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Some artists suggested that we pin a summary of Glaze, Nightshade & other projects here. Instead, I will point them to Melissa Heikkilä's article on our lab and projects. It is the definitive story of who we are, how we got here, and why we do what we do.
www.technologyreview.com/2024/11/13/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2024/11/13/1...
The AI lab waging a guerrilla war over exploitative AI
The tools Glaze and Nightshade are giving artists hope that they can fight back against AI that hoovers internet data to train. Are they enough?
www.technologyreview.com
November 13, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Some artists suggested that we pin a summary of Glaze, Nightshade & other projects here. Instead, I will point them to Melissa Heikkilä's article on our lab and projects. It is the definitive story of who we are, how we got here, and why we do what we do.
www.technologyreview.com/2024/11/13/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2024/11/13/1...
"Your sword, my friend, was vegetarian"
If December 6 is to carry a meaning beyond perpetual grief, it must become a yearly, collective reckoning – a harsh reminder that a nation cannot afford the luxury of forgetting what hatred, cloaked in piety, once did in its name, Hasnain Naqvi writes.
scroll.in/article/1089...
scroll.in/article/1089...
December 6, 2025 at 6:37 AM
"Your sword, my friend, was vegetarian"
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Let’s talk deceptive patterns, meet the roach motel: when it’s easy to sign up, but extremely difficult to cancel.
The sad goal, is to make it so tiresome for the users, adding friction and cognitive fatigue, that they give up on trying to cancel, and keep paying. by @toddl.dev.dev
The sad goal, is to make it so tiresome for the users, adding friction and cognitive fatigue, that they give up on trying to cancel, and keep paying. by @toddl.dev.dev
The Architecture of Anxiety and Shame, Part Two
How they trap you and pressure you into staying in a toxic relationship.
toddl.dev
December 5, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Let’s talk deceptive patterns, meet the roach motel: when it’s easy to sign up, but extremely difficult to cancel.
The sad goal, is to make it so tiresome for the users, adding friction and cognitive fatigue, that they give up on trying to cancel, and keep paying. by @toddl.dev.dev
The sad goal, is to make it so tiresome for the users, adding friction and cognitive fatigue, that they give up on trying to cancel, and keep paying. by @toddl.dev.dev
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“To recoup their existing and announced investments, AI companies will have to bring in $2 trillion, more than the combined revenue of Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia and Meta.
“And they have to bring in that $2 trillion before all those GPUs burn out…which is, again, about 2–3 years.”
“And they have to bring in that $2 trillion before all those GPUs burn out…which is, again, about 2–3 years.”
The AI that we’ll have after AI
Cheap GPUs, unemployed engineers, and open source models.
doctorow.medium.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“To recoup their existing and announced investments, AI companies will have to bring in $2 trillion, more than the combined revenue of Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia and Meta.
“And they have to bring in that $2 trillion before all those GPUs burn out…which is, again, about 2–3 years.”
“And they have to bring in that $2 trillion before all those GPUs burn out…which is, again, about 2–3 years.”
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In a new publication, Órla Murray, IMH Honorary Fellow, reflects on her diagnosis of ulcerative colitis in the context of a feminist queer crip approach.
Read our news article and the access the full article here:
medhumsplatform.org/crip-guts-st...
Read our news article and the access the full article here:
medhumsplatform.org/crip-guts-st...
Crip guts, stomas, and the violence of ‘returning to normal’
In a new publication, Órla Murray, IMH Honorary Fellow, reflects on her diagnosis of ulcerative colitis in the context of a feminist queer crip approach.
medhumsplatform.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In a new publication, Órla Murray, IMH Honorary Fellow, reflects on her diagnosis of ulcerative colitis in the context of a feminist queer crip approach.
Read our news article and the access the full article here:
medhumsplatform.org/crip-guts-st...
Read our news article and the access the full article here:
medhumsplatform.org/crip-guts-st...
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🚨 NEURODIVERSITY IS MORE THAN... symposium 📅 4 March 2026, 9-5pm GMT, online. Free to attend, all welcome! Sign up below:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/neurodiver...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/neurodiver...
Neurodiversity is More Than...
A symposium organised by Abs S. Ashley and Ombre Tarragnat
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
🚨 NEURODIVERSITY IS MORE THAN... symposium 📅 4 March 2026, 9-5pm GMT, online. Free to attend, all welcome! Sign up below:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/neurodiver...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/neurodiver...
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Worker Writing Workshop (MDN & Notes From Below) in Jan
We will draw on previous workers' inquiries to introduce methods & frameworks for writing about your experiences of work & organising
The registration link has been shared on the MDN mailing list marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/w...
We will draw on previous workers' inquiries to introduce methods & frameworks for writing about your experiences of work & organising
The registration link has been shared on the MDN mailing list marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/w...
Worker Writing Workshop (Marxism & Disability Network + Notes From Below) – Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Join us for an online worker writing workshop on Wednesday, 21st January 2026, 6:00pm – 7:30pm GMT. An open space to share your ideas for writing about work, we will draw on previous workers…
marxismdisability.wordpress.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Worker Writing Workshop (MDN & Notes From Below) in Jan
We will draw on previous workers' inquiries to introduce methods & frameworks for writing about your experiences of work & organising
The registration link has been shared on the MDN mailing list marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/w...
We will draw on previous workers' inquiries to introduce methods & frameworks for writing about your experiences of work & organising
The registration link has been shared on the MDN mailing list marxismdisability.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/w...
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Looking for Black Friday deals? @piccalil.li has a nice roundup of dev-related ones that are currently running.
piccalil.li/links/black-...
piccalil.li/links/black-...
Black Friday deals 2025
It's that time of year again! Let's have a look at the deals we, and our much loved community are offering this year. It's the most important time of year for independents, so let's give them our supp...
piccalil.li
November 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Looking for Black Friday deals? @piccalil.li has a nice roundup of dev-related ones that are currently running.
piccalil.li/links/black-...
piccalil.li/links/black-...
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How to disable #gemini on #android, #gmail, #chrome, Photos, & #google apps
https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-gemini-on-android
#privacy #guide #ai
https://tuta.com/blog/how-to-disable-gemini-on-android
#privacy #guide #ai
How to disable Gemini on Android, Gmail, Chrome, Photos, & Google apps. Opt out of AI tracking now!
Earlier this year, we warned you to turn off Gemini on Android because Google decided that its AI would have access to its users' apps - even if they had previously turned tracking for Gemini Apps Activity off. So regardless of whether you told Google’s Gemini not to track you in the past, its AI tool might be able to run tasks like send WhatsApp messages, set timers, and even make calls on your Android device. Worryingly, Google's AI invasion does not stop there. Now, Google has turned on settings like smart features, without your consent, and Gemini can scan your Gmail emails, Photos, Drive, and other apps. In this guide, we show you how to turn off Gemini on Android and all your Google apps – Gmail, Chrome, Photos, and more. Protect your privacy and your data from invasive AI tracking!
tuta.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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A properly functioning democracy would not allow Gmail to train AI on users’ private email data BY DEFAULT and take away critical longstanding features if you opt out
November 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
A properly functioning democracy would not allow Gmail to train AI on users’ private email data BY DEFAULT and take away critical longstanding features if you opt out
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The rise of AI-powered library software is inseparable from the right-wing offensive against education. Our essay of the week unpacks how AI tools sideline librarians’ expertise and enable the mass filtering of “sensitive” content.
By @jasonkoebler.bsky.social in @404media.co
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By @jasonkoebler.bsky.social in @404media.co
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November 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The rise of AI-powered library software is inseparable from the right-wing offensive against education. Our essay of the week unpacks how AI tools sideline librarians’ expertise and enable the mass filtering of “sensitive” content.
By @jasonkoebler.bsky.social in @404media.co
buff.ly/3TCi8hf
By @jasonkoebler.bsky.social in @404media.co
buff.ly/3TCi8hf
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Swarnim is an Indian trans woman who has recently experienced transphobic workplace harassment and is dealing with health issues plus eviction. She's offering coding classes that she hopes will interest women and especially queer people. Boost if you can. docs.google.com/forms/d/1vR8...
FemmeFrame Sign-Up Form
Hi, I am Swarnim! I am a trans woman and a software engineer living in India. I am very passionate about programming and even more passionate about making tech more accessible to a diverse set of peop...
docs.google.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Swarnim is an Indian trans woman who has recently experienced transphobic workplace harassment and is dealing with health issues plus eviction. She's offering coding classes that she hopes will interest women and especially queer people. Boost if you can. docs.google.com/forms/d/1vR8...
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From her account on FB (text in alt tag).
November 15, 2025 at 6:02 AM
From her account on FB (text in alt tag).
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In the last chapter of Alice’s memoir, “Year of the Tiger,” she wrote her own future obituary.
The wonderful “oracle, storyteller, cyborg, trouble-maker, activist, night owl” we loved so much closed it with:
“Enjoy all of Alice’s good shit, and may you create some good shit as well.”
The wonderful “oracle, storyteller, cyborg, trouble-maker, activist, night owl” we loved so much closed it with:
“Enjoy all of Alice’s good shit, and may you create some good shit as well.”
November 15, 2025 at 7:27 AM
In the last chapter of Alice’s memoir, “Year of the Tiger,” she wrote her own future obituary.
The wonderful “oracle, storyteller, cyborg, trouble-maker, activist, night owl” we loved so much closed it with:
“Enjoy all of Alice’s good shit, and may you create some good shit as well.”
The wonderful “oracle, storyteller, cyborg, trouble-maker, activist, night owl” we loved so much closed it with:
“Enjoy all of Alice’s good shit, and may you create some good shit as well.”
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
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public.monster is a homage to the old web built on the new web. Inspired by @sachajudd.com at #btconf, done in hours
~ https://bun.sh: all-in-one runtime
~ https://bunny.net: infra
~ https://www.hanko.io: auth
This would have been way harder in 1997
~ https://bun.sh: all-in-one runtime
~ https://bunny.net: infra
~ https://www.hanko.io: auth
This would have been way harder in 1997
public.monster
Your personal corner of the web. Upload HTML and go live instantly.
public.monster
November 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
public.monster is a homage to the old web built on the new web. Inspired by @sachajudd.com at #btconf, done in hours
~ https://bun.sh: all-in-one runtime
~ https://bunny.net: infra
~ https://www.hanko.io: auth
This would have been way harder in 1997
~ https://bun.sh: all-in-one runtime
~ https://bunny.net: infra
~ https://www.hanko.io: auth
This would have been way harder in 1997
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Neuroqueer Theory and the Posthuman Symposium: Symbiogenesis in the Between, organised by Angelique Joy in Melbourne and online, March 2026. The call is open and I’m definitely considering sending something 🔥 angeliquejoy.com/xxi/
Symbiogenesis – In the between - Xxi
This symposium aims to nurture space for academic discourse and creative play with neuroqueer theory and the posthuman.
angeliquejoy.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Neuroqueer Theory and the Posthuman Symposium: Symbiogenesis in the Between, organised by Angelique Joy in Melbourne and online, March 2026. The call is open and I’m definitely considering sending something 🔥 angeliquejoy.com/xxi/
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this is incredibly lucid and valuable research.
Please take a minute to scroll through this—and share it.
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
this is incredibly lucid and valuable research.
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‘When I was first told she had dementia, I was happy to learn she was not evil but merely sick.’
Sujatha Gidla on caring for her mother.
granta.com/i-am-my-moth...
Sujatha Gidla on caring for her mother.
granta.com/i-am-my-moth...
I Am My Mother’s Older Brother
‘When I was first told she had dementia, I was happy to learn she was not evil but merely sick.’ Sujatha Gidla on caring for her mother.
granta.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
‘When I was first told she had dementia, I was happy to learn she was not evil but merely sick.’
Sujatha Gidla on caring for her mother.
granta.com/i-am-my-moth...
Sujatha Gidla on caring for her mother.
granta.com/i-am-my-moth...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Built on good old robots.txt, the new open content licensing standard Really Simple Licensing (RSL) adds licensing and royalty terms.
Reddit, Yahoo, Quora, and wikiHow are some of the major brands adopting the standard in hopes AI companies will pay.
www.theverge.com/news/775072/...
Reddit, Yahoo, Quora, and wikiHow are some of the major brands adopting the standard in hopes AI companies will pay.
www.theverge.com/news/775072/...
The web has a new system for making AI companies pay up
The mission is to keep the web sustainable.
www.theverge.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Built on good old robots.txt, the new open content licensing standard Really Simple Licensing (RSL) adds licensing and royalty terms.
Reddit, Yahoo, Quora, and wikiHow are some of the major brands adopting the standard in hopes AI companies will pay.
www.theverge.com/news/775072/...
Reddit, Yahoo, Quora, and wikiHow are some of the major brands adopting the standard in hopes AI companies will pay.
www.theverge.com/news/775072/...
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Huge parts of human knowledge are missing from the internet. By definition, generative AI is shockingly ignorant too. AI systems rely mostly on Western, English-dominant data, excluding oral, Indigenous, and low-resource languages.
Generative AI has access to a small slice of human knowledge | Aeon Essays
Huge swathes of human knowledge are missing from the internet. By definition, generative AI is shockingly ignorant too
aeon.co
October 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Huge parts of human knowledge are missing from the internet. By definition, generative AI is shockingly ignorant too. AI systems rely mostly on Western, English-dominant data, excluding oral, Indigenous, and low-resource languages.
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It’s POTS awareness day—a blood flow problem common after Covid.
POTS can be subtle—I often wonder how many people who feel rundown, anxious or distracted have this treatable condition.
Main criteria is heart rate going up >30bpm when going from laying down to standing—smthg you can check at home!
POTS can be subtle—I often wonder how many people who feel rundown, anxious or distracted have this treatable condition.
Main criteria is heart rate going up >30bpm when going from laying down to standing—smthg you can check at home!
October 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
It’s POTS awareness day—a blood flow problem common after Covid.
POTS can be subtle—I often wonder how many people who feel rundown, anxious or distracted have this treatable condition.
Main criteria is heart rate going up >30bpm when going from laying down to standing—smthg you can check at home!
POTS can be subtle—I often wonder how many people who feel rundown, anxious or distracted have this treatable condition.
Main criteria is heart rate going up >30bpm when going from laying down to standing—smthg you can check at home!
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Akash Shukla’s latest post shows that tables are more than rows and columns, they bring structure, meaning, and accessibility to content.
www.tpgi.com/tables-beyon...
#WebAccessibility #UXDesign #InclusiveDesign #HTML #DigitalAccessibility #WebDev #DataRepresentation
www.tpgi.com/tables-beyon...
#WebAccessibility #UXDesign #InclusiveDesign #HTML #DigitalAccessibility #WebDev #DataRepresentation
Tables: Beyond Rows and Columns - TPGi — a Vispero company
This article explains the best way to use semantic table markup to present web content in accessible rows and columns.
www.tpgi.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Akash Shukla’s latest post shows that tables are more than rows and columns, they bring structure, meaning, and accessibility to content.
www.tpgi.com/tables-beyon...
#WebAccessibility #UXDesign #InclusiveDesign #HTML #DigitalAccessibility #WebDev #DataRepresentation
www.tpgi.com/tables-beyon...
#WebAccessibility #UXDesign #InclusiveDesign #HTML #DigitalAccessibility #WebDev #DataRepresentation
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Thinking is becoming expensive. Performance is becoming free. The two-tier system is being built in real time through "personalized learning." You have 18 months before this becomes obvious to everyone.
ft.azmackay.com/p/the-sorting #futuretense
ft.azmackay.com/p/the-sorting #futuretense
The Sorting
Some People Will Think. Everyone Else Will Perform Thinking. The Sort Is Happening Now.
ft.azmackay.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Thinking is becoming expensive. Performance is becoming free. The two-tier system is being built in real time through "personalized learning." You have 18 months before this becomes obvious to everyone.
ft.azmackay.com/p/the-sorting #futuretense
ft.azmackay.com/p/the-sorting #futuretense