This should be more widely read by everyone, given the shitshow we're currently in. #labour #rights #unions

#Kobo tip. If you want to read with white text on a black background, you can activate "invert screen". This can be found by clicking on "settings", then "device information". This is where you can select "developer options" and find the toggle switch for "invert screen". #Reading #eReaders

Seeing news that OpenAI are planning to file an IPO fairly soon reminds of this quote by @edzitron.com that lives in my brain from ALMOST A YEAR AGO! a short factoid that succinctly points out how OpenAI's "path to profitability" is utter bollocks. yt-clip.cc/6XPDCnJ4awY?...

I hope some pinball fans in the @scorbit.io community can help

Just in case @mskellymhayes.bsky.social hasn't seen this., i think this might be something she would enjoy.

A must read thread for anyone who needs help explaining to family why AI is actively harmful

WTAF Google !?! Why are you giving licencing money to the queen of TERF island? This is a really shitty look, and will have serious consequences for trans people (continued financial support for anti-trans legislation). 🤬 www.androidauthority.com/harry-potter...

If you see this, post a concert photo that you took Ride, playing Mexico City in October 2017

If you want to better understand what is behind the AI hype, go watch "Ghost In The Machine" kinema.com/films/ghost-... and then join the Q&A about it tomorrow online. luma.com/qqm25ngx?tk=...

Watching governments and corporations piss away BILLIONS on war, grift, and reality-denying machines I never want to hear the phrase "We can't afford it" come out of a politician's/CEO's mouth ever again.

I hope @edzitron.com has this posted up in his podcast booth.

A huge thank you to @hagenblix.bsky.social and Ingeborg Glimmer for writing "Why We Fear AI". They do an excellent job of explaining how AI is the turbo boost mode for capitalist extraction, which will ultimately fuck everybody up. I really hope Werner Herzog is available to read the audiobook.

If you need to complete an opinion survey/give a performance rating about another employee in the same organization that you work in* - you DEFINITELY need to get your workplace unionized ASAP *I think this might be quite common practice in higher ed institutions

if you're interested in joining the "AI Skeptics Reading Group" and reading along, chatting, etc... we meeting thursdays at 8p ET on jitsi (it's like zoom, but not connected to anyone's work email, no premium constraints, and no genAI). you can sign up for newsletter updates here (buttondown link):

By way of thank you to both @charliejane.bsky.social and @catbus.phd for expanding my cultural horizons, Im sharing this good news. bsky.app/profile/ign....

It is so frustrating to see really smart people willing to share amazing ideas, but they decide to put it out on FUCKING SUBSTACK!! 😡. I really want to see your stuff, but I'm not going to walk into a nazi bar to look at it. #notosubstack #antifa

I took a break from social media yesterday. Normally I love fact checking, but I had to check a really rough one yesterday and decided to prioritize my mental health. I detest how some people mine the news and use generative AI to get attention and money in the wake of a crisis. 🧵...

"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future." - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit. Incredible words. Listen to all of it!

Another example of Mexican Marketing - who cares if it is offensive, as long as it gets people through the door (I'm sure @miblogestublog.bsky.social has already seen dozens like this)

sorry for popping up uninvited @catbus.phd but I thought these 2 online tools might help you with finding more weird music that matches your taste. spoqify.com www.chosic.com/playlist-gen... Thanks for all the Kaiju, coffee, squares and ramen - it all helps.

You're never too young for Goth. 🦇🕸️👻💔

If anyone needs Joy right now I'll just put this out there www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KK1... #joy #silverrose

Technology is an expression of power - find out where that power resides.

I'm sorry @cheriepriest.com If a thousand people have already told you about this, but in case you didn't know bookshop.org/p/books/vaga... Tim himself reads the audiobook!

As a teacher, I feel like Elmo dealing with Rocco every time I'm asked to "engage" with AI

Well the "dalek having a panic attack" sounding earthquake alarm feature on my Android phone here in Mexico did its job. Scared the shit out of me and got me to leave the building. #simulacro #sismo #mexico #android

a canceled streaming subscription is easily converted to several spec fic magazine subs on patreon and similar services, some are as low as 1-2 bucks. the more you know.

Please do your bit to nudge the Overton window a little bit ....

For the 5 people who follow me, I sincerely promise things will get better if you buy this album and listen to it repeatedly. Hatchie is one of the best things I have come across in this miserable realm. I Should also shout out @dkfm.bsky.social for playing her stuff. keep showcasing greatness.

ok a question: if you could have your students read one thing on genAI that you hope will encourage them not to use it, what would it be?

Thank you so much @tkingfisher.com. I just finished "Nettle and Bone" and was blown away by how you managed to pack the worldbuilding so effectively into such a compelllng story. Do you have other books set in that same fantasy world?

My first ever completed Zine idea! "Why GenAI Sucks and You Should Not Use It" with 20 sources cited on the inside page. Thanks to all the researchers and journalists for the hard work I built from! The scanned zine to print your own and all the references can be found at padlet.com/laurenUU/antiAI

If anyone needs a break from seeing society fall apart, there's a YouTube channel that has episodes of "The Littlest Hobo" #theliitlesthobo #dogs #cozy www.youtube.com/channel/UCL8...

Is anyone else doing the minimum in their job as a resistance to the world being controlled by the unashamedly stupid and/or blatantly fascist? Everything is broken, genocide is normal, and AI isn't going to fix anything. Those KPIs will not be reached before the next staff appraisal interview.

Please boost this. medium.com/@kim_crawley... ko-fi.com/kimatstopgenai

In case you haven't come across this @alasdairstuart.com , I thought this might be good craic for for one of the @escapeartists.net gaming sessions on Twitch.

With the the partnership announced today between Instructure (Canvas LMS) and OpenAI (ChatGPT), here is a reminder how educators can get involved. m.youtube.com/watch?v=4ws3... #instructure #openai #edtech #education

While we’re at it, bring back Dr. Terror’s Vault of Horror, too.

gonna give you another list, this time about AI, technology, and the future (broadly). these books are real and selected by me again.

Why are universities pivoting to AI after initial panic about students cheating? @tressiemcphd.bsky.social gives a mini lecture on AI, politics, and inequality building on @dmgreene.bsky.social's work on the "access doctrine" www.instagram.com/tressiemcphd...

Today, enjoying a coffee at the bar, I met a fascinating American, Jacob, from Washington state. He was a programmer for Microsoft for 10 years before he burned out & wanted to try something different. We geeked out over his MC projects for a bit, but it was what came AFTER that had me enthralled.

i've written a blog post about why I think we should reject generative AI in the university: languagemechanics.neocities.org/no-gen-ai

I just came across this #booktube channel that recently started. Excellent first #book choice and clear analysis of why you should read it #borderandrule #immigration #anticapitalism https://m.youtube.com/@NavneetKaurShahi @harshawalia.bsky.social @haymarketbooks.org Definitely "subscribe now"

My latest for @techpolicypress.bsky.social, “Anatomy of an AI Coup.” With the takeover of the US government by tech elites underway, we must examine its goals and next steps — and how we will know if it has succeeded. www.techpolicy.press/anatomy-of-a...

A social sciences and humanities reading list on AI in education 🧵

I think @eamonn-forde.bsky.social might enjoy this. https://heads.social/@bourgwick/113935571141173853

Chrome has an extension, search for 'Hide Gemini Extension' in the search bar. Aside from turning off Gemini at the admin level and every setting that you can, this tool removes it from Gmail and is invaluable to fighting back.

I think the reason so many of us are shocked and saddened by David Lynch's passing is that we saw in his films (and the interviews he reluctantly obliged to) his commitment to Integrity - of an idea, a vision or an opinion. We all just lost a bit of integrity today www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4wh...

For any of the #glassers of #readingglassespodcast, this might be helpful for those of you that use Audible. fosstodon.org/@abishek_mut...