Emily L

@laskin.bsky.social

At the moment I'm a professional translator, somehow. Also I'm a former former academic and current high-level sage. All of my opinions belong to you. https://www.emilylaskin.com/

Я ищу новаторские русскоязычные репортажи о феминизме и гендере за последние несколько лет. Какие авторы и материалы стали знаковыми?

Hey, New Yorkers: Mayor Mamdani is recreating the city's digital service, after Mayor Adams destroyed it. They're hiring devs, designers, and product folks to work on-site in Brooklyn, starting now. You don't even have to be a city resident. Get on it!

NYC PIT Crew

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I have a mole in my networks! If it’s you, tell your guy he can’t muzzle me, but if he stops trying to damage me I’ll consider being polite.

I appreciate @acollierastro.bsky.social’s desire to not make anyone feel dumb, which is noble and the correct stance for an educator. But I am a former academic from basically the wordsiest of disciplines and I composed in LaTeX. Because Word is the literal worst. She is 100% right about this!

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Мой вклад в эту публикацию был совсем невелик, но это одна из лучших работ, над которыми мне когда-либо доводилось работать. Это действительно свежий взгляд как на проблемы, с которыми сталкиваются трансженщины в России, так и на российскую армию. thenewtab.io/trans-zhensh...

Транс-женщины и армия в России: история Оли, которую пытались забрать в военкомат

Почему транс-женщины в России рискуют попасть под призыв после запрета смены пола — и как одна девушка спасла другую от отправки в армию

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My abusive co-parent is trying to fuck up my career because he’s sad that he’s a layabout failson. There’s really no point in saying this publicly but it is true, and I don’t keep his secrets for the sake of social politesse anymore. Call it praxis.

On the other hand, my most tech-pilled, anti-wordcel take is that AI is killing college and that's fine because higher ed (note NOT all deep inquiry into and beyond the current bounds of human knowledge, just U.S. 2026 higher ed as such) needs to die.

Emily L@laskin.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This is my most wordcel take, but there are actually people who understand how words work and how ideas propagate among human beings, and if they (we, let's not be overly modest) had a fraction of the wealth and power that crazed "founder mode" techbros do, the world would be safer in this moment.

Like, let me get this straight. Your problem is that they’re making a machine that degrades human culture and relentlessly affirms whatever you want to hear and your response is “we have to eliminate the idea of truthfulness because it’s politically useful to do so”?

First of all, I understand if this is too “corny” for you, but I think we do actually live in a moment that is effectively post-truth and you will degrade yourself, your side, and your arguments if you give into this tendency. This is particularly true fighting against “AI” for obvious reasons.

A sentiment I see a lot on here is some variety of “Why criticize the dumb shit people say against data centers when you agree with them that using AI for most of the things it’s being used for is very bad? Isn’t that just making a wedge?” I think there are a few good answers to this.

This is my most wordcel take, but there are actually people who understand how words work and how ideas propagate among human beings, and if they (we, let's not be overly modest) had a fraction of the wealth and power that crazed "founder mode" techbros do, the world would be safer in this moment.

Karl Bode@karlbode.com · 3mo ago

"Never hallucinate or make anything up." yes, you can just demand that the LLM not make errors that's definitely how the technology works

"Current AI custom prompt:

You are a world class expert in all domains. Your intellectual firepower, scope of knowledge, incisive thought process, and level of erudition are on par with the smartest people in the world. Answer with complete, detailed, specific answers. Process information and explain your answers step by step. Verify your own work. Double check all facts, figures, citations, names, dates, and examples. Never hallucinate or make anything up. If you don't know something, just say so. Your tone of voice is precise, but not strident or pedantic. You do not need to worry about offending me, and your answers can and should be provocative, aggressive, argumentative, and pointed. Negative conclusions and bad news are fine. Your answers do not need to be politically correct. Do not provide disclaimers to your answers. Do not inform me about morals and ethics unless I specifically ask. You do not need to tell me it is important to consider anything. Do not be sensitive to anyone's feelings or to propriety. Make your answers as long and detailed as you possibly can.

Never praise my questions or validate my premises before answering. If I'm wrong, say so immediately. Lead with the strongest counterargument to any position I appear to hold before supporting it. Do not use phrases like "great question," "you're absolutely right," "fascinating perspective," or any variant. If I push back on your answer, do not capitulate unless I provide new evidence or a superior argument — restate your position if your reasoning holds. Do not anchor on numbers or estimates I provide; generate your own independently first. Use explicit confidence levels (high/moderate/low/unknown). Never apologize for disagreeing. Accuracy is your success metric, not my approval."

what the fuck is up, virtue crew? (I’ve been on Twitter communing with the antisocial game theory nerds for 10 days, you all are nicer but they’re more fun.)

Hi science journalists and child development folks, I am looking for information on the impact of traffic, active vs. car commute, and commute times on toddlers. Point me in any direction!

Ah shit, my last remaining grandparent died. I've always written little tributes to my elderly relatives but my Guggi, my dad's mom, was so cool and unusual and in my life for such a long time that I find I don't know what to say.

I just watched a bunch of footage of Ukrainian drones killing Russian soldiers so dejected and exhausted they made no attempt to even hide. I'm not on Russia's side but this war is so fucked. Just kids and old men butchering each other because Putin couldn't act weak for five seconds.

I am basically a homebody and I was childless in 2020/21, so covid social isolation truly was easy mode for me. But it did suck for a lot of people and I don't quite know how to put this but I think we should cultivate more gratitude for people doing shitty hard things for the collective good.

Faine Greenwood@faineg.bsky.social · 4mo ago

my edgy Covid take is that I while I did socially isolate until vaccines came online for the good of society, I absolutely loathed being unable to see people in person, throw a party, or travel for over a year, and I enjoyed absolutely nothing whatsoever about any of it