Vortmax
@vortmax.bsky.social
NCSU Meteorology Alum.
Software engineer by day 🖥️📱, Mechwarrior by night🤖💥
All views mine, not my employer's.
Software engineer by day 🖥️📱, Mechwarrior by night🤖💥
All views mine, not my employer's.
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To be very clear, that lady in the NYT article is not making any money with her hundreds of AI slop books.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
February 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM
To be very clear, that lady in the NYT article is not making any money with her hundreds of AI slop books.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
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move fast, break things, destroy your marriage
February 8, 2026 at 10:41 PM
move fast, break things, destroy your marriage
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
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This loser admits she doesn't use her real name when she uses AI to write books and doesn't reveal they're AI. Which means she knows it's wrong and she knows it's shameful and does it anyway.
The New York Times thinks that's neat though! Unsurprising that this toilet paper rag aligns with hacks
The New York Times thinks that's neat though! Unsurprising that this toilet paper rag aligns with hacks
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM
This loser admits she doesn't use her real name when she uses AI to write books and doesn't reveal they're AI. Which means she knows it's wrong and she knows it's shameful and does it anyway.
The New York Times thinks that's neat though! Unsurprising that this toilet paper rag aligns with hacks
The New York Times thinks that's neat though! Unsurprising that this toilet paper rag aligns with hacks
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The tech guys all desperately need new electricity, Trump is thwarting the fastest source of new electricity, and the tech guys ... just keep kissing his ass anyway.
A Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects Nationwide
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:47 PM
The tech guys all desperately need new electricity, Trump is thwarting the fastest source of new electricity, and the tech guys ... just keep kissing his ass anyway.
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Good.
Hiding the names of people asking for 10 year old girls is fucking disgusting.
Hiding the names of people asking for 10 year old girls is fucking disgusting.
February 8, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Good.
Hiding the names of people asking for 10 year old girls is fucking disgusting.
Hiding the names of people asking for 10 year old girls is fucking disgusting.
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His GoFundMe is here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-le... - I donated a few days ago.
February 8, 2026 at 3:49 AM
His GoFundMe is here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-le... - I donated a few days ago.
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Meanwhile, you can build what you want on ATproto without having to worry about any of that nonsense.
February 7, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Meanwhile, you can build what you want on ATproto without having to worry about any of that nonsense.
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Looking at X's new usage-based API pricing and seems like the actual point should be that they massively overestimated how much devs would pay for their old super expensive API pricing. To devs saying this will make them build for X again... why? Elon can change his mind next week.
February 7, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Looking at X's new usage-based API pricing and seems like the actual point should be that they massively overestimated how much devs would pay for their old super expensive API pricing. To devs saying this will make them build for X again... why? Elon can change his mind next week.
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Chickens...
#AT40
#AT40
a bunch of stuffed chickens are sitting on a pile of hay in front of a window
Alt: a bunch of stuffed chickens are sitting on a pile of hay in front of a window
media.tenor.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Chickens...
#AT40
#AT40
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What if autism is not a single condition, but several? Research into the spectrum’s enormous diversity could help lead to better treatments and interventions
Why autism should not be treated as a single condition
A better understanding of its biology will lead to better interventions
econ.st
February 7, 2026 at 4:00 AM
What if autism is not a single condition, but several? Research into the spectrum’s enormous diversity could help lead to better treatments and interventions
Wine Moms will help save us. 🍷
Red Wine & Blue now has more than 600,000 members. Its members and affiliated groups held 4,000 events last year, most of them in person. On Tuesday, they raised more than $100k in less than an hour to support Haitians in Springfield, OH & oppose ICE. 19thnews.org/2026/02/wine... via @19thnews.org
The original ‘wine moms’ are in Ohio. They’re mobilizing to support Haitians in Springfield.
Katie Paris founded Red, Wine & Blue to harness suburban women's political power — now more than 600,000 members are deploying it to oppose ICE in their communities.
19thnews.org
February 7, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Wine Moms will help save us. 🍷
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as someone who does a lot of home cooking, imma say
1: home cooking is a real skill. you're not born with it. you learn it and practice it and it is not easy.
2: people are, irrevocably, by our nature, SO FUCKING WEIRD ABOUT FOOD. food is not just calories. food is MEANING
1: home cooking is a real skill. you're not born with it. you learn it and practice it and it is not easy.
2: people are, irrevocably, by our nature, SO FUCKING WEIRD ABOUT FOOD. food is not just calories. food is MEANING
February 6, 2026 at 10:21 PM
as someone who does a lot of home cooking, imma say
1: home cooking is a real skill. you're not born with it. you learn it and practice it and it is not easy.
2: people are, irrevocably, by our nature, SO FUCKING WEIRD ABOUT FOOD. food is not just calories. food is MEANING
1: home cooking is a real skill. you're not born with it. you learn it and practice it and it is not easy.
2: people are, irrevocably, by our nature, SO FUCKING WEIRD ABOUT FOOD. food is not just calories. food is MEANING
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This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
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I can’t stop wondering how many of the women that were in these labs and offices are reading these emails and realizing - maybe for the first time, or potentially again - just what kind of people they worked for.
all these emails between academics and Epstein are more testimony of what women in academia have to contend with 😡
February 5, 2026 at 4:27 AM
I can’t stop wondering how many of the women that were in these labs and offices are reading these emails and realizing - maybe for the first time, or potentially again - just what kind of people they worked for.
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Weird Al going hard in response to the second question.
Watch it
Watch it
I took the Colbert Questionert!
Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/HPONVyNiWsU?...
Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/HPONVyNiWsU?...
February 6, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Weird Al going hard in response to the second question.
Watch it
Watch it
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What James said. On Twitter I've seen multiple people fall for a scam where a DM from a friend (from a hacked account you follow) asks if you can vote for them in a podcast contest.
I believe that voting in podcast contests would violate my podcast objectivity so I haven't fallen for it.
I believe that voting in podcast contests would violate my podcast objectivity so I haven't fallen for it.
In past 36 hours, have had:
-Several "spear-fishing" and AI-enabled fake Paperless Post invites.
-Several fake/impersonation Substack accounts
All rebuffed.
Be careful out there. Enable 2FA everywhere. Hover over links before clicking. Change your important passwords now, just for the hell of it.
-Several "spear-fishing" and AI-enabled fake Paperless Post invites.
-Several fake/impersonation Substack accounts
All rebuffed.
Be careful out there. Enable 2FA everywhere. Hover over links before clicking. Change your important passwords now, just for the hell of it.
February 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
What James said. On Twitter I've seen multiple people fall for a scam where a DM from a friend (from a hacked account you follow) asks if you can vote for them in a podcast contest.
I believe that voting in podcast contests would violate my podcast objectivity so I haven't fallen for it.
I believe that voting in podcast contests would violate my podcast objectivity so I haven't fallen for it.
Have driven through Iowa many times. Can confirm.
February 6, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Have driven through Iowa many times. Can confirm.
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IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
February 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
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We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was
February 6, 2026 at 5:10 AM
We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was
What a flip from two weeks ago.
#okwx
#okwx
🌡️Looking ahead to next week, outside of Alaska and the West Coast, the rest of the U.S. will likely see Above Normal Temperatures for mid February.
weather.gov
weather.gov
February 5, 2026 at 10:44 PM
What a flip from two weeks ago.
#okwx
#okwx
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The utilities want to stop you from using Plug-In solar with fees and red tape. You can help by asking your state rep to pass SB 868. SB 868 would let you use these panels without needing permission from the utility, so long as the panels meet electrical safety standards.
#pluginsolar
#pluginPV
#pluginsolar
#pluginPV
February 5, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The utilities want to stop you from using Plug-In solar with fees and red tape. You can help by asking your state rep to pass SB 868. SB 868 would let you use these panels without needing permission from the utility, so long as the panels meet electrical safety standards.
#pluginsolar
#pluginPV
#pluginsolar
#pluginPV
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Jessie Diggins, Olympic cross-country skiing gold medalist, from the Twin Cities: “I want to make sure you know who I’m racing for…”
February 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Jessie Diggins, Olympic cross-country skiing gold medalist, from the Twin Cities: “I want to make sure you know who I’m racing for…”
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“.. Our BTC price target is 0.0. That’s not just for shock factor. It’s where the math takes us,” the strategist said, noting that Bitcoin has failed to function as a dollar hedge and instead operates as “a speculative instrument correlated to the Nasdaq.”
#Bitcoin
seekingalpha.com/news/4547997...
#Bitcoin
seekingalpha.com/news/4547997...
February 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM
“.. Our BTC price target is 0.0. That’s not just for shock factor. It’s where the math takes us,” the strategist said, noting that Bitcoin has failed to function as a dollar hedge and instead operates as “a speculative instrument correlated to the Nasdaq.”
#Bitcoin
seekingalpha.com/news/4547997...
#Bitcoin
seekingalpha.com/news/4547997...