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Perhaps unsurprisingly, Hamnet made me cry.
December 14, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Hamnet made me cry.
And they put them all in one hideous soda fountain in Atlanta and take children there.
Every state in the United States has a disgusting soda that only they know about and that’s kind of beautiful
December 14, 2025 at 4:13 AM
And they put them all in one hideous soda fountain in Atlanta and take children there.
Round and Round is so much more charming than it had to be.
December 13, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Round and Round is so much more charming than it had to be.
The Mother Hotdog VIP character is genuinely horrifying oh my GOD
December 13, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The Mother Hotdog VIP character is genuinely horrifying oh my GOD
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The Afghan Support Network in Beaverton helps a lot of Portland-area community members who are facing extra fear and uncertainty right now. Please support with a holiday donation if you are able! www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
This Giving Tuesday, Help Us Shine Light Where It's Needed Most!
Join us this Giving Tuesday and Winter Solstice (Shabe-Yalda) to bring light and hope to Afghan-American, immigrant, and refugee families across Oregon and SW Washington. As harmful national narrative...
www.zeffy.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The Afghan Support Network in Beaverton helps a lot of Portland-area community members who are facing extra fear and uncertainty right now. Please support with a holiday donation if you are able! www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
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Tubi is such a crazy streaming service. It’s like if the Criterion Closet was in a gas station
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Tubi is such a crazy streaming service. It’s like if the Criterion Closet was in a gas station
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My personal rule is if something makes me laugh so hard that one of my kids says "WHAT" then I gotta repost it.
December 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
My personal rule is if something makes me laugh so hard that one of my kids says "WHAT" then I gotta repost it.
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Every ad for AI is like
Person: FUCK!! I don’t know what to get my loved one for Christmas!!!!!! I love them so much!!! Tell me what to do, AI!!
AI: get sock
Title Card: You are literally the smartest person for doing this
Person: FUCK!! I don’t know what to get my loved one for Christmas!!!!!! I love them so much!!! Tell me what to do, AI!!
AI: get sock
Title Card: You are literally the smartest person for doing this
December 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Every ad for AI is like
Person: FUCK!! I don’t know what to get my loved one for Christmas!!!!!! I love them so much!!! Tell me what to do, AI!!
AI: get sock
Title Card: You are literally the smartest person for doing this
Person: FUCK!! I don’t know what to get my loved one for Christmas!!!!!! I love them so much!!! Tell me what to do, AI!!
AI: get sock
Title Card: You are literally the smartest person for doing this
boyfriend went to a clown workshop tonight where the teacher would have you come up and say “do the funny thing!” and then after you did something go “not that, the funny thing!” until you were allowed off.
December 9, 2025 at 6:16 AM
boyfriend went to a clown workshop tonight where the teacher would have you come up and say “do the funny thing!” and then after you did something go “not that, the funny thing!” until you were allowed off.
Cutting out velvet for a pants pattern and am at the stage where I’m debating just burning down my house instead of finishing.
December 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Cutting out velvet for a pants pattern and am at the stage where I’m debating just burning down my house instead of finishing.
Fucked up a bang trim and gave myself baby bangs whoops
December 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Fucked up a bang trim and gave myself baby bangs whoops
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asking this in a sincere way: what is it that they are spending 70% of the previous budget on, which i assume still amounts to tens of millions of dollars. like for real i have never heard of a single actual real-world metaverse use case
Meta to cut up to 30% of metaverse budget, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/48kJ1lB
Meta to cut up to 30% of metaverse budget, Bloomberg News reports
Meta is expected to make budget cuts of up to 30% for its metaverse initiative, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the discussions.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
asking this in a sincere way: what is it that they are spending 70% of the previous budget on, which i assume still amounts to tens of millions of dollars. like for real i have never heard of a single actual real-world metaverse use case
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Bad algo update or just being driven by more aggressive remote human drivers?
December 4, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Bad algo update or just being driven by more aggressive remote human drivers?
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something you need to understand about Internet of Things devices is that with rare exceptions they use bottom of the barrel security practices and are lying to you about them
NEW: Your "end-to-end encrypted" poop pictures taken by this $599 (+ subscription) smart toilet camera are actually not end-to-end encrypted.
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‘End-to-end encrypted’ smart toilet camera is not actually end-to-end encrypted | TechCrunch
Kohler, the makers of a smart toilet camera, can access customers' data stored on its servers, and can use customers’ bowl pictures to train AI.
techcrunch.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:48 AM
something you need to understand about Internet of Things devices is that with rare exceptions they use bottom of the barrel security practices and are lying to you about them
Watching some documentary on homes of the 1950 and did tear up listening to a woman describe how amazing it was to get her first washing machine.
December 4, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Watching some documentary on homes of the 1950 and did tear up listening to a woman describe how amazing it was to get her first washing machine.
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This is one of those things that I think is quietly important – when these people are talking shit about cities, Portland or Minneapolis or New York or Charlotte or wherever, you have to loudly say, “no, fuck you, you’re lying, that town and its people whip ass and you’re the asshole”
“I walk around Portland, and I go, ‘Fuck you, assholes. Portland is fine.’” - John Darnielle, @themountaingoats.bsky.social. We're proud to claim you as a Portlander, sir.
The Mountain Goats Ascend to Revolution Hall
Mountain Goats frontman John Darnielle discusses musicals, his new album, and why he keeps coming home to Portland.
www.wweek.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This is one of those things that I think is quietly important – when these people are talking shit about cities, Portland or Minneapolis or New York or Charlotte or wherever, you have to loudly say, “no, fuck you, you’re lying, that town and its people whip ass and you’re the asshole”
I’m watching the nipple suit Batman for the first time and this is a BLAST I’m having a great time.
December 3, 2025 at 5:49 AM
I’m watching the nipple suit Batman for the first time and this is a BLAST I’m having a great time.
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really wonder how all of this would be perceived if llms had been marketed as “we made some under the hood improvements to siri so it can give more robust answers and better understand how you talk, plus you can goof around with making fun images” instead of “we are building a new kind of god”
When ChatGPT first went public I played around with it a bit, and there was a very short but lovely period where it was just “Wow, this is really impressive, neato” before the insane self-destructive hype cycle took off.
November 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
really wonder how all of this would be perceived if llms had been marketed as “we made some under the hood improvements to siri so it can give more robust answers and better understand how you talk, plus you can goof around with making fun images” instead of “we are building a new kind of god”
Making tech changes right before Black Friday seems like an insane choice for a retailer to make?
December 2, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Making tech changes right before Black Friday seems like an insane choice for a retailer to make?
Boyfriend made some truly phenomenal focaccia that I’ve turned into grilled cheeses to go with some tomato soup.
December 2, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Boyfriend made some truly phenomenal focaccia that I’ve turned into grilled cheeses to go with some tomato soup.
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This is the clip I was looking for btw. Happy Bisexual Bob Belcher day to all who celebrate
Bob Belcher - I'm mostly straight
YouTube video by Kronc Lee
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November 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This is the clip I was looking for btw. Happy Bisexual Bob Belcher day to all who celebrate
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these are fabulously joyful: do read them and cheer yourself up: "Hatless and barefoot under my parasol on a summer day, I watch a burly fellow working a well-pump and singing Suzhou folk songs. The water comes up in a sudden burst, like a spill of silver coins or a gust of snow"
In 1657, Jin Shengtan 金聖嘆 broke off from his commentary on 'The Romance of the Western Chamber' to list "33 Nice Things" 不亦快哉三十三則.
It's one of the most likable things I know of in any language. I translated it to cheer myself up a while ago, if anyone could use it. www.burninghou.se/p/whats-good
It's one of the most likable things I know of in any language. I translated it to cheer myself up a while ago, if anyone could use it. www.burninghou.se/p/whats-good
November 8, 2024 at 8:38 AM
these are fabulously joyful: do read them and cheer yourself up: "Hatless and barefoot under my parasol on a summer day, I watch a burly fellow working a well-pump and singing Suzhou folk songs. The water comes up in a sudden burst, like a spill of silver coins or a gust of snow"
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Marijuana use MAY lead to performing an improv scene :(
November 28, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Marijuana use MAY lead to performing an improv scene :(