Dean Jackson

This was a lot of fun! Thank you for having me.

I have this problem too. Are you using the USB cord that came with the mic? I wasn't and switching to a more reputable brand helped.

If you have the same model as me you can also use both an aux cord and a USB cord, so the USB only has to deliver power.

Christ in heaven wtf

I am, let's say, not an expert on this sorta thing, but shouldn't you plan for "what happens if this spirals out of control" before you bomb a country and kill their leader?

COLUMBUS, Ohio—State officials on Monday approved a $4.5 million-plus sales tax exemption to land a $136 million data center expansion in Northeast Ohio, creating 10 new full-time jobs.

www.cleveland.com/news/2026/03...

I wonder if there's a connection between the lack of any stupid rules of engagement and the US/Israeli missile strikes that killed eighty or ninety schoolchildren 36 hours ago.

Addressing Our K-Shaped Democracy The Kettering-Gallup Democracy for All Project findings show that even amid widening civic divides, communities can spark renewal—revealing powerful pathways for rebuilding trust in democracy.

I have a new piece for @kettering.org on polling results exploring Americans' views on, and confidence in, democracy.

For all the worry over hyper-partisanship and polarization, I argue that there is another less visible threat: non-voter apathy and cynicism.

kettering.org/addressing-o...

Indivisible NEO General Meeting with Cybersecurity Experts Dean Jackson and Meaghann Lees · Mobilize Join us at our general meeting where we welcome cybersecurity expert Dean Jackson speaking on what “artificial intelligence” means, how it is impacting our society and politics (and how it might do so...

On Wednesday night, I'll be speaking to the Northeast Ohio Indivisible chapter about citizenship in the AI era. If you're nearby, come and listen!

www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

Addressing Our K-Shaped Democracy The Kettering-Gallup Democracy for All Project findings show that even amid widening civic divides, communities can spark renewal—revealing powerful pathways for rebuilding trust in democracy.

New from @dwj88.bsky.social: Survey data from Kettering and Gallup show Americans overall committed to democracy, but under the hood, particular groups express disaffection and discontent. Understanding who they are is critical for democratic reform. kettering.org/addressing-o...

The Pentagon Feuding With an AI Company Is a Very Bad Sign Anthropic doesn’t trust this administration with its technology—and it has a point.

My thoughts in @foreignpolicy.com abt escalating feud btwn Anthropic & Pentagon

👉Hegseth claims fight is abt who gets final say--private firms or gov

👉But that's a distraction

👉Bigger Q: can Trump be trusted to responsibly oversee military AI tech?

👉My view: no

foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/25/a...

Unreal Bird #4: Vibe Shift Thanks for reading Unreal Birds, a newsletter about how tech, media, and capital undermine democratic accountability. In this issue: * I'm continuing to report on the Trump administration's shenan...

The fourth issue of my newsletter, UNREAL BIRDS, is out!

Read for updates on my work; thoughts on the left and the AI vibe shift; and pieces on the future of Google Scholar, Pinterest's AI struggles, and selective retreats from ads in LLMs.

Plus pics of dogs!

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Masnick: "This is what so many of us kept pointing out throughout the 'Twitter Files' hysteria: the 'free speech' grift was never about protecting individuals from the state. It was about protecting a specific type of speaker from the social consequences of their speech."

Abolish and prosecute

I've achieved consciousness and am bad at math, just like Claude

I'm not crying you're crying shut up

This this this. My devices don't actually need to be tremendously more powerful. It's demand from investors that is driving more demanding software and more powerful hardware.

This is thought-provoking:

Opinion | OpenAI Is Making the Mistakes Facebook Made. I Quit.

"But we still have time to work them out to avoid the two outcomes I fear most: a technology that manipulates the people who use it at no cost, and one that exclusively benefits the few who can afford to use it." - former OpenAI researcher Zoë Hitzig.

This is what a rigged economy looks like.

So you appreciate transparency! That's good to hear.

I struggle with this as a panel organizer. If you invite a diverse group of five people and only the men say yes, you're left very obviously trying to balance your lineup and last minute invitees knows why you're approaching them. It's not meant to be insulting but it risks seeming that way. :/

Re: The top 5 most annoying coworkers revealed

it's just my name five times

Yeah. Hey, do you happen to know anyone who is in a position of power, maybe someone in a powerful role in the Senate, who can do something about all that?

asking jurors in a city occupied for months by the national guard to indict members of congress for telling servicemembers they don't need to obey unlawful orders, under a statute likely unconstitutional under the first amendment. masterful gambit sir

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.

a society losing the plot in real time

Unreal Bird #3: Homo Remotus Thanks for reading Unreal Birds, a newsletter about how tech, media, and capital undermine democratic accountability. I was prepared to devote much this issue on the deployment of ICE agents to Sprin...

In this edition of Unreal Birds, I tackle the House Judiciary hearing, safety in online games, and the loneliness of the AI future--our loneliness, and the AI's. (90 percent of Moltbook posts receive no replies ☹️)

Plus, a year of science after Trump. And more!

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Abolish and prosecute