Reposted by Brad KingCarnegie Mellon University Libraries @library.cmu.edu · 22/09/2025Wild that #Friends premiered 30 years ago today. DYK @cmu.edu alum literally created the magic we're all still obsessed with? Burton Morris (CFA '86) painted those coffee cups in Central Perk. John Shaffner (CFA ‘76) & Joe Stewart (CFA ‘77) designed Monica's apartment. cmu.is/room-to-imagine 021
Reposted by Brad KingCarnegie Mellon University Libraries @library.cmu.edu · 19/09/2025🎉 HAPPY 43rd bday to the emoticon! Before 😀 there was :-) In 1982, Prof. Scott Fahlman created the sideways smiley to help distinguish jokes from serious posts on message boards. This became the foundation for today's billion-dollar emoji industry! Visit the #CMU125 exhibit: cmu.is/room-to-imagine 0127
Reposted by Brad KingCarnegie Mellon University Libraries @library.cmu.edu · 16/09/2025ON THIS DAY in 2009, Google acquired reCAPTCHA! Ever wonder why you prove you're human online? @cmu.edu Prof Manuel Blum & grad student Luis von Ahn (SCS 2005) created CAPTCHA—those squiggly letters distinguishing humans from bots. 🤖👩💻 Celebrate 125 years of CMU history here: cmu.is/room-to-imagine 023
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 20/08/2025From the IT WAS ALWAYS ABOUT CONTROL files.... Corporate America is silent as Trump abandons free-market principles | CNN Business www.cnn.com/2025/08/20/b...cnn.comCorporate America is silent as Trump abandons free-market principles | CNN BusinessNot long ago, American conservative orthodoxy held that when it comes to doing business, the government that governs least governs best. 010
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 16/08/2025I will die on this hill: play-by-play chatter between pitches in baseball is the best when they are just random talking about the crowd. (Currently listening to announcers debating whose Ditka mustache is real, and whose is glued on during the Cubs game.) 010
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 23/07/2025I love learning how people are using AI to streamline their work processses and operations. Drop a comment below and tell me how you are using AI. It only needs to be world changing for you 👏 This is my latest little discovery (over on LinkedIn): www.linkedin.com/posts/thebra...linkedin.comI love learning how people are using AI to streamline their work processses and operations. | Brad KingI love learning how people are using AI to streamline their work processses and operations. Drop a comment below and tell me how you are using AI. It only needs to be world changing for you 👏 This… 020
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Jon Stewart did a whole ass "fire me, too" monologue last night and I'm here for it.media.tenor.comdeadpool is wearing a red and black suit and holding two swords .ALT: deadpool is wearing a red and black suit and holding two swords . 010
Reposted by Brad KingCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Head of FEMA Urban Search and Rescue branch resigns. He told colleagues that TX delay was tipping point after months of admin efforts to dismantle the agency. DHS Sec Noem took 72 hours after TX flooding to authorize the deployment of FEMA’s search and rescue network www.cnn.com/2025/07/21/p...cnn.comFEMA search and rescue chief resigns after frustration with Texas flood response | CNN PoliticsThe head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can swiftly respond to natural disasters, resigned on Monday. 22987994010
Reposted by Brad KingGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 21/07/2025When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated. 15646839620871
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 21/07/2025My partner and I have this conversation in terms of marriage. She's most definitely not changing her name and we have ordered all our documents (birth certificate, SS card, passport) and keep them locked up in a fireproof carry case. 020
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Superman is the Avengers of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Lots of Joss Whedon out-of-the-blue knock abouts mid speech and a few Loki smashed by Hulk moments. And full Gunn soundtrack and "lovable doof" moments. Lex and Mr. Terrific are the actual stars. 000
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Fence fight: CMU orders students' anti-Trump message painted over ahead of president's visit triblive.com/local/fence-...triblive.comNotice of PrivacyBecause you are coming from a location (Virginia) covered by a Privacy Law, many of the features of TribLIVE.com, like videos and social media elements are disabled. If you wish to proceed to the… 010
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 15/07/2025The Carnegie Mellon University student fence is a place where students have long exercised their freedom of speech: www.cmu.edu/stugov/fence.... Today, you might want to follow its IG account: www.instagram.com/cmufence/p/D...cmu.eduThe Fence - Student Government - Carnegie Mellon UniversityThis page details the rules, policies, and history of The Fence. 010
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 10/07/2025I'm annoyed because I paired my Garmin watch with a sleep app. I've been following its advice and have much more energy. It also very accurately lets me know when energy crashes are coming. We are all just Meat Puppet Robots. 030
Reposted by Brad KingKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 10/07/2025I encourage everyone to read this letter. Please then realize the president is imposing a tax on American consumers to leverage a foreign nation into making a domestic political decision that will help one of his political allies. 38464332625
Reposted by Brad KingChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 09/07/2025ALL CAPS THIS IS CATASTROPHIC FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND ASTROPHYSICS ... GLOBALLY CATASTROPHIC, NOT JUST FOR AMERICANS 🔭🧪 www.politico.com/news/2025/07...politico.comOver 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency pushThe losses could endanger the administration’s plans for landing astronauts on the moon and Mars. 551566636
Reposted by Brad KingPaula Liang @pollamb.bsky.social · 03/07/2025@propublica.org is doing some of the most important work in these times. If you want to feel good about something today, support them: give.propublica.org/give/346423/...give.propublica.orgProPublica{{MetaTags.description}} 086
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 08/07/2025And here's a list of what is at stake at each US agency if the White House's budget proposal goes through: thebradking.com/2025/07/07/r...thebradking.comResearch Cuts in the White House's 2026 Proposed Budget — Brad King: Writer, Managing Editor, & StrategistPresident Trump's fiscal year 2026 budget proposal represents the most aggressive assault on federal research funding in modern history. 020
Reposted by Brad KingBrad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Research Cuts in the White House's 2026 Proposed Budget thebradking.com/2025/07/07/r... I used Claude to help me parse the budget, analyze sources (included), and compile the impact on US science. Intro writing and copy edits by me!thebradking.comResearch Cuts in the White House's 2026 Proposed Budget — Brad King: Writer, Managing Editor, & StrategistPresident Trump's fiscal year 2026 budget proposal represents the most aggressive assault on federal research funding in modern history. 021
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 08/07/2025AI is pushing the limits of the physical world | MIT Technology Review www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/21/1...technologyreview.comAI is pushing the limits of the physical worldArtificial intelligence is painting pictures, writing novels, making videos, and composing symphonies. Can it change what we build? 000
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Research Cuts in the White House's 2026 Proposed Budget thebradking.com/2025/07/07/r... I used Claude to help me parse the budget, analyze sources (included), and compile the impact on US science. Intro writing and copy edits by me!thebradking.comResearch Cuts in the White House's 2026 Proposed Budget — Brad King: Writer, Managing Editor, & StrategistPresident Trump's fiscal year 2026 budget proposal represents the most aggressive assault on federal research funding in modern history. 021
Reposted by Brad KingIron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 05/07/2025And when these photos appear in textbooks in a couple of decades, they'll tell their grandkids that Everyone Was Doing It and How Were They To Know It Was Wrong. 11246329
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 04/07/2025I spent the morning building a model in Claude to help distill H.B. 1 into bite-sized portions. Here is what the model built, complete with a source list for those who want to either build their own model or fact-check what I've done. thebradking.com/2025/07/04/h...thebradking.comH.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Complete Analysis — Brad King: Writer, Managing Editor, & StrategistH.R.1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a radical reorientation of federal priorities, yet its size makes it nearly impossible […] 022
Reposted by Brad KingKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Okay, so here’s a test. Let’s ask him how tariffs work. 1482319293
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 03/07/2025The blocked some folks last week after I posted the MIT study didn't say what you think it said. So, we'll try again with a neuroscientist saying it: Is ChatGPT really rotting our brains? nesslabs.com/is-chatgpt-r...nesslabs.comIs ChatGPT really rotting our brains?How does ChatGPT affect memory, brain activity, and critical thinking? A neuroscientist breaks down the science behind the MIT study. 011
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 02/07/2025As one of those crazy liberal Appalachians, I gotta say that I'm gonna be a hard pass on a whole lotta Go Fund Me requests. (And before you come for me: My family has been in Appalachia since BEFORE it was Appalachia. We were gunsmiths before the Revolutionary War. And all that jazz.) 020
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 02/07/2025That's a world-class lede. What were you doing the day the president attended the opening of an American concentration camp in the Everglades? newrepublic.com/article/1975...newrepublic.comThe Grand Opening of an American Concentration CampThe Republicans are proudly calling it “Alligator Alcatraz.” Let’s call it what it is. 020
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 02/07/2025I wrote a little about how I managed projects. Interested to hear what tools you use?!> Project Management with Notion (and Big Help from Second Brain) — Brad King: Writer, Managing Editor, & Strategist thebradking.com/2025/07/01/p...thebradking.comProject Management with Notion (and Big Help from Second Brain) — Brad King: Writer, Managing Editor, & StrategistWhat makes you more efficient is understanding your project management problems and how you might use technology tools better. 010
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 02/07/2025I wrote a little post about how I use NOTION and GOODNOTES to manage editorial projects at my current job. Hard launch tomorrow. I'm interested in how you track your projects. (I find Mondays, etc., too difficult for non-product-related projects where dependencies are less important.) 000
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 01/07/2025HAPPY BOBBY BONILLA DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE! Every year, a sports journalist at every publication knows what story they will file: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/... @ellesep.bsky.social—love you, mean it!espn.comHappy Bobby Bonilla Day! Why the New York Mets pay him $1.19 million every July 1Bobby Bo hasn't played for the Mets since 1999, but Tuesday he'll receive his annual hefty check from the team. 2619
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 30/06/2025I'm going to need a few days to process this, but I just had one of those job interview experiences. It included 15 interviews with 32 people, one of whom said Change Management wasn't real, and... 100
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 29/06/2025How People Use Claude for Support, Advice, and Companionship www.anthropic.com/news/how-peo...anthropic.comHow People Use Claude for Support, Advice, and CompanionshipAnthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. 010
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 27/06/2025I'm a diehard, fanatical O-H I-O State fan. I'm also a former athlete and a current coach (not at OSU, obv). I just watched Surviving Ohio State, and I'm disgusted, sad, and angry. It's such a powerful, must-see film. 011
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Not for nothing, but in 1919, 25% of all private sector workers went on strike. 000
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 21/06/2025That MIT AI paper doesn't say what you think it says: I'll write more about this later, but for now, you can read Dr. Nataliya Kosmyna's own words.: www.theregister.com/2025/06/18/i... 🧵theregister.comBrain activity lower when using AI chatbots: MIT research: EEG and recall tests suggest people who use ChatGPT to write essays aren't learning much 110
Reposted by Brad KingMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 21/06/2025“You are being updated this week.” (MM and RS are Media Matters and Rolling Stone) 911274161
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 20/06/2025My hot take (based on my time at Wired, MIT, etc): A whole lotta people who don't write about/understand how to interpret meaning from early science and basic research will misinterpret the MIT study on AI for years to come. The Rorschach test of confirmation bias! 010
Reposted by Brad KingRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/06/2025"Only 8% of the 805 miles the state identified for construction is complete, which has cost taxpayers more than $3 billion to date..." www.texastribune.org/2025/06/17/t...texastribune.orgWith only 8% built, Texas quietly defunds state border wall programTexas officials suggested the federal government could pick up construction. However, during President Trump’s first term, his administration built about one-third of what the state was able to put up... 33646591678
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Black-Ish "Juneteenth" www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtUc...youtube.comBlack-Ish "Juneteenth"Animation me and my team created for the hit show 'Black-Ish" on ABC. We partnered up with Aloe Blacc and The Roots to make one of the greatest episodes of e... 000
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 19/06/2025I fight with a lotta dudes who don't think Angel isn't going to be a Moses Malone type, but I see it. She's a banger on the inside. She DNGAF. She's not a high percentage shooter, but she'll wear you down. MEBOUNDS indeed: www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...nytimes.comAngel Reese's latest response to critics: Applying to trademark 'mebounds' 000
Reposted by Brad KingKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 17/06/2025This is really interesting... 111
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Had 14 job interviews (!) in one day for an editorial ops role. I used Claude to create bio sheets for each interviewer, map the org structure, build stakeholder maps, identify hidden dynamics, and draft 90-day + Year 1 plans. Wrote up a step-by-step guide: thebradking.com/2025/06/17/h...thebradking.comBrad King: Writer, Managing Editor, & StrategistPractical guide: Using AI to synthesize interview data into job insights. Create stakeholder maps, analyze organizational data, and build a Year 1 plan. 110
Reposted by Brad KingAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 17/06/2025For decades, US presidents from both parties used a simple formulation for defining a tyrant: a leader who threatens or uses military force to suppress their domestic political opposition. Now we have a president doing just that and conservatives are cheering. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv... 613164931
Reposted by Brad KingBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 17/06/2025So we have a US official **in Germany** saying they are “just following orders” in denying Harvard-bound scholars visas despite a federal judge’s restraining order www.masslive.com/news/2025/06... 341107405
Reposted by Brad KingSarah Tolcser @tolcser.bsky.social · 14/06/2025I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS. 166113193788
Brad King @thebradking.bsky.social · 13/06/2025President Donald J. Trump will visit Pittsburgh in July to attend a gathering of leaders in various fields to discuss Pennsylvania and AI. The meeting, dubbed the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, is being held July 15 at Carnegie Mellon University. triblive.com/local/region...triblive.comTrump coming to Pittsburgh next month for energy, innovation summitPresident Donald J. Trump will be coming to Pittsburgh in July to a gathering of leaders in various fields who are meeting to discuss “Pennsylvania’s incredible potential to power the AI revolution.”… 000