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Resuming work, slowly, quietly.
Still skeptical of *gestures* this.
DMs: open; open conversation: meh.
Still skeptical of *gestures* this.
DMs: open; open conversation: meh.
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Urdrmolnirfenrirturdenweirullhodrackinarockarbaugimandsurtkrinmgernodrrerinlukkimudgaardgringnirlokki
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Urdrmolnirfenrirturdenweirullhodrackinarockarbaugimandsurtkrinmgernodrrerinlukkimudgaardgringnirlokki
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Why does it have an ass.
Why does it have an ass.
The loading-the-dishwasher struggle is real. Even—or especially—for the $20,000 1X Neo humanoid home robot.
🔗: on.wsj.com/47whlZ1
🔗: on.wsj.com/47whlZ1
November 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Why does it have an ass.
Why does it have an ass.
Last August, in response to right-wing pressure Brown Forman quietly ditched the DEI policies it put into place in 2019.
“Since then, the world has evolved, our business has changed, and the legal and external landscape has shifted dramatically, particularly within the United States. […]”
“Since then, the world has evolved, our business has changed, and the legal and external landscape has shifted dramatically, particularly within the United States. […]”
Happened upon this little bit of Louisville history while searching for a vase this morning:
First Black chemist at Brown-Forman, Elmer Lucille Allen, still creating, learning at 94
When Elmer Lucille Allen joined Brown-Forman in 1966, she was the company's first Black chemist. At 94, she's focused on the arts and staying active.
www.courier-journal.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Last August, in response to right-wing pressure Brown Forman quietly ditched the DEI policies it put into place in 2019.
“Since then, the world has evolved, our business has changed, and the legal and external landscape has shifted dramatically, particularly within the United States. […]”
“Since then, the world has evolved, our business has changed, and the legal and external landscape has shifted dramatically, particularly within the United States. […]”
cf. Metallica’s Blackened whiskey, aged while blasted with dedicated playlists for each batch which used to be available on their site and Spotify/Apple Music. They seem to have been scrubbed more recently, unfortunately. Silly gimmick but sure why not.
Thank god. If they made this chocolate at any other frequency I don't know what I would do
September 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
cf. Metallica’s Blackened whiskey, aged while blasted with dedicated playlists for each batch which used to be available on their site and Spotify/Apple Music. They seem to have been scrubbed more recently, unfortunately. Silly gimmick but sure why not.
Burial is boring and has been for verging on a decade now, right.
Like people are willing to admit this?
Like people are willing to admit this?
September 10, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Burial is boring and has been for verging on a decade now, right.
Like people are willing to admit this?
Like people are willing to admit this?
Actually it’s “Nothing Beats a Jet2 Holiday.”
There hasn’t been a Song of the Summer for 2025 – does that matter?
There hasn’t been a Song of the Summer for 2025 – does that matter? - Betteridge’s Law
No.
betteridgeslaw.com
August 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Actually it’s “Nothing Beats a Jet2 Holiday.”
Seems like a good, or well, bad time to get back on this particular bit of bullshit.
Mudgaardodrrerinullhodlukkibaugimandsurtkrinmgernturdenweirfenrirrackinarockargringnirlokkimolnirurdr.
July 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Seems like a good, or well, bad time to get back on this particular bit of bullshit.
The worst Diary of Dreams album.
June 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The worst Diary of Dreams album.
Slow clap for the Bluesky interface crew who built the mute feature such that it shows you what filters have expired but WON’T let you edit & reactivate one of them.
June 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Slow clap for the Bluesky interface crew who built the mute feature such that it shows you what filters have expired but WON’T let you edit & reactivate one of them.
Ooh, apparently missed some Headline Discourse yesterday.
Anyway, just remember that “clickbait” is a lazy, barely-useful complaint. Talk about the specific offending techniques.
ALL headlines are clickbait. What else do you think they’re for?
Anyway, just remember that “clickbait” is a lazy, barely-useful complaint. Talk about the specific offending techniques.
ALL headlines are clickbait. What else do you think they’re for?
June 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Ooh, apparently missed some Headline Discourse yesterday.
Anyway, just remember that “clickbait” is a lazy, barely-useful complaint. Talk about the specific offending techniques.
ALL headlines are clickbait. What else do you think they’re for?
Anyway, just remember that “clickbait” is a lazy, barely-useful complaint. Talk about the specific offending techniques.
ALL headlines are clickbait. What else do you think they’re for?
So the Trump administration is Pivoting To Video.
But seriously, this is prooobably at least a little bit good.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/05/no-m...
But seriously, this is prooobably at least a little bit good.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/05/no-m...
No more transcripts of Trump remarks on the White House website (and the old ones are gone, too)
Videos will replace official written transcripts of Trump's remarks on The White House's website, NBC reported Wednesday night:
As recently as Sunday, transcripts of Trump’s speeches and comments wer...
www.niemanlab.org
May 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
So the Trump administration is Pivoting To Video.
But seriously, this is prooobably at least a little bit good.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/05/no-m...
But seriously, this is prooobably at least a little bit good.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/05/no-m...
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Should I panic buy vibrators right now?
Should I panic buy vibrators right now? - Betteridge’s Law
No.
betteridgeslaw.com
May 4, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Should I panic buy vibrators right now?
Alright, time to mute “tariff” for like a week.
April 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Alright, time to mute “tariff” for like a week.
The relentless alt text absolutism in this place is surely well-intentioned and that’s sweet and all, but also everyone’s aware that it’s just…wrong, right?
Like objectively?
Teach people to use tools properly, not to make an interface nag go away.
Like objectively?
Teach people to use tools properly, not to make an interface nag go away.
March 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The relentless alt text absolutism in this place is surely well-intentioned and that’s sweet and all, but also everyone’s aware that it’s just…wrong, right?
Like objectively?
Teach people to use tools properly, not to make an interface nag go away.
Like objectively?
Teach people to use tools properly, not to make an interface nag go away.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed right now this is a gentle reminder that “mute word/tag for 7 days” is 100% a legitimate option for lowering your blood pressure. You can take a break from the fire hydrant of news.
March 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
It can be good to take some time and just exist a little less.
March 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It can be good to take some time and just exist a little less.
Trying to get OpenTranscripts spinning again(it’s very disappointed in you), slowly given some tools need reworking/replacing.
But a recent session to catch up and add “maybe like 10? citations” became over 40 with a bunch of syllabi still TK.
So…nice to see it’s still all up in your academy.
But a recent session to catch up and add “maybe like 10? citations” became over 40 with a bunch of syllabi still TK.
So…nice to see it’s still all up in your academy.
March 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Trying to get OpenTranscripts spinning again(it’s very disappointed in you), slowly given some tools need reworking/replacing.
But a recent session to catch up and add “maybe like 10? citations” became over 40 with a bunch of syllabi still TK.
So…nice to see it’s still all up in your academy.
But a recent session to catch up and add “maybe like 10? citations” became over 40 with a bunch of syllabi still TK.
So…nice to see it’s still all up in your academy.
Oh shit.
Finally someone who’ll do filtering the right way. Among many other things they got right in TweetBot and will carry over the experience of, but damn does this place need proper regex-capable filtering already.
Finally someone who’ll do filtering the right way. Among many other things they got right in TweetBot and will carry over the experience of, but damn does this place need proper regex-capable filtering already.
March 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Oh shit.
Finally someone who’ll do filtering the right way. Among many other things they got right in TweetBot and will carry over the experience of, but damn does this place need proper regex-capable filtering already.
Finally someone who’ll do filtering the right way. Among many other things they got right in TweetBot and will carry over the experience of, but damn does this place need proper regex-capable filtering already.
Lori rocks and so will this book, which is getting an abridged print run and very limited promo due to the publisher shuttering.
Grab a copy if the (inter)nets before/beside/beyond The Internet are a thing you’re interested in.
Grab a copy if the (inter)nets before/beside/beyond The Internet are a thing you’re interested in.
OTHER NETWORKS has been available for pre-order for a few days now (only 1000 copies are being printed get yours now etc?). here are some beautiful images of the cover and interior along with the table of contents---> loriemerson.net/books/other-... #othernetworks
Other Networks: A Radical Technology Sourcebook
OTHER NETWORKS: A RADICAL TECHNOLOGY SOURCEBOOK catalogs 80+ networks that preceded or existed outside of the internet. It is an archival project as well as an educational project that comes out of…
loriemerson.net
February 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Lori rocks and so will this book, which is getting an abridged print run and very limited promo due to the publisher shuttering.
Grab a copy if the (inter)nets before/beside/beyond The Internet are a thing you’re interested in.
Grab a copy if the (inter)nets before/beside/beyond The Internet are a thing you’re interested in.
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The Future Foreseen: Can Generative AI Unlock Human Foresight?
The Future Foreseen: Can Generative AI Unlock Human Foresight? - Betteridge’s Law
No.
betteridgeslaw.com
February 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The Future Foreseen: Can Generative AI Unlock Human Foresight?
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Trump promises ‘unity’ in inaugural address. Can he deliver it?
Trump promises ‘unity’ in inaugural address. Can he deliver it? - Betteridge’s Law
No.
betteridgeslaw.com
January 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Trump promises ‘unity’ in inaugural address. Can he deliver it?
“The goal of the AT Protocol is to allow modern social media and public conversation online to work more like the early days of the web[1989], when anyone[nope] could put up a blog[TBL 1992/Hall 1994/term †1997] or use RSS[1999] to subscribe to several blogs.”
July 18, 2023 at 9:17 AM
“The goal of the AT Protocol is to allow modern social media and public conversation online to work more like the early days of the web[1989], when anyone[nope] could put up a blog[TBL 1992/Hall 1994/term †1997] or use RSS[1999] to subscribe to several blogs.”