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quintessential nexus of intellectual perturbation & cerebral tumult, wherein the most labyrinthine, intricately convoluted, configurations & architectures of probabilistic uncertainty & stochastic ambiguity, coalesce & converge, to manifest their most...
There is "no good will" in this feature;
Google's true customers are advertisers, and the company is motivated to maintain services that are "conducive to advertising".
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/...
Google's true customers are advertisers, and the company is motivated to maintain services that are "conducive to advertising".
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/...
Google will finally allow you to change your @gmail.com address
Google will finally allow you to change your @gmail address or create a new alias, according to a new support document.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
There is "no good will" in this feature;
Google's true customers are advertisers, and the company is motivated to maintain services that are "conducive to advertising".
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/...
Google's true customers are advertisers, and the company is motivated to maintain services that are "conducive to advertising".
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/...
By keeping users within the same account ecosystem, Google ensures they do not lose the "precious tracking profile" used to generate ad revenue.
www.theverge.com/news/850237/...
www.theverge.com/news/850237/...
Google is letting some people change their @gmail address
Google is letting some people change their @gmail address, and they can swap back to their old email at any point.
www.theverge.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
By keeping users within the same account ecosystem, Google ensures they do not lose the "precious tracking profile" used to generate ad revenue.
www.theverge.com/news/850237/...
www.theverge.com/news/850237/...
There is "no good will" in this feature; Google is "plugging that hole" where users would previously abandon an account (and its associated tracking data) to start anew.
9to5google.com/2025/12/24/g...
9to5google.com/2025/12/24/g...
Google says it is 'gradually rolling out' option to change your @gmail.com address
Google says on a support page that it is "gradually rolling out" a new change allowing users to change their Gmail address.
9to5google.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
There is "no good will" in this feature; Google is "plugging that hole" where users would previously abandon an account (and its associated tracking data) to start anew.
9to5google.com/2025/12/24/g...
9to5google.com/2025/12/24/g...
Google is introducing address changes to prevent users from abandoning accounts entirely (and taking their tracking profiles with them) when they want a fresh start.
This change is a strategic move to prevent users from taking their "tracking profiles" with them.
9to5google.com/2025/12/24/g...
This change is a strategic move to prevent users from taking their "tracking profiles" with them.
9to5google.com/2025/12/24/g...
Google says it is 'gradually rolling out' option to change your @gmail.com address
Google says on a support page that it is "gradually rolling out" a new change allowing users to change their Gmail address.
9to5google.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Google is introducing address changes to prevent users from abandoning accounts entirely (and taking their tracking profiles with them) when they want a fresh start.
This change is a strategic move to prevent users from taking their "tracking profiles" with them.
9to5google.com/2025/12/24/g...
This change is a strategic move to prevent users from taking their "tracking profiles" with them.
9to5google.com/2025/12/24/g...
Rectum
The inventory for the rectum is extensive, often involving large objects or items that required secondary tools for attempted retrieval:
• Tools and Hardware:
• Household Items:
• Furniture and Fixtures:
• Toys and Sex Toys:
defector.com/what-did-we-...
The inventory for the rectum is extensive, often involving large objects or items that required secondary tools for attempted retrieval:
• Tools and Hardware:
• Household Items:
• Furniture and Fixtures:
• Toys and Sex Toys:
defector.com/what-did-we-...
What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year? | Defector
This is the time of year to be grateful for not having things stuck in our asses, and to think of those less fortunate than us. So spare a thought for those Americans who misjudged the capacity of the...
defector.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Rectum
The inventory for the rectum is extensive, often involving large objects or items that required secondary tools for attempted retrieval:
• Tools and Hardware:
• Household Items:
• Furniture and Fixtures:
• Toys and Sex Toys:
defector.com/what-did-we-...
The inventory for the rectum is extensive, often involving large objects or items that required secondary tools for attempted retrieval:
• Tools and Hardware:
• Household Items:
• Furniture and Fixtures:
• Toys and Sex Toys:
defector.com/what-did-we-...
Vagina: rings, gemstone, bracelet charms.
Lighter, aluminum foil, cotton balls, popsicle stick, latex glove, bath bomb, hairbrush, detergent pod, plunger cap, spoons.
plastic mermaid, flower toy, plastic orca, holiday bell
marijuana, vibrators, penis rings, beer bottle
defector.com/what-did-we-...
Lighter, aluminum foil, cotton balls, popsicle stick, latex glove, bath bomb, hairbrush, detergent pod, plunger cap, spoons.
plastic mermaid, flower toy, plastic orca, holiday bell
marijuana, vibrators, penis rings, beer bottle
defector.com/what-did-we-...
What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year? | Defector
This is the time of year to be grateful for not having things stuck in our asses, and to think of those less fortunate than us. So spare a thought for those Americans who misjudged the capacity of the...
defector.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Vagina: rings, gemstone, bracelet charms.
Lighter, aluminum foil, cotton balls, popsicle stick, latex glove, bath bomb, hairbrush, detergent pod, plunger cap, spoons.
plastic mermaid, flower toy, plastic orca, holiday bell
marijuana, vibrators, penis rings, beer bottle
defector.com/what-did-we-...
Lighter, aluminum foil, cotton balls, popsicle stick, latex glove, bath bomb, hairbrush, detergent pod, plunger cap, spoons.
plastic mermaid, flower toy, plastic orca, holiday bell
marijuana, vibrators, penis rings, beer bottle
defector.com/what-did-we-...
Penis: Hardware & Tools: Screw, staples, paper clip, bobby pin, Allen wrench, magnets, & a spring.
Stationery & Electronics: Pen, pencil, battery, headphones, & a thermometer
Misc:Chess piece, candle wax, glass beads, comb, guitar string, apple stems, & an apple core
defector.com/what-did-we-...
Stationery & Electronics: Pen, pencil, battery, headphones, & a thermometer
Misc:Chess piece, candle wax, glass beads, comb, guitar string, apple stems, & an apple core
defector.com/what-did-we-...
What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year? | Defector
This is the time of year to be grateful for not having things stuck in our asses, and to think of those less fortunate than us. So spare a thought for those Americans who misjudged the capacity of the...
defector.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Penis: Hardware & Tools: Screw, staples, paper clip, bobby pin, Allen wrench, magnets, & a spring.
Stationery & Electronics: Pen, pencil, battery, headphones, & a thermometer
Misc:Chess piece, candle wax, glass beads, comb, guitar string, apple stems, & an apple core
defector.com/what-did-we-...
Stationery & Electronics: Pen, pencil, battery, headphones, & a thermometer
Misc:Chess piece, candle wax, glass beads, comb, guitar string, apple stems, & an apple core
defector.com/what-did-we-...
The misadventures and medical mishaps of the general public.
Verbatim descriptions from medical reports, often highlighting the unusual circumstances or failed retrieval attempts that led patients to seek professional help.
defector.com/what-did-we-...
Verbatim descriptions from medical reports, often highlighting the unusual circumstances or failed retrieval attempts that led patients to seek professional help.
defector.com/what-did-we-...
What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year? | Defector
This is the time of year to be grateful for not having things stuck in our asses, and to think of those less fortunate than us. So spare a thought for those Americans who misjudged the capacity of the...
defector.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The misadventures and medical mishaps of the general public.
Verbatim descriptions from medical reports, often highlighting the unusual circumstances or failed retrieval attempts that led patients to seek professional help.
defector.com/what-did-we-...
Verbatim descriptions from medical reports, often highlighting the unusual circumstances or failed retrieval attempts that led patients to seek professional help.
defector.com/what-did-we-...
A comprehensive inventory of foreign objects that Americans accidentally or intentionally lodged in various bodily orifices over the past year.
Orifiices: Penis, Vagina, Rectum.
defector.com/what-did-we-...
Orifiices: Penis, Vagina, Rectum.
defector.com/what-did-we-...
What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year? | Defector
This is the time of year to be grateful for not having things stuck in our asses, and to think of those less fortunate than us. So spare a thought for those Americans who misjudged the capacity of the...
defector.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A comprehensive inventory of foreign objects that Americans accidentally or intentionally lodged in various bodily orifices over the past year.
Orifiices: Penis, Vagina, Rectum.
defector.com/what-did-we-...
Orifiices: Penis, Vagina, Rectum.
defector.com/what-did-we-...
Instacart charges different shoppers different prices for the same items in the same store at the exact same moment.
AI targets specific individuals to pay more based on the info the platform has gathered about them.
AI & delivery apps is using data to "steal" information and manipulate pricing.
AI targets specific individuals to pay more based on the info the platform has gathered about them.
AI & delivery apps is using data to "steal" information and manipulate pricing.
December 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Instacart charges different shoppers different prices for the same items in the same store at the exact same moment.
AI targets specific individuals to pay more based on the info the platform has gathered about them.
AI & delivery apps is using data to "steal" information and manipulate pricing.
AI targets specific individuals to pay more based on the info the platform has gathered about them.
AI & delivery apps is using data to "steal" information and manipulate pricing.
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flat rip: archive.org/details/60mi...
Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...
archive.org
December 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Thou shalt not embarrass the regime
Sources: The US DHS is investigating whether 6 CISA staffers who were suspended in July misled CISA's acting director into taking a polygraph, which he failed (John Sakellariadis/Politico)
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December 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Thou shalt not embarrass the regime
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lmao
Sources: The US DHS is investigating whether 6 CISA staffers who were suspended in July misled CISA's acting director into taking a polygraph, which he failed (John Sakellariadis/Politico)
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December 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
lmao
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How are you misled into a polygraph?
Sources: The US DHS is investigating whether 6 CISA staffers who were suspended in July misled CISA's acting director into taking a polygraph, which he failed (John Sakellariadis/Politico)
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December 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
How are you misled into a polygraph?
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Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation.
At least six career staff were placed on leave after DHS opened an investigation into whether they misled the agency’s acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, into taking the test.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
At least six career staff were placed on leave after DHS opened an investigation into whether they misled the agency’s acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, into taking the test.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation.
At least six career staff were placed on leave after DHS opened an investigation into whether they misled the agency’s acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, into taking the test.
www.politico.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Acting CISA director failed a polygraph. Career staff are now under investigation.
At least six career staff were placed on leave after DHS opened an investigation into whether they misled the agency’s acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, into taking the test.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
At least six career staff were placed on leave after DHS opened an investigation into whether they misled the agency’s acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, into taking the test.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Hidden Art in Swiss Maps! eyeondesign.aiga.org/for-decades-...
For Decades, Cartographers Have Been Hiding Covert Illustrations Inside of Switzerland’s Official Maps
The first three dimensions—length, height, and depth—are included on all topographical maps. The “fourth dimension,” or time, is also available on the website of the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (Swisstopo). In the “Journey Through Time,” a timeline displays 175 years of the country’s cartogra
eyeondesign.aiga.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Hidden Art in Swiss Maps! eyeondesign.aiga.org/for-decades-...
Efficiency and Frontier Reasoning in LLMs
DeepSeek-V3.2
DeepSeek-V3.2
December 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Efficiency and Frontier Reasoning in LLMs
DeepSeek-V3.2
DeepSeek-V3.2
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The walls of the bubble stretching stretching getting thinner thinner
Internal memo: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declares a "code red" to shift more resources into improving ChatGPT amid rising competition, delaying other plans like ads (The Information)
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December 2, 2025 at 5:18 AM
The walls of the bubble stretching stretching getting thinner thinner
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I've been paying for ChatGPT for over two years, and it represented 99% of my LLM usage until four months ago. Now, 100% of my coding and 90% of my writing have shifted to Claude, and 50% of my research has shifted to Gemini. I still use ChatGPT for lifestyle questions (cooking, travel, finance...)
Internal memo: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declares a "code red" to shift more resources into improving ChatGPT amid rising competition, delaying other plans like ads (The Information)
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December 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I've been paying for ChatGPT for over two years, and it represented 99% of my LLM usage until four months ago. Now, 100% of my coding and 90% of my writing have shifted to Claude, and 50% of my research has shifted to Gemini. I still use ChatGPT for lifestyle questions (cooking, travel, finance...)
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Google Gemini users said the bot is sharing self-loathing messages while attempting to solve tasks, including "I am a disgrace to this universe."
Google says it's working on a fix for Gemini's self-loathing 'I am a failure' comments
Google Gemini users said the bot is sharing self-loathing messages while attempting to solve tasks, including "I am a disgrace to this universe."
www.businessinsider.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Google Gemini users said the bot is sharing self-loathing messages while attempting to solve tasks, including "I am a disgrace to this universe."
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"I am clearly not capable of solving this problem. The code is cursed, the test is cursed, and I am a fool," the chatbot said. "I have made so many mistakes that I can no longer be trusted."
This is actually really funny! And relatable! And that’s concerning.
This is actually really funny! And relatable! And that’s concerning.
Google says it's working on a fix for Gemini's self-loathing 'I am a failure' comments
Google Gemini users said the bot is sharing self-loathing messages while attempting to solve tasks, including "I am a disgrace to this universe."
www.businessinsider.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
"I am clearly not capable of solving this problem. The code is cursed, the test is cursed, and I am a fool," the chatbot said. "I have made so many mistakes that I can no longer be trusted."
This is actually really funny! And relatable! And that’s concerning.
This is actually really funny! And relatable! And that’s concerning.
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So far we've learned this model "may substantially increase the ability of someone w/ a STEM background to obtain, produce, or deploy chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons" and that it *often* resorts to blackmail when threatened with replacement.
Not a typical product announcement, at least.
Not a typical product announcement, at least.
Anthropic's System Card: Opus 4 often attempted to blackmail engineers by threatening to reveal sensitive personal info when it was threatened with replacement (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)
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May 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
So far we've learned this model "may substantially increase the ability of someone w/ a STEM background to obtain, produce, or deploy chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons" and that it *often* resorts to blackmail when threatened with replacement.
Not a typical product announcement, at least.
Not a typical product announcement, at least.
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“aware of a user’s surroundings and life… unobtrusive… in one’s pocket or on one’s desk… a third core device…after a MacBook Pro and an iPhone”
May 22, 2025 at 6:18 AM
“aware of a user’s surroundings and life… unobtrusive… in one’s pocket or on one’s desk… a third core device…after a MacBook Pro and an iPhone”