Doug
@daddougsquadron.bsky.social
DC area WoSo fan. Spirit Squadron!
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tech bro: i have made Artificial General Intelligence
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
tech bro: i have made Artificial General Intelligence
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
programmer: you fucked up a perfectly good calculator is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
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You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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This is the funniest piece imaginable in the dull world of the otherwise sickly sycophantic tech review.
For real. Read it, even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about printers.
For real. Read it, even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about printers.
November 23, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is the funniest piece imaginable in the dull world of the otherwise sickly sycophantic tech review.
For real. Read it, even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about printers.
For real. Read it, even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about printers.
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"aggressive accounting" is a fun euphemism
This feels like one of those stories you're going to look at a year from now and say to yourself, "Why didn't I move more of my portfolio into cash?" **
** (This post is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as financial or any other advice.)
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www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ai...
** (This post is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as financial or any other advice.)
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www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ai...
AI Meets Aggressive Accounting at Meta’s Gigantic New Data Center
Favorable treatment off the balance sheet hinges on some convenient assumptions.
www.wsj.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"aggressive accounting" is a fun euphemism
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Looks like RFK Jr. Stadium now
November 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Looks like RFK Jr. Stadium now
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
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Are we not even making our own disinformation? What happened to American manufacturing?
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Are we not even making our own disinformation? What happened to American manufacturing?
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The Washington Spirit takes on Gotham FC on Saturday in San Jose, Calif.
These fans have sung their way to the National Women's Soccer League finals
The Washington Spirit takes on Gotham FC on Saturday in San Jose, Calif.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The Washington Spirit takes on Gotham FC on Saturday in San Jose, Calif.
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Here are the attendance numbers for DC Power in their last four home games:
551
251
510
276
I know the Rodman offer is unserious trolling, but those checks would absolutely bounce higher than the moon.
551
251
510
276
I know the Rodman offer is unserious trolling, but those checks would absolutely bounce higher than the moon.
November 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Here are the attendance numbers for DC Power in their last four home games:
551
251
510
276
I know the Rodman offer is unserious trolling, but those checks would absolutely bounce higher than the moon.
551
251
510
276
I know the Rodman offer is unserious trolling, but those checks would absolutely bounce higher than the moon.
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Truly hilarious and almost feels like a very early days NWSL move, thinking that you just signed big name players and people will show up instead of properly supporting the rest of the team and doing the work in the community to put butts in seats
DC Power of the Gainbridge Super League have extended an offer for free agent Trinity Rodman that the NWSL can't currently match due to the salary cap.
Jessica Berman: "We want Trinity in the NWSL and we will fight for her."
w/ @tombogert.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Jessica Berman: "We want Trinity in the NWSL and we will fight for her."
w/ @tombogert.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...
Trinity Rodman receives contract from Super League team larger than what NWSL can match: Sources
Berman said she the league wants Rodman in the NWSL and that it will 'fight' for her.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Truly hilarious and almost feels like a very early days NWSL move, thinking that you just signed big name players and people will show up instead of properly supporting the rest of the team and doing the work in the community to put butts in seats
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So @democrats.org made this video/fancam in response to Cristiano Ronaldo’s visit to the White House and…man, I got nothing lol
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8URSWeF/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8URSWeF/
November 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
So @democrats.org made this video/fancam in response to Cristiano Ronaldo’s visit to the White House and…man, I got nothing lol
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8URSWeF/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8URSWeF/
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"the Saudis can't bribe people any more because they spent all their money on sports teams and deeply stupid infrastructure projects they'll never finish" is a plot twist I didn't see coming, I'll be honest
November 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"the Saudis can't bribe people any more because they spent all their money on sports teams and deeply stupid infrastructure projects they'll never finish" is a plot twist I didn't see coming, I'll be honest
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Meanwhile, congrats to Netanyahu on 16 years of lighting Israel’s historic bipartisan support on fire to ally with a party American Jews have consistently opposed for a century, while also committing shocking humanitarian atrocities that alienate the whole world. Good strategy. What a genius.
November 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Meanwhile, congrats to Netanyahu on 16 years of lighting Israel’s historic bipartisan support on fire to ally with a party American Jews have consistently opposed for a century, while also committing shocking humanitarian atrocities that alienate the whole world. Good strategy. What a genius.
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me and my self-confidence vs. my imposter syndrome lurking in the back
November 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
me and my self-confidence vs. my imposter syndrome lurking in the back
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THE US BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS HAS DECIDED NOT TO PUBLISH THE OCTOBER 2025 EMPLOYMENT DATA, CAUSING UNCERTAINTY IN THE JOB MARKET.
November 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
THE US BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS HAS DECIDED NOT TO PUBLISH THE OCTOBER 2025 EMPLOYMENT DATA, CAUSING UNCERTAINTY IN THE JOB MARKET.
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"If We Stop Testing, We'd Have Fewer Cases"
THE US BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS HAS DECIDED NOT TO PUBLISH THE OCTOBER 2025 EMPLOYMENT DATA, CAUSING UNCERTAINTY IN THE JOB MARKET.
November 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
"If We Stop Testing, We'd Have Fewer Cases"
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I am increasingly of the opinion that people who change menus and look and feel of computer software just so that you know it's a new version should be personally forced to play tech support to my mother for five months.
November 19, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I am increasingly of the opinion that people who change menus and look and feel of computer software just so that you know it's a new version should be personally forced to play tech support to my mother for five months.
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the actual suicide of the West will be combining a rapidly aging population with hostility to migrants. however we must give credit to East Asia, especially Japan, for pioneering this model.
November 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
the actual suicide of the West will be combining a rapidly aging population with hostility to migrants. however we must give credit to East Asia, especially Japan, for pioneering this model.
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well, turns out several reasons
November 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
well, turns out several reasons
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I don't think the president should accept gold bars from foreign governments
November 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I don't think the president should accept gold bars from foreign governments
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Government officials accused of violating constitutional rights shouldn’t quote Dr. Evil
November 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Government officials accused of violating constitutional rights shouldn’t quote Dr. Evil
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From a reddit post discussing ICE moving into Charlotte
November 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
From a reddit post discussing ICE moving into Charlotte