Dan Milo
@danielemilo.bsky.social
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Ecologies, urbanisms, systems virtual & concrete
berlin based queer
中文也可以
danielemilo.neocities.org
Ecologies, urbanisms, systems virtual & concrete
berlin based queer
中文也可以
danielemilo.neocities.org
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Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...
This week Open AI walked back a call for the govt to backstop financing for its trillion dollar investments in data centers. This was only the tip of the iceberg; a slow bailout for AI firms is already underway. Read more from @ambakak.bsky.social and I in @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
Opinion | You May Already Be Bailing Out the AI Business
Washington is treating the industry as if it’s too big to fail, even as the market sends lukewarm signals.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
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As we write in The Guardian this morning, the Commission’s plan to gut EU digital rules will hurt Europe’s startups and give U.S. tech an unassailable advantage, confirming Europe as a digital vassal.
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The EU has let US tech giants run riot. Diluting our data law will only entrench their power | Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
The GDPR is Europe’s defence against digital oligarchy and child harm. Deregulation plans are misguided, say Johnny Ryan and Georg Riekeles
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:28 AM
As we write in The Guardian this morning, the Commission’s plan to gut EU digital rules will hurt Europe’s startups and give U.S. tech an unassailable advantage, confirming Europe as a digital vassal.
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Piece by George Riekeles and I.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
how do we take any of this seriously when it all sounds like a horrible parody 😃
With the caveat that it's impossible to know what is really happening from such a short story, this is clearly a terrible idea www.theguardian.com/education/20...
All schools in England to be given AI-generated pupil attendance targets
Unions decry move, saying it will put more pressure on headteachers without tackling absence from classrooms
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 AM
how do we take any of this seriously when it all sounds like a horrible parody 😃
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The idea *suppliers* of fossil fuels are neutral meeters-of-demand remains one of the worst lies
Their job is not just digging up fossil fuels: their job is bullying, pushing, fighting, lying and lobbying to ensure fossil fuels get burned as much as possible
www.rigzone.com/news/wire/ch...
Their job is not just digging up fossil fuels: their job is bullying, pushing, fighting, lying and lobbying to ensure fossil fuels get burned as much as possible
www.rigzone.com/news/wire/ch...
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The idea *suppliers* of fossil fuels are neutral meeters-of-demand remains one of the worst lies
Their job is not just digging up fossil fuels: their job is bullying, pushing, fighting, lying and lobbying to ensure fossil fuels get burned as much as possible
www.rigzone.com/news/wire/ch...
Their job is not just digging up fossil fuels: their job is bullying, pushing, fighting, lying and lobbying to ensure fossil fuels get burned as much as possible
www.rigzone.com/news/wire/ch...
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there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
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There’s something really disturbing to me about the way the media, and indeed her own mother, continue to talk about Brianna Ghey - a constant focus on publicising her mental health, as if she’d committed suicide, and never focusing on the transphobia that actually led to her horrific murder.
May 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
There’s something really disturbing to me about the way the media, and indeed her own mother, continue to talk about Brianna Ghey - a constant focus on publicising her mental health, as if she’d committed suicide, and never focusing on the transphobia that actually led to her horrific murder.
i was on a long train today and drank too much discourse and now i wanna kms 🫡
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
i was on a long train today and drank too much discourse and now i wanna kms 🫡
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Me, two weeks ago
www.wheresyoured.at/big-tech-2tr...
www.wheresyoured.at/big-tech-2tr...
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Me, two weeks ago
www.wheresyoured.at/big-tech-2tr...
www.wheresyoured.at/big-tech-2tr...
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BURRY won’t let up — now arguing that Oracle and Meta are overstating earnings by understating depreciation:
“.. By 2028, $ORCL will overstate earnings 26.9%, $META by 20.8%, etc.”
“.. By 2028, $ORCL will overstate earnings 26.9%, $META by 20.8%, etc.”
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
BURRY won’t let up — now arguing that Oracle and Meta are overstating earnings by understating depreciation:
“.. By 2028, $ORCL will overstate earnings 26.9%, $META by 20.8%, etc.”
“.. By 2028, $ORCL will overstate earnings 26.9%, $META by 20.8%, etc.”
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Yes, this is correct. And the reason is because our capitalist classes have decided that it is not sufficiently profitable, so they're not going to do it.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Yes, this is correct. And the reason is because our capitalist classes have decided that it is not sufficiently profitable, so they're not going to do it.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
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Fintan O’Toole on Kamala Harris’s campaign memoir is devastating, accurate, crucial, on what fails the Democratic Party now: www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
The Lingering Delusion | Fintan O’Toole
Kamala Harris’s memoir 107 Days succeeds at least in distilling the evasions and weaknesses of the modern Democratic Party.
www.nybooks.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Fintan O’Toole on Kamala Harris’s campaign memoir is devastating, accurate, crucial, on what fails the Democratic Party now: www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
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What really fucking sucks is knowing that aside from a scant few individuals it seems like basically everyone in power wants trans people to just disappear from public life entirely. We are at best inconvenient. Can’t be stressed enough what that kind of stigma does to a person.
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
The International Olympic Committee is moving towards a blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport, Sky News understands.
news.sky.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
What really fucking sucks is knowing that aside from a scant few individuals it seems like basically everyone in power wants trans people to just disappear from public life entirely. We are at best inconvenient. Can’t be stressed enough what that kind of stigma does to a person.
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‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
Governments failing to shift to a low-carbon economy will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and will face stagnation and rising inflation at home, the UN’s climate chief warned on Monday at the start of the Cop30 climate talks.
Simon Stiell, the executive secretary of the UN framework convention on climate change, addressed the gathering of ministers and high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries, in a stark portrayal of the price of failure on the climate crisis. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
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sure sex is great but have you ever had a growing and persistent sense of dread that turned out to be horribly, sickeningly justified
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
sure sex is great but have you ever had a growing and persistent sense of dread that turned out to be horribly, sickeningly justified
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Given the European Commission’s hype laden letter on the imminent arrival of AGI, I thought I’d reshare my piece about why policymakers are stuck in this bad framing. www.techpolicy.press/most-researc...
Most Researchers Do Not Believe AGI Is Imminent. Why Do Policymakers Act Otherwise? | TechPolicy.Press
Tech Policy Press fellow Eryk Salvaggio says it is dangerous to the public interest for policymakers to center the pursuit of AGI in AI policy.
www.techpolicy.press
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Given the European Commission’s hype laden letter on the imminent arrival of AGI, I thought I’d reshare my piece about why policymakers are stuck in this bad framing. www.techpolicy.press/most-researc...
so fucking tired of the hateful politics these institutions increasingly following
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
The International Olympic Committee is moving towards a blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport, Sky News understands.
news.sky.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
so fucking tired of the hateful politics these institutions increasingly following
can recommend fleischerei esp for my berlin pals
I only had one thing published this year but it was my first publication in 3 years, so I'm happy. It's my sad little cannibal smut book.
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asterismbooks.com/product/flei...
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
can recommend fleischerei esp for my berlin pals
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www.researchgate.net/profile/Juan...
What a great and necessary paper: "This article contends that this ‘polarisation narrative’ simplifies complex issues through a bad analogy: the construction of a spectrum where good should be found in the middle of diametrically opposed political positions."
What a great and necessary paper: "This article contends that this ‘polarisation narrative’ simplifies complex issues through a bad analogy: the construction of a spectrum where good should be found in the middle of diametrically opposed political positions."
www.researchgate.net
November 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
www.researchgate.net/profile/Juan...
What a great and necessary paper: "This article contends that this ‘polarisation narrative’ simplifies complex issues through a bad analogy: the construction of a spectrum where good should be found in the middle of diametrically opposed political positions."
What a great and necessary paper: "This article contends that this ‘polarisation narrative’ simplifies complex issues through a bad analogy: the construction of a spectrum where good should be found in the middle of diametrically opposed political positions."
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Lots going on but from outside it seems that at least part of the calculus was that flight disruption for middle class and up travelers matters more than life disruption for untold numbers who’ll be deprived of health care.
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Lots going on but from outside it seems that at least part of the calculus was that flight disruption for middle class and up travelers matters more than life disruption for untold numbers who’ll be deprived of health care.
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Orwellian levels of political interference in academic affairs: Under pressure from right-wing press and the Minister of Education the prestigious Collège de France cancels the conference ‘Palestine and Europe’ - in the name of academic freedom and neutrality … read this statement by the organizers:
"En cédant à la pression du ministre, Philippe Baptiste, l’administrateur du Collège de France compromet l’indépendance d’une institution fondée il y a plus de quatre siècles, qui a accueilli les plus grands noms de la pensée française, de Foucault à Bourdieu.
Communiqué de presse : le Collège de France cède aux pressions et annule le colloque « La Palestine et l’Europe »
Le Collège de France annule le colloque « La Palestine et l’Europe » sous pression politique. Des universitaires dénoncent l’ingérence ministérielle et un article diffamatoire de Le Point, alertant su...
carep-paris.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Orwellian levels of political interference in academic affairs: Under pressure from right-wing press and the Minister of Education the prestigious Collège de France cancels the conference ‘Palestine and Europe’ - in the name of academic freedom and neutrality … read this statement by the organizers:
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In this 2025 study, more than half of LLM responses cited fake sources or links.
www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...
www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...
AI Search Has A Citation Problem
We Compared Eight AI Search Engines. They’re All Bad at Citing News.
www.cjr.org
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
In this 2025 study, more than half of LLM responses cited fake sources or links.
www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...
www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...
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Leaders of EU institutions have a responsibility to citizens. By promoting AI hype in the midst of a dangerous #bubble, the European Commission risks proposing harmful policies, wasting public funds and being complicit in AI harms.
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Leaders of EU institutions have a responsibility to citizens. By promoting AI hype in the midst of a dangerous #bubble, the European Commission risks proposing harmful policies, wasting public funds and being complicit in AI harms.