Brian Reynolds
@thegamechief.bsky.social
Pernicious Layabout. Videogame Designer and Entrepreneur. Co-founder Firaxis, Big Huge Games, Zynga East. Games: Civ2, Alpha Centauri, Rise of Nations, FrontierVille, DomiNations. Immigrant to Canada (Montréal). Retweeter of Uranus Jokes.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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Absolutely fucking tremendous from the FT.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Absolutely fucking tremendous from the FT.
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I saw this before and thought “good headline” and, let me just say, if you too liked the headline you may enjoy scrolling through
Absolutely fucking tremendous from the FT.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I saw this before and thought “good headline” and, let me just say, if you too liked the headline you may enjoy scrolling through
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annual repost of Trashed Bathrooms
January 7, 2026 at 2:22 PM
annual repost of Trashed Bathrooms
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In my case it took 5 1/2 years to get a visa to move to Canada, and I was lucky to have the time and resources.
It’s cute when non-Americans think we can just leave the country and move somewhere else to escape all this, as if their governments haven’t also made their immigration processes just as cruel and slow.
January 7, 2026 at 4:10 PM
In my case it took 5 1/2 years to get a visa to move to Canada, and I was lucky to have the time and resources.
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It’s cute when non-Americans think we can just leave the country and move somewhere else to escape all this, as if their governments haven’t also made their immigration processes just as cruel and slow.
January 7, 2026 at 1:42 PM
It’s cute when non-Americans think we can just leave the country and move somewhere else to escape all this, as if their governments haven’t also made their immigration processes just as cruel and slow.
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It's good to use the resources at hand to fight because sometimes you win. Also, I keep thinking of the period after this man was killed and how a group of people tried to impose a new social reality. It didn't work. This too is a lesson.
Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated
Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated
Professor Darren Michael has reportedly been reinstated and given $50,000 after being fired over posts about assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
The post Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
January 7, 2026 at 12:31 PM
It's good to use the resources at hand to fight because sometimes you win. Also, I keep thinking of the period after this man was killed and how a group of people tried to impose a new social reality. It didn't work. This too is a lesson.
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Nice argument, but I have already depicted myself as the decisive female squirrel and you as the feeble male squirrel whose purpose is unclear
This wheel is to the boy squirrel the way that the football is to Charlie Brown and it still makes me laugh every time he tries to use it only to be immediately spun.
January 6, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Nice argument, but I have already depicted myself as the decisive female squirrel and you as the feeble male squirrel whose purpose is unclear
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Oh noooooooo!
Prepare to say goodbye to Discord (the enshittification will begin no later than date of IPO +3 months):
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/chat-platform-discord-confidentially-file-233734571.html
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/chat-platform-discord-confidentially-file-233734571.html
January 7, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Oh noooooooo!
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Polymarket is refusing to pay out bets with over $10.5M in wagers that the U.S. would “invade” Venezuela. The company has argued that what happened last week isn’t an invasion because the U.S. military doesn’t control Venezuela.
While they have a point, this is such a gross and distasteful business
While they have a point, this is such a gross and distasteful business
Polymarket refuses to pay bets that US would ‘invade’ Venezuela
Prediction market disputes US raid amounted to an invasion in fight over more than $10.5mn in wagers
www.ft.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Polymarket is refusing to pay out bets with over $10.5M in wagers that the U.S. would “invade” Venezuela. The company has argued that what happened last week isn’t an invasion because the U.S. military doesn’t control Venezuela.
While they have a point, this is such a gross and distasteful business
While they have a point, this is such a gross and distasteful business
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I mean that seems like a low number, right?
January 6, 2026 at 5:21 AM
I mean that seems like a low number, right?
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complete batshit insanity
January 5, 2026 at 10:25 PM
complete batshit insanity
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what's the president's email address? i need to let him know he's won the lottery in my country, and can receive the totality funds if he simply wire transfers a small processing fee
January 6, 2026 at 4:40 AM
what's the president's email address? i need to let him know he's won the lottery in my country, and can receive the totality funds if he simply wire transfers a small processing fee
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Microsoft's CEO wants us to stop calling AI garbage Slop.
I agree!
Instead of Slop, we should call it Nadella, to show him our appreciation of all he's done for us!
I agree!
Instead of Slop, we should call it Nadella, to show him our appreciation of all he's done for us!
January 5, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Microsoft's CEO wants us to stop calling AI garbage Slop.
I agree!
Instead of Slop, we should call it Nadella, to show him our appreciation of all he's done for us!
I agree!
Instead of Slop, we should call it Nadella, to show him our appreciation of all he's done for us!
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oh no who could've seen this coming
January 5, 2026 at 2:23 AM
oh no who could've seen this coming
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The problem with watermarking images as AI is not all images will be watermarked given old phones, homebrew AI models, etc.
This fosters a risky expectation that unlabeled content is authentic. It’s safer to assume unmarked images are AI than to trust that the absence of a watermark proves reality.
This fosters a risky expectation that unlabeled content is authentic. It’s safer to assume unmarked images are AI than to trust that the absence of a watermark proves reality.
Instagram chief: AI is so ubiquitous 'it will be more practical to fingerprint real media than fake media'
Adam Mosseri offered a notably candid assessment on how AI is upending Instagram.
www.engadget.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:19 PM
The problem with watermarking images as AI is not all images will be watermarked given old phones, homebrew AI models, etc.
This fosters a risky expectation that unlabeled content is authentic. It’s safer to assume unmarked images are AI than to trust that the absence of a watermark proves reality.
This fosters a risky expectation that unlabeled content is authentic. It’s safer to assume unmarked images are AI than to trust that the absence of a watermark proves reality.
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Turning off Grok doesn’t stop it from generating non consensual intimate images of you. Blocking Grok, watermarking images, or explicitly denying consent also fail. There is no way to opt out of being sexually harassed by the platform itself.
January 4, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Turning off Grok doesn’t stop it from generating non consensual intimate images of you. Blocking Grok, watermarking images, or explicitly denying consent also fail. There is no way to opt out of being sexually harassed by the platform itself.
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you know how you shut grok down?
fine x $500k for every instance of created nonconsensual porn
arrest the x corporate board for every instance of generated csam
laws exist
fine x $500k for every instance of created nonconsensual porn
arrest the x corporate board for every instance of generated csam
laws exist
A functional country would shut Grok down permanently. Like, immediately. Right now. Last week. Whatever. Just flip the switch. Obviously.
January 4, 2026 at 11:14 PM
you know how you shut grok down?
fine x $500k for every instance of created nonconsensual porn
arrest the x corporate board for every instance of generated csam
laws exist
fine x $500k for every instance of created nonconsensual porn
arrest the x corporate board for every instance of generated csam
laws exist
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This is my favorite headcanon and it's a great example of how readers can offer a different reading of a text that the author never considered and did not intend, but is nonetheless validated by the text itself.
A shitpost so great Billy Joel actually heard about it
January 4, 2026 at 3:40 PM
This is my favorite headcanon and it's a great example of how readers can offer a different reading of a text that the author never considered and did not intend, but is nonetheless validated by the text itself.
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New euphemism for "bottomless corruption and naked abuses of power" just dropped
January 4, 2026 at 11:35 AM
New euphemism for "bottomless corruption and naked abuses of power" just dropped
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A company that's been locked out of major markets like the US and Canada has ridden its habit of "making good cars" to the pinnacle of the EV business, while Tesla, with full access and subsides everywhere, is declining due to its "an asshole company that makes bad cars for assholes" strategy.
Tesla Loses Its EV Crown to BYD as Sales Keep Dropping
Full-year electric vehicle sales figures have dropped for 2025, revealing China’s BYD is now officially global top dog.
www.wired.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:17 PM
A company that's been locked out of major markets like the US and Canada has ridden its habit of "making good cars" to the pinnacle of the EV business, while Tesla, with full access and subsides everywhere, is declining due to its "an asshole company that makes bad cars for assholes" strategy.
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The hard part about running a dictatorship is that the past changes so quickly you have no idea what will happen yesterday.
January 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
The hard part about running a dictatorship is that the past changes so quickly you have no idea what will happen yesterday.