Away for a while. Making and mending networks and knowledge. Working and thinking at wrecka.ge, co-running a volunteer unbreak-the-news collective at @unbreaking.org. Previously: Covid Tracking Project, OpenNews, old web nonsense.https://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.socialhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3myod3flzsc2o…what are we supposed to be doing here, like, ”bucc naked”?? [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Oct 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3myod3flzsc2ohttps://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3mymvggpbus2qBefore I lose my phone for the weekend: Modern TAG programs are *intended* to be special needs programs for a group of kids who struggle with regular programs, not status or treats for bright kids with good grades. Profoundly gifted children are at high risk of a lot of bad things.24 Oct 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mymvggpbus2qhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3mylxakzqts2vOop, my primary internal monologue loop got out [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Oct 2026 05:23 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mylxakzqts2vhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3mykp5w3fis27Section 230 is really short and really important, but the collective online sense of it is really strange. You can just read it. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/23023 Oct 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykp5w3fis27https://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3mykch4qwdk2sHere’s the paper, for others who would always rather read. Wild stuff. https://osf.io/preprints/edarxiv/n29zd_v3 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Oct 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykch4qwdk2shttps://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3myiio4nqkc2zThis is kind of bananas (appreciative) [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Oct 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3myiio4nqkc2zhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3myicj5olgk27Evergreen post [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Oct 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3myicj5olgk27https://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3myhypp33ok2gThis framing is frustrating bc a.) you can absolutely do forward-looking celebration if your game is real progress and not consultant-brained status quo and b.) the idea that harnessing "the full potential of the internet" = Making More Content! is just deadly. https://www.chaoticera.news/p/opinion-the-danger-of-a-good-night22 Oct 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhypp33ok2ghttps://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3myhwxtoojk2nGotta say, it's very annoying to have been a Markdown head all these godforsaken years and now have people act like I've generated (manually written) material because it's formatted using the most common human-friendly markup standard rather than a PDF.22 Oct 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhwxtoojk2nhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3myhq4n4kj22mWhat’s the common wisdom on the CCD assessment that in fact inauthentic messages focused on Ukraine (on FB and Telegram) really did drop after the data centers went down? https://cpd.gov.ua/en/report/analytical-report-when-bots-go-silent-what-the-strikes-on-yandex-data-centers-affected/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Oct 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhq4n4kj22mhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3myfqa7idjs2qSomewhere away from "We'll just win elections and make the big platforms behave!" and "All that matters is winning so we should just use whatever platform gets us the most eyes!" there has to be a recognition that Meta/TikTok/YouTube/X are permanent thumbs on the scale until we crush them.21 Oct 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfqa7idjs2qhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3myf7unjprk2wFeels weird to say but: I did a lot of unplanned air travel this fall on sub-optimal routes and United was actually great, the whole time. Flying/airports are still exhausting but it was like 30% better than with other airlines, which is not nothing.21 Oct 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3myf7unjprk2whttps://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3mydyaa5qak26Nothing I have to say about this man would pass mods and there is no French Revolution emoji, so I will just spit on the ground and keep moving. IYKYK. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Oct 2026 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mydyaa5qak26https://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3mydwgn3z522msorry to resurrect this but “we’re all going to die of the future“ will not leave me alone, no notes [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Oct 2026 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mydwgn3z522mhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3mydse6mszk2oI‘m finishing a talk about holdfasts for metropolitan librarians and the audience plus my recently compromised emotional filters mean I am just saying what I actually think without qualification and 🌬️ it’s tempting to just…keep doing this20 Oct 2026 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mydse6mszk2ohttps://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3myd23yqzic2vI repeat: [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Oct 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3myd23yqzic2vhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3mybjeospgs27Either I am not funny or you-all don’t watch enough folk horror [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Oct 2026 01:48 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mybjeospgs27https://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3mybd5zku422lI would settle for “it’s playing within 100 miles“ tbh [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Oct 2026 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mybd5zku422lhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3myah2u5xb22iNew airplane behavior unlocked: not just no-headphones TikTok but also a game(?) that makes the camera flash strobe and strobe and19 Oct 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3myah2u5xb22ihttps://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3myabheyghs2jAnother movie I’ve watched on this trip to settle my mom’s affairs is Hokum, which is a documentary about the Irish approach to psychedelic therapy. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Oct 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3myabheyghs2jhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3my6pylbros2oMārama is a knockout. Thematically it's the destined endpoint of gothic horror, the DP was unafraid of real darks and scary light, Ariāna Osborne fully brought it, and so did the composers. Full unspooling. All the stars.18 Oct 2026 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3my6pylbros2ohttps://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3mxzfl75z6s2jAmusement park mermaid, in high school, recruited by my school. Sat on a giant wooden gate post opposite a future pop star I helped in math class. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Oct 2026 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxzfl75z6s2jhttps://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3mxzdu4fxl225Unclear to me that The Invitation is a perfect selection to have on the, uh, inflight entertainment system16 Oct 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxzdu4fxl225https://blacksky.community/profile/kissane.myatproto.social/post/3mxz4t2tmgs2yI know most people aren’t allowed to bring tranquilizer darts through TSA but counterpoint: I’m different16 Oct 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:qrt5rykojeg5sbsajbu4zdke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxz4t2tmgs2y