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GONZO the Ghoastly 👻 @gonzo.bsky.social · 1h

Yez

Orange and white cat stares in the foreground. Behind him, an orange cat blurrily naps in a window basket. Text reads, "our enemies are cowards and we are going to defeat them."

Andy Famiglietti @afamiglietti.bsky.social · 1h

My sister in law's name is Allison, often abbreviated to "Al" on the family chat. Periodically my father in law will send something like "Al just picked us up some groceries" and for just a second I think the new GPT has some WILD capabilities

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Andy Famiglietti @afamiglietti.bsky.social · 6h

Never mind the republic. It's lost. If we get out of this without losing multicellular life, call it a win.

David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells.bsky.social · 8h

“Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed as the region warms, with new seeps being discovered at an ‘astonishing rate,’ scientists have found.” www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/c...

Scientists discovered something alarming seeping out from beneath the ocean around Antarctica | CNN

Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed, with new seeps being discovered at an “astonishing rate,” raising fears that future global warming predictions may have been und...

www.cnn.com

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 9h

It’s this multiple times a day

They don't even bother to lie badly anymore.
I suppose that's the final humiliation.

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Andy Famiglietti @afamiglietti.bsky.social · 13h

The people who need to read this can't but:

1) I am genuinely sorry and
2) My playoffs are over. Please unmute me.

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Andy Famiglietti @afamiglietti.bsky.social · 13h

It's Gibson's Jackpot from the Peripheral books. Except worse. The rug pill.

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Andy Famiglietti @afamiglietti.bsky.social · 13h

There is going to be a moment of opportunity, after the crash. There was a moment in 2001. That's how we got Wikipedia. Look for it.

The Pleasure Vice Principle (he/him/his) @hannibaltabu.bsky.social · 19h

I saw the dot coms crash from a front row seat. AI is running out of money way faster.

The evangelism is insecurity from people who made the wrong bet. I’ve seen it before. futurism.com/future-socie...

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

futurism.com

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Andy Famiglietti @afamiglietti.bsky.social · 13h

Oh goody we're going to get a Chinese Communist Party style surveillance state AND climate collapse and constant gun violence. Love it. No notes.

Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 13h

"If you believe, as Ellison does, that Americans will be better off when they are subjected to 'supervision at all times,' then buying microvideo platforms, enterprise software, streaming services, cable networks, gaming developers, & internet publishers is just buying supervision capacity."

The Ellisons Are Beta-Testing Big Brother.

If your feeds, subs, streams, games, and sports don't ensure you are on your "best behavior," your school and its EdTech partners will.

theamericanvandal.substack.com

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Andy Famiglietti @afamiglietti.bsky.social · 13h

"We're building god. We promise. Pinky swear. In the meantime, please accept this ersatz copy-writer and call center employee which isn't very good but is fairly cheap and entirely willing to accept your ideology without resistance."

Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · Jan 15

vox populi

Altman: thanks a lot for these! some common requests:

AGI (a little patience please)
GPT-5
better voice mode
higher rate limits
better GPTs
better reasoning
control over degree of wokeness/behavior
video
personalization
better browsing
'sign in with openai
open source

Quoting:
what would you like openai to build/fix in 2024?

Andy Famiglietti @afamiglietti.bsky.social · 13h

The Wasteland (by the Holiday Inn Express on Rt 100). Trying to get more ballardian.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 13h

They're literally installing Racism Dial bsky.app/profile/numb...

Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · Jan 15

vox populi

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Andy Famiglietti @afamiglietti.bsky.social · 1d

This was already on the menu at Sheetz

The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

‘Task’ Teams Up With Wawa For New Fentanyl Brick Hoagie

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Andy Famiglietti @afamiglietti.bsky.social · 1d

I prefer going with goddesses in this one. Hera and Aphrodite boons are absolutely S tier. Hestia boons are also very good.

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Andy Famiglietti @afamiglietti.bsky.social · 2d

To get the bitter taste out of our mouths, please enjoy the magic of the polarizing filter for photographic lenses. All of the sudden I remember why I LOVED these as a kid. Boost or limit reflections! Lighten or darken the sky! It's MAGIC.

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Andy Famiglietti @afamiglietti.bsky.social · 1d

If I get killed by Prometheus again right now, you will all hear me scream #HadesII

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Andy Famiglietti @afamiglietti.bsky.social · 2d

To get the bitter taste out of our mouths, please enjoy the magic of the polarizing filter for photographic lenses. All of the sudden I remember why I LOVED these as a kid. Boost or limit reflections! Lighten or darken the sky! It's MAGIC.