Naewirl
@naewirl.bsky.social
Belgian computer scientist, rambling about dev, animation and fictional ladies who should kiss.
she/her 🌿 ENG/FR 🌿 PP by @Aadorah
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Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere
September 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere
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For all of the educators trying to deal with AI, I did a deep dive in early June and these are the four articles I decided to assign to my students.
1. This is the longest of the bunch, but so wonderfully comprehensive.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...
1. This is the longest of the bunch, but so wonderfully comprehensive.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...
We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
www.technologyreview.com
August 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
For all of the educators trying to deal with AI, I did a deep dive in early June and these are the four articles I decided to assign to my students.
1. This is the longest of the bunch, but so wonderfully comprehensive.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...
1. This is the longest of the bunch, but so wonderfully comprehensive.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...
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the overwhelming degree of unfettered evil that the past few years has revealed in all institutions of the world has done a real number on me. I never thought any of them were paragons of morality, but I somehow had an idea there were levels they wouldn’t stoop to.
Israel is using Microsoft Azure to store recordings of every phone call made by Palestinians in the occupied territories, then using AI to analyze the contents and select targets. Microsoft is (dubiously) claiming ignorance.
‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
the overwhelming degree of unfettered evil that the past few years has revealed in all institutions of the world has done a real number on me. I never thought any of them were paragons of morality, but I somehow had an idea there were levels they wouldn’t stoop to.
Me to my team: I'll be out of office for two weeks, but nothing major should happen dw
The one thing allowing IT systems all around the world not to get hacked at every turn: [BRUTALLY DISAPPEARS]
The one thing allowing IT systems all around the world not to get hacked at every turn: [BRUTALLY DISAPPEARS]
The CVE program for tracking security flaws is about to lose federal funding
The CVE program for tracking security flaws is about to lose federal funding
CVEs are used by Microsoft, Apple, Intel, and many others.
buff.ly
April 16, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Me to my team: I'll be out of office for two weeks, but nothing major should happen dw
The one thing allowing IT systems all around the world not to get hacked at every turn: [BRUTALLY DISAPPEARS]
The one thing allowing IT systems all around the world not to get hacked at every turn: [BRUTALLY DISAPPEARS]
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So it’s over then, works for me
OpenAI declares AI race “over” if training on copyrighted works isn’t fair use
National security hinges on unfettered access to AI training data, OpenAI says.
arstechnica.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
So it’s over then, works for me
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French Senator Claude Malhuret: "Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine. (...) We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor" #3E #EndOligarchy
March 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
French Senator Claude Malhuret: "Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine. (...) We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor" #3E #EndOligarchy
A customer today: "Could you use AI for that?"
Me: "I suppose one could, but I don't think it's necessary so I certainly won't"
C, laughing: "That's not what I expected the AI expert to say"
Me: "That's why I'm the AI expert and not the AI salesperson 🤓"
Me: "I suppose one could, but I don't think it's necessary so I certainly won't"
C, laughing: "That's not what I expected the AI expert to say"
Me: "That's why I'm the AI expert and not the AI salesperson 🤓"
February 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
A customer today: "Could you use AI for that?"
Me: "I suppose one could, but I don't think it's necessary so I certainly won't"
C, laughing: "That's not what I expected the AI expert to say"
Me: "That's why I'm the AI expert and not the AI salesperson 🤓"
Me: "I suppose one could, but I don't think it's necessary so I certainly won't"
C, laughing: "That's not what I expected the AI expert to say"
Me: "That's why I'm the AI expert and not the AI salesperson 🤓"
Did I catch up on Interview with a Vampire just to get roasted?
January 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Did I catch up on Interview with a Vampire just to get roasted?
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Please don’t even talk to me in the morning until I’ve had my coffee, 27 hours of alone time, several months by the seaside to ease my agonies, and many decades to wander the earth until the fabled blade of my ancestors can finally be reforged
January 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Please don’t even talk to me in the morning until I’ve had my coffee, 27 hours of alone time, several months by the seaside to ease my agonies, and many decades to wander the earth until the fabled blade of my ancestors can finally be reforged
We're watching Yellowjackets at the moment and this episode was too spooky for me to go to sleep
Clearly the answer is to watch another episode
... which is sure to be less spooky
....... right?
Clearly the answer is to watch another episode
... which is sure to be less spooky
....... right?
December 19, 2024 at 10:04 PM
We're watching Yellowjackets at the moment and this episode was too spooky for me to go to sleep
Clearly the answer is to watch another episode
... which is sure to be less spooky
....... right?
Clearly the answer is to watch another episode
... which is sure to be less spooky
....... right?
Went to see Hadestown the musical. At the end the guy seated next to us stood up, declared "I WEPT" and left, which I feel is an fine summary of the show
November 24, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Went to see Hadestown the musical. At the end the guy seated next to us stood up, declared "I WEPT" and left, which I feel is an fine summary of the show