A computer can never be held accountable. Therefore a computer must never make a management decision.
Always a good time these days to repost this slide from an IBM internal presentation in 1979.
03.03.2026 16:34 — 👍 405 🔁 151 💬 5 📌 6
A computer can never be held accountable. Therefore a computer must never make a management decision.
Always a good time these days to repost this slide from an IBM internal presentation in 1979.
03.03.2026 16:34 — 👍 405 🔁 151 💬 5 📌 6
trans rights readathon March 17-31, 2026 About: The Trans Rights Readathon is an annual call to action to readers and book lovers in support of Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV) on March 31st. How to Participate: Read and uplift books by and/or featuring trans, nonbinary, 2Spirit, and gender-nonconforming authors and characters. Donate and fundraise for trans aid organizations in your community. Join Us: @transrightsreadathon transreadathon@gmail.com transrightsreadathon.carrd.com official sign up, book and charity recommendations, and more! all kith eBooks are free during the readathon. it's time to get planning.... kithbooks.com
it's almost time for our fave time of year!!!
join us from March 17th-31st as we shout out authors and readers that show up for trans lit and trans people, each & every day. we need you more than ever.
for the duration, kith eBooks are FREE
start planning...
kithbooks.com
the covers of Transmasc Marvel Girl and Heaven, Emphatic sit above a movie ticket that bears the following text: Use code: TMG to save 30% on Heaven, Ekphrasis with your pre-order
use CODE: TMG to get 30% off Sterling-Elizabeth Arcadia's 2023 Heaven, Ekphrasis along with your Transmasc Marvel Girl preorder
@selizabeth.bsky.social
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ich will keine Artikel mehr über KI, ich will keine Debate-Me-Posts, ich will kein Blabla über "digitale Autonomie" und Chancen und Risiken, ich will keine Critical AI Studies und Research Statements und Roundtables, ich will mit dem ganz öden Scheiß nichts zu tun haben, lassts mich in Ruhe damit ☠️
03.03.2026 09:23 — 👍 72 🔁 5 💬 4 📌 2
Only 2 days left to sign my e-petition demanding that the Minister of AI give Canadians rights over their likeness and provide enforcement tools for taking down deepfakes.
Please sign and share before March 4th!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
JOB: 1 Year Limited-Term in Women and Gender Studies @ Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo, ON, Canada): www.academicwork.ca/jobs/full-ti...
26.02.2026 19:01 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
«Wolfram Weimers fachliche Inkompetenz wurde nie bezweifelt, doch sein Versuch, Berlinale-Chefin Tricia Tuttle aus dem Amt zu ekeln, macht fassungslos.» www.monopol-magazin.de/nicht-tuttle...
26.02.2026 12:46 — 👍 180 🔁 63 💬 7 📌 0
Registration for the "Queer Lives and Trans* Formations: Reimagining Weimar Germany's LGBTQ+ Histories and Cultures" online conference is now live! Sign up to join us 30 - 31 March (Australia: 31 March - 1 April). With speakers from 6 (!) time zones & keynotes from Jonah Garde & Camilla Smith!
26.02.2026 10:08 — 👍 9 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 2Bewerben bis Samstag! #GenderStudies #GenderHist #QueerStudies #TransStudies
26.02.2026 10:21 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Very dystopian stuff:
Canadian political candidates are getting pitched on signing up their supporters for apps that scan social media for negative comments about them, use AI to come up with counternarratives then post AI-generated comments defending them from their real human supporters’ accounts
ENGLISH
INQYR Beyond Limits is here!
Join us Oct 2, 2026 in Toronto for our first in-person conference advancing the rights, joy & resilience of 2SLGBTQIA+ youth.
Submit your proposal.
Deadline: April 8, 2026.
Link in bio.
It is 1954, gender-affirming care is criticised as “experimental”
It is 1981, gender-affirming care is criticised as “experimental”
It is 2002, gender-affirming care is criticised as “experimental”
It is 2017, gender-affirming care is criticised as “experimental”
It is 2026, gender-affirming ca
A stack of thin pink books that say OBSTETRIX * Naomi Kritzer on the spine.
HEY, I AM DOING ANOTHER FUNDRAISER FOR MINNESOTA RENT FUNDS! AND GIVING AWAY ANOTHER SIGNED ARC (Advance Review Copy) OF OBSTETRIX!!!
YOU COULD GET TO READ IT EARLY (it doesn't come out until June) AND HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES STAY HOUSED!!!!
Come one come all to the next art show at the Ottawa Trans Library.
3pm on the 8th of march, 2026
AQuA is one (maybe there are others but this one I’ve heard of)
queerarchives.org.au
So, I've been reading stale "is [x industry] run by a gay mafia?" conspiracy theories in media for as long as I've been reading the papers
Really didn't see another one coming from Wired 🧵
I have to say, regardless of what she's said elsewhere, I am not pleased that McPherson's team promised to get back to us with answers and bailed. I don't pull "as the leading LGBTQ2S+ publication in Canada..." often, but I feel it here.
xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
You can now pre-order *Cisgender: Disorienting a Category* (out in July) for $20 from Duke UP with a 30% off! Code: E26CGNDR.
Really grateful, too, for these amazing blurbs from Susan Stryker and C. Riley Snorton!
dukeupress.edu/cisgender
Und ,vielleicht‘ sollte mal jemand darüber schreiben, dass Druck auf Veranstalter*innen gemacht wird und es nicht nur bei Kritik in Texten bleibt. Zumal die Emma-Texte gegen andere Feministinnen mit Falschbehauptungen durchsetzt sind und das kein Journalismus mehr ist.
20.02.2026 09:35 — 👍 125 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 0True 🤔
19.02.2026 16:15 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0That is my question though - QS will likely not fare well in the election, so why jump ship now?
19.02.2026 16:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Der Screenshot zeigt folgenden Post von Patrick Kaczmarcyk: „Wie wollen wir zukünftigen Generationen eigentlich erklären, wie wir als Politik und Gesellschaft eine solch perverse Vermögensungleichheit erschaffen konnten?“
„Erschaffen“ ist das richtige Wort. Extreme #Ungleichheit ist kein Zufall, kein Naturgesetz. Sie wird erschaffen - by Design. #TaxTheRich @patrickkaczmarczyk.bsky.social
19.02.2026 16:02 — 👍 44 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 1Interesting development, if true...Boulerice was just re-elected last year as MP for Rosemont-Petite Patrie, the only #NDP seat in #Quebec.
19.02.2026 16:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Brought to you by the paper that helped lay the ground for exactly this development...
19.02.2026 14:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A black-and-white photograph of noted African-American lesbian Audrey Lorde in a short sleeve shirt over a blouse and black slacks standing in the living room room of a house in front of a chalkboard which has written on it, “women are powerful and dangerous”
Happy birthday Audre Lorde
18.02.2026 15:26 — 👍 110 🔁 27 💬 0 📌 1
Dreaming Trans: Method, Sex, & the Unconscious with Prof Tobias Wiggins Session 1: T4T Methodologies - Mar 10, 4:30 – 6:30 Session 2: Desire Lines: Trans//Sexuality - Mar 24, 5:30 – 8:00 Session 3: Transphobic Countertransference - Apr 7, 4:30 – 6:30 Location: TBA Trans is a fever dream. Erupting at the edges of overheated fantasy, in contemporary scenes of moral panic the figure of the trans//sexual haunts the collective psyche, used as a political scapegoat or release valve for anxieties about sex, embodiment, and cohesion of the nation-state. What does it mean to think with trans livability amongst a social imaginary that insists, if not simply on trans destruction, then on their absorption of antagonisms and disavowed affects? Further, if we take seriously the psychoanalytic dream’s capacity to compromise, to wish, to overdetermine, and to leak jouissance, then what becomes possible for the trans dreamer within this field? Our conversations will unfold across three sites of inquiry, each holding the tension between trans-fantasy and the political fantasy of transness. The first seminar traverses possibilities in T4T methodologies, or trans-specific approaches to research. The second seminar examines transmasculine sexuality in film, the archive, and the bathhouse with a screening and discussion of the hybrid film Desire Lines (2024). The third seminar turns to the unconscious life of transphobia through an examination of transphobic countertransference. By thinking trans together, this participatory series insists on opposing cisteria through the sustained practice of collective psychic movement and play. Open to all; particularly welcoming 2-Spirit, trans, nonbinary, & gender-nonconforming people; scholars in Transgender Studies; those interested in psychoanalysis; faculty; graduate students; & advanced undergraduate students. Registration limited to participants who commit to completing the assigned readings in advance and to attending all sessions in person.
My colleague Tobias Wiggins is holding this amazing seminar series on trans methodologies at McGill! Please spread the word!
18.02.2026 13:51 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Canadian authors. The PLR program is open. Don’t forget to register your new titles.
publiclendingright.ca
The price of paper has been going up every year & publishers have been shrinking fonts on the page to cram as much in. It's exhausting reading tiny type. Let's not forget accessibility implications either.
16.02.2026 09:47 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Hi Jason, I just came across We Who Hunt Alexanders, and I have to say it immediately grabbed me. Amelia’s story is gripping, dark, and layered with emotion. The way you explore a monster who feels happiness, sadness, fear, and love in a world that’s cruel and unforgiving makes this story compelling and unforgettable. That’s exactly why I wanted to reach out. I run a book review service through Super Lovers Book, connecting books with real readers who genuinely enjoy science fiction, dark fantasy, and emotionally rich stories. These readers don’t just leave stars they leave thoughtful, honest reviews that highlight what makes a story unique, powerful, and worth discovering. Here’s why reviews are so important for We Who Hunt Alexanders: Build Trust: Potential readers often decide whether to pick up a book based on reviews. Authentic feedback signals that your story is worth their time. Increase Visibility: Platforms like Goodreads reward books with steady, genuine reviews, helping them appear in search results, recommendations, and “readers also enjoyed” lists. Generate Momentum: Each review encourages more readers to pick up the book, engage with the story, and leave their own thoughts, creating a snowball effect of attention. Reach the Right Audience: Reviews written by readers who love sci-fi and dark fantasy ensure your story reaches the readers most likely to appreciate and recommend it. I truly believe We Who Hunt Alexanders deserves this kind of engagement. A few honest reviews now can amplify your book’s reach, help it gain visibility, and connect it with the readers who will love it most. Would you be open to having We Who Hunt Alexanders read and reviewed by genuine readers who are passionate about sci-fi and dark fantasy? No pressure at all I just wanted to reach out because your work deserves to be discovered by more readers. Warmly, Herry Sharp CEO, Super Lovers Book
if you continue to ignore my messages, I might do something you would regret for the rest of your life. I already have access to your book, and instead of giving it a positive review, I will leave a negative one and damage its reputation. It seems you have forgotten that I have a community of readers, and I can easily influence them to bring your book down. You can try me though. CEO | Super Book Lover Curator Helping brilliant books find their people, one honest review at a time.
Book club scams are now threatening authors who don't fall for their BS. In December, I received an email from Herry Sharp, so-called CEO of "Super Book Lover Curator" praising my novella We Who Hunt Alexanders.
Totally AI-generated and a scam so I didn't respond.
Now Herry is threatening me. 1/
