Hamster Serenade
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annual reminder: The Sound od Music is not a Christmas movie, and My Favourite Things has no place in Christmas music.
proof 1: Captain von Trapp, "It's too early for blueberries"
proof 2: the Anschluss was signed in March
proof 1: Captain von Trapp, "It's too early for blueberries"
proof 2: the Anschluss was signed in March
December 14, 2025 at 1:43 AM
annual reminder: The Sound od Music is not a Christmas movie, and My Favourite Things has no place in Christmas music.
proof 1: Captain von Trapp, "It's too early for blueberries"
proof 2: the Anschluss was signed in March
proof 1: Captain von Trapp, "It's too early for blueberries"
proof 2: the Anschluss was signed in March
a major personal accomplishment this year has been to incorporate the word "hubris" into my regular vocabulary
December 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
a major personal accomplishment this year has been to incorporate the word "hubris" into my regular vocabulary
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Hey everyone going WELL TIME TO PLAY MORE FORTNITE TO HUNT DOWN PEOPLE WEARING HARRY POTTER STUFF
No. Stop playing Fortnite. They're partnering with Rowling and Harry Potter in 2025, with full knowledge of what that decision means. Stop supporting them. Stop playing the game.
No. Stop playing Fortnite. They're partnering with Rowling and Harry Potter in 2025, with full knowledge of what that decision means. Stop supporting them. Stop playing the game.
December 12, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Hey everyone going WELL TIME TO PLAY MORE FORTNITE TO HUNT DOWN PEOPLE WEARING HARRY POTTER STUFF
No. Stop playing Fortnite. They're partnering with Rowling and Harry Potter in 2025, with full knowledge of what that decision means. Stop supporting them. Stop playing the game.
No. Stop playing Fortnite. They're partnering with Rowling and Harry Potter in 2025, with full knowledge of what that decision means. Stop supporting them. Stop playing the game.
"your monthly banking statement is ready" take it back
December 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
"your monthly banking statement is ready" take it back
gonna set some kind of record for level of codependency between a human and a cat
November 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
gonna set some kind of record for level of codependency between a human and a cat
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Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Everything in store is 15% off with coupon code BLACKFRIDAY
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November 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Everything in store is 15% off with coupon code BLACKFRIDAY
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Everything in store is 15% off with coupon code BLACKFRIDAY
thecatpod.xyz/discount/BLA...
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THEY ADDED NEW GARBAGE reblog to save a life
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
THEY ADDED NEW GARBAGE reblog to save a life
finally determined that lunchtime on a Wednesday is the lowest traffic time at the grocery store so I can wander around dazedly reading every single cream cheese package like it's my first day on planet earth
November 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
finally determined that lunchtime on a Wednesday is the lowest traffic time at the grocery store so I can wander around dazedly reading every single cream cheese package like it's my first day on planet earth
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Life in Grad School: Is There More To It Than Just Pasta? An Op-Ed
November 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Life in Grad School: Is There More To It Than Just Pasta? An Op-Ed
cat who knows NOTHING about any drool stains
October 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
cat who knows NOTHING about any drool stains
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Let me be very clear. It is not enough that RFK Jr. was forced to admit today that no causal relationship between Tylenol and autism has been shown.
We know that while disinformation spreads like wildfire on social media, corrections most often die on the vine.
We know that while disinformation spreads like wildfire on social media, corrections most often die on the vine.
October 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Let me be very clear. It is not enough that RFK Jr. was forced to admit today that no causal relationship between Tylenol and autism has been shown.
We know that while disinformation spreads like wildfire on social media, corrections most often die on the vine.
We know that while disinformation spreads like wildfire on social media, corrections most often die on the vine.
the tragedy of today's breakfast
- put ziploc bag down ln hot burner
- fumbled two slices of bread in a row into the gap between counter and stove
- burned toast
- put ziploc bag down ln hot burner
- fumbled two slices of bread in a row into the gap between counter and stove
- burned toast
October 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
the tragedy of today's breakfast
- put ziploc bag down ln hot burner
- fumbled two slices of bread in a row into the gap between counter and stove
- burned toast
- put ziploc bag down ln hot burner
- fumbled two slices of bread in a row into the gap between counter and stove
- burned toast
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Excellent quick read about a new paper detailing basically no one is using AI, and the few that are suck as people lmao. Idk why but I laughed very hard at "Science proving only 99% of what you assumed" haha
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/15/a...
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/15/a...
AI is not popular, and AI users are unpleasant asshats
Some AI papers have a finding so good you just want to quote it everywhere. But many turn out to be trash. They’ve got bad statistics, they’ve got bad methodology, they’re really sales pieces, or t…
pivot-to-ai.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Excellent quick read about a new paper detailing basically no one is using AI, and the few that are suck as people lmao. Idk why but I laughed very hard at "Science proving only 99% of what you assumed" haha
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/15/a...
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/15/a...
what would you do if your initials were PBJ
October 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
what would you do if your initials were PBJ
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white house has joined bluesky
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly
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click here to block all official us government accounts instantly
bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
white house has joined bluesky
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly
bsky.app/profile/did:...
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly
bsky.app/profile/did:...
experiences with mother visiting me in my first apartment
mother: I'm tidying this up
me: no it needs to stay there
mother: but it is messy
me: it is VISIBLE
mother: messy :((
mother: I'm tidying this up
me: no it needs to stay there
mother: but it is messy
me: it is VISIBLE
mother: messy :((
October 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
experiences with mother visiting me in my first apartment
mother: I'm tidying this up
me: no it needs to stay there
mother: but it is messy
me: it is VISIBLE
mother: messy :((
mother: I'm tidying this up
me: no it needs to stay there
mother: but it is messy
me: it is VISIBLE
mother: messy :((
if (god forbid) I ever become a prof, I'm going to encourage students to make memes for participation credit
October 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
if (god forbid) I ever become a prof, I'm going to encourage students to make memes for participation credit
I was making a nice plan about how I will have toast for breakfast and then. I remembered I am out of bread. and now I must despair
October 17, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I was making a nice plan about how I will have toast for breakfast and then. I remembered I am out of bread. and now I must despair
cats are like "I'm going to mad at you island and I'll be back for dinner"
October 15, 2025 at 5:49 AM
cats are like "I'm going to mad at you island and I'll be back for dinner"
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I'm a fan of nuanced discussion but at this point I need to indulge in some black and white thinking and be clear that if you entertain AI generated art in any form I have no respect for you
October 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I'm a fan of nuanced discussion but at this point I need to indulge in some black and white thinking and be clear that if you entertain AI generated art in any form I have no respect for you
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I am constantly playing the game of "is this a difference between toronto and vancouver or is it just that I never used to leave my house"
October 1, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I am constantly playing the game of "is this a difference between toronto and vancouver or is it just that I never used to leave my house"