Raigan Burns
@raiganburns.bsky.social
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Sure, they've made an environmentally catastrophic mass hallucination disinformation plagiarism Clippy that will destabilize the world, but also their other goal is to replace human workers entirely and let us humans starve. A boycott of AI is the most important boycott of your entire life.
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Sure, they've made an environmentally catastrophic mass hallucination disinformation plagiarism Clippy that will destabilize the world, but also their other goal is to replace human workers entirely and let us humans starve. A boycott of AI is the most important boycott of your entire life.
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Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
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Home Alone could've had a very different ending if it was made more recently.
November 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Home Alone could've had a very different ending if it was made more recently.
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6 years today the first COVID case was identified in a man in Wuhan marking the beginning of a global pandemic that changed the world. We are way less prepared today to face another pandemic than we were back then. This fact makes me sad.
November 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
6 years today the first COVID case was identified in a man in Wuhan marking the beginning of a global pandemic that changed the world. We are way less prepared today to face another pandemic than we were back then. This fact makes me sad.
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I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
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"Strong floor, no ceiling" is very literally the basis of like every Gilded Age political cartoon
November 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"Strong floor, no ceiling" is very literally the basis of like every Gilded Age political cartoon
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Whomst could have predicted that bosses would rather listen to an ELIZA-bot that repeats their thoughts back to them over the employees they've been trying to get rid of for decades w/o losing any revenue?!
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Whomst could have predicted that bosses would rather listen to an ELIZA-bot that repeats their thoughts back to them over the employees they've been trying to get rid of for decades w/o losing any revenue?!
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Current AI is as if Rich Tech Executives invented a 'Napster' that can steal all the cool shit you ever made. Then they get to sell whatever comes from it
AND they own the entire infrastructure it's built on.
AND they make you pay exorbitant artificial scarcity rent it to utilize it yourself.
AND they own the entire infrastructure it's built on.
AND they make you pay exorbitant artificial scarcity rent it to utilize it yourself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Current AI is as if Rich Tech Executives invented a 'Napster' that can steal all the cool shit you ever made. Then they get to sell whatever comes from it
AND they own the entire infrastructure it's built on.
AND they make you pay exorbitant artificial scarcity rent it to utilize it yourself.
AND they own the entire infrastructure it's built on.
AND they make you pay exorbitant artificial scarcity rent it to utilize it yourself.
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Digital authoritarianism as a forced update.
Normal and great
> Microsoft triggered a viral furor when it revealed a Teams update to tell your company when you’re not at work. Now Google has done the same. Forget end-to-end encryption. A new Android update means your RCS and SMS texts are no longer private.
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
> Microsoft triggered a viral furor when it revealed a Teams update to tell your company when you’re not at work. Now Google has done the same. Forget end-to-end encryption. A new Android update means your RCS and SMS texts are no longer private.
www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
Google Starts Sharing All Your Text Messages With Your Employer
Warning — what happens on your Android phone, doesn’t stay on your Android phone.
www.forbes.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Digital authoritarianism as a forced update.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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I aced the cognitive test. Also, drug prices are coming down 700 percent.
November 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I aced the cognitive test. Also, drug prices are coming down 700 percent.
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#CBC has decided after the Notwithstanding clause has been used 7 times in as many years, it is now finally time to educate Canadians 🇨🇦 on what it is.
November 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
#CBC has decided after the Notwithstanding clause has been used 7 times in as many years, it is now finally time to educate Canadians 🇨🇦 on what it is.
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It’s cool how everything is like this now. It’s just the worst people on earth armed with a few hundred dollars of AWS credits and an off the shelf LLM to scream in your replies and grievance police lol.
The bot farm has been activated in defense of Lane Kiffin
November 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
It’s cool how everything is like this now. It’s just the worst people on earth armed with a few hundred dollars of AWS credits and an off the shelf LLM to scream in your replies and grievance police lol.
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Gamers: I hate micro transactions, they shouldn't exist.
Also gamers: every single game should get regular updates and new content for years after release, without me having to pay for it.
Personally I don't like the predatory microtransactions, but I think extra money for extra content is fine.
Also gamers: every single game should get regular updates and new content for years after release, without me having to pay for it.
Personally I don't like the predatory microtransactions, but I think extra money for extra content is fine.
November 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Gamers: I hate micro transactions, they shouldn't exist.
Also gamers: every single game should get regular updates and new content for years after release, without me having to pay for it.
Personally I don't like the predatory microtransactions, but I think extra money for extra content is fine.
Also gamers: every single game should get regular updates and new content for years after release, without me having to pay for it.
Personally I don't like the predatory microtransactions, but I think extra money for extra content is fine.
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a surprisingly cogent case that the trump administration is significantly tied to the sinaloa cartel and especially their cryptocurrency fueled money laundering operation
I got to thinking: "What if it's not about the contradiction between the Hernandez pardon and the air strikes, but about the consistency between them?"
As President of Honduras, he used the power of the government to go after certain cartels—primarily the rivals of the Sinaloa Cartel, with whom he
As President of Honduras, he used the power of the government to go after certain cartels—primarily the rivals of the Sinaloa Cartel, with whom he
November 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
a surprisingly cogent case that the trump administration is significantly tied to the sinaloa cartel and especially their cryptocurrency fueled money laundering operation
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Vaccines doing more than just protecting from the disease they were developed for, but also having other health benefits. Right on the heals of the data showing that COVID vaccines promoted better outcomes in cancer patients receiving immunotherapy.
Following yesterday’s story about Australia’s success tackling cervical cancer with the HPV vaccine, here’s the latest research on how vaccines can help prevent dementia, heart disease and some cancers.
The common vaccines that can prevent chronic disease or some cancers
In addition to cancer, a growing body of research has shown that vaccines can reduce the risk of developing dementia and heart conditions.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Vaccines doing more than just protecting from the disease they were developed for, but also having other health benefits. Right on the heals of the data showing that COVID vaccines promoted better outcomes in cancer patients receiving immunotherapy.
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I also think this is misreading the situation, because the point is that tech imagines that they can do a second round of disruption and unlock that initial growth again if they just invest enough. It’s exactly like a midlife crisis, it’s a push to turn back the clock and be young and fresh again.
Imagine if they just subsidized newspapers and magazines the way they’re subsidizing this slop
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
November 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I also think this is misreading the situation, because the point is that tech imagines that they can do a second round of disruption and unlock that initial growth again if they just invest enough. It’s exactly like a midlife crisis, it’s a push to turn back the clock and be young and fresh again.
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As I've said, we are all being subject to a civilization-wide nonconsensual human experiment in giant environment-destroying rape culture theft machine technology.
"They're trying to change our habits, because all of the projections rely on people becoming truly dependent on the technology. Whether or not it's actually a good thing for society isn't considered to be a factor."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
As I've said, we are all being subject to a civilization-wide nonconsensual human experiment in giant environment-destroying rape culture theft machine technology.
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I read this to see, as expected, no mention of using N95 masks to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses. But hey, lots of recommendations on hand washing & disinfecting surfaces.
So tired of this nonsense, as if there never was a pandemic.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
So tired of this nonsense, as if there never was a pandemic.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
How to reduce the spread of infection during cold and flu season
If you’ve noticed a swell of coughs and sneezes echoing throughout the city of late, you’re not alone. While viruses may seem particularly prevalent this year, the Eastern Ontario Health Unit CEO and ...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I read this to see, as expected, no mention of using N95 masks to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses. But hey, lots of recommendations on hand washing & disinfecting surfaces.
So tired of this nonsense, as if there never was a pandemic.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
So tired of this nonsense, as if there never was a pandemic.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
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AI has a few uses. This is not one of them. The problem is that those few uses has convinced half the world to throw money at a product in search of a solution. When the music stops playing, a lot of people will be left without chairs.
November 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
AI has a few uses. This is not one of them. The problem is that those few uses has convinced half the world to throw money at a product in search of a solution. When the music stops playing, a lot of people will be left without chairs.
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The Diamond Age but the AI- that's-actually-a-person is slowly gaslighting their billionaire into hating and fearing his own wealth until he gives it all away and exiles himself to a cave in a distant mountain
Now I want to pitch a buddy comedy where an endlessly-patient AI has to keep a callow tech bro out of trouble.
Twist -- AI isn't quite ready for prime time, so one of the developers has to take over at times, for fear of the division being shut down.
Twist -- AI isn't quite ready for prime time, so one of the developers has to take over at times, for fear of the division being shut down.
Elon Musk's Beer-Pouring Optimus Robots Are Not Autonomous
The robots were interacting with guests at Tesla's big Cybercab event Thursday in L.A.
gizmodo.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The Diamond Age but the AI- that's-actually-a-person is slowly gaslighting their billionaire into hating and fearing his own wealth until he gives it all away and exiles himself to a cave in a distant mountain
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i spent way too long making this so you better turn the sound on and be nice to me. first verse by OP, second verse by me, third verse by @dekubrush.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
i spent way too long making this so you better turn the sound on and be nice to me. first verse by OP, second verse by me, third verse by @dekubrush.bsky.social
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a guy who edited his own wikipedia page to mention that he won a science fair in middle school and then drove himself insane for twitter likes is going to get a bunch of people killed
Big change: FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements under RFK Jr ally
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
a guy who edited his own wikipedia page to mention that he won a science fair in middle school and then drove himself insane for twitter likes is going to get a bunch of people killed
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CEO finds out that paying people enough not to have to work 2 jobs and offering healthcare makes them want to work at your company. Wild
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Ford workers told their CEO 'none of the young people want to work here.' So Jim Farley took a page out of the founder's playbook | Fortune
Ford founder Henry Ford decided in 1914 to more than double factory workers' wages to $5 a day, jump-starting the American middle class.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
CEO finds out that paying people enough not to have to work 2 jobs and offering healthcare makes them want to work at your company. Wild
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