Synthetic Water
@conpend.bsky.social
I consume, and am consumed in part
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Hey! We need hay! Winter is almost here so we need your help to make sure all of our residents are warm and well fed through these harsh months. It is VERY EXPENSIVE but we know we can do it with your help! ❤️ donorbox.org/mmfs-2025-ha...
October 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Hey! We need hay! Winter is almost here so we need your help to make sure all of our residents are warm and well fed through these harsh months. It is VERY EXPENSIVE but we know we can do it with your help! ❤️ donorbox.org/mmfs-2025-ha...
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Dear website owners,
If you do not provide a 'reject all' option meaning you want me to reject all requests individually, I will never return to your website.
If you do not provide a 'reject all' option meaning you want me to reject all requests individually, I will never return to your website.
August 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Dear website owners,
If you do not provide a 'reject all' option meaning you want me to reject all requests individually, I will never return to your website.
If you do not provide a 'reject all' option meaning you want me to reject all requests individually, I will never return to your website.
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Very sorry to hear of the death of Christopher H Bidmead.
I first knew of Chris from his Doctor Who work (his script editing of season 18, and writing of Logopolis, Castrovalva, and Frontios). I adored his Who work.
Later I met him through his work as a computer journalist. He was a lovely chap
I first knew of Chris from his Doctor Who work (his script editing of season 18, and writing of Logopolis, Castrovalva, and Frontios). I adored his Who work.
Later I met him through his work as a computer journalist. He was a lovely chap
August 31, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Very sorry to hear of the death of Christopher H Bidmead.
I first knew of Chris from his Doctor Who work (his script editing of season 18, and writing of Logopolis, Castrovalva, and Frontios). I adored his Who work.
Later I met him through his work as a computer journalist. He was a lovely chap
I first knew of Chris from his Doctor Who work (his script editing of season 18, and writing of Logopolis, Castrovalva, and Frontios). I adored his Who work.
Later I met him through his work as a computer journalist. He was a lovely chap
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For the crafters out there, please let me know if you have any ideas for me🙏
I am making an artistic rendition (not true to original) of the Tarrey Town fountain. I am far from done, but if anyone has tips or thoughts on what to do next, I would love to hear from you!
Thanks in advance ☺️
I am making an artistic rendition (not true to original) of the Tarrey Town fountain. I am far from done, but if anyone has tips or thoughts on what to do next, I would love to hear from you!
Thanks in advance ☺️
August 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
For the crafters out there, please let me know if you have any ideas for me🙏
I am making an artistic rendition (not true to original) of the Tarrey Town fountain. I am far from done, but if anyone has tips or thoughts on what to do next, I would love to hear from you!
Thanks in advance ☺️
I am making an artistic rendition (not true to original) of the Tarrey Town fountain. I am far from done, but if anyone has tips or thoughts on what to do next, I would love to hear from you!
Thanks in advance ☺️
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Leaders in antisocial technology since 2003.
Meta forges ahead with facial recognition for its AI glasses
Are big tech companies embracing surveillance over privacy?
mashable.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Leaders in antisocial technology since 2003.
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OpenAI Says It's Scanning Users' ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content to the Police
futurism.com/openai-scann...
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OpenAI Says It's Scanning Users' ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content to the Police
OpenAI has authorized itself to call law enforcement if users say threatening enough things when talking to ChatGPT.
futurism.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
OpenAI Says It's Scanning Users' ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content to the Police
futurism.com/openai-scann...
futurism.com/openai-scann...
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More low-tempo than my usual Medium story, but here’s my argument for preserving culture in the high-tech age based on Shakespeare’s tumultuous history.
The Case for Preserving Culture
What the turbulent history of Shakespeare tells us about our pressing need to preserve culture
medium.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:47 AM
More low-tempo than my usual Medium story, but here’s my argument for preserving culture in the high-tech age based on Shakespeare’s tumultuous history.
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Surveillance company Flock, which has given data to DHS, wants to partner with a firm that sells dash cams to everyday drivers.
🔗 www.404media.co/flock-wants-...
🔗 www.404media.co/flock-wants-...
Flock Wants to Partner With Consumer Dashcam Company That Takes ‘Trillions of Images’ a Month
That dashcam in your car could soon integrate with Flock, the surveillance company providing license plate data to DHS and local police.
www.404media.co
August 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Surveillance company Flock, which has given data to DHS, wants to partner with a firm that sells dash cams to everyday drivers.
🔗 www.404media.co/flock-wants-...
🔗 www.404media.co/flock-wants-...
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Newsletter: My 16,000 word opus - How To Argue With An AI Booster, a comprehensive guide to arguing with AI boosters, addressing both their bad faith debate style and their specific (and flimsy) arguments as to why generative AI is the future.
www.wheresyoured.at/how-to-argue...
www.wheresyoured.at/how-to-argue...
How To Argue With An AI Booster
Editor's Note: For those of you reading via email, I recommend opening this in a browser so you can use the Table of Contents. This is my longest newsletter - a 16,000-word-long opus - and if you like...
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August 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Newsletter: My 16,000 word opus - How To Argue With An AI Booster, a comprehensive guide to arguing with AI boosters, addressing both their bad faith debate style and their specific (and flimsy) arguments as to why generative AI is the future.
www.wheresyoured.at/how-to-argue...
www.wheresyoured.at/how-to-argue...
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Has anyone seen an AI agent that actually works? If so, show me? Because I'm skeptical they exist.
it is fundamentally insane to keep publishing interviews like this
Amazon is betting on agents to win the AI race
August 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Has anyone seen an AI agent that actually works? If so, show me? Because I'm skeptical they exist.
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My latest newsletter asks an important question: Why are some of the most powerful people in tech so... weird?
Not weird in a quirky way, but weird in a "I don't understand/like humans at all" kind of way.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/these-peop...
Not weird in a quirky way, but weird in a "I don't understand/like humans at all" kind of way.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/these-peop...
These People Are Weird
Something's not right in Silicon Valley
whatwelost.substack.com
August 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
My latest newsletter asks an important question: Why are some of the most powerful people in tech so... weird?
Not weird in a quirky way, but weird in a "I don't understand/like humans at all" kind of way.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/these-peop...
Not weird in a quirky way, but weird in a "I don't understand/like humans at all" kind of way.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/these-peop...
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There's a new #podcast about recovery that I may or may not be involved in called Anonymous. It's an #alcoholism and #recovery podcast talking to real-life people who are dealing with their disease and are willing to share their experiences. Please share it.
rss.com/podcasts/ano...
rss.com/podcasts/ano...
Anonymous - An Addiction and Recovery Podcast | Podcast on RSS.com
Welcome to The Anonymous Podcast, where we talk to the people who have been there.Join hosts John and Jason as they sit down with guests who share their unfiltered, no-holds-barred stories of addictio...
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August 22, 2025 at 5:25 AM
There's a new #podcast about recovery that I may or may not be involved in called Anonymous. It's an #alcoholism and #recovery podcast talking to real-life people who are dealing with their disease and are willing to share their experiences. Please share it.
rss.com/podcasts/ano...
rss.com/podcasts/ano...
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"You’re not training for the fucking Olympics, Carol, you’re training for…what exactly? Oh, right, another fucking Tuesday. You do the same six things every single day in a slightly different order and pretend it’s freedom."
Can "Life Coaching" Please Go Away Yet?
The boring-ass-life industrial complex
open.substack.com
August 21, 2025 at 5:40 AM
"You’re not training for the fucking Olympics, Carol, you’re training for…what exactly? Oh, right, another fucking Tuesday. You do the same six things every single day in a slightly different order and pretend it’s freedom."
I hate it when I think someone picked up only to be vexed by the voicemail talk.
PUT A SYMBOL THAT SAYS VOICEMAIL NOT A NUMBER THAT MAKES ME THINK THEY PICKED UP!!!!!!
PUT A SYMBOL THAT SAYS VOICEMAIL NOT A NUMBER THAT MAKES ME THINK THEY PICKED UP!!!!!!
August 21, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I hate it when I think someone picked up only to be vexed by the voicemail talk.
PUT A SYMBOL THAT SAYS VOICEMAIL NOT A NUMBER THAT MAKES ME THINK THEY PICKED UP!!!!!!
PUT A SYMBOL THAT SAYS VOICEMAIL NOT A NUMBER THAT MAKES ME THINK THEY PICKED UP!!!!!!
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I mean, they are singing from the same sheet of music in a way - shareholders. If the big whale shareholders have decided LLMs are over, CEOs will change their tune very quickly.
Oh yeah things are falling apart. You've got paranoid guys on Blind freaking out now
August 21, 2025 at 5:26 AM
I mean, they are singing from the same sheet of music in a way - shareholders. If the big whale shareholders have decided LLMs are over, CEOs will change their tune very quickly.
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“Normalizing the use of an always-on recording device … eats away at the expectation of privacy we have for our conversations in all kinds of spaces.” EFF’s @evacide.bsky.social told @techcrunch.com. techcrunch.com/2025/08/20/...
Harvard dropouts to launch 'always on' AI smart glasses that listen and record every conversation | TechCrunch
After developing a facial-recognition app for Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses and doxing random people, two former Harvard students are now launching a startup that makes smart glasses with an always-on microphone.
techcrunch.com
August 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“Normalizing the use of an always-on recording device … eats away at the expectation of privacy we have for our conversations in all kinds of spaces.” EFF’s @evacide.bsky.social told @techcrunch.com. techcrunch.com/2025/08/20/...
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Is this… a worried face?
August 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Is this… a worried face?
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The Internet was once a shining beacon of potential and opportunity. Then it was destroyed.
My latest newsletter is over 10,000 words about how it happened, who's responsible, and how we can build a better, fairer Internet.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/how-the-in...
My latest newsletter is over 10,000 words about how it happened, who's responsible, and how we can build a better, fairer Internet.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/how-the-in...
How The Internet Died
Dissecting a tragedy of the commons
whatwelost.substack.com
August 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The Internet was once a shining beacon of potential and opportunity. Then it was destroyed.
My latest newsletter is over 10,000 words about how it happened, who's responsible, and how we can build a better, fairer Internet.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/how-the-in...
My latest newsletter is over 10,000 words about how it happened, who's responsible, and how we can build a better, fairer Internet.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/how-the-in...
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As we have grown here at Merrymac it has become obvious that we need a quarantine barn! This is will give us the space and time we need to properly vet new intakes while keeping our residents safe. This is a BIG goal but we know we can do it with your help! 🥰 www.patreon.com/posts/you-ca...
You can help us grow responsibly with a Quarantine Barn | Merrymac Farm Sanctuary
Get more from Merrymac Farm Sanctuary on Patreon
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August 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
As we have grown here at Merrymac it has become obvious that we need a quarantine barn! This is will give us the space and time we need to properly vet new intakes while keeping our residents safe. This is a BIG goal but we know we can do it with your help! 🥰 www.patreon.com/posts/you-ca...
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The effectiveness of predator-proofing nest sites to support the breeding of an endangered parrot | doi.org/10.1080/0158... | Emu | #ornithology 🪶
August 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The effectiveness of predator-proofing nest sites to support the breeding of an endangered parrot | doi.org/10.1080/0158... | Emu | #ornithology 🪶
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EFF has been saying this for years: School monitoring software sacrifices student privacy for unproven promises of safety.
August 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
EFF has been saying this for years: School monitoring software sacrifices student privacy for unproven promises of safety.
It's interesting how certain feeds have way too much negative content - and the people on those feeds wonder why they feel down all the time.
Anyone can get effected by what they consume online
Anyone can get effected by what they consume online
August 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
It's interesting how certain feeds have way too much negative content - and the people on those feeds wonder why they feel down all the time.
Anyone can get effected by what they consume online
Anyone can get effected by what they consume online
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HEAR YEE !!!! I SUMMON THEE !!
WE ALL GET CLIPPY PFP'S AND FOR ARTISTS - WE MAKE OUR OWN WITH PERSONALITYYYY <3333
#clippy #microsoftclippy #righttorepair #consumerrights #socialmediablackout #louisrossmann #fanart #digitalart #doodles #art_spotlight #art #illustration #clipstudiopaint #artist
WE ALL GET CLIPPY PFP'S AND FOR ARTISTS - WE MAKE OUR OWN WITH PERSONALITYYYY <3333
#clippy #microsoftclippy #righttorepair #consumerrights #socialmediablackout #louisrossmann #fanart #digitalart #doodles #art_spotlight #art #illustration #clipstudiopaint #artist
August 13, 2025 at 8:17 AM
HEAR YEE !!!! I SUMMON THEE !!
WE ALL GET CLIPPY PFP'S AND FOR ARTISTS - WE MAKE OUR OWN WITH PERSONALITYYYY <3333
#clippy #microsoftclippy #righttorepair #consumerrights #socialmediablackout #louisrossmann #fanart #digitalart #doodles #art_spotlight #art #illustration #clipstudiopaint #artist
WE ALL GET CLIPPY PFP'S AND FOR ARTISTS - WE MAKE OUR OWN WITH PERSONALITYYYY <3333
#clippy #microsoftclippy #righttorepair #consumerrights #socialmediablackout #louisrossmann #fanart #digitalart #doodles #art_spotlight #art #illustration #clipstudiopaint #artist