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VIRGIN AI LOVER: you've got to embrace new technology
LUDDITE CHAD: the devastating capabilities of anthropogenic forces confront us with an urgent need to rethink the socially and ecologically destructive potentials of "progress"
LUDDITE CHAD: the devastating capabilities of anthropogenic forces confront us with an urgent need to rethink the socially and ecologically destructive potentials of "progress"
"Any childish thoughts of transcending nature or slipping off into Space must wait on this work – really, of learning finally who and where we are, acknowledging the beauty, walking in beauty." - Gary Snyder, 1978
One reason Big Tech is so powerful is: people embrace the story they're telling about the future so they can ignore the problems of the present
They say: we can exceed our limitations, do anything, live forever, leave Earth behind
The fact that so many people believe it scares the shit out of me
They say: we can exceed our limitations, do anything, live forever, leave Earth behind
The fact that so many people believe it scares the shit out of me
January 13, 2026 at 3:40 PM
"Any childish thoughts of transcending nature or slipping off into Space must wait on this work – really, of learning finally who and where we are, acknowledging the beauty, walking in beauty." - Gary Snyder, 1978
"If the average American is a squeezed-flat toothpaste tube that's been drained of all its readily extractable contents, then AI is the scissors that slit the tube up the side so that the very last dregs can be scraped out." - Cory Doctorow
January 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
"If the average American is a squeezed-flat toothpaste tube that's been drained of all its readily extractable contents, then AI is the scissors that slit the tube up the side so that the very last dregs can be scraped out." - Cory Doctorow
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In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
January 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
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Greenland is back in the news so I am compelled to remind folks that while yes, there are rare earth minerals there, the tech weirdos who have infiltrated the government have also been obsessed with Greenland as part of their network state plan for a long time.
drilled.media/news/network...
drilled.media/news/network...
What the Technofascists and Religious Fanatics Have in Common: End Days Theology
Silicon Valley elite want to “disrupt” democracy with feudalism. Understanding their new and evolving ideology is critical to grappling with what’s happening in the U.S. today.
drilled.media
January 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Greenland is back in the news so I am compelled to remind folks that while yes, there are rare earth minerals there, the tech weirdos who have infiltrated the government have also been obsessed with Greenland as part of their network state plan for a long time.
drilled.media/news/network...
drilled.media/news/network...
The assets will be bought and someone will come up with a new grift. Tech bros have pushed crypto, NFTs and now AI to try justify the money spent on GPUs. When these haven't taken off as planned, they've pivoted each time to some new "get rich quick" bullshit. It's a pyramid scheme
December 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The assets will be bought and someone will come up with a new grift. Tech bros have pushed crypto, NFTs and now AI to try justify the money spent on GPUs. When these haven't taken off as planned, they've pivoted each time to some new "get rich quick" bullshit. It's a pyramid scheme
It's a beautiful day in the village and you are a horrible goose
December 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
It's a beautiful day in the village and you are a horrible goose
No chess players on here huh
In 1997, the DeepBlue supercomputer won a six-game match against the world's number-one ranked chess player, Garry Kasparov
Fast forward to 2025 and the people who shape the global economy are betting everything on a computer that plays chess like this
USER: 1. e4
CHATGPT: 2... Kxe1
Fast forward to 2025 and the people who shape the global economy are betting everything on a computer that plays chess like this
USER: 1. e4
CHATGPT: 2... Kxe1
December 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
No chess players on here huh
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americans face a difficult choice: do you support the evil maniacs destroying the country or do you support the genteel maniacs who watch the destruction and say "i think that's illegal to do actually" to the newspaper?
December 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
americans face a difficult choice: do you support the evil maniacs destroying the country or do you support the genteel maniacs who watch the destruction and say "i think that's illegal to do actually" to the newspaper?
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They literally made a company for spying on people called palantir
December 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
They literally made a company for spying on people called palantir
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Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
"Data is the new oil"
December 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"Data is the new oil"
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Amazon just sponsored an AI energy summit chock full of climate deniers and fossil fuel evangelists, never mind that it promotes itself as a global corporate climate leader....
Just how far did the summit go to promote fossil fuel-powered AI? Find out @desmog.com 👇
www.desmog.com/2025/12/18/a...
Just how far did the summit go to promote fossil fuel-powered AI? Find out @desmog.com 👇
www.desmog.com/2025/12/18/a...
Amazon Sponsors AI Energy Summit Featuring Climate Deniers
Speakers at the event previously said "there is no climate crisis" and there is "lively debate" on climate science.
www.desmog.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Amazon just sponsored an AI energy summit chock full of climate deniers and fossil fuel evangelists, never mind that it promotes itself as a global corporate climate leader....
Just how far did the summit go to promote fossil fuel-powered AI? Find out @desmog.com 👇
www.desmog.com/2025/12/18/a...
Just how far did the summit go to promote fossil fuel-powered AI? Find out @desmog.com 👇
www.desmog.com/2025/12/18/a...
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I don't know how many times this needs to be said, but apparently a lot: If you are not in a position to verify the accuracy of some synthetic text, the synthetic text is not useful/has a high potential to be misleading.
This is one of those cases.
This is one of those cases.
The rationale I was given for AI Summaries *alongside* ordinary abstracts:
* The AI-generated summaries are intended to be more accessible to non-experts.
(1/3)
* The AI-generated summaries are intended to be more accessible to non-experts.
(1/3)
December 18, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I don't know how many times this needs to be said, but apparently a lot: If you are not in a position to verify the accuracy of some synthetic text, the synthetic text is not useful/has a high potential to be misleading.
This is one of those cases.
This is one of those cases.
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Another way to put this is that Bari Weiss’s job is not to grow CBS’ audience, but rather to constrain its reach so it can no longer threaten the conservative business alliance illegally ruling the country.
December 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Another way to put this is that Bari Weiss’s job is not to grow CBS’ audience, but rather to constrain its reach so it can no longer threaten the conservative business alliance illegally ruling the country.
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Looking at my old photoshop folders and...
December 17, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Looking at my old photoshop folders and...
Goose meme:
What do you mean disdain for popular opinion Nate
WHAT DO YOU MEAN DISDAIN FOR POPULAR OPINION NATE
What do you mean disdain for popular opinion Nate
WHAT DO YOU MEAN DISDAIN FOR POPULAR OPINION NATE
December 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Goose meme:
What do you mean disdain for popular opinion Nate
WHAT DO YOU MEAN DISDAIN FOR POPULAR OPINION NATE
What do you mean disdain for popular opinion Nate
WHAT DO YOU MEAN DISDAIN FOR POPULAR OPINION NATE
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Ethical AI is an oxymoron, like automated science
December 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Ethical AI is an oxymoron, like automated science
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British politics is a mess. Food, energy, housing are all too expensive. Major parties are all flogging the dead horse of trickle down. So I’m joining the Green Party. Britain needs an economy that works for workers, for small businesses, and future generations. @greenparty.org.uk
December 17, 2025 at 9:57 AM
British politics is a mess. Food, energy, housing are all too expensive. Major parties are all flogging the dead horse of trickle down. So I’m joining the Green Party. Britain needs an economy that works for workers, for small businesses, and future generations. @greenparty.org.uk
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He's scared. Tesla sales are tanking, California is about to rule that "Full Self-Driving" is false advertising, Starship keeps blowing up, SpaceX loses too much money to IPO, and XAI is burning $10 billion/year for the 4th place chatbot.
It's over, he knows it, and only corruption can save him.
It's over, he knows it, and only corruption can save him.
SCOOP: Elon Musk — who threatened to launch a third party and support challengers to Republican incumbents during his dispute with Trump — is now firmly back in the GOP's camp having begun funding Republican midterms campaigns.
Scoop: Elon Musk diving into 2026 midterms for the GOP
Musk recently cut big checks to help Republicans win congressional races next year.
www.axios.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
He's scared. Tesla sales are tanking, California is about to rule that "Full Self-Driving" is false advertising, Starship keeps blowing up, SpaceX loses too much money to IPO, and XAI is burning $10 billion/year for the 4th place chatbot.
It's over, he knows it, and only corruption can save him.
It's over, he knows it, and only corruption can save him.
SCOOP: richest fascist in tech supports technofascist party he helped put in power
SCOOP: Elon Musk — who threatened to launch a third party and support challengers to Republican incumbents during his dispute with Trump — is now firmly back in the GOP's camp having begun funding Republican midterms campaigns.
Scoop: Elon Musk diving into 2026 midterms for the GOP
Musk recently cut big checks to help Republicans win congressional races next year.
www.axios.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
SCOOP: richest fascist in tech supports technofascist party he helped put in power
That's a follow
December 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
That's a follow
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I think all my old mates emigrating because there were no jobs between 2008-2014, and then most of my new mates emigrating between 2018-2025 because there are no gaffs, has had a greater effect on social cohesion than migrants
December 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I think all my old mates emigrating because there were no jobs between 2008-2014, and then most of my new mates emigrating between 2018-2025 because there are no gaffs, has had a greater effect on social cohesion than migrants
One reason Big Tech is so powerful is: people embrace the story they're telling about the future so they can ignore the problems of the present
They say: we can exceed our limitations, do anything, live forever, leave Earth behind
The fact that so many people believe it scares the shit out of me
They say: we can exceed our limitations, do anything, live forever, leave Earth behind
The fact that so many people believe it scares the shit out of me
December 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Future manifesto inspired by Nottingham Zine Fest.
Full review in English and Spanish at cynthiarodriguez.org/eng/2025/11/...
Full review in English and Spanish at cynthiarodriguez.org/eng/2025/11/...
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Future manifesto inspired by Nottingham Zine Fest.
Full review in English and Spanish at cynthiarodriguez.org/eng/2025/11/...
Full review in English and Spanish at cynthiarodriguez.org/eng/2025/11/...