Daniel Sereduick
@danielsereduick.bsky.social
Cyber regulatory lawyer. Keen interest in all things digital, data, urban, global, empowering, liberating. American in Paris. Personal account/views.
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fundamentally i even get why the european union doesn't want giant american multinationals running their entire internet, especially now
My radicalized perspective is that if the US can force ByteDance to divest/shutter TikTok in the US, the EU can do the same for Azure/AWS cloud data centers under the same logic
Post a perfect album from the 1990s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice in Chains (lol btw)
December 28, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Post a perfect album from the 1990s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice in Chains (lol btw)
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Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
I had five fascinating conversations for this RPS piece, gathering perspectives on genAI chatbots in games, as seen in Where Winds Meet. Thanks to @meghna.bsky.social, @pyrofoux.bsky.social, @maxkreminski.bsky.social, and @chrisgardiner.bsky.social www.rockpapershotgun.com/horrible-bor...
"Horrible", "boring", and "cheap": Experts pan new chatbot NPCs, but some leave room for optimism
We speak to a collection of developers and AI experts about the potential impact of LLM-powered NPCs in videogames.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
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December 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
To be clear, yes, I am suggesting that if you buy generative AI as a panacea tech solution, you're probably also the sort of person who bought Dr. Clive's Guaranteed Spirit-Cleansing Tonic or who snorts ground up rhino horn to get a bigger, harder boner
Forget tech, marketing slop is older than money. Cavemen were almost certainly running around trying to trade magic bones and claws and shit
Hoverboards are the future, segways are the future, betamax, laser disc, Google glass is the future, 3d tvs are the future, curved screens are the future.
Like do we have to traipse through the whole graveyard of tech to get these people to understand just becauae you say it doesn't make it true.
Like do we have to traipse through the whole graveyard of tech to get these people to understand just becauae you say it doesn't make it true.
December 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
To be clear, yes, I am suggesting that if you buy generative AI as a panacea tech solution, you're probably also the sort of person who bought Dr. Clive's Guaranteed Spirit-Cleansing Tonic or who snorts ground up rhino horn to get a bigger, harder boner
Forget tech, marketing slop is older than money. Cavemen were almost certainly running around trying to trade magic bones and claws and shit
Hoverboards are the future, segways are the future, betamax, laser disc, Google glass is the future, 3d tvs are the future, curved screens are the future.
Like do we have to traipse through the whole graveyard of tech to get these people to understand just becauae you say it doesn't make it true.
Like do we have to traipse through the whole graveyard of tech to get these people to understand just becauae you say it doesn't make it true.
December 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Forget tech, marketing slop is older than money. Cavemen were almost certainly running around trying to trade magic bones and claws and shit
Jesus fucking christ it's like everyone in the White Western World has a boner for abusing this unquestionably awful massacre to be able to go back to not having to oppose Israel and not having to care about brown people getting massacred
Australian PM Albanese to invite Israeli President Herzog following anti-Semitic attack
Australian PM Albanese to invite Israeli President Herzog following anti-Semitic attack
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday said that his government would invite Israeli President Isaac Herzog to visit Australia following a deadly anti-Semitic shooting in Sydney targeting the Jewish community.
f24.my
December 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Jesus fucking christ it's like everyone in the White Western World has a boner for abusing this unquestionably awful massacre to be able to go back to not having to oppose Israel and not having to care about brown people getting massacred
Congratulations, world! We suck!
Gaza buildings bombed by Israel become refuge for Palestinians https://aje.io/3iaim5
![The half-collapsed home of the Halawa family stands in Jabalia, Gaza City [Jehad Alshrafi/AP Photo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreiasjuklcpq2krmfpshlckbb5dljuzadnb27itzhlsq7scysdhl4x4@jpeg)
![Amani Halawa lights a fire as her daughter Aya arranges laundry in their damaged home in Jabalia. [Jehad Alshrafi/AP Photo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreidva4ajgqgfonmcaayiz5kgnvyjw5vxit4h4wxlhpf2sn4mijiybm@jpeg)
![Sahar Taroush converses with her brother in her partially collapsed home after returning during the recent ceasefire, Jabalia, Gaza City. Her children are also present: Ammar on the far left; Hassan holding his two-year-old sister, Ahlam; and Bisan on the right. [Jehad Alshrafi/AP Photos]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreihjrqbjnzlszbg6psp4il4qz4wyhwb2vialyyr2fn3u6kkmclk24m@jpeg)
![Amani and Mohammed Halawa pose for a picture with their children, Aya, 13, and Bashir, 10, inside their partially collapsed home, with a tree and messages of longing and hope painted on the wall behind them. [Jehad Alshrafi/AP Photo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lofqead276vtc5647ye7sl2/bafkreidurisyscbruznlcodcubup7iu2iopkk5mkpgqwpo4icslif3kgya@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Congratulations, world! We suck!
I have very few remaining commercial connections to the US and every single one of them is brain-scorchingly idiotic to try to navigate. Shithole country completely taken over by craven predatory filth
December 21, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I have very few remaining commercial connections to the US and every single one of them is brain-scorchingly idiotic to try to navigate. Shithole country completely taken over by craven predatory filth
No one should accept this merger. Let their partners go to zero on their equity interest. Fuck 'em.
A storied Wall Street law firm that hemorrhaged talent after bending the knee to President Donald Trump has announced plans to merge with a much larger firm in a bid to save its practice.
www.thedailybeast.com/storied-law-...
www.thedailybeast.com/storied-law-...
December 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
No one should accept this merger. Let their partners go to zero on their equity interest. Fuck 'em.
Everyone involved in this decision and its execution should be [Terms of Service]ed
I am not exaggerating for effect
I am not exaggerating for effect
Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
www.nola.com/news/educati...
December 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Everyone involved in this decision and its execution should be [Terms of Service]ed
I am not exaggerating for effect
I am not exaggerating for effect
The EU is fucking pathetic
December 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The EU is fucking pathetic
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D-Day for Europe to shore up Ukraine funding.
As EU leaders huddle in Brussels, Stephen Paduano and I analyse the reparations loan in a new piece.
This is not only a "There Is No Alternative" (TINA) moment—but the financial and legal risks are also manageable.
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www.cer.eu/insights/ukr...
As EU leaders huddle in Brussels, Stephen Paduano and I analyse the reparations loan in a new piece.
This is not only a "There Is No Alternative" (TINA) moment—but the financial and legal risks are also manageable.
1/
www.cer.eu/insights/ukr...
The Ukraine Reparations Loan: How to fix Europe's financial plumbing
As US support for Ukraine vanishes, Europe must overcome Belgian opposition and improvise fiscally to provide Kyiv with €210 billion.
www.cer.eu
December 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
D-Day for Europe to shore up Ukraine funding.
As EU leaders huddle in Brussels, Stephen Paduano and I analyse the reparations loan in a new piece.
This is not only a "There Is No Alternative" (TINA) moment—but the financial and legal risks are also manageable.
1/
www.cer.eu/insights/ukr...
As EU leaders huddle in Brussels, Stephen Paduano and I analyse the reparations loan in a new piece.
This is not only a "There Is No Alternative" (TINA) moment—but the financial and legal risks are also manageable.
1/
www.cer.eu/insights/ukr...
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
Truly a magical game.
🇫🇷 French indie title "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" stole the spotlight at the 🎮 Game Awards in 🇺🇸 Los Angeles on Thursday, taking home a record 🏆 nine prizes including Game of the Year.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Truly a magical game.
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The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
December 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
My issue with social media bans isn't so much about banning this for kids but about two things: (1) identifying kids online, which exposes them to more targeting risk, and (2) these algorithms are just as bad for adults who themselves have no capacity to discern truth from propaganda
Australia's ban on under-16s on social media is well on its way to becoming the global norm. I wrote about how platforms lost the argument www.platformer.news/australia-so...
December 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
My issue with social media bans isn't so much about banning this for kids but about two things: (1) identifying kids online, which exposes them to more targeting risk, and (2) these algorithms are just as bad for adults who themselves have no capacity to discern truth from propaganda
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What a time to be a Luddite accelerationist
December 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
What a time to be a Luddite accelerationist
My only WB/Netflix opinion is that Netflix is almost certainly less-bad than every alternative.
December 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
My only WB/Netflix opinion is that Netflix is almost certainly less-bad than every alternative.
Again, I don't know why this is so clear to American expats and not European leaders, but the US is ready to eat the EU's lunch - and dinner - and we're paying them for the privilege by buying all our tech from them.
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Again, I don't know why this is so clear to American expats and not European leaders, but the US is ready to eat the EU's lunch - and dinner - and we're paying them for the privilege by buying all our tech from them.
Yes, Europe is strong. Europe needs to start fucking acting like it, instead of behaving like a bunch of sad professors afraid of tripping over the carpet
"Sometimes we doubt Europe’s power. But what I see is that there are so many people trying to undermine Europe, and I wonder, if Europe is not strong, why do so many people seek to undermine it? Because the truth is, we are strong."
December 8, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Yes, Europe is strong. Europe needs to start fucking acting like it, instead of behaving like a bunch of sad professors afraid of tripping over the carpet
The rule of thumb I have on this is that if it looks like consent (ie. voluntary, intentional act in furtherance of the primary goal of the data subject), but doesn't otherwise meet the conditions of GDPR consent, it's very likely a legitimate interest that also usually passes a balancing test.
Legitimate interest as a lawful basis for requiring the creation of user accounts on e-commerce websites
December 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The rule of thumb I have on this is that if it looks like consent (ie. voluntary, intentional act in furtherance of the primary goal of the data subject), but doesn't otherwise meet the conditions of GDPR consent, it's very likely a legitimate interest that also usually passes a balancing test.
Maybe Israel can start adhering to the first phase
Netanyahu says Israel and Hamas expected to begin Gaza ceasefire's second phase soon
Netanyahu says Israel and Hamas expected to begin Gaza ceasefire's second phase soon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he expected the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire to begin "very shortly" once Hamas returns the remains of the last hostage whose body was taken by Palestinian militants during the October 7, 2023 attacks.
f24.my
December 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Maybe Israel can start adhering to the first phase
Please stop amplifying Nazi slop from the Nazi social media site here on Bluesky. I deleted my Twitter account for a reason. Thanks.
December 7, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Please stop amplifying Nazi slop from the Nazi social media site here on Bluesky. I deleted my Twitter account for a reason. Thanks.
Is Germany (or the EU for that matter) even asserting their interests? Europeans seem unable to decide whether to run away from Trump or to suck him off
A whopping 65% of Germans say Germany is acting too cautiously in asserting its interests towards the United States.
December 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Is Germany (or the EU for that matter) even asserting their interests? Europeans seem unable to decide whether to run away from Trump or to suck him off