomas @realiainsthomas.bsky.social

I write to remind you of the truth because it doesn’t last. It floats away like petals in a stream and each day we must find it again and say, “This is beautiful. This is beautiful.” We forget and, each day, we must remember. Iain S Thomas @realiainsthomas.bsky.social

This is the stuff I'm a doomer about. Real journalism takes time - even a quick, original 700-word story requires a lot of legwork, relationships, etc. It can never compete with instant slop, or accounts that just plagiarize news for free with more sensationalistic (and wrong) framing.

NEW: Meta changed its Community Guidelines today to permit "allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation, given political and religious discourse about transgenderism and homosexuality" @knibbs.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/meta-i...

Should I be here or Threads?

We should, as a society, all agree to start the run-up to Halloween on January 1. Just for one year to see how it goes. We won't know if it works until we try it.

A Bird Circling Up By @realiainsthomas.bsky.social #BeKind 🩷

posting reviews feels like the final boss of self promotion but we work so hard & have been making this largely on our own. it’s a tough industry & we’re up against a lot of famous & rich faces. so if any of this sounds like a show you or someone you know would like- try us out or tell a pal

Lots of fun stuff being made lately using the Jetstream, the firehose of all Bluesky posts. Here’s a growing thread of my favorites. (Send me more!)

im on every app. im in your city, in your neighborhood. the sales associate who handed you a large when you asked for a medium? that was me. i am now behind you.

I am thrilled to announce a *late edition* to the @wired.com Big Interview event on December 3rd. In addition to Mira Murati, Jensen Huang, Mark Cuban, and many more, we're also very lucky to host Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team in conversation with @knibbs.bsky.social !! www.wired.com/story/thebig...

What's the best way to report out the *definitive* story of our autonomous robotaxi future? A daylong car chase through the streets of San Francisco, OBVIOUSLY. www.wired.com/story/waymo-...

We should write down the names of everything and everyone that keeps us whole, that can never be blown away. @realiainsthomas.bsky.social

I made a thing! I was playing around with the AT protocol and as a little experiment I made a website that visualises activity around Bluesky: nightsky.hctr.dev It listens to all new posts and shows them as little stars across a night sky 🌃 Every star is someone, somewhere, posting something

Testing, testing, 1, 2