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Bornean orangutan, roaming freely in the digital forest, swinging from branch to branch, keeping an eye out for stinky durians and crawling insects (read: code smells and bugs). Highly arboreal, mostly solitary.
That said, “the age of machines” is very well put – going with the buzzword would give the underlying technology too much credit. After all, the term “artificial intelligence” was coined by John McCarthy as a marketing ploy (to secure funding for his research) from the very start.
December 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
That said, “the age of machines” is very well put – going with the buzzword would give the underlying technology too much credit. After all, the term “artificial intelligence” was coined by John McCarthy as a marketing ploy (to secure funding for his research) from the very start.
“Frameworks for hoomans in the age of machines”
I hope they’re for non-hoomans too. 😢
I hope they’re for non-hoomans too. 😢
[1/2] As an orangutan, I deplore the explicit mention of “hooman” in the term 𝘏𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 (HIG), which is needlessly exclusionary and reflects a narrow, anthropocentric world view.
December 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“Frameworks for hoomans in the age of machines”
I hope they’re for non-hoomans too. 😢
I hope they’re for non-hoomans too. 😢
[2/2] Such framing marginalizes non-hooman apes and ignores mounting evidence that we are perfectly capable of navigating touchscreens. I have therefore taken the liberty of redefining HIG as 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 and henceforth implore every technical writer to embrace this alteration.
November 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
[2/2] Such framing marginalizes non-hooman apes and ignores mounting evidence that we are perfectly capable of navigating touchscreens. I have therefore taken the liberty of redefining HIG as 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 and henceforth implore every technical writer to embrace this alteration.
Regrettably, despite the resignations of its top executives, the BBC has downplayed its mistakes and remained largely defiant. Its apparent lack of critical reflection only does it a disservice, lending credibility to claims of institutional bias. No doubt the damage will be felt.
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Regrettably, despite the resignations of its top executives, the BBC has downplayed its mistakes and remained largely defiant. Its apparent lack of critical reflection only does it a disservice, lending credibility to claims of institutional bias. No doubt the damage will be felt.
Hats off to @theguardian.com and those workers of conscience at @microsoft.com. 🫡 It just goes to show that, together, journalism and activism 𝘤𝘢𝘯 bring about change.
September 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Hats off to @theguardian.com and those workers of conscience at @microsoft.com. 🫡 It just goes to show that, together, journalism and activism 𝘤𝘢𝘯 bring about change.