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I'm especially fascinated by the Digital Services Expert role definition: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/862654300

It appears to be software engineering, ops, data science, design, and product all rolled into one. Is that what we're doing now?

I don't think they all *have* to be separate, especially for early stage products, but that's... really broad 🤔

USAJOBS connects job seekers with federal jobs across the United States and around the world as the official employment site for the federal government

The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking Digital Service Experts to join the Office of Information Technology (OIT) or Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA). Ideal candidates should possess deep expertise in modern Agile software development, securing systems, customer experience, DevSecOps, user research, cloud architecture, and other related disciplines. Strong people skills in dealing with a variety of different customers will also be essential.

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Elizabeth Ayer 6h ago

New roles at the SEC!

Cloud engineers and digital services experts:

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/862653900
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/862654300

USAJOBS connects job seekers with federal jobs across the United States and around the world as the official employment site for the federal government

The Office of Information Technology is seeking Cloud Engineers to join the AWS Cloud Environment at the SEC (ACES) Branch. The roles will support and enhance the ACES platform, guide project teams on their cloud journey; act as an advisor on cloud technology, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), and well-architected patterns; and help to streamline processes. These positions will require the rare combination of technical excellence, strategic vision, and exceptional communication skills.

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Elizabeth Ayer 1d ago

TIL that the job market is lively in Tacoma, at least in -- or possibly only in -- the recreational marijuana sector.

Elizabeth Ayer 2d ago

Mignon Fogarty 3d ago

Heads-up for published authors:

The deadline to join the Anthropic class-action copyright settlement is March 30. If you have published a book, you may be eligible to receive ~$1,500 per book, so it’s worth your time to check it out.

I had been putting it off and finally completed my forms last week.

Learn more at the Authors Guild: https://authorsguild.org/advocacy/artificial-intelligence/what-authors-need-to-know-about-the-anthropic-settlement/

Start the process: https://www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/

What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement

Updated February 18, 2026 IMPORTANT: The Claims Deadline Is March 30 Background Bartz v. Anthropic is one of the major copyright lawsuits brought by authors against an AI company for using books without permission to train large language models. It […]

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Elizabeth Ayer 6d ago

I'm a proud Marshmallow Test Failer now.

Under current levels of chaos, should I really trust your marshmallow inventory predictions? Your choice of me to receive potentially scarce marshmallows? Your enthusiasm to subsidize the corn syrup industry?

It's not personal. But I'd like the marshmallow, please.

Elizabeth Ayer 6d ago

Dan Phiffer 6d ago

With 99% member participation, we authorized a strike with 92% support. I’m so proud of the solidarity we have in @propublicaguild. Our work is important enough to fight for a strong contract.
https://www.propublicaguild.org/updates/unionized-staff-at-propublica-vote-to-strike

Unionized Staff at ProPublica Vote to Strike — ProPublica Guild

The NewsGuild of New York-represented workers at the nonprofit newsroom take action after management’s persistent refusal to agree to a fair contract that includes industry-standard “just cause” job security protections and guardrails around the use of AI. NEW YORK – Unionized staff at on

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Elizabeth Ayer Mar 19

"We are in danger of educating second-class robots, not first-class humans."
- Andreas Schleicher, OECD Director for Education and Skills

Shleicher wrote this in 2022 about exams, not even AI.

More evidence that LLMs are just accelerating societal trends and putting more strain on structural deficiencies, rather than ushering in something truly new.

From https://royalsociety.org/-/media/policy/projects/envision/andreas-schleicher-the-assessment-regime-of-the-future-envision.pdf

Elizabeth Ayer Mar 19

Ethan Marcotte Mar 18

I’m winding down with two excellent clients I’ve been working with since January, which means I’ve got some availability for new work coming up soon.

If you need a designer who thinks deeply about systems and teams, and who will ooh and/or ahh over an especially pretty serif, I’d love to chat with you!

Here’s more about me, how I work, and some work I’ve done: https://ethanmarcotte.com/work/

Let’s work together. — ethanmarcotte.com

Hi, I’m Ethan. I’m a web designer who helps companies make beautiful sites and services that work everywhere.

Elizabeth Ayer Mar 18

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Enola Knezevic Mar 18

@elizayer Not stopping search results from appearing, but you can import this blocklist into ublock origin: https://github.com/laylavish/uBlockOrigin-HUGE-AI-Blocklist

Edit: Wait, perhaps it does work with search engines, but it seems only for images.

#noAI #AI #LLM #LLMs

GitHub - laylavish/uBlockOrigin-HUGE-AI-Blocklist: A huge blocklist of manually curated sites that contain AI generated imagery for uBlock Origin & uBlacklist.

A huge blocklist of manually curated sites that contain AI generated imagery for uBlock Origin & uBlacklist. - laylavish/uBlockOrigin-HUGE-AI-Blocklist

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Elizabeth Ayer Mar 18