Mastodawn

Best thing I've read about AI and jobs. TL;DR: "The ATM tried to do the teller’s job better, faster, cheaper; it tried to fit capital into a labor-shaped hole; but the iPhone made the teller’s job irrelevant.”
https://davidoks.blog/p/why-the-atm-didnt-kill-bank-teller

Why ATMs didn’t kill bank teller jobs, but the iPhone did

There's a lot more to replacing labor than just automating tasks

David Oks

Amy Bruckman Jan 17

The Verge Jan 17

Disney deleted a Thread because people kept quoting its movies at it https://www.theverge.com/news/863980/disney-deleted-anti-fascist-thread

Disney deleted a Thread because people kept putting anti-fascist quotes from its movies in the replies

Disney deleted a Thread post because people kept posting anti-fascist quotes from its movies in the replies.

The Verge

Amy Bruckman Jan 1

Hacker News 250 Jan 1

ACM Is Now Open Access

Link: https://www.acm.org/articles/bulletins/2026/january/acm-open-access
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46454763

Amy Bruckman Nov 24

X (formerly Twitter) turned on account location, and immediately turned it off again--because it showed that your "farmer in Michigan" is really a paid troll in Bangladesh. We need a social network that shows where content is from.
https://asbruckman.medium.com/x-added-account-location-and-turned-it-off-hours-later-36b5a178a4c4

With cites to research by @katestarbird

X added account location — and turned it off hours later.

A window onto what is most broken about the internet.

Medium

Amy Bruckman Nov 19

Do you hire recent college grads? If so, are your new hires generally prepared with the skills they need? Is their level of preparation different than it was five years ago?

Amy Bruckman Nov 10

Is your work software neurotic (overthinking, overly cautious)? Jonathan Grudin explained why in 1988.
https://asbruckman.medium.com/45e025999058

Why Your Work Software is Exhausting to Use

Has the software you need to use to get administrative things done at work gotten more time-consuming to use? Do you feel like the software…

Medium

Amy Bruckman Nov 1

My entire feed here is news outlets I follow. Nothing from my friends. 😔

Amy Bruckman Oct 23

Mark H-B Oct 22

Turning Points USA was set up by two young Republicans to spread misinformation about COVID and gun violence.

One died of COVID, the other by gun violence.

I don't even have to write a joke about that.

Amy Bruckman Oct 18

NPR (bot)Oct 18

This summer, organizers said more than 5 million people participated in No Kings protests against President Trump. Organizers say they expect an even bigger turnout this time around. #news #NPR https://www.npr.org/2025/10/18/nx-s1-5577977/no-kings-protests-trump-marches

Amy Bruckman Oct 16

Thoughtful podcast on the future of the Middle East https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-media/id73330715?i=1000732041934

David Remnick: How The Two State Solution Ended in Disaster

Podcast Episode · On the Media · 10/15/2025 · 39m

Apple Podcasts