Ehsan
@ehsanprq.bsky.social
Software Engineer. Technologist. Tinkerer. Passionate about freedom of software, hardware, and information.
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People in the abortion rights world have been warning you about the criminalization of miscarriage underway in MULTIPLE states already, along with laws targeting pregnant people who use illicit drugs in pregnancy! We are already prosecuting pregnant people!!
By identifying mothers and providers as "guilty" parties in the increasing rates of autism, the Trump administration is inviting prosecutions for crimes related to pregnancy, writes @azizaahmed.bsky.social. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
How Long Before Taking Tylenol While Pregnant Is a Crime?
In light of new data showing over 400 people have been prosecuted for pregnancy-related crimes, we should be wary of how Trump's directives may be used against women.
www.thenation.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
People in the abortion rights world have been warning you about the criminalization of miscarriage underway in MULTIPLE states already, along with laws targeting pregnant people who use illicit drugs in pregnancy! We are already prosecuting pregnant people!!
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LLMs, or more specifically the way they’re sold as “intelligent” (and ultimately as ersatz humans) are the biggest grift in history
i think this is actually more propaganda on openai’s part bc they do not list “this is just how LLMs work, on a structural level” as one of the reasons
but that’s the truth
LLMs can never not “hallucinate” bc they’re not intelligences, they don’t even know what words are much less know meaning
but that’s the truth
LLMs can never not “hallucinate” bc they’re not intelligences, they don’t even know what words are much less know meaning
"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...
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
September 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
LLMs, or more specifically the way they’re sold as “intelligent” (and ultimately as ersatz humans) are the biggest grift in history
Watching free and liberal countries fall into the darkness of totalitarianism and religious extremism is deeply depressing. Especially for anyone like me who has grown up in such a place.
September 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Watching free and liberal countries fall into the darkness of totalitarianism and religious extremism is deeply depressing. Especially for anyone like me who has grown up in such a place.
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Facebook gave our data to Cambridge Analytica and all I got was this $38.36
Facebook gave our data to Cambridge Analytica and all I got was this $38.36
More than I expected, actually!
buff.ly
September 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Facebook gave our data to Cambridge Analytica and all I got was this $38.36
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“Civility” is how the modern Right — and increasingly the modern “middle” — describes the attitude “thank you Sir, may I have another”
also I don’t give a shit about “civility,” who cares
September 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“Civility” is how the modern Right — and increasingly the modern “middle” — describes the attitude “thank you Sir, may I have another”
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going from "transgender ideology" to "look at the poor misguided white kid" without even taking a breath, unconscionable
“I have no idea why he did this.” A young man's descent from model student to suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk. on.wsj.com/48gbtoN
September 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
going from "transgender ideology" to "look at the poor misguided white kid" without even taking a breath, unconscionable
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internet culture desks aren't just for cute meme trend stories. ever since gamergate, understanding how and why info moves online is critical to seeing how we got *here*
National political reporters: consult your gaming desk. You likely have a massively blind spot — this isn’t a dig at anyone, because I have this blind spot too b/c I’m not a gamer and am trying to adjust for it in real time — covering this very important moment if u don’t game & don’t know the memes
September 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
internet culture desks aren't just for cute meme trend stories. ever since gamergate, understanding how and why info moves online is critical to seeing how we got *here*
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Watching the cable news commentary on the bullet engravings is wild because none of these people seem to realize that the content of the engravings are indicative of extremely online meme brain rot
September 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Watching the cable news commentary on the bullet engravings is wild because none of these people seem to realize that the content of the engravings are indicative of extremely online meme brain rot
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The evil that men do lives after them
September 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The evil that men do lives after them
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Glad the WSJ didn't rush to report inflammatory claims backed by no evidence whatsoever at an incredibly sensitive time.
NYT on the alleged messages on the shooter's weapon:
September 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Glad the WSJ didn't rush to report inflammatory claims backed by no evidence whatsoever at an incredibly sensitive time.
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NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
Jeffrey Epstein Email Trove Reveals Ghislaine Maxwell’s Secrets
A cache of 18,000 messages obtained by Bloomberg News reveals Maxwell’s deep ties and involvement with the disgraced financier and sex offender.
www.bloomberg.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
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It is quite simply dishonest to describe TPUSA as a “free speech” organization and not even mention the “Professor Watchlist,” as NPR just did. Reporting on a crime does not entail adopting the victim’s views.
September 11, 2025 at 11:35 AM
It is quite simply dishonest to describe TPUSA as a “free speech” organization and not even mention the “Professor Watchlist,” as NPR just did. Reporting on a crime does not entail adopting the victim’s views.
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The effort to paint Charlie Kirk as some sort of model for practicing politics and a beloved figure across the spectrum is bizarre.
Just a month ago, South Park was mocking him pretty mercilessly.
Just a month ago, South Park was mocking him pretty mercilessly.
September 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The effort to paint Charlie Kirk as some sort of model for practicing politics and a beloved figure across the spectrum is bizarre.
Just a month ago, South Park was mocking him pretty mercilessly.
Just a month ago, South Park was mocking him pretty mercilessly.
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the Linus Tech Tips guy was saying this yesterday. not great for so many people to be at the mercy of opaque algorithms that can be changed overnight with no notice or explanation
Man, just beyond frustrating not knowing what's going on with YouTube.
A Fully Ramblomatic on embargo drop day for an upcoming game like Cronos should be doing 500-700+ views a minute in the first hour... couldn't even crack 300+.
Just a shocking sudden drop in the last month from YouTube.
A Fully Ramblomatic on embargo drop day for an upcoming game like Cronos should be doing 500-700+ views a minute in the first hour... couldn't even crack 300+.
Just a shocking sudden drop in the last month from YouTube.
September 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
the Linus Tech Tips guy was saying this yesterday. not great for so many people to be at the mercy of opaque algorithms that can be changed overnight with no notice or explanation
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A German teen told Meta's child safety researchers his under-10 little brother had been sexually propositioned multiple times on its VR platform.
Meta deleted the evidence.
New internal whistleblower docs indicate that was part of a broader cover-up: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Meta deleted the evidence.
New internal whistleblower docs indicate that was part of a broader cover-up: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Meta suppressed research on child safety, employees say
The company’s lawyers intervened to shape research that might have shed light on risks in virtual reality, four current and former staffers have told Congress. Meta denies the allegations.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
A German teen told Meta's child safety researchers his under-10 little brother had been sexually propositioned multiple times on its VR platform.
Meta deleted the evidence.
New internal whistleblower docs indicate that was part of a broader cover-up: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Meta deleted the evidence.
New internal whistleblower docs indicate that was part of a broader cover-up: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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This is censorship from an authoritarian regime that wants to project the illusion that they face no internal opposition or dissent. No other way to describe it.
What the actual fuck.
US Tennis Association: “We ask all broadcasters to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the President’s attendance in any capacity, including ENG [Electronic News Gathering] coverage.”
US Tennis Association: “We ask all broadcasters to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the President’s attendance in any capacity, including ENG [Electronic News Gathering] coverage.”
U.S. Open Orders Broadcasters to Censor Reactions to Trump
An email obtained by Bounces includes instructions from the U.S. Open on supporting Trump's planned stagecraft during the National Anthem.
www.benrothenberg.com
September 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This is censorship from an authoritarian regime that wants to project the illusion that they face no internal opposition or dissent. No other way to describe it.
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BREAKING: Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to authors in class action lawsuit for pirating their works www.wired.com/story/anthro...
Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement
Anthropic will pay at least $3,000 for each copyrighted work that it pirated. The company downloaded unauthorized copies of books in early efforts to gather training data for its AI tools.
www.wired.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
BREAKING: Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to authors in class action lawsuit for pirating their works www.wired.com/story/anthro...
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As a life long fan of technology, I find it genuinely heartbreaking that the last 15 years have trained me to assume that a new tech innovation will, one way or another, prove to be incredibly evil.
I wrote about that here:
little-flying-robots.ghost.io/i-just-want-...
I wrote about that here:
little-flying-robots.ghost.io/i-just-want-...
September 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
As a life long fan of technology, I find it genuinely heartbreaking that the last 15 years have trained me to assume that a new tech innovation will, one way or another, prove to be incredibly evil.
I wrote about that here:
little-flying-robots.ghost.io/i-just-want-...
I wrote about that here:
little-flying-robots.ghost.io/i-just-want-...
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I follow enough tech people now to know that generative AI does have interesting applications and isn’t a nightmare machine etc. but it is hard to get past Sam Altman being like “yeah no the nightmare is very much the point”
another thing I think a lot of otherwise smart people didn’t seem to anticipate was “tech oligarchs gloating all the time in public about how they’re going to use AI tools to crush everyone else.”
September 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I follow enough tech people now to know that generative AI does have interesting applications and isn’t a nightmare machine etc. but it is hard to get past Sam Altman being like “yeah no the nightmare is very much the point”
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Well, this is one of the most terrifying and anxiety inducing things I've ever seen.
Imagine the road filled with drivers doing this. Now you can understand the hyper vigilance required of pedestrians and bicyclists. And despite that, we can still get splattered because of 3 seconds of distraction.
Imagine the road filled with drivers doing this. Now you can understand the hyper vigilance required of pedestrians and bicyclists. And despite that, we can still get splattered because of 3 seconds of distraction.
here’s a version where the POV is blacked out whenever the driver takes their eyes off the road
August 31, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Well, this is one of the most terrifying and anxiety inducing things I've ever seen.
Imagine the road filled with drivers doing this. Now you can understand the hyper vigilance required of pedestrians and bicyclists. And despite that, we can still get splattered because of 3 seconds of distraction.
Imagine the road filled with drivers doing this. Now you can understand the hyper vigilance required of pedestrians and bicyclists. And despite that, we can still get splattered because of 3 seconds of distraction.
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Old Soviet joke for today:
A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves.
After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?”
“I’m looking for the obituaries.”
“The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.”
“Not the one I’m looking for.”
A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves.
After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?”
“I’m looking for the obituaries.”
“The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.”
“Not the one I’m looking for.”
August 30, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Old Soviet joke for today:
A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves.
After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?”
“I’m looking for the obituaries.”
“The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.”
“Not the one I’m looking for.”
A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves.
After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?”
“I’m looking for the obituaries.”
“The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.”
“Not the one I’m looking for.”
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Exclusive: Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities — including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez — to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found reut.rs/3JWb00R
Exclusive: Meta created flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift, other celebrities without permission
Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities – including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez – to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found.
reut.rs
August 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Exclusive: Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities — including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez — to create dozens of flirty social-media chatbots without their permission, Reuters has found reut.rs/3JWb00R
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The purpose of AI is so that the wealthy can access skills without the skilled gaining access to wealth.
August 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The purpose of AI is so that the wealthy can access skills without the skilled gaining access to wealth.