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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1d

I keep waiting for the powers that be in media to grasp the concept of bad faith, realize how often "restore trust in news" and similar statements mean "stop doing journalism, lie more in ways I like," come from people ideologically committed to destroying trust in news, and can never be satisfied.

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

I too am keen to "restore trust in news" by turning a major broadcast network into a 24/7 slurry of right wing culture war propaganda and engagement trolling

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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ratjohnny.bsky.social @ratjohnny.bsky.social · 23h

Spoiler - he is in fact a dirty person

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ratjohnny.bsky.social @ratjohnny.bsky.social · 23h

Oh, he's on bsky as well:
@theoatmeal.bsky.social

ratjohnny.bsky.social @ratjohnny.bsky.social · 23h

"Someone once told me that art is like emotional nutrition (...)
And if that's the case, consuming AI art is like eating styrofoam"

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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ratjohnny.bsky.social @ratjohnny.bsky.social · 1d

I dare you to dive deeper in AI mode

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 1d

Incredible (via www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...)

A group of apparent armed agents assemble at the end of a street, as seen from the perspective of a person in inflatable frog costume, their frog’s eyes dominating the foreground. The Ice facility in downtown Portland on Monday. Photograph: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/AFP/Getty Images

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ratjohnny.bsky.social @ratjohnny.bsky.social · 1d

"literally" is indeed used correctly here, for those who are keeping score
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

RFK Jr and his grandchildren swam in DC creek contaminated by sewage

US health secretary went for dip in Rock Creek, which officials report is toxic due to bacteria and pathogens

www.theguardian.com

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ratjohnny.bsky.social @ratjohnny.bsky.social · 1d

"When developers are allowed to use AI tools, they take 19% longer to complete issues (...)
developers expected AI to speed them up by 24%, and even after experiencing the slowdown, they still believed AI had sped them up by 20%."
metr.org/blog/2025-07...

Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity

We conduct a randomized controlled trial to understand how early-2025 AI tools affect the productivity of experienced open-source developers working on their own repositories. Surprisingly, we find th...

metr.org

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ratjohnny.bsky.social @ratjohnny.bsky.social · 1d

Huge gap between self-reported productivity gain and actual results

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Cadbury Creme Egg Enthusiast @thx3188.bsky.social · 2d

i'm reminded of this bit a lot these days

"The Encyclopedia Galactica defines a robot as a mechanical apparatus designed to do the work of a man. The marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation defines a robot as "Your Plastic Pal Who's Fun to Be With. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy defines the marketing devision of the Sirius Cybernetic Corporation as "a bunch of mindless jerks who'll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes."

Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

it should be noted that later in the series the entry is updated to add that they were, in fact, the first against the wall when the revolution came

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ratjohnny.bsky.social @ratjohnny.bsky.social · 2d

I'm not even sure whether that means tariffs are going up or down at this point

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ratjohnny.bsky.social @ratjohnny.bsky.social · 3d

Hailey doesn't care about trans people is a truly wild take

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ratjohnny.bsky.social @ratjohnny.bsky.social · 3d

There are those who feel very savvy for not understanding that a distracting thing can also be dangerous. And there are those who think they finally have found the one magic thing that's going to bring him down. For real this time. Certainly.

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ratjohnny.bsky.social @ratjohnny.bsky.social · 3d

The algorithm is so stacked most people won't even see your counternarrative

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ratjohnny.bsky.social @ratjohnny.bsky.social · 4d

🫂

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ratjohnny.bsky.social @ratjohnny.bsky.social · 4d

Is he wrong?

ratjohnny.bsky.social @ratjohnny.bsky.social · 4d

Are free users included in inference or is that marketing?

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ratjohnny.bsky.social @ratjohnny.bsky.social · 5d

When the Nazis start whistling but you're annoyed by the people complaining about the Nazis maybe it's time to reflect on what kind of bar you're running? I'm just selling the beer is not a convincing answer BTW

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Isa Leshko ❌👑 @isaleshko.bsky.social · 5d

This is your reminder that to donate to @wikipedia.org if you want to keep it alive:

donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...

Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 5d

Elon Musk & Trump Crypto Czar David Sacks—who co-authored the “Diversity Myth” w/ Peter Thiel—take aim at Wikipedia. Sacks calls Wikipedia “hopelessly biased,” & Musk says that “We are building Grokipedia XAI,” which he says will be a “massive improvement over Wikipedia.” 1/ x.com/elonmusk/sta...

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ratjohnny.bsky.social @ratjohnny.bsky.social · 6d

Hold the phone, she got someone on short notice to take care of three kids for five days and paid "hundreds"?

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Alanna Smith @alannawrites.bsky.social · 7d

The language of non-consent around AI is really telling. "It's too late to be scared." "It's here whether we want it or not." "You'll have to learn to work with it." "You can't fight the inevitable."

All just variations of "you're not allowed to say no." Creepy technology made by creepy people.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7d

‘It’s too late to be scared’: readers on the controversial rise of AI ‘actors’

The birth of AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood has caused a backlash in Hollywood and has sparked conversation from Guardian readers

www.theguardian.com

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Liz Schiller #DefundthePolice @lizzzs.bsky.social · 7d

If you feel like you're getting smacked in the face with huge, hostile carp every fucking day, it's because you are.

Always read Sarah Kendzior. (Give her money if you can, she's the primary breadwinner of her family.)