Premature optimization is the root of all evil.
-- Donald E. Knuth
Category: Computing
They have laws to protect your privacy
"Apple, Google, and Meta are very excited to announce the release of new AI-driven products. We guarantee that they will respect your privacy. Unfortunately, these products are not available in Europe, as they have laws to protect your privacy."— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) June 8, 2026 at 1:33 PM
They stole the internet’s knowledge
They stole the internet’s knowledge and all the work that went into it and they want to sell it back to us for a fee. What a business model.[image or embed]— Denny Carter (@dennycarter.bsky.social) May 26, 2026 at 2:45 PM
My Computer
AI does not exist
this is why I really wanted my "AI does not exist" catch phrase to take off. they really got one over on us by getting the AI label to stick.[image or embed]— Angela Collier (@acollierastro.bsky.social) May 8, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Are you dumb and bad at everything?
Every ad for consumer ai is like “Are you fucking dumb and bad at everything but also too lazy to do anything about it? You’ll love our ai.”
— @aprilwolfe.bsky.social
AI Chatbots
AI Chatbots – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:
(more…)Prediction Markets
Prediction Markets – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:
(more…)EFF is Leaving Twtter
(more…)After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X. This isn’t a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue. 🧵 (1/5) www.eff.org/deeplinks/2…
— Electronic Frontier Foundation (@eff.org) April 9, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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AI is a useful tool for certain aspects of the craft
My fellow writers might not want to hear this, but AI is a useful tool for certain aspects of the craft, like for instance when you’re engaged in the process of being a talentless shitbag hack who is too lazy to do any fucking writing.
— Frank Conniff (@frankconniff.bsky.social) April 1, 2026 at 7:27 PM