Orac808
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Orac808
@orac808.bsky.social
Turned off auto suggestions in Gmail, turned off auto suggestions in Spotify. Being a "human" human with human experiences and a "self" of some kind is more important than ever.
Chris Murphy writes "The substitution of essential human functions - like composition and creativity and conversation - by machines will likely lead to incalculable spiritual atrophy."

Not if you choose not to substitute them?

AI cannot force you to stop seeing theater or reading books.
June 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Metaphorical Satire
DT! for today
open.substack.com
June 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Private companies are polluting our rivers, hiking up bills, and failing to deliver. 82% of us want public ownership – let’s make it happen!
Sign the open letter now & demand action! 👉
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pu...
Put Public Ownership of Water Back on the Table
Privatisation of water isn’t failing - it is the failure. The Government is mid-way through a major review of the water sector. But so far, it has refused to consider a potential solution that’s backe...
you.38degrees.org.uk
April 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Spectacular view of 100,000 people attending the #HandsOff march in NYC
April 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Confession:

This week, I snapped

For the third time in a week someone said “it’s a shame DrownedinSound is not still going” 🤦

But it is as a podcast & newsletter, so I need your help to reconnect to the 3m who read DiS

Please repost this and/or tell a music loving friend www.drownedinsound.org
Drowned in Sound
Newsletter & Podcast mapping out the future of music. DiS has been recommending records since Oct 2000.
www.drownedinsound.org
March 22, 2025 at 7:36 AM
It seems like Monsanto / Bayer have fallen out of the general news cycle - I bet they are still doing bad things. In fact with all the crazy going on in America right now they are probably getting all kinds of things done in the smokescreen.
March 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🐷🏗️ I built a tower 🔺13.36m high!
Rating: 🐽🐽🐽🐽➖
vole.wtf/styscraper/
Styscraper 🐷🏗️ porcine physics game
Build a tower of junk and rise high above the muck!
vole.wtf
February 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Is there anyone out there that can make use of Itsu vouchers? Perhaps we can do a trade - My nearest one is miles away. Seems a shame to waste them.
February 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
How does a video with 978k views have 0 comments?
January 31, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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🌏 @andrewcooper.net, Labour MP for Mid Cheshire: “The Climate and Nature Bill—which I will vote for on Friday 24 January—will put us on track to meet our global commitments and give current and future generations the security that they deserve.”

🐝 zerohour.uk #CANBill
Mid Cheshire MP among supporters of Climate and Nature Bill
The Climate and Nature Bill, or the CAN Bill, is up for consideration by the House of Commons at a second reading at the end of this week.
www.northwichguardian.co.uk
January 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I keep wanting to switch over to blue sky but I think I made a mistake. Leaving twitter for threads was easy as it was relaxed and positive and pulled in the people I like from IG but here I followed a starter pack and now me feed is all anime/comic art. Please don't be offended if I unfollow you.
January 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Indeed indeed!
No those things are all enjoyable and rewarding. The frustrating bit is having to work 3 jobs to barely keep your head above water and never having time to dedicate to these pursuits
These people are your enemies
January 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Hey there Bluesky. For my first post here I thought I would kick off with a case study for some work we recently did. It's over on linkedin. I would love it if you could check it out :) www.linkedin.com/pulse/you-lo...
If you love it, share it – creating a brand that puts Gen Z at the centre of people-powered shopping.
The business ‘i love it’ (ili to its friends) is a new way to shop, based on genuine recommendations from people like you. It’s a marketplace curated around the things you love, powered by the people ...
www.linkedin.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:31 AM