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This is well worth reading- a takedown of the politics and economics of big tech written for a knowledgeable audience
cacm.acm.org/opinion/tech...
cacm.acm.org/opinion/tech...
cacm.acm.org
December 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This is well worth reading- a takedown of the politics and economics of big tech written for a knowledgeable audience
cacm.acm.org/opinion/tech...
cacm.acm.org/opinion/tech...
If thought leaders are so smart, why haven't they thought of a better term than "thought leader"?
December 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM
If thought leaders are so smart, why haven't they thought of a better term than "thought leader"?
@philipgoff.bsky.social After years of casual study of various theories of consciousness, I've adopted panpsychism as the most likely explanation but only because I found each of the the other explanations to be inferior in some aspect.
November 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
@philipgoff.bsky.social After years of casual study of various theories of consciousness, I've adopted panpsychism as the most likely explanation but only because I found each of the the other explanations to be inferior in some aspect.
WTH @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team ? Please reinstate author and historian Sarah Kendzior. #booksky #authors
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
WTH @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team ? Please reinstate author and historian Sarah Kendzior. #booksky #authors
I see a big opportunity after the AI crash. Buy up the data centers at a discount, sell the hardware to China, sell the building as warehouse space (or add windows and use for housing), fill the land with solar/turbines, and use the high capacity grid connection to distribute power
@volts.wtf
@volts.wtf
October 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I see a big opportunity after the AI crash. Buy up the data centers at a discount, sell the hardware to China, sell the building as warehouse space (or add windows and use for housing), fill the land with solar/turbines, and use the high capacity grid connection to distribute power
@volts.wtf
@volts.wtf
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@frankconniff.bsky.social is blocking me and I have no idea why
October 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
@frankconniff.bsky.social is blocking me and I have no idea why
I'm beginning to understand Dune's Butlerian jihad against AI and that's before they are embodied.
October 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I'm beginning to understand Dune's Butlerian jihad against AI and that's before they are embodied.
As part of this piece, Tom Murphy wrote this compassionate explanation of why people cling to scientifically unsound opinions (like the flat earth folk): www.resilience.org/stories/2025...
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A Theory Gone Flat
A lesson for me is that these people pay too much attention to their brain chatter and not enough to the actual universe full of sunsets and stars. We could all learn from this: consult the actual uni...
www.resilience.org
October 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
As part of this piece, Tom Murphy wrote this compassionate explanation of why people cling to scientifically unsound opinions (like the flat earth folk): www.resilience.org/stories/2025...
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Many people feel overwhelmed with the number of potential climate solutions, and are not quite sure what to focus on.
@projectdrawdown.bsky.social has always been at helping people navigate the minefield.
Their new explorer is really cool, and helps to make things clearer: drawdown.org/explorer
@projectdrawdown.bsky.social has always been at helping people navigate the minefield.
Their new explorer is really cool, and helps to make things clearer: drawdown.org/explorer
Drawdown® Explorer
We know what we need to do: stop climate change as quickly as possible. Now, with the Drawdown Explorer, we know how to do it.
drawdown.org
September 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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This is excellent. Worth the 10 minutes. youtu.be/ImxyrifP6AQ
The Biggest Threat to the Trump Regime is Something You Already Have
YouTube video by The Ripple Effect Institute
youtu.be
September 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
This is excellent. Worth the 10 minutes. youtu.be/ImxyrifP6AQ
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I've been assuming that military actions in major cities were another one of Trump's outrages, horrifying but random
But what if Trump et al are preparing for civil unrest over an event we don't expect
#stopice
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social
#sarahkendziore
But what if Trump et al are preparing for civil unrest over an event we don't expect
#stopice
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social
#sarahkendziore
September 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I've been assuming that military actions in major cities were another one of Trump's outrages, horrifying but random
But what if Trump et al are preparing for civil unrest over an event we don't expect
#stopice
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social
#sarahkendziore
But what if Trump et al are preparing for civil unrest over an event we don't expect
#stopice
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social
#sarahkendziore
Gaza City Mutual Aid - Help Us Provide For Local Families chuffed.org/project/1368...
Gaza City Mutual Aid - Help Us Provide For Local Families
In collaboration with my friend Mohsen in the north west of Gaza City, we are aiming to raise money to provide flour and water for families in Mohsen's local community.
chuffed.org
July 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Gaza City Mutual Aid - Help Us Provide For Local Families chuffed.org/project/1368...
Let's keep in mind that they are only being charged with genocide because they are GUILTY AS HELL
open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
In Colombia, The Hague Group Charges Israel With Genocide
A multilateral coalition arrived to Bogotá to take action to stop Israel’s genocide, despite U.S. condemnation and sanctions against the UN and international courts.
open.substack.com
July 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Let's keep in mind that they are only being charged with genocide because they are GUILTY AS HELL
open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
It just occurred to me that the whole "first they came for the [fill in the blank]" logic of "eventually they will come for you" kinda sucks. Defend that first group because it's the right thing to do, not because your ass is eventually going to be on the line
July 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
It just occurred to me that the whole "first they came for the [fill in the blank]" logic of "eventually they will come for you" kinda sucks. Defend that first group because it's the right thing to do, not because your ass is eventually going to be on the line
This is always a good sign for the stock market
July 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This is always a good sign for the stock market
Or, hear me out, maybe he is mad
July 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Or, hear me out, maybe he is mad
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Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat.
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you spread the word?
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you spread the word?
June 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat.
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you spread the word?
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you spread the word?
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What is a favorite status symbol of the rich and an incredibly delicate piece of technology whose failure has catastrophic consequences.
June 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
What is a favorite status symbol of the rich and an incredibly delicate piece of technology whose failure has catastrophic consequences.
Is this supposed to make me feel better about moon dust or worse about urban pollution?
June 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Is this supposed to make me feel better about moon dust or worse about urban pollution?
New York Times passes the parody singularity.
June 17, 2025 at 11:12 AM
New York Times passes the parody singularity.