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· Feb 18
When I ran a research group, I'd tell my students that when you appear to have uncovered something anomalous, the first thing you say to yourself is "I fucked up". And the second thing you say is "I'm so stupid I can't even see where I fucked up".
No one is teaching Elon's script kiddies this.
No one is teaching Elon's script kiddies this.
if you read
some drivel i post
(do let me know if my *numerous errors* are obvious to you)
*spelling excluded 😅
bsky.app/profile/gera...
some drivel i post
(do let me know if my *numerous errors* are obvious to you)
*spelling excluded 😅
bsky.app/profile/gera...
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The truly scary thing about machine intelligence is that we may adapt to it, become mechanical ourselves, and eventually lose our humanity altogether.
May 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The truly scary thing about machine intelligence is that we may adapt to it, become mechanical ourselves, and eventually lose our humanity altogether.
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ADBUSTERS 179 IS OUT WORLDWIDE
Truth is dying. Democracy lies in ruins. Hungry ghosts are on the prowl. But a post-party politics is now emerging, with a stunning new vision that will take the world by storm.
Grab one before we sell out.
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Truth is dying. Democracy lies in ruins. Hungry ghosts are on the prowl. But a post-party politics is now emerging, with a stunning new vision that will take the world by storm.
Grab one before we sell out.
subscribe.adbusters.org/products/ab-...
June 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
ADBUSTERS 179 IS OUT WORLDWIDE
Truth is dying. Democracy lies in ruins. Hungry ghosts are on the prowl. But a post-party politics is now emerging, with a stunning new vision that will take the world by storm.
Grab one before we sell out.
subscribe.adbusters.org/products/ab-...
Truth is dying. Democracy lies in ruins. Hungry ghosts are on the prowl. But a post-party politics is now emerging, with a stunning new vision that will take the world by storm.
Grab one before we sell out.
subscribe.adbusters.org/products/ab-...
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“I’m working to develop a different research agenda. In Niger, they can arrest you without due process. What is happening in the U.S. now actually resembles what has been occurring in Niger for some time.”
- Rahmane Idrissa for @hammerandhope.bsky.social
hammerandhope.org/article/mili...
- Rahmane Idrissa for @hammerandhope.bsky.social
hammerandhope.org/article/mili...
Military Coups and the Struggle for Power in Africa’s Sahel Region
A political scientist looks at turmoil in his native Niger, as well as Burkina Faso and Mali.
hammerandhope.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“I’m working to develop a different research agenda. In Niger, they can arrest you without due process. What is happening in the U.S. now actually resembles what has been occurring in Niger for some time.”
- Rahmane Idrissa for @hammerandhope.bsky.social
hammerandhope.org/article/mili...
- Rahmane Idrissa for @hammerandhope.bsky.social
hammerandhope.org/article/mili...
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Happy Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day! Don’t forget to smash your clocks!
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Happy Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day! Don’t forget to smash your clocks!
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With COP30 underway, Climate Action Against Disinformation releases a report showing how both Big Carbon and Big Tech are sabotaging climate action worldwide. Cites examples of legislation that has been effective in limiting the harms of disinformation.
🚨 Our new report, Deny, Deceive, Delay: Demystified, is out now. 🚨
The report explores how Big Carbon and Big Tech use disinformation to sabotage climate action and why, despite 89% of people worldwide demanding stronger action, progress gets derailed.
The report explores how Big Carbon and Big Tech use disinformation to sabotage climate action and why, despite 89% of people worldwide demanding stronger action, progress gets derailed.
buff.ly
November 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
With COP30 underway, Climate Action Against Disinformation releases a report showing how both Big Carbon and Big Tech are sabotaging climate action worldwide. Cites examples of legislation that has been effective in limiting the harms of disinformation.
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"It’s easy to forget just how recently that our access to information was limited not merely by availability or cost, but by the limitations of the physical world...."
An early modern way of having too many browser tabs open.
jonn.substack.com/p/an-early-m...
An early modern way of having too many browser tabs open.
jonn.substack.com/p/an-early-m...
An Early Modern Way of Having Too Many Browser Tabs Open
Also: some maps, dropped on other maps.
jonn.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"It’s easy to forget just how recently that our access to information was limited not merely by availability or cost, but by the limitations of the physical world...."
An early modern way of having too many browser tabs open.
jonn.substack.com/p/an-early-m...
An early modern way of having too many browser tabs open.
jonn.substack.com/p/an-early-m...
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Here Come The Bastards
YouTube video by Primus - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
📣we know your in there📣 :
put down the device
and step away from the
corporate media
@adbusters.bsky.social
put down the device
and step away from the
corporate media
@adbusters.bsky.social
Real question though. Does anyone else ever feel manipulated by the tech bros? Like, if I wanted to convince you to never put your social media device down, this is the meme I would use.
We used to call that a dark pattern, and it was unacceptable.
We used to call that a dark pattern, and it was unacceptable.
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
📣we know your in there📣 :
put down the device
and step away from the
corporate media
@adbusters.bsky.social
put down the device
and step away from the
corporate media
@adbusters.bsky.social
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Over these past decades, software has coached us into thinking like a computer. Not necessarily on purpose, but because the software wasn't designed to be usable by thinking like a human.
This side effect was a net positive for libertarians, who leapt from anti-human software to an anti-human world
This side effect was a net positive for libertarians, who leapt from anti-human software to an anti-human world
Paulina Borsook "warned that tech libertarians wanted an anti-human world that worked more like a computer. From Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp Through The Terribly Libertarian Culture of High Tech, a book based on her 1990s writing" www.thenerdreich.com/she-warned-a...
November 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Over these past decades, software has coached us into thinking like a computer. Not necessarily on purpose, but because the software wasn't designed to be usable by thinking like a human.
This side effect was a net positive for libertarians, who leapt from anti-human software to an anti-human world
This side effect was a net positive for libertarians, who leapt from anti-human software to an anti-human world
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This mosaic has seen things...
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 AM
This mosaic has seen things...
#MosaicMonday
#MosaicMonday
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November 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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It’s important to keep in mind that phrenology isn’t JUST racist, it’s also massively ableist. People with facial injuries, visible skin conditions, tics, birthmarks; neurodivergent people, and visually-impaired people are *already* being judged as less-than-human by facerec systems,
November 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
It’s important to keep in mind that phrenology isn’t JUST racist, it’s also massively ableist. People with facial injuries, visible skin conditions, tics, birthmarks; neurodivergent people, and visually-impaired people are *already* being judged as less-than-human by facerec systems,
--->How can they not realise that?
is strongly correlated with high "SEP field" harmonics
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somebod...
is strongly correlated with high "SEP field" harmonics
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somebod...
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
--->How can they not realise that?
is strongly correlated with high "SEP field" harmonics
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somebod...
is strongly correlated with high "SEP field" harmonics
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somebod...
😶🌫️
A regulator that declines to use its enforcement powers, that actively works to undermine and erode the laws it is supposed to be upholding, is worse than having no regulator at all.
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
😶🌫️
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Sponges are among the most ancient animals on Earth, having thrived in oceans for at least 539 million years. A newly discovered Cambrian fossil sponge provides fascinating insights into how their survival strategies evolved over time: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #RSOS #palaeontology
November 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Sponges are among the most ancient animals on Earth, having thrived in oceans for at least 539 million years. A newly discovered Cambrian fossil sponge provides fascinating insights into how their survival strategies evolved over time: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #RSOS #palaeontology
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“In many ways the experience of being sucked into these delusions is a lot like being drawn into a personalized cult tailored to your particular interests.”
The Chatbot Delusions: Is AI Contributing to a Novel Mental Health Crisis?
Some users are losing touch with reality during marathon sessions with ChatGPT and other bots.
www.bloomberg.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:17 AM
“In many ways the experience of being sucked into these delusions is a lot like being drawn into a personalized cult tailored to your particular interests.”
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A smooth galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.25 (lookback time 3.05 billion years) with coordinates (150.41664, 2.57608).
43 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.25 (lookback time 3.05 billion years) with coordinates (150.41664, 2.57608).
43 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
November 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
A smooth galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.25 (lookback time 3.05 billion years) with coordinates (150.41664, 2.57608).
43 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.25 (lookback time 3.05 billion years) with coordinates (150.41664, 2.57608).
43 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
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I hosted a great discussion of it all here too:
November 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
I hosted a great discussion of it all here too:
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I'm sure the party's underway in the slums of the world's megacities, where they understand 'radically innovative capitalism' better than anyone else. #ElonMusk #Trillionaire
November 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I'm sure the party's underway in the slums of the world's megacities, where they understand 'radically innovative capitalism' better than anyone else. #ElonMusk #Trillionaire
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> At Red Hat we are expected to set, and meet, goals each quarter if we want our “full” bonus. One of those is around introducing AI into our daily work.
blogs.gnome.org/chergert/202...
blogs.gnome.org/chergert/202...
mi2-glib
At Red Hat we are expected to set, and meet, goals each quarter if we want our "full" bonus. One of those is around introducing AI into our daily work. You've probably seen various Red Hat employees t...
blogs.gnome.org
October 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
> At Red Hat we are expected to set, and meet, goals each quarter if we want our “full” bonus. One of those is around introducing AI into our daily work.
blogs.gnome.org/chergert/202...
blogs.gnome.org/chergert/202...
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>if you think you can do better
all im saying is
i think RTFM
undoubtedly uses less resources
idk of mac has man pages ect
not competition
just a (slightly ironic) observation
>and show that I’m clueless.
for me its not about assigning values to your efforts
all im saying is
i think RTFM
undoubtedly uses less resources
idk of mac has man pages ect
not competition
just a (slightly ironic) observation
>and show that I’m clueless.
for me its not about assigning values to your efforts
November 4, 2025 at 4:57 AM
>if you think you can do better
all im saying is
i think RTFM
undoubtedly uses less resources
idk of mac has man pages ect
not competition
just a (slightly ironic) observation
>and show that I’m clueless.
for me its not about assigning values to your efforts
all im saying is
i think RTFM
undoubtedly uses less resources
idk of mac has man pages ect
not competition
just a (slightly ironic) observation
>and show that I’m clueless.
for me its not about assigning values to your efforts
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I asked this person to show me where I’m going awry and I can’t wait to see how he beats the slowness of APFS
with ‘find’, also never minding that I was using an LLM to show it’s straightforward as fuck to use
them to solve real problems but people want to swing their dicks around.
with ‘find’, also never minding that I was using an LLM to show it’s straightforward as fuck to use
them to solve real problems but people want to swing their dicks around.
shocking , almost as much as using llm to
write "find -exec" command
(resource wize id just rtfm tbh)
write "find -exec" command
(resource wize id just rtfm tbh)
two seals are standing next to each other on a beach looking at the camera .
ALT: two seals are standing next to each other on a beach looking at the camera .
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I asked this person to show me where I’m going awry and I can’t wait to see how he beats the slowness of APFS
with ‘find’, also never minding that I was using an LLM to show it’s straightforward as fuck to use
them to solve real problems but people want to swing their dicks around.
with ‘find’, also never minding that I was using an LLM to show it’s straightforward as fuck to use
them to solve real problems but people want to swing their dicks around.
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“In May 2025, Scotland’s largest city [Glasgow] reached a milestone that would make any transportation planner in Portland or Montreal do a double take: during the morning rush hour, there were more bicycles than cars traveling along Victoria Road, a major artery…” Via @momentummag.bsky.social
When Bikes Outnumber Cars: What Scotland’s Cycling Surge Can Teach North America
Scotland’s largest city reached a milestone that would make any transportation planner in Portland, or Montreal do a double take.
momentummag.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“In May 2025, Scotland’s largest city [Glasgow] reached a milestone that would make any transportation planner in Portland or Montreal do a double take: during the morning rush hour, there were more bicycles than cars traveling along Victoria Road, a major artery…” Via @momentummag.bsky.social