Neil Turkewitz
@neilturkewitz.bsky.social
I write mostly about the intersection of tech & art/culture which these days means I spend nearly all my time trying to address the exploitation underlying current AI models. A secular humanist interrogating modern religions.
How could you not be?
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
How could you not be?
Not sure that’s possible. Attila the Hun was less willing to weaponize the apparatus of power than Patel.
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Not sure that’s possible. Attila the Hun was less willing to weaponize the apparatus of power than Patel.
This is America!?
Childish Gambino - This Is America (Official Video)
YouTube video by ChildishGambinoVEVO
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November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This is America!?
Wow, 8 year olds. No, not sufficiently vulgar. Fu*king 8 year olds. The Joe Rogan Experience that no one should have.
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Wow, 8 year olds. No, not sufficiently vulgar. Fu*king 8 year olds. The Joe Rogan Experience that no one should have.
Looks awesome. Thanks.
Here are a few photos I took of wires in Oaxaca & Havana
Here are a few photos I took of wires in Oaxaca & Havana
November 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Looks awesome. Thanks.
Here are a few photos I took of wires in Oaxaca & Havana
Here are a few photos I took of wires in Oaxaca & Havana
Yes, it’s wonderful (if crowded). But it must be crowded in April too.
November 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Yes, it’s wonderful (if crowded). But it must be crowded in April too.
Beautiful!
Here are a few from fall in Kyoto
Here are a few from fall in Kyoto
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Beautiful!
Here are a few from fall in Kyoto
Here are a few from fall in Kyoto
A Great Egret in flight
November 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
A Great Egret in flight
“ChatGPT came into a world where proximity to others was correlated with the risk of death, as online connection was besieged by hostile political polarization, when everything was unmoored in ways no language could capture. It emerged at a time when loneliness felt essential to survival.”
What Was ChatGPT?
A Chatbot Optimized for Social Distance
Three years after the launch of ChatGPT, we can finally speak in hindsight about what it was and how it came to be. Its meteoric rise shocked the world, gather...
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November 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Hysterical! Thanks, I needed that.
November 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Hysterical! Thanks, I needed that.
This is amazing. Thanks y’all!
November 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
This is amazing. Thanks y’all!
I’m so sorry, the intention motivating my post was clearly far too vague. I only meant to reinforce your point about the importance of kindness, and not to offer commentary or criticism. I greatly apologize for saying something that upset you when I meant to be expressing my support.
November 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I’m so sorry, the intention motivating my post was clearly far too vague. I only meant to reinforce your point about the importance of kindness, and not to offer commentary or criticism. I greatly apologize for saying something that upset you when I meant to be expressing my support.
Love it. Here’s one in return. Hope you like it.
November 23, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Love it. Here’s one in return. Hope you like it.
Fantastic! Waterlilies are perfect photographic subjects.
November 23, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Fantastic! Waterlilies are perfect photographic subjects.
Yes, perfect. Here are a couple from a hike we took nearby.
November 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Yes, perfect. Here are a couple from a hike we took nearby.