Good Haro
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Once, technology solved problems. People liked having problems solved, so they liked technology.
Tech execs started to think of that sentiment as their due. So when they stopped solving problems, and people stopped liking them, they became outraged. "How dare you not love whatever we give you?"
Tech execs started to think of that sentiment as their due. So when they stopped solving problems, and people stopped liking them, they became outraged. "How dare you not love whatever we give you?"
I am a luddite and to me there is a lot of joy in technology. In technology that we deploy for all our wellbeing. Solar panels and vaccines, high-speed rail and wikipedia.
But they joy stems from the feeling of being able to be part of humanity in an embedded, meaningful way. Not from buying shit.
But they joy stems from the feeling of being able to be part of humanity in an embedded, meaningful way. Not from buying shit.
February 19, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Once, technology solved problems. People liked having problems solved, so they liked technology.
Tech execs started to think of that sentiment as their due. So when they stopped solving problems, and people stopped liking them, they became outraged. "How dare you not love whatever we give you?"
Tech execs started to think of that sentiment as their due. So when they stopped solving problems, and people stopped liking them, they became outraged. "How dare you not love whatever we give you?"
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A new paper shows that less than 2 months of exposure to Twitter’s algorithmic feed significantly shifts people’s political views to the right.
Moving from chronological feed to the algorithmic feed also increases engagement.
This is one of the most concerning papers I’ve read in awhile.
Moving from chronological feed to the algorithmic feed also increases engagement.
This is one of the most concerning papers I’ve read in awhile.
February 19, 2026 at 6:57 PM
A new paper shows that less than 2 months of exposure to Twitter’s algorithmic feed significantly shifts people’s political views to the right.
Moving from chronological feed to the algorithmic feed also increases engagement.
This is one of the most concerning papers I’ve read in awhile.
Moving from chronological feed to the algorithmic feed also increases engagement.
This is one of the most concerning papers I’ve read in awhile.
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We are about to run face-first into a combo of:
- Covid development delays (2020-2022)
- End of Zero-Interest Rate Policy (2022)
- Overinvestment in games-as-a-service (2021-2025)
- AI-based hardware shortages (2025+)
AAA games take 4-7 years to develop and bring to market. It is going to be BAD.
- Covid development delays (2020-2022)
- End of Zero-Interest Rate Policy (2022)
- Overinvestment in games-as-a-service (2021-2025)
- AI-based hardware shortages (2025+)
AAA games take 4-7 years to develop and bring to market. It is going to be BAD.
(and if you haven't gotten a Thor already, I do suggest you get one in Batch 3. you'll need it for the Years of Gaming Sorrow (2026-2029)
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February 17, 2026 at 7:20 PM
We are about to run face-first into a combo of:
- Covid development delays (2020-2022)
- End of Zero-Interest Rate Policy (2022)
- Overinvestment in games-as-a-service (2021-2025)
- AI-based hardware shortages (2025+)
AAA games take 4-7 years to develop and bring to market. It is going to be BAD.
- Covid development delays (2020-2022)
- End of Zero-Interest Rate Policy (2022)
- Overinvestment in games-as-a-service (2021-2025)
- AI-based hardware shortages (2025+)
AAA games take 4-7 years to develop and bring to market. It is going to be BAD.
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Hmm. The US is giving $10 billion in taxpayer dollars, not appropriated by Congress, to a fake board set up by the President and which he put himself in charge of *for life*... seems very, very illegal.
Trump: "I want to let you know that United States is going to make a contribution of $10 billion to the Board of Peace." (Congress has not appropriated this money!)
February 19, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Hmm. The US is giving $10 billion in taxpayer dollars, not appropriated by Congress, to a fake board set up by the President and which he put himself in charge of *for life*... seems very, very illegal.
Getting mad about people slandering Miquella because they didn’t understand the (unusually straightforward!) storytelling of the DLC again
February 19, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Getting mad about people slandering Miquella because they didn’t understand the (unusually straightforward!) storytelling of the DLC again
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I doubt that there's a more effective way to capture unitary executive theory in an image.
And because it's the DOJ building, it also captures the notion that the President is above the law.
And because it's the DOJ building, it also captures the notion that the President is above the law.
Biden would’ve been instantly impeached in a bipartisan vote if he put his face on the freakin’ Department of Justice building
February 19, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I doubt that there's a more effective way to capture unitary executive theory in an image.
And because it's the DOJ building, it also captures the notion that the President is above the law.
And because it's the DOJ building, it also captures the notion that the President is above the law.
Probably should have come here before burning the erdtree this time but
February 19, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Probably should have come here before burning the erdtree this time but
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"What do I think of the Board of Peace? I think it is a colonialist operation: others deciding for the Palestinians."
-Cardinal Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem
-Cardinal Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem
US-led Board of Peace a ‘colonialist operation,’ Cardinal Pizzaballa says - OSV News
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, strongly criticized the U.S.-led Board of Peace, an international body chaired by President Donald Trump to oversee the governance and r...
www.osvnews.com
February 19, 2026 at 5:54 PM
"What do I think of the Board of Peace? I think it is a colonialist operation: others deciding for the Palestinians."
-Cardinal Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem
-Cardinal Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem
Surely we’ve seen enough gay nazis and fascist women by now that insufferable internet fandom drama could get over the notion that your sexuality and gender identity alone determine whether you’re a good person
February 19, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Surely we’ve seen enough gay nazis and fascist women by now that insufferable internet fandom drama could get over the notion that your sexuality and gender identity alone determine whether you’re a good person
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Of all the things we are doing in MN, this one is just beyond. Imagine being released from hell alone in the cold. And a total stranger has waited all night with a blanket just to be ready to hug you and carry you home. Every job we do is crucial, but this one is what restores humanity and dignity.
As the pedophile führer's ICE Nazis are ordered to release people they've kidnapped, they do it in the dead of night to make sure it's as cruel and brutal as possible. Fortunately, compassionate Patriots are there to meet them and make sure they're ok and driven to their homes.
February 19, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Of all the things we are doing in MN, this one is just beyond. Imagine being released from hell alone in the cold. And a total stranger has waited all night with a blanket just to be ready to hug you and carry you home. Every job we do is crucial, but this one is what restores humanity and dignity.
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Veterans accuse him of stolen valor. His international arms company is deep in debt. He had a restraining order placed on him last year. And that's...just the start of it.
Read our profile of Cory Mills here:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Read our profile of Cory Mills here:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Everybody hates Cory
Sex workers, bankruptcy, stolen valor, a restraining order, and Trump's “Complete and Total” endorsement for Congress.
www.motherjones.com
February 19, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Veterans accuse him of stolen valor. His international arms company is deep in debt. He had a restraining order placed on him last year. And that's...just the start of it.
Read our profile of Cory Mills here:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Read our profile of Cory Mills here:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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all this stuff makes much more sense if you understand “anti wokeness” as a general backlash to elite accountability more generally, even if you have criticisms of left wing egalitarianism bsky.app/profile/kevi...
The possibility that pre-Elon Twitter was limiting the reach of conservative tweets was the greatest story in the history of journalism, while a vast network of sex trafficking pedophiles that included billionaires, celebrities and two presidents is just a big yawn.
Sure, sure. Story checks out.
February 19, 2026 at 1:55 PM
all this stuff makes much more sense if you understand “anti wokeness” as a general backlash to elite accountability more generally, even if you have criticisms of left wing egalitarianism bsky.app/profile/kevi...
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Americans waking up to news that Prince Andrew has been arrested for Epstein ties
squidward from spongebob squarepants looks out a window
ALT: squidward from spongebob squarepants looks out a window
media.tenor.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Americans waking up to news that Prince Andrew has been arrested for Epstein ties
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With every fibre of my being, let me say this in a loud, clear, booming voice: this should have happened when Virginia Giuffre was alive to see it.
For everyone demanding a link.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, BBC understands
It comes after Thames Valley Police said they were assessing a complaint over the alleged sharing of confidential material by the former prince with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.bbc.com
February 19, 2026 at 10:15 AM
With every fibre of my being, let me say this in a loud, clear, booming voice: this should have happened when Virginia Giuffre was alive to see it.
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Very excited for "Why does the left hate AI so much? Is it because they're stupid and don't understand it?" to evolve into "Why does the Right hate AI so much? Do they need tax breaks? What do we not understand about them? Do they have too few sweet kisses from papa?"
Americans are more likely to say AI will have a mostly negative effect on the economy than to say its effect will be mostly positive.
(Economist / @today.yougov.com)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260218
(Economist / @today.yougov.com)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260218
February 19, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Very excited for "Why does the left hate AI so much? Is it because they're stupid and don't understand it?" to evolve into "Why does the Right hate AI so much? Do they need tax breaks? What do we not understand about them? Do they have too few sweet kisses from papa?"
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Today I woke up increasingly fucking angry about this. I'm sure 10+ billion hours of children scrolling an endless dopamine hit of slop games is 100% fine for their development, right?
I don't look at this as market opportunity. I look at this with genuine fear for the next generation.
I don't look at this as market opportunity. I look at this with genuine fear for the next generation.
February 18, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Today I woke up increasingly fucking angry about this. I'm sure 10+ billion hours of children scrolling an endless dopamine hit of slop games is 100% fine for their development, right?
I don't look at this as market opportunity. I look at this with genuine fear for the next generation.
I don't look at this as market opportunity. I look at this with genuine fear for the next generation.
The other thing about that Sony concert is every Square Enix property concert I’ve gone to has sold out? Game music concerts are really popular
February 19, 2026 at 8:25 AM
The other thing about that Sony concert is every Square Enix property concert I’ve gone to has sold out? Game music concerts are really popular
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AAA industry’s boner for hollywood orchestral has effectively resulted in major franchises with no recognizable music. do you ever think about how weird it is that assassin’s creed doesn’t have a unifying theme because i’ve played all twenty of em and think about it regularly
AAA games are technically very impressive and still a great time, but I can’t think of too many things more representative of losing your sauce than needing to combine multiple series to have enough recognizable music for a concert tour, and then quietly canceling that concert tour early anyways
February 18, 2026 at 12:42 PM
AAA industry’s boner for hollywood orchestral has effectively resulted in major franchises with no recognizable music. do you ever think about how weird it is that assassin’s creed doesn’t have a unifying theme because i’ve played all twenty of em and think about it regularly
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yesterday an idiot exec at a games company said an LLM could have come up with their most successful games. today he does not have a job. this is The Way.
Today I want to share that Ryan Dancey and AEG have parted ways.
This is not an easy post to write. Ryan has been a significant part of AEG’s story, and I am personally grateful for the years of work, passion, and intensity he brought to the company. We have built a lot together.
This is not an easy post to write. Ryan has been a significant part of AEG’s story, and I am personally grateful for the years of work, passion, and intensity he brought to the company. We have built a lot together.
February 18, 2026 at 9:34 PM
yesterday an idiot exec at a games company said an LLM could have come up with their most successful games. today he does not have a job. this is The Way.
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Substack announces a partnership with Polymarket. “Journalism is better when it’s backed by live markets.”
February 19, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Substack announces a partnership with Polymarket. “Journalism is better when it’s backed by live markets.”
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so it turns out that the identity verification provder persona, with its well documented links to peter thiel from the epstein files and palintir, is keeping all data of targets and linking them to intelligence databases and watch lists, exactly like you suspected
vmfunc.re/blog/persona
vmfunc.re/blog/persona
the watchers: how openai, the US government, and persona built an identity surveillance machine that files reports on you to the feds
53MB of source code leaked from a government endpoint. 269 verification checks. biometric face databases. SAR filings to FinCEN. and the same company that verifies your ChatGPT account.
vmfunc.re
February 18, 2026 at 8:37 PM
so it turns out that the identity verification provder persona, with its well documented links to peter thiel from the epstein files and palintir, is keeping all data of targets and linking them to intelligence databases and watch lists, exactly like you suspected
vmfunc.re/blog/persona
vmfunc.re/blog/persona
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excuse me i was assured this wasn't the case
The cost of groceries and shelter have both risen by over 30% since 2020.
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/b...
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/18/b...
The 'boomcession': Why Americans feel left behind by a growing economy
A combination of the words "boom" and "recession" can help explain why Americans feel so sour about a growing economy.
www.cnbc.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:48 PM
excuse me i was assured this wasn't the case
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propaganda works. I suspect it probably works better on people who think they're immune to it
X's algorithm is in fact doing what you think it's doing. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 18, 2026 at 5:27 PM
propaganda works. I suspect it probably works better on people who think they're immune to it
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Man. Remember when Sarah Palin said Obamacare would empower "death panels"
"why are you against progress" I yell confidently as my sloppily-implemented algorithms prematurely murder your grandma
UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges
For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.
arstechnica.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Man. Remember when Sarah Palin said Obamacare would empower "death panels"
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sorry I have values
Like this. "You must strategically abandon the specific issues that the right has rendered toxic & focus on others."
But then ... why wouldn't the right just be able to do the same thing on those other issues?
But then ... why wouldn't the right just be able to do the same thing on those other issues?
February 18, 2026 at 5:58 AM
sorry I have values