Holding a copy of "The Naked Android: Synthetic Socialness and the Human Gaze" (CRC Press/Routledge). The cover is red and orange with centered, two androgynous blue figures facing each other, connected by an orange "gaze."

It’s finally here! Holding my new book in my hands feels surreal—and exciting. "The Naked Android: Synthetic Socialness and the Human Gaze" (Routledge/CRC Press). #ai #robots #ux #tech #science #interviews 🤖🧪📚 tinyurl.com/nakedandroid

That was infuriating. WHICH laws?

I feel like it’s not too different from Spanish “de nada” or French “de rien” or even just “no problem!”

"and is there a MISTER appropriation of government funds?"

Sitting for hours in a waiting room with your eyes dilated so you can’t even read is a special kind of torture! FFS when is this doctor gonna see me

today some teens were messing around on the train and one was wearing a paper Burger King crown and it fell off and rolled under my seat so I handed it back to her and seized the once in a lifetime opportunity to say “you dropped this” and they all went nuts and I am still buzzing with excitement

Oh fuck no if you’re gonna be the asshole who calls the cops you better at least own it. What a coward!

Hahaha I’m in Seattle and my brother and sister live in LA so sounds like we are all having the same type of weekend. Hope you’re ok too! ❤️

A screen grab from a PurpleAir air quality map, showing the city of Seattle with AQI readings mostly in the 190s.

LA has hurriquake and Seattle has this, West Coast having a normal one.

welcome all the new users! pull up a virtual chair and join the conversation! now here's a condescendingly obvious set of suggestions and also some rules i made up for using the site. the only point of this is to say im above you in the hierarchy. im your posting supervisor

Omg he’s perfect.

!!! I did not know this!

Yeah I mean Worcestershire sauce is pretty good but it ain’t no fish sauce level good.

Speaking of bunnies there are BABY BUNNIES in my building’s backyard! I will keep an eagle eye out for a photo opportunity but I don’t want to get too close lest I scare them or mama.

I guess because ORB is the most efficient shape. Anyway guess who had way more watermelon than expected and had to impromptu clean the fridge to fit it all

I had to cut up a bunch of watermelon for a work potluck, WHY does watermelon seem to quadruple in volume as soon as you cut into it?

Just cutting right to the point and scarfing down watermelon standing over the kitchen sink.

Je vois ce que tu as fait là!

I do think shaved legs feel nice, but unshaved legs are totally fine/comfortable! The only truly bad situation is just enough grow-out after shaving that they get super prickly

It’s a real book, my sister did the cover art! 😍