Positronic Brain
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"the Saudis can't bribe people any more because they spent all their money on sports teams and deeply stupid infrastructure projects they'll never finish" is a plot twist I didn't see coming, I'll be honest
November 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"the Saudis can't bribe people any more because they spent all their money on sports teams and deeply stupid infrastructure projects they'll never finish" is a plot twist I didn't see coming, I'll be honest
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I tend to say this as "tech no longer cares if it's incorrect."
Like many things in tech, what tech “disruption” has actually disrupted are the reality-correction mechanisms that cause other kinds of productive activities to fail and need to be corrected, and that applies to everything from information security, to infra reliability, to harmful business models.
November 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I tend to say this as "tech no longer cares if it's incorrect."
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And he sits there and takes it, because if he doesn't Mom - who can just casually shrug off half of Simba's extended family chewing on her back - will show up and bite him in half.
Pictured: my cat, confident that if she can just take me down she could eat like a queen for a year.
Pictured: my cat, confident that if she can just take me down she could eat like a queen for a year.
March 12, 2025 at 6:52 AM
And he sits there and takes it, because if he doesn't Mom - who can just casually shrug off half of Simba's extended family chewing on her back - will show up and bite him in half.
Pictured: my cat, confident that if she can just take me down she could eat like a queen for a year.
Pictured: my cat, confident that if she can just take me down she could eat like a queen for a year.
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I mentioned earlier that they chew on Nile Crocodiles - I wasn't kidding, baby Hippos use them as teething rings since the texture of their scales is satisfying to gum.
Just this 12' long razor-toothed archosaur, sitting there going "stay calm, Clarence, you survived the asteroid, you can do this."
Just this 12' long razor-toothed archosaur, sitting there going "stay calm, Clarence, you survived the asteroid, you can do this."
a hippopotamus is standing in a puddle of water next to two crocodiles
Alt: A crocodile doing his best to stay calm while a baby hippo noms on him.
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March 12, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I mentioned earlier that they chew on Nile Crocodiles - I wasn't kidding, baby Hippos use them as teething rings since the texture of their scales is satisfying to gum.
Just this 12' long razor-toothed archosaur, sitting there going "stay calm, Clarence, you survived the asteroid, you can do this."
Just this 12' long razor-toothed archosaur, sitting there going "stay calm, Clarence, you survived the asteroid, you can do this."
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i missed this thread about hippos and all the science as to *why* they are terrifying murder cows the first time it was around
Additionally, hippos - despite being massive - have almost no fat on them. All of that impressive bulk is muscle.
2% body fat. Compare that to Elephants, which are around 8-10%, or rhinos, which are 10-20%.
The average human is around 20-40%, for reference.
They're *all* muscle.
2% body fat. Compare that to Elephants, which are around 8-10%, or rhinos, which are 10-20%.
The average human is around 20-40%, for reference.
They're *all* muscle.
November 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
i missed this thread about hippos and all the science as to *why* they are terrifying murder cows the first time it was around
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I repeat: The surest sign sexual preferences are innate is that 90% of women aren't dating each other.
Jesus. Haploid. Christ.
one user said [...] “I was part of the beta testing and the faceswop was great. I was able to upload pictures of my wife and it generated a pretty close,”
Jesus. Haploid. Christ.
one user said [...] “I was part of the beta testing and the faceswop was great. I was able to upload pictures of my wife and it generated a pretty close,”
Chatbot roleplay and AI image platform Secret Desires left cloud storage containers of nearly two million of images and videos exposed, including photos and full names of women at their workplaces, graduating from universities, taking selfies on vacation, and more www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
Massive Leak Shows Erotic Chatbot Users Turned Women’s Yearbook Pictures Into AI Porn
Chatbot roleplay and image generator platform SecretDesires.ai left cloud storage containers of nearly two million of images and videos exposed, including photos and full names of women from social me...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I repeat: The surest sign sexual preferences are innate is that 90% of women aren't dating each other.
Jesus. Haploid. Christ.
one user said [...] “I was part of the beta testing and the faceswop was great. I was able to upload pictures of my wife and it generated a pretty close,”
Jesus. Haploid. Christ.
one user said [...] “I was part of the beta testing and the faceswop was great. I was able to upload pictures of my wife and it generated a pretty close,”
Lumines and Demonschool coming out in a one week window has obliterated my free time schedulem, and that's before I factor in all the books I'm expecting to come out these weeks.
These are the best kind of problems.
These are the best kind of problems.
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Lumines and Demonschool coming out in a one week window has obliterated my free time schedulem, and that's before I factor in all the books I'm expecting to come out these weeks.
These are the best kind of problems.
These are the best kind of problems.
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No one — I think literally no one — is actually excited for AI in search. It's only there because Google is using all of its channels to ram it down our throats, a strategy which they've been refining over the years.
This is the part that confuses me - back when search worked, it worked fine for all of these things. What does "AI" add? why are people so excited about it?
pancake recipe will be in any pre-AI nonsense search engine and any good book too, without any chance of "add glue for extra chewiness"
November 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
No one — I think literally no one — is actually excited for AI in search. It's only there because Google is using all of its channels to ram it down our throats, a strategy which they've been refining over the years.
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I lost a job for calling Charlie Kirk a Nazi, but this is cool.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I lost a job for calling Charlie Kirk a Nazi, but this is cool.
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you know what we call software that autonomously installs malware?
Malware.
Malware.
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
you know what we call software that autonomously installs malware?
Malware.
Malware.
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"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
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The really depressing thing about AI is it proves how little most people care about art. This is very funny, but also, so many people will have had to look at this and not one of them stopped and said "what is this absolute shit?"
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The really depressing thing about AI is it proves how little most people care about art. This is very funny, but also, so many people will have had to look at this and not one of them stopped and said "what is this absolute shit?"
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when will the lesson finally get learned? #cloudflare
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
when will the lesson finally get learned? #cloudflare
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authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 AM
authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now
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yesterday I learned that there's a whole market segment of "masculine rosaries / rosaries for men," if you wanna know how the cope is going for MRA types who are trying to work their way up to Catholic cosplay
November 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
yesterday I learned that there's a whole market segment of "masculine rosaries / rosaries for men," if you wanna know how the cope is going for MRA types who are trying to work their way up to Catholic cosplay
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El alcalde del PP de Alpedrete afirma que el hombre que asesinó a su pareja la “quería”: “No veo violencia de género”
El alcalde del PP de Alpedrete afirma que el hombre que asesinó a su pareja la "quería": "No veo violencia de género"
Juan Fernández niega la violencia machista y relata el asesinato como un hombre al que le falló "el sistema" y "sucumbió a la presión" de la enfermedad psicológica que padecía
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November 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Thought I'd check in on chatgpt and see if it had gotten any better at game history research. It hallucinated an unreleased "Wizards and Warriors IV" project for NES and when I asked what the source was it made up a tweet by...me.
November 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Thought I'd check in on chatgpt and see if it had gotten any better at game history research. It hallucinated an unreleased "Wizards and Warriors IV" project for NES and when I asked what the source was it made up a tweet by...me.
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Uh
this is
enormous
this is
enormous
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Uh
this is
enormous
this is
enormous
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okay, but why IS it a vending machine tho?
November 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
okay, but why IS it a vending machine tho?
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Just how morally, ethically, intellectually bankrupt do you have to be to argue that 15-year-olds can sell sex but can’t affirm gender
November 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Just how morally, ethically, intellectually bankrupt do you have to be to argue that 15-year-olds can sell sex but can’t affirm gender
....
*Runs to AO3*
*Runs to AO3*
I know we are all ragging on Samus' new, quirky companion. But if Samus and Cortana met up and, crucially, were dating, I think a lot of you would change your tune....
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
....
*Runs to AO3*
*Runs to AO3*
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"I prepared all these faces for him and then he bit mine. It's disgusting for a leopard to treat a fellow leopard this way."
MTG: “.. “I am now being contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world. .. The man I supported and helped get elected.”
@mediaite.com #GA14
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@mediaite.com #GA14
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November 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"I prepared all these faces for him and then he bit mine. It's disgusting for a leopard to treat a fellow leopard this way."
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People used to run away and join the circus, but now, thanks to modern advancements, the circus is all around us all the damn time
November 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
People used to run away and join the circus, but now, thanks to modern advancements, the circus is all around us all the damn time