Wonderful! Her points on the uselessness of note taking are brutal but true

Andrea Mann@andreamann.bsky.social · last mo.

"By writing, you are literally firing up your brain and therefore stirring up your conscious thoughts and something new emerges. You are not, or at least not always, transcribing something already present in your conscious thoughts.“ LOVE this piece. www.historians.org/perspectives...

"By writing, you are literally firing up your brain and therefore stirring up your conscious thoughts and something new emerges. You are not, or at least not always, transcribing something already present in your conscious thoughts.“ LOVE this piece. www.historians.org/perspectives...

How Writing Leads to Thinking (and Not the Other Way Around) – AHA

Writing is stressful. Sitting in my computer chair my neck and shoulder muscles almost immediately tense up as I dig around in my brain for the best phrase or even any coherent string of words.

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What’s Happening in Kansas Should Alarm Us All www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/o...? Why is this carefully reported piece in ‘opinion’

Opinion | What’s Happening in Kansas Should Alarm Us All

Is Kansas just the beginning?

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How would the world cope if a nuclear bomb was dropped? We wouldn’t. There are no plans, no capacity and no means to respond to the horrific consequences of nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons should never be used again.

Wildfires don't just destroy livelihoods & ecosystems. In countries once affected by armed conflict, they can also trigger a hidden danger: explosive remnants of war. Reducing these risks requires sustained clearance efforts, risk education & long-term investment long after the fighting has ended.

Sat down to write about the Hugging Face/AI incident. Ended up drawing this instead.

In armed conflicts, AI systems can fail, be manipulated or produce unreliable results. That is why decisions involving the use of force must remain under meaningful human control. Machines may support judgement. They must never replace human responsibility. Learn more ms.spr.ly/63325vIxvt

When you check to see if you’re listening to last week’s @lawfaremedia.org RatSec because you are sure the event being described occurred some weeks ago and… nope. Monday.

Mc Conaughey Inspecting Can

ALT: Mc Conaughey Inspecting Can

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Be happy, watch Deadloch. It’s just so great.

2026 so far is quite hard on everyone. Deadloch is great and season 2 just came out. You’re welcome. www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/deadloch

Deadloch | Rotten Tomatoes

Discover reviews, ratings, and trailers for Deadloch on Rotten Tomatoes. Stay updated with critic and audience scores today!

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This seems horrendous: a company scraping the internet for public links to Zoom meetings and using extensions and other tools to secretly record your meetings. Then broadcasting with added AI slop. 🙀 www.404media.co/this-company...

This Company Is Secretly Turning Your Zoom Meetings into AI Podcasts

WebinarTV hosts 200,000 “webinars.” A Zoom call you may thought was private might be one of them.

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Truly wonderful tips everyone should read. Stop when you stop thinking, wow I’m going to try that tomorrow and you’ll have reached the bit that isn’t relevant to your job

Laurie Voss@seldo.com · 6mo ago

Many moons ago I used to give a talk to coding bootcamps about how to be a web developer. It was very popular and I gave it over 30 times. At long last I have got around to making it into a website, so more people can read it: stuffeverybodyknows.com

Open any AI app you choose & have it really dig in on a subject that you know inside & out. Watch for how many errors it produces. Now imagine that at Pentagon scale, where the AI has no guard rails & is only guided by vibes and whiskey. Anthropic, $200M, & no legal framework. What could go wrong?

📍 Gaza | We share our heartfelt condolences to the family, colleagues, and friends of Hussein Hasan Hussein Al-Sumairy, who was killed today while providing emergency medical service in Khan Yunis. Medical personnel and humanitarian workers must be able to carry out their work safely.

No no no. Catherine O’Hara. 💔

The casual violence of Teams only recommending positive answers to tasking requests

If you haven’t already, go back and listen to the ICRC’s Intercross podcast, whose final episode is available today - and is a fantastic trailer for the series. Heartbreaking and heartwarming in equal measure, it’s a rare look behind the scenes of the ICRC’s work. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

Intercross: The Podcast Closes, The Conversation Continues

Podcast Episode · Intercross: The Podcast · 12/18/2025 · 9m

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📣 Last call for applications! More info ↓

Humanitarian Policy Group@hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🚨 DEADLINE EXTENDED! You've now got until 14 Nov to apply to be our next research partner, on an important project exploring how gender norms shape protection risks for people with diverse SOGIESC in crisis settings in #Syria and #Haiti. More info, including on how to apply ➡️ buff.ly/ZSZnIY1

Sometimes a TV show or a movie that's intended to be satirical hits like a tragedy because it's too real. For me, the IT Crowd is that show. With that caveat, and a quizzical eye re: CSI:Cyber as @thegrugq.bsky.social notes, endorse this list of hacker movies and shows github.com/k4m4/movies-...

@icrc.org has updated our Commentary to the Fourth Geneva Convention, translating 1949 protections into today’s realities. Protecting civilians in the hands of the enemy, in occupied territory - the 4th Geneva Convention remains more relevant than ever.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXd41pXzQuY

How should the Geneva Conventions be interpreted in today’s wars?

YouTube video by International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

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Deep State Radio is carrying ICE recruitment ads. Questionable targeting abounds

Interesting! But on the RCT design: will households who get cash spread benefits with neighbors? If they don't, some preparedness activities won't be possible without tackling risk community-wide. Hope the report is released @give-directly.bsky.social...

Rest of World@restofworld.org · 12mo ago

A trial program is testing if it’s better for disaster victims to receive cash assistance even before the emergency strikes: “If I get money from ‘GiveDirectly’ before the flood, I will be able to store food and arrange strengthening my house for my family and cow”

This liver transplant journey from @asimovpress.bsky.social is absolutely fascinating and beautifully written: www.asimov.press/p/liver

A Liver on Ice

How a liver goes from a brain-dead donor to a living recipient.

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Public interest tech leaders: check out this opportunity to lead Upturn, a wonderful organization that is doing critical work monitoring and advocating for better use of tech by the state in the US. #jobs @harlanyu.bsky.social congratulations on your tenure! Look forward to hearing what you do next!

Upturn@upturn.org · 12mo ago

Our longtime Executive Director @harlanyu.bsky.social announced today his plans to depart Upturn in 2026. Over 15 years, we’ve built a strong, principled & impactful organization fighting for racial, economic & social justice through a tech lens. We’re excited for Harlan and will miss him dearly!

It was a privilege to represent the @icrc.org debating the role & limits of human agency in AI-enabled warfare with @opentodebate.bsky.social last month. We took a scary, heady topic out of boomer/doomer hype and into practical opportunities & challenges opentodebate.org/debate/warti...

Wartime Kill Switch: Human or AI? - Open to Debate

As modern warfare becomes increasingly automated and reliant on artificial intelligence, the question of who, or what, should have ultimate control over lethal decision-making systems has never been m...

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Finally watching Downton Abbey so that I can take my grandmother-in-law to the movies and now I say things like 'are you on the telephone'.

Today! See you at noon.

Laura Walker McDonald@techladylaura.bsky.social · last yr.

Joining SCSP's Jeanne Meserve and a fantastic panel at next week's AI Unlocked event to share the ICRC's views on the opportunities and risks of AI in crises, including conflicts. Friday 3rd, 12pm, Alamo Drafthouse theater 3 in Crystal City. Come and say hi! www.scsp.ai/ai-unlocked

I needed to listen to this excellent podcast episode today: on the productive discomfort of conflict at work. Encouraging to think it can strengthen relationships! Thanks @morra.bsky.social

Conflict Is Necessary At Work... Really with Amy Gallo

Podcast Episode · The Anxious Achiever · 09/25/2025 · 40m

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Joining SCSP's Jeanne Meserve and a fantastic panel at next week's AI Unlocked event to share the ICRC's views on the opportunities and risks of AI in crises, including conflicts. Friday 3rd, 12pm, Alamo Drafthouse theater 3 in Crystal City. Come and say hi! www.scsp.ai/ai-unlocked

Fantastic glimpse into life on board an undersea cable repair ship from @restofworld.org restofworld.org/2025/africa-...

When Africa’s internet breaks, this ship answers the call

Undersea internet cables are critical in today’s hyperconnected world. The crew of the Léon Thévenin maintains one stretch of this global network.

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