AgnesOfTheDogs

AgnesOfTheDogs

@agnesofthedogs.bsky.social

Dogs, Human-Computer Interaction, New Mexico, food, dogs, rewilding, gridiron football, German shepherds. Agnes was my Irish ☘️ grandmother. Did I mention dogs? #GoPackGo. Men go crazy in congregations/They only get better one by one - Sting

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AgnesOfTheDogs
@agnesofthedogs.bsky.social

Oooh Obama really got under his skin!!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump is BIG MAD about Obama saying the White House now looks like Saddam opened a Cheesecake Factory: "He's not a smart guy. He's not smart at all ... for you to say it's a Cheesecake Factory, that just shows why you were a lousy president"

AgnesOfTheDogs
@agnesofthedogs.bsky.social

“The fact that Jane Doe experienced what she experienced at Cornell is something that I am personally sorry for,” Dr. Kotlikoff said. “And I think this entire campus is sorry that occurred.” Yeah, I bet you're sorry. Jesus. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/n...

nytimes.comCornell’s President Acknowledges Missteps in Handling of Rape Accusations (Gift Article)In an interview with The New York Times, Michael Kotlikoff addressed his administration’s handling of sexual assault accusations brought by a former student.
AgnesOfTheDogs
@agnesofthedogs.bsky.social

Extreme wealth warps people.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

BAIER: The president says 'SI.' Are you into SI or AI? BEZOS: I do like SI, because 'artificial' is not a very flattering thing. Like, nobody wants an artificial sweetener, artificial flavoring.

AgnesOfTheDogs
@agnesofthedogs.bsky.social

The kid absolutely shouldn't have used AI for his route. But Claude's UX design is deliberately seductive. AI products are defective products, and companies like @anthropic.com should be accountable. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/w...

nytimes.comHiker, 16, Is Rescued From ‘Widowmaker’ Ledge After Using Chatbot to Plan Route (Gift Article)Bryce Vincent Gowryluk used Claude, Anthropic’s A.I. chatbot, to help him chart a course for the top of Crown Mountain, north of Vancouver, British Columbia. Things did not go as planned.

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Josh Marshall
@joshtpm.bsky.social

It's hard to tell which is weirder: the fact that these guys seriously suggest that models like Claude have consciousness/sentience or that they actually invest time and money (weird!) trying to convince the Pope as well as theologians and legal scholars of this belief.

Parkscope Joe@parkscopejoe.bsky.social

This is insane.

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firings

time.comRead TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview TranscriptThe U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
AgnesOfTheDogs
@agnesofthedogs.bsky.social

Let's prepare for 2028 while we're at it

Reuters@reuters.com

The US Postal Service said it will take a series of extraordinary measures to ensure the delivery of millions of ballots for next month's 2026 ‌congressional elections, including extending hours at some retail branches reut.rs/4xUa2Wk

reut.rsUS Postal Service to take extra steps to ensure ballot deliveriesThe US Postal Service said Thursday it will take a series of extraordinary measures to ​ensure the delivery of millions of ballots for next month's 2026 ‌congressional elections, including extending h...

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Marc Elias
@marcelias.bsky.social

Before the week begins, I have a specific request: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld

AgnesOfTheDogs
@agnesofthedogs.bsky.social

BRAVO!

Peter@notalawyer.bsky.social

i really can’t bring myself to care about AI anthropomorphism debates. “is AI thinking?” i don’t know. is a calculator calculating? questions for the philosophers. what’s important is that we put sam altman in prison.

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Rick Keller
@rickkeller.bsky.social

My friends, please check your voter registration. Please.

Barack Obama@barackobama.bsky.social

The right to vote is one of the most fundamental parts of our democracy. Check your voter registration at IWillVote.com and make a plan to vote early or on Election Day on November 3.

AgnesOfTheDogs
@agnesofthedogs.bsky.social

It's always the self-righteous "Christians."

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

So notoriously anti-LGBTQ Lauren Boebert had a sexual relationship with a woman on her staff and then paid her hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep quiet? Republican hypocrisy is so shameless.

rawstory.comLauren Boebert accused of sex with three staffers in complaint alleging $200K hush paymentAn explosive sworn complaint filed with the House Ethics Committee alleges Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) carried on a sexual relationship with her district director in the office, in a car and in campaig...
AgnesOfTheDogs
@agnesofthedogs.bsky.social

Just added to my library list after hearing an interview with this guy. The real AI danger is the Silicon Valley transhumanist weirdos who believe they own humanity's future (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/b...

nytimes.comGo to Mars, Never Die and Other Big Tech Pipe Dreams (Gift Article)In “More Everything Forever,” the science journalist Adam Becker subjects Silicon Valley’s “ideology of technological salvation” to critical scrutiny.