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Ivo @velitchkov.eu · 29/09/2026

Programming used to be like literacy. Once you learned it, nobody could take it away. Now the craft comes on lease, metered, and on terms that can change overnight. This essay looks at seven orders of software makers, defined by what the lease did to them. www.linkandth.ink/p/the-new-co...

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The New Coding Orders

Programming as a leased craft

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

NEW: Meet the real AI ‘rogue agent’: Lord Watson of Palantir. I am sick to the teeth of this current AI hype cycle & its perversion of language. The only thing going ‘rogue’ right now are AI boosters, a gullible & compliant press & a Labour Lord 1/ broligarchy.substack.com/p/meet-the-r...

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Meet the real AI “rogue agent”: Lord Tom Watson

A Labour leader is out of control. The world needs a containment strategy now

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paco xander nathan @pacoid.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Two things really hit me about detailed research into the Azerbaijani Laundromat. 1: An immense large-scale operation, criminal services by people in EE/LV to target "wealthy Russian businessmen", which spread across the world, and overlaps with operations by Mossack Fonseca of the Panama Papers

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annkspencer @annkspencer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

screenshots and links to CA executive order N-9-26 aka requiring frontier labs to have independent verification, safety frameworks, kill switch, & have safety incidents def update to include recent "loss-of-control" incidents. www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/u...

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Coyote / J. Stryker 🇨🇦 | Memento Vivere 🍃 @easterncoyote.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Can confirm: this is INCREDIBLY rare. “Photographer and bird enthusiast Alexander deBarros captured a photo of a coyote with a greater roadrunner in its mouth.” KTLA: Rare, real-life coyote and roadrunner drama unfolds in L.A. ktla.com/news/local-n... #canislatrans #coyote #urbanwildlife

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Rare, real-life coyote and roadrunner drama unfolds in L.A.

A Southern California bird watcher stumbled onto a scene over the weekend that looked like it came straight out of a classic cartoon, except this time, the coyote appears to have won and there&#821…

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Ron Chrisley @chrisley.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Tonight: Looking forward to seeing Cory Doctorow (in conversation with Carole Cadwalladr) discuss his book “The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI” at the Brighton Dome. Thanks to Kev of @brighthink.bsky.social for the invitation! brightondome.org/whats-on/LSC...

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Cory Doctorow / Talks / What's On - Brighton Dome

Join celebrated author and technology critic Cory Doctorow in conversation with award-winning journalist Carole Cadwalladr

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 04/09/2026

The Nerve weekend dish: Ottolenghi’s chicken meatballs with pistachios and spinach 🐓🌿🍋 The star chef and restaurateur shares a bright and highly flavoured dish from his new easy cookbook www.thenerve.news/p/the-weeken...

The Nerve Weekend Dish: Ottolenghi’s chicken meatballs with pistachios and spinach, pictured in a white plate with dill and orzo, alongside sliced lemon

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Stop whatever you’re doing & watch this now! Reform’s magic money tree has been bust wide open. Huge kudos to undercover reporters Verbatim via @channel4news.bsky.social youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI?... huge

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Undercover: Exposing Reform's secret donations plot

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John Berry @aniccia.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A Sr Waymo telop (ERT: Event Response Team, can remotely drive vehicles per Waymo) told a passenger "I don't have clear visuals on what's going on" It took ~minute to get "visuals" (~9 cameras), which prob need >10 mbps ~continuously. US cell service is rarely life safety grade. OP: x.TexasTSLA

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

One thing I find really frustrating is that some people both (a) misunderstand the TESCREAL thesis, and (b), based on this misunderstanding, have decided it's not worth reading any of my explanations of the thesis since my 2024 paper with Gebru. Here are three essential readings:

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Micah @rincewind.run · 31/08/2026

canada: "fuck you, americans!" americans: "yeah, that's fair, fuck us up"

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paco xander nathan @pacoid.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Microsoft's authentication is down for several hours, which means for so so many people that email, calendar, video calls, etc., are out the window -- and because Slack does MFA via email (not a wise thing) people can't login on Slack. BWAHAHAHA!!!

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 30/08/2026

Palantir, Anduril, Cellebrite and others supply America’s deportation machine. They also hold UK contracts with the Home Office, MoD and police – offering surveillance capabilities that a Reform government would inherit. @mc00.bsky.social reports www.thenerve.news/p/ice-tech-c...

Ready for Farage? ICE’s tech enablers are already embedded in the British state. Image of an officer seen from behind, with the words “ICE POLICE” emblazoned on his back; the Union Jack is in the background

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Ron Chrisley @chrisley.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Two recent conversations I've had with Voice of Islam Radio about AI: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v... (automation, human purpose, genuine agency) Segment start: 1:45:44 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v... (cognitive offloading, productive struggle, children’s use of AI) Segment start: 1:29:44

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Breakfast Show Podcast 08-04-2026: Truthfulness & How Technology is Reshaping Society

Podcast Episode · Voice of Islam · April 8 · 1h 54m

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paco xander nathan @pacoid.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Slack has no emoji built-in for Emacs, which is why I've never been able to trust the Millennial-ish drama called Slack. So good to finally realize this.

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 27/08/2026

Who was the real Jason Arday? In the relentless culture war surrounding the professor’s death, the voices of those closest to him were lost. Here, his longstanding friend Sam Clark talks to Carole Cadwalladr about the kind, warm and remarkable man he remembers 1/

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Dr. Émile P. Torres @xriskology.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This, from my friend @gilduran.com (Gil Duran), is fucking incredible. If you haven't bought a copy of his book yet, I'd encourage you to do so NOW. The anti-tech movement is growing, and this book will became a major part of that movement in the coming months and years (so will Timnit's!).

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Here's Jason Arday's death - and the media's role in it - trending on social media, again. And yet it's *nowhere* in the mainstream media today. It's "fallen" out of the news cycle in the same way that Russian scientists "fall" out of windows. 🔗

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

NEW: It was a digital lynching. And the media is never going to hold itself to account for the role it played in Jason Arday’s death. But there are things we can do. This is a practical guide based on my own experience. broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-digital-...

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A Digital Lynching

A practical guide for individuals and organisations when the mobs gather

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Dr. Émile P. Torres @xriskology.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

New article about a recent interview with Connor Leahy (@NPCollapse, @ControlAI), on the Onezero podcast with Robert Wright (@robertwrighter). Leahy appears to be passing off my research--solo and with Dr. Timnit Gebru--as his own. I object to this. Here are the details:

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Connor Leahy Copies the TESCREAL Thesis in a Recent Interview

(8,500 words, but 14,400 words if footnotes are included.)

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paco xander nathan @pacoid.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

it's august, so next time i'm out en vacances please have my tagline read: "paco has developed superintelligence and escaped containment"

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 24/09/2025

1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it). But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 13/08/2026

🔇 🔇 🔇 My book, Deep Unlearning, is now available for preorders! I don't know how people write so many books because this one took a lot out of me. It turns out, I had a lot to say 😂, with editors cutting out 50k of my words 🫣 ✴️ You can now preorder it at www.simonandschuster.com/books/Deep-U....

Cover of my new book, Deep Unlearning: The Rise of AI and The Radicalization of a Tech Idealist.

There are two concentric circles in the book, the left being circuits in black an white, and the right being a bunch of dots with orange accents. The cover background is cream. And the words are written in black except for "Un" which is in orange.

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Dr. Émile P. Torres @xriskology.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I wrote about how one can hold that AI models are advancing rapidly and pose major risks to society while simultaneously maintaining that we're no closer to AGI, ASI, or the Singularity. The argument is linked below. 👇

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annkspencer @annkspencer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

btw. if you are into citations & resources related to what's going on in compute, "the chip war" and "empire of ai" are worth purchasing just for the citations (aka "notes") sections of those books.

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Dr. Émile P. Torres @xriskology.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

New article on why Astra solving math problems, AI going rogue and hacking into Hugging Face, etc. DOESN'T imply that we're any closer to ASI or the Singularity. Still, I argue that we should be *very worried* about narrow, spiky AI. Read it below ... 👇 www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/why-increa...

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Why Increasingly Powerful AI Models Do NOT Imply that Superintelligence Is Imminent

(2,500 words)

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paco xander nathan @pacoid.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

A mysterious case where the first piece of the first apple galette of the season, along with a scoop of lavender gelato, both jump into my tummy. #FoodSky

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Dr. Émile P. Torres @xriskology.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

A look at all the best newsletter articles I've published over the past year! If you're curious about the sorts of topics I write about (e.g., intellectual history of SV), check this out: www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/realtime-t...

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Realtime Techpocalypse Has Its First Birthday!

This newsletter is now a 1-year-old. A look at some of the past year's highlights.

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Dr. Émile P. Torres @xriskology.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

New article on Dean Ball's risible comments about Kimi K3 and "AI communism," plus some climate change updates! Check it out if you have a moment: www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/dean-ball-...

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Dean Ball Rejects "AI Communism" and Gaia Continues to Fight Back

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Dr. Émile P. Torres @xriskology.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

New article aims to offer a compelling introduction to the TESCREAL concept. I argue that one simply cannot make sense of what's going on in Silicon Valley--including the race to build god-like computers--without some understanding of TESCREALism. Would love to know what you think!

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Skeptical of the TESCREAL Acronym? Read This.

Artificial superintelligence, the Silicon Valley worldview, and the narcissism of small differences. (6,100 words)

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paco xander nathan @pacoid.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Chicken ratatouille in a claypot, with a shallot mustard sauce, mashed yukon potatoes 🥔, plus a delish glass of Godello from España Kudos to Les Secrets Gourmands de Noémie in Paris 17e arr., her courses are highly recommended. #FoodSky

Chicken ratatouille with a Godello wine from Spain

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 09/07/2026

“At one stage I even flew to Australia to get him to answer my questions” Nerve co-founder @carolecadwalla.bsky.social on her loooong decade investigating Nigel Farage* *including first raising questions about George Cottrell in 2018 🤔

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Dr. Émile P. Torres @xriskology.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

New article provides a detailed analysis of the TESCREAL acronym--specifically written for skeptics. Please read and share widely. You simply cannot make sense of what's happening in Silicon Valley, including the ASI race, without some understanding of the TESCREAL worldview!

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Skeptical of the TESCREAL Acronym? Read This.

Artificial superintelligence, the Silicon Valley worldview, and the narcissism of small differences. (6,100 words)

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paco xander nathan @pacoid.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

GraphCon, July 25 in Seattle -- produced by GraphGeeks! www.graphgeeks.org/graphcon I'm really looking forward to this GraphGeeks conference in Seattle and the amazing line-up of speakers. Only 15 more registrations open before we reach capacity. See you there :) #Senzing

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Ron Chrisley @chrisley.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Can machines think—or have qualia? On the "Amazing Academics" podcast, I discuss AI, LLMs, embodiment and consciousness. From 27:30: why dualism and physicalist illusionism may be a false choice—and why robots might have qualia even if humans do not. youtu.be/yZNtazoQUQA #AI #consciousness #qualia

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How to make machines think with Prof Ron Chrisley

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paco xander nathan @pacoid.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Results from our croissant making course in Paris today #FoodSky

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 21/06/2026

The names linked to the men jailed for attacks on Keir Starmer’s properties are disturbingly familiar to those of us who warned against Putin’s efforts to disrupt Britain 10 years ago, writes Sergei Cristo www.thenerve.news/p/sergei-cri...

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From interference in Brexit to arson attacks on Starmer – then as now, Russia is playing with us

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Dr. Émile P. Torres @xriskology.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

New article on how transhumanism (and the TESCREAL bundle) is just a recycled version of Christianity. www.realtimetechpocalypse.com/p/is-transhu...

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Is Transhumanism a Religion?

A close look at the similarities between Christianity and the TESCREAL worldview. (6,500 words)

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Stephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Watch the recording of 'From Dirty Money to Clean Data: Entity Resolution, Beneficial Ownership & Sanctions in the Fight Against Illicit Finance', the #GraphPowerHour podcast episode I joined last week with @pacoid.bsky.social of Senzing watch.getcontrast.io/register/sen...

Graph Power Hour V2:E7: "From Dirty Money to Clean Data: Entity Resolution, Beneficial Ownership, and Sanctions in the Fight Against Illicit Finance", featuring Stephen Abbott Pugh of Understand beneficial ownership

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Stephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Shell companies. Proxy owners. Fragmented registries. As European countries work to implement the EU AML package, I'll be joining @pacoid.bsky.social on the #GraphPowerHour podcast to talk beneficial ownership, sanctions, PEPs and entity resolution. Sign up: watch.getcontrast.io/register/sen...

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From Dirty Money to Clean Data: Entity Resolution, Beneficial Ownership & Sanctions in the Fight Against Illicit Finance

With the UK Government's Illicit Finance Summit just weeks away, the pressure to act on beneficial ownership transparency has never been greater. Governmen...

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annkspencer @annkspencer.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

"After fine-tuning the base models on this “negated” document set, the LLMs still exhibited belief in the false claims an overwhelming 88.6 percent of the time, on average." arstechnica.com/ai/2026/05/l...

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LLMs believe false statements even after explicit warnings that they're false

Fine-tuning tests show "bias... toward confidently representing the claims as true."

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 28/05/2026

“In 2025 in the US, data centre protests have successfully stalled over $100bn worth of projects”: reporter and author @karenhao.bsky.social tells @carolecadwalla.bsky.social about how a coalition of resistance is growing to oppose the new AI ascendancy www.thenerve.news/p/interview-...

‘It’s not progress, and we can stop it’: journalist Karen Hao, pictured in a black turtleneck, on big tech, protest and the preventable AI future

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paco xander nathan @pacoid.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Two years ago, by chance we got a culinary herb from Italy called Stridolo (Silene inflata). We live in the coastal woodlands of Sonoma County, California., and this seems to love our climate. I use this in pasta, and would love to hear more from people in Italy who use it regularly. #FoodSky

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Ron Chrisley @chrisley.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Late notice: Funded PhD studentship available at Sussex Centre for Consciousnes Science. Deadline May 31st 2026; start date flexible up to May 2027. Candidates propose their own project. Supervisor must be in the School of Engineering and Informatics. How to apply: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...

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The Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science (SCCS) 2026 Studentship : University of Sussex

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paco xander nathan @pacoid.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

A perky plate of paco's purple pasta, pancetta, and pesto party! Tortelloni made from an ube pasta filled with spinach and ricotta, with a pistachio spinach pesto, plus loads of sautéed pancetta. Disappeared rapidly. Giving my new granite mortar and pestle it's first run. #FoodSky

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paco xander nathan @pacoid.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

GPH! V2:E7: "From Dirty Money to Clean Data: Entity Resolution, Beneficial Ownership, and Sanctions in the Fight Against Illicit Finance" featuring @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social Thu Jun 04, 11:00 US Eastern watch.getcontrast.io/register/sen... #Senzing

Next live episode of "Graph Power Hour!" featuring Stephen Abbott Pugh

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