Olu Niyi-Awosusi

hey, i'm olu 👋🏿 by way of intro, like on olu.online, you're getting a word cloud: web developer, writer + researcher, video essayist, tech ethics obsessive, foodie, mad/disabled/nd, black af, queer, ~brit, luddite, hoopy frood, amateur sewist, cute, smart. always open to collabs and convo, hmu

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olu.online/weeknotes-69/

don't know much about the game or who made it, but i wishlisted it because i love the idea of desktop companions and the demo is now out store.steampowered.com/app/4672770/...

📣 If you're an organisation who believes in greater democracy and regulation over AI, then join us on the 5th of December to March Against The Machines! 📣 Join us to make history and add your logo to our protest 🔌 🔗 link in bio to sign up! ✉️ Get in contact with queries: media@pulltheplug.uk

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made a quick october blog post. i'm still offline mostly but also thinking about abandonware and the end of the internet ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ellesho.me/page/website...

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The Accessibility Compat Data project run by @lolaodelola.bsky.social is a vital and much-needed resource. Let's fund it. #a11y ericwbailey.website/published/th...

art is inevitable. they would have to kill us all to turn it off

Wish someone would release patches for my vulnerabilities

are there any scholars working on prediction markets as media? (bc that would be a great topic for a book...)

"upstream timeout" would be a beautiful name for a girl

The "Every #FFConf speaker (we could find on BlueSky)" starter pack has been updated with our 2026 speakers go.bsky.app/QsJs5kh

I regret to announce that Pillowfort will be closing on Dec. 4th. You can read more on Pillowfort: www.pillowfort.social/posts/8413273

collecting people born on my birthday completely accidentally. I'm by far the least interesting, boring ass everything everywhere all at once update for you all

"nobody knows what the bay leaf does" it's PROVOCATIVE. it gets the people GOIN

new weeknotes olu.online/weeknotes-68/

new weeknotes olu.online/weeknotes-68/

evening friends. finished the fd signifier video i watched way too much of last night. debating making an instagram post in canva (undecided on topic), carrying on with a blog post/video essay (they are all taking forever) or another bit of more experimental writing. how do people priorit…

yo, who are your favourite writers/thinkers/creators/similar who "work with the garage door up"/think in public/learn publicly/etc?

Something cool I finished last week, Accessibility Compat Data’s website: acd.lolaslab.co You can get an overview of the project, learn how to contribute, have a look at our funding proposal, & stay updated on what we’re building. ✨

new weeknotes isn't it: olu.online/weeknotes-67/

new weeknotes isn't it: olu.online/weeknotes-67/

Blue button jellies float on the waters surface. They’re related to true jellies, but they’ve got a dry top that feels a bit like a fingernail, and is filled with air-trapping chambers to keep the jelly above the waves This float also means they slide on the water like hockey pucks 🏒

day 4 of weird web october ♶ a sound board of plastics around my home today jennschiffer.com/www/wwo26/04

We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level. This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week. #GamesJobs

i should be allowed to read research papers instead of doing my job [remembers that 'researcher' is a type of job] they should make researchers that are paid more than three dollars per year

am I an optimist? what? like an eye doctor?

are there any books on online rhetorics/argument making? not for the me and similar of ye olde independent blogge, but like examining social media and news platforms and stuff? i've skimmed "breaking the social media prism", would especially like ones on stuff outside the US?

yeah maybe no platforming any conversation where accepting disrespect is the price of admission might work as another rule of thumb

We gotta start referring to data centers by both their mother and father's last names, Spain style. The Microsoft-Chevron data center, the Meta-ExxonMobil data center, and so forth. Absolutely no reason just the tech bros should be taking the heat on this shit

anyways I think it certainly wouldn't hurt to hold ourselves and each other to higher standards of reading and arguing so let's give that a shot

Everyone’s talking about AI, but no one’s actually asking workers how it’s affecting us. So we’ve done it ourselves. Today we are launching the AI Workers’ Inquiry, a new study led by workers themselves, into the way AI is changing work. Read it at go.utaw.tech/ai

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this years tiny awards is such a hard pick like everything is so so good tinyawards.net/vote/

rip cat, an internet legend

Happy 2nd anniversary to my omg.lol membership! To celebrate the occasion, I am happy to announce my new project: PyOmgLol, an unofficial cross-platform client for omg.lol! helenchong.dev/blog/posts/2...

feeling a bit lost tonight. would be easier if i could learn to want what i have and strive from a place of contentment, ig? in the meantime the self-hatred is strong and tiring.