Tim Peter
@tcpeter.bsky.social
Educator. Consultant. Author of the best-selling “Digital Reset: Driving Marketing and Customer Acquisition Beyond Big Tech.” Values kindness most of all.
I suspect companies will figure this stuff out — either by improving AI or figuring out what’s it’s actually good for. If it weren’t for the employees impacted by this decision, this is funny. Downright LMAO even
January 17, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I suspect companies will figure this stuff out — either by improving AI or figuring out what’s it’s actually good for. If it weren’t for the employees impacted by this decision, this is funny. Downright LMAO even
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Acoustic guitars used to just be called ‘guitars.’
Then, we invented electric guitars. Oh no.
Which meant saying ‘guitar’ wasn’t clear enough.
So 'guitars' became 'acoustic guitars.'
‘Acoustic guitar’ is an example of a ‘retronym.’
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Then, we invented electric guitars. Oh no.
Which meant saying ‘guitar’ wasn’t clear enough.
So 'guitars' became 'acoustic guitars.'
‘Acoustic guitar’ is an example of a ‘retronym.’
🧵⬇️
January 13, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Acoustic guitars used to just be called ‘guitars.’
Then, we invented electric guitars. Oh no.
Which meant saying ‘guitar’ wasn’t clear enough.
So 'guitars' became 'acoustic guitars.'
‘Acoustic guitar’ is an example of a ‘retronym.’
🧵⬇️
Then, we invented electric guitars. Oh no.
Which meant saying ‘guitar’ wasn’t clear enough.
So 'guitars' became 'acoustic guitars.'
‘Acoustic guitar’ is an example of a ‘retronym.’
🧵⬇️
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#StarTrekTNG "Secret Persona"
Picard receives coded transmissions of his personal logs he does not remember making, warning him of a coming danger. Someone changed the LCARS font to Papyrus and now nothing fits. Tech support: Eddie Murphy.
Picard receives coded transmissions of his personal logs he does not remember making, warning him of a coming danger. Someone changed the LCARS font to Papyrus and now nothing fits. Tech support: Eddie Murphy.
![A partial clipping from an old TV Guide reads as follows:
kill his wife, Smokey (Samuel L. Jackson) takes revenge on the arsonists. Woodsy Owl: Wesley Snipes. McGruff: James Earl Jones.
7 PM channel 13 STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION(CC)—Science Fiction; 60 min.
Picard receives coded transmissions of his personal logs he does not remember making, warning him of a coming danger. Someone changed the LCARS font to Papyrus and now nothing fits. Tech support: Eddie Murphy.
[SCI] MOVIE(CC)—Sci-Fi/Romance; 2 hrs.
“Starcrossed Wires.” Brent Spiner. Madeline](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yulpnkidj3dkdip5ma3c3ssn/bafkreidi2ofkodexn352mt25s6bm2qfmaxrbonzysbk62ugfoahj5ywnje@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 2:01 AM
#StarTrekTNG "Secret Persona"
Picard receives coded transmissions of his personal logs he does not remember making, warning him of a coming danger. Someone changed the LCARS font to Papyrus and now nothing fits. Tech support: Eddie Murphy.
Picard receives coded transmissions of his personal logs he does not remember making, warning him of a coming danger. Someone changed the LCARS font to Papyrus and now nothing fits. Tech support: Eddie Murphy.
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A ream of norms are being shattered daily, but as a tech expert this one really shocks me. For a generation CSAM has been *THE* flaming red line for a tech platform. If they spent money on ANYTHING, it was moderating it miles away. To even have the whiff of it was a Federal kiss of death. Now? 🤷♂️
I want to highlight this important story by my friends @nbcnews.com - www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne... "The Internet Watch Foundation said it found topless images of girls that dark web forum users attributed to xAI’s Grok Imagine." <-- the AI generated CSAM / NCII immediately escapes containment
Dark web users cite Grok as tool for making 'criminal imagery' of kids, U.K. watchdog says
The Internet Watch Foundation said it found topless images of girls that dark web forum users attributed to xAI’s Grok Imagine.
www.nbcnews.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:11 PM
A ream of norms are being shattered daily, but as a tech expert this one really shocks me. For a generation CSAM has been *THE* flaming red line for a tech platform. If they spent money on ANYTHING, it was moderating it miles away. To even have the whiff of it was a Federal kiss of death. Now? 🤷♂️
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Been working on this one for a while — it's a little bit of history of a key foundation of internet technology, and a little bit of an explainer about how people _actually_ invent things. This is the amazing (true!) story of how Markdown took over the world. www.anildash.com/2026/01/09/h...
How Markdown took over the world - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Been working on this one for a while — it's a little bit of history of a key foundation of internet technology, and a little bit of an explainer about how people _actually_ invent things. This is the amazing (true!) story of how Markdown took over the world. www.anildash.com/2026/01/09/h...
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I'm glad to see this pressure on Google and Apple. If any other company was running an active CSAM generator in public you better believe it would have been removed from their app stores by now www.wired.com/story/x-grok...
Why Are Grok and X Still Available in App Stores?
Elon Musk’s chatbot has been used to generate thousands of sexualized images of adults and apparent minors. Apple and Google have removed other “nudify” apps—but continue to host X and Grok.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I'm glad to see this pressure on Google and Apple. If any other company was running an active CSAM generator in public you better believe it would have been removed from their app stores by now www.wired.com/story/x-grok...
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my 75yo mother told me last night that she’s planning to delete Instagram and Facebook because she’s sick of not being able to tell what’s AI and what’s not, and I genuinely don’t think tech companies have reckoned with this kind of move as an actual possibility
January 6, 2026 at 3:12 AM
my 75yo mother told me last night that she’s planning to delete Instagram and Facebook because she’s sick of not being able to tell what’s AI and what’s not, and I genuinely don’t think tech companies have reckoned with this kind of move as an actual possibility
This is insane. People at X should face charges for this nonsense
January 5, 2026 at 5:58 PM
This is insane. People at X should face charges for this nonsense
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The first two hours this morning
January 5, 2026 at 11:21 AM
The first two hours this morning
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It should be journalistic malpractice to quote an AI chatbot instead of the company’s spokesperson when the chatbot is shown to have product flaws due to cutting corners.
January 2, 2026 at 8:02 PM
It should be journalistic malpractice to quote an AI chatbot instead of the company’s spokesperson when the chatbot is shown to have product flaws due to cutting corners.
Not an accident. Amazing how many have reported it credulously too
Interesting tactic to have the AI post to X to apologize instead of any actual accountability by the CEO or any human at the company.
January 2, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Not an accident. Amazing how many have reported it credulously too
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The MechaHitler bot is producing CSAM for X users, but the vast majority of the political and media elite continue to use the fascist propaganda app.
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X reut.rs/498SoUk
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements were being made to prevent this.
reut.rs
January 2, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The MechaHitler bot is producing CSAM for X users, but the vast majority of the political and media elite continue to use the fascist propaganda app.
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You don’t have to “love” it. But you shouldn’t hate it.
January 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
You don’t have to “love” it. But you shouldn’t hate it.
This is precisely how I started my own business almost 15 years ago. Best career decision I ever made.
Gonna co-sign this.
Wishing you could stay on vacation? Totally normal; of course work is less enjoyable than vacation, they don't call it "going to fun"
DREADING it? Something is deeply wrong. Pay attention to and act on that feeling
Wishing you could stay on vacation? Totally normal; of course work is less enjoyable than vacation, they don't call it "going to fun"
DREADING it? Something is deeply wrong. Pay attention to and act on that feeling
Lawyers, if you are dreading going back to work after a break - don't go back. Quit. Figure it out. Find a place that values you. It's the only way to live.
January 2, 2026 at 3:13 PM
This is precisely how I started my own business almost 15 years ago. Best career decision I ever made.
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Gonna co-sign this.
Wishing you could stay on vacation? Totally normal; of course work is less enjoyable than vacation, they don't call it "going to fun"
DREADING it? Something is deeply wrong. Pay attention to and act on that feeling
Wishing you could stay on vacation? Totally normal; of course work is less enjoyable than vacation, they don't call it "going to fun"
DREADING it? Something is deeply wrong. Pay attention to and act on that feeling
Lawyers, if you are dreading going back to work after a break - don't go back. Quit. Figure it out. Find a place that values you. It's the only way to live.
January 2, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Gonna co-sign this.
Wishing you could stay on vacation? Totally normal; of course work is less enjoyable than vacation, they don't call it "going to fun"
DREADING it? Something is deeply wrong. Pay attention to and act on that feeling
Wishing you could stay on vacation? Totally normal; of course work is less enjoyable than vacation, they don't call it "going to fun"
DREADING it? Something is deeply wrong. Pay attention to and act on that feeling
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Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
January 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
Um… yeah. This is very not good.
Stop reporting on what a chatbot spits out about its internal processes and start holding the people who own the tech accountable.
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements ...
www.reuters.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Um… yeah. This is very not good.
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AGI means AI can outperform humans in knowledge work. This is not a reality but many act like it’s inevitable.
AI agent hype is effectively selling AGI functionality on LLM technology. It will solve some problems but disappoint a lot.
AI agent hype is effectively selling AGI functionality on LLM technology. It will solve some problems but disappoint a lot.
January 1, 2026 at 10:18 PM
AGI means AI can outperform humans in knowledge work. This is not a reality but many act like it’s inevitable.
AI agent hype is effectively selling AGI functionality on LLM technology. It will solve some problems but disappoint a lot.
AI agent hype is effectively selling AGI functionality on LLM technology. It will solve some problems but disappoint a lot.
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Our Solar System is orbiting the center of our Galaxy at about 220 km/s so in 2025 we collectively traveled something like 7 billion kilometers across the Milky Way. Once in a while, when you have a moment, it’s worthwhile to take a look around, see where you are, and appreciate how far you’ve come.
January 1, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Our Solar System is orbiting the center of our Galaxy at about 220 km/s so in 2025 we collectively traveled something like 7 billion kilometers across the Milky Way. Once in a while, when you have a moment, it’s worthwhile to take a look around, see where you are, and appreciate how far you’ve come.
Must read 🧵
When you get the reputation of being the guy with the encouraging words on New Year's Eve, it can start to come through as a little pressure -- what if the situation on the ground is worse than usual? what if people are more scared than they usually are, and with cause? what use are good vibes then?
January 1, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Must read 🧵
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31 December 1995. Still the perfect goodbye.
December 31, 2024 at 12:21 PM
31 December 1995. Still the perfect goodbye.
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The effort is a virtual goldmine for OpenAI.
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation
OpenAI employees working on ChatGPT report plans to unleash sponsored advertisements above organic results.
trib.al
December 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The effort is a virtual goldmine for OpenAI.
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The attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands sued Meta Platforms, accusing the Facebook and Instagram owner of deliberately profiting from advertisements for scams and failing to keep its social media platforms safe for children reut.rs/4pgbHRC
Meta is sued by US Virgin Islands over ads for scams, dangers to children
The attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands has sued Meta Platforms, accusing the Facebook and Instagram owner of deliberately profiting from advertisements for scams and failing to keep its socia...
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December 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands sued Meta Platforms, accusing the Facebook and Instagram owner of deliberately profiting from advertisements for scams and failing to keep its social media platforms safe for children reut.rs/4pgbHRC
This is such an obvious and easy thing for small businesses to do, and I’m always shocked by how few actually do it. If your business depends even a little on foot traffic, your website and Google Business Profile should 100% be up-to-date wrt holiday hours.
Tiniest pet peeve of all time: a website that is full of random froth about how great a shop/restaurant/cafe is, when literally the only reason I would ever bother to visit the website is to find out if it's open on NYE, and what hours.
That info should be easy to find, c'mon!
That info should be easy to find, c'mon!
December 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This is such an obvious and easy thing for small businesses to do, and I’m always shocked by how few actually do it. If your business depends even a little on foot traffic, your website and Google Business Profile should 100% be up-to-date wrt holiday hours.