Eva Emiel
@evaemiel.com
Thoughts on art, design, tech and being human. Sometimes I draw and write stories. they/she/he
https://evaemiel.com
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obviously the privacy concerns are the most glaring issue here but I'm always baffled that anyone in tech believes that a face scan can tell with any certainty how old someone is.
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month - all accounts set to "teen-appropriate experience" by default www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
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February 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
obviously the privacy concerns are the most glaring issue here but I'm always baffled that anyone in tech believes that a face scan can tell with any certainty how old someone is.
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fellow engineers,
you really need to start asking yourself some questions when building something:
1. how will the police use what i'm making?
2. what kinds of people are the police going to use it against?
3. how many people will be harmed in silence before we find out?
you really need to start asking yourself some questions when building something:
1. how will the police use what i'm making?
2. what kinds of people are the police going to use it against?
3. how many people will be harmed in silence before we find out?
January 19, 2024 at 9:25 PM
fellow engineers,
you really need to start asking yourself some questions when building something:
1. how will the police use what i'm making?
2. what kinds of people are the police going to use it against?
3. how many people will be harmed in silence before we find out?
you really need to start asking yourself some questions when building something:
1. how will the police use what i'm making?
2. what kinds of people are the police going to use it against?
3. how many people will be harmed in silence before we find out?
This is very cool! Happy to report the map knows where I want to belong.
February 9, 2026 at 8:49 AM
This is very cool! Happy to report the map knows where I want to belong.
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People forget the Kate Beaton comic the "Poe looking suspiciously at a letter" meme comes from is also a devastating read on Jules Verne.
December 29, 2024 at 1:21 AM
People forget the Kate Beaton comic the "Poe looking suspiciously at a letter" meme comes from is also a devastating read on Jules Verne.
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you say 'new on my substack' and I say www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:07 AM
you say 'new on my substack' and I say www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
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What it actually boils down to is George Carlin was right all along
Making it make sense: Epstein wasn't a global mastermind. He did not orchestrate a vast conspiracy that led us to today.
He was a very rich man with connections to other very rich men. The shared culture of these men is that they have a right to dominate and abuse others without consequence.
He was a very rich man with connections to other very rich men. The shared culture of these men is that they have a right to dominate and abuse others without consequence.
February 3, 2026 at 11:52 AM
What it actually boils down to is George Carlin was right all along
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The European Commission is pushing hard to extend Chat Control 1.0 - allowing mass scanning of private messages without court orders for another two years. Contact your MEPs TODAY via fightchatcontrol.eu to defend your privacy and digital rights!
February 1, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The European Commission is pushing hard to extend Chat Control 1.0 - allowing mass scanning of private messages without court orders for another two years. Contact your MEPs TODAY via fightchatcontrol.eu to defend your privacy and digital rights!
This is delightful
The Wickywock and the JubJub Berry (2025)
YouTube video by Wickywock Productions
www.youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:21 PM
This is delightful
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New comic! Victorian science! Higher dimensions! Palindromes!
thesecretknots.com/comic/eighte...
thesecretknots.com/comic/eighte...
January 30, 2026 at 1:28 PM
New comic! Victorian science! Higher dimensions! Palindromes!
thesecretknots.com/comic/eighte...
thesecretknots.com/comic/eighte...
Satoshi Kon's work is the stuff of legend.
(Though I've known for years now that Aronofsky is a hack, it still pains me because I genuinely liked The Fountain back when it came out)
(Though I've known for years now that Aronofsky is a hack, it still pains me because I genuinely liked The Fountain back when it came out)
I’m not going to repost the abomination that he’s made, but please know that Darren Aronofsky sucks shit and always has. May I suggest watching the sublime filmography of the late Satoshi Kon instead (the person he not so subtlety ripped off)? Can’t really go wrong with anything in his catalogue! 💜
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Satoshi Kon's work is the stuff of legend.
(Though I've known for years now that Aronofsky is a hack, it still pains me because I genuinely liked The Fountain back when it came out)
(Though I've known for years now that Aronofsky is a hack, it still pains me because I genuinely liked The Fountain back when it came out)
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January 12, 2026 at 7:20 PM
alchemists: so you did it? your turned lead into gold!!!
scientists: what? like it's hard? (we kinda don't want it though)
scientists: what? like it's hard? (we kinda don't want it though)
Scientists mimicking the Big Bang accidentally turn lead into gold
Scientists mimicking the Big Bang accidentally turn lead into gold
Scientists mimicking the Big Bang accidentally turn lead into gold
www.independent.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 6:49 PM
alchemists: so you did it? your turned lead into gold!!!
scientists: what? like it's hard? (we kinda don't want it though)
scientists: what? like it's hard? (we kinda don't want it though)
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Grab tissues before reading
The Dickin Medal is the highest award that can be issued to animals in British military service. Bearing the words "We Also Serve" it has been awarded 75 times since its creation in 1943.
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
January 4, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Grab tissues before reading
It never made any sense to me to celebrate the start of a new year in winter (or summer, if you're on the other side of our planet) but eh...here we go again I suppose.
January 1, 2026 at 10:34 AM
It never made any sense to me to celebrate the start of a new year in winter (or summer, if you're on the other side of our planet) but eh...here we go again I suppose.
I'd be the inventor of a pseudo-psychological trait-based marketing system (think human design nonsense). It would crash and burn because I'd mention "yeah everybody's a sucker to believe in this" on an influential scammers podcast
It's unfair that we have to miss out on the grift economy just because we have principles. But we can still pretend.
What's your griftsona? What scam would they pull to make their millions, and how would they ultimately flame out in a suitably spectacular fashion?
What's your griftsona? What scam would they pull to make their millions, and how would they ultimately flame out in a suitably spectacular fashion?
December 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I'd be the inventor of a pseudo-psychological trait-based marketing system (think human design nonsense). It would crash and burn because I'd mention "yeah everybody's a sucker to believe in this" on an influential scammers podcast
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Here’s to 2026
December 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Here’s to 2026
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I like to imagine that there is a rivalry between two top ham-sniffers: one, a meticulous keeper of precise traditions, the other a brash bad-boy with a colossal nose.
July 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I like to imagine that there is a rivalry between two top ham-sniffers: one, a meticulous keeper of precise traditions, the other a brash bad-boy with a colossal nose.
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"opt in" means turned off by default and people have to go intentionally seek it out and turn it on. not a fan of how techbros are trying to make it synonymous with "opt out," ie turned on by default
All AI features will also be opt-in. I think there are some grey areas in what 'opt-in' means to different people (e.g. is a new toolbar button opt-in?), but the kill switch will absolutely remove all that stuff, and never show it in future. That's unambiguous.
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December 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
"opt in" means turned off by default and people have to go intentionally seek it out and turn it on. not a fan of how techbros are trying to make it synonymous with "opt out," ie turned on by default
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this is making me realize that nobody except maybe weird tryhard wikipedia editors actually check cited sources. this realization would have made school a lot easier for me even tho chatgpt didnt exist back then
Do people realize that this is also happening with case law?
Like Do You Understand What That Fucking Means???
Like Do You Understand What That Fucking Means???
December 20, 2025 at 6:05 AM
this is making me realize that nobody except maybe weird tryhard wikipedia editors actually check cited sources. this realization would have made school a lot easier for me even tho chatgpt didnt exist back then
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"We don't want to be Luddites --" brother, Luddites were opposed to bosses concentrating wealth by using technology to make inferior product with warehouses fulls of starving exploited child labor. You don't have to wear the team jersey but respect the game.
December 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"We don't want to be Luddites --" brother, Luddites were opposed to bosses concentrating wealth by using technology to make inferior product with warehouses fulls of starving exploited child labor. You don't have to wear the team jersey but respect the game.
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everyone's goal for 2026 should be getting into using RSS feeds & readers for updates on everyone's projects rather than relying on social media alone. I don't think "big, badly moderated forums where everyone hangs out and gets cranky" are working great for that.
December 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
everyone's goal for 2026 should be getting into using RSS feeds & readers for updates on everyone's projects rather than relying on social media alone. I don't think "big, badly moderated forums where everyone hangs out and gets cranky" are working great for that.
Your annual reminder that Stockholm syndrome isn't real.
you know that bank robbery in sweden that led to the term stockholm syndrome for thinking the people holding them hostage weren’t so bad? i mean considering the fact that the robbers wanted what was best for the hostages and olof palme was fully willing to sacrifice the hostages…
December 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Your annual reminder that Stockholm syndrome isn't real.
I think it's time to just not be online anymore.
Mozilla has a new CEO and he just announced that Firefox will evolve into a modern AI browser. This is a good example of how management doesn’t understand its own user base and why they go out of their way to install Firefox on Windows, Android, iOS and other devices blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/l...
December 17, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I think it's time to just not be online anymore.