Cynthia Gayton @squizzi3.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Me: Thanks so much for finding [something very rare]! Research librarian: No problem. Here are [ridiculous number of even more rare resources] for a deeper dive, #librariansareawesome 000
Reposted by Cynthia GaytonThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19/09/2026The Kennedy Center crowd is singing America The Beautiful. This is what democracy looks like. 453244636018
Reposted by Cynthia GaytonJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 18/09/2026OpenAI and Microsoft admitted LLMs are predatory tech built on “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions,” and the “largest theft of labor in human history.” An internal Microsoft document said AI has created a “doom loop” that is killing “the entire web.” www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...404media.co‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions." 401523709
Cynthia Gayton @squizzi3.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions" and "largest theft of labor in human history" 👀👀 1121
Reposted by Cynthia GaytonHelen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026As both an academic and a writer, I am repelled by the "this looks like a long document. Would you like me to summarize it for you?" that seems to appear at the top of every pdf viewer now. NO. The *entire point* of good writing (either books or journal papers) is that every sentence has a purpose. 1344044793
Reposted by Cynthia GaytonThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 03/09/2026"Just as our museums have a responsibility to the public, the public has a responsibility to our museums. Members of the public should take an active part in their museums....They are ours to shape."lnk.thebulwark.comHow to Save the SmithsonianThe institution was born of debate and chance. Surviving today’s culture wars requires grounding its mission in open inquiry, shared inheritance, and the objects in its collection. 012332
Reposted by Cynthia GaytonThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 26/08/2026The Kennedy Center will eventually have to be demolished unless President Trump is allowed to save it, Justice Dept. lawyers representing it said in a court filing, marking the first time Trump’s allies have explicitly raised the prospect of demolishment.washingtonpost.comDOJ says Kennedy Center could be demolished if Trump’s plans are blockedThe filing marks the first time President Donald Trump’s allies have explicitly raised the prospect that the Kennedy Center itself could be demolished. 110296100
Cynthia Gayton @squizzi3.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Beauty in bronze and cream. Mushroom rosette #fungifriends 0182
Cynthia Gayton @squizzi3.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Idk - already told everyone what it does in the name - Fable. 040
Cynthia Gayton @squizzi3.bsky.social · 27/07/2026idk - maybe require "opt-in" - this is ridiculous - endless/infinite monitoring. 001
Reposted by Cynthia GaytonMaggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 27/07/2026NEW: A large trove of Claude-generated documents have been exposed to the web and indexed by Google. We reviewed what appear to be real medical records, the full names and phone numbers of school-aged children, and company documents marked for internal use only. futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comA Whole Bunch of People's Claude Chats Are Publicly Accessible Online, and There's Some Wildly Private Stuff in ThereA trove of documents generated by Anthropic's Claude were indexed by Google. They included medical records and student information. 3418561081
Reposted by Cynthia GaytonBrian Barrett @brbarrett.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Step 1: Quietly put face recognition code on millions of phones Step 2: Insist that you could not possibly answer any questions about that face recognition feature because it "doesn't exist" Step 3: Have your CTO describe the face recognition in great detail on a podcast. from @couts.bsky.socialwired.comHere’s the Truth About Whether Meta’s NameTag Face Recognition Tech ‘Exists’Since WIRED reported on Meta’s NameTag face recognition system, company executives have made confusing and conflicting remarks about its very existence. 8393153
Reposted by Cynthia GaytonWIRED @wired.com · 05/07/2026A researcher found that using Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.7, he could break into the website of Front Gate—used by every festival from Lollapalooza to Bonnaroo—and freely issue any ticket he chose.wrd.cmClaude Helped a Hacker Find a Way to Issue Tickets to Almost Every US Music FestivalA researcher found that using Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.7, he could break into the website of Front Gate—used by every festival from Lollapalooza to Bonnaroo—and freely issue any ticket he chose. 1122272
Cynthia Gayton @squizzi3.bsky.social · 05/07/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3i3...youtube.comOmar Takes The Stand | The Wire | HBOYouTube video by HBO 000
Cynthia Gayton @squizzi3.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Anna Julia Cooper? www.savannahtribune.com/articles/wom...savannahtribune.comWomen’s History Month Anna Julia Cooper – The Savannah Tribune 101
Cynthia Gayton @squizzi3.bsky.social · 04/07/2026"But your ability to read, review, correct, explain, and *answer for* code and for the development process is key." Yes! This thread was right on time for me today! 000
Cynthia Gayton @squizzi3.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Sidney Bechet - www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUPN...youtube.comSidney Bechet - Premier Bal (French TV version)YouTube video by Nick Dellow 010
Cynthia Gayton @squizzi3.bsky.social · 28/06/2026To this day, Harpers Ferry, John Brown and his men are living in many heads rent free. #harpersferry #shenandoah #potomac #johnbrown 020
Cynthia Gayton @squizzi3.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I am going to call this a Shenandoah Mud Violet. I figure this is a small way to confound the algorithm. 🌱 1392
Cynthia Gayton @squizzi3.bsky.social · 23/06/2026The language and cultural bias is worth serious study. Looking forward to reading this. 000
Cynthia Gayton @squizzi3.bsky.social · 05/06/2026I often hear that footnotes are a distraction - for me the footnotes do invite further investigation - usually my favorite part of most court decisions. 010
Reposted by Cynthia GaytonElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 04/06/2026EFF’s Threat Lab confirmed @WIRED.com’s finding that Meta has deployed facial recognition code to millions of their always-on surveillance glasses.eff.orgMove Fast, Surveil ThingsMeta has deployed facial recognition code to millions of their always-on surveillance glasses, according to new reporting by Wired. EFF’s Threat Lab was able to confirm that the facial recognition cod... 14313206
Reposted by Cynthia GaytonNose Stuck in a Book Blog @nsiabblog.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Life changing #booksky 1076473870
Cynthia Gayton @squizzi3.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Always an interesting ethics discussion differentiating between what is legal/illegal, ethical/moral when students from other countries are in the class. Having those different perspectives and legal differences instructive. Thanks for posting! 000
Cynthia Gayton @squizzi3.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Regular pilgrimage from school for fries and mayonnise. 050
Cynthia Gayton @squizzi3.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Lively discussion this evening - congratulations! 110
Reposted by Cynthia GaytonTimothy Cornell @timothycornell.bsky.social · 08/05/2026www.justice.gov/d9/2026-05/u... Lawyers in their 40s who graduated from Yale and Columbia Law and worked for Latham & Watkins, Gotschal Weil, Sidley Austin & Goodwin Procter, now facing insider trading charges for tens of thousands in trades.justice.gov 183
Cynthia Gayton @squizzi3.bsky.social · 09/05/2026became obsessed with common milkweed fragrance at Seven Bends Virginia State Park and go there every year - intoxicating - but willing to smell others! www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/...dcr.virginia.govSeven Bends State ParkSeven Bends State Park is a day-use park providing public access to the North Fork of the Shenandoah River. It features two hand-carry boat launches, picnic areas, one single family-sized picnic shelt... 020
Reposted by Cynthia GaytonMatt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 07/05/2026What I wish for everybody to remember when Canvas comes back online: The reason OUR data can be held for ransom is because Instructure, their owners (KKR private equity & Dragoneer venture capital), & our own employers (see ASU Atomic) monetize it. It's Canvas that hacked education & stole our IP. 242052767