joanne mcneil
@jomc.bsky.social
wrote a couple books including the novel WRONG WAY
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now listening to this @techwontsave.us episode with @jomc.bsky.social about autonomous vehicles and delivery robots, particularly relevant following the recent tragedy of a waymo taxi killing a locally beloved bodega cat
Silicon Valley Doesn’t Know What Makes a Good City w/ Joanne McNeil — Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Joanne McNeil to discuss the proliferation of delivery bots and robotaxis and how they recycle disproven claims about how technology will improve transportation. Joanne McNeil ...
overcast.fm
October 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
now listening to this @techwontsave.us episode with @jomc.bsky.social about autonomous vehicles and delivery robots, particularly relevant following the recent tragedy of a waymo taxi killing a locally beloved bodega cat
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@jomc.bsky.social was just on “Tech Won't Save Us” and part of the discussion was about the behavior of delivery robots like this techwontsave.us/episode/299_...
Silicon Valley Doesn’t Know What Makes a Good City w/ Joanne McNeil - Tech Won’t Save Us
techwontsave.us
October 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
@jomc.bsky.social was just on “Tech Won't Save Us” and part of the discussion was about the behavior of delivery robots like this techwontsave.us/episode/299_...
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October 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM
then i learned the money isn't money to them—it's leverage. a publisher who throws down seven figures on a debut novel is going to pull out all the stops —marketing, publicity, distribution etc—and do whatever it takes to sell at least *something* or else their own careers are on the line.
August 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
then i learned the money isn't money to them—it's leverage. a publisher who throws down seven figures on a debut novel is going to pull out all the stops —marketing, publicity, distribution etc—and do whatever it takes to sell at least *something* or else their own careers are on the line.
part of the problem is also that people who break in who do not come from privileged backgrounds must cater to the taste and interests of supervisors/editors/producers etc who do
August 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
part of the problem is also that people who break in who do not come from privileged backgrounds must cater to the taste and interests of supervisors/editors/producers etc who do
it all comes back to people seeing poverty (in adulthood) as moral failing—a moral failing that couldn't possibly overlap with intellectual and creative skill or ambition
August 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
it all comes back to people seeing poverty (in adulthood) as moral failing—a moral failing that couldn't possibly overlap with intellectual and creative skill or ambition
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Because I am angry I will share this again. One of the reasons that Israel is able to target individuals so precisely is that it collects every phone call in Gaza and stores the recordings in Microsoft Azure, then uses AI to analyze and pick targets.
‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe
www.theguardian.com
August 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Because I am angry I will share this again. One of the reasons that Israel is able to target individuals so precisely is that it collects every phone call in Gaza and stores the recordings in Microsoft Azure, then uses AI to analyze and pick targets.
between you and m that's quite a recommendation. just ordered some!!
July 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
between you and m that's quite a recommendation. just ordered some!!
thank you!! and yeah, i'm planning to work outside the house a little bit more just for that necessary reset. hope things get quiet for you real soon!
July 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
thank you!! and yeah, i'm planning to work outside the house a little bit more just for that necessary reset. hope things get quiet for you real soon!
very helpful! thank you!!!
July 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
very helpful! thank you!!!
thank you! this is really helpful!
July 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
thank you! this is really helpful!