Reposted by turzaakae @aelkus.bsky.social · 23hthis is the first one of these "the alarm must be raised" pieces that actually makes sense, largely because he says something obvious: no one at the company has any clue about how safety engineering works 5695150
turzaak @turzaak.bsky.social · 25/09/2026As someone who has worked every day with large machines that can very definitely kill me in exciting ways, I'm also aware of how many ways there are to prevent that. Including the BIG RED BUTTONS on every machine that kill them immediately. 194
turzaak @turzaak.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I always thought you had to win a war to get a triumph monument. 100
turzaak @turzaak.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I really do recommend using the "left the top off an ant farm" analogy. I was explaining this to my mom & reminded her of that time I had an ant farm. Said the same thing is happening with AI as the ants. She gave me the same Unimpressed face she gave me at 7 when I left the top off said ant farm. 021
turzaak @turzaak.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I just had the disturbing realization that, since I had to explain the concept of "furries" to my parents out of nowhere a few months ago, there's a nonzero chance I'm going to have to explain the "AI Sex Cult" thing. 110
Reposted by turzaakDave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Based upon their documented behavior over the past few years, the tech industry is less afraid of the potential ramifications of Artificial Superintelligence than they are of Lina Khan. 101076256
turzaak @turzaak.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I remember how the day after the 2016 election, I walked into my grad advisor's office and said I couldn't finish the PhD because both of us knew we couldn't guarantee funding. They already destroyed STEM PhD track for domestic grads and with everything else, this is a nail in the coffin for int'l 030
turzaak @turzaak.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Every time I see a post about how AI is going to take Every Job, I have to roll my eyes. People. I've worked in high-precision robotics and semiconductor. The robots run into walls. The STATIONARY robots. The precision vision can't handle glass windows. The machines aren't taking shit. 3139
Reposted by turzaakElle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I am the very model of a modern day typographer A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan #typography #fonts #graphicdesign 24650321563
Reposted by turzaakSam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Can’t wait to introduce bird-based storage into my backup system 10150121524
Reposted by turzaakJohn Walton @thatjohn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026this second session being impossible to schedule is the most D&D thing you could possibly imagine 3483372486
turzaak @turzaak.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Ominous Latin Chanting just got a hell of a lot more ironic 120
Reposted by turzaakslate @pleasebegneiss.bsky.social · 03/09/2026he got him. he finally fucking got him 8657861300
turzaak @turzaak.bsky.social · 30/08/2026This just in, the geniuses in the manosphere have decided the zero failure modes hack to dating is *checks notes* con-funk? Straight girls, I'm so sorry. 010
Reposted by turzaakAnna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I have to be so honest: every time someone says Butlerian jihad, I imagine Judith Butler tearing the RAM out of a computer with her bare hands 936777
Reposted by turzaakKingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 21/08/2026OH! She’s a Snapewife but for Trump! 1471922301
turzaak @turzaak.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I see we have all forgotten the news stories about how China's AI chips require a fraction of the processing power and hit comparable metrics. From over a year ago. They've only gotten better. Considering the the global trade situation... Well necessity is the mother of invention. 020
Reposted by turzaakPile Of Garbage @pileofgarbage.net · 17/08/2026How to win at most all things: 93102923420
Reposted by turzaakHermione, Texas Granger @misterfungi.bsky.social · 11/12/2023the Wikipedia entry for axolotls reads like a Cake song 7548711219
turzaak @turzaak.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I've just overheard in this bar someone declare 1985 was Gen-X. Oh you sweet child, no. We were the original batch of "fucking millennials". Get in line. 110
turzaak @turzaak.bsky.social · 06/08/2026This part of the thread reads very much like someone who does not understand the concept of the trust thermocline. It's that simple. Corps can have a lot of trust but as soon as you hit that inflection point, it's downhill fast and very hard to recover. 0203
Reposted by turzaakClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 24/07/2026HUNTER SCHAFER AND MICHELLE YEOH???????????? every sapphic age gap shipper on the internet just sat up straight 236171
turzaak @turzaak.bsky.social · 13/07/2026I want to staple this thread to the forehead of everyone trying to tell me that there are "really good FOSS CAD software" now. Yes, even FreeCAD. Especially FreeCAD. 120
turzaak @turzaak.bsky.social · 12/07/2026It was only 9 years ago that I was writing the entire first draft of a 170-page thesis in 4 days. I remember my advisor being impressed I pulled that off. (He'd only expected the intro and chapter 1). 110
Reposted by turzaakJohn Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 12/07/2026*pinches bridge of nose, eyes closed, takes a deep breath* so do we have ANY idea how many living US Senators there are right now? 10671501354
Reposted by turzaakKeith @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Trump: It's not working! Why don't they love the fair? How do I make the crowds cheer? Oracle of DC: If you test your strength against the heat with a very long speech, the nation will celebrate harder than they ever have. They will party in the streets. No one will ever forget the night. 4148851033
turzaak @turzaak.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I just read someone describing a "schism" as "forking Linux" and now my soul hurts. 172
turzaak @turzaak.bsky.social · 30/06/2026How has SCOTUS not calvinballed itself into irrelevance yet? 110
turzaak @turzaak.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I have legit made better LARP props with duct tape and cardboard. 010
Reposted by turzaakRazzball @razzball.bsky.social · 26/06/2026my kind of Jubilee, the Japanese national team vs. 100 kids 18781992328
Reposted by turzaakGareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Me: Okay, there's been a thunderstorm, the heatwave should be over now. (New health bar appears) (The sun is now named 'Sol, Starflame of Regret') (Objectively the greatest piece of classical music ever recorded starts playing). 2245311596
Reposted by turzaakJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I saw this on Facebook (there was no creator credit) so now you have to as well. It hurtsses us. 57969230
turzaak @turzaak.bsky.social · 18/02/2026It's super-fun when you're IN semiconductor mfg and you can't even get the equipment to build the equipment that would fix the equipment shortage. 010
turzaak @turzaak.bsky.social · 04/02/2026As someone in manufacturing who has also worked professionally in 3D printing: this is 100% correct and EXACTLY the use-case additive manufacturing technology in a distributive system like 3D printers are designed for: individual small-scale rapid deployment at lower cost than traditional methods 25519
Reposted by turzaakJulie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Troublemaker is my middle name. 537182483015
Reposted by turzaakOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 01/02/2026reposting both for underlying insight and for solid use of "zugzwang" 231549300
Reposted by turzaakMike (beep boop era) @latimeriidae.bsky.social · 31/01/2026HAPPY BOSTON MOONINITE PANIC DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE 3025171011
turzaak @turzaak.bsky.social · 29/01/2026"Are you scared of a fucking whistle dawg" is now living rent-free in my brain 030