Holmes Wilson
@holmesworcester.bsky.social
Former fightforthefuture.org founder building a local-first, p2p alternative to Slack and Discord at tryquiet.org
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Really excited to be here on the (structurally) free-speech-friendly alternative to X and Substack.
This is one dark side of antitrust regulations or any regulations that give the government broad discretion.
A government-sanctioned "truth arbiter" will soon arrive at CBS. Their role will be to ensure that journalists do not criticize this Administration or express views that conflict with its agenda.
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
August 9, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This is one dark side of antitrust regulations or any regulations that give the government broad discretion.
Reposted by Holmes Wilson
David Byrne came to my band’s show at a gay bar in Bed-Stuy and sang This Must Be The Place with us and I still haven’t processed it
August 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
David Byrne came to my band’s show at a gay bar in Bed-Stuy and sang This Must Be The Place with us and I still haven’t processed it
I remember getting into a loooong fight last year about whether Bluesky users should have the freedom to turn off the company's moderation filters. This is why I was right: techcrunch.com/2025/04/23/g...
Government censorship comes to Bluesky, but not its third-party apps ... yet | TechCrunch
Government censorship has found its way to Bluesky, but there's currently a loophole thanks to how the social network is structured.Earlier this
techcrunch.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I remember getting into a loooong fight last year about whether Bluesky users should have the freedom to turn off the company's moderation filters. This is why I was right: techcrunch.com/2025/04/23/g...
Would be an interesting escalation for Dem candidates to promise the heaviest possible negative consequences to any foreign country that plays along with Trump's "offshore gulag" move.
Also, are the Americans who participate in this violating any criminal laws?
Also, are the Americans who participate in this violating any criminal laws?
April 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Would be an interesting escalation for Dem candidates to promise the heaviest possible negative consequences to any foreign country that plays along with Trump's "offshore gulag" move.
Also, are the Americans who participate in this violating any criminal laws?
Also, are the Americans who participate in this violating any criminal laws?
On a flight and the toddler behind me seamlessly transitioned from general babble into the synth riff from Amour Toujours.
April 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
On a flight and the toddler behind me seamlessly transitioned from general babble into the synth riff from Amour Toujours.
Reposted by Holmes Wilson
My biggest frustration in terms of rising to this moment is: people obviously do not understand that there's a whole psyop strategy around DEMORALIZATION.
I do not necessarily think that every doomcryer is insincere, but to steal hope is still to hand our enemies weapons.
I do not necessarily think that every doomcryer is insincere, but to steal hope is still to hand our enemies weapons.
April 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
My biggest frustration in terms of rising to this moment is: people obviously do not understand that there's a whole psyop strategy around DEMORALIZATION.
I do not necessarily think that every doomcryer is insincere, but to steal hope is still to hand our enemies weapons.
I do not necessarily think that every doomcryer is insincere, but to steal hope is still to hand our enemies weapons.
East Bay Gabber Micro
March 28, 2025 at 1:56 AM
East Bay Gabber Micro
The worst authoritarians, and the real fascists, are those who support both the ICE raids on Columbia students *and* harsh prison sentences for January 6th protesters.
March 26, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The worst authoritarians, and the real fascists, are those who support both the ICE raids on Columbia students *and* harsh prison sentences for January 6th protesters.
App-coordinated mototaxis are the best form of public transportation ever invented.
Similar carbon footprint to *walking*. Faster than anything. No middlemen or favoring of elite neighborhoods.
Work great on dirt roads, beaches, narrow paths. Electric options are silent.
Similar carbon footprint to *walking*. Faster than anything. No middlemen or favoring of elite neighborhoods.
Work great on dirt roads, beaches, narrow paths. Electric options are silent.
March 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
App-coordinated mototaxis are the best form of public transportation ever invented.
Similar carbon footprint to *walking*. Faster than anything. No middlemen or favoring of elite neighborhoods.
Work great on dirt roads, beaches, narrow paths. Electric options are silent.
Similar carbon footprint to *walking*. Faster than anything. No middlemen or favoring of elite neighborhoods.
Work great on dirt roads, beaches, narrow paths. Electric options are silent.
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Absolute must read. Edward Corristine was deeply involved witg a cyber criminal community called the Com. Members have been known to engage in the sexual extortion of children.
krebsonsecurity.com/2025/02/teen...
krebsonsecurity.com/2025/02/teen...
Teen on Musk’s DOGE Team Graduated from ‘The Com’
Wired reported this week that a 19-year-old working for Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was given access to sensitive US government systems even though his past associ...
krebsonsecurity.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Absolute must read. Edward Corristine was deeply involved witg a cyber criminal community called the Com. Members have been known to engage in the sexual extortion of children.
krebsonsecurity.com/2025/02/teen...
krebsonsecurity.com/2025/02/teen...
Ross Ulbricht should make a Silk Road for puberty blockers.
February 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Ross Ulbricht should make a Silk Road for puberty blockers.
In case anyone missed it, as of this week LLMs don't need more human-generated data to get smarter.
The AI field is over that hump now.
The method it uses (RL or self-play) is similar to the one that made AI into unbeatable Go players and fighter pilots with no data at all.
Think about it!
The AI field is over that hump now.
The method it uses (RL or self-play) is similar to the one that made AI into unbeatable Go players and fighter pilots with no data at all.
Think about it!
January 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
In case anyone missed it, as of this week LLMs don't need more human-generated data to get smarter.
The AI field is over that hump now.
The method it uses (RL or self-play) is similar to the one that made AI into unbeatable Go players and fighter pilots with no data at all.
Think about it!
The AI field is over that hump now.
The method it uses (RL or self-play) is similar to the one that made AI into unbeatable Go players and fighter pilots with no data at all.
Think about it!
This is a great example of how math helps process reality!
January 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This is a great example of how math helps process reality!
This is wonderful. Whoever convinced Trump's team on this is a hero and I want to hug them, even if we disagree on their support for Trump.
Ross's murder conviction was in nauseatingly bad faith.
The probability he would go free this young was tiny. Amazing.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ross's murder conviction was in nauseatingly bad faith.
The probability he would go free this young was tiny. Amazing.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road drug marketplace
Ulbricht, sentenced to life in prison in 2015, given ‘full and unconditional’ pardon by president
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This is wonderful. Whoever convinced Trump's team on this is a hero and I want to hug them, even if we disagree on their support for Trump.
Ross's murder conviction was in nauseatingly bad faith.
The probability he would go free this young was tiny. Amazing.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ross's murder conviction was in nauseatingly bad faith.
The probability he would go free this young was tiny. Amazing.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
So embarrassing to live in a country that bans apps
January 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
So embarrassing to live in a country that bans apps
I am tickled by how sci-fi a format this is for releasing music.
Release a 96 second track along with a slowed-down version and a sped-up version.
Pronto. Foi. Manda bala.
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Release a 96 second track along with a slowed-down version and a sped-up version.
Pronto. Foi. Manda bala.
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
YouTube Music
A new music service with official albums, singles, videos, remixes, live performances and more for Android, iOS and desktop. It's all here.
music.youtube.com
January 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I am tickled by how sci-fi a format this is for releasing music.
Release a 96 second track along with a slowed-down version and a sped-up version.
Pronto. Foi. Manda bala.
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Release a 96 second track along with a slowed-down version and a sped-up version.
Pronto. Foi. Manda bala.
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Listening to Meredith Monk turns any place into such a different place: youtu.be/7su7d76LhWg?...
What is other music like that for you?
What is other music like that for you?
Meredith Monk - Dolmen Music (complete)
YouTube video by vox_ritualis
youtu.be
January 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Listening to Meredith Monk turns any place into such a different place: youtu.be/7su7d76LhWg?...
What is other music like that for you?
What is other music like that for you?
I love VLC so much
Locally generated subtitles is such a badass feature, also
Locally generated subtitles is such a badass feature, also
after days of grifters and con men at CES we stumbled upon the booth for VLC. they were all dressed as wizards and told us, "we have nothing to sell, we just decided to show up". i told them I'd been using their software to pirate media for 15 years and they said "keep doing that"
January 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I love VLC so much
Locally generated subtitles is such a badass feature, also
Locally generated subtitles is such a badass feature, also
Reposted by Holmes Wilson
after days of grifters and con men at CES we stumbled upon the booth for VLC. they were all dressed as wizards and told us, "we have nothing to sell, we just decided to show up". i told them I'd been using their software to pirate media for 15 years and they said "keep doing that"
January 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
after days of grifters and con men at CES we stumbled upon the booth for VLC. they were all dressed as wizards and told us, "we have nothing to sell, we just decided to show up". i told them I'd been using their software to pirate media for 15 years and they said "keep doing that"
Also allowed on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads:
Unfollowing, unfriending, blocking, and (optional) endless arguing.
We have a lot of remedies for bad speech! And there's a lot more we could do to put users in control.
Let's do them! Fighting over what to censor hurts activism in the end.
Unfollowing, unfriending, blocking, and (optional) endless arguing.
We have a lot of remedies for bad speech! And there's a lot more we could do to put users in control.
Let's do them! Fighting over what to censor hurts activism in the end.
Now allowed on Facebook, Instagram and threads:
"Immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit."
"Gays are freaks."
"Look at that tranny (beneath photo of 17 year old girl)."
In his announcement, Zuckerberg described this as "mainstream political discourse."
"Immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit."
"Gays are freaks."
"Look at that tranny (beneath photo of 17 year old girl)."
In his announcement, Zuckerberg described this as "mainstream political discourse."
Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”
Facebook now allows attacks on immigrants and trans people, and posts like “Mexican immigrants are trash!” and “I’m a proud racist.”
theintercept.com
January 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Also allowed on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads:
Unfollowing, unfriending, blocking, and (optional) endless arguing.
We have a lot of remedies for bad speech! And there's a lot more we could do to put users in control.
Let's do them! Fighting over what to censor hurts activism in the end.
Unfollowing, unfriending, blocking, and (optional) endless arguing.
We have a lot of remedies for bad speech! And there's a lot more we could do to put users in control.
Let's do them! Fighting over what to censor hurts activism in the end.
The partner of someone you're not quite dating yet is a proto meta?
January 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The partner of someone you're not quite dating yet is a proto meta?
Smartest post I've seen on Bluesky!
The reactions to this post (almost entirely from people who clearly didn't read it - that's okay; I react to headlines too) mimics almost word for word the react-to-everything/nonsense cycle the post describes.
Greenland, Panama, Canada … None of that is Going to Happen talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/green...
January 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Smartest post I've seen on Bluesky!
Reposted by Holmes Wilson
The reactions to this post (almost entirely from people who clearly didn't read it - that's okay; I react to headlines too) mimics almost word for word the react-to-everything/nonsense cycle the post describes.
Greenland, Panama, Canada … None of that is Going to Happen talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/green...
Greenland, Panama, Canada … None of that is Going to Happen
Some of you will disagree with this. And perhaps the future will vindicate your criticism. But I don’t think we should be distracted by Trump’s nonsense about Greenland, the Panama Canal or bum…
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The reactions to this post (almost entirely from people who clearly didn't read it - that's okay; I react to headlines too) mimics almost word for word the react-to-everything/nonsense cycle the post describes.
Important
January 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Important
This is what makes the climate much less terrifying than other humans and/or machine intelligences.
The climate doesn't really give a shit about whether you believe in climate change
January 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This is what makes the climate much less terrifying than other humans and/or machine intelligences.