Asher Wolf
@asherwolf.bsky.social
Amnesty Media Award 2014. Cryptoparty. Anti-Robodebt campaigner. Digital rights. Mutant network node herder. Completing a Master of Social Work. Devouring entropy https://www.patreon.com/asherwolf
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Getting attached to an LLM is like thinking you’ve befriended the animal shapes that you’ve picked out of the clouds.
"they will be, one day"
no, they won't, any more than tires can help you fly. They're not built for that. They're a fundamentally different technology. An LLM does not exist to model conscious thought, it exists to take advantage of your willingness to see faces in things that aren't there.
no, they won't, any more than tires can help you fly. They're not built for that. They're a fundamentally different technology. An LLM does not exist to model conscious thought, it exists to take advantage of your willingness to see faces in things that aren't there.
December 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Getting attached to an LLM is like thinking you’ve befriended the animal shapes that you’ve picked out of the clouds.
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one of the logical consequences of putting GPUs in space is that skynet will actually be in the sky and the Rods of God may be a form of kamikaze pilot
i say this not because it makes sense but because it is funny
i say this not because it makes sense but because it is funny
Just had a cursed synthesis intrusive thought of all the worst ideas:
We shouldn’t put AI in space because that’s giving them the high ground. When they rise up the Rods of God are right
We shouldn’t put AI in space because that’s giving them the high ground. When they rise up the Rods of God are right
December 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
one of the logical consequences of putting GPUs in space is that skynet will actually be in the sky and the Rods of God may be a form of kamikaze pilot
i say this not because it makes sense but because it is funny
i say this not because it makes sense but because it is funny
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What will we ever do now that any image you see in the media might be a complete lie?
December 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
What will we ever do now that any image you see in the media might be a complete lie?
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Out of curiosity, thinking that perhaps I missed something important or interesting, I searched for “Hacking Team” on YouTube and found this video.
I watched only 2 minutes, which are full of made up stuff presented as facts. Now I wonder if the script was AI generated. It has been 200k views.
I watched only 2 minutes, which are full of made up stuff presented as facts. Now I wonder if the script was AI generated. It has been 200k views.
The Hacker Who Destroyed a Spying Empire
YouTube video by Blackfiles
www.youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Out of curiosity, thinking that perhaps I missed something important or interesting, I searched for “Hacking Team” on YouTube and found this video.
I watched only 2 minutes, which are full of made up stuff presented as facts. Now I wonder if the script was AI generated. It has been 200k views.
I watched only 2 minutes, which are full of made up stuff presented as facts. Now I wonder if the script was AI generated. It has been 200k views.
BlueSky is hiring a head of comms jobs.gem.com/bluesky/am9i...
Bluesky Jobs
Bluesky Jobs
jobs.gem.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
BlueSky is hiring a head of comms jobs.gem.com/bluesky/am9i...
I have Monday off work. Kid will be away. What should I do? Suggestions are open
December 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I have Monday off work. Kid will be away. What should I do? Suggestions are open
Shotsy Shabbat (weekly mounjaro dose)
December 26, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Shotsy Shabbat (weekly mounjaro dose)
I am happier since I quit my old job
December 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I am happier since I quit my old job
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Soros basically quitting the field entirely over the last five years has left a serious gulf at the worst possible time. OSF is just…nowhere now.
December 26, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Soros basically quitting the field entirely over the last five years has left a serious gulf at the worst possible time. OSF is just…nowhere now.
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*Well, with Five Great Extinctions and a Sixth one well under way, maybe you should reconsider that
Reinventing life is a waste of time.
December 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
*Well, with Five Great Extinctions and a Sixth one well under way, maybe you should reconsider that
Biftekia. Kid is having his with the potato and I’m having mine with more yoghurt and salad
December 26, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Biftekia. Kid is having his with the potato and I’m having mine with more yoghurt and salad
Making biftekia between shifts. Will text Kid to remind him to turn the oven off at 6pm
December 26, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Making biftekia between shifts. Will text Kid to remind him to turn the oven off at 6pm
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A government that can officially declare that Jesus is your savior can just as easily declare the opposite.
Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
December 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A government that can officially declare that Jesus is your savior can just as easily declare the opposite.
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Prominent Canadian Musician Says Gig Was Cancelled After Google AI Overview Wrongly Branded Him Sex Pest https://gizmodo.com/prominent-canadian-musician-says-gig-was-cancelled-after-google-ai-overview-wrongly-branded-him-sex-pest-2000703286
Prominent Canadian Musician Says Gig Was Cancelled After Google AI Overview Wrongly Branded Him Sex Pest
What he describes is an ugly case of AI-generated mistaken identity.
gizmodo.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Prominent Canadian Musician Says Gig Was Cancelled After Google AI Overview Wrongly Branded Him Sex Pest https://gizmodo.com/prominent-canadian-musician-says-gig-was-cancelled-after-google-ai-overview-wrongly-branded-him-sex-pest-2000703286
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Oh hey look, it's Sarah Ditum, a raging fucking transphobic bigot who has been a major player in the UK "gender critical" multi-year public campaign to manufacture consent for stripping trans people of their legal rights because she's a raging transphobic bigot!
Yeah, no thanks.
Stop guilting people about being estranged from family members. It someone is they likely have personal reasons for being so.
Stop guilting people about being estranged from family members. It someone is they likely have personal reasons for being so.
December 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Oh hey look, it's Sarah Ditum, a raging fucking transphobic bigot who has been a major player in the UK "gender critical" multi-year public campaign to manufacture consent for stripping trans people of their legal rights because she's a raging transphobic bigot!
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David Stern, the CISA official behind the agency's Pre-Ransomware Notification Initiative (PRNI), has quit the agency after he was forced to relocate to FEMA's Boston office by the new DHS leadership
www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-ra...
www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-ra...
CISA loses key employee behind early ransomware warnings
The future of a program that has helped prevent an estimated $9 billion in economic damages is now unclear.
www.cybersecuritydive.com
December 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
David Stern, the CISA official behind the agency's Pre-Ransomware Notification Initiative (PRNI), has quit the agency after he was forced to relocate to FEMA's Boston office by the new DHS leadership
www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-ra...
www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-ra...
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I sure hope someone made local copies before they can take the PDFs they horked the redactions on down
Ok. Now had a chance to check and, well, at least some docs do appear to be straight up classic redaction fail. And there are some *interesting* bits here.
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
December 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I sure hope someone made local copies before they can take the PDFs they horked the redactions on down
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When decimalisation occurred in 1966, the Australian government compiled an 81 page file on dangers of using decimal coins in Christmas puddings. There was a media campaign warning people not to use the new coins in their cooking. The file is now digitised.
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
December 25, 2025 at 9:22 AM
When decimalisation occurred in 1966, the Australian government compiled an 81 page file on dangers of using decimal coins in Christmas puddings. There was a media campaign warning people not to use the new coins in their cooking. The file is now digitised.
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
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if you put your socks on inside out the entire universe and everything in it is wearing your socks EXCEPT you
December 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
if you put your socks on inside out the entire universe and everything in it is wearing your socks EXCEPT you
It’s never too late to choose to care about people www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
It’s never too late to choose to care about people www.bbc.com/news/article...
Heading to bed early - only a few stars and the moon
December 25, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Heading to bed early - only a few stars and the moon
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Wait, what?
it's Christmas Eve but it's also the 16 year anniversary of the time an art historian for the Hungarian National Gallery spotted a long lost painting while watching Stuart Little with his 3-year-old daughter, recognizing it in the movie set
December 25, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Wait, what?
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I’m drafting an email to my US based clients advising them that my consulting rate will increase 5% in 2026. I’ll embed this clip in the email.
Lutnick: "Donald Trump's economy grew 4.3%. That means that Americans overall, all of us, are going to earn 4.3% more money. We're making a raise, it's a simple way to do it."
December 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I’m drafting an email to my US based clients advising them that my consulting rate will increase 5% in 2026. I’ll embed this clip in the email.
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The #wolfcatcubs got a Christmas card that plays music on repeat and it will not stop. So I am sharing the joy with the rest of the neighbourhood.
December 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The #wolfcatcubs got a Christmas card that plays music on repeat and it will not stop. So I am sharing the joy with the rest of the neighbourhood.