joyce on the edge
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"Once there is time for experts in the relevant fields to examine what happened, a very different story emerges, but one that gets less media attention."
From @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and me on what we should take from the 2026 summer of AI hype:
www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1...
Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype
Breathless claims about AGI and new capabilities fall apart pretty quickly under scrutiny.
www.technologyreview.com
September 22, 2026 at 5:09 PM
"Once there is time for experts in the relevant fields to examine what happened, a very different story emerges, but one that gets less media attention."
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"...The public at large" should "take a breath, hold onto our skepticism, and recognize this kind of hype for what it is the next time it comes around."
--Emily Bender and Timnit Gebru
--Emily Bender and Timnit Gebru
From @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and me on what we should take from the 2026 summer of AI hype:
www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1...
Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype
Breathless claims about AGI and new capabilities fall apart pretty quickly under scrutiny.
www.technologyreview.com
September 22, 2026 at 5:35 PM
"...The public at large" should "take a breath, hold onto our skepticism, and recognize this kind of hype for what it is the next time it comes around."
--Emily Bender and Timnit Gebru
--Emily Bender and Timnit Gebru
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Congratulations to Mellody & George on the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art! 18 years in the making, it is 5-stories high, filled with some of the greatest artwork, props & memorabilia you'll ever see. An instant Los Angeles LANDMARK
Thanks (again), George!!!
Thanks (again), George!!!
September 20, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Congratulations to Mellody & George on the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art! 18 years in the making, it is 5-stories high, filled with some of the greatest artwork, props & memorabilia you'll ever see. An instant Los Angeles LANDMARK
Thanks (again), George!!!
Thanks (again), George!!!
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thank you the new yorker and françoise for having me do this cover for the late, great dolly parton
August 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
thank you the new yorker and françoise for having me do this cover for the late, great dolly parton
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If you have never heard Ms. Dolly Parton and her goddaughter Miley Cyrus perform Miley’s jam “Wrecking Ball,” then you are in for a real treat.
Please enjoy.
#DollyParton #Dolly #Miley
Please enjoy.
#DollyParton #Dolly #Miley
August 29, 2026 at 3:03 PM
If you have never heard Ms. Dolly Parton and her goddaughter Miley Cyrus perform Miley’s jam “Wrecking Ball,” then you are in for a real treat.
Please enjoy.
#DollyParton #Dolly #Miley
Please enjoy.
#DollyParton #Dolly #Miley
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“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint
If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint.
www.euronews.com
August 29, 2026 at 6:15 AM
“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
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This is who Dolly Parton was. ❤️
“My dad couldn’t read and write, so I wanted to do something to make him feel part of something special.”
So she did. Dolly turned her love for her dad into the Imagination Library, putting more than 330 MILLION books into the hands of children.
“My dad couldn’t read and write, so I wanted to do something to make him feel part of something special.”
So she did. Dolly turned her love for her dad into the Imagination Library, putting more than 330 MILLION books into the hands of children.
August 29, 2026 at 3:34 AM
This is who Dolly Parton was. ❤️
“My dad couldn’t read and write, so I wanted to do something to make him feel part of something special.”
So she did. Dolly turned her love for her dad into the Imagination Library, putting more than 330 MILLION books into the hands of children.
“My dad couldn’t read and write, so I wanted to do something to make him feel part of something special.”
So she did. Dolly turned her love for her dad into the Imagination Library, putting more than 330 MILLION books into the hands of children.
Rewatching Charlie Wilson’s War. A message for this time, despite almost two decades since its release.
August 27, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Rewatching Charlie Wilson’s War. A message for this time, despite almost two decades since its release.
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Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library.
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
www.rollingstone.com
August 25, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library.
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Here's what the charity does ⬇️
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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I genuinely love how accomplished actors from Rita Moreno to Michael Caine play it absolutely straight with Muppets as if they were working with humans
Found this recording of Rita Moreno performing “Fever” on The Muppet Show from 1976. 14/10
August 22, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I genuinely love how accomplished actors from Rita Moreno to Michael Caine play it absolutely straight with Muppets as if they were working with humans
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Why 10,000 experiments work better than 10,000 hours for designers uxdesign.cc/why-10-000-e...
August 4, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Why 10,000 experiments work better than 10,000 hours for designers uxdesign.cc/why-10-000-e...
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Paris Grew Cycling by 240% in Just Five Years: North American Cities Should Pay Attention.
momentummag.com/paris-cyclin...
momentummag.com/paris-cyclin...
July 14, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Paris Grew Cycling by 240% in Just Five Years: North American Cities Should Pay Attention.
momentummag.com/paris-cyclin...
momentummag.com/paris-cyclin...
Just finished Empire of AI, and this hits the mark.
god it would be so funny if unlocking the secrets of consciousness and becoming as gods really were a matter of hoarding video game graphic cards
June 19, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Just finished Empire of AI, and this hits the mark.
This is the way…
Rode a bike in a place that didn't allow cars and now I'm convinced we need this everywhere
June 15, 2026 at 9:02 AM
This is the way…
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"Elon Musk cooked his brain online. Marc Andreessen and others seemingly struggled with being in virtual spaces where their ideas and status were challenged, and rewired their political beliefs as a form of cope."
Good deep dive into tech broligarchy madness:
Good deep dive into tech broligarchy madness:
New, from me: Take the Palantir manifesto seriously, if not literally.
It reveals that our tech philosopher kings want public money, but without public accountability. This creates a dilemma for governments unaligned with its techno-fascist vision. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/palantir-w...
It reveals that our tech philosopher kings want public money, but without public accountability. This creates a dilemma for governments unaligned with its techno-fascist vision. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/palantir-w...
Power without accountability: The Palantir manifesto
The problems with our tech philosopher kings
donmoynihan.substack.com
April 20, 2026 at 3:59 PM
"Elon Musk cooked his brain online. Marc Andreessen and others seemingly struggled with being in virtual spaces where their ideas and status were challenged, and rewired their political beliefs as a form of cope."
Good deep dive into tech broligarchy madness:
Good deep dive into tech broligarchy madness:
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Take heart, Rebecca. Not in MAGA, but elsewhere, things are getting better. Ppl are more likely to be held accountable. We are getting there. And it's bc of ppl like you who have championed this cause. Thank you so much for all you do & for inspiring us all. You are a beacon of light for us all.
April 11, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Take heart, Rebecca. Not in MAGA, but elsewhere, things are getting better. Ppl are more likely to be held accountable. We are getting there. And it's bc of ppl like you who have championed this cause. Thank you so much for all you do & for inspiring us all. You are a beacon of light for us all.
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Very happy to donate to the Muslim Sisters of Éire who feed the unhoused week in week out. Only takes a minute msoe.ie/donate/
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April 11, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Very happy to donate to the Muslim Sisters of Éire who feed the unhoused week in week out. Only takes a minute msoe.ie/donate/
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In Turkey, an elderly man who earns his living by shining shoes is visited every morning at the same time by a cat that asks to have its fur brushed. The man never turns down this little friend.😍👍💙
April 11, 2026 at 8:49 AM
In Turkey, an elderly man who earns his living by shining shoes is visited every morning at the same time by a cat that asks to have its fur brushed. The man never turns down this little friend.😍👍💙
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AI doesn’t kill leadership. It kills the illusion that task coordination was leadership.
What remains is the harder part: judgment, boundaries, escalation and system design.
New piece:
www.demystifyingindustrialtech.com/p/from-team-...
What remains is the harder part: judgment, boundaries, escalation and system design.
New piece:
www.demystifyingindustrialtech.com/p/from-team-...
From Team Lead to System Designer: what leadership looks like when humans and AI work side by side
AI will not make leadership less important. It will make weak leadership easier to spot and push good leaders to design workflows, guardrails, approvals and trust instead of just chasing tasks.
www.demystifyingindustrialtech.com
March 29, 2026 at 1:41 PM
AI doesn’t kill leadership. It kills the illusion that task coordination was leadership.
What remains is the harder part: judgment, boundaries, escalation and system design.
New piece:
www.demystifyingindustrialtech.com/p/from-team-...
What remains is the harder part: judgment, boundaries, escalation and system design.
New piece:
www.demystifyingindustrialtech.com/p/from-team-...
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One of the key discriminators to the sequence of events that occurs after splashdown is whether Orion lands right-side up (stable 1) or upside down (stable 2).
Drawing is from this paper: https://airborne-sys.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/aiaa-2011-2591-simulation_of_the_apollo_.pdf
Drawing is from this paper: https://airborne-sys.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/aiaa-2011-2591-simulation_of_the_apollo_.pdf
April 8, 2026 at 8:43 PM
One of the key discriminators to the sequence of events that occurs after splashdown is whether Orion lands right-side up (stable 1) or upside down (stable 2).
Drawing is from this paper: https://airborne-sys.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/aiaa-2011-2591-simulation_of_the_apollo_.pdf
Drawing is from this paper: https://airborne-sys.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/aiaa-2011-2591-simulation_of_the_apollo_.pdf
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Crew will install 2 post-landing Lithium Hydroxide units that will manage CO2 levels for up to 2 hours until the recovery team gets the hatch open. I’ll go over contingencies that could take longer in another thread. These are battery powered to preserve vehicle power for other things.
April 8, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Crew will install 2 post-landing Lithium Hydroxide units that will manage CO2 levels for up to 2 hours until the recovery team gets the hatch open. I’ll go over contingencies that could take longer in another thread. These are battery powered to preserve vehicle power for other things.
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Starting tomorrow, we start reconfiguring the cabin for entry. Entry config will look a lot like launch with a few key differences.
Goals: Make sure we’re within the needed center of gravity to hit the way at the right angle. Allow the crew to remain seated & suited during recovery.
Goals: Make sure we’re within the needed center of gravity to hit the way at the right angle. Allow the crew to remain seated & suited during recovery.
April 8, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Starting tomorrow, we start reconfiguring the cabin for entry. Entry config will look a lot like launch with a few key differences.
Goals: Make sure we’re within the needed center of gravity to hit the way at the right angle. Allow the crew to remain seated & suited during recovery.
Goals: Make sure we’re within the needed center of gravity to hit the way at the right angle. Allow the crew to remain seated & suited during recovery.