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IMHO = In my humble opinion.
It is a good acronym.
I suggest another, potentially more useful and certainly more accurate one (as most opinions are not actually humble) :
IMAE = In my anecdotal experience.
It is a good acronym.
I suggest another, potentially more useful and certainly more accurate one (as most opinions are not actually humble) :
IMAE = In my anecdotal experience.
September 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
IMHO = In my humble opinion.
It is a good acronym.
I suggest another, potentially more useful and certainly more accurate one (as most opinions are not actually humble) :
IMAE = In my anecdotal experience.
It is a good acronym.
I suggest another, potentially more useful and certainly more accurate one (as most opinions are not actually humble) :
IMAE = In my anecdotal experience.
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Time for the world to install a gigawatt of solar power capacity
2004: A year
2010: ~ a month
2015: ~ a week
Now: A day
ourworldindata.org/data-insight... 🧪
2004: A year
2010: ~ a month
2015: ~ a week
Now: A day
ourworldindata.org/data-insight... 🧪
September 15, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Time for the world to install a gigawatt of solar power capacity
2004: A year
2010: ~ a month
2015: ~ a week
Now: A day
ourworldindata.org/data-insight... 🧪
2004: A year
2010: ~ a month
2015: ~ a week
Now: A day
ourworldindata.org/data-insight... 🧪
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In today's episode of the history of late antiquity the Goth Guide.
Oh. There would be a picture of an Invisigoth, too, only unfortunately...
Oh. There would be a picture of an Invisigoth, too, only unfortunately...
June 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In today's episode of the history of late antiquity the Goth Guide.
Oh. There would be a picture of an Invisigoth, too, only unfortunately...
Oh. There would be a picture of an Invisigoth, too, only unfortunately...
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Le fameux Chat Poté de Charles Terreau.
May 29, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Le fameux Chat Poté de Charles Terreau.
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D'un côté, Sarkozy qui a vu sa peine de prison commuée en port de bracelet électronique finalement retiré car il a 70 ans.
De l'autre, Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, 74 ans, qui croupit en prison bien qu'étant libérable depuis 26 ans et désormais innocenté par le juge anti-terroriste de l'époque...
De l'autre, Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, 74 ans, qui croupit en prison bien qu'étant libérable depuis 26 ans et désormais innocenté par le juge anti-terroriste de l'époque...
May 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
D'un côté, Sarkozy qui a vu sa peine de prison commuée en port de bracelet électronique finalement retiré car il a 70 ans.
De l'autre, Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, 74 ans, qui croupit en prison bien qu'étant libérable depuis 26 ans et désormais innocenté par le juge anti-terroriste de l'époque...
De l'autre, Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, 74 ans, qui croupit en prison bien qu'étant libérable depuis 26 ans et désormais innocenté par le juge anti-terroriste de l'époque...
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Trans men’s insight on this is so fucking valuable in understanding the nuances of what’s going on with men. We need to be amplifying them, and hopefully cis men can realize what is actually the source of their loneliness.
This and
May 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Trans men’s insight on this is so fucking valuable in understanding the nuances of what’s going on with men. We need to be amplifying them, and hopefully cis men can realize what is actually the source of their loneliness.
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Dans le grand jeu "Où trouver 40 milliards ?", rappelons que les baisses d'impôts et de prélèvements depuis 2014 ont aggravé l'injustice fiscale et creusé les déficits publics, sans effets positifs sur l'économie.
Le détail des baisses de recettes 👇
Le détail des baisses de recettes 👇
April 16, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Dans le grand jeu "Où trouver 40 milliards ?", rappelons que les baisses d'impôts et de prélèvements depuis 2014 ont aggravé l'injustice fiscale et creusé les déficits publics, sans effets positifs sur l'économie.
Le détail des baisses de recettes 👇
Le détail des baisses de recettes 👇
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Bringing my FREE STUFF thread over.
Lots of archives, national film institutes, nonprofits and others have made collections of silent films available for free, no signup needed.
I have the links
Lots of archives, national film institutes, nonprofits and others have made collections of silent films available for free, no signup needed.
I have the links
an animated image with the words did you say free stuff
ALT: an animated image with the words did you say free stuff
media.tenor.com
September 16, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Bringing my FREE STUFF thread over.
Lots of archives, national film institutes, nonprofits and others have made collections of silent films available for free, no signup needed.
I have the links
Lots of archives, national film institutes, nonprofits and others have made collections of silent films available for free, no signup needed.
I have the links
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ok but what about five baby foxes playing in the snow, though, did you even consider that
January 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
ok but what about five baby foxes playing in the snow, though, did you even consider that
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Sci fi had us worried about sentient, clever AI but stupid AI is the real threat isn't it. They're going to enmesh this completely unreasonable tech in everything and it'll gradually reduce us to paste. Didn't even need sentience, just the worst nerds and gullible politicians
January 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Sci fi had us worried about sentient, clever AI but stupid AI is the real threat isn't it. They're going to enmesh this completely unreasonable tech in everything and it'll gradually reduce us to paste. Didn't even need sentience, just the worst nerds and gullible politicians
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On this Christmas Day, I would like to remind ye all of the following as a gift: it's a very rare person who knows who the richest person or greatest general in Shakespeare's day was. Lots of people can quote Hamlet, though.
December 25, 2024 at 1:16 PM
On this Christmas Day, I would like to remind ye all of the following as a gift: it's a very rare person who knows who the richest person or greatest general in Shakespeare's day was. Lots of people can quote Hamlet, though.
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My complaint with AI isn't that I think it'll cause an apocalypse or put everyone out of work. It's that I know what they really want it for, which is to offload responsibility. They want a machine to make the decisions so they, the humans in charge, can't be blamed.
December 21, 2024 at 5:07 PM
My complaint with AI isn't that I think it'll cause an apocalypse or put everyone out of work. It's that I know what they really want it for, which is to offload responsibility. They want a machine to make the decisions so they, the humans in charge, can't be blamed.
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Any time the perpetrator of a terrorist attack has a social media profile that says very directly that they’re a far right accelerationist, the headline is like “BAFFLED COPS PONDER THE RIDDLE OF SUSPECT’S MOTIVATION”
![In his social media, the man also expressed support for the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party and reposted comments by party leaders warning of the threat of Islamic law being imposed in Germany.
[photo of Scholz on the street in Magdeburg]
Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, accompanied by several of his ministers, on Saturday visited the site of the attack in Magdeburg. Ronny Hartmann/Agence France-Presse - Getty Images](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreidwhccwsqcflkshkbf7htjq2tyeqilkwx7kwnkzleqzjh43qkbzwa@jpeg)
December 21, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Any time the perpetrator of a terrorist attack has a social media profile that says very directly that they’re a far right accelerationist, the headline is like “BAFFLED COPS PONDER THE RIDDLE OF SUSPECT’S MOTIVATION”
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Absolutely disgrace. Years of trying to lock kids up for Napster, discontinuing movies because of music rights, YOU WOULDN'T STEAL A CAR promo bullsh*t and they're ready to give it ALL away to big tech billionaires
Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators.
More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):
1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇
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More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):
1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇
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December 18, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Absolutely disgrace. Years of trying to lock kids up for Napster, discontinuing movies because of music rights, YOU WOULDN'T STEAL A CAR promo bullsh*t and they're ready to give it ALL away to big tech billionaires
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Bitcoin was “inevitable”. It’s now a glorified casino.
Ethereum was “inevitable”. It’s now a glorified casino other casinos run off.
NFTs were “inevitable”. They’re all worthless jpegs now.
Metaverse was “inevitable”. It’s now a bunch of VRChat clones with double digit monthly users.
Ethereum was “inevitable”. It’s now a glorified casino other casinos run off.
NFTs were “inevitable”. They’re all worthless jpegs now.
Metaverse was “inevitable”. It’s now a bunch of VRChat clones with double digit monthly users.
December 12, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Bitcoin was “inevitable”. It’s now a glorified casino.
Ethereum was “inevitable”. It’s now a glorified casino other casinos run off.
NFTs were “inevitable”. They’re all worthless jpegs now.
Metaverse was “inevitable”. It’s now a bunch of VRChat clones with double digit monthly users.
Ethereum was “inevitable”. It’s now a glorified casino other casinos run off.
NFTs were “inevitable”. They’re all worthless jpegs now.
Metaverse was “inevitable”. It’s now a bunch of VRChat clones with double digit monthly users.
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I have to admit I have a real bug up my ass about people referring to the substance of creative output as "content". I feel like I need to get over myself with this frustration, but it's becoming an unrelenting drumbeat by people and here's why it annoys me: 🧵
December 9, 2024 at 10:13 PM
I have to admit I have a real bug up my ass about people referring to the substance of creative output as "content". I feel like I need to get over myself with this frustration, but it's becoming an unrelenting drumbeat by people and here's why it annoys me: 🧵
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An excellent thread on the subtle challenges of decarbonization.
Ok, first train+decarb content of the day returns me to the first climate project I ever worked on: How to appropriately dispose of fossil assets that are decommissioned before end of life. It's a puzzle that's becoming ubiquitous, but mostly flying under the radar.🔌💡(1/20)
December 6, 2024 at 3:55 AM
An excellent thread on the subtle challenges of decarbonization.
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your real issue with disney isn't that they make too many marvel movies or star wars movies or whatever, bc they have always done exactly that
it's decades of monopolization and elimination of competition brought about by lax antritrust enforcement
guess who caused that! that's right, reagan!
it's decades of monopolization and elimination of competition brought about by lax antritrust enforcement
guess who caused that! that's right, reagan!
December 3, 2024 at 10:03 AM
your real issue with disney isn't that they make too many marvel movies or star wars movies or whatever, bc they have always done exactly that
it's decades of monopolization and elimination of competition brought about by lax antritrust enforcement
guess who caused that! that's right, reagan!
it's decades of monopolization and elimination of competition brought about by lax antritrust enforcement
guess who caused that! that's right, reagan!
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like cinema was bad before the golden age as well! it was also good! it was always both good and bad at the same time, there are in fact good movies being made rn, but the big sellers are safe bets bc
- audiences are broke, choose sthg they know they'll like
- studios invest in that
- oops a circle
- audiences are broke, choose sthg they know they'll like
- studios invest in that
- oops a circle
December 3, 2024 at 9:58 AM
like cinema was bad before the golden age as well! it was also good! it was always both good and bad at the same time, there are in fact good movies being made rn, but the big sellers are safe bets bc
- audiences are broke, choose sthg they know they'll like
- studios invest in that
- oops a circle
- audiences are broke, choose sthg they know they'll like
- studios invest in that
- oops a circle
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DO NOT CROSS PICKET LINES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
Amazons workers across 20 countries, including the United States, are striking against what the organizing labor union calls anti-worker and anti-democratic practices.
Amazon workers on strike from Black Friday to Cyber Monday
(WFXR) – Amazons workers across 20 countries, including the United States, are striking against what the organizing labor union calls anti-worker and anti-democratic practices.
www.cbs42.com
November 28, 2024 at 9:33 PM
DO NOT CROSS PICKET LINES THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
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What a chart.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
November 15, 2024 at 12:37 PM
What a chart.
www.economist.com/interactive/...
www.economist.com/interactive/...
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And we KNOW that gardening isn't so much about the food, because everyone talks about their beautiful tomatoes and chillies and herbs, rather than how to get enough storable starch to make it through the winter. If we were doing it to live, the talk would be all roots, grains and tubers.
November 8, 2024 at 2:23 PM
And we KNOW that gardening isn't so much about the food, because everyone talks about their beautiful tomatoes and chillies and herbs, rather than how to get enough storable starch to make it through the winter. If we were doing it to live, the talk would be all roots, grains and tubers.
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The vampire can't get into your house unless you invite him. His offer to debate you about this situation is his first step across the threshold. We should probably keep this in mind.
November 8, 2024 at 1:01 PM
The vampire can't get into your house unless you invite him. His offer to debate you about this situation is his first step across the threshold. We should probably keep this in mind.
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I don’t like to get controversial or political on main. I really don’t. But objectively speaking: nothing transcends the comedic genius of playing THIS song over footage of an animal sitting happily on a fucking roomba.
November 1, 2024 at 1:03 PM
I don’t like to get controversial or political on main. I really don’t. But objectively speaking: nothing transcends the comedic genius of playing THIS song over footage of an animal sitting happily on a fucking roomba.
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"Why isn't there any musketeer video game?" 🤺
In 2017, as a game design student, I pitched a game inspired by The Three Musketeers. This game turned into En Garde!, which we released in 2023 ✨
Despite that, I'm still asking that same question to this day. Thread 🧵
In 2017, as a game design student, I pitched a game inspired by The Three Musketeers. This game turned into En Garde!, which we released in 2023 ✨
Despite that, I'm still asking that same question to this day. Thread 🧵
November 1, 2024 at 8:42 PM
"Why isn't there any musketeer video game?" 🤺
In 2017, as a game design student, I pitched a game inspired by The Three Musketeers. This game turned into En Garde!, which we released in 2023 ✨
Despite that, I'm still asking that same question to this day. Thread 🧵
In 2017, as a game design student, I pitched a game inspired by The Three Musketeers. This game turned into En Garde!, which we released in 2023 ✨
Despite that, I'm still asking that same question to this day. Thread 🧵