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when the FT starts to write headlines that sound as snarky as onion ones you know the bubble is bursting lol
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates on.ft.com/4ij0yh8
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates
A burning platform
on.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:28 AM
when the FT starts to write headlines that sound as snarky as onion ones you know the bubble is bursting lol
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while other ships may have gone to China from New York, and back again, touching at a score of ports, the whale-ship, in all that interval, may not have sighted one grain of soil
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 AM
while other ships may have gone to China from New York, and back again, touching at a score of ports, the whale-ship, in all that interval, may not have sighted one grain of soil
lol nice
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 AM
lol nice
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"The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction."
-Rachel Carson
-Rachel Carson
November 26, 2025 at 6:23 AM
"The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction."
-Rachel Carson
-Rachel Carson
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"It's a rare gift, to know where you need to be, before you've been to all the places you don't need to be."
-Ursula K. Le Guin
-Ursula K. Le Guin
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"It's a rare gift, to know where you need to be, before you've been to all the places you don't need to be."
-Ursula K. Le Guin
-Ursula K. Le Guin
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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i think tech and ai positive people are going to be in for a big shock when anti tech and anti ai sentiment becomes a major part of leftwing politics going forward especially as datacenters continue to destroy communities and raise electricity bills
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 5:34 AM
i think tech and ai positive people are going to be in for a big shock when anti tech and anti ai sentiment becomes a major part of leftwing politics going forward especially as datacenters continue to destroy communities and raise electricity bills
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This is the same asshole that arrested me at Brotex. Out there racking up those FTCA complaints…
If I pointed a loaded assault rifle at someone in the street with the obvious intent of intimidating them, I would be arrested and charged with assault (or worse).
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
This is the same asshole that arrested me at Brotex. Out there racking up those FTCA complaints…
tomorrow karoline leavitt's gonna be all like:
November 26, 2025 at 4:53 AM
tomorrow karoline leavitt's gonna be all like:
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Two JOURNEY AVIATION 2-day round-trip flights (origin: Phoenix & Alexandria LA) returned today from Africa:
* N996GA returned from Equatorial Guinea.
* N352BH returned from western Africa (Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea or possibly Ghana or Burkina Faso). Wasn't able to find more info.
* N996GA returned from Equatorial Guinea.
* N352BH returned from western Africa (Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea or possibly Ghana or Burkina Faso). Wasn't able to find more info.
November 26, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Two JOURNEY AVIATION 2-day round-trip flights (origin: Phoenix & Alexandria LA) returned today from Africa:
* N996GA returned from Equatorial Guinea.
* N352BH returned from western Africa (Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea or possibly Ghana or Burkina Faso). Wasn't able to find more info.
* N996GA returned from Equatorial Guinea.
* N352BH returned from western Africa (Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea or possibly Ghana or Burkina Faso). Wasn't able to find more info.
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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wild to think people in 1898 were more advanced than people in 2025
theanarchistlibrary.org/library/ersi...
theanarchistlibrary.org/library/ersi...
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 AM
wild to think people in 1898 were more advanced than people in 2025
theanarchistlibrary.org/library/ersi...
theanarchistlibrary.org/library/ersi...
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tfw u need seven samurai
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
tfw u need seven samurai
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Image from outside the Broadview, Illinois ICE detention center, taken September 26.
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Image from outside the Broadview, Illinois ICE detention center, taken September 26.
i feel like a lot of naive socialists and yimbys should listen to this song, study it's meaning, and realize brutalist housing blocks won't solve anything unless capitalism is completely destroyed. this song is like 50 years old btw
youtu.be/sc7NlVpNx8k?...
youtu.be/sc7NlVpNx8k?...
The Clash - Up In Heaven (Not Only Here) (Remastered) [Official Audio]
YouTube video by theclashVEVO
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
i feel like a lot of naive socialists and yimbys should listen to this song, study it's meaning, and realize brutalist housing blocks won't solve anything unless capitalism is completely destroyed. this song is like 50 years old btw
youtu.be/sc7NlVpNx8k?...
youtu.be/sc7NlVpNx8k?...
tired: 'woman with hat' (1905) by matisse
wired:
wired:
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
tired: 'woman with hat' (1905) by matisse
wired:
wired:
*queens sideshow
November 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
*queens sideshow
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tired: kash patel
wired: hash patel
wired: hash patel
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
tired: kash patel
wired: hash patel
wired: hash patel
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“The historical precedent here is Flint, Michigan. In part because of how slow the response to the crisis has been, and in part because of who’s affected. These are people who have no political or economic power, and very little knowledge of the risk.” www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
'The Precedent Is Flint': How Oregon's Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon data centers constructed in eastern Oregon's farmland have worsened a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
www.rollingstone.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
“The historical precedent here is Flint, Michigan. In part because of how slow the response to the crisis has been, and in part because of who’s affected. These are people who have no political or economic power, and very little knowledge of the risk.” www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
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Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
AI’s water problem is worse than we thought
A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.
heated.world
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
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"Tech CEOs are riding the AI hype by pocketing billions through circular deals — and the European Commission is fueling the hype. When the bubble bursts, CEOs may lose investors, but the commission will have wasted public funds and shattered public trust."
euobserver.com/digital/ar68...
euobserver.com/digital/ar68...
Von der Leyen caught in AI hype trap while Tech bros cash in
Ursula von der Leyen and the EU Commission are fueling the AI hype, claiming AI could reach human-level reasoning next year. When asked for evidence, they cited tech CEOs’ essays, prompting scientists...
euobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
"Tech CEOs are riding the AI hype by pocketing billions through circular deals — and the European Commission is fueling the hype. When the bubble bursts, CEOs may lose investors, but the commission will have wasted public funds and shattered public trust."
euobserver.com/digital/ar68...
euobserver.com/digital/ar68...