Kairon
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Nintendo Junkie; Netflix Addict; Jane Austen Fanboy: Not necessarily in that order! He/Him, but Singular They/Them has been English since the 14th century!
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Finally watched "Tron Ares" and actually enjoyed it thoroughly! Despite the techy scifi, at points it actually feels a little like a 90's tech theft thriller. Also enjoyed the character played by Greta Lee, and even Jared Leto to my surprise. The film felt like a fun new expansion to the Tron world.
January 13, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Finally watched "Tron Ares" and actually enjoyed it thoroughly! Despite the techy scifi, at points it actually feels a little like a 90's tech theft thriller. Also enjoyed the character played by Greta Lee, and even Jared Leto to my surprise. The film felt like a fun new expansion to the Tron world.
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Ok BritBox, you (David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin) finally got me. Trial subscription just started. #Ludwig #BBC #BritBox #PutItInMyVeins
Ludwig | BritBox Original | Trailer
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January 2, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Ok BritBox, you (David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin) finally got me. Trial subscription just started. #Ludwig #BBC #BritBox #PutItInMyVeins
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God I love a good denouement. #StrangerThings
January 2, 2026 at 10:16 AM
God I love a good denouement. #StrangerThings
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I now fully believe in primary-ing.
January 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I now fully believe in primary-ing.
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Have you been accused of being a "BOOKWORM"?📚🪱
Maybe because you love the smell of books or have a "To Be Read" shelf stacked dangerously high?
But *actual bookworms* are a thing.
Let's talk about insect damage in libraries & one of the oldest book protection systems in existence.
Maybe because you love the smell of books or have a "To Be Read" shelf stacked dangerously high?
But *actual bookworms* are a thing.
Let's talk about insect damage in libraries & one of the oldest book protection systems in existence.
January 14, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Have you been accused of being a "BOOKWORM"?📚🪱
Maybe because you love the smell of books or have a "To Be Read" shelf stacked dangerously high?
But *actual bookworms* are a thing.
Let's talk about insect damage in libraries & one of the oldest book protection systems in existence.
Maybe because you love the smell of books or have a "To Be Read" shelf stacked dangerously high?
But *actual bookworms* are a thing.
Let's talk about insect damage in libraries & one of the oldest book protection systems in existence.
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In the morning, the covers are removed & washed, the floors cleaned of any guano.
This practice has been in place since the mid-19th century.
A similar practice is used in the Palace of Mafra's smaller library, built around the same time. The chiropteran sentries are efficient & inexpensive.
This practice has been in place since the mid-19th century.
A similar practice is used in the Palace of Mafra's smaller library, built around the same time. The chiropteran sentries are efficient & inexpensive.
These Portuguese Libraries Are Infested With Bats—and They Like It That Way
They actually serve a very specific purpose
www.smithsonianmag.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:12 AM
In the morning, the covers are removed & washed, the floors cleaned of any guano.
This practice has been in place since the mid-19th century.
A similar practice is used in the Palace of Mafra's smaller library, built around the same time. The chiropteran sentries are efficient & inexpensive.
This practice has been in place since the mid-19th century.
A similar practice is used in the Palace of Mafra's smaller library, built around the same time. The chiropteran sentries are efficient & inexpensive.
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But two libraries in Portugal have a much older method.
Biblioteca Joanina is a 300 year old library near the University of Coimbra & they use all-natural pest control: BATS.
Every night, tables & chairs are covered & the library's bat colony guards within & without for insect interlopers.
Biblioteca Joanina is a 300 year old library near the University of Coimbra & they use all-natural pest control: BATS.
Every night, tables & chairs are covered & the library's bat colony guards within & without for insect interlopers.
January 14, 2026 at 1:12 AM
But two libraries in Portugal have a much older method.
Biblioteca Joanina is a 300 year old library near the University of Coimbra & they use all-natural pest control: BATS.
Every night, tables & chairs are covered & the library's bat colony guards within & without for insect interlopers.
Biblioteca Joanina is a 300 year old library near the University of Coimbra & they use all-natural pest control: BATS.
Every night, tables & chairs are covered & the library's bat colony guards within & without for insect interlopers.
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Other libraries have adopted a similar, modern strategy of stocking archives with pseudoscorpions (also sometimes called "book scorpions").
They're the natural predator of booklice & dust mites that might harm pages, an observation dating back to Aristotle, who observed them in library scrolls.
They're the natural predator of booklice & dust mites that might harm pages, an observation dating back to Aristotle, who observed them in library scrolls.
These tiny scorpions would like to perform an important inspection of your old book collection, please
Book scorpions are the best/worst thing to happen to books, because book scorpions! But also book scorpions... Properly known as pseudoscorpions, these tiny, tiny creatures have a fondness for old boo...
www.scientificamerican.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Other libraries have adopted a similar, modern strategy of stocking archives with pseudoscorpions (also sometimes called "book scorpions").
They're the natural predator of booklice & dust mites that might harm pages, an observation dating back to Aristotle, who observed them in library scrolls.
They're the natural predator of booklice & dust mites that might harm pages, an observation dating back to Aristotle, who observed them in library scrolls.
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One point I think is important is that even if SCOTUS and Republican Senators hold the line on Fed independence, Unitary Executive powers means Trump can de facto do monetary policy.
e.g., he'll likely have control over bank regs and thus financial market conditions, an important monetary conduit.
e.g., he'll likely have control over bank regs and thus financial market conditions, an important monetary conduit.
January 14, 2026 at 1:25 AM
One point I think is important is that even if SCOTUS and Republican Senators hold the line on Fed independence, Unitary Executive powers means Trump can de facto do monetary policy.
e.g., he'll likely have control over bank regs and thus financial market conditions, an important monetary conduit.
e.g., he'll likely have control over bank regs and thus financial market conditions, an important monetary conduit.
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Hey @thehill.com we’re still waiting on your apologies for this lie. 🤷♀️
January 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Hey @thehill.com we’re still waiting on your apologies for this lie. 🤷♀️
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Just in case anyone has doubts about Trump's plans for the midterms, he now openly admits that he wishes he had order troops to seize all voting machines in 2020.
With no one in the White House, Pentagon, or DOJ to stop him, he'll do it this time--unless Congress stops him first.
With no one in the White House, Pentagon, or DOJ to stop him, he'll do it this time--unless Congress stops him first.
January 12, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Just in case anyone has doubts about Trump's plans for the midterms, he now openly admits that he wishes he had order troops to seize all voting machines in 2020.
With no one in the White House, Pentagon, or DOJ to stop him, he'll do it this time--unless Congress stops him first.
With no one in the White House, Pentagon, or DOJ to stop him, he'll do it this time--unless Congress stops him first.
Finally watched "Tron Ares" and actually enjoyed it thoroughly! Despite the techy scifi, at points it actually feels a little like a 90's tech theft thriller. Also enjoyed the character played by Greta Lee, and even Jared Leto to my surprise. The film felt like a fun new expansion to the Tron world.
January 13, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Finally watched "Tron Ares" and actually enjoyed it thoroughly! Despite the techy scifi, at points it actually feels a little like a 90's tech theft thriller. Also enjoyed the character played by Greta Lee, and even Jared Leto to my surprise. The film felt like a fun new expansion to the Tron world.
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Got an email from Shopify letting me know that our items will be on external AI storefronts soon. Asking their AI help page how to turn that off hallucinated a link, then hallucinated connecting me to a human. Made my own way to a human, they made me screenshot the email no one told them about.
January 12, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Got an email from Shopify letting me know that our items will be on external AI storefronts soon. Asking their AI help page how to turn that off hallucinated a link, then hallucinated connecting me to a human. Made my own way to a human, they made me screenshot the email no one told them about.
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it will never not be insane to me that these drug commercials spend like a solid 45 seconds talking about potential bleeding between the anus and genitals and how it could be fatal
January 11, 2026 at 2:12 AM
it will never not be insane to me that these drug commercials spend like a solid 45 seconds talking about potential bleeding between the anus and genitals and how it could be fatal
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basically like, every right-winger has shown you who they are at this point. why are we ever humoring them by reading a word they have to say? they have no principles, no morals, they are vile and unmoved by atrocity yet amused by outrage. i don't need to see a single word from them ever again tbh
January 11, 2026 at 3:08 AM
basically like, every right-winger has shown you who they are at this point. why are we ever humoring them by reading a word they have to say? they have no principles, no morals, they are vile and unmoved by atrocity yet amused by outrage. i don't need to see a single word from them ever again tbh
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Don't forget to do all these Nintendo Events this weekend!
Get the Animal Crossing Theme in Tetris 99.
Participate in the Splatoon 3 Splatfest for Switch System Icons & 100 Platinum.
Earn special rewards in the Kirby Air Riders Event High-Speed Top Ride.
Earn Sceptilite in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
Get the Animal Crossing Theme in Tetris 99.
Participate in the Splatoon 3 Splatfest for Switch System Icons & 100 Platinum.
Earn special rewards in the Kirby Air Riders Event High-Speed Top Ride.
Earn Sceptilite in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
January 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Don't forget to do all these Nintendo Events this weekend!
Get the Animal Crossing Theme in Tetris 99.
Participate in the Splatoon 3 Splatfest for Switch System Icons & 100 Platinum.
Earn special rewards in the Kirby Air Riders Event High-Speed Top Ride.
Earn Sceptilite in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
Get the Animal Crossing Theme in Tetris 99.
Participate in the Splatoon 3 Splatfest for Switch System Icons & 100 Platinum.
Earn special rewards in the Kirby Air Riders Event High-Speed Top Ride.
Earn Sceptilite in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
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This is simply not technically possible. You cannot generate enough writing in-house to train an LLM. You cannot generate enough art in-house to train a GAN. People who think they have a model "trained on our own material" are using a base model of mass-scraped data, unknowingly or disingenuously.
Larian CEO says Divinity could have gen AI assets in it but only if the tools are trained on the studio's own data.
"If we use a GenAI model to create in-game assets, then it'll be trained on data we own."
https://kotaku.com/divinity-gen-ai-larian-bg3-reddit-ama-2000658429
"If we use a GenAI model to create in-game assets, then it'll be trained on data we own."
https://kotaku.com/divinity-gen-ai-larian-bg3-reddit-ama-2000658429
January 9, 2026 at 3:39 PM
This is simply not technically possible. You cannot generate enough writing in-house to train an LLM. You cannot generate enough art in-house to train a GAN. People who think they have a model "trained on our own material" are using a base model of mass-scraped data, unknowingly or disingenuously.
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Half the world is experiencing temperatures we haven't seen since the Eocene and the other half descending into a new Ice Age.
January 9, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Half the world is experiencing temperatures we haven't seen since the Eocene and the other half descending into a new Ice Age.
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The Republicans always created ICE for one reason, and they have been ramping up the violence with each administration.
The lessons are clear. Prosecuting one bad apple or increasing training does nothing. The only solution is to abolish ICE, prosecute its enablers, and hold them fully accountable.
The lessons are clear. Prosecuting one bad apple or increasing training does nothing. The only solution is to abolish ICE, prosecute its enablers, and hold them fully accountable.
January 9, 2026 at 12:07 AM
The Republicans always created ICE for one reason, and they have been ramping up the violence with each administration.
The lessons are clear. Prosecuting one bad apple or increasing training does nothing. The only solution is to abolish ICE, prosecute its enablers, and hold them fully accountable.
The lessons are clear. Prosecuting one bad apple or increasing training does nothing. The only solution is to abolish ICE, prosecute its enablers, and hold them fully accountable.
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This is why it's always important to look at polling before and after a military operation.
Not many strongly supported this last year, but Republicans are always onboard with everything Trump does.
Independents and Democrats also see spikes in support because of the media narrative.
Not many strongly supported this last year, but Republicans are always onboard with everything Trump does.
Independents and Democrats also see spikes in support because of the media narrative.
January 9, 2026 at 12:46 AM
This is why it's always important to look at polling before and after a military operation.
Not many strongly supported this last year, but Republicans are always onboard with everything Trump does.
Independents and Democrats also see spikes in support because of the media narrative.
Not many strongly supported this last year, but Republicans are always onboard with everything Trump does.
Independents and Democrats also see spikes in support because of the media narrative.
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And if your response to this is "none of this will help you, they'll do what they want, you have no actual rights," I'll quote the Armageddon commentary: Shut. Shut. Shut the hell up. YOU'RE not helping by discounting whatever power you have in this situation. Don't give ICE authority for them.
Here are your rights if ICE knocks on your door
January 8, 2026 at 9:54 PM
And if your response to this is "none of this will help you, they'll do what they want, you have no actual rights," I'll quote the Armageddon commentary: Shut. Shut. Shut the hell up. YOU'RE not helping by discounting whatever power you have in this situation. Don't give ICE authority for them.
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ICE agents have shot at least nine other people just since September, killing one.
Under Trump, this violence is rewarded with fat bonuses and student loan forgiveness — while nurses, teachers, and everyone else struggles to get by.
We must never become numb to his cruelty.
Under Trump, this violence is rewarded with fat bonuses and student loan forgiveness — while nurses, teachers, and everyone else struggles to get by.
We must never become numb to his cruelty.
January 8, 2026 at 9:31 PM
ICE agents have shot at least nine other people just since September, killing one.
Under Trump, this violence is rewarded with fat bonuses and student loan forgiveness — while nurses, teachers, and everyone else struggles to get by.
We must never become numb to his cruelty.
Under Trump, this violence is rewarded with fat bonuses and student loan forgiveness — while nurses, teachers, and everyone else struggles to get by.
We must never become numb to his cruelty.
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Logging off for a bit and taking a walk is a perfectly viable option more should consider.
January 8, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Logging off for a bit and taking a walk is a perfectly viable option more should consider.
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It's bad out there right now, so take a break and look at this picture of Barbie, our sweet half-feral little goblin.
January 8, 2026 at 9:29 PM
It's bad out there right now, so take a break and look at this picture of Barbie, our sweet half-feral little goblin.