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Baltimore's finest professional anteater. Formerly a member of the Borg. Flying the PhillieDrone flag.
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go on. keep telling me that vibecoding is the here and now. keep insisting that it is great for anything except automating some simple personal bullshit you could've done in entry level Python
Sources: Amazon's AI tools caused at least two AWS outages, including a 13-hour disruption in December after its Kiro AI deleted and recreated an environment (Rafe Rosner-Uddin/Financial Times)
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February 20, 2026 at 5:54 AM
go on. keep telling me that vibecoding is the here and now. keep insisting that it is great for anything except automating some simple personal bullshit you could've done in entry level Python
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This really is a great picture:
February 20, 2026 at 2:08 AM
This really is a great picture:
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I'm not saying this won't get ugly, but I continue to believe that these owners – a great many of whom bought their teams with massive amounts of credit and and who are leveraged to the hilt – do not have the stomach for losing games over this.
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 AM
I'm not saying this won't get ugly, but I continue to believe that these owners – a great many of whom bought their teams with massive amounts of credit and and who are leveraged to the hilt – do not have the stomach for losing games over this.
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And no matter what else happens, national TV rights are due to be out for bid in 2028. If Manfred and the owners destroy the 2027 season and it burns fan goodwill and interest even a tenth as much as it did in 1994-95, it'll cost them BILLIONS in TV money. They don't have the stones to risk it.
February 20, 2026 at 1:09 AM
And no matter what else happens, national TV rights are due to be out for bid in 2028. If Manfred and the owners destroy the 2027 season and it burns fan goodwill and interest even a tenth as much as it did in 1994-95, it'll cost them BILLIONS in TV money. They don't have the stones to risk it.
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You'd think that if MLB owners can put aside $75 million each as a lockout war chest that teams like the Marlins and Guardians could swing payrolls of at least that much, yet they don't most years.
February 20, 2026 at 12:45 AM
You'd think that if MLB owners can put aside $75 million each as a lockout war chest that teams like the Marlins and Guardians could swing payrolls of at least that much, yet they don't most years.
You can’t beat “big greasy dinner you eat while working late in a quiet office.” Simply nothing like it for focus.
February 20, 2026 at 12:38 AM
You can’t beat “big greasy dinner you eat while working late in a quiet office.” Simply nothing like it for focus.
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"The judge upbraided the Meta team and said if you guys have recorded anything, you have to dispose of it or I will hold you in contempt," Jacob Ward, a technology journalist and the host of the Rip Current Podcast, told CBS News, calling the incident "an extraordinary misstep" by Meta.
Judge scolds Mark Zuckerberg's team for wearing Meta glasses to social media trial
A Los Angeles judge ordered Meta officials to remove their AI glasses at a trial over the impact of social media on users.
www.cbsnews.com
February 19, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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They saw France bust down the doors of X for being pedophiles and immediately started developing the national sex crime VPN.
Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6
Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propagan...
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February 19, 2026 at 1:49 AM
They saw France bust down the doors of X for being pedophiles and immediately started developing the national sex crime VPN.
Jeff Passan Don’t Embarrass Yourself Challenge failed once again
@JeffPassan tweeted
For all the salaciousness of Tony Clark's resignation, it offers MLBPA an opportunity to be a force for good and help keep baseball on the field in 2027. Free at ESPN: How creativity and open-mindedness from the players can save the game from doomsday. https://t.co/L2gEcmDDQd
For all the salaciousness of Tony Clark's resignation, it offers MLBPA an opportunity to be a force for good and help keep baseball on the field in 2027. Free at ESPN: How creativity and open-mindedness from the players can save the game from doomsday. https://t.co/L2gEcmDDQd
Tweet
@JeffPassan tweeted
For all the salaciousness of Tony Clark's resignation, it offers MLBPA an opportunity to be a force for good and help keep baseball on the field in 2027. Free at ESPN: How creativity and open-mindedness from the players can save the game from doomsday. https://t.co/L2gEcmDDQd
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February 19, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Jeff Passan Don’t Embarrass Yourself Challenge failed once again
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Why should "keep baseball on the field" be on the players if there's a lockout enforced by the owners? As a reminder, even if the bargaining agreement expires, baseball can still continue without a contract, as it did in 1994 before the strike. Canceling games is the owners' choice.
@JeffPassan tweeted
For all the salaciousness of Tony Clark's resignation, it offers MLBPA an opportunity to be a force for good and help keep baseball on the field in 2027. Free at ESPN: How creativity and open-mindedness from the players can save the game from doomsday. https://t.co/L2gEcmDDQd
For all the salaciousness of Tony Clark's resignation, it offers MLBPA an opportunity to be a force for good and help keep baseball on the field in 2027. Free at ESPN: How creativity and open-mindedness from the players can save the game from doomsday. https://t.co/L2gEcmDDQd
Tweet
@JeffPassan tweeted
For all the salaciousness of Tony Clark's resignation, it offers MLBPA an opportunity to be a force for good and help keep baseball on the field in 2027. Free at ESPN: How creativity and open-mindedness from the players can save the game from doomsday. https://t.co/L2gEcmDDQd
t.co
February 18, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Why should "keep baseball on the field" be on the players if there's a lockout enforced by the owners? As a reminder, even if the bargaining agreement expires, baseball can still continue without a contract, as it did in 1994 before the strike. Canceling games is the owners' choice.
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Daniel is correct.
Under the National Labor Relations Act, the contract remains in full force an effect until a successor agreement is reached. (There are some issues related to permissive subjects of bargaining, but we can ignore those for now).
Under the National Labor Relations Act, the contract remains in full force an effect until a successor agreement is reached. (There are some issues related to permissive subjects of bargaining, but we can ignore those for now).
Why should "keep baseball on the field" be on the players if there's a lockout enforced by the owners? As a reminder, even if the bargaining agreement expires, baseball can still continue without a contract, as it did in 1994 before the strike. Canceling games is the owners' choice.
@JeffPassan tweeted
For all the salaciousness of Tony Clark's resignation, it offers MLBPA an opportunity to be a force for good and help keep baseball on the field in 2027. Free at ESPN: How creativity and open-mindedness from the players can save the game from doomsday. https://t.co/L2gEcmDDQd
For all the salaciousness of Tony Clark's resignation, it offers MLBPA an opportunity to be a force for good and help keep baseball on the field in 2027. Free at ESPN: How creativity and open-mindedness from the players can save the game from doomsday. https://t.co/L2gEcmDDQd
February 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Daniel is correct.
Under the National Labor Relations Act, the contract remains in full force an effect until a successor agreement is reached. (There are some issues related to permissive subjects of bargaining, but we can ignore those for now).
Under the National Labor Relations Act, the contract remains in full force an effect until a successor agreement is reached. (There are some issues related to permissive subjects of bargaining, but we can ignore those for now).
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"Professor White Boy " has perished. They found him self harmed at the bottom of an elevator shaft. Thanks for the fucking smiles, Professor
February 19, 2026 at 2:54 AM
"Professor White Boy " has perished. They found him self harmed at the bottom of an elevator shaft. Thanks for the fucking smiles, Professor
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when technological capability becomes a good unto itself you change things because you can, rather than because the change actually serves users
and even if a change does serve users, nobody ever considers the impact of occupying a world whose constant, kaleidoscopic change can't help but alienate
and even if a change does serve users, nobody ever considers the impact of occupying a world whose constant, kaleidoscopic change can't help but alienate
February 18, 2026 at 3:47 PM
when technological capability becomes a good unto itself you change things because you can, rather than because the change actually serves users
and even if a change does serve users, nobody ever considers the impact of occupying a world whose constant, kaleidoscopic change can't help but alienate
and even if a change does serve users, nobody ever considers the impact of occupying a world whose constant, kaleidoscopic change can't help but alienate
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this is a subtle but IMO wildly underappreciated problem
One of the dumbest things about the world being all software now is the feeling of impermanent everything
Little shit like buttons moving around feels like nothing is stable, which I think echoes and in a small way exacerbates actual structural instability in society
Little shit like buttons moving around feels like nothing is stable, which I think echoes and in a small way exacerbates actual structural instability in society
February 18, 2026 at 3:44 PM
this is a subtle but IMO wildly underappreciated problem
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official: Bruce Meyer is interim executive director, Matt Nussbaum is interim deputy executive director
February 19, 2026 at 1:20 AM
official: Bruce Meyer is interim executive director, Matt Nussbaum is interim deputy executive director
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Sorry, 60% unemployment as a baseline, this doesn’t factor in what happens after no one can afford to buy anything
February 18, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Sorry, 60% unemployment as a baseline, this doesn’t factor in what happens after no one can afford to buy anything
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The left needs to take AI seriously
“Okay, they’re advocating for 60% unemployment, so I guess this needs to be stopped at all costs”
Oh, not like that, I mean that you’re supposed to use ChatGPT to make a PowerPoint
“Okay, they’re advocating for 60% unemployment, so I guess this needs to be stopped at all costs”
Oh, not like that, I mean that you’re supposed to use ChatGPT to make a PowerPoint
February 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The left needs to take AI seriously
“Okay, they’re advocating for 60% unemployment, so I guess this needs to be stopped at all costs”
Oh, not like that, I mean that you’re supposed to use ChatGPT to make a PowerPoint
“Okay, they’re advocating for 60% unemployment, so I guess this needs to be stopped at all costs”
Oh, not like that, I mean that you’re supposed to use ChatGPT to make a PowerPoint
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AI people are literally telling you they want to destroy the world and no one seems to care :)
February 18, 2026 at 2:54 PM
AI people are literally telling you they want to destroy the world and no one seems to care :)
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column: Tony Clark's shocking resignation from MLBPA is about far more than just a scandalous affair, which is the most disappointing part of all this. andscape.com/features/ton...
Tony Clark scandal a setback for African Americans in baseball - Andscape
Do I remember exactly where I was when I first met Tony Clark? I do not. Do I remember exactly what happened when I did? Certainly. It was either an Opening Day, an All-Star Game or a World Series abo...
andscape.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:36 PM
column: Tony Clark's shocking resignation from MLBPA is about far more than just a scandalous affair, which is the most disappointing part of all this. andscape.com/features/ton...
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this is the start of a plotline that shows up on 9-1-1
The Phillies are the first MLB team to use Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy as part of a multi-year agreement with NexGen Hyperbaric.
A deep dive into the benefits:
A deep dive into the benefits:
Phillies become first MLB team to use Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
The Phillies are the first MLB team to use Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy as part of a multi-year agreement with NexGen Hyperbaric.
www.nbcphiladelphia.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
this is the start of a plotline that shows up on 9-1-1
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“why do you hate technology” as though “technology” were some discrete entity divorced entirely from the context of what it does and what it creates, rather than a category so broad as to constitute reality itself
February 18, 2026 at 1:47 PM
“why do you hate technology” as though “technology” were some discrete entity divorced entirely from the context of what it does and what it creates, rather than a category so broad as to constitute reality itself
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They know. They’re in on it because they hate trans people, too.
I just can't figure these guys out. Do they not see how the entire info environment has been captured? Do they not think it matters? It matters but there's just nothing pols can do about it? I don't know what they think because they act like they took a f'ing blood oath not to discuss it!
February 18, 2026 at 11:16 AM
They know. They’re in on it because they hate trans people, too.
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You shouldn't buy what they say just because someone claims to be in your camp.
We can learn from the way race scientists sought legitimacy and got it through the academy, as detailed in Superior: The Return of Race Science, by Angela Saini.
That's what has happened here.
We can learn from the way race scientists sought legitimacy and got it through the academy, as detailed in Superior: The Return of Race Science, by Angela Saini.
That's what has happened here.
February 18, 2026 at 2:16 AM
You shouldn't buy what they say just because someone claims to be in your camp.
We can learn from the way race scientists sought legitimacy and got it through the academy, as detailed in Superior: The Return of Race Science, by Angela Saini.
That's what has happened here.
We can learn from the way race scientists sought legitimacy and got it through the academy, as detailed in Superior: The Return of Race Science, by Angela Saini.
That's what has happened here.
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Instead of "the left isn't paying enough attention to these machine gods" they're claiming to build, perhaps we should write an article about how effective altruists brand themselves "left", ask who is writing these articles, and trace their cults and sources of funding.
February 18, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Instead of "the left isn't paying enough attention to these machine gods" they're claiming to build, perhaps we should write an article about how effective altruists brand themselves "left", ask who is writing these articles, and trace their cults and sources of funding.
