@orangecatstargrep.bsky.social
Just a geek with an interest in the world. Need more empathy and kindness in the world.
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Enjoying my best day. Hoping you all get a few minutes to enjoy the sun and tranquility somewhere.
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Reminding everyone for no particular reason that Section 230 is one of the last things standing between free speech online and Trump having control over everything you see and say on the internet
December 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Reminding everyone for no particular reason that Section 230 is one of the last things standing between free speech online and Trump having control over everything you see and say on the internet
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As both the House & Senate look to repeal Section 230, I'm curious who they think should be held liable for the comments they've left open on the Epstein photo dump...? Them? Dropbox?
Do they have a trust & safety team watching the comments?
Do they have a trust & safety team watching the comments?
absolutely wild move by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov to allow comments on the dropbox folder with the epstein photos
December 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
As both the House & Senate look to repeal Section 230, I'm curious who they think should be held liable for the comments they've left open on the Epstein photo dump...? Them? Dropbox?
Do they have a trust & safety team watching the comments?
Do they have a trust & safety team watching the comments?
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"I don't see what's so hard, I just want all the bad content removed and only the good content promoted"
December 17, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"I don't see what's so hard, I just want all the bad content removed and only the good content promoted"
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I feel like anyone who uses gendered pronouns for a chatbot should be banned from them. It, motherfucker. That thing is an it.
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I feel like anyone who uses gendered pronouns for a chatbot should be banned from them. It, motherfucker. That thing is an it.
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Right-wing affirmative action in media has become so de rigeur that Republicans are unable to perceive that quotas are the only reason anyone hears their childish drivel on television.
December 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Right-wing affirmative action in media has become so de rigeur that Republicans are unable to perceive that quotas are the only reason anyone hears their childish drivel on television.
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So Miller has been trying to use VZ as an excuse for years.
I agree with @asharangappa.bsky.social that he's using war to reverse engineer domestic repression.
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I agree with @asharangappa.bsky.social that he's using war to reverse engineer domestic repression.
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I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
December 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
So Miller has been trying to use VZ as an excuse for years.
I agree with @asharangappa.bsky.social that he's using war to reverse engineer domestic repression.
bsky.app/profile/asha...
I agree with @asharangappa.bsky.social that he's using war to reverse engineer domestic repression.
bsky.app/profile/asha...
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If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
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A hacker gained control of a 1,100 mobile phone farm powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok.
Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers
A hacker gained control of a 1,100 mobile phone farm powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok.
www.404media.co
December 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A hacker gained control of a 1,100 mobile phone farm powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok.
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An excellent summation of every graph about the US.
This is, in fact, one of the reasons I say tents are for circuses, and we really don't need more clowns.
This is, in fact, one of the reasons I say tents are for circuses, and we really don't need more clowns.
December 17, 2025 at 7:08 AM
An excellent summation of every graph about the US.
This is, in fact, one of the reasons I say tents are for circuses, and we really don't need more clowns.
This is, in fact, one of the reasons I say tents are for circuses, and we really don't need more clowns.
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These are the "good and decent people" who didn't survive the Reagan presidency.
December 17, 2025 at 2:31 AM
These are the "good and decent people" who didn't survive the Reagan presidency.
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The hostage deal to get elected guy? That asshole?
The guy who accused so many of being communists so they lost their jobs?
That fucking asshole?
The guy who did Iran Contra?
He was a monster.
The guy who accused so many of being communists so they lost their jobs?
That fucking asshole?
The guy who did Iran Contra?
He was a monster.
December 17, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The hostage deal to get elected guy? That asshole?
The guy who accused so many of being communists so they lost their jobs?
That fucking asshole?
The guy who did Iran Contra?
He was a monster.
The guy who accused so many of being communists so they lost their jobs?
That fucking asshole?
The guy who did Iran Contra?
He was a monster.
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I see this argument made all the time and it's embarrassing for CCDH to keep making it, because it's a lie. Section 230, what they're talking about, does not give anyone a "get out of jail free" card. It simply puts the liability on the party who actually engaged in the violative behavior.
"Without checks and balances, [social media companies] have become a little bit tyrannical, very arrogant, and completely dismissive of their impact on our society."
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December 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I see this argument made all the time and it's embarrassing for CCDH to keep making it, because it's a lie. Section 230, what they're talking about, does not give anyone a "get out of jail free" card. It simply puts the liability on the party who actually engaged in the violative behavior.
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Tomorrow, get yourself a little treat. A fancy coffee drink or a new lip balm or a packet of straight pins and a tangerine colored voodoo doll with hair like a troll doll. Something to spark joy.
December 16, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Tomorrow, get yourself a little treat. A fancy coffee drink or a new lip balm or a packet of straight pins and a tangerine colored voodoo doll with hair like a troll doll. Something to spark joy.
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Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
December 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
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A.I. isn’t going to end humanity by taking over STRATCOM and launching nukes.
It’s going to do it by drowning us in bullshit.
It’s going to do it by drowning us in bullshit.
Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
December 16, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A.I. isn’t going to end humanity by taking over STRATCOM and launching nukes.
It’s going to do it by drowning us in bullshit.
It’s going to do it by drowning us in bullshit.
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To those thinking Russia is winning in Ukraine:
Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, we were almost four years into it, only occupied 20 percent, and lost a million men.
Not a soul would call that “winning.”
Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, we were almost four years into it, only occupied 20 percent, and lost a million men.
Not a soul would call that “winning.”
December 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
To those thinking Russia is winning in Ukraine:
Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, we were almost four years into it, only occupied 20 percent, and lost a million men.
Not a soul would call that “winning.”
Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, we were almost four years into it, only occupied 20 percent, and lost a million men.
Not a soul would call that “winning.”
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December 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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“Hey AI can you write me this paper and then tell me what the fuck its about because I have moldy pudding for brains.”
December 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
“Hey AI can you write me this paper and then tell me what the fuck its about because I have moldy pudding for brains.”
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this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
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Wash Post is a big asset to Bezos even if it has zero readers and loses many millions. CBS and CNN could be big assets for David and Larry Ellison for the same reason. They do not care if they are remotely viable businesses. That's not the purpose.
December 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Wash Post is a big asset to Bezos even if it has zero readers and loses many millions. CBS and CNN could be big assets for David and Larry Ellison for the same reason. They do not care if they are remotely viable businesses. That's not the purpose.
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Bad patents hurt innovators, small companies, and the public. That’s why thousands pushed back against the USPTO’s proposal to make patent review nearly impossible. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Thousands Tell the Patent Office: Don’t Hide Bad Patents From Review
A massive wave of public comments just told the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO): don’t shut the public out of patent review.EFF submitted its own formal comment opposing the USPTO’s proposed
www.eff.org
December 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Bad patents hurt innovators, small companies, and the public. That’s why thousands pushed back against the USPTO’s proposal to make patent review nearly impossible. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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An iPhone has so many privacy and security features that it’s very easy to miss them. Now’s a good time to dive in and get to know them all. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
How to: Get to Know iPhone Privacy and Security Settings
Open up your iPhone’s Settings app and you’ll find dozens of different options with little guidance on what those options do. Some of these settings have a serious impact on your privacy and security, altering what data gets shared automatically with apps, data brokers, and Apple itself.
What sorts of...
ssd.eff.org
December 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
An iPhone has so many privacy and security features that it’s very easy to miss them. Now’s a good time to dive in and get to know them all. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
In case you didn’t know this tidbit of Internet lore… Laura Loomer started her internet fame by chaining herself to the Twitter building in an apparent protest over perceived (but completely untrue) bias.
She is now a Rasputin-like character choosing personnel.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She is now a Rasputin-like character choosing personnel.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
December 14, 2025 at 6:23 AM
In case you didn’t know this tidbit of Internet lore… Laura Loomer started her internet fame by chaining herself to the Twitter building in an apparent protest over perceived (but completely untrue) bias.
She is now a Rasputin-like character choosing personnel.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She is now a Rasputin-like character choosing personnel.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...