Poize
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Both the "Continue" button and the "Try it now" button do *the same thing* in what is the clearest example of a dark pattern I've ever seen. Imagine someone is getting metrics about the "number of Google Docs users who are using AI" and all the numbers are total bullshit.
December 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Both the "Continue" button and the "Try it now" button do *the same thing* in what is the clearest example of a dark pattern I've ever seen. Imagine someone is getting metrics about the "number of Google Docs users who are using AI" and all the numbers are total bullshit.
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Oh, God. Best of luck to her, but every non-black person who cheered on Mamdani and AOC is about to have a litany of reasons why Jasmine is a bad choice that somehow has nothing to do with race. They just have a "feeling" she's not right.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett announces her campaign for U.S. Senate for Texas with an ad that uses Trump’s own words against her.
December 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Oh, God. Best of luck to her, but every non-black person who cheered on Mamdani and AOC is about to have a litany of reasons why Jasmine is a bad choice that somehow has nothing to do with race. They just have a "feeling" she's not right.
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It's so funny to see them try to split the difference between pretending to be really busy and being an AI studio. Yeah...we put in an all nighter...writing prompts! Okay, are you stupid?
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
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The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
December 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
It's so funny to see them try to split the difference between pretending to be really busy and being an AI studio. Yeah...we put in an all nighter...writing prompts! Okay, are you stupid?
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New from me: The internet promised the democratization of information, power, and expression. Now there are vanishingly few ways to be online that don't involve being a billboard.
I wrote about the weird — and sometimes devastating — experience of being *influenced*
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
I wrote about the weird — and sometimes devastating — experience of being *influenced*
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
Confessions of the influenced
Behind every influencer is an army of the people mired in debt and mass-produced clutter.
www.theverge.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
New from me: The internet promised the democratization of information, power, and expression. Now there are vanishingly few ways to be online that don't involve being a billboard.
I wrote about the weird — and sometimes devastating — experience of being *influenced*
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
I wrote about the weird — and sometimes devastating — experience of being *influenced*
www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
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if u missed out and are still in a pledging mood then please check out this other indie animation kickstarter! They have 5 days to go and are close to getting their goal!!
Only 5 more days left to pledge! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks
Crocodile Dance is a 2D/3D African animated thriller about a cursed musician who must confront a water goddess (Mami Wata) to reclaim her power.
#Kickstarter #animatedfilm #crocodiledance #afrofuturism #africanfuturism #africananimation
Crocodile Dance is a 2D/3D African animated thriller about a cursed musician who must confront a water goddess (Mami Wata) to reclaim her power.
#Kickstarter #animatedfilm #crocodiledance #afrofuturism #africanfuturism #africananimation
December 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
if u missed out and are still in a pledging mood then please check out this other indie animation kickstarter! They have 5 days to go and are close to getting their goal!!
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pals you gotta quit spotify
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
pals you gotta quit spotify
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Same goes for "analog" or more old-school materials.
I have a button that says "The CIA can't see what's in your VCR".
I have a button that says "The CIA can't see what's in your VCR".
This is awesome. Print is such a good way to get around a bunch of distribution (and surveillance!) mechanisms that seem otherwise mandatory in this very gross economy. It is really nice to see it spelled out like this.
It works great for us, and it'll work great for other places!
It works great for us, and it'll work great for other places!
404 Media is making a print zine! About the surveillance technologies used by ICE. 16 pages, riso printed. Shipping early January. Features reworked versions of our best reporting and a few new things. We're very excited! And hope to do more if people like it:
www.404media.co/404-media-is...
www.404media.co/404-media-is...
December 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Same goes for "analog" or more old-school materials.
I have a button that says "The CIA can't see what's in your VCR".
I have a button that says "The CIA can't see what's in your VCR".
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We need to permanently retire "get that bag" and bring back the shame of selling out!! Sorry!!
December 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
We need to permanently retire "get that bag" and bring back the shame of selling out!! Sorry!!
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"porn's going back underground"
"we're going back to cash"
"we're going to crypto"
"we're gonna mail print only"
how about instead of saying funny shit online you call your reps and speak up for us so we don't have to do this
"we're going back to cash"
"we're going to crypto"
"we're gonna mail print only"
how about instead of saying funny shit online you call your reps and speak up for us so we don't have to do this
December 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"porn's going back underground"
"we're going back to cash"
"we're going to crypto"
"we're gonna mail print only"
how about instead of saying funny shit online you call your reps and speak up for us so we don't have to do this
"we're going back to cash"
"we're going to crypto"
"we're gonna mail print only"
how about instead of saying funny shit online you call your reps and speak up for us so we don't have to do this
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Our modern subscription hellhole is aggressively anti-ownership and the kids know it
December 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Our modern subscription hellhole is aggressively anti-ownership and the kids know it
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Facebook is going to dump ungodly amounts of money in smart glasses and only freaks will buy them. Every time I hear someone talk about this topic I feel like I’m going insane. Same with Alexa, that’s just a smart speaker/timer that serves as hole for Amazon to dump money into.
December 8, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Facebook is going to dump ungodly amounts of money in smart glasses and only freaks will buy them. Every time I hear someone talk about this topic I feel like I’m going insane. Same with Alexa, that’s just a smart speaker/timer that serves as hole for Amazon to dump money into.
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"Retrobrighting" Might Actually Cause More Harm Than Good To Your Yellowing Consoles.
"Retrobrighting" Might Actually Cause More Harm Than Good To Your Yellowing Consoles
A 10-year study throws up some worrying results
www.timeextension.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
"Retrobrighting" Might Actually Cause More Harm Than Good To Your Yellowing Consoles.
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One of the best-sketched characters in an incredibly character-rich show: a fascist whose (potentially real!) redeeming qualities are continually undercut by his monumental pride, bigotry, entitlement and pettiness
The most realistic scene in DS9 is when Gul Dukat whined about how the Bajorans never erected a statue in his honor. A prophetic text.
December 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
One of the best-sketched characters in an incredibly character-rich show: a fascist whose (potentially real!) redeeming qualities are continually undercut by his monumental pride, bigotry, entitlement and pettiness
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I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30
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'you can generate a different ending every time you view a movie!'
'you can have endless text conversations with NPCs in games!'
'you can summarize a novel, you don't have to read it!'
the pitches for genAI really reveal how much the people behind it just... hate art.
like. *hate* art. deeply.
'you can have endless text conversations with NPCs in games!'
'you can summarize a novel, you don't have to read it!'
the pitches for genAI really reveal how much the people behind it just... hate art.
like. *hate* art. deeply.
June 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
'you can generate a different ending every time you view a movie!'
'you can have endless text conversations with NPCs in games!'
'you can summarize a novel, you don't have to read it!'
the pitches for genAI really reveal how much the people behind it just... hate art.
like. *hate* art. deeply.
'you can have endless text conversations with NPCs in games!'
'you can summarize a novel, you don't have to read it!'
the pitches for genAI really reveal how much the people behind it just... hate art.
like. *hate* art. deeply.
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Ask yourself if kids prefer toys, or stores. Games from a generation ago were allowed to be toys. Games today are forced to be stores.
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Ask yourself if kids prefer toys, or stores. Games from a generation ago were allowed to be toys. Games today are forced to be stores.
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I know we're all goofing on this and pointing out the obvious explanations but I do feel the need to acknowledge the insidious question that is wearing this headline as a mask: "Why are they buying old things? Why aren't they buying the new things we want them to buy so we can make more money?"
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I know we're all goofing on this and pointing out the obvious explanations but I do feel the need to acknowledge the insidious question that is wearing this headline as a mask: "Why are they buying old things? Why aren't they buying the new things we want them to buy so we can make more money?"
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it’s not just AI slop: they’re breaking shit constantly now
since the latest update, random things will crash Explorer and my taskbar will restart, Discord kept freezing until I turned off notifications, and trying to scroll in Chrome with some games alt-tabbed is a glitchy mess
since the latest update, random things will crash Explorer and my taskbar will restart, Discord kept freezing until I turned off notifications, and trying to scroll in Chrome with some games alt-tabbed is a glitchy mess
December 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
it’s not just AI slop: they’re breaking shit constantly now
since the latest update, random things will crash Explorer and my taskbar will restart, Discord kept freezing until I turned off notifications, and trying to scroll in Chrome with some games alt-tabbed is a glitchy mess
since the latest update, random things will crash Explorer and my taskbar will restart, Discord kept freezing until I turned off notifications, and trying to scroll in Chrome with some games alt-tabbed is a glitchy mess
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because everything is designed to suck as much as they can get away with right now, and also everything looks the same, people want tech with aesthetics
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
because everything is designed to suck as much as they can get away with right now, and also everything looks the same, people want tech with aesthetics
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On the one hand, I want to have patience and grace for people who have a genuine change of heart, and are coming around to the idea they fucked up and should do better.
But on the other hand, South Park did so much damage to the fabric of our society, I'm not sure 'Cartman is sad now' is enough.
But on the other hand, South Park did so much damage to the fabric of our society, I'm not sure 'Cartman is sad now' is enough.
Resistance libs welcomed South Park into the anti-Trump fold with open arms. Our founder Evan Urquhart was a bit less joyous to see the anti-woke edgelords of South Park recognize, at last, the dreadful pandora's box that widespread anti-wokeness opened up.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
South Park Mourns the Death of Woke — Assigned
An adult cartoon that reveled in the anti-woke backlash reckons with its impact.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
On the one hand, I want to have patience and grace for people who have a genuine change of heart, and are coming around to the idea they fucked up and should do better.
But on the other hand, South Park did so much damage to the fabric of our society, I'm not sure 'Cartman is sad now' is enough.
But on the other hand, South Park did so much damage to the fabric of our society, I'm not sure 'Cartman is sad now' is enough.
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December 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM