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You will sure be shocked to discover that I have some things to say about AI-powered "smart" glasses that give no indication that they are recording your every word.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/20/harvard-dropouts-to-launch-always-on-ai-smart-glasses-that-listen-and-record-every-conversation/

Harvard dropouts to launch 'always on' AI smart glasses that listen and record every conversation | TechCrunch

After developing a facial-recognition app for Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses and doxing random people, two former Harvard students are now launching a startup that makes smart glasses with an always-on microphone.

TechCrunch

I do like a fluffy cloud ☁️

#sillyScribbles #cloudCreatures #Scotland

Some media tips for scientists amidst this craziness.

Do not let the interviewer throw you off course. Keep on your message regardless of what the question is. You're not a professor giving a lecture, you're not in front of a committee of peers. You do not need to be fully accurate or entirely correct or hedge your answer. Stay on message.

Whatever your message is, this needs to resonate. Keep it simple. Whatever you do, do NOT get into risks or numbers or anything with nuance. "People will die of contaminated water". PERIOD. NO risk factors. No "there is a possibility". Say it out loud, no nuances.

Do what we Chinese call "patting the horse's butt". In other words, use flattery. "That's a great question. Let me rephrase it this way".

Rephrase questions in harsh, but easy to understand terms. DO NOT get drawn into details. Stop yourself. I know it's hard. "This is getting really complicated. It's just important to understand that we are talking about children who will die of..."

If they don't get muzzled, media will be interested in interviewing you.
Swing that door hard into their asses on your way out.

Any scientist who get a media request but feels uneasy, I am more than happy to give you a 101 as a public service. We can go over how to stay on message and even come up with a good message that will resonate.

We are in this together.

Authoritarianism is just domestic abuse writ large. It uses the same tools and the same logic and, honestly, the perpetrators are often the same damn people.
Don’t know who needs to hear this today (besides me!) but here you go 

I notice a bunch of KPop importers (not only in Aus) are taking a stand re: the Riize mess. This is my favourite store on Insta today.

#Riize #SM #KPop

Foxes in Love

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"You guys are at the wrong rally

"I think you meant to go to the smaller one down the street"

Fucking. Epic.

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Just a reminder to take the time to engage with the positive comments on $$$ social media political posts, not the trolls. It monetizes and raises THE POSITIVE comments in visibility, instead of bringing disinformation ops up in visibility.

I thought this was common sense but rage bait is tempting. X, TikTok, and Insta make money off people yelling at trolls. They incentivize it in ways that the people trying to demoralize, entrap, confuse, and terrify people can exploit.