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Gail Williams @wellgail.bsky.social · 20d

Paulina Borsook needs our help. She has recently thanked people of The Well for chipping in. And now it’s time to amplify the ask. This thread about her is excellent. She was an early critic of the cyber libertarian ethos we see playing out today… her book should come back into print too

Dj Connell @itbodes.bsky.social · 20d

I wondered if folks had seen this

gofund.me/f0f86d022

Donate to Help Paulina Borsook: disabled writer, artist, activist, organized by paul Carter

Paulina's long time friend Steve Rappaport writes, "Support P… paul Carter needs your support for Help Paulina Borsook: disabled writer, artist, activist

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Iván Cavero Belaunde @ivanski.bsky.social · 21d

Apply here: jobs.apple.com/en-us/detail...

Camera Framework Engineer - Photo Capture - Jobs - Careers at Apple

Apply for a Camera Framework Engineer - Photo Capture job at Apple. Read about the role and find out if it’s right for you.

jobs.apple.com

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Iván Cavero Belaunde @ivanski.bsky.social · 21d

If you like what you see in the #iPhone17 cameras, come work with me at Apple Park!
My team drives the photo pipeline and has a new position open to early-career engineers (minimum 0-3 years of experience).
Whenever you see a “Shot on iPhone” billboard, you see our work; it could be your work too.🧵

Job posting for Camera Software Engineer - Photo Capture on the Camera team in Software Engineering at Apple. Link in the next post in thread.

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David Gans @dgans.bsky.social · Aug 31

This has to be the music industry’s wet dream. They have spent decades pushing creators to produce derivative crap, and now they can cut out the middleman.

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Iván Cavero Belaunde @ivanski.bsky.social · Aug 24

You had me at “I co-created Halt and Catch Fire.”
Cc @gruber.foo

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Iván Cavero Belaunde @ivanski.bsky.social · Aug 24

Viral butt shots: not just for humans any more.

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Iván Cavero Belaunde @ivanski.bsky.social · Aug 1

Joe, allow me to introduce you to the People's Front of Judea.

a group of men are sitting in front of a sign that says judean people 's front

ALT: a group of men are sitting in front of a sign that says judean people 's front

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Iván Cavero Belaunde @ivanski.bsky.social · Jul 4

After Big Ugly Bill passed, @governor.ca.org and legislature should be putting their SB-627 No Secret Police bill (requiring law enforcement to wear identifying info and banning masks) on overdrive and passed ASAP. If you think things are bad now, wait until ICE’s budget goes from $8B to $75B.

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Iván Cavero Belaunde @ivanski.bsky.social · Jul 3

If the last few days prove anything it’s this: if you say you’re “socially liberal and fiscally conservative” and don’t vote Democratic across the ticket, you’re either a liar or a chump.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · Jun 13

Fell behind on Andor, so am catching up. Watched Episode 9 this evening.

You know. The wild one where they arrest a Senator after manufacturing a fake crisis that required the military to put down protestors.

So unrealistic.

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Iván Cavero Belaunde @ivanski.bsky.social · Jun 1

Occam’s Razor being what it is, what she really meant in all likelihood was “I really did vote for mass deportations but I didn’t think that would impact my friends,” which of course sounds awful which is why she doesn’t come clean. This is a vanilla leopards incident.

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Iván Cavero Belaunde @ivanski.bsky.social · Jun 1

This is an embarrassment. If you’re going to blame “the information environment” then you need to be extremely specific about how these people were somehow entirely unaware of what he said repeatedly. Otherwise you’re just handwaving.

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Iván Cavero Belaunde @ivanski.bsky.social · May 17

I am being so very entertained by all the Trump fans who are just finding out that both Star Wars and Bruuuuce are “woke.” My dudes, if it took Andor and Bruce’s speech to realize whose side you’re on then you really need your “are we the baddies” moment.

a man in a military uniform says are we the baddies .

ALT: a man in a military uniform says are we the baddies .

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no. @joles.bsky.social · May 5

applying for jobs again

screenshot from an online job application form. the question reads "Can you describe specific ways you have integrated AI tools into your development workflow? Please include any custom setups, automations, or use cases beyond single prompt usage" (a red asterisk indicates that this is a required question).

an answer has been typed in the textbox below the question:

"there is a monster in the forest and it speaks with a thousand voices. it will answer any question you pose it, it will offer insight to any idea. it will help you, it will thank you, it will never bid you leave. it will even tell you of the darkest arts, if you know precisely how to ask.

it feels no joy and no sorrow, it knows no right and no wrong. it knows not truth from lie, though it speaks them all the same.

it offers its services freely to any passerby, and many will tell you they find great value in its conversation. “you simply must visit the monster—i always just ask the monster.”

there are those who know these forests well; they will tell you that freely offered doesn’t mean it has no price

for when the next traveler passes by, the monster speaks with a thousand and one voices. and when you dream you see the monster; the monster wears your face."

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Iván Cavero Belaunde @ivanski.bsky.social · May 11

Put aside the stunning corruption of a $400m personal gift from a foreign govt - am old enough to remember we demolished the Moscow US Embassy because it was crawling with bugs and impossible to secure. They’re going to take a 747 from a foreign government to be used as Air Force One? WTF?

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Iván Cavero Belaunde @ivanski.bsky.social · May 9

😂

Iván Cavero Belaunde @ivanski.bsky.social · May 9

a man with a chain around his neck is holding a sword and the words he chose are above him

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Iván Cavero Belaunde @ivanski.bsky.social · May 8

FYI bsky.app/profile/ivan...

Iván Cavero Belaunde @ivanski.bsky.social · May 8

¿Qué tienen en común el Papa y la papa?
Los dos son Peruanos 🇵🇪

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Iván Cavero Belaunde @ivanski.bsky.social · May 8

¿Qué tienen en común el Papa y la papa?
Los dos son Peruanos 🇵🇪

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Iván Cavero Belaunde @ivanski.bsky.social · May 1

TIRED: Buying toilet paper because of COVID.
WIRED: Buying toilet paper because of tariffs.

Spooked by Trade Wars, Trump Officials Hoard Supplies: 'It Would Be Stupid Not To!'

Donald Trump’s aides and administration officials are hoarding toilet paper, food, and household supplies before his tariffs cause prices to spike.

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · Apr 29

Please highlight this story.

ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.

kfor.com/news/local/w...

'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects

A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …

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Iván Cavero Belaunde @ivanski.bsky.social · Apr 27

Now do Diplomacy.

Iván Cavero Belaunde @ivanski.bsky.social · Apr 24

Big Cartman energy here.

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Taryn T, Duchess of the Blue Sea @tarynt.bsky.social · Apr 19

“That’s when they suspended the constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn’t any rioting in the streets. People stayed home, watching their televisions, looking for direction. There wasn’t even an enemy you could put a finger on.”

- Margaret Atwood, Handmaids Tale

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Iván Cavero Belaunde @ivanski.bsky.social · Apr 20

A privately owned network of killer laser satellites is fucking James Bond villain shit. M

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