Lumens
@fluxluminous.bsky.social
Advocate for humanity, democracy, kindness, compassion
Watcher of birds, squirrels, frogs
Watcher of birds, squirrels, frogs
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Marxists: AI is a technology for capital to crush labor power and take control of everything.
Sensible people: this is doomerism and hysteria.
Navarro: AI is a technology for us to crush labor power and take control of everything.
Sensible people: this is doomerism and hysteria.
Navarro: AI is a technology for us to crush labor power and take control of everything.
Peter Navarro: "In an age of AI when all the white collar jobs are going away pretty damn quick, I think maybe it's a good time for people to think about having good blue collar jobs ... give tariffs a chance, because they're working"
December 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Marxists: AI is a technology for capital to crush labor power and take control of everything.
Sensible people: this is doomerism and hysteria.
Navarro: AI is a technology for us to crush labor power and take control of everything.
Sensible people: this is doomerism and hysteria.
Navarro: AI is a technology for us to crush labor power and take control of everything.
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This is good news.
Automatic license plate readers endanger everyone's privacy and civil liberties. More cities must follow Flagstaff's lead, and end their partnerships with Flock and other surveillance companies.
Automatic license plate readers endanger everyone's privacy and civil liberties. More cities must follow Flagstaff's lead, and end their partnerships with Flock and other surveillance companies.
Flagstaff City Council votes to end use of automated license plate cameras
The Flagstaff Police Department immediately deactivated the cameras following the vote.
www.12news.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This is good news.
Automatic license plate readers endanger everyone's privacy and civil liberties. More cities must follow Flagstaff's lead, and end their partnerships with Flock and other surveillance companies.
Automatic license plate readers endanger everyone's privacy and civil liberties. More cities must follow Flagstaff's lead, and end their partnerships with Flock and other surveillance companies.
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Good morning, please enjoy this bun eating greens in the snow for a minute 🐰🌿❄️
Eastern Cottontail in Central Park, 12.17.2025
Eastern Cottontail in Central Park, 12.17.2025
December 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Good morning, please enjoy this bun eating greens in the snow for a minute 🐰🌿❄️
Eastern Cottontail in Central Park, 12.17.2025
Eastern Cottontail in Central Park, 12.17.2025
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The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows – an imaginative lexicon of words for things we feel but cannot name – is one of the 3 books I most often give as presents that most readily delight the recipient: www.themarginalian.org/2024/04/12/d...
December 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows – an imaginative lexicon of words for things we feel but cannot name – is one of the 3 books I most often give as presents that most readily delight the recipient: www.themarginalian.org/2024/04/12/d...
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honestly coming to the conclusion that most people have no idea _how_ to learn things. they don't poke, prod, ask questions, interrogate.
they sorta expect to be spoonfed surface-level fact patterns
they sorta expect to be spoonfed surface-level fact patterns
A thousand percent. Being able to ask any stupid question and get some answer back is so valuable. Even better when you push back and contest them, *even if you're unsure*
It's a kind of duelling, almost. Very good for learning
It's a kind of duelling, almost. Very good for learning
I continue to think LLMs are absurdly powerful for learning, and I'm using them more often for it.
The problem is that a lot of people don't have solid metacognitive skills around epistemics and autodidactism.
You've got to have a handle on what you know, how you learn, and if you're learning.
The problem is that a lot of people don't have solid metacognitive skills around epistemics and autodidactism.
You've got to have a handle on what you know, how you learn, and if you're learning.
December 18, 2025 at 6:18 AM
honestly coming to the conclusion that most people have no idea _how_ to learn things. they don't poke, prod, ask questions, interrogate.
they sorta expect to be spoonfed surface-level fact patterns
they sorta expect to be spoonfed surface-level fact patterns
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No. No. No!
This is critical research. It's not even centered on climate. It's solar physics! It's geomagnetic storms! It's space weather! It's sunspots!
It's a research center needed for satellites and spaceflight!
This is critical research. It's not even centered on climate. It's solar physics! It's geomagnetic storms! It's space weather! It's sunspots!
It's a research center needed for satellites and spaceflight!
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
No. No. No!
This is critical research. It's not even centered on climate. It's solar physics! It's geomagnetic storms! It's space weather! It's sunspots!
It's a research center needed for satellites and spaceflight!
This is critical research. It's not even centered on climate. It's solar physics! It's geomagnetic storms! It's space weather! It's sunspots!
It's a research center needed for satellites and spaceflight!
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Rob Reiner was a good guy. He made a lot of movies about good guys, in worlds where not everyone was good and you didn’t have to be good. He made movies about people trying. He was angry, as many hopeful people are. He knew the world could be better and he wanted it to be. His death is devastating.
December 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Rob Reiner was a good guy. He made a lot of movies about good guys, in worlds where not everyone was good and you didn’t have to be good. He made movies about people trying. He was angry, as many hopeful people are. He knew the world could be better and he wanted it to be. His death is devastating.
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"The mind narrates what the nervous system knows. Story follows state."
Polyvagal theory and the neurobiology of connection – the fascinating science of rupture, repair, and reciprocity www.themarginalian.org/2024/05/31/p...
Polyvagal theory and the neurobiology of connection – the fascinating science of rupture, repair, and reciprocity www.themarginalian.org/2024/05/31/p...
Polyvagal Theory and the Neurobiology of Connection: The Science of Rupture, Repair, and Reciprocity
“The mind narrates what the nervous system knows. Story follows state.”
www.themarginalian.org
December 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"The mind narrates what the nervous system knows. Story follows state."
Polyvagal theory and the neurobiology of connection – the fascinating science of rupture, repair, and reciprocity www.themarginalian.org/2024/05/31/p...
Polyvagal theory and the neurobiology of connection – the fascinating science of rupture, repair, and reciprocity www.themarginalian.org/2024/05/31/p...
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Republicans want to slash programs across the government and make sure there’s no way for future administrations to fund them.
That means programs like Medicare and Social Security would be on the chopping block.
That means programs like Medicare and Social Security would be on the chopping block.
December 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Republicans want to slash programs across the government and make sure there’s no way for future administrations to fund them.
That means programs like Medicare and Social Security would be on the chopping block.
That means programs like Medicare and Social Security would be on the chopping block.
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Flock exposed training materials and a panel which tracked what its AI annotators were working on. It showed that Flock, which has cameras in thousands of U.S. communities, is using overseas workers. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Story by @josephcox.bsky.social:
www.404media.co/flock-uses-o...
Story by @josephcox.bsky.social:
www.404media.co/flock-uses-o...
December 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Flock exposed training materials and a panel which tracked what its AI annotators were working on. It showed that Flock, which has cameras in thousands of U.S. communities, is using overseas workers. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Story by @josephcox.bsky.social:
www.404media.co/flock-uses-o...
Story by @josephcox.bsky.social:
www.404media.co/flock-uses-o...
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"To love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love."
A Zen classic on how to love www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/31/h...
A Zen classic on how to love www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/31/h...
How to Love: Legendary Zen Buddhist Teacher Thich Nhat Hanh on Mastering the Art of “Interbeing”
“To love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love.”
www.themarginalian.org
September 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"To love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love."
A Zen classic on how to love www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/31/h...
A Zen classic on how to love www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/31/h...
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on the one hand I should absolutely put my phone down but on the other hand what if the forces attacking democracy operate on weeping angels logic
August 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
on the one hand I should absolutely put my phone down but on the other hand what if the forces attacking democracy operate on weeping angels logic
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“This is truly a war with no limits,” our columnist Lydia Polgreen writes of the war in Gaza, “and soon there may be no journalists left to document its horror.”
“This is truly a war with no limits,” our columnist Lydia Polgreen writes of the war in Gaza, “and soon there may be no journalists left to document its horror.”
Opinion | Israel Says It Killed a Hamas Commander. It Killed a Pulitzer-Winning Journalist.
The killing of Anas al-Sharif marks an ominous new phase of the war in Gaza.
nyti.ms
August 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“This is truly a war with no limits,” our columnist Lydia Polgreen writes of the war in Gaza, “and soon there may be no journalists left to document its horror.”
“This is truly a war with no limits,” our columnist Lydia Polgreen writes of the war in Gaza, “and soon there may be no journalists left to document its horror.”
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Cynicism asks nothing of us; hope demands everything. When people choose to act rather than surrender, that is what keeps democracy alive. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
What Gives Me Hope
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Cynicism asks nothing of us; hope demands everything. When people choose to act rather than surrender, that is what keeps democracy alive. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
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tough to face that we live in a world now where “i put on my robe and wizard hat” unlocks billions of dollars and gets you hailed as a genius
The people dominating our political landscape, culture, and economy are just so stupid and full of shit it's almost impossible to describe
August 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
tough to face that we live in a world now where “i put on my robe and wizard hat” unlocks billions of dollars and gets you hailed as a genius
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name a non-LOTR character who is a cool and good person but would nevertheless set land speed records for getting fucked up by the One Ring
August 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
name a non-LOTR character who is a cool and good person but would nevertheless set land speed records for getting fucked up by the One Ring
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“The sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.”
Carl Jung, born 150 years ago today, on life and death www.themarginalian.org/2012/03/13/m...
Carl Jung, born 150 years ago today, on life and death www.themarginalian.org/2012/03/13/m...
July 27, 2025 at 4:47 AM
“The sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.”
Carl Jung, born 150 years ago today, on life and death www.themarginalian.org/2012/03/13/m...
Carl Jung, born 150 years ago today, on life and death www.themarginalian.org/2012/03/13/m...
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Funding cuts to PBS and NPR, attempts to stop the Wall Street Journal from publishing, Colbert canceled.
Do not take a free press for granted. We need to fight for it.
Do not take a free press for granted. We need to fight for it.
July 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Funding cuts to PBS and NPR, attempts to stop the Wall Street Journal from publishing, Colbert canceled.
Do not take a free press for granted. We need to fight for it.
Do not take a free press for granted. We need to fight for it.
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It's become clear that this administration is just a protracted war on anybody who's read a book without pictures in it. It's a miracle we're all still getting up and going to work every morning. The psychological drain is the point, and I'm increasingly grateful to the people who are still decent.
July 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
It's become clear that this administration is just a protracted war on anybody who's read a book without pictures in it. It's a miracle we're all still getting up and going to work every morning. The psychological drain is the point, and I'm increasingly grateful to the people who are still decent.
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I’d say that @stephencolbert.bsky.social is (with the lone exception of @maddow.msnbc.com) the most brilliant, humane person I’ve encountered in broadcasting. His mind works faster than anyone else’s at a level of sophistication that is unmatchable. Genuinely a generational talent.
July 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I’d say that @stephencolbert.bsky.social is (with the lone exception of @maddow.msnbc.com) the most brilliant, humane person I’ve encountered in broadcasting. His mind works faster than anyone else’s at a level of sophistication that is unmatchable. Genuinely a generational talent.
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Here's what Conde Nast publishes.
July 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here's what Conde Nast publishes.
How did I miss this? This would be terrible.
If this goes through, say goodbte to Wired, Teen Vogue, Ars Technica, The New Yorker, Them, and Vanity Fair as you know them currently.
They'll be gutted and reoriented towards oligarch friendly propaganda.
They'll be gutted and reoriented towards oligarch friendly propaganda.
Bezos is considering purchasing Conde Nast as a present to his now wife. Conde Nast owns not just Vogue but also Wired. Apparently, purchasing media to turn it into a propaganda organ is now the latest nuptial gift among the oligarchs.
I'm going to become the joker.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
I'm going to become the joker.
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
July 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
How did I miss this? This would be terrible.
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Deeply saddened by the passing of Andrea Gibson. Poetry and the world has lost a giant.
"When a human dies, the soul searches the universe
for something blushing, something shaking
in the cold, something that scars, sweeps
the universe for patience worn thin,
the last nerve fighting for its life"
"When a human dies, the soul searches the universe
for something blushing, something shaking
in the cold, something that scars, sweeps
the universe for patience worn thin,
the last nerve fighting for its life"
July 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Deeply saddened by the passing of Andrea Gibson. Poetry and the world has lost a giant.
"When a human dies, the soul searches the universe
for something blushing, something shaking
in the cold, something that scars, sweeps
the universe for patience worn thin,
the last nerve fighting for its life"
"When a human dies, the soul searches the universe
for something blushing, something shaking
in the cold, something that scars, sweeps
the universe for patience worn thin,
the last nerve fighting for its life"
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“Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it.”
July 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
“Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it.”