Luisa Fernanda N.

@manishakrishnan.bsky.social

17 Apr 2024

Mindblowing: Making water interact with pigment and something called a brush on century-old technology called paper creates beautiful ghostly images. #notai #watercolorart #illustration

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Manisha Krishnan

NEW: Macmillan staff tell @adamm0rgan.bsky.social the publisher threw a party for AI tool NOA ("No Ordinary Assistant"), complete with a light-up display and donuts spelling "NOA IS HERE." They say it was "terrible" and useless—NOA was killed about two years later: www.wired.com/story/macmil...

wired.comMacmillan Staff Say the Publisher Threw a Party for a Workplace AI Assistant That Was Later KilledWorkers tell WIRED that NOA—or “No Ordinary Assistant”—was unhelpful. Bestselling authors also say AI is ruining their relationships with Big Five publishers.

theguardian.com‘There is no inevitable dystopia’: Jeanette Winterson on AI and the future of humanityThe author believes we are at a turning point as a species – and even in the shadow of big tech it’s up to us how we want to proceed

She is so brilliant www.theguardian.com/books/2026/o...

I spent a week away from the internet except for the strictly necessary. It does good to the body and the mind. Especially when the media keep platforming demented, miserable and evil men and women who don't live in reality.

openmedia.orgTell the Senate: Reform Bill C-22LAST CHANCE to fix #BillC22 surveillance powers that threaten Canadians' rights and privacy! Major companies and civil society groups are raising the alarm. Demand the Senate #ReformC22 now! 👉 https:/...

LAST CHANCE to fix #BillC22 surveillance powers that threaten Canadians' rights and privacy! Major companies and civil society groups are raising the alarm. Demand the Senate #ReformC22 now! 👉 openmedia.org/ReformC22-bsky @openmedia.org

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WIRED

@wired.com

More than half of the men surveyed in a new Harvard study claimed to recognize AI leaders who were, in fact, totally fictional.

buff.lyMen Can’t Stop Faking How Much They Know About AIMore than half of the men surveyed in a new Harvard study claimed to recognize AI leaders who were, in fact, totally fictional.

I'm very tired. I'm not one bit interested in the present or the future. I'm taking refuge in all the books I haven't read published before 2023. At this point when you read that Meta's little AI critter is the most downloaded app, that people don't care if a book was written with AI. I'm done.

14 Sept

It's going to take so much to disentangle from the U.S.

The Walrus@thewalrus.ca

BC Parks charges campers a $6 “transaction fee,” $5 surcharge for using its call centre, and $6 fee for changes and cancellations. In 2023, it processed over 366,000 reservations—meaning reservation fees alone brought in more than $2.1 million. https://thewalrus.ca/the-ticketmaster-of-camping/

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Mark Carney

@mark-carney.bsky.social

26 Aug

The old order is not coming back. From the fracture, we can build something bigger, better, stronger, and more just.

26 Aug

Annoyed. The Nespresso chatbot tried to make conversation with me. #nespresso #aichatbot

lapresse.caCarney contre CarneyVoici ce que l’ancien gouverneur de la Banque d’Angleterre et envoyé spécial de l’ONU pour le financement climatique dirait à l’actuel premier ministre canadien

20 July

This is such a wake up call www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/chr... If you are Candian and you care about the environment, the economy and the future, I urge you to use a translation app to read this column. What Carney said in the past vs whatt his government is doing today @mark-carney.bsky.social

404media.co'Knockoff' Browser Extension Hides Sketchy Brands on Amazon"Sorry to brands like WNPETHOME, EHEYCIGA, YXYL, LU&MN, JOYIN, TOMY, GODONLIF, YOOJEE, LINGTENG, LANEIGE, VISCOO, BIODANCE, COOFANDY, BALENNZ, TOSY, and LUENX."

When I see a useful extension, I can't hide my glee 😁

Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social

A developer made a browser extension called "Knockoff" that shows what a wasteland Amazon truly is by filtering out brands like "GODONLIF" "EHEYCIGA," ROTTOGOON," and sponsored products. Useful and illustrative even if you don't use Amazon www.404media.co/knockoff-bro...

But my thing is watercolour

youtu.beShould you be scared of the bond markets?YouTube video by Garys Economics

Many announcements from the Canadian govt about defense, infrastructure, pipelines etc. I wonder where they get the money. I guess we must all start with understanding basic economics and this video was so helpful. Our countries basically own nothing, it's all a loan. youtu.be/vamgbxM-fec?...

It's UK centered but he is basically talking about western economies. @garyseconomics.bsky.social

5 July

I decided that when and if I must occasionally use any of the LLMs I will develop a very detached, an almost household -appliance-instruction-manual writing "style". It's very funny. My human-speak will be reserved for humans. This is where we are.

eff.orgCanada Is Forging Ahead with Its Dangerous Surveillance BillWith no serious debate, including on proposed amendments, Canada is blazing full speed ahead with Bill C-22, which would threaten encryption and increase surveillance. Also known as the Lawful Access

23 June

If you are Canadian, you must be aware of the cheeky amendments they make to this law to get it passed. Write to your representatives to halt it.

Electronic Frontier Foundation@eff.org

Canada’s Bill C-22 is riddled with privacy problems that affect millions of people. Instead of jamming it though on an arbitrary deadline, it should be debated fully. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

youtu.beCome Home (RE:CREATED VERSION)YouTube video by Placebo - Topic

19 June

My heart. youtu.be/oPuAsShIa_8?...

thewire.co.ukJoseph Stannard presents Adventures In Sound And Music - The WireThe 11 June edition of The Wire ’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured music by Neptune, Boards Of Canada, Luke Haines, Concepción Huerta and more

16 June

ahhhh so good!

The Wire Magazine@thewiremagazine.bsky.social

Listen back to last Thursday's edition of The Wire's weekly radio show, which was hosted by @jjstannard.bsky.social and featured tracks by Neptune, Boards Of Canada, Luke Haines and more. www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air...

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The Quietus

@thequietus.com

14 June

"I would say that my currency is more despair than rage. I think I’m good at both. But I’m really terrible at a straight love song. I’ve tried." #CourtneyLove Interviewed - #ThePortal: Your Weekly Quietus Archive Dive buff.ly/oFSXhtB

15 June

We suffer from history amnesia, the more recent the worse.

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youtu.beTori Amos - Caught a Lite Sneeze (Official Music Video)YouTube video by UPROXX Indie Mixtape

4 June

Tori Amos - Boys for Pele Caught a Lite Sneeze youtu.be/weWtRqoSUOI?...

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28 May

And yet, managers, CEOs and governments seem to blindly trust AI agents.

The Walrus@thewalrus.ca

As older tradesworkers retire, apprentices face burnout, discrimination, and red tape that push many out before certification. Kunal Chaudhary, The Walrus’s regional correspondent for Ontario, examines the cost of losing a workforce Canada urgently needs: https://ow.ly/VsN950Z4X3n

theguardian.comCanadian prime minster Mark Carney is not the climate guy you thought | Seth KleinWhile Canada may be clinging to fossil fuels, much of the world is moving on

21 May

This is so sad. Sometimes in my innocence I think he's doing it to placate AB and it's a genius move but my realist self says, nope. He really doesn't care about climate at this point. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... @mark-carney.bsky.social

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The Walrus

@thewalrus.ca

20 May

Why do Canada Post’s deficits trigger calls for privatization while military spending gets framed as investment? Writer David Moscrop explores how the language we use around public institutions shapes what Canadians believe is worth preserving. https://ow.ly/pvAk50Z1UPk

hollywoodreporter.comOpenAI Gets Into Media, Buys Streaming Business Talk Show TBPNThe red-hot streaming show features newsmaking interviews, with a heavy emphasis on tech. Now they will do it for OpenAI: "The standard communications playbook just doesn't apply to us."

7 Apr

"While we’ve been critical of the industry at times, after getting to know Sam and the OpenAI team, what stood out most was their openness to feedback and commitment to getting this right. " 😂 After reading @ronanfarrow.bsky.social I don't think so. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...

27 Mar

So @adobe.com creative cloud is having major issues, I can't even create a miserable social media post for work. I wonder if they deployed some AI code that brought everything down? #aibubble #aicode

20 Mar

A small watercolour... Fatigue... endless March. #contemporarywatercolour #humanmadeart

theshamblog.comAn AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on MeSummary: An AI agent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code, attempting to damage my reputation and shame me into acceptin…

16 Mar

This is hilarious and terrifying theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-... An ai agent submitted some code to an Open Source project, got rejected by a human developer, then the ai proceeded to generate a hit piece on him. The comments though.. wahh. who are people, who are bots?

16 Mar

This happens to software engineers, imagine regular people?

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The Walrus

@thewalrus.ca

11 Mar

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre fully and unequivocally supports the US–Israeli war against Iran. Interim NDP leader Don Davies condemns the war as illegal. Writer Wesley Wark examines the widening political fracture: https://ow.ly/MeR950Ys7qP

Electronic Frontier Foundation

11 Mar

It's been a while since I checked the Notion home page and I found this... Meet the night shift. Then the day shift comes in and has to fix everything. Ugh. Get AI out of here.

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@eff.org

9 Mar

Replying to @eff.org

“Privacy’s Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance” will be published Tuesday by @mitpress.bsky.social; hardcover proceeds benefit EFF. Get your copy today! www.eff.org/Privacys-De...

eff.orgPrivacy's DefenderEFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn's Journey Inside the Privacy Battles That Shaped Today's InternetEFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn has devoted her life to the fight for digital rights. She’s

bbc.comTikTok is tracking you, even if you don't use the app. Here's how to stop itTikTok is growing its data harvesting empire, and avoiding the app won’t protect you – but some easy steps can keep you safe.

4 Mar

What else is new? www.bbc.com/future/artic...

trib.alPope Implores Priests to Stop Writing Sermons Using ChatGPTIn a meeting with high-level clergy, Pope Leo XIV urged priests to avoid the temptation to use AI to generate homilies.

25 Feb

What is faith?

Futurism@futurism.com

AI "will never be able to share faith."

buttondown.comLimites Numériques #22Ce mois-ci on parle pureté de matériaux, de représentation écologique, de l’impact de l’IA sur le marché de la seconde main, et toujours le meilleur et le...

23 Feb

This inspired me sooooo much. pluralistic.net/2026/02/23/g... #corydoctorow

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Limites Numériques

@limitesnumeriques.fr

17 Feb

💎 Dans la dernière newsletter on raconte pourquoi l'industrie numérique est très friande de matériaux extrêmement purs et des conséquences écologiques. Mais aussi : → L'effet domino de la pénurie de mémoire vive → Le pire Windows → Des sucettes électroniques jetables buttondown.com/LimitesNumer...

trib.alThere's a Grim New Expression: "AI;DR"The slang is a sign of how overrun the internet is with AI slop — and how the real humans using it are fed up.

16 Feb

The beginning of a new wall of small paintings. Falling in love e with #indianred #oilpainting

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Futurism

@futurism.com

16 Feb

"Why should I bother to read something someone else couldn't be bothered to write?"

reddit.comFrom the Fauxmoi community on Reddit: L’Oréal partners with NVIDIA to bring AI into beautyExplore this post and more from the Fauxmoi community

15 Feb

Desperation shows www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/co...

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The Quietus

@thequietus.com

13 Feb

Kim Gordon has shared a new song, titled ‘DIRTY TECH’. You can watch a video for the song, made by director Moni Haworth, here: buff.ly/fVAJrcB

13 Feb

indeed

13 Feb

I haven’t laughed so much in weeks!

Ed Zitron@edzitron.com

Made an annotated version of "Something Big Is Coming" for all of you to enjoy. I hate this guy's writing so much www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qw6k5...

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The Walrus

@thewalrus.ca

5 Feb

Food Banks of Quebec reports that monthly requests for food assistance surpassed 3 million last year, a number projected to climb to nearly 4 million by 2028. “There’s no light at the end of the tunnel whatsoever,” says Moisson Montréal's Matias Duque. https://ow.ly/rQ4V50Y98zW

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Paris Marx

@parismarx.com

5 Feb

canada continuing to drop the ball on taking tech policy seriously

blair@blairaf.com

Canada did a consultation on a new national AI strategy, formed an expert task force to write 32 reports, then used AI to analyze the responses & reports. The result is a summary that strings together 100s of vague action items & flattens nuance and policy trade-offs into false consensus

3 Feb

This painting is by Goya: The sleep of reason produces monsters.

Luisa Fernanda N.@luisafernm.bsky.social

Not to be dramatic but I'm struggling more and more with the idea that life has any sort of meaning. I question human nature constantly and inch more to the idea that things will never generally improve. Six years ago we had a chance to veer towards better behaviours but now, it's plain psychosis.

3 Feb

31 Jan

I wish I could convey how much I DO NOT WANT THIS - article by the cofounder of Anthropic www.darioamodei.com/essay/the-ad...