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Johan Alkstål @johanalkstal.bsky.social · 21h

This is frightening. If there isn't footage of something people believe to be true, they'll make it.

This alone is enough for me to dismiss this technology as harmful to society.

Roland Meyer @bildoperationen.bsky.social · 23h

This is both fascinating & frightening. There is a demand for images that show and confirm what people already know and believe to be true, and AI slop meets that demand—with visual content that emblematically visualizes what the headlines report. One could call it synthetic hypervisualization
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

That TikTok account has a few fake videos of reporters getting detained. They make these videos because it’s a big story in the news. Real reporters are getting arrested. And so people are making AI videos to get engagement on TikTok.

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Johan Alkstål @johanalkstal.bsky.social · 2d

Crystal Lake dropped a banger 🤘

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CRYSTAL LAKE - The Weight Of Sound (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

YouTube video by Century Media Records

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Johan Alkstål @johanalkstal.bsky.social · 2d

It feels very nice to hear someone else sharing similar experiences in regards to LLMs and coding.

It's sometimes very lonely being a dev not using AI tools.

youtu.be/0ZUkQF6boNg?...

AI Coding Sucks

YouTube video by Syntax

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Chris Brandrick @brandrick.bsky.social · 4d

What an amazing milestone.

Celebrating 1 Trillion Web Pages Archived | Internet Archive Blogs

The series of events scheduled throughout October will highlight the memories, makers, and movements that have made this achievement possible, and will look ahead to the future of web preservation as we continue building the web’s collective memory together.

blog.archive.org

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Johan Alkstål @johanalkstal.bsky.social · 4d

This sounds good, moving it away from Meta and into the community. Hope for the best.

react.dev @react.dev · 4d

Introducing the React Foundation

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Johan Alkstål @johanalkstal.bsky.social · 8d

a man wearing a black hat and a black shirt with the words it 's so cringe on it

Alt: a man wearing a black hat and a black shirt with the words "it's so cringe" at the bottom

media.tenor.com

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Marcus Larsson @skolinkvisition.bsky.social · 10d

Läser tweet från fd M-statssekreterare (nu chef för Svenskt Näringslivs tankesmedja) som försvarar utländska riskkapitalisters rätt att tjäna pengar på att undervisa svenska barn på engelska. I skolbolagets styrelse sitter två fd M-politiker. Även lobbychefen är fd M-politiker.

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Andy Bell @bell.bz · 11d

I can't stress enough how important it is to make an example here. Take all the money from these companies. Find alternatives.

Vote with your pockets because fundamentally money and power is everything to these insufferable pricks.

Andy Bell @bell.bz · 12d

There’s never been a better time to switch from Next.js to Astro nitter.net/rauchg/statu...

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Paul Jensen @paulbjensen.bsky.social · 24d

On DHH’s “As I remember London” - paulbjensen.co.uk/2025/09/17/o...

On DHH’s “As I Remember London”

paulbjensen.co.uk

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Marcus Larsson @skolinkvisition.bsky.social · 15d

Du är 15 år och går på gymnasiemässan utan att veta att du bär på en väska med 350000 kr. Du möter en två år äldre elev från Kunskapsgymnasiet som lärt sig av retorikexpert hur man påverkar ditt val. Du tar upp mobilen och kollar en gymnasieinfosida. Den ägs av Academedia. 👍

Marcus Larsson @skolinkvisition.bsky.social · 15d

På Kunskapsgymnasiets ambassadörsutbildning inför gymnasiemässan får elever som ska representera skolan lära sig ”hur du får andra att göra som du vill” av inhyrd retorikexpert. Sedan ska de träffa femtonåringar och få dem att göra som Peje vill.

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Johan Alkstål @johanalkstal.bsky.social · 17d

An open letter calling for a hard fork of Rails to remove DHH's influence

github.com/Floppy/plan-...

GitHub - Floppy/plan-vert-letter: An open letter calling for a hard fork of Rails to remove DHH's influence

An open letter calling for a hard fork of Rails to remove DHH's influence - Floppy/plan-vert-letter

github.com

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david celis @davidcel.is · 22d

Ages ago, when I was still a student, I taught myself Ruby on Rails for my senior thesis and fell in love. Fifteen years later, and I’ve used Rails at every job I’ve ever held in the tech industry. Fifteen years, and I still love Rails! But there’s something rotten at its core, and we share a name.

Rails Needs New Governance

Ages ago, when I was still a student, I taught myself Ruby on Rails for my senior thesis and fell in love. Fifteen years later, and I’ve used Rails at every job I’ve ever held in the tech industry. Fifteen years, and I still love Rails! But there’s something rotten at its core, and we share a name.

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Johan Alkstål @johanalkstal.bsky.social · 20d

“Unlike human intelligence, it lacks the humility to acknowledge uncertainty,” said Neil Shah, VP for research and partner at Counterpoint Technologies. “When unsure, it doesn’t defer to deeper research or human oversight; instead, it often presents estimates as facts.”

Prof Mike Yearworth @mikeyearworth.bsky.social · 20d

"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."

www.computerworld.com/article/4059...

OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws

In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...

www.computerworld.com

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Jake Lazaroff @jakelazaroff.com · 20d

your regularly scheduled reminder not to let the triangle company host your projects

Guillermo Rauch quoting a tweet saying "wow the new trumpcard.gov site is actually really nice": "The US President builds with nextjs — what are you waiting for?"

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Johan Alkstål @johanalkstal.bsky.social · 24d

The story of a landmark album.

www.loudersound.com/music/albums...

"There were loads of bands happy to make mediocre records. We never saw this as an option." The story of At The Gates' Slaughter Of The Soul - the album that revolutionised death metal

30 years ago, At The Gates would release an album that'd change metal forever and make melodeath one of the most influential metal movements of the 90s

www.loudersound.com

Johan Alkstål @johanalkstal.bsky.social · 25d

Tomas Lindberg, singer of metal pioneers At The Gates has past away. 😔

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J. Hrebinka (Shanahan) 🇺🇦🇯🇴 @enceladosaurus.bsky.social · 25d

I made the mistake of devoting myself to AI4SG early in my career because I wanted to believe I could use my skills to make the world a better place. Instead, I found exactly what Dr. Birhane describes - particularly with respect to accountability laundering. I'll share one example🧵

Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · 26d

AI is the wrong tool to tackle complex societal & systemic problems. AI4SG is more about PR victories, boosting AI adoption (regardless of merit/usefulness) & laundering accountability for harmful tech, extractive practices, abetting atrocities. yours truly
www.project-syndicate.org/magazine/ai-...

The False Promise of “AI for Social Good”

Abeba Birhane refutes industry claims about the technology's potential to solve complex social problems.

www.project-syndicate.org

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Johan Alkstål @johanalkstal.bsky.social · 28d

The Beatle
Wu-Tang Man
Spice Girl
One Finger Death Punch
Foo Fighter

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Eldritch @azimuthimages.bsky.social · 28d

My pet hate on apps 'share information with 'legitimate interest partners'. No app, not one needs over 500 'legitimate interest partners'. The expect you to go and decline every one (and think we trust them to honour that). No, simply no.

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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 29d

“This async-first approach to communication is a very real way to ensure accessibility in the workplace. That may sound like a convenience, but for people with chronic illness, disabilities, or caregiving responsibilities, it’s something closer to a lifeline.”

How Automattic’s Async Communication Supports Workplace Accessibility

Discover how Automattic's async-first communication aids inclusivity for workers with chronic illnesses and fosters a supportive workplace culture.

nicholasgarofalo.com

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Johan Alkstål @johanalkstal.bsky.social · Sep 11

Dark Tranquillity - Damage Done

Album cover of Damage Done by Dark Tranquillity

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Johan Alkstål @johanalkstal.bsky.social · Sep 9

What have I missed?

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · Sep 8

The Supreme Court just ruled this meme is constitutional.

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Johan Alkstål @johanalkstal.bsky.social · Sep 8

I told my kid that they can ask me to help them instead, I’m happy to ask them questions and follow ups.

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Johan Alkstål @johanalkstal.bsky.social · Sep 8

A teacher gave my kid’s class AI prompt instructions so that a bot could pretend to be a teacher of the given subject and ask the student questions about a specific subject and ask them to elaborate.

And it feels a bit uncomfortable that a teacher is promoting chat bot use in education.

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