John
@neopifex.bsky.social
Things I like: MST3k, Star Wars, Rock Band, Pentax cameras, N and Z scale trains, PC gaming, QotSA, Tusken Raiders, Dems, progressives, equality, spoonerisms, and Oxford commas.
Neurofrustrating | he/him | Bay Area | DFTBA
Neurofrustrating | he/him | Bay Area | DFTBA
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November 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Everyone else has cooler paper money than we do. The US could learn a thing or two.
More importantly, now I know I need to visit Axolotitlán, the museum with the coolest name ever.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
More importantly, now I know I need to visit Axolotitlán, the museum with the coolest name ever.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
November 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Everyone else has cooler paper money than we do. The US could learn a thing or two.
More importantly, now I know I need to visit Axolotitlán, the museum with the coolest name ever.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
More importantly, now I know I need to visit Axolotitlán, the museum with the coolest name ever.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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From the No Duh Department: Googling something and reading about it is more educational than asking AI to teach it to you.
Learning With AI Falls Short Compared to Old-Fashioned Web Search
In virtually all the ways that matter, getting summarized information from AI models was less educational than doing the work of search.
gizmodo.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
From the No Duh Department: Googling something and reading about it is more educational than asking AI to teach it to you.
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Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
Of all the stupid shit this administration has done, this is one of them
But it's *exceptionally* stupid when we've had a nurse shortage for so many years.
But it's *exceptionally* stupid when we've had a nurse shortage for so many years.
I’m sorry that I don’t have anything intelligent to say right now because I am so fucking angry
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Of all the stupid shit this administration has done, this is one of them
But it's *exceptionally* stupid when we've had a nurse shortage for so many years.
But it's *exceptionally* stupid when we've had a nurse shortage for so many years.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I really, *really* want the AI bubble to pop and watch tech bro fortunes disappear into the ether like an LLM hallucination.
The chances of any of them learning a lesson are slim, but it's there and I want it to have the opportunity to make the most of itself.
The chances of any of them learning a lesson are slim, but it's there and I want it to have the opportunity to make the most of itself.
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I really, *really* want the AI bubble to pop and watch tech bro fortunes disappear into the ether like an LLM hallucination.
The chances of any of them learning a lesson are slim, but it's there and I want it to have the opportunity to make the most of itself.
The chances of any of them learning a lesson are slim, but it's there and I want it to have the opportunity to make the most of itself.
It's true, it was turned on on all my accounts.
Screw you, Google. This is why I'm moving away from using your products wherever I can.
Screw you, Google. This is why I'm moving away from using your products wherever I can.
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
It's true, it was turned on on all my accounts.
Screw you, Google. This is why I'm moving away from using your products wherever I can.
Screw you, Google. This is why I'm moving away from using your products wherever I can.
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I love this
November 18, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I love this
Currently watching this and feeling Feelings
Come See Me in the Good Light - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Currently watching this and feeling Feelings
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this take is likely gonna move across state lines, if not further. tragic level of theft here. please spread as far and wide as you can. GameCenter is as stand-up an arcade preservation group as they come and deserve comeuppance here.
KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
GAME OVER: $25k+ of tech stolen from Kent arcade
Tens of thousands of dollars worth of vintage video game equipment was stolen from a Kent arcade this week.
www.kiro7.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
this take is likely gonna move across state lines, if not further. tragic level of theft here. please spread as far and wide as you can. GameCenter is as stand-up an arcade preservation group as they come and deserve comeuppance here.
Looking forward to the Watchmuppets movie adaptation
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Looking forward to the Watchmuppets movie adaptation
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Ok, reskeeting because this made me lol irl.
November 14, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Ok, reskeeting because this made me lol irl.
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I really recommend clicking through and reading more of the comic.
November 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I really recommend clicking through and reading more of the comic.
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we need a department of kerning
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
we need a department of kerning
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This Saturday (November 15), tune into youtube.com/scishow to hang with some of the SciShow team (+1 person from the Crash Course team) while they ESCAPE THE LAB in a live Learn-a-thon event!
November 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This Saturday (November 15), tune into youtube.com/scishow to hang with some of the SciShow team (+1 person from the Crash Course team) while they ESCAPE THE LAB in a live Learn-a-thon event!
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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True Tales of Dentistry
November 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
True Tales of Dentistry