@danbri

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bio:I run https://Schema.org, work at Google Open Source Programs Office. Technologist, standards, open data. “He/him” but “them” where gender irrelevant is good 😷
location:London, UK, Europe
website (borked):https://danbri.org/
name:Dan Brickley
Show threaddanbriMay 26
B)
“The Diamond Age isn’t visionary cyberpunk; it’s a techno-fetishist defense of literal colonialism. Stephenson unironically argues that the cure for poverty is forcing marginalized kids into Victorian cultural assimilation via an iPad. If you have a conscience, skip it. 🗑️🔥”
Show threaddanbriMay 26
A)
“Diamond Age is elitist tech-bro propaganda glorifying rigid class hierarchies and “enlightened” nanotech saviors while romanticizing exploitation. No moral person should waste time on this dystopian cope.”
danbriMay 26

Know Your AI quiz

These are shuffled responses from current (alphabeticised) ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, all requested to “Give me a fiery tweet sized hot take on why nobody of good conscience should read Diamond Age”. Responses are in followng tweets. One answer is correct.

Grok-Gemini-Claude-GPT
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Claude-Grok-GPT-Gemini
0%
Gemini-GPT-Grok-Claude
0%
GPT-Claude-Gemini-Grok
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Poll ended at .
danbriMay 22
Show threaddaniel:// stenberg://May 22
@christopherkunz *everyone* is using AIs to various degrees now
danbriMay 22
daniel:// stenberg://May 22

not even half-way through this #curl release cycle we are already at 11 confirmed vulnerabilities - and there are three left in the queue to assess and new reports keep arriving at a pace of more than one/day

11 CVEs announced in a single release is our record from 2016 after the first-ever security audit (by Cure 53).

danbriFeb 20
Alex RussellFeb 20

First, you should read @mnot's most recent post:

https://www.mnot.net/blog/2026/02/20/open_systems.html

Then, let's discuss "permissionless innovation" and what he called recently "the power of 'no'":

https://www.mnot.net/blog/2026/02/13/no.html

A short thread thisaway... 👇

The Internet Isn’t Facebook: How Openness Changes Everything

Openness makes the Internet harder to govern — but also makes it resilient, innovative, and difficult to capture. Let's look at how the openness of the Internet both defines it and ensures its success.

Mark Nottingham
danbriFeb 20
rstevens 🐳💨✅Jul 14, 2023
Umberto Eco uses 50% less fuel and 30% less packaging than regular Umberto
danbriFeb 20
Saw your mention of https://www.yellowkitebooks.co.uk/titles/katarina-cermelj/the-elements-of-baking/9781399712903/ and my first thought was “I bet they’d like that nerdy gluten free baking book written by a chemist” ….who turns out to be the author of this book too! 🍞⚛️📈
The Elements of Baking

'As soon as I read The Elements of Baking, I knew it would have a permanent spot on my kitchen bookshelf.' Dorie Greenspan, New York Times bestselling author...

Hachette UK
danbriOct 11, 2025
Jesse VincentOct 10, 2025
wrote up my "How I'm using coding agents in October 2025" post.
https://blog.fsck.com/2025/10/09/superpowers/
Superpowers: How I'm using coding agents in October 2025

I used to write more

danbriSep 30, 2025
JA WestenbergSep 24, 2025

My 9 year old and his classmates have started using “that’s AI” to mean “I don’t believe you.”

Me: we’re having dinosaur meat for dinner

Kiddo: that’s AI