Manic
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Emotional honesty from me is banned by the ToS
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My entire life I get told that technology will rot my brain but the instant a technology comes along that actually does, suddenly that's not a problem anymore
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
My entire life I get told that technology will rot my brain but the instant a technology comes along that actually does, suddenly that's not a problem anymore
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... The UK feels like a nation whose ruling elite are absolutely committed to their own decline and utterly in love with their own perpetual mismanagement. Or, at least, so proud, so unwilling to admit general mistakes, that they will de facto achieve those goals rather than every saying sorry.
November 21, 2025 at 7:38 AM
... The UK feels like a nation whose ruling elite are absolutely committed to their own decline and utterly in love with their own perpetual mismanagement. Or, at least, so proud, so unwilling to admit general mistakes, that they will de facto achieve those goals rather than every saying sorry.
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ARTISTS! You can DISABLE this feature! Protect yourself and don't assume that you're safe if you're an sfw artist!
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
ARTISTS! You can DISABLE this feature! Protect yourself and don't assume that you're safe if you're an sfw artist!
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Elon making a robot that pathetically glazes him is extremely embarrassing, proves that generative AI is an instrument of fascism, *and* reveals how cognitively and emotionally devastating having obscene wealth is.
Any normal person would experience deep shame doing this, a billionaire cannot.
Any normal person would experience deep shame doing this, a billionaire cannot.
November 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Elon making a robot that pathetically glazes him is extremely embarrassing, proves that generative AI is an instrument of fascism, *and* reveals how cognitively and emotionally devastating having obscene wealth is.
Any normal person would experience deep shame doing this, a billionaire cannot.
Any normal person would experience deep shame doing this, a billionaire cannot.
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The majority of the UK media, encouraged by the UK's equality body, is waging a campaign to encourage the public, employers and health providers to harass anyone who doesn't fit their definition of what a woman should look like.
This is what JK Rowling is funding.
This is what JK Rowling is funding.
November 20, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The majority of the UK media, encouraged by the UK's equality body, is waging a campaign to encourage the public, employers and health providers to harass anyone who doesn't fit their definition of what a woman should look like.
This is what JK Rowling is funding.
This is what JK Rowling is funding.
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They work in a social warzone. People die on trolleys every day. People come in after waiting months or years for treatment, & have to hear that it's cancelled. The normal shift-length is twelve hours.
We're lucky any of them turn up at all.
We're lucky any of them turn up at all.
A chart that surprised me: NHS staff absences for mental health reasons are at record highs, above pandemic levels
Absences for that reason have grown far faster than the combination of other reasons since 2016
Staff were absent for 1.4% of all working days for mental health reasons in YE May 2025
Absences for that reason have grown far faster than the combination of other reasons since 2016
Staff were absent for 1.4% of all working days for mental health reasons in YE May 2025
November 20, 2025 at 10:49 AM
They work in a social warzone. People die on trolleys every day. People come in after waiting months or years for treatment, & have to hear that it's cancelled. The normal shift-length is twelve hours.
We're lucky any of them turn up at all.
We're lucky any of them turn up at all.
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In fact, fuck it. Building on what Jess says. Do you cis fuckers have any fucking ideas how much grief we carry? How every trans person has multiple dead friends? How death is just a thing we live with? How everywhere we gather has to have an explicit policy on expressing suicidal ideation?
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance.
Today we remember and grieve all those we have lost. But we also commit – collectively – to fighting for those of us who are left. There will be hope as long as we continue to stand together.
https://goodlaw.social/n1jn
Today we remember and grieve all those we have lost. But we also commit – collectively – to fighting for those of us who are left. There will be hope as long as we continue to stand together.
https://goodlaw.social/n1jn
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November 20, 2025 at 10:33 AM
In fact, fuck it. Building on what Jess says. Do you cis fuckers have any fucking ideas how much grief we carry? How every trans person has multiple dead friends? How death is just a thing we live with? How everywhere we gather has to have an explicit policy on expressing suicidal ideation?
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the problem with legislating away the trans is that the initial "there are objective criteria for discrimination" is falling appart already and now the only thing they can do is suspend human rights universally 🙂
either this is where it collapses or the uk is an evangelical theocracy within 5 years
either this is where it collapses or the uk is an evangelical theocracy within 5 years
When did we last prosecute a fascist crown servant under the Official Secrets Act?
“The Times has been passed a copy of the final guidance,[…] by Whitehall figures who are concerned that Labour is deliberately delaying publication to avoid a potential political backlash.”
archive.is/BuUEj
“The Times has been passed a copy of the final guidance,[…] by Whitehall figures who are concerned that Labour is deliberately delaying publication to avoid a potential political backlash.”
archive.is/BuUEj
November 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
the problem with legislating away the trans is that the initial "there are objective criteria for discrimination" is falling appart already and now the only thing they can do is suspend human rights universally 🙂
either this is where it collapses or the uk is an evangelical theocracy within 5 years
either this is where it collapses or the uk is an evangelical theocracy within 5 years
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one of the more frustrating things about AI shit is that it, unfortunately, represents how a lot of older types think the computer should work ("ask it questions, get answers, talk with it") and normal interaction with a computer makes them terrified they'll hit a "blow up everything" button
November 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
one of the more frustrating things about AI shit is that it, unfortunately, represents how a lot of older types think the computer should work ("ask it questions, get answers, talk with it") and normal interaction with a computer makes them terrified they'll hit a "blow up everything" button
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European political scientists are blue in the face from constantly pointing out that accommodating the far right does not help centre-left parties win, and contributes to the rise of far-right parties. There's a mountain of data to support that.
But no, the galaxy-brained strategists must be right.
But no, the galaxy-brained strategists must be right.
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
European political scientists are blue in the face from constantly pointing out that accommodating the far right does not help centre-left parties win, and contributes to the rise of far-right parties. There's a mountain of data to support that.
But no, the galaxy-brained strategists must be right.
But no, the galaxy-brained strategists must be right.
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This is exactly what happened.
Kind of feels like the IOC expected for the study to say "yeah trans women are like the hulk somehow" and when it completely undercut the reasoning behind banning us. They have simply elected to ignore their own work.
November 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This is exactly what happened.
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when will the lesson finally get learned? #cloudflare
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
when will the lesson finally get learned? #cloudflare
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When you think 'I should probably post more from my sketchbook' and then you look at the sketchbook and realise that since you got a dog two years ago your brain has turned into 90% dog
November 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
When you think 'I should probably post more from my sketchbook' and then you look at the sketchbook and realise that since you got a dog two years ago your brain has turned into 90% dog
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debanking is a horrifying new reality to live with, and the fact that literally no one who wasn't already engaged in the paypro fight is talking about it fuckin sucks.
why? cuz its happening to ana valens? she makes content you personally don't like so fuck it right? coolcoolcool extremely cool.
why? cuz its happening to ana valens? she makes content you personally don't like so fuck it right? coolcoolcool extremely cool.
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 AM
debanking is a horrifying new reality to live with, and the fact that literally no one who wasn't already engaged in the paypro fight is talking about it fuckin sucks.
why? cuz its happening to ana valens? she makes content you personally don't like so fuck it right? coolcoolcool extremely cool.
why? cuz its happening to ana valens? she makes content you personally don't like so fuck it right? coolcoolcool extremely cool.
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Ana decided to call out payment processors and their unilateral response was attempting to fuck up her life and that should be bigger news than it is as of now
The full count as of today:
YouTube suspended
Twitch banned 3x
Patreon suspended (temporary)
Patreon 3x audio flags (one false posi)
Ko-fi suspended (indefinite?)
Buy Me a Coffee suspended
Vice reporting censored
Pornhub censored 3x times
Fansly censored 1x
YouTube suspended
Twitch banned 3x
Patreon suspended (temporary)
Patreon 3x audio flags (one false posi)
Ko-fi suspended (indefinite?)
Buy Me a Coffee suspended
Vice reporting censored
Pornhub censored 3x times
Fansly censored 1x
Is it really a conspiracy to say Ana is being explicitly flagged by finance bros when she's now been banned (or censored) from Twitch, Patreon, Buy Me A Coffee, Ko-Fi, and *PornHub*??
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Ana decided to call out payment processors and their unilateral response was attempting to fuck up her life and that should be bigger news than it is as of now
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just because the clown car goes very fast does not mean it isn't full of clowns
BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.
November 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
just because the clown car goes very fast does not mean it isn't full of clowns
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Quite frankly, I find that the people who are rejecting the generative AI tech, who are refusing products with that kind of AI, have a much more thorough understanding of it than those who are buying into the AI hype bubble. The only people dazzled by it are CEOs who can't see past the dollar signs.
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Quite frankly, I find that the people who are rejecting the generative AI tech, who are refusing products with that kind of AI, have a much more thorough understanding of it than those who are buying into the AI hype bubble. The only people dazzled by it are CEOs who can't see past the dollar signs.
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Is it really a conspiracy to say Ana is being explicitly flagged by finance bros when she's now been banned (or censored) from Twitch, Patreon, Buy Me A Coffee, Ko-Fi, and *PornHub*??
My new Buy Me a Coffee account was suspended before my first payout was received, the site stating it is “required to deactivate accounts that contain or use adult content to generate revenue through Buy Me a Coffee”
Adult content was never referenced on my page nor used as a motivator to tip
Adult content was never referenced on my page nor used as a motivator to tip
November 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Is it really a conspiracy to say Ana is being explicitly flagged by finance bros when she's now been banned (or censored) from Twitch, Patreon, Buy Me A Coffee, Ko-Fi, and *PornHub*??
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do not give labour a single vote under any circumstances
The Sun has been told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will on Monday propose confiscating jewellery, watches, necklaces from asylum seekers to meet asylum costs
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
November 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
do not give labour a single vote under any circumstances
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