Bruce Sterling @bruces

Bruce Sterling, an #author, #journalist, editor, #critic in #Turin, #Austin and #Ibiza #sciencefiction #fantascienza #BruceSterling
https://medium.com/@bruces

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2026-10-16 10:45:34 UTC

*So I'm discussing this early silent-film with Microsoft Copilot
*How to measure the robot costume, use photogrammetry to reverse-engineer the robot and derive the proportions, and so on
https://youtu.be/nGHfF1wmSIg?si=MwjSwzdVSS1L6U-1

2026-04-27 09:00:31 UTC

*Brexitania ethnonationals dying like flies, because that's what you get when you vote for any of them, Putin, Orban., Trump, the lot of 'em
https://www.health.org.uk/reports-and-analysis/analysis/healthy-life-expectancy-trends-in-the-uk-a-watershed-moment

2026-04-25 09:06:30 UTC

*Well, of course "the public" hates the AI industry, but I think this article undersells how much the top people in the industry hate and distrust each other
https://newrepublic.com/article/209163/ai-industry-discovering-public-backlash

2026-04-21 08:14:39 UTC

"Two companies, working independently, arrived at the same conclusion: the next step for AI assistants is watching what you do on screen, all the time, and building memory from it. Both built it. Both shipped it dormant. Both are waiting." #unsurprising
https://medium.com/autocomplete-real-world-ai/openai-telepathy-the-secret-screen-observer-fbe3405bbc26

2026-04-18 11:42:29 UTC

*Well, that one's straight out of the tinfoil hat warehouse
https://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(26)00330-2
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/425/525/568/947/544/original/65a846c6c70aea92.jpg

2026-04-18 11:32:04 UTC

"What happens when we "fork" and the bro in the forkpod next-door is Sam Altman and I can't stand him
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/425/485/080/239/039/original/00021618b588840f.jpeg

2026-04-14 17:37:54 UTC

*Trying to drive in the GPS Jamming Zone.
https://restofworld.org/2026/gps-disruption-gulf-gig-workers/

2026-04-12 17:14:31 UTC

*Wow. #Delvish chatbot #goodagent #BadAgent
https://research.google/blog/convapparel-measuring-and-bridging-the-realism-gap-in-user-simulators/
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/392/857/423/340/692/original/e185d778c1cbf088.jpg

2026-04-04 17:10:52 UTC

*I've seen math-rock before, but I've never seen commentary like that for a YouTube track
https://youtu.be/0Ssi-9wS1so?si=uvOk-60ny8X6S9-7

2026-04-03 10:42:35 UTC

*Here we go, artists. Give us a Singularity for Mom, Dad, granny, grandpa and the kids #ShareFestival #Turin #technologyart #CallForArtists
https://toshareproject.com/SHARE-PRIZE-XVIII-Open-Call-ENG

2026-04-02 07:17:40 UTC

*Here comes the Sandworm, agency fans
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/333/887/279/579/203/original/19d03431d7d9a32d.jpg

2026-03-09 14:58:44 UTC

@doomscroll I don't mind talking to you, I just wonder if Mastodon is an interview venue
*People have a tough time with anything over 30 seconds

2026-03-03 16:50:19 UTC

*You know what's delightful? Square people can't stand us #technomusic
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/166/269/758/946/859/original/34c0d397197a0d2b.jpg

2026-02-28 06:31:34 UTC

*Is it even technically possible to create a market that's more intensely enshittified than the "crypto market"?
*Maybe a darknet crypto market entirely owned and run by North Koreans could somehow be worse? I dunno. Concerning
#nevent1q…zvt8

2026-02-25 08:22:35 UTC

*i blame science fiction dystopias that are written entirely in the jargon of economics, "the dismal science"
https://www.citriniresearch.com/p/2028gic

2026-02-25 08:14:29 UTC

*Literally "shouting at the cloud" here
*L33t hacker's ascii-centric website doesn't seem to have a single ad or tracker on it, what the heck gives with that
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/the-slow-death-of-the-power-user/

2026-02-20 04:02:33 UTC

https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/100/965/943/491/071/original/1bd80b11d0345dc9.jpg

2025-12-14 21:10:26 UTC

"Zombie phase" #deadmedia #artapplications
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/719/969/444/753/919/original/183139904c8d916d.jpg

2025-12-14 13:55:56 UTC

They used to "laugh and call him nanes." Now they're all dead
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/718/260/876/592/875/original/c775c05823d40cf2.jpeg

2025-12-05 02:15:10 UTC

*Here on Trappist 1e, we're proud of our ultracool, dwarfish, methane-tainted little Sun
*It can rise almost ten times a year
https://phys.org/news/2025-12-trappist-1e-earth-sized-habitable.html#google_vignette

2025-12-02 08:34:43 UTC

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antiquity/article/signalling-and-musicmaking-interpreting-the-neolithic-shell-trumpets-of-catalonia-spain/84EE0A2A9B8C1C11E1C6476A4F191E01

2025-12-02 05:42:11 UTC

*It's odd that an artificial/virtual intelligence seems to require an artificial/virtual reality
*Have they been the same thing metaphysically all along
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/648/369/584/611/966/original/b718c9de786f694e.jpg

2025-11-30 09:45:24 UTC

What am I missing here?
https://flic.kr/p/2rJbKS8
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/638/004/568/559/273/original/955d1d72ea163d71.png

2025-11-15 09:29:49 UTC

*Televisions and phones are for poor people.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/553/008/705/059/626/original/3017409dd563a52b.jpeg

2025-11-14 05:42:57 UTC

*Whoopee
https://youtu.be/ANhA94ZqnEQ?si=Yv_W4DGRoiZO9zxS

2025-11-08 03:28:30 UTC

https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/511/951/689/212/827/original/3eaed40f40f21335.png

2025-10-30 07:23:32 UTC

*Our tech-art festival is happening in Turin, Italy right now.
*We've been around a while. Also, we don't stop
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/461/915/164/348/144/original/a65182eba38f9400.jpeg

2025-10-19 07:56:11 UTC

*I've seen some weird cyberwar allegations in my day but that one is out-there.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202510/1345993.shtml

2025-10-12 13:03:11 UTC

*Feynman. What a slob. #atomicbomb #LosAlamos
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/361/328/327/145/367/original/cdc55221705d17da.jpg

2025-10-11 13:54:45 UTC

To paraphrase Konrad Lorenz: The scientist is the guy who knows everything about nothing, while the philosopher is the guy who knows nothing about everything.
*Or maybe it's the opposite
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/355/868/131/945/022/original/abbf05211981d4c6.png

2025-10-11 05:47:15 UTC

https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/353/952/514/950/661/original/958609bdfc89efe1.png

2025-08-13 09:33:06 UTC

"Has your favorite AI chatbot driven you nuts yet?"
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.19218
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/020/763/591/812/378/original/83793c66513414ce.jpg

2025-08-03 05:24:38 UTC

*Has anyone ever actually played this, and is it a fun game
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/963/164/088/679/826/original/2cb2881df3c68443.jpg

2025-04-08 16:48:45 UTC

https://denmarkification.com
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/303/364/011/021/738/original/087e7c673073d7d0.jpg

2025-04-07 16:42:15 UTC

Once annexed by Canada, the slightly-distressed 50 states will be combined into one large province, to be re-named “South Manitoba”. Plans will then commence to distribute Maple Leaf flags and Swiss Chalet restaurants from the 49th parallel all the way down to the region formerly known as Texas.
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2025/04/canada-waiting-for-us-economy-to-implode-enough-to-make-america-11th-province/

2025-04-07 03:13:03 UTC

*How come everybody doesn't nickname their domestic wifi as "Surveillance Van"
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/294/414/944/535/497/original/c8348ba7e6df61b0.jpg

2025-04-04 16:54:48 UTC

Memeification
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/280/737/423/903/903/original/33530eee5cdc4bfc.jpeg
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/280/737/908/374/704/original/024b4b3ec47a11be.jpg

2025-04-03 15:17:54 UTC

*The simplest scams are the best ones
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/274/695/282/197/186/original/8c12deb46b21a3d8.jpg

2025-03-31 18:25:00 UTC

*I'm the --->co<--- author of "Mozart in Mirrorshades." #LewisShiner #cyberpunkmovement #MirrorshadesTheCyberpunkAnthology
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/258/443/556/687/228/original/a5aab9ab0f6dd733.jpg

2025-03-30 18:10:14 UTC

*Slop weather.
*What the heck, if it's .99 cents, everybody will buy it
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/20/ai-aardvark-weather-prediction-forecasting-artificial-intelligence

2025-03-30 15:38:36 UTC

*I had a dream last night where an AI-LLM shipped me a brand-new electronic consumer-object that was guaranteed 100% AI-designed, AI-engineered and AI-manufactured. A device utterly untouched by human hands. Me and the colleagues had it out of the shipping-box and were trying to remove the shrinkwrap.

2025-03-29 01:38:57 UTC

*Nice one with the retrofitted old phone that becomes a poetry recital device. #deadmedia #RaspberryPi #hack #deviceart #poetry
https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/poetry-on-the-line-a-vintage-phone-brought-to-life-with-raspberry-pi/

2025-03-27 22:12:08 UTC

*Will the 2050s be even more blatantly nuts than 2025 or maybe less deranged
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/236/684/719/471/051/original/24d20f2b7284d771.jpg

2025-03-25 16:47:30 UTC

*What variety of "Wikipedia surfer" are you
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adn3268

2025-03-23 19:57:55 UTC

Jean Tinguely looking for art construction materials.
His centenary is next month.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/213/510/865/180/001/original/d8ad4cbb277e9f7a.jpg

2025-03-19 19:18:54 UTC

Europe-Trumpistan science war erupting in Houston airport
https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/03/19/etats-unis-un-chercheur-francais-refoule-pour-avoir-exprime-une-opinion-personnelle-sur-la-politique-menee-par-l-administration-trump_6583618_3210.html
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/190/708/013/712/964/original/5984bcc746b90637.jpg

2025-03-13 11:40:00 UTC

*It's pretty bad, kid
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/154/912/999/238/325/original/086e88276a9c66d9.jpg

2025-03-06 13:27:47 UTC

*Most of the new monster botnet is made from "security" cameras
https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/03/massive-botnet-that-appeared-overnight-is-delivering-record-size-ddoses/

2025-02-28 06:19:39 UTC

*I'm pretty sure that the people at Tesla and Google both consider themselves to be the iconoclastic rebel liberation forces rather than the giant crushing chunks of rebar-and-cement
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/080/058/594/987/649/original/a00e8bd165fc786b.jpg

2025-02-26 05:56:15 UTC

"Ship of Theseus," the entire crust of Planet Earth is a ship-of-theseus
The continents float on plates that jostle around, crumble, sink and get rebuilt

2025-02-23 12:04:44 UTC

*Zombie unicorn unicorpses.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/053/105/531/617/641/original/27571e18f4ad7452.jpg

2025-02-21 20:20:39 UTC

*Who can't like posting antimastodon remarks here on Mastodon
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/043/728/443/551/554/original/1fba687326904a51.jpg

2025-02-19 17:21:13 UTC

*I'm quite the robot fan, but I'm hard put to understand where "humanoid robots" earn their keep
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/031/697/196/271/128/original/54049d038ffa27a3.jpeg

2025-02-16 08:54:07 UTC

*It's also interesting that you might know "years ahead" that an asteroid would wreck a particular "risk corridor" on Earth's surface
https://www.wired.com/story/asteroid-2024-yr4/

2025-02-14 05:48:32 UTC

*I carried a bulky "Victorinox Cyber Tool" to that event, not because it's handy or useful, but because it's the kind of status-assertive pocket jewelry that a cyberpunk Italian art-director would naturally have
https://flic.kr/p/2kKAuqg

2025-02-13 10:17:02 UTC

"Old people in big cities afraid of the sky," and also strangely depopulated rural zones
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/02/12/rural-women-marriage-kids-trump-transportation/

2025-01-08 20:07:43 UTC

Model: just sits there
Agent: gets up and bites you
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/794/538/211/238/447/original/66aa79b1c6ff51a1.jpg

2024-12-11 13:01:51 UTC

https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/634/319/298/804/050/original/a54b411690e7ed57.jpg

2024-10-23 05:04:53 UTC

"RNA may be a molecular lingua franca that transcends traditional taxonomic boundaries". #whatthehell #yourekiddingright
https://www.wired.com/story/cells-across-the-tree-of-life-exchange-text-messages-using-rna/

2024-09-09 04:32:30 UTC

*Paul Allen's epic saga is just downright sad
https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/firsts-history-computing-paul-g-allen-collection/lots/3726
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/105/721/345/215/684/original/802eafc01683c02d.jpg

2024-01-29 07:41:41 UTC

https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/838/107/466/349/053/original/906c220f4db36c58.jpg
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/838/107/997/974/130/original/e2da6b052bc84dd0.jpg

2023-12-23 08:09:56 UTC

"We are working hard to pretend that the atmosphere is still functional"
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/628/713/444/938/335/original/40634af73d96dad6.jpeg

2023-11-08 11:21:05 UTC

*That's Belgrade's "Nikola Tesla Airport," suddenly demonstrating some genuinely Tesla-esque levels of electronic eccentricity
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/374/661/249/652/176/original/7780a8d6809a676a.jpeg