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Ben Caudron @bencaudron.bsky.social · 16h

True AI: Amazing & Impressive. No slob nor hallucinations with this technology: Pilot Custom Urushi. An ebonite marvel, finished with Roiro Urushi and a gigantic 18k nib that is so flexible. Big hands are an advantage. #fountainpen

Pilot Custom Urushi. An ebonite marvel, finished with Roiro Urushi and a gigantic 18k nib

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Ben Caudron @bencaudron.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Latest bargain, this Delta Dolcevita Lucky Wè, with a 14K nib and the unique clip, hiding the cornicello #fountainpen

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 18/09/2026

This is such an important point: > AI boomers vs. doomers: A false dichotomy It's exhausting within academia too with people who claim that the technology has good purposes we're ignoring, when everybody sensible knows so-called desirable properties are a function of the labour and days theft.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Counterpoint: It would be great if people read some of the things that have been written about AI surveillance of workers! press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hilke... www.cambridge.org/core/books/q... www.ucpress.edu/books/uberla... jacobin.com/2026/09/amaz...

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Data Driven

A behind-the-scenes look at how digital surveillance is affecting the trucking way of life

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026

Oh look. More things that makes sense happening in these United States.

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Ben Caudron @bencaudron.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Kash Patel after realising he used Hoover’s buttplug. And there’s no booze left

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Ben Caudron @bencaudron.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Unclear? Really? Who didn’t sign? Clear!

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026

Loll Yudkowsky, Soares and such AREN'T SHILLS? The Yudkowsky who founded the eugenicist, rationalist cult? The one who predected singularity to be 2025? The one in the sex parties that women have to attend to "network? The rape orgies with dubious consent mechanisms that Soares coorganizes?

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Ben Caudron @bencaudron.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Zo moeilijk kon het niet zijn voor @demorgen.be om te achterhalen bij wie ze moesten aankloppen om de auteursrechten te regelen: Veerle noemt ons in de eerste paragraaf.

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Ben Caudron @bencaudron.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Confused! How long is a calf?

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Ben Caudron @bencaudron.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Coming soon: M200 Fountain Pen Pyrite 2026 Special Edition by Pelikan. An affordable fountain pen from a solid brand.

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Dr. Émile P. Torres @xriskology.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

New article examining the incestuous connections between the TESCREAL movement and the ASI race. I guarantee you'll find this interesting--I show how these people all know each other, have hung out and partied together, and share the same eschatological vision. Check it out!

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What If TESCREAL *Is* a Conspiracy?

(3,000 words.)

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Ben Caudron @bencaudron.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Theo vervult zijn rol met verve, en begrijpt niet dat hem dat steeds moeilijker afgaat.

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danah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

PhD candidates/new grads: Postdoc opportunity with me focused on political economy and tech. See details here: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32502

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Cornell University, Department of Communication

Job #AJO32502, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Communication, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US

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Ajuna Soerjadi 🌸 @ethicsofai.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

What a great illustration of the scam of technosolutionism! 👏 @ahoyuniverse.bsky.social

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Ben Caudron @bencaudron.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

“Synthetic media”… I love it!

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Ben Caudron @bencaudron.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Zo kennen we Devos weer: Carl, leer lezen!

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 21/08/2026

Well, well, well, I KNEW that the hounding of Arday was gonna get connected back to the TESCREAL bozos somehow. See this "paper" by the guy who hired Cofnas at Ghent University. Reminder "dysgenic" is the opposite of "eugenic," they mean Black people and other undesirables reproducing too much.

The dysgenics objection to longtermism
Bouke de Vries a,b,1
a Department of Philosophy, Ghent University, Belgium
b Department of Philosophy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

A B S T R A C T
Strong longtermism maintains that how we should act morally is determined almost entirely by
the expected effects on the welfare of our descendants existing thousands if not millions of years
into the future, who might include both other humans and any artificial agents with a comparable
or higher moral status that we end up creating. It is based on three key assumptions: (i) that our
descendants will have a moral status that is at least as high as ours and therefore should not have
their welfare discounted by us; (ii) that there is a good chance that these individuals will vastly
outnumber us; and (iii) that we can do things here and now that can be expected to positively
shape the long-term trajectory of humanity. The aim of this contribution is to suggest that authors
such as Will MacAskill and Hilary Greaves have been too optimistic about all these assumptions as
a result of having ignored evidence that the populations of post-industrial countries are becoming
less intelligent due mostly to the negative relationship that has emerged within these societies
between intelligence and fertility and to the proclivity of intelligent people to delay parenthood.

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Ben Caudron @bencaudron.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Good one! Now make them grab a piece of soap on the floor of the shower

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Ben Caudron @bencaudron.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Ooit, lang geleden, waren er nog journalisten. Twee ervan aten de lekkerste vitello tonnato op ons terras. Zalige avond

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I am thinking of doing my (online) International Office Hours again this semester, but I am not sure how much interest there is. If you might be interested in attending yourself, please like this post. If you think some of your followers might be interested, please re-post this.

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Jack Black as Nacho Libre: A Question

ALT: Jack Black as Nacho Libre: A Question

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Ben Caudron @bencaudron.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Bril? Check! Interesse? Check!

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Dr. Émile P. Torres @xriskology.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

New article on the "AI 2040" report. Check if out if you have the time: www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/ai-2040-is...

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"AI 2040" Is a Shitshow

(3,300 words)

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 09/06/2026

Amazing ethics washing here, pure lying since ethical use that forecloses rejection isn't really normal ethical reasoning at all

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Ben Caudron @bencaudron.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

“Fazi doorprikt (…) de propaganda die ons wil laten geloven dat de Verenigde Staten “Europa loslaten,” dat we dus militair (…) tot in het absurde (bij Uncle Sam) wapens en munitie moeten aankopen voor onze verdediging tegen een ingebeelde dreiging van Rusland.”

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DE NAVO IS EEN GEVAARLIJKE OPLICHTERIJ; AMERIKA PERST EUROPA UIT.

De Italiaanse journalist en analist Thomas Fazi schreef dit artikel voor de voortreffelijke online-publicatie Unherd. Het stuk dateert van mei dit jaar maar is nog actueel en belangrijk genoeg om h…

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Yet another right-wing attack on sociology. Very telling that it was written by a former NYT opinion writer. Although much better informed than most in its genre, it makes a charicature of the discipline, ignores the politics of the critics, and contrasts sociology with a mythical “hard science”.

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Essay | Is It Time to ‘Liquidate’ the Study of Sociology?

Sociology has long been tasked with investigating society’s most pressing challenges. But these days, sociologists’ greatest obstacle may be themselves.

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Dr. Émile P. Torres @xriskology.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

New article on how many of Nick Bostrom's "best" ideas actually came from other people. I also discuss how Bostrom lied on his official CV by claiming that his undergrad performance set a "national record" in Sweden. If you think Bostrom is an original thinker, read this:

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Nick Bostrom Took Many of His "Best" Ideas from Other People

An investigation with examples so you can decide for yourself. (7,100 words)

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