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Extremely upset that a throw-away XKCD joke somehow became the organizing principle for the Internet.
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Extremely upset that a throw-away XKCD joke somehow became the organizing principle for the Internet.
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RETALIATORY TARIFF TO THE SHIN
CANADA IS ANGRY
November 2, 2025 at 1:34 AM
RETALIATORY TARIFF TO THE SHIN
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Such a perfect example of what we all give up when we refuse to address basic inequalities. I don't want to live in a country where all the public space is militarized to keep hungry people from stealing food, just give them money to buy food!
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
www.foxla.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Such a perfect example of what we all give up when we refuse to address basic inequalities. I don't want to live in a country where all the public space is militarized to keep hungry people from stealing food, just give them money to buy food!
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I tried to cobble together a narrative of the industrial-scale corruption of the Trump state, and to think about why it's not breaking through.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/guide-to-d...
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/guide-to-d...
A Guide To Donald Trump's Kleptocracy
Donald Trump is getting richer. That's a threat to democracy.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I tried to cobble together a narrative of the industrial-scale corruption of the Trump state, and to think about why it's not breaking through.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/guide-to-d...
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/guide-to-d...
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📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).
It’s also concerning. 1/
It’s also concerning. 1/
PSA: we're aware that Signal is down for some people. This appears to be related to a major AWS outage. Stand by.
October 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
📣THREAD: It’s surprising to me that so many people were surprised to learn that Signal runs partly on AWS (something we can do because we use encryption to make sure no one but you–not AWS, not Signal, not anyone–can access your comms).
It’s also concerning. 1/
It’s also concerning. 1/
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I know a lot of people talk about "Ken Griffey's swing", "John Olerud's swing" but for my money there is nothing more beautiful than Alejandro Kirk:
- 5'7 and built like a Welsh corgi
- basically drops halfway into a splits on each swing
- each swing is a Street Fighter "Shooooryuken" uppercut
- 5'7 and built like a Welsh corgi
- basically drops halfway into a splits on each swing
- each swing is a Street Fighter "Shooooryuken" uppercut
October 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I know a lot of people talk about "Ken Griffey's swing", "John Olerud's swing" but for my money there is nothing more beautiful than Alejandro Kirk:
- 5'7 and built like a Welsh corgi
- basically drops halfway into a splits on each swing
- each swing is a Street Fighter "Shooooryuken" uppercut
- 5'7 and built like a Welsh corgi
- basically drops halfway into a splits on each swing
- each swing is a Street Fighter "Shooooryuken" uppercut
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white house has joined bluesky
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly
bsky.app/profile/did:...
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly
bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
white house has joined bluesky
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly
bsky.app/profile/did:...
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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AI-generated content is flooding the internet, and we're entering a new era of information overload. Watch our latest video to find out how AI slop affects the internet and why kurzgesagt videos will always remain human-made: https://kgs.link/AISlop
October 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
AI-generated content is flooding the internet, and we're entering a new era of information overload. Watch our latest video to find out how AI slop affects the internet and why kurzgesagt videos will always remain human-made: https://kgs.link/AISlop
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this is great for two reasons
1, the obvious: brilliant deconstruction of how patriarchy tries to sell total emotional isolation as not just a side effect but a GOAL of doing masculinity correctly
2: the repeated mentions of Buffalo Wild Wings made me laugh so hard
1, the obvious: brilliant deconstruction of how patriarchy tries to sell total emotional isolation as not just a side effect but a GOAL of doing masculinity correctly
2: the repeated mentions of Buffalo Wild Wings made me laugh so hard
this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
September 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
this is great for two reasons
1, the obvious: brilliant deconstruction of how patriarchy tries to sell total emotional isolation as not just a side effect but a GOAL of doing masculinity correctly
2: the repeated mentions of Buffalo Wild Wings made me laugh so hard
1, the obvious: brilliant deconstruction of how patriarchy tries to sell total emotional isolation as not just a side effect but a GOAL of doing masculinity correctly
2: the repeated mentions of Buffalo Wild Wings made me laugh so hard
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Everyone say hello to Tupi, a lil’ capybara baby at the San Antonio Zoo. 🥹
September 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Everyone say hello to Tupi, a lil’ capybara baby at the San Antonio Zoo. 🥹
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Can't find a single thing wrong with this...
September 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Can't find a single thing wrong with this...
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Thanks to @zo-e.xyz I have learned there is a not obvious way to turn off google ai overview by changing the google base URL. 10 cheers for hacking the URL! tenbluelinks.org
How to Turn Off Google AI Overview and Set "Web" as Default
tenbluelinks.org
September 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Thanks to @zo-e.xyz I have learned there is a not obvious way to turn off google ai overview by changing the google base URL. 10 cheers for hacking the URL! tenbluelinks.org
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This is a huge problem in nonprofits, where management sometimes believes staff requests for market rate wages are somehow a sign of insufficient commitment, rather than seeing paying market rate as a sign that the organization is committed to hiring the best staff.
this "passion tax" appears all over the place & should be talked about more. you see it in book stores and game stores all the time
excitement for particular work is constantly weaponized to depress wages & pit workers against each other
excitement for particular work is constantly weaponized to depress wages & pit workers against each other
August 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This is a huge problem in nonprofits, where management sometimes believes staff requests for market rate wages are somehow a sign of insufficient commitment, rather than seeing paying market rate as a sign that the organization is committed to hiring the best staff.
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Hope you're seeing this Canada! LFG #WRWC25 bring on Wales 7pm EST
Rugby is a game of new ideas. Yet right now, one team stands head and shoulders above all others in those stakes, and is being ignored. One team playing the game as it will be in fifteen years' time. We dig into who it is, and why they're so ahead of the game...
youtu.be/Foq1rCWiYuA
youtu.be/Foq1rCWiYuA
So you're sleeping on the most innovative team in rugby right now.
YouTube video by Squidge Rugby
youtu.be
August 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Hope you're seeing this Canada! LFG #WRWC25 bring on Wales 7pm EST
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In my column this week, I tried to succinctly summarize where America is at right now. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
August 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
In my column this week, I tried to succinctly summarize where America is at right now. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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A key difference here is that while either can be incorrect, the structure of Wikipedia *creates context* and the structure of LLMs *destroys context*
Wikipedia has linked sources and an edit history showing where information came from and who added it when
An LLM just generates text
Wikipedia has linked sources and an edit history showing where information came from and who added it when
An LLM just generates text
Some of the anti-AI stuff feels a bit like when people would say "don't use Wikipedia as a source." It's just like anything else, a piece of information that you weigh against multiple sources and your own understanding of its likely failure modes
April 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A key difference here is that while either can be incorrect, the structure of Wikipedia *creates context* and the structure of LLMs *destroys context*
Wikipedia has linked sources and an edit history showing where information came from and who added it when
An LLM just generates text
Wikipedia has linked sources and an edit history showing where information came from and who added it when
An LLM just generates text
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The "ambassador" from a hostile nation blames Canada for having stood up to American threats and attacks on our economy.
We need to hold the line. Any backtracking in the hopes of striking a deal with these gangsters will be seen as weakness.
We need to hold the line. Any backtracking in the hopes of striking a deal with these gangsters will be seen as weakness.
August 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The "ambassador" from a hostile nation blames Canada for having stood up to American threats and attacks on our economy.
We need to hold the line. Any backtracking in the hopes of striking a deal with these gangsters will be seen as weakness.
We need to hold the line. Any backtracking in the hopes of striking a deal with these gangsters will be seen as weakness.
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Arsenal Women confirm the signing of Canadian international Olivia Smith from Liverpool. She will wear the number 15 shirt 👇🔴⚪
arseblog.news/2025/07/arse...
arseblog.news/2025/07/arse...
Arsenal Women Confirm Signing of Olivia Smith
Arsenal Women have confirmed the signing of 20-year-old Canadian winger Olivia Smith from Liverpool. Smith’s transfer is a new world record in women’s football and she becomes the first player in the ...
arseblog.news
July 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Arsenal Women confirm the signing of Canadian international Olivia Smith from Liverpool. She will wear the number 15 shirt 👇🔴⚪
arseblog.news/2025/07/arse...
arseblog.news/2025/07/arse...
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#Baltimore Mayor #BrandonScott invested in 42 summer youth camps, 29 literacy programs, extended the rec center hours to 11 p.m, planned block parties, opened the pools for safe fun, & opened several schools up for summer classes. Crime is down 62%. 🔥🔥 www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Baltimore is seeing the city’s fewest homicides in 50 years. Here’s why.
Multiple people have taken credit for the historic drop that mirrors a national decrease in violent crimes. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott says it’s due to a community-based approach to gun violence.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
#Baltimore Mayor #BrandonScott invested in 42 summer youth camps, 29 literacy programs, extended the rec center hours to 11 p.m, planned block parties, opened the pools for safe fun, & opened several schools up for summer classes. Crime is down 62%. 🔥🔥 www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Now on @sciam.bsky.social: Breakthrough results from two rival experimental reactors—the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator and the Joint European Torus tokamak—offer hope that the elusive dream of fusion power is within reach.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/reco...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/reco...
Record-Breaking Results Bring Fusion Power Closer to Reality
Breakthroughs from two rival experiments, Germany’s Wendelstein 7-X and the Joint European Torus, suggest the elusive dream of controlled nuclear fusion may be within reach
www.scientificamerican.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Now on @sciam.bsky.social: Breakthrough results from two rival experimental reactors—the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator and the Joint European Torus tokamak—offer hope that the elusive dream of fusion power is within reach.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/reco...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/reco...
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Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
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The United States is a nation beyond the rule of law.
People are being kidnapped on the streets by men in masks.
They are being disappeared and deported to foreign concentration camps.
A Canadian died in their hands. We must demand full access and independent investigation of his mistreatment.
People are being kidnapped on the streets by men in masks.
They are being disappeared and deported to foreign concentration camps.
A Canadian died in their hands. We must demand full access and independent investigation of his mistreatment.
June 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The United States is a nation beyond the rule of law.
People are being kidnapped on the streets by men in masks.
They are being disappeared and deported to foreign concentration camps.
A Canadian died in their hands. We must demand full access and independent investigation of his mistreatment.
People are being kidnapped on the streets by men in masks.
They are being disappeared and deported to foreign concentration camps.
A Canadian died in their hands. We must demand full access and independent investigation of his mistreatment.
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A Canadian has died in ICE custody in the U.S.: www.ice.gov/news/release...
Canadian national in ICE custody passes away
ICE makes official notifications to Congress, nongovernmental organization stakeholders, and the media upon an official report of a detained illegal alien’s death and posts a news release with relevan...
www.ice.gov
June 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A Canadian has died in ICE custody in the U.S.: www.ice.gov/news/release...
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.