Franco
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In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.
Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses on Subway
A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.
futurism.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.
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Makes that time I lost $76 billion look not so bad.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Makes that time I lost $76 billion look not so bad.
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If this goes thru it will accelerate Hollywood’s precipitous decline. Thousands laid off. Creatives w/fewer studios willing to bid on projects. Fewer choices of what to watch for consumers. Possibly a death blow for theatrical filmgoing. Just terrible news all around
www.theverge.com/news/838781/...
www.theverge.com/news/838781/...
Netflix is buying Warner Bros. for $83 billion
But what will they rename HBO Max this time?
www.theverge.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
If this goes thru it will accelerate Hollywood’s precipitous decline. Thousands laid off. Creatives w/fewer studios willing to bid on projects. Fewer choices of what to watch for consumers. Possibly a death blow for theatrical filmgoing. Just terrible news all around
www.theverge.com/news/838781/...
www.theverge.com/news/838781/...
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Apple products can now be advertised as Free of Artificial Dyes. RFK’s initiative is working.
December 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Apple products can now be advertised as Free of Artificial Dyes. RFK’s initiative is working.
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The shift to EVs is happening—fast. Manufacturers can either embrace the long-term transition or chase short-term gains by clinging to petrol and diesel.
China is choosing the long view. Many in Europe aren’t. The risk? Ending up with cars no one wants, lost market share, and shuttered factories.
China is choosing the long view. Many in Europe aren’t. The risk? Ending up with cars no one wants, lost market share, and shuttered factories.
December 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The shift to EVs is happening—fast. Manufacturers can either embrace the long-term transition or chase short-term gains by clinging to petrol and diesel.
China is choosing the long view. Many in Europe aren’t. The risk? Ending up with cars no one wants, lost market share, and shuttered factories.
China is choosing the long view. Many in Europe aren’t. The risk? Ending up with cars no one wants, lost market share, and shuttered factories.
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Once again, "imagine getting to place a side bet on your kids soccer game" is an indicator of severe levels of degeneracy and in a healthier/more functional society, we would nuke these ppl & their entire business model from orbit
Oh, no it’s even worse than that. I was in a pitch meeting for one of these that said “imagine getting to place a side bet on your kid’s soccer game”. Their plan was to bet on people completing everyday activities
Fuckin people watching Netflix making prop bets on what minute of the episode we’re first gonna see Vecna. People betting on whether it’s gonna be a Toyotathon commercial or an Activia commercial. Just a little QR code in the bottom corner of every show asking you to bet on everything.
December 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Once again, "imagine getting to place a side bet on your kids soccer game" is an indicator of severe levels of degeneracy and in a healthier/more functional society, we would nuke these ppl & their entire business model from orbit
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Scott Wills paints a background for the first run of Samurai Jack (2001–2004), created by Genndy Tartakovsky, Cartoon Network Studios
December 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Scott Wills paints a background for the first run of Samurai Jack (2001–2004), created by Genndy Tartakovsky, Cartoon Network Studios
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last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
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For software developers: there's currently a highly sophisticated hacking group targeting developers with backdoored coding skills tests. They typically take the form of large source codes specific to your skillset. Please email any suspicious code to me on: [email protected]
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November 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
For software developers: there's currently a highly sophisticated hacking group targeting developers with backdoored coding skills tests. They typically take the form of large source codes specific to your skillset. Please email any suspicious code to me on: [email protected]
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🚨 Black Friday Deal! 🚨
Save 40% on your first year of a Screens 5 Annual Plan 🎉
Our only sale of the year is live!
⏳ Ends soon — redeem here:
r.edovia.com/bf25 🚀
For new annual subscribers only.
#BlackFridaySale #CyberMonday
Save 40% on your first year of a Screens 5 Annual Plan 🎉
Our only sale of the year is live!
⏳ Ends soon — redeem here:
r.edovia.com/bf25 🚀
For new annual subscribers only.
#BlackFridaySale #CyberMonday
November 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🚨 Black Friday Deal! 🚨
Save 40% on your first year of a Screens 5 Annual Plan 🎉
Our only sale of the year is live!
⏳ Ends soon — redeem here:
r.edovia.com/bf25 🚀
For new annual subscribers only.
#BlackFridaySale #CyberMonday
Save 40% on your first year of a Screens 5 Annual Plan 🎉
Our only sale of the year is live!
⏳ Ends soon — redeem here:
r.edovia.com/bf25 🚀
For new annual subscribers only.
#BlackFridaySale #CyberMonday
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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When Sony Turned the PS2 Into a Linux PC
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
When Sony Turned the PS2 Into a Linux PC
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This is your official heads-up that PCalc and Dice by PCalc are both going to be on sale for Black Friday at 50% off from this Thursday through until the end of Monday.
So, if you're thinking of buying, wait 24 hours! Or like, buy now, if you want to give me more money?
Either is good!
So, if you're thinking of buying, wait 24 hours! Or like, buy now, if you want to give me more money?
Either is good!
James Thomson (@[email protected])
This is your official heads-up that PCalc and Dice by PCalc are both going to be on sale for Black Friday at 50% off from this Thursday through until the end of Monday.
So, if you're thinking of buyi...
mastodon.social
November 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This is your official heads-up that PCalc and Dice by PCalc are both going to be on sale for Black Friday at 50% off from this Thursday through until the end of Monday.
So, if you're thinking of buying, wait 24 hours! Or like, buy now, if you want to give me more money?
Either is good!
So, if you're thinking of buying, wait 24 hours! Or like, buy now, if you want to give me more money?
Either is good!
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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Happy 30th anniversary to "Toy Story" (1995).
The CD-ROM Press Kit is still available on the Internet Archive 👴
archive.org/details/TOYS...
The CD-ROM Press Kit is still available on the Internet Archive 👴
archive.org/details/TOYS...
November 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Happy 30th anniversary to "Toy Story" (1995).
The CD-ROM Press Kit is still available on the Internet Archive 👴
archive.org/details/TOYS...
The CD-ROM Press Kit is still available on the Internet Archive 👴
archive.org/details/TOYS...
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Kenwood GE-1100
Stereo Graphic Equalizer (1984-95)
Stereo Graphic Equalizer (1984-95)
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Kenwood GE-1100
Stereo Graphic Equalizer (1984-95)
Stereo Graphic Equalizer (1984-95)
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I wrote an obituary of celebrated game developer Rebecca Heineman for Ars Technica:
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Celebrated game developer Rebecca Heineman dies at age 62
The gaming community mourns a beloved mentor and LGBTQ+ advocate with a storied career.
arstechnica.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I wrote an obituary of celebrated game developer Rebecca Heineman for Ars Technica:
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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New research shows that it's extremely uncommon to have to replace a modern electric car's battery.
insideevs.com/news/779210/...
insideevs.com/news/779210/...
The Facts Are In: You Shouldn't Worry About EV Battery Replacements
New research shows that it's extremely uncommon to have to replace a modern electric car's battery.
insideevs.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
New research shows that it's extremely uncommon to have to replace a modern electric car's battery.
insideevs.com/news/779210/...
insideevs.com/news/779210/...