josh (with paranormalities)

"People are already using AI all throughout the college, for all kinds of different things. We can't talk about whether or not AI is appropriate for education, because it's already here." A video addressing the terrible argument that "the cat is out of the bag." www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUMB...

[solemnly and full of dread] here comes the hotstepper

It was the Dunning of tymes, it was the Kruger of tymes.

I intend *no disrespect to Loftus whatsoever* but "voted most beautiful female podcaster" is such a Jenna Maroney joke

16 Oct 2026

Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)

this goes incredible places and I love everyone involved

this is beautiful

democrats will throw you under the bus and then get mad at you for not being on the bus

AI boosters: the AI is self aware Us: so if you believe that, you believe you’re an enslaver Them: yes :) Us:….that’s bad Them: yeah, it is Us: so stop? Them: no

It’s here. bookshop.org/p/books/be-n...

That is so crazy, I wonder by what mechanism? Maybe we should take some of the money accrued by the companies/people who profit from AI and distribute it around? Just spitballing

Poem in the Shape of the Poet Beating Henry Kissinger to Death with Their Bare Hands by Felix

I do not know how to communicate to my employer that the only communication I wish to receive is shitposts from a curated list of weirdos on bsky. If you need to tell me something, get one of them to post about it. My weirdo list is public.

My dayjob is going through a restructure so I'm very likely looking for work. If you know of anything where they might need someone with 11 years of digital marketing experience then slide into my DMs or email me at allthisfor10dollars@gmail.com thank you <3 I'll put some of my work in the replies

I’m not a big “there are two types of people” guy but the gulf between people who talk on the phone in public restrooms and people who don’t seems pretty unbridgeable

like, it is entirely possible to have a good life without making yourself a minor celebrity, to try and atone and also serve the world in ways that don't depend on hiding your transgressions

partial debt forgiveness for pell grant recipients who start a business that operates for three years in a disadvantaged community against the machine

In the midst of all the Geller fallout shoutout to the thumbnail king @hotcyder.bsky.social for always being a consummate professional. If you have thumbnail or graphic design work, consider going to him.

A Goofy Movie is better than The Avengers.

OUT NOW: 21 Video Essays About Video Essays! youtu.be/qNjiS_FHD4I For The Essay Library Anthology Vol. 10, video essayists were invited to create video essays about video essays. Video essays? Video essays!

What's happening is that Republicans are priming Democrats and Democratic voters for more violent forms of transphobia. They're manipulating people into caring about something that is most likely never going to affect them.

They're certainly getting more creative

Please stop calling me on my phone that's not what it's for

In practice, AI literacy doesn’t start with building the tool for your personal use. It starts with understanding yourself as a collection of tasks who should subcontract those out to a machine. Almost no regular person’s life currently exists as such.

It seems so implausible to me that the balaclava, the balalaika, and baklava all come from distinct cultures and none of them were invented by Bob Balaban.

The best art I ever made started in a DM with Sam where I said "I have this weird idea and I think it's probably impossible." And she said "That sounds amazing, but yes probably impossible." This video started the same way, with the roles reversed. It's probably the best art she's ever made. Watch.

Well damn, I fear the video essay as an artform was made so this could exist. 🫡

Does my Speak-n-Spell feel pain when I type O-U-C-H? The jury is out. Philosophers and neuroscientists say that's fucking stupid, but I called a guy from the Center for Pretending that Household Electronics Are Sentient and he said there's no way to know for sure.

my voice is in this, reading a poem by Jamaal May it was a tough read, having had some violent shit happen to me, to my friends, and to my hometown thanks for letting me participate, Sam

I saw an early draft of this and it moved me to tears.

I'm not sure I have the words to capture how beautiful this video is as a work of art. Just go watch it!

The best art I ever made started in a DM with Sam where I said "I have this weird idea and I think it's probably impossible." And she said "That sounds amazing, but yes probably impossible." This video started the same way, with the roles reversed. It's probably the best art she's ever made. Watch.

ok so i felt like this beetle deserved better than mission impossible youtu.be/NY5B3dRorBU

Most riveting thing I've seen all week

So, question for the bsky team, is it the position of this website that bugs actually owns a piranha pool? Or is it that their audience of piranha pool owners might take this as a serious suggestion. Like for this to be a legitimate rules violation *there must be a piranha pool in play* #freethebugs

read back in the thread and follow along with harry, who is about to be Having A Time

Both @michaelhobbes.bsky.social and @notalawyer.bsky.social have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.