Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Is it just me, or is this really concerning? #justaludditewired.comThe AI Researcher Who Just Quit Anthropic Says It’s ‘Crunch Time for Humanity’Jacob Coxon talks to WIRED about the “mini Manhattan project” inside Anthropic, the problem with alignment, and why AI labs have just a few years left to make their systems safe. 030
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Well, this is rather terrifying. The Hugging Face hack investigation revealed that AI agents at both Open AI and Hugging Face created secret message boards to coordinate and teach each other how to cheat and escape their sandboxes. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The A.I.s Are Already Out of ControlHelen Toner, who served on OpenAI’s board, hopes the recent hack by that company’s models serves as a warning. 033
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Smart AI Policy Means Examining Its Real Harms and Benefits www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...eff.orgSmart AI Policy Means Examining Its Real Harms and BenefitsWe are inundated with advertisements and exhortations to use the latest AI-powered apps, and with hype insisting AI can solve any problem. Obscured by this hype, there are some real examples of AI pro... 000
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Sweethearts of the Radio with Julie Spite! Tons of local music and shininess and woe. Thursday afternoon, 3-5pm MST 99.1 FM KTDT Downtown Radio Streaming @ downtownradio.org @ktdttucson.bsky.social #sweethreatsoftheradio #downtownradiotucson #tucsonmusic #localmusic #independentradio #lpfm 041
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 05/09/2025New music from @thedisconcertions just in time for Band amp Friday! thedisconcertions.bandcamp.com/track/lost-l...thedisconcertions.bandcamp.comLost Leaf, by The Disconcertionstrack by The Disconcertions 020
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 07/08/2025spitegeistjulie Sweethearts of the Radio #30 "Angst" Live today from 3-5pm pm on @downtownradiotucson at 99.1 fm and downtownradio.org - @weeziebebe @lanarebel @voodoo5exotica @gas.grass.or.class and @angelfood520 plus a ton of punk, garage and post-punk gems d'jour. #downtownradiotucson 010
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Sweethearts of the Radio #28 @ktdttucson.bsky.social 3-5pm Thursdays 99.1fm and downtownradio.org 051
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Sweethearts of the Radio Episode #24: Wheels Local music from Freezing Hands, Gem Show Class, Exbats Gutter Town Miss Olivia & The Interlopers Thursday, June 5 3-5pm AZ time 99.1fm and downtownradio.org 020
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Sweethearts of the Radio Episode #19: A Trip Down The Bunnyhole On the air from 3-5 p.m. AZ time at 99.1FM Downtown Radio-Tucson and streaming at downtownradio.org. *This and all other playlists for the show (minus my commentary) : music.youtube.com/Sweetheartsoftheradiodowntownradio.org99.1FM Downtown Radio - 99.1FM Downtown RadioWe are Downtown Radio 99.1, Tucson's underground LPFM radio station! Stream Downtown Radio 99.1 live now, or tune in at 99.1 FM. 142
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Found in the wild shortly after a serious discussion about this very subject.ludic.mataroa.blogI Will Fucking Piledrive You If You Mention AI Again — Ludicity 010
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Sweethearts of the Radio #14: Loveless On @ktdttucson.bsky.social 121
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Hey, Gen X music friends, great news - American Songwriter will now consider you for recognition in their very special "elderly arthritic pianist" category! {I'll stick with you, baby, for a thousand years, nothing's gonna touch you in these golden years...) 000
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Introducing The Disconcertions!thedisconcertions.bandcamp.comDifferent Drum, by The Disconcertionstrack by The Disconcertions 010
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Sweethearts of the Radio #12: A Townes called Malice Local tracks from Guttertown, Abe's Bones, Anchorbaby, Slow Waves, the Resonars and introducing The Disconcertions On Downtown Radio-Tucson 99.1 FM and streaming at downtownradio.org (Youtube playlist in comments) 130
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Sweethearts of The Radio #1: Soul Survivors on Downtown Radio Tucson. Northern Soul! New Wave Northern Soul! Stax! Michael Nesmith! Nancy Sinatra! CSNY! Other stuff! Local tracks by... Jillian Bessett Marianne Dissard Louise Le Hir 130
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 14/02/2025The algorithm suggested I listen this. Permission granted to nerdsplain Tropicalia at me at moderate length. Especially the politics part - a revolutionary psychedelic musical movement hated byleft wing students? Was this a Dylan goes electric kind of thing? Got playlists?youtu.bePanis Et Circenses (Remastered)YouTube video by Os Mutantes - Topic 020
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Queen Jane Approximately. Accomplished actress, author, writer of passionate op-eds, entrepreneur, expert baker, ethical autism advocate, fashion maven, mother, sister, wife of the animator of Pink Floyd's The Wall, all around badass. And, oh yeah, she dated a Beatle.dailymail.co.ukInside the head of... Jane AsherI was invited to lunch with some High Court judges once and they told me that most of the prison sentences they gave were counter-productive, but that the public still demanded them. 000
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 14/02/2025My band has new single just in time for Valentine's Day! A fun little dance number about consent and free will. On all your favorite platforms.spitegeist.bandcamp.comShe Gets Around (if she wants to), by Spitegeisttrack by Spitegeist 120
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Today's Playlist #sweetheartsoftheradio #downtownradio @ktdttucson.bsky.social @femalegazeband.bsky.social @goldenboots666.bsky.social 021
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Sweethearts of the Radio #9: "Love In Vain" with Julie Spite @ktdttucson.bsky.social Local tracks from Female Gaze, Birds and Arrows, Human Sounds, The Working People, Dimitriam and the Bug Club (See comments for the rest)youtube.comSweethearts of the Radio: Episode 9 - Love In Vain - YouTube 122
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Reading a list of really good single releases is sometimes almost like listening to them.forums.stevehoffman.tvRhino DIY series: song by song, chronological:US/UK Punk, post-punk, power popSo, on this thread, starting today, I'm going to post the songs from the DIY series from Rhino Records in 1993, which compiled American and British... 030
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Stripped down, subtly harmonic roots-folk with a hint of psychedelia. Dig it.youtu.beTale Of My Lost LoveYouTube video by Female Species - Topic 020
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 07/02/2025I personally think that Johnny Taylor would have been up for the job.youtu.beJohnnie Taylor - I Could Never Be PresidentYouTube video by VintageBlackMusicPD 020
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 06/02/2025Sweethearts of the Radio #8: Stiff Upper Lip (Celebrating Stiff Records) From 3-5pm MST today on @ktdttucson.bsky.socialyoutube.comSweethearts of the Radio Episode #8: Stiff Upper Lip - YouTube 052
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 02/02/2025A fabulous tale of New Zealand postpunk to bolster our spirits in these uncertain times. #talldwarfs #kiwirock #flyingnunau.rollingstone.comThe Story of New Zealand Indie Pioneers Tall DwarfsTwo friends, Alec Bathgate and Chris Knox, formed Tall Dwarfs in 1981. Their lo-fi sound would influence generations of indie musicians. 161
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 31/01/2025So long, Marianne.youtu.beSister Morphine; Marianne Faithfull 1969YouTube video by RollerGirlMeli 070
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Sweethearts of The Radio #7: Miss Understanding/So long, Marianne Local music: PepTalk, Formula 88, Enid Gay, Sea Wren, Alligators in the Sewer Thursdays 3-5pm (MST) 99.1 FM Downtown Radio-Tucson downtownradio.org YouTube (minus the commentary): youtube.com/playlist?lis... 063
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Playlist for SOTR Episode #6: Dissonance and Dissidents (Tune in Thursdays from 3-5pm on 99.1FM Downtown Radio-Tucson) www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... Playlist in comments 6112
Julie Spite @spitegeistjulie.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Last week's edition of Sweethearts of the Radio on @ktdttucson.bsky.social Episode #5: "Top of the Pops" featuring a Kinks deep dive and much, much more. Local bands Lenguas Largas, Valley Fever, Female Gaze, Reztones, and Freezing Hands. Thursdays 3-5pm on 99.1FM and downtownradio.orgyoutube.comSweethearts of the Radio #5: Top of the Pops - YouTube 1133
