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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

NYC/Jersey City, new homes urgently needed for kitties whose person has just passed away

Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Dear database administrators: It's 2026. Your system should be able to handle hyphens. I should not need to spend two hours on the phone because you have my name with a hyphen in one place, a space somewhere else, and no space in some third system.

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I love non-rhotic accents. "Pickford" and "Bigfoot" sound very different when I say them, but when a British announcer says them, they're interchangeable.

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 06/07/2026

i will never understand why the fuck they took quiñones off to swing the ball in 20 times and never find someone who knew how to kick it into the net

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

for Americans new to the sport, 3-2 in football is roughly equivalent to 817-620 in one of your sports.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Wonderwall as a victory song in the Azteca feels like a microaggression

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Everyone in the bar is mad at the ref - both Mexico and England fans - so he must be good.

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Aside from the truly sad end to Croatia's run, can we talk about the timekeeping? I don't understand how you can add 90 and 10 and get ... 109?

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Mood: toddler in subway screaming with a look of sheer delight and mischief while their adult hopelessly repeats, "hey, bud, knock it off, you're annoying these nice people" and they nod acknowledgement before doing it again.

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

English-language soccer announcers are decidedly mid.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Trans rights are human rights always and forever.

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Come start conversations about hype, political economy, the gap between what people want and what we're being sold. What's exciting? What's terrifying? How do we get there but not *there*?

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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 26/06/2026

🤔 "War?" "Hijack?" "Takeover?" Y'all use the weirdest vocab to describe voters calmly walking into a voting booth and filling in the bubble next to the name of the candidate that says things like "Childcare can be cheaper!" and "Let's fix that bike lane!" and "Elon should pay more tax than you do!"

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

NYC folks - has anyone seen youth turnout stats for this primary?

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Free ice cream for everyone? Outdoor movie screenings?

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Today in "automation can't handle everything": 20 minutes trying to cancel an insurance claim. Words that don't work: cancel, withdraw, human, person, agent, representative. ("Update" gets me an update from them; I can't give one.) Rare case? Sure. But closed menus need an exit for these cases.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Remember this scene the next time a corporate reporter tries to insist that a rural diner full of white men in their 60s is somehow a more authentically "American" place, somehow more representative of who we are as a nation.

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Center for News, Technology & Innovation @cnti.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Meet our panel 👇 June 1 with News Creator Corps: No Newsroom, No Problem: Building Credibility on Your Own 🎙️ @philedwardsinc.bsky.social 🎙️ @rlobdell.bsky.social 🎙️ @drnycnerd.bsky.social 🎙️ @yafavtrashman.bsky.social RSVP: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Allen Newton @allennewton.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Such a useful table. "The term ‘Artificial Intelligence’ (AI) means many things to many people (see Table 1 for different types of meanings)." from Reclaiming AI as a Theoretical Tool for Cognitive Science (Iris van Rooij, Olivia Guest, et al. 2024) link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Image of table 1 listing type and description of the term "AI". From a research paper titled, Reclaiming AI as a Theoretical Tool for Cognitive Science
(Iris van Rooij, Olivia Guest, et al. 2024)
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42113-024-00217-5

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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 17/05/2026

being right about bad things is deeply unsatisfying. especially when they're avoidable

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Center for News, Technology & Innovation @cnti.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Build credibility as an indie news creator. 🎙️ Join CNTI & News Creator Corp (NCC) for a free webinar on the future of independent media. 📅 June 1, 2026 🕛 12 PM EST RSVP: bit.ly/4uKLI8d @rlobdell.bsky.social @yafavtrashman.bsky.social @philedwardsinc.bsky.social @drnycnerd.bsky.social

A blue and yellow promotional graphic for a free webinar titled "NO NEWSROOM, NO PROBLEM: Building Credibility on Your Own."

The image is organized as follows:

Top: The logos for CNTI and news creator corps are in the upper right. A yellow banner on the left reads "CNTI AND NCC PRESENT."

Center: Large white and yellow text announces the webinar title, followed by a description: "Indie info providers, creator-journalists, news creators — whatever you call them, they're reshaping how communities get news. How do they build credibility with audiences, and what can their pathways tell us about the future of independent media?"

Bottom: A yellow footer contains icons for a calendar, a clock, and an envelope. It lists the date as JUNE 1, 2026, the time as 12-1 PM EST, and a call to action: "RSVP: LINK IN BIO."

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A blue promotional graphic titled "MEET OUR PANEL," featuring headshots and bios for five speakers.

The slide is organized into two rows of portraits set against yellow or light blue squares:

Top Row (Panelists)
Rachel Lobdell: A woman with long red hair, identified as the Executive Director of News Creator Corps.

Terrill Haigler: A man wearing red glasses and a black hoodie with "Ya Fav" on it, identified as a community activist known online as "Ya Fav Trashman."

Phil Edwards: A man with glasses and a mustache, identified as an independent "edutainer" and YouTuber.

Bottom Row (Panelist & Moderator)
Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein: A person with short purple hair and a blue blazer, identified as the Senior Research Manager at CNTI.

Amy Mitchell: A woman with short blonde hair and glasses, featured under a dark blue "MODERATED BY" tag. She is identified as the Executive Director of CNTI.

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

TIL you can hail an ice cream truck like a taxi. Dangerous to know.

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I'm at #IJF26 and it's my first time attending — if you're here, I'd love to meet up!

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Liz Kelly Nelson @lizkellynelson.com · 15/04/2026

In Perugia for #IJF26? Join @bankonjustin.com, @lni.media's @davejorgenson.bsky.social, @cnti.bsky.social's Amy Mitchell and @codeforafrica.bsky.social's @justinarenstein.bsky.social at 5p Thursday to talk about the future!

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

A "fun" linguistic thing I learned this week. (Don't worry, everyone is ok.) Hospitalists reserve the term "sepsis" for TSS while "bacteremia" refers to a non-emergent blood infection. Other doctors call it all "sepsis." Not ripe for patient misunderstanding at all... cc @tnfalpha.bsky.social

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

After listening to La Brega, I wanted to find the words to "Amanecí Partió" and sensibly googled "letra amanecí partio." No luck, but I did find this unfortunately hilarious AI gem. (cc @alanacb.bsky.social, @onthemedia.bsky.social ) Es cierto que Ponce de León fue lanzado alrededor de 2022...

Screenshot of AI query. Response begins:

"Amanecí Partio" es un tema del artista Juan Ponce de León, destacado por su estilo pegajoso, lanzado alrededor de 2022...."

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

TIL about a fun Easter egg: try googling "garamond font" or "comic sans font" It only works for a handful of common ones but it's adorable.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

The biggest difference by far watching the various campaigns as a New Yorker and all of the messaging we were targeted with I think is an important takeaway for the whole country: Cuomo’s entire message was threats and fear and cynicism. Mamdani’s entire message was lightness and joy and hope.

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Cat Hicks @grimalkina.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

This is why if you learn nothing else for evidence literacy, learn to look up survey items and read them for yourself and think about how someone might interpret them.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

so much of what i think has gone unsaid re: whether zohran is “good” for jewish new yorkers is that many are looking for him to indicate he would protect (whatever that means) jewish new yorkers *above* or to the detriment of non-jewish new yorkers.

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

JFK is setting expectations really low these days, huh?

Sign at the airport with a quote from Lao Tzu: "A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving."

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Center for News, Technology & Innovation @cnti.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

What does responsible use of AI look like for the future of journalism? CNTI's @drnycnerd.bsky.social will discuss ways AI is reshaping newsrooms as part of First Amendment Day at UNC. 🗓️ Wednesday, October 8, 2025 🕚 11:00 a.m. 📍 UNC ✅ Free and open to the public Full details: lnkd.in/g-y2FyUE

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Center for News, Technology & Innovation @cnti.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

In Serbia, a leaked recording has raised fears of political attempts to weaken independent media. As the country adopts the EU’s DSA, a question looms: Will this law protect press freedom—or be misused to suppress it? 👉 Read more from @ewrightwy.bsky.social: euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...

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How Serbia could use EU Digital Services Act for state censorship

The implementation of the EU's Digital Services Act in Serbia and other countries lacking an independent digital services coordinator risks becoming an EU-based tool for state repression, enabling rul...

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Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Eat. Sleep. Exercise. Nurture the relationships that sustain you. Protect your health. Find joy. Don't mistake any of these for the resistance itself. Joy isn't resistance, neither is rest. But you need to be whole to resist for a lifetime.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 17/08/2025

It’s weird to me that people keep starting new Substacks and still don’t know that Substack is extremely bad news Please get off Substack 😭 www.anildash.com//2024/11/19/...

anildash.com

Don't call it a Substack. - Anil Dash

A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

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Joshua Benton @joshuabenton.com · 07/08/2025

GPT-5 is so amazing it can make 52.8 higher than 69.1 on a bar chart It can even make 69.1 and 30.8 THE SAME SIZE

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Kathryn C-K @kathrynck.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

The real secret about genius is that it refers to an emotional experience in the perceiver, not a quality in the perceived. It's an amazing feeling, when someone lights up your brain with their skill. It's why I love my job. But it is a feeling, not an objective event

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

I finished reading "The AI Con" last week and I'm going to be sitting with it for a long time. As a researcher it affirms my frustration with the slipperiness of "AI" as a term. All the research shows that people don't understand it consistently.

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

What do news organizations actually need to know about AI & journalism? A new briefing from @cnti.bsky.social's Global AI & Journalism Research Working Group synthesizes 80+ research studies. cnti.org/article/aij-...

cnti.org

Briefing #1: AI Literacy & Communication

July 2025

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Q. Pheevr @q.pheevr.ca · 31/07/2025

🥇 Black: The good, normal way to have coffee 🥈 Milk, no sugar: Not bad at all, but superfluous (unless the coffee is too strong) 🥉 Milk and sugar: Fine if I think of it not as coffee, but as a coffee-flavoured dessert (affogato lite?) 💩 Sugar, no milk: O gods this is vile, why would you do this

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Dr. Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein (they/them) @drnycnerd.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

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Briefing #1: AI Literacy & Communication

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

The mass starvation & killing of Palestinians in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli gov’t is a chillul hashem, a desecration of God. Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well. forward.com/opinion/7575...

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Gaza is starving. Where are the American Jewish leaders?

A fear of being labelled antisemitic still deters American Jews and Jewish institutions from taking a position that is morally correct.

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Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Setting aside the ethical and environmental concerns of AI, I'm really offended by a bunch of elite dudes telling us our minds aren't good enough when they've had to steal everything human minds have created to create their pretend mind and it doesn't even work right!

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 27/07/2025

Now Anthropic is strongly considering weekly limits on Claude Code. Users making it clear they won't accept this or pay more than $200 a month. I am confident this happens because as my analysis suggests they are losing tons of money on each user! www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode...

Weekly limits are coming...
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I was recently invited to participate in a brief Al-moderated interview by Apthropic which I completed because they were offering a $250 Amazon gift card.
I was invited because I am supposedly "one of our most engaged Max 20x users" which was surprising to me. 1 log some pretty long hours and hit limits almost daily with CC but I wouldn't consider myself a power user at all. I don't even use mcp servers... Just a vibe coder building ai slop projects I probably have no business trying to build.
Anyways, the reason I am posting is because I was disappointed to learn that they are strongly considering or have already decided they will be implementing weekly limits.
Meaning you could, depending on your usage, max out your limits by Monday or Tuesday, even on the 20x plan and then be locked out for a week or need to upgrade or purchase additional utilization.
I voiced my concerns in the interview and let them know how I felt about that. But I haven't seen anyone else talk about this and I feel like more of you should be able to let Anthropic know if you support this or not.
I do apologize for not screenshoting some of the questions it was super early morning when I did it and wasn't really expecting them to talk about changing the limits in this manner. I can share screenshot of the email if anyone doesn't believe but I don't think it's that serious.

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No way in hell Im shelling out more than $200/month. That's already more than my electric bill.
I think we need to push back here. If they get CC to stop doing stupid ubercoder throw all the things at the codebase shit, we wouldn't need so much token usage wrangling it.
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Medicaided OP • 4h
yeah $200 is my limit too I really can't justify more. Let alone more than a car payment which I imagine some of the next plans will be.
It would be cool if they could adopt a model kinda like google workspace where its lower cost for personal accounts and more for businesses. So average people can build ideas for lower costs, and businesses who are gaining real serious value from Al, can pass that Al cost (or savings) on to their customers and afford to front the cost of Al.

Better-Cause-8348 • 5h
Yep, I'll be cancelling if they do this, as I'm sure many others will as well. I've already downgraded from 20x to 10x and may even go lower, because the quality is still horrible. I'm constantly having to explain things so in-depth that I might as well do it myself.
I can barely get 10 minutes into anything before I have to stop. No, this is what I mean. No, this is what you need to do. No, that's not what I said at all. No, did I ask for that?
The crazy part to me is that it's probably costing them far more money now that they're running a more quantized version than if they'd left it the way it was and simply rate-limited or imposed stricter limitations. Now, it might take me four or five back-and-forths before I can get what I need, if I can get what I need, whereas before, it would have happened on the first try.
And yes, I get that others aren't having any issues and it's rainbows and unicorns for them still, happy for you. Don't be a dummy and assume you're experience is the only one, there are PLENTY of others on here saying the same things again and again, clearly there is an issue somewhere and it can't always be the user.
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Medicaided OP • 4h
I find myself priming the convo until I have probably 20-30% context left before I let CC fix anything. Then as soon as the fix is over I need to do it again for the ne to maintain decent project alignment and remove an, over engineering

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