Aubs 💙
@aubsjarvs.bsky.social
Aubrey | She/her/they 💕
PDX born and raised
Writer, reader, gamer, baker, and librarian!
Container of multitudes
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PDX born and raised
Writer, reader, gamer, baker, and librarian!
Container of multitudes
https://linktr.ee/aubsjarvs
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So they realized they're in the gutter, no revenue in sight, operating at a tremendous loss, and suddenly decided to slow down "to save the humanity."
“.. It was a rare display of unity by Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Dario Amodei, who have been spending tens of billions of dollars to develop evermore powerful artificial intelligence models.”
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September 12, 2026 at 11:11 PM
So they realized they're in the gutter, no revenue in sight, operating at a tremendous loss, and suddenly decided to slow down "to save the humanity."
IF YOU TURN YOUR KINDLE ON AIRPLANE MODE BEFORE YOUR LIBRARY BOOK IS DUE, YOU CAN ACTUALLY KEEP IT UNTIL YOU FINISH
September 13, 2026 at 5:12 AM
IF YOU TURN YOUR KINDLE ON AIRPLANE MODE BEFORE YOUR LIBRARY BOOK IS DUE, YOU CAN ACTUALLY KEEP IT UNTIL YOU FINISH
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“Data privacy is a fundamental human right,” EFF's @adamdschwartz.bsky.social told @arstechnica.com. “This includes the norm that data collected from a person for one reason should not be used or disclosed for another reason without first getting their opt-in consent."
Panic builds over bankrupt Spirit’s looming data sale to Google
Bankruptcy cannot become the new land grab for AI.”...
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September 10, 2026 at 9:23 PM
“Data privacy is a fundamental human right,” EFF's @adamdschwartz.bsky.social told @arstechnica.com. “This includes the norm that data collected from a person for one reason should not be used or disclosed for another reason without first getting their opt-in consent."
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Here’s a handy reference.
September 11, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Here’s a handy reference.
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this week's post dissects why naive optimism and fatalistic pessimism are not fundamentally less embarrassing responses to climate change than outright denial and then offers examples of actions we can take
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September 11, 2026 at 4:32 PM
this week's post dissects why naive optimism and fatalistic pessimism are not fundamentally less embarrassing responses to climate change than outright denial and then offers examples of actions we can take
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/beyond-cli...
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/beyond-cli...
It costs $0.82 American cents to send a letter? In 2026? Not even a fancy letter?!
September 10, 2026 at 7:31 AM
It costs $0.82 American cents to send a letter? In 2026? Not even a fancy letter?!
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I do think “every rich person went insane during covid because it was the first time they’ve been inconvenienced in decades” felt a little reductive at first but damn if isn’t more and more compelling as the years drag on
September 3, 2026 at 4:50 AM
I do think “every rich person went insane during covid because it was the first time they’ve been inconvenienced in decades” felt a little reductive at first but damn if isn’t more and more compelling as the years drag on
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You can’t rename Lake Ontario because then HOMES wouldn’t work??? This administration can’t think ahead at all.
September 2, 2026 at 4:37 PM
You can’t rename Lake Ontario because then HOMES wouldn’t work??? This administration can’t think ahead at all.
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Happy to be wrong about this. Thanks for all the replies.
Turns out, the name change isn’t actually *official* yet. So it’s hard to see Google rushing to change their maps as anything other than enthusiastic support for Trump.
Pathetic all round.
Turns out, the name change isn’t actually *official* yet. So it’s hard to see Google rushing to change their maps as anything other than enthusiastic support for Trump.
Pathetic all round.
Blaming Google Maps for going along with Trump’s pathetic Lake America name change is like blaming your phone for displaying it.
August 31, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Happy to be wrong about this. Thanks for all the replies.
Turns out, the name change isn’t actually *official* yet. So it’s hard to see Google rushing to change their maps as anything other than enthusiastic support for Trump.
Pathetic all round.
Turns out, the name change isn’t actually *official* yet. So it’s hard to see Google rushing to change their maps as anything other than enthusiastic support for Trump.
Pathetic all round.
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Payton Tolle is an absolute gem 😭
August 31, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Payton Tolle is an absolute gem 😭
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To be clear everyone involved in this should go to prison. This is not some petty "but the golf course was so nice beforehand" shit, this is "you are in open and flagrant violation of the law in that you lied to the court about your intentions and timelines" territory
people.com/dozens-trees...
people.com/dozens-trees...
Dozens of Trees Quietly Toppled in D.C. Without Court Approval Ahead of Trump’s New Golf Course Makeover: Report
Over 60 trees were removed at East Potomac Golf Links before official approval for renovations was granted, the Washington Post reported Friday, Aug. 26. Preservationists argue the plans violate a law...
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August 29, 2026 at 8:49 PM
To be clear everyone involved in this should go to prison. This is not some petty "but the golf course was so nice beforehand" shit, this is "you are in open and flagrant violation of the law in that you lied to the court about your intentions and timelines" territory
people.com/dozens-trees...
people.com/dozens-trees...
I’m watching college football and why are there so many commercials for universities featuring the Boston Dynamics dogs?? Hate it :)
August 29, 2026 at 8:35 PM
I’m watching college football and why are there so many commercials for universities featuring the Boston Dynamics dogs?? Hate it :)
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UPDATE: Days after our union escalated, Starbucks discontinued their silica-based blending powder.
Even as we’re forced to escalate our fight to finalize a union contract by calling for an ongoing Boycott, our collective action on the shop floor is making Starbucks a safer workplace.
Even as we’re forced to escalate our fight to finalize a union contract by calling for an ongoing Boycott, our collective action on the shop floor is making Starbucks a safer workplace.
August 27, 2026 at 5:31 PM
UPDATE: Days after our union escalated, Starbucks discontinued their silica-based blending powder.
Even as we’re forced to escalate our fight to finalize a union contract by calling for an ongoing Boycott, our collective action on the shop floor is making Starbucks a safer workplace.
Even as we’re forced to escalate our fight to finalize a union contract by calling for an ongoing Boycott, our collective action on the shop floor is making Starbucks a safer workplace.
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PowerWash Simulator is $9.99 on Steam buff.ly/A3V0Hw8
US PSN buff.ly/ar3LukH
US eShop buff.ly/bQQScsN
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August 27, 2026 at 5:45 PM
PowerWash Simulator is $9.99 on Steam buff.ly/A3V0Hw8
US PSN buff.ly/ar3LukH
US eShop buff.ly/bQQScsN
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US eShop buff.ly/bQQScsN
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google is now hiding search results below several screens full of AI bullshit which I imagine is going to do great things for general information literacy
August 26, 2026 at 9:53 AM
google is now hiding search results below several screens full of AI bullshit which I imagine is going to do great things for general information literacy
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people who use ai for businesses baffle me. do they not read what these produce? do they not think this is decieving customers? it makes tou look lazy and i think you deserve to fail as a business
August 26, 2026 at 6:30 PM
people who use ai for businesses baffle me. do they not read what these produce? do they not think this is decieving customers? it makes tou look lazy and i think you deserve to fail as a business
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"A selling point for the car is that it supposedly allows the driver to go anywhere they want at any time; in practice it creates an uneasy mass of cars squeezing along the same highways at the same time, headed for the same destinations."
Defector gave me the chance to write about something deeply personal and meaningful to me, namely my belief that right on red is destroying our morals: defector.com/every-right-...
Every Right On Red Frays The Social Contract A Little Further | Defector
A couple of blocks from my office is a steep hill. Sometimes at lunch I go out into the sun and walk up the hill. The hill is very California: asphalt so newly laid that it looks AI generated; a handf...
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August 27, 2026 at 4:04 AM
"A selling point for the car is that it supposedly allows the driver to go anywhere they want at any time; in practice it creates an uneasy mass of cars squeezing along the same highways at the same time, headed for the same destinations."
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posted in the lefty folk group chat
August 25, 2026 at 6:59 PM
posted in the lefty folk group chat
Soooo funny to me that y’all found the burning of Alexandria unjust but when Amazon does the same thing on a larger scale, it’s crickets
August 26, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Soooo funny to me that y’all found the burning of Alexandria unjust but when Amazon does the same thing on a larger scale, it’s crickets
Half staff for Dolly — REAL 🥲
Dolly Parton turned down Trump’s Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Twice.
Twice.
August 25, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Half staff for Dolly — REAL 🥲
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Dolly Parton spent 80 years proving you could have big hair, a bigger heart, a brilliant mind and absolutely no patience for anyone who underestimated you. She gave us unforgettable songs, free books for millions of children, and enough wit, rhinestones and kindness to light up Tennessee.
August 25, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Dolly Parton spent 80 years proving you could have big hair, a bigger heart, a brilliant mind and absolutely no patience for anyone who underestimated you. She gave us unforgettable songs, free books for millions of children, and enough wit, rhinestones and kindness to light up Tennessee.
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An Israel-funded think tank is churning out AI written essays to catch the attention of AI chatbots and warp search results.
Israel Is Running a Synthetic Think Tank to Influence AI Search Results
An Israel-funded think tank is churning out AI written essays to catch the attention of AI chatbots and warp search results.
www.404media.co
August 25, 2026 at 7:15 PM
An Israel-funded think tank is churning out AI written essays to catch the attention of AI chatbots and warp search results.
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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifted more than 332,000,000 books since it was first created 31 years ago.
August 25, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifted more than 332,000,000 books since it was first created 31 years ago.
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rest in peace diva:(
August 25, 2026 at 6:41 PM
rest in peace diva:(