Wat'n Frevel!!
@frefell.bsky.social
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We bought into the "post scarcity" narrative because digital tech feels so magic and ethereal but we need to get back to an understanding of the material costs and effects of those systems. They are not very post-scarce in reality.
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
We bought into the "post scarcity" narrative because digital tech feels so magic and ethereal but we need to get back to an understanding of the material costs and effects of those systems. They are not very post-scarce in reality.
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New awareness campaign
November 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New awareness campaign
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Nicht ganz korrekt: "KI" "erfindet" _alle_ Antworten, manche sind nur zufällig korrekt (und du weißt nie, welche).
October 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Nicht ganz korrekt: "KI" "erfindet" _alle_ Antworten, manche sind nur zufällig korrekt (und du weißt nie, welche).
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Picard engineering tip: Even if computers can talk now, remember how deeply stupid they are.
July 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Picard engineering tip: Even if computers can talk now, remember how deeply stupid they are.
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Yes. I am right. I am seeing how Chat GPT is ruining students critical thinking and writing skills in real time. It is not the future. It is a tool designed to render the populace helpless, to make people doubt their innate intelligence, and to foster overreliance on technology.
@roxanegay.bsky.social maybe you’re right.
A new study from MIT’s Media Lab (not yet peer-reviewed & small sample size): ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills. [time.com]
June 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Yes. I am right. I am seeing how Chat GPT is ruining students critical thinking and writing skills in real time. It is not the future. It is a tool designed to render the populace helpless, to make people doubt their innate intelligence, and to foster overreliance on technology.
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People who are using AI like ChatGPT despite all evidence and logic pointing to how destructive and dangerous it is are in denial, absolutely. They point to how they’re using it as a search engine or ideas generator because they have chosen not to interrogate its actual usefulness in these cases
June 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
People who are using AI like ChatGPT despite all evidence and logic pointing to how destructive and dangerous it is are in denial, absolutely. They point to how they’re using it as a search engine or ideas generator because they have chosen not to interrogate its actual usefulness in these cases
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It is really really sinking in for me the degree to which LLMs are the ultimate expression of right wing anti-intellectualism. Its proponents are literally mocking the idea that anyone would ever want to learn anything, know anything, develop any actual skill, or have a thought of their own.
June 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
It is really really sinking in for me the degree to which LLMs are the ultimate expression of right wing anti-intellectualism. Its proponents are literally mocking the idea that anyone would ever want to learn anything, know anything, develop any actual skill, or have a thought of their own.
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my least complicated thought is still students should not be allowed within fifty fucking feet of this thing.
June 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
my least complicated thought is still students should not be allowed within fifty fucking feet of this thing.
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They dont want you to know this but C3po is actually a femboy. Always walking around with his midriff out in his little sparkly outfit i see you queen
November 22, 2024 at 8:31 AM
They dont want you to know this but C3po is actually a femboy. Always walking around with his midriff out in his little sparkly outfit i see you queen
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Google’s AI Overviews will not only confirm that a gibberish idiom is a real saying, it will also tell you what it means and how it was derived -- often including reference links.
www.wired.com/story/google...
www.wired.com/story/google...
‘You Can’t Lick a Badger Twice’: Google Failures Highlight a Fundamental AI Flaw
Google’s AI Overviews feature credible-sounding explanations for completely made-up idioms.
www.wired.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Google’s AI Overviews will not only confirm that a gibberish idiom is a real saying, it will also tell you what it means and how it was derived -- often including reference links.
www.wired.com/story/google...
www.wired.com/story/google...
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Every time we see this, we should repost it.
Let's make it the anti-fascist version of the "Tom Holland Lip lip syncing to Umbrella in a corset" video: everyone must reshare every time, and no one gets annoyed.
Let's make it the anti-fascist version of the "Tom Holland Lip lip syncing to Umbrella in a corset" video: everyone must reshare every time, and no one gets annoyed.
i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same
December 6, 2024 at 4:08 AM
Every time we see this, we should repost it.
Let's make it the anti-fascist version of the "Tom Holland Lip lip syncing to Umbrella in a corset" video: everyone must reshare every time, and no one gets annoyed.
Let's make it the anti-fascist version of the "Tom Holland Lip lip syncing to Umbrella in a corset" video: everyone must reshare every time, and no one gets annoyed.
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Liebe diesen ja besonders 🥰
October 23, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Liebe diesen ja besonders 🥰
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why do nazis keep showing up
October 11, 2024 at 4:22 PM
why do nazis keep showing up
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is data singular or plural
August 20, 2024 at 7:58 PM
is data singular or plural
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Mary Shelley doesn't get enough credit for not only anticipating the silver-spooned narcissist techbro who recklessly creates technology without thinking through the consequences, but also for knowing that said techbro would be an absolutely terrible father.
May 17, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Mary Shelley doesn't get enough credit for not only anticipating the silver-spooned narcissist techbro who recklessly creates technology without thinking through the consequences, but also for knowing that said techbro would be an absolutely terrible father.
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Why doesn’t England simply take the trophy and put it in a museum?
July 15, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Why doesn’t England simply take the trophy and put it in a museum?
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Picard dating tip: No kissing until after you've faced mortal peril together.
February 14, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Picard dating tip: No kissing until after you've faced mortal peril together.
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"I call myself an apocalyptic optimist. I believe we can save ourselves from the climate crisis that we have caused; I also believe it will only be possible with a mass mobilization driven by the pain and suffering of climate shocks." - @fisherdanar.bsky.social time.com/6565499/apoc...
The Case for Climate Apocalyptic Optimism
If we embrace the reality that things will get worse before they get better, we will be equipped to fight climate change.
time.com
February 10, 2024 at 11:32 AM
"I call myself an apocalyptic optimist. I believe we can save ourselves from the climate crisis that we have caused; I also believe it will only be possible with a mass mobilization driven by the pain and suffering of climate shocks." - @fisherdanar.bsky.social time.com/6565499/apoc...
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Picard management tip: If a workaholic crew member pursues busywork on shore leave, insist that they stop and enjoy their free time.
December 23, 2023 at 5:58 PM
Picard management tip: If a workaholic crew member pursues busywork on shore leave, insist that they stop and enjoy their free time.