This Ain’t Michael
@micheil.bsky.social
Digital ecosystems, information systems, physicist, bulldog dad since 1996.
Chicago. Silicon Valley. Scottsdale. Denver.
Opinions and insights do not reflect any organization I am affiliated with.
Chicago. Silicon Valley. Scottsdale. Denver.
Opinions and insights do not reflect any organization I am affiliated with.
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This Ain’t Michael
@micheil.bsky.social
· Jun 22
Mr Wrinkles is always down for a photo op. Or two.
Hope everyone is staying cool! 🥵
Hope everyone is staying cool! 🥵
Dude is hella charming
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Dude is hella charming
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This is Frankie. He ran outside like he always does, only to find out his yard had been replaced with a white void. 12/10 (IG: frankiethenorfie)
January 29, 2026 at 7:11 PM
This is Frankie. He ran outside like he always does, only to find out his yard had been replaced with a white void. 12/10 (IG: frankiethenorfie)
Also stupefying about space data centers:
- Shock/Vibe: launch is like slamming your phone on the ground repeatedly for minutes
- Radiation: high energy particles require shielding, special IC architecture
- Repairability: duh!
- Reliability: see above
- Obsolescence: compute HW gets old fast
- Shock/Vibe: launch is like slamming your phone on the ground repeatedly for minutes
- Radiation: high energy particles require shielding, special IC architecture
- Repairability: duh!
- Reliability: see above
- Obsolescence: compute HW gets old fast
Lately I'm regretting that we didn't talk about space data centers in A City on Mars, but tbh the idea just seemed so transparently silly. Now Musk and apparently the CNA (www.reuters.com/science/chin...) are talking about it.
China plans space‑based AI data centres, challenging Musk's SpaceX ambitions
China's main space contractor vowed to construct "digital-intelligence infrastructure" that will enable data from Earth to be processed in space.
www.reuters.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Also stupefying about space data centers:
- Shock/Vibe: launch is like slamming your phone on the ground repeatedly for minutes
- Radiation: high energy particles require shielding, special IC architecture
- Repairability: duh!
- Reliability: see above
- Obsolescence: compute HW gets old fast
- Shock/Vibe: launch is like slamming your phone on the ground repeatedly for minutes
- Radiation: high energy particles require shielding, special IC architecture
- Repairability: duh!
- Reliability: see above
- Obsolescence: compute HW gets old fast
Bezos and Musk didn't invest in WaPo or Twitter to make money.
Any analysis that views these investments thru that lens is farcical. It's not about money at all.
It is a siege of power; a pawn on a chessboard; prestige; control; ego stroking; narcissism.
Any analysis that views these investments thru that lens is farcical. It's not about money at all.
It is a siege of power; a pawn on a chessboard; prestige; control; ego stroking; narcissism.
February 5, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Bezos and Musk didn't invest in WaPo or Twitter to make money.
Any analysis that views these investments thru that lens is farcical. It's not about money at all.
It is a siege of power; a pawn on a chessboard; prestige; control; ego stroking; narcissism.
Any analysis that views these investments thru that lens is farcical. It's not about money at all.
It is a siege of power; a pawn on a chessboard; prestige; control; ego stroking; narcissism.
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Troublemaker is my middle name.
February 1, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Troublemaker is my middle name.
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Quiet. We’re busy rebuilding Venezuelan infrastructure. And the Kennedy Center. 🤡
Tens of thousands of people across Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana have gone a week without power or heat after a brutal ice storm. At least three dozen people have died in connection with the storm, officials have said.
Fear and Anger Grow as Thousands Remain Without Power in the South
More than 30 people have died across three Southern states in connection with last week’s storm, and thousands remain without power.
nyti.ms
February 2, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Quiet. We’re busy rebuilding Venezuelan infrastructure. And the Kennedy Center. 🤡
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“.. Trump has hung a for-sale sign on the Oval Office at a scale and frequency that is untoward and unprecedented. It’s also true that a Republican-controlled Congress and the courts are unlikely to do a thing about it.”
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
February 2, 2026 at 11:18 AM
“.. Trump has hung a for-sale sign on the Oval Office at a scale and frequency that is untoward and unprecedented. It’s also true that a Republican-controlled Congress and the courts are unlikely to do a thing about it.”
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Fuck Groundhog's Day. WhyTF aren't people loosing their minds over this?
Bribes. In broad daylight.
Bribes. In broad daylight.
Foreign countries are bribing our president to sell out the American people.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
February 2, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Fuck Groundhog's Day. WhyTF aren't people loosing their minds over this?
Bribes. In broad daylight.
Bribes. In broad daylight.
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I was a White House ethics lawyer.
I used to advise people not to even accept a free cup of coffee from someone who had interests before them. And staff followed those rules.
I can’t even find the words to describe the scale of Trump’s corruption here.
I used to advise people not to even accept a free cup of coffee from someone who had interests before them. And staff followed those rules.
I can’t even find the words to describe the scale of Trump’s corruption here.
Foreign countries are bribing our president to sell out the American people.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
Trump family businesses made $187 MILLION from this deal, and just months later he gave the UAE some of our most top-secret AI tech.
They are selling our national security to the highest bidder.
February 2, 2026 at 7:28 AM
I was a White House ethics lawyer.
I used to advise people not to even accept a free cup of coffee from someone who had interests before them. And staff followed those rules.
I can’t even find the words to describe the scale of Trump’s corruption here.
I used to advise people not to even accept a free cup of coffee from someone who had interests before them. And staff followed those rules.
I can’t even find the words to describe the scale of Trump’s corruption here.
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The financial underpinnings of OpenAI are blatantly obfuscated and scammy. I read this article several times and was like... "Huh? Wha???"
But, there is a key theme: Nvidia is distancing itself from OpenAI, and being vocal in doing so.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-...
But, there is a key theme: Nvidia is distancing itself from OpenAI, and being vocal in doing so.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-...
Exclusive | The $100 Billion Megadeal Between OpenAI and Nvidia Is on Ice
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has privately played down the likelihood the original deal will be finalized, although the two companies will continue to have a close collaboration.
www.wsj.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The financial underpinnings of OpenAI are blatantly obfuscated and scammy. I read this article several times and was like... "Huh? Wha???"
But, there is a key theme: Nvidia is distancing itself from OpenAI, and being vocal in doing so.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-...
But, there is a key theme: Nvidia is distancing itself from OpenAI, and being vocal in doing so.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-...
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hi folks, serious journalist here, it's important to understand that this all makes perfect sense if you've completely cooked your brain on Elon fanboy bullshit for the last decade
January 29, 2026 at 10:58 PM
hi folks, serious journalist here, it's important to understand that this all makes perfect sense if you've completely cooked your brain on Elon fanboy bullshit for the last decade
The entire admin is staffed by complete idiots. Like, this mistake is fundamentally stupid. FFS.
Acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Madhu Gottumukkala, forced CISA to give him special access to the public version of ChatGPT then abused that access by uploading “for official use only” contracting documents to the chatbot.
U.S. Acting Cyber Chief Uploaded Sensitive Files to ChatGPT
Acting CISA director uploaded sensitive government files to public ChatGPT despite security warnings, exposing federal cybersecurity leadership failures.
www.yahoo.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The entire admin is staffed by complete idiots. Like, this mistake is fundamentally stupid. FFS.
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MELANIA has been nominated for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography in the FIFA Oscars
January 28, 2026 at 5:16 PM
MELANIA has been nominated for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography in the FIFA Oscars
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we’re right about ai too
January 27, 2026 at 2:23 PM
we’re right about ai too
2026: Starting to feel like the Find Out part of FAFO.
More analysts calling bullshit on LLMs. No consensus yet if there is a narrow impact on a few companies, or broader.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
More analysts calling bullshit on LLMs. No consensus yet if there is a narrow impact on a few companies, or broader.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Asset Manager Warns That OpenAI Is Likely Headed for Financial Disaster
Former Fidelity manager George Noble warned in a lengthy tweet that OpenAI may already be "FALLING APART IN REAL TIME."
futurism.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:27 PM
2026: Starting to feel like the Find Out part of FAFO.
More analysts calling bullshit on LLMs. No consensus yet if there is a narrow impact on a few companies, or broader.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
More analysts calling bullshit on LLMs. No consensus yet if there is a narrow impact on a few companies, or broader.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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You can’t spell tariffs without ffs. #TrumpTariffs
January 23, 2026 at 10:29 PM
You can’t spell tariffs without ffs. #TrumpTariffs
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This is Reggie. He is a very sweet boy whose hopes and dreams are entirely invested in this blueberry. 13/10 (TT: reggiethebully5)
January 12, 2026 at 6:17 PM
This is Reggie. He is a very sweet boy whose hopes and dreams are entirely invested in this blueberry. 13/10 (TT: reggiethebully5)
It's a slush fund, y'all. From the article:
"...this is being set up kind of like a slush fund,” said the expert who asked for anonymity. “It’s very troubling.”
Slush fund. Let that sink in.
"...this is being set up kind of like a slush fund,” said the expert who asked for anonymity. “It’s very troubling.”
Slush fund. Let that sink in.
January 20, 2026 at 12:51 AM
It's a slush fund, y'all. From the article:
"...this is being set up kind of like a slush fund,” said the expert who asked for anonymity. “It’s very troubling.”
Slush fund. Let that sink in.
"...this is being set up kind of like a slush fund,” said the expert who asked for anonymity. “It’s very troubling.”
Slush fund. Let that sink in.
Computing is an extension of human sociology and psychology. Humans create information from nothing. It is inextricably tied to the human condition.
It might also be consistent with the idea that LLMs are cultural technologies, soaking up all of humanity's knowledge such that they are a kind of interactive repository of all human intellectual (and other) history.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Large AI models are cultural and social technologies
Implications draw on the history of transformative information systems from the past
www.science.org
January 18, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Computing is an extension of human sociology and psychology. Humans create information from nothing. It is inextricably tied to the human condition.
Probably my first favorite artist, I remember loving Donna when I was 4-5yrs old! Her songs are immortal to that passage of time. They feel just as current as ever.
I can't even think of a song as sonically inventive, infectious and motherfucking sexy as I Feel Love. 😍
I can't even think of a song as sonically inventive, infectious and motherfucking sexy as I Feel Love. 😍
Between 1975 and 1979, Donna Summer released 22 singles, including "Bad Girls," "Hot Stuff," and "I Feel Love."
20 of them went to #1 on the Billboard Dance Chart.
20 out of 22.
20 of them went to #1 on the Billboard Dance Chart.
20 out of 22.
January 18, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Probably my first favorite artist, I remember loving Donna when I was 4-5yrs old! Her songs are immortal to that passage of time. They feel just as current as ever.
I can't even think of a song as sonically inventive, infectious and motherfucking sexy as I Feel Love. 😍
I can't even think of a song as sonically inventive, infectious and motherfucking sexy as I Feel Love. 😍
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ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
January 16, 2026 at 10:24 PM