Josef Theis
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The return of the Salzgitter Thunder - er/ihn/sein(e)
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Sadly such cases often prove terminal
January 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Sadly such cases often prove terminal
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This ICE post is a reference to a Rhodesian Army recruiting poster ("Be A Man Among Men") that's very popular with white supremacists.
January 1, 2026 at 12:25 AM
This ICE post is a reference to a Rhodesian Army recruiting poster ("Be A Man Among Men") that's very popular with white supremacists.
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Touch screens in cars is one of the dumbest design decisions I've ever seen. Glad it's going away but we should've never got to this.
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Touch screens in cars is one of the dumbest design decisions I've ever seen. Glad it's going away but we should've never got to this.
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Sometimes it feels like “nuance is lost on social media” is deployed not as a cautionary note to read more carefully, but as an excuse to read less carefully
December 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Sometimes it feels like “nuance is lost on social media” is deployed not as a cautionary note to read more carefully, but as an excuse to read less carefully
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i can tell you as someone who watches what books people buy all year that this is unequivocally true. men reading more fiction would fix a lot of what ails society. sadly, most men don't read, full stop. if my store had to rely on the purchases of men, i'd have been out of business within 3 months.
December 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
i can tell you as someone who watches what books people buy all year that this is unequivocally true. men reading more fiction would fix a lot of what ails society. sadly, most men don't read, full stop. if my store had to rely on the purchases of men, i'd have been out of business within 3 months.
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Trump: I am fine. You sound beautiful and cute. How old are you?
Caller: I am eight
Caller: I am eight
December 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Trump: I am fine. You sound beautiful and cute. How old are you?
Caller: I am eight
Caller: I am eight
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Bring back the NBA Christmas Day jerseys!
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December 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Bring back the NBA Christmas Day jerseys!
❄️ youtube.com/shorts/8k66VtJiM4k
❄️ youtube.com/shorts/8k66VtJiM4k
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they’re bluffing when they say you can still get knocked off the nice list this late in the game. santa’s been delivering gifts in japan for hours by now; that list is locked, do whatever you want.
December 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
they’re bluffing when they say you can still get knocked off the nice list this late in the game. santa’s been delivering gifts in japan for hours by now; that list is locked, do whatever you want.
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Congrats to Coach Joe Mazzula
200/275
Third fastest
Thought someone should care
200/275
Third fastest
Thought someone should care
a colorful spinning wheel with a green center that says $ 200
ALT: a colorful spinning wheel with a green center that says $ 200
media.tenor.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Congrats to Coach Joe Mazzula
200/275
Third fastest
Thought someone should care
200/275
Third fastest
Thought someone should care
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Simplifying rules around pick protection trading has little do with real tanking but is probably a good idea.
The other stuff is window dressing. Blocking teams from consecutive top-4 picks would shift the odds and probably increase tanking!
The other stuff is window dressing. Blocking teams from consecutive top-4 picks would shift the odds and probably increase tanking!
December 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Simplifying rules around pick protection trading has little do with real tanking but is probably a good idea.
The other stuff is window dressing. Blocking teams from consecutive top-4 picks would shift the odds and probably increase tanking!
The other stuff is window dressing. Blocking teams from consecutive top-4 picks would shift the odds and probably increase tanking!
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Lowest FG% allowed as the closest defender on opponent shots in the paint this season.
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#NBA
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#NBA
December 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Lowest FG% allowed as the closest defender on opponent shots in the paint this season.
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#NBA
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#NBA
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If he can't get off on a "personal use" excuse then I don't know what Europe's coming to.
December 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
If he can't get off on a "personal use" excuse then I don't know what Europe's coming to.
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What to make of the EU decision on funding for Ukraine? It is a good outcome in my opinion. Here is why:
December 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
What to make of the EU decision on funding for Ukraine? It is a good outcome in my opinion. Here is why:
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The new nba where a game that doesn’t count in standings everyone available but the one that counts has a full injury report. Not team specific. Bridges a true iron man
a man with a beard is wearing a red and gold iron man costume
ALT: a man with a beard is wearing a red and gold iron man costume
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December 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The new nba where a game that doesn’t count in standings everyone available but the one that counts has a full injury report. Not team specific. Bridges a true iron man
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Avatar Fire and Ash is the only thing propping up the economy, I hope you got your tickets. if it's sub-$2b box office prepare for a mega recession
December 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Avatar Fire and Ash is the only thing propping up the economy, I hope you got your tickets. if it's sub-$2b box office prepare for a mega recession
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there is no way to ringfence an LLM authorized to make pornography such that it won't become the most powerful CSAM creation engine ever made
"On Thursday, the same day that Disney and OpenAI announced their content partnership, Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s chief executive of applications, said that ChatGPT’s 'adult mode' would launch in the first quarter of 2026."
open.substack.com/pub/oligarch...
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Why Sam Altman is getting into the pornography business
Over the past year and a half, OpenAI has steadily gained legitimacy among legacy media companies, signing content deals with publishers to feed material to ChatGPT and its other generative artificial...
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December 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
there is no way to ringfence an LLM authorized to make pornography such that it won't become the most powerful CSAM creation engine ever made
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Strategy is only considered a good one and doesn’t kill vibes if it benefits your side.
Down one you foul which leads to down 3 which leads in leading team fouling.
Both teams executed their strategy
Fans want excitement coaches and teams want wins
Down one you foul which leads to down 3 which leads in leading team fouling.
Both teams executed their strategy
Fans want excitement coaches and teams want wins
December 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Strategy is only considered a good one and doesn’t kill vibes if it benefits your side.
Down one you foul which leads to down 3 which leads in leading team fouling.
Both teams executed their strategy
Fans want excitement coaches and teams want wins
Down one you foul which leads to down 3 which leads in leading team fouling.
Both teams executed their strategy
Fans want excitement coaches and teams want wins
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This is incredible (good news too): “After a 40% fall in 2024 in battery equipment costs, it’s clear we’re on track for another major fall in 2025…The economics for batteries are unrecognizable, & the industry is only just getting to grips with this new paradigm”
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
Batteries now cheap enough to make dispatchable solar economically feasible
Energy think tank Ember says utility-scale battery costs have fallen to $65/MWh outside China and the United States, enabling solar power to be delivered when needed.
www.pv-magazine.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This is incredible (good news too): “After a 40% fall in 2024 in battery equipment costs, it’s clear we’re on track for another major fall in 2025…The economics for batteries are unrecognizable, & the industry is only just getting to grips with this new paradigm”
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
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wall is giving thai restaurant
December 11, 2025 at 5:33 AM
wall is giving thai restaurant
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heinous but also i'm on the edge of my seat to see what fits he's going to steal straight from CP2077
my tech world sources have confirmed that he is sleeping with her (katie miller)
December 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
heinous but also i'm on the edge of my seat to see what fits he's going to steal straight from CP2077
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Such a subtle, key part of SGA's value. It's hard to credit players mentally for things that don't happen.
Fun fact: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.8 points on 68.6% true shooting, the highest TS% in a 30 PPG season in NBA history.
He's committing 1.7 turnovers, the fewest in a 30 PPG season since turnovers were tracked fully in 1983-84.
He's committing 1.7 turnovers, the fewest in a 30 PPG season since turnovers were tracked fully in 1983-84.
December 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Such a subtle, key part of SGA's value. It's hard to credit players mentally for things that don't happen.
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the problem is that you've provided a description that also perfectly fits "reactionary conspiracism and nostalgia," which is demonstrably abundant in america, so I'm pretty sure that's what we've found and mistaken for valid economic concerns
Hot take: affordability doesn’t mean affordability. That just a convenient handle given to ppl by the media. It a proxy for greater and more subtle discontent, feelings of powerlessness, distrust of elites. Mamdani won bc he addressed that. We will make NYC our city and no a city for the rich alone.
December 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
the problem is that you've provided a description that also perfectly fits "reactionary conspiracism and nostalgia," which is demonstrably abundant in america, so I'm pretty sure that's what we've found and mistaken for valid economic concerns
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certainly seems like Liverpool leadership are taking the present dramatics as an opportunity to get out of Salah's remaining contract and maybe even collect a goofy Saudi fee in the process
December 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
certainly seems like Liverpool leadership are taking the present dramatics as an opportunity to get out of Salah's remaining contract and maybe even collect a goofy Saudi fee in the process
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So much for taking a big step back this season, the Boston Celtics now have the 5th best opponent adjusted net rating this season.
Top 5:
Thunder +10.98
Rockets +9.39
Nuggets +6.16
Knicks +5.94
Celtics +4.74
The NBA champion is almost always a top-5 team in this stat (20 of the past 22 champs)
Top 5:
Thunder +10.98
Rockets +9.39
Nuggets +6.16
Knicks +5.94
Celtics +4.74
The NBA champion is almost always a top-5 team in this stat (20 of the past 22 champs)
December 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
So much for taking a big step back this season, the Boston Celtics now have the 5th best opponent adjusted net rating this season.
Top 5:
Thunder +10.98
Rockets +9.39
Nuggets +6.16
Knicks +5.94
Celtics +4.74
The NBA champion is almost always a top-5 team in this stat (20 of the past 22 champs)
Top 5:
Thunder +10.98
Rockets +9.39
Nuggets +6.16
Knicks +5.94
Celtics +4.74
The NBA champion is almost always a top-5 team in this stat (20 of the past 22 champs)