Heather Flyte
@hbflyte.bsky.social
Existential strategist, PhD candidate, and all-around person.
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If they don't wield the levers of power, then they should start throwing wrenches.
I love you all and am holding your hand as I say this:
Dems wield zero hard power levers
Dems wield zero hard power levers
it's kind of crazy that there's even any question that democrats are going to do anything about this
January 4, 2026 at 10:36 AM
If they don't wield the levers of power, then they should start throwing wrenches.
Thinking about the vast amount of free labor we have all done since the turn of the millennium that have enriched some of the worst people in the world.
Photos, art, music, writing - so much writing.
Photos, art, music, writing - so much writing.
December 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Thinking about the vast amount of free labor we have all done since the turn of the millennium that have enriched some of the worst people in the world.
Photos, art, music, writing - so much writing.
Photos, art, music, writing - so much writing.
Totally thought this was about the book by William Godwin and was going to offer that I split the difference in a short paper called "Caleb Williams is an Idiot" but that's not who this is about. Carry on.
I hope I never figure out whether I think that Caleb Williams is "good" or not.
December 29, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Totally thought this was about the book by William Godwin and was going to offer that I split the difference in a short paper called "Caleb Williams is an Idiot" but that's not who this is about. Carry on.
Reposted by Heather Flyte
The other thing about normalizing gAI use in higher ed is that we are teaching our students that they cannot trust their own creativity, their own thoughts and brains, their own skills without having it reshaped/shellacked/transmogrified by LLMs. We’re setting them up for failure and dependence.
December 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The other thing about normalizing gAI use in higher ed is that we are teaching our students that they cannot trust their own creativity, their own thoughts and brains, their own skills without having it reshaped/shellacked/transmogrified by LLMs. We’re setting them up for failure and dependence.
Do they define culture as "something everybody sees while they're scrolling to the thing they actually want to see"?
I never chose to engage with Morbius, the algorithm chose it for me. I guess that's culture now.
I never chose to engage with Morbius, the algorithm chose it for me. I guess that's culture now.
But like man, I can’t take seriously people who say Morbius had more cultural impact because of some memes. But people say this! Regularly!
December 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Do they define culture as "something everybody sees while they're scrolling to the thing they actually want to see"?
I never chose to engage with Morbius, the algorithm chose it for me. I guess that's culture now.
I never chose to engage with Morbius, the algorithm chose it for me. I guess that's culture now.
Reposted by Heather Flyte
The only thing ChatGPT ever does.
August 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The only thing ChatGPT ever does.
Reposted by Heather Flyte
This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
Congratulations to Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee, whose book In Covid's Wake has been recognized as:
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
Reposted by Heather Flyte
Google Gemini Pro: please generate a map of the western united states showing cities of over 250K population
December 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Google Gemini Pro: please generate a map of the western united states showing cities of over 250K population
I came over to my laptop to look up Star Trek Beyond on IMDb to see if it was Idris Alba playing the bad guy and that was an hour ago and I completely forgot I was watching the movie so I'm gonna go back and watch the movie #sidequests #adhd
December 21, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I came over to my laptop to look up Star Trek Beyond on IMDb to see if it was Idris Alba playing the bad guy and that was an hour ago and I completely forgot I was watching the movie so I'm gonna go back and watch the movie #sidequests #adhd
Reposted by Heather Flyte
Hey! Hi! Hello!
Our Kickstarter is... (drumroll, if you please) LIVE!
You can find it riiiiight
here: kickstarter.dotmeow.org
But what IS .meow?
Well!
Let us explain... with video!
Our Kickstarter is... (drumroll, if you please) LIVE!
You can find it riiiiight
here: kickstarter.dotmeow.org
But what IS .meow?
Well!
Let us explain... with video!
December 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Hey! Hi! Hello!
Our Kickstarter is... (drumroll, if you please) LIVE!
You can find it riiiiight
here: kickstarter.dotmeow.org
But what IS .meow?
Well!
Let us explain... with video!
Our Kickstarter is... (drumroll, if you please) LIVE!
You can find it riiiiight
here: kickstarter.dotmeow.org
But what IS .meow?
Well!
Let us explain... with video!
Why would you cite a source you've never even seen?
December 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Why would you cite a source you've never even seen?
I really want to use LibreOffice but the JDK requirement for using their database is giving me headaches.
Any alternatives to LibreOffice that's offline and not Microsoft?
Any clue as to how to get this damn Java shit to work?
Any alternatives to LibreOffice that's offline and not Microsoft?
Any clue as to how to get this damn Java shit to work?
December 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I really want to use LibreOffice but the JDK requirement for using their database is giving me headaches.
Any alternatives to LibreOffice that's offline and not Microsoft?
Any clue as to how to get this damn Java shit to work?
Any alternatives to LibreOffice that's offline and not Microsoft?
Any clue as to how to get this damn Java shit to work?
Reposted by Heather Flyte
Lmfao every AI defense piece is like "AYY I FUCKIN SUCK BRO HOPEFULLY THIS FUCKIN STEAL YOUR SHIT MACHINE WILL MAKE ME SUCK SLIGHTLY LESS OK"
December 14, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Lmfao every AI defense piece is like "AYY I FUCKIN SUCK BRO HOPEFULLY THIS FUCKIN STEAL YOUR SHIT MACHINE WILL MAKE ME SUCK SLIGHTLY LESS OK"
I always say Thank You when I ask Siri to set an alarm.
(this is the extent of my use, besides "Hey Siri, how many Lynel's are in Breath of the Wild?")
But today is the day that I am raining down expletives like brimstone on any Automated Service Simulator that asks me "How can I help you today?"
(this is the extent of my use, besides "Hey Siri, how many Lynel's are in Breath of the Wild?")
But today is the day that I am raining down expletives like brimstone on any Automated Service Simulator that asks me "How can I help you today?"
December 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I always say Thank You when I ask Siri to set an alarm.
(this is the extent of my use, besides "Hey Siri, how many Lynel's are in Breath of the Wild?")
But today is the day that I am raining down expletives like brimstone on any Automated Service Simulator that asks me "How can I help you today?"
(this is the extent of my use, besides "Hey Siri, how many Lynel's are in Breath of the Wild?")
But today is the day that I am raining down expletives like brimstone on any Automated Service Simulator that asks me "How can I help you today?"
This is just an ad for his drug company.
Why do we need middlemen to make drugs cheaper?
Other middlemen.
Billionaires are not your friends.
Why do we need middlemen to make drugs cheaper?
Other middlemen.
Billionaires are not your friends.
For all Universal HC/Single Payer/M4A advocates.
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
December 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This is just an ad for his drug company.
Why do we need middlemen to make drugs cheaper?
Other middlemen.
Billionaires are not your friends.
Why do we need middlemen to make drugs cheaper?
Other middlemen.
Billionaires are not your friends.
It should not be such a hassle to cancel a Dish Network account for someone who is dead.
December 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
It should not be such a hassle to cancel a Dish Network account for someone who is dead.
"Your Idol" is a better song than "Golden"
December 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"Your Idol" is a better song than "Golden"
You are carrying the water of right wing influencers. This is how they get legitimized. Your subsequent engagement is not worth it. Please, stop putting these people's faces next to your logo.
There is no more balance. They are dragging you over the cliff into fascism. Stop running toward the edge.
There is no more balance. They are dragging you over the cliff into fascism. Stop running toward the edge.
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks conservative commentator Brett Cooper about her YouTube following, her recent criticisms of President Trump and her opinion of Nick Fuentes. n.pr/4oN340T
Brett Cooper says she makes up her own mind — about Trump and everything else
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks conservative commentator Brett Cooper about her YouTube following, her recent criticisms of President Trump and her opinion of Nick Fuentes.
n.pr
December 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
You are carrying the water of right wing influencers. This is how they get legitimized. Your subsequent engagement is not worth it. Please, stop putting these people's faces next to your logo.
There is no more balance. They are dragging you over the cliff into fascism. Stop running toward the edge.
There is no more balance. They are dragging you over the cliff into fascism. Stop running toward the edge.
Aside from the ridiculousness of this whole idea - I will never, ever purchase anything made by Kohler again.
Kohler claims its smart toilets are end-to-end encrypted. They don't seem to understand what that phrase actually means
Kohler's Smart Toilet Camera Not Actually End-to-End Encrypted
Gives new meaning to the 'internet of shit.'
www.404media.co
December 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Aside from the ridiculousness of this whole idea - I will never, ever purchase anything made by Kohler again.
Woke up today thinking about Freehand and Macromedia in general. Good times.
December 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Woke up today thinking about Freehand and Macromedia in general. Good times.
“Elf on the shelf santaverse” is a thing I just heard
Fucking what
Fucking what
November 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
“Elf on the shelf santaverse” is a thing I just heard
Fucking what
Fucking what
I remember it being a hell of a lot easier to move routes around on Google maps. Is it me?
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I remember it being a hell of a lot easier to move routes around on Google maps. Is it me?
I feel like this means something.
November 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I feel like this means something.
All of a sudden, old calendars that I thought I'd deleted years ago have been resurrected in Google Calendar as it syncs with my Apple Calendar.
Three rounds of deletions and, for the first time since it came out I'm considering getting rid of Google Calendar.
Why is this suddenly happening?
Three rounds of deletions and, for the first time since it came out I'm considering getting rid of Google Calendar.
Why is this suddenly happening?
November 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
All of a sudden, old calendars that I thought I'd deleted years ago have been resurrected in Google Calendar as it syncs with my Apple Calendar.
Three rounds of deletions and, for the first time since it came out I'm considering getting rid of Google Calendar.
Why is this suddenly happening?
Three rounds of deletions and, for the first time since it came out I'm considering getting rid of Google Calendar.
Why is this suddenly happening?
Door Dash ad on my food / calorie tracker app is lame.
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Door Dash ad on my food / calorie tracker app is lame.