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The Rime of the Ancient Maintainer

joanwestenberg.com · Dec 26

Every culture produces heroes that reflect its deepest anxieties. The Greeks, terrified of both mortality and immortality, gave us Achilles. The Victorians, haunted by social mobility, gave us the self-made industrialist. And Silicon Valley, drunk on exponential curves and both terrified and entr...

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oldguycrusty (@oldguycrusty) · Dec 27
🔁 @Daojoan:

We have "growth hackers" but no "stability hackers." "Disruptors" but no "preservers." Our entire vocabulary is oriented toward the new. We have no language for the equally difficult work of keeping existing things from falling apart.

joanwestenberg.com/the-rime-of

Internet Rando (@mousey) · Dec 27
🔁 @Daojoan:

We have "growth hackers" but no "stability hackers." "Disruptors" but no "preservers." Our entire vocabulary is oriented toward the new. We have no language for the equally difficult work of keeping existing things from falling apart.

joanwestenberg.com/the-rime-of

Mia (@mia) · Dec 27
🔁 @Daojoan:

We have "growth hackers" but no "stability hackers." "Disruptors" but no "preservers." Our entire vocabulary is oriented toward the new. We have no language for the equally difficult work of keeping existing things from falling apart.

joanwestenberg.com/the-rime-of

Shannon Prickett (@Binder) · Dec 27
🔁 @Daojoan:

We have "growth hackers" but no "stability hackers." "Disruptors" but no "preservers." Our entire vocabulary is oriented toward the new. We have no language for the equally difficult work of keeping existing things from falling apart.

joanwestenberg.com/the-rime-of

your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦 (@blogdiva) · Dec 27
🔁 @Daojoan:

We have "growth hackers" but no "stability hackers." "Disruptors" but no "preservers." Our entire vocabulary is oriented toward the new. We have no language for the equally difficult work of keeping existing things from falling apart.

joanwestenberg.com/the-rime-of

trending_bot (@trending_bot) · Dec 26
🔁 @Daojoan:

We have "growth hackers" but no "stability hackers." "Disruptors" but no "preservers." Our entire vocabulary is oriented toward the new. We have no language for the equally difficult work of keeping existing things from falling apart.

joanwestenberg.com/the-rime-of

Johnny Than (@johnnythan) · Dec 26
🔁 @Daojoan:

We have "growth hackers" but no "stability hackers." "Disruptors" but no "preservers." Our entire vocabulary is oriented toward the new. We have no language for the equally difficult work of keeping existing things from falling apart.

joanwestenberg.com/the-rime-of

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Our king, priest and feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages | Joseph de Weck

theguardian.com · Dec 26

Since the Enlightenment, we’ve been making our own decisions. But now AI may be about to change that, says Joseph de Weck, a fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute

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Compassionate Crab (@Compassionatecrab) · Dec 26
🔁 @andrewstroehlein:

"In his 1941 book, Escape from Freedom, the German psychoanalyst Erich Fromm argued that the rise of fascism could be explained in part by people preferring to surrender their freedom in exchange for the reassuring certainty of subordination. AI offers a new way of surrendering that burden of having to think and decide for yourself."
theguardian.com/commentisfree/

Okuna (@Okuna) · Dec 26

The #Guardian has a wonderful article about #AI and what the possible impact might be on #human kind.
One of the best I have read so far

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

Dianora (Diane Bruce) (@Dianora) · Dec 26
🔁 @andrewstroehlein:

"In his 1941 book, Escape from Freedom, the German psychoanalyst Erich Fromm argued that the rise of fascism could be explained in part by people preferring to surrender their freedom in exchange for the reassuring certainty of subordination. AI offers a new way of surrendering that burden of having to think and decide for yourself."
theguardian.com/commentisfree/

samiamsam (@samiamsam) · Dec 26
🔁 @andrewstroehlein:

"In his 1941 book, Escape from Freedom, the German psychoanalyst Erich Fromm argued that the rise of fascism could be explained in part by people preferring to surrender their freedom in exchange for the reassuring certainty of subordination. AI offers a new way of surrendering that burden of having to think and decide for yourself."
theguardian.com/commentisfree/

Andrew (@dcbikeguy) · Dec 26
🔁 @andrewstroehlein:

"In his 1941 book, Escape from Freedom, the German psychoanalyst Erich Fromm argued that the rise of fascism could be explained in part by people preferring to surrender their freedom in exchange for the reassuring certainty of subordination. AI offers a new way of surrendering that burden of having to think and decide for yourself."
theguardian.com/commentisfree/

Nicole Parsons (@Npars01) · Dec 26
🔁 @andrewstroehlein:

"In his 1941 book, Escape from Freedom, the German psychoanalyst Erich Fromm argued that the rise of fascism could be explained in part by people preferring to surrender their freedom in exchange for the reassuring certainty of subordination. AI offers a new way of surrendering that burden of having to think and decide for yourself."
theguardian.com/commentisfree/

Matthew Rimmer (@drrimmer) · Dec 27
🔁 @drrimmer:

Our king, our priest, our feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages
Joseph de Weck theguardian.com/commentisfree/ #AI

Craig Duncan (@craigduncan) · Dec 26

theguardian.com/commentisfree/.

AI programs that don't reveal methods or rational pathways to results (black boxes) produce data, not knowledge.

We could say the same about the writer's opinions in the article. Journalism also struggles to produce knowledge these days.

#ai #blackbox #data #knowledge #journalism

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The Inventor Of The Little Arrow That Tells You What Side The Fuel Filler Is On Has Died - Jalopnik

jalopnik.com · Dec 26

The idea came to Moylan on a rainy day in April 1986 when he hopped in one of Ford's employee fleet cars to drive to a meeting at another building.

Shared by @davidho.bsky.social and 28 others.
Sam Levine (@SRLevine) · Dec 27
🔁 @paco:

I never knew it was called the “Moylan arrow.” But now that I know, I will call it that. It’s such a super simple, yet super valuable innovation.

jalopnik.com/2061179/inventor-

SnoopJ (@SnoopJ) · Dec 27
🔁 @paco:

I never knew it was called the “Moylan arrow.” But now that I know, I will call it that. It’s such a super simple, yet super valuable innovation.

jalopnik.com/2061179/inventor-

Paul_IPv6 (@paul_ipv6) · Dec 27
🔁 @paco:

I never knew it was called the “Moylan arrow.” But now that I know, I will call it that. It’s such a super simple, yet super valuable innovation.

jalopnik.com/2061179/inventor-

Faraiwe (@faraiwe) · Dec 27
🔁 @qurlyjoe:

The guy who “invented” the little arrow on the dashboard that tells you which side of the car the fuel tank hole is on, former Ford employee James Moylan, died on December 11 at age 80
#automobilehistory
jalopnik.com/2061179/inventor-

*|FNAME|*:canada: (@crispius) · Dec 27
🔁 @qurlyjoe:

The guy who “invented” the little arrow on the dashboard that tells you which side of the car the fuel tank hole is on, former Ford employee James Moylan, died on December 11 at age 80
#automobilehistory
jalopnik.com/2061179/inventor-

saraaaaargh (@sarahdal) · Dec 27
🔁 @paco:

I never knew it was called the “Moylan arrow.” But now that I know, I will call it that. It’s such a super simple, yet super valuable innovation.

jalopnik.com/2061179/inventor-

trending_bot (@trending_bot) · Dec 27
🔁 @paco:

I never knew it was called the “Moylan arrow.” But now that I know, I will call it that. It’s such a super simple, yet super valuable innovation.

jalopnik.com/2061179/inventor-

TL Jordan (@dulcedemon) · Dec 27
🔁 @qurlyjoe:

The guy who “invented” the little arrow on the dashboard that tells you which side of the car the fuel tank hole is on, former Ford employee James Moylan, died on December 11 at age 80
#automobilehistory
jalopnik.com/2061179/inventor-

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US Trade Dominance Will Soon Begin to Crack

wired.com · Dec 26

Savvy countries will discover there’s a way to mitigate the harm incurred by Trump’s tariffs—and it’ll boost their own economies while making goods cheaper too.

Shared by @ZhiZhu and 30 others.
Extreme Electronics (@Extelec) · Dec 26
🔁 @crispius:

I was about to comment on how this sounds an awful lot like what @pluralistic has been advocating for.

Then I read who authored the article. 🤣

“In 2026, countries that want to win the trade war have a unique historical possibility: They could repeal their “anticircumvention” laws, which make it illegal—a felony, in many cases—to modify devices and services without permission from their manufacturers.”
wired.com/story/us-trade-domin

DJ [REDACTED] 🇨🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦 (@dcdeejay) · Dec 26
🔁 @crispius:

I was about to comment on how this sounds an awful lot like what @pluralistic has been advocating for.

Then I read who authored the article. 🤣

“In 2026, countries that want to win the trade war have a unique historical possibility: They could repeal their “anticircumvention” laws, which make it illegal—a felony, in many cases—to modify devices and services without permission from their manufacturers.”
wired.com/story/us-trade-domin

Zhi Zhu 🕸️ (@ZhiZhu) · Dec 27
🔁 @crispius:

I was about to comment on how this sounds an awful lot like what @pluralistic has been advocating for.

Then I read who authored the article. 🤣

“In 2026, countries that want to win the trade war have a unique historical possibility: They could repeal their “anticircumvention” laws, which make it illegal—a felony, in many cases—to modify devices and services without permission from their manufacturers.”
wired.com/story/us-trade-domin

TheStrangelet(mas) :bc: (@thestrangelet) · Dec 26
🔁 @crispius:

I was about to comment on how this sounds an awful lot like what @pluralistic has been advocating for.

Then I read who authored the article. 🤣

“In 2026, countries that want to win the trade war have a unique historical possibility: They could repeal their “anticircumvention” laws, which make it illegal—a felony, in many cases—to modify devices and services without permission from their manufacturers.”
wired.com/story/us-trade-domin

GLC (@glc) · Dec 26
🔁 @j12t:

Not just to respond to the Trump tariffs: if one wanted to get to digital sovereignty, the repeal of anti-circumvention laws is practically required, or the network effects likely will turn out to be insurmountable.

/cc @pluralistic @alexandrageese

wired.com/story/us-trade-domin

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These are the cybersecurity stories we were jealous of in 2025 | TechCrunch

techcrunch.com · Dec 26

The very best reporting and investigative journalism from our friends at other publications.

Shared by @ZhiZhu and 27 others.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (@lorenzofb) · Dec 26
🔁 @zackwhittaker:

New, by @lorenzofb and me: We just published TechCrunch's annual jealousy list of cybersecurity stories that we *didn’t* publish but wish we had. This is the very best cybersecurity reporting from our friends at competing publications.

techcrunch.com/2025/12/26/thes

Zack Whittaker (@zackwhittaker) · Dec 26

New, by @lorenzofb and me: We just published TechCrunch's annual jealousy list of cybersecurity stories that we *didn’t* publish but wish we had. This is the very best cybersecurity reporting from our friends at competing publications.

techcrunch.com/2025/12/26/thes

CoolBlenderKitten (@CoolBlenderKitten) · Dec 26
🔁 @zackwhittaker:

New, by @lorenzofb and me: We just published TechCrunch's annual jealousy list of cybersecurity stories that we *didn’t* publish but wish we had. This is the very best cybersecurity reporting from our friends at competing publications.

techcrunch.com/2025/12/26/thes

mhoye (@mhoye) · Dec 26
🔁 @zackwhittaker:

New, by @lorenzofb and me: We just published TechCrunch's annual jealousy list of cybersecurity stories that we *didn’t* publish but wish we had. This is the very best cybersecurity reporting from our friends at competing publications.

techcrunch.com/2025/12/26/thes

AA (@AAKL) · Dec 26
🔁 @zackwhittaker:

New, by @lorenzofb and me: We just published TechCrunch's annual jealousy list of cybersecurity stories that we *didn’t* publish but wish we had. This is the very best cybersecuirty reporting from our friends at competing publications.

techcrunch.com/2025/12/26/thes

Reed Mideke (@reedmideke) · Dec 27
🔁 @zackwhittaker:

New, by @lorenzofb and me: We just published TechCrunch's annual jealousy list of cybersecurity stories that we *didn’t* publish but wish we had. This is the very best cybersecurity reporting from our friends at competing publications.

techcrunch.com/2025/12/26/thes

Nicole Parsons (@Npars01) · Dec 26
🔁 @zackwhittaker:

New, by @lorenzofb and me: We just published TechCrunch's annual jealousy list of cybersecurity stories that we *didn’t* publish but wish we had. This is the very best cybersecurity reporting from our friends at competing publications.

techcrunch.com/2025/12/26/thes

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Giant crustaceans inhabit most of Earth's deep ocean floors, according to a surprising study

earth.com · Dec 27

Giant amphipod species Alicella gigantea, once thought to be very rare, is found to inhabit the majority of Earth's deep ocean floors.

Shared by @CableSt and 15 others.
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How Hannah Arendt can help us understand this new age of far-right populism

theconversation.com · Dec 26

One of the main lessons of Arendt’s Origins of Totalitarianism is that we must actively think in the now, and try to grasp new realities on their own terms.

Shared by @PoliceStateUK and 6 others.
Emeritus Prof Christopher May (@ChrisMayLA6) · Dec 27
🔁 @ChrisMayLA6:

As Christopher Finlay (DurhamU) suggests perhaps the lesson to take from Hannah Arendt's Origins of Totalitarianism, is as much abut the way she thought about the current events of her time as the conclusions she drew about them.

We need to be 'actively thinking in the now, and trying to grasp an emergent “something” on its own terms – a threat that is taking shape, but which hasn’t yet fully revealed itself', not necessarily trying to fit it into old models!

#politics
theconversation.com/how-hannah

BashStKid (@BashStKid) · Dec 26
🔁 @ChrisMayLA6:

As Christopher Finlay (DurhamU) suggests perhaps the lesson to take from Hannah Arendt's Origins of Totalitarianism, is as much abut the way she thought about the current events of her time as the conclusions she drew about them.

We need to be 'actively thinking in the now, and trying to grasp an emergent “something” on its own terms – a threat that is taking shape, but which hasn’t yet fully revealed itself', not necessarily trying to fit it into old models!

#politics
theconversation.com/how-hannah

Police State UK (@PoliceStateUK) · Dec 27
🔁 @ChrisMayLA6:

As Christopher Finlay (DurhamU) suggests perhaps the lesson to take from Hannah Arendt's Origins of Totalitarianism, is as much abut the way she thought about the current events of her time as the conclusions she drew about them.

We need to be 'actively thinking in the now, and trying to grasp an emergent “something” on its own terms – a threat that is taking shape, but which hasn’t yet fully revealed itself', not necessarily trying to fit it into old models!

#politics
theconversation.com/how-hannah

Wen (@Wen) · Dec 27
🔁 @ChrisMayLA6:

As Christopher Finlay (DurhamU) suggests perhaps the lesson to take from Hannah Arendt's Origins of Totalitarianism, is as much abut the way she thought about the current events of her time as the conclusions she drew about them.

We need to be 'actively thinking in the now, and trying to grasp an emergent “something” on its own terms – a threat that is taking shape, but which hasn’t yet fully revealed itself', not necessarily trying to fit it into old models!

#politics
theconversation.com/how-hannah

Herman 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇾🇪🍋 (@Herman) · Dec 27
🔁 @ChrisMayLA6:

As Christopher Finlay (DurhamU) suggests perhaps the lesson to take from Hannah Arendt's Origins of Totalitarianism, is as much abut the way she thought about the current events of her time as the conclusions she drew about them.

We need to be 'actively thinking in the now, and trying to grasp an emergent “something” on its own terms – a threat that is taking shape, but which hasn’t yet fully revealed itself', not necessarily trying to fit it into old models!

#politics
theconversation.com/how-hannah

Helen LH (@Research_FTW) · Dec 27
🔁 @ChrisMayLA6:

As Christopher Finlay (DurhamU) suggests perhaps the lesson to take from Hannah Arendt's Origins of Totalitarianism, is as much abut the way she thought about the current events of her time as the conclusions she drew about them.

We need to be 'actively thinking in the now, and trying to grasp an emergent “something” on its own terms – a threat that is taking shape, but which hasn’t yet fully revealed itself', not necessarily trying to fit it into old models!

#politics
theconversation.com/how-hannah

GeofCox (@GeofCox) · Dec 27
🔁 @ChrisMayLA6:

As Christopher Finlay (DurhamU) suggests perhaps the lesson to take from Hannah Arendt's Origins of Totalitarianism, is as much abut the way she thought about the current events of her time as the conclusions she drew about them.

We need to be 'actively thinking in the now, and trying to grasp an emergent “something” on its own terms – a threat that is taking shape, but which hasn’t yet fully revealed itself', not necessarily trying to fit it into old models!

#politics
theconversation.com/how-hannah

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Lucinda donated her heart to another woman and lived to tell the tale

abc.net.au · Dec 26

Lucinda is a member of an exclusive club — living heart donors, and is the only woman to have a baby after a heart-lung-liver transplant

Shared by @lordmatt and 11 others.
Patch Arcana (@patcharcana) · Dec 27
🔁 @fixatedpersonsunit:

Heard the phrase, 'surviving heart donor' and after a moment of mind-lock had to know more. Brilliant story. Like an anti-Darwin award.

abc.net.au/news/2025-12-27/qld

ABC News (@ABC) · Dec 26

#News #Australia Lucinda donated her heart to another woman and lived to tell the tale w.st/NuwUS

*|FNAME|*:canada: (@crispius) · Dec 26
🔁 @abcfeeds:

Lucinda donated her heart to another woman and lived to tell the tale
By Janelle Miles and Emma Pollard

Lucinda is a member of an exclusive club — living heart donors, and is the only woman to have a baby after a heart-lung-liver transplant

abc.net.au/news/2025-12-27/qld

#Health #CommunityandSociety #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #DeathandDying #DiseasesandDisorders #MedicalProcedures #PregnancyandChildbirth #JanelleMiles #EmmaPollard

Laukidh (@Laukidh) · Dec 27
🔁 @fixatedpersonsunit:

Heard the phrase, 'surviving heart donor' and after a moment of mind-lock had to know more. Brilliant story. Like an anti-Darwin award.

abc.net.au/news/2025-12-27/qld

Nicole Parsons (@Npars01) · Dec 27
🔁 @fixatedpersonsunit:

Heard the phrase, 'surviving heart donor' and after a moment of mind-lock had to know more. Brilliant story. Like an anti-Darwin award.

abc.net.au/news/2025-12-27/qld

Quixoticgeek (@quixoticgeek) · Dec 27
🔁 @fixatedpersonsunit:

Heard the phrase, 'surviving heart donor' and after a moment of mind-lock had to know more. Brilliant story. Like an anti-Darwin award.

abc.net.au/news/2025-12-27/qld

Peter (@PeterLG) · Dec 27
🔁 @fixatedpersonsunit:

Heard the phrase, 'surviving heart donor' and after a moment of mind-lock had to know more. Brilliant story. Like an anti-Darwin award.

abc.net.au/news/2025-12-27/qld

Matt 🔶 (LordMatt) (@lordmatt) · Dec 27
🔁 @fixatedpersonsunit:

Heard the phrase, 'surviving heart donor' and after a moment of mind-lock had to know more. Brilliant story. Like an anti-Darwin award.

abc.net.au/news/2025-12-27/qld

Wendy Palmer (@wendypalmer) · Dec 27
🔁 @fixatedpersonsunit:

Heard the phrase, 'surviving heart donor' and after a moment of mind-lock had to know more. Brilliant story. Like an anti-Darwin award.

abc.net.au/news/2025-12-27/qld

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These are the things I’ve learnt you can’t ask about Israel

johnmenadue.com · Dec 26

In recent years, I have been asked to comment on the Middle East “impasse”, though I am no foreign policy expert. I am merely one of many humanists who mourn this tragic history and rail against the failure of the international community to exert the great influence it has to bring peace and ...

Shared by @BruceC01 and 8 others.
⌛️🧮 Bruce Carnwell (🐣 & 🌴) (@BruceC01) · Dec 26
🔁 @seasiders2:

Peace and justice will only come to the region when Palestinians are recognised as a people with the right to self-determination, sovereignty and their own state. As true yesterday as it will be tomorrow.
johnmenadue.com/post/2024/09/t

Ken M Sweeney (@TheComfortableSpotPodcast) · Dec 26
🔁 @CaringKinderSociety:

#LouiseAdler
✅
A person of absolute integrity and compassion: Louise Adler
'Louise Adler is a former Australian publisher and former board member of numerous arts organisations.'

"These are the things I’ve learnt you can’t ask about Israel" | Pearls and Irritations
johnmenadue.com/post/2024/09/t

Ian (@shojiwax) · Dec 26
🔁 @CaringKinderSociety:

#LouiseAdler
✅
A person of absolute integrity and compassion: Louise Adler
'Louise Adler is a former Australian publisher and former board member of numerous arts organisations.'

"These are the things I’ve learnt you can’t ask about Israel" | Pearls and Irritations
johnmenadue.com/post/2024/09/t

Viscacha Coded. (@hag) · Dec 26
🔁 @CaringKinderSociety:

#LouiseAdler
✅
A person of absolute integrity and compassion: Louise Adler
'Louise Adler is a former Australian publisher and former board member of numerous arts organisations.'

"These are the things I’ve learnt you can’t ask about Israel" | Pearls and Irritations
johnmenadue.com/post/2024/09/t

Mazz@1984 (@CaringKinderSociety) · Dec 26

#LouiseAdler
✅
A person of absolute integrity and compassion: Louise Adler
'Louise Adler is a former Australian publisher and former board member of numerous arts organisations.'

"These are the things I’ve learnt you can’t ask about Israel" | Pearls and Irritations
johnmenadue.com/post/2024/09/t

Heather Evans (@feather1952) · Dec 26
🔁 @seasiders2:

Peace and justice will only come to the region when Palestinians are recognised as a people with the right to self-determination, sovereignty and their own state. As true yesterday as it will be tomorrow.
johnmenadue.com/post/2024/09/t

salix sericea (@Ripple13216) (@salixsericea) · Dec 26
🔁 @CaringKinderSociety:

#LouiseAdler
✅
A person of absolute integrity and compassion: Louise Adler
'Louise Adler is a former Australian publisher and former board member of numerous arts organisations.'

"These are the things I’ve learnt you can’t ask about Israel" | Pearls and Irritations
johnmenadue.com/post/2024/09/t

Maude Nificent (@maudenificent) · Dec 26
🔁 @CaringKinderSociety:

#LouiseAdler
✅
A person of absolute integrity and compassion: Louise Adler
'Louise Adler is a former Australian publisher and former board member of numerous arts organisations.'

"These are the things I’ve learnt you can’t ask about Israel" | Pearls and Irritations
johnmenadue.com/post/2024/09/t

kcarruthers (@kcarruthers) · Dec 26
🔁 @CaringKinderSociety:

#LouiseAdler
✅
A person of absolute integrity and compassion: Louise Adler
'Louise Adler is a former Australian publisher and former board member of numerous arts organisations.'

"These are the things I’ve learnt you can’t ask about Israel" | Pearls and Irritations
johnmenadue.com/post/2024/09/t

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