Bix F.

Bix F.

@that.slow.dog

That dog is hit again That slow.dog is hit again With his see-through skin The kind of skin you can see through He’s shot again

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OPB
@opb.org

In 1994, concerns about offshore drilling and foreign fishing prompted the state to develop what it calls the Territorial Sea Plan, which tackled those issues and more. But a lot has changed since then, so the state is diving into efforts to update that plan.

opb.orgOregon looking at new rules for 3-mile-wide ribbon of ocean along the coastThe Oregon Department of State Lands wants to strengthen protections for the marine ecosystem and ensure Oregonians get fair compensation for the use of the seafloor.
Bix F.
@that.slow.dog

“While these AI-powered IPOs are massive, they reflect an ever bigger trend: holding AI risk is becoming unavoidable for most investors. “How much of your portfolio depends on how well AI does? If you invest in an S&P 500 index fund, the answer is about 44%.”

The Conversation AUNZ@aunz.theconversation.com

This is the first time a company has come to market warning of “catastrophic or existential risks to humanity”.

theconversation.comAnthropic’s record US$2 trillion stock market listing highlights the growing risks for all of us
Bix F.
@that.slow.dog

drop box drop box drop box *pounds table* DROP BOX DROP BOX DROP BOX

Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read@orsecretaryread.bsky.social

Today marks 1 week from the Primary Election & the last day to mail your ballot worry-free. With recent changes to the USPS, we recommend using a drop box to return your ballot. If you need to use the mail, go into the Post Office and ask them for a hand postmark. Learn more: OregonVotes.gov/Dropbox

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Premee Mohamed
@premeemohamed.com

Happy book birthday to this very good and safe book that will not make you do anything horrible at all! From the brilliant mind of @jonnysims.bsky.social and @rustyquill.com ! Did I mention how safe it was

penguinrandomhouse.comFrom the Library of Jurgen Leitner (The Magnus Archives) by Premee Mohamed, Jonathan Sims, Rusty Quill: 9798217092635 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: BooksEnter the library of an enigmatic collector, where occult books are guarded and researched at a fatal cost, with this uncanny eldritch horror novel from Nebula Award–winning author Premee Mohamed...

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Bethany Brookshire
@beebrookshire.bsky.social

If you're not wrapping colored bench tape around your fav pipette and labeling it with vague threats of cursing whoever steals it are you even working in a lab.

Nature@nature.com

These scientists explain how they stop their essential lab kit from going missing go.nature.com/4jI5oHJ

go.nature.comHow to keep tabs on the tools in your labMisplaced or borrowed laboratory equipment can bring experiments to a halt. Scientists explain how they stop essential kit from going missing.
Bix F.
@that.slow.dog

Okay, I guess the plan is to rewatch two episodes of Widow’s Bay each night this week, and then my new-to-me movie on Halloween will be Black Phone 2.

Bix F.
@that.slow.dog

I’m still stuck on Nathan Fillion loving Widow’s Bay because he thinks it’s about a “normal guy” having to deal with being surrounded by “idiots” and “morons”, which sort of suggests he actually only watched the first episode.

Bix F.
@that.slow.dog

It’s confounding because if anything it’s about a smug elitist who doesn’t listen to the people with lived experience.

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👻 Dead Chachra 💀
@debcha.bsky.social

I would like the AI bubble to collapse soon because I really need a proper desk chair and I’d like to get a super-cheap refurbed Aeron from an office liquidator.

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Laurie Voss
@seldo.com

And now back to my full time job, texting the word "stop" to every living Democrat.

Bix F.
@that.slow.dog

There should be an oval in every race on the ballot that you can fill in addition to the one next to the candidate you voted for that just indicates you are “meh” on them.

Evan Urquhart@evanurquhart.bsky.social

I really do think you should vote. Your actual vote is secret, but the fact that you voted is not. Being a regular voter means campaigns will try to win you over. The more trans people are regular voters the more likely it is that candidates will worry about needing to win our votes.

Bix F.
@that.slow.dog

Elections offices would have to report the numbers of people who voted for a candidate but also marked them as “meh”, in addition to reporting the numbers of people who *only* marked “meh”.

Bix F.
@that.slow.dog

I really do not understand this, but it continues. Once again a completely different person. Is there a signup sheet for frustrating me?

Bix F.@that.slow.dog

This is so autistically frustrating. For a month and a half I came to the library every day at two. Maybe twice was my preferred chair not available. In the past two weeks it’s only been available on two days. Not even by one person who picked the same schedule and seat. Always a different person.

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Quanta Magazine
@quantamagazine.org

The French mathematician Nicolas de Condorcet was a passionate believer in democracy. He also discovered a frustrating paradox within it. Now, mathematicians have found that this centuries-old voting paradox has a strange topological shape. www.quantamagazine.org/how-voting-i...

quantamagazine.orgHow Voting Is Like a Klein Bottle | Quanta MagazineA new topological model connects a centuries-old voting paradox to a surface with no distinct inside or outside.

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Ada Palmer
@adapalmer.bsky.social

A wild humpback whale has had its heartbeat recorded for the first time. Ashley Blawas and colleagues used suction-cup tags to track blue and humpback whales through complete dives and feeding lunges. Oceanographic buff.ly/WzPvwud #ShareGoodNewsToo

buff.lyMatters of the heart: what's a blue whale's heartbeat telling us? - OceanographicA study tracking heartbeats in diving blue and humpback whales reveals a sprinter-like cardiac pattern behind their explosive feeding lunges.

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Samantha Brennan
@samanthabrennan.bsky.social

A new survey of 1,000 American adults found that the strongest supporters of transgender sports bans are not the people who admire women most: they are the people who hold the most hostile views about women. www.helenwebberley.com/news/transge...

helenwebberley.comAre transgender sports bans really about protecting women? | Dr Helen WebberleyThe data says no. Those most hostile to women are most in favour of banning trans athletes.

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Marian Call
@mariancall.bsky.social

the data journalism Alaskans need: "A sample from the 1930 Census showed the territory was home to twice as many Dans as the national average rate, while WWII enlistment files show Dans holding strong at 1.8 times the national rate."

Emily Guskin@emgusk.bsky.social

Love this from @andrewvandam.bsky.social

washingtonsun.comIs There a Reason There Are So Many Dan Sullivans in Alaska? An Investigation.Alaska’s unusual demographics could explain part of its Dan glut in state politics.

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Ian Boudreau
@ianboudreau.com

"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight" has been really bugging me because a) yes you can and b) you definitely should, that was the main problem

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George Takei
@georgetakei.bsky.social

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

Bix F.
@that.slow.dog

Okay, this stupid origin day can fuck off for another year. Looming is the next annual hurdle to clear: New Year’s.

Bix F.
@that.slow.dog

An aging John Houseman once mistook me for the son of the producing director of the theater I grew up around.

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Andrew D Thaler
@drandrewthaler.bsky.social

I live in a rural town and, like, I don't know how to tell you this, but the girls play on the boys team and vice versa all the time because otherwise we don't have enough players for a game and it's literally always fine so stop being weirdos about kids sports and just let trans kids play.