Warwick Gow
@warwickgow.bsky.social
He/They. Photographer, arts worker and artist. Based on stolen land on the so called Sunshine Coast - Aus.
Often NSFW and lots of socio-political rants.
https://linktr.ee/WarwickGow
Often NSFW and lots of socio-political rants.
https://linktr.ee/WarwickGow
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Everything I Read, Listened to, Talked about or Watched this week.
I often get asked where I get my information from and usually I respond with a really vague "well umm". Which isn't particularly helpful for anyone. This ramble of words probably isn't going to be eit...
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I often get asked where I get my information from and usually I respond with a really vague "well umm".
Which isn't particularly helpful for anyone. This ramble of words probably isn't going to be either.
thiscouldbeit.ghost.io/everything-i...
Which isn't particularly helpful for anyone. This ramble of words probably isn't going to be either.
thiscouldbeit.ghost.io/everything-i...
Nature bound.
Full series on Patreon.
Anonymous model.
Rope by: Jute Rope Claire.
Full series on Patreon.
Anonymous model.
Rope by: Jute Rope Claire.
November 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Nature bound.
Full series on Patreon.
Anonymous model.
Rope by: Jute Rope Claire.
Full series on Patreon.
Anonymous model.
Rope by: Jute Rope Claire.
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Australian Labor PM Albanese is reminding me a LOT of John Howard, Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison (with his never-ending self-praise). Could we elect a Labor Govt with Labor leadership and Labor values at the next election please? 😠 #auspol #Climate #environment #fossilfuels #AUKUS #Zionism #CSIRO
November 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Australian Labor PM Albanese is reminding me a LOT of John Howard, Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison (with his never-ending self-praise). Could we elect a Labor Govt with Labor leadership and Labor values at the next election please? 😠 #auspol #Climate #environment #fossilfuels #AUKUS #Zionism #CSIRO
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For my newsletter, I wrote about Olivia Nuzzi and the older men who have taken advantage of her her whole life. www.burnsnotice.com/olivia-nuzzi...
Olivia Nuzzi is an Embarrassment to Journalism
She seamlessly landed a plum role at Vanity Fair and got a sweetheart book deal after breaking a fundamental journalistic ethics rule.
When my co-host Christine Grimaldi and I recorded our October 20...
www.burnsnotice.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
For my newsletter, I wrote about Olivia Nuzzi and the older men who have taken advantage of her her whole life. www.burnsnotice.com/olivia-nuzzi...
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America's first ever esports champion was Rebecca Heineman, a trans woman. She went on to found some of your favorite video game studios and worked on your favorite video games. Next time you see somebody rail about 'woke' and 'DEI'
Remember that.
Remember her.
Remember that.
Remember her.
"I code so others can dream."
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ games pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has died - Gayming Magazine
Rebecca Heineman, a trailblazing figure in the video game industry and a celebrated icon within the LGBTQ+ gaming community, has died.
gaymingmag.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
America's first ever esports champion was Rebecca Heineman, a trans woman. She went on to found some of your favorite video game studios and worked on your favorite video games. Next time you see somebody rail about 'woke' and 'DEI'
Remember that.
Remember her.
Remember that.
Remember her.
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Given that people are smoking, it would be good for them to have smoking options that were controlled by platforms that understand it's bad to make products that induce children to kill themselves
or Firefox could just stop pushing AI that nobody wants and everyone speaking up about it doesn't want
or Firefox could just stop pushing AI that nobody wants and everyone speaking up about it doesn't want
Given that people are using AI tools, it would be good for them to have AI options that were controlled by platforms that understand it's bad to make products that induce children to kill themselves.
November 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Given that people are smoking, it would be good for them to have smoking options that were controlled by platforms that understand it's bad to make products that induce children to kill themselves
or Firefox could just stop pushing AI that nobody wants and everyone speaking up about it doesn't want
or Firefox could just stop pushing AI that nobody wants and everyone speaking up about it doesn't want
Myself and @studio-of-jo.bsky.social for @trashbinnart.bsky.social ongoing books series Vulnerability!
Some film photos that I am stoked about from my upcoming project Vulnerability Part 5: Connections
November 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Myself and @studio-of-jo.bsky.social for @trashbinnart.bsky.social ongoing books series Vulnerability!
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authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 AM
authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now
The perfect multi tool that everyone should have on them at all times.
w/ Maya, October 2025.
w/ Maya, October 2025.
November 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The perfect multi tool that everyone should have on them at all times.
w/ Maya, October 2025.
w/ Maya, October 2025.
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I have been waiting for this to go public for years. It does not disappoint.
In which I articulate the case that AGI is impossible and machines just plain cannot think. www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/on-inco...
On Incomputable Language: An Essay on AI
An incidental consequence of having written a book on tech-fascism and the so-called rationalist movement is that I find myself periodically queried for my thoughts on artificial intelligence. On the ...
www.eruditorumpress.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I have been waiting for this to go public for years. It does not disappoint.
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Following that, if Firefox wanted to "address" that people are relying on LLMs, the correct response *should* be to put a giant warning along the lines of "You are visiting ChatGPT, a site which regularly lies and has been implicated in multiple suicides. Are you sure you wish to proceed?"
November 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Following that, if Firefox wanted to "address" that people are relying on LLMs, the correct response *should* be to put a giant warning along the lines of "You are visiting ChatGPT, a site which regularly lies and has been implicated in multiple suicides. Are you sure you wish to proceed?"
The space time continuum really broke with the release of 'Monster' in 2010.
Ben Shapiro’s week is off to a great start.
"The 'Anaconda' rapper will reportedly join the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Mike Waltz, to deliver remarks Tuesday in New York City, spotlighting violence committed against Christians in Nigeria."
www.tmz.com/2025/11/17/n...
"The 'Anaconda' rapper will reportedly join the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Mike Waltz, to deliver remarks Tuesday in New York City, spotlighting violence committed against Christians in Nigeria."
www.tmz.com/2025/11/17/n...
Nicki Minaj to Speak at United Nations on Behalf of Trump Administration
Well, this is a collab nobody saw coming ... Nicki Minaj is partnering with the Trump Administration to address the United Nations.
www.tmz.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The space time continuum really broke with the release of 'Monster' in 2010.
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Cool, so they're just going full "Ana Valens is inherently pornographic"
My new Buy Me a Coffee account was suspended before my first payout was received, the site stating it is “required to deactivate accounts that contain or use adult content to generate revenue through Buy Me a Coffee”
Adult content was never referenced on my page nor used as a motivator to tip
Adult content was never referenced on my page nor used as a motivator to tip
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Cool, so they're just going full "Ana Valens is inherently pornographic"
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Who doesn’t love a flare?
Taken at Nation Wide March for Palestine, Naarm. August 12, 2025.
Taken at Nation Wide March for Palestine, Naarm. August 12, 2025.
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Who doesn’t love a flare?
Taken at Nation Wide March for Palestine, Naarm. August 12, 2025.
Taken at Nation Wide March for Palestine, Naarm. August 12, 2025.
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It was a strangely warm winter this year.
Full series on Patreon!
feat. August, June 2025.
Full series on Patreon!
feat. August, June 2025.
November 13, 2025 at 9:07 AM
It was a strangely warm winter this year.
Full series on Patreon!
feat. August, June 2025.
Full series on Patreon!
feat. August, June 2025.
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your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️
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idc if he's a big dem donor, if reid hoffman had sex with children on epstein's island he should go to jail for rape and if he didn't then the truth needs to come out and he should only go to jail for creating linkedin
November 16, 2025 at 6:38 AM
idc if he's a big dem donor, if reid hoffman had sex with children on epstein's island he should go to jail for rape and if he didn't then the truth needs to come out and he should only go to jail for creating linkedin
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Are you bad at your job? In over your head? Not sure what your job even is? Try Copilot, a secret weapon that no one else at your organization is aware of and will definitely be fooled by.
November 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Are you bad at your job? In over your head? Not sure what your job even is? Try Copilot, a secret weapon that no one else at your organization is aware of and will definitely be fooled by.
Almost skipped this episode on the @coolzonemedia.bsky.social 'It Could Happen Here' feed.
But it's honestly been such a fun reprieve.
But it's honestly been such a fun reprieve.
It's Sunday! And that means that Episode 2 of my playthrough of Dawn Of The Frogs is available RIGHT NOW! Come listen to me, @margaret.bsky.social, Hazel, @iwriteok.bsky.social, and @citizenio.bsky.social as they try to rescue some missing villagers... with fire!
www.iheart.com/podcast/867-...
www.iheart.com/podcast/867-...
Cool Zone Media Book Club
www.iheart.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Almost skipped this episode on the @coolzonemedia.bsky.social 'It Could Happen Here' feed.
But it's honestly been such a fun reprieve.
But it's honestly been such a fun reprieve.
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Harmful algal bloom (HAB) spread across 20,000 km2 & resulted in the deaths of millions of marine animals, from at least 550 species
Scientists found a novel, significant brevotoxin-producing algal species, Karenia cristata, in the multispecies Karenia HAB—1st time brevetoxins have been found in 🇦🇺
Scientists found a novel, significant brevotoxin-producing algal species, Karenia cristata, in the multispecies Karenia HAB—1st time brevetoxins have been found in 🇦🇺
November 15, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Harmful algal bloom (HAB) spread across 20,000 km2 & resulted in the deaths of millions of marine animals, from at least 550 species
Scientists found a novel, significant brevotoxin-producing algal species, Karenia cristata, in the multispecies Karenia HAB—1st time brevetoxins have been found in 🇦🇺
Scientists found a novel, significant brevotoxin-producing algal species, Karenia cristata, in the multispecies Karenia HAB—1st time brevetoxins have been found in 🇦🇺
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The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
This is what they meant when they said the genie was out of the bottle.
A fascinating but dystopian read on the state of Nation States integrating AI into their espionage activities www.anthropic.com/news/disrupt...
Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign
A report describing an a highly sophisticated AI-led cyberattack
www.anthropic.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
This is what they meant when they said the genie was out of the bottle.
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steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage.
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI generated artwork which makes the $70 feel like a complete rip-off.
frvr.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
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Bit late to this @jeffsparrow1.bsky.social piece, but worth your time. In the latest @overlandjournal.bsky.social overland.org.au/2025/10/stra...
Strategies of colonial denial: the case of Palestine and Australia - Overland literary journal
Australians shouldn't be surprised at the social and psychological mechanisms that have enabled the Gaza genocide, since similar techniques facilitated the violent dispossession of Indigenous people i...
overland.org.au
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Bit late to this @jeffsparrow1.bsky.social piece, but worth your time. In the latest @overlandjournal.bsky.social overland.org.au/2025/10/stra...
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Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...
This week Open AI walked back a call for the govt to backstop financing for its trillion dollar investments in data centers. This was only the tip of the iceberg; a slow bailout for AI firms is already underway. Read more from @ambakak.bsky.social and I in @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
Opinion | You May Already Be Bailing Out the AI Business
Washington is treating the industry as if it’s too big to fail, even as the market sends lukewarm signals.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...