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this cat looks like one of the Old Master painters who's just slept with three servants, argued viciously with his annoying patron about the inferior ham he receives, and then painted his masterpiece out of spite
March 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
this cat looks like one of the Old Master painters who's just slept with three servants, argued viciously with his annoying patron about the inferior ham he receives, and then painted his masterpiece out of spite
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For thousands of years, horses were a central part of practically all armies and their campaigns, culminating in WW2, which was the last war in which they saw widespread use. After the horse fell out of use, we've had 80 years of relative peace
They were the problem all along
They were the problem all along
August 14, 2025 at 9:23 AM
For thousands of years, horses were a central part of practically all armies and their campaigns, culminating in WW2, which was the last war in which they saw widespread use. After the horse fell out of use, we've had 80 years of relative peace
They were the problem all along
They were the problem all along
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Most of the internet used to be like this. This is actually the default, it took companies enclosing the internet and adding weird, soul-killing incentives to make people behave the way they do now. In a way, there is truly nothing special about Wikipedia except that it survived longer.
“Wikipedia is this economic anomaly. In many ways, it’s sort of magical that people will just volunteer without explicit economic incentives to create artifacts that are meant to share knowledge with everyone in the world”
July 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Most of the internet used to be like this. This is actually the default, it took companies enclosing the internet and adding weird, soul-killing incentives to make people behave the way they do now. In a way, there is truly nothing special about Wikipedia except that it survived longer.
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Ideally, a robust democracy should have roughly three insanely right wing parties.
May 3, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Ideally, a robust democracy should have roughly three insanely right wing parties.
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there's a local kebab place whose website claims to have a PDF of the menu, but when you open the PDF it's just a single photo of a kebab and chips
April 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
there's a local kebab place whose website claims to have a PDF of the menu, but when you open the PDF it's just a single photo of a kebab and chips
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regardless of today’s outcome, it is morally indefensible to have a court ruling on something that affects a population, using evidence and findings that did not consult a single member of that population.
April 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
regardless of today’s outcome, it is morally indefensible to have a court ruling on something that affects a population, using evidence and findings that did not consult a single member of that population.
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oh you mean like every other time they've tried this? everywhere else in the world?
A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.
German experiment gave people a basic monthly income – the effect on their work ethic was surprising | CNN
A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.
www.cnn.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
oh you mean like every other time they've tried this? everywhere else in the world?
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As the article (in thread) says, outsize SUVs cost the public purse more in terms of strain on the infrastructure & pollution, and are far more dangerous for pedestrians & cyclists. Yes, we should tax them and their usage heavily. Why on Earth should the rest of us subsidise this obnoxious trend?
Large SUVs are too big for parking spaces and dangerously heavy in crashes - time to bring in weight and size based charges?
“In 2024, a record 1,213,385 cars wider than 1.8 metres were sold.”
“In 2024, a record 1,213,385 cars wider than 1.8 metres were sold.”
April 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
As the article (in thread) says, outsize SUVs cost the public purse more in terms of strain on the infrastructure & pollution, and are far more dangerous for pedestrians & cyclists. Yes, we should tax them and their usage heavily. Why on Earth should the rest of us subsidise this obnoxious trend?
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I do not like when the nerds who post graphs on here are all going "oof" and "jesus christ" at the same time
April 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I do not like when the nerds who post graphs on here are all going "oof" and "jesus christ" at the same time
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they really need to invent a second type of money these guys can play around with separate from the money I need to buy food. Business Money. Money 2
April 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
they really need to invent a second type of money these guys can play around with separate from the money I need to buy food. Business Money. Money 2
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Ursula K. Le Guin on the true pain of being a writer
March 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Ursula K. Le Guin on the true pain of being a writer
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oh my goddd im so sorry, just seeing this now 😰 do u guys still need artillery support
August 3, 2024 at 3:31 PM
oh my goddd im so sorry, just seeing this now 😰 do u guys still need artillery support
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The Dark Science Kickstarter is LIVE! Please go check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/top...
Dark Science Volume 1: The City of Giants
Dark Science is a queer cyberpunk comic that's sort of "Metropolis + Ghost in the Shell + Discworld."
www.kickstarter.com
March 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The Dark Science Kickstarter is LIVE! Please go check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/top...
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why does everyone hate my car | patreon.com/lubchansky
March 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
why does everyone hate my car | patreon.com/lubchansky
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My child just asked if the x in SpaceX stands for explode. 😭
March 13, 2025 at 2:01 AM
My child just asked if the x in SpaceX stands for explode. 😭
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This guy, @albertburneko.bsky.social, is a genius. Please read his brilliant article on Elon Musk's deranged and morally repugnant Mars colonisation schtick. defector.com/neither-elon...
Neither Elon Musk Nor Anybody Else Will Ever Colonize Mars | Defector
Mars does not have a magnetosphere. Any discussion of humans ever settling the red planet can stop right there, but of course it never does. Do you have a low-cost plan for, uh, creating a gigantic ac...
defector.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM
This guy, @albertburneko.bsky.social, is a genius. Please read his brilliant article on Elon Musk's deranged and morally repugnant Mars colonisation schtick. defector.com/neither-elon...
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Evergreen reminder
February 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Evergreen reminder
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So one of the things that I think is lost on AI proponents is what I call the card catalog effect, a thing I shouldn’t call it because a lot of people probably have no experience with a card catalog.
February 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
So one of the things that I think is lost on AI proponents is what I call the card catalog effect, a thing I shouldn’t call it because a lot of people probably have no experience with a card catalog.
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An astonishing exchange today between Pete Hegseth and a European reporter who has no time whatsoever for his bullshit. How I wish American media had an ounce of this steel. #hamburger
February 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
An astonishing exchange today between Pete Hegseth and a European reporter who has no time whatsoever for his bullshit. How I wish American media had an ounce of this steel. #hamburger
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The drugs are kicking in just in time for Ursula von der Leyen to drop the bass at the celebration for connecting Lithuania to the Polish energy grid
February 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The drugs are kicking in just in time for Ursula von der Leyen to drop the bass at the celebration for connecting Lithuania to the Polish energy grid
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microsoft: 🌭 we're all trying to find the guy who did this
Microsoft study finds AI makes human cognition “atrophied and unprepared”
🔗 www.404media.co/microsoft-st...
🔗 www.404media.co/microsoft-st...
February 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM
microsoft: 🌭 we're all trying to find the guy who did this
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It's...not countering if....it's....the same stuff.
"Today Starmer will attempt to counter Farage’s party with a series of hardhitting videos on immigration. The party has also run adverts with Reform-style branding and messaging." Times
February 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
It's...not countering if....it's....the same stuff.
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it is darkly funny to me that twitter ended up being real life after all
February 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
it is darkly funny to me that twitter ended up being real life after all