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Reminding me of one of my favorite twt rants
November 12, 2024 at 5:04 AM
Reminding me of one of my favorite twt rants
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more experiments with google artificial intelligence
January 24, 2026 at 1:48 AM
more experiments with google artificial intelligence
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i feel like we're sleepwalking awfully fast through the tired old shit where tech companies show off how invasive they are in our lives and intellectually lazy, privileged, narrow minded people brush it off as harmless for a couple of years before it turns and bites them.
January 23, 2026 at 5:17 PM
i feel like we're sleepwalking awfully fast through the tired old shit where tech companies show off how invasive they are in our lives and intellectually lazy, privileged, narrow minded people brush it off as harmless for a couple of years before it turns and bites them.
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If it actually benefited anyone, even marginally, you'd probably see mass adoption regardless of the long term harm.
But it sucks, so...
But it sucks, so...
NVidia chief creep says resistance and scorn for AI have done a lot of harm. Good. Nice confirmation it's working. Keep it up. Although the main thing is this stuff is harmful crap so the mind and body tend to revolt against it automatically.
January 24, 2026 at 8:40 AM
If it actually benefited anyone, even marginally, you'd probably see mass adoption regardless of the long term harm.
But it sucks, so...
But it sucks, so...
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hey guys, just to confirm this is my fundraiser. i didn't want to ask for help, but i do need it.
my cancer is back. i am going through a lobectomy next week, the same surgery Walter White undergoes. i can't express how grateful i am. thank you so much everyone.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ge...
my cancer is back. i am going through a lobectomy next week, the same surgery Walter White undergoes. i can't express how grateful i am. thank you so much everyone.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ge...
Donate to Support Gene Park's Cancer Surgery and Treatment, organized by Gene Park
Hi, my name is Gene Park. I’m a games critic at The Washington Post, and I’… Gene Park needs your support for Support Gene Park's Cancer Surgery and Treatment
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January 22, 2026 at 1:44 AM
hey guys, just to confirm this is my fundraiser. i didn't want to ask for help, but i do need it.
my cancer is back. i am going through a lobectomy next week, the same surgery Walter White undergoes. i can't express how grateful i am. thank you so much everyone.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ge...
my cancer is back. i am going through a lobectomy next week, the same surgery Walter White undergoes. i can't express how grateful i am. thank you so much everyone.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ge...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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[AI bubble bursts] billionaire tech bro: the stupid consumer did not understand it
January 22, 2026 at 2:42 AM
[AI bubble bursts] billionaire tech bro: the stupid consumer did not understand it
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Students know what’s up. This sharp seventh grader raises the obvious question about what teacher use of AI implies for student usage.
January 19, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Students know what’s up. This sharp seventh grader raises the obvious question about what teacher use of AI implies for student usage.
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Brianna Ghey was targeted by classmates who knew her offline. Online, she made friends and a community, and was making content to help other trans kids like her.
This is a grieving mother pushing for legislation that would have further isolated her trans child, that is supported by transphobes.
This is a grieving mother pushing for legislation that would have further isolated her trans child, that is supported by transphobes.
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Esther Ghey says daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by harmful online content
The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has urged Keir Starmer to ban social media for under-16s, adding to growing pressure on the prime minister before a crunch vote on the issue on Wednesday.
Esther Ghey wrote to Starmer on Monday explaining in detail how she felt her daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by TikTok influencers with whom she had become obsessed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Brianna Ghey was targeted by classmates who knew her offline. Online, she made friends and a community, and was making content to help other trans kids like her.
This is a grieving mother pushing for legislation that would have further isolated her trans child, that is supported by transphobes.
This is a grieving mother pushing for legislation that would have further isolated her trans child, that is supported by transphobes.
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> One clear conclusion is that the vast majority of students do not trust chatbots. If they are explicitly made accountable for what a chatbot says, they immediately choose not to use it at all.
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Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots
Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots par Ploum - Lionel Dricot.
ploum.net
January 19, 2026 at 11:41 PM
> One clear conclusion is that the vast majority of students do not trust chatbots. If they are explicitly made accountable for what a chatbot says, they immediately choose not to use it at all.
ploum.net/2026-01-19-e...
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This slot machine analog nails it, I think. The inherit almost gamification with inconsistent rewards is part of what hooks people who get addicted to LLMs. “Maybe this time it won’t work, but maybe the next prompt will give me something amazing!”
It’s yet another form of gambling, in a way.
It’s yet another form of gambling, in a way.
I tried vibe coding for the first time this weekend and failed spectacularly. Which was actually kind of illuminating.
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January 19, 2026 at 8:26 PM
This slot machine analog nails it, I think. The inherit almost gamification with inconsistent rewards is part of what hooks people who get addicted to LLMs. “Maybe this time it won’t work, but maybe the next prompt will give me something amazing!”
It’s yet another form of gambling, in a way.
It’s yet another form of gambling, in a way.
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Take that, bluesky! My low-effort engagement farming is popular with pedophiles
A tale of three apps. Identical post sent at the same time:
Twitter: 136,000 likes, 20,000 shares
Threads: 46,000 likes, 4,000 ahares
Bluesky: 149 likes, 45 shares
To be clear, I have 60k followers on Twitter, 15k on Bluesky, but only 7k on Threads.
I love Bluesky, but this isn't sustainable.
Twitter: 136,000 likes, 20,000 shares
Threads: 46,000 likes, 4,000 ahares
Bluesky: 149 likes, 45 shares
To be clear, I have 60k followers on Twitter, 15k on Bluesky, but only 7k on Threads.
I love Bluesky, but this isn't sustainable.
January 19, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Take that, bluesky! My low-effort engagement farming is popular with pedophiles
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June 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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DHS caught lying again 🤥
January 19, 2026 at 10:14 PM
DHS caught lying again 🤥
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Slop’s gonna slop
👀 | OpenAI is reportedly burning cash fast, with losses projected to reach $14B in 2026 and a possible cash shortfall by 2027.
Analysts say AI profitability was overestimated, as rising data center and inference costs could lead to a $207 BILLION industry shortfall by 2030.
Analysts say AI profitability was overestimated, as rising data center and inference costs could lead to a $207 BILLION industry shortfall by 2030.
January 20, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Slop’s gonna slop
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This is true. Not only that but some developers can hire you AND avoid all your suggestions. I've been a consultant on a couple of games. One of them came out having utilized absolutely zero of my recommendations.
It was a complete disaster critically and commercially.
It was a complete disaster critically and commercially.
If you think *any* consultant can influence games to a detrimental degree, your opinions about game development are too out of touch to be worth regarding.
Most of the time, even actual writers don’t get a final say over a game’s writing. The complex approval process is often above their heads.
Most of the time, even actual writers don’t get a final say over a game’s writing. The complex approval process is often above their heads.
January 14, 2026 at 3:45 PM
This is true. Not only that but some developers can hire you AND avoid all your suggestions. I've been a consultant on a couple of games. One of them came out having utilized absolutely zero of my recommendations.
It was a complete disaster critically and commercially.
It was a complete disaster critically and commercially.
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i forgot that they have tasha yar's funeral on the windows xp hill
January 20, 2026 at 2:41 AM
i forgot that they have tasha yar's funeral on the windows xp hill
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being a conservative grifter like this is crazy because how do you completely flip on one of your most central supposed beliefs like this. like this is absurd. does this not embarrassing them at all
January 19, 2026 at 4:12 AM
being a conservative grifter like this is crazy because how do you completely flip on one of your most central supposed beliefs like this. like this is absurd. does this not embarrassing them at all
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If you think this technology isn’t eventually being used on you, you’re kidding yourself. Either we smash it or destroys us.
This is the fucking limit. I had no idea that Amazon drivers AREN'T ALLOWED TO SING
wat
CRUSH this monopoly wtf my levels were already redlining
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
wat
CRUSH this monopoly wtf my levels were already redlining
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
January 19, 2026 at 4:46 AM
If you think this technology isn’t eventually being used on you, you’re kidding yourself. Either we smash it or destroys us.
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“I think that the game industry is inevitably going to unionize…We certainly weren’t the first, and we’re not going to be the last.”
www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion...
www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion...
"There were tears": Ubisoft Halifax employee speaks out after post-unionization studio closure - The Coast | News, events, restaurants, concerts and Burger Week for Halifax, Nova Scotia
A unionization effort started as a way to avoid mass layoffs has ended with just that. Seventy-one workers at Ubisoft Halifax are without jobs after the international video game corporation shut down ...
www.thecoast.ca
January 14, 2026 at 6:53 PM
“I think that the game industry is inevitably going to unionize…We certainly weren’t the first, and we’re not going to be the last.”
www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion...
www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion...
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Check out Mr. Free Speech over at the Everything App. Teaching accurate US history should mean incarceration or death sentence.
January 15, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Check out Mr. Free Speech over at the Everything App. Teaching accurate US history should mean incarceration or death sentence.
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Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
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Saturation policing / shock and awe / stratcom (CNN effect)
Collective punishment / kin punishment (IDF/DPRK tactics)
Coerced informants (fabricators)
Collective punishment / kin punishment (IDF/DPRK tactics)
Coerced informants (fabricators)
"Two to three thousand armed agents of the federal government have been deployed to Minnesota.
Armed, masked, undertrained ICE agents are going door to door, ordering people to point out where their neighbors of color live."
Armed, masked, undertrained ICE agents are going door to door, ordering people to point out where their neighbors of color live."
Governor Walz Addresses Ongoing Federal Presence in Minnesota
YouTube video by Office of the Governor of Minnesota
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Saturation policing / shock and awe / stratcom (CNN effect)
Collective punishment / kin punishment (IDF/DPRK tactics)
Coerced informants (fabricators)
Collective punishment / kin punishment (IDF/DPRK tactics)
Coerced informants (fabricators)