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Nick Ulle

@ulletide.bsky.social

github.com/nick-ulle Data science 📊 & programming languages λ from inside the library 📚. Also games ♟️. Personal account, all opinions my own.

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Elaine Burke@elaineburke.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Anthropic Institute, the research arm of Anthropic, published a report speculating on what it sees as potential future trends in AI development, and media literacy took an absolute beating from it. A thread: (1/22)

Anthropic When AI builds itself Our progress toward recursive self-improvement, and its implications.
charli xkcd@ky.fyi · 4mo ago

a colleague asked if my resignation had anything to do with where the design profession is going with AI and this is what I told her

Oof, that's a big question! I will say candidly that Al has been a significant contributor to my own feelings of burnout and alienation within tech, and I'm not sure what comes next, but boy am I tired of it already. I do worry about design and software development becoming more "niche" or "bespoke" as more and more of the industry turns toward LLM-driven automation. Weirdly, as someone in a role that is poised to take advantage of this shift, I feel more negatively toward Al than many others... maybe that's because I can validate what it's doing and I'm often unimpressed?Part of this is my own defensiveness/ reaction to a stable landscape changing too rapidly for comfort; part is ethical concerns I have over how this technology is being created (through the ingestion of others' unpaid labor, at severe environmental cost), deployed (often without consent), and used (polluting our knowledge ecosystems and supercharging the spread of disinformation). It's also funneling more and more money and power into an ever smaller set of hands.The core belief I'm coalescing around is that the process is the most important thing, and there are no shortcuts. "Ideas" are a dime a dozen, and LLMs can, by nature, only produce statistically-average results. I think it's the act of putting pen to paper, experimenting, and really thinking through a problem that you end up with something-a product, a work of art, a piece of writing-that's worth sharing with others. No matter how technology changes, that will remain constant, and I think that any designer or engineer who really engages going deep with the process will continue to find work. At least, that's my hope!
Michele Tobias, PhD@micheletobias.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I'm so excited that we can finally share this! I'm chairing this year's conference with Nick Santos. It's gonna be amazing! Also, we're looking for volunteers to help with planning. Let me know if you have questions or want the sign up sheet! #gischat

FOSS4G North America@foss4gna.bsky.social · 5mo ago

FOSS4G North America will be November 2-4, 2026 in downtown Sacramento, CA this year! We hope you'll join us for three days of sharing, creating, learning, and community around open source geospatial software! Save the date! More details are coming soon! www.foss4gna.org

The FOSS4G North America 2026 logo, two California poppies surrounded by a green ribbon with the words FOSS4G North America 2026 Sacramento, CA, is at the top. Words below the logo say November 2-4, 2026 Sacramento, CA. FOSS4G North America is the premiere open source geospatial conference, providing a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere for technologies, end-users, & decisions-makers to share experiences and expertise. foss4gna.org
Dr. Stephanie@punkrockscience.bsky.social · 5mo ago

It is *fascinating* to me how quickly some people have gone completely from “we all must work in the office! human collaboration is vital and only happens in person!” to “I can replace all these pesky people with chatbots!” Definitely some commentary there about our society and who gets to choose.

Charles Logan@charleswlogan.bsky.social · 5mo ago

AI is fundamentally a labor issue - and if after reading these testimonials from educators that @bcmerchant.bsky.social has collected you're not convinced it's time for a Luddite praxis in K-12 and higher education, then shit, I'm not sure what else to tell you.

"If AI is writing the work and AI is reading the work, do we even need to be there at all?" Education workers reveal a growing crisis on campus and off

AI Killed My Job: Educators.

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Cameron Patrick@cameronpat.bsky.social · 5mo ago

note that if you're quitting ChatGPT, you should also quit Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Meta AI, Grok, etc! none of these firms are your friends.

Rutger Bregman@rutgerbregman.com · 5mo ago

The international boycott of ChatGPT has absolutely exploded. 2.5M people have already joined, and this is just the beginning. Go to quitgpt.org. Cancel your subscription, delete your account. And tell at least one person why. My op-ed: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Civil Eats@civileats.com · 5mo ago

“We have so many beautiful stories that have been handed down from generation to generation. I come from a really strong family of women, and I feel like it’s my duty to continue to pass along that wisdom" Read the full Q&A with chef Crystal Wahpepah. ⬇️

Kickapoo Chef Crystal Wahpepah Showcases Oakland’s Native American Side

In her new book, the Kickapoo chef and self-proclaimed ‘Indigenous food warrior’ presents the healing properties of intertribal cuisine.

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Andrew Hickey@andrewhickey.500songs.com · 6mo ago

I'd actually go further and say that the "STEM"/"humanities" split is a meaningless and fake one. Mathematics and programming have as mucv in common with music and writing as with biochemistry or paleontology.

Faine Greenwood@faineg.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I should also note that I am someone who has humanities degrees and who *also* has ended up really enjoying doing a lot of STEM-Type-Work professionally: I’m a big fan of both. And I refuse to play along with the idea that one is superior to the other.

Technology Connections@techconnectify.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Look, I was a little kid when we went through this last and I just wanted it to live in my mind as a horrible thing some evil reactionary adults did when I was growing up. I was fine with that simple understanding! I did NOT ask to experience a re-enactment as an adult.

Distribute Aid@distributeaid.org · 7mo ago

🚨 Thread collecting actionable steps to help civilians in Venezuela, Venezuelan refugees fleeing to neighboring countries, and Venezuelan immigrants in the US. 🚨 ✅️ Please post ideas / links, especially to local frontline groups. ❌️ Please avoid non-actions, and be cautious regarding sanctions. 👇