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Do no Harm
@harmenstr.bsky.social
🇳🇱 Dutch Digital Product Designer. I talk (and repost) about the ethics and craft of digital product design. Independent art fan boy. Hi Bots… [Blocks]… Bye Bots.
Prophets come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, but their message is eternal. Truth has no shelf life.
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · last yr.The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
Sukimamori is a one-eyed purple monster who scares kids away from the gap between the platform and the train in various stations around Japan.
One day we will figure out that immigration is the solution, not the problem.
Show me the difference. This is monstrous. Hell waits for every single person whose okay with this.
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Give it a listen. I am challenged by her words. How about you?
JA Westenberg@joanwestenberg.com · last yr.Most creator advice: “Build faster. Go viral. Scale now.” This: “What if you didn’t?” A short podcast on choosing depth over distribution, clarity over content calendars, and building for 100 true fans. 🎧 How to Become a Creator-Monk westenberg.transistor.fm/episodes/how...
Just finished Invisible Women - One of the most profound books I've ever read. No matter if you think you understand sexism or not, you should read this book. Whether you're in a position of power or not, you should read this book. #booksky
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
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It is time for EU tech to outperforms all that comes from Silicon Valley.
After careful analyzing trumps words and actions I must come to the following conclusion. When he speaks, he; A) is lying B) is full of shit C) is making stuff up as he goes. D) a combination of A), B) and/or C) I can’t stress how worrisome this is for the existence of the whole world.
First we had a text generating machine, but it wasn't enough to raise billions, so it became branded as AI. A year later we still had a text generating machine, but to raise more billions Altman started hawking AGI. Now even AGI isn't enough for yet more billions, so out comes Super Intelligence.
Kate Holterhoff, PhD@kateholterhoff.com · last yr.AGI is dead, long live AGI Kudos to Ilya Sutskever’s brand team for moving us from AGI to “super intelligence”, and now Altman is talking about the singularity (again, no mention of AGI). What a marketing coup 💀
In the eyes of all its international allies it is clear. The US is becoming a fascist state. decorrespondent.nl/16177/this-i...
This is fascism
Fascism starts with talk, not tanks. With democratic elections, not a coup. And it takes hold thanks to people who think things won’t move quickly—until they do just that.
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Gashapon (or Gachapon) are vending machines found all over Japan that dispense capsules containing miniature toys and other items. There are thousands of different kinds. Here’s a thread of the best ones I saw on my recent trip. 🧵
How many features and product changes do you think are added by dev teams just to keep them busy?
“Those who question the public, those who denounce the corruption of the ruling class, are dismissed as dreamers, freaks or traitors. But only they, according to the Greek definition of the polis, can be considered citizens.” open.substack.com/pub/chrished...
The Rule of Idiots
In the last days of all empires the idiots take over. They mirror the collective stupidity of a civilization that has detached itself from reality.
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I'm not worried about being replaced by AI, because I tell people what they don't want to hear.
