Reposted by Dan Turnerbobby @bobbylewis.bsky.social · 5hit may not be his origin story but “nobody liked my art” is such a common denominator among world-historic assholes 602620574
Reposted by Dan TurnerGil Durán @gilduran.com · 7hAll the weird unscientific cultists framing the AI debate are testament to the power of well-funded movements (no matter how ridiculous) to shape narratives. 314833
Reposted by Dan TurnerErika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 7hThat chill is in the air, maybe at least above the 50th parallel. Sweater season! www.mulebooks.com/store/fuck-a...mulebooks.comEra of Abundant Intelligence Sweater — MULE BOOKSIf you live in a hot place, you might want the shirt instead. This extra-soft knit crew-neck sweater will help you look put-together while feeling warm and comfortable. Pair it with jeans for a r... 053
Reposted by Dan Turnerisaac @sevier.io · 8hSan Francisco folks come see @amywestervelt.bsky.social and @gilduran.com tonight in Glen Park! birdbeckett.com/event/gil-du...birdbeckett.comGil Duran (The Nerd Reich) & Amy Westervelt (Brought to You By) – Bird & Beckett Books & Records 0104
Dan Turner @ddt.bsky.social · 8hI'm sure their policy is not to waste investor money on non-technical roles and that they can 10x their graphic design by using AI. 020
Dan Turner @ddt.bsky.social · 8hHoly cats. We get a ton of that company's AI slop fake person ads in SF, at first about "don't hire humans, hire this sexy AI-generated woman". Odds they're paying for that art? 130
Dan Turner @ddt.bsky.social · 8hI've been waiting for them finally to adapt The Great Liberal Student War crossover. 030
Reposted by Dan TurnerBookshop.org @bookshop.org · 9hAnti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores. 2443702768
Reposted by Dan TurnerJonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 19hCA prop 38 is a scam - vote NO. For example see: This CA proposition will send $4 billion to a single nonprofit. Who’s behind it? calmatters.org/politics/ele...calmatters.orgIs this proposition a $4 billion giveaway to a billionaire’s LA research center?Proposition 38 will award $4 billion to one unnamed research center. Under the very specific criteria, only one center seemingly qualifies. 410667
Reposted by Dan Turnerdan sinker @dansinker.com · 20hIt's TRYING beanie season! Get yers!! shop.dansinker.com/products/try...shop.dansinker.comTRYING BeanieNOW AVAILABLE IN TWO COLORS: Olive & Maroon It is cold, times are hard, and you are doing everything you can. Put a hat on your head that says TRYING. Made by pals, this beanie is available in ol... 03011
Dan Turner @ddt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I might have to break my Bill Maher boycott to see more of this 030
Reposted by Dan TurnerSteve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 05/10/2026[car dealership waiting room] Me: [chanting] knobs, knobs- Other car buyers: knobs, KNOBS Car salesman: [pounding desk] KNOBS, KNOBS, KNOBS!forbes.comKnobs Returning To Some Automakers’ Vehicles, To The Relief Of ManyAuto companies are listening to the complaints of consumers, who want their knobs and buttons back. 20485731567
Dan Turner @ddt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Maybe you could use a squeaky toy instead and I'm being told by my producer to shut up 070
Dan Turner @ddt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Ah, I thought I was a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. What a weird pivot. This looks bad, I know. 000
Reposted by Dan TurnerKate Hagen's House of Horrors 👻 @thathagengrrl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I've been wondering what's actually up here for a while + you're not going to believe this but the answer is, once again, private equity. www.avclub.com/shout-factor...avclub.comShout! Factory put old "lost" TV directly into fans' hands—until one day it didn'tShout! Factory put old "lost" TV directly into fans' hands—until one day it didn't 6642325
Reposted by Dan TurnerData & Society @datasociety.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“Tackling the challenge of AI will require confronting our broader crisis of governance,” Lina M. Khan writes. “Our democracy cannot surrender the trajectory of these powerful technologies to a handful of private actors.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/o...nytimes.comOpinion | There Are Plenty of Laws on the Books to Check the A.I. Giants. Use Them.Government enforcers have the laws and the experience to control A.I. 075
Dan Turner @ddt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I personally have no need for these, but am immensely glad that they exist in the world. thatwasmadebymatty.com/products/ext...?thatwasmadebymatty.comExtension-C | 10 ft USB-C to USB-C Cable, 60W | MATTYMeet Extension-C: a 10 ft USB-C to USB-C charging cable with up to 60W charging and classic extension-cord style. Available in Black, Orange, and Green. 010
Reposted by Dan TurnerPavel @spavel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The two rules of software development: - Up-front thinking is Waterfall; we can only learn by shipping - There's no room on the roadmap for rework, so everything needs to be done right the first time Bosses love AI because they think it can give them up-front certainty on the cheap. But it can't.productpicnic.beehiiv.comThe fake double diamond is dead. The real double diamond is immortal.AI is not a substitute for divergent thinking, and the false certainty it gives will never save you from having to iterate. 89225
Reposted by Dan TurnerJonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Looking for examples of AI being used successfully to aid in conservation biology 112211
Dan Turner @ddt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Stop interviewing CEOs. It might be okay if you have actual experts in the field to live-check their statements. Maybe. 010
Dan Turner @ddt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Find someone who loves you the way Sheriff Kerry loves garlic bread. #Lanterns 1190
Reposted by Dan TurnerThe Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 04/10/2026Nice! Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, was launched 69 years ago today. 1929967
Reposted by Dan TurnerMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026the Linda Lindas are too photogenic 151535
Reposted by Dan TurnerProPublica @propublica.org · 04/10/2026Last year, just 21% of students from an Austin charter school using an AI learning platform passed state-mandated tests. Texas education leaders helped get the technology in front of public school leaders. propublica.orgHow Texas Helped a Private School Chain’s AI Tool Get Into Public School ClassroomsJust three months after the Texas State Board of Education raised concerns about Alpha School’s AI learning platform, Education Commissioner Mike Morath was in talks about using the tool in public sch... 24447221
Dan Turner @ddt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Aw. My two also always want to lean on or put a paw on me. 020
Dan Turner @ddt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Genuinely curious how often, or whether, these boosters are ever faced with this data. Will those 10^63 virtual humans spread across the galaxy in the age of the Machine God have utility if they evolve out of deskilled humans? 000
Reposted by Dan TurnerAsheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 03/10/2026Higher ed leaders are doing "decline of public trust" discourse in order to avoid talking about all the things they've done to undermine their institutions, including exploiting contingent faculty labor, attacking student protest, and underfunding the humanities 7613169
Reposted by Dan TurnerWuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass 1069242855198
Dan Turner @ddt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Thinking a lot about it, and realized I can't recommend Theo Baker's How to Rule the World. He whiffs on the most important insight, about how he lived in privilege and that drove the toxic in-groupification of trillions of dollars. Better to listen to him being interviewed w/ that context. 000
Dan Turner @ddt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Both amused and proud that I hit Genius on today's Spelling Bee with "pooping". 110
Reposted by Dan TurnerAlexander Luckmann @aluckmann.bsky.social · 04/10/2026With AI use, as with politics and public life in general: bring back shame (as @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social says) 211640
Reposted by Dan TurnerDave Kartunen @davekartunen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Leave it to @davekarpf.bsky.social — One of the most pernicious tropes of the AI Boom (and our economy over the past 50 years) is that “we can’t slow innovation.” It’s one of the best tricks capital has used to get people to vote against their self-interests. davekarpf.beehiiv.com/p/the-infini...davekarpf.beehiiv.comThe Infinite Money TrickGuarded skepticism about AI product releases 3186
Dan Turner @ddt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Musk and one of the Google founders have vendettas against public transit because that would force them to share space. They admit it. 031
Dan Turner @ddt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I hear the shovel had a bigger role in Digger before studio notes 000
Reposted by Dan TurnerG. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 03/10/2026It's interesting to me that the American authors conservatives deem acceptable/non-woke/masculine--your Steinbecks, Cormac McCarthys, Faulkners, Hemingways etc--all identify brutality as the fundamental language and original sin of the United States. There's nothing very patriotic about their work. 1942865
Reposted by Dan TurnerMolly White @molly.wiki · 03/10/2026Fellow FTX executive Caroline Ellison is out of jail, and the Manifund effective altruist grantmaking organization has just let slip they hired her. She “brings specific, useful expertise around finance”, they say, which yeah — much in the same way that Bernie Madoff had very specific expertise. 335455
Dan Turner @ddt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I don't know about a) acting out a fantasy as starting a marriage 2) that huge use of resources and forcing the output onto friends and family but I like the idea of hiring local graphic artists to draw their own story! 010
Dan Turner @ddt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If someone with "scientist" in their title tells you there's a 10% chance, it's either a hella coincidence or they're lying to you. 120
Dan Turner @ddt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Now accepting SAFE checks and terms sheets for my startup, which will build the first Mega Language Model. Get in on the ground floor of this first MLM! 011
Dan Turner @ddt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I actually love that Sliwa brought this up. That's good modeling of not denying something that happens to some people, and it doesn't have to be a source of embarrassment. 000
Dan Turner @ddt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It has notes of, well, every other wine. It's made of other wine. 010
Dan Turner @ddt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Ask me about Web Portals. Or Gamification. Or the Push Web. The rhetoric is always "this will be the only thing in the future". 000