Dawn Nafus
@dawnnafus.bsky.social
Trained as an anthropologist, former tech worker, now... who knows?
Books--Ethnography for a Data-Saturated World, Quantified, & Self-Tracking.
Permaculture, fungi, foraging, & climate justice get me out of bed.
Books--Ethnography for a Data-Saturated World, Quantified, & Self-Tracking.
Permaculture, fungi, foraging, & climate justice get me out of bed.
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Dawn Nafus
@dawnnafus.bsky.social
· Aug 29
Why Saying “AI Uses the Energy of Nine Seconds of Television” is Like Spraying Dispersant Over an…
TLDR: the smaller the number, the more you should be worried
medium.com
Google's claim that each AI prompt uses the energy of 9 seconds of television is like throwing dispersant over an oil slick.
The only way to get a number that low is with massive scale, which you should definitely worry about. medium.com/@dnafus/why-...
The only way to get a number that low is with massive scale, which you should definitely worry about. medium.com/@dnafus/why-...
@reuters.com forgot how to spell war crime
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump reut.rs/3YWbo3K
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump
Nicolas Maduro ruled Venezuela with a heavy hand for more than 12 years, presiding over deep economic and social crises and resisting pressure from domestic opponents and foreign governments for political change.
reut.rs
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
@reuters.com forgot how to spell war crime
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> An investigative journalist has infiltrated the white supremacist dating website WhiteDate and exfiltrated over 8,000 profiles and 100GB of data. Photos and other sensitive details have been made public, and the full “WhiteLeaks” data is available
cybernews.com/security/inv...
cybernews.com/security/inv...
Investigator breaches white supremacist dating sites, exposes 8,000 users
An investigative journalist infiltrated three white supremacist platforms, including the dating site WhiteDate, exfiltrating over 8,000 user profiles and 100GB of sensitive data.
cybernews.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:08 PM
> An investigative journalist has infiltrated the white supremacist dating website WhiteDate and exfiltrated over 8,000 profiles and 100GB of data. Photos and other sensitive details have been made public, and the full “WhiteLeaks” data is available
cybernews.com/security/inv...
cybernews.com/security/inv...
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I keep watching people who used to write 10,000-word explorations of complex topics now produce dozens of disconnected fragments per day, each optimized for immediate engagement.
It's like watching someone who composed symphonies decide to only make ringtones.
www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-fo...
It's like watching someone who composed symphonies decide to only make ringtones.
www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-fo...
The Case for Blogging in the Ruins
In 1751, Denis Diderot began publishing his Encyclopédie, a project that would eventually span 28 volumes and take more than two decades to complete. The French government banned it twice. The Catholic Church condemned it, Diderot's collaborators abandoned him, his publisher secretly censored entries behind his back, and he worked
www.joanwestenberg.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I keep watching people who used to write 10,000-word explorations of complex topics now produce dozens of disconnected fragments per day, each optimized for immediate engagement.
It's like watching someone who composed symphonies decide to only make ringtones.
www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-fo...
It's like watching someone who composed symphonies decide to only make ringtones.
www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-fo...
Are paying attention @tinakotek.bsky.social ? This is how you win. But you did the opposite--went out of your way to prevent Oregonians from implementing a voted-upon ballot measure for preschool for all.
Expect to get primaried hard.
Expect to get primaried hard.
Mamdani: "The cost of childcare will no longer discourage young adults from starting a family, because we will deliver universal childcare for the many by taxing the wealthiest few"
January 1, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Are paying attention @tinakotek.bsky.social ? This is how you win. But you did the opposite--went out of your way to prevent Oregonians from implementing a voted-upon ballot measure for preschool for all.
Expect to get primaried hard.
Expect to get primaried hard.
Bring back preschool for all you heartless Grinch. BTW, I pay those Portland taxes happily because I am not a neoliberal monster asking to get primaried.
Cutting property taxes for Oregonians affected by wildfires. Canceling planned freeway tolls. Pausing local new taxes in the Portland area. We have to keep going to make life more affordable for Oregonians.
December 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Bring back preschool for all you heartless Grinch. BTW, I pay those Portland taxes happily because I am not a neoliberal monster asking to get primaried.
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Portland, you know what to do....
Abolish ICE
Wreck ICE
Remove ICE
Abolish ICE
Wreck ICE
Remove ICE
Portland snowplow naming contest returns for 2026.
Portland’s punniest contest returns with a chance to leave your mark on winter
Portland snowplow naming contest returns for 2026.
www.oregonlive.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Portland, you know what to do....
Abolish ICE
Wreck ICE
Remove ICE
Abolish ICE
Wreck ICE
Remove ICE
"It’s bad enough having to see glitter in videoconferencing software, or begging to write emails for you, but God forbid you should try to do anything without glitter. Your bosses will ask, where’s your glitter? Is your life’s work at least related to glitter?"
medium.com/@dnafus/spar...
medium.com/@dnafus/spar...
SparkleTek
The problem with glitter is it gets everywhere
medium.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"It’s bad enough having to see glitter in videoconferencing software, or begging to write emails for you, but God forbid you should try to do anything without glitter. Your bosses will ask, where’s your glitter? Is your life’s work at least related to glitter?"
medium.com/@dnafus/spar...
medium.com/@dnafus/spar...
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I don’t know how it works at the New York Times, but my editors at The Guardian would never let me publish this if they knew that I was one of the elites who spent time with Epstein. And if I published it without telling them, I would be out of a job.
December 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I don’t know how it works at the New York Times, but my editors at The Guardian would never let me publish this if they knew that I was one of the elites who spent time with Epstein. And if I published it without telling them, I would be out of a job.
Larry Summers, David Brooks, Bill Clinton -- such a mystery why so much of the public are done with the neoliberal elite.
December 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Larry Summers, David Brooks, Bill Clinton -- such a mystery why so much of the public are done with the neoliberal elite.
At last, a common cartoon villain we can all agree on: big tech.
"DeSantis argued that Big Tech cos are rushing to build data centers that ..make electricity more expensive, water more scarce and local quality of life worse — in exchange for AI products that are intrusive, unsafe for children or put people out of work." subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
E&E News: DeSantis calls for restricting data centers
The Florida Republican has emerged as one of few governors to criticize an industry that's investing billions in states, as local concern grows over rising electricity costs.
subscriber.politicopro.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
At last, a common cartoon villain we can all agree on: big tech.
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You don't have a garden. You are part of a garden.
December 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
You don't have a garden. You are part of a garden.
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"AI can replace editors."
Really? Editors, by and large, try not to just make things up as they go along.
Really? Editors, by and large, try not to just make things up as they go along.
December 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"AI can replace editors."
Really? Editors, by and large, try not to just make things up as they go along.
Really? Editors, by and large, try not to just make things up as they go along.
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Tech sovereignty isn’t about swapping US hyperscalers for local monopolies, writes David Eaves. That just recreates dependency. Real agency comes from interoperability, de facto standards, and procurement that makes switching cloud providers simple, says Eaves.
The Path to a Sovereign Tech Stack is Via a Commodified Tech Stack | TechPolicy.Press
Strategic standardization of cloud infrastructure backed by procurement power and market forces is the right way to tame the hyperscalers, writes David Eaves.
buff.ly
December 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Tech sovereignty isn’t about swapping US hyperscalers for local monopolies, writes David Eaves. That just recreates dependency. Real agency comes from interoperability, de facto standards, and procurement that makes switching cloud providers simple, says Eaves.
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Also lol "Glitter-glue-as-a-service (GGAAS)"
I would actually pay a subscription for that.
I would actually pay a subscription for that.
I wrote a little Christmas satire of tech hype and the environment called "SparkleTek."
It's always a glitter revolution. Every. Damn. Time.
medium.com/@dnafus/spar...
It's always a glitter revolution. Every. Damn. Time.
medium.com/@dnafus/spar...
SparkleTek
The problem with glitter is it gets everywhere
medium.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Also lol "Glitter-glue-as-a-service (GGAAS)"
I would actually pay a subscription for that.
I would actually pay a subscription for that.
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"The third feature of SparkleTek season is that you can’t exactly opt out. [...] the media is always banging on about it, wherever you go. That means that folks who just aren’t that into glitter have a tough time."
Excellent xmas satire from @dawnnafus.bsky.social :)
Excellent xmas satire from @dawnnafus.bsky.social :)
I wrote a little Christmas satire of tech hype and the environment called "SparkleTek."
It's always a glitter revolution. Every. Damn. Time.
medium.com/@dnafus/spar...
It's always a glitter revolution. Every. Damn. Time.
medium.com/@dnafus/spar...
SparkleTek
The problem with glitter is it gets everywhere
medium.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
"The third feature of SparkleTek season is that you can’t exactly opt out. [...] the media is always banging on about it, wherever you go. That means that folks who just aren’t that into glitter have a tough time."
Excellent xmas satire from @dawnnafus.bsky.social :)
Excellent xmas satire from @dawnnafus.bsky.social :)
I wrote a little Christmas satire of tech hype and the environment called "SparkleTek."
It's always a glitter revolution. Every. Damn. Time.
medium.com/@dnafus/spar...
It's always a glitter revolution. Every. Damn. Time.
medium.com/@dnafus/spar...
SparkleTek
The problem with glitter is it gets everywhere
medium.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I wrote a little Christmas satire of tech hype and the environment called "SparkleTek."
It's always a glitter revolution. Every. Damn. Time.
medium.com/@dnafus/spar...
It's always a glitter revolution. Every. Damn. Time.
medium.com/@dnafus/spar...
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Sorry there is no more room in the bandwagon
1. Pausing new submissions about AI topics for 90 days. That is, papers about AI models, testing AI models, proposing AI models, theories about the future of AI, etc. We will make exceptions for papers that are already accepted for publication (or published) in peer-reviewed scholarly journals
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November 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Sorry there is no more room in the bandwagon
Here's a list of handy-dandy terms to stuff into every single email in white font. Every. Damn. Time.
If anyone is curious about the current list of search terms being used by right wing activist organizations to harass university professors, here's a public records request I received today from Mike Howell of the Heritage Foundation. Not intimidating or meant to curtail by my speech at all, right?
December 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Here's a list of handy-dandy terms to stuff into every single email in white font. Every. Damn. Time.
Um, why is the Guardian promoting surveillance as a perfectly acceptable consumer good?
The seven best video doorbells tried and tested – and Ring isn’t top
The seven best video doorbells tried and tested – and Ring isn’t top
Whether you want to bolster your home’s security or simply make sure you know who’s at the door, the latest generation of smart doorbells will help put your mind at ease
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Um, why is the Guardian promoting surveillance as a perfectly acceptable consumer good?
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When the AI bubble pops, who’s going to be left holding the bag?
When the housing bubble burst, approximately 10 million Americans lost their homes. What will we lose this time?
www.commondreams.org/opinion/who-... via @saqibbhatti.bsky.social
When the housing bubble burst, approximately 10 million Americans lost their homes. What will we lose this time?
www.commondreams.org/opinion/who-... via @saqibbhatti.bsky.social
When the AI Bubble Bursts, Working Families Will Pay the Price | Common Dreams
When the housing bubble burst, approximately 10 million Americans lost their homes. What will we lose this time?
www.commondreams.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
When the AI bubble pops, who’s going to be left holding the bag?
When the housing bubble burst, approximately 10 million Americans lost their homes. What will we lose this time?
www.commondreams.org/opinion/who-... via @saqibbhatti.bsky.social
When the housing bubble burst, approximately 10 million Americans lost their homes. What will we lose this time?
www.commondreams.org/opinion/who-... via @saqibbhatti.bsky.social
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Everyone should know that you can type “-ai” at the end of your Google search to leave off the AI crap…
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Everyone should know that you can type “-ai” at the end of your Google search to leave off the AI crap…
OK now I'm *really* mad
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
OK now I'm *really* mad
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A bipartisan group of 13 governors urges Congress to “reform” energy permitting. It’s a terrible idea.
6 Democratic Governors Have Linked Arms With the GOP to Push Fossil Fuels
A bipartisan group of 13 governors urges Congress to “reform” energy permitting. It’s a terrible idea.
buff.ly
November 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A bipartisan group of 13 governors urges Congress to “reform” energy permitting. It’s a terrible idea.
Larry Summers moves from neoliberal asshat to full fledged sex pest. Fitting.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Larry Summers moves from neoliberal asshat to full fledged sex pest. Fitting.