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Longtime writer, aspiring novelist, recovering academic. Technically a psychologist. Dharug land. he/him

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Well said!

Also #wtf

14.03.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There’s a special place in hell for successful people who invest in AI. It’s not just pulling up the ladder behind you, it’s burning down the ladder factory.

12.03.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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What's My JND? Find your Just Noticeable Difference in colour perception. How small a colour difference can you actually see?

Hmm.
I think I just beat your score, which is weird because I am totes colourblind.

What's My JND? 0.0041
Can you beat it? www.keithcirkel.co.uk/whats-my-jnd...

11.03.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Similar in Australia, maybe a little higher this past week for some reason πŸ€”

08.03.2026 00:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m astounded that people can criticise the ethics of a generative AI company and then turn around and endorse a different generative AI company.
It sounds like, β€œWerewolves are dangerous β€” that’s why I only ever hire vampires!”

06.03.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If you needed another reason to oppose generative AI…

05.03.2026 04:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Governments in 1967: No country owns the moon!

Coked-up corporate executives in 2026: Like, NO COUNTRY OWNS THE MOON!!

03.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bar graph comparing emissions from Grok's fossil-fuelled data centres to avoided emissions from Tesla's products for the years 2023 and 2024.

Bar graph comparing emissions from Grok's fossil-fuelled data centres to avoided emissions from Tesla's products for the years 2023 and 2024.

Comparison of emissions from manufacturing xAI's chatbot responses (5,127,553 tonnes CO2e) versus all Tesla products (1,056,000 tonnes CO2e) with respective analyses.

Comparison of emissions from manufacturing xAI's chatbot responses (5,127,553 tonnes CO2e) versus all Tesla products (1,056,000 tonnes CO2e) with respective analyses.

*New short blog* - finally (with help) got around to getting a total estimate of Grok's climate pollution 🫠

- Once all fossil gas online, = to between half and all of Tesla's ANNUAL GLOBAL avoided emissions

- Currently, 5x the emissions of Tesla's total manufacturing

ketanjoshi.co/2026/03/02/m...

02.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 134 πŸ” 67 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 8
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a penguin sits at a desk with a stack of books and a pencil in its mouth Alt: a penguin sits at a desk with a stack of books writing thoughtfully

Need a little help focusing? Join us for Concentration Check, a co-writing space and get some work done with @erinmevans.bsky.social !

Starting at 1:30 pm PST on twitch.tv/dungeonscrawlers!

02.03.2026 21:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Tomorrow folks!

28.02.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I misread this as a β€œprotest ring” and became intrigued by the idea of jewellery-as-protest

24.02.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This person is right in the sense that I will never apologise for hating genAI and judging most people who use it

24.02.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is such a detectable effect. I really see the people who're still basting their brains with Musk's juices as almost formally different people than who they were before 2023 now. I don't think they're even largely consciously aware they're using right-wing slang, shifting right in their views etc

23.02.2026 10:52 πŸ‘ 105 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Behind the wheel is weak. The only masculine way to travel by car is on the roof, Teen Wolf style.

21.02.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Voting for the 2026 Locus Awards is open to everyone! Choose your champions and give a voice to your favorite works and authors of the year.

Vote online at poll.voting.locusmag... or via the link in our bio!

21.02.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œUgh it would take so much time!”
Buddy your video is only 43 seconds long.

20.02.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yelling about how good you are, I assume?

19.02.2026 08:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I can’t believe you lefty Luddites hate tech so much that you embrace mRNA vaccines, heat pumps, electric bikes, hybrid work, renewable power (and awesome advancements in storage), space telescopes, and hot/cold running water but reject the planet destroying plagiarism enrich the worst people bots!

18.02.2026 13:07 πŸ‘ 10979 πŸ” 2796 πŸ’¬ 147 πŸ“Œ 95

Countries that do not use Fritos as currency could be "left behind," says Frito-Lay CEO Ken Biddleman

18.02.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 5465 πŸ” 1096 πŸ’¬ 139 πŸ“Œ 22
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OKAY BIG ONE FOR YA

NEW report out today: I dig deep into how big tech has been muddling tech types and overstating evidence to claim "AI" will make global emissions drop like a stone....

Not only will it not, it seems to be verifiably doing the opposite!!

ketanjoshi.co/2026/02/17/b... + πŸ“Ό+🧡>

17.02.2026 06:48 πŸ‘ 666 πŸ” 327 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 31

Orphans are too poor to afford their own housing and yet are splurging on a second bowl of artisan hand-made gruel

12.02.2026 01:37 πŸ‘ 453 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 0

There are *huge* numbers of living people named in those files, unless there has been a major development in the last 24 hours of which I am not aware

10.02.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Vatican won’t be pleased (unless it was an unpopular cardinal)

10.02.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The footage of Australian police acting like ICE agents is pretty shocking, but the media broadly stepping up to downplay, deny and mis-describe their violence in ambiguous terms is completely unsurprising.

It's an industry fundamentally incapable of ever assigning any blame to the police: ever

09.02.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 304 πŸ” 134 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 4

Of all the easy things you can do to help the environment, conserve water for communities not corporations, not perpetuate scams, support the labor and rights of creators... *not* using generative AI is the fucking easiest. You absolutely deserve to be shamed for using it for image and text creation

06.02.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 856 πŸ” 354 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5

Chocolate is amazing.
Croissants are delightful.
Both are lessened when paired in the form of the chocolate-filled croissant.

03.02.2026 03:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MURDLE by G. T. Karber Solve a new murder mystery every day!

Ooh, do you do Murdle?

murdle.com

30.01.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s also a strong reason for countries to advise their citizens against attending the Games (although full boycotts would be better)

28.01.2026 00:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s so good!

27.01.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Would love some recommendations of this type for someone who already believes in UBI & UBS, shorter work weeks, the importance of D&I (including support for disability and neurodiversity), and stronger penalties for employers who fail to protect workers from physical and psychological hazards.

27.01.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0