Erika
@akirerika.bsky.social
Absurdist, Covid Conscious, Data Scientist/Dev Advocate, former CPA 🫠
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saw this clip of the NYC mayor debate and i had tears in my eyes, perhaps the most insane section of any debate ever
October 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
saw this clip of the NYC mayor debate and i had tears in my eyes, perhaps the most insane section of any debate ever
I mask to protect myself and my community, yes. But I also mask as a form of swanky af resistance in the face of fascism. Look at these majestic mask options. LOOK AT THEM! 😻
i am begging you to see wearing a mask as the act of daily solidarity with your fellow man that you are looking for. now is the time.
if you don’t know where to start, see some brands i like n wear in the vid, &
if you need free masks (or want to donate some), try:
maskbloc.org
covidactionmap.org
if you don’t know where to start, see some brands i like n wear in the vid, &
if you need free masks (or want to donate some), try:
maskbloc.org
covidactionmap.org
October 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I mask to protect myself and my community, yes. But I also mask as a form of swanky af resistance in the face of fascism. Look at these majestic mask options. LOOK AT THEM! 😻
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A short blogpost detailing my experience of censorship at the AI for Good Summit with links to both original and censored versions of slides and links to my talk
aial.ie/blog/2025-ai...
aial.ie/blog/2025-ai...
AI for Good [Appearance?]
Reflections on the last minute censorship of my keynote at the AI for Good Summit 2025
aial.ie
July 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A short blogpost detailing my experience of censorship at the AI for Good Summit with links to both original and censored versions of slides and links to my talk
aial.ie/blog/2025-ai...
aial.ie/blog/2025-ai...
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Obligatory
July 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Obligatory
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Tech companies will tell you to not bring politics to work. Then do this.
Airbnb is spending $1M in ads to attack opponents of Cuomo for not supporting short-term rentals.
Whether you're pro or anti-Airbnb, they shouldn't influence elections.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
Airbnb is spending $1M in ads to attack opponents of Cuomo for not supporting short-term rentals.
Whether you're pro or anti-Airbnb, they shouldn't influence elections.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
Airbnb attacks New York mayoral candidates in $1M digital ad spend
The tech giant is going after Mamdani, Stringer and Lander — which only helps Cuomo.
www.politico.com
June 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Tech companies will tell you to not bring politics to work. Then do this.
Airbnb is spending $1M in ads to attack opponents of Cuomo for not supporting short-term rentals.
Whether you're pro or anti-Airbnb, they shouldn't influence elections.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
Airbnb is spending $1M in ads to attack opponents of Cuomo for not supporting short-term rentals.
Whether you're pro or anti-Airbnb, they shouldn't influence elections.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
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Did you know the “weekend” and working only 8 hours per day used to be considered a radical, liberal idea?
139 years ago today, in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 7 workers (including a 13 yo) lost their lives to advance this revolutionary idea.
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139 years ago today, in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 7 workers (including a 13 yo) lost their lives to advance this revolutionary idea.
A 🧵
May 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Did you know the “weekend” and working only 8 hours per day used to be considered a radical, liberal idea?
139 years ago today, in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 7 workers (including a 13 yo) lost their lives to advance this revolutionary idea.
A 🧵
139 years ago today, in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 7 workers (including a 13 yo) lost their lives to advance this revolutionary idea.
A 🧵
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I cannot emphasize enough how much stories like this are a form of uncritical advertising for AI companies.
I understand the impulse to take them at their word when they wonder aloud if their giant matrix multiplication engines are about to become sentient, but it should be resisted.
I understand the impulse to take them at their word when they wonder aloud if their giant matrix multiplication engines are about to become sentient, but it should be resisted.
April 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I cannot emphasize enough how much stories like this are a form of uncritical advertising for AI companies.
I understand the impulse to take them at their word when they wonder aloud if their giant matrix multiplication engines are about to become sentient, but it should be resisted.
I understand the impulse to take them at their word when they wonder aloud if their giant matrix multiplication engines are about to become sentient, but it should be resisted.
I had a joke about Orpheus, but it was kind of sad in hindsight.
I had a joke about Eris’s Apple of Discord but only one of you would get it.
I had a joke about Cassandra but you wouldn’t believe it when I told you
April 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I had a joke about Orpheus, but it was kind of sad in hindsight.
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I'm not sure which of you need to hear this, but:
If you push yourself to your limits and burn out for a company, you are trading years of your future productivity for minor gains in the present.
Burning out will _fuck you up_, it's like brain fog or depression, and it takes years to recover
If you push yourself to your limits and burn out for a company, you are trading years of your future productivity for minor gains in the present.
Burning out will _fuck you up_, it's like brain fog or depression, and it takes years to recover
March 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I'm not sure which of you need to hear this, but:
If you push yourself to your limits and burn out for a company, you are trading years of your future productivity for minor gains in the present.
Burning out will _fuck you up_, it's like brain fog or depression, and it takes years to recover
If you push yourself to your limits and burn out for a company, you are trading years of your future productivity for minor gains in the present.
Burning out will _fuck you up_, it's like brain fog or depression, and it takes years to recover
You know the culture is changing when the hairdresser you've gone to for 20 years casually drops the R word 2x in conversation. Never heard her say it before 😬
February 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
You know the culture is changing when the hairdresser you've gone to for 20 years casually drops the R word 2x in conversation. Never heard her say it before 😬
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Drake’s fall from grace—from pop superstar to rap beef punchline—is proof that we as a nation can turn away from Trumpism with the proper amount of ridicule and grassroots communal celebration
I will not be taking questions at this time
I will not be taking questions at this time
this is the most patriotic I’ve felt since 9/11
February 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Drake’s fall from grace—from pop superstar to rap beef punchline—is proof that we as a nation can turn away from Trumpism with the proper amount of ridicule and grassroots communal celebration
I will not be taking questions at this time
I will not be taking questions at this time
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As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
January 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
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You can honor David Lynch by wearing a mask in public.
He had to begin isolating at home because he has emphysema- a COVID infection would likely be fatal- and no one wears masks anymore.
Millions of others like him (including myself) were left behind when COVID measures were abandoned
He had to begin isolating at home because he has emphysema- a COVID infection would likely be fatal- and no one wears masks anymore.
Millions of others like him (including myself) were left behind when COVID measures were abandoned
January 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
You can honor David Lynch by wearing a mask in public.
He had to begin isolating at home because he has emphysema- a COVID infection would likely be fatal- and no one wears masks anymore.
Millions of others like him (including myself) were left behind when COVID measures were abandoned
He had to begin isolating at home because he has emphysema- a COVID infection would likely be fatal- and no one wears masks anymore.
Millions of others like him (including myself) were left behind when COVID measures were abandoned
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America accounts for around 40% of all COVID-related deaths in the developed world.
bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/2/1/...
bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/2/1/...
December 13, 2024 at 3:09 PM
America accounts for around 40% of all COVID-related deaths in the developed world.
bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/2/1/...
bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/2/1/...
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The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.
December 7, 2024 at 4:34 AM
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men.
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Reconnecting with the Twitter homies on Bluesky
November 20, 2024 at 7:32 AM
Reconnecting with the Twitter homies on Bluesky