The new CEO of Bluesky wants to change Bluesky from being a leftist bubble. The thing is, there’s nothing wrong with being a leftist bubble: the idea that everything has to be all-encompassing and suitable for everyone is a trap. 🧵 1/4
…The pursuit of purity is the animating force behind every fundamentalism…. And while fundamentalism is an emotionally satisfying response, and one that looks increasingly tempting as Silicon Valley leans into its heel turn, I do not think it is an effective response… charity.wtf/p/make-ai-bo...
Is it ethical to use AI?
On externalities and engagement, the problem with purity politics, and why we need to make AI boring again
charity.wtf
general reminder that you absolutely do not need to have an opinion on everything. social media just makes you think you should. "i don't know enough about this to have an opinion" is one of the most liberating thoughts you can have in the modern world.
Actual professor of genetics Adam Rutherford says 'no he hasn't'. www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Biohacker Bryan Johnson says he’s ‘cloned himself as a baby’ to harvest its organs
‘This technology gives us a path to reverse aging,’ says 48-year-old tech entrepreneur
independent.co.uk
When governments can pressure search engines to disappear speech it doesn't like, we're really crossing the Rubicon. It means you can only access speech for which you're willing to be surveilled.
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Basic Definitions of Science: If it's green or wiggles, it's biology. If it stinks, it's chemistry. If it doesn't work, it's physics. —fortune(6)
A majorly sci-fi moment, not to mention a first in human history!
Duncan Jones@manmademoon.bsky.social · 3w agoSo a battlefield first has just occurred that may not seem like much, but I believe will change how war is fought in the future… There is a small tendril of boggy land just south of Ochakiv in Ukraine called the Kinburn Spit, that until recently was occupied by a few miserable units of Russian
The Recursion Museum has the world's best collection of recursion museums.
Weird Spy Satellite@weirdsatellite.bsky.social · 3w agoManifest #71757 from MENTOR (NODIS) 1. Recursion Museum
come on let's take a ride on the internet superhighway kids it's rad as hell you can tell from the fonts what's the worst that could happen
I am enjoying Roost, a very silly app where messages are sent at the speed of birds. Follow this link and send me a message by owl, chaffinch, or albatross! roostsocial.app/invite/VUSJAS
roostsocial.app
Today is ‘National Picky Bits Day’ so enjoy this extended rant on why it’s time for Britain to grow up.
On Picky Bits and National Decline
'Picky Bits' may seem like a harmless phrase, but the mentality behind it explains a lot about the position we find ourselves in.
open.substack.com
The way I've gotten this across in talks to US audiences is to explain that by the time the Battle of Gettysburg was fought... ...the London Underground had already been open for six months.
Dan Kaszeta FRHistS@dankaszeta.bsky.social · last mo.I think Americans don’t realize how old the London Underground is. It was over 40 years old when Mark Twain went on it. Waterloo veterans rode it
genuinely think a key element of the current British-American fighting is that Americans don’t understand that complaining is the British national sport
It has probably, almost certainly, happened, whether or not this was indeed the first time, no one knows www.newscientist.com/article/2529...
Fully autonomous drones have killed human soldiers for the first time
A senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry told New Scientist that a test took place two years ago involving fully autonomous drones set to destroy anything in a given area, with confirmed casu...
newscientist.com
We need to think deeper: why is this unacceptable for a 17 year old but acceptable for an 18 year old - or a 57 year old? Age controls are not the real problem.
Melanie Ward MP@melanieward.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis is unacceptable. Is a 17 year old boy being pushed to watch antisemitic conspiracy theories about Jewish people after just 11 minutes what Meta considers to be age-appropriate? (1/3)
You know who isn't getting radicalized? Guys who do ships in a bottle. Embrace model-building and avoid the pitfalls of right-wing extremism
lauren@lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 6mo agoevery time i see a white guy in their fifties radicalized by the twitter algorithm into racism and extremism i think about how it's a total failure of the youtube algorithm to instead radicalize him into home brewing, elaborate A/V setups, or DIY solar
Available now for download globally: Misha and guests discuss Cybernetics www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, Cybernetics
The origins and lasting influences of the study of communication in animals and machines.
bbc.co.uk
Can't wait for the 2028 laser tag renaissance!
Laser Tag: Man Says Pew Pew
ALT: Laser Tag: Man Says Pew Pew
static.klipy.com
Ed Zitron@edzitron.com · 2mo agoThe only good news here is that while data centers are being “built” it appears they are taking forever to actually finish. By the time these things actually open there won’t be the demand for the compute, if it ever existed to begin with. Large amounts of this demand is speculative.
There is no safe age to be exposed to unending footage of atrocities, pro-anorexia content, or images of child sexual abuse:
Perhaps we should all be banned from social media
Focusing only on under-16s obscures the lack of internet safeguards for everyone else
ft.com
Transmission #4760 from NROL-82 (UMBRA) 1. Infernal Black Hole of Spores 2. Crumbling Cottage of Bodily Remains 3. Woke Mind Virus Compute Facility
I have found myself to be a master at everything I turn my hand to, with the singular exception of correctly appraising my competency levels.