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Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
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Valve has now rejected my complaint, confirming that "I don't like muslims" is a valid reason to leave a negative review on a game on Steam
This is where we're at now.
This is where we're at now.
December 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Valve has now rejected my complaint, confirming that "I don't like muslims" is a valid reason to leave a negative review on a game on Steam
This is where we're at now.
This is where we're at now.
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You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 7:34 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
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Not that I would want to go, but there is no fricken way I would ever go now.
December 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Not that I would want to go, but there is no fricken way I would ever go now.
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I see this sort of proud posturing a lot and it's really a wonderful way to loudly demonstrate to everyone you have absolutely no idea what's going on
Music Icon Pharrell Criticizes Political Division: “I Don’t Believe In Either Side”
Pharrell Williams is making his feelings about American politics unmistakably clear.
newzsquare.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I see this sort of proud posturing a lot and it's really a wonderful way to loudly demonstrate to everyone you have absolutely no idea what's going on
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‘Noticeable increase’ in calls to Kids Helpline **due to** social media ban www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Australia social media ban LIVE updates: PM lauds decision as children under 16 barred from social media in world-first; Wells says more than 200,000 TikTok accounts deactivated
Australia’s social media ban comes into effect today, with children under 16 barred from some of the most popular social media apps in the world. Follow our live coverage.
www.smh.com.au
December 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
‘Noticeable increase’ in calls to Kids Helpline **due to** social media ban www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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How news.corp and the govt are suggesting tonight at the dinner table will be because of the social media ban
December 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
How news.corp and the govt are suggesting tonight at the dinner table will be because of the social media ban
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
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I can't access Bluesky DMs unless I do a face scan, give them credit card info or supply other ID??? Nope. No way. Fuck that
December 9, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I can't access Bluesky DMs unless I do a face scan, give them credit card info or supply other ID??? Nope. No way. Fuck that
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‘If you’ve been wondering who I look like, it’s that American comedian Rich Hall who used to be on telly all the time. Hope that helps.’
December 9, 2025 at 10:37 AM
‘If you’ve been wondering who I look like, it’s that American comedian Rich Hall who used to be on telly all the time. Hope that helps.’
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i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
December 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
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AI is an absolute net negative for humanity. So of course govts are clamouring for more of it.
I don't want to be too judgmental, but every single proponent of the glories of AI is a complete wanker
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I don't want to be too judgmental, but every single proponent of the glories of AI is a complete wanker
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Datacentres demand huge amounts of electricity. Could they derail Australia’s net zero ambitions?
Banks of servers operating 24/7 generate massive amounts of heat, requiring power to run and cool them
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
AI is an absolute net negative for humanity. So of course govts are clamouring for more of it.
I don't want to be too judgmental, but every single proponent of the glories of AI is a complete wanker
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I don't want to be too judgmental, but every single proponent of the glories of AI is a complete wanker
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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I can’t believe the director of Aliens, the Abyss, Terminators 1&2, and titanic has wasted the latter part of his career on 12 hours of PS2 cutscenes
December 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I can’t believe the director of Aliens, the Abyss, Terminators 1&2, and titanic has wasted the latter part of his career on 12 hours of PS2 cutscenes
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It's not this platform. It's all of society that hates AI
November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
It's not this platform. It's all of society that hates AI
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REALLY chuffed to be invited to @parismarx.com's incredible @techwontsave.us pod to talk about not just the climate harms we face from an uncontrolled data centre expansion but the way companies enacting it seem to think they're cape-wearing climate superheroes -->>>
techwontsave.us/episode/304_...
techwontsave.us/episode/304_...
November 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
REALLY chuffed to be invited to @parismarx.com's incredible @techwontsave.us pod to talk about not just the climate harms we face from an uncontrolled data centre expansion but the way companies enacting it seem to think they're cape-wearing climate superheroes -->>>
techwontsave.us/episode/304_...
techwontsave.us/episode/304_...
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OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 AM
OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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all stanning of popes is necessarily conditional, the Church is the Church, but the man said AI won't stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God's creation so with all our conditions intact yes we stan
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
all stanning of popes is necessarily conditional, the Church is the Church, but the man said AI won't stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God's creation so with all our conditions intact yes we stan
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in my efforts to send OpenAI broke I've been getting chatgippity to do inline citations with pull quotes from academic sources. About 50% of the time it just invents a source that doesn't exist but sounds like it should, another 30% of the time the paper exists but the quote does not.
November 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
in my efforts to send OpenAI broke I've been getting chatgippity to do inline citations with pull quotes from academic sources. About 50% of the time it just invents a source that doesn't exist but sounds like it should, another 30% of the time the paper exists but the quote does not.
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What a brain-dead dumb, completely shite appointment. @tonyburkemp.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 AM
What a brain-dead dumb, completely shite appointment. @tonyburkemp.bsky.social
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I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
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MS Copilot about to tell you so much more about B2B sales
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn will be collecting your data to train AI models — starting today.
November 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
MS Copilot about to tell you so much more about B2B sales
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"It wasn’t the laws that were too weak to stop those projects, it was the ministers" @richarddenniss.bsky.social #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
It wasn’t the laws that were too weak to stop those projects, it was the ministers
The Prime Minister is betting that by 2028 people will forget the North West Shelf and EPBC backflips, but it would be a brave backbencher willing to make that same bet.
thepoint.com.au
November 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
"It wasn’t the laws that were too weak to stop those projects, it was the ministers" @richarddenniss.bsky.social #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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Obama's staff have seemingly got the message that we need more era-appropriate fiery barbs and fewer spotify playlist recommendations
Barack “The Closer” Obama Rips & Mocks Trump & Billionaire Pals On Campaign Trail: “It’s All Tricks & No Treats”
The 44th POTUS took the ex-Apprentice host & his billionaire pals to task in a rare display of political pugilism
deadline.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Obama's staff have seemingly got the message that we need more era-appropriate fiery barbs and fewer spotify playlist recommendations