Brian McCullough
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Host: TECH BREW RIDE HOME podcast. Author: HOW THE INTERNET HAPPENED. GP: RIDE HOME FUND.
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Internet History Podcast | Jimmy Wales, Founder Of Wikipedia
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Now do this with a blimp connecting to a spire.
November 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Now do this with a blimp connecting to a spire.
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The password to the Louvre’s video surveillance system was “Louvre,” according to a museum employee
Password to Louvre’s video surveillance system was 'Louvre', according to employee
According to an employee with knowledge of the system, the password to the Louvre's video surveillance system was simply "Louvre" at the time of the robbery last month.
abcnews.go.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The password to the Louvre’s video surveillance system was “Louvre,” according to a museum employee
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If I heard the call of Cthulhu I would simply not answer it. Not my business.
November 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
If I heard the call of Cthulhu I would simply not answer it. Not my business.
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You think I don’t have that kind of money
November 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
You think I don’t have that kind of money
For the 1000th time. Paris in spring. NYC fall.
October 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
For the 1000th time. Paris in spring. NYC fall.
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Between this and the Louvre prosecutor describing the suspects’ statements as “minimalist” while bragging that they had worked on the case over a weekend it’s an absolutely incredible week for Frenchness
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
cbsn.ws
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Between this and the Louvre prosecutor describing the suspects’ statements as “minimalist” while bragging that they had worked on the case over a weekend it’s an absolutely incredible week for Frenchness
Same!
Oh my god I had a panic attack Rufus Wainwright died
Bluesky is apparently not a sports app and yet *every single trending topic* right now is baseball
October 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Same!
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The song "Wonderwall" is 30 years old today.
Anyway.
Anyway.
October 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The song "Wonderwall" is 30 years old today.
Anyway.
Anyway.
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Curtis Silwa is like that fly that gets into your car and you open all the windows to let it out and it’s like “No, you don’t understand. I WANT to be in here. I will DIE in here.”
October 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Curtis Silwa is like that fly that gets into your car and you open all the windows to let it out and it’s like “No, you don’t understand. I WANT to be in here. I will DIE in here.”
🧵Some personal news: After a 6 year hiatus, the Internet History Podcast is back! Yes, the original tech history podcast is back with the first three episodes below, followed by a new one every week for the foreseeable future. Search your podcast app now youtu.be/sjkkdcMp2Pk
Internet History Podcast | Jimmy Wales, Founder Of Wikipedia
YouTube video by Internet History Podcast
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October 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🧵Some personal news: After a 6 year hiatus, the Internet History Podcast is back! Yes, the original tech history podcast is back with the first three episodes below, followed by a new one every week for the foreseeable future. Search your podcast app now youtu.be/sjkkdcMp2Pk
Here's the thing. What if Quantum Computing has its ChatGPT moment (not in terms of consumer adoption, but in terms of proving concept) in the next 18 months? You stack that on top of AI and things will get crazy, crazy fast. www.techmeme.com/251022/p30#a...
Google says its Willow quantum chip using a new Quantum Echoes algorithm ran computations 13,000x faster than supercomputers, aiding drug and materials research
By Cade Metz / New York Times. View the full context on Techmeme.
www.techmeme.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Here's the thing. What if Quantum Computing has its ChatGPT moment (not in terms of consumer adoption, but in terms of proving concept) in the next 18 months? You stack that on top of AI and things will get crazy, crazy fast. www.techmeme.com/251022/p30#a...
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Luigi acquires a new mansion. It's filled with the souls of the dead. No wonder, no curiosity about the nature of these souls or the greater implications. Just clean them out like vermin.
October 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Luigi acquires a new mansion. It's filled with the souls of the dead. No wonder, no curiosity about the nature of these souls or the greater implications. Just clean them out like vermin.
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Ahead of a cryptocurrency selloff, two accounts placed bets against the market minutes before tariff news broke and scored $160 million
A Historic Crypto Selloff Erased Over $19 Billion, but Two Accounts Made $160 Million
Ahead of the selloff, two accounts on Hyperliquid placed massive bets that bitcoin and ether would fall.
on.wsj.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Ahead of a cryptocurrency selloff, two accounts placed bets against the market minutes before tariff news broke and scored $160 million
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Solsbury Hill came on and I wrote a complete 90s romcom in 4 minutes
October 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Solsbury Hill came on and I wrote a complete 90s romcom in 4 minutes
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COL. KURTZ: fetch me my tape recorder... i must inform those bureaucrats at headquarters of my snail dream
October 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
COL. KURTZ: fetch me my tape recorder... i must inform those bureaucrats at headquarters of my snail dream
I’ll bang this drum forever. It’s their best movie.
Miller's Crossing didn't grab mainstream audiences, but it's a clever Coen Brothers riff on gangster movies
This Coen Brothers gangster movie came out days after Goodfellas and flopped
Miller's Crossing didn't grab mainstream audiences, but it's a clever Coen Brothers riff on gangster movies
www.polygon.com
October 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I’ll bang this drum forever. It’s their best movie.
I keep saying this but it is just so obvious where this is going
I waited a day, but I regret to inform you that Sora remains just a ton of fun. So much so that it's hard to see how it's tenable in a few ways...
Sora Soars
Another viral product hit for OpenAI, this time in video...
spyglass.org
October 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I keep saying this but it is just so obvious where this is going
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When the aux cord breaks and I just start singing
September 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
When the aux cord breaks and I just start singing
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When a typo in your Google search leads to new and exciting philosophical positions
September 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
When a typo in your Google search leads to new and exciting philosophical positions
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The rare opposite of horrible YouTube face thumbnails, the blessed Irish cradling of DeVito
Two Dumbo Co-Stars Swap Stories About Their Time Playing The Penguin | Actors On Actors
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September 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The rare opposite of horrible YouTube face thumbnails, the blessed Irish cradling of DeVito
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BOURDAIN: so ive had joints of mutton everywhere. exeter, wroexeter, berwick. Ive never seen a joint of mutton prepared like this
MEDIEVAL SPIT-BOY: we roaste thee meat under a pafte which keeps the juices, and renders the meat moft tendere
BOURDAIN: *chuckling* wow
MEDIEVAL SPIT-BOY: we roaste thee meat under a pafte which keeps the juices, and renders the meat moft tendere
BOURDAIN: *chuckling* wow
January 19, 2025 at 12:25 AM
BOURDAIN: so ive had joints of mutton everywhere. exeter, wroexeter, berwick. Ive never seen a joint of mutton prepared like this
MEDIEVAL SPIT-BOY: we roaste thee meat under a pafte which keeps the juices, and renders the meat moft tendere
BOURDAIN: *chuckling* wow
MEDIEVAL SPIT-BOY: we roaste thee meat under a pafte which keeps the juices, and renders the meat moft tendere
BOURDAIN: *chuckling* wow
Aaarrgggg! Nobody told me that they took away the volume control on the new AirPods!!!!! This is literally a deal breaker. Screw you, Apple!
September 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Aaarrgggg! Nobody told me that they took away the volume control on the new AirPods!!!!! This is literally a deal breaker. Screw you, Apple!
But if I'm an American I CAN use the feature in Europe? Otherwise my dream of using this in Italy this spring just died and I guess I'll send my recently ordered AirPods back... www.techmeme.com/250911/p10#a...
Apple's support page says AirPods' new Live Translation won't be available to users in the EU and with an EU-region Apple Account, likely due to EU regulations
By Tim Hardwick / MacRumors. View the full context on Techmeme.
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September 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
But if I'm an American I CAN use the feature in Europe? Otherwise my dream of using this in Italy this spring just died and I guess I'll send my recently ordered AirPods back... www.techmeme.com/250911/p10#a...