Jay Graber is stepping down as the head of Bluesky. Revisit a profile of the tech leader in which she talks to @chaykak.bsky.social about her efforts to build nontoxic social media.
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Sally Rooney tells the story of how, back in 1984, one striking supermarket worker began a movement which grew, and ultimately succeeded in changing Govt policy on apartheid South Africa. We're not powerless.....
Photo of a cuneiform tablet fragment shaped a bit like an irregular diamond. It preserves nearly 20 incomplete lines of text separated by a horizontal ruling
There's a broken cuneiform tablet from the Old Babylonian period, nearly 4,000 years ago, which preserves a tiny portion of a dialogue between two friends.
It feels a bit like the conversations I've been having for the past week, so I wanted to share it.
The @societyofauthors.bsky.social Human Authored scheme launches today. I am really interested to find out what verification process it's going to use.
Amida on the Lotus, from Athanasius Kircher's China Illustrata, 1665.
Available as a print here: https://publicdomainreview.org/product/plate-from-china-illustrata/
psychic powers obviously in good shape this morning...... Wordle 1,725 2/6
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If you want something else to think about besides politics and war, this is a fascinating exploration of how animals’ perception of time and pace of life are interrelated:
.....nails it.
Today, on International Women's Day we honor of the suffering, sacrifices, and heroic resistance and sumud of Palestinian women.
The BDS movement calls on our millions of supporters worldwide to escalate pressure now.
Read our full statement ➡️ loom.ly/jgGvUW8
Some stuff I have been listening to recently for #bandcampfriday
Trilogie de la Mort by the recently departed Eliane Radigue
elianeradigue.bandcamp.com/album/trilog...
Red, Orange, Orange on Red
Red, Orange, Orange on Red
https://botfrens.com/collections/25/contents/1012568
Private Eye: Is the supreme leader dead? Rubio: No, Trump always looks like this. Mission accomplished? Trump: Yes. I’ve killed the Epstein story. What happens next? Trump: Popular revolt and regime change. Rubio: In America? Why have you started this war? Trump: So that I can stop it. Rubio: I’ll ring the Nobel Committee.
@privateeyenews.bsky.social saves our sanity:
Looking for some good readings for a graduate student who is interested in the philosophy and cognitive science of music #perception. Any recommendations—philosophical or otherwise? #PhilPerception #PhilQ
The moon going from full moon to a red moon and starting to go back to a normal full moon, then my camera battery door fell off.
Here's my first edit on the March 3rd Lunar Eclipse. 15 moon shots, 1 foreground. Taken over a 3 hourish period.
Landscape ecological restoration. It can be done but we need to get a move on. This is Carrifran where the sheep were removed to allow this native woodland to take over.
Art by Brian Eno, Grayson Perry and Es Devlin among works going up for Palestine auction www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/es-d...
Selling my 3 octave harmonium - collection only from West Cumbria. £300 or nearest offer.
Lark, ascending. It’s in there, I promise.
A photo of late 1960s Puffin editions of The Princess and the Goblin and The Princess and the Curdie, by George MacDonald. The cover art for both is by Pauline Baynes.
"The stars are spinning their threads,
And the clouds are the dust that flies,
And the suns are weaving them up
For the time when the sleepers shall rise.
The ocean in music rolls,
And gems are turning to eyes,
And the trees are gathering souls
For the day when the sleepers shall rise."
The eastern sky Sunday morning.
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2015
#RememberedSky
.....which is why (IMHO) it's good to forsake the horizon for the sky at regular intervals.
The Finnish company Jolla is back with the Linux-powered Jolla Phone. It's being positioned as an antidote to the US-dominated smartphone status quo of Android and iOS. www.wired.com/story/jolla-...
The Moon close to full on a dark background.
Nearly Full Moon through clouds. 2030UT 2 March 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
I have been alerted that Mood Machine will be on the front page of en.wikipedia.org under "did you know" until 7pm est... excitement
The next Bandcamp Friday of 2026 is this Friday, March 6th. From midnight to midnight PDT, we'll waive our revenue share and pass the funds directly to artists and labels.
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#apod 2026-03-02
The Dusty Surroundings of Orion and the Pleiades
Image Credit: Ignacio Fernández
Web page: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260302.html
If you're lucky enough to have a clear sky, tonight is good for this: www.newscientist.com/article/2516...
Old birch tree showing off its golden autumnal canopy colour and draped in bearded lichen. Credit Duncan Wood / World Nature Photography Awards
Wonderful to see this spectacular image of beautiful old birch tree in Glen Affric listed as a winner in The World Nature Photography Awards 2026. Congrats to photographer Duncan Wood (excellent name BTW 😆). Incredible nature (& photographer talent). Take a moment to marvel 👉️ buff.ly/RRUkFXP
