Andy Yates
@yrnclndymn.bsky.social
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
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Road to Wigan Pier is a rant of a book. But it goes so hard on why it’s evil to begrudge the poorest simple pleasures.
October 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Road to Wigan Pier is a rant of a book. But it goes so hard on why it’s evil to begrudge the poorest simple pleasures.
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📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 6, 2025 at 6:46 AM
📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
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Congrats to The Guardian on hiring Doctorow to explain enshittification to the non-tech masses.
#enshittification #CoryDoctorow
#enshittification #CoryDoctorow
Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and…
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Congrats to The Guardian on hiring Doctorow to explain enshittification to the non-tech masses.
#enshittification #CoryDoctorow
#enshittification #CoryDoctorow
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Ta-Nehasi Coates is doing a lot of things with this essay, but one of the most important is fearlessly using examples of anti-trans hate to describe Charlie Kirk's politics.
The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.
The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.
Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause
By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.
www.vanityfair.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Ta-Nehasi Coates is doing a lot of things with this essay, but one of the most important is fearlessly using examples of anti-trans hate to describe Charlie Kirk's politics.
The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.
The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.
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While berating Angela Rayner
for tax avoidance
not only does Nigel Farage
do the very same
he is also paid £thousands
by a group called Nomad
advising millionaires worldwide
on how to avoid paying tax
#TaxTheRich
#CloseTaxLoopholes
#AbolishBillionaires
#BlameMillionairesNotMigrants
for tax avoidance
not only does Nigel Farage
do the very same
he is also paid £thousands
by a group called Nomad
advising millionaires worldwide
on how to avoid paying tax
#TaxTheRich
#CloseTaxLoopholes
#AbolishBillionaires
#BlameMillionairesNotMigrants
September 6, 2025 at 8:26 AM
While berating Angela Rayner
for tax avoidance
not only does Nigel Farage
do the very same
he is also paid £thousands
by a group called Nomad
advising millionaires worldwide
on how to avoid paying tax
#TaxTheRich
#CloseTaxLoopholes
#AbolishBillionaires
#BlameMillionairesNotMigrants
for tax avoidance
not only does Nigel Farage
do the very same
he is also paid £thousands
by a group called Nomad
advising millionaires worldwide
on how to avoid paying tax
#TaxTheRich
#CloseTaxLoopholes
#AbolishBillionaires
#BlameMillionairesNotMigrants
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“A billion dollars… are not necessary for [a] lavish lifestyle. The only thing that that amount of wealth is necessary for is the domination of others. [At] a certain point, wealth shifts from being smthg that enables freedom to smthg that can only be used to take freedom away from the public.”
All the Things That You Need a Billion Dollars to Buy Are Bad
One way to think about inequality.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
“A billion dollars… are not necessary for [a] lavish lifestyle. The only thing that that amount of wealth is necessary for is the domination of others. [At] a certain point, wealth shifts from being smthg that enables freedom to smthg that can only be used to take freedom away from the public.”
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Thirty years ago, Richard Barbrook and Andy Cameron published “The Californian Ideology” in Mute magazine and circulated on the early-adopter email list nettime, writes Nathan Schneider. The Californian ideology appeared to be in something of a retreat in recent years, but in 2025 it roared back.
Thirty Years On, the Californian Ideology is Alive and Well | TechPolicy.Press
In the seminal essay, Barbrook and Cameron insisted that there are other ways to build technology, and to do it democratically, writes Nathan Schneider.
buff.ly
September 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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"respecting the glittering diversity of languages emigrants bring to the UK. We wrongly dictate that assimilation in western countries requires shifting to English monolingualism, as opposed to developing sophisticated bilingualism across second, third and fourth generations"
#Multilingualism
#Multilingualism
Leaning into more heritage language-learning opportunities would build international ties along with individuals’ connections to their families and communities! @sophiasgaler.bsky.social
Time for a reality check: Britain cannot be a big player on the world stage unless we speak more languages | Sophia Smith Galer
For all the talk of addressing the problem, things have got worse. Which is criminal when there is so much we could do, says journalist Sophia Smith Galer
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
"respecting the glittering diversity of languages emigrants bring to the UK. We wrongly dictate that assimilation in western countries requires shifting to English monolingualism, as opposed to developing sophisticated bilingualism across second, third and fourth generations"
#Multilingualism
#Multilingualism
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Breaking news: Thousands of flags for the patron saint of Palestine put up accross the country as a sign of solidarity with Gaza.
August 24, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Breaking news: Thousands of flags for the patron saint of Palestine put up accross the country as a sign of solidarity with Gaza.
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Today’s popular fictions can be extremely far from reality: The Lord of the Rings, Avatar, The Legend of Zelda, Avengers: Endgame. But has this always been the case?
August 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Today’s popular fictions can be extremely far from reality: The Lord of the Rings, Avatar, The Legend of Zelda, Avengers: Endgame. But has this always been the case?
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A public school district is considering whether to ban my book on tech billionaires, Survival of the Richest, for violating Trump's order on ridding DEI from schools. (I do not argue for giving tech bros equity/inclusion, so I'm not sure what the fuss would be about...)
patch.com/illinois/lag...
patch.com/illinois/lag...
Books On Race, Poor Before Lyons Township High Board
The list comes as Trump tries to ax DEI from schools. His administration threatens to stop the flow of money to violators.
patch.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A public school district is considering whether to ban my book on tech billionaires, Survival of the Richest, for violating Trump's order on ridding DEI from schools. (I do not argue for giving tech bros equity/inclusion, so I'm not sure what the fuss would be about...)
patch.com/illinois/lag...
patch.com/illinois/lag...
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as a person who knows that banishing evil spirits by swearing at them is a common thing in multiple Slavic traditions, i am DELIGHTED by this tip
Simply add a swear word and the AI slop doesn't come up 👍
April 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
as a person who knows that banishing evil spirits by swearing at them is a common thing in multiple Slavic traditions, i am DELIGHTED by this tip
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Come from the important and damning reporting. Stay for the revelation that Palantir management refers to their workers as hobbits.
April 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Come from the important and damning reporting. Stay for the revelation that Palantir management refers to their workers as hobbits.
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Not surprising but absolutely wild to go on stage and blame bad things on a nefarious billionaire who is pulling on the puppet strings of politics while you are the richest man in the world who is on stage because he's spending millions trying to influence an election!
“Anyone Who Doesn’t Like Me Works for George Soros: An Airhead Rightwinger’s Guide to Political Debate”
March 31, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Not surprising but absolutely wild to go on stage and blame bad things on a nefarious billionaire who is pulling on the puppet strings of politics while you are the richest man in the world who is on stage because he's spending millions trying to influence an election!
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It's not a strategy unless it means you don't do something
March 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
It's not a strategy unless it means you don't do something
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I don’t know if I agree with everything in here but I do with most of it. It’s also a lovely read sourcegraph.com/blog/revenge...
Revenge of the junior developer | Sourcegraph Blog
The latest instalment from Steve Yegge on viiiiibe coding and what that means for developer jobs.
sourcegraph.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I don’t know if I agree with everything in here but I do with most of it. It’s also a lovely read sourcegraph.com/blog/revenge...
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"Individual engineers experimenting directly on live systems... violates every best practice for controlling risk in the industry. Elon Musk says he wants to run the government like a business, but no business operates this way."
Super explanation by @lizthegrey.com of the dangers posed by DOGE.
Super explanation by @lizthegrey.com of the dangers posed by DOGE.
Why DOGE’s meddling at Treasury could have catastrophic consequences for the US economy
It’s only a matter of time until DOGE meddling inadvertently triggers a catastrophic failure of Bureau of the Fiscal Service systems.
thebulletin.org
February 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
"Individual engineers experimenting directly on live systems... violates every best practice for controlling risk in the industry. Elon Musk says he wants to run the government like a business, but no business operates this way."
Super explanation by @lizthegrey.com of the dangers posed by DOGE.
Super explanation by @lizthegrey.com of the dangers posed by DOGE.
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"A recent high school graduate and former Neuralink intern ha[ve] joined meetings to review lines of code and other work history of career public servants, sparking chaos at a major government agency."
phenomenal reporting @makenakelly.bsky.social @telliotter.bsky.social!!
phenomenal reporting @makenakelly.bsky.social @telliotter.bsky.social!!
NEW: Govt tech workers are getting thrown into "sneak attack" meetings to discuss their code and projects with random Elon Musk bros.
It's all very reminiscent of Musk's Twitter takeover.
Inside the last week at GSA w/ @telliotter.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
It's all very reminiscent of Musk's Twitter takeover.
Inside the last week at GSA w/ @telliotter.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Government Tech Workers Forced to Defend Projects to Random Elon Musk Bros
A recent high school graduate and former Neuralink intern has joined meetings to review lines of code and other work history of career public servants, sparking chaos at a major government agency.
www.wired.com
January 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
"A recent high school graduate and former Neuralink intern ha[ve] joined meetings to review lines of code and other work history of career public servants, sparking chaos at a major government agency."
phenomenal reporting @makenakelly.bsky.social @telliotter.bsky.social!!
phenomenal reporting @makenakelly.bsky.social @telliotter.bsky.social!!
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Harvard and Google AI mapped one cubic millimeter of a human brain. It took up 1.4 petabytes of storage just in pictures of the specimen. So the entire brain would take ~ 1.6 zettabytes of storage, cost $50 billion, and require 140 acres. It would be the largest data center on the planet— one brain.
Full scan of 1 cubic millimeter of brain tissue took 1.4 petabytes of data, equivalent to 14,000 4K movies — Google's AI experts assist researchers
Mind-boggling mind research.
www.tomshardware.com
May 13, 2024 at 8:51 AM
Harvard and Google AI mapped one cubic millimeter of a human brain. It took up 1.4 petabytes of storage just in pictures of the specimen. So the entire brain would take ~ 1.6 zettabytes of storage, cost $50 billion, and require 140 acres. It would be the largest data center on the planet— one brain.
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Trying something new:
A 🧵 on a topic I find many students struggle with: "why do their 📊 look more professional than my 📊?"
It's *lots* of tiny decisions that aren't the defaults in many libraries, so let's break down 1 simple graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social
🔗 www.ft.com/content/73a1...
A 🧵 on a topic I find many students struggle with: "why do their 📊 look more professional than my 📊?"
It's *lots* of tiny decisions that aren't the defaults in many libraries, so let's break down 1 simple graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social
🔗 www.ft.com/content/73a1...
November 20, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Trying something new:
A 🧵 on a topic I find many students struggle with: "why do their 📊 look more professional than my 📊?"
It's *lots* of tiny decisions that aren't the defaults in many libraries, so let's break down 1 simple graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social
🔗 www.ft.com/content/73a1...
A 🧵 on a topic I find many students struggle with: "why do their 📊 look more professional than my 📊?"
It's *lots* of tiny decisions that aren't the defaults in many libraries, so let's break down 1 simple graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social
🔗 www.ft.com/content/73a1...