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Say it louder for the people in the back.
March 1, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Say it louder for the people in the back.
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Belgian waffle BLT
February 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Belgian waffle BLT
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I've been writing a series of essays for PBS on men whose style I admire. The latest is about James Baldwin, a man who knew how to sing through clothes.
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
February 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I've been writing a series of essays for PBS on men whose style I admire. The latest is about James Baldwin, a man who knew how to sing through clothes.
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
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This is what Twitter looks like right now
February 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This is what Twitter looks like right now
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Covid Naarm mask bloc now has a Signal chat that is a read-only announcements/updates channel. Access it thru the QR code or DM for the link :)
February 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Covid Naarm mask bloc now has a Signal chat that is a read-only announcements/updates channel. Access it thru the QR code or DM for the link :)
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Meta is pure evil and deserves to be wiped off the face of the planet. They removed all restrictions on content targeting protected characteristics i.e. hate speech.
Anyone working there is complicit. You are enabling this. You will have blood on your hands.
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
Anyone working there is complicit. You are enabling this. You will have blood on your hands.
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
Meta Now Lets Users Say Gay and Trans People Have 'Mental Illness'
Meta rolled out a number of changes to its “Hateful Conduct” policy Tuesday as part of a sweeping overhaul of its approach toward content moderation.
www.wired.com
January 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Meta is pure evil and deserves to be wiped off the face of the planet. They removed all restrictions on content targeting protected characteristics i.e. hate speech.
Anyone working there is complicit. You are enabling this. You will have blood on your hands.
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
Anyone working there is complicit. You are enabling this. You will have blood on your hands.
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
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Notice how, as soon as it became known that he was white and a Trump supporter, the Las Vegas cybertruck guy changed from perpetrator (terrorist) into victim (PTSD).
January 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Notice how, as soon as it became known that he was white and a Trump supporter, the Las Vegas cybertruck guy changed from perpetrator (terrorist) into victim (PTSD).
Jesus Christ these people are so stupid and loud
An undisclosed 2023 agreement between Microsoft and OpenAI defines achieving AGI as the point when OpenAI develops AI systems that generate $100B+ in profits (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 27, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Jesus Christ these people are so stupid and loud
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Ex Machina (2014) but instead of all the manipulations it's just the robot handing the protagonist $20 bills until he lets her out
An undisclosed 2023 agreement between Microsoft and OpenAI defines achieving AGI as the point when OpenAI develops AI systems that generate $100B+ in profits (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 27, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Ex Machina (2014) but instead of all the manipulations it's just the robot handing the protagonist $20 bills until he lets her out
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Meanwhile, on Twitter…
December 27, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Meanwhile, on Twitter…
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There are maybe five good websites left and it’s pretty telling that billionaires want to destroy them
Wikipedia is amazing—a truly great achievement—and we must protect it, especially from the powerful anti-truth forces that seek its degradation.
December 25, 2024 at 10:06 PM
There are maybe five good websites left and it’s pretty telling that billionaires want to destroy them
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I cannot express how bad this story is for generative AI. OpenAI is burning hundreds of millions of dollars to try and make GPT-5 a meaningful upgrade, and it isn't working. Where does all of this go? How does this result in anything?
December 21, 2024 at 11:56 AM
I cannot express how bad this story is for generative AI. OpenAI is burning hundreds of millions of dollars to try and make GPT-5 a meaningful upgrade, and it isn't working. Where does all of this go? How does this result in anything?
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A mystery that began in New Jersey has started to spread, with residents in multiple states reporting unexplained nighttime drone sightings
Drone Sightings Spread To Other States As Politicians Demand Answers
The mystery sightings continue, yet the federal government isn't sure anything's actually amiss.
www.huffpost.com
December 13, 2024 at 10:33 PM
A mystery that began in New Jersey has started to spread, with residents in multiple states reporting unexplained nighttime drone sightings
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we are unimaginably fucked
Nope. Absolutely the fuck not. www.reuters.com/legal/transa...
December 12, 2024 at 4:59 AM
we are unimaginably fucked
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"The media will soon be leaving their fetish for bipartisanship, compromise, and comity behind since the only people on whom they ever impose these standards—Democrats—will be out of power."
The Media Is Ready to Hold Trump to a Lower Standard
When Democrats are in power, there are unending demands for unity and bipartisanship from the media. Their deafening admonitions will fall silent after Trump is inaugurated.
newrepublic.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:48 PM
"The media will soon be leaving their fetish for bipartisanship, compromise, and comity behind since the only people on whom they ever impose these standards—Democrats—will be out of power."
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there's still time!
December 11, 2024 at 2:39 AM
there's still time!
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An official says former Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun attempted to kill himself but failed and is now stable.
December 11, 2024 at 3:11 AM
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An official says former Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun attempted to kill himself but failed and is now stable.
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legacy news: Why would someone do this brazen shooting
shooter’s statement: I did it because America’s healthcare industry is inhumane
legacy news: Perhaps it was video games?
shooter’s statement: I am literally citing sources about corporate greed
legacy news: I guess we’ll just never know
shooter’s statement: I did it because America’s healthcare industry is inhumane
legacy news: Perhaps it was video games?
shooter’s statement: I am literally citing sources about corporate greed
legacy news: I guess we’ll just never know
December 11, 2024 at 12:15 AM
legacy news: Why would someone do this brazen shooting
shooter’s statement: I did it because America’s healthcare industry is inhumane
legacy news: Perhaps it was video games?
shooter’s statement: I am literally citing sources about corporate greed
legacy news: I guess we’ll just never know
shooter’s statement: I did it because America’s healthcare industry is inhumane
legacy news: Perhaps it was video games?
shooter’s statement: I am literally citing sources about corporate greed
legacy news: I guess we’ll just never know