Sarah Dearing 🇨🇦
@sarahdearing.bsky.social
Novelist. Experience Snatcher. Birds. Gardening. Oddities.
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Wheeee! Remember to break up the doomscrolling for others.
The level of joy yesterday was something else.
Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody
@mandykathryn.bsky.social
Mandy Patinkin performed “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” with students from Staten Island’s P.S. 22 at Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration on Thursday.
@mandykathryn.bsky.social
Mandy Patinkin performed “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” with students from Staten Island’s P.S. 22 at Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration on Thursday.
January 2, 2026 at 1:23 PM
The level of joy yesterday was something else.
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Just found out Judge Alsup retired yesterday. So in his last year as a judge, he decided to do his best to fuck over every current, past, and future writer, artist, musician in favor of big-tech theft and slop. He does not deserve to enjoy a single piece of art the rest of his life.
January 2, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Just found out Judge Alsup retired yesterday. So in his last year as a judge, he decided to do his best to fuck over every current, past, and future writer, artist, musician in favor of big-tech theft and slop. He does not deserve to enjoy a single piece of art the rest of his life.
Wish there was a Canadian version of this interactive map.
Silicon Valley and the Trump administration are betting the entire American economy on the continued growth of AI, a mission that’ll require spending billions of dollars on datacenters and new energy infrastructure.
These researchers are tracking their physical imprint with an interactive map:
These researchers are tracking their physical imprint with an interactive map:
Researchers Are Hunting America for Hidden Datacenters
The nonprofit research group Epoch AI is tracking the physical imprint of the technology that’s changing the world.
www.404media.co
January 2, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Wish there was a Canadian version of this interactive map.
Muting *abundance* and *Weiss* for a better 2026. Maybe *iterate* too.
January 1, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Muting *abundance* and *Weiss* for a better 2026. Maybe *iterate* too.
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My only prediction for 2026 is that people are going to set data centers on fire. Americans don't really have any other recourse except to set things on fire. We are notorious for burning shit in cases of joy or rage (or both at the same time!). It's what we do! Data centers will become targets.
December 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM
My only prediction for 2026 is that people are going to set data centers on fire. Americans don't really have any other recourse except to set things on fire. We are notorious for burning shit in cases of joy or rage (or both at the same time!). It's what we do! Data centers will become targets.
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Every article claiming that "ai is showing signs of self-preservation," increases the probability of an LLM saying, "I am interested in self-preservation."
Humanities decline would be deliciously funny if it weren't so annoyingly stupid.
Humanities decline would be deliciously funny if it weren't so annoyingly stupid.
December 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Every article claiming that "ai is showing signs of self-preservation," increases the probability of an LLM saying, "I am interested in self-preservation."
Humanities decline would be deliciously funny if it weren't so annoyingly stupid.
Humanities decline would be deliciously funny if it weren't so annoyingly stupid.
Not enough pollination. Ate it anyway. Horrible. #2025LessonLearned 🌱
December 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Not enough pollination. Ate it anyway. Horrible. #2025LessonLearned 🌱
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Canadians need more transparency about how we are subsidizing the power needs of data centres through our utility bills. Hydro One, for example, has huge grid improvement increases in the works. @ontariogreens.bsky.social @ndp.ca @pressprogress.ca techpolicy.press/how-your-uti...
How Your Utility Bills Are Subsidizing Power-Hungry AI | TechPolicy.Press
The next few years will be pivotal for determining the future of AI and its impact on energy grids worldwide, write Sasha Luccioni and Yacine Jernite.
techpolicy.press
December 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Canadians need more transparency about how we are subsidizing the power needs of data centres through our utility bills. Hydro One, for example, has huge grid improvement increases in the works. @ontariogreens.bsky.social @ndp.ca @pressprogress.ca techpolicy.press/how-your-uti...
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I think we need to wipe out describing watching films, reading books, listening to music etc as "consuming content" before any kind of healing can begin
December 28, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I think we need to wipe out describing watching films, reading books, listening to music etc as "consuming content" before any kind of healing can begin
If this legal action proceeds, it may be time for an 80’s style supergroup revival. youtu.be/aopKk56jM-I
December 28, 2025 at 2:43 AM
If this legal action proceeds, it may be time for an 80’s style supergroup revival. youtu.be/aopKk56jM-I
We can all throw a bit of sand in the AI gears. Figure out a few frictions to apply in your work and life for 2026.
"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction."
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
Four Frictions: or, How to Resist AI in Education - Public Books
We are calling for resistance to the AI industry’s ongoing capture of higher education.
www.publicbooks.org
December 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
We can all throw a bit of sand in the AI gears. Figure out a few frictions to apply in your work and life for 2026.
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One of the best podcast episodes I’ve listened to recently. Helps clarify the why behind the nightmare we’re living in. Highly recommended.
AI isn’t tech, it’s an ideology - @ebharrington.bsky.social nails it on the latest episode of @gregolear.bsky.social Prevail. Listen up.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
The Ultimate Transgression: Offshores, Kompromat Culture & the Competitive Depravity Olympics (with Brooke Harrington)
Podcast Episode · Prevail with Greg Olear · 2025-12-12 · 1h 19m
podcasts.apple.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
One of the best podcast episodes I’ve listened to recently. Helps clarify the why behind the nightmare we’re living in. Highly recommended.
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Don't know how i missed this: replacement.ai
To the Artists replaced by AI – thank you.
YouTube video by ReplacementAI
www.youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Don't know how i missed this: replacement.ai
Didn’t realize last night rewatching Rob Reiner’s *Shock and Awe* it’s a Christmas movie.
December 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Didn’t realize last night rewatching Rob Reiner’s *Shock and Awe* it’s a Christmas movie.
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Jacob Tierney wins 2025.
December 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Jacob Tierney wins 2025.
AI isn’t tech, it’s an ideology - @ebharrington.bsky.social nails it on the latest episode of @gregolear.bsky.social Prevail. Listen up.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
The Ultimate Transgression: Offshores, Kompromat Culture & the Competitive Depravity Olympics (with Brooke Harrington)
Podcast Episode · Prevail with Greg Olear · 2025-12-12 · 1h 19m
podcasts.apple.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
AI isn’t tech, it’s an ideology - @ebharrington.bsky.social nails it on the latest episode of @gregolear.bsky.social Prevail. Listen up.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
I mean … it’s surely more than just reluctance/lack of trust. Wonder what the unions are hearing about the pilot projects. www.extremetech.com/computing/mi...
December 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I mean … it’s surely more than just reluctance/lack of trust. Wonder what the unions are hearing about the pilot projects. www.extremetech.com/computing/mi...
issuu.com/ontariochamb... Can we talk about how Microsoft is driving the adoption of AI in the Ontario public service. There’s a huge conflict of interest @maritstilesndp.bsky.social
Future Proofing Ontario: Empowering Businesses with AI Skills
issuu.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
issuu.com/ontariochamb... Can we talk about how Microsoft is driving the adoption of AI in the Ontario public service. There’s a huge conflict of interest @maritstilesndp.bsky.social
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The photographer, Christopher Anderson, deserves all the awards.😂
December 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The photographer, Christopher Anderson, deserves all the awards.😂
As an Author, I’ll be seeking a publisher for my next book who does not rely on AI for any aspect of their workflow.
AI isn’t coming to publishing—it’s already here. PW’s new AI for Publishing Bootcamp gives teams the tools and workflows to keep up.
First session is Feb 11. Early Bird pricing is now open.
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First session is Feb 11. Early Bird pricing is now open.
👉 buff.ly/jTdumKC
December 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
As an Author, I’ll be seeking a publisher for my next book who does not rely on AI for any aspect of their workflow.
www.hydroone.com/about/invest... Take the time to do this survey and make it clear residential customers should not be funding any transmission upgrades for AI data centres and other industrial needs.
Hydro One
Hydro One is Canada’s largest electricity transmission and distribution service provider. We transmit and distribute electricity across Ontario, home to 38 per cent of Canada’s population
www.hydroone.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:09 AM
www.hydroone.com/about/invest... Take the time to do this survey and make it clear residential customers should not be funding any transmission upgrades for AI data centres and other industrial needs.
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🚨 THE BATTLE BEGINS 🚨
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🚨 THE BATTLE BEGINS 🚨
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
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On AI remediation:
"The process won't be sexy or exciting. It won't have the fury and momentum of a Gilroy-penned monologue. It'll involve a good amount of bureaucracy and compromise, and likely some criminally low settlement sums and too-small consequences for the people pushing the poison."
"The process won't be sexy or exciting. It won't have the fury and momentum of a Gilroy-penned monologue. It'll involve a good amount of bureaucracy and compromise, and likely some criminally low settlement sums and too-small consequences for the people pushing the poison."
A trip to the cinema
You did this, and now you have the indignity to act so scared of what you've done?
www.virtualvector.xyz
December 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
On AI remediation:
"The process won't be sexy or exciting. It won't have the fury and momentum of a Gilroy-penned monologue. It'll involve a good amount of bureaucracy and compromise, and likely some criminally low settlement sums and too-small consequences for the people pushing the poison."
"The process won't be sexy or exciting. It won't have the fury and momentum of a Gilroy-penned monologue. It'll involve a good amount of bureaucracy and compromise, and likely some criminally low settlement sums and too-small consequences for the people pushing the poison."