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Lori Emerson @loriemerson.net · Jul 11

SOME NEWS! the folks at Anthology Editions / Mexican Summer decided to print another 1500 copies of #othernetworks (out in Oct.) because it sold out so quickly! THANK YOU to all of you for ordering a copy & helping to make this reprint possible 😍 1/2 loriemerson.net/books/other-...

Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook

Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook At long last, Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook is officially available for pre-order. If you live in the U.S., you can order directly …

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David Gunkel @davidgunkel.bsky.social · 11h

Fredric Jameson #remix:
It's easier to imagine that #LLM #AI is consciousness than it is to admit the fact that language can be produced without it.

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Lori Emerson @loriemerson.net · 12h

it was a week spent managing difficult people, big feelings, and godawful amounts of email but quite suddenly everything became clear when I got to meet a family visiting the lab from Omaha with their queer teen daughter on a quiet mission to find a safe college for their child to be 💚

Lori Emerson @loriemerson.net · 17h

I will check and it's ok - I've already made you do too much work!

Lori Emerson @loriemerson.net · 17h

it's ok - thanks for checking. I used to use [xxx] but it got shut down...

Lori Emerson @loriemerson.net · 18h

is there a paywall free version by any chance?

Lori Emerson @loriemerson.net · 19h

thank you!

Lori Emerson @loriemerson.net · 19h

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Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

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Lori Emerson @loriemerson.net · 19h

Peter Thiel on why you need to leverage The Bible to get people to oppose govt regulation of AI: "There are a lot of rational reasons why the one-world state’s a bad idea...But I think if you strip it from the biblical context, you will never find it scary enough. You will never really resist.”

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2d

Solar & wind met 109% of new electricity demand, globally, in the first half of 2025.

Renewables are handling all new demand & are inexorably moving beyond, to chip away at the FF foundation.

Global Electricity Mid-Year Insights 2025 | Ember

Solar and wind outpaced demand growth in the first half of 2025, as renewables overtook coal’s share in the global electricity mix.

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cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman.bsky.social · Jul 3

You can PREORDER my book about the Assassin's Creed franchise NOW! Please do that. I think it is both a fun and interesting dive into what Assassin's Creed is, how it develops its ideas, and what it says about the world we live in. TOC attached, preorder at the link! bookshop.org/p/books/ever...

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Lori Emerson @loriemerson.net · 2d

extremely cute and hard working! thank you for sharing :)

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Lori Emerson @loriemerson.net · 2d

I announced in today's faculty meeting that "I have an AI bee in my bonnet" to which @stevenfrost.bsky.social responded with this perfect portrait if you were wondering what an #AI bee in a bonnet looks like

pen drawing labeled "AI Bee" depicts a woman with a bob haircut and glasses wearing a top hat. her mouth is open. an angry-looking bee has emerged from her hat.

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Lori Emerson @loriemerson.net · 2d

we, @cumediastudies.bsky.social, are still recruiting new grad students to begin fall 2026! We are also hoping to see apps for our PhD program from individuals with a secondary interest in obtaining training in digital humanities #dh. details here and pls share---> docs.google.com/document/d/1...

MDST Graduate Programs Recruitment

University of Colorado Boulder Media Studies Department Recruiting Graduate Students for Fall 2026! The Media Studies Department at the University of Colorado Boulder is now accepting applications fo...

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Lori Emerson @loriemerson.net · 2d

yes!!