Research and case studies.
Rethinking the Luddites in the Age of A.I.
Brian Merchant’s new book, “Blood in the Machine,” argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation.
Being a Luddite Is Fun Again
As tech backlash hits the mainstream, the ‘Summer of Ludd’ proves we don’t need social media to hang out and have a good time.
Understanding the Luddites in the age of AI
The Luddites are back in fashion, but too many people still get them all wrong. This is what they really stood for, fought against, and why they matter now more than ever.
Luddites have been getting a bad rap for 200 years. But, turns out, they were right
Things did not end well for the Luddites. The group of weavers and textile artisans in early 1800s were crushed by the British government after resisting the destruction of their livelihoods by industrialization. History, in one of its callous twists, recast their story from a workers’ revolt for fair treatment to a short-sighted war against technology and progress.
LumaDeck — Live Visual Instrument for DJs
The live visual instrument for DJs and performers. Play the light.
Elphinstone Farm (and regenerative solarpunk lab)
An aspiring small-scale agritech solarpunk venture on the Sunshine Coast, BC — building syntropic agroforestry labs, a native plant nursery, and a collaborative workspace.
Cosmik Lab Notes 001: Semble Alpha - Cosmik Labs
Cosmik Lab Notes 001: Semble Alpha - Cosmik Labs
Lumis - Syntax Highlighter
Syntax highlighting powered by Tree-sitter and Neovim themes. One API across CLI, Rust, Elixir, JavaScript / TypeScript, browsers, and Java.
Introducing Lumo 1.1 for faster, advanced reasoning | Proton
Lumo 1.1 is a faster, smarter AI assistant that matches Big Tech’s capabilities while protecting your privacy with zero-access encryption.
Luozhu on Twitter / X
For AI products, people generally think the intelligence dominates everything, while privacy and cost are seen as secondary. The industry’s path shows this: we’ve spent huge money in leading labs to build the largest models with exceptional intelligence.But I believe we’ve… pic.twitter.com/oobAyk55rh— Luozhu (@LuozhuZhang) September 10, 2025
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An occasional update on the lab’s latest findings, appearances, and happenings.
Seeing @flo-bit.dev launch a Luma importer got me wondering if anyone has contacts at Luma directly, seeing they have been one of the most popular new event platforms and they also seem to have started from the crypto crowd what's stopping them from becoming atmosphere native?
