Joshua Earle, Ph.D.
@cyborgapologist.bsky.social
Ass Prof of STS @ UVA
Communications Director for Society for Philosophy and Technology
Phil Tech, Disability Studies, Med Hums, Bioethics, Hist of Eugenics, Transhumanism
I teach engineers what the stuff they build does to people.
Communications Director for Society for Philosophy and Technology
Phil Tech, Disability Studies, Med Hums, Bioethics, Hist of Eugenics, Transhumanism
I teach engineers what the stuff they build does to people.
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New piece! Seven years in the making, but Cyborg Maintenance will finally be out in the March edition of Disability Studies Quarterly.
In it I talk about many of the things that go into maintaining a bodymind which relies on technology.
Pre-print here: cyborgapologist.com/pre-print-pu...
In it I talk about many of the things that go into maintaining a bodymind which relies on technology.
Pre-print here: cyborgapologist.com/pre-print-pu...
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Anyone else struggling to write right now? Like, I know the concepts, I have an image of how the come together, but I sit down to do the work and I just… can’t?
February 14, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Anyone else struggling to write right now? Like, I know the concepts, I have an image of how the come together, but I sit down to do the work and I just… can’t?
Literally just withdrew from an invited submission because I just. can't. right now.
February 14, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Literally just withdrew from an invited submission because I just. can't. right now.
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Crazy that Costco’s we value our customers message is so much more effective than everyone else telling us to fuck off
February 14, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Crazy that Costco’s we value our customers message is so much more effective than everyone else telling us to fuck off
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The Cartoonist Co-op is launching the Anti-Censorship Comix Anthology; a collection of protest comics centering taboo topics in the face of ongoing censorship against erotica, horror, and other kinds of transgressive art. Available Feb 25th. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED!
February 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
The Cartoonist Co-op is launching the Anti-Censorship Comix Anthology; a collection of protest comics centering taboo topics in the face of ongoing censorship against erotica, horror, and other kinds of transgressive art. Available Feb 25th. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED!
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I guarantee if all of you parents out there arrive to the dinner table tonight talking about how you jestermaxxed frame at the office today before bonesmashing your aura, it’ll be over in a week.
if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
February 14, 2026 at 4:46 AM
I guarantee if all of you parents out there arrive to the dinner table tonight talking about how you jestermaxxed frame at the office today before bonesmashing your aura, it’ll be over in a week.
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she’s not wrong
February 14, 2026 at 5:53 AM
she’s not wrong
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The kid from Kazakhstan skating to the opera music from Fifth Element was *chefs kiss* LOL
February 14, 2026 at 5:47 AM
The kid from Kazakhstan skating to the opera music from Fifth Element was *chefs kiss* LOL
That's awesome. Dimash ftw.
February 14, 2026 at 6:04 AM
That's awesome. Dimash ftw.
Chat, is this bad?
INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
February 14, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Chat, is this bad?
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INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
February 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM
INBOX: Rep. Thomas Massie, who has enraged Trump for his insistence on blocking tariffs and releasing the Epstein files according to the law, just issued what is widely known among Chinese dissidents as "a declaration of no suicidal intent" (不自殺聲明), a sign of extreme distress.
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IT'S HAPPENING! @nora.zone is setting up a Gavin's Priors bot and we need YOUR HELP to populate it. Email or DM me for spreadsheet access so you can contribute!
February 13, 2026 at 11:52 PM
IT'S HAPPENING! @nora.zone is setting up a Gavin's Priors bot and we need YOUR HELP to populate it. Email or DM me for spreadsheet access so you can contribute!
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Good night my friends.
I love you. Please remember this. You are worth more to me than anything in the world, and I treasure every day we have together.
Be safe, take care, and I'll see you tomorrow.
I love you. Please remember this. You are worth more to me than anything in the world, and I treasure every day we have together.
Be safe, take care, and I'll see you tomorrow.
February 14, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Good night my friends.
I love you. Please remember this. You are worth more to me than anything in the world, and I treasure every day we have together.
Be safe, take care, and I'll see you tomorrow.
I love you. Please remember this. You are worth more to me than anything in the world, and I treasure every day we have together.
Be safe, take care, and I'll see you tomorrow.
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Okay look I'm glad they're ditching Flock but if the "city's network of surveillance cameras" can still be subpoenaed by out of state law enforcement for things like "did a woman come here to get an abortion from our state" then we shouldn't have them at all, period.
NEW: Denver appears to be breaking ties with Flock, asking other companies to come run the city's network of surveillance cameras
February 14, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Okay look I'm glad they're ditching Flock but if the "city's network of surveillance cameras" can still be subpoenaed by out of state law enforcement for things like "did a woman come here to get an abortion from our state" then we shouldn't have them at all, period.
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*teeny-tiny water bear voice*
"🎵 around the world, around the worrrrld~ 🎵"
"🎵 around the world, around the worrrrld~ 🎵"
Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking around a microscopic volvox algae colony. 🫧🐻🧪
February 13, 2026 at 11:32 PM
*teeny-tiny water bear voice*
"🎵 around the world, around the worrrrld~ 🎵"
"🎵 around the world, around the worrrrld~ 🎵"
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"you're gonna get in trouble for that"
*stone-faced*
"okay"
goddamn son
*stone-faced*
"okay"
goddamn son
February 13, 2026 at 10:55 PM
"you're gonna get in trouble for that"
*stone-faced*
"okay"
goddamn son
*stone-faced*
"okay"
goddamn son
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Please don't forget to vote for us in @projectforawesome.com! You can view our video explaining our mission and vote here: projectforawesome.com/videos/proje... We are new to the P4A world and here's our review of the livestream so far.
February 13, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Please don't forget to vote for us in @projectforawesome.com! You can view our video explaining our mission and vote here: projectforawesome.com/videos/proje... We are new to the P4A world and here's our review of the livestream so far.
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Who knew that the Flood the Zone with Shit era would be able to hide other people's shit?
(Everyone. We all knew and warned you. Over and over.)
(Everyone. We all knew and warned you. Over and over.)
Stunning quote in this report from The New York Times about Meta’s plans to add facial recognition to their Ray-Bans:
"We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns."
"We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns."
February 13, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Who knew that the Flood the Zone with Shit era would be able to hide other people's shit?
(Everyone. We all knew and warned you. Over and over.)
(Everyone. We all knew and warned you. Over and over.)
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Stunning quote in this report from The New York Times about Meta’s plans to add facial recognition to their Ray-Bans:
"We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns."
"We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns."
February 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Stunning quote in this report from The New York Times about Meta’s plans to add facial recognition to their Ray-Bans:
"We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns."
"We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns."
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OK, yeah, why bother hiding your evil any more during this "dyamic political environment"?
Stunning quote in this report from The New York Times about Meta’s plans to add facial recognition to their Ray-Bans:
"We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns."
"We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns."
February 13, 2026 at 8:33 PM
OK, yeah, why bother hiding your evil any more during this "dyamic political environment"?
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jesus fucking christ
Meta's plan for launching glasses that people can use to secretly identify strangers on the street is to do it "during a dynamic political environment" when people who care about why that's bad are "focused on other concerns."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:57 PM
jesus fucking christ
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🧵
I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
February 13, 2026 at 1:36 PM
🧵
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This is Bogie. This rope is his very favorite toy because it makes his tiny human smile too. 13/10 (TT: _chelsea_brown_4)
February 12, 2026 at 10:28 PM
This is Bogie. This rope is his very favorite toy because it makes his tiny human smile too. 13/10 (TT: _chelsea_brown_4)
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"Racist people are firing and laying off Black women at three times the rate of other women."
😬Yikes! It sounds bad when you say it like that!
"Black women are losing jobs at 3 times the rate."
Much better! Makes it sound like the Black women just need to be more careful or better at their jobs!
😬Yikes! It sounds bad when you say it like that!
"Black women are losing jobs at 3 times the rate."
Much better! Makes it sound like the Black women just need to be more careful or better at their jobs!
Black Women Are Losing Jobs At Three Times The Rate Of Other Women | Essence
New labor data shows Black women accounted for a disproportionate share of job losses across 2025, especially in federal, education, and care-sector roles.
www.essence.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:01 PM
"Racist people are firing and laying off Black women at three times the rate of other women."
😬Yikes! It sounds bad when you say it like that!
"Black women are losing jobs at 3 times the rate."
Much better! Makes it sound like the Black women just need to be more careful or better at their jobs!
😬Yikes! It sounds bad when you say it like that!
"Black women are losing jobs at 3 times the rate."
Much better! Makes it sound like the Black women just need to be more careful or better at their jobs!