Nick Rankovic
@kibernick.bsky.social
he/him; tech, horror, tech horror,
books, movies, queer (and) immigrant blues, cats, not in that order
TTRPGs (mostly Kult: Divinity Lost)
usually found in Rotterdam
links.kibernick.com
books, movies, queer (and) immigrant blues, cats, not in that order
TTRPGs (mostly Kult: Divinity Lost)
usually found in Rotterdam
links.kibernick.com
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loved this conversation. Anyone need a crash course on why the intersection of AI, fascism and climate breakdown? We tried to cover it all!
🚨The video recording of the AI and the Politics of Extraction panel is now live! Watch this fascinating 1.5 hour discussion with @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @profwhw.bsky.social, @mysdick.bsky.social, and @profhvdv.bsky.social as they explore the risks of unfettered AI implementation.
AI and the Politics of Extraction | Centre for Climate Justice
YouTube video by Centre for Climate Justice
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
loved this conversation. Anyone need a crash course on why the intersection of AI, fascism and climate breakdown? We tried to cover it all!
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babe wake up they're achieving whole new levels of things nobody wants
Tomorrow Grimes will DJ a livestream of immortality influencer Bryan Johnson tripping on shrooms to determine its effect on longevity. Mr. Beast and the CEO of Salesforce will be there too.
Grimes DJing Immortality Influencer's Shroom Trip With Special Guest Mr. Beast
Grimes is a fan of Bryan Johnson, the multimillionaire and immortality influencer who spends his time trying to fight death. He is perhaps best known for undergoing plasma transfusions with donations ...
stereogum.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:52 AM
babe wake up they're achieving whole new levels of things nobody wants
How to start hating your favourite song – practise singing/playing it, over and over
November 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
How to start hating your favourite song – practise singing/playing it, over and over
What a weird week. Random dude punched me in the street, I got a new job out of the blue, and I found a nice semi-acoustic guitar for 50e
November 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
What a weird week. Random dude punched me in the street, I got a new job out of the blue, and I found a nice semi-acoustic guitar for 50e
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"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
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Tech giants are building loads of hyperscale data centers to power generative AI. What happened to their climate pledges?
This week @ketanjoshi.co joins @parismarx.com to discuss the greenwashing of data centers and how they’re driving fossil fuel demand.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/304_...
This week @ketanjoshi.co joins @parismarx.com to discuss the greenwashing of data centers and how they’re driving fossil fuel demand.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/304_...
November 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Tech giants are building loads of hyperscale data centers to power generative AI. What happened to their climate pledges?
This week @ketanjoshi.co joins @parismarx.com to discuss the greenwashing of data centers and how they’re driving fossil fuel demand.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/304_...
This week @ketanjoshi.co joins @parismarx.com to discuss the greenwashing of data centers and how they’re driving fossil fuel demand.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/304_...
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Look, Nvidia thought it was a gaming company and OpenAI thought it was a charity so if you're expecting either of those companies to have some master plan to avoid the bubble popping you need to look elsewhere.
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Look, Nvidia thought it was a gaming company and OpenAI thought it was a charity so if you're expecting either of those companies to have some master plan to avoid the bubble popping you need to look elsewhere.
Hack Green, I love your work but please stop talking about AI.
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Hack Green, I love your work but please stop talking about AI.
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I lost my heart to the Insulindian Phasmid
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I lost my heart to the Insulindian Phasmid
Saw “Model/Actriz” in Amsterdam last week. Yes, a super weird name for a band, but I love it. It was wild and set my bar high for what a *performance* should be.
November 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Saw “Model/Actriz” in Amsterdam last week. Yes, a super weird name for a band, but I love it. It was wild and set my bar high for what a *performance* should be.
So cute seeing Americans saying “when all this is over” and “after this regime ends”. As an east European, let me tell you: *it* doesn’t end with a vote or a funny social media post. And sometimes it won’t let you do anything about it.
November 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
So cute seeing Americans saying “when all this is over” and “after this regime ends”. As an east European, let me tell you: *it* doesn’t end with a vote or a funny social media post. And sometimes it won’t let you do anything about it.
Literally don't have patience to give the benefit of the doubt for youtubers who slip in dogwhistles or complain about "woke". Fuck off.
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Literally don't have patience to give the benefit of the doubt for youtubers who slip in dogwhistles or complain about "woke". Fuck off.
Not sure if a blog post is AI slop or just written badly
November 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Not sure if a blog post is AI slop or just written badly
Trying to list some books for sale on #Vinted but the ISBN lookup is completely incorrect. And there's no way to contact support. Someone on Reddit said to enter all 0s, let's see
November 20, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Trying to list some books for sale on #Vinted but the ISBN lookup is completely incorrect. And there's no way to contact support. Someone on Reddit said to enter all 0s, let's see
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Can’t wait to listen to some quality #KultDivinityLost #TTRPG actual play again 😎
Next week we will release the first in a new 7 part series. I sat down for 7 one-on-one sessions, with 7 amazing people to play the @kultrpg.bsky.social scenario outline The Driver. They were all given the same options to choose from and we got 7 very different games. #TTRPGs #ActualPlay #Horror
November 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Can’t wait to listen to some quality #KultDivinityLost #TTRPG actual play again 😎
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Way back in 1947, Alan Turing had thoughts on how AI would influence the demand for skilled labor.
(via Matteo Pasquinelli 2023 _The Eye of the Master_)
(via Matteo Pasquinelli 2023 _The Eye of the Master_)
![Roughly speaking those who work in connection with the [automatic computing engine] will be divided into its masters and its servants. Its masters will plan out instruction tables for it, thinking up deeper and deeper ways of using it...The masters are liable to get replaced because as soon as any technique becomes at all stereotyped it becomes possible to devise a system of instruction tables which will enable the electronic computer to do it for itself. It may happen however that the masters will refuse to do this. They may be unwilling to let their jobs be stolen from them in this way. In that case they would surround the whole of their work with mystery and make excuses, couched in well chosen gibberish, whenever any dangerous suggestions were made.
— Alan Turing (1947) Lecture on the Automatic Computing Engine](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tbqqvyv6pjjww44glrmycaxl/bafkreiajgzfaixqslnz2oftyxfcz2htgwbfisxfeyoospb5o6f3arqwfgu@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Way back in 1947, Alan Turing had thoughts on how AI would influence the demand for skilled labor.
(via Matteo Pasquinelli 2023 _The Eye of the Master_)
(via Matteo Pasquinelli 2023 _The Eye of the Master_)
Really enjoyed Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, even though it was a bit flawed (wasn’t a fan of the third act, and the whole thing would’ve worked better as a three-part thing). Feeling like watching it again, just for the vibes. #filmsky 📽️💙
November 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Really enjoyed Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, even though it was a bit flawed (wasn’t a fan of the third act, and the whole thing would’ve worked better as a three-part thing). Feeling like watching it again, just for the vibes. #filmsky 📽️💙
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with Marjorie Taylor Greene being kind of a whack job and magic the gathering rolling every IP it can into the game, it’s taking longer and longer to decipher which one posts about “MTG” are actually referencing lately
November 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
with Marjorie Taylor Greene being kind of a whack job and magic the gathering rolling every IP it can into the game, it’s taking longer and longer to decipher which one posts about “MTG” are actually referencing lately
I don’t understand Christmas trees in November
November 16, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I don’t understand Christmas trees in November
And now… nothing
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
And now… nothing
Ahh, that feeling of freedom you get when you DNF a book
November 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Ahh, that feeling of freedom you get when you DNF a book