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A case could be made that Rob Reiner helped save the planet! In 1974 his character on All in the Family (the #1 show at the time) passionately tells his wife how spray cans are destroying the ozone layer, and this episode is credited with helping turn the tide on efforts to ban CFC's. #robreiner
December 16, 2025 at 4:32 AM
A case could be made that Rob Reiner helped save the planet! In 1974 his character on All in the Family (the #1 show at the time) passionately tells his wife how spray cans are destroying the ozone layer, and this episode is credited with helping turn the tide on efforts to ban CFC's. #robreiner
A request to all writers and editors (esp. SciFi)... please stop using the word CEMENT when you really mean CONCRETE (or PAVEMENT). Cement is just one of the ingredients in concrete - it is a powder made from lime and clay minerals that becomes adhesive when mixed with water. #scifi #booksky
June 27, 2025 at 11:49 PM
#gameofthrones trivia question: Give at least 2 examples of characters referring to a previous statement by another character which they were not present to hear ...
February 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
#gameofthrones trivia question: Give at least 2 examples of characters referring to a previous statement by another character which they were not present to hear ...
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*a guy is running at me with a sword*
"That's illegal"
*he is full on charging, getting really close now*
"Okay that's SUPER illegal"
*I am fully run through with the sword*
"That's illegal"
*he is full on charging, getting really close now*
"Okay that's SUPER illegal"
*I am fully run through with the sword*
February 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
*a guy is running at me with a sword*
"That's illegal"
*he is full on charging, getting really close now*
"Okay that's SUPER illegal"
*I am fully run through with the sword*
"That's illegal"
*he is full on charging, getting really close now*
"Okay that's SUPER illegal"
*I am fully run through with the sword*
Whack-a-mole w/ @nytimes.com new & opposite-of-improved app. May have fixed glacial load time, but side-swipe problem is worse. Before, when barely-non-vertical scrolling triggered a sideways section switch, u could just swipe back over to your original place. Now it puts u way back at the top!
February 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Whack-a-mole w/ @nytimes.com new & opposite-of-improved app. May have fixed glacial load time, but side-swipe problem is worse. Before, when barely-non-vertical scrolling triggered a sideways section switch, u could just swipe back over to your original place. Now it puts u way back at the top!
Totally baffled by AI hype. In recent article by @kevinroose.com in @nytimes.com:"smartest humans are struggling to create tests that AI's can't pass".
I have yet to see an AI that can even pass this test "List all of the three-letter words in your last response"!
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/t...
I have yet to see an AI that can even pass this test "List all of the three-letter words in your last response"!
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/t...
When A.I. Passes This Test, Look Out
The creators of a new test called “Humanity’s Last Exam” argue we may soon lose the ability to create tests hard enough for A.I. models.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Totally baffled by AI hype. In recent article by @kevinroose.com in @nytimes.com:"smartest humans are struggling to create tests that AI's can't pass".
I have yet to see an AI that can even pass this test "List all of the three-letter words in your last response"!
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/t...
I have yet to see an AI that can even pass this test "List all of the three-letter words in your last response"!
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/t...
WTF #NFL? just saw on @theverge.com that they're making teams stop using Bluesky because of a "deal" they have with X?! What exactly do they get out of this deal? Free use of a free app?
Extra irksome to me since the Seahawks just started following me!
Extra irksome to me since the Seahawks just started following me!
January 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
WTF #NFL? just saw on @theverge.com that they're making teams stop using Bluesky because of a "deal" they have with X?! What exactly do they get out of this deal? Free use of a free app?
Extra irksome to me since the Seahawks just started following me!
Extra irksome to me since the Seahawks just started following me!
Rewatching GOT, love the scenes between Arya and Tywin at Harrenhall. Always wish Tywin found out before he died that his cupbearer had been Arya Stark! Or did he find out in the books? (Haven't read them all yet...)
December 19, 2024 at 8:34 AM
Rewatching GOT, love the scenes between Arya and Tywin at Harrenhall. Always wish Tywin found out before he died that his cupbearer had been Arya Stark! Or did he find out in the books? (Haven't read them all yet...)
why does the "Discover" feed include so many posts from people I already follow?
November 24, 2024 at 9:15 PM
why does the "Discover" feed include so many posts from people I already follow?
Is there some rule in writing book reviews to not mention other relevant books? Just read Dwight Garner's review of the new book on #REM by Carlin in #NYT and even when describing what it doesn't cover he never mentions other REM bio books that do. I've noticed this is other book reviews too...
November 17, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Rewatching #GameofThrones (a 3rd time) and have decided that the greatest thing about it is the DIALOGUE. It's like poetry - lyrical and terse but packed with meaning - yet always sounds natural (unlike, say #RingsofPower).
November 17, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Rewatching #GameofThrones (a 3rd time) and have decided that the greatest thing about it is the DIALOGUE. It's like poetry - lyrical and terse but packed with meaning - yet always sounds natural (unlike, say #RingsofPower).
Tomorrow's headline: "Trump names Fox as Director of Henhouse Security"
November 16, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Tomorrow's headline: "Trump names Fox as Director of Henhouse Security"