Tactless Ogre
@tactlessogre.bsky.social
Technician, Asshole, former monster. Thoughts and opinions are my own and no, I never played Tactics Ogre.
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I want to point out that even in the face of this Fortune is doing "AI's only a little airborne it's still good it's still good."
They're beginning from a fallacy, that all technology is equally valuable and will prove its worth over time.
I'm sure this will be heartening news for the NFT market.
They're beginning from a fallacy, that all technology is equally valuable and will prove its worth over time.
I'm sure this will be heartening news for the NFT market.
February 18, 2026 at 2:54 AM
I want to point out that even in the face of this Fortune is doing "AI's only a little airborne it's still good it's still good."
They're beginning from a fallacy, that all technology is equally valuable and will prove its worth over time.
I'm sure this will be heartening news for the NFT market.
They're beginning from a fallacy, that all technology is equally valuable and will prove its worth over time.
I'm sure this will be heartening news for the NFT market.
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*Thousands.*
Not a few dozens, not hundreds. *Thousands* of CEOs said "AI" is not impacting productivity or employment.
Not a few dozens, not hundreds. *Thousands* of CEOs said "AI" is not impacting productivity or employment.
"Nearly 90% of firms said AI has had no impact on employment or productivity over the last three years, the research noted."
Thousands of CEOs just admitted AI had no impact on employment or productivity—and it has economists resurrecting a paradox from 40 years ago | Fortune
In the 1980s, economist Robert Solow made an observation that reminded economists of today’s AI boom: “You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics.”
fortune.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:48 AM
*Thousands.*
Not a few dozens, not hundreds. *Thousands* of CEOs said "AI" is not impacting productivity or employment.
Not a few dozens, not hundreds. *Thousands* of CEOs said "AI" is not impacting productivity or employment.
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Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.
before antibiotics did people just die all the time from everything?
February 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.
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who could have seen this coming?
tl;dr: KOSA demands everybody identify themselves mandatorially. Its also anti-LGBT and very fashy.
I am fairly sure the point of this is so AI money idiots can train their models on "human data" verified by mandatory ID.
tl;dr: KOSA demands everybody identify themselves mandatorially. Its also anti-LGBT and very fashy.
I am fairly sure the point of this is so AI money idiots can train their models on "human data" verified by mandatory ID.
AI Companies Are Funding Anti-LGBTQ Laws
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz Livestreams
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:26 PM
who could have seen this coming?
tl;dr: KOSA demands everybody identify themselves mandatorially. Its also anti-LGBT and very fashy.
I am fairly sure the point of this is so AI money idiots can train their models on "human data" verified by mandatory ID.
tl;dr: KOSA demands everybody identify themselves mandatorially. Its also anti-LGBT and very fashy.
I am fairly sure the point of this is so AI money idiots can train their models on "human data" verified by mandatory ID.
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It is a sadistic trick that the NHS forces you to go private and then punishes you for it. Waiting lists of a *decade*? In no rational society is that acceptable, not least for an underdiagnosed condition.
But this is the model they trialed with gender care and got away with, so here we go.
But this is the model they trialed with gender care and got away with, so here we go.
February 17, 2026 at 9:09 AM
It is a sadistic trick that the NHS forces you to go private and then punishes you for it. Waiting lists of a *decade*? In no rational society is that acceptable, not least for an underdiagnosed condition.
But this is the model they trialed with gender care and got away with, so here we go.
But this is the model they trialed with gender care and got away with, so here we go.
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This is fucking despicable. They’re copypasting their abuse of trans people onto new targets now (and many of the same targets, given how much overlap there is).
I had to fight for a shared care agreement with the ADHD meds that I fucking need to function. Taking them from anyone is beyond cruel.
I had to fight for a shared care agreement with the ADHD meds that I fucking need to function. Taking them from anyone is beyond cruel.
Henry Shelford, chief executive of charity ADHD UK: it is "hateful and cruel how badly the overall NHS treats people with ADHD”.
ADHD patients stripped of NHS prescriptions under crackdown
GP practices are increasingly withdrawing from shared-care agreements with patients diagnosed by private clinics
giftarticle.ft.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:06 AM
This is fucking despicable. They’re copypasting their abuse of trans people onto new targets now (and many of the same targets, given how much overlap there is).
I had to fight for a shared care agreement with the ADHD meds that I fucking need to function. Taking them from anyone is beyond cruel.
I had to fight for a shared care agreement with the ADHD meds that I fucking need to function. Taking them from anyone is beyond cruel.
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Second Wind, a company made up of former Escapist creatives, is a profitable small business with a six-figure war chest, half a million YouTube subs, and nearly 90M views in under 2.5 years
the company that let that talent slip away is laying off what workers that remain and pivoting to AI
the company that let that talent slip away is laying off what workers that remain and pivoting to AI
NEW: Clickout Media, Owner Of The Escapist, Pivots To AI, Holds Mass Layoffs
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Clickout Media, Owner Of The Escapist, Pivots To AI, Holds Mass Layoffs
Clickout Media, owner of sites like The Escapist and Esports Insider, are holding mass layoffs and pivoting to AI content.
insider-gaming.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Second Wind, a company made up of former Escapist creatives, is a profitable small business with a six-figure war chest, half a million YouTube subs, and nearly 90M views in under 2.5 years
the company that let that talent slip away is laying off what workers that remain and pivoting to AI
the company that let that talent slip away is laying off what workers that remain and pivoting to AI
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Always funny, when people herald The Escapist as this massive/amazing publication for many years with good track record.
They tried to reinvigorate that site at least four different times, and it just never worked.
Remembering one of main editors just being a GamerGate apologist.
Conviction-less.
They tried to reinvigorate that site at least four different times, and it just never worked.
Remembering one of main editors just being a GamerGate apologist.
Conviction-less.
February 17, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Always funny, when people herald The Escapist as this massive/amazing publication for many years with good track record.
They tried to reinvigorate that site at least four different times, and it just never worked.
Remembering one of main editors just being a GamerGate apologist.
Conviction-less.
They tried to reinvigorate that site at least four different times, and it just never worked.
Remembering one of main editors just being a GamerGate apologist.
Conviction-less.
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The Escapist pivoting to AI doesn't shock me. It's an inevitable end, given the way it was going.
We put *so* much effort into The Escapist back in the day. I can't even tell you how hard we worked. People were proud to read it, proud to write for it. We did a lot of cool stuff.
Ah, well.
We put *so* much effort into The Escapist back in the day. I can't even tell you how hard we worked. People were proud to read it, proud to write for it. We did a lot of cool stuff.
Ah, well.
February 17, 2026 at 4:53 PM
The Escapist pivoting to AI doesn't shock me. It's an inevitable end, given the way it was going.
We put *so* much effort into The Escapist back in the day. I can't even tell you how hard we worked. People were proud to read it, proud to write for it. We did a lot of cool stuff.
Ah, well.
We put *so* much effort into The Escapist back in the day. I can't even tell you how hard we worked. People were proud to read it, proud to write for it. We did a lot of cool stuff.
Ah, well.
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Sometimes I wish I had the heart of a scammer
Alpha School, an “AI-powered private school” that heavily relies on AI to teach students and can cost up to $65,000 a year, is AI-generating faulty lesson plans that internal documentation finds. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Scoop by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social: www.404media.co/students-are...
Scoop by @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social: www.404media.co/students-are...
February 17, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Sometimes I wish I had the heart of a scammer
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And yet, every day, our most prominent Democratic politicians, scholars, public intellectuals, universities & university leaders, & other civil society organizations continue to use his platform as their primary social media outlet. One cannot help but notice this & draw conclusions.
The world's richest man is broadcasting eliminationist rhetoric about a tiny, vulnerable minority, and virtually no one is going to treat it as a scandal. It's just normal now.
February 17, 2026 at 2:44 PM
And yet, every day, our most prominent Democratic politicians, scholars, public intellectuals, universities & university leaders, & other civil society organizations continue to use his platform as their primary social media outlet. One cannot help but notice this & draw conclusions.
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The UK, where they’ll take away the meds you need to be functional, deny the care you need to feel like life is worth living, remove whatever you need to bring your disabilities from insurmountable to manageable…
… and then portray you as lazy if you don’t have a job.
… and then portray you as lazy if you don’t have a job.
February 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The UK, where they’ll take away the meds you need to be functional, deny the care you need to feel like life is worth living, remove whatever you need to bring your disabilities from insurmountable to manageable…
… and then portray you as lazy if you don’t have a job.
… and then portray you as lazy if you don’t have a job.
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keep posteign through that gas leak girl
February 17, 2026 at 2:53 PM
keep posteign through that gas leak girl
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So basically: “Rule of law, schmule of law.”
Emmer: "It's a false herring for these guys to suggest, 'Oh, we now we need a judicial warrant,' because they know that that's going to delay any enforcement of the actual administrative warrant."
February 17, 2026 at 1:27 AM
So basically: “Rule of law, schmule of law.”
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The corporate suits took it over and extinguished any pro-Black messaging. Back in the early 90s, Black folks was rocking Ankh medallions, talking about going back to Africa and freeing Nelson Mandela. Now we got negroes on social media saying they indigenous Indians and America is the motherland💀🤦🏿♂️
I can't believe that just in my lifetime we went from the conscious Black Pride hip hop of the 90's to the "Harriet Tubman wasn't real" Tik Toks of today.
February 17, 2026 at 12:54 AM
The corporate suits took it over and extinguished any pro-Black messaging. Back in the early 90s, Black folks was rocking Ankh medallions, talking about going back to Africa and freeing Nelson Mandela. Now we got negroes on social media saying they indigenous Indians and America is the motherland💀🤦🏿♂️
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I just think that-[multiple lawyers wrestle me to the ground and take my internet away]
Fascinating chart with one outlier: Warren Buffett.
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
At the low end, giving 0.06% of one's wealth is equivalent to:
Net worth -> Lifetime Giving
50K->$30
100K->$60
500K->$300
$1M->$600
Most folks give far more by % in a *single year*.
www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...
February 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
I just think that-[multiple lawyers wrestle me to the ground and take my internet away]
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I understand framing the AI bubble RAM supply crisis in terms of stuff like video game consoles because nerds can conceptualize that but the framing does really undersell the sheer magnitude of how it's going to fuck up everything that even touches a computer.
February 16, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I understand framing the AI bubble RAM supply crisis in terms of stuff like video game consoles because nerds can conceptualize that but the framing does really undersell the sheer magnitude of how it's going to fuck up everything that even touches a computer.
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February 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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Babe, the heart shaped fart box shorts are on sale!!
February 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Babe, the heart shaped fart box shorts are on sale!!
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"To allege that interpreting the Clean Air Act in an open-ended way is some sort of violation of law is ridiculous. I don’t think anybody involved here is confused about the legal merits. Everybody on the right knows that they’re playing Calvinball here and that this is all bullshit." — @volts.wtf
"Just making s**t up" — David Roberts sounds off on the EPA
"To say members of Congress didn’t anticipate a specific pollutant is just f**king comical."
www.publicnotice.co
February 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
"To allege that interpreting the Clean Air Act in an open-ended way is some sort of violation of law is ridiculous. I don’t think anybody involved here is confused about the legal merits. Everybody on the right knows that they’re playing Calvinball here and that this is all bullshit." — @volts.wtf