Cassie Findlay
@casspf.bsky.social
Data, privacy, recordkeeping, archives etc
"the whole world reinterpreted to their preferences, or the preferences of a model, in real time" > Another giant leap towards total absence of a shared reality nymag.com/intelligence...
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia Is a Warning
The centibillionaire’s Wikipedia clone is ridiculous. It’s also a glimpse of the future.
nymag.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:44 PM
"the whole world reinterpreted to their preferences, or the preferences of a model, in real time" > Another giant leap towards total absence of a shared reality nymag.com/intelligence...
In news that is surely shocking to no one, Trump is building a giant database of data on US citizens with Palantir www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/t... Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans - The New York Times
Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans
The Trump administration has expanded Palantir’s work with the government, spreading the company’s technology — which could easily merge data on Americans — throughout agencies.
www.nytimes.com
June 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
In news that is surely shocking to no one, Trump is building a giant database of data on US citizens with Palantir www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/t... Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans - The New York Times
With impeccable timing the OAIC releases a report on the use of messaging apps by Government workers www.oaic.gov.au/about-the-OA...
Messaging apps: a report on Australian Government agency practices and policies
This report by the Australian Information Commissioner examines the prevalence and use of messaging apps by Australian Government agencies.
www.oaic.gov.au
April 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
With impeccable timing the OAIC releases a report on the use of messaging apps by Government workers www.oaic.gov.au/about-the-OA...
Douglas Adams would have loved this
Dolphins welcome Nasa astronauts stuck in space back to Earth – video
Dolphins welcome Nasa astronauts stuck in space back to Earth – video
A pod of dolphins were seen swimming near a SpaceX capsule after it splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico carrying US astronauts Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams and Nicholas Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov. Wilmore and Williams had been stuck…
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Douglas Adams would have loved this
Don't give your DNA to companies, guys go.list.nr/zkw8gh
Introducing Should I Spit?
DNA is the blueprint for life. While police call it the ‘gold standard’ for forensic identification, transnational corporations see dollar signs. Investigative journalist Claire Aird brings the untold...
go.list.nr
March 6, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Don't give your DNA to companies, guys go.list.nr/zkw8gh
American Historical Association letter to White House regarding dismissal of US Archivist www.historians.org/news/aha-sen...
AHA Sends Letter to White House Regarding Dismissal of US Archivist
The AHA has sent a letter to President Trump regarding his dismissal of the Archivist of the United States, Dr. Colleen J. Shogan.
www.historians.org
February 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
American Historical Association letter to White House regarding dismissal of US Archivist www.historians.org/news/aha-sen...
Trump Has a ‘List’ of National Archives Staff to Fire as Revenge for Docs Scandal www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump Has a 'List' of National Archives Staff to Fire as Revenge for Docs Scandal
President Donald Trump, still bitter about the FBI's raid of Mar-a-Lago, has asked for a "list" of National Archives staffers to fire.
www.rollingstone.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Trump Has a ‘List’ of National Archives Staff to Fire as Revenge for Docs Scandal www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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ABC News reported Marco Rubio has been acting as head of the National Archives for weeks. This is news to everyone at the National Archives, including, apparently, the current head of NARA:
www.404media.co/national-arc...
www.404media.co/national-arc...
National Archives Workers Unsure If Marco Rubio Has Secretly Been Their Boss for Weeks
The current Archivist of the United States held an all-hands this week in which she still seemed to be in charge, 404 Media has learned.
www.404media.co
February 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
ABC News reported Marco Rubio has been acting as head of the National Archives for weeks. This is news to everyone at the National Archives, including, apparently, the current head of NARA:
www.404media.co/national-arc...
www.404media.co/national-arc...
How many shared understandings of provable facts are needed for a society to function? Asking for a friend
January 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
How many shared understandings of provable facts are needed for a society to function? Asking for a friend
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"the model of journalism we have used for more than 100 years has been tested in this era of bald-faced political fabrication, dissembling and existential environmental threat. It has been found utterly wanting "
meanjin.com.au/essays/the-t...
meanjin.com.au/essays/the-t...
The Trouble with Journalism
Let me state it plainly: the desire for balance and the desperate need of journalists to appear neutral will be the death of us.
meanjin.com.au
January 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
"the model of journalism we have used for more than 100 years has been tested in this era of bald-faced political fabrication, dissembling and existential environmental threat. It has been found utterly wanting "
meanjin.com.au/essays/the-t...
meanjin.com.au/essays/the-t...
Reposted by Cassie Findlay
They'd been going this way for a while but mask off www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meta to get rid of factcheckers and recommend more political content
Mark Zuckerberg says company will ‘dramatically reduce censorship’ across Facebook, Instagram and Threads
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
They'd been going this way for a while but mask off www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Reposted by Cassie Findlay
Meta debuts a tool for watermarking AI-generated videos
Meta debuts a tool for watermarking AI-generated videos
Meta is open sourcing a method to watermark AI-generated videos. Called Meta Video Seal, the company says it's robust against compression and edits.
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tcrn.ch
December 13, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Meta debuts a tool for watermarking AI-generated videos
This is my favourite current news story. Particularly the bit about the orcas potentially reviving an 80s trend (the salmon hat) vancouversun.com/news/orcas-r...
Orcas revive 'dead salmon hat' trend from the 1980s
Researchers in Washington have noticed at least one orca balancing salmon on its head in Puget Sound this fall
vancouversun.com
December 1, 2024 at 5:22 AM
This is my favourite current news story. Particularly the bit about the orcas potentially reviving an 80s trend (the salmon hat) vancouversun.com/news/orcas-r...
Reposted by Cassie Findlay
Great essay by Peter Turchin reflecting on historic societal decline and comparing the the current US.
The deep historical forces that explain Trump’s win
Our research shows that political breakdown, from the Roman Empire to the Russian revolution, follows a clear pattern: workers’ wages stagnate, while elites multiply
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Great essay by Peter Turchin reflecting on historic societal decline and comparing the the current US.