For al of you interested in spending a day with "people who still give a damn about the web and its community", I'll be at @ffconf.org this year again. It's such a lovely, small, community-focused event, and I loved the many great conversations I had last time I went. Join us! 2026.ffconf.org

Unlawful by design: Exposing the human rights costs of generative AI www.amnesty.org/en/documents...

“Like a cat leaving a dead bird at your doorstep, Anthropic catalogs the grim future that its products might produce, shrugs its shoulders and then returns to its furious efforts to make these warnings a reality.” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/o...

Opinion | Dear A.I. Companies: The Doom Trolling Needs to Stop

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scream a little scream for me

i'm not sure any tech criticism i could put forward rn would be more effective than the totality of this screenshot

Look do not let the fascism machine read shit into your child’s subconscious while they sleep.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2mo ago

“The feature uses a combination of bedtime stories, relaxing sounds, and guided meditations along with scheduling and customization options accessible only to adults.”

“We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns" Not like the playbooks are a surprise by now, still something else to see it written out www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...

Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses

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To quote my fav Reddit comment on this re: this opening Meta up to another lawsuit: “They’ve ran the same playbook for pushing 20 years now. We get $35 or whatever in the class action and they get to build a surveillance state. The Future rules” tech.yahoo.com/ai/meta-ai/a...

Meta Furious Over Bombshell Smart Glasses Revelation

"Despite the billions of reasons not to, Meta seems to have created the capacity to turn their customers into a distributed surveillance machine."

tech.yahoo.com

If you’re at #ldx3 @leaddev.com today/tomorrow, say hi! I have various stickers of groundhogs and the void (screamin.to) 😃

Why is the only time EVER that I get a DIY ABBA medley stuck in my head the night before a big conference day when I’m supposed to sleep

“Getting strong output from an LLM requires a skilled human on the other end: one who validates what it produces, identifies what it missed, expands the ideation beyond the initial response, and applies judgment to decide. Cognitive surrender eliminates … those steps.” tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/...

AI Is Eroding Critical Thinking At Work. The Window Is Closing.

A 2026 Wharton study documents how AI is restructuring human reasoning in the workplace, and what leaders can do before the window to act closes.

tech.yahoo.com

Thank you SO MUCH #kotlinconf for having me and the many great conversations about “We Were Meant To Be.” All resources are at void.salon, and the void is at screamin.to/thevoid The full talk will be on YouTube soon! And now, let’s make the future 😃

We were Meant To Be: KotlinConf 2026 Keynote Resources — Lena Reinhard

On May 22, 2026, I am presenting a keynote at KotlinConf in Munich. It’s titled "We Were Meant to Be" and was a labor of love that involved lots of reading and research. In this post, you’ll find the...

void.salon

Good morning #kotlinconf, I hope to see you all at 9 😃

Hello @kotlinconf.com! I’m so happy to be here, find me opposite the merch booth for the next hour if you want to say hi, I have void and other stickers (that will be explained in my talk tomorrow 😃), or say hi at he party later! 👋 #kotlinconf

there are many things people can hold against me in this life but lack of dedication to the cause really isn't one of them (this is my attempt at taking photos of some of my favorite rocks, and i had, uhm, camera remote battery + lighting setup problems) #lenawritesakeynote (Might delete later :D)

Feel like screaming into the void? Here you go: www.screamin.to/thevoid/

welcome to void land.

scream into the void.

screamin.to

Their biggest competitor is trainwrecking, so naturally Gitlab must now (well, June 1st) fire 30% of people to give the rest a better experience. Also out: diversity, inclusion, belonging. We're all about QUALITY now, peeps! A rambly ride down the bullshit slide: about.gitlab.com/blog/gitlab-...

GitLab Act 2

A letter to our customers and our investors.

about.gitlab.com

Anyway I made a thing together with @lenareinhard.com and Pepijn Schoen. Here's a void for you to scream into, please enjoy it. screamin.to/thevoid/

welcome to void land.

scream into the void.

screamin.to

Feel like screaming into the void? Here you go: www.screamin.to/thevoid/

welcome to void land.

scream into the void.

screamin.to

May 8-12: Protests in 40 cities to raise awareness for ME/CFS (bonus: you can lay down for it!). Join: liegenddemo.de#termine ME/CFS is still under-researched, under-funded, and Germany’s gappy healthcare system leaves affected people alone with a debilitating illness and no support.

Initiative #LiegendDemo – ME/CFS sichtbar machen

Bundesweite Aktionen für Menschen mit ME/CFS. Für Aufklärung, Versorgung und Forschung.

liegenddemo.de

i’ve worked in tech more than 20 years. it has never been more ridiculous.

#lenawritesakeynote finally had some focus time and got the whole thing from 12,000 to 7,000 words and, with that, to target 🎉 And it flows well. I’m so relieved.

Ahead of KotlinConf’26, we spoke with @lenareinhard.com about the uncertainty many people in tech are feeling today, the realities behind the productivity debate in the age of AI, and what leaders can do to support their teams through change. Read the full interview: kotl.in/y4e1af

KotlinConf’26 Speakers: In Conversation With Lena Reinhard | The Kotlin Blog

KotlinConf’26 Day 2 keynote speaker Lena Reinhard shares insights on AI, leadership, and navigating uncertainty in today’s tech landscape.

kotl.in

KotlinConf@kotlinconf.com · 4mo ago

What does it mean to build a career in tech today – and what happens when old promises no longer hold? Ahead of KotlinConf'26, we sat down with @lenareinhard.com to discuss leadership, uncertainty, and the human side of our industry. 👉 Read the full interview: https://kotl.in/y4e1af

The tide is turning. The dollar amount in this lawsuit- $6 million - is low, but the implications are massive. Tech companies are finally being held liable for designing harmful products. My latest for @nytopinion.nytimes.com (gift link) on why this win matters. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/o...

Opinion | Big Tech Should Pay for What It Has Done to Us

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finally the certificate my linkedin really needs amiatechbro.com

Am I a Tech Bro?

amiatechbro.com

“Everyone gets to say they’re protecting children. The only thing anyone actually has to give up is the ability to use the internet without showing ID.” Comprehensive look at age restrictions globally and the politicians AND tech companies lobbying for it reclaimthenet.org/the-age-veri...

The Age Verification Con

How Big Tech and politicians built a digital ID system for everyone while pretending to fight each other.

reclaimthenet.org

Just yesterday I was wondering if it exists and today stumbled upon it: the acronym to end them all (and us, I guess) www.truthdig.com/articles/the...

TESCREALism: The Acronym Behind Our Wildest AI Dreams and Nightmares

To understand the divide between AI boosters and doomers, one must unpack their common origins in a bundle of ideologies known as TESCREAL.

truthdig.com

Had my last pottery session this week, finished my first porcelain jewelry experiments and tiles, incl. a long chain necklace I’m STOKED about. Broke 3 pieces, but for sanding down super fragile pieces (NOT a personal strength), that’s alright. Fingers crossed for second firing!

spring is bringing it with the dramatic skies

I am "unavailable to go to this taco place because last time I went they tried to sit me at a back table on a bar stool between two other people and I looked over there and that was just TOO CLOSE for me as a person with SHOULDERS so I left, but I am still holding a grudge"-years old