sarah
@sazarkle.bsky.social
library worker. idk why i'm here either.
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after everything they’ve done to us they should be thanking god on their knees fasting that the verb in our big catchphrase rn is ‘tax’
the "tax the billionaires" political refrain is Good Actually in part because it is a call for the people at the top to actually be constrained by rules informed by the public interest, a virtue that fingerwagging correctives about how much revenue such taxes would *really* generate doesn't address
September 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
after everything they’ve done to us they should be thanking god on their knees fasting that the verb in our big catchphrase rn is ‘tax’
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Obviously the answer to this question is no, but more importantly, I will not take a question like this seriously until it is demonstrated to me that the makers of LLM technology, and their boosters in business and the media, have even the slightest concern for the suffering of actual human beings.
Can AIs suffer? Big tech and users grapple with one of most unsettling questions of our times
Can AIs suffer? Big tech and users grapple with one of most unsettling questions of our times
As first AI-led rights advocacy group is founded, industry is divided on whether models are, or can be, sentient
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Obviously the answer to this question is no, but more importantly, I will not take a question like this seriously until it is demonstrated to me that the makers of LLM technology, and their boosters in business and the media, have even the slightest concern for the suffering of actual human beings.
Anonymous Social Sciences Tutor you seem like a legend
www.cherwell.org/2025/05/28/a...
www.cherwell.org/2025/05/28/a...
Roundtable: Oxford students on AI
'We need a different approach': Oxford students share their thoughts on the future of AI in academia, the job market, and everyday life.
www.cherwell.org
May 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Anonymous Social Sciences Tutor you seem like a legend
www.cherwell.org/2025/05/28/a...
www.cherwell.org/2025/05/28/a...
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Pedants: actually, AI doesn't use that much water compared to farming
Wise people: literally a single drop of water spent on the Plagiarism Machine That Lies is one drop too many
Wise people: literally a single drop of water spent on the Plagiarism Machine That Lies is one drop too many
May 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Pedants: actually, AI doesn't use that much water compared to farming
Wise people: literally a single drop of water spent on the Plagiarism Machine That Lies is one drop too many
Wise people: literally a single drop of water spent on the Plagiarism Machine That Lies is one drop too many
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It's useful to imagine people talking about LLMs as if they were talking about any other new technology for example air fryers. 'Air fryer adoption is inevitable'. What, you'd say, no it isn't‽ I don't have to get an air fryer.
And I think this is bad nonsense? Bad nonsense designed to make nice librarians feel like they should do something to be helpful when actually critical engagement and resistance is the most useful thing they could do.
May 14, 2025 at 7:24 AM
It's useful to imagine people talking about LLMs as if they were talking about any other new technology for example air fryers. 'Air fryer adoption is inevitable'. What, you'd say, no it isn't‽ I don't have to get an air fryer.
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Genuinely unbelievable how blatant the ongoing trans rights scandal is in the UK
May 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Genuinely unbelievable how blatant the ongoing trans rights scandal is in the UK
Have they considered simply living within their means?
“A family earning £100k a year will now find themselves on minimum wage after taking part in just two drug binges a week.”
May 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Have they considered simply living within their means?
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Because if I wanted someone to confidently make up answers to my questions I would simply ask a man
Bit of an odd story this one - the main analysis says women don't use AI because they lack STEM skills, confidence and value in the workplace. Yet the anecdotes suggest that women excel at communication, whether writing or interpersonal, and can spot ChatGPT's flaws
www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...
Why are fewer women using AI than men?
The use of artificial intelligence appears to have a significant gender imbalance.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 30, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Because if I wanted someone to confidently make up answers to my questions I would simply ask a man
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I am once again reminding people that the lifeboats are one of the best things about the uk. They are specifically mentioned in mutual aid and the RNLI has written in its own publications about “lifeboats and anarchy” libcom.org/article/life...
April 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I am once again reminding people that the lifeboats are one of the best things about the uk. They are specifically mentioned in mutual aid and the RNLI has written in its own publications about “lifeboats and anarchy” libcom.org/article/life...
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Well, you think, university libraries may use unreliable software that costs a fortune but at least they're not supporting genocide by doing so. My friend, do I have some bad news for you. opensauce.simonxix.com/bds-and-prop...
BDS and proprietary software
On 2025-04-07, the Palestinian BDS National Committee officially declared Microsoft a priority target for BDS and called for people who support Palestine to divest from Microsoft. Although their call ...
opensauce.simonxix.com
April 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Well, you think, university libraries may use unreliable software that costs a fortune but at least they're not supporting genocide by doing so. My friend, do I have some bad news for you. opensauce.simonxix.com/bds-and-prop...