Jim Gumbley
@jimgumbley.com
Techie. Old millennial. Basically a contrarian but can't see the point of getting into it.
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Holy shit. Like Tiananmen Square levels of bravery.
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Holy shit. Like Tiananmen Square levels of bravery.
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Jonesy cartoon in Private Eye No. 1667
January 25, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Jonesy cartoon in Private Eye No. 1667
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The fricking NRA is now the voice of reason. That’s how far off the deep end the U.S. government and conservative enablers of Trump have gone.
January 25, 2026 at 7:17 AM
The fricking NRA is now the voice of reason. That’s how far off the deep end the U.S. government and conservative enablers of Trump have gone.
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This week, an X user created an AI video of me being chloroformed and prepared for rape.
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
AI nudification: the latest weapon of violence against women and girls
In Julie Burchill’s recent article in the Spectator, Does it really matter if Grok undresses us all?, she makes the argument that those who, like me, have repeatedly had their clothes removed by socia...
jessasato.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:21 AM
This week, an X user created an AI video of me being chloroformed and prepared for rape.
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
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Two hairdressers and a stylist working full-out for 90 minutes before his speech at The Dracula Ideas Summit to make this guy look as absolutely fucked up as possible. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Palantir CEO Says AI to Make Large-Scale Immigration Obsolete
Artificial intelligence will displace so many jobs that it will eliminate the need for mass immigration, according to Palantir Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp.
www.bloomberg.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Two hairdressers and a stylist working full-out for 90 minutes before his speech at The Dracula Ideas Summit to make this guy look as absolutely fucked up as possible. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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So far the "Board of Peace" is Trump, Orban, Lukaschenko and Netanyahu.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
January 21, 2026 at 7:16 AM
So far the "Board of Peace" is Trump, Orban, Lukaschenko and Netanyahu.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
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Secretary Marco Rubio claimed no one died as a result of cuts to USAID. That’s not what we found.
On Thurs., Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. ET, we’ll be on Reddit taking your questions about the continued fallout of slashing aid for some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.
📌 Save the date:
On Thurs., Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. ET, we’ll be on Reddit taking your questions about the continued fallout of slashing aid for some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.
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January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Secretary Marco Rubio claimed no one died as a result of cuts to USAID. That’s not what we found.
On Thurs., Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. ET, we’ll be on Reddit taking your questions about the continued fallout of slashing aid for some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.
📌 Save the date:
On Thurs., Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. ET, we’ll be on Reddit taking your questions about the continued fallout of slashing aid for some of the world’s most vulnerable communities.
📌 Save the date:
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NEW: @annamaria.bsky.social spent time at a maternity ward in Kakuma, Kenya, after the Trump administration cut funding for food rations there.
New mothers told her stories about their pregnancies as they were left to starve.
New mothers told her stories about their pregnancies as they were left to starve.
What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.
www.propublica.org
December 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
NEW: @annamaria.bsky.social spent time at a maternity ward in Kakuma, Kenya, after the Trump administration cut funding for food rations there.
New mothers told her stories about their pregnancies as they were left to starve.
New mothers told her stories about their pregnancies as they were left to starve.
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After making dozens of prototypes with AI coding agents, here's what I think: human developers are still essential
In fact, instead of taking jobs, this new class of software tools may make workers busier than ever. I wrote about my experience for Ars Technica:
arstechnica.com/information-...
In fact, instead of taking jobs, this new class of software tools may make workers busier than ever. I wrote about my experience for Ars Technica:
arstechnica.com/information-...
10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI coding agents
Opinion: As software power tools, AI agents may make people busier than ever before.
arstechnica.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:08 PM
After making dozens of prototypes with AI coding agents, here's what I think: human developers are still essential
In fact, instead of taking jobs, this new class of software tools may make workers busier than ever. I wrote about my experience for Ars Technica:
arstechnica.com/information-...
In fact, instead of taking jobs, this new class of software tools may make workers busier than ever. I wrote about my experience for Ars Technica:
arstechnica.com/information-...
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Weekend thoughts on Gas Town, Beads, slop AI browsers, and AI-generated PRs flooding overwhelmed maintainers. I don't think we're ready for our new powers we're wielding. lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/1/18/ag...
Agent Psychosis: Are We Going Insane?
What’s going on with the AI builder community right now?
lucumr.pocoo.org
January 18, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Weekend thoughts on Gas Town, Beads, slop AI browsers, and AI-generated PRs flooding overwhelmed maintainers. I don't think we're ready for our new powers we're wielding. lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/1/18/ag...
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (1999)
January 18, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (1999)
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Without meaningful pushback from regulators and users, Grok’s example risks setting a permissive precedent—signaling to other nudification apps and platform companies that AI-generated NCII can be treated as funny, harmless, or otherwise tolerable, writes Kaylee Williams.
Grok Supercharges the Nonconsensual Pornography Epidemic
Without meaningful pushback from regulators and users, Grok’s example risks setting a dangerously permissive precedent that, writes Kaylee Williams.
buff.ly
January 18, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Without meaningful pushback from regulators and users, Grok’s example risks setting a permissive precedent—signaling to other nudification apps and platform companies that AI-generated NCII can be treated as funny, harmless, or otherwise tolerable, writes Kaylee Williams.
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Ceding all forms of autonomy to Trump is now a well-established position within Britain's media and among British media owners.
January 18, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Ceding all forms of autonomy to Trump is now a well-established position within Britain's media and among British media owners.
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When the racist meme becomes national policy
January 17, 2026 at 4:53 AM
When the racist meme becomes national policy
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The Sims (2000)
January 16, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The Sims (2000)
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Our polling finds once again the purveyors of division have it wrong. We're told that when it comes to Marmite you either love it or you hate, it but our polling finds just 43% of Britons fall into those camps. With as many expressing ambivalence, or a softer preference either way
January 16, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Our polling finds once again the purveyors of division have it wrong. We're told that when it comes to Marmite you either love it or you hate, it but our polling finds just 43% of Britons fall into those camps. With as many expressing ambivalence, or a softer preference either way
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Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
Hoping that @molly.wiki can help explain.
Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others
January 15, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
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As Wikipedia celebrates its 25th birthday, 56% of Britons say they use it at least once a month
Every day: 4%
Several times a week: 14%
At least once a week: 15%
At least once a month: 23%
At least once a year: 13%
Less often than once a year: 11%
Never: 16%
yougov.co.uk/topics/techn...
Every day: 4%
Several times a week: 14%
At least once a week: 15%
At least once a month: 23%
At least once a year: 13%
Less often than once a year: 11%
Never: 16%
yougov.co.uk/topics/techn...
January 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
As Wikipedia celebrates its 25th birthday, 56% of Britons say they use it at least once a month
Every day: 4%
Several times a week: 14%
At least once a week: 15%
At least once a month: 23%
At least once a year: 13%
Less often than once a year: 11%
Never: 16%
yougov.co.uk/topics/techn...
Every day: 4%
Several times a week: 14%
At least once a week: 15%
At least once a month: 23%
At least once a year: 13%
Less often than once a year: 11%
Never: 16%
yougov.co.uk/topics/techn...
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What it's really about is giving the government and media an excuse to stay on there.
The ability to create sexual images still exists in locations where it's legal. Surely all you'd need is a VPN and the knowledge of a country where it's not blocked to continue? And this just says to generate images - can images still show up in feeds and replies? Not good enough X, try again.
January 15, 2026 at 7:34 AM
What it's really about is giving the government and media an excuse to stay on there.
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pink nintendo consoles 🎀
January 11, 2026 at 5:48 PM
pink nintendo consoles 🎀
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
January 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953