@karengregory.bsky.social
Soc of Work + Platform Labor | U of Edinburgh | Created MSc Digital Sociology | @jcultecon + Platforms & Society | CAHSS Digital Lead | Critical Data Studies @ EFI Writing: Enchanted Entrepreneurs: Media, Work, and Meaning in the Spiritual Marketplace
"While jailed and unable to pay bills, Lipps lost her home, her car and her dog, she said"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
But I'm the one who "hates" AI. Lol.
we're reading "Why We Fear AI" by Hagen Blix and Ingeborg Glimmer. you should join if you're tired of this shit
theordinalsociety.com
I was added here too. Lol.
Recruitment: A Full Professor (professeur des universités) in sociology - digital, organisations, work
www.sciencespo.fr/cso/en/news/...
Wonderful
Apparently, 10 years ago, Edinburgh had a library cat named Jordan. He had his own library card. Students wrote a book about him. How lovely.
See, good news: cats can stay. A little salami. As a treat.
Truly--we've given so much time and attention and money to the worst people.
A procurement crisis absolutely everyone saw coming but which the Department of Health and MoD will now have to tackle, with zero good outcomes – as they've both now signed contracts and have technical reliance on Palantir.
It took Universities a minute too long to get off X. Let's not waste more time here:
"The technology that accelerates individual careers seems to be simultaneously narrowing what science collectively explores." Am doubtful that answer is more ££ for data collection for marginal, exploratory topics. Deeper think about incentives, investment in #socialinfrastructures for research!
We miss you both too.
Comrade Public Library 🫡
You can see all our upcoming Critical Data Studies talks here at the @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social website:
efi.ed.ac.uk/events/
We know already, but the water the NYTimes carries for these people and their worldview: "How Hegseth Came to See Moral Purpose in War as Weakness".
Lots of folks asking how to join the class. My lawyers' emails and contact-form here. As well as the complaint if you want to take a look.
prf-law.com/current-case...
Hi Tim!
"A union representing such workers - known as "chatters" - told BBC News it was concerned about the 'largely unregulated nature of this type of online work'".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I'm suing Grammarly over its paid AI feature that presented editing suggestions as if they came from me - and many other writers and journalists - without consent.
State law requires consent before someone's name can be used for commercial purposes.
www.wired.com/story/gramma...
Yeah, we’re raffling.
You donate to help keep MN neighbors housed.
You email me your receipt pic at
gtfoMNmittens@proton.me
I enter you to win these. Every $5 is an entry.
This is mitten pair #4. #2 and #3 got more than $4k and less than $5.
Let’s break $5000 donated, shall we?
This must end immediately.
No, not yet, I have a backlog at the moment! But will.
Counter-protesters are planning to challenge an anti-immigration demonstration set to take place outside the Scottish Parliament
