Daaaamn. “AI is the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society. Our descendants will spend generations digging it out again, and the longer the bubble goes on without popping, the longer it will take to repair the damage." www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...

Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying

It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...

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Going to do a thread, using some of my own (incl. older) work, to clear up some of these relevant concepts. Hope it helps builds conceptual hygiene and immunity to hyped claims about “AI” capabilities. 1/🧵

Iris van Rooij 💭@irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 5d ago

In my work, as in theoretical computer science, we distinguish between (exact) algorithms, heuristics (no guarantees), and approximation algorithm (approx. guarantees) Clear distinctions is relevant in many contexts, for instance this one in cognitive science link.springer.com/article/10.1...

R. Crumb cartoon, 1971.

Today everyone — EVERYONE — should take a moment and read Ray Bradbury's four-page short story from 1950.

Rebecca R Helm@rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · yesterday

Today is the day the story There Will Come Soft Rain is set. An amazing and heartbreaking work of fiction for our modern age. Read it here:

so democratic socialism is good

Democrats@democrats.org · 2d ago

HUGE: Under Mayor Mamdani, New York City just recorded its safest first 7 months of a year in history—and its safest July ever. In July: Major crime dropped 13% Murder dropped 32% Robberies dropped 15% Vehicle thefts dropped 25% Democratic mayors are putting public safety first.

Our friend Chaucer in fine form w/this thread... :)

Chaucer Doth Tweet@levostregc.bsky.social · 2d ago

Yf you spye a fadid signe at the syde of the roade that saith 'V short leagues to the Shack of Love'

Stop scrolling and read the best short story you're going to read this week.

Gail Simone@gailsimone.bsky.social · 2d ago

Okay, I am going to tell a little story. It's one I have saved for the last couple years, almost nobody knows about it. But it lives in my heart. I don't know how others will feel about it, maybe something, maybe nothing. It's about the Uncanny X-Men. 1/

I would imagine trans people are tired of being content, debates, publicity, fodder, and launch pads for conservative careers. Questions like this don’t factor in their humanity first, it’s another way to talk around them.

Awful Announcing@awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 3d ago

Today!

Emily M. Bender@emilymbender.bsky.social · 5d ago

Altman proclaiming the “singularity”; the Guardian publishing blather about possible AI consciousness; OpenAI and Anthropic blaming their cybercrimes on “rogue models”—the nonsense is coming fast and thick. Time for another MAIHT3k livestream with me & @alexhanna.bsky.social: Mon, Aug 3, noon PT

It’s important to understand that when 1.2 million Americans are dying from a disease, any government action is excessive and tyrannical, but if a dozen trans women want to play soccer no government action can go far enough

I had a classics professor explain this to me in college and I was like "oh okay this probably went hard in the 650s BCE"

Independent Republic of JS Thrill@jsthrill.modphi.com · 3d ago

The WNBA has never had a trans woman play in the league’s 30-year history and now the right and other anti-trans activists are hammering the league over something that has never been an issue, proving once again it isn’t about protection but exhibiting cruelty toward trans people.

If useful, here's my attempt to process my feelings about how I feel sadly kinda — or rather very — sick from all this AI fascist nonsense as an academic. 😶‍🌫️ I'd be pleased if even one person finds something useful because there's something to be said for processing this all together, so, um, enjoy?

Anxiety

Reasoning (and crying) my way through fascist AI-induced anxiety.

olivia.science

Second animation test made in Photoshop. It's been so damn fun to try to animate things. I think I'm hooked now. >___< #animation #animatedcar #animatedclip #offroad

These guys won’t stand up for the daughter of a Republican US Senator and they’ll never stand up for your daughter. But they will send some goon to inspect her crotch.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4d ago

Max Miller is denying all the allegations against him and you can tell he's sincere because of the popped collar.

The World: We love “The Odyssey” it’s so amazing. Must read it (again). Professors, Pundits, and the Media: Debate over the film versus the text and the artistic merits of the themes the film does/does not engage with. Academic Administrators: We’re closing the Classics department.

Cheryl Reeve, winningest coach in WNBA history, defends transgender athletes against sports bans. “Exclusion is never the answer. Separate isn’t equal. Trans lives matter.” 💗🏳️‍⚧️💗🏀💗

The Origin of Creed:

Hail Sagan ™️@hailsagan42069.bsky.social · 5d ago

Not Jared Keeso. Shoresy.

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 6d ago

If not Matt Damon, who is you alternative Odysseus?

Poor Don Edwards. This is Oct 19, 1985. Leafs got up 3-0 and decided to let the Jets run wild. Winnipeg scored the next four, including the tying and winning goals 44 seconds apart with 2:32 to play. Edwards stopped 44 of 48 shots in the 4-3 loss.

@pre2000hockey.bsky.social · 5d ago

#vintagehockey #jets #mapleleafs

Canadian inventions #Canada - some of the amazing inventions below 🍁🇨🇦💪🏻 Computing, film, and animation Archie (search engine) – the first internet search engine, invented by Alan Emtage at McGill University around 1988. Film colorization – invented by Wilson Markle in 1983. /1 thread

Why the Backlash Against Data Centers Is So Potent talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/why-t...

A somewhat rare shot of Dan Bouchard as a Calgary (as opposed to Atlanta) Flame.

@pre2000hockey.bsky.social · last wk.

Goalie day #vintagehockey #goalies #flames

“no one is persecuting you, shut the fuck up” I’m WHEEZING

Squishiness on trans rights is a dealbreaker for me because (a) it’s a straightforward issue of personal freedom and bodily autonomy much like abortion, and (b) the right is obviously coming after us cis gays next.

ashley 🌹@clearlyashley.bsky.social · 7d ago

trans rights frankly is a top 5, potentially top 3 issue for me despite not being trans and not having any trans family being bigoted against trans folks not only hurts my trans friends and every trans person but is so predictive of further bigotry

And Jackdaw, another science communicator and new fave of mine, has another great vid about "cavewomen," *why* you picture them just sitting by fires dandling babies, and what the evidence says they *actually* did. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHUB...

You've Been Lied to About Cavewomen.

YouTube video by Jackdaw

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yuuuuuuuup.

Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 6d ago

Reading about AIDS denialism for the show and it's wild how much these features align with the tactics of the anti-trans "reasonable concerns" brigade. web.archive.org/web/20060615...

I love capturing those moments where London Underground trains line up perfectly with station posters. With a little patience and a bit of luck, you can end up with some wonderfully amusing and unexpected shots.

Hacking networks is a crime punishable by many years in jail. And yet apparently, so far at least, AI gets a pass. Just like with proven, outright theft of intellectual property, copyrighted material, the production of CSAM & more. Why the fuck is this allowed at all.

Eric Umansky@ericumansky.bsky.social · 6d ago

Over the past week, three AI models have -- all on their own -- hacked into other orgs' computer networks. Silicon Valley is panicked.... not about AI going rogue, but about the *possibility of AI being regulated.* www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/t...