simonfreude
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I survived the 80s one time already, and I don’t recall it all that fondly // member of the IAMAW // hamiltonian in the wind // he/him
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Justin Verlander showing up in Detroit.
February 10, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Justin Verlander showing up in Detroit.
Between nuking all the depth features (which I know first-hand were crashy, but could be turned on or off) and inexplicably removing the colour and haptic feedback from the levelling system, the new version of Halide is making a strong case for the built-in iOS camera app.
February 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Between nuking all the depth features (which I know first-hand were crashy, but could be turned on or off) and inexplicably removing the colour and haptic feedback from the levelling system, the new version of Halide is making a strong case for the built-in iOS camera app.
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FT outdone by ABC on this one abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
February 10, 2026 at 1:31 PM
FT outdone by ABC on this one abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
I’m pretty sure the answer is that a cheap domestic trusted-traveller program would mean more people clogging up the NEXUS lines, and the people making the decision all have NEXUS cards.
During Senate Question Period last Thursday, I asked again about my suggestion that Canada create a domestic sovereign verified traveller program - especially in light of a recent PBO report which suggested the costs would be negligible. The response was actually promising. A bit. #cdnpoli #Canada
Asking again for a domestic verified travellers program for Canadians. Once more, with feeling!
YouTube video by Senator Paula Simons
youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:21 PM
I’m pretty sure the answer is that a cheap domestic trusted-traveller program would mean more people clogging up the NEXUS lines, and the people making the decision all have NEXUS cards.
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This has turned an extremely tiny corner of my world completely upside down
Gregg Alexander had one of the great gradual pop pivots, ending up as the one-hit-wonder in the bucket hat rhyming Hanson with Marilyn Manson after flopping with his 1989 attempt at sensitive-boy pop-rock
February 10, 2026 at 3:42 PM
This has turned an extremely tiny corner of my world completely upside down
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Austin Rivers
ruin a movie with Austin Rivers
February 10, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Austin Rivers
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This whole bridge thing is confusing, since Trump just told Jamil Jivani that he loves us.
February 10, 2026 at 1:43 AM
This whole bridge thing is confusing, since Trump just told Jamil Jivani that he loves us.
According to a Pew poll from last spring, a majority of Canadians and Mexicans see the US as the greatest threat to their countries, and the US is in the top three for every country surveyed except Hungary, India, Israel and Poland. This seems like a good example of why we feel that way.
February 10, 2026 at 5:45 AM
According to a Pew poll from last spring, a majority of Canadians and Mexicans see the US as the greatest threat to their countries, and the US is in the top three for every country surveyed except Hungary, India, Israel and Poland. This seems like a good example of why we feel that way.
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As good an opportunity as I'll ever have to post this video of Nate McLouth (born and raised in Muskegon, Michigan) showcasing some of the best Dominican Spanish you will ever hear in your life.
February 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
As good an opportunity as I'll ever have to post this video of Nate McLouth (born and raised in Muskegon, Michigan) showcasing some of the best Dominican Spanish you will ever hear in your life.
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What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss? Anton Chigurh here for FanDuel,
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss? Anton Chigurh here for FanDuel,
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yes but that does not excuse their imperialism in kuwait, iraq, and afghanistan
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 AM
yes but that does not excuse their imperialism in kuwait, iraq, and afghanistan
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I love any excuse to drag out the time Berenson fell for a BOFA joke
October 10, 2024 at 8:38 PM
I love any excuse to drag out the time Berenson fell for a BOFA joke
I think this is basically my position on AI: it’s not going away, it’s going to be extremely helpful in some respects and generally positive on balance, but it will not look a single thing like today’s dumbass LLM chatbots and image/video generators
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
VC, founder, dumbass
February 9, 2026 at 5:45 AM
I think this is basically my position on AI: it’s not going away, it’s going to be extremely helpful in some respects and generally positive on balance, but it will not look a single thing like today’s dumbass LLM chatbots and image/video generators
Here is a shot-by-shot breakdown of the most remarkable and impressive Super Bowl halftime show I’ve ever seen. It’s a surprisingly rich text.
First shot: sugarcane
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
February 9, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Here is a shot-by-shot breakdown of the most remarkable and impressive Super Bowl halftime show I’ve ever seen. It’s a surprisingly rich text.
From what I understand to be the near-universal reaction to that ten-second interpolation, they should make Gasolina the national anthem of the entire goddamn planet.
February 9, 2026 at 3:59 AM
From what I understand to be the near-universal reaction to that ten-second interpolation, they should make Gasolina the national anthem of the entire goddamn planet.
And you may find yourself performing at halftime of the Super Bowl…
February 9, 2026 at 3:49 AM
And you may find yourself performing at halftime of the Super Bowl…
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Macbeth: SHIT
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Macbeth: SHIT
I remember there was a time when Canadians complained about not getting American Super Bowl ads
When I think things can’t get any worse, we get Mr Beast + Salesforce + AI
February 9, 2026 at 2:34 AM
I remember there was a time when Canadians complained about not getting American Super Bowl ads
“That was certainly different than the usual halftime show” —my dad
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
“That was certainly different than the usual halftime show” —my dad
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Only one who got the ball into the end zone was Bad Bunny
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Only one who got the ball into the end zone was Bad Bunny
Was not expecting the sartorial tribute to David Byrne. Not mad at it tho.
February 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Was not expecting the sartorial tribute to David Byrne. Not mad at it tho.
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SOME “EVERYTHING APP” MY ASS
February 9, 2026 at 12:09 AM
SOME “EVERYTHING APP” MY ASS