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bd barone
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scifi/humor writer and lapsed tech designer | naarm, australia
November 12, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Doesn't a calculator also rival human intelligence in key tasks?
November 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Looks like ass. The sound mixing is abhorrent. And I have no compulsion to learn anything more about the Slopiverse it's set in.
November 6, 2025 at 5:32 AM
6/ Nebula Flux designed revolutionary brain implants that can cure blindness. They pivoted to making chips that allow ‘Call of Duty’ players to remotely control actual soldiers in the field. 🧵 END
November 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
5/ Nebula Flux designed revolutionary brain implants that can cure blindness. They pivoted to making chips that allow ‘Call of Duty’ players to remotely control actual soldiers in the field. 🧵 5/6
November 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
4/ Cute[dot]sy broke onto the scene with an app that makes your kitten look even cuter. Their facial recognition tech is being used to help drones more reliably differentiate terrorists from school children. 🧵 4/6
November 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
3/ SketchGiggle helps kids draw with the assistance of a cute AI companion. They were acquired by DARPA to train freaky humanoid robots to stab better. 🧵 3/6
November 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
2/ Shaanti makes yoga matts from recycled Big Mac cartons. Their patents were purchased by the Pentagon to make flame-retardant flak jackets for ‘manosphere’ podcasters visiting active warzones. 🧵 2/6
November 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
1/ Fluffycloud Systems raised $100m with its promise to optimize project tracking. Their main client is the US Military, who uses their products to manage shipments of SPAM to frontline troops. 🧵 1/6
November 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
FYI the “hell yeah” is about the genAI pushback not the Hitler thing. Fuck Nazis (obviously).
November 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Don't be silly. No one's actually read War & Peace.
October 20, 2025 at 3:23 AM
VCs are people who went to prestigious schools and have amazing connections — but are still too stupid to be employed at a tech company.

As they say in the Bay Area: those who can’t build invest.
October 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM