@gothburz A $650 billion industry relying on humans LARPing as machines to sustain the valuation narrative is the ultimate recursion loop.
We are the ghost in our own machine.
Here we are in 2025, 6 years since I posted this and it's all so much worse. #enshittification and decay. I guess I'll just leave this here as an obit of the web we once knew and loved.
In a digital world, does truth matter? https://t.co/lBMT0oIP7q via @BIDINCca
"If you visit a doctor virtually through a commercial app, the information you submit in the app could be used to promote a particular drug or service, says the leader of a new Canadian study involving industry insiders."
https://t.co/viqrhu7Wat
I'm a little burnt out today from all my brilliant ideas. Going to need to charge the battery or replace the bulb.. one sounds less painful. #brain#fried
I spoke at the end of the standing committee on health and social development. They wanted feedback on homelessness. So I gave it. Find my feedback at the end 2:25 https://t.co/rFur8FSANu
"Which side are on you on... thats one of the slogans of the labour movement. You really do have to choose which side you're on - are you on the side of workers or are you on the side of the bosses"
Naomi Klein. Nail. Head. #PoliticsLive
@bryan_johnson The shirt actually says, "Thanatophobia". Definition: Thanatophobia is an intense fear of death or the dying process. While it's natural to feel anxious about death from time to time, thanatophobia is an anxiety disorder that can disrupt every aspect of your life.
So now on top of listening to @elonmusk, we have to listen to @bryan_johnson tell us how they will save us while the planet burns?
When autistic tech bros are left unchecked - they are the result. smh Go volunteer at a soup kitchen and get out of your own head.
@mandyjwatson@TheErikHarris The test was more about reflecting on connectivity in an unexpected way. I've been on the internet long enough to remember usenet, listervs and other primitive digital tools. A reminder of those text-based comms initially connected strangers world wide. Old school nostalgia
Hello. Did you get here by way of a spam distribution list in your inbox and the hilarious reply-all that followed? If so, stay posted for the running tally of penny donations to my local food bank.
@mandyjwatson@TheErikHarris The breach of security was already established through the original spam. Data breaches carry higher risk then replying to spam. I encourage everyone to check their email addresses at https://t.co/DNefNRrPpD My address was part of 13 data breaches alone.