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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 13/01/2026

Criticism, opposition and activist pushback against the excessive and unjustified over-deployment of genAI matters. If you want proof, here's two ultra-rich and unstoppably successful tech CEOs begging us to stop gizmodo.com/jensen-huang...

Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI
"[It's] extremely hurtful, frankly, and I think we've done a lot of damage," he said.
By AJ Dellinger
Published January 12, 2026
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who has seen his net worth skyrocket by nearly $100 billion since the AI boom started a couple of years ago, would really appreciate it if you would stop talking about the potential harms of the technology that’s supercharged his fortune. It’s really harshing his vibe.

Microsoft’s Nadella wants us to stop thinking of AI as ‘slop’
Julie Bort
3:09 PM PST · January 5, 2026
A couple of weeks after Merriam-Webster named “slop” as its word of the year, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella weighed in on what to expect from AI in 2026.

In his classic, intellectual style, Nadella wrote on his personal blog that he wants us to stop thinking of AI as “slop” and start thinking of it as “bicycles for the mind.”

He wrote, “A new concept that evolves ‘bicycles for the mind’ such that we always think of AI as a scaffolding for human potential vs a substitute.”

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

In good news, your advocacy for science funding is paying off! Congress has just rejected the massive cuts to NASA's 2026 budget. (Sadly, they didn't include a provision for saving @ncar-ucar.bsky.social but we use this win to keep fighting!)

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You just saved NASA's budget

Here's what Congress rejected of the draconian cuts faced by NASA in FY 2026.

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Eleanor Power @eapower.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

🚨Job alert! The ENDOW project is hiring a Research Officer in Research Database Management, to be based at @lsemethodology.bsky.social. Oversee & expand our database & contribute to research on social & economic inequality. Deadline 15 February. Share & reach out! jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

The ENDOW project is seeking a Research Officer in Research Data Management to be based at the London School of Economics.
- Oversee and extend our database covering geospatial, demographic, economic & social network data from 50+ communities in 30+ countries!
- Contribute to research on the dynamics of social and economic inequality!
- Join a stellar interdisciplinary team!
- funded by the ESRC and the NSF
[world map showing location of ENDOW communities; photos of some of the team members and some of the ENDOW communities showing their diversity

Research Officer in Research Data Management
Salary from £43,277 to £48,220 pa inclusive of London allowance
Fixed-term appointment for 18 months
This research officer position is to work with Eleanor Power as part of the ongoing "ENDOW" project (Economic Networks and the Dynamics of Wealth Inequality), funded by the UKRI and US National Science Foundation. The research officer will be based in the Department of Methodology, a leading centre for research and education in social science research methods. While we expect this to be a full-time appointment, we are open to considering the possibility of a part-time appointment.
The post entails overseeing and extending the database of the "ENDOW" project, which includes data from over fifty communities around the world, comprising economic, demographic, and social network data characterising each community, its resident households, and the individuals within them. The research officer will be responsible for the expansion of this database to include longitudinal data from each community site, implementing a robust data infrastructure to manage and curate this information. The research officer will work closely with Dr Power and data contributors to ensure data quality, standardisation, and appropriate governance. They will contribute to core analyses of the ENDOW project and develop tools and resources that will be of wide utility for the collection, curation, and analysis of cross-cultural data. This role is central to building the data infrastructure that will enable meaningful, productive comparisons across these diverse field sites and will ultimately serve as a resource for the broader scientific community.
The successful candidate will:
Have a completed PhD, be close to completing a PhD, or have other research experience that demonstrates the capability to produce independent original research
Have experience with database design, data management and data governance
Have experience with programming in R or Python

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Richard McElreath 🐈‍⬛ @rmcelreath.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Lecture B02 of Statistical Rethinking 2026. Multilevel model expansion: workflow, cluster and feature engineering, non-centered parameterization, dank memes. Continues next week with models of population covariance and (if there is time) group-level confounding and "Mundlak machines".

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Statistical Rethinking 2026 - Lecture B02 - Multilevel Model Expansion

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Karel Bas 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 @karelbas.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Absolutely right, thanks for raising that issue

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

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Franktheshank88 @franktheshank88.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

My President!!! No impeachments No bankruptcies No indictments!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

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Karel Bas 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 @karelbas.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

It’s time to…… 🏋️‍♀️🏋️‍♀️🥰

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Ann Douglas @anndouglas.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

If we had postal banking or other public banking options, small towns wouldn't be forced to deal with the far-reaching fallout of bank branch closures like this one. www.pembrokeobserver.com/news/local-n...

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BMO closing branch in Eganville in 2026

The community was dealt another blow on Nov. 24 when it was learned that BMO will be closing the Eganville branch on June 19, 2026.

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Professor Peacock @jmpeck4.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

#Trump lashed out at a female reporter who was doing her job by asking about releasing the #EpsteinFiles. “Quiet!” Trump snapped back. “Quiet piggy!” Put that in the long, long list of ponderings when asking yourself, why would any woman vote for that Pig? www.rawstory.com/trump-267430...