James Lyden
@jameslyden.com
Raconteur, triathlete, strategist. Lived 15 years in Las Vegas after the lawyer said he could get me 10. I make hot sauce; try some at http://prairiefireprovisions.com
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
"You...took your shoes off? In a confined space that you're sharing with strangers in close proximity? Why would you think that's... acceptable?"
November 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"You...took your shoes off? In a confined space that you're sharing with strangers in close proximity? Why would you think that's... acceptable?"
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Literal perfection. ;) www.youtube.com/shorts/8-lgJ...
We Have AI Now
YouTube video by Eleanor Morton
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Literal perfection. ;) www.youtube.com/shorts/8-lgJ...
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I genuinely cannot express how vital it is that you train yourself to recognize AI-generated images and videos for your own good because none of this is going away and many, many people are counting on you to fall for their shit
October 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I genuinely cannot express how vital it is that you train yourself to recognize AI-generated images and videos for your own good because none of this is going away and many, many people are counting on you to fall for their shit
"She never cooks. She keeps a filthy house and she talks profanely! She's the queen of the Harpies!"
www.instagram.com/reel/DBvAStk...
www.instagram.com/reel/DBvAStk...
October 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
"She never cooks. She keeps a filthy house and she talks profanely! She's the queen of the Harpies!"
www.instagram.com/reel/DBvAStk...
www.instagram.com/reel/DBvAStk...
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Chicago finally looks like everyone's parents imagine it: gangs of violent young men with guns roaming the streets, literally looking for trouble.
September 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Chicago finally looks like everyone's parents imagine it: gangs of violent young men with guns roaming the streets, literally looking for trouble.
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On the street, it's got a dozen names. Some call 'em White Devils. Simple, classic. Some cats call 'em The Levelers, 'cause they take you from a 10 on the pain scale down to a zero. Smooths you right out. You call it Tylenol. I call it death.
September 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
On the street, it's got a dozen names. Some call 'em White Devils. Simple, classic. Some cats call 'em The Levelers, 'cause they take you from a 10 on the pain scale down to a zero. Smooths you right out. You call it Tylenol. I call it death.
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Our country loves taking advice from people who grew up wishing to escape small towns, then getting too scared to leave and finally angry at cities for existing at all.
Are they people who haven't ever set foot in these cities? Why are Fox News mainlining meemaws in the midwest allowed to dictate policy of places they've never been and people they don't know?
"Though [Democratic] cities are far better than [Republican cities] in almost every regard, the homelessness crisis that the housing crisis begets negates all of it in most people’s eyes."
September 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Our country loves taking advice from people who grew up wishing to escape small towns, then getting too scared to leave and finally angry at cities for existing at all.
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i have had some version of this in my head for years but kyle kinane is one of the greats for a reason.
September 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
i have had some version of this in my head for years but kyle kinane is one of the greats for a reason.
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did you know you can opt out of clearview ai if you live in illinois?
leaving this here for no reason at all:
www.clearview.ai/privacy-and-...
leaving this here for no reason at all:
www.clearview.ai/privacy-and-...
New: ICE just spent millions of dollars on facial recognition technology to track down people the agency believes have 'assaulted' law enforcement officers. Comes as charges are dropped around the country because officers misrepresented what actually happened www.404media.co/ice-spends-m...
ICE Spends Millions on Clearview AI Facial Recognition to Find People ‘Assaulting’ Officers
A new contract with Clearview AI explicitly says ICE is buying the tech to investigate "assaults against law enforcement officers."
www.404media.co
September 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
did you know you can opt out of clearview ai if you live in illinois?
leaving this here for no reason at all:
www.clearview.ai/privacy-and-...
leaving this here for no reason at all:
www.clearview.ai/privacy-and-...
Merchant/Ivory's A Nightmare on Elm Street
Disney/Pixar's The Exorcist
Quentin Tarantino’s The Little Mermaid
September 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Merchant/Ivory's A Nightmare on Elm Street
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On the topic of “our” duty to persuade abusers, a tale:
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THE FINGER-TAKER’S SON
Whenever the king became displeased with one of his subjects, he would send out his soldiers, and before long the offender would find themselves in the basement of the king’s finger-taker.
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THE FINGER-TAKER’S SON
Whenever the king became displeased with one of his subjects, he would send out his soldiers, and before long the offender would find themselves in the basement of the king’s finger-taker.
Apparently he's really saying "liberals need to befriend conservatives for the greater good" which is so pundit brained I can't even
September 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
On the topic of “our” duty to persuade abusers, a tale:
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THE FINGER-TAKER’S SON
Whenever the king became displeased with one of his subjects, he would send out his soldiers, and before long the offender would find themselves in the basement of the king’s finger-taker.
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THE FINGER-TAKER’S SON
Whenever the king became displeased with one of his subjects, he would send out his soldiers, and before long the offender would find themselves in the basement of the king’s finger-taker.
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there are so many great things about generative AI! here are some of my favorites <3
July 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
there are so many great things about generative AI! here are some of my favorites <3
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My career arc could be mapped from “replacing Janet’s version” to “convincing clients to keep using Janet’s version”.
June 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
My career arc could be mapped from “replacing Janet’s version” to “convincing clients to keep using Janet’s version”.
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If you are arrested today protesting the Trump administration in Illinois, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at [email protected].
June 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
If you are arrested today protesting the Trump administration in Illinois, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at [email protected].
Working late for the hotel on a Tuesday on the Las Vegas strip during CES. My colleague puts his head down on the front desk. On the other side of him, Seal gestures at him to ask if he's OK; I make a placating hand gesture indicating he's worked 18 hours already that day and he's fine
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Working late for the hotel on a Tuesday on the Las Vegas strip during CES. My colleague puts his head down on the front desk. On the other side of him, Seal gestures at him to ask if he's OK; I make a placating hand gesture indicating he's worked 18 hours already that day and he's fine
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June 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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jesus that’s like three birthday parades
June 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
jesus that’s like three birthday parades
Pope Leo chalks up first miracle
June 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Pope Leo chalks up first miracle
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Did you know someone reverse-engineered the Weather Channel computer system from the 80s/90s and now you can generate your own private weather channel for your location?
weatherstar.netbymatt.com
weatherstar.netbymatt.com
May 29, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Did you know someone reverse-engineered the Weather Channel computer system from the 80s/90s and now you can generate your own private weather channel for your location?
weatherstar.netbymatt.com
weatherstar.netbymatt.com
"Snap and clap and touch..."
May 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"Snap and clap and touch..."
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Pope Leo spotted on the 2005 World Series broadcast
May 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Pope Leo spotted on the 2005 World Series broadcast