Emil Stigsson
@emilstigsson.bsky.social
Cypherpunk, code monkey, and budding permaculture enthusiast.
Let me be smart enough to know how dumb I am and give me the courage to carry on anyway
Let me be smart enough to know how dumb I am and give me the courage to carry on anyway
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We're so relieved to see Germany reaffirm its opposition to the dangerous Chat Control proposal--the one that would mandate mass scanning of communications. Germany's long been a solid champion of privacy, and the news that it was considering backing mass surveillance was alarming. 1/
October 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
We're so relieved to see Germany reaffirm its opposition to the dangerous Chat Control proposal--the one that would mandate mass scanning of communications. Germany's long been a solid champion of privacy, and the news that it was considering backing mass surveillance was alarming. 1/
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"digital asbestos" is fantastic framing.
I'm going to be honest here, I think AI is going to do so much damage to the usable internet that even after it's inevitably crashes out, it's going to take years to disentangle from every space it's polluted, like digital asbestos it's gonna be time consuming effort and likely expensive venture.
I think AI is going to eventually tank in the longterm, but...
the only real way to combat this is single-interest communities. Forums, user comms, etc, with a barrier to entry. They become trustable knowledgebases. It's really the only way forward is to return to what worked best the first time
the only real way to combat this is single-interest communities. Forums, user comms, etc, with a barrier to entry. They become trustable knowledgebases. It's really the only way forward is to return to what worked best the first time
June 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
"digital asbestos" is fantastic framing.
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"It's so unfair for you to deny the global economy oil when all we're doing is bombing you. Stop the violence"
US urges China to dissuade Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz reut.rs/3HTg5WN
US urges China to dissuade Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called on China to encourage Iran to not shut down the Strait of Hormuz after Washington carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
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June 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"It's so unfair for you to deny the global economy oil when all we're doing is bombing you. Stop the violence"
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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'Meredith,' some guys ask, 'why won't you shove AI into Signal?'
Because we love privacy, and we love you, and this shit is predictable and unacceptable. Use Signal ❤️
Because we love privacy, and we love you, and this shit is predictable and unacceptable. Use Signal ❤️
June 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
'Meredith,' some guys ask, 'why won't you shove AI into Signal?'
Because we love privacy, and we love you, and this shit is predictable and unacceptable. Use Signal ❤️
Because we love privacy, and we love you, and this shit is predictable and unacceptable. Use Signal ❤️
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alas, my fate was sealed long ago: i am cursed with unmatched talents in fullstack web development, an experienced problem solver and good communicator—a strong candidate for senior software engineer roles on any team
i cannot give up my dark quest to create value for stakeholders, try as i might
i cannot give up my dark quest to create value for stakeholders, try as i might
May 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
alas, my fate was sealed long ago: i am cursed with unmatched talents in fullstack web development, an experienced problem solver and good communicator—a strong candidate for senior software engineer roles on any team
i cannot give up my dark quest to create value for stakeholders, try as i might
i cannot give up my dark quest to create value for stakeholders, try as i might
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We’re continuing to scale up our Linux distro partnerships, now with @linuxmint.bsky.social
We provide pre-production hardware to developers and maintainers to help drive the maturity of the Linux experience on new processor platforms.
We provide pre-production hardware to developers and maintainers to help drive the maturity of the Linux experience on new processor platforms.
May 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
We’re continuing to scale up our Linux distro partnerships, now with @linuxmint.bsky.social
We provide pre-production hardware to developers and maintainers to help drive the maturity of the Linux experience on new processor platforms.
We provide pre-production hardware to developers and maintainers to help drive the maturity of the Linux experience on new processor platforms.
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April 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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March 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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WaPo cartoonist resigns after Post rejects her cartoon of billionaires paying tribute to Donald Trump, one of whom happens to be her boss, Jeff Bezos.
Satire has literally died.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Satire has literally died.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 9:27 AM
WaPo cartoonist resigns after Post rejects her cartoon of billionaires paying tribute to Donald Trump, one of whom happens to be her boss, Jeff Bezos.
Satire has literally died.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Satire has literally died.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...