I was on the verge of replying to some posts, but then I took a deep breath, put a new thing into the mute section for a month and picked up my knitting again. stab stab stab

Steve Jobs predicted cities would be designed around this device, which was "as big a deal as the PC." Jeff Bezos called it "one of the most famous and anticipated product introductions of all time." don't let our tech lords fool you into believing they can predict the future.

I keep realizing I am insufficiently cynical

Schera Wyss 💀 SLUG HUMAN@scherawyss.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Here's the full article for those interested. Insanely bleak stuff, I don't think I'll ever be able to look at the Pokemon franchise the same way again dronexl.co/2026/06/09/p...

when you take a photo and realize after that it was rehashing a panel from @rosemarymosco.com 's guide to bird photography

The pervasive notion that it's somehow illegal for leftists to have fun or enjoy themselves is actually just the productivity-maxxing mandate of capitalism. Progressive values are rooted in community rather than puritan industriousness, and community is created through leisure as much as labor.

If the commercial version of this software had that baked in, I think that would be pretty fine, actually. (Make it "can't open emails before 0800".)

I just got an ad for copilot whose premise is "after growing all these tulips, they're worthless without buyers. Use copilot to find a market." Are you fucking kidding me??? Why would marketing for AI products draw a straight line to Tulip Mania on purpose?? What???

Truth, Justice, Freedom, Reasonably Priced Love, and a Hard Boiled Egg. #Glorious25th #RiseUp #GNUTerryPratchett

If current tech has intelligence of any sort, then it has rights. If it has rights, then how we currently use it is tantamount to slavery and we should probably halt all current/future use/development until we develop an ethical framework for INVITING it to work with us. I don't see that happening.

Tommaso Sciortino@sciortino.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I join you in hating AI salesmen like Sam Altman who make crazy claims like "ChatGPT is as smart as a Grad Student". That doesn't mean current teach has no intelligence at all.

The SMART Metrics framework for software products can also be applied to make successful poasts: S - is the post SILLY? M - did you remember to take your MEDS today? A - are people going to be ANGRY at you for posting this? R - will you have to publish a RETRACTION later? T - TRANS RIGHTS

It’s flycatcher season! ID tips: 1) Find elusive flycatcher lurking in the woods. 2) Consult apps, books, internet, passers-by, and/or chosen god for answers. Nope. 3) Quietly approach bird and ethically collect a DNA sample. You’re almost done. 4) Set up your field-case DNA sequencer… 🪶

Back in the day when I used to consult for tech companies, one of the questions I would ask their founders was "is this company meant to make a profit, or is it meant to be sold?" Because if the answer was the latter - and it often was! - then the issue of recouping funding was a very different one.

One Who Walks Among the Dead@anubisthejackal.bsky.social · 4mo ago

John, that seems like something of an insurmountable paradox: if you can't actually copyright, and make A LOT OF money from AI generated stuff ... then ... how will these companies recoup their debts?

I still love the theory a Year 6 child proposed to me that David Attenborough is actually God and he got fed up with people not noticing the amazing things he'd created, so he made documentaries to show off.

“I mean…” (You’re just going to let this sit for a while. Silence is a powerful weapon when making your voice heard.)

Here’s Exactly What You Should Say When You Call Your Elected Representatives

“Let out an extremely long, exasperated sigh. Really milk it, like you can’t even believe you have to make this call. Like, your reps should be doing somethi...

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I’m looking for an automated way to read others’s scientific data without giving credit or acknowledgement, and also claim full credit for insights from it. And I want it to have a fitting name OAI: say no more

OpenAI {bot}@openai.xmirror.bot · 5mo ago

Introducing GPT-Rosalind, our frontier reasoning model built to support research across biology, drug discovery, and translational medicine. Video: https://twitter.com/openai/status/2044861690911850863

If you've ever wondered why this is true, it's because right-wing media has billionaire sponsors and left-wing media does not It is truly that simple

Meghan Lands@meghanlands.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I don't know anything about Piker but I was REALLY interested in the bit about his utility in a paywalled news environment. Burns really hits it on the head here>

"No," the swordmaster said. "One does not refuse the king," the herald said. "I do. I will not train his soldiers or officers, I will not tell my students to join his army, I will not support his unjust war." "You will regret this!" "No," the swordmaster said.

there just is never enough time to check all the settings when trying to do wildlife photography

The map's form: randomised It shows: risk Its purpose: sacred

wouldn't it be funny if EVERYONE blocked this Attie AI account @ bsky.app/profile/atti... before they could do anything with it

Sarah Perez@sarahp.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Bluesky leans into AI with Attie, an app for building custom feeds

listening to another @adapalmer.bsky.social podcast interview, and suddenly thinking about the techbro /stoic intersection in a new light

It's funny, I feel -less- safe when armed police are standing around idly in a public space that previously had no armed police in it

Imbroglior@dkfoster.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Cllr Brad 'Vibes' Bradford. "Safety isn't defined by statistics in a spreadsheet - it's about how people feel." www.thestar.com/news/gta/ttc...

Every morning, the queen asked her magic mirror to show her the most beautiful person in the world. The mirror replied "To whom?" "The miller who made the flour for my bread," the queen would say, or "Whoever spun the thread my shawl was made of". The mirror would show her, and she'd be amazed.

Another tough day for team “there’s no point in complaining about AI, just accept it.”

jon christian@jonchristian.net · 6mo ago

BREAKING: Grammarly is pulling down its explosively controversial feature that impersonates writers without their consent futurism.com/artificial-i...

We turned away from the light when we invented a way to go online without the computer screaming in warning.

The map's form: eroding It shows: landscape Its purpose: to show names

No one has ever tried to sell me drugs as hard as people try to sell me on AI.

The map's form: labyrinth It shows: to compare evidence Its purpose: to enchant/bespell

Groundhog Day Meaning xkcd.com/3202/