Critical futurist, writer, technologist, generalist, philosopher of Weird and Deadly Interesting. Also runs @tuhaf.studio Posts in ENG and TUR ahmetasabanci.com https://ahmetasabanci.com/now/ tuhafgelecek.com newslabturkey.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3mkp676olqs2cPart of me really wants to see Rockets make history but my other part knows that whoever wins will end up getting destroyed by the Thunder anyway.30 Apr 2026 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkp676olqs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3mkp5u5znlk2cAnd now I can’t stop thinking about the illegitimate uses of frog. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 08:07 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkp5u5znlk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3mk72sohcs42e“In other words, much of what we have called creativity had already been formatted into something that could be trained, measured, and exchanged.” https://indyjohar.substack.com/p/rewilding-creativity?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3384547&post_id=194720591&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=56cj&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email23 Apr 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk72sohcs42ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3mk3cxuhbot2p"“There's this joke among those writers, who say the censorship machine is essentially a ‘Time and Space Administration.’ The idea is that you can't travel to a certain time, especially the first 30 years under the PRC rule,” Han says." https://www.wired.com/story/made-in-china-what-chinas-sci-fi-boom-is-really-selling/22 Apr 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3cxuhbot2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3mjydfo45oe2i“The past month has provided a telling lesson. Countries that backed low-carbon generation and stayed the course over many decades are reaping the rewards.” https://www.ft.com/content/6b4ee95e-d181-437d-ad46-f6db6352aef9?segmentId=776b81d7-dd92-c731-e669-99cdd37d3a96#myft:my-news:rss21 Apr 2026 06:15 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjydfo45oe2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3mjxbklawut2vWeekstarter is here with the regular updates, some links and why we all need better quality filters for the media and information we're consuming. https://ahmetasabanci.com/quality-filters-weekstarter-17-2026/20 Apr 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxbklawut2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3mjw7silc4h2p“But the throughline is clear: video games remain an "exciting test bed for trying out AI," says Evans. That's partly because there are almost no safety issues in a game world.” https://www.eurogamer.net/black-and-white-lionhead-peter-moylneux-retrospective-google-deepmind-gemini-ai20 Apr 2026 10:05 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw7silc4h2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3mjklfjxabo2xTwo school shootings in two days in Turkey. Nine people killed in total. All of the discourse is pretty much same with US — even the conspiracy theories. One big difference so far is that teachers organized way better and went on strike until the end of the week. https://bianet.org/haber/nine-killed-in-second-school-shooting-in-turkey-in-two-days-31873915 Apr 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjklfjxabo2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3mjjxemkznk2dO kadar sinirliyim ki aklıma küfretmekten başka bir şey gelmiyor. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Apr 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjxemkznk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3mjhmoqgkbc2gPart of me really wants to blame America’s global cultural influence for this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhmoqgkbc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3mjfrjlzibo2wWeekstarter is here with the usual updates, things I've found, and some notes about the problems anyone running a business of one, like me, should be prepared for. https://ahmetasabanci.com/business-of-one-problems-weekstarter-16-2026/13 Apr 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfrjlzibo2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3mjd4hpdrnk2rMacaristan’da Orban’a karşı seçimi kazanan isme bakınca çıkaracağımız ders çok net: önümüzdeki seçimde muhalefetin adayı Ahmet Türk olmalı.12 Apr 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjd4hpdrnk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3mjcfi5wk4s2aEskiden spam takipçiler en azından konuyla alakalı bir paylaşım yapınca gelirdi. Şimdiki nesil çok özensiz iş yapıyor.12 Apr 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcfi5wk4s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3mjaettbqak2bAnother gem for my #WeirdAndDeadlyInteresting collection. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Apr 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjaettbqak2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3mjaazeg4a22pTuhaf Gelecek Podcast’in ilk konsept serisi Tuhaf Geçmiş’te zaman zaman eski dönemleri inceleyeceğiz. Bu konseptin ilk bölümünde @agunzagun.com ile birlikte ikimizin de doğrudan tecrübe ettiği ve son dönemde sıkça gündeme gelen 2000’li yılları ele aldık. https://tuhafgelecek.com/genel/2000lere-duyulan-ozlem-tuhaf-gecmis-b1-tgp-s02e05/11 Apr 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjaazeg4a22phttps://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3mj7ev2lgp22bI’ve been testing it on my phone and even the large 4B model runs smoothly on it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Apr 2026 08:05 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7ev2lgp22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3mitfnteqic26And you know this is a fact because all of them thinks they’re the exception to this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Apr 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitfnteqic26https://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3mimelkxzmn2zWestern countries: We are bringing age verification to social media. Turkey: Hold my beer. https://bianet.org/haber/minister-says-social-media-platforms-agree-to-mandatory-id-verification-in-turkey-31833403 Apr 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimelkxzmn2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3miiygx2mga2jAn unexpected follow-up to my blog post about the relationship between music and the cities from 2019. https://ahmetasabanci.com/burial-london-connection-part-2/02 Apr 2026 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3miiygx2mga2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3mieqbpyttr2gI'm resigning from the discourse. Weekstarter is here with your usual and unusual updates, recommendations, and some notes about why "The street finds its own uses" should be our approach to the technology. https://ahmetasabanci.com/here-for-the-music-weekstarter-14-2026/31 Mar 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mieqbpyttr2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3mi7gslukdc2r📬 Mart ayının n okuyoruz bülteni yayında. Bu ay odak konusu olarak daha fazla reklam ve gelir için giderek kullanılmaz hâle gelen haber sitelerini ele aldım ve bunun neden dijital gazetecilik adına kritik bir sorun olduğunu anlattım. https://open.substack.com/pub/newslabturkey/p/acgozlu-haber-sitelerinden-cektiklerimiz29 Mar 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7gslukdc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3mi2aqaflsc25🎙️ Tuhaf Gelecek Podcast'in yeni bölümünde @agunzagun.com'un kişisel tecrübesi üzerinden teknolojiyi azalttığımız bir hayatın neden imkansızlaştığını ve bunun nasıl zenginlerin erişebildiği bir lüks hâline gelişini ve daha fazlasını konuştuk. https://tuhafgelecek.com/podcast/yeni-luksumuz-cevrimdisi-hayat-tgp-s02e04/27 Mar 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2aqaflsc25https://bsky.app/profile/ahmetasabanci.com/post/3mhx6rlfsmk2xGreat thread and a must read piece linked at the end from @jkleske.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Mar 2026 08:29 +0000at://did:plc:pvmidcmj7xjdzilvmw3ijwrz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhx6rlfsmk2x