@leonobrien.bsky.social
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I find it deeply weird seeing “air conditioning will destroy the planet” takes when its usage coincides with high solar generation.
Maybe we could focus on not burning gas - a fuel source that will never coincide with cheap, clean generation - in millions of homes?
Maybe we could focus on not burning gas - a fuel source that will never coincide with cheap, clean generation - in millions of homes?
July 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I find it deeply weird seeing “air conditioning will destroy the planet” takes when its usage coincides with high solar generation.
Maybe we could focus on not burning gas - a fuel source that will never coincide with cheap, clean generation - in millions of homes?
Maybe we could focus on not burning gas - a fuel source that will never coincide with cheap, clean generation - in millions of homes?
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What's up with optometry in Australia? I just want new frames, same lens, happy with current eyesight, but my script has expired. So I must have been script to get new frames.
Forced obsolescence anyone?
Forced obsolescence anyone?
June 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
What's up with optometry in Australia? I just want new frames, same lens, happy with current eyesight, but my script has expired. So I must have been script to get new frames.
Forced obsolescence anyone?
Forced obsolescence anyone?
Anthony green "I can't see how LNP wins from here"
May 3, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Anthony green "I can't see how LNP wins from here"
1.5hrs in and already looking bad for LNP 🤣🤣
May 3, 2025 at 9:38 AM
1.5hrs in and already looking bad for LNP 🤣🤣
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No it doesn’t. Being an asshole isn’t ideological diversity, it’s just edgelording. Wanting livable wages, healthcare, peace, kindness-those are all supposed to be 99% agreeable stuff. Folks just want to live their lives and occasionally get Friday’s off work. These don’t require a devils advocate.
Bluesky needs more ideological diversity, a thread:
1/8: I think the question of why commentators like Matt Yglesias, Lakshya Jain, Noah Smith, Nate Silver and Richard Hanania don’t post more, or at all on Bluesky is important.
This would be a better platform if they did.
1/8: I think the question of why commentators like Matt Yglesias, Lakshya Jain, Noah Smith, Nate Silver and Richard Hanania don’t post more, or at all on Bluesky is important.
This would be a better platform if they did.
I like posting on BlueSky because I think I’m the most right-wing person who uses this service.
April 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
No it doesn’t. Being an asshole isn’t ideological diversity, it’s just edgelording. Wanting livable wages, healthcare, peace, kindness-those are all supposed to be 99% agreeable stuff. Folks just want to live their lives and occasionally get Friday’s off work. These don’t require a devils advocate.
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*Begging* journalists/media to use the correct terminology
• Arrest w/o due process = unlawful arrest
• Confinement w/o due process = KIDNAPPING
• Transportation across state/international borders w/o due process = HUMAN TRAFFICKING
• Politically-motivated internment site = CONCENTRATION CAMP
• Arrest w/o due process = unlawful arrest
• Confinement w/o due process = KIDNAPPING
• Transportation across state/international borders w/o due process = HUMAN TRAFFICKING
• Politically-motivated internment site = CONCENTRATION CAMP
April 9, 2025 at 11:54 AM
*Begging* journalists/media to use the correct terminology
• Arrest w/o due process = unlawful arrest
• Confinement w/o due process = KIDNAPPING
• Transportation across state/international borders w/o due process = HUMAN TRAFFICKING
• Politically-motivated internment site = CONCENTRATION CAMP
• Arrest w/o due process = unlawful arrest
• Confinement w/o due process = KIDNAPPING
• Transportation across state/international borders w/o due process = HUMAN TRAFFICKING
• Politically-motivated internment site = CONCENTRATION CAMP
Why is table formatting in @evernote.bsky.social so damn good, when the same formatting in @microsoft.com OneNote so very bad.
It's the simple things in life that make the world of difference when researching and writing.
It's the simple things in life that make the world of difference when researching and writing.
April 2, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Why is table formatting in @evernote.bsky.social so damn good, when the same formatting in @microsoft.com OneNote so very bad.
It's the simple things in life that make the world of difference when researching and writing.
It's the simple things in life that make the world of difference when researching and writing.
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I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired.
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
March 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired.
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
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Tesla investor calls on Musk to quit DOGE or Tesla. Tells Sky News this is first time he has said it but it needs to be said .
news.sky.com/story/its-a-...
news.sky.com/story/its-a-...
Tesla investor calls for Elon Musk to step down as boss
Wealth manager Ross Gerber tells Sky News that Elon Musk's time has become too stretched and his work alongside President Trump too divisive.
news.sky.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Tesla investor calls on Musk to quit DOGE or Tesla. Tells Sky News this is first time he has said it but it needs to be said .
news.sky.com/story/its-a-...
news.sky.com/story/its-a-...
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If you care about EU industrial policy and sovereign cloud computing, this article is a must-read:
berthub.eu/articles/pos...
berthub.eu/articles/pos...
But how to get to that European cloud? - Bert Hubert
The very short version: It has now become clear that European governments can no longer rely on American clouds, and that we lack good and comprehensive alternatives. Market forces have failed to deli...
berthub.eu
March 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
If you care about EU industrial policy and sovereign cloud computing, this article is a must-read:
berthub.eu/articles/pos...
berthub.eu/articles/pos...
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I don’t want AI to make me 10x more productive, I want it to give me Fridays off.
March 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I don’t want AI to make me 10x more productive, I want it to give me Fridays off.
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What if - and hear me out on this - algorithms are a way of suppressing voices and ideas that oligarchs don't like?
March 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
What if - and hear me out on this - algorithms are a way of suppressing voices and ideas that oligarchs don't like?
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The government is about to give OpenAI the ability to legally steal if we do not flood this page in the next 12 hours.
OpenAI will have immunity from all lawsuits regarding copyright infringement. All other AI companies will follow.
Do you despise AI? Dissent, retweet. Do something. #furry #art
OpenAI will have immunity from all lawsuits regarding copyright infringement. All other AI companies will follow.
Do you despise AI? Dissent, retweet. Do something. #furry #art
Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan
On behalf of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the NITRD NCO requests input from all interested parties on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan ("Plan"). Th...
www.federalregister.gov
March 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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AI scientists are sceptical that modern models will lead to AGI
AI scientists are sceptical that modern models will lead to AGI
In a survey of AI researchers, most say current AI models are unlikely to lead to artificial general intelligence with human-level capabilities, even as companies invest billions of dollars in this goal
www.newscientist.com
March 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
AI scientists are sceptical that modern models will lead to AGI
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There are more Space X ships in the ocean than in space
March 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
There are more Space X ships in the ocean than in space
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🚨🚨 In not totally unsurprising news, the United States has been added to the Civicus Monitor Watchlist, which identifies countries that the global civil rights watchdog believes are currently experiencing a rapid decline in civic freedoms. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms
Civicus, an international non-profit, puts country alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🚨🚨 In not totally unsurprising news, the United States has been added to the Civicus Monitor Watchlist, which identifies countries that the global civil rights watchdog believes are currently experiencing a rapid decline in civic freedoms. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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BREAKING: French satellite company Eutelsat is replacing Starlink and plans to send approximately 40,000 communication terminals to Ukraine. Their stock has rocketed 390% in the last 3 days as Tesla Starlink SpaceX and X continue their freefall.
LMFAO GET FUCKED elonmusk ✨😎✨
LMFAO GET FUCKED elonmusk ✨😎✨
March 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
BREAKING: French satellite company Eutelsat is replacing Starlink and plans to send approximately 40,000 communication terminals to Ukraine. Their stock has rocketed 390% in the last 3 days as Tesla Starlink SpaceX and X continue their freefall.
LMFAO GET FUCKED elonmusk ✨😎✨
LMFAO GET FUCKED elonmusk ✨😎✨
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I’ve worked from home with success for 18 years. Ass.
Trump: "I don't think you can work from a home. Nobody is gonna work from home. They are gonna be going out, they're gonna play tennis, they're gonna play golf, they're gonna do a lot of things. They're not working."
February 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I’ve worked from home with success for 18 years. Ass.
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Someone at the American Bar Association ate their Wheaties this morning.
February 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Someone at the American Bar Association ate their Wheaties this morning.
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I am going to say something radically optimistic:
The ONLY way we get through this is by countering individualism with enduring community. And I believe that most people want to be in communities that care for each other.
The ONLY way we get through this is by countering individualism with enduring community. And I believe that most people want to be in communities that care for each other.
January 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I am going to say something radically optimistic:
The ONLY way we get through this is by countering individualism with enduring community. And I believe that most people want to be in communities that care for each other.
The ONLY way we get through this is by countering individualism with enduring community. And I believe that most people want to be in communities that care for each other.