This should be a tenet of #enshittification. If there's a screen and an internet connection, some manufacturer will try to be cute and push ads under some idiotic scheme.
This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized.
December 4, 2025 at 6:58 AM
This should be a tenet of #enshittification. If there's a screen and an internet connection, some manufacturer will try to be cute and push ads under some idiotic scheme.
Don't know if i should be worried or laughing at the number of *adults* that don't know what Arabic numerals are...
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Don't know if i should be worried or laughing at the number of *adults* that don't know what Arabic numerals are...
It's a bit late but Andor was truly robbed of nominations and awards. Masterclass in world building, storytelling, acting, and so much more.
November 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It's a bit late but Andor was truly robbed of nominations and awards. Masterclass in world building, storytelling, acting, and so much more.
Happy Cloudflare down day to all those celebrating. The cherry on the cake being that downdetector was also down.
November 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Happy Cloudflare down day to all those celebrating. The cherry on the cake being that downdetector was also down.
One Battle After Another had some incredible performances from Leo DiCaprio, Chase Infiniti, Benecio del Toro, and Sean Penn.
But, imo, it'll struggle to go toe to toe against Sinners for something like Best Picture.
But, imo, it'll struggle to go toe to toe against Sinners for something like Best Picture.
November 15, 2025 at 3:01 AM
One Battle After Another had some incredible performances from Leo DiCaprio, Chase Infiniti, Benecio del Toro, and Sean Penn.
But, imo, it'll struggle to go toe to toe against Sinners for something like Best Picture.
But, imo, it'll struggle to go toe to toe against Sinners for something like Best Picture.
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Thought Masters: Wisdom Warriors
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Thought Masters: Wisdom Warriors
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A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
October 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
Absolutely no one asked for this nonsense.
Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like
Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like
Here’s how to opt out.
buff.ly
October 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Absolutely no one asked for this nonsense.
After a couple of years on the streamings, listened to some lossless audio today (Sade) on wired headphones, and Jesus H Christ...
October 7, 2025 at 9:59 AM
After a couple of years on the streamings, listened to some lossless audio today (Sade) on wired headphones, and Jesus H Christ...
Finding out they don't have all the Blu-ray remasters of Sir David Attenborough's Life Collection.
September 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Finding out they don't have all the Blu-ray remasters of Sir David Attenborough's Life Collection.
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condemnations of political violence are well taken but it does feel as if some
prominent political commentators are of the view that violence isn’t a part of the history of American politics and that is very much not true.
prominent political commentators are of the view that violence isn’t a part of the history of American politics and that is very much not true.
September 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
condemnations of political violence are well taken but it does feel as if some
prominent political commentators are of the view that violence isn’t a part of the history of American politics and that is very much not true.
prominent political commentators are of the view that violence isn’t a part of the history of American politics and that is very much not true.
Now that Apple has proven you can put most of a phone's computing into a camera bump, hopefully we can go back to regular sized phones with 3.5mm jacks and replaceable batteries.
September 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Now that Apple has proven you can put most of a phone's computing into a camera bump, hopefully we can go back to regular sized phones with 3.5mm jacks and replaceable batteries.
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Truly hilarious to watch Mamdani breaking their brains in real time.
August 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Truly hilarious to watch Mamdani breaking their brains in real time.
Interesting to see
"Demand for [declining commodity] has never been better" articles, by "think tanks" from said commodity's industry, on Sri Lankan papers.
"Demand for [declining commodity] has never been better" articles, by "think tanks" from said commodity's industry, on Sri Lankan papers.
August 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Interesting to see
"Demand for [declining commodity] has never been better" articles, by "think tanks" from said commodity's industry, on Sri Lankan papers.
"Demand for [declining commodity] has never been better" articles, by "think tanks" from said commodity's industry, on Sri Lankan papers.
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Ready or not, age verification is rolling out across the internet
(It’s not ready.)
www.theverge.com/analysis/715...
(It’s not ready.)
www.theverge.com/analysis/715...
Ready or not, age verification is rolling out across the internet
An age-gated internet comes with huge privacy risks.
www.theverge.com
July 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Ready or not, age verification is rolling out across the internet
(It’s not ready.)
www.theverge.com/analysis/715...
(It’s not ready.)
www.theverge.com/analysis/715...
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You've collectively donated almost $14,000 from this post in just under a week! A huge thank you to everyone who's sharing and donating. I promise you it makes a difference!
The Gaza Soup Kitchen run by Hani Almadhoun and family is currently feeding 3000 people a day under the monstrous conditions of the engineered famine happening before our eyes. You can help feed at least a few people. Please donate: gofund.me/e37b4bae
Donate to Hot meals 4 Starved Palestinian Kids in north Gaza, organized by Hani Almadhoun
Do you know what it’s like to watch your family starve? I do.
My… Hani Almadhoun needs your support for Hot meals 4 Starved Palestinian Kids in north Gaza
gofund.me
July 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
You've collectively donated almost $14,000 from this post in just under a week! A huge thank you to everyone who's sharing and donating. I promise you it makes a difference!
Genuinely amazed at how unusable some generic software (e.g. Windows) have become. Just resource hogging bloatware for no reason.
July 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Genuinely amazed at how unusable some generic software (e.g. Windows) have become. Just resource hogging bloatware for no reason.
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It is *bananas* that they would give vibe coding tools (and _Replit_, of all platforms 🤣) production deploy access! With no backups! We gave better backup tools to teenagers on Glitch remixing apps a decade ago.
July 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It is *bananas* that they would give vibe coding tools (and _Replit_, of all platforms 🤣) production deploy access! With no backups! We gave better backup tools to teenagers on Glitch remixing apps a decade ago.
MRW, as everything from a toaster to a fridge now requires an internet connection. We need right to repair, not AI enabled toast settings.
why is everything computer
July 18, 2025 at 3:40 AM
MRW, as everything from a toaster to a fridge now requires an internet connection. We need right to repair, not AI enabled toast settings.
#Severance leading the pack is a no brainer.
Severance earned 27 Emmy nods, while HBO’s dark Batman spinoff, The Penguin, secured 24 nominations.
Emmys 2025: Full list of top nominees
Severance earned 27 Emmy nods, while HBO’s dark Batman spinoff, The Penguin, secured 24 nominations.
bit.ly
July 16, 2025 at 7:27 AM
#Severance leading the pack is a no brainer.
Always a sign of great things when global corporate suddenly turns off comments on their posts.
BCG earned more than $1mn for Gaza aid barge project https://on.ft.com/45097Zd
BCG earned more than $1mn for Gaza aid barge project
Work with private US group Fogbow overlapped with start of separate effort to help Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
on.ft.com
July 13, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Always a sign of great things when global corporate suddenly turns off comments on their posts.
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1977: why would the bartender in star wars even care if some robots with artificial intelligence came into his bar
2025: ohhh ok
2025: ohhh ok
July 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
1977: why would the bartender in star wars even care if some robots with artificial intelligence came into his bar
2025: ohhh ok
2025: ohhh ok
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An open letter signed by 602 founders, VCs, and more urges Sequoia act after Shaun Maguire said Zohran Mamdani "comes from a culture that lies about everything" (Kate Clark/Bloomberg)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
July 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
An open letter signed by 602 founders, VCs, and more urges Sequoia act after Shaun Maguire said Zohran Mamdani "comes from a culture that lies about everything" (Kate Clark/Bloomberg)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
"AI-powered" realistic photo and video creation seems to be less about "empowering content creation" and more about (either deliberately or inadvertently) supercharging misinformation campaigns and soiling the internet.
July 8, 2025 at 5:11 AM
"AI-powered" realistic photo and video creation seems to be less about "empowering content creation" and more about (either deliberately or inadvertently) supercharging misinformation campaigns and soiling the internet.
