Coe Douglas
@coedouglas.bsky.social
Speculative Design. More-than-human design. Pataphysics. Futures, Fictions & Fabulations. I lead creative development and teach in a life-centered design & imagination grad program at UW-Madison (MD+I)
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This looks delightful—
GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE | Teaser Trailer | February 13 - Only in Theaters
YouTube video by Briarcliff Entertainment
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November 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This looks delightful—
Enshittification at every turn.
November 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Enshittification at every turn.
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Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
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Did you know a former White House climate advisor flipped a GOP stronghold in Virginia by running entirely on putting a stop to more AI data centers?
For @heatmap.news I profiled John McAuliff and a campaign that will be a roadmap for all future anti-AI politicians moving forward.
For @heatmap.news I profiled John McAuliff and a campaign that will be a roadmap for all future anti-AI politicians moving forward.
This Virginia Election Was a Warning for Data Centers
John McAuliff ran his campaign almost entirely on data centers — and won.
heatmap.news
November 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Did you know a former White House climate advisor flipped a GOP stronghold in Virginia by running entirely on putting a stop to more AI data centers?
For @heatmap.news I profiled John McAuliff and a campaign that will be a roadmap for all future anti-AI politicians moving forward.
For @heatmap.news I profiled John McAuliff and a campaign that will be a roadmap for all future anti-AI politicians moving forward.
So very good. EVIL is one of my favorite TV shows. It is weird and spooky, they portray demons so well, the main villain Leland Townsend is brilliant, the themes and social commentary always hit, and I love the three main characters.
I should rewatch it this winter.
I should rewatch it this winter.
CBS' "Evil" was freaky good for too many reasons to name, but @andreagrimes.com sure gave it her best, anyway:
The Freaky Feminism of 'Evil,' TV's Weirdest Horror Hit
Showrunners Michelle and Robert King surrounded their demons-of-the-week with feminist signifiers, but stopped short of really condemning the patriarchy.
f.mtr.cool
November 6, 2025 at 6:38 AM
So very good. EVIL is one of my favorite TV shows. It is weird and spooky, they portray demons so well, the main villain Leland Townsend is brilliant, the themes and social commentary always hit, and I love the three main characters.
I should rewatch it this winter.
I should rewatch it this winter.
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Feeling inspired by all the winning so far? runforwhat.net - it's not too late to get on the ballot for 2026.
Run for Something
Find offices you can run for
runforwhat.net
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Feeling inspired by all the winning so far? runforwhat.net - it's not too late to get on the ballot for 2026.
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‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
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You gotta think the first AI musical performance on tv is gonna be on Jimmy Fallon and he’s going to make The Roots just sit there and watch that bullshit
November 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
You gotta think the first AI musical performance on tv is gonna be on Jimmy Fallon and he’s going to make The Roots just sit there and watch that bullshit
Watching and really liking—
November 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Watching and really liking—
The early Miles Davis electric turn is fun listening.
November 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The early Miles Davis electric turn is fun listening.
Look everyone we can all have an inept AI robot for just $20,000! Oh, it also needs a lot of human intervention behind the scenes and it’s spying on you with a little camera. Great.
The science fiction story we’re all being dragged into really sucks.
The science fiction story we’re all being dragged into really sucks.
October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Look everyone we can all have an inept AI robot for just $20,000! Oh, it also needs a lot of human intervention behind the scenes and it’s spying on you with a little camera. Great.
The science fiction story we’re all being dragged into really sucks.
The science fiction story we’re all being dragged into really sucks.
This entire series by @marthawells.com is so much fun. Love the books and love the TV series. Really happy to see a new Murderbot book coming out.
Platform Decay, the eighth entry in the Murderbot Diaries series by @marthawells.com , will arrive on May 5, 2026. 🔥
And if you haven't seen it, the first season of the TV adaptation, available since this summer on AppleTV, is very fresh.
And if you haven't seen it, the first season of the TV adaptation, available since this summer on AppleTV, is very fresh.
October 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This entire series by @marthawells.com is so much fun. Love the books and love the TV series. Really happy to see a new Murderbot book coming out.
Weapons. Yeah. 🎃
From the supernatural to the slightly-too-realistic, it's been a banner year for scary movies, many of which are available to stream from home this Halloween. n.pr/47tUD3U
In case 2025 wasn't scary enough, it was a great year for horror, too
From the supernatural to the slightly-too-realistic, it's been a banner year for scary movies, many of which are available to stream from home this Halloween.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Weapons. Yeah. 🎃
The Vintagia Oracle from @acidhorizon.bsky.social is a lot of fun. It hits different than other decks. I dig the different layers of meaning and symbolism - including the Hexagrams from the I Ching.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The Vintagia Oracle from @acidhorizon.bsky.social is a lot of fun. It hits different than other decks. I dig the different layers of meaning and symbolism - including the Hexagrams from the I Ching.
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This. All the damn time.
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This. All the damn time.
I mean, we’re already emphasizing the social media post over the actual experience of the world. Now we can just stay home and pretend the whole thing.
This version of Total Recall sucks.
If you can’t afford a vacation, an AI app will sell you pictures of one
Always be manifesting.
www.theverge.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I mean, we’re already emphasizing the social media post over the actual experience of the world. Now we can just stay home and pretend the whole thing.
In the things that, is no surprise category—
At least seven people have complained to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that ChatGPT caused them to experience severe delusions, paranoia and emotional crises, Wired reported.
Several users reportedly complain to FTC that ChatGPT is causing psychological harm | TechCrunch
At least seven people have complained to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that ChatGPT caused them to experience severe delusions, paranoia and emotional crises, Wired reported.
techcrunch.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
In the things that, is no surprise category—
John Carpenter does cozy nostalgic spooky so well. #halloween #movies
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
John Carpenter does cozy nostalgic spooky so well. #halloween #movies
Fantastic world building in this show/film. Amazing cast.
‘Serenity’ was released on this day 20 years ago! (September 30, 2005)
Directed by Joss Whedon.
Starring Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk, Gina Torres, Jewel Staite, Ron Glass, Summer Glau, Sean Maher, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and more.
#OTD #OnThisDay #Serenity
Directed by Joss Whedon.
Starring Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk, Gina Torres, Jewel Staite, Ron Glass, Summer Glau, Sean Maher, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and more.
#OTD #OnThisDay #Serenity
October 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Fantastic world building in this show/film. Amazing cast.
Some beautiful and inspired reading from Rob Hopkins.
October 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Some beautiful and inspired reading from Rob Hopkins.
Future films will come with a disclaimer that reads, “Note: 5,000,000 gallons of water and the energy requirements of 5 states was used to make this film.*”
*No imagination was used in the making of this film.
*No imagination was used in the making of this film.
It’s tiresome at this point, but again, their entire pitch is “wouldn’t it be great if there were no such things as talent, craft, and skill,” and what that means is a bland, slop-filled world. www.businessinsider.com/marc-andrees...
October 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Future films will come with a disclaimer that reads, “Note: 5,000,000 gallons of water and the energy requirements of 5 states was used to make this film.*”
*No imagination was used in the making of this film.
*No imagination was used in the making of this film.
An important update to an impactful book and global project—
DOUGHNUT 3.0 IS HERE! 🎉
Today, DEAL is launching the latest update of the global Doughnut, now monitoring trends in social shortfall and ecological overshoot across the 21st century.
#DoughnutEconomics
Check out the link below to see all the resources and dive in:
Today, DEAL is launching the latest update of the global Doughnut, now monitoring trends in social shortfall and ecological overshoot across the 21st century.
#DoughnutEconomics
Check out the link below to see all the resources and dive in:
Doughnut 3.0 is here | DEAL
The Doughnut, updated, now monitors global trends in social shortfall and ecological overshoot over the 21st century
doughnuteconomics.org
October 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
An important update to an impactful book and global project—
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“…this fall, Choi is encouraging students to close their laptops and spend time with Karen Hao’s book Empire of AI, about the evolution and tech behind AI.”
2 Professors Teach About AI Using Print Book
Faculty members help students practice close reading and analysis with a physical book, building life skills and social connection.
www.insidehighered.com
September 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
“…this fall, Choi is encouraging students to close their laptops and spend time with Karen Hao’s book Empire of AI, about the evolution and tech behind AI.”
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Jane Goodall died on Wednesday at 91 after a life spent revolutionizing the study of primates and then bringing her global fame to the cause of conservation.
Here are snapshots from her life and career.
Here are snapshots from her life and career.
Jane Goodall: A Life in Pictures
The primatologist gained scientific acclaim for her work with chimpanzees and then later used her fame to champion conservation.
nyti.ms
October 2, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Jane Goodall died on Wednesday at 91 after a life spent revolutionizing the study of primates and then bringing her global fame to the cause of conservation.
Here are snapshots from her life and career.
Here are snapshots from her life and career.
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Here I also explained specifically why a fusion breakthrough doesn’t fix climate change: tl;dr: you still have to finance, permit & build tons of reactors (to say nothing of still needing to clean up fertilizer, airlines, cattle burps & more).
Sorry, AI won’t “fix” climate change
OpenAI’s Sam Altman claims AI will deliver an "Intelligence Age," but tech breakthroughs alone can't solve global warming.
www.technologyreview.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Here I also explained specifically why a fusion breakthrough doesn’t fix climate change: tl;dr: you still have to finance, permit & build tons of reactors (to say nothing of still needing to clean up fertilizer, airlines, cattle burps & more).