Rick Gladwin 🇨🇦
@rickgladwin.bsky.social
Software engineer, science enjoyer, soccer appreciator, and all-around multi-nerd.
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
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(government minister reading a report on the thousandth clinical drug trial of a pill that eliminates poverty, with a 100% success rate, that generates 10 times the value it costs to produce & makes government ministers public heroes) I don't understand, so the poor are made to suffer how, exactly?
There has literally never been a universal basic income trial program that didn't deliver real and measurable results above and beyond any other form of social welfare, and every time another concludes with the same findings the powers that be go "interesting! Anyway," and pretend it wouldn't work.
November 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
(government minister reading a report on the thousandth clinical drug trial of a pill that eliminates poverty, with a 100% success rate, that generates 10 times the value it costs to produce & makes government ministers public heroes) I don't understand, so the poor are made to suffer how, exactly?
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Me when I think about how my lifelong affection for AI as an idea is poisoned every day by the bullshit pretender they are using to ruin everything I love
a close up of a man 's face with his mouth open
Alt: Shatner/Kirk KHAN!!’ scream
media.tenor.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Me when I think about how my lifelong affection for AI as an idea is poisoned every day by the bullshit pretender they are using to ruin everything I love
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Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
November 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
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*loading a pistol and reopening netscape navigator* net's haunted
January 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
*loading a pistol and reopening netscape navigator* net's haunted
Another banger from @fafo.fm
@elchefe.me spitting fire in multiple orthogonal directions.
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@elchefe.me spitting fire in multiple orthogonal directions.
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Looking Forward with Tim Banks
Podcast Episode · Fork Around And Find Out · 2025-11-05 · 1h 14m
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November 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Another banger from @fafo.fm
@elchefe.me spitting fire in multiple orthogonal directions.
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@elchefe.me spitting fire in multiple orthogonal directions.
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If you’re into pedagogy, or language, or… words… this article is worth a read.
ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
If you’re into pedagogy, or language, or… words… this article is worth a read.
My brain is such that I experience what I and others like me affectionately term “complicated joy”
Coviello puts to paper what I might call “eloquent rage”
In both cases the standard stuff doesn’t hit the same. If you’re exasperated by NYT abandoning its credibility for cash, this is a good read.
Coviello puts to paper what I might call “eloquent rage”
In both cases the standard stuff doesn’t hit the same. If you’re exasperated by NYT abandoning its credibility for cash, this is a good read.
November 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
My brain is such that I experience what I and others like me affectionately term “complicated joy”
Coviello puts to paper what I might call “eloquent rage”
In both cases the standard stuff doesn’t hit the same. If you’re exasperated by NYT abandoning its credibility for cash, this is a good read.
Coviello puts to paper what I might call “eloquent rage”
In both cases the standard stuff doesn’t hit the same. If you’re exasperated by NYT abandoning its credibility for cash, this is a good read.
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"journalist" should be a protected title, like "engineer". that if you misrepresent things, you lose your practice
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"journalist" should be a protected title, like "engineer". that if you misrepresent things, you lose your practice
THESEBOOKSAREMEDICINAAAaaaaalll 😂
October 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
THESEBOOKSAREMEDICINAAAaaaaalll 😂
*leans in*
*taps mic*
You don’t hate AI. You hate capitalism.
Thank you for coming to my entire Ted Talk.
*taps mic*
You don’t hate AI. You hate capitalism.
Thank you for coming to my entire Ted Talk.
October 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
*leans in*
*taps mic*
You don’t hate AI. You hate capitalism.
Thank you for coming to my entire Ted Talk.
*taps mic*
You don’t hate AI. You hate capitalism.
Thank you for coming to my entire Ted Talk.
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We need very strong norms for people taking responsibility for what they generate + share, with or without AI tools
It should be considered rude to ask for someone's attention or effort if you yourself outsourced your thinking to an AI tool and did not critically evaluate the output
It should be considered rude to ask for someone's attention or effort if you yourself outsourced your thinking to an AI tool and did not critically evaluate the output
September 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We need very strong norms for people taking responsibility for what they generate + share, with or without AI tools
It should be considered rude to ask for someone's attention or effort if you yourself outsourced your thinking to an AI tool and did not critically evaluate the output
It should be considered rude to ask for someone's attention or effort if you yourself outsourced your thinking to an AI tool and did not critically evaluate the output
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Queen
September 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Queen
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It’s almost like letting young white men marinate their brains in an algorithm-driven toxic stew of nihilistic hate 24/7 and giving them ready access to guns is a bad idea
September 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
It’s almost like letting young white men marinate their brains in an algorithm-driven toxic stew of nihilistic hate 24/7 and giving them ready access to guns is a bad idea
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Most (good) solutions are proposed not by newcomers, but by people who understand an issue deeply.
There are exceptions, of course, but generally, if a solution seems "obvious", it's because you don't understand the problem as well as you think. 🧵
There are exceptions, of course, but generally, if a solution seems "obvious", it's because you don't understand the problem as well as you think. 🧵
August 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Most (good) solutions are proposed not by newcomers, but by people who understand an issue deeply.
There are exceptions, of course, but generally, if a solution seems "obvious", it's because you don't understand the problem as well as you think. 🧵
There are exceptions, of course, but generally, if a solution seems "obvious", it's because you don't understand the problem as well as you think. 🧵
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In 1977, Disabled activists occupied the Federal Building in San Francisco to demand the passage of Section 504— legislation to protect against disability discrimination.When the building was cordoned off, in an effort to starve activists out, The Black Panthers *Broke In* to deliver them hot meals.
The 504 Protests and the Black Panther Party – Disability Social History Project
disabilityhistory.org
August 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
In 1977, Disabled activists occupied the Federal Building in San Francisco to demand the passage of Section 504— legislation to protect against disability discrimination.When the building was cordoned off, in an effort to starve activists out, The Black Panthers *Broke In* to deliver them hot meals.
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Thousands of Israelis stayed home from work, flooded city streets and blocked roads and highways across the country on Sunday, staging some of the largest anti-war protests in months as the military prepares for a major assault on Gaza City. wapo.st/4mvMVfK
August 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Thousands of Israelis stayed home from work, flooded city streets and blocked roads and highways across the country on Sunday, staging some of the largest anti-war protests in months as the military prepares for a major assault on Gaza City. wapo.st/4mvMVfK
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imo, if someone believes some races or ethnicities are genetically inferior to others, that person has revealed a weakness of mind and character that casts extreme if not irrefutable doubt on their other ideas. why would i expect them to use more rigor on, eg, housing than they do on human nature?
July 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
imo, if someone believes some races or ethnicities are genetically inferior to others, that person has revealed a weakness of mind and character that casts extreme if not irrefutable doubt on their other ideas. why would i expect them to use more rigor on, eg, housing than they do on human nature?
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After blocking Israeli military cargo, the Greek dockworkers union stressed that they refuse to be “accomplices to the genocide of the Palestinian people.”
“For us, it is our duty not to allow our port to be turned into a tool of a war machine targeting unarmed populations.”
“For us, it is our duty not to allow our port to be turned into a tool of a war machine targeting unarmed populations.”
July 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
After blocking Israeli military cargo, the Greek dockworkers union stressed that they refuse to be “accomplices to the genocide of the Palestinian people.”
“For us, it is our duty not to allow our port to be turned into a tool of a war machine targeting unarmed populations.”
“For us, it is our duty not to allow our port to be turned into a tool of a war machine targeting unarmed populations.”
These folks f*#%in’ get it.
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(“it” being what LLMs are and are not, the importance of data quality, and the art of a well-placed Nintendo bleep)
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(“it” being what LLMs are and are not, the importance of data quality, and the art of a well-placed Nintendo bleep)
Vectorizing Your Databases with Steve Pousty
Podcast Episode · Fork Around And Find Out · 2025-03-21 · 1h 14m
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June 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
These folks f*#%in’ get it.
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(“it” being what LLMs are and are not, the importance of data quality, and the art of a well-placed Nintendo bleep)
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...
(“it” being what LLMs are and are not, the importance of data quality, and the art of a well-placed Nintendo bleep)
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#Canada can learn a thing or two from #MexicoSheinbaum on restricting information to Canadian media that is #propoganda from the USA. #cdnpoli
June 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
#Canada can learn a thing or two from #MexicoSheinbaum on restricting information to Canadian media that is #propoganda from the USA. #cdnpoli
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There is actually a very accurate historical document of the post-9/11 vibes.
A clipart comic called Get Your War On.
Click on through:
www.mnftiu.cc/2001/10/09/w...
A clipart comic called Get Your War On.
Click on through:
www.mnftiu.cc/2001/10/09/w...
June 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM
There is actually a very accurate historical document of the post-9/11 vibes.
A clipart comic called Get Your War On.
Click on through:
www.mnftiu.cc/2001/10/09/w...
A clipart comic called Get Your War On.
Click on through:
www.mnftiu.cc/2001/10/09/w...
Currently rewatching A Crown of Candy from @dimension20.bsky.social and thinking about all the wildly improbable nat 20’s over the years and I’ve come to peace with something:
I don’t believe in luck. But I believe in Ally Beardsley.
I don’t believe in luck. But I believe in Ally Beardsley.
May 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Currently rewatching A Crown of Candy from @dimension20.bsky.social and thinking about all the wildly improbable nat 20’s over the years and I’ve come to peace with something:
I don’t believe in luck. But I believe in Ally Beardsley.
I don’t believe in luck. But I believe in Ally Beardsley.
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new gender neutral greeting just dropped
May 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
new gender neutral greeting just dropped