Burhan Ali
@biggianteye.bsky.social
Diversity and Inclusion advocate. Reader of post-apocalyptic and dystopian fiction. Software Developer. Still learning how to be human. Hugs welcome. He/Him.
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big tech hasn't come up with anything paradigm-shifting and useful since the smartphone in 2008 and I'm tired of all the shit they keep shoving down our throats trying to recapture that high
September 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
big tech hasn't come up with anything paradigm-shifting and useful since the smartphone in 2008 and I'm tired of all the shit they keep shoving down our throats trying to recapture that high
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the AI companies made apps that trick dumb people into thinking the app is smart and creative, while smart people aren't fooled. this would have been a fatal mistake, if it weren't for the fact that every venture capital investor and every manager is a dumb guy
May 12, 2025 at 1:55 AM
the AI companies made apps that trick dumb people into thinking the app is smart and creative, while smart people aren't fooled. this would have been a fatal mistake, if it weren't for the fact that every venture capital investor and every manager is a dumb guy
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Now would be a really good time for cis allies to start wearing trans pride badges and make it even more impossible for the toilet police to determine who is and isn’t trans
April 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Now would be a really good time for cis allies to start wearing trans pride badges and make it even more impossible for the toilet police to determine who is and isn’t trans
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ftr "you cannot engage with harry potter without jkr profiting" includes piracy. you are still giving it attention. you are still keeping it in the social consciousness. you are still, probably, talking about it to someone. you have to let it go. you have to fucking let it go.
April 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
ftr "you cannot engage with harry potter without jkr profiting" includes piracy. you are still giving it attention. you are still keeping it in the social consciousness. you are still, probably, talking about it to someone. you have to let it go. you have to fucking let it go.
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Can’t believe it’s been a year since we released our 1st episode! We have come such a long way (a long road?) since Jamie asked what “NX-01” meant and we couldn’t remember any character’s names and just referred to all the white men by which accent they had. #startrekenterprise
Happy Enterprisesplaining launch day! We released our first two episodes today, both about the pilot of Star Trek Enterprise! You’ll finally get to hear why we think Klingons are space Australians, why Phlox may be a homeopath, and why we think the Enterprise is the equivalent of WeWork.
enterprisesplaining.captivate.fm
March 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Can’t believe it’s been a year since we released our 1st episode! We have come such a long way (a long road?) since Jamie asked what “NX-01” meant and we couldn’t remember any character’s names and just referred to all the white men by which accent they had. #startrekenterprise
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We have got to figure out a way to break the cycle of “humans find ways to prevent bad things from happening, bad things stop happening for so long that humans forget they’re possible and remove the mechanisms of prevention, and bad things start happening again”
March 15, 2025 at 2:08 AM
We have got to figure out a way to break the cycle of “humans find ways to prevent bad things from happening, bad things stop happening for so long that humans forget they’re possible and remove the mechanisms of prevention, and bad things start happening again”
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“Taxpayers money should not be spent on…”
Trans people - THEY PAY TAX
Muslims - THEY PAY TAX
Disabled peoples welfare - THEY PAY TAX
LGBTQ initiatives - WE PAY TAX
DEI initiatives - WE PAY TAX
Income, VAT, council, stamp duty, National insurance… WE ALL PAY TAX. Stop this bullshit
Trans people - THEY PAY TAX
Muslims - THEY PAY TAX
Disabled peoples welfare - THEY PAY TAX
LGBTQ initiatives - WE PAY TAX
DEI initiatives - WE PAY TAX
Income, VAT, council, stamp duty, National insurance… WE ALL PAY TAX. Stop this bullshit
March 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
“Taxpayers money should not be spent on…”
Trans people - THEY PAY TAX
Muslims - THEY PAY TAX
Disabled peoples welfare - THEY PAY TAX
LGBTQ initiatives - WE PAY TAX
DEI initiatives - WE PAY TAX
Income, VAT, council, stamp duty, National insurance… WE ALL PAY TAX. Stop this bullshit
Trans people - THEY PAY TAX
Muslims - THEY PAY TAX
Disabled peoples welfare - THEY PAY TAX
LGBTQ initiatives - WE PAY TAX
DEI initiatives - WE PAY TAX
Income, VAT, council, stamp duty, National insurance… WE ALL PAY TAX. Stop this bullshit
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Please stop using the planet destroying slop machine that is generative AI.
No, it's not okay to use it for leftist or progressive causes. You don't stand with the working class or marginalized people by stealing their art without compensation.
No, it's not okay to use it for leftist or progressive causes. You don't stand with the working class or marginalized people by stealing their art without compensation.
March 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Please stop using the planet destroying slop machine that is generative AI.
No, it's not okay to use it for leftist or progressive causes. You don't stand with the working class or marginalized people by stealing their art without compensation.
No, it's not okay to use it for leftist or progressive causes. You don't stand with the working class or marginalized people by stealing their art without compensation.
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The Scottish have won the AI Wars.
March 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The Scottish have won the AI Wars.
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As social media turns into slop, maybe we can go back to personal websites, listed in human-curated directories. I mean, why not? If we brought gifs back, surely we can bring the "homepage" back. After all, homepages were the gif's original habitat.
February 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
As social media turns into slop, maybe we can go back to personal websites, listed in human-curated directories. I mean, why not? If we brought gifs back, surely we can bring the "homepage" back. After all, homepages were the gif's original habitat.
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At a time when LOTS of companies are pulling back on DE&I initiatives, we're more determined than ever to continue creating a safe space for minorities at our workshops.
Thank you so much to all the companies who have continued to support us ❤️
Thank you so much to all the companies who have continued to support us ❤️
February 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
At a time when LOTS of companies are pulling back on DE&I initiatives, we're more determined than ever to continue creating a safe space for minorities at our workshops.
Thank you so much to all the companies who have continued to support us ❤️
Thank you so much to all the companies who have continued to support us ❤️
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If you are in danger unless you comply with a regime, you are in danger whether you comply or not
January 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM
If you are in danger unless you comply with a regime, you are in danger whether you comply or not
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Fuck "do not comply in advance." Do not fucking comply at any point! Ever! Fascism is bad even if it's technically "the law!"
January 30, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Fuck "do not comply in advance." Do not fucking comply at any point! Ever! Fascism is bad even if it's technically "the law!"
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oh what the hell? the Prince Charles is at risk because of potential dickhead developers? truly they can fuck all the way off you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Save The Prince Charles Cinema
The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat!
We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
oh what the hell? the Prince Charles is at risk because of potential dickhead developers? truly they can fuck all the way off you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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OpenAI: China stole our tech!!
Luddites: Oh weird how'd you make your tech in the first place
OpenAI: 😡
Luddites: Oh weird how'd you make your tech in the first place
OpenAI: 😡
January 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
OpenAI: China stole our tech!!
Luddites: Oh weird how'd you make your tech in the first place
OpenAI: 😡
Luddites: Oh weird how'd you make your tech in the first place
OpenAI: 😡
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Fanta was created so coke could sell soda in nazi Germany around a trade embargo. IBM sold the machines that were used to track and tabulate holocaust victims. Henry Ford inspired Hitler. Big business has always collaborated with fascism. Today's businesses are bastards who are no different.
January 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Fanta was created so coke could sell soda in nazi Germany around a trade embargo. IBM sold the machines that were used to track and tabulate holocaust victims. Henry Ford inspired Hitler. Big business has always collaborated with fascism. Today's businesses are bastards who are no different.
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"What trillion-dollar problem is AI trying to solve?"
Wages. They're trying to use it to solve having to pay wages.
Wages. They're trying to use it to solve having to pay wages.
December 27, 2024 at 5:41 PM
"What trillion-dollar problem is AI trying to solve?"
Wages. They're trying to use it to solve having to pay wages.
Wages. They're trying to use it to solve having to pay wages.
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Stop Forcing A.I. into Fucking EVERYTHING!
December 24, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Stop Forcing A.I. into Fucking EVERYTHING!
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Are you a Caribbean game dev? Do you know any that aren't on this list? Let @spritewrench.com know to add you!!!
go.bsky.app/9nX2iKc
go.bsky.app/9nX2iKc
December 6, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Are you a Caribbean game dev? Do you know any that aren't on this list? Let @spritewrench.com know to add you!!!
go.bsky.app/9nX2iKc
go.bsky.app/9nX2iKc
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Problem with referring to AI errors as "hallucinations" is that it makes them seem like something abnormal when in fact it's the exact same process it uses to produce every response
December 4, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Problem with referring to AI errors as "hallucinations" is that it makes them seem like something abnormal when in fact it's the exact same process it uses to produce every response
A really good article on why everyone is busy, but nothing is getting finished: thoughtbot.com/blog/the-pre...
The president's doctor: Why your projects take forever
Spoiler: Things wait. A lot. A tale of efficiency, but for whom?
thoughtbot.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:42 PM
A really good article on why everyone is busy, but nothing is getting finished: thoughtbot.com/blog/the-pre...
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Hi there, we're new around here 👋
We run free programming workshops around the world for minority group members in tech.
Our workshops are perfect for those who have never written a line of code before, or for those wanting to expand their current skillset 💻
We run free programming workshops around the world for minority group members in tech.
Our workshops are perfect for those who have never written a line of code before, or for those wanting to expand their current skillset 💻
December 2, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Hi there, we're new around here 👋
We run free programming workshops around the world for minority group members in tech.
Our workshops are perfect for those who have never written a line of code before, or for those wanting to expand their current skillset 💻
We run free programming workshops around the world for minority group members in tech.
Our workshops are perfect for those who have never written a line of code before, or for those wanting to expand their current skillset 💻