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casio keys @casiokeys.bsky.social · 17h

I was in a job once where an executive floated purchasing that surveillance software that watches what people do throughout the day.

In retrospect I wish I asked if that means they would increase the pay for folks found to be working more than 40 hours.

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casio keys @casiokeys.bsky.social · 3d

I do not think “big tech” is bending a knee to anyone. They’re doing this because they want to do it and believe it’s right. They just have the social permission they always wanted.

casio keys @casiokeys.bsky.social · 7d

I have to be honest and also confess I cannot for the life of me figure out why they keep making appearances. Like, thank god, because we get clips like this. But why not just hole up? How do they benefit from this?

casio keys @casiokeys.bsky.social · 7d

It’s so bizarre to me that this is a permissible response from an elected official, even if it’s obviously farce. How is “I haven’t heard anything about a major governmental decision” any better than “Oh yeah I’m actually all for that”?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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Alex Witkowski @alexincommunity.bsky.social · 11d

Coming around to the fact that, especially when it comes to community, processes are built for about 90% of the cases, to buy you the space and patience for the remaining 10%--the moments when you need to give people grace and make exceptions.

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casio keys @casiokeys.bsky.social · 17d

That classic lesson from The Terminator: Be the first to build the terminator

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 17d

“If there's gonna be a terminator, let him be American.” Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice explains why she says the U.S. needs to “run hard and run fast” and win the tech race with China.

🎧 Listen to the latest episode of Bold Names: on.wsj.com/3WmWYs8

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casio keys @casiokeys.bsky.social · 19d

Politico employee who chose the lighting and angle for this video: Welcome to the resistance

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casio keys @casiokeys.bsky.social · 21d

And now the team is using it as their internal communications tool, right??

…right?

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casio keys @casiokeys.bsky.social · 22d

I admire Coates so much because I know I’m not as intelligent as he is. I don’t mean this as self-flagellation. He’s just brilliant.

I often wonder if Klein can sense the same and needs the kind of message a lot of people want to hear because a large audience helps you avoid that truth.

Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 23d

This was revealing. Worth reading. The basic demand is that Coates spend less time thinking/writing his true feelings and more time playing political strategist. Klein asks him over and over him to do Dem strategy; he says no, over and over. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...

Opinion | Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines

www.nytimes.com

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casio keys @casiokeys.bsky.social · 23d

Really makes you start to process "AI is inevitable" not as clever marketing but as a threat

ASTRONAUTICAL @starwards.bsky.social · 24d

"So... the bubble's about to burst, how should we spin it?"

The AI bubble is the only thing keeping the US economy together, Deutsche Bank warns

According to a research note recently sent to clients by Deutsche Bank, the AI boom is currently helping the US economy avoid a recession but it cannot...

www.techspot.com

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A half-clever Tapir @amelia.codes · 23d

An image of a bluesky post:
Alex Blechman

Senator: (posting on bluesky) The president told his supporters to prepare for the "Night Of One Thousand Screams." Might I suggest he instead hold the Night Of One Thousand Bipartisan Discussions Of Job Creation
Opportunities

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Magnum, T.I.(M.) @hydrationchimp.bsky.social · 23d

CEOs are revolutionaries; who else could come up with such great ideas as “cut costs” and “raise prices”?

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casio keys @casiokeys.bsky.social · 24d

And hey, if this is the thing that packages the beauty of processes in a way that makes people appreciate them, okay! I’ll take that win!

casio keys @casiokeys.bsky.social · 24d

The more I hear people break down how they use AI agents and how revolutionary they are, the more it sounds like what they actually needed were more scalable processes.

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casio keys @casiokeys.bsky.social · 24d

Looking forward to him capitulating because the CEOs promise to donate fifty cents to his presidential campaign for every dollar they give republicans

Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 24d

This has been pushed to the background, but pay attention:

Right now, a stack of bills aimed at reining in AI companies and big tech sits on Gavin Newsom's desk in California. These are the bills Silicon Valley and the GOP tried to ban outright. Now they await Newsom's signature—or veto.

We're about to find out if Silicon Valley owns Gavin Newsom

A guide to the AI and tech bills that have passed the California legislature, and await the governor's signature — or veto.

www.bloodinthemachine.com

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merritt @merrittk.com · 25d

"please rate your package delivery" i mean ill click the smiley face because i assume it impacts the poor bastard who delivered it but i must impress upon you that forcing both him and i into this situation is an act of utter inhumanity and furthermore that god frowns upon your deeds

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casio keys @casiokeys.bsky.social · 27d

Pairs well with hbr.org/2025/09/ai-g...

AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity

Despite a surge in generative AI use across workplaces, most companies are seeing little measurable ROI. One possible reason is because AI tools are being used to produce “workslop”—content that appea...

hbr.org

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casio keys @casiokeys.bsky.social · 28d

For our own individual processes (insofar as they exist), we follow them with discipline because they’re tailored to our preferences.

More often than not, the moment a team is involved, someone if not *everyone* is playing improvisational jazz with the process.

casio keys @casiokeys.bsky.social · 28d

The people who build the processes want to believe in what they built, so they explain it to leaders as if everyone actually follows the process.

Leaders are far removed from the processes, so they only really see how it’s supposed to work, now how it actually works.

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casio keys @casiokeys.bsky.social · 28d

A practical reason the vision for AI adoption seems unserious is the collective overestimation of our processes.

You can tell an agent “Put X information into Y format and update Z tracker” but only if the information is documented, the format is consistent, and the tracker is up to date.

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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 28d

We have always been at war with Tylenol

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casio keys @casiokeys.bsky.social · 28d

People really be like “I’m an AI prompt expert” then type “please do not lie to me”

casio keys @casiokeys.bsky.social · Sep 18

This feels a little like “pivot to video” in that I used to search something and get an article I could instantly control+f through for the information I want and now I need to wait as a disembodied voice stalls before it may or may not vaguely answer my question

Shacknews @shacknews.com · Sep 18

LiveAI demo fails on the first prompt at Meta Connect 2025. #Meta #AI #LiveAI

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casio keys @casiokeys.bsky.social · Sep 16

I’d be very curious to know: How do these people define “immigrant”? What is an “immigrant” to them?

Is it someone who moves to another country? How is that different than what we might call an “expat”? Is it about doing it “legally”? So we should make that process easier, right?

folukeifejola @folukeifejola.bsky.social · Sep 16

"Anti-immigrant march" is such a telling phrase. An immigrant is just a person who exercises the freedom they are born with, which is recognised by all human rights legislation, and moves across imaginary lines on the ground. Being "anti-immigrant" means anti-movement, anti-freedom and anti-person.

casio keys @casiokeys.bsky.social · Sep 16

This isn’t even a bias thing! A colleague doing great work makes other colleague’s lives easier. I’d be *thrilled* if it led to better or faster work.

The only thing that changed is their work got louder.