@vickyj-o.bsky.social
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The left tried for decades to pass green energy subsidies, passed them, the subsidies worked, and now literally the entire planet's electricity grid is going to convert to solar+battery. It just doesn't feel like "tech" because it mostly produces kinda boring blue collar jobs instead of billionaires
is there a technology that "the left" is excited about?
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 18, 2026 at 3:51 AM
The left tried for decades to pass green energy subsidies, passed them, the subsidies worked, and now literally the entire planet's electricity grid is going to convert to solar+battery. It just doesn't feel like "tech" because it mostly produces kinda boring blue collar jobs instead of billionaires
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Print is a rent strike.
It’s going to sound quaint, but the best way to resist an AI takeover of the humanities is to assign physical books, sit around, read them, and argue about ideas. Academic has become such a competitive arena, that we ourselves are trained to look for the winning angle, instead of the best education.
February 17, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Print is a rent strike.
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Love that AI, a thing we hate and don’t want, steals everything, ruins everything, shittifies everything. Drinks our water, plagiarizes our art, pisses all over our information fidelity, drives kids to suicide, serves the right-wing, and fucks up our devices and services. Good job, techbros!
“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.”
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
February 17, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Love that AI, a thing we hate and don’t want, steals everything, ruins everything, shittifies everything. Drinks our water, plagiarizes our art, pisses all over our information fidelity, drives kids to suicide, serves the right-wing, and fucks up our devices and services. Good job, techbros!
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AI is revolutionizing the world! A Playstation now costs $5,000 and this is the last phone you will ever own.
“.. ‘many system vendors will go bankrupt or exit product lines due to a lack of memory. Mobile phone production will be reduced by 200-250 million units, and PC and TV production will be significantly reduced.’ Yikes.”
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
@pcgamer.com #DRAM
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
February 17, 2026 at 10:02 PM
AI is revolutionizing the world! A Playstation now costs $5,000 and this is the last phone you will ever own.
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These tech goons don’t just want our lives, they want our deaths. They want the grief of our loved ones.
Meta has secured a patent for an AI system designed to simulate a user’s social media activity, including the ability to continue posting after the user’s death.
(www.businessinsider.com/meta-granted...)
(www.businessinsider.com/meta-granted...)
February 17, 2026 at 7:46 PM
These tech goons don’t just want our lives, they want our deaths. They want the grief of our loved ones.
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Why AI Writing Is So Generic, Boring, and Dangerous: Semantic Ablation. “The AI identifies high-entropy clusters — the precise points where unique insights…reside — and systematically replaces them with the most probable, generic token sequences.” [theregister.com]
Semantic ablation: Why AI writing is boring and dangerous
opinion: The subtractive bias we're ignoring
www.theregister.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Why AI Writing Is So Generic, Boring, and Dangerous: Semantic Ablation. “The AI identifies high-entropy clusters — the precise points where unique insights…reside — and systematically replaces them with the most probable, generic token sequences.” [theregister.com]
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Let me get this straight.
He can’t even think of a PROMPT?
What part of this end result is something for which anyone should pay him? If you can’t even write the prompt, what is your contribution?
YOU’RE NOT EVEN TYPING.
He can’t even think of a PROMPT?
What part of this end result is something for which anyone should pay him? If you can’t even write the prompt, what is your contribution?
YOU’RE NOT EVEN TYPING.
AI filmmaking is completely unserious.
You've got people with $30k begging the internet for ideas by next week because they have nothing of their own to say, it's just slop for the sake of slop. Embarrassing state of affairs.
You've got people with $30k begging the internet for ideas by next week because they have nothing of their own to say, it's just slop for the sake of slop. Embarrassing state of affairs.
February 17, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Let me get this straight.
He can’t even think of a PROMPT?
What part of this end result is something for which anyone should pay him? If you can’t even write the prompt, what is your contribution?
YOU’RE NOT EVEN TYPING.
He can’t even think of a PROMPT?
What part of this end result is something for which anyone should pay him? If you can’t even write the prompt, what is your contribution?
YOU’RE NOT EVEN TYPING.
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I'm an expert in drag performance.
If I was put in charge of a review of cancer treatment, would RTE describe me as "the expert who led the review into cancer treatment" or would that be an insane and misleading thing to write?
If I was put in charge of a review of cancer treatment, would RTE describe me as "the expert who led the review into cancer treatment" or would that be an insane and misleading thing to write?
The expert who led the review into children's gender healthcare in the UK has said young people have been "weaponised" and misled about the realities of transitioning by social media.
Children 'weaponised', says author of UK gender report
The expert who led the review into children's gender healthcare in the UK has said young people have been "weaponised" and misled about the realities of transitioning by social media.
www.rte.ie
February 15, 2026 at 10:55 AM
I'm an expert in drag performance.
If I was put in charge of a review of cancer treatment, would RTE describe me as "the expert who led the review into cancer treatment" or would that be an insane and misleading thing to write?
If I was put in charge of a review of cancer treatment, would RTE describe me as "the expert who led the review into cancer treatment" or would that be an insane and misleading thing to write?
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As a coder I can say this just isn’t true at all. Using AI to code is frustrating beyond belief—I have to spend all my effort cleaning up and correcting things I’d have done right the first time. Granted a lot of engineering had been turned into ugly rushed hackwork but it does not have to be so.
A key challenge, and a huge source of the disconnect between Silicon Valley and the other creative industries is that, for coders, AI eliminates the drudgery so they can focus on the creative/expressive part. In every other creative discipline, it has the exact opposite effect.
February 15, 2026 at 1:36 AM
As a coder I can say this just isn’t true at all. Using AI to code is frustrating beyond belief—I have to spend all my effort cleaning up and correcting things I’d have done right the first time. Granted a lot of engineering had been turned into ugly rushed hackwork but it does not have to be so.
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The SAVE act will disenfranchise millions, mostly women
It requires ID that matches your birth certificate or passport
If you’ve had a name change, your birth certificate won’t match
The State Dept is banning libraries from processing passport applications
They don’t want certain people to vote
It requires ID that matches your birth certificate or passport
If you’ve had a name change, your birth certificate won’t match
The State Dept is banning libraries from processing passport applications
They don’t want certain people to vote
State Dept. orders nonprofit libraries to stop processing passport applications
Pennsylvania Reps. Madeleine Dean and John Joyce have proposed bipartisan legislation that would allow nonprofit public libraries to continue to serve as passport acceptance.
whyy.org
February 14, 2026 at 5:27 AM
The SAVE act will disenfranchise millions, mostly women
It requires ID that matches your birth certificate or passport
If you’ve had a name change, your birth certificate won’t match
The State Dept is banning libraries from processing passport applications
They don’t want certain people to vote
It requires ID that matches your birth certificate or passport
If you’ve had a name change, your birth certificate won’t match
The State Dept is banning libraries from processing passport applications
They don’t want certain people to vote
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INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
February 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM
INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
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Meta thinks now is a great time to launch facial recognition surveillance tech in their creepy glasses because EFF will be too distracted by fascism to notice.
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Seven Billion Reasons for Facebook to Abandon its Face Recognition Plans
Meta’s analysis that it can avoid scrutiny by releasing a privacy invasive product during a time of political crisis is craven and morally bankrupt. It is also dead wrong.
www.eff.org
February 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Meta thinks now is a great time to launch facial recognition surveillance tech in their creepy glasses because EFF will be too distracted by fascism to notice.
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
We noticed.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
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Once the AI bubble bursts I am turning my attention to Meta. I have a whole chapter in my book about how nakedly evil they are. Recommend @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social's Broken Code, the best book on the company by a country mile
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/712678...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/712678...
February 13, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Once the AI bubble bursts I am turning my attention to Meta. I have a whole chapter in my book about how nakedly evil they are. Recommend @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social's Broken Code, the best book on the company by a country mile
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/712678...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/712678...
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There are some shows I have given up on because of the constant constant re-stating of exposition. Exposition is a thing that is definitely needed in normal amounts. The amounts being demanded right now by executives at some streamers is excessive & annoying & has killed my interest in some shows
February 14, 2026 at 3:38 AM
There are some shows I have given up on because of the constant constant re-stating of exposition. Exposition is a thing that is definitely needed in normal amounts. The amounts being demanded right now by executives at some streamers is excessive & annoying & has killed my interest in some shows
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Dude regularly works for Disney, DreamWorks, Netflix and CN so speculate away. But this sucks no matter which studio is doing it, and gross to think some major movie this year is running with a plagiarized image from ChatGPT.
February 13, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Dude regularly works for Disney, DreamWorks, Netflix and CN so speculate away. But this sucks no matter which studio is doing it, and gross to think some major movie this year is running with a plagiarized image from ChatGPT.
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In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
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Guys i don’t know what to tell you… if you want people to stop calling you barbaric … maybe stop this 💩
February 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Guys i don’t know what to tell you… if you want people to stop calling you barbaric … maybe stop this 💩
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“Everything I offer of value is present in this boring clip” is not something I would eagerly admit.
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ writer Rhett Reese reacts to viral AI video of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting:
“I hate to say it. It’s likely over for us.”
“I hate to say it. It’s likely over for us.”
February 11, 2026 at 10:41 PM
“Everything I offer of value is present in this boring clip” is not something I would eagerly admit.
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I know I’m fixating, but “shooting down party balloons and using it as a pretext for war” is literally the “99 Luftballons” story arc. 🎈🤯 (Even “Miami 2017” didn’t map this closely.)
![Wikipedia entry describing the story arc of “99 Luftballons”:
The lyrics of the original German version tell a story:
99 balloons are mistaken for UFOs, causing a military general to send pilots to investigate. Finding nothing but balloons, the pilots put on a large show of firepower. The display of force worries the nations along the borders and the defence ministers on each side encourage conflict to grab power for themselves.
In the end, a cataclysmic war results from the otherwise harmless flight of balloons and causes devastation on all sides without a victor, as indicated in the denouement of the song: "99 Jahre Krieg ließen keinen Platz für Sieger," which means "99 years of war left no room for victors." The anti-war song finishes with the singer walking through the devastated ruins of the world and finding a single balloon. The description of what happens in the final line of the piece is the same in German and English:
'''Denk' an dich und lass' ihn fliegen," or "Think of you and let it go."[11]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4dp4culto5csbqs5m6ge22fw/bafkreie4ga5vudhvz4e25t5oducxifde6sf2zgal7wugci2bv5ee2qfcoe@jpeg)
February 11, 2026 at 9:20 PM
I know I’m fixating, but “shooting down party balloons and using it as a pretext for war” is literally the “99 Luftballons” story arc. 🎈🤯 (Even “Miami 2017” didn’t map this closely.)
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I better not see this bitch on Dancing With the Stars
February 11, 2026 at 11:48 PM
I better not see this bitch on Dancing With the Stars
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Tech executives have finally amassed their ultimate, long dreamed-of power: to summarily fire anyone who speaks ill of their desire to have sex with robots
OpenAI fired one of its top safety execs, on the grounds of sexual discrimination, after she voiced opposition to the controversial rollout of AI erotica in its ChatGPT product.
OpenAI told her the term was related to her sexual discrimination against a male colleague.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
OpenAI told her the term was related to her sexual discrimination against a male colleague.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
Exclusive | OpenAI Executive Who Opposed ‘Adult Mode’ Fired for Sexual Discrimination
Ryan Beiermeister, who served as the vice president leading OpenAI’s product policy team, had raised concerns about the upcoming launch of erotic content.
www.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Tech executives have finally amassed their ultimate, long dreamed-of power: to summarily fire anyone who speaks ill of their desire to have sex with robots
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With data centers expected to become the largest source of electricity demand in the Pacific Northwest, Washington legislators are pressing ahead with a bill aimed at protecting the grid and offsetting potential hikes for utility ratepayers. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/02/11/h...
How WA lawmakers are trying to regulate data centers • Washington State Standard
Washington legislators advanced data center legislation out of the House Appropriations Committee Monday with two significant changes.
washingtonstatestandard.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:51 PM
With data centers expected to become the largest source of electricity demand in the Pacific Northwest, Washington legislators are pressing ahead with a bill aimed at protecting the grid and offsetting potential hikes for utility ratepayers. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/02/11/h...
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The environmental and community damage alone should make it a non-starter (tack on the cognitive and mental health dangers and that shit should be doa), but I'm also never going to get behind tech trained off my and so many others' stolen work just so people can more easily write shitty emails.
February 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
The environmental and community damage alone should make it a non-starter (tack on the cognitive and mental health dangers and that shit should be doa), but I'm also never going to get behind tech trained off my and so many others' stolen work just so people can more easily write shitty emails.
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It's enraging to understand the amount of thought, time, craft, and care that every writer and artist I know puts into their work only to see these GenAI proselytizers have the gall to take that work, shove it into a blender, and then demand we enthusiastically support them and the resulting slop.
February 12, 2026 at 12:44 AM
It's enraging to understand the amount of thought, time, craft, and care that every writer and artist I know puts into their work only to see these GenAI proselytizers have the gall to take that work, shove it into a blender, and then demand we enthusiastically support them and the resulting slop.