wells is making a social media co-op
@wells.bsky.social
critical race, queer/trans & AsAm studies, algorithmic justice at UMSI
all about abolition, transformative justice, free palestine. SSBM (link main), anime, and indie art/zine fan. catch me staffing at anime cons!
pan/bi enby 🇹🇼🇮🇩🏳️⚧️
all about abolition, transformative justice, free palestine. SSBM (link main), anime, and indie art/zine fan. catch me staffing at anime cons!
pan/bi enby 🇹🇼🇮🇩🏳️⚧️
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Introducing Luddenites
Playing off both LUDENS and LUDDITES, LUDDENITES is envisioned as a collective whose goal is to counter oppressive technologies like surveillance tech and generative AI, instead seeking communal infra...
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Introducing LUDDENITES: a collective whose goal is to counter oppressive technologies like surveillance tech and generative AI, instead seeking communal infrastructures in service of CONSENTFUL PLAY and CREATIVE JOY.
blog.wellssanto.com/luddenites/
blog.wellssanto.com/luddenites/
whoever's running the bluesky account on twitter is joking about csam and i think that's kinda fucked up
January 20, 2026 at 2:36 AM
whoever's running the bluesky account on twitter is joking about csam and i think that's kinda fucked up
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
who remembers the graphic design aesthetic of 2000's anime adjacent forums and fansites 🥺 i have so much nostalgia for these
January 19, 2026 at 3:18 AM
who remembers the graphic design aesthetic of 2000's anime adjacent forums and fansites 🥺 i have so much nostalgia for these
what do y'all do when you're exhausted but also don't want to take a nap
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 AM
what do y'all do when you're exhausted but also don't want to take a nap
adding this study on algorithmic feeds here (which i still believe are better than reverse chron only feeds) so i don't forget it again
kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...
kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...
January 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
adding this study on algorithmic feeds here (which i still believe are better than reverse chron only feeds) so i don't forget it again
kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...
kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and...
I still can't believe Twitch had a PhD fellowship in 2021 like that would have been so sick for me to apply for (if anyone is aware of anything remotely like that, for someone who studies content creators let me know!!)
January 17, 2026 at 2:28 AM
I still can't believe Twitch had a PhD fellowship in 2021 like that would have been so sick for me to apply for (if anyone is aware of anything remotely like that, for someone who studies content creators let me know!!)
anyone play any really good video games recently? i've been kinda stressed by my pick of games lately
January 17, 2026 at 1:16 AM
anyone play any really good video games recently? i've been kinda stressed by my pick of games lately
applied for my first phd-required internship let's see how it goes
January 16, 2026 at 8:23 PM
applied for my first phd-required internship let's see how it goes
if anyone is submitting to aoir and working on anything related to face-based technologies, or asian americans online, or critical AI, let me know!! woild love to be on a panel or something
January 16, 2026 at 3:50 PM
if anyone is submitting to aoir and working on anything related to face-based technologies, or asian americans online, or critical AI, let me know!! woild love to be on a panel or something
abolish ice. full stop.
January 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
abolish ice. full stop.
teaching tomorrow! and following tradition, i'm up the night before cause i'm nervous about how it'll go even though i've taught for over a decade (i'd like to think the nerves keep me honest)
January 14, 2026 at 8:06 AM
teaching tomorrow! and following tradition, i'm up the night before cause i'm nervous about how it'll go even though i've taught for over a decade (i'd like to think the nerves keep me honest)
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who got the article that we keep trying to place agency onto robots/AI to take accountability off of ourselves (like when we use it to kill people)
January 12, 2026 at 3:08 PM
who got the article that we keep trying to place agency onto robots/AI to take accountability off of ourselves (like when we use it to kill people)
not a great week to be getting writer's block
January 13, 2026 at 2:44 AM
not a great week to be getting writer's block
kate darling warned us about this a decade ago, and soon we'll have cute robots helping us kill each other at war :/
AI companies are embracing the “power of cuteness,” and it’s not accidental.
In a recent @washingtonpost.com article, FIMS professor @lukestark.bsky.social shares insight into why this design strategy works on humans — for better or worse.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
In a recent @washingtonpost.com article, FIMS professor @lukestark.bsky.social shares insight into why this design strategy works on humans — for better or worse.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
The race to make AI adorable was on full display at CES
Robots for seniors, AI pals for women, and laptops are embracing the power of cute -- for better or worse.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:08 PM
kate darling warned us about this a decade ago, and soon we'll have cute robots helping us kill each other at war :/
y'all mind if i type up a thread about the social media i wanna see / make? been trying to write it out as a full blog post but it's kinda overwhelming so i wanna put my thoughts somewhere more ephemeral and low-stakes first
January 11, 2026 at 9:17 PM
y'all mind if i type up a thread about the social media i wanna see / make? been trying to write it out as a full blog post but it's kinda overwhelming so i wanna put my thoughts somewhere more ephemeral and low-stakes first
bluesky just isn't fun
January 11, 2026 at 5:32 PM
bluesky just isn't fun
any queer leftist emo asians born in the mid-90's out here 😭
January 11, 2026 at 6:06 AM
any queer leftist emo asians born in the mid-90's out here 😭
i keep telling myself and everyone around me that i'll start this social media co-op but i never make any steps towards it. being thoughtful before acting is one thing, but this lack of taking action is the biggest reason i don't believe it'll actually become a reality
January 11, 2026 at 5:24 AM
i keep telling myself and everyone around me that i'll start this social media co-op but i never make any steps towards it. being thoughtful before acting is one thing, but this lack of taking action is the biggest reason i don't believe it'll actually become a reality
saw 'lurker' on my flight back and i actually really loved it
January 10, 2026 at 1:42 PM
saw 'lurker' on my flight back and i actually really loved it
gotta describe my dissertation within a single page and my anxiety has suddenly spiked lmao (i'm done with 2/3 studies and am starting on my final study so i know what the diss is, but trying to compress it into a page is aaaa)
applying for an internship that i don't think i'm qualified for but advisors believe in me for? likelier than you think
(yes i'm applying for the msr new england internship finally)
(yes i'm applying for the msr new england internship finally)
January 10, 2026 at 6:51 AM
gotta describe my dissertation within a single page and my anxiety has suddenly spiked lmao (i'm done with 2/3 studies and am starting on my final study so i know what the diss is, but trying to compress it into a page is aaaa)
applying for an internship that i don't think i'm qualified for but advisors believe in me for? likelier than you think
(yes i'm applying for the msr new england internship finally)
(yes i'm applying for the msr new england internship finally)
January 9, 2026 at 7:47 PM
applying for an internship that i don't think i'm qualified for but advisors believe in me for? likelier than you think
(yes i'm applying for the msr new england internship finally)
(yes i'm applying for the msr new england internship finally)
is my fortune cookie a recession indicator
January 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
is my fortune cookie a recession indicator
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Just heard an AI ethicist talk about how important it is that we say ‘MEN are using Grok to undress images of babies, children and women’ not ‘Grok is….’. Grok isn’t responsible for the action, the men enabling & using it for this repulsive purpose are. Small but important bit of linguistic accuracy
January 7, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Just heard an AI ethicist talk about how important it is that we say ‘MEN are using Grok to undress images of babies, children and women’ not ‘Grok is….’. Grok isn’t responsible for the action, the men enabling & using it for this repulsive purpose are. Small but important bit of linguistic accuracy
i won't stop believing that better is possible
January 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM
i won't stop believing that better is possible
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全糖半糖微糖無糖我都可以，反正就是一定要去冰 | solidarity with protesters against the ICE terrorists, solidarity with americans against the fascist US state (in taiwan when we order drinks we say 去冰 to ask for no ice)
January 9, 2026 at 4:38 AM
全糖半糖微糖無糖我都可以，反正就是一定要去冰 | solidarity with protesters against the ICE terrorists, solidarity with americans against the fascist US state (in taiwan when we order drinks we say 去冰 to ask for no ice)