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Ugh I'm posting which is kinda like working for free for the silicon valley overlords so fuck that, bye
y'all
DOGE allegedly used ChatGPT to identify 1,400 NEH grants it said were DEI. Grants were terminated April 2025, according to a court filing. E.g.
Film: 1873 Colfax massacre
Film: first female pilots flying for U.S. military in WWII
Film: “Untold Story of Jewish Women Slave Labor in the Holocaust"
Film: 1873 Colfax massacre
Film: first female pilots flying for U.S. military in WWII
Film: “Untold Story of Jewish Women Slave Labor in the Holocaust"
ChatGPT cuts in action
www.politico.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:11 AM
y'all
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This was on the gram but I will put it here too. <3 THE NEW QUEER WEIRD / get ready for Fall 2027 gang!!!
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February 13, 2026 at 1:26 AM
This was on the gram but I will put it here too. <3 THE NEW QUEER WEIRD / get ready for Fall 2027 gang!!!
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I asked my husband if he had heard of the book "there is no anti-memetics division" and he said "I have never heard of this book" and it took a really long time to figure out if he was joking or not
February 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM
I asked my husband if he had heard of the book "there is no anti-memetics division" and he said "I have never heard of this book" and it took a really long time to figure out if he was joking or not
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the court of genAI has many jesters, jugglers, acrobats, and eunuchs
February 11, 2026 at 4:15 PM
the court of genAI has many jesters, jugglers, acrobats, and eunuchs
if they are on here they're not gonna need me to tell them
at this professional conference letting everyone know my 2026 goal is "getting into edibles"
February 11, 2026 at 12:50 AM
if they are on here they're not gonna need me to tell them
ok it's actually so fucking unbelievable that there were two Sonic shows on air at the same time in 1993 and one was hot dog jokes and the other was a grim fight for freedom over robotic overlords
February 11, 2026 at 12:40 AM
ok it's actually so fucking unbelievable that there were two Sonic shows on air at the same time in 1993 and one was hot dog jokes and the other was a grim fight for freedom over robotic overlords
when tech exec type guys say a fun fact and it's like "I am really into espresso! :)" do you think they genuinely are (just a simple guy) or do you think they intentionally picked something generic and affable (just a psychopath guy)
February 10, 2026 at 9:39 PM
when tech exec type guys say a fun fact and it's like "I am really into espresso! :)" do you think they genuinely are (just a simple guy) or do you think they intentionally picked something generic and affable (just a psychopath guy)
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In 1 week @drtlwagner.bsky.social will kick off our new "Media Necromancy" speaker series with “’As Usual You Have Produced Yet Another Installment Worthy of Archiving’: The Persistence of Obsolescence in Queer Information & Media Technologies" more at skeuomorph.ischool.illinois.edu/our-research...
“Media Necromancy” Series – Skeuomorph Press
skeuomorph.ischool.illinois.edu
February 10, 2026 at 8:56 PM
In 1 week @drtlwagner.bsky.social will kick off our new "Media Necromancy" speaker series with “’As Usual You Have Produced Yet Another Installment Worthy of Archiving’: The Persistence of Obsolescence in Queer Information & Media Technologies" more at skeuomorph.ischool.illinois.edu/our-research...
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Last summer I was the Rose Library’s LGBTQ Collections Fellowship at Emory University. The blog for the archive just posted my write up as part of the fellowship. It is part of a bigger project of mine, but here is a sneak peak of some of what I am exploring:
scholarblogs.emory.edu/marbl/2026/0...
scholarblogs.emory.edu/marbl/2026/0...
“What do we need to know as gays and lesbians? What should we keep up with?”: Network Q and Building Queer Information Ecosystems Before the Internet – Rose Library News
scholarblogs.emory.edu
February 10, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Last summer I was the Rose Library’s LGBTQ Collections Fellowship at Emory University. The blog for the archive just posted my write up as part of the fellowship. It is part of a bigger project of mine, but here is a sneak peak of some of what I am exploring:
scholarblogs.emory.edu/marbl/2026/0...
scholarblogs.emory.edu/marbl/2026/0...
Flagging for review—Ashley has not been speaking to her Co-pilot as often as her peers—this could lead to less than stellar results towards our OKRs! Consider opening an investigation into Ashley's dedication to the (org name) family. - - - — — — - - - EOM
Specifically I guess I'm interested in what kind of data the AI "copilots" are collecting and summarizing for the C-suite?
February 10, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Flagging for review—Ashley has not been speaking to her Co-pilot as often as her peers—this could lead to less than stellar results towards our OKRs! Consider opening an investigation into Ashley's dedication to the (org name) family. - - - — — — - - - EOM
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#digipres mutuals, one day I promise I'll be back to posting questions and highly niche memes. But in the meantime, don't let the churn of the media cycle distract you. MN is still occupied. We continue to fight with all we've got. Because we know fascism looms large for ALL of us.
Dispatches from MN: ICE is still here, kidnapping neighbors multiple times a day. There are so few gov attorneys and so many ICE-related rights violations that a sizable chunk of the courts have basically gotten stuck. ICE ignores court orders to release detainees or says they can't find them.
February 9, 2026 at 11:55 AM
#digipres mutuals, one day I promise I'll be back to posting questions and highly niche memes. But in the meantime, don't let the churn of the media cycle distract you. MN is still occupied. We continue to fight with all we've got. Because we know fascism looms large for ALL of us.
I keep thinking about the push for AI as adding the "is everyone really working?" level of surveillance to everyone's job, like AI is the coworker you are supposed to pair with all day and it is also a massive snitch. This isn't my area, who has been thinking about AI+surveillance+telemetry reports?
February 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
I keep thinking about the push for AI as adding the "is everyone really working?" level of surveillance to everyone's job, like AI is the coworker you are supposed to pair with all day and it is also a massive snitch. This isn't my area, who has been thinking about AI+surveillance+telemetry reports?
Why do all frozen foods come with air fryer instructions, .............. who is behind Big Air Fryer?
February 8, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Why do all frozen foods come with air fryer instructions, .............. who is behind Big Air Fryer?
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Wow, love this👾
Hahaha thanks for clarifying, I was like "*ahem*???" bits.ashleyblewer.com/halt-and-cat...
Halt and Catch Fire Syllabus - Halt and Catch Fire Syllabus
bits.ashleyblewer.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Wow, love this👾
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Halt and Catch Fire Syllabus by @ashleyblewer.com
Incredible!
Incredible!
![HALT AND CATCH FIRE SYLLABUS
#01 #02 #03 #04 #05 #06 #07 #08 #09 #10 #.
#12 #13 #14 #15
image of Cameron at a desk thinking hard
README
This site features a curriculum developed around
the television series, Halt and Catch Fire
(2014-2017), a fictional narrative about people
working in tech during the 1980s-1990s.
The intent is for this website to be used by
self-forming small groups that want to create a
"watching club" (like a book club) and discuss
aspects of technology history that are featured
in this series.
There are 15 classes, for a "semester-long"
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February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Halt and Catch Fire Syllabus by @ashleyblewer.com
Incredible!
Incredible!
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That time MacAddict magazine called me a slut in print
February 7, 2026 at 3:56 PM
That time MacAddict magazine called me a slut in print
be the bollard you want to see in the world
Nobody escapes justice with the #WorldBollardAssociation
February 7, 2026 at 1:03 PM
be the bollard you want to see in the world
oh hi yeah thank you I'm calling because we... There seems to have been an additional snow order and we did not place that order... Yeah... Mhm, that's right... Yeah it--we already have quite a bit of snow still from the LAST order... yeah if you could I would appreciate it, ok thanks so much!
February 7, 2026 at 12:51 PM
oh hi yeah thank you I'm calling because we... There seems to have been an additional snow order and we did not place that order... Yeah... Mhm, that's right... Yeah it--we already have quite a bit of snow still from the LAST order... yeah if you could I would appreciate it, ok thanks so much!
Joanne McNeil - Wrong Way (2023)
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Joanne McNeil - Wrong Way (2023)
Just listened to This Year followed by No Children if you're wondering how things are going for me today. I listened to No Children twice.
February 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Just listened to This Year followed by No Children if you're wondering how things are going for me today. I listened to No Children twice.
100% NO SKIPS but you will never want to hear the word "hinterlands" ever again, please read this while on the clock if you have a clock to be on
February 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
100% NO SKIPS but you will never want to hear the word "hinterlands" ever again, please read this while on the clock if you have a clock to be on
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New Session Issue 4: Upheaval
now live on telnet: issue4.anewsession.com
featuring work by:
@asterolsen.bsky.social
@mbbischoff.com
@ultraviolet.gay
@jana-aych-ess.bsky.social
...and more!
web release coming on Saturday so STAY TUNED!
now live on telnet: issue4.anewsession.com
featuring work by:
@asterolsen.bsky.social
@mbbischoff.com
@ultraviolet.gay
@jana-aych-ess.bsky.social
...and more!
web release coming on Saturday so STAY TUNED!
February 6, 2026 at 1:47 AM
New Session Issue 4: Upheaval
now live on telnet: issue4.anewsession.com
featuring work by:
@asterolsen.bsky.social
@mbbischoff.com
@ultraviolet.gay
@jana-aych-ess.bsky.social
...and more!
web release coming on Saturday so STAY TUNED!
now live on telnet: issue4.anewsession.com
featuring work by:
@asterolsen.bsky.social
@mbbischoff.com
@ultraviolet.gay
@jana-aych-ess.bsky.social
...and more!
web release coming on Saturday so STAY TUNED!
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you should read a new session! it's consistently great and unlike anything else in the world! I'd be reading it now if I wasn't on the way to band praccy!!!
New Session Issue 4: Upheaval
now live on telnet: issue4.anewsession.com
featuring work by:
@asterolsen.bsky.social
@mbbischoff.com
@ultraviolet.gay
@jana-aych-ess.bsky.social
...and more!
web release coming on Saturday so STAY TUNED!
now live on telnet: issue4.anewsession.com
featuring work by:
@asterolsen.bsky.social
@mbbischoff.com
@ultraviolet.gay
@jana-aych-ess.bsky.social
...and more!
web release coming on Saturday so STAY TUNED!
February 6, 2026 at 1:49 AM
you should read a new session! it's consistently great and unlike anything else in the world! I'd be reading it now if I wasn't on the way to band praccy!!!