Brad Barrish
@bradbarrish
CTO and maker of linkitylink.lol
Brad Barrish
bradbarrish.com
Bad actors want to sort out what bot styles get the most responses for engagement farming. Bluesky is light on algorithms that filter what you can see, but spammers got in the habit of exploring how the algorithms work on Twitter, Facebook, and Threads so they could exploit them.
A polite disagreement bot ring is flooding Bluesky — reply guy as a (dis)service
AI and
Sloppity slop slop
It’s mediocre tools that we have to watch out for. They quietly and persistently corrupt our intent and force us to work harder on the parts that don’t matter as much.
Mediocre tools
archive.is
archive.isThere are two types of people making stuff: content creators and artists .
Both are creative. But there is one distinct difference: Content creators are willing to trade control for speed. Artists are not.
Both are creative. But there is one distinct difference: Content creators are willing to trade control for speed. Artists are not.
- Content creators are willing to trade control for speed. Creators are trying to get a good-enough cut, a performant-enough ad, or an
Scott Belsky • AI & Artistry, the Resurgence of Hardware Startups, & Unicorns that are Really Rabbits
Creativity and Art
Kerr said. "I believe in academic freedom. I think it's crucial for all of our institutions to handle our own business the way they want to and they should not be shaken down and told what to teach, what to say by our government. That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. But it's kind of par for the course right now, so yes this is me supporting... See more
Steve Kerr might get me to care about sports. Regardless, I have so much respect for this man.
All the apps and
Habby looks like a nice, minimalist journal and habit tracker. I have no use for it, so of course I downloaded it. I can’t decide if 120 characters for a journal entry is a good constraint. I’m leaning toward no. (via)
We're all going to die and Our chemical romance
Absolutely damning. Fuck.