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That feeling when your laptop BIOS takes a while to start up after you install a firmware update...
December 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
That feeling when your laptop BIOS takes a while to start up after you install a firmware update...
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I have nothing against you or your regional culture but there is an unbreakable spiritual bond between anyone who has ever had to scrape ice off a windshield while hungover
the annual snowfall required for me to take your city seriously is like 11” minimum. nobody is using 300 days of sun to serve the lord
November 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I have nothing against you or your regional culture but there is an unbreakable spiritual bond between anyone who has ever had to scrape ice off a windshield while hungover
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Okay so here's a little fun fact: Canadians call these "pencil crayons" because "crayon" is French for "pencil" and all of our packaging for consumer products is bilingual.
We all grew up with packages that say "Coloured pencils // Crayons de couleur" and it became pencil crayons.
We all grew up with packages that say "Coloured pencils // Crayons de couleur" and it became pencil crayons.
November 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Okay so here's a little fun fact: Canadians call these "pencil crayons" because "crayon" is French for "pencil" and all of our packaging for consumer products is bilingual.
We all grew up with packages that say "Coloured pencils // Crayons de couleur" and it became pencil crayons.
We all grew up with packages that say "Coloured pencils // Crayons de couleur" and it became pencil crayons.
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ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Theory: all McKinsey talks are the same talk.
November 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Theory: all McKinsey talks are the same talk.
Anticipating the AI Engineer Code Summit opening. Already met some good people.
November 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Anticipating the AI Engineer Code Summit opening. Already met some good people.
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God stays in heaven because he too lives in fear of what he's created (can you believe I’m *still* single??)
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
God stays in heaven because he too lives in fear of what he's created (can you believe I’m *still* single??)
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@nizzahon.bsky.social Reading this article of yours: blog.cardkingdom.com/evaluating-t.... Trying to understand how you'd get 5 cards back with Uncle's Musings while only spending 4 mana. Can't see how you get back more than 3 without there being spell tax effects to push up its cost.
Evaluating the Avatar: the Last Airbender Scene Box Cards for Commander - Card Kingdom Blog
Avatar: the Last Airbender releases on November 21st. Alongside the release of typical products like Collector and Play Boosters, Avatar also has two scene boxes. We also saw these released alongside ...
blog.cardkingdom.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
@nizzahon.bsky.social Reading this article of yours: blog.cardkingdom.com/evaluating-t.... Trying to understand how you'd get 5 cards back with Uncle's Musings while only spending 4 mana. Can't see how you get back more than 3 without there being spell tax effects to push up its cost.
I think, if you sat around your local barbershop, and the topic of autism came up, you'd have a better than even chance of a more intelligent and informed discussion.
October 11, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I think, if you sat around your local barbershop, and the topic of autism came up, you'd have a better than even chance of a more intelligent and informed discussion.
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Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
October 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
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October 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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[new blog post]
Tiga: Accelerating Geo-Distributed Transactions with Synchronized Clocks
muratbuffalo.blogspot.com/2025/10/tiga...
Tiga: Accelerating Geo-Distributed Transactions with Synchronized Clocks
muratbuffalo.blogspot.com/2025/10/tiga...
Tiga: Accelerating Geo-Distributed Transactions with Synchronized Clocks
This paper (to appear at SOSP'25) is one of the latest efforts exploring the dream of a one-round commit for geo-replicated databases. TAPI...
muratbuffalo.blogspot.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:26 AM
[new blog post]
Tiga: Accelerating Geo-Distributed Transactions with Synchronized Clocks
muratbuffalo.blogspot.com/2025/10/tiga...
Tiga: Accelerating Geo-Distributed Transactions with Synchronized Clocks
muratbuffalo.blogspot.com/2025/10/tiga...
The human short-circuit is impressive.
10/7/25😳miller: “has plenary authority” then immediately stops
October 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The human short-circuit is impressive.
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OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this
September 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this
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If you hide the system prompt and tool descriptions for your LLM agent, what you're actually doing is deliberately hiding the most useful documentation describing your service from your most sophisticated users!
September 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
If you hide the system prompt and tool descriptions for your LLM agent, what you're actually doing is deliberately hiding the most useful documentation describing your service from your most sophisticated users!
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At what point do we stop saying “worth its weight in gold” and start saying “worth its weight in high-end GPU”?
September 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
At what point do we stop saying “worth its weight in gold” and start saying “worth its weight in high-end GPU”?
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I’ve not seen the full Dandan Secret Lair. I don’t really care if I get credit or anything from it. Rhystic Studies and informed players know its origins. I just hope I’ll be able to own a copy of the official release and not have them sell out to scalpers and stuff like I’ve heard can be a problem.
September 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I’ve not seen the full Dandan Secret Lair. I don’t really care if I get credit or anything from it. Rhystic Studies and informed players know its origins. I just hope I’ll be able to own a copy of the official release and not have them sell out to scalpers and stuff like I’ve heard can be a problem.
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Just to be blunt, if you want Wired and 404 and The Verge to employ reporters who understand the memes on bullet casings and can connect them to gaming culture while having the legal and support resources to deal with waves of harassment when we do it… you have to subscribe and pay for the work
the entire media ecosystem is just not built or ready for events like this and far right billionaires like larry ellison buying news orgs will only make this worse
September 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Just to be blunt, if you want Wired and 404 and The Verge to employ reporters who understand the memes on bullet casings and can connect them to gaming culture while having the legal and support resources to deal with waves of harassment when we do it… you have to subscribe and pay for the work
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Dryden backstopped the NHL's most successful franchise to championships in six of his eight seasons in the league from 1970-71 to '78-79. He died after a fight with cancer.
Ken Dryden, Hall of Fame goalie for the Montreal Canadiens, dies at age 78
Dryden backstopped the NHL's most successful franchise to championships in six of his eight seasons in the league from 1970-71 to '78-79. He died after a fight with cancer.
n.pr
September 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Dryden backstopped the NHL's most successful franchise to championships in six of his eight seasons in the league from 1970-71 to '78-79. He died after a fight with cancer.
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🚨 Italy imposes a €15 million fine on OpenAI amid a ChatGPT investigation! 💰🤖 Dive into the details of this landmark decision. Read more: https://innovirtuoso.com/technology/italy-hits-openai-with-e15-million-fine-amid-chatgpt #OpenAI #ChatGPT #AIethics
Italy Hits OpenAI with €15 Million Fine Amid ChatGPT
Italy's data watchdog has imposed a €15 million fine on OpenAI, highlighting concerns about privacy regulations and user data handling related to ChatGPT.
innovirtuoso.com
August 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
🚨 Italy imposes a €15 million fine on OpenAI amid a ChatGPT investigation! 💰🤖 Dive into the details of this landmark decision. Read more: https://innovirtuoso.com/technology/italy-hits-openai-with-e15-million-fine-amid-chatgpt #OpenAI #ChatGPT #AIethics
I know everyone likes to dunk on Tesla these days, but if you're "partially" responsible for an accident and get a $243 million judgement, what would be the judgement for fully responsible?
Seems really out of whack with reality.
Seems really out of whack with reality.
A jury found Tesla partially liable for a fatal 2019 crash in Key Largo, Florida, ordering the company to pay $200 million in punitive damages, a stunning rebuke for CEO Elon Musk’s company.
Tesla found partially liable for fatal 2019 crash, hit with $329 million in damages
The outcome is a stunning rebuke for Tesla, which for years has fought to absolve itself of responsibility when its technology is involved in a crash.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I know everyone likes to dunk on Tesla these days, but if you're "partially" responsible for an accident and get a $243 million judgement, what would be the judgement for fully responsible?
Seems really out of whack with reality.
Seems really out of whack with reality.