Ryan
@ryanpowers.bsky.social
Climber. Trail Runner. Weekend side project enthusiast.
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It’s also why they think everyone can be replaced with AI: because they don’t actually know what’s going on at any level.
April 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
It’s also why they think everyone can be replaced with AI: because they don’t actually know what’s going on at any level.
Improved search functionality 😎
bskyStats.me - Bluesky Analytics & Engagement Metrics
Free analytics tool for Bluesky accounts. Track engagement metrics, analyze likes, reposts, replies, and discover top performing content.
www.bskystats.me
March 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Improved search functionality 😎
Definitely the latter! AI is valuable across a range of use cases but is nowhere near the broad-based utility the industry wants us to believe.
Is Apple really lagging in AI, or is AI lagging in usefulness?
CNN Business's Allison Morrow on the narrative around Apple's AI misses: This is where we, the people, are apparently failing AI. Because in addition to being humans with jobs and social lives and laundry to fold and art to make and…
CNN Business's Allison Morrow on the narrative around Apple's AI misses: This is where we, the people, are apparently failing AI. Because in addition to being humans with jobs and social lives and laundry to fold and art to make and…
Is Apple really lagging in AI, or is AI lagging in usefulness?
CNN Business's Allison Morrow on the narrative around Apple's AI misses: This is where we, the people, are apparently failing AI. Because in addition to being humans with jobs and social lives and laundry to fold and art to make and kids to raise, we should also learn how to tiptoe around the limitations of large language models that may or may not return accurate information to us.
sixcolors.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Definitely the latter! AI is valuable across a range of use cases but is nowhere near the broad-based utility the industry wants us to believe.
The side project of the past few days. Try it out! Pretty easy build.
bskyStats
Analyze engagement metrics for Bluesky posts
www.bskystats.me
March 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The side project of the past few days. Try it out! Pretty easy build.
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ME: You need to give me $400m. I will make an app that is god
MASAYOSHI SON: You need $400 billion. No, $500 billion
MASAYOSHI SON: You need $400 billion. No, $500 billion
February 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
ME: You need to give me $400m. I will make an app that is god
MASAYOSHI SON: You need $400 billion. No, $500 billion
MASAYOSHI SON: You need $400 billion. No, $500 billion
We need a universally agreed upon short term for what a Bluesky “tweet” is called. Anyone? All I’ve seen is “skeet” which, is simply a nonstarter.
February 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
We need a universally agreed upon short term for what a Bluesky “tweet” is called. Anyone? All I’ve seen is “skeet” which, is simply a nonstarter.
Cool.
Quick question are these the same chatbots being forced upon us by Microsoft and Google et al that cannot perform basic computer tasks reliably?
Quick question are these the same chatbots being forced upon us by Microsoft and Google et al that cannot perform basic computer tasks reliably?
This mental health chatbot aims to fill the counseling gap at understaffed schools
This mental health chatbot aims to fill the counseling gap at understaffed schools
As school districts struggle to support the mental health of their students, a startup called Sonar Mental Health has built a “wellbeing companion” called Sonny to help. As described in the Wall Street Journal, Sonny is a chatbot that relies on a…
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February 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Cool.
Quick question are these the same chatbots being forced upon us by Microsoft and Google et al that cannot perform basic computer tasks reliably?
Quick question are these the same chatbots being forced upon us by Microsoft and Google et al that cannot perform basic computer tasks reliably?
I’m old enough to remember Adam Neumann’s “community-based EBITDA.”
Why would you report as fact a claim that even the person making it admits is entirely made up? www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
February 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I’m old enough to remember Adam Neumann’s “community-based EBITDA.”
Because in reality, we all hate scrolling and wish we could throw our iPhones out the window in favor of an old flip phone.
What if No One Misses TikTok?
TikTok’s cultural footprint in America is huge. Why is its disappearance being met with a shrug?
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Because in reality, we all hate scrolling and wish we could throw our iPhones out the window in favor of an old flip phone.
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From @vermontgmg.bsky.social:
“Across the first 25 years of the 21st century, in almost every case, the most alarmist among us have been right: On climate, on pandemics, on threats to our democracy and human rights, on geopolitical threats.”
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/california...
“Across the first 25 years of the 21st century, in almost every case, the most alarmist among us have been right: On climate, on pandemics, on threats to our democracy and human rights, on geopolitical threats.”
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/california...
California's Fires Show How Climate Will Destabilize Our Politics and Daily Life
Climate has long been a tech and economic problem—it's about to be a political one
www.doomsdayscenario.co
January 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
From @vermontgmg.bsky.social:
“Across the first 25 years of the 21st century, in almost every case, the most alarmist among us have been right: On climate, on pandemics, on threats to our democracy and human rights, on geopolitical threats.”
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/california...
“Across the first 25 years of the 21st century, in almost every case, the most alarmist among us have been right: On climate, on pandemics, on threats to our democracy and human rights, on geopolitical threats.”
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/california...
Yes. Yes they have. And it's not even close.
New, from me:
Bit of a timeline cleanse; how great it can be when government works well - Swiss transportation edition. open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
Bit of a timeline cleanse; how great it can be when government works well - Swiss transportation edition. open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
Has Switzerland Built the Best Public Transportation System in the World?
The joy of when governments works
open.substack.com
December 19, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Yes. Yes they have. And it's not even close.
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If you teach a basic data analysis class, Spotify Wrapped is a fun way to show your students you can create billions in PR value with what amounts to a filter, a group by, a count and a sort.
December 4, 2024 at 4:34 PM
If you teach a basic data analysis class, Spotify Wrapped is a fun way to show your students you can create billions in PR value with what amounts to a filter, a group by, a count and a sort.
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This argument would make X the Data Controller- and publisher- of everything posted on the platform, liable under both GDPR and defamation laws in every country for every post.
This is a no-lose filing.
This is a no-lose filing.
Elon Musk's legal filing in the InfoWars bankruptcy case is both batshit crazy and also what you'd expect. It asserts that X owns every account, can do whatever it wants with them, and can inject itself into legal proceedings that have nothing to do with Twitter
www.404media.co/xs-objection...
www.404media.co/xs-objection...
X's Objection to the Onion Buying InfoWars Is a Reminder You Do Not Own Your Social Media Accounts
"X CORP. OWNS THE X ACCOUNTS."
www.404media.co
November 26, 2024 at 7:53 PM
This argument would make X the Data Controller- and publisher- of everything posted on the platform, liable under both GDPR and defamation laws in every country for every post.
This is a no-lose filing.
This is a no-lose filing.
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Others have noted it but I will too: The big reason Bluesky is so hot right now is that the people who add value to social media - the frequent posters in specific fields - are here now, talking to each other and creating the "spectator value" that draws users and attention.
Twitter’s heir apparent isn’t X or Threads — it’s Bluesky
The blue bird is dead. Long live the blue sky.
www.theverge.com
November 23, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Others have noted it but I will too: The big reason Bluesky is so hot right now is that the people who add value to social media - the frequent posters in specific fields - are here now, talking to each other and creating the "spectator value" that draws users and attention.
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I had a Twitter list that I pointed people towards in my "breaking into civic tech guide" for a long time—finally updating and replacing with a link to Cyd's civic tech starter pack!
www.chriskuang.com/civictech
www.chriskuang.com/civictech
November 20, 2024 at 4:28 AM
I had a Twitter list that I pointed people towards in my "breaking into civic tech guide" for a long time—finally updating and replacing with a link to Cyd's civic tech starter pack!
www.chriskuang.com/civictech
www.chriskuang.com/civictech
Thrilled to learn that in the months since I last logged in here, the civic tech community decided this was the new home post-Twitter. Hello friends! #civictech
November 20, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Thrilled to learn that in the months since I last logged in here, the civic tech community decided this was the new home post-Twitter. Hello friends! #civictech