Wayne Chu
@waynechu.ca
Social research, policy, public interest and civic tech, podcast, politics nerd. Public servant by day, podcast producer by night. Producer of Let's Think Digital podcast (letsthinkdigital.ca)
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18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
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META will end fact-checking and rely on community notes, like X does. Confirms:
- Social media ≠ Journalism
- Golden age for disinformation
- Social media giants play politics
- Real journalism is all about fact-checking
Brace for disinfo dumpster fire. Read, follow, support real journalism
- Social media ≠ Journalism
- Golden age for disinformation
- Social media giants play politics
- Real journalism is all about fact-checking
Brace for disinfo dumpster fire. Read, follow, support real journalism
January 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
META will end fact-checking and rely on community notes, like X does. Confirms:
- Social media ≠ Journalism
- Golden age for disinformation
- Social media giants play politics
- Real journalism is all about fact-checking
Brace for disinfo dumpster fire. Read, follow, support real journalism
- Social media ≠ Journalism
- Golden age for disinformation
- Social media giants play politics
- Real journalism is all about fact-checking
Brace for disinfo dumpster fire. Read, follow, support real journalism
Happy new year! Just dropped a new episode of #LetsThinkDigital!@ryanandrosoff.bsky.social talks to Dr. Alexis Wichowski about the ways big tech increasingly acts like a state in its own right. Down to establishing diplomatic relations.
youtu.be/5dPbg4GogCQ
On YT and on your podcast app. #pitech
youtu.be/5dPbg4GogCQ
On YT and on your podcast app. #pitech
January 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Happy new year! Just dropped a new episode of #LetsThinkDigital!@ryanandrosoff.bsky.social talks to Dr. Alexis Wichowski about the ways big tech increasingly acts like a state in its own right. Down to establishing diplomatic relations.
youtu.be/5dPbg4GogCQ
On YT and on your podcast app. #pitech
youtu.be/5dPbg4GogCQ
On YT and on your podcast app. #pitech
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Excited to share the first of a 2-part deep dive into Estonia's digital journey in our latest Let's Think Digital podcast episode! Estonia looms large in the digital government conversation despite being a small country. What led to it becoming a global digital government leader? LetsThinkDigital.ca
December 9, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Excited to share the first of a 2-part deep dive into Estonia's digital journey in our latest Let's Think Digital podcast episode! Estonia looms large in the digital government conversation despite being a small country. What led to it becoming a global digital government leader? LetsThinkDigital.ca
Why has #Estonia been able to leapfrog much larger countries when it comes to #DigitalGov? On today’s episode of #LetsThinkDigital, @ryanandrosoff.bsky.social dives deep into this remarkable story. #pitech
youtu.be/jJ9Tl4c-uUo
Ft. Liisa-Ly Pakosta, Siim Sikkut, Ville Sirviö
youtu.be/jJ9Tl4c-uUo
Ft. Liisa-Ly Pakosta, Siim Sikkut, Ville Sirviö
Welcome to Estonia (with Liisa-Ly Pakosta, Ville Sirviö, and Siim Sikkut) | Episode 26
YouTube video by Let's Think Digital
youtu.be
December 9, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Why has #Estonia been able to leapfrog much larger countries when it comes to #DigitalGov? On today’s episode of #LetsThinkDigital, @ryanandrosoff.bsky.social dives deep into this remarkable story. #pitech
youtu.be/jJ9Tl4c-uUo
Ft. Liisa-Ly Pakosta, Siim Sikkut, Ville Sirviö
youtu.be/jJ9Tl4c-uUo
Ft. Liisa-Ly Pakosta, Siim Sikkut, Ville Sirviö
The City of #Toronto is celebrating 15 years of #opendata with the Toronto Open Data Awards! Nominations close tomorrow: open.toronto.ca/toronto-open...
Toronto Open Data Awards 2024
open.toronto.ca
November 29, 2024 at 3:18 PM
The City of #Toronto is celebrating 15 years of #opendata with the Toronto Open Data Awards! Nominations close tomorrow: open.toronto.ca/toronto-open...
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Here's a conversation between @caseynewton.bsky.social, @jstarr.bsky.social, and myself on Bluesky's surge in users, the challenges of scaling up moderation as we grow, and our collaboration with Thorn on enhancing child safety.
www.platformer.news/bluesky-grow...
www.platformer.news/bluesky-grow...
Inside Bluesky’s big growth surge
After adding millions of new users in weeks, the company tells Platformer that it will quadruple the size of its moderation team
www.platformer.news
November 26, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Here's a conversation between @caseynewton.bsky.social, @jstarr.bsky.social, and myself on Bluesky's surge in users, the challenges of scaling up moderation as we grow, and our collaboration with Thorn on enhancing child safety.
www.platformer.news/bluesky-grow...
www.platformer.news/bluesky-grow...
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"The War on Terror has coincided with the explosive rise of Big Tech, and this is no coincidence."
Great article - with practical recommendations and resources too by @adelewalton.bsky.social with illustrations by Heedayah Lockman for Shado Mag
shado-mag.com/opinion/isla...
Great article - with practical recommendations and resources too by @adelewalton.bsky.social with illustrations by Heedayah Lockman for Shado Mag
shado-mag.com/opinion/isla...
Islamophobic governments have a new weapon – AI and algorithms are the new surveillance state
Adele Walton discusses the threats of new tech technologies and how artificial intelligence and algorithms are the new surveillance state
shado-mag.com
November 25, 2024 at 9:52 PM
"The War on Terror has coincided with the explosive rise of Big Tech, and this is no coincidence."
Great article - with practical recommendations and resources too by @adelewalton.bsky.social with illustrations by Heedayah Lockman for Shado Mag
shado-mag.com/opinion/isla...
Great article - with practical recommendations and resources too by @adelewalton.bsky.social with illustrations by Heedayah Lockman for Shado Mag
shado-mag.com/opinion/isla...
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Alex and I had a great time chatting with @ryanandrosoff.bsky.social about what's next for digital gov in Canada :)
Thanks to @annahirschfeld.bsky.social & Alex MacEachern from @publicdigital.bsky.social for speaking with @ryanandrosoff.bsky.social! Listen to all the episodes at letsthinkdigital.ca, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.
Let’s Think Digital Podcast – Think Digital
letsthinkdigital.ca
November 25, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Alex and I had a great time chatting with @ryanandrosoff.bsky.social about what's next for digital gov in Canada :)
A lot of digital transformation projects get held up due to risk aversion. How do we get past that? On the latest episode of the #LetsThinkDigital our guests share their insights from their new report: A Radical How for Canada.
Watch or listen at thinkdigital.ca/podcast/the-...
#civictech #pitech
Watch or listen at thinkdigital.ca/podcast/the-...
#civictech #pitech
November 25, 2024 at 5:18 PM
A lot of digital transformation projects get held up due to risk aversion. How do we get past that? On the latest episode of the #LetsThinkDigital our guests share their insights from their new report: A Radical How for Canada.
Watch or listen at thinkdigital.ca/podcast/the-...
#civictech #pitech
Watch or listen at thinkdigital.ca/podcast/the-...
#civictech #pitech
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If you’re hesitant to “be political” as a scientist, another way to think about this is that you’re not becoming political. Politics came for you. Whether you like it or not.
November 23, 2024 at 6:14 PM
If you’re hesitant to “be political” as a scientist, another way to think about this is that you’re not becoming political. Politics came for you. Whether you like it or not.
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While individuals w/ narcissism and superego deficiencies may rise to power effectively, their reality-testing capacities diminish once they consolidate their position.
This leads to erratic behavior, difficulties in achieving goals, & paranoid defenses.
www.jstor.org/stable/37922...
This leads to erratic behavior, difficulties in achieving goals, & paranoid defenses.
www.jstor.org/stable/37922...
Why Tyrants Go Too Far: Malignant Narcissism and Absolute Power on JSTOR
Betty Glad, Why Tyrants Go Too Far: Malignant Narcissism and Absolute Power, Political Psychology, Vol. 23, No. 1 (Mar., 2002), pp. 1-37
www.jstor.org
November 23, 2024 at 3:37 PM
While individuals w/ narcissism and superego deficiencies may rise to power effectively, their reality-testing capacities diminish once they consolidate their position.
This leads to erratic behavior, difficulties in achieving goals, & paranoid defenses.
www.jstor.org/stable/37922...
This leads to erratic behavior, difficulties in achieving goals, & paranoid defenses.
www.jstor.org/stable/37922...
“The short answer is no, we are not in the most likely of the universes,” said Daniele Sorini, an astrophysicist at Durham University. “And we are not in the most life-friendly universe, either.”
That tracks…
@arstechnica.com
doi.org/10.1093/mnra...
That tracks…
@arstechnica.com
doi.org/10.1093/mnra...
A new version of the drake equation
Star formation is key for life, and a different version of our universe could make more stars.
arstechnica.com
November 23, 2024 at 3:46 PM
“The short answer is no, we are not in the most likely of the universes,” said Daniele Sorini, an astrophysicist at Durham University. “And we are not in the most life-friendly universe, either.”
That tracks…
@arstechnica.com
doi.org/10.1093/mnra...
That tracks…
@arstechnica.com
doi.org/10.1093/mnra...
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Hi! We’re Racing Pride and we champion LGBTQ+ inclusion in motorsport, from grassroots to Formula One!
We launched in 2019 and currently have partnerships with 5 F1 teams. Be part of our community and our movement! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏎️
We launched in 2019 and currently have partnerships with 5 F1 teams. Be part of our community and our movement! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏎️
November 22, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Hi! We’re Racing Pride and we champion LGBTQ+ inclusion in motorsport, from grassroots to Formula One!
We launched in 2019 and currently have partnerships with 5 F1 teams. Be part of our community and our movement! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏎️
We launched in 2019 and currently have partnerships with 5 F1 teams. Be part of our community and our movement! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏎️
Fred laughing at Toto while Toto squirms and filibusters a question about the FIA is gold #F1 #LasVegasGP
November 23, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Fred laughing at Toto while Toto squirms and filibusters a question about the FIA is gold #F1 #LasVegasGP
In our solar system there is a place called the heliopause. A point where the force of our sun is no longer dominant, where the solar winds are free. It's tough to know where this is, but it happens. I've started to think about how my own mental health struggles passed its own heliopause. 🧵
November 21, 2024 at 2:19 PM
In our solar system there is a place called the heliopause. A point where the force of our sun is no longer dominant, where the solar winds are free. It's tough to know where this is, but it happens. I've started to think about how my own mental health struggles passed its own heliopause. 🧵
November 21, 2024 at 12:24 PM
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If you understand this, then a very happy GIS day to you, friend!
November 20, 2024 at 1:30 PM
If you understand this, then a very happy GIS day to you, friend!
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I think this is the best thing that I've ever wrote about government technology and #CivicTech. I refer to it constantly, and I often share it with people who are new to the space. I wrote it over 10 years ago and I think everything in it is still true. civic.io/2014/06/18/b...
Built to Fail
Governments are not bad at adopting new technologies on accident. The processes that support the adoption of new technology were built to fail. Understanding this is the first step to fixing them.
civic.io
November 20, 2024 at 2:15 PM
I think this is the best thing that I've ever wrote about government technology and #CivicTech. I refer to it constantly, and I often share it with people who are new to the space. I wrote it over 10 years ago and I think everything in it is still true. civic.io/2014/06/18/b...
Looking at @bsky.app stats. bsky.jazco.dev/stats. Exponential growth makes sense but what happened in Oct 17 for that huge step increase?
November 19, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Looking at @bsky.app stats. bsky.jazco.dev/stats. Exponential growth makes sense but what happened in Oct 17 for that huge step increase?
Someone mused about a feed of every academic article posted to Bluesky...so I made one :) (work in progress...) #AcademicSky
November 18, 2024 at 4:42 AM
Someone mused about a feed of every academic article posted to Bluesky...so I made one :) (work in progress...) #AcademicSky
I made a feed for anyone interested in posts related to public interest tech and the intersection of technology, policy, government and public good. Looks for keywords including the following hashtags:
#govtech #opendata #PiTech #PiAI #civictech
It's a work in progress so feedback welcome!
#govtech #opendata #PiTech #PiAI #civictech
It's a work in progress so feedback welcome!
November 17, 2024 at 11:22 PM
I made a feed for anyone interested in posts related to public interest tech and the intersection of technology, policy, government and public good. Looks for keywords including the following hashtags:
#govtech #opendata #PiTech #PiAI #civictech
It's a work in progress so feedback welcome!
#govtech #opendata #PiTech #PiAI #civictech
It's a work in progress so feedback welcome!
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This article haunts me:
“People have to file freedom of information requests just to learn an algorithm set the length of their prison sentence. The more public institutions rely on tech companies, the more we are losing democratic control over their processes and decisions.”
“People have to file freedom of information requests just to learn an algorithm set the length of their prison sentence. The more public institutions rely on tech companies, the more we are losing democratic control over their processes and decisions.”
Big Tech Makes Political Choices About Our Data: We Should do the Same
In her book Silicon Values, Jillian York recalls a meeting with Facebook executives in 2011, a few months after the start of the Arab uprisings. When the...
botpopuli.net
November 15, 2024 at 9:56 PM
This article haunts me:
“People have to file freedom of information requests just to learn an algorithm set the length of their prison sentence. The more public institutions rely on tech companies, the more we are losing democratic control over their processes and decisions.”
“People have to file freedom of information requests just to learn an algorithm set the length of their prison sentence. The more public institutions rely on tech companies, the more we are losing democratic control over their processes and decisions.”
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I really don’t understand this whole ‘stay on Twitter and fight’ thing. You’re jousting with bots and reply guys and wading through ads it’s not Waterloo.
November 16, 2024 at 1:44 PM
I really don’t understand this whole ‘stay on Twitter and fight’ thing. You’re jousting with bots and reply guys and wading through ads it’s not Waterloo.
Indeed. Even as a cis het dude from a “model minority” group I have still had a lifetime of having to code switch and be aware what “the other side” wants to access a level of acceptance or safety. And my positionally means I’ve had it quite easy compared to others.
It’s mostly white people who talk about echo chambers. Maybe you need the internet to meet people with different ideas but the rest of us do not. We know what the “other side” thinks because we deal with it every day! Everywhere! We’re fine. Carry on. Happy Saturday!
November 16, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Indeed. Even as a cis het dude from a “model minority” group I have still had a lifetime of having to code switch and be aware what “the other side” wants to access a level of acceptance or safety. And my positionally means I’ve had it quite easy compared to others.