Tristan B. Vornanen
@mooseksenpoika.bsky.social
Writer & systems researcher at the edge of failure, friction & forgotten futures. Out of Scope Magazine editor. Sarkolin Institute Fellow. // outofscopemag.com
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thank you for resurfacing this excellent article - everyone should read it
March 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
thank you for resurfacing this excellent article - everyone should read it
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I highly recommend anyone who cares about tech's impact on society read this! It's fairly short, and doesn't rely on understanding highly technical jargon. This is my favorite part:
March 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I highly recommend anyone who cares about tech's impact on society read this! It's fairly short, and doesn't rely on understanding highly technical jargon. This is my favorite part:
Why would anyone want to live in that world and why does he feel so safe saying that?
i think these people are in the grip of a genuine delusion www.nbcchicago.com/news/busines...
Bill Gates: Within 10 years, AI will replace many doctors and teachers—humans won't be needed ‘for most things'
Over the next decade, advances in artificial intelligence will mean that humans will no longer be needed "for most things" in the world, says Bill Gates.
www.nbcchicago.com
March 28, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Why would anyone want to live in that world and why does he feel so safe saying that?
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Man, if only Congress had the power to consent to cabinet level appointments and then remove them for high crimes and misdemeanors
Members of Congress exploded in anger after the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic revealed he was inadvertently included in a Trump administration Signal chat on airstrikes in Yemen.
"This is an outrageous national security breach and heads should roll."
"This is an outrageous national security breach and heads should roll."
"Heads should roll": Congress erupts over Trump administration's Signal leak
"We can't chalk this up to a simple mistake – people should be fired for this," said one House Democrat.
www.axios.com
March 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Man, if only Congress had the power to consent to cabinet level appointments and then remove them for high crimes and misdemeanors
8 years ago on reddit, it's always been like this. Some say it's because of batch processing of these old websites. Doesn't make it good tho.: www.reddit.com/r/CrappyDesi...
March 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
8 years ago on reddit, it's always been like this. Some say it's because of batch processing of these old websites. Doesn't make it good tho.: www.reddit.com/r/CrappyDesi...
I love family bands, this is dorky and adorable.
My fellow US historian, Ben Marsh, has a long-running Partridge family sort of situation where he and his family make hilarious songs parodying US politics. Their latest is a Bob Marley cover about tariffs. It even has a Smoot-Hawley shout out! youtu.be/_DyNjjSxO8s?...
"I Put Up Tariffs" - Marsh Family adaptation of Bob Marley and the Wailers, "I Shot the Sheriff"
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
March 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I love family bands, this is dorky and adorable.
My review of Abundance in the debut of Out of Scope is here.
March 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
My review of Abundance in the debut of Out of Scope is here.
Making a legacy post in the middle of what's happening is astounding tone deafness.
March 24, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Making a legacy post in the middle of what's happening is astounding tone deafness.
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DAIR event alert: Possible Futures Day, April 11th! We're hosting a few panels dreaming of alternative technofutures followed by a creative project I'm so so excited to announce: a large-scale collaborative zine-making workshop! Register now, it's free! :) www.eventbrite.com/e/dair-prese...
March 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
DAIR event alert: Possible Futures Day, April 11th! We're hosting a few panels dreaming of alternative technofutures followed by a creative project I'm so so excited to announce: a large-scale collaborative zine-making workshop! Register now, it's free! :) www.eventbrite.com/e/dair-prese...
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"I find it really weird that – just because AI is magic and all – we allow huge corporations to release something that is so obviously not up to standard that they have to remind you about it with every use. How is that acceptable? Why do we accept that with AI companies and...That asterisk …
March 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
"I find it really weird that – just because AI is magic and all – we allow huge corporations to release something that is so obviously not up to standard that they have to remind you about it with every use. How is that acceptable? Why do we accept that with AI companies and...That asterisk …
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Duolingo’s Head of UX rebranded their UX function to Product Experience (PX). It’s not wrong. At our company, UX is used in broader ways. Our AI team coined the term UX automation, for the algorithms that automates the paths in immersion experiences which was originally conceptualized by me.
March 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Duolingo’s Head of UX rebranded their UX function to Product Experience (PX). It’s not wrong. At our company, UX is used in broader ways. Our AI team coined the term UX automation, for the algorithms that automates the paths in immersion experiences which was originally conceptualized by me.
Found this old article against the Imperial Senate timely and convincing: www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
The Case Against the Galactic Senate
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www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Found this old article against the Imperial Senate timely and convincing: www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
The Rentals - Friends Of P. (Video)
YouTube video by Warner Records Vault
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM