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Jasmine Lu
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PhD Student at UChicago in the Human Computer Integration Lab. she/her. ~Exploring alternative visions of the future with e-waste and computing~ https://jasminelu.site
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Jasmine Lu @xjasminelu.bsky.social · Sep 23
✨I'm on the faculty job market! ✨

I’m a University of Chicago Computer Science PhD Candidate building more sustainable computing ecosystems 💻🌱

I develop computational approaches for reducing, reusing, and recycling e-waste (I like to call it recomputing e-waste)

read more: jasminelu.site
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On the left 'recomputing e-waste' with 'recycling, repairing, reusing, reducing' below it. On the right, a large lifecycle graph with mining, manufacturing, using, recycling, and discarding labeled. Green arrows coming out of and going back into the using node labeled repairing and reusing, with four images of projects alongside. An arrow for reducing from using to landfills with a project image. And finally, a label of full stack recycling with several arrows coming out and returning.
xjasminelu.bsky.social
Cella will be an incredible colleague and asset to any department! her work is so timely and meaningful. hire her!!!!!
cellllla.bsky.social Cella (is on the job market) @cellllla.bsky.social · Oct 9
✨I’m on the academic job market ✨

I’m a PhD candidate at @hcii.cmu.edu studying tech, labor, and resistance 👩🏻‍💻💪🏽💥

I research how workers and communities contest harmful sociotechnical systems and shape alternative futures through everyday resistance and collective action

More info: cella.io
Cella M. Sum –
cella.io
October 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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8-year old Dasha Ramirez was playing with her brother at Millennium Park when Border Patrol took them. They’re now awaiting deportation to Guatemala. “We never imagined our Sunday would end this way, mother Noemi Chavez said. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/29/i...
September 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
xjasminelu.bsky.social
✨I'm on the faculty job market! ✨

I’m a University of Chicago Computer Science PhD Candidate building more sustainable computing ecosystems 💻🌱

I develop computational approaches for reducing, reusing, and recycling e-waste (I like to call it recomputing e-waste)

read more: jasminelu.site
🧵 (1/7)
On the left 'recomputing e-waste' with 'recycling, repairing, reusing, reducing' below it. On the right, a large lifecycle graph with mining, manufacturing, using, recycling, and discarding labeled. Green arrows coming out of and going back into the using node labeled repairing and reusing, with four images of projects alongside. An arrow for reducing from using to landfills with a project image. And finally, a label of full stack recycling with several arrows coming out and returning.
September 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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cellllla.bsky.social
What can #CSCW learn from tech workers who have been involved in collective action and unionization about how to make transformative change within our field?

My new #CSCW2025 paper with Mona Wang, Anna Konvicka, and Sarah Fox seeks to answer this question.

Pre-print: arxiv.org/pdf/2508.12579
Screenshot of the CSCW 2025 paper "The Future of Tech Labor: How Workers are Organizing and Transforming the Computing Industry" CELLA M. SUM, Carnegie Mellon University, USA ANNA KONVICKA, Princeton University, USA MONA WANG, Princeton University, USA SARAH E. FOX, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Abstract: The tech industry’s shifting landscape and the growing precarity of its labor force have spurred unionization efforts among tech workers. These workers turn to collective action to improve their working conditions and to protest unethical practices within their workplaces. To better understand this movement, we interviewed 44 U.S.-based tech worker-organizers to examine their motivations, strategies, challenges, and future visions for labor organizing. These workers included engineers, product managers, customer support specialists, QA analysts, logistics workers, gig workers, and union staff organizers. Our findings reveal that, contrary to popular narratives of prestige and privilege within the tech industry, tech workers face fragmented and unstable work environments which contribute to their disempowerment and hinder their organizing efforts. Despite these difficulties, organizers are laying the groundwork for a more resilient tech worker movement through community building and expanding political consciousness. By situating these dynamics within broader structural and ideological forces, we identify ways for the CSCW community to build solidarity with tech workers who are materially transforming our field through their organizing efforts.
August 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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oshwassociation.bsky.social
TOMORROW we rock the livestream with @xjasminelu.bsky.social , Silard Gal and Chris Dirks who will be telling us all about their extremely cool recently certified projects! Going live at 1pm EST on youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJuA...
August 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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bcmerchant.bsky.social
BLOOD IN THE MACHINE was given early access to survey data pulled from interviews with 1,400 Californians on their thoughts about AI.

Among the findings:

-59% think AI will primarily benefit corporations and the wealthy
-55% are more concerned than excited
-*70%* want strong AI laws
How California feels about AI
Spoiler: Not great. Plus, how AI is raising our electricity bills, the chatbot therapist that failed to intervene in a suicide, and what lays behind Grok's personas.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
August 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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dell.bsky.social
for the unawares, monthly jobs reports explicitly exclude farm workers. so feel free to also mentally account for the impact of ICE hunting down agricultural laborers like runaway slaves
US undocumented farm workers feel ‘hunted like animals’ amid Trump’s immigration raids
Ice raids have caused workers to lose hours and income, and forced them into hiding at home, according to interviews
www.theguardian.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
xjasminelu.bsky.social
my work was covered so sweetly on a midwest public radio station (interlochen) check it out!! open.spotify.com/episode/1TNc...
My Little Slime
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August 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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pedrolopes.org
Want to work with one of the best thinkers out there, with endless creativity and super supportive environment in futuristic Taipei? 😎
My former PhD student, (now Prof.) @tengshanyuan.info just started the Dexterous Interaction Lab @ NTU lab.tengshanyuan.info #hci #haptics #phd #academicChatter 😍
Dextrerous Interaction lab, with three projects shown. On the left is a tactile device that allows you to feel touch on the fingerpad and yet keeps the fingerpad free (I know, mindblowing!), the middle is a force feedback glove with muscle stimulation that helps you play guitar, and the last is a sensory substitution device that allows you to see by feeling. All co-authored by Prof. Teng.
July 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
xjasminelu.bsky.social
@tengshanyuan.info is starting the Dexterous Interactions Lab at NTU! lab.tengshanyuan.info Shan-Yuan is a special case of kind, generous, and incredibly talented. Students will be so lucky to work with him. Excited to see all the beautiful work him and his team produce!
The Dexterous Interaction Lab at NTU logo and three relevant projects showing haptic interfaces that prioritize dexterity in users hands.
July 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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uncomplicit.tech
NO AI FOR ATROCITY CRIMES
uncomplicit.tech
July 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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danmcquillan.bsky.social
Just out: 'Resisting the Techno-Fascist Takeover: Are We Ready for Decomputing?' berlinergazette.de/resisting-th... in which I diagnose DOGE as institutional cyberattack and argue that the way to stop it spreading is to revive an alternative technopolitics.
Resisting the Techno-Fascist Takeover: Are We Ready for Decomputing?
Because they are based on centralization and abstraction, our current sociopolitical structures are susceptible to being replaced by AI. This is not only exemplified by the Department of Government Ef...
berlinergazette.de
June 27, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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linkletter.org
Piazza is a course discussion platform used by many colleges and universities. Piazza requires students to provide the following information when signing up.

From 2017-2019, Palantir Technologies paid Piazza $916,000 for access to this data. www.sec.gov/Archives/edg...
"Add additional information to your Piazza profile Diversity & Inclusion – select one or more (required) Let's harness the power of human difference to help solve some of the world’s hardest problems with employers on Piazza Network. A list of checkboxes follows, labeled as: Female Male Non-binary American Indian or Indigenous Peoples Asian Black or African American Hispanic or Latino Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander White or Caucasian Veteran or served in the Armed Services First-generation college student Living with a disability Member of the LGBTQ community National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Each of the 3 sections above are required by the Piazza Network." "Add additional information to your Piazza profile" Checkboxes from previous screenshot continue: "- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) - Society of Women Engineers (SWE) - Women in Computer Science (WiCS) - Prefer not to share" Next, a section titled: "Visa requirement to work in the U.S. (required) - I am a US citizen - To work in the US, I do not require sponsorship for an employment authorizing status or visa immediately, nor in the future - To work in the US, I will require sponsorship for an employment authorizing status or visa in the future - To work in the US, I will require sponsorship for an employment authorizing status or visa immediately - Not applicable / Prefer not to share Next is a field labeled: "Personal email (non-school, example: name@email.com) (required)" "Employers may need to use this to communicate with you as part of the Piazza Network." "Each of the 3 sections above are required by the Piazza Network."
June 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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grist.org
Data centers are building their own gas power plants in Texas.

grist.org/energy/data-...

#Gas #DataCenters #AI #Climate #Elon #TX
Data centers are building their own gas power plants in Texas
Abigail Lindsey worries the days of peace and quiet might be nearing an end at the rural, wooded property where she lives with her son. On the old ranch across the street, developers want to build an ...
grist.org
June 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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acmcompass.bsky.social
Announcing COMPASS'25 Workshops! Throughout the next few days we'll be posting about the 10 workshops. You can read about all of them here: compass.acm.org/compass-2025... Note: to attend workshops you must register for the conference (deadline: July 8th!)
Accepted Workshops – COMPASS
compass.acm.org
June 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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acmcompass.bsky.social
*FREE REGISTRATION OPPORTUNITY!* Send us your best t-shirt design for #COMPASS25 in order to win free registration for the conference (open to all). Submit by June 27 for consideration! Read more about the t-shirt design competition here: compass.acm.org/call-for-t-s...
Call for T-Shirt Design – COMPASS
compass.acm.org
June 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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otsumamiboy.bsky.social
Idk man but when the administration that tried to reject humanitarian aid for Los Angeles when it was burning tries to justify their illegal military occupation by saying they aren’t going to let LA burn it kinda sounds like bullshit
June 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Announcing COMPASS'25 keynotes! We're so excited to host two incredible speakers
Renee Steiber will present "Participatory AI governance as a sustainability goal" and Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar will share "Why Designing with Place Matters in Technology Development"
more @ compass.acm.org/keynote-spea...
Photo of Renee Stiber Photo of Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar
June 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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acmcompass.bsky.social
ACM COMPASS is now on bluesky! #COMPASS25 will be happening next month at the University of Toronto, Canada from July 22-25, 2025. Registration ends July 8th! Find more at: compass.acm.org
COMPASS – The ACM SIGCAS/SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies
compass.acm.org
June 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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jhereia.bsky.social
ICYMI: Our new collection of essays, “Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity,” is out! ✨ Download it here: doi.org/10.18130/03d.... Offering some responses & asking more questions, we cover topics like arts administration, data centers, digital sovereignty, sustainability & more.
There are two images together. On the left is the cover of a collection of essays titled "Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity," co-edited by Jess Reia, MC Forelle and Yingchong Wang in 2025. The cover features an orange and teal design with an abstract pattern at its center. On the right, the table of contents featuring dozens of authors divided into four sections.
May 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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ainowinstitute.bsky.social
NEW REPORT: Artificial Power, our 2025 Landscape Report, is out.

Today’s AI isn’t just being used by us, it’s being used on us. We urgently need to reclaim public power over the future trajectory of AI. Another path is possible.

Read the report: ainowinstitute.org/2025-landscape
June 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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theverge.com
A new cold war is brewing over rare earth minerals
A new cold war is brewing over rare earth minerals
Rare earth materials aren’t that rare.
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May 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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esqueer.net
Harvard just handed all school and disciplinary records of international students to DHS. Absolutely contemptible. They're putting their own students in danger and lying by telling them that everything is ok. These students could be black bagged to Louisiana or El Salvador after this.
A letter from Harvard University addressed to its community regarding the university’s response to an April 16 request from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The letter explains Harvard's compliance with the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) reporting obligations and affirms its ongoing commitment to support international students' visas. It stresses that Harvard does not seek to withdraw from SEVP and highlights the value international students bring to the university. The letter encourages international students to stay focused on their studies and celebrates their academic achievements, welcoming incoming students and acknowledging their dedication. Continuation of a letter from Harvard University addressing international students and scholars. The message encourages them to stay focused on their academic goals and acknowledges their hard work as the academic year ends. It expresses excitement about welcoming new international students and commends all students for their dedication and resilience. The letter also mentions upcoming guidance for summer travel and emphasizes the value international students bring to Harvard’s educational and research community. It concludes with a note of commitment to student success and is signed by Meredith Weenick, Executive Vice President.
May 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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brianckeegan.com
Microsoft is spending about 6x the annual budget of the entire NSF on building more server farms.
techmeme.com Techmeme @techmeme.com · Apr 30
Microsoft's Q3 capex rose 52.9% YoY to $21.4B, vs. $22.4B est.; Microsoft reiterated this month that it would spend $80B on its data center build-out this year (Reuters)

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April 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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abrahammhaidli.bsky.social
For those at #CHI2025: if anyone is feeling confused, anxious, stressed, and/or feeling feelings around travelling back to the US, you are not alone! Join us during Wednesday's lunch (G314) to vent / share tips / offer support with others going through the same fears. More information in the flyer!
April 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM