David Rolfe
@dorolfe.bsky.social
Single dad. Gen-X humanist. Program for work, make electronic music for fun. Listen at https://soundcloud.com/dorolfe
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David Rolfe
@dorolfe.bsky.social
· Oct 12
Enabling the destruction of trust at scale and speed seems bad tho.
Even people with good epistemologies are going to have a hard time when there’s no reliable custody of evidence. Where will we be when all human sensation is subject to a gish-gallop of BS generated faster than discarded?
Even people with good epistemologies are going to have a hard time when there’s no reliable custody of evidence. Where will we be when all human sensation is subject to a gish-gallop of BS generated faster than discarded?
My pt is yes we can pick out fake news videos today. We can trust our experience today.
We’re going to rely on companies to be trustworthy even when lies are cheaper? Where will trustworthy news come from? Freelancers we know? Through what channel? How will they eat and travel? With whose money?
We’re going to rely on companies to be trustworthy even when lies are cheaper? Where will trustworthy news come from? Freelancers we know? Through what channel? How will they eat and travel? With whose money?
It would be so easy for a billionaire to become loved, in the world, or even “on here”.
None of them want it bad enough.
None of them want it bad enough.
Mark Cuban Says ‘It Became Pointless’ To Post On Bluesky Due To The Hate He Gets There
Mark Cuban Says 'It Became Pointless' To Post On Bluesky Due To The Hate He Gets There
Mark Cuban, the billionaire entrepreneur and longtime "Shark Tank" star, says he’s done posting on Bluesky for now, and the reason is simple: it’s not worth
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December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It would be so easy for a billionaire to become loved, in the world, or even “on here”.
None of them want it bad enough.
None of them want it bad enough.
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every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
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printer update:
fuck you to both hewlett and to packard
fuck you to both hewlett and to packard
December 2, 2025 at 4:08 AM
printer update:
fuck you to both hewlett and to packard
fuck you to both hewlett and to packard
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third wives club
December 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
third wives club
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i like that this administration is committed to inflicting as much pain on as many americans as possible.
The U.S. Transportation Department is threatening to shut down thousands of truck driving schools, part of the Trump administration's widening crackdown on industry.
Thousands of U.S. trucking schools could lose accreditation under DOT crackdown
The U.S. Transportation Department is threatening to shut down thousands of truck driving schools, part of the Trump administration's widening crackdown on industry.
n.pr
December 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
i like that this administration is committed to inflicting as much pain on as many americans as possible.
Sorry, I called you out on the Internet if you ever read this.
Yeah eating that dry like my crazy kid??
December 2, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Sorry, I called you out on the Internet if you ever read this.
@dewb.bsky.social you did it!
Software like Revit has automated a *lot* of architectural drafting to the point that it’s almost too easy to go from idea to construction documents (landscape architecture still doesn’t have its own bespoke software still and that makes me insane but that’s a different thread)…3/?
December 2, 2025 at 4:25 AM
@dewb.bsky.social you did it!
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If anyone is curious about the current list of search terms being used by right wing activist organizations to harass university professors, here's a public records request I received today from Mike Howell of the Heritage Foundation. Not intimidating or meant to curtail by my speech at all, right?
August 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
If anyone is curious about the current list of search terms being used by right wing activist organizations to harass university professors, here's a public records request I received today from Mike Howell of the Heritage Foundation. Not intimidating or meant to curtail by my speech at all, right?
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I became a physician after being inspired by the work of Jonas Salk.
I became an infectious diseases to honor the lives of people with and who died from HIV/AIDS.
I refuse to let this backwards US government hinder our resolve. Today is #WorldAIDSDay. Please find a way to commemorate it.
I became an infectious diseases to honor the lives of people with and who died from HIV/AIDS.
I refuse to let this backwards US government hinder our resolve. Today is #WorldAIDSDay. Please find a way to commemorate it.
On #WorldAIDSDay, your voice is critical. Congress is considering unprecedented cuts of nearly $2 billion to HIV prevention, care and workforce programs.
Tell lawmakers to protect these vital services and support the Senate LHHS funding levels: https://idsociety.quorum.us/campaign/148562/
Tell lawmakers to protect these vital services and support the Senate LHHS funding levels: https://idsociety.quorum.us/campaign/148562/
We cannot go back: Act now to save HIV funding
Urge your members of Congress to fully fund federal HIV programs as they negotiate final funding levels for the FY 2026 LHHS spending bill.
idsociety.quorum.us
December 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I became a physician after being inspired by the work of Jonas Salk.
I became an infectious diseases to honor the lives of people with and who died from HIV/AIDS.
I refuse to let this backwards US government hinder our resolve. Today is #WorldAIDSDay. Please find a way to commemorate it.
I became an infectious diseases to honor the lives of people with and who died from HIV/AIDS.
I refuse to let this backwards US government hinder our resolve. Today is #WorldAIDSDay. Please find a way to commemorate it.
Ngl this gave me a good laugh.
December 1, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Ngl this gave me a good laugh.
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"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
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Pretty clear which jobs generative AI can replace…
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Pretty clear which jobs generative AI can replace…
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Party full of fucking freaks and pedophiles.
The Assistant Secretary of the Georgia GOP, Ja'Quon Stembridge, has resigned after a child sex predator sting confrontation exposed him trying to allegedly meet a 14-year-old boy.
He's also a member of the Georgia Young Republicans and chairs the Georgia Teen Republicans.
He's also a member of the Georgia Young Republicans and chairs the Georgia Teen Republicans.
December 1, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Party full of fucking freaks and pedophiles.
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TPUSA needs to be banned from campuses and students associated with them need to just be expelled. no legitimate reason to allow an organization that exists only to harass students+faculty and violate student government campaign finance rules
November 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
TPUSA needs to be banned from campuses and students associated with them need to just be expelled. no legitimate reason to allow an organization that exists only to harass students+faculty and violate student government campaign finance rules
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the covid vaccine prevents many more cases of myocarditis than it potentially causes in kids and adults. this is a conclusive fact from dozens of massive rigorous studies.
vinay prasad is an expert in using statistics to lie, and he is credentialed — that makes this even more dangerous.
vinay prasad is an expert in using statistics to lie, and he is credentialed — that makes this even more dangerous.
Internal memo at the FDA claims 10 deaths in children as a result of Covid vaccines — but does not include data
Explosive story by @by-cjewett.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/h...
Explosive story by @by-cjewett.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/h...
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:07 AM
the covid vaccine prevents many more cases of myocarditis than it potentially causes in kids and adults. this is a conclusive fact from dozens of massive rigorous studies.
vinay prasad is an expert in using statistics to lie, and he is credentialed — that makes this even more dangerous.
vinay prasad is an expert in using statistics to lie, and he is credentialed — that makes this even more dangerous.
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If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, you’re not in business.
You’re in organized crime.
You’re in organized crime.
The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, you’re not in business.
You’re in organized crime.
You’re in organized crime.
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The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The White House’s new anti-media website includes denunciations of:
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
-ABC, which bribed the president
-CBS, which bribed the president and moved away from fact-based journalism trying to appeal to him and his fans
-WaPo, which spiked a Harris endorsement and tilts coverage in Trump’s favor
Fools.
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The fact that this essay needed to be written is also what has rapidly made working in political settings as a Jew suddenly feel like a minefield. How do I know if the people I’m dealing with are Hitler-curious?
Hitler was bad.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
Perry: The pro-Hitler problem with the American right
"We need to get back to the basics: Hitler was bad. The people who suggest otherwise are also bad," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The fact that this essay needed to be written is also what has rapidly made working in political settings as a Jew suddenly feel like a minefield. How do I know if the people I’m dealing with are Hitler-curious?
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"I keep thinking that evil would like nothing better than to have us feel awful about who we are."
November 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"I keep thinking that evil would like nothing better than to have us feel awful about who we are."
Nuzzi wanted this. It’s ok to think she suuuuucks.
Arizona is reporting a 16% increase in child fatalities from infectious disease in 2024.
About 1/3 of the deaths were from vaccine-preventable disease.
RFK Jr. wasn’t in office yet, but he’s been a leader in spreading lies for 20 years, and his influence is now wholly unchecked. Trouble ahead.
About 1/3 of the deaths were from vaccine-preventable disease.
RFK Jr. wasn’t in office yet, but he’s been a leader in spreading lies for 20 years, and his influence is now wholly unchecked. Trouble ahead.
Arizona reports increase in vaccine-preventable child fatalities
Arizona’s child fatality rate dropped in 2024, but the number of children who died from vaccine-preventable diseases increased, according to the state’s annual Child Fatality Report.
www.kjzz.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Nuzzi wanted this. It’s ok to think she suuuuucks.
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A big starter pack of People Who Get It, imho. go.blacksky.community/5KTiNKd
November 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A big starter pack of People Who Get It, imho. go.blacksky.community/5KTiNKd
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a few candidates have talked about this but any Dem planning to run in 2028 should make it explicit: the next DOJ will, in fact, go after you if you’re funding this awful ballroom, or any other pay to play deals you make with this administration
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
a few candidates have talked about this but any Dem planning to run in 2028 should make it explicit: the next DOJ will, in fact, go after you if you’re funding this awful ballroom, or any other pay to play deals you make with this administration
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"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."