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bextraordinary.bsky.social
Damn, that's such a good observation.
emilymbender.bsky.social Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 8d
In early 2024, I got to speak to Deans from up & down the West Coast of the US & Canada about "AI". I told them that the only value of ChatGPT for university administrators is as a contrast-dye test to show where resources are lacking.
December 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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escapedexplorer.bsky.social
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
newyorker.com The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Nov 6
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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eff.org
Google and Apple should add a device-level AI permission, just like it does for other potentially invasive privacy features, like location, to their phones. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
When AI and Secure Chat Meet, Users Deserve Strong Controls Over How
Both Google and Apple are cramming new AI features into their phones and other devices, and neither company has offered clear ways to control which apps those AI systems can access. Recent issues
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October 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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johnpfaff.bsky.social
Algo selection really is pushing The City & The City from fiction into non-fiction, and I’m not sure how a democracy can really function when two polities live in separate realities.

I also don’t know how we put the algo genie back in the bottle.

But also seems likely something we need to address!
September 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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rincewind.run
Big Balls had better never be able to live this down for the rest of his life

*gets up to use the restroom*

"do you need a marine escort? should we call the FBI?"
August 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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ucsf-industrydocs.bsky.social
🎉 Our team won the Silver Award in Design at #UCTech2025 for our work redesigning the #UCSF Industry Documents Library! Our new website launches on August 18th - Stay tuned!
uctechnews.ucop.edu/news-uc-tech...

#TechAwards #DesignTeam #DigitalLibraries #HigherEdTech #library #archives
NEWS: UC Tech Awards 2025 showcase courage and boldness in transforming technology across the UC System
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July 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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gregggonsalves.bsky.social
I don't think anyone outside of universities, pharma and biotech, independent research institutions have any idea of what is happening right now. If you haven't sounded the alarm among your friends, family and colleagues, now is the time to do it.
quote on a dark blue and purple background from Sudip S. Parikh, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), criticizing proposed cuts to science funding in the FY26 U.S. federal budget. The quote reads: “If enacted, the FY26 budget request would end America’s global scientific leadership. The cuts to science would imperil our nation’s future health, security and prosperity. This budget proposal stands in stark contrast to the President’s call for a renewed commitment to American scientific leadership. Congress has demonstrated a bipartisan commitment to investment in research and must do so again to answer the President’s call.” The quote is attributed to Sudip S. Parikh, CEO of AAAS and Executive Publisher of the Science family of journals. The AAAS logo appears at the bottom right.
May 31, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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joshtpm.bsky.social
Someone’s going public about this
catgaohow.bsky.social Cathy Gao-Howard MD MS @catgaohow.bsky.social · May 18
Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025
May 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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kavavita.bsky.social
And with no paywall!

www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
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April 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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wyden.senate.gov
I wrote section 230 to protect the little guys and the upstarts like Bluesky. Repealing section 230 only helps Meta, Musk, and Donald Trump.
March 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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jonathanmladd.com
In political communication research, we call this "indexing" (original citation here: doi.org/10.1111/j.14...) It is the thesis that the mainstream news will cover topics and opinions in proportion to how much they are expressed by politicians and other government sources.
whstancil.bsky.social Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · Feb 13
If Dems act like it's not a big deal, the press will also act like it's not a big deal. If the Dems act like it's a shocking (and continuing!) scandal, the press will give it breathless live coverage. This is the perfect illustration of how Dem weakness is dooming the country.
February 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM