Erika Hall
@erikahall.bsky.social
I try to be helpful. Bike-riding dog butler and mold connoisseur.
Use your employer's money to buy Just Enough Research: www.mulebooks.com/just-enough-research.
Enjoy clickens.chicken.pics when you need a break.
San Francisco. She/They/Friend/Sir
Use your employer's money to buy Just Enough Research: www.mulebooks.com/just-enough-research.
Enjoy clickens.chicken.pics when you need a break.
San Francisco. She/They/Friend/Sir
Yahtzee!
Walz on calling for Trump to release MRI results: "Here we got a guy on Thanksgiving where we spent time with our families, ate, played Yahtzee. This guy is apparently in a room ranting. It's not normal behavior. It's not healthy. Has anyone in history ever had an MRI & had no idea what it was for?"
November 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Yahtzee!
Yahtzee!
Walz on calling for Trump to release MRI results: "Here we got a guy on Thanksgiving where we spent time with our families, ate, played Yahtzee. This guy is apparently in a room ranting. It's not normal behavior. It's not healthy. Has anyone in history ever had an MRI & had no idea what it was for?"
November 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Yahtzee!
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I heard there was a secret verse
That David used to make AI worse
But you don't really want to pub that, do ya
That David used to make AI worse
But you don't really want to pub that, do ya
this is quite the detail
November 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I heard there was a secret verse
That David used to make AI worse
But you don't really want to pub that, do ya
That David used to make AI worse
But you don't really want to pub that, do ya
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Note that they were removed bc of complaints from CA MLIS—an org that represents real estate agents who were mad that climate risk scores reduced housing prices, on which they make commission
Unfortunately removing the risk scores does not remove the risk
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Note that they were removed bc of complaints from CA MLIS—an org that represents real estate agents who were mad that climate risk scores reduced housing prices, on which they make commission
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The best description of the Telegraph you'll read this week.
I just don't need to know what the Telegraph has written about Dungeons & Dragons. It's a newspaper for people who are frightened of samosas.
November 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The best description of the Telegraph you'll read this week.
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I think a big thing I struggle with, and something that is an important thing for people of my generation to attempt to understand, is separating toxic nostalgia from knowledge of the actual ways in which American life has gotten appreciably worse in my lifetime
it’s so weird to look around and realize like, tech and media are materially worse than a decade ago
November 30, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I think a big thing I struggle with, and something that is an important thing for people of my generation to attempt to understand, is separating toxic nostalgia from knowledge of the actual ways in which American life has gotten appreciably worse in my lifetime
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As someone who works in the tech industry--absolutely.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM
As someone who works in the tech industry--absolutely.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
They are testing the waters. These are top-down orders. The ONLY way to stop it is a visceral negative reaction. Write articles. Post your rage. Email. Post. @. All those things.
Only you have the power to kill it.
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so much depends
upon
eight clams
in Warsaw
tasting the
water
testing for toxins
in a dam
upon
eight clams
in Warsaw
tasting the
water
testing for toxins
in a dam
November 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
so much depends
upon
eight clams
in Warsaw
tasting the
water
testing for toxins
in a dam
upon
eight clams
in Warsaw
tasting the
water
testing for toxins
in a dam
If you really want to appreciate Pluribus, watch All Her Fault.
November 30, 2025 at 4:51 AM
If you really want to appreciate Pluribus, watch All Her Fault.
To wrap up my delightful day, as my post ride snack I put some Quorn Chikn nuggies in the oven and relived my KFC Chicken Little glory days on leftover King's Hawaiian Rolls. So much mayo!
November 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
To wrap up my delightful day, as my post ride snack I put some Quorn Chikn nuggies in the oven and relived my KFC Chicken Little glory days on leftover King's Hawaiian Rolls. So much mayo!
I got my first road bike for Christmas in 6th grade. My mother let me pick it out months in advance, put it on layaway and wouldn't let me ride it until 12/25.
I told this story to someone who said "I don't understand layaway. Why not just save up the money?"
Tell me you've never been poor…
I told this story to someone who said "I don't understand layaway. Why not just save up the money?"
Tell me you've never been poor…
November 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I got my first road bike for Christmas in 6th grade. My mother let me pick it out months in advance, put it on layaway and wouldn't let me ride it until 12/25.
I told this story to someone who said "I don't understand layaway. Why not just save up the money?"
Tell me you've never been poor…
I told this story to someone who said "I don't understand layaway. Why not just save up the money?"
Tell me you've never been poor…
Every time, man. The story of CA.
"But the Spring Valley Water Company was already muscling in. San Francisco was in an H2O crisis…Engineers and real estate speculators saw solutions in the San Mateo hills. The first dam was built on Pilarcitos Creek in 1867."
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
"But the Spring Valley Water Company was already muscling in. San Francisco was in an H2O crisis…Engineers and real estate speculators saw solutions in the San Mateo hills. The first dam was built on Pilarcitos Creek in 1867."
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
This Bay Area hiking spot has a secret: A town hiding under its reservoirs
San Francisco’s water comes from a reservoir adored as a hiking spot by residents in San Mateo County. But few know its contentious backstory.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Every time, man. The story of CA.
"But the Spring Valley Water Company was already muscling in. San Francisco was in an H2O crisis…Engineers and real estate speculators saw solutions in the San Mateo hills. The first dam was built on Pilarcitos Creek in 1867."
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
"But the Spring Valley Water Company was already muscling in. San Francisco was in an H2O crisis…Engineers and real estate speculators saw solutions in the San Mateo hills. The first dam was built on Pilarcitos Creek in 1867."
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
Also, today was my first time riding Caltrain since electrification. So sweet.
Multimodal maxing.
Multimodal maxing.
November 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Also, today was my first time riding Caltrain since electrification. So sweet.
Multimodal maxing.
Multimodal maxing.
Today I picked my new bike up in San Mateo and to prove I deserved it, I road it home to SF on the scenic route.
November 29, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Today I picked my new bike up in San Mateo and to prove I deserved it, I road it home to SF on the scenic route.
see now I'm going to have to dig into the actual survey because that could mean a lot of things and also who participated in the survey
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
see now I'm going to have to dig into the actual survey because that could mean a lot of things and also who participated in the survey
We are now at the point of yelling AGENT PLEASE into the web.
slapping `reddit -ai` to the end of everything i type into the world’s most popular search engine, the tech industry is fine and cannot possibly be improved
November 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We are now at the point of yelling AGENT PLEASE into the web.
Perfect title for the introduction of the second edition of Conversational Design, should I ever get around to that.
bunch of us discussing the veracity of the ms ai ceo’s random offhand claims about what he “grew up doing” and some rando agreed completely with our factual assessment but then also whined about us “debating semantics”
like
WELCOME TO HUMAN CONVERSATION jackass
like
WELCOME TO HUMAN CONVERSATION jackass
November 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Perfect title for the introduction of the second edition of Conversational Design, should I ever get around to that.
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I mean why would they with what’s happening with AI, elite institutions bending the knee to fascism, punishing kids and professors for free speech, and the general hopelessness about the future.
Poll: In a dramatic shift, Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as worth the cost www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I mean why would they with what’s happening with AI, elite institutions bending the knee to fascism, punishing kids and professors for free speech, and the general hopelessness about the future.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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I don’t think that you can get a Pulitzer or Nobel for a single McSweeney’s piece but
The arc of the moral universe is rocking back and forth in the bathtub.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
Updates on the Arc of the Moral Universe
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - - -The arc of the moral universe is feeling ...
buff.ly
November 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I don’t think that you can get a Pulitzer or Nobel for a single McSweeney’s piece but
University leadership seems committed to craven mediocrity in these challenging times. It’s so disappointing. They’ve seized so many opportunities to let down students, faculty, researchers, and anyone who cares about knowledge, ethics, and critical thinking in this country.
November 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
University leadership seems committed to craven mediocrity in these challenging times. It’s so disappointing. They’ve seized so many opportunities to let down students, faculty, researchers, and anyone who cares about knowledge, ethics, and critical thinking in this country.
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I am allowed to fail students for AI use, and I do, and I say I will, repeatedly and emphatically. As a result, I wind up having to fail very few students for AI use.
I read the thread and know why they're not failing the students. They gotta let colleges fail the students for the sake of the curriculum and other students
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I am allowed to fail students for AI use, and I do, and I say I will, repeatedly and emphatically. As a result, I wind up having to fail very few students for AI use.
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Look, every single “deal” reached by a university with the Trump administration is a moral stain that will be seen with deep embarrassment once we’re through this. But for Northwestern to do this now, when the administration is visibly weakened, is even more shameful and inexcusable.
November 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Look, every single “deal” reached by a university with the Trump administration is a moral stain that will be seen with deep embarrassment once we’re through this. But for Northwestern to do this now, when the administration is visibly weakened, is even more shameful and inexcusable.
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gonna need a bigger Hague
November 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
gonna need a bigger Hague