Yes. And y'know, I guess this helps me understand a bit why some people do use AI to "read". Not everyone finds joy in reading and writing. So...

s. e. smith@sesmith.lol · 18h ago

I want to read the thing all on my own like a grownup and make my own notes and draw my own conclusions. Reading is the joy of the thing. I like reading and thinking. I don’t want to know what an algorithm wants to present as useful and I REALLY don’t like robot errors.

Today I learned that I'm about the same age as Tadhg Hickey and Mark Zuckerberg. My top-of-mind same-age person was/is @donaldglover.bsky.social (As he is my answer to the "If you could have lunch/ dinner with anyone in the world..." icebreaker)

Okay. Just. ☠️.

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 5d ago

This is VERY bad. Congressional investigation immediately. They’re trying to use Palantir to figure out who you voted for. 0% chance this ends well. Stop it ASAP.

Anyway, people in *all* of my work zones are posting generated content allll the time for actually thinky stuff and I would prefer disclosure, but that’s largely not happening, so I guess this is just how the world is now.

"Moving from an average manager with no invention experience to a highly experienced manager approximately doubles workers' patented inventions within four years" conference.nber.org/conf_papers/...

"We are building a global network of 100 museum spaces in 100 cities, underpinned by digital platform and formal learning engagement, to create that public understanding of humanity as fast as we possibly can" worldpeacefoundation.org/blog/infrast...

Infrastructures for understanding: An interview with Kristin Alford - World Peace Foundation

Peace as practice: Futurist Kristin Alford on hope, agency, civic infrastructure, and building the skills needed for a more peaceful future.

worldpeacefoundation.org

But also...

Frozen 2: Elsa and Anna's Emotional Hug

ALT: Frozen 2: Elsa and Anna's Emotional Hug

static.klipy.com

angela obias-tuban@angelaot.bsky.social · 6d ago

This week's trip-down-memory-lane: the evolution of my documentation references. Realized I have multiple blog posts collating favourite documentation samples (a phrase that younger me would have never imagined saying). Early 2010s: Concrete advice on content strategy. medium.com/the-redesign...

Structuring content, about structuring content: Content Strategy workflow

It doesn’t make sense to churn out poorly planned content about making content.

medium.com

Some people don't need platform-ing.

Another reminder that one of the best things you can do for a walkable, lovable city is make space for double rows of street/yard trees that create #KissingCanopies above sidewalks. Especially as cities get hotter. Vancouver has many of them — not instead of density, but as part of #DensityDoneWell.

What in the flying f*ck. Why does everything have to have a gambling layer??

"The Wall Looks Permanent Until It Falls". Is a good lesson from observing the effects of different national elections since 2022

Hakeem Jefferson@hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 7mo ago

This beautifully written piece by my pal @adambonica.bsky.social is worth your time today. A bit of light amid the darkness. open.substack.com/pub/data4dem...

Honest question: Is it logistically and socially difficult to revolt in the U.S. -- because based on approximate land area -- it would be like having one president preside over all of Europe, then people from Greece and all the way up to Norway would have to all come together to oust that leader?

Some things don't need "takes".

This documentary is so eye-opening, for someone like me who's trying to understand the source of all this free market economy vs socialism "divide". Thank you for writing it @danielyergin #DanielYergin youtu.be/gfRTpoYpHfw?...

Commanding Heights: The Battle of Ideas- Episode One (Official Video)

YouTube video by Daniel Yergin

youtu.be

At #BCIT, it's great that multiple teachers tackle the same concept from different perspectives (Business Math vs Finance vs Quant Methodologies). It's a meta-lesson in teaching. e.g. in teaching valuation of bonds: breaking down into a replicable pattern VS stream-of-consciousness

The best thing that I can take away from the Trump administration is a masterclass in...audacity.

If over half of the US Congress actually stands for killing the education department. Well. I don't know what other sign is needed that that government doesn't care about its people. And this is coming from someone from a developing country in the top 25% of corrupt countries.

In a world of more and more shifting things, it's now a lot more soothing for me to read a static page.

Things I know to be true: The US Government is currently governed by narcissists. Narcissists feed off attention.

Wasn't there some...group that was diligently tracking and countering Trump's lies every single time? I'm sure it's tiring work (and this is where community-driven verification comes in) But, it feels so odd seeing him make things up every day, as if it's "normal". And not libellous.

If there's a life mission that I'll probably work towards - it'll likely be this.

Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · last yr.

In Finland, media education has been part of schools since the 1950s and is woven into the curriculum. Students learn about propaganda, misleading statistics, and even create their own media messages to understand how narratives shape perception.

@timbl.bsky.social , please show these profiteering arrogant f*cks that they'd be nowhere without generosity and a belief in humanity.

First thought after the Tate brothers flew to Florida: Somewhere in the decision-making chain of the current administration there must be a market research company. Although, at this point, I'll guess it's operating in Russia.

If it were a movie, it would be so exciting to watch the most influential nation in the world being driven by a gullible, insecure, emotionally irrational man. Or two.

In BC we have a "Step Code" for building energy efficiency that provides both a variable on-ramp, and a fixed endpoint, for building codes. For urban design and zoning, this is the endpoint. This is "Step 5" planning.

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · last yr.

Utrecht NL is about to build the largest Dutch car-free neighbourhood. 12K people. 6K homes. 1.8K social rental homes. 1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes. 21.5K bike parking spaces. 250 shared cars. 2 parcel hubs. Parking structures on district edge. High quality public transit.

Maybe because I grew up in a country heinously known for corruption, and the dictator was still in power when I was a toddler, I've learned to spot corruption red flags even in grade school. We know what it looks like. Not that what's happening in the US'd be hard to identify, by now.

Sometimes. Sometimes. I wish those darned marketing bootcamps weren't so widespread and effective. Ah. Would've been fine. If there were equally widespread ethics workshops.