oriana schwindt
@schwindter.bsky.social
WGAE writer of television &c.
@bythebywater.bsky.social cohost
sightunseen.xyz
@bythebywater.bsky.social cohost
sightunseen.xyz
you actually don't have to do a splashy profile about a socially inept, racist 20-year-old whose parents allowed him to pump himself full of steroids starting at age 14 and who attributes his physical features to smashing himself in the face with a hammer and using meth
February 13, 2026 at 8:22 PM
you actually don't have to do a splashy profile about a socially inept, racist 20-year-old whose parents allowed him to pump himself full of steroids starting at age 14 and who attributes his physical features to smashing himself in the face with a hammer and using meth
love new york magazine's writers, do not love the back-end bullshit that autoplays kara swisher and scott galloway's video podcast on every article in order to artificially juice the metrics so they can justify the insane amount of money they spend on those two instead of other talent
February 13, 2026 at 4:54 PM
love new york magazine's writers, do not love the back-end bullshit that autoplays kara swisher and scott galloway's video podcast on every article in order to artificially juice the metrics so they can justify the insane amount of money they spend on those two instead of other talent
if i were to have seen a video of a white woman in a blouse and skinny jeans and comfy sandals setting fire to a building that was to be sold to ICE—which i absolutely did not, to be clear—i would probably make some kind of "millennial excellence" remark
but i didn't see that, and neither did you
but i didn't see that, and neither did you
February 13, 2026 at 3:55 PM
if i were to have seen a video of a white woman in a blouse and skinny jeans and comfy sandals setting fire to a building that was to be sold to ICE—which i absolutely did not, to be clear—i would probably make some kind of "millennial excellence" remark
but i didn't see that, and neither did you
but i didn't see that, and neither did you
turns out "leadership" is mostly just enthusiastically showing up and patiently answering questions you have no actual answers to
February 13, 2026 at 3:36 PM
turns out "leadership" is mostly just enthusiastically showing up and patiently answering questions you have no actual answers to
it would actually be cool if @bythebywater.bsky.social were nominated
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Hugo Awards!
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
it would actually be cool if @bythebywater.bsky.social were nominated
HE FELL FOR THE SOUP
February 12, 2026 at 3:11 PM
HE FELL FOR THE SOUP
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the joy of watching something and going “how did they DO that?”, the magic of sport and entertainment, something i thought was universal but no, legions of people just want computer to feed them something computer deemed statistically pleasing
February 12, 2026 at 1:48 AM
the joy of watching something and going “how did they DO that?”, the magic of sport and entertainment, something i thought was universal but no, legions of people just want computer to feed them something computer deemed statistically pleasing
never, ever forget that sam altman and elon musk and dario amodei etc *need you to buy into this technology* not for financial reasons but because they *want to build enough compute to birth the AI god that will rapture them into AI heaven*
February 11, 2026 at 8:39 PM
never, ever forget that sam altman and elon musk and dario amodei etc *need you to buy into this technology* not for financial reasons but because they *want to build enough compute to birth the AI god that will rapture them into AI heaven*
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I took a little heat pre-strike for being quoted in Variety for saying "the real threat of AI is there's a lot of hot, dumb money behind it." This to me is still the primary threat -- disruption without good results, and we'll be left to clean up the mess.
Maybe take seriously the idea that the people at the levers of implementation will try it even if it's *not actually any good*.
www.nobhillgazette.com/arts_and_cul...
www.nobhillgazette.com/arts_and_cul...
February 11, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I took a little heat pre-strike for being quoted in Variety for saying "the real threat of AI is there's a lot of hot, dumb money behind it." This to me is still the primary threat -- disruption without good results, and we'll be left to clean up the mess.
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hey, i created, directed, and showran this
Bashir Salahuddin & Langston Kerman Set For Scripted Comedy Podcast ‘Judge Travis’
'Judge Travis,' a new scripted comedy podcast starring Bashir Salahuddin & Langston Kerman, premiered across platforms today.
deadline.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:01 PM
hey, i created, directed, and showran this
"white collar jobs" is so vast a label as to be useless in this context. i have copywriting clients who've come crawling back after a couple years because their output is featureless slop
I'm not even saying that's the most *likely* possibility, but it's just very clear that the likelihood of that outcome as increased and even if there's, like, a 1 in 10 change that "AI replaces most to all white collar jobs in 10 years" that's an *enormous* risk to the social order!
February 11, 2026 at 6:16 PM
"white collar jobs" is so vast a label as to be useless in this context. i have copywriting clients who've come crawling back after a couple years because their output is featureless slop
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Experiments conducted with the A.I. system Claude are producing fascinating results—and raising questions about the nature of selfhood. Gideon Lewis-Kraus reports from inside the company that designed it, Anthropic. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/rOfXjg
February 11, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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*taps sign* podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
February 10, 2026 at 9:27 PM
*taps sign* podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
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i have NO IDEA about this woman or if she's any good but I once popped into an open house for a 1-bedroom 900 sq ft home in LA and it was listed at $1 million, so...
LA mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman spotted outside $2M home - as critics blast her as a 'master manipulator'
LA mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman spotted outside $2M home - as critics blast her as a 'master manipulator'
The DSA has publicly advocated for long-term housing reforms that include moving away from private, commodified housing toward public ownership. Raman has not publicly endorsed abolishing rent. Critics have pointed to that contrast after she was photographed outside her $2 million home.
nypost.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:06 PM
i have NO IDEA about this woman or if she's any good but I once popped into an open house for a 1-bedroom 900 sq ft home in LA and it was listed at $1 million, so...
my "we left with all of my children" shirt is causing people to ask me a lot of questions already answered by the shirt
VAN HOLLEN: Did you in fact make the visit to Epstein's private island?
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
LUTNICK: I did have lunch w/ him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. We had lunch on the island. That's true. For an hour. We left with all of my children
February 10, 2026 at 4:11 PM
my "we left with all of my children" shirt is causing people to ask me a lot of questions already answered by the shirt
citibike would actually be worth what it costs if you could unlock a cargo bike
The "truck of the future" is a cargo bike
February 9, 2026 at 8:56 PM
citibike would actually be worth what it costs if you could unlock a cargo bike
musk is so into neurolink and humanoid robots because he knows the human body won't be able to live off-earth and he wants to make a robody for himself
BREAKING: “in my 24th year of my quest to settle the planet Mars, I have just been informed of a basic fact of celestial mechanics.”
February 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM
musk is so into neurolink and humanoid robots because he knows the human body won't be able to live off-earth and he wants to make a robody for himself
pining for the era of clever subheds in articles, washed away by a tide of "how it started" and "why this matters" SEO/handholding
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
pining for the era of clever subheds in articles, washed away by a tide of "how it started" and "why this matters" SEO/handholding
see also: www.reuters.com/investigatio...
February 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
see also: www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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one chatbot told a participant in this study to go lay down in the dark when he was presenting with a brain hemorrhage... what are we even doing
www.404media.co/chatbots-hea...
www.404media.co/chatbots-hea...
Chatbots Make Terrible Doctors, New Study Finds
Chatbots provided incorrect, conflicting medical advice, researchers found: “Despite all the hype, AI just isn't ready to take on the role of the physician.”
www.404media.co
February 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
one chatbot told a participant in this study to go lay down in the dark when he was presenting with a brain hemorrhage... what are we even doing
www.404media.co/chatbots-hea...
www.404media.co/chatbots-hea...
always a huge bummer when i meet someone who seems cool and then they talk about having a car here because they "need it to get out of the city" as though renting a car a couple times a year isn't cheaper
Something to keep in mind the next time the city tries to repurpose parking and drivers complain that every last car is necessary at all times. The storm was two weeks ago.
February 9, 2026 at 3:20 PM
always a huge bummer when i meet someone who seems cool and then they talk about having a car here because they "need it to get out of the city" as though renting a car a couple times a year isn't cheaper
reminder that if you’re seeing an ad and going “they have Super Bowl ad money?” they probably don’t, they probably bought a bunch of local inventory
February 9, 2026 at 2:55 AM
reminder that if you’re seeing an ad and going “they have Super Bowl ad money?” they probably don’t, they probably bought a bunch of local inventory
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