Ray McDermott
@raymcdermott.bsky.social
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For our season finale, we're joined by the one and only Brian Merchant (@bcmerchant.bsky.social) to discuss how we can take lessons and inspiration from the original Luddites and apply them to resistance against AI and Big Tech more generally today.
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Politechs Episode 8 - Resistance
Special guest Brian Merchant joins Josh and Ray to bring Season 1 to a close by talking about resisting AI.
politechs.dev
September 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
For our season finale, we're joined by the one and only Brian Merchant (@bcmerchant.bsky.social) to discuss how we can take lessons and inspiration from the original Luddites and apply them to resistance against AI and Big Tech more generally today.
politechs.dev/episodes/ai-...
politechs.dev/episodes/ai-...
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There is, as of right now, no coverage of this protest on the WaPo website or in their @washingtonpost.com feed.
So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.
So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.
People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC
September 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
There is, as of right now, no coverage of this protest on the WaPo website or in their @washingtonpost.com feed.
So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.
So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.
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We are so excited to announce that
@nubank.com.br
is sponsoring Apropos Cast this year!! We are wrapping up our summer break and will return to your youtube feeds on September 30th :)
As always, if you have a guest request or some code you want us to spiff up live onscreen, you can send us a DM!
@nubank.com.br
is sponsoring Apropos Cast this year!! We are wrapping up our summer break and will return to your youtube feeds on September 30th :)
As always, if you have a guest request or some code you want us to spiff up live onscreen, you can send us a DM!
September 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
We are so excited to announce that
@nubank.com.br
is sponsoring Apropos Cast this year!! We are wrapping up our summer break and will return to your youtube feeds on September 30th :)
As always, if you have a guest request or some code you want us to spiff up live onscreen, you can send us a DM!
@nubank.com.br
is sponsoring Apropos Cast this year!! We are wrapping up our summer break and will return to your youtube feeds on September 30th :)
As always, if you have a guest request or some code you want us to spiff up live onscreen, you can send us a DM!
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As we work on the season finale, we'd like to share an interview we did for another podcast that made us realise that Season 1 of Politechs had to be about AI. Social scientist and researcher Anna Colom joins us to talk about the real risks of AI.
politechs.dev/episodes/ai-...
politechs.dev/episodes/ai-...
Politechs Episode 8 - Risks
Josh and Ray are joined by Anna Colom to discuss the risks of AI.
politechs.dev
September 16, 2025 at 6:48 AM
As we work on the season finale, we'd like to share an interview we did for another podcast that made us realise that Season 1 of Politechs had to be about AI. Social scientist and researcher Anna Colom joins us to talk about the real risks of AI.
politechs.dev/episodes/ai-...
politechs.dev/episodes/ai-...
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Why do so many people buy into the narrative that AI is inevitable so we might as well get on board (or throw up our hands in despair)? We get to the bottom of this, realise that Skynet might happen after all, and channel the great Lina Khan. Check out Episode 5:
politechs.dev/episodes/ai-...
politechs.dev/episodes/ai-...
Politechs Episode 5 - Inevitability
Despite what the powerful people pushing AI say, this future is not inevitable.
politechs.dev
August 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Why do so many people buy into the narrative that AI is inevitable so we might as well get on board (or throw up our hands in despair)? We get to the bottom of this, realise that Skynet might happen after all, and channel the great Lina Khan. Check out Episode 5:
politechs.dev/episodes/ai-...
politechs.dev/episodes/ai-...
It turns out that Aliens was a documentary on the corrupting power of AI and we have the same actor playing the executive roles.
August 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It turns out that Aliens was a documentary on the corrupting power of AI and we have the same actor playing the executive roles.
August 1, 2025 at 7:04 AM
If you would like to share our critical understanding of AI please listen along
Episode 1 is out!
Join us as we lay down a Luddite argument against AI from the perspective of software engineers and talk about how to have good faith discussions with people who might not see or be willing to acknowledge the real dangers of AI.
politechs.dev/episodes/ai-...
Join us as we lay down a Luddite argument against AI from the perspective of software engineers and talk about how to have good faith discussions with people who might not see or be willing to acknowledge the real dangers of AI.
politechs.dev/episodes/ai-...
Politechs Episode 1 - AI
Josh and Ray discuss why they need to discuss AI, and then proceed to discuss AI.
politechs.dev
July 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If you would like to share our critical understanding of AI please listen along
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👂👂Šοftԝаrе Սոѕсrірtеḋ ԝіtḣ @steveklabnik.com оո tḣе frսѕtrаtіոģ ոаtսrе οf АǏ tооⅼѕ ḋіѕсսѕѕіοո. Ťḣеу ԝаոt tο рⅼау ԝіtḣ tḣе tоуѕ аոḋ аrе ոοt fаոѕ оf аոу ḃаrrіеrѕ. І'ⅿ սѕսаⅼⅼу ǑᏦ ԝіtḣ tḣе сḣарѕ аոḋ tḣеу аrе rіģḣt tḣаt tḣе АÎ ḋіѕсоսrѕе ḣіtѕ ḋіffеrеոt. Βսсkⅼе սр, tḣе сοոⅴеrѕаtіоո іѕ јսѕt ģеttіոǵ ѕtаrtеḋ.
July 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
👂👂Šοftԝаrе Սոѕсrірtеḋ ԝіtḣ @steveklabnik.com оո tḣе frսѕtrаtіոģ ոаtսrе οf АǏ tооⅼѕ ḋіѕсսѕѕіοո. Ťḣеу ԝаոt tο рⅼау ԝіtḣ tḣе tоуѕ аոḋ аrе ոοt fаոѕ оf аոу ḃаrrіеrѕ. І'ⅿ սѕսаⅼⅼу ǑᏦ ԝіtḣ tḣе сḣарѕ аոḋ tḣеу аrе rіģḣt tḣаt tḣе АÎ ḋіѕсоսrѕе ḣіtѕ ḋіffеrеոt. Βսсkⅼе սр, tḣе сοոⅴеrѕаtіоո іѕ јսѕt ģеttіոǵ ѕtаrtеḋ.
Υоս саո’t ѕреⅼⅼ tḣе ԝοrḋ ⅴіtսреrаtіⅴе ԝіtḣоսt аі tḣοսǵḣ սѕіոģ аі саո ḋеfіոіtеⅼу ģеոеrаtе tḣе ḋеѕіrе
July 7, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Υоս саո’t ѕреⅼⅼ tḣе ԝοrḋ ⅴіtսреrаtіⅴе ԝіtḣоսt аі tḣοսǵḣ սѕіոģ аі саո ḋеfіոіtеⅼу ģеոеrаtе tḣе ḋеѕіrе
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Nice veneer of civilization you got there. Be a shame were it all illusory
November 8, 2023 at 12:33 AM
Nice veneer of civilization you got there. Be a shame were it all illusory
In my home town this week
October 26, 2023 at 7:28 AM
In my home town this week
Ghent hotel - joined the space program?
August 24, 2023 at 9:08 PM
Ghent hotel - joined the space program?
So India and the USA (state and oligarchs) are aligned in not giving one single fuck about people’s suffering, instead are putting huge amounts into space adventures. The USA did in the 60s to show superiority over Soviets. Not a great motivation but at least it was clear. What’s the point in 2023?
August 23, 2023 at 1:41 PM
So India and the USA (state and oligarchs) are aligned in not giving one single fuck about people’s suffering, instead are putting huge amounts into space adventures. The USA did in the 60s to show superiority over Soviets. Not a great motivation but at least it was clear. What’s the point in 2023?
Channelling my inner #ernstHaas
August 22, 2023 at 4:59 PM
Channelling my inner #ernstHaas
I took a few photos at the Belgian Summer Vegan Fest yesterday
#vegan #summerfest
#vegan #summerfest
August 21, 2023 at 9:32 PM
I took a few photos at the Belgian Summer Vegan Fest yesterday
#vegan #summerfest
#vegan #summerfest