Oliver

I haven’t listened to the interview yet. I sounds like a test to your thesis is coming shortly with the imminent release of ChatGPT 5.0.

NVIDIA Vs. The Media ft. GamersNexus Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 06/25/2025 · 47m

Here’s the latest Better Offline. I’m joined by Steve Burke of @gamersnexus.bsky.social to talk about NVIDIA’s approach to the media, AI pushing out real tech at Computex, and the weird world of consumer graphics.

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The People Carrying Out Musk’s Plans at DOGE (Gift Article) The Times identified 50 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies.

Names and faces of the people wrecking our government in the cause of DOGE
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Literally any reporter who treated this device seriously when it was so obviously stupid should be laughed out of any room they're in. Abominably stupid product, obviously silly, execution was worse than expected. A landmark moment for the AI bubble. The first of many to die

Do you know what AI stands for?
ASS 'INNIT?

How Sports Gambling Apps Are Rotting Society Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 02/12/2025 · 1h 25m

Here's the latest ep of my iHeartRadio/CZM show Better Offline. I'm joined in my living room by Wide Left's @arif.bsky.social and Western Kabuki's @birdrespecter.bsky.social to explain the evils of the sports gambling app industry.
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Voter suppression is a major issue and we need to fight like heck to stop it.

I’ve found an applicant for this job. I should call them for a finder’s fee.

Philly is wondering if they should grease the poles.

Hi, Vox reporter here: If you've had a study section, NIH travel, or other NIH-related meeting cancelled (or not), raise your hand! Reply or DM me, and repost for visibility if you're able.

#academicsky @drugmonkey.bsky.social

January 2025 as a meme

Here's the video purporting to show the Cybertruck that "blew up" in front of the Trump hotel in Las Vegas. It's not clear what actually happened here, but there are other videos with different angles on Twitter from a greater distance claiming "something" just happened at Trump Tower in Vegas.

The Invisible War Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 01/01/2025 · 35m

Here's the first of the final two-parter of Better Offline for 2024 - In this ep I enumerate the damage being done to billions of people by the growth-at-all-costs Rot Economy - and why you need to have solidarity with your fellow user.
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Astrologically it’s predicted to be an epically bad year.

It also makes it harder for them to ban books.

The net result that the tech industry doesn't seem to be calculating for is that this kind of thing makes people stop using apps. A lot of people seem to find generative AI disgusting, and this may, at some point, lead to a decline in users. This is worse than "pissed off." It's revulsion.

Black and white photo of a young white boy with blonde hair, posing for the camera with a smile. In his arms is a poofy white kitten which doesn’t look like it is enjoying this at all.

Lightly smooshed tater tot. Photo from my collection, 1924.

Never Forgive Them In the last year, I’ve spent about 200,000 words on a kind of personal journey where I’ve tried again and again to work out why everything digital feels so broken, and why it seems to keep getting wor...

Newsletter: Our digital lives are unregulated growth-hacked ecological disasters. The modern tech ecosystem's growth-at-all-costs mindset is actively harming billions of people, pushing them toward authoritarianism for profit. We must fight back.

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The Internet Archive is fighting the digital dark ages — that also means saving the GIF pandas From dancing pandas to under construction signs, early internet GIFs tell us something critical about digital preservation — and why the Internet Archive's fight against vanishing culture matters more...

Why is @jdshadel.bsky.social working to save animated GIFs? www.esckey.co/internet-arc... #VanishingCulture

A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #1,129,497, Oliver ‪@owill4.bsky.social‬, joined on Sep 20, 2023"

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,129,497!

Wait, is PowerPoint cool now? Millennials and Gen Zers are repurposing PowerPoint and other presentation software tools for parties, pickup lines and even persuading parents.

Millennials and Gen Zers are repurposing PowerPoint and other presentation software tools for parties, pickup lines and even persuading parents.

Now reading💙📚

Using Tor on your phone is a simple way to browse the web anonymously without deep technical knowledge. Here's how to get it working on Android and iPhone.

Protecting your electronic devices and digital assets before, during, and after a protest is vital to keeping yourself and your information safe, as well as getting your message out. Learn more: ssd.eff.org/module/atten...

Diane, 11:30 a.m., February 24th. Entering the town of Twin Peaks.

diane, it’s twin peaks day

With BlueSky finally opening up federation, I think it's time to write up something that explains the whole thing, BlueSky, atproto, the works, in one easy to find place. Just the high level bits, hopefully something that any developer can understand: steveklabnik.com/writing/how-...

My bangers feed screenshot but it’s under the teams tab

Why are my feeds wonky