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kateirwin.bsky.social
writer & journalist | bylines @ PCMag, Decrypt, Inverse | liker of books and cats | kateirwin.ca
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Microsoft found in its own AI research that it encourages less critical thinking. Unfortunately, this isn't poised to stop the mass AI integration into all levels of schooling, including early childhood education, where critical thinking skills should be formed. www.404media.co/email/9d5175...

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@kateirwin.bsky.social hired by @blockworks.bsky.social for its The Drop newsletter: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/b...

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"Masculine Energy"

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Hell is empty, And all the devils are here.

submitted 34 days ago • 127 comments

If you haven’t seen the David Lynch cooking video yet you should

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As a reporter who covered the Facebook apology tour circa 2016, and spent HOURS on the phone with FB flak and executives earnestly telling me Zuckerberg was torn up over Russian election interference and was making it a top priority to fix misinfo on FB, this week’s developments are 🙃

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On my home white board, April 27, 2020, Dovercourt Park, Toronto.

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UPDATE: Great to see Airbnb stepping up and offering temporary free housing for evacuees and first responders through its nonprofit arm, airbnb.org

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My heart goes out to everyone in the Los Angeles area who has lost their homes or is watching from nearby as the region burns right now. 😢

submitted 45 days ago • 1 comment

All these devastating fires and people sharing their experiences just reminds me that Airbnb and insurance companies really need to overhaul their "ethics."

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Please be safe, LA friends.

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On January 7, 2021, Zuckerberg removed Trump's account for inciting an insurrection. Four years later, on the same day, Zuckerberg announced he would "work with President Trump to push back against governments worldwide." www.techpolicy.press/transcript-m...

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It's like people in the Tristate area suddenly forgot what the subway and train are Hilarious

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I don't think writers and artists were supposed to be constantly reachable online

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Hours after I got in touch with AT&T about this crazy bill, the customer said the issue was resolved. www.pcmag.com/news/att-hit...

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Sometimes the “smart” home tech turns out to be pretty stupid Like my dishwasher app which I will never use

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Idk why this level of bribery is legal

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Google's quantum computing division unveiled a new chip, dubbed Willow, that the tech giant says makes it infinitely faster and better than existing supercomputers. www.pcmag.com/news/google-...

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Honestly I’m just on here for a good laugh. The dark place used to have those

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Peanut butter and pickles is actually not bad

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Over on Xitter, people (mostly men) are very mad because a woman got a PhD in English Literature while writing about a niche topic (as most academics do) while being attractive. In case you're wondering how things are going over there.

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Apparently in Georgia "bless you," when not in response to a sneeze, means exactly this

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It’s a cat’s world, we’re just living in it.

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Do you use a VPN? If so, why? Do you use it on Windows, Mac, iOS, or Android? Curious about this 👀

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Bitcoin is nearing $100K and yet no one uses it to buy anything

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I spent 6 years of university across 2 degrees reading every day. It made me hypercritical of all writing, including my own. The past 4 years have been spent largely trying to undo that harsh self-criticism.

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