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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
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A geomagnetic storm large enough to fry all the computers would fix us.
September 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
A geomagnetic storm large enough to fry all the computers would fix us.
Left my phone in a cafe en route to Cornwall and enjoyed a perfect 72 hours by the sea without it. Now it’s back in my hand, I think I need better strategies to mitigate its use.
August 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Left my phone in a cafe en route to Cornwall and enjoyed a perfect 72 hours by the sea without it. Now it’s back in my hand, I think I need better strategies to mitigate its use.
So many good takes on ai on this website
We created a machine that talks to everybody the same way billionaires want everybody to talk to them and unsurprisingly it has driven a significant portion of its users totally insane.
August 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
So many good takes on ai on this website
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Europe appears to just have given up on doing anything technical. Perhaps we should stop pretending & speed up getting to our eventual destiny of a full time holiday destination for American, Chinese & Russian tourists. And that is the best outcome I can see right now therecord.media/spain-awards...
Spain awards Huawei contracts to manage intelligence agency wiretaps
Huawei will manage and store judicially authorized wiretaps in Spain, under a contract that bucks the trend of Western governments restricting use of the Chinese tech company's products and services.
therecord.media
July 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Europe appears to just have given up on doing anything technical. Perhaps we should stop pretending & speed up getting to our eventual destiny of a full time holiday destination for American, Chinese & Russian tourists. And that is the best outcome I can see right now therecord.media/spain-awards...
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I'm firmly in the 'Neil Young was absolutely the right musician to headline Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage on Saturday night' camp, in case anyone was wondering.
June 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I'm firmly in the 'Neil Young was absolutely the right musician to headline Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage on Saturday night' camp, in case anyone was wondering.
Just a wonderfully satisfying, emotionally resonant, politically relevant, thoroughly entertaining Saturday at Glastonbury. (Wish I was actually there).
June 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Just a wonderfully satisfying, emotionally resonant, politically relevant, thoroughly entertaining Saturday at Glastonbury. (Wish I was actually there).
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I mean I'm a hardened atheist who at this point believes like 80% unironically that Trump is the/an antichrist, so...
June 28, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I mean I'm a hardened atheist who at this point believes like 80% unironically that Trump is the/an antichrist, so...
Christ, the 1975 are fucking diabolical.
June 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Christ, the 1975 are fucking diabolical.
Might print this off and put it on a t-shirt.
June 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Might print this off and put it on a t-shirt.
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It's .........very cosplay so far here at Trump's birthday parade. Those wigs must be so damn hot
Let's do this!
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Let's do this!
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June 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
It's .........very cosplay so far here at Trump's birthday parade. Those wigs must be so damn hot
Let's do this!
🧵
Let's do this!
🧵
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Met 2 black cats on my morning walk. Some people would consider that bad luck. Those people are stupid.
June 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Met 2 black cats on my morning walk. Some people would consider that bad luck. Those people are stupid.
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PALPATINE HOLOGRAM: 𝑨𝑹𝑬 𝑾𝑬 𝑶𝑵 𝑻𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑲 𝑻𝑶 𝑴𝑬𝑬𝑻 𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑸𝑼𝑨𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑳𝒀 𝑲𝑷𝑰𝑺?
IMPERIAL BUREAUCRAT: Y-yes my lord.
PALPATINE: 𝒀𝑶𝑼’𝑹𝑬 𝑨 𝑹𝑶𝑪𝑲𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹. 𝑳𝑬𝑻’𝑺 𝑻𝑶𝑼𝑪𝑯 𝑩𝑨𝑺𝑬 𝑳𝑨𝑻𝑬𝑹.
IMPERIAL BUREAUCRAT: Y-yes my lord.
PALPATINE: 𝒀𝑶𝑼’𝑹𝑬 𝑨 𝑹𝑶𝑪𝑲𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹. 𝑳𝑬𝑻’𝑺 𝑻𝑶𝑼𝑪𝑯 𝑩𝑨𝑺𝑬 𝑳𝑨𝑻𝑬𝑹.
May 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
PALPATINE HOLOGRAM: 𝑨𝑹𝑬 𝑾𝑬 𝑶𝑵 𝑻𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑲 𝑻𝑶 𝑴𝑬𝑬𝑻 𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑸𝑼𝑨𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑳𝒀 𝑲𝑷𝑰𝑺?
IMPERIAL BUREAUCRAT: Y-yes my lord.
PALPATINE: 𝒀𝑶𝑼’𝑹𝑬 𝑨 𝑹𝑶𝑪𝑲𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹. 𝑳𝑬𝑻’𝑺 𝑻𝑶𝑼𝑪𝑯 𝑩𝑨𝑺𝑬 𝑳𝑨𝑻𝑬𝑹.
IMPERIAL BUREAUCRAT: Y-yes my lord.
PALPATINE: 𝒀𝑶𝑼’𝑹𝑬 𝑨 𝑹𝑶𝑪𝑲𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹. 𝑳𝑬𝑻’𝑺 𝑻𝑶𝑼𝑪𝑯 𝑩𝑨𝑺𝑬 𝑳𝑨𝑻𝑬𝑹.
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Mike D: Prospect Park down to Park Slope, it’s time to listen to
All 3 Beastie Boys:
All 3 Beastie Boys:
May 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Mike D: Prospect Park down to Park Slope, it’s time to listen to
All 3 Beastie Boys:
All 3 Beastie Boys:
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Cassocks are red
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
May 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Cassocks are red
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
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ooo she sounds smart and hot wonder if she has a name!!!
May 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
ooo she sounds smart and hot wonder if she has a name!!!
would love to see an Elon bio-pic with this Naked Gun / Austin Powers-style tone baked right in
"Smart tech guys" who lack the competence or at least insight required to operate a Pop-Tart without injuring themselves.
April 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
would love to see an Elon bio-pic with this Naked Gun / Austin Powers-style tone baked right in
April 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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I invented a new phone to help save time in the morning
April 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I invented a new phone to help save time in the morning
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Quite wonderful find by this FT team. A Chinese small business that makes MAGA merch on.ft.com/4cAH6tE
April 12, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Quite wonderful find by this FT team. A Chinese small business that makes MAGA merch on.ft.com/4cAH6tE
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From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
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[if Chuck Schumer replaced Liam Neeson in Taken]
CHUCK SCHUMER: [on phone] I don’t know who you are or what you want, but I will find you and I will help you kill my daughter
CHUCK SCHUMER: [on phone] I don’t know who you are or what you want, but I will find you and I will help you kill my daughter
March 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
[if Chuck Schumer replaced Liam Neeson in Taken]
CHUCK SCHUMER: [on phone] I don’t know who you are or what you want, but I will find you and I will help you kill my daughter
CHUCK SCHUMER: [on phone] I don’t know who you are or what you want, but I will find you and I will help you kill my daughter
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The forecast is looking good for canal trading this Saturday!
Pop down and find us just around the corner from Avoncliff Aquaduct
Near Bradford on Avon.
#canaltraders
Pop down and find us just around the corner from Avoncliff Aquaduct
Near Bradford on Avon.
#canaltraders
March 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The forecast is looking good for canal trading this Saturday!
Pop down and find us just around the corner from Avoncliff Aquaduct
Near Bradford on Avon.
#canaltraders
Pop down and find us just around the corner from Avoncliff Aquaduct
Near Bradford on Avon.
#canaltraders