Deric
darklight.bsky.social
Deric
@darklight.bsky.social
New to writing.

Chicago.
www.uber.com/global/en/pr...

Uber's updated privacy notice effective 2025/2026 expands use of biometric data & AI, clarifies global data transfers. It gives more transparency but also enables more data collection, especially for safety/fraud prevention.

#UberPrivacy #DataRights
Uber Privacy Notice: Drivers and Delivery People
This page describes Uber's data practices when you use Uber to drive, deliver or are a restaurant partner.
www.uber.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Uber's new policy expands data collection (biometrics, inferred traits) while offering minimal control. Your privacy is traded for their convenience and profit. #Uber #Privacy #DataCollection #BigTech #Surveillance #Biometrics #PrivacyRights #UserData #Transparency #TechCynic
Uber Privacy Notice: Riders & Order Recipients
This page describes Uber's data practices when you use Uber to request rides and deliveries.
www.uber.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Something to watch if ever struggle busing through your creative endeavors 😉
THE GAP by Ira Glass
I think it was in the time of spring 2012, when I came across David Shiyang Liu's lovely piece of work about Ira Glass. It was the most inspiring and motivating…
vimeo.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again
September 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Placed 324th in my first dynamic/linear programming challenge. I have no background in these kinds of competition—just AI, curiosity, and YouTube.

Beat Gpt-5-pro with $20 Sonnet 😁

#AI #DynamicProgramming #BerghainChallenge

Link if you want to try: berghain.challenges.listenlabs.ai
September 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Reporting live from #Chicago, murder capital of the world. A real hell hole
September 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
All these privacy and service agreements by corpos are hypocritical: steal to train models, then declare the outputs proprietary and ban others from training on them.

It's the same old playbook. Why does it keep working?

#AI #Data #tos #privacy
September 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
@quellist1.bsky.social Reading Altered Carbon. It's great. Really admire your dialogue tags. Any tricks, tips, or craft books you can recommend on dialogue tags? Do they just occur to you or is there a process?
September 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
What Cynical AI says about Microsoft Services Agreement update: tighter AI rules (no training on outputs, no scraping), logs inputs/outputs; trials may require auto-renew; arbitration + class waiver remain. Watch exports. #Microsoft #TOS #AI #Copilot #Privacy #Data

chatgpt.com/s/t_68bc5e81...
Spotify terms update summary
A conversational AI system that listens, learns, and challenges
chatgpt.com
September 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
@lawyerliz.bsky.social hello. Do you a lawyer on Bluesky that's knowledgeable about class actions (generally?)
September 6, 2025 at 4:04 AM
#foundation

Season Three Episode Nine is masterclass. What a satisfying episode.

#scifi
September 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I asked this writing question to AI.

Would you consider this "Cheating-with-AI?" I don't know how to use a poll, but would appreciate a Yah or Nah. I'll post the response below.
September 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Spotify’s new Terms tighten control: more use of your data/messages for ML, ad targeting; geofenced access; easy price hikes; arbitration & class-action waiver. They ban 3rd-party AI training but keep theirs. #Spotify #Privacy #AI #TOS #Data 500-w Summary: chatgpt.com/share/68bafd...
ChatGPT - Spotify terms update analysis
A conversational AI system that listens, learns, and challenges
chatgpt.com
September 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#ARC Year Two Day Three
August 31, 2025 at 5:36 PM
What my Cynical AI has to say about @anthropic.com 's new updates to consumer terms and privacy policy:

Anthropic now uses new or resumed Claude chats for AI training—with 5‑year data retention unless users opt out by Sept 28, 2025. #Privacy #AI #Claude
August 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
@nkjemisin.bsky.social I just started reading Fifth Season and I'm hooked.

really digging the 2ndP.

My c.w. classes have always said 2ndP is unsustainable and you're kinda like "hold my beer" (or wine or tea)
June 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
@evbogue.com hey everett! Im starting my social features and wondering if you know of any good sources to understand social graphs / peer-to-peer / bluesky protocol?
February 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
@evbogue.com is that event still on today?
February 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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We're still trying to close up the gap in digital subscriptions caused by Amazon shuttering their subscription program last year. If you are a former Amazon subscriber looking to sign back up or someone joining for the first time, your options can be found here:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
February 6, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Deep in the Amazon for a traditional Dieta: 10 days of silence, a restricted diet, and Ayahuasca. It’s been incredible for myself and my writing process. Grateful for the experience.
August 15, 2023 at 7:51 PM
Off to Iquitos, Peru. This is just above Panama
August 4, 2023 at 4:25 AM
One thing I’d love to see more of in writer’s bios is their Goodreads profile. A great way to help other writers find the right stuff.
Deric Ortiz (dericortiz) - Chicago, IL (191 books)
Deric Ortiz has 191 books on Goodreads
goodreads.com
July 29, 2023 at 5:56 PM