Chuck Martin 🇺🇸🏳️🌈🇺🇦
@chuck-martin.bsky.social
I’m a technical writer. I learn things & I know things. All about the best content & user experiences. Plus sports, politics, equality, customer service, & me.
Yup, this.
Anyway, yet another reminder that "debate me bros" were always full of shit, and anyone who claims that they were actually about free speech or real discussion over ideas is lying or gullible.
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The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him”…
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October 31, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Yup, this.
This is interesting.
Built on good old robots.txt, the new open content licensing standard Really Simple Licensing (RSL) adds licensing and royalty terms.
Reddit, Yahoo, Quora, and wikiHow are some of the major brands adopting the standard in hopes AI companies will pay.
www.theverge.com/news/775072/...
Reddit, Yahoo, Quora, and wikiHow are some of the major brands adopting the standard in hopes AI companies will pay.
www.theverge.com/news/775072/...
The web has a new system for making AI companies pay up
The mission is to keep the web sustainable.
www.theverge.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:08 AM
This is interesting.
For all the people calling this the “greatest” World Series game ever, I remind them of Game 3 of the 2018 Series, which went 18 innings and lasted 7 hours and 20 minutes. The Dodgers finally beat the Red Sox 3-2. And I watched every single thrilling minute.
October 28, 2025 at 4:33 AM
For all the people calling this the “greatest” World Series game ever, I remind them of Game 3 of the 2018 Series, which went 18 innings and lasted 7 hours and 20 minutes. The Dodgers finally beat the Red Sox 3-2. And I watched every single thrilling minute.
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Really excited to share this new paper on "Data Visualizations as Propaganda", co-led by PhD students Priya Dhawka and Nina Lutz, which just won a Best Paper award at the CSCW conference: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
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Data Visualizations as Propaganda: Tracing Lineages, Provenance, and Political Framings in Online Anti-Immigrant Discourse | Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
Along with other visual content, data visualizations are increasingly used within
online discourse, including political communication. Though often considered to be
''objective'', data visualizations ...
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October 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Really excited to share this new paper on "Data Visualizations as Propaganda", co-led by PhD students Priya Dhawka and Nina Lutz, which just won a Best Paper award at the CSCW conference: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
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What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
October 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
@cinemasinsofficial.bsky.social Time to do “Young Frankenstein” and “Blazing Saddles”
October 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
@cinemasinsofficial.bsky.social Time to do “Young Frankenstein” and “Blazing Saddles”
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watch this.
September 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
watch this.
Mission accomplished.
Flu & Covid, a week early coz I’m traveling at the end of next week.
Flu & Covid, a week early coz I’m traveling at the end of next week.
September 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Mission accomplished.
Flu & Covid, a week early coz I’m traveling at the end of next week.
Flu & Covid, a week early coz I’m traveling at the end of next week.
The Detroit Lions play to win, not to not lose.
September 23, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The Detroit Lions play to win, not to not lose.
I am no fan of Stephen A. Smith. I think he’s just a loud blowhard. But I gotta give him props for referring to a certain Texas football team as the “alllas Cowboys.”
(No “D,” get it?)
(No “D,” get it?)
September 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I am no fan of Stephen A. Smith. I think he’s just a loud blowhard. But I gotta give him props for referring to a certain Texas football team as the “alllas Cowboys.”
(No “D,” get it?)
(No “D,” get it?)
Thanks to @effinbirds.com, I got a lot of compliments on the “Feminism is for everyone, dipshit” t-shirt that I wore to Silicon Valley Pride today.
August 31, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Thanks to @effinbirds.com, I got a lot of compliments on the “Feminism is for everyone, dipshit” t-shirt that I wore to Silicon Valley Pride today.
Bottom of the 9th, 1 out, count is 0-1. Pitch is 6 inches below the zone, called a strike. Count should be 1-1, but is now 0-2, batter strikes out swinging next pitch. How is that not one of the most “impactful” missed calls?
Umpire: Dan Iassogna
Final: Pirates 4, Red Sox 2
#LetsGoBucs // #DirtyWater
#PITvsBOS // #BOSvsPIT
More stats for this ump 👇
https://umpscorecards.com/data/single-umpire/Dan%20Iassogna
Final: Pirates 4, Red Sox 2
#LetsGoBucs // #DirtyWater
#PITvsBOS // #BOSvsPIT
More stats for this ump 👇
https://umpscorecards.com/data/single-umpire/Dan%20Iassogna
August 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Bottom of the 9th, 1 out, count is 0-1. Pitch is 6 inches below the zone, called a strike. Count should be 1-1, but is now 0-2, batter strikes out swinging next pitch. How is that not one of the most “impactful” missed calls?
The cruelty is the point.
Florida under DeSantis: Seven FHP cops guarding a crosswalk to stop any attempts at gay chalk.
The DeSantis administration currently has at least seven Florida Highway Patrol troopers just on anti-chalk duty: Two watching from a Dunkin Donuts next door and five more parked in the lot right behind them.
August 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The cruelty is the point.
Back in theaters!
August 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Back in theaters!
I wonder why anyone would use Substack. Are they that desperate? Are there no other reasonable alternatives?
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Substack’s Algorithm Accidentally Reveals What We Already Knew: It’s The Nazi Bar Now
Back in April 2023, when Substack CEO Chris Best refused to answer basic questions about whether his platform would allow racist content, I noted that his evasiveness was essentially hanging out a …
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August 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I wonder why anyone would use Substack. Are they that desperate? Are there no other reasonable alternatives?
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My new fucking awesome @effinbirds.com t-shirts.
July 31, 2025 at 10:09 PM
My new fucking awesome @effinbirds.com t-shirts.
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
You shouldn’t outsource ANY of your thinking to AI.
I say that the best LLM is the wetware between my ears.
YMMV, of course, and this is null and void for Republicans.
I say that the best LLM is the wetware between my ears.
YMMV, of course, and this is null and void for Republicans.
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber emphasized the importance of critical thinking and developing a generalist skillset for the AI era.
Bluesky's CEO warns you shouldn't 'fully outsource your thinking' to AI
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber emphasized the importance of critical thinking and developing a generalist skillset for the AI era.
www.businessinsider.com
July 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
You shouldn’t outsource ANY of your thinking to AI.
I say that the best LLM is the wetware between my ears.
YMMV, of course, and this is null and void for Republicans.
I say that the best LLM is the wetware between my ears.
YMMV, of course, and this is null and void for Republicans.
"I don't know anything about it."
Translation
"I know everything about it and I ordered it to happen."
Translation
"I know everything about it and I ordered it to happen."
July 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"I don't know anything about it."
Translation
"I know everything about it and I ordered it to happen."
Translation
"I know everything about it and I ordered it to happen."
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The other day I drew a subway-style map for The Hobbit, and it was very well received. Some of you asked if I could do one for LoTR, so I have!
Forgive the eel watermark; I'm working on making these something you can buy, if you like.
Forgive the eel watermark; I'm working on making these something you can buy, if you like.
July 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The other day I drew a subway-style map for The Hobbit, and it was very well received. Some of you asked if I could do one for LoTR, so I have!
Forgive the eel watermark; I'm working on making these something you can buy, if you like.
Forgive the eel watermark; I'm working on making these something you can buy, if you like.
Last tour concert ever.
July 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Last tour concert ever.
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how do you know if your take is hot
July 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
how do you know if your take is hot