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Dexter Thomas

@dexdigi.bsky.social
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ex-vice news, occasional japanese media studies professor, top 1000 super mario bros player (soon) signal: dexdigi.168 whatupdex.com

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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
something i've been thinking about for years: in Chinese, 'artificial intelligence' is: 人=person 工=labor/work 智能=intelligence 'human-made intelligence'. "Artifice" implies surface-level/fake; "人工“ _can_ also mean fake, but also labor is implied. Somewhere in there, human work is acknowledged
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
absolutely worth reading. the turn near the end is pretty fascinating.
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
just discovered that @hdmixtapes.org exists. and of course they have the zig-zag tape. formative tape for me, one of the handful i never got rid of hdmixtapes.org/mix/danny-th...
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Danny The Wildchild - Zig-Zag (1998) | HD Mixtapes
Party rocking drum n bass mix from Chicago's Danny The Wildchild released by SF's Red Tape label back in 1998. Featuring tracks from Peshay, Prisoners of Technology, Aphrodite, Krust, DJ Stretch, and ...
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
real
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
not gonna spoil it, but read the final line in this article. this is gonna get weird.
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
genuinely the most impressive thing i've seen in a long time. i've watched like 100 of these and kinda been shocked at how much i've learned. also been inspired to make more of my own stuff.
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
been watching lots of @randomstranger.bsky.social and accomplished this rare achievement yesterday. feeling blessed
a screenshot of a recent RndStranger video on youtube, showing that I started watching after it had been posted only 56 seconds prior.
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404 Media @404media.co · 16/09/2026
NEW: Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and @wired.com, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people.
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Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People
While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
got trolled on the @switchangel.bsky.social livestream lol
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
one of the funniest things about my interactions with Ross is that every time I talk to him, something like this happens ME: working on anything cool recently? ROSS: ...uhhh yeah like five things but I can't tell anyone about them yet incredible news man
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
i clicked the link and learned that the Dutch word for pinball is 'flipperkast'. 10/10 excellent nomenclature
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
i understand that sound design is a very personal thing, but good lord i am 100% certain my hard drive did not sound like that. this sounds like when i used to stick gum wrappers into the fan vents in the Apple computers during typing class. real talk did yalls computer sound like this?!?!
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Hrag Vartanian @hrag.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
@dexdigi.bsky.social wrote this follow up the same year as that review
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Hrag Vartanian @hrag.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This review I published when I was EIC by Dexter Thomas, was the article that made it clear that Kusama anti-Blackness permeated her work, and even more disturbing, the art market was trying to cover it up in all sorts of ways.
hyperallergic.com
What the Art World Doesn't Want You to Know About Yayoi Kusama
A new publication tries hard to reinvent Kusama as a champion of racial equity despite her troubling record of anti-Black statements.
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
wrote this back in 2023 dexdigi.beehiiv.com/p/i-hate-how...
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I hate how we talk about Japanese women
Thoughts on Yayoi Kusama and Japanese 'racism'
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
'canadian aggression' is a phrase i'm not sure i've ever seen in my life
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
i'm not sure how you come back from a 'she is anti-taco truck' narrative in los angeles
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
not E3, but here's a picture i took of Soulja Boy 10 years later in 2019 lol
soulja boy on stage surrounded by about 10 other people (who are also on stage with him)
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
speaking as someone who learned to type Dvorak: don't do it lol
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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
One of the things I'm most proud of is my report on Yayoi Kusama, which highlighted the work of @dexdigi.bsky.social. He has a PhD in East Asian Studies from Cornell, is fluent in Japanese, lectured on Japanese culture, and is also an incredible journalist: www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
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Yayoi Kusama Expresses “Deep Regret” For Anti-Black Statements Ahead of Exhibition at SFMOMA
The artist issued the remarks just before an exhibition on her work opened at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
A completely AI song is in the Billboard Hot 100. It's hard to overstate: this is historical. I talked to the company who made the AI engine; they describe it as "exciting" (they'd never heard the song until it was already viral) www.wired.com/story/ai-mus...
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Did an AI Music App Just Snitch on the Song of the Summer?
Fenix Flexin’s hit song “Rubberz” has hip-hop fans arguing over whether it was generated by AI. Some say they have proof it’s machine-made, but will anyone care?
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
the comments on this are incredible www.youtube.com/shorts/aoqaq...
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macbook #music #shorts #ram
YouTube video by JoshNixoola
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
shout out @doctorow.pluralistic.net one time
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
OpenAI just released a video announcing their new live transcription model and it messed up in the first 12 seconds
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Sergio olmos @sergioolmos.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
‘Pretty sure he’s wet:’ Immigration agents used racial slurs during LA sweeps, court records show. “Yeah, just plug us in wherever you see some tonks and we’ll jump out.” “tonks everywhere selling food.”  W/ @wendyfry.bsky.social calmatters.org/justice/2026...
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‘Pretty sure he’s wet:’ Immigration agents used racial slurs during LA sweeps, court records show
Records released as part of a lawsuit challenging racial profiling show that immigration agents used slurs to refer to Latino targets.
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I don't believe for one second that anime companies ask for questions beforehand for 'ease of translation'. Any competent interpreter will be able to translate a question (about anime, lol) on the fly. It's a convenient excuse, but it's just a PR move to be able to screen for 'undesirable' questions
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
shout out @notus.com
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
my Piccolo is (not) Black presentation was fun. But not everyone can afford Anime Expo, so we're gonna livestream it. Thursday, 5pm LA / 8pm NY.
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404 Media @404media.co · 20/07/2026
Humans used blog to get their links to the top of Search. Now, AI spamming the internet, @jasonkoebler.bsky.social explains. We teamed up with the Los Angeles Public Library to talk about it on a panel with @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social and @dexdigi.bsky.social. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wLU...
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Bernita Bowlding's brother: "They say that 'We love you, we got you,' but the reality is that this woman is homeless." The white supremacy in the frame and the homelessness outside it. A distinctly American story.
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The Woman in the Photo Wanted to Be Alone. Instead, She Went Viral.
America saw what it wanted to see on the face of its newest icon. And everyone saw it wrong.
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
skated past this the other day and wanted to know more but didn't have time to stop. glad @jwhendricks.bsky.social went out and had a conversation.
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
incredible that england is actually still making p convincing attacks here too
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
was busy composing a thoughtful post about that last red card and then
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
we're gonna be hearing about that one for a while.
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
england has also learned to flop, mA
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
man this game
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
i had to look this up because it felt like one of those 'fun facts' that is way too cool to be true but: it checks out www.history.com/articles/din...
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Why Do Classic Diners Look Like Railcars? | HISTORY
That classic boxcar design evolved from horse-drawn wagons.
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
during the NBA finals I was at a drone competition. one of the wildest things i've ever shot: youtu.be/i3-TcMol9G4
youtu.be
We Met NYC's Infamous Mini-Drone Pilots
YouTube video by Possible Worlds
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
i keep telling people: some of the best politics reporting right now is coming from @wired.com . with an additional shoutout to @404media.co
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
some very kind analysis here of the panel with some @404media.co and @aftermath.site friends and I:
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
absolutely incredible work here.
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Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
our panel (@dexdigi.bsky.social @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social @jasonkoebler.bsky.social) at the LA public library is now available on youtube! youtu.be/wLgMwv6Dl3U?...
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LA Made x 404 Media Presents: How AI is Threatening the Future of Media
YouTube video by LA Public Library
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gita “the formalist” jackson @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
if you weren't able to make it to the talk i did with @jasonkoebler.bsky.social @samleecole.bsky.social and @dexdigi.bsky.social last weekend, here's a recording! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLgM...
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LA Made x 404 Media Presents: How AI is Threatening the Future of Media
YouTube video by LA Public Library
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
damn www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5sp...
youtube.com
Tupac Back - Meek Mill feat. Rick Ross (Official Video)
YouTube video by MMG
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
back when Sorry To Bother You dropped, I interviewed Boots Riley and LaKeith Stanfield about it. Shout out to @evanmcs.bsky.social for providing my white voice though
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
i was doing some research on rap lyrics and found this song i'd never heard before and of course got curious because of the title, then listened to it and ...okay i'll just say bonus points if you know what the beat is sampling lol soundcloud.com/p2ski/fuck-d...
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FUCK DONALD TRUMP CUZ DAT NIGGA IS A BITCH . (Prod By. Catsippycup)
Mixxed By BURGERONTHEBEAT & OG $OUTHBOUND ! Recorded by P2THEGOLDMASK aye but naw fuck dat nigga fr doe ok - Dad We Moshin on dis Nigga yuh - Ko$a follow @p2goldmask on twitter and @p2thegoldmask on I
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
i asked @zeyiyang.bsky.social about the Chinese version of ChatGPT's favorite phrase ...and what Chinese speakers think about it
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
this is genuinely inspiring. my man wrote a Guardian article on how to multiply by 9 on your hands
Screenshot from The Guardian. The headline reads: Opinion: Struggling with the nine times table? I have a failsafe method. by Adrian Chiles

The text below says: Apparently, nines are the hardest to grasp for primary school children. If only they'd learned how to cheat like me. Dated Thursday 21 May, 2026.
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
if you are on Linux then go outside (it me. i need to go outside.)
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Dexter Thomas @dexdigi.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
this is a fun read! also, if you don't know what he means by 'terminal': if you're on a mac, 1. click the magnifying glass icon in the top right of the screen, 2. type 'terminal' in the box, hit Enter 3. in the text window that opens, copy-paste in the command. Then hit Enter. 4. see what happens!
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