Göktuğ Kayaalp
@igoktugk.bsky.social
Fresh new doctoral student in History @ Boğaziçi Uni.
Master's in linguistics & bachelor's in Italianistics.
https://gkayaalp.com/
Master's in linguistics & bachelor's in Italianistics.
https://gkayaalp.com/
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Göktuğ Kayaalp
@igoktugk.bsky.social
· Sep 7
This is an academia dot edu hate account, don’t put your PDF in that
@vivaldi.com idk if you monitor this account but I'd be glad if there was a way to disable the multiple windows "feature" on Android.
February 11, 2026 at 10:39 PM
@vivaldi.com idk if you monitor this account but I'd be glad if there was a way to disable the multiple windows "feature" on Android.
Re: "AI" replacing workers.
Even in a mythological universe where this tech was what it was hyped up to be the idea that it'll replace workers is a red herring. Tech doesn't replace workers, bosses do. How good the tech is doesn't matter. Many such examples.
February 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Re: "AI" replacing workers.
Meh. Notify me when he files a poe try motion
Sam Bankman-Fried has just filed a pro se motion for a new trial, via his mother
www.courtlistener.com/docket/66631...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/66631...
February 11, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Meh. Notify me when he files a poe try motion
STOP USING GENERATIVE A.I (Original Song)
YouTube video by Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq
youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Yes I will "continue without supporting [you]". Eat shit. Find a better way to earn a living than asking me to subscribe just because I followed a link to your website.
February 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Yes I will "continue without supporting [you]". Eat shit. Find a better way to earn a living than asking me to subscribe just because I followed a link to your website.
Obrigado Portugal for the good news (and for nice literature, in fact my first goal in academia back in 2014 as an undergrad was to start the first Portuguese lit dept in Turkey)
With >85% of votes in, Portugal decisively rejects far-right candidate André Ventura. Center-left candidate António José Seguro is the President-elect.
February 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Obrigado Portugal for the good news (and for nice literature, in fact my first goal in academia back in 2014 as an undergrad was to start the first Portuguese lit dept in Turkey)
I hope she's learned
1) the value of proper backups
2) the importance of privacy
3) the contacts of the nearest divorce lawyer
1) the value of proper backups
2) the importance of privacy
3) the contacts of the nearest divorce lawyer
February 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM
I hope she's learned
1) the value of proper backups
2) the importance of privacy
3) the contacts of the nearest divorce lawyer
1) the value of proper backups
2) the importance of privacy
3) the contacts of the nearest divorce lawyer
One thing that "AI" has done to our lives that I hate but isn't talked about enough is that it's caused a marked increase in scare quotes usage. Absolutely devastating.
February 8, 2026 at 9:40 PM
One thing that "AI" has done to our lives that I hate but isn't talked about enough is that it's caused a marked increase in scare quotes usage. Absolutely devastating.
I know stupidity knows no bounds but like, what did I just read?
march for billionaires. ~20 sincere marchers incl Aella. more reporters than marchers. missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-m...
> Despite the San Francisco locale, a participant said the event had “grassroots” origins at a “little rationalist restaurant get together” in a “group house” on Shattuck Avenue
> Despite the San Francisco locale, a participant said the event had “grassroots” origins at a “little rationalist restaurant get together” in a “group house” on Shattuck Avenue
San Francisco’s billionaire bacchanal a big bust
Only a couple dozen pro-billionaire agitators actually showed for an apparently earnest “March for Billionaires” at Alta Plaza Park.
missionlocal.org
February 8, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I know stupidity knows no bounds but like, what did I just read?
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And formally provably so because to drive you need theory of mind. You can indeed show with maths the limits of maths since it's a formal engineered system with knowable limits, see Gödel etc. We created trains which ban humans from tracks so the system can be safely automated, not so for roads. 1/n
These companies are always lying about the extent of their automation because some things cannot be fully automated in principle
futurism.com/advanced-tra...
futurism.com/advanced-tra...
It Turns Out That When Waymos Are Stumped, They Get Intervention From Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:30 AM
And formally provably so because to drive you need theory of mind. You can indeed show with maths the limits of maths since it's a formal engineered system with knowable limits, see Gödel etc. We created trains which ban humans from tracks so the system can be safely automated, not so for roads. 1/n
Once again take the lid off "AI" and it's "cheap" labour from the global south...
These companies are always lying about the extent of their automation because some things cannot be fully automated in principle
futurism.com/advanced-tra...
futurism.com/advanced-tra...
It Turns Out That When Waymos Are Stumped, They Get Intervention From Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Once again take the lid off "AI" and it's "cheap" labour from the global south...
Many complaints about ppl not helping / fleeing, idk for one I wouldn't be too eager to help out the twat who almost pasted me to the wall for no reason...
Bollards save lives. End of story.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
February 7, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Many complaints about ppl not helping / fleeing, idk for one I wouldn't be too eager to help out the twat who almost pasted me to the wall for no reason...
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Skillcels
I’m sorry but people talking about talent as an unfair quality that needs to be Harrison Bergeroned away by AI have exactly the same energy as people saying it’s unfair that attractive people have more people attracted to them and the government should legislate their right to a hot wife
February 7, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Skillcels
Syllabi are coming out, and damn, the required course I was the least excited about (*) turns out to be the most interesting.
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* Not bc bad but felt like not matching my interests.
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* Not bc bad but felt like not matching my interests.
February 6, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Syllabi are coming out, and damn, the required course I was the least excited about (*) turns out to be the most interesting.
___
* Not bc bad but felt like not matching my interests.
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* Not bc bad but felt like not matching my interests.
ottoman excel-based solarpunk when
Scholars used to call the Ottoman Empire “a near-perfect military society,” but really it all depended on 1,000 scribes in Istanbul who did spreadsheets by day and wrote Persian poetry by night
Hello there
February 4, 2026 at 10:51 PM
ottoman excel-based solarpunk when
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Microsoft walks back AI in Windows 11! Yeah, right
is 30% of Microsoft’s press coverage vibe-marketed
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9X5... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260204-mic... - podcast
time: 6 min 57 sec
is 30% of Microsoft’s press coverage vibe-marketed
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9X5... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260204-mic... - podcast
time: 6 min 57 sec
February 4, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Microsoft walks back AI in Windows 11! Yeah, right
is 30% of Microsoft’s press coverage vibe-marketed
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9X5... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260204-mic... - podcast
time: 6 min 57 sec
is 30% of Microsoft’s press coverage vibe-marketed
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9X5... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260204-mic... - podcast
time: 6 min 57 sec
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if you've been dealing with Jake Archibald, the Firefox "developer relations" guy trying to appease anti-AI-in-Firefox sentiment on Mastodon and Bluesky, this thread documents Jake's style of corporate DARVO in detail
he is here *only* to waste your time
mas.to/@zzt/1160086...
he is here *only* to waste your time
mas.to/@zzt/1160086...
[object Object] (@zzt@mas.to)
here’s some unfair warnings if you’re considering boosting or interacting with that one mozilla dev account or mozilla in general really
if you have interacted with them and gotten an icky feeling, y...
mas.to
February 3, 2026 at 9:31 PM
if you've been dealing with Jake Archibald, the Firefox "developer relations" guy trying to appease anti-AI-in-Firefox sentiment on Mastodon and Bluesky, this thread documents Jake's style of corporate DARVO in detail
he is here *only* to waste your time
mas.to/@zzt/1160086...
he is here *only* to waste your time
mas.to/@zzt/1160086...
Replying for uni
- WhatsApp groups
- Zoom (meetings, hybrid/online conferences)
- Weird ass student info system every uni made ad hoc in early 2000s and still uses
- The 2015 replacement of the former that never replaced the whole thing
- Weird ass library interfaces
- Word
- Computers, in general
- WhatsApp groups
- Zoom (meetings, hybrid/online conferences)
- Weird ass student info system every uni made ad hoc in early 2000s and still uses
- The 2015 replacement of the former that never replaced the whole thing
- Weird ass library interfaces
- Word
- Computers, in general
What tool/platform are you forced to use (by your employer or client) that you’d rather toss into an open fire?
January 31, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Replying for uni
- WhatsApp groups
- Zoom (meetings, hybrid/online conferences)
- Weird ass student info system every uni made ad hoc in early 2000s and still uses
- The 2015 replacement of the former that never replaced the whole thing
- Weird ass library interfaces
- Word
- Computers, in general
- WhatsApp groups
- Zoom (meetings, hybrid/online conferences)
- Weird ass student info system every uni made ad hoc in early 2000s and still uses
- The 2015 replacement of the former that never replaced the whole thing
- Weird ass library interfaces
- Word
- Computers, in general
bsky is the most censored social media app I've ever seen it's an assault on human ability for language, idk how their shit works but I look at hidden comments and they're usually 100% benign with similar replies in same 🧵 not hidden but actual heinous stuff allowed to be visible.
January 31, 2026 at 9:48 AM
bsky is the most censored social media app I've ever seen it's an assault on human ability for language, idk how their shit works but I look at hidden comments and they're usually 100% benign with similar replies in same 🧵 not hidden but actual heinous stuff allowed to be visible.
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@davidgerard.co.uk Have you began preparing for "Pivot to Robot", given the Tesla news?
January 30, 2026 at 10:07 AM
@davidgerard.co.uk Have you began preparing for "Pivot to Robot", given the Tesla news?
Google Maps has just suggested that I walk across the fucking Bosporus!?
January 30, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Google Maps has just suggested that I walk across the fucking Bosporus!?
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sounds like that ceo should be paid a trillion dollars
New: Tesla 4th quarter profit plunges 61% year-over-year; annual profit down 46%
the brand damage:
-1 million lost vehicle sales, per study
-Declining revenue, profits, deliveries in 1st half of '25
-Lower total production/deliveries than '24
-Lost crown as world's leading EV seller
wapo.st/3LYTef1
the brand damage:
-1 million lost vehicle sales, per study
-Declining revenue, profits, deliveries in 1st half of '25
-Lower total production/deliveries than '24
-Lost crown as world's leading EV seller
wapo.st/3LYTef1
Tesla bet big on Elon Musk. His politics continue to haunt it.
Tesla struggles to regain its footing in the electric vehicle market, hindered by Elon Musk’s political activity, impacting its stock price and performance.
wapo.st
January 28, 2026 at 9:55 PM
sounds like that ceo should be paid a trillion dollars
Prompt fondlers when you call them names:
"Oh no we're racismed anti-AI racism is so bad"
Prompt fondlers when 👇:
"It's only racism if it comes from Racismtown, Ohio; otherwise it's just sparkling slop"
"Oh no we're racismed anti-AI racism is so bad"
Prompt fondlers when 👇:
"It's only racism if it comes from Racismtown, Ohio; otherwise it's just sparkling slop"
can't wait for the world's most bannable defenders of casual bot racism to claim the bot is not being casually racist
* look, it's only *casual* racism
* it's in the bot's training you see
* bots can't tell racism from non racism, so it can't have *meant* to be racist, the test of *real* racism
* look, it's only *casual* racism
* it's in the bot's training you see
* bots can't tell racism from non racism, so it can't have *meant* to be racist, the test of *real* racism
January 29, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Prompt fondlers when you call them names:
"Oh no we're racismed anti-AI racism is so bad"
Prompt fondlers when 👇:
"It's only racism if it comes from Racismtown, Ohio; otherwise it's just sparkling slop"
"Oh no we're racismed anti-AI racism is so bad"
Prompt fondlers when 👇:
"It's only racism if it comes from Racismtown, Ohio; otherwise it's just sparkling slop"