Franka
@thefranka.bsky.social
architect, designer, cook, lifelong novice, farmstress, born in East Germany #FearNothing
Only laughter helps us to survive.
Only laughter helps us to survive.
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“Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
“Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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“Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
“Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
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Mr. Brammer does it again- I know why I am following his writings since 2016! @jpbrammer.bsky.social
Mr. Brammer does it again- I know why I am following his writings since 2016! @jpbrammer.bsky.social
'Cloud Dancer': A Measured Response
Regarding Pantone's decision, and so on, and so forth
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Mr. Brammer does it again- I know why I am following his writings since 2016! @jpbrammer.bsky.social
Mr. Brammer does it again- I know why I am following his writings since 2016! @jpbrammer.bsky.social
Repost with an iconic fictional band
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Repost with an iconic fictional band
Repost with an iconic fictional band
November 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Repost with an iconic fictional band
Reposted by Franka
Repost with an iconic fictional band
November 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Repost with an iconic fictional band
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Dedicated to the short stick we are getting served with AI
Dedicated to the short stick we are getting served with AI
sold Nvidia to buy OpenAI so they can buy chips from Nvidia. music is going to stop eventually and there's a missing chair.
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Dedicated to the short stick we are getting served with AI
Dedicated to the short stick we are getting served with AI
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Snicker
“Normal. That’s the word,” Verbeek wrote in his newsletter, The Planet. “Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday."
Snicker
“Normal. That’s the word,” Verbeek wrote in his newsletter, The Planet. “Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday."
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Snicker
“Normal. That’s the word,” Verbeek wrote in his newsletter, The Planet. “Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday."
Snicker
“Normal. That’s the word,” Verbeek wrote in his newsletter, The Planet. “Here, taking care of one another through public programs isn’t radical socialism. It’s Tuesday."
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Poignant
Poignant
October 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Poignant
Poignant
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I am so glad my professional business association is at ‘deeply concerned’ level. How about kicking the asshat architecture firm that is behind this out of the association?
We are def not in Kansas anymore.
I am so glad my professional business association is at ‘deeply concerned’ level. How about kicking the asshat architecture firm that is behind this out of the association?
We are def not in Kansas anymore.
AIA Condemns Demolition of the White House East Wing and Calls for Transparency in Public Architecture
The demolition of the East Wing without full public engagement or clarity undermines the very process that the design and preservation professions developed
www.aia.org
October 25, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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I am so glad my professional business association is at ‘deeply concerned’ level. How about kicking the asshat architecture firm that is behind this out of the association?
We are def not in Kansas anymore.
I am so glad my professional business association is at ‘deeply concerned’ level. How about kicking the asshat architecture firm that is behind this out of the association?
We are def not in Kansas anymore.
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Thinking about this the whole day, bc that is how I see. It’s not AntiAI, it’s nuanced, it’s thoughtful, and does not cheer on the crap that we are getting served via & as AI right now.
Can you imagine how this overselling would have played out in the early days of computers?
Thinking about this the whole day, bc that is how I see. It’s not AntiAI, it’s nuanced, it’s thoughtful, and does not cheer on the crap that we are getting served via & as AI right now.
Can you imagine how this overselling would have played out in the early days of computers?
Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
anildash.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Thinking about this the whole day, bc that is how I see. It’s not AntiAI, it’s nuanced, it’s thoughtful, and does not cheer on the crap that we are getting served via & as AI right now.
Can you imagine how this overselling would have played out in the early days of computers?
Thinking about this the whole day, bc that is how I see. It’s not AntiAI, it’s nuanced, it’s thoughtful, and does not cheer on the crap that we are getting served via & as AI right now.
Can you imagine how this overselling would have played out in the early days of computers?
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Some stories are just too good to ignore. The mystery song is identified!
Some stories are just too good to ignore. The mystery song is identified!
FEX - Subways of your Mind (original cassette DEMO version)
YouTube video by FEX band
youtu.be
October 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Some stories are just too good to ignore. The mystery song is identified!
Some stories are just too good to ignore. The mystery song is identified!
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I feel this warning every day - and all what I can think is - what the freck can we do?
I feel this warning every day - and all what I can think is - what the freck can we do?
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is trying to warn us about something. Are we listening?
Jackson enters her fourth year on the supreme court on Monday. As its fiercest liberal voice wary of Trump’s growing power, she faces an intense battle ahead
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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I feel this warning every day - and all what I can think is - what the freck can we do?
I feel this warning every day - and all what I can think is - what the freck can we do?
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Absolutely fascinating…
Absolutely fascinating…
Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
harpers.org
October 2, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Absolutely fascinating…
Absolutely fascinating…
1,138 Part 2
It’s that kind of day … maybe that’s what the rapture was all about.
It’s that kind of day … maybe that’s what the rapture was all about.
South Texas game cam catches a raccoon riding a javelina (Dicotyles tajacu).
The deer feeder corn attracts a lot of other species, but maybe we should worry about them all teaming up against us?
(📷: Jeff Davis, TAMU-Kingsville alumni forum)
The deer feeder corn attracts a lot of other species, but maybe we should worry about them all teaming up against us?
(📷: Jeff Davis, TAMU-Kingsville alumni forum)
September 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
1,138 Part 2
It’s that kind of day … maybe that’s what the rapture was all about.
It’s that kind of day … maybe that’s what the rapture was all about.
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How eloquently said-
How eloquently said-
I’ve said it before, will doubtless say it again: These folks are going to be permanently resentful because they’re seeking political power as a substitute for cultural power, and it’s never going to give them what they actually want.
I love how far afield this is from any problem government can address. “Now that Trump won people have to like and agree with me and not tell me I suck anymore.” bsky.app/profile/yash...
September 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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How eloquently said-
How eloquently said-
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This needs to be widely shared.
This needs to be widely shared.
The Coast Guard works for ICE now.
Coast Guard planes previously used for search and rescue have done hundreds of secret ICE flights in recent weeks, including two I watched from a public parking lot near BWI.
My exclusive for Rolling Stone:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Coast Guard planes previously used for search and rescue have done hundreds of secret ICE flights in recent weeks, including two I watched from a public parking lot near BWI.
My exclusive for Rolling Stone:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
ICE Is Constantly Using Coast Guard Planes to Move Immigrants
Donald Trump’s deportation henchmen appear to have dramatically increased the use of Coast Guard aircraft to transport immigrants.
www.rollingstone.com
August 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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This needs to be widely shared.
This needs to be widely shared.
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California moment- when you realized you have avocado stains on your Converse. 🤦🏽♀️
California moment- when you realized you have avocado stains on your Converse. 🤦🏽♀️
August 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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California moment- when you realized you have avocado stains on your Converse. 🤦🏽♀️
California moment- when you realized you have avocado stains on your Converse. 🤦🏽♀️
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This is a stain on humanity.
This is a stain on humanity.
This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen.
By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza
By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza
August 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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This is a stain on humanity.
This is a stain on humanity.
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one of my most beloved songs covered by Fiona Apple
what a surprise
i spoke about wings
one of my most beloved songs covered by Fiona Apple
what a surprise
i spoke about wings
Fiona Apple cover of The Whole of the Moon - Live version
YouTube video by Zelda Hallman
youtu.be
August 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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one of my most beloved songs covered by Fiona Apple
what a surprise
i spoke about wings
one of my most beloved songs covered by Fiona Apple
what a surprise
i spoke about wings
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Können wir noch einmal über die Wahlen reden?
Die Zeit hat eine schöne Grafik, kann man sicher ein Venn Diagramm zwischen Wahl & Einkommen basteln.
Plus, "Nach der Wiedervereinigung war die DDR-Wirtschaft zusammengebrochen” … dugh, was war der Anteil der Treuhandanstalt?
Können wir noch einmal über die Wahlen reden?
Die Zeit hat eine schöne Grafik, kann man sicher ein Venn Diagramm zwischen Wahl & Einkommen basteln.
Plus, "Nach der Wiedervereinigung war die DDR-Wirtschaft zusammengebrochen” … dugh, was war der Anteil der Treuhandanstalt?
Gehälter nach Gemeinden: So viel verdienen Menschen in Ihrem Wohnort
6.440 Euro in Baierbrunn: Unsere Datenauswertung zeigt nach Gemeinden, wie sich die Gehälter in 23 Jahren entwickelt haben – und wo es besonders starke Ausschläge gab.
www.zeit.de
July 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Können wir noch einmal über die Wahlen reden?
Die Zeit hat eine schöne Grafik, kann man sicher ein Venn Diagramm zwischen Wahl & Einkommen basteln.
Plus, "Nach der Wiedervereinigung war die DDR-Wirtschaft zusammengebrochen” … dugh, was war der Anteil der Treuhandanstalt?
Können wir noch einmal über die Wahlen reden?
Die Zeit hat eine schöne Grafik, kann man sicher ein Venn Diagramm zwischen Wahl & Einkommen basteln.
Plus, "Nach der Wiedervereinigung war die DDR-Wirtschaft zusammengebrochen” … dugh, was war der Anteil der Treuhandanstalt?
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Well NY will be earlier ...
Well NY will be earlier ...
July 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Well NY will be earlier ...
Well NY will be earlier ...
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Still thinking about this magical moment in Sinners.
Let the house burn down with the past’s, present and future’s creative force.
Still thinking about this magical moment in Sinners.
Let the house burn down with the past’s, present and future’s creative force.
SINNERS | Magic What We Do (Surreal Montage)
YouTube video by UNTLD
youtu.be
July 23, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Still thinking about this magical moment in Sinners.
Let the house burn down with the past’s, present and future’s creative force.
Still thinking about this magical moment in Sinners.
Let the house burn down with the past’s, present and future’s creative force.
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Brandi Carlile - Forever Young - Live At Benaroya Hall With The Seattle Symphony w/ lyrics
YouTube video by christina_p
youtu.be
July 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Well this is also me …
(Not literally)
Well this is also me …
(Not literally)
Women born in East Germany have lived between two worlds. That’s why we’re shaking up art and politics | Carolin Würfel
The stories of curator Kathleen Reinhardt and provenance expert Lynn Rother show how exclusion can be turned to powerful insight, says writer Carolin Würfel
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Well this is also me …
(Not literally)
Well this is also me …
(Not literally)