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Tom Resing

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Student of AI harms, formerly at Microsoft. Posting about language, code, and concrete, current harms of AI. Also, books (mostly anti-racist learning), cats, and basketball (mostly San Antonio Spurs). I won't like or repost when alt text is missing.

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Floodlight @floodlightnews.org · 1h
Last month, Floodlight used a thermal drone to find DataOne's data center in Vineland, NJ, running at least 45 gas-powered generators without a state permit. Now, New Jersey regulators have issued their largest-ever fine against a data center.
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New Jersey says DataOne’s 62 generators are illegal. It’s letting them run for 45 more days.
The state's $1 million fine comes less than a month after Floodlight’s visual investigation publicly exposed the Vineland site’s generator fleet for the first time
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Tom Resing @tomresing.com · 37m
Microsoft’s New Jersey data center breaks laws and pollutes. Where’s the responsibility and focus on the environment of the past?
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Tom Resing @tomresing.com · 17h
Avoid describing technology like people. "But when the intended referent is some specific technological system, it is always better to name that system itself. Maybe it's some specific product. Or maybe it's a system with a particular function like automatic transcription." Or maybe a person.
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dylan baker @dylnbkr.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I wanted to share a blackout poem I made at the last Possible Futures workshop bc it captures how I feel a lot of the time: "I'm often accused of being an optimist, and it's true As angry as I may be As disappointed as I may be My heart is a strategic opening" [excavated from a Reagan speech]
A blackout poem on a torn-out page of a book. The book title at the top of the page is "Speaking My Mind", and the page number is 337. The visible text reads: 

I'm often accused of being an optimist, and it's true
As angry as I may be
As disappointed as I may be
My heart
is
a strategic opening
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Laura M Williams @williamslauram.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. When “frontier” started getting deployed in context of AI, I thought “Were there no humanities majors in the room?” Maybe some marketing team thought it romantically evoked pushing boundaries/space exploration. But it also connotes lawlessness, exploitation of people and resources, even death.
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Tom Orsborn @tomorsborn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Spurs say the following players will be available in no particular order for media day Monday after Mitch’s opening presser: Castle, Fox, Harper, Wemby, Harris, Champagnie and Barnes.
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Tom Orsborn @tomorsborn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Newcomer Tobias Harris is one of seven players scheduled to meet with reporters Monday morning at the Spurs media day. www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
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Spurs announce player list for media day
Seven players will take turns at the podium Monday morning after coach Mitch Johnson's opening presser.
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Tom Resing @tomresing.com · 28/09/2026
"If you want to meaningfully oppose AI in a way that lasts, you should speak loudly with your dollars in the market and your attention on the internet, and you should speak loudly with your votes." - @reckless.bsky.social AI companies and investors must change when we opt-out.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 26/09/2026
Whatever you do, don't smoke an entire brisket at a job interview, it's a lot of equipment to bring in, it takes a really long time to do it right and those conference rooms have notoriously poor ventilation
Someone smoking a brisket and poking it with a meat thermometer to see what the internal temperature is
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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Joe Lanman @joelanman.com · 25/09/2026
Python devs! Come work on the National Data Library - £64k to £81k - Bristol, London or Manchester - let me know if you have any questions www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
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Jack Garfinkel @curiousscutter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Flash modded my iPod mini and replaced the battery! Lots of fun and rewarding saving old tech from landfill, but even as an 'easier' mod, definitely only for people who like to tinker.
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This guy!!!!!!!!!!!
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Tom Resing @tomresing.com · 24/09/2026
If you have concerns about AI, read this The AI Con. @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social know what's going on behind the sparkles and magic wands. #BookSky app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/1520...
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Review by resing - The AI Con
If you have concerns about AI, read this book. Emily Bender and Alex Hana know what's going on...
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Tom Resing @tomresing.com · 23/09/2026
Use a password manager. @eff.org give some tips when picking one.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In 9 months, Zohran Mamdani has: -Secured millions in worker restitution from DoorDash and UberEats -Launched the first stage of his universal childcare program -Cracked down on bad landlords -Balanced NYC's budget without cutting major social services This is what leadership looks like.
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Clara Greo @claragt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@georgeaye.bsky.social opening #sdingov is exactly what I needed this morning 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ "The cost of speaking up is high. The cost of not speaking up is higher."
George in front of a slide that says:

Four Social Contracts

Epstein Class
White Americans
People of Color 
Black Americans

When you are in need, you are offered a conditional promise.
Perform the right values. Achieve the right credentials.
Don't make demands as a group.
Don't seek solidarity with other groups.
The contract may honor you, but the terms can be changed when you no longer prove useful.
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Tom Orsborn @tomorsborn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Spurs’ two games in Europe generate record interest, the NBA announces. www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
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Will Victor Wembanayama, Spurs play in front of sold-out arenas in Europe?
The NBA gave an update on Tuesday on the reception the defending Western Conference champions are expected to receive in Paris and Manchester in January.
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Breakfast club. Photo from my collection, 1966.
Photo of a tanned blonde man in a white shortsleeved navy uniform, eating a bowl of cereal at a table. In his lap is a dilute ginger kitten who is watching the cereal bowl with interest.
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threddy 🦖 @threddyrex.org · 23/09/2026
apropos of nothing in particular
[PANEL 1 - Sam and Freddy chatting]

Sam: I'm meeting with the writers about the new documentation project.

Freddy: Why do we need writers? Can't AI do that?


[PANEL 2 - Closeup on Sam, and they are scowling]

Sam: Where do you think AI gets its writing from?
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Rachel Appel @rachelappel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
People think vibe-coding is new. It's not. For decades, when some developers were asked to build something, they ran off to immediately start coding before gathering requirements, planning, or designing the software.
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Jim Carrey Furiously Typing
Alt: Jim Carrey Furiously Typing
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Rachel Appel @rachelappel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Folks, if you need a PM, here's your gal... 👇
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Jeff Shuey @jshuey.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
True. The Monty Python crew were ahead of their time and had a way with words.
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Olivia of Troye @oliviaoftroye.com · 18/09/2026
Trump bans CNN, MS NOW & Politico from the White House. Says more could follow. The First Amendment doesn’t have an “unless the president gets pissed off” exception. This is America. Not Putin’s Russia.
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Tom Resing @tomresing.com · 17/09/2026
AI safety means different things to different people. I want safety through transparency and decency. Safe AI builders ask permission instead of stealing books and art. They share the information they build from, so we know how their AI systems are biased.
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Tom Resing @tomresing.com · 17/09/2026
This is gross. And also, I learned that a Waymo killed a cat in San Francisco. Yuk.
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Tom Resing @tomresing.com · 17/09/2026
The wild places they live are disappearing and there might not be many of these cats left in the world. The world is big. There's much to learn. And we need to take care of our planet and everything that lives here, especially these cute tilcayo, tigers smaller than a housecat.
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Tom Resing @tomresing.com · 17/09/2026
Good moves by these performers, standing up for Macklemore against billionaires supporting war criminals. Finneas, Lukas Graham, Aaron Rowe, and Beoga have all earned some listens from me. more details and quotes from the artists in great coverage by @npr.org www.npr.org/2026/09/16/g...
A playlist of songs by featuring artists speaking out for Macklemore and against genocide and apartheid, Finneas, Lukas Graham, Aaron Rowe, and Beoga. Break my heart again, hate to be lame, till forever falls apart, mama said, love somone, 7 years, hollywood sign, drawing the line, Hey Ma, Matthew's daughter, Tradfather
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Becky Isserman @undiscovereddev.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I am looking for a Senior Program Management Position in the Denver or Boulder area. I would like my target start time to be around January. If anyone knows of any positions please keep me in mind and send them my way.
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Tom Resing @tomresing.com · 16/09/2026
Listening to a friend and former coworker at a free community event at Microsoft today. RK says to look at the new AIAssets folder for the skills created in SharePoint. aka.ms/FlyWithCopilot #FlyWithCopilot
A backlight speaker faces an audience near a podium. On the screen is projected a demo of Copilot in SharePoint
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.NET @dot.net · 05/06/2026
🚀 We’re taking Copilot on tour Learn how to actually use Copilot, build & test agents, and explore the full Agentic Platform with real use cases + hands-on sessions. 👉 Join us: aka.ms/Fly.WithCopilot #MSFTAdvocate #FlyWithCopilot #CopilotChat #M365Copilot #CopilotStudio
A retro‑style travel poster featuring a vintage airplane labeled “Copilot Airways” flying above a globe. Bold text promotes a “50‑City Worldwide Tour” with the tagline “Your Journey. Our Destination. Learn. Build. Connect.” A circular badge in the corner shows an airplane silhouette with the phrases “Smarter Together” and “Further Together,” reinforcing the global community theme.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 15/09/2026
BREAKING: SCOTUS rejects Trump’s demand to restrict mail-in voting. This is a huge win for voting rights. No doubt Trump will continue to try to find ways to steal the midterms. But mail in voting is safe…for now.
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Marc D Anderson @sympmarc.com · 14/09/2026
This one is all about #AI…
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Cole Donovan @colesci.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Not even just privacy laws. Any laws (as @alondra.bsky.social and @linamkhan.bsky.social frequently pointed out) could be used in the context of AI and are frequently skipped over.
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Tom Resing @tomresing.com · 14/09/2026
AI might take more time than it gives. For years, I was told to use AI to improve my productivity. When I did, I experienced a lot of the issues @alexhanna.bsky.social talks about. Intense multitasking as I spent more time explaining myself to AI tools and reading the text generated than expected.
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Lucas Hendren @lhendren.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Reminder that the most senior engineer in the room is usually the one arguing for boring tech. Postgres, a queue, and a cron job have shipped more products than every shiny framework combined. #softwareengineering
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Tom Resing @tomresing.com · 13/09/2026
Speaking truth to power.
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Tom Resing @tomresing.com · 13/09/2026
Ifeoma Ozoma helped young students in New Mexico reclaim their privacy. Great example of watching out for harmful uses of technology. AI can't replace teachers.
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Tom Resing @tomresing.com · 11/09/2026
New post on tomresing.com. I'm exploring more blogging on topics that combine language, code, and AI. www.tomresing.com/2026/09/11/t... Mentioned: @simonwillison.net
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Tests for AI-like text - Tom Resing's Blog
At Microsoft, I spent a lot of the last few years thinking about AI-generated content. I designed internal and external tools using large language models and other machine learning systems. I designed...
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Ghost in the Machine @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Who has the right to create a pseudo-living system? GHOST IN THE MACHINE is coming to @pbs.org and YouTube September 14th at 10pm ET / 7pm PT!
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Tom Resing @tomresing.com · 11/09/2026
Short essay on the dangers of using AI to edit. I find it both reassuring and concerning. Reassuring, in that it brings more depth to my reasoning for avoiding letting AI rewrite me. Concerning, in that for many who are, they might really be losing some part of themselves and we might be, too.
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 10/09/2026
"Did OpenAI “lose control” of these models? No. OpenAI could turn off these models at any time. Did they “escape”/"break out of their cages”? No.These models are computer programs that were always running on OpenAI’s servers;they did not “escape” or “break out” or move from their original hardware"
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Ghost in the Machine @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"A necessary, radical, Molotov cocktail of a documentary" - The Wrap GHOST IN THE MACHINE is coming to a @pbs.org station near you September 14th!
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Tom Resing @tomresing.com · 10/09/2026
Which party's approach to the high cost of living will win in the November elections? In New York, we have a model that won by promising real changes based on what people need, like better buses, grocery stores, better pay, and lower rent. In Texas, we have a promise (maybe a lie) to buy votes.
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Tom Resing @tomresing.com · 10/09/2026
Is the new Ocarina of Time art style inspired by Rococo and The Lord of the Rings? The explanation makes sense to me.
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Mike Dawson @mikedawson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Sorry to be dumbly credulous, but if the GOP wanted to give everybody 5K, why wait until after the elections? Why not do it now while they have complete control of government?
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Tom Resing @tomresing.com · 10/09/2026
Same
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Tom Resing @tomresing.com · 10/09/2026
Looks like a useful book for people who build applications that use AI models for large organizations.
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Marc D Anderson @sympmarc.com · 10/09/2026
It's after Labor Day, so it's time to learn new stuff! Join us for #CollabDaysNE on Fri Oct 16 in Burlington, MA. It's a FREE day of sessions from great speakers. Please register: newengland.collabdays.org #Microsoft365 @mssharepoint.bsky.social
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CollabDays New England
The biggest and best collaboration events in New England will return on October 16th, 2026. Save the date!!
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Jeff Shuey @jshuey.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Well played!
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