TheNumbersTzar
@thenumberstzar.bsky.social
He/him nerd enthusiast.
Metaverse still has a budget? Can I get some money to produce a product that no one wants or will ever use?
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.
reut.rs
December 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Metaverse still has a budget? Can I get some money to produce a product that no one wants or will ever use?
When I first asked my GP about an official ADHD diagnosis he blew me off. “You’re just experiencing parenthood stress.” But he provided me with numbers to call.
It took exactly three questions for my psych to say, “Well you definitely qualify, but let’s keep going with the questions…”
It took exactly three questions for my psych to say, “Well you definitely qualify, but let’s keep going with the questions…”
I know someone who was denied an ADHD assessment based on a ten minute conversation with a GP who wasn't a specialist, and the letter gave the reason that "it wasn't having a significant impact on their life". Reader, it was having a massive and obvious effect on their life.
December 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
When I first asked my GP about an official ADHD diagnosis he blew me off. “You’re just experiencing parenthood stress.” But he provided me with numbers to call.
It took exactly three questions for my psych to say, “Well you definitely qualify, but let’s keep going with the questions…”
It took exactly three questions for my psych to say, “Well you definitely qualify, but let’s keep going with the questions…”
The best analogy I can come up with is imagine that everyone who processed grapes decided that they were going to make wine. No more grapes to eat. No more raisins. No more juice. Just wine.
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the...
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the...
Crucial memory will soon be a memory itself as Micron abandons consumers in favor of AI data centers
The RAM crisis is just getting started.
www.pcgamer.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The best analogy I can come up with is imagine that everyone who processed grapes decided that they were going to make wine. No more grapes to eat. No more raisins. No more juice. Just wine.
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the...
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the...
Fela falls into the category of ‘musician that your favorite musician listens to’.
I catch so many people sampling his work.
I catch so many people sampling his work.
His influence reached all the way to Kansas, where I became a fan circa 1980, I guess. Enjoying the pod. www.wvxu.org/2025-10-15/f...
'Fela Kuti: Fear No Man' podcast explores the icon's music and activism
Peabody Award-winning journalist Jad Abumrad is back with a new podcast series Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, investigating the icon's creation of Afrobeats and his fight against oppression.
www.wvxu.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Fela falls into the category of ‘musician that your favorite musician listens to’.
I catch so many people sampling his work.
I catch so many people sampling his work.
Profit is theft.
An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
December 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Profit is theft.
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Everyone say thank you to Stanislav Petrov we don't live in Fallout for real.
Machines make mistakes.
In 1983, 5 nuclear missiles from the United States were headed towards the USSR.
Stanislav Petrov had this information. It was his job to inform superiors who would launch a counterstrike.
It was the start of what would have been the Last War.
He pressed X to doubt.
In 1983, 5 nuclear missiles from the United States were headed towards the USSR.
Stanislav Petrov had this information. It was his job to inform superiors who would launch a counterstrike.
It was the start of what would have been the Last War.
He pressed X to doubt.
December 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Everyone say thank you to Stanislav Petrov we don't live in Fallout for real.
I had to zoom in to see that there was anything at all on those noodles.
Karoline Leavitt's Thanksgiving spread. Please dissect.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
November 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I had to zoom in to see that there was anything at all on those noodles.
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I think the real question it raises is how useful CEOs truly are
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I think the real question it raises is how useful CEOs truly are
Post something random or have an awful December.
November 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Post something random or have an awful December.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
1. They Might Be Giants
2. AWOLNATION
3. Babymetal
4. Glass Animals
5. Orbital
And yet this doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface
1. They Might Be Giants
2. AWOLNATION
3. Babymetal
4. Glass Animals
5. Orbital
And yet this doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
1. Weird Al Yankovic
2. Metallica
3. Dethklok
4. Paul McCartney
5. The Protomen
1. Weird Al Yankovic
2. Metallica
3. Dethklok
4. Paul McCartney
5. The Protomen
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
1. Polysics
2. Maximo Park
3. Brand New
4. Justin Bieber (Jaden Smith opened)
5. Manu Delago
1. Polysics
2. Maximo Park
3. Brand New
4. Justin Bieber (Jaden Smith opened)
5. Manu Delago
November 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
1. They Might Be Giants
2. AWOLNATION
3. Babymetal
4. Glass Animals
5. Orbital
And yet this doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface
1. They Might Be Giants
2. AWOLNATION
3. Babymetal
4. Glass Animals
5. Orbital
And yet this doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface
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If one Afghan nationalist shooter means all Afghan nationalists are evil, wait until I tell you about white male shooters.
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
If one Afghan nationalist shooter means all Afghan nationalists are evil, wait until I tell you about white male shooters.
Gobbletrot. Somehow I got fourth for my age division?
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Gobbletrot. Somehow I got fourth for my age division?
Presented without context.
November 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Presented without context.
The only remakes allowed are ones with The Muppets.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The only remakes allowed are ones with The Muppets.
Last Pull of the Night Cola
November 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Last Pull of the Night Cola
I’m a web developer and I use Arrested Development references for all my placeholders.
We have a notification on our test site called ‘J Walter Weatherman is watching’
I unintentionally got my boss to present information on a client called Gene Parmesan.
Find joy in the mundane.
We have a notification on our test site called ‘J Walter Weatherman is watching’
I unintentionally got my boss to present information on a client called Gene Parmesan.
Find joy in the mundane.
Stop using AI for placeholder assets.
Use sketches. Use lorem ipsum. Use bright pink materials. Use programmer art for fucks sake, literally anything else.
If your studio is using AI even for temp, even if they think they've covered their tracks, SPEAK UP because people WILL FIND IT
Use sketches. Use lorem ipsum. Use bright pink materials. Use programmer art for fucks sake, literally anything else.
If your studio is using AI even for temp, even if they think they've covered their tracks, SPEAK UP because people WILL FIND IT
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I’m a web developer and I use Arrested Development references for all my placeholders.
We have a notification on our test site called ‘J Walter Weatherman is watching’
I unintentionally got my boss to present information on a client called Gene Parmesan.
Find joy in the mundane.
We have a notification on our test site called ‘J Walter Weatherman is watching’
I unintentionally got my boss to present information on a client called Gene Parmesan.
Find joy in the mundane.
I went to go read this article and then was immediately presented with “AI summary by Bloomberg”. Nope, I’m out.
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I went to go read this article and then was immediately presented with “AI summary by Bloomberg”. Nope, I’m out.
According to The Nurgling, today Nov 25th is Cheese’s birthday.
Happy birthday cheese to all who celebrate.
Happy birthday cheese to all who celebrate.
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
According to The Nurgling, today Nov 25th is Cheese’s birthday.
Happy birthday cheese to all who celebrate.
Happy birthday cheese to all who celebrate.
Had the classic ‘didn’t study and now it’s test day’ dream. Except the class was college algebra. And I had a career teaching math. And I have a masters degree in statistics.
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Had the classic ‘didn’t study and now it’s test day’ dream. Except the class was college algebra. And I had a career teaching math. And I have a masters degree in statistics.
I wasn’t there at launch, but I was a couple months later. It’s been a long fun trip.
On this day in 2004, World of Warcraft was released in North America.
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I wasn’t there at launch, but I was a couple months later. It’s been a long fun trip.
Clearing my head.
November 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Clearing my head.
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We don’t need to reform ICE.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
We don’t need to reform ICE.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.
We don’t need alternatives to ICE.
We don’t need to engage in dishonest debates wondering what the U.S. would do without ICE.
ICE isn’t even 23 years old. Most adults know a world without ICE. And the billions used to fund ICE can be used to meet people’s basic needs.