Felienne Hermans
@felienne.bsky.social
"What I had not realized is that extremely short exposure to a relatively simple computer program could induce powerful delusional thinking in quite normal people" - Weizenbaum 1976
Weekly newsletter on AI and teaching and more(nl/en): www.felienne.nl
Weekly newsletter on AI and teaching and more(nl/en): www.felienne.nl
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Well at least he didn't do anything embarrassing like rename the company after it
The division has lost over $77 billion since its inception in 2020.
Meta Lays Off Thousands of VR Workers as Zuckerberg's Vision Fails
The company has laid off some 1,500 virtual reality developers as part of a broader shift toward AI wearable devices.
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January 18, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Well at least he didn't do anything embarrassing like rename the company after it
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Bovino isn’t cosplaying Hitler. He’s cosplaying Himmler. An American left that can’t tell the difference had no business talking about fascism.
by Curtis Yarvin
by Curtis Yarvin
January 18, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Bovino isn’t cosplaying Hitler. He’s cosplaying Himmler. An American left that can’t tell the difference had no business talking about fascism.
by Curtis Yarvin
by Curtis Yarvin
Nou, @irisvanrooij.bsky.social en @felienne.bsky.social ... deze verzameling drogredenen vraagt wel om een scherpe reactie.
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Opinie: Waar is het enthousiasme over de ethische voordelen van AI?
Menswetenschappers fixeren zich op wat misgaat met AI, maar zwijgen over wat goed kan gaan. Ze wijzen op gevaren, maar verzuimen kansen te benoemen.
www.volkskrant.nl
January 18, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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January 17, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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*me, thrashing around spilling things in black and white*
voiceover: Are you sick and tired of deciding what you want on a shitty pizza
voiceover: Are you sick and tired of deciding what you want on a shitty pizza
January 16, 2026 at 8:13 PM
*me, thrashing around spilling things in black and white*
voiceover: Are you sick and tired of deciding what you want on a shitty pizza
voiceover: Are you sick and tired of deciding what you want on a shitty pizza
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Gonna ask Meryl Streep to give me one of her Oscars
January 16, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Gonna ask Meryl Streep to give me one of her Oscars
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Europe having to perform military exercises against their primary threat, the United States.
January 15, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Europe having to perform military exercises against their primary threat, the United States.
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Psaki: Trump's middle finger towards a heckler at a Ford plant earlier felt "Directed at all of us. At every person in this country who still believes in common decency right now."
January 14, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Psaki: Trump's middle finger towards a heckler at a Ford plant earlier felt "Directed at all of us. At every person in this country who still believes in common decency right now."
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There is nothing complex or subtle or hard to understand about what is happening here.
January 14, 2026 at 1:26 PM
There is nothing complex or subtle or hard to understand about what is happening here.
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‘Contra the narrow focus of policymakers on Stem subjects or coding, now more than ever our economy rewards broad skillsets: team players, problem solvers, good communicators and creative thinkers.’ @jburnmurdoch.ft.com
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How to AI-proof your job
The data suggests soft skills more than quantitative competency equal success in a rapidly changing labour market
www.ft.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:16 AM
‘Contra the narrow focus of policymakers on Stem subjects or coding, now more than ever our economy rewards broad skillsets: team players, problem solvers, good communicators and creative thinkers.’ @jburnmurdoch.ft.com
www.ft.com/content/5e25...
www.ft.com/content/5e25...
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Unarmed woman executed by state may have been on committee to fight against unarmed women being executed by the state
The woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week served on the board of her son’s school, which linked to documents encouraging parents to monitor ICE and directing them to training. https://cnn.it/49yoNEa
January 14, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Unarmed woman executed by state may have been on committee to fight against unarmed women being executed by the state
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ICE's biggest problem right now is its manpower shortage. We also know that agents' biggest fear is having their identities exposed. Putting names online scares away potential recruits and also scares current agents who now have to worry about protestors showing up in front of their house.
January 14, 2026 at 6:14 AM
ICE's biggest problem right now is its manpower shortage. We also know that agents' biggest fear is having their identities exposed. Putting names online scares away potential recruits and also scares current agents who now have to worry about protestors showing up in front of their house.
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Leftists address this constantly. We advocate for universal health care and child care, guaranteed pensions, decommodified housing, and all kinds of other things that would directly address these issues. What we don't do is say "more white babies" which is what is really being asked here
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in. n.pr/3NH3yso
As birthrates tumble, some progressives say the left needs to offer ideas and solutions
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Leftists address this constantly. We advocate for universal health care and child care, guaranteed pensions, decommodified housing, and all kinds of other things that would directly address these issues. What we don't do is say "more white babies" which is what is really being asked here
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We must stress: The only violence is coming from CBP/ICE. They are rioting in the face of sustained nonviolent protests by thousands of Americans across the country.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week, according to family of the victim.
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM
We must stress: The only violence is coming from CBP/ICE. They are rioting in the face of sustained nonviolent protests by thousands of Americans across the country.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
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"But even if it sometimes helps, is it worth it? Can you get a mouse out of your kitchen with a small atomic bomb? Sure. Does it work? Yes. Do you want that? Probably not. Does the rest of the world want that? Definitely not."
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AI in week 2
Al mijn argumenten tegen LLMs in een handig overzicht, kunnen we tegen de AI-lawine in controleren, en nog maar weer eens over samenvatten | All of my arguments against LLMs combined, can we check the...
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January 12, 2026 at 7:25 AM
"But even if it sometimes helps, is it worth it? Can you get a mouse out of your kitchen with a small atomic bomb? Sure. Does it work? Yes. Do you want that? Probably not. Does the rest of the world want that? Definitely not."
@felienne.bsky.social in www.felienne.nl/2026-02/#eng...
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Women, as always, stepping up to explain to their partners what is what
greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
January 13, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Women, as always, stepping up to explain to their partners what is what
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greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
January 12, 2026 at 9:34 PM
greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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As an atheist it's very frustrating to have my non-belief in the antichrist tested in this way
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the integration of Elon Musk's xAI platform, Grok, into military networks as part of a new "AI acceleration strategy" during a visit to SpaceX.
January 13, 2026 at 5:01 AM
As an atheist it's very frustrating to have my non-belief in the antichrist tested in this way
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I didn't save this tweet but somebody did and it feels worth resurfacing
January 13, 2026 at 4:08 AM
I didn't save this tweet but somebody did and it feels worth resurfacing
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No, really, that happened:
👇🎯 Once again, isn’t everyone glad that the media spent August/September 2024 laser focused on the supposed problem that Kamala Harris was not answering enough questions about the detailed specifics of her economic policy positions?
just pointing out that when biden and obama were in office we didnt do dumb shit like this.
January 11, 2026 at 5:56 AM
No, really, that happened:
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It is impossible to overstate the degree to which the entire national political media's coverage of the 2024 presidential campaign, especially once Harris won the nomination, was deeply, fundamentally, shamefully unserious about the stakes & the candidates.
I can still recall all the tut-tutting from the media when Harris made this argument.
Kamala Harris at her closing campaign rally:
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
January 11, 2026 at 5:55 AM
It is impossible to overstate the degree to which the entire national political media's coverage of the 2024 presidential campaign, especially once Harris won the nomination, was deeply, fundamentally, shamefully unserious about the stakes & the candidates.
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I can still recall all the tut-tutting from the media when Harris made this argument.
Kamala Harris at her closing campaign rally:
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
January 10, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I can still recall all the tut-tutting from the media when Harris made this argument.
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Both the media coverage of the 2024 election & the postmortems about What Democrats Must Do have illustrated the utterly abject poverty of our entire National Conversation™️ about politics & the two parties. Just total unwillingness to wrestle with the reality of a far right authoritarian party.
October 3, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Both the media coverage of the 2024 election & the postmortems about What Democrats Must Do have illustrated the utterly abject poverty of our entire National Conversation™️ about politics & the two parties. Just total unwillingness to wrestle with the reality of a far right authoritarian party.