NegativeZero
@negativezero.bsky.social
He/Him. Anime, Video Games, Board Games, General Nerdery. Australian / New Zealander stuck in the USA.
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when i saw the DMV had issued me this random number plate i drove right back to the DMV and said "hey i'm so sorry but i need you to swap this for a different number" because - and this is just me - it was important to me that no one around me assume i might be nazi, even a little, even for a second
October 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
when i saw the DMV had issued me this random number plate i drove right back to the DMV and said "hey i'm so sorry but i need you to swap this for a different number" because - and this is just me - it was important to me that no one around me assume i might be nazi, even a little, even for a second
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October 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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This is just the plastic straw hysteria all over again, and it's ableism at its finest: Blame disabled people instead of the corporations that are actually wrecking our environment, that way to poor widdle CEOs won't have to deal with people telling them to fucking STOP KILLING THE PLANET.
As somebody with asthma who uses inhalers - SHUT THE FUCK UP. THIS ARTICLE IS SHAMING PEOPLE WITH A CHRONIC CONDITION.
"Significantly" My ass. You know what else does? AI Data centers - corporations - cows - asphalt - THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THINGS THAT ARE NOT MEDICINE.
Fuck you - fuck you again.
"Significantly" My ass. You know what else does? AI Data centers - corporations - cows - asphalt - THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THINGS THAT ARE NOT MEDICINE.
Fuck you - fuck you again.
Inhalers contribute significantly to global warming, study finds
Millions of Americans using inhalers for chronic lung diseases like asthma may be unknowingly contributing to global warming, according to new research.
local12.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This is just the plastic straw hysteria all over again, and it's ableism at its finest: Blame disabled people instead of the corporations that are actually wrecking our environment, that way to poor widdle CEOs won't have to deal with people telling them to fucking STOP KILLING THE PLANET.
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This whole section really.
September 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This whole section really.
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Well don't I feel stupid
September 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Well don't I feel stupid
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We need to somehow end this thing where people agree with democratic policies and hate republican policies, but vote for republicans anyway because…well honestly I have no idea why, but people need to stop doing it.
Just a reminder that, despite what these freaks would have you think, antivaxx is extremely unpopular and we need to attack them relentlessly for putting insane dipshittery over our health
September 23, 2025 at 4:19 AM
We need to somehow end this thing where people agree with democratic policies and hate republican policies, but vote for republicans anyway because…well honestly I have no idea why, but people need to stop doing it.
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Legit question - how do i kill the 30 - 50 ebike ninjas battery ramming my garage doors and hiding in the sand traps
September 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Legit question - how do i kill the 30 - 50 ebike ninjas battery ramming my garage doors and hiding in the sand traps
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Grah! I'm struggling with this Silksong boss! Does anyone have any tips? He's just always hungry!
September 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Grah! I'm struggling with this Silksong boss! Does anyone have any tips? He's just always hungry!
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Why did The Grand Tour end?
Richard Hammond: We're old
Jeremy Clarkson: Because the security guarantees and stability of Pax Americana did
Richard Hammond: We're old
Jeremy Clarkson: Because the security guarantees and stability of Pax Americana did
August 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Why did The Grand Tour end?
Richard Hammond: We're old
Jeremy Clarkson: Because the security guarantees and stability of Pax Americana did
Richard Hammond: We're old
Jeremy Clarkson: Because the security guarantees and stability of Pax Americana did
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'Vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
July 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
'Vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
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this really would happen in CITY
BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
THE CITY reported the incident to law enforcement and was promptly contacted by the Brooklyn U.S. attorney’s office.
www.thecity.nyc
August 21, 2025 at 1:57 AM
this really would happen in CITY
Leaving aside the fact that this sounds incredibly shitty, this sounds like it’s a legal nightmare waiting to happen…
Showrunner, an Amazon-backed AI streaming service, launches Thursday, letting users paying $10-$40/mo. to create their own animated shows or build on others' IP (Lucia Moses/Business Insider)
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
July 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Leaving aside the fact that this sounds incredibly shitty, this sounds like it’s a legal nightmare waiting to happen…
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Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults
www.scientificamerican.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
Waiter, more AI slop.
The remake of Front Mission 3 is out this week, and the in-universe 'Network' news graphics & photographs have been awkwardly recreated for the re-release, leading to confusing imagery and other nonsense. See for yourself: www.rpgsite.net/news/17799-y...
June 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Waiter, more AI slop.
Respectfully: fuck off with this shit.
It's a 1980s family adventure film about kids discovering fucking pirate treasure while dodging a group of murderous criminals. Not everything has to make perfect logical sense.
It's a 1980s family adventure film about kids discovering fucking pirate treasure while dodging a group of murderous criminals. Not everything has to make perfect logical sense.
Forty years later it shouldn't matter, but the central conflict of the movie doesn't quite add up.
We Love 'The Goonies,' but Something Irks Us All These Years Later
Forty years later it shouldn't matter, but the central conflict of the movie doesn't quite add up.
gizmodo.com
June 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Respectfully: fuck off with this shit.
It's a 1980s family adventure film about kids discovering fucking pirate treasure while dodging a group of murderous criminals. Not everything has to make perfect logical sense.
It's a 1980s family adventure film about kids discovering fucking pirate treasure while dodging a group of murderous criminals. Not everything has to make perfect logical sense.
Love seeing my privacy and security being sacrificed at the altar of the latest version of The Algorithm
Apple Intelligence Can Now Creep on Your iPhone Screen https://gizmodo.com/apple-intelligence-can-now-creep-on-your-iphone-screen-2000613127
Apple Intelligence Can Now Creep on Your iPhone Screen
Visual Intelligence brings Apple's AI features a little bit closer to competitors with the ability to see what you're looking at on your phone.
gizmodo.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Love seeing my privacy and security being sacrificed at the altar of the latest version of The Algorithm
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It’s the happiest day of Elon Musk’s life because he finally posted something people actually want to read
June 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
It’s the happiest day of Elon Musk’s life because he finally posted something people actually want to read
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If you're in college and can't get access to a paper/book because it's either paywalled or out of print, try finding the author's website or faculty page and emailing them.
You will be surprised at how quickly they respond and how many of them will be willing to just email you an electronic copy
You will be surprised at how quickly they respond and how many of them will be willing to just email you an electronic copy
If I have advice to GenZ, it's to not rely on social network and make use of email. Both in publishing it, and sending to.
I recently connected with someone of immense reputation, just by looking at their blog About Me page. They got back to me in an hour. Do not avoid this medium. Publish yours.
I recently connected with someone of immense reputation, just by looking at their blog About Me page. They got back to me in an hour. Do not avoid this medium. Publish yours.
May 26, 2025 at 11:07 PM
If you're in college and can't get access to a paper/book because it's either paywalled or out of print, try finding the author's website or faculty page and emailing them.
You will be surprised at how quickly they respond and how many of them will be willing to just email you an electronic copy
You will be surprised at how quickly they respond and how many of them will be willing to just email you an electronic copy
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it's jolting how little AI skepticism has reached the general public. i've had many acquaintances ask whether i use AI for research and seem shocked when i tell them it's completely useless for that purpose. my wife recently told her colleagues about hallucinations and it was news to all of them.
May 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
it's jolting how little AI skepticism has reached the general public. i've had many acquaintances ask whether i use AI for research and seem shocked when i tell them it's completely useless for that purpose. my wife recently told her colleagues about hallucinations and it was news to all of them.
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it is stories like this that remind us that AI optimists are not just delusional — they are dangerous.
This is functionally no different than putting a puppet on the stand and making it say everything you want the deceased to say, *except that the judge thinks it is real*
This is functionally no different than putting a puppet on the stand and making it say everything you want the deceased to say, *except that the judge thinks it is real*
"It was the first time in Arizona judicial history — and possibly nationwide — that AI has been used to create a deceased victim’s own impact statement"
www.abc15.com/news/region-...
www.abc15.com/news/region-...
May 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
it is stories like this that remind us that AI optimists are not just delusional — they are dangerous.
This is functionally no different than putting a puppet on the stand and making it say everything you want the deceased to say, *except that the judge thinks it is real*
This is functionally no different than putting a puppet on the stand and making it say everything you want the deceased to say, *except that the judge thinks it is real*
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i'm constantly thinking about how one person's decision to make the pole position countdown sound effect 3 short beeps and 1 one long beep was so singularly influential that not only is it simply a given to add it into basically every racing game by default but people expect it in real races too
The importance and influence of Pole Position is incredible. Consider: within the same 9-month stretch that Namco released Galaga and Dig Dug, two games that innovated and pushed their genres forward, they also released Pole Position, a chase-cam, faux 3D racing title with sprite scaling. In 1982.
XP Arcade: Pole Position
One of the most influential games ever, Pole Position is another classic from Namco's golden age in the arcade.
retroxp.beehiiv.com
April 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
i'm constantly thinking about how one person's decision to make the pole position countdown sound effect 3 short beeps and 1 one long beep was so singularly influential that not only is it simply a given to add it into basically every racing game by default but people expect it in real races too
Marathon reboot logo is missing the part in the center because they carved its fucking soul out.
April 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Marathon reboot logo is missing the part in the center because they carved its fucking soul out.
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Cherry blossoms illuminated by the setting sun. Osaka Japan. #photography
April 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Cherry blossoms illuminated by the setting sun. Osaka Japan. #photography
Maybe I am missing something, but how is a universal 10% tariff on all imports not just effectively considered a tax?
I've seen a lot of things in the US, good and bad, overturned because they are "effectively a tax" before...
I've seen a lot of things in the US, good and bad, overturned because they are "effectively a tax" before...
April 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Maybe I am missing something, but how is a universal 10% tariff on all imports not just effectively considered a tax?
I've seen a lot of things in the US, good and bad, overturned because they are "effectively a tax" before...
I've seen a lot of things in the US, good and bad, overturned because they are "effectively a tax" before...
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it's really hard to describe just how pathetic the entire elite apparatus has become. "the emperor's new clothes" really does not do this justice.
the emperor is running around flashing people sporadically—some days he does, some not—and people only deny the flashing on the days he did it.
the emperor is running around flashing people sporadically—some days he does, some not—and people only deny the flashing on the days he did it.
*GOLDMAN SACHS RESCINDS RECESSION CALL AFTER TRUMP TARIFF PAUSE
April 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
it's really hard to describe just how pathetic the entire elite apparatus has become. "the emperor's new clothes" really does not do this justice.
the emperor is running around flashing people sporadically—some days he does, some not—and people only deny the flashing on the days he did it.
the emperor is running around flashing people sporadically—some days he does, some not—and people only deny the flashing on the days he did it.