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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 7h

ok I finally figured out who their energy reminds me of (yes I know I have to go to millennial prison now)

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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 23h

this is the greatest chart ever created

Chart titled "AI scenarios" from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas shows GDP per capita (in thousands of 1990 dollars, log scale) from 1870 to 2050. The chart includes:
A blue line representing historical Real GDP per capita from 1870 to ~2024.
An orange line indicating the Trend GDP per capita, growing at 1.9% per year.
A green line showing an AI GDP-boosted trend with a 2.1% growth rate for 10 years.
A red line labeled "Singularity: Benign scenario," depicting rapid GDP growth after 2024.
A purple line labeled "Singularity: Extinction," illustrating a sharp GDP decline to zero post-2024.

Notes explain data sources from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Haver Analytics, Macrohistory.net, United Nations, and authors' calculations.

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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 5d

someone needs to do a fancam edit of “Elizabeth Taylor” with Charlotte’s dog from SATC

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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 6d

It's one of the rare foods that is very easy to fuck up but also very easy to not fuck up

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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 6d

As far as I can tell, about 90% of the critique of TLOAS comes down to "c'mon Tay, girlboss and show em, we're rooting for you, get famous and successful, NO NOT LIKE THAT"

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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 7d

thinking about TLOAS/listening to TLOAS

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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 10d

Ohhhh I gotcha. Thanks.

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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 10d

Spruce up the garden with a few nice tree of heaven plants

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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 10d

Sorry -- they said that "on a GOP call"?

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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 12d

Sam Altman rn

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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 12d

I personally always found the original kind of schlocky, but maybe that was just overexposure

Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 12d

TIL Glen Campbell covered Good Riddance (the Green Day song) and I think this should be one of those "yep, it's his song now" covers youtu.be/AXZmupqz8s0?...

Glen Campbell - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) (Live From The Troubadour / 2008)

YouTube video by GlenCampbellVEVO

youtu.be

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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 13d

someone put a dataset on Kaggle of 18,393 pitchfork reviews www.kaggle.com/datasets/nol...

18,393 Pitchfork Reviews

Pitchfork reviews from Jan 5, 1999 to Jan 8, 2017

www.kaggle.com

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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 14d

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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 14d

can someone explain how it is even *possible* to create a system that takes 30 days to "register" an unsubscribe request?

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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 15d

this is like those five hour long YouTube videos they make for infants of shapes and colors set to music, but for boomers

Tim Kellogg @timkellogg.me · 16d

Meta launched Vibes: short form AI-generated video

about.fb.com/news/2025/09...

Introducing Vibes: A New Way to Discover and Create AI Videos

We’re rolling out the next iteration of the Meta AI app, including Vibes, a new feed of AI videos.

about.fb.com

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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 19d

a man with a scarf around his neck and the word silence below him

ALT: a man with a scarf around his neck and the word silence below him

media.tenor.com

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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 19d

A few months ago I mused aloud about local rec center hours. I got connected to @josephfray.bsky.social and Alexandria PRC, who took my input and connected me to the Council, and voila. Government that actually works when you participate is a beautiful thing. www.alexandriava.gov/rpca/alexand...

Joe Fray @josephfray.bsky.social · 19d

Big news for @danmunz.bsky.social

Early Workout Access at Charles Houston Recreation Center
Looking to start your day with a workout? Good news! The Charles Houston Recreation Center fitness room is opening one hour earlier during our pilot program.

📅 September 29–November 21, Monday-Friday
⏰ Open at 8 a.m. (Fitness Room only)

Take advantage of this extended access and jumpstart your mornings with us. Whether you’re lifting, running, or working on your goals, we’ve got you covered.

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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 19d

a group of soldiers are standing in a row wearing helmets and armor .

ALT: a group of soldiers are standing in a row wearing helmets and armor .

media.tenor.com

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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 19d

Seriously, this is super cool and a genuine quality-of-life improver for me (and many others I think). Thank you!

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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 19d

a man in a suit and tie is standing next to a woman in a green shirt .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing next to a woman in a green shirt .

media.tenor.com

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Reposted by Dan Munz

John Yuda 🥄 @yuda.org · 23d

When y’all cancel your Disney+ subs, please consider giving some of that money to your local NPR or PBS station, or other independent media like @boltsmag.org or @propublica.org

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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 26d

🎶 white wakes me up, blue calms me down 🎶 www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SSEuwh/

TikTok video by @

www.tiktok.com

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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 26d

I mean youtu.be/-7SGnVY4Qv4?...

Reno 911! Cat on the Roof

YouTube video by 00gr1ngo

youtu.be

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Dan Munz @danmunz.bsky.social · 26d

I really think Reno 911 might be the best live action television comedy of this century so far

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