learning is always an option

With huge community level implications: workloads increase as journal editors, grant assessors, job panels, lecturers, and research student supervisors have to spend more time assessing human integrity than scientific content. Expectations increase for all as LLM-generated careers are normalised...

Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · 2w ago

13. Hence our dismal conclusion: rather than finding that LLMs free us to do a better job of what we were doing before they came along, they shift scientific incentives (and the playing field of academic competition) in ways that compel us to do more and more, faster and faster, less and less well.

Meta's ongoing censorship against queer and women's rights organizations is technofeudalism at its best (or, worst). Read here: www.waag.org/en/article/w...

Waag | Whose land is the feed? How techno-feudalism explains Meta's censorship on queer and pro-choice

The platforms—Amazon, Google, Apple, Meta—are no longer ordinary firms competing in a market; they are fiefs. The way out is not a kinder lord; it is to stop being a tenant.

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Two great posts about atproto today, very different from each other.

Here are some of the songs I've been listening to this summer. It starts with a song Michelle and I love by Glen Hansard, a great musician who passed tragically this week. Our hearts go out to his family.

Recommending an episode of Syntax.fm with Dan Abramov if you want to better understand atproto.

Thanks @there-hugo.dev for doing the work of making a process for designing a @lexicon.community logo! We're looking forward to going through this process together!

Hugo@there-hugo.dev · last wk.

We have selected the designer to work on this project. We are in touch with them and we'll kick it off in August. Thanks to all the designers who applied 🙌 bsky.app/profile/ther...

I'm convinced that there is a huge Atmosphere-sized hole in the personal website market, and here's why that matters👇

Why websites?

Personal websites as an atproto onboarding strategy

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After AtmosphereConf I was hit with the realization that I couldn't continue working in corporate tech where I had could not see the impact of my or the companies work on communities. I've started a new venture, Eskahlay, rooted in my nubian culture to build sustainable community technology.

Eskahlay UG@eskahlay.com · 2w ago

Focusing on community technology A waterwheel, a protocol, and the case for technology that communities can own.

the broken mirror is our friend

New paper: "Opportunities, challenges, and conspicuous absences: An integrative review of the social work literature on artificial intelligence." For a special issue of critical perspectives on technology and social work. Check it out: anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/articl... #SocialWork #SWTech #CriticalAI

I am so honored to have been a part of this AI cohort at the Bellagio in Italy, innovating key pilot projects to connect AI to help with the movement to end homelessness. Some of the smartest people I’ve ever met. www.homelessnessimpact.org/news/artific...

Artificial intelligence and its role in ending homelessness

Artificial intelligence can be harnessed to better prevent homelessness and design data-driven housing systems. Ligia Teixeira reports on a conference to discuss its potential

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thread of book / vid recs i got from people at #dwebcamp (in the chronological order in which i received them)

Unofficial Welcome Wagon… We don’t have an algorithm here. Look into the #feeds menu on your profile page, and check starter packs to find interests. You can follow individuals in a pack. You can turn off DMs for safety. Always vet who u follow. blueskydirectory.com

The Ultimate Directory of tools and applications for Bluesky

A curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform.

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Please support Learn Body Lit’s scholarship & practice. 💜 Nicole teaches women how to regulate their cycle, track fertility, and increase their body literacy. She also teaches about the effects of birth control and teaches alternative, natural birth control methods based on body literacy.

Learn Body Literacy@learnbodylit.bsky.social · 2y ago

Welcome to Learn Body Literacy, a resource hub for fertility awareness, body literacy, and autonomous menstrual management.

Your period shouldn’t hurt ❤️❤️❤️

Dayna Lynn Nuckolls@thepeoplesoracle.com · 2y ago

Win the genetic lottery. Wear sunscreen. Don’t eat foods or drinks that make you feel like shit. No alcohol. Fix hormonal issues (your period shldnt hurt. Shout out to @learnbodylit.bsky.social). Work to heal codependence. Stay hydrated and go to bed on time. Masturbate regularly without shame.

Aside from the Big Bang, what is the most important thing that has ever happened?

📢 Carbon Politics Ep. 4 is OUT NOW! From the soul of Rio ’92 to today’s fractured geopolitics—Sunita Narain & Anumita Roychowdhury unpack the history, the power shifts and the path ahead for the Global South. Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/OnGBwQ_UU20

The financing gap to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals now stands at over $4 trillion annually according to a new report. It shows that the global financial system as a whole is struggling to adapt to meet the evolving needs of today’s economies. desapublications.un.org/publications...

Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2026

The Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2026: Implementing the Sevilla Commitment finds that development progress is imperiled by global fragmentation and a financing squeeze facing developin...

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Why does #cleanenergy investment still bypass the regions that need it most? At GenZero Climate Summit 2026, @damilolasdg7.bsky.social argued the #GlobalSouth can't be left on the margins of the #energytransition. Closing the financing gap is where the opportunity lies.

We're VERY excited to release the latest Osprey - the first release since our 1.0 in March. Huge thanks to all the contributors, especially to @discord.com who upstreamed a number of new features to the open source project!!!

ROOST@roost.tools · 2w ago

Just announced at #TrustCon: Osprey 1.1.0 is out! Dark mode, registries that show what your deployment actually does, comparable benchmarks, and groundwork for plain-language queries.

India must balance wildlife protection with farmers’ livelihoods: Sunita Narain Watch full video: youtu.be/zE5KvTvrXmQ

New story from me about the curious role an unexpected 82.8% drop 😯 in hospital fees in April 2025 played in nudging Bulgaria’s average inflation rate to the magic level needed to qualify for eurozone entry by Jan. 2026. www.politico.eu/article/bulg...

Has Bulgaria gamed its inflation numbers to qualify for the euro?

An 82.8 percent plunge in state-set hospital fees helped Sofia make the grade to join the single currency.

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FIRST WILD JAGUAR CUB DISCOVERED IN THE ARGENTINE CHACO🐆🧵 Local wildlife guides Pablo Luna and Darío Soraire were boating on the Bermejo river when they saw Nalá, the second female jaguar released in El Impenetrable National Park by Rewilding Argentina, and her 5-month-old cub!

"The word 'evil' is derived from an old English word 'yfel' ... which means to “exceed proper boundaries.” (approx!)

Some thoughts on why I think it's important to remember that the natural and physical world provide joy and curiosity, even though global geopolitics is very mean and horrible right now. Appreciating the world around us gives us joy & agency. Don't forget the bad, but hold on to the good too.

Well, look at that. My BBC documentary on the science of sound from years ago has just popped up on the BBC Earth Science channel. If you fancy some cool sound science in your day, here you go: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp_u...

The Remarkable Science of Sound | Sound Waves: The Symphony of Physics | BBC Earth Science

YouTube video by BBC Earth Science

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You can evaluate questions like “What is life like for wild animals?” without jumping to “And if they’re having bad lives, we should try to kill them all.”

2/2 Maree was interested to find out more about the project and the work it is doing in #communities to discuss the possible #reintroduction. She emphasised that in her region, rural livelihoods are vital to repeopling the area and that was a big priority for her.