Srikumar
@sriku.org
Math, music (@patantara.com), human and computer languages, small data and natural intelligence, visiting prof of computer science at Krea University. Blog - https://sriku.org . Does the dog have Turing nature?
If Darwin did say this, it would imply he didnt understand evolution. (he didn't say this politifact.com/factchecks/2...)
Charles Darwin quote about ‘woke’ people isn’t real
Charles Darwin predicted a sub-species of humans “will deny biology” and “attempt to undo the centuries of human development by rewriting history.”
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Pierre Polyester@canadian-critic.bsky.social · 3d agoThis is it. Will they outnumber us or will we outnumber them? Teach your children well.
Atithi devo bhava ... but only when the atithi is rich I suppose.
@article-14.com · 3d agoMore than 436,000 citizenship cases have been referred to Assam's foreigners' tribunals—165,992 declared foreigners In one recent case, Gauhati HC held that 15 official documents—including records dating back to 1951 NRC—were still not enough to prove citizenship article-14.com/post/15-docu...
I suppose "you cannot arrest a mail-in ballot" needs saying on that list as well.
Mike 🇺🇸🏳️🌈🐈⬛ 🖖🏼🇺🇦 💙@mgrandison.bsky.social · 3d agoWe vote “by mail“ in every election. We get our ballots in the mail. We do our research. I take them to a secure drop box. Please. Verify that your registered address is correct/current and that you are active in the system. Fix anything before November. Love you all. Stay Blue. 🇺🇸💙
So .. I just realized today that my writeup "Chennai by cycle" got published in the Open Page Web edition of The Hindu - www.thehindu.com/opinion/open...
Chennai by cycle
Experience Chennai's vibrant streets on a bicycle, fostering connections and enjoying the city's charm like never before.
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Very cool that Starfleet has a ship named after @chanda.blacksky.app! From the Star Trek: Zero Point ashcan I picked up from @idwpublishing.com at SDCC ‘26 last weekend, written by @charliejane.bsky.social, art by Isaac Sánchez González & lettering by @longtalljodie.com.
Don't forget that Audible is owned by Amazon and you should use @libro.fm instead, which allows you to support an indie bookstore in the process
Buy audiobooks & support local bookstores
Libro.fm makes it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through local bookstores.
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I've written a longer piece on the book that's been pulled due to "AI" use allegations, what that means particularly for newer authors, and what, if anything writers can do in the "AI" era to prove their work is their own: whatever.scalzi.com/2026/07/31/a...
Another Reason Not to Use “AI” For Your Writing
Back in February I did a long post about “AI” and why I wouldn’t use it for my own writing, and one of the reasons I gave was “the fact that ‘AI’-generated text …
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(In the voice of Angela Bassett in Contact) It does not interest me that the BJP is *struggling* to crack the GenZ code. What concerns me is that the BJP *is* struggling to crack the GenZ code.
Scroll@scroll.in · 5d agoGen Z mobilised on Instagram, where reach was dictated by visual hooks and the ability to retain attention. This neutralises the traditional top-down political architecture that the BJP, especially, has relied on in controlling perception. scroll.in/article/1094... By Kaustubh Naik
A totally heartening thing is watching kids sneer at "AI generated" stuff as though it were a stinky fart from an interstellar creature.
D A V I E M O O@daviemoo.bsky.social · 6d agoNO, ADOBE, I DON'T NEED A FUCKING AI SUMMARY OF A CV. FUCK OFF. LITERALLY FUCK DIRECTLY OFF. I CANNOT KEEP SPENDING MY TIME DIP DODGING AROUND FORCED AI BOLLOCKS IN EVERY FUCKING APP I USE, EVERY DOCUMENT I READ, EVERY SITE I VISIT, EVERY APPLIANCE I TURN ON, FUCK OFF, FUCK OFF, FUUUUCKKK OFFFFFF
fascist-fascist bhai-bhai
Scroll@scroll.in · 5d agoThe Indian government had “forged a close and profitable partnership” with the Israeli defence sector and has become a “significant contributor” to the supply chains that support Israel’s military operations, Amnesty International said. scroll.in/latest/10946...
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social: "...successive governments in the UK have succumbed to a global campaign to cancel our fundamental freedoms, a campaign led by oligarchs and corporations, the media they own and the junktanks they fund." 1/ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Think our basic rights are safe? In the age of oligarchs and corporate lobbying, think again | George Monbiot
The global assault on our freedoms is coming ever closer to home. Just look at the sinister prosecution of UK lawyer Rajiv Menon, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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self preservation. Helps them sort the good stuff from the stuff that'll pollute their training and they, as usual, get their work done for free.
Glendon Mellow@flyingtrilobite.com · 6d agoAdding the "Seems like AI slop" reporting option on LinkedIn is not only brilliant, it's probably also an act of desperate self-defence against the volume of slop on this platform. It's legit, this is a screencap I just took. #NoAI
One of my fav endearing handles on bsky. A definite day softener.
Midnight Nass@midnightnass.bsky.social · 6d agoI Photoshop Neel into things… Day 339 #StarWars
It is perfectly fine ad desirable to object to a design before any harm is done. It is cheaper to do so. The intention behind the objection is important tho. What's next? Go after email providers? The gov is not entitled to surveillance.
Scroll@scroll.in · last wk.“India is doing something different,” Apar Gupta, founder-director at digital rights advocacy group said. "It is objecting to a design before any harm has occurred. No law allows that." scroll.in/article/1094... Ananya Bhattacharya writes Via @restofworld.org #WhatsAppusername
Oh the Ent Moot just finished?
Leo Hickman@leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 6d ago++BREAKING++ The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight: "[We] agreed that this summer’s wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life." www.gov.uk/government/n...
How about a prevention of insults to a group of people of India act which will instantly dismiss and imprison any official who insults any group? A nation is nothing but its people after all.
Public Interest India@publicintindia.bsky.social · 6d agoVande Mataram Bill explained: What changes, and can Indians be forced to sing it?
the-ken.com/story/indias... - "Somewhere in that rush, ministries are discovering that before teaching AI how the government works, someone first has to teach the government how AI works."
India’s AI vendors can build copilots. That’s not enough to fix 50 years of govt data
Meity is trying to bring AI into every ministry, with six companies freshly empanelled. But messy data, fragmented procurement, and bureaucratic habits are teaching AI the wrong lessons
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in case this hasnt been said enpugh times - businesses will not act in the interest of the planet or even people unless regulated by governments. It is in the very word "government". Every shareholder in these companies shares responsibility as well.
Oliver@oliver48.bsky.social · last wk."Starting July 19, 2026, the European Union officially banned large fashion companies from destroying unsold clothes, shoes, and accessories. Instead of sending perfectly good products to landfills or burning them, companies must now donate, recycle, or repurpose them." via No one Cares
I am delighted to announce that after 5 years of work, 15 early releases, 50,000 words written, and 100,000 more deleted, *Logic for Programmers* is now complete and available in print! Blog post announcement: www.hillelwayne.com/post/lfp/ Website: logicforprogrammers.com
Logic for Programmers
Practical math for the working programmer.
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After discovering @bicycledutch.bsky.social, a Tsinghua University professor advocated for the fietsstraat: where cyclists are the main users and cars are guests. Today, that idea has spread across Beijing: Hundreds of kilometres of bike-priority streets now form the backbone of the city’s network.
an artist looks at the same things many others have looked at ... and sees something else.
@twistopherrobin.bsky.social · last wk.#Art #StreetArt #Madrid #Spain
it's the logical conclusion from the data - ourworldindata.org/agricultural...
George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · last wk.It's a point I've been trying to make for a long time: there is no good way to meet even 10% of current demand for animal products. They trash the living world, whichever way you do it. If you want to reduce your impact, switch to a plant-based diet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It's a point I've been trying to make for a long time: there is no good way to meet even 10% of current demand for animal products. They trash the living world, whichever way you do it. If you want to reduce your impact, switch to a plant-based diet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Organic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickens
Adopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggests
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"The democratic purpose of a protest is to inconvenience the state and thus should not be limited to its happening at the state’s convenience. At the same time, not every inconvenience is constitutionally protected. The answer lies in proportionality."
Public Interest India@publicintindia.bsky.social · last wk.Protecting protest: On mass protests in India (editorial)
Speaking of mythic/heroic film epics about humans and gods--have a great one. Not based on a specific poem that I know, but on the oral storytelling of the Bambara people of West Africa.
Indrapramit Das@indrapramitdas.bsky.social · last yr.YEELEN (1987); a fantastically beautiful Malian heroic epic, with a thrillingly grounded yet awe-inspiring depiction of magic as a natural emanation of humanity's storytelling & linguistic abilities, which can birth gods & fell entire peoples. Power, gorgeous & terrible. Loved this.
