we’ve replaced all building inspectors with a generative AI model trained on millions of pages of government regulations. it says here that all new construction homes must be 60% corn

Today is the 325th anniversary of the ~M9 1700 Cascadia megathrust earthquake + tsunami, the most recent major quake on the Pacific Northwest's subduction zone. An event that size could happen again any day. Video here shows how scientists figured out when it happened (9pm). youtu.be/A1R6B6_2KOk?...

Men will literally write The Road than just tell their sons they love them.

I know we’re just not gonna do anything about oil companies in response to all this but could we at least regulate the machine that drains reservoirs to make a picture of Jesus with extra fingers dunking on Lebron

I have always loved public libraries, but having young children has exponentially increased my gratitude and sense of indebtedness to them. Our local library is such a huge part of our lives. The books, the programming, the very intentionally curated kids’ section. It’s all such a gift.

it's crazy that peter weir sat down and said "im going to make the best movie of the 21st century" and then did it in 2003

Following up on some posts I was making: I truly believe that the way we teach the Civil War is the reason we were unequipped to handle January 6th and the fallout. Even among “liberal” takes on the war, we are too kind to Confederates. I do not have that problem.

every commenter on the internet who complains about bike lanes once saw a cyclist pedal through a red light and now uses it as justification for why they should be allowed to run over anyone else on the road

People are like "there are no right wingers on blue sky" and i don't get it there are plenty of liberals on here

“Daddy issues” but the issue is that my dad is an engineer

People are out here bragging about how many books they read this year and it's like hey, slow your roll, my 20 month old has read over 200 books.

Powerful Jim Jones energy

how long before someone dies/becomes critically ill from eating toxic mushroom identified as edible by meta's genAI www.404media.co/ai-chatbot-a...

gays leaving twitter for bluesky reminds me of that scene from LoTR where the elves are exiting middle earth

Based on the information we have now, young white men were more likely to support Harris than any other age group. Man-O-Sphere garbage is clearly a problem but Gen X white dudes are more right-wing and far more likely to vote.

Casual reminder: Disabled People cannot flee the country. We are considered a "drain of resources" on other healthcare systems, so other countries will NOT issue us visas. The number of "Just flee" posts are increasing again, don't make me tap the goddamn sign. We stay, and we fight.

Reminder that Aaron Swartz was facing 35 years in prison and financial devastation for trying to programmatically download and open the contents of JSTOR, which led to him taking his own life. But OpenAI is going to scrape all of academia and make billions by plagiarizing it.

Fellow biologists: We must be active and vocal advocates for the support of the humanities & social sciences. Biology is enhanced by its inherent transdisciplinary connections, including understanding historical context, identifying modern-day applications/implications, & enabling future innovation.