https://wildroot.io/The best posts of the day in every topic, ranked by Wildroot’s own model. Each item links to the original post.enThu, 08 Oct 2026 09:45:11 +0000https://bsky.app/profile/danielsugarman.bsky.social/post/3mxe3owzz4c22at://did:plc:62nedrv7rg4wqftuzqvptmf6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxe3owzz4c22@danielsugarman.bsky.socialPoliticsThu, 08 Oct 2026 08:56:54 +0000Have been sent an astonishing letter from the Met, excoriating in its view of the Early Release Scheme introduced this year by the Government. It highlights the case of a prolific shoplifter & sex offender, released on Thursday, who seems to have gone directly on a crime spree.https://c.im/@cdarwin/117402361447197375https://c.im/users/cdarwin/statuses/117402361447197375@cdarwin@c.imPoliticsThu, 08 Oct 2026 00:04:28 +0000The senate elderly woman whose eviction sparked nationwide protests over Spain's housing crisis and a political row that triggered early elections has died, according to Madrid's tenants union. Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years on 23 September after she was unable to afford rent increases. The company that owned the flat later offered to allow her to return at a lower rate - but she was unable to sign an agreement as she had been admitted to hospital. "We regret to announce that Maricarmen passed away today," the Madrid Tenants' Union said in a statement, adding her situation marked "a turning point in the history of this country". Union spokesperson Alicia del Río said: "Speculation costs lives, and today rentierism has finished killing our colleague Maricarmen" but "her memory lives on with us". Abascal became a symbol for Spain's housing crisis following her eviction. bbc.com/news/articles/c6e3x21e…https://bsky.app/profile/timcarvell.bsky.social/post/3mxdffffioc2mat://did:plc:546hcfpi4agq772f6q6lbuch/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxdffffioc2m@timcarvell.bsky.socialPoliticsThu, 08 Oct 2026 02:17:51 +0000I went to check on the latest House and Senate polls and hadn't realized I must still have a bookmark for the NYT's polling page from 2016, because this is what came up, and it's (a) an amazing jump-scare; and (b) honestly a pretty good reminder to approach polls with caution.https://bsky.app/profile/mrdrewtaylor.bsky.social/post/3mxccfnmcoc2xat://did:plc:o7owi7gxllicc5glxfhhpusp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxccfnmcoc2x@mrdrewtaylor.bsky.socialSportsWed, 07 Oct 2026 15:51:39 +0000Spoke to some of the Homewood High School Athletics Hall of Fame's inaugural class for the Homewood Star, including local legends like Alvin Bresler, Homewood High's first football coach, and Katy Freels, who took soccer to the next level.https://social.glennfitzpatrick.com/@gfitzp/117397318698124143https://social.glennfitzpatrick.com/users/gfitzp/statuses/117397318698124143@gfitzp@social.glennfitzpatrick.comSportsWed, 07 Oct 2026 02:42:02 +0000They fired the Oriole Bird!! ☹️ First the Guinness brewery in Baltimore, next the Oriole Bird… someone better start wrapping John Waters up in bubble wrap before something happens to him next. nytimes.com/athletic/7667147/2…https://bsky.app/profile/seaphil68.bsky.social/post/3mxdnlrewys25at://did:plc:2u27umca2q5hrovsnjsidgig/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxdnlrewys25@seaphil68.bsky.socialSportsThu, 08 Oct 2026 04:44:35 +0000I read the plaque after I posted this and immediately noticed the mention of an MVP in 1931. In 1931, Klein finished second in the BWAA MVP voting to winner Frankie Frisch. But it turns out that he DID win the MVP awarded by The Sporting News in 1931 (and 1932).https://bsky.app/profile/incukai.uk/post/3mxdt3tusn22rat://did:plc:acunvzc5u4tit3ep5dnoxpzm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxdt3tusn22r@incukai.ukGamingThu, 08 Oct 2026 06:23:03 +0000I find it amazing how Ace Combat manages to make playing the game feel like hype moments and aura, but then is staggeringly up-front with it's anti-war messaging, to the point that it feels pretty bad to read the after action reports. Some of the radio dialogue in the game is genuinely horrifying.https://hachyderm.io/@ROllerozxa/117401975058424344https://hachyderm.io/users/ROllerozxa/statuses/117401975058424344@ROllerozxa@hachyderm.ioGamingWed, 07 Oct 2026 22:26:12 +0000J2ME is such a fascinating gaming platform looking back upon it. You target a pathetically limited version of the JVM, and your JAR size was limited to 64kb if you wanted maximum compatibility, some of that being taken up by ad middleware. You then had a rich ecosystem of app portals rather than an app store monoculture where users found games to download (data charges may apply). Then you somehow had advertisers willing to pay money to put up a little bit of text in front of players, to the point where you could get paid a non-insignificant amount of money for putting that in your app.https://bsky.app/profile/tokyojink.bsky.social/post/3mxd3lqznj22mat://did:plc:2yyslpa5nzprc63otybvonnk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxd3lqznj22m@tokyojink.bsky.socialGamingWed, 07 Oct 2026 23:22:27 +0000Something precious about the ps1/ps2 era, which I think we've lost, is the possibility to buy games without knowing they had been poorly reviewed and thoroughly enjoy them. Here are a few that paved my gaming journey.https://bsky.app/profile/tyrannosaurob.bsky.social/post/3mxca6v2v4k2oat://did:plc:kvqgma2amyvihwycyvnz7wbf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxca6v2v4k2o@tyrannosaurob.bsky.socialFilm & TVWed, 07 Oct 2026 15:12:04 +0000As an unabashed lover of Spectre and No Time To Die, both of which seem to hold On Her Majesty's Secret Service in the same high regard I do, this is the best piece I've ever read that distills why. Are they perfect movies? Your mileage may vary, like Bond's. But they are *fitting,* like his suitshttps://dice.camp/@Tim_Eagon/117397670205080526https://dice.camp/users/Tim_Eagon/statuses/117397670205080526@Tim_Eagon@dice.campFilm & TVWed, 07 Oct 2026 04:11:26 +0000Another day, another film about a middle-aged Brit going mad while doing their job in the 1970s. This time, it's Berberian Sound Studio (2012, d. Peter Strickland), where Toby Jones plays a meek English sound engineer who is strangely hired to work on an Italian giallo film. The BTS stuff is fascinating, and you never see more than the credits of the giallo film, but man, do you hear a lot of it (nice twist). Reaches for Lynchian vibes, partially succeeds. #Film #Movies #Cinemastodon #Horrorhttps://bsky.app/profile/rchrdwynbwlngk100.bsky.social/post/3mxddidl3us2sat://did:plc:fl7sebnbuslhprdscmz6vetx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxddidl3us2s@rchrdwynbwlngk100.bsky.socialFilm & TVThu, 08 Oct 2026 01:43:42 +0000I just watched “House of Usher” (1960), Roger Corman’s first movie in his Edgar Allan Poe cycle. Vincent Price gives an excellent (non campy) performance as the last male scion of a dying family. This is a solid adaptation (script by Richard Matheson) of the classic story of decay and madness.https://bsky.app/profile/onidyl.bsky.social/post/3mxctb4dkvk2dat://did:plc:fkgenhmf6tazvhnffukvcium/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxctb4dkvk2d@onidyl.bsky.socialMusicWed, 07 Oct 2026 20:53:20 +0000Albums that seem like only you know about them: After The Flood is not only a beautiful package, but the music is wonderfully otherworldly (ranging from spacey electronica to blissed out alternative and lots in between). Dale Lloyd joined forces with Cindy Sharp, Windy & Carl, and many others.https://mathstodon.xyz/@antoinechambertloir/117400478766022687https://mathstodon.xyz/users/antoinechambertloir/statuses/117400478766022687@antoinechambertloir@mathstodon.xyzMusicWed, 07 Oct 2026 16:05:41 +000015. Bahia #JohnColtrane100 Coltrane's music has sometimes be released much later than the recording date. Today's piece, “Bahia”, was recorded in 1958 but gave its title to an album that appeared in 1965, at a time where Coltrane had published much more personal music with his classic quartet. To the point that jazz critics of that time from *Record Mirror* wrote that “Talk of Coltrane being ‘anti-jazz’ must be dispelled by this little lot.” This is a composition by Ary Barroso, and the rhythmic flow is sustained by a short motive on the piano and bass and an omnipresent cascara on the ride cymbal that is announced right away. Red Garland is on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Art Taylor on drums. The album cover shows Coltrane on soprano saxophone but he plays tenor saxophone on that album. youtube.com/watch?v=0yZq_VVB89Ehttps://bsky.app/profile/pupandtiger.co.uk/post/3mxe2l5uxj223at://did:plc:lwdwgxnmwhkuhtgqkelheruz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxe2l5uxj223@pupandtiger.co.ukMusicThu, 08 Oct 2026 08:36:53 +0000What piece of art made you feel seen before you had the language for why? Mine: going to the rock bar and the DJ playing the Vaselines. It changed the air in the room. Didn’t even know it was a Divine cover, which somehow makes it even queerer.https://bsky.app/profile/tracyhowemusic.bsky.social/post/3mxc7uytpnc2zat://did:plc:p2l2ftyid5sfy5iguhac743x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxc7uytpnc2z@tracyhowemusic.bsky.socialArtWed, 07 Oct 2026 15:06:32 +0000I'm not seeing anything about Lochiel/land defenders who stopped border wall construction for over two months and are still there after arrests, brutalization, and the devastating murder of Grandmother Cottonwood. I'll try to post resources here. This gorgeous piece is by Maria Renee Johnson.https://mastodonapp.uk/@samikelsh/117401386090576425https://mastodonapp.uk/users/samikelsh/statuses/117401386090576425@samikelsh@mastodonapp.ukArtWed, 07 Oct 2026 19:56:26 +0000My month of ‘Tober Art Prompt List No Pressure Roulette continues with an entry from Trektober, because the prompt was Meet The Family and I had to do it. Also, obviously I know Garak is like five ten. It’s his cultivated air of vaguely threatening and offputting energy that makes him seem so imposing. #art #ds9 #garashir #trektoberhttps://bsky.app/profile/sophiesaurus98.bsky.social/post/3mxe4pvatr22uat://did:plc:ksc42meycz3dsymczlbgls2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxe4pvatr22u@sophiesaurus98.bsky.socialArtThu, 08 Oct 2026 09:15:19 +0000Today's four random pieces of palaeoart: Mark Hallett's Saurolophus, Ventura Salas' Mexidracon, Dmitry Bogdanov's Ceresiosaurus, and James Field's Triceratops!https://bsky.app/profile/frauchen.bsky.social/post/3mxcawivujc2iat://did:plc:bi5ob2qllcndh4zvpxjxqkdo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcawivujc2i@frauchen.bsky.socialBooksWed, 07 Oct 2026 15:25:17 +0000A Dark Matter is the first in Doug Johnstone’s Skelfs series. The Skelfs are three women: grandmother, mother, & daughter who, upon the death of the paterfamilias, find themselves running an Edinburgh-based funeral home & private investigation service. Dark, funny, thrilling. ⚡️📚💙https://mas.to/@LaserdiscTurtle/117398554393021120https://mas.to/users/LaserdiscTurtle/statuses/117398554393021120@LaserdiscTurtle@mas.toBooksWed, 07 Oct 2026 07:56:17 +0000Now that spooky season has descended upon us again I decided it was time to pick up this Stephen King omnibus I picked up in a charity shop ages ago and finally read the next story; "Carrie". I read "The Shining" last Halloween and while I enjoyed it I certainly felt like it outstayed it's welcome. "Carrie" on the other hand is a much shorter and pacier read with a great sense of momentum and building pressure. I've never seen any of the film adaptations but might have to check one out. Some of the language is certainly dated and problematic, casual racism and a few instances where Mr. King is guilty of writing female characters "titting down the stairs", but given how generally awesome he's been during America's descent into fascism I'm happy to file those instances of questionable writing down to novel being over 50 years old. "Different times" rather than problematic opinions. Will probably also read Misery this season, but might switch to another author in between.https://bsky.app/profile/zadafalcon.bsky.social/post/3mxd56vyjhk2rat://did:plc:xgsl6g2tsyfl2pu76rw7i2wg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxd56vyjhk2r@zadafalcon.bsky.socialBooksWed, 07 Oct 2026 23:51:04 +00007) Narrative Voice I'll share a snip from my short story collection (that one that comes with my newsletter). It's one of the few times I write in first person. And if you're thinking "Silver, this sounds like Ace Attorney with Dragons," I say "Yes, and?" From "Turncoat": #LitHodgePodgehttps://bsky.app/profile/solidangle.bsky.social/post/3mxdj6quy6c2rat://did:plc:lefydsplrtck3stjvsceoowb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxdj6quy6c2r@solidangle.bsky.socialAIThu, 08 Oct 2026 03:25:43 +0000Reading through this paper AI adoption is shifting programmer labor from writing code to code reviews, which sounds like a good way to burn out a lot of programmers (and limit the pool of future reviewers), for "statistically insignificant" gains in final software outputhttps://mathstodon.xyz/@johncarlosbaez/117400538833558833https://mathstodon.xyz/users/johncarlosbaez/statuses/117400538833558833@johncarlosbaez@mathstodon.xyzAIWed, 07 Oct 2026 16:20:57 +0000As threatened, OpenAI dropped a shitload of math papers. 722 to be precise: github.com/openai/math/blob/ma… None solve Millennium Prize Problems or other ultra-famous conjectures. Paper number 312 proves a version of the Homotopy Hypothesis, one of my favorite math problems. I guess I was the first to call it the homotopy hypothesis. It says homotopy types are "the same" as "infinity-groupoids". Depending on how you make the quoted phrases precise, this hypothesis comes in many versions: some easy, some hard. None of the OpenAI papers will affect my work.https://bsky.app/profile/mehr.nz/post/3mxe2kokn3c2jat://did:plc:v6qwaqo24zfrq5fj7ceibxqk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxe2kokn3c2j@mehr.nzAIThu, 08 Oct 2026 08:36:37 +0000this working paper from Harvard PhD students Fiona Chen and James Stratton is making the rounds, perhaps because it confirms many people's suspicions about the tradeoffs in vibe coding: LLMs mean lots more code written, but also lots more problems created, and relatively little productivity benefithttps://bsky.app/profile/bakeitso.bsky.social/post/3mxdfvfe4ss23at://did:plc:xrrmwcs5qcgqbjsypyef27jl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxdfvfe4ss23@bakeitso.bsky.socialTechThu, 08 Oct 2026 02:26:48 +0000I rarely buy from Amazon - it's a place of last resort. This list appears to have been populated because I bought a naked portafilter and a can of La Tourangelle Pistachio Oil (I couldn't find either locally). Amazon doesn't know much more about me, and I plan to keep it that way. Duck Duck Go FTW.https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/117402274214931855https://fosstodon.org/users/AkaSci/statuses/117402274214931855@AkaSci@fosstodon.orgTechWed, 07 Oct 2026 23:42:17 +0000Margaret Hamilton obit at the NY Times. Mentions the incident during the Apollo 11 landing when Buzz Aldrin flipped a switch, that caused a CPU overload. The software survived because Hamilton had anticipated and simulated such a scenario and had added logic to prioritize essential tasks over others. Paul Curto, who nominated Hamilton for a NASA Space Act Award, called Hamilton's work "the foundation for ultra-reliable software design." nytimes.com/2026/10/07/obituar… archive.ph/kD3F4 4/nhttps://bsky.app/profile/uglygame.bsky.social/post/3mxdtmb2ls22wat://did:plc:er4qp6hqar7bhyo455dsrv7j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxdtmb2ls22w@uglygame.bsky.socialTechThu, 08 Oct 2026 06:32:14 +0000SafeToNet are in @privateeyenews.bsky.social, with the magazine reporting on Paul Moore's investigation into child safety software. This brief story only scratches the surface of what Paul found - like a 20% false negative rate on identifying and blocking pornographic pictures.https://bsky.app/profile/angryhacademic.bsky.social/post/3mxcl4gahbs2zat://did:plc:uszvfokmysq2uc5xmtwhzyft/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcl4gahbs2z@angryhacademic.bsky.socialHealthWed, 07 Oct 2026 18:27:33 +0000Latest Letter: ‘Coercive control: Recognising relational patterns that affect patient wellbeing’; overlaps with patient healthcare experiences In December, my friend & fellow patient, Jo sent me a paper. Despite being on opposite sides of Earth, it was like we read it in sync 🧵https://mas.to/@gkmizuno/117401171179521458https://mas.to/users/gkmizuno/statuses/117401171179521458@gkmizuno@mas.toHealthWed, 07 Oct 2026 19:01:46 +0000"People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, often show a high sensitivity to immediate rewards. This sensitivity is associated with impulsive behavior. When an individual with ADHD receives a reward, their brain may over-register the immediate gratification, making it difficult to wait for delayed outcomes." The nexus with the old Stanford Marshmallow study, amirite? The report doesn't exactly say anything ground-breaking. We know both ASD and ADHD are related to serotonin and dopamine and in slightly different regions in/around the frontal cortex, and the regions are aligned with the expressed conditions associated with ADHD and ASD. What it basically means, is that it's difficult to treat someone with AuDHD b/c you have to target dopamine and serotonin at different regions for ADHD and ASD. Now gimme my marshmallow. psypost.org/brain-scans-reveal…https://bsky.app/profile/akairondragon.ca/post/3mxde6ulahs25at://did:plc:b5oiyasddjpxp5wxn5jifpr2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxde6ulahs25@akairondragon.caHealthThu, 08 Oct 2026 01:56:18 +0000I have been diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Nothing much is going to change for me… It just means I gain a better understanding of why I feel flattened after a day of work (at a job that really isn’t that demanding most of the time) and have to go to bed by 9pm as a 40-something adult. 🥴https://bsky.app/profile/feelinggrimm.bsky.social/post/3mxdii5iyt22xat://did:plc:2hzwihoblfhczbrchhtk46qr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxdii5iyt22x@feelinggrimm.bsky.socialAnimalsThu, 08 Oct 2026 03:13:05 +0000I got a quilted blanket from my mom's friend as a wedding gift and my tuxedo cat LOVES it like the highlight of her day is when I lay on the couch under this quilt and she will literally come running from across the room and then just lay on me and purr for hours. These were all taken weeks apart.https://mastodon.scot/@kim_harding/117399068160501884https://mastodon.scot/users/kim_harding/statuses/117399068160501884@kim_harding@mastodon.scotAnimalsWed, 07 Oct 2026 10:06:57 +0000Torpor-assisted migration: Regular use of shallow torpor reduces rest-phase energy expenditure for songbirds during migration besjournals.onlinelibrary.wile… Shallow torpor has wide-ranging implications for the energetics of migration with broader impacts on survival and reproduction and provides an opportunity to compare heterothermic strategies between birds and mammals.https://bsky.app/profile/vivkeene.bsky.social/post/3mxe3nuvqxk2kat://did:plc:2yydvtjrk44bvobxgz3wdmds/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxe3nuvqxk2k@vivkeene.bsky.socialAnimalsThu, 08 Oct 2026 08:56:18 +0000Out in Cornwall for a couple of days. The Choughs have been gr8! Also a few Wheatears, lots of Mipits, linnets & a few Ripits. Numbers of Ravens and other corvids &, unfortunately, I also found the victims of a dog attack. Two dead, two wounded sheep. Lots of Fox Moth caterpillars. #UKBirdinghttps://bsky.app/profile/davetait.bsky.social/post/3mxcfmj4qgs2wat://did:plc:hqek5tdjqvkfjnq2efwoo77j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcfmj4qgs2w@davetait.bsky.socialWorld newsWed, 07 Oct 2026 16:49:10 +0000Russia is continuing its attacks on Ukrainian book publishing, captured so well in the story from just a few days ago. "The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury." (Marcus Aurelius)https://dair-community.social/@ZekuZelalem/117404261426103855https://dair-community.social/users/ZekuZelalem/statuses/117404261426103855@ZekuZelalem@dair-community.socialWorld newsThu, 08 Oct 2026 08:07:40 +0000Eritrean soldiers fought alongside the Ethiopian army from 2020-2022 against the same Tigrayan rebels they are now suddenly allied with, committing some of the conflict's worst atrocities against Tigrayan civilians including gang rapes, massacres and ethnic cleansing (which I documented for VICE in 2021 see link) Now they are back, having switched sides. Why? Because there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests. War...is...vile. vice.com/en/article/they-start…https://bsky.app/profile/zekuzelalem.bsky.social/post/3mxdy7qirqs2sat://did:plc:fl7as2spyydk2hb3btjkpt5f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxdy7qirqs2s@zekuzelalem.bsky.socialWorld newsThu, 08 Oct 2026 07:54:42 +0000After the Ethiopian army's push into Tigray and capture of Mekele, Eritrean soldiers have now unsurprisingly intervened on behalf of the Ethiopian rebel alliance. Ethiopia responded by attacking them with drones near the border town of Zalambessa. Reporting by my good friend Yemane Nagish.https://bsky.app/profile/johnnythin.bsky.social/post/3mxduduhjxs2kat://did:plc:7ggib3rrlsl4bi5pcrna6o42/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxduduhjxs2k@johnnythin.bsky.socialEverything elseThu, 08 Oct 2026 06:45:26 +0000Sandwiched between a 'fine trout' and the North Wraxall bus, perhaps the first press reference to the name of Stonehenge's timber neighbour #OTD 100 years ago: "where—as an aerial photograph has revealed—once stood a many-circled 'temple' of wood…to which the name 'Woodhenge' seems likely to cling"https://mastodon.scot/@thisismyglasgow/117403755589815294https://mastodon.scot/users/thisismyglasgow/statuses/117403755589815294@thisismyglasgow@mastodon.scotEverything elseThu, 08 Oct 2026 05:59:01 +0000Every now and then, I come across a reminder of the ordinary people who get caught up in historic events. This is a monument to Ella Osbourne in the city's Craigton Cemetery. She had travelled to the USA on the SS Cameronia in March 1915 and was due to return on the same ship on the 1st of May. At the last miniute she was transferred to the SS Lusitania. Cont./ #glasgow #wwi #memorial #sslusitaniahttps://bsky.app/profile/vincempls.bsky.social/post/3mxdk5k4jz22dat://did:plc:v6gv5idm5xmbdzzlcl3xech3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxdk5k4jz22d@vincempls.bsky.socialEverything elseThu, 08 Oct 2026 03:42:56 +0000The Soo Elevator was built in 1916 to handle grain coming in from the Northern Plains on the Soo Line Railroad, back when Minneapolis was the milling capital of the world. After several ownership changes it's now a General Mills oat-receiving facility served by CPKC Rail.https://bsky.app/profile/charlieyuki.bsky.social/post/3mxc7hkag5c24at://did:plc:gwq5bljgydgnxpti5j32lpay/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxc7hkag5c24@charlieyuki.bsky.socialFoodWed, 07 Oct 2026 14:59:01 +0000Throughout the trip last weekend my knowledge of specialty foods in Kanazawa helped my friend shout out "incredibly delicious" for many times. That's okay. At the same time, however, I couldn't help feeling unfairness due to my taste disorder. Tell me what it is like being delicious...https://mastodon.green/@PermaSolarPotter/117400667905517828https://mastodon.green/users/PermaSolarPotter/statuses/117400667905517828@PermaSolarPotter@mastodon.greenFoodWed, 07 Oct 2026 16:53:47 +0000I made sunflower seed milk for the first time. It came out nice and creamy. I can add more water if I want it thinner or simply use it as creamer. I added one of the vanilla bean pods my mom brought back from her trip to Kenya. It’s a shame how many additives they put in our non-dairy milks. Now to decide how to use the leftover pulp. Deciding between compost or experimental savory recipe. Suggestions welcome.https://bsky.app/profile/cleanmuddauber.bsky.social/post/3mxcx26rtjc2jat://did:plc:2cqz73rvjzeuq3kdlicq4zxq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcx26rtjc2j@cleanmuddauber.bsky.socialFoodWed, 07 Oct 2026 22:01:03 +0000Adding homegrown peppers to the maitake pickles I'm making, for added zing . From 12 o'clock, with increasing SHUs as you move clockwise: . Jalapeños: 2.5-8K . Serranos: 10-25K . Red and yellow Ho Chi Minh cayennes: 30-50K . Thais: 50-100K . Scotch Bonnets: 100-350K . Ghosts: 855K-1M+ . #mushroomshttps://bsky.app/profile/profbillmcguire.bsky.social/post/3mxe3cjkhps24at://did:plc:hzygj4655fs7lr7nuuwydkas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxe3cjkhps24@profbillmcguire.bsky.socialClimateThu, 08 Oct 2026 08:49:57 +0000[The] "National Risk Register....estimates the risk of a drought with a moderate impact... in the next five years at just 0.2-1%. What??" An excellent piece by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on the complete disconnect between government advice on risks, and action www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...https://mastodon.green/@mongabay/117399579616887552https://mastodon.green/users/mongabay/statuses/117399579616887552@mongabay@mastodon.greenClimateWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:17:01 +0000[Commentary] Millions in Indonesia are already enduring toxic smoke and fighting severe blazes during an unprecedented El Niño. In a new op-ed, ecologist Akane Nishimura argues these frontline communities offer essential lessons in fortitude and adaptation as record-breaking fire seasons approach. mongabay.cc/2uMSWF #ElNiño #Mongabay #Indonesiahttps://bsky.app/profile/nordeco.bsky.social/post/3mxdz3h6iqc2pat://did:plc:q3jgjn2qnhnviwcjpair76xo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxdz3h6iqc2p@nordeco.bsky.socialClimateThu, 08 Oct 2026 08:10:12 +0000Nature loss is no longer just an environmental challenge but a direct threat to the global economy, the report says, noting that about half of global GDP – roughly $58tn (£44tn) in 2023 – depends on nature and its ecosystem services. www.theguardian.com/environment/...https://bsky.app/profile/ec.europa.eu/post/3mxe44fpe222jat://did:plc:oxo226vi7t2btjokm2buusoy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxe44fpe222j@ec.europa.euLGBTQ+Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:04:25 +0000On International Lesbian Day, we celebrate lesbian women and stand up for a simple principle: Everyone should be free to be themselves and love who they love — free from discrimination, exclusion or violence. 🧡https://liberal.city/@wjmaggos/117399861655179349https://liberal.city/users/wjmaggos/statuses/117399861655179349@wjmaggos@liberal.cityLGBTQ+Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:28:44 +0000A Western Mass. lesbian bar required KN-95 masks. When it changed the rules, all hell broke loose. via @wallabag bostonglobe.com/2026/09/22/mag…https://bsky.app/profile/maxmorris.bsky.social/post/3mxdxnz4sk22gat://did:plc:vc2ozk5jgro7m2ojqgm2v662/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxdxnz4sk22g@maxmorris.bsky.socialLGBTQ+Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:44:47 +0000My comment to BBC Oxfordshire on Monday's motion about the EHRC Code of Practice and Trans Rights: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...https://bsky.app/profile/repjamesclyburn.bsky.social/post/3mxd7eggipc2wat://did:plc:ftkpscafzukjezpcg2fy2jya/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxd7eggipc2w@repjamesclyburn.bsky.socialBusinessThu, 08 Oct 2026 00:29:56 +0000New York Fed Report: Trump's tariffs added 2.9 percentage points to consumer goods inflation by February 2026. Without the tariffs, prices of goods would have fallen. New Canadian tariffs are expected to put additional upward pressure on prices.https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/117399987792936617https://mamot.fr/users/pluralistic/statuses/117399987792936617@pluralistic@mamot.frBusinessWed, 07 Oct 2026 14:00:49 +0000Up until very recently indeed, airlines were the only businesses that I dealt with regularly that practiced "price discrimination," charging different customers different prices for the same seats. -- If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog: pluralistic.net/2026/10/07/gou… 1/https://bsky.app/profile/braddelong.bsky.social/post/3mxd7en36ek2gat://did:plc:ggxmdwtojxh2poo2kmjsyr4p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxd7en36ek2g@braddelong.bsky.socialBusinessThu, 08 Oct 2026 00:30:03 +0000The “Honey Badger don’t care” stock market: why and how twenty “AI” stocks and only twenty “AI” stocks shrug off the big shock of rising interest rates in our weird two-speed stock market: **Katie Martin & Rob Armstrong: There Is Only One Trade: PODCAST OF THE DAY** The “only one trade” is... 1/https://bsky.app/profile/sebadee.bsky.social/post/3mxdvpk4p2c2qat://did:plc:k7omflh55bkqyus3wnk7xqsg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxdvpk4p2c2q@sebadee.bsky.socialPhotographyThu, 08 Oct 2026 07:09:51 +0000I was in a 12th-century village in August and thought I'd do some street pics. When I got back to the rental, the best picture in the batch was me putting an ND filter on. So, if you love medieval architecture, I give you... My hand! #selfportrait #photography #ECKhttps://ecoevo.social/@danmccullough/117399639345687275https://ecoevo.social/users/danmccullough/statuses/117399639345687275@danmccullough@ecoevo.socialPhotographyWed, 07 Oct 2026 12:32:12 +0000A few last photos from the Pacific Northeast: *The steep, thin Merrymere Falls *A large rock formation mounted out of the ocean at Second Beach *A deadly serious warning sign at Hurricane Ridge 🤭 *Huge saltwater ravaged fallen trees at Second Beachhttps://bsky.app/profile/alfredjleblanc.bsky.social/post/3mxd62idvos2gat://did:plc:kgqrpd2nqncab4z5ecsxyj7j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxd62idvos2g@alfredjleblanc.bsky.socialPhotographyThu, 08 Oct 2026 00:06:29 +0000Noella (Reynolds) Robinson and her sister were sent to Residential Schools when they were 8 and 5. It was traumatic for them, and for those in the village who wondered where they were being taken and who would be next. It was a real pleasure to have time with Noella and her family (ilford Delta-100)https://bsky.app/profile/jamesbeedorey.bsky.social/post/3mxd7artl2k25at://did:plc:hc3fuensbv3kp6tv6mnhbrrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxd7artl2k25@jamesbeedorey.bsky.socialScienceThu, 08 Oct 2026 00:27:54 +0000I'm very proud of my Honours student, Tegan Edwards for publishing her first first-author paper this week in Ecology and Evolution! She researched on Fiji's canopy-dwelling Hylaeus and worked incredibly hard to find these bees and to then untangle the story that followed... doi.org/10.1002/ece3...https://social.coop/@brainwane/117399944880364326https://social.coop/users/brainwane/statuses/117399944880364326@brainwane@social.coopScienceWed, 07 Oct 2026 13:49:54 +0000I really appreciate that the Nobel folks do the science communication thing of releasing different explanations of the winners' work for people with different pre-existing levels of understanding nobelprize.org/all-nobel-prize… both "They solved chemistry’s asymmetric mystery" and "Non-linear effects and auto catalysis in asymmetric organic catalysis"https://bsky.app/profile/skwinnicki.bsky.social/post/3mxdaen5kpk2fat://did:plc:exxuoika2qlqlk7oidz3pkq7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxdaen5kpk2f@skwinnicki.bsky.socialScienceThu, 08 Oct 2026 00:47:57 +0000Fun SK fact while I'm thinking about mastodon excavation-- I got to help excavate a mastodon when I was a wee baby (20 years old)! My youngest sister was part of a professional archaeology and paleontology club at the time (she's now a bioanthropology student) and I went along just to see ithttps://bsky.app/profile/lethalityjane.bsky.social/post/3mxdlm6v4qc2eat://did:plc:xhmwhdq4pj2wh5jeucxjhay2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxdlm6v4qc2e@lethalityjane.bsky.socialHumorThu, 08 Oct 2026 04:09:01 +0000[cuddling with my three year old] Me: where did my baby go? 3 y/o: he's in JAIL!https://mastodon.social/@mcc/117401492092896096https://mastodon.social/users/mcc/statuses/117401492092896096@mcc@mastodon.socialHumorWed, 07 Oct 2026 20:23:23 +0000Essentially, my plan is to do the computer equivalent of moving to a cabin in the woods with a solar panel and a well I dug myself. Additionally, and for entirely unrelated reasons, I have also been considering literally moving to a literal cabin in the literal woods with a literal solar panel and well. However, I would not dig the literal well myself. That seems like the kind of thing you want an experienced person who is aware of relevant Ontario regulations to do.https://bsky.app/profile/tyschalter.com/post/3mxdheoojds2oat://did:plc:mnqfxks3lrdcr7z5p3qstpf2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxdheoojds2o@tyschalter.comHumorThu, 08 Oct 2026 02:53:15 +0000hey. yeah. you know what? yeah. that's right. tattoo this shit on my gravestonehttps://bsky.app/profile/bagagwaa.bsky.social/post/3mxdcfdaadk2wat://did:plc:3ez6aj6laoqla4lu4z45yu2w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxdcfdaadk2w@bagagwaa.bsky.socialPersonalThu, 08 Oct 2026 01:24:07 +0000Haven’t had a day off in four weeks but I let myself leave work at noon today so I finally got my hair all cleaned up, got a massage at a very fancy place, had a simple but perfect dinner and glass of wine, and got a ridiculous but fun little dessert on my way home.https://hachyderm.io/@skinnylatte/117399012008431348https://hachyderm.io/users/skinnylatte/statuses/117399012008431348@skinnylatte@hachyderm.ioPersonalWed, 07 Oct 2026 09:52:40 +0000I'm 41 today. It sounds like a big year. It sort of is, but after 40, who cares? I'm just so incredibly happy to be here, so thankful to be alive, to be able to see the world, meet all the people in it, eat all the food, do all the things. I can't wait for more. The women in my family are long-lived, and I'm looking forward to it because I feel like I am going to be curiously and voraciously in love with the world forever. Since I was a child I have always looked forward to being '40 something'. In my mind, I had no doubt that I was going to be where I want to be, doing what I want. I am. --- I'm in Kathmandu, Nepal: two years ago, one of my oldest friends told me that he was going to gift me a birthday gift to his home city the moment I was able to travel again. Once I got word that I could, we made plans. I've known him for more than 20 years. My wife noted yesterday that I've known many of my friends for 10 - 29 years. I feel immensely lucky to have old friends everywhere who I've kept in touch with. I may not be the sort of person who goes out very frequently with friends, given that many of my friends live in different cities or countries, but I feel like I've been able to just pick up on old friendships by talking from time to time, and visiting sometimes. I feel like I'm in a new season of life. One in which exploration, adventure, and abundance are back in my life. I am surrounded by friends and family I love and trust, and I have so much joy to share. It wasn't always this way, including when I was very ill and depressed for a very long time, so this is especially special.https://bsky.app/profile/kevinwilson42.bsky.social/post/3mxd3rr5d3s2oat://did:plc:6glqilsudhgnabbifelvwq3p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxd3rr5d3s2o@kevinwilson42.bsky.socialPersonalWed, 07 Oct 2026 23:25:49 +0000Had the carbon monoxide alarm go off, much to my startlement, so I stepped outside and then looked up what the beep pattern meant to see if I needed to warn the neighbors, but it was just its "end of life" warning, so I put in a maintenance request to replace it and took out the battery.