maybe it's wishful thinking but i think we're rapidly approaching one of those "a decade happens in a week" weeks. perhaps sometime this summer?
February 10, 2026 at 4:26 AM
maybe it's wishful thinking but i think we're rapidly approaching one of those "a decade happens in a week" weeks. perhaps sometime this summer?
the fpv drone cameras are the single greatest innovation of the olympics in decades
February 9, 2026 at 11:04 PM
the fpv drone cameras are the single greatest innovation of the olympics in decades
i'm not looking at that bluesky map. that's none of my business
February 9, 2026 at 8:56 PM
i'm not looking at that bluesky map. that's none of my business
lol Phantom Thread is about a petulant narcissist who's bad at his job and stuck in the past and the (literally) toxic relationship between him and his younger, unpredictable, stubborn, willful wife
so it's honestly a pretty inspired choice on ratner's part
so it's honestly a pretty inspired choice on ratner's part
Paul Thomas Anderson and Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood Want ‘Melania’ Doc to Remove ‘Phantom Thread’ Music: Its Use Is a ‘Breach of Composer Agreement’
'Phantom Thread' director Paul Thomas Anderson and Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood have asked for music from the film to be removed from 'Melania.'
variety.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM
lol Phantom Thread is about a petulant narcissist who's bad at his job and stuck in the past and the (literally) toxic relationship between him and his younger, unpredictable, stubborn, willful wife
so it's honestly a pretty inspired choice on ratner's part
so it's honestly a pretty inspired choice on ratner's part
wait was this chatbot trained on the data of the doctor who told me my stroke was a migraine and i just need to "sleep it off"?
one chatbot told a participant in this study to go lay down in the dark when he was presenting with a brain hemorrhage... what are we even doing
www.404media.co/chatbots-hea...
www.404media.co/chatbots-hea...
Chatbots Make Terrible Doctors, New Study Finds
Chatbots provided incorrect, conflicting medical advice, researchers found: “Despite all the hype, AI just isn't ready to take on the role of the physician.”
www.404media.co
February 9, 2026 at 4:51 PM
wait was this chatbot trained on the data of the doctor who told me my stroke was a migraine and i just need to "sleep it off"?
the honest answer is probably the Taurus but I just have a soft spot for the Subaru Outback of that era
February 9, 2026 at 3:51 PM
the honest answer is probably the Taurus but I just have a soft spot for the Subaru Outback of that era
good for darnold. he's been through a lot
February 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
good for darnold. he's been through a lot
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America Runs On Dunspeakablehorrors
February 9, 2026 at 1:03 AM
America Runs On Dunspeakablehorrors
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copilot.... lie to me about my scouting report
February 9, 2026 at 12:51 AM
copilot.... lie to me about my scouting report
I'd pass Lloyd Center often on the bus and it's just a massive dead zone in the heart of Portland.
We're all nostalgic for the malls of our childhood. But yeah, this thing's gotta go
We're all nostalgic for the malls of our childhood. But yeah, this thing's gotta go
Man I have a ton of great memories and emotional attachments to Lloyd Center. Also, it’s time for it to go
February 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I'd pass Lloyd Center often on the bus and it's just a massive dead zone in the heart of Portland.
We're all nostalgic for the malls of our childhood. But yeah, this thing's gotta go
We're all nostalgic for the malls of our childhood. But yeah, this thing's gotta go
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All I’ll say is we didn’t have a winter like this for all of Bill de Blasio's eight years since he put the fear of FUCKING GOD into the groundhogs.
February 8, 2026 at 3:02 AM
All I’ll say is we didn’t have a winter like this for all of Bill de Blasio's eight years since he put the fear of FUCKING GOD into the groundhogs.
our downstairs neighbors cook the most vile smelling food that we genuinely thought a mouse had died in our walls or something
February 7, 2026 at 6:22 PM
our downstairs neighbors cook the most vile smelling food that we genuinely thought a mouse had died in our walls or something
between Knight and The Pitt, WB execs are shocked to learn audiences like it when shows are "good"
Knight of the Seven Kingdoms reinvents and rejuvenates the Game of Thrones franchise by “being enjoyable to watch”
February 7, 2026 at 4:35 PM
between Knight and The Pitt, WB execs are shocked to learn audiences like it when shows are "good"
this baby looks like every woman from my hometown
February 7, 2026 at 4:33 PM
this baby looks like every woman from my hometown
i had a small landlord tell me i wasn't allowed to have a bicycle in the apt, then threaten to sue me because i left a mattress outside to be picked up by sanitation (that I'd scheduled, and wrapped in plastic, per regulations)
In a city packed with mighty real estate titans, they are the small ones.
New York landlords say they are at their breaking point as Mayor Zohran Mamdani begins to implement even more aggressive tenant-friendly policies.
New York landlords say they are at their breaking point as Mayor Zohran Mamdani begins to implement even more aggressive tenant-friendly policies.
NYC’s small landlords say they won’t survive Mamdani plan to freeze rent
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has criticized landlords and vowed to freeze what tenants in rent-stabilized apartments pay monthly.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:36 PM
i had a small landlord tell me i wasn't allowed to have a bicycle in the apt, then threaten to sue me because i left a mattress outside to be picked up by sanitation (that I'd scheduled, and wrapped in plastic, per regulations)
tragic: after the 12 years of feasting on endless de blasio and adams scandals, the Post's headline writers are now STARVING
Funny to call yourself a socialist when you own a coat.
February 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
tragic: after the 12 years of feasting on endless de blasio and adams scandals, the Post's headline writers are now STARVING
it's very funny that she's specifically calling out drawing. as in with pencil and paper. famously only available to the wealthy and privileged
February 6, 2026 at 6:02 PM
it's very funny that she's specifically calling out drawing. as in with pencil and paper. famously only available to the wealthy and privileged
the Golden Snake, welcome to the war on cars
From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
February 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
the Golden Snake, welcome to the war on cars
we mentioned it in a few meetings and were met with STONY SILENCE each time
last year steve and i wrote a thriller where a journalist and whistleblower flee a vengeful autonomous car company CEO as they try to publish this exact story
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
February 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
we mentioned it in a few meetings and were met with STONY SILENCE each time
seeing a fair number of "um ACTUALLY it would be HARD for him to do this" and like maybe, but also he's currently terrorizing a pretty big city so maybe we should prepare for hte worst?
“America's Elections are Rigged, Stolen, and a Laughingstock all over the World. We are either going to fix them, or we won't have a Country any longer.”
February 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM
seeing a fair number of "um ACTUALLY it would be HARD for him to do this" and like maybe, but also he's currently terrorizing a pretty big city so maybe we should prepare for hte worst?
a hearty "lol." a robust "lmao."
February 5, 2026 at 11:03 PM
a hearty "lol." a robust "lmao."
hollywood is using AI to solve problems that doesn't exist.
people would gladly watch the JP cast reenacting scenes at their current ages. nobody cares bc the movie and cast are beloved
Ken Burns' recent Revolution doc used paintings and reenactments, no AI, and everyone loved it!
people would gladly watch the JP cast reenacting scenes at their current ages. nobody cares bc the movie and cast are beloved
Ken Burns' recent Revolution doc used paintings and reenactments, no AI, and everyone loved it!
Published my first piece at @wired.com today, about a string of AI thrillers that have bombed (most recent being the hopelessly naive Chris Pratt vehicle 'Mercy'), the backlash to Darren Aronofsky's YouTube slop take on the American Revolution, and a grotesque nostalgia-bait Super Bowl ad:
Hollywood Is Losing Audiences to AI Fatigue
Entertainment about or made with artificial intelligence has been missing the mark with viewers over the past year.
www.wired.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
hollywood is using AI to solve problems that doesn't exist.
people would gladly watch the JP cast reenacting scenes at their current ages. nobody cares bc the movie and cast are beloved
Ken Burns' recent Revolution doc used paintings and reenactments, no AI, and everyone loved it!
people would gladly watch the JP cast reenacting scenes at their current ages. nobody cares bc the movie and cast are beloved
Ken Burns' recent Revolution doc used paintings and reenactments, no AI, and everyone loved it!
i love sports!
today i learned that ski jumpers' heavily regulated ski suits are measured by taking a 3d scan of the size of the skiier's genitals and now some skiiers are being accused of shooting hylauronic acid into their dongs to get more favorable measurements www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
‘Penis injection’ claims in Winter Olympics ski jumping investigated by Wada
Wada is to investigate claims ski jumpers are injecting acid into their penises to game the suit-measuring system
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
i love sports!
CNBC's homepage right now is...concerning
looking into it
looking into it
February 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
CNBC's homepage right now is...concerning
looking into it
looking into it