Ashley
@diodes.bsky.social
she/her
👩🏽💻 Senior Engineer. Love FE, wanting to dabble in BE and DevOps again.
☕️ Coffee and tea addict
🍸 Bourbon and Wine enjoyer
👩🏽💻 Senior Engineer. Love FE, wanting to dabble in BE and DevOps again.
☕️ Coffee and tea addict
🍸 Bourbon and Wine enjoyer
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📣 NEW -- In The Economist, discussing the privacy perils of AI agents and what AI companies and operating systems need to do--NOW--to protect Signal and much else!
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
September 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
📣 NEW -- In The Economist, discussing the privacy perils of AI agents and what AI companies and operating systems need to do--NOW--to protect Signal and much else!
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
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Feeling embarrassed by your past work is not a sign of incompetence. It’s a mark of growth.
Regretting your prior decisions doesn't reflect poor judgment. It reveals new insight.
Cringing at your old opinions doesn't display ignorance. It demonstrates an open mind.
Regretting your prior decisions doesn't reflect poor judgment. It reveals new insight.
Cringing at your old opinions doesn't display ignorance. It demonstrates an open mind.
August 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Feeling embarrassed by your past work is not a sign of incompetence. It’s a mark of growth.
Regretting your prior decisions doesn't reflect poor judgment. It reveals new insight.
Cringing at your old opinions doesn't display ignorance. It demonstrates an open mind.
Regretting your prior decisions doesn't reflect poor judgment. It reveals new insight.
Cringing at your old opinions doesn't display ignorance. It demonstrates an open mind.
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Donald Trump’s termination of Register of Copyrights, Shira Perlmutter, is a brazen, unprecedented power grab with no legal basis.
It's surely no coincidence he acted less than a day after she refused to rubber-stamp Elon Musk’s efforts to mine troves of copyrighted works to train AI models.
It's surely no coincidence he acted less than a day after she refused to rubber-stamp Elon Musk’s efforts to mine troves of copyrighted works to train AI models.
May 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Donald Trump’s termination of Register of Copyrights, Shira Perlmutter, is a brazen, unprecedented power grab with no legal basis.
It's surely no coincidence he acted less than a day after she refused to rubber-stamp Elon Musk’s efforts to mine troves of copyrighted works to train AI models.
It's surely no coincidence he acted less than a day after she refused to rubber-stamp Elon Musk’s efforts to mine troves of copyrighted works to train AI models.
I’m addicted to these r/findthesniper type photos 👀
There are six pills in this photo. Can you find all six?
April 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I’m addicted to these r/findthesniper type photos 👀
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April 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Imagine calling yourself the master race and have to resort to erasing the achievements of minorities to make yourself feel better.
March 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Imagine calling yourself the master race and have to resort to erasing the achievements of minorities to make yourself feel better.
Fascinating read!
Tech compensation is trimodal: meaning a software eng can make 2-4x the compensation, depending on what company they work at.
Today, we validate this theory with more data points than ever: 20,000+, coming from Levels.fyi
You don't want to miss this: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/trimodal
Today, we validate this theory with more data points than ever: 20,000+, coming from Levels.fyi
You don't want to miss this: newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/trimodal
March 6, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Fascinating read!
An interesting read on layoffs.
“…leadership often swoops in and redirects efforts toward entirely different goals. You trust their judgment…Then, when the arbitrary goals they set aren’t met, the company decides to cut staff. Those who made the poor decisions remain”
mertbulan.com/2025/01/26/o...
“…leadership often swoops in and redirects efforts toward entirely different goals. You trust their judgment…Then, when the arbitrary goals they set aren’t met, the company decides to cut staff. Those who made the poor decisions remain”
mertbulan.com/2025/01/26/o...
Once You're Laid Off, You'll Never Be the Same Again – Mert Bulan
It’s been over a year since one of the most significant turning points in my life, and it’s time to reflect on that.
mertbulan.com
March 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
An interesting read on layoffs.
“…leadership often swoops in and redirects efforts toward entirely different goals. You trust their judgment…Then, when the arbitrary goals they set aren’t met, the company decides to cut staff. Those who made the poor decisions remain”
mertbulan.com/2025/01/26/o...
“…leadership often swoops in and redirects efforts toward entirely different goals. You trust their judgment…Then, when the arbitrary goals they set aren’t met, the company decides to cut staff. Those who made the poor decisions remain”
mertbulan.com/2025/01/26/o...
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All the folks who exited NBC today. Seen together, hoo boy. Message received.
February 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
All the folks who exited NBC today. Seen together, hoo boy. Message received.
This is wild. Also a horrible day to have eyes and see how far AI generated videos have come 🙈
This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This is wild. Also a horrible day to have eyes and see how far AI generated videos have come 🙈
I found this post and clip validating in times like this where people think removing DEI means “going back” to merit-based hiring. Former Google CEO talking about how data showed “extreme evidence of male bias against female candidates.”
reddit.com/r/womenintec...
reddit.com/r/womenintec...
From the womenintech community on Reddit: Former Google CEO shares evidence of Google's biased hiring between him and founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page - this is why 'DEI' matters
Explore this post and more from the womenintech community
reddit.com
February 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I found this post and clip validating in times like this where people think removing DEI means “going back” to merit-based hiring. Former Google CEO talking about how data showed “extreme evidence of male bias against female candidates.”
reddit.com/r/womenintec...
reddit.com/r/womenintec...
I finally did it. I got an email that my Netflix subscription would automatically increase in price next month so I canceled it. Member since 2011!
February 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I finally did it. I got an email that my Netflix subscription would automatically increase in price next month so I canceled it. Member since 2011!
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People can't even come up with original hate speech now?
Apparently, OpenAI is already aligning its LLM to the expectations of the new fascist government – racism, lies, and conspiracy theories will now be sold as «multiple perspectives on controversial subjects» techcrunch.com/2025/02/16/o...
OpenAI tries to 'uncensor' ChatGPT | TechCrunch
OpenAI is changing how it trains AI models to explicitly embrace "intellectual freedom … no matter how challenging or controversial a topic may be," the
techcrunch.com
February 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
People can't even come up with original hate speech now?
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NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans
NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans
The NAACP wants Black Americans to take their purchasing power, which some studies value at over a trillion dollars, to businesses that align with the civil rights group's values.
buff.ly
February 16, 2025 at 1:31 AM
NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans
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in 1992 the super bowl lost viewers at halftime to an episode of “in living color.” so the nfl got michael jackson for the 1993 show, who set a new standard with what’s still one of the most watched tv events ever. basically the super bowl halftime show as we know it exists because of black people
February 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
in 1992 the super bowl lost viewers at halftime to an episode of “in living color.” so the nfl got michael jackson for the 1993 show, who set a new standard with what’s still one of the most watched tv events ever. basically the super bowl halftime show as we know it exists because of black people
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Let's go!!! 🚀
Here's a link to the Open Beta for Flashes (iOS-only for now)
Here's a link to the Open Beta for Flashes (iOS-only for now)
Join the Flashes for Bluesky beta
Available on iOS
testflight.apple.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Let's go!!! 🚀
Here's a link to the Open Beta for Flashes (iOS-only for now)
Here's a link to the Open Beta for Flashes (iOS-only for now)
New favorite meme format 😂
Me in the meeting when it sounds like someone's gearing up to give me yet another task to do 😂
February 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
New favorite meme format 😂
👇 paid opportunity!!
I’d be happy to pay someone $200-$300 to do documentation for Blacksky (feeds, content moderation, and FAQs).
I know most folks that use the platform will be informed via these posts on the platform. I also think centralized docs (maybe on www.blackskyweb.xyz) on how Blacksky works (for the user, in the app, not just the tech behind it) would be helpful ❤️ sometimes re-finding a post to share info is hard
January 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
👇 paid opportunity!!
I know most folks that use the platform will be informed via these posts on the platform. I also think centralized docs (maybe on www.blackskyweb.xyz) on how Blacksky works (for the user, in the app, not just the tech behind it) would be helpful ❤️ sometimes re-finding a post to share info is hard
Clicking the Blacksky hashtag is not the same as using the Blacksky feed. The feed is linked below. It is chronologically ordered and the content is curated through human moderation, automation, and some pre-filtering logic. The community of users also proactively reports content to @blacksky.app
January 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I know most folks that use the platform will be informed via these posts on the platform. I also think centralized docs (maybe on www.blackskyweb.xyz) on how Blacksky works (for the user, in the app, not just the tech behind it) would be helpful ❤️ sometimes re-finding a post to share info is hard
It’s happening! 🤩
January 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It’s happening! 🤩
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An update on the TikTok situation from our monitoring on Reddit. Now you get TOS'ed for saying negative comments about meta and Zuckerberg, left-wing politics get flagged as misinformation, and you can't tag #fucktrump #fuckelon or #fuckmeta but you CAN tag #fuckbiden and #fuckkamala
January 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
An update on the TikTok situation from our monitoring on Reddit. Now you get TOS'ed for saying negative comments about meta and Zuckerberg, left-wing politics get flagged as misinformation, and you can't tag #fucktrump #fuckelon or #fuckmeta but you CAN tag #fuckbiden and #fuckkamala
Ok I sampled PixelFed. I desperately want dark mode. It feels a little clunky which is expected for any new app. I think I want to see Flashes for a proper comparison (essentially mastodon vs. bsky for Instagram competitors). I’m likely going to be biased towards bsky to be clear.
January 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Ok I sampled PixelFed. I desperately want dark mode. It feels a little clunky which is expected for any new app. I think I want to see Flashes for a proper comparison (essentially mastodon vs. bsky for Instagram competitors). I’m likely going to be biased towards bsky to be clear.