Technology Blows
@techblows.bsky.social
A techno-pessimist podcast by @danslimmon.bsky.social: https://techblows.net
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Early humans crafted the same tools for hundreds of thousands of years, offering an unprecedented glimpse of a continuous tradition that may push back the origins of technology.
Advanced 2.5 Million-Year-Old Tools May Rewrite Human History
Early humans crafted the same tools for hundreds of thousands of years, offering an unprecedented glimpse of a continuous tradition that may push back the origins of technology.
www.404media.co
November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Early humans crafted the same tools for hundreds of thousands of years, offering an unprecedented glimpse of a continuous tradition that may push back the origins of technology.
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Tech companies have plenty of bad ideas they say will improve transportation — but the car remains a menace.
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social and @sgoodyear.bsky.social join @parismarx.com to discuss the many ways cars harm society and why that must change.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/301_...
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social and @sgoodyear.bsky.social join @parismarx.com to discuss the many ways cars harm society and why that must change.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/301_...
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Tech companies have plenty of bad ideas they say will improve transportation — but the car remains a menace.
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social and @sgoodyear.bsky.social join @parismarx.com to discuss the many ways cars harm society and why that must change.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/301_...
@brooklynspoke.bsky.social and @sgoodyear.bsky.social join @parismarx.com to discuss the many ways cars harm society and why that must change.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/301_...
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The Amazing World Of Tomorrow
November 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The Amazing World Of Tomorrow
In the last 30 years, digital technology ran out of ways to make people's lives substantively better. Now it's just a market where we can trade our old problems for newer problems at a terrible exchange rate
November 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
In the last 30 years, digital technology ran out of ways to make people's lives substantively better. Now it's just a market where we can trade our old problems for newer problems at a terrible exchange rate
For research, I'm spending a week with this image staring at me from my 2nd monitor and it's day 2 and I'm already feeling distinctly uneasy. Oh no
November 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
For research, I'm spending a week with this image staring at me from my 2nd monitor and it's day 2 and I'm already feeling distinctly uneasy. Oh no
Not now, sweetie. Daddy's writing 301 words in the Slack knowledge base feedback widget
November 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Not now, sweetie. Daddy's writing 301 words in the Slack knowledge base feedback widget
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FYI this is what you do when your business is great and you are very liquid and creditworthy
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
FYI this is what you do when your business is great and you are very liquid and creditworthy
Episode 5 is out! ==> techblows.net/5 <== This 2-part episode is about Jira: the bloated tick gorging itself on the software industry
#softwaredevelopment #projectmanagement #jira #atlassian #podcast #productivity #saas
#softwaredevelopment #projectmanagement #jira #atlassian #podcast #productivity #saas
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Episode 5 is out! ==> techblows.net/5 <== This 2-part episode is about Jira: the bloated tick gorging itself on the software industry
#softwaredevelopment #projectmanagement #jira #atlassian #podcast #productivity #saas
#softwaredevelopment #projectmanagement #jira #atlassian #podcast #productivity #saas
Couldn't be more hype for the #NewLuddism conf in NYC on Friday!! #ButlerianJihad
November 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Couldn't be more hype for the #NewLuddism conf in NYC on Friday!! #ButlerianJihad
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NEW: Common Crawl, the massive archiver of the web, has gotten cozy with AI companies and is providing paywalled articles for training data. They’re also lying to publishers who have asked for material to be removed. “The robots are people too,” CC’s exec director told us when we asked about this.
The Nonprofit Feeding the Entire Internet to AI Companies
Common Crawl claims to provide a public benefit, but it lies to publishers about its activities.
www.theatlantic.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
NEW: Common Crawl, the massive archiver of the web, has gotten cozy with AI companies and is providing paywalled articles for training data. They’re also lying to publishers who have asked for material to be removed. “The robots are people too,” CC’s exec director told us when we asked about this.
Why did Einstein never sext on Halloween?
Because he rejected spooky action at a distance
Because he rejected spooky action at a distance
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Why did Einstein never sext on Halloween?
Because he rejected spooky action at a distance
Because he rejected spooky action at a distance
This is from my medical provider's website. "If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising" Bitch you are a hospital, have some self respect
October 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This is from my medical provider's website. "If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising" Bitch you are a hospital, have some self respect
I've… seen things you people wouldn't be interested in
October 31, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I've… seen things you people wouldn't be interested in
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The Register is reporting that OpenAI lost $11 billion in the last quarter. This company is a shambling monstrosity, financial insanity as a direct result with the markets’ obsession with growth.
www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/m...
www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/m...
Microsoft earnings suggest $11.5B OpenAI quarterly loss
: Satya has also delivered Sam most of the cash he promised
www.theregister.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
The Register is reporting that OpenAI lost $11 billion in the last quarter. This company is a shambling monstrosity, financial insanity as a direct result with the markets’ obsession with growth.
www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/m...
www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/m...
Is the world ready for an Internet-connected mattress that roasts you whenever AWS goes down, and also sometimes pisses itself? WE DECIDE!
On this ep, learn about:
- The Bourbons: France's sleepiest monarchs
- What kind of animal Peter Thiel sleeps inside
- The $5000 AI-powered bed that saved DOGE
On this ep, learn about:
- The Bourbons: France's sleepiest monarchs
- What kind of animal Peter Thiel sleeps inside
- The $5000 AI-powered bed that saved DOGE
October 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Is the world ready for an Internet-connected mattress that roasts you whenever AWS goes down, and also sometimes pisses itself? WE DECIDE!
On this ep, learn about:
- The Bourbons: France's sleepiest monarchs
- What kind of animal Peter Thiel sleeps inside
- The $5000 AI-powered bed that saved DOGE
On this ep, learn about:
- The Bourbons: France's sleepiest monarchs
- What kind of animal Peter Thiel sleeps inside
- The $5000 AI-powered bed that saved DOGE
At the end of The Conjuring they should've knocked down the haunted house and built an Amazon fulfillment center there. No ghost would ever haunt one of those
October 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
At the end of The Conjuring they should've knocked down the haunted house and built an Amazon fulfillment center there. No ghost would ever haunt one of those
just saw this on reddit… this is the elevator panel in someone's apartment building
October 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
just saw this on reddit… this is the elevator panel in someone's apartment building
1600 words into the Wikipedia page on "Bed" and I'm finally getting to the good shit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bed
October 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
1600 words into the Wikipedia page on "Bed" and I'm finally getting to the good shit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bed
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Hey, it's really cool to see when folks adapt Tedium pieces and build on them. This is a pretty new podcast and ended up covering the battery tester saga I wrote about a few years back.
Give it a listen!
Give it a listen!
NEW EPISODE! Remember those little tester strips they used to have on batteries? Ever wondered what happened to them?
==> techblows.net/3 <==
==> techblows.net/3 <==
October 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Hey, it's really cool to see when folks adapt Tedium pieces and build on them. This is a pretty new podcast and ended up covering the battery tester saga I wrote about a few years back.
Give it a listen!
Give it a listen!
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Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
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ROY BATTY: …I rode on the back decks of a blinker and watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments... they'll be gone.
CHATGPT: That’s a powerful story 🎯 Thank you for sharing with me! It really spoke to your passion for space! 🚀
CHATGPT: That’s a powerful story 🎯 Thank you for sharing with me! It really spoke to your passion for space! 🚀
October 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
ROY BATTY: …I rode on the back decks of a blinker and watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments... they'll be gone.
CHATGPT: That’s a powerful story 🎯 Thank you for sharing with me! It really spoke to your passion for space! 🚀
CHATGPT: That’s a powerful story 🎯 Thank you for sharing with me! It really spoke to your passion for space! 🚀
i mean, the bus definitely will stop there
October 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
i mean, the bus definitely will stop there