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Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · 2d

In Barry Blitt’s latest Kvetchbook, it’s 2027 and Donald Trump is the only American not behind bars.

Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · 5d

I was a long time waiting for the 3rd season of @onepunchmanbr.bsky.social
Finally we had the 1st episode, and the series promises a big development. In this episode the charismatic feeling exists in the season. Mixing great quality anime, with the strongest S class hero’s and Saitama. Is just🤩.

Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · 5d

The drink is a vivid and concrete way into a broader conversation about what import taxes actually do. “This is something that a lot of people have in their house. (…). “They’ve noticed that it’s more expensive. The cost of coffee really matters to people.”

The Drink That Americans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight

Coffee has almost no nutritional value and lots of substitutes. It’s also, apparently, too important to lose.

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Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · 8d

A friend ask if Forbes had a deal with the startup to republish its content. But there was no deal. He was shocked and furious and, well, perplexed. He wasn’t alone. Forbes, the New York Times, and Condé Nast have now all sent the company cease-and-desist orders. News Corp is suing for damages.

AI means the end of internet search as we’ve known it

Despite fewer clicks, copyright fights, and sometimes iffy answers, AI could unlock new ways to summon all the world’s knowledge.

www.technologyreview.com

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Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · 11d

His 1841 essay “Self-Reliance,” about which I have written before, is a handbook for breaking free of collective illusions. Here’s my three-part summary.

1. Stop lying.

2. Reframe your independence.

3. Just walk away.

The Happiness of Choosing to Walk Alone

Going along with an untruth for fear of disagreeing with others is a form of self-betrayal that will make you miserable.

www.theatlantic.com

Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · 11d

Este é o presente que James Gunn ofereceu ao universo DC: não salvação fácil. Mas algo mais raro e preciosa: a possibilidade genuína de mudança numa franquia que finalmente compreendeu que super-heróis não importam porque possuem poderes. Importam porque escolhem usar esses poderes.

Peacemaker. A Jornada de Redenção em Duas Temporadas e a visão de James Gunn para o Universo DC .

Christopher Smith confronta seus demônios internos em uma jornada de autodescoberta.

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Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · 12d

The erasure of generational diversity doesn’t make us more beautiful, it makes us look like freaks. (…). I wonder how Kim Kardashian felt when arriving front row with her new pixie cut, last weekend, and everyone mistook her for her mum?

Beware the forever 35-year-old face

In a ‘golden age’ of surgery, we’re all in danger of becoming freaks

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Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · 12d

She saw an LG Cosmos slide phone in a corner (…). Her mom laughed at her, and so did the Verizon guy. But she used that phone for the rest of high school. She told me that she slept better and felt better, and got better grades: “I was so much healthier and less tired all the time, less groggy.”

Can Gen Z Get Rid of Its iPhones?

My dumbphone does what an app could never do.

www.theatlantic.com

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Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · 12d

But if Trump is going to get it, he will have to wait at least another year: The 2025 prize was announced this morning, on the day the cease-fire went into effect in Gaza. It went to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, not to the American president.

How Trump Pushed Israel and Hamas to Yes

The president’s unconventional efforts have paid off in the Middle East, at least for now.

www.theatlantic.com

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Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · 15d

METR team looked at actual work output, they found that the developers had completed tasks 20 percent slower when using AI than when working without it. The researchers were stunned. Nate Rush, one of the authors of the study, told me. “We didn’t even really consider a slowdown as a possibility.”

Just How Bad Would an AI Bubble Be?

The entire U.S. economy is being propped up by the promise of productivity gains that seem very far from materializing.

www.theatlantic.com

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Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · 19d

It would be a hugely welcome development to discover that we have not merely reached social media saturation point, but that the experience has been degraded to such an extent that it has shocked people out of their stupor and is causing them to pivot to healthier uses of their time.

Have we passed peak social media?

As platforms degrade into outrage and slop, users are turning away

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Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · 19d

Still, the world’s biggest venture capitalists and tech conglomerates are willing to take that chance. Potential regulatory hurdles, implementation bottlenecks, bubble doomersayers, social backlash—none of that seems to matter, at least not yet.

The AI Money Vortex

OpenAI is worth $500 billion now. What are its investors getting back?

www.theatlantic.com

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Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · 19d

The pharmaceutical industry has shown itself to be a worthy opponent for Trump, but its lobbyists haven’t yet figured out how to fight back against a president who has been much more brazen in his second term than in his first. The rules of the game have changed

Pfizer Finally Gave Trump What He Wanted

The pharmaceutical giant has granted the president’s long-standing demands. Other drug companies could be next.

www.theatlantic.com

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Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · 22d

“We’re now only talking about our security and about how to defend Poland against Russia, but Poland is also threatened by our very bad demographics, which will of course also impact negatively the health of our economy,” Grochowski told the Financial Times.

€2,000 bonuses and free parties: hotels enter Poland’s fertility fight

Perks for couples trying to conceive reflect concerns over one of lowest birth rates in EU

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Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · 23d

Not that I blame them. “Recession indicators” are appealing like the 10-day weather forecast is appealing. We turn to them not because they are accurate, but because they offer the illusion of control.

Clues That a Recession Is Coming

Cardboard-box demand can be a legitimate indicator. Hemline length? Not so much.

www.theatlantic.com

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Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · 23d

Críticos elogiaram, mas audiência dividiu-se. Alguns queriam redenção para Dexter, não execução. Outros argumentavam que romantizar serial killer, mesmo ficcional, tornara-se culturalmente problemático. “New Blood” respondeu matando seu anti-herói definitivamente.
Ou quase.

Dexter: Resurrection - Entre o Legado e a Renovação.

Após o polêmico final de “Dexter: New Blood” (2021), que encerrou definitivamente a saga do serial killer favorito da televisão com a morte de Dexter Morgan, poucos imaginavam um retorno à franquia.

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Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · 25d

As quickly as I had brought my father back to life, I had lost him, once again.

I Used ChatGPT to Resurrect My Dead Father

My own private Frankenstein

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Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · 25d

“Alien: Earth” representa uma adição valiosa à franquia Alien, oferecendo perspectivas frescas sobre temas familiares. Embora não revolucione completamente a fórmula, a série demonstra que ainda há histórias interessantes para contar neste universo.

Alien: Earth (2025): Uma Nova Era para a Franquia Alien.

A série de Noah Hawley estabelece-se como prequela direta do clássico de Ridley Scott, situando-se apenas dois anos antes dos eventos do filme original.

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Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · Sep 19

“We all see where this is going, correct?” Letterman said. “It’s managed media. And it’s no good, it’s silly, it’s ridiculous, and you can’t go around firing somebody because you’re fearful or trying to suck up to an authoritarian—a criminal— (…) Oval Office. That’s just not how this works.”

David Letterman’s Jimmy Kimmel Reaction: ‘We All See Where This Is Going, Correct?’

The comedian spoke about Kimmel’s suspension from late-night TV at The Atlantic Festival.

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Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · Sep 8

In the 5th episode of Alien: Earth, the series shows as magnificent writhing in the language of cinema and photography. The scenario seeing sumptuous. The thing, is the new possibilities of the androids and new alien forms, that appear to display with the perfect life form: Alien.

Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hallucinations.

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Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · Aug 23

Deftones appear in my life long years ago. I was a young, innocent person. The first listen of the music that they produced, it was love at first sight. Since then, a lot of albums were released. Some touch me more than others. Although, this last album released by the band is a comeback to music.

private music by Deftones on Apple Music

Album · 2025 · 11 Songs

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Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · Aug 21

At the 3rd episode, Alien : Earth presents as a series very awakening about the narrative of Alien franchise. A lot of new points in the argument, make us, the ones that are dogmatic, see that something is different. The really focused point is in cyborg and the capacity that they have.

Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · Aug 14

But the most problematic aspect of the open office may be physical rather than psychological: simple noise.

The Open-Office Trap

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Nelson @dacostaramos.bsky.social · Aug 14

I saw yesterday the first episode of the serie Alien: Earth. It started in a way out of the normal narrative that other series and films of franchise. Although, the photography was sumptuous and with cuts in the storyline, captivate more the engagement. I have high hopes to the series.