Void Watch
@senecafutures.bsky.social
AI, UX & societal impact & productivity research, futurist exploring AI's transformative effects on data & decision science; simulist gamer; stoic; science fiction fan; music writer. Seattle.
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1/ 📢 @cosmik.network has been awarded $1M in grant funding by Open Philanthropy and @asterainstitute.bsky.social These generous grants will support our development of Semble - a social "micro-knowledge" network for researchers on Bluesky/ATProto. Think Are.na + Goodreads for research!
August 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
1/ 📢 @cosmik.network has been awarded $1M in grant funding by Open Philanthropy and @asterainstitute.bsky.social These generous grants will support our development of Semble - a social "micro-knowledge" network for researchers on Bluesky/ATProto. Think Are.na + Goodreads for research!
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ME: [extremely burnt out] I need to take the day off to relax.
ALSO ME: I wonder if there is a way that I could relax that would be more productive.
ALSO ME: I wonder if there is a way that I could relax that would be more productive.
November 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
ME: [extremely burnt out] I need to take the day off to relax.
ALSO ME: I wonder if there is a way that I could relax that would be more productive.
ALSO ME: I wonder if there is a way that I could relax that would be more productive.
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Article One of the Constitution is a directive, not a suggestion. The power to impose and collect taxes and duties rests solely with the Congress and is a core component of our democracy’s balance of powers. (1/4)
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday over whether President Trump has the legal authority to impose most of his sweeping tariffs, a high-stakes test of his signature economic policy.
Follow live updates here:
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Live updates: Supreme Court hearing challenge to Trump’s sweeping tariffs policy
The closely watched case could have major implications for global trade, the U.S. economy and Americans’ pocketbooks.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Article One of the Constitution is a directive, not a suggestion. The power to impose and collect taxes and duties rests solely with the Congress and is a core component of our democracy’s balance of powers. (1/4)
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The Pioneer RPG is now live on Kickstarter!
This is a new Traveller-based RPG set in the very near future where you will explore the Solar System - be the first to build a Moon base, set foot on Mars and mine asteroids!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...
#ttrpg #TravellerRPG #Pioneer
This is a new Traveller-based RPG set in the very near future where you will explore the Solar System - be the first to build a Moon base, set foot on Mars and mine asteroids!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...
#ttrpg #TravellerRPG #Pioneer
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Pioneer RPG is now live on Kickstarter!
This is a new Traveller-based RPG set in the very near future where you will explore the Solar System - be the first to build a Moon base, set foot on Mars and mine asteroids!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...
#ttrpg #TravellerRPG #Pioneer
This is a new Traveller-based RPG set in the very near future where you will explore the Solar System - be the first to build a Moon base, set foot on Mars and mine asteroids!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...
#ttrpg #TravellerRPG #Pioneer
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A rare first-person account of experiencing AI-induced psychosis, from a young tech founder who "should have known better"
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October 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A rare first-person account of experiencing AI-induced psychosis, from a young tech founder who "should have known better"
joinreboot.org/p/ai-psychosis
joinreboot.org/p/ai-psychosis
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The Age of Enshittification | The New Yorker buff.ly/ka2W4eg must read book!
The Age of Enshittification
In a new book, the technology critic Cory Doctorow expands on a coinage that has become bleakly relevant, in Silicon Valley and beyond.
buff.ly
October 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Age of Enshittification | The New Yorker buff.ly/ka2W4eg must read book!
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Yesterday we released our cosmic treasure chest...and now it's yours to explore! With ✨~10 million galaxies✨ in the image, there's plenty to find.
Pan, zoom, and hunt for gems in this treasure chest using Skyviewer - and be sure to share your favorites with us! 🔭🧪
➡️ skyviewer.app/explorer
Pan, zoom, and hunt for gems in this treasure chest using Skyviewer - and be sure to share your favorites with us! 🔭🧪
➡️ skyviewer.app/explorer
June 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Yesterday we released our cosmic treasure chest...and now it's yours to explore! With ✨~10 million galaxies✨ in the image, there's plenty to find.
Pan, zoom, and hunt for gems in this treasure chest using Skyviewer - and be sure to share your favorites with us! 🔭🧪
➡️ skyviewer.app/explorer
Pan, zoom, and hunt for gems in this treasure chest using Skyviewer - and be sure to share your favorites with us! 🔭🧪
➡️ skyviewer.app/explorer
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The Gabriela Mistral Dark Sky Sanctuary Site is home of four major research facilities: Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO); Gemini South; the Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) telescope; and the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
noirlab.edu/public/image... 🧪🔭
noirlab.edu/public/image... 🧪🔭
September 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The Gabriela Mistral Dark Sky Sanctuary Site is home of four major research facilities: Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO); Gemini South; the Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) telescope; and the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
noirlab.edu/public/image... 🧪🔭
noirlab.edu/public/image... 🧪🔭
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Pseudo-affirmation in infinite representation does not escape the average forms. Thus Nietzsche reproaches all those selection procedures based upon opposition or conflict with working to the advantage of the average forms…
October 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Pseudo-affirmation in infinite representation does not escape the average forms. Thus Nietzsche reproaches all those selection procedures based upon opposition or conflict with working to the advantage of the average forms…
Banks continues to influence SF and provocative thinking about AI. He envisioned AI "more benevolent and sympathetic to the plight of human beings"--leave "experiencing" to people, as betterment comes from experience. tinyurl.com/34krdptj
'Better to Create Your Own': On the Legacy and Utopianism of Iain M. Banks’s Culture Series - The Bottle Imp
The Culture – Iain M. Banks’s ‘personal utopia’ or ‘secular heaven’, explored and expanded in ten sprawling, epic texts published between 1987 and 2012 – is one of the most radical creations in all of...
www.thebottleimp.org.uk
October 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Banks continues to influence SF and provocative thinking about AI. He envisioned AI "more benevolent and sympathetic to the plight of human beings"--leave "experiencing" to people, as betterment comes from experience. tinyurl.com/34krdptj
Meet 'Planet Y' As New Evidence Suggests Secret World Beyond Neptune www.forbes.com/sites/jamiec...
Meet ‘Planet Y’ As New Evidence Suggests Secret World Beyond Neptune
Astronomers report a warp in the Kuiper Belt, possibly caused by “Planet Y” — a Mercury-to-Earth-sized world that orbits the sun way beyond the orbit of Neptune.
www.forbes.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Meet 'Planet Y' As New Evidence Suggests Secret World Beyond Neptune www.forbes.com/sites/jamiec...
The Invisible Mentor: Inferring User Actions from Screen Recordings to Recommend Better Workflows arxiv.org/abs/2509.26557
The Invisible Mentor: Inferring User Actions from Screen Recordings to Recommend Better Workflows
Many users struggle to notice when a more efficient workflow exists in feature-rich tools like Excel. Existing AI assistants offer help only after users describe their goals or problems, which can be ...
arxiv.org
October 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The Invisible Mentor: Inferring User Actions from Screen Recordings to Recommend Better Workflows arxiv.org/abs/2509.26557
Are LLMs ready to help non-expert users make charts of official statistics data? arxiv.org/abs/2510.01197
Are LLMs ready to help non-expert users to make charts of official statistics data?
In this time when biased information, deep fakes, and propaganda proliferate, the accessibility of reliable data sources is more important than ever. National statistical institutes provide curated da...
arxiv.org
October 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Are LLMs ready to help non-expert users make charts of official statistics data? arxiv.org/abs/2510.01197
When Copilot becomes Autopilot: Generative AI's Critical Risk to Knowledge Work and a Critical Solution arxiv.org/abs/2412.15030
When Copilot Becomes Autopilot: Generative AI's Critical Risk to Knowledge Work and a Critical Solution
Generative AI, with its tendency to "hallucinate" incorrect results, may pose a risk to knowledge work by introducing errors. On the other hand, it may also provide unprecedented opportunities for use...
arxiv.org
October 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
When Copilot becomes Autopilot: Generative AI's Critical Risk to Knowledge Work and a Critical Solution arxiv.org/abs/2412.15030
Is AI finally ready to do the numbers? Is AI ready to do the numbers well? www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8AF5qEY/
Literally a 1000x increase in speed with AI guys #ai #learn #learnontiktok #chatgpt #news
TikTok video by Nate
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October 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Is AI finally ready to do the numbers? Is AI ready to do the numbers well? www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8AF5qEY/
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People who made the greatest gains in muscle power over eight weeks of resistance training also improved the balance of bacteria in their gut
Resistance training may strengthen your gut microbiome
People who made the greatest gains in muscle power over eight weeks of resistance training also improved the balance of bacteria in their gut
www.newscientist.com
September 20, 2025 at 11:08 AM
People who made the greatest gains in muscle power over eight weeks of resistance training also improved the balance of bacteria in their gut
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September 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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The late Iain Banks remarks have never been more relevant. Asylum seekers actually get a pittance from the state and they haven't caused any political problems. Immigration is a good and positive thing and it has helped build Scotland into the modern tolerant and free country it is today.
September 2, 2025 at 6:03 AM
The late Iain Banks remarks have never been more relevant. Asylum seekers actually get a pittance from the state and they haven't caused any political problems. Immigration is a good and positive thing and it has helped build Scotland into the modern tolerant and free country it is today.
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I may be wrong, but isn't this classic fascism?
Intel Agrees to Sell U.S. a 10% Stake in Its Business
www.nytimes.com
August 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I may be wrong, but isn't this classic fascism?
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Stupidity, warned Carlo Cipolla, wields more power than any organized gang or industrial military complex and seems to be a constant force in history.
In other words, the non-stupid should never underestimate the role of stupidity in world events, writes Andrew Nikiforuk for the Weekender.
In other words, the non-stupid should never underestimate the role of stupidity in world events, writes Andrew Nikiforuk for the Weekender.
The Triumph of Stupidity | The Tyee
Fools pose the biggest threat warned an Italian historian. We’re living the proof.
thetyee.ca
July 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Stupidity, warned Carlo Cipolla, wields more power than any organized gang or industrial military complex and seems to be a constant force in history.
In other words, the non-stupid should never underestimate the role of stupidity in world events, writes Andrew Nikiforuk for the Weekender.
In other words, the non-stupid should never underestimate the role of stupidity in world events, writes Andrew Nikiforuk for the Weekender.
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Happy 4th of July, Batman.
July 4, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Happy 4th of July, Batman.
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"The people who hate this result the most are the Democratic establishment… poll after poll after poll showing Democratic voters fed up with their leaders in Washington…”
June 25, 2025 at 4:10 AM
"The people who hate this result the most are the Democratic establishment… poll after poll after poll showing Democratic voters fed up with their leaders in Washington…”
Excellent article about the Microsoft layoffs m.economictimes.com/news/interna...
Microsoft Layoffs: Tech giant trims fat to feed AI growth, 6,000 jobs gone — here’s who’s out, who’s safe - The Economic Times
Microsoft Layoff News: Microsoft has laid off over 6,000 employees, about 3% of its global workforce, despite reporting strong earnings. These cuts primarily target high-salary roles, middle managemen...
m.economictimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Excellent article about the Microsoft layoffs m.economictimes.com/news/interna...